Chapter 78 Uneasy
The man was not kidding her, he said he would marry her and he really came to propose marriage, but old Prince Xie arranged a wrong marriage for him, with Chen Xi, so it could not be considered that he broke his promise.
Especially after he knew that he had arranged a wrong marriage, he tried every means to marry her.
But why didn't he tell her all this after she got married? !
In his previous life, he bullied her and bullied her all the time. Before she died, even when Chen Xian told her that Xie Guimo liked her, she doubted it was true.
Is it so difficult to tell her that he is the one with whom she will grow old together?
Or was he afraid that if she knew he was the Prince of Jingyang, she would tell Chen Xi and the Second Prince about his secret investigation of the Marquis of Changping's Mansion, so he didn't dare to tell her?
All the memories of his past life flashed through his mind quickly, and Shen Tang's nose felt sour.
She and Xie Guimo were destined not to be together.
In her previous life, there were many misunderstandings and they quarreled every other day. In this life, the misunderstandings were resolved, but she could not marry him.
He had almost died once when they consummated their marriage in the previous life, and she didn't dare to go through it again.
There is no future between them...only a short pain that is worse than a long one.
The dense pain spread from the bottom of his heart to every part of his body, and Chen Tang almost curled up.
Ginkgo didn't dare to ask, and Qiu Tong's footsteps were heard outside, "Miss, the servant is back, but the fourth lady hasn't come back yet..."
Chen Tang and Shen Luo went out of the house together to visit the Lantern Festival, and Chen Tang couldn't leave Shen Luo alone and go back home first.
Chen Tang had completely forgotten about Chen Luo. She was glad that Chen Luo didn't come back, otherwise if Chen Luo saw her red eyes from crying, she would not only interrogate her, but would also tell her grandmother.
Chen Tang didn't dare to think any more. She quickly took the embroidered handkerchief to wipe away her tears, and even took out rouge and powder to cover the tear marks on her face. She tried her best to think of happy things to improve her mood.
Before she put away her rouge, Chen Luo came back. Ginkgo hurriedly got off the carriage, and Chen Luo got into the carriageway. "I waited for my second sister for a long time after leaving the house. I thought I would have to wait for her for a long time after returning. I didn't expect that my second sister wanted to go back a long time ago. Doesn't my second sister like the Lantern Festival?"
Chen Tang was thankful that the light in the carriage was dim, otherwise Chen Luo would have definitely discovered something. "Maybe he has not fully recovered from two consecutive illnesses. He felt very tired after walking around for a while, so he went to rest in the carriage."
Chen Luo thought about it and it made sense. She was not sick, but her legs were sore from walking. What's more, Chen Tang had been sick twice in a row. If Kyoto could hold a lantern festival every day, no, even if it was held once every half a month or a month, there wouldn't be so many people on the street.
Although tired, she was also really happy. The servant drove the carriage back to the Marquis' Mansion. Chen Luo went to talk to Chen Tang, "Second sister, have you heard that the Marquis of Changping was kicked into the water..."
Chen Tang had not only heard about it, she had seen with her own eyes the Prince of Changping Marquis being kicked into the water.
Chen Tang was glad that she was shopping with Xie Guimo and wearing a mask on her face, otherwise the whole Kyoto would know that she had a part in beating up the Prince of Changping.
But that day at the Jokhang Temple, she was taken by Chen Xikuang to see the Prince of Changping. The Prince of Changping tried to molest her, so she was kicked down the hillside by Xie Guimo. Most people would only suspect that the man was just seeing injustice, but how did the Prince of Changping know that she knew the man and could catch him by sending people to keep an eye on her?
His intuition told Shen Tang that there was something wrong.
Knowing that the man was Xie Guimo, Chen Tang was no longer worried that he would offend Changping Marquis Mansion. However, she really didn't expect that Xie Guimo had been investigating the corruption in Changping Marquis Mansion half a year ago. You know, once the corruption in Changping Marquis Mansion is confirmed, the emperor will definitely punish it severely. Changping Marquis Mansion is Concubine Ye's maiden home, and it is difficult not to involve Concubine Ye and the second prince.
