Chapter 5: Marriage Exchange
Shen Tang was not surprised at all that Concubine Ye was looking for the Second Wife.
There is no mistress in the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion, and all matters such as interpersonal relationships are under the control of the Second Wife. It was also at this time in the previous life that Concubine Ye sent someone to call the Second Wife into the palace.
Concubine Ye is not only the cousin of Prince Xie Guimo of Jingyang, but Xie Guimo was seriously injured while trying to save her son, the Second Prince. So a wedding was needed. Concubine Ye was very concerned about the wedding. She was so concerned that even when the Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion was in a mess, she still called the Second Wife into the palace for questioning.
Upon learning that she was worried that the wedding would not work and that the Prince of Jingyang would not survive, and that her elder sister would become a widow after marriage, so she drugged her elder sister, Concubine Ye was furious and directly replaced the person for the wedding with her without even consulting the Jingyang Palace.
Although she and Shen Xiang look nothing alike, they are both daughters of Pingyuan Marquis Shen Sui, and even their birth times are the same. If she were to marry in place of Shen Sui, no one would worry that she and the Prince of Jingyang would be incompatible.
In her previous life, she believed Doukou's instigation, and Concubine Ye asked her to marry in her place, and Chen Tang had nothing to say. In this life, before the second wife entered the palace, her crime had been cleared, and Chen Xie was not in a coma, so there was no reason to replace her with someone else.
Although Chen Tang had made up his mind to carry the bridal sedan back empty from Prince Jingyang's mansion, he felt happy when he thought of Chen Ying's fear of becoming a widow after getting married and the gnashing of teeth of the Second Wife when her plan failed.
There was a faint sobbing sound behind him. Chen Tang turned around and saw Yin Xing wiping tears. Chen Tang saw it and said, "Why are you crying for no reason? Can't bear to leave Doukou?"
Ginkgo said bitterly, "Doukou is turning her elbow outward and helping the eldest lady push the young lady into the fire pit. I will not be reluctant to part with her."
Chen Tang laughed, "Then why are you crying?"
Ginkgo choked up and said, "I feel sorry for the young lady. She was so good to the eldest lady and gave her all the good things. But the eldest lady pushed me into the fire for her own sake..."
It turned out that he was standing up for her.
Chen Tang's nose felt sore. Chen Ying drugged her and framed her, but she exposed it on the spot. The old lady didn't scold Chen Ying at all, but Yin Xing, a maid, cried for the grievance she suffered. How could Chen Tang not be moved?
Chen Tang helped Ginkgo wipe away her tears and said, “I will no longer be nice to her, and I will take back all the things I gave her.”
This is what Chen Tang said in his heart, but Yin Xing didn't believe it at all, "The girl is not such a person."
Not to mention getting back the things she had given away, the girl would be thankful if she could be less taken advantage of by older girls in the future.
Ginkgo had the word "disbelief" carved on her face, and Chen Tang didn't say much. She would soon let Ginkgo know that she could do what she said.
The two returned to Qingyi Garden.
Chen Tang was woken up before he had a good sleep. He turned around and felt even more dizzy. After lunch, he fell asleep again.
Seeing Chen Tang looking tired, Ginkgo felt very guilty. The girl asked her not to wake her up, but when she heard that the eldest girl had vomited blood and fainted, she became extremely anxious and called the girl up in a hurry. As a result, the eldest girl actually plotted against the girl like that.
After tucking Chen Tang in the quilt, Ginkgo said, "Go to sleep peacefully, young lady. This time, even if the sky falls, I will not wake you up."
Ginkgo swore solemnly, but in the end the sky did not fall, and Chen Tang was awakened by her.
Poor Chen Tang was sleeping soundly, and Yin Xing was shaking her impatiently, her voice almost crying, "Girl, wake up quickly, something big has happened!"
The pain at the back of Chen Tang's head made her want to die, "What happened again?"
Ginkgo said, "Noble Concubine Ye asked you to bring good luck to the Prince of Jingyang!"
A shock came over her, and Chen Tang sat up suddenly. She felt dizzy and her vision went black for a while. She suppressed her anger and asked, "Why do you want me to marry for you?"
