Chapter 204: Burden
Apart from the Second Wife, the most angry people were Concubine Ye and Prince Qi.
Especially Concubine Ye, I don’t know how many times she scolded the Second Master and the Second Wife for being as stupid as a pig.
She did something like replacing one thing with another and didn't keep it a secret. If she had kept it a secret, how much help could she bring to the King of Qi with her current status as the legitimate daughter of Marquis Pingyuan?
The Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion and the Jingyang Prince's Mansion were in marriage, and the Prince of Jingyang was determined to marry Chen Tang. The daughter of Princess Jinde and the eldest son-in-law grew up in the care of the Second Wife. The eldest son of the Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion, who had been missing for fifteen years, was raised as a grandson by Prince Ning and Princess Ning, and married Princess Roujia of Prince Duan's Mansion.
Marrying the daughter of Marquis Pingyuan is equivalent to gaining the support of Prince Jingyang's Palace, Princess Jinde, Prince Ning's Palace, and Prince Duan's Palace!
Even if these people are not openly helping the Prince of Qi to win the throne, at least they will not stand on the opposing side.
But what about now? !
The bad deeds done by the second branch were made public and known to everyone. Their spines were almost broken, and the second master was even demoted two levels. In the matter of Prince Qi's fight for the throne, not only was he unable to help, he even became a burden!
Concubine Ye bit her silver teeth into pieces with hatred.
Concubine Ye and Prince Qi were unhappy, but Empress Xu and the eldest prince were happy, and felt it was even more thrilling.
Originally, Imperial Concubine Ye was favored, and Prince Qi had considerable power in the court. Empress Xu did not dare to think that Shen Xian was really the daughter of Shen Sui and the biological sister of Prince Ning. If all these people supported Prince Qi, there might really be no chance for her and the eldest prince.
Empress Xu really didn't expect that the person who helped her and the eldest prince the most was actually Miss Shen Er. It was worth their effort to help Miss Shen become the second prince's consort. This move was really brilliant. Empress Xu even felt that this would definitely be the most crucial step if the eldest prince succeeded in winning the throne.
Unfortunately, Marquis Pingyuan had only one biological daughter, who had already been promised to the Prince of Jingyang. Otherwise, she would have directly asked the prince to grant the marriage. In that case, there would probably be no need for any argument, and Concubine Ye and Prince Qi would have been angered to death.
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As for Chen Tang, he followed them into the ancestral hall, paid homage to their ancestors, and then returned to Songhe Hall together.
The rockeries and trees along the way were filled with maids, their heads stacked one on top of the other, all wanting to see what their eldest young master from the Pingyuan Marquis's mansion looked like. It was really infuriating to compare oneself with others. Some of the maids were separated from their families, but after they were lost, they met human traffickers and were sold to be maids. Unlike the eldest young master, who got lost at the lantern festival and became even more noble.
It really proves the saying that a blessed person will not enter a door where there is no blessing. A person with great blessings will be blessed wherever he goes.
Then the maids wanted to know where the second young master, who was equally unlucky but also exceptionally lucky, was.
She was sent out of the house and buried alive by the second wife, but was saved by Chunlan. No one knows where she ended up, or whether she suffered...
After walking around the screen and entering the room, the old lady asked Xiao Huan, "What kind of dishes does Yan'er like to eat? I'll ask the kitchen to make it for you?"
Xiao Huan said, "Grandma, I'm not picky about food."
In a word, let alone the old lady, Mother Wang's nose was sore when she heard it.
The eldest young master was very picky about food when he was young, and there were only a few dishes he liked. Mother Wang couldn't bear to think about how he survived those days after he was lost at the Lantern Festival and before he was found by old Prince Ning.
For fear of bringing up Xiao Huan's painful memories, Shen Sui didn't dare to ask about that past, and the old lady was even less brave.