While investigating the Marquis of Changping's mansion, he was also shielding the Second Prince from the arrows...
Chen Tang really couldn't guess what Xie Guimo was doing. Perhaps he had been on guard against the Second Prince for a long time. In his previous life, the Second Prince sat in that position, so Xie Guimo couldn't help but wanted to get rid of him. Xie Guimo was meticulous, so the Second Prince had no way to start, so Chen Xian used her to poison him.
Thinking that Xie Guimo died in his previous life because of the purse she embroidered, they would no longer have any entanglements in this life, and he would definitely live a good life.
Chen Tang was distracted, and Chen Luo waved her hand in front of her, "Second sister, I'm talking to you, are you listening?"
Chen Tang looked at her, "What did you say?"
Shen Luo, "..."
I admire the second sister. She can still be distracted when talking about the beating of the Prince of Changping. She is curious about what the second sister is thinking. "It is said that the person who kicked the Prince of Changping into the water this time is the same person who kicked the Prince of Changping down the hillside at the Jokhang Temple that day..."
Kicking the Prince of Changping Marquis once was already a bold move. The Marquis of Changping's Mansion hadn't caught the man for such a long time, yet he dared to go out of the mansion to accompany a girl to visit the lanterns and was surrounded by the Marquis of Changping's Mansion. Not only was he not caught, but the Prince of Changping Marquis was kicked a second time. The Marquis of Changping's Mansion was completely embarrassed this time.
The Marquis of Changping's Mansion is the maiden home of the current emperor's favorite concubine, Concubine Ye. No one knows who is so bold as to provoke the Marquis of Changping's Mansion again and again. Throughout almost the entire Lantern Festival, everyone is speculating about who the masked man is. Isn't the second sister curious at all?
Chen Tang said calmly, "What's the use of being curious? How can we guess who even the Changping Marquis' Mansion couldn't catch?"
“…That’s true,” Shen Luo said.
But not being able to guess did not stop everyone from discussing. When Chen Luo talked about other interesting things at the Lantern Festival, Chen Tang listened most of the time, occasionally saying a word or two.
When the carriage returned to Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion, it was already very late. The two of them walked to the garden before they separated, Chen Luo returned to the North Courtyard, and Chen Tang returned to Qingyi Garden.
After returning home, Chen Tang took a hot bath and then went to bed.
But too many things happened that night, and Chen Tang tossed and turned but couldn't fall asleep. She didn't know how long she had been sleepless. When she woke up the next day, it was already noon.
After breakfast, Chen Tang went to Songhe Hall to pay his respects to the old lady. When he reached the screen, he heard the third wife talking about the incident last night when the prince of Changping was kicked into the water. The third wife's words successfully stopped Chen Tang's steps. He only heard the third wife say, "The prince of Changping was seriously injured last time, and this time he was injured even more seriously. I heard that the Changping Marquis's Mansion invited a royal doctor overnight, saying that a rib was broken by the kick..."
Chen Tang knew that Xie Guimo's kick was not light, but he didn't expect that he would break a rib of the Prince of Changping.
The Prince of Changping Marquis brought this upon himself, but when she heard this, she felt a sudden sense of uneasiness in her heart for no reason.
Chen Tang suppressed her uneasiness and went forward to pay her respects to the old lady. However, just as she finished paying her respects and was about to sit down, a maid came in hurriedly and said, "Old lady, someone from the palace has sent a message that Concubine Ye wants the second young lady to come into the palace."
Chen Tang's heart skipped a beat, and even his eyelids were twitching.
The reason why Concubine Ye came to see her at this time must be related to the beating of the Prince of Changping last night.
The Marquis of Changping and Concubine Ye couldn't find the masked man, so they came to her.
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