novelaction Chapter 168 Fukuzawa
Chapter 168 Fukuzawa
Shen Tang was sitting in the room, the sound of beatings could be heard continuously, and occasionally the screams of the second wife could be heard.
The beating was almost over, Shen Tang went out to take a look. The second wife was also given thirty strokes of the cane, and blood was oozing from her buttocks. Obviously, the second master was much less severely beaten, with only a slight oozing of blood. It might be because the second master was a martial artist, but Shen Tang felt that it was more likely that the maids in the yard had shown mercy. After all, the second master was the old lady's biological son, and breaking bones would not only connect tendons.
After the fight, the servant carried the second master to the ancestral hall, and the old woman sent the second wife to the Buddhist temple. The maids and old women in Songhe Hall all felt that Princess Jinde was clear about gratitude and grudges. The second wife concealed the life experience of the third lady, and Princess Jinde only targeted her. Princess Jinde was grateful to the old lady for saving the third lady's life, but why did Princess Jinde thank the second lady?
Princess Jinde gave the old lady many thank-you gifts, including ginseng, deer antlers, cordyceps, bird's nests, red jade beads, and Bodhisattvas carved from mutton-fat jade, all prepared according to the old lady's preferences.
There were quite a few things in the big box that Princess Jinde gave to Shen Tang, including two sets of jewelry, jade bracelets and necklaces, a box of oriental pearls, calligraphy and paintings, and jade wares.
The things were for Shen Tang, so the maid carried them to Qingyi Garden.
Shen Tang stayed in Songhe Hall for a while before leaving, but on the way he ran into Shen Xi who was rushing over.
Mingyue Garden, where Shen Xi lived, was a bit far away. When she received the news and rushed there, the second wife had already finished her beating and was sent to the Buddhist temple.
The way she looked at Shen Tang was like a poisonous snake lurking in the grass, spitting out its tongue, as if it was ready to pounce and bite Shen Tang to death at any time. She looked at Shen Tang with cold eyes, "It seems that Second Aunt and I have been living under your nose all this time!"
Shen Tang curled his lips and chuckled, "I've lived under your and Second Aunt's watchful eyes for over ten years, and you've already jumped over the wall after just a few days of my watching you?"
"you!"
Shen Xian was so angry that she wanted to raise her hand to hit someone, but she tried her best to hold back.
Shen Tang was so capable that she could make the Prince of Jingyang insist on marrying her. This slap not only ruined her position as the Second Prince's Consort, but the Prince of Jingyang could not propose marriage himself, so he could ask the Emperor to convey his message, and the Emperor trusted him very much.
When she becomes the Second Prince's consort, Shen Tang will be in a better position than her!
Shen Xianyun's nails dug into the flesh under her sleeves. Her murderous eyes swept across Shen Tang's face, and she walked away.
Shen Xian is cruel and ruthless, and Concubine Ye is even worse. When these two people get together, Shen Tang is really worried that it will bring disaster to Pingyuan Marquis Mansion. She must send Shen Xian back to the second house as soon as possible and separate the second house from the Marquis Mansion.
However, the person Xie Guimo sent to Wangzhou to pick up Chunlan has been gone for such a long time and has not brought her back yet. There is still no news at all. Shen Tang felt uneasy.
Chunlan may be the only witness to the Second Wife's substitution, so there must be no mistakes.
Shen Tang was extremely anxious, but she knew that if there was any news, Xie Guimo would not hide it from her.
Here, Shen Tang returned to Qingyi Garden anxiously, and the news that Princess Jinde led people to surround Pingyuan Marquis Mansion spread throughout Kyoto. Everyone was guessing what Pingyuan Marquis Mansion had done to offend Princess Jinde.
People in teahouses and taverns were discussing this matter, and then the news that the third daughter of Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion was the daughter of Princess Jinde spread.
Everyone who heard about this was shocked. "How is this possible? Didn't Princess Jinde give birth to a stillborn baby?"
"That's right, how could the third young lady of Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion be the daughter of Princess Jinde and her husband? The dead cannot be resurrected."
