NFBