Chapter 55 Return Gift
Inside the house, the old lady was sitting on the couch drinking tea, and the third wife was sitting below the old lady, talking to her.
Chen Tang walked around the screen and went in. When she saw her, the old lady was a little surprised, and the third wife was even more surprised, "The second lady was injured more seriously than Luo'er, and she recovered so quickly?"
Chen Tang stepped forward and bowed to the old lady, "I'm sorry to have worried you, but the bruises on my body have almost healed."
The old lady nodded and said kindly, "I'm glad you're okay."
The third wife was getting a little restless.
The doctor said that Chen Tang's injuries were more serious than her daughter's. They were both recovering from injuries, but her daughter had lost half her life in a horse accident and hadn't recovered yet. The second girl could come to pay her respects to the old lady. The third girl was born out of wedlock, while Chen Tang was a legitimate daughter of a marquis. It was unacceptable that her daughter was more delicate than Chen Tang.
The Third Wife suspected that the doctor was flattering and used better ointment on Chen Tang than on her daughter.
Well, the ointment that Chen Tang used was indeed better, but it was not given by the doctor. Although the Third Madam had doubts, she did not dare to speak without evidence.
Chen Tang sat down and said to the old lady, "Grandma, there have been a lot of accidents in the mansion recently. It's really unlucky. I want to go to the Jokhang Temple to pray for you and father."
Not only Chen Tang, everyone in the mansion felt that the Marquis' Mansion had been unlucky recently, as if all the bad luck started from the time when Prince Jingyang needed a wedding to bring good luck and the eldest girl refused to get married for fear of being a widow. Prince Jingyang would be fine once he woke up from the poison, but the bad luck in their Marquis Pingyuan Mansion kept happening one after another and it was endless.
It is indeed time to go to the Jokhang Temple to worship.
But the old lady didn't intend to let Chen Tang go. Just as she was about to object, a little maid came in quickly and said, "Old lady, the second wife feels that the Marquis's Mansion has been too restless recently, which makes her feel uneasy. She wants to go to the Jokhang Temple to pray for blessings. I hope you can allow her to go to the Jokhang Temple and come back to continue copying the family rules."
After hearing this, Chen Tang hurriedly said, "Grandma, I'll go."
The old lady said, "You just frightened the horse, and your injury has not yet fully healed. Stay in the mansion to recover. It is the same if you ask your second aunt to take your eldest sister to pray for the Marquis's mansion."
It was within Shen Tang's expectation that the old lady would not let him go, and it was also within Shen Tang's expectation that she would let the second wife and Shen Xi go.
The old lady has punished the second wife to copy the family rules in the Buddhist temple for several days. The second wife couldn't hold it in and made trouble these past two days. The old lady knew it all clearly in her heart, but if she let the second wife out like this, wouldn't the old lady be controlled by the second wife? If she doesn't let her go, the old lady will suffer. Now there is a way out for the old lady, and she will not refuse it.
Chen Tang didn't give up and struggled for a few times, but the old lady didn't let go, so Chen Tang gave up.
Chen Tang did not leave, but sat patiently for a while, then the Second Madam and Shen Xian came. Chen Tang had not been to the Buddhist temple for several days, so the Second Madam had lost weight, and Shen Xian's complexion had become even worse.
No meat is allowed in the Buddhist temple, and the food is certainly not the same as in your own yard. Add to that the house rules, and you will be in a bad mood, so it would be strange if your complexion is good.
Seeing the old lady's eyes full of pity, Chen Tang said, "Grandma, my eldest sister accidentally knocked over the candle and burned the copied house rules, which is why she has not finished copying the six hundred house rules. Please forgive them for their punishment."
Ginkgo was standing behind Shen Tang, her eyes widened when she heard this. Did the girl take the wrong medicine? Why was she begging for mercy for the eldest girl and the second wife? She wanted them to copy the family rules in the Buddhist temple until the end of time.