"It's said that in order to win favor, the second wife of the Pingyuan Marquisate faked a pregnancy and had no choice but to buy a stillborn baby to conceal the truth. It was Princess Jinde's daughter who was lucky enough to survive and met the kind-hearted old lady of the Pingyuan Marquisate, who pricked her ten fingers to bring her back to life..."
"As expected of the eldest princess' daughter, she is blessed with great fortune."
"The Second Wife of the Pingyuan Marquisate is truly ruthless. She knew Princess Jinde was looking for her daughter, but she deliberately kept it a secret. She was eager to marry Third Miss Shen off to her eldest sister-in-law's nephew, even giving her an aphrodisiac. Luckily, someone risked their lives to help Third Miss Shen escape. Yesterday, the eldest son-in-law chose a husband for his daughter, who hadn't officially been recognized by her ancestors, right here on this street to help her detoxify..."
"Who is it? Who did the Prince Consort choose?"
"Young Master of the Huaihua General's Mansion..."
It was noon and many people were having lunch in the restaurant, including the third young master of the Huaihua General's Mansion.
Third Young Master Xu, "......???"
The eldest brother returned home very late yesterday. When he asked him why he came back so late, the eldest brother said with red ears that he was delayed by something. It turned out that he was stopped by the prince consort to detoxify his daughter.
No wonder my parents were so happy this morning. It seems that my eldest brother’s lifelong event has been settled.
There were still some who were unhappy. After all, yesterday the Prince Consort chose the eldest son of the Huaihua General's Mansion as his son-in-law from among more than a dozen young men from aristocratic families. Today, those young men from aristocratic families realized why the Prince Consort was looking at them. They thought it was because they were not well-groomed, or that the Prince Consort had some special hobbies. It turned out that the Prince Consort was choosing sons-in-law for them, and he had not yet taken a fancy to them.
These words that were spread in teahouses and taverns on the streets were passed to Shen Tang's ears by a little maid. Shen Tang did not expect that it would be spread in such detail. It seemed that Princess Jinde had let people spread it on purpose. After all, not many people knew about finding someone to give Shen Ran an antidote. Shen Tang would not spread this matter, so it could only be Princess Jinde herself.
This is to completely sever the mother-daughter relationship between the Second Madam and Shen Ran. The grace of giving birth is not as great as the grace of raising a child. Otherwise, if the Second Master and the Second Madam come to Shen Ran for something in the future, Shen Ran will not be able to refuse due to her status.
Now everyone knows how the Second Wife treated Shen Ran. She will not have the face to go to Princess Jinde's residence, let alone look for Shen Ran.
This time, the second wife lost more than she gained. She lost both her wife and her army, and suffered a huge loss.
That afternoon, news came out that General Huaihua and his wife had come to propose marriage, and that Princess Jinde and her husband had promised their daughter to Young Master Xu. They had already had physical contact, so there was no way he wouldn't marry her.
Well, not only is she getting married, but she will be married soon. However, when Princess Jinde agreed to the marriage, she made a request. She only has one daughter, Shen Ran, in her life. She has been separated from her daughter for more than ten years and only found her yesterday. She wants to keep her by her side and take care of her for a while longer.
Princess Jinde hoped that after her daughter got married, her son-in-law would live with her daughter in the Princess's Mansion for half a year. Once the six-month period was up, he would move to the General's Mansion in Huaihua.
This request was heartbreaking to hear, but General Huaihua and his wife were not unreasonable people, so they agreed immediately.
Now the two families are busy preparing for the wedding banquet. The empress dowager has always loved Princess Jinde. Princess Jinde brought her daughter to the palace to pay her respects to the empress dowager. The empress dowager was pleased and bestowed the title of Princess Qingran on Shen Ran.
Shen Ran's name was given by the old lady. In recognition of the old lady's life-saving grace to Shen Ran, Princess Jinde and her husband did not change their name, but only changed their surname.
The prince consort's surname was Zhao.
Zhao Ran.