Chapter 72 Gilding
Not only did Shen Sui and the old lady lose face, but the second master was also punished by Shen Sui to kneel in the ancestral hall. It would be strange if the old lady could forgive the second wife.
Shen Tang sat there, God knows how much effort she put in to prevent herself from laughing out loud.
The second wife challenged her father's authority as the head of the family. I wonder if she is satisfied with the result?
Chen Xian wanted to beg for mercy, but the old lady's face was so cold that she dared not say a word. She looked at Chen Tang. It was good enough that Chen Tang did not take the opportunity to add insult to injury. How could he help her plead for mercy?
Don't even think about it.
Since Chen Tang couldn't be counted on, Chen Xian could only go on her own, "Grandma, the day after tomorrow is the day when Wang's cousin will marry the eldest daughter of the Yongning Earl's Mansion. Second Aunt and Second Uncle have to go back to attend the wedding..."
When the old lady was angry, Shen Xi was not helping to plead for mercy, but adding fuel to the fire.
The old lady said angrily, "If your second uncle and second aunt don't come back, will the Wang family not hold the wedding?!"
It was because of the Wang family's good-for-nothing nephew that the Marquis's mansion was in such a mess. She and the Marquis were punishing a traitorous second wife, and they had to pick a day to do it? !
Chen Tang really couldn't hold it in any longer. He had never seen anyone so stupid. Originally, the old lady punished the second wife to go to Jingci Temple, and the second wife wanted to go to Wang's house for the wedding banquet. The old lady turned a blind eye to it. After Chen Ying's persuasion, the old lady clearly disapproved. If the second wife dared to go back, it would mean that she had turned a deaf ear to the old lady's words.
The eldest son of the Wang family is getting married, and the Second Wife, as an aunt, cannot go back, which will definitely cause criticism. She wants to see how the Second Wife can save her own and the Wang family's face.
Shen Xi was still kneeling on the ground, and the old lady scolded, "Why don't you go back and pack your things."
Chen Xi looked very much like the old lady. Normally, the old lady would not be willing to scold her, but she could not tolerate Chen Xi doing such a stupid thing with a face that looked very much like the old lady, especially not being embarrassed in front of the Jiang family.
Chen Xian didn't dare to say another word and stood up with a look of grievance on her face. However, when she glanced at Chen Tang from the corner of her eyes, she wanted to pull out the tendons and skin Chen Tang alive.
Chen Tang smiled back, and almost made Chen Xi lose her mind on the spot.
Shen Xi almost stomped her feet and left.
The old lady raised her hand and rubbed her brow in anger. Chen Tang advised, "Grandma, don't get angry and get yourself hurt..."
The old lady waved her hands exhaustedly, "You should go back too."
Chen Tang obediently stood up and left.
Back at Qingyi Garden, Chen Tang was lying on the couch reading a book to kill time. Gingko came in with some pastries and said, "The eldest lady and the second wife went to Jingci Temple, and the third lady went with them."
After all, Chen Xi was the eldest daughter of the family. If she and the second wife went to Jingci Temple and Chen Ran didn't go with them, it would inevitably seem strange.
It's just a pity for Shen Ran, she never gets any good things, but she is always involved in bad things.
I don't know if she has ever doubted that she is not the second wife's biological child...
If he wasn't afraid of alerting the enemy, Chen Tang would really like to stir up trouble.
Chen Tang continued to flip through the book, reading it carefully. In the evening, Chen Tang finished his dinner and put down the ivory chopsticks in his hand. Gingko came in and cursed, "How shameless."
Shen Tang asked casually, "What's wrong?"
Ginkgo said, "The eldest girl and the second wife were clearly punished to go to Jingci Temple to reflect on their actions. When someone asked about it, the second wife said that she and the newly married eldest wife of the Wang family had conflicting personalities and that it was not appropriate for her to go to the Wang family to attend the wedding. It just so happened that the eldest girl wanted to go to Jingci Temple to pray for her lady in the afterlife, so they went together..."
