Chapter 48 Facial Pain
No wonder Shen Sui said the marriage was half settled.
Although she had not come to propose marriage, even the emperor knew about it and helped to spread the word that if she did not come to propose marriage to Chen Tang in the future, it would be tantamount to deceiving the emperor.
The emperor helped to make arrangements, and the Pingyuan Marquisate was definitely not allowed to promise Chen Tang to anyone else.
Maybe she asked the emperor to convey the message. The old lady really couldn't imagine the other party's identity. Even if he was the most favored prince, he wouldn't have the courage to ask the emperor for help, right?
But if they can go to ask the emperor for help, why can’t they come to their Pingyuan Marquis Mansion to propose marriage?
The old lady secretly guessed that it was because of the rumor that Shen Tang was unlucky in marriage, so she wanted to wait until Shen Tang turned sixteen before proposing marriage...
It is normal to have such concerns.
Chen Xian sat there, the handkerchief in her hand was about to be torn apart by her, and the jealousy in her heart was growing wildly. She was broken off from engagement by the Prince of Jingyang, and the person who fell in love with Chen Tang must be of extraordinary status if he could ask the Emperor to help pass on his message!
Chen Xi suppressed her jealousy and said, "Second sister, do you know who that person is?"
Shen Tang shook his head.
She really didn't know.
But no one believed it.
Chen Xie didn't believe it, and neither did Shen Sui.
There was nothing to discuss about this matter, and no one knew who the other party was. Shen Sui told the old lady about this because he was afraid that someone would come to propose marriage. The old lady agreed that one woman could not be married to two families. Although this worry might be unnecessary, since the rumor that Shen Tang was a jinx, no one had come to ask for Shen Tang's hand in marriage. But it is better to be safe than sorry. If the rumors were not flying around, who would dare to marry her?
No one would come to the mansion to propose marriage today, so Shen Sui prepared to go to the military camp. When he went out, he called Shen Tang out as well.
Shen Sui asked, "Don't hide it from father, who is that person?"
Chen Tang, "..."
I feel tired.
She really doesn't know.
Chen Tang said, "My daughter did not lie to my father. My daughter really does not know who he is. He is wearing a mask, and my daughter still does not know what he looks like..."
Chen Tang regretted that he should have asked him to take off the mask yesterday.
Shen Sui's head began to hurt again.
He just learned from Chen Tang yesterday that the Prince of Changping Marquis bullied Chen Tang, and the Changping Marquis Mansion was also trying to catch the masked man, which showed that what Chen Tang said was true.
But he was about to promise his daughter to that man, and his daughter didn't even know what the other person looked like. If this matter hadn't alarmed the emperor, Shen Sui would really be worried that his daughter was deceived.
Thinking that the other party would not be able to propose marriage and afraid that he would be angry, she asked the emperor to convey the message that with such a person, there was nothing he could do to his daughter.
Shen Sui said, "We'll find out who it is eventually. I hope he won't keep father waiting too long."
Chen Tang blushed and asked, "Does father really want to marry his daughter off as soon as possible?"
Chen Tang was thinking about rejecting the marriage proposal yesterday. The man would probably not come to see her again and would definitely withdraw the people sent to protect her. Chen Tang wanted to ask Chen Sui for one. She still had a lot of things to do and needed help, so she couldn't ask for it now.
After Shen Sui left, Shen Tang took Ginkgo back to Qingyi Garden.
Gingxing had been patient all the way, but couldn't help saying when he entered the house, "Yesterday the girl said absolutely that people would not come to propose marriage."
With a little facial pain, Chen Tang said stubbornly, "I'm not wrong. She didn't come to propose marriage today."
Ginkgo couldn't help but said, "It's not that he doesn't want to come, but he can't come right now. He's afraid that if he doesn't come to propose marriage, the Marquis will be angry, so he doesn't hesitate to alarm the emperor. He is sincere in wanting to marry the girl."
Chen Tang couldn't deny this, but he was also curious as to why the man could alarm the emperor but couldn't go directly to propose marriage.
Chen Tang really wanted to ask in person, but since she had just said she didn't want to marry yesterday, it would be inconvenient for Chen Shan to go find someone now.
In order to prevent himself from overthinking, Chen Tang found something for himself to do.
After drinking a cup of tea, Chen Tang took Ginkgo to the Buddhist temple.
In the Buddhist temple, the Second Madam was already furious because she was copying the family rules. When Chen Ying told her that Chen Tang was engaged, the Second Madam's face became even uglier.
It would have been fine if Shen Xie had not been broken off by the Jingyang Palace, but now that Shen Xie's engagement has been broken off, and Chen Tang is going to have a marriage that is so good that it is outrageous, how can the Second Wife be happy?
Although the emperor only helped to redirect the words, there were only two people in the court who could ask the emperor to redirect the words. The person who liked Chen Tang was definitely not inferior to the prince of Jingyang in status!
Seeing that Shen Xi’s face was full of jealousy after she lost several circles of weight, the second wife said, “You will never marry someone worse than her.”
She wouldn't allow this to happen!
Chen Xian nodded slightly. Although the Second Wife did not say that she was her biological mother, Chen Xian was not a stupid person. Jiang Shi claimed that she saw with her own eyes that she gave birth to a son. This was known to everyone in the mansion. How could Chen Xian not have heard about it? She could guess what was going on.
Although the eldest branch has no children, the title will definitely belong to the second branch. However, as long as the title is not actually handed over to the second branch, there will inevitably be changes, and we must not take it lightly.