Chen Tang didn't want to plead for Chen Xi and the Second Madam, but the old lady was so distressed that if she didn't plead for them, the old lady wouldn't let them continue to copy the family rules. They had already given her a big step, so this small step wouldn't matter.
As soon as Chen Tang pleaded, the old lady agreed, "Since Tang'er pleaded for you, you don't have to copy the family rules anymore."
Since Chen Tang helped to intercede for me so that I could avoid copying the family rules, I must thank Chen Tang.
Chen Xi, who had gotten up early in the morning to copy the family rules, thanked Chen Tang with gritted teeth.
Chen Tang said, "I heard from father that my fourth sister and I scared the horses because the horses were fed madness drugs. I suspect someone is targeting me, but I never make enemies with people, so I am worried that it is not just me who is being targeted, but our Pingyuan Marquis Mansion. Second Aunt and Big Sister must be careful when they go to the Jokhang Temple."
After hearing this, the Third Madam said, "Second Miss, since you suspect that someone is targeting you and the Marquis' Mansion, why do you still want to go to the Jokhang Temple to pray?"
Chen Tang lowered his eyes and said, "If my guess is correct, then when I go to the Jokhang Temple, someone will definitely attack me. I asked Manager Li to send someone to follow me secretly, so that I can catch them in the act. Then I won't have to be so nervous when I leave the house in the future."
As he said that, Shen Tang looked at the old lady, “Grandma, you better let me go.”
Chen Tang just went to pray, but the old lady didn't agree, not to mention that Chen Tang was going to lure the enemy with himself.
How could a lady from a noble family have such a bold idea?
The old lady told the second wife, "Bring more people with you, just in case."
The second wife agreed without hesitation.
She knew better than anyone what a frightened horse was.
After the maid from the front yard came to say that the carriage was ready, the Second Madam and Shen Xi took their leave.
After watching them leave, Chen Tang drank some tea, the aroma of the tea hiding the expression on her face.
She has reminded everyone that should be reminded.
I hope they will like the return gift she prepared.
After Chen Xi and the second wife left, Chen Tang did not stay long. He took Ginkgo and left. He admired the flowers in the garden for a while, fed the koi, and then returned to Qingyi Garden.
Chen Tang was tired of lying in bed these days, so she lay on the small couch and read a book after returning home. Chen Xian never liked the vegetarian food in the Jokhang Temple, especially after eating vegetarian food in the Buddhist temple for so many days. They would not stay in the Jokhang Temple for long, and it should be soon before they received news.
Chen Tang read patiently. After finishing one book, she read half of another. Si'er came in quickly, panting, "Miss, it's bad! The eldest lady and the second wife also scared the horses in the Jokhang Temple!"
Ginkgo's eyes widened in disbelief.
The girl frightened the horse because of the second wife's plot. How could the second wife and the eldest girl also frighten the horse?
Gingko looked at Chen Tang, suspecting that it was Chen Tang's doing, and heard Chen Tang worriedly, "Are they injured?"
It's inevitable that a frightened horse will not be injured, the difference is just that some will be injured to a lesser extent. Si'er replied, "The eldest girl and the second wife are lucky and have good fortunes, so they didn't fall too badly, but..."
"Just what?" Chen Tang asked.
Si Er didn't know how to report it, so she told her what the servant in the front yard had told her, "The eldest girl and the second wife were riding in a carriage. After praying, they were returning to the mansion. When they were going down the mountain, the horse suddenly went crazy and dragged the eldest girl and the second wife all the way, throwing them out of the carriage."
"Luckily there is a piece of farmland at the bottom of the hill. The soil was turned over just these two days, so it's soft. It's not that serious if I fall down. But, the farmland was fertilized with manure just this morning..."
Chen Tang, "..."
ginkgo,"……"
There is a picture.
It has flavor too.
If Chen Xi and the Second Madam were asked to choose, they would probably rather break their arms than be covered in filth.
I finally got rid of this anger.
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