There is no evidence to prove that Xiao Huan's disappearance was caused by the second wife's intention, but everyone knows that the second wife was so cruel as to bury the eldest daughter's baby alive, not to mention the eldest son who was loved by the old master and the old lady. Fortunately, Jiang hid the fact that she was pregnant with twins in order to give the marquis a surprise, otherwise the second daughter's baby might not have been saved.
The eldest young master was found by the second young lady, and the news about the second young master became known to everyone when the second young lady sent someone to pick up Chunlan.
If the second girl cannot be saved, the eldest branch will be completely controlled by the second branch.
The old lady choked up and said, "It's better not to be picky about food. Grandmother asked the kitchen to pick out the dishes they are good at cooking..."
Shen Sui said, "No hurry, I will take Yan'er and Tang'er to Jiang's house later, have lunch at Jiang's house, and then have dinner at Songhe Hall."
The old lady looked at Shen Sui and said, "We should take Yan'er to the Jiang family to pay respects to Old Master Jiang and Old Madam Jiang, but there is no need to rush today..."
Shen Sui said, "I have already told Old Master Jiang about this when I left the court."
I've said it before, so I definitely have to go.
But today is the day that Yan'er returns to his ancestral home. Can't he stay in the Marquis's mansion? He hasn't been back for fifteen years. Even if he has any childhood memories, I'm afraid there won't be much left, let alone none.
After so many years of not allowing Shen Tang to go to the Jiang family, and the fact that Shen Yan's disappearance was most likely caused by a quarrel among the brothers in the Marquis's Mansion, which was caused by her poor parenting as a mother, and because of her debt to the Jiang family, Shen Sui insisted on taking Xiao Huan to the Jiang family first, and the old lady had nothing to say.
The old lady said, "Then go to Huan'er's residence..."
Chen Sui said, "I have asked Manager Li to clean up Qingfeng Garden. Huan'er will live in Qingfeng Garden."
Qingfeng Garden is next to Shen Sui's study in the outer courtyard. Shen Sui lived there before marrying Jiang, and it has been empty all these years.
This arrangement makes it easier for the father and son to communicate. The old lady said, "Alright, I'll ask the fourth wife to renovate Mingyuexuan later, and Yan'er will live there when he brings Princess Roujia back."
Shen Sui said, "It's up to mother to arrange it."
It was getting late, so Shen Sui didn't delay any longer and took Shen Tang and Xiao Huan to Jiang's house.
When he reached the second gate, he saw a servant running over and saying, "My Lord, the Minister of War sent a steward to deliver a gift to congratulate our Pingyuan Marquis Mansion for finding our eldest young master..."
Finding the son who had been missing for fifteen years was a cause for celebration. As a colleague, one must send a gift to congratulate him. In addition, since Xiao Huan was raised by the old Prince Ning and was engaged to Princess Roujia of Prince Duan's Mansion, one had to send gifts to congratulate him.
Under normal circumstances, many ministers would have come in person to offer congratulations, but this happy event was about recognizing one's ancestral home, and the family had just reunited. They came to offer congratulations, but the family was busy greeting them, which was too tactless, so they just sent the steward to deliver the gifts.
When Chen Tang and the others arrived at the front yard, they saw Steward Li greeting the stewards who came to deliver gifts at the door and registering the gifts so that they could return the gifts in the future.
Xiao Huan and Shen Sui rode horses, while Shen Tang took Ginkgo in a carriage.
Chen Tang was in a good mood. Ginkgo lifted the curtain of the car and looked outside. Then Chen Tang saw an old man with a cane and gray hair. This was the second time Chen Tang saw this old man. After the news that her second brother was still alive came out, a group of people came to the Marquis' Mansion to recognize their relatives. This old man was among them. Why is he here again?
The others gave up after being sent away. The outside of the Marquis' Mansion was much quieter these days, but this old man was stubborn.
Chen Tang instructed Ginkgo, “Remember to ask later why the old man keeps coming back.”
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