In her anger, she didn't even notice the word "still" she said, but the person who said it didn't notice it, and the person who heard it didn't notice it either. Ginkgo said, "I don't know either. The maid passed the message like this."
The maid wouldn't dare to spread such a big thing out of thin air.
Shen Tang was going crazy.
It would have been fine if she was asked to marry in her previous life, but in this life, what reason did Concubine Ye have to ask her to marry? !
Chen Tang's intuition told him that this was the work of the Second Wife.
Chen Tang suppressed his anger, threw back the quilt and got out of bed, not even bothering to tidy up his messy hair, and hurried to Songhe Hall where the old lady lived.
Chen Tang walked quickly, and from a distance, she saw a familiar and steady figure.
It was my father Shen Sui.
Although Shen Xian and Shen Tang are both daughters of Shen Sui, they have to temporarily exchange marriages the day before their wedding, and Shen Sui cannot help but ask about it.
As Chen Tang stepped into the room, he heard his father's voice, full of dissatisfaction, "The one who was engaged to Prince Jingyang was Xian'er, why did Tang'er suddenly change to bring him happiness?"
He was asking about the second wife.
The Second Wife was a little restless and said, "Empress Dowager Ye sent someone to summon me to the palace. At that time, something happened in Qinglan Garden and the news spread to the outer courtyard. The messenger from the palace heard it. When Empress Dowager Ye heard that the Second Miss was afraid that the First Miss would be a widow, so she drugged her to stop her from getting married, she was very angry and asked me if this was true. I really didn't know how to answer. I thought that the First Miss was fine and it wouldn't affect her wedding tomorrow. The Second Miss felt sorry for her elder sister for doing this, which was better than the First Miss drugging herself."
"For the sake of the reputation of the Marquis's Mansion and the eldest daughter, I did not explain for the second daughter. But I did not expect that Concubine Ye would be so angry. At that time, she used the reason that the fortune drawn by the eldest daughter at the Jokhang Temple was unlucky and asked the second daughter to marry to bring good luck..."
She knew it was the second wife's doing!
He really took great pains for his daughter.
Everything that happened in Qinglan Garden reached the ears of Concubine Ye, not to mention Chen Sui. He never expected that his eldest daughter would do such a thing as pushing her own sister into the fire pit. Chen Xiang plotted against Chen Tang first, and even wanted Shen Tang to bear the false accusation to bring her happiness. If a father turns a blind eye to it, he is not worthy of being a father.
Chen Sui said coldly, "I don't agree to change Tang'er to the wedding. Tomorrow it will still be Xian'er who will get married."
The old lady frowned but said nothing.
Although she loved Chen Xian more, Chen Xian was in the wrong in this matter, so she couldn't be too partial.
The second wife couldn't sit still anymore and blurted out, "I have already promised Concubine Ye..."
Shen Sui's face sank, "It's not up to Concubine Ye to decide which daughter of the Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion will marry!"
The Second Wife said, "When Concubine Ye wanted to change her marriage, the Emperor went there, and he also knew about this. The person who will ride in the bridal sedan tomorrow is not the Second Miss, and we, the Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion, are deceiving the Emperor."
Concubine Ye’s pressure was not enough, so she actually carried the emperor out.
Shen Sui said, "I will apologize to the emperor myself."
"Father!"
Two voices came out almost at the same time.
Chen Tang's voice was choked with sobs. She knew that her father was not just saying this, he really didn't want her to get married.
Shen Tang walked over, and Shen Sui said, "Don't worry, father won't let you suffer any injustice."
Chen Tang shook her head lightly and said with tears in her eyes, "Just now, I was taking a nap and dreamed of my mother. My mother said that my father went to see her early this morning and brought her favorite Begonia cake. Is it true?"
Shen Sui was startled.
No one else knew that he went to worship Jiang today except him.
Chen Sui's eyes turned red, "Did your mother say anything else?"
Chen Tang said, "Mother asked her daughter to share father's worries."
"Father, please let your daughter make the decision on the matter of congratulating the prince of Jingyang."
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