Shen Xi said, "I will help Second Aunt copy the house rules."
But the sight of Chen Ying looking so thin was enough to make the Second Wife feel distressed, so she would never let Chen Ying help with copying. Anyway, she couldn't go to celebrate the birthday of Concubine Su, so it didn't matter if she finished copying it a day or two later.
The Second Wife said, "Just stay with Second Aunt."
The two were talking in private when a maid came in and said, "Second Madam, the second young lady is here."
As soon as Chen Tang entered, he received two identical cold looks.
Although Shen Xi looks like the old lady, her eyes are exactly the same as the second lady's.
Chen Xi was furious, "What are you doing here? Are you here to show off that you have arranged a good marriage?!"
Do you think everyone is like her, showing off everywhere after getting a good marriage?
Chen Tang asked, "When was I engaged? Eldest sister, tell me, to whom did my father promise me?"
This one sentence choked Shen Ying half to death.
Chen Tang said, “Grandma only allowed my eldest sister to help my second aunt copy the family rules. I dare not disobey my grandmother, but I can read books here and accompany my second aunt and eldest sister.”
As he spoke, Chen Tang found a place to sit down and took out the book he brought to read.
Chen Xi and the Second Wife's faces turned green with anger.
Is this to accompany them?
He was clearly here to watch them!
With Chen Tang around, Chen Xian and the Second Madam had to be careful even when speaking.
The second wife said coldly, "No need for the second young lady to accompany me."
Chen Tang said aggrievedly, "Sure enough, Second Aunt doesn't like me and loves my eldest sister more..."
The second wife's breath rushed to her throat, but she couldn't come up or swallow it.
Chen Xi was punished by the old lady to help the second wife copy the family rules because of this matter. After Chen Tang said this, the second wife dared not drive Chen Tang away and could only pretend that Chen Tang did not exist.
The second wife endured it and gave a look to Yanmo's maid, and the maid went out.
The Buddhist temple was peaceful for the whole morning.
When Chen Tang said he was accompanying the Second Wife, he really meant it. He spent the whole morning reading books. After finishing all the books he brought with him, he asked Ginkgo to go back and get a few more books. He even had lunch in the Buddhist hall.
The Buddhist temple is a sacred place and no meat is allowed, so the food is naturally vegetarian. Chen Tang is in a good mood and everything he eats tastes delicious.
Chen Xi didn't like to eat vegetarian food, but she ate a lot. She copied the family rules for the whole morning and was tired and hungry. She had to copy again in the afternoon, so she had to eat a lot.
After dinner, Chen Tang went for a walk in the yard, but after walking around the yard twice, he saw Chen Xi coming out with the help of a maid, walking quickly towards the toilet.
Chen Tang asked curiously, "What happened?"
Just after I asked the question, the second wife came out, holding her belly.
Chen Tang, "......???"
It would be fine if only one person has a stomachache, but both of them have it. Did they have an upset stomach?
When did it become so easy to get sick from eating the food in the Marquis' Mansion?
The last time he had vomiting and diarrhea was because of the laxative, could it be the same this time?
Chen Tang looked around the Buddhist hall and realized that the only person who could help her give laxatives to the Second Wife and Shen Xi in the Marquis' Mansion was Chen Shan.
Chen Tang resisted the urge to ask Chen Shan and stayed in the Buddhist hall for half an hour. The Second Madam and Shen Xi kept running to the toilet, so Chen Tang returned to Qingyi Garden. She went to the Buddhist hall to accompany the Second Madam, but she couldn't go to the toilet to accompany them.
When he returned to Qingyi Garden, there was a knock on the window, and Chen Tang knew that he was right. The Second Wife and Shen Xi had been drugged.
Chen Shan said, "The second wife's maid secretly ordered the little maid to put drugs in the second lady's food, and I took advantage of the little maid's unpreparedness to replace the food."
Chen Tang was immediately furious.
Thinking that the Second Madam and Shen Xi had just recovered from diarrhea a few days ago and were in this situation again, the old lady would definitely let them go back, so Shen Tang clenched his fists.
It wasn’t easy for the old lady to punish them this time, and they couldn’t be allowed to get away with it so easily.
Shen Tang whispered a few words to Chen Shan.
The Second Madam and Shen Xi had severe stomachaches, so the maid hurried to report to the old lady. Although the old lady was angry with the Second Madam and Shen Xi, she could not ignore their health, so she invited a doctor into the house.
After taking my pulse, the doctor said it was due to accidental ingestion of laxatives, and that I would be fine after taking two doses of antidiarrheal medicine.
Accidentally ingesting laxatives is no small matter; someone is trying to harm the Second Wife and Shen Xi.
The old lady asked someone to investigate the laxative, and the result was that it was found to be from a little maid in the second wife's yard.
The maid didn't dare to say that it was the Second Madam who ordered her to put the laxative in Chen Tang's food, but she refused to confess where the laxative came from. The old lady wanted to beat her to death, but the maid couldn't stand it after being beaten more than a dozen times, and confessed that the laxative was given to her by the Second Madam's maid...
The old lady concluded that the second wife and Shen Xi were using a self-torture tactic to avoid having the household rules confiscated.
In a fit of rage, not only did he forbid the Second Wife and Shen Xi from leaving the Buddhist temple, he also increased the number of household rules from 300 to 600.
Ginkgo reported this to Chen Tang, who laughed so hard that his cheeks ached.
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