She really knows how to flatter herself, saying that being punished is going to pray for blessings. Chen Xi was almost strangled to death by her own mother when she was born. Many people in Kyoto knew about this. Chen Xi was not loved but was still so filial. If she didn't go with them, it would make her look even more unfilial.
Chen Tang was glad that he had finished dinner, otherwise he would have felt so sick that he would not have been able to eat.
Two days later, the eldest son of the Wang family will marry the eldest daughter of the Yongning Earl's Mansion.
The second master knelt in the Buddhist temple for three days, his knees were swollen and painful, so he couldn't go to the Wang family for the wedding. The second wife and Shen Xi were reflecting in Jingci Temple and couldn't go. Shen Sui didn't go either, but he asked the steward to send a gift. This made the Wang family very angry and caused a lot of speculation.
After all, the Wang family is the second wife's family, and the marriage between the Yongning Marquis's Mansion and the Wang family was because Shen Tang brought Miss Li into the marriage. It is reasonable that Shen Sui should have gone to drink a glass of wedding wine. It is unacceptable that in such a large marquis's mansion, not a single master from the fourth room was present.
Well, the old lady didn’t arrange for the third wife to deliver the gift. She thought Shen Sui would go, and Shen Sui thought the old lady would arrange it, and then that was it.
However, Shen Sui didn't care whether the Wang family was angry or not. Just because the Wang family dared to take advantage of his daughter, the two families didn't need to have any more contact.
The old lady had not expected such a mistake to happen, but since it had happened, it was a good opportunity to teach the second wife a lesson and stop trying to take advantage of her parents' side.
As for the second wife, she was punished to go to Jingci Temple to reflect on her mistakes. She couldn’t even attend her nephew’s wedding. But she didn’t dare to disobey the old lady, and she was so angry that she lay on the bed in the meditation room of Jingci Temple for a whole day.
When he woke up the next morning, he felt dizzy and groggy. He learned that the Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion had only sent Steward Li a gift, and he was so angry that his lips trembled.
She knew that she had angered Shen Sui and the old lady, but the Wang family was her mother's family. Not allowing her to go back for the wedding banquet was already a severe enough punishment. Now they were humiliating the Wang family like this. How could she have the face to go back to her mother's family in the future? !
The Second Madam was so angry that her eyes went dark, but what made her even angrier was yet to come. The Second Madam was so angry that she couldn't eat breakfast. A maid quickly stepped forward and whispered something in her ear.
"What?!"
"Not a perfect body?!"
The second wife's face turned green with anger.
Shen Xi and Shen Ran, who were having breakfast with her, opened their eyes wide.
The maid said, "No one from the Marquis' Mansion went to the wedding. The old lady was already angry, and when she found out about this, she fainted from anger..."
The old lady the maid mentioned was the second wife’s biological mother.
Everyone thought that the eldest son of the Wang family had picked up a treasure, but he didn't expect that he had picked up a slut. After all, she was a girl from a baron's family, but she was so shameless. The second wife was so angry that she was dizzy. She didn't care about the old lady's punishment of sending her to Jingci Temple to reflect on her mistakes, and went straight back to the Wang family.
In the morning, while feeding koi in the pavilion of Chentang Garden, Si'er came forward and said, "Miss, something happened at the Wang family last night..."
Chen Tang turned around and Gingko was already gossiping, "What happened?"
Si Er shook his head, "I don't know what happened, Master Wang slapped the eldest daughter of the Yongning Earl's Mansion..."
Ginkgo didn't know that the people who had an affair at Duke Wen's mansion that day were Miss Li and the Prince of Changping, but Chen Tang knew.
Needless to say, it was definitely because of this matter. Miss Li said not to let Young Master Wang touch her, but Young Master Wang was not a gentleman who could remain calm under the influence of a beautiful woman. He finally married her in a grand ceremony, so how could he not have a wedding night with her?
Young Master Wang has harmed countless innocent girls. It is too naive for Miss Li to think she can deceive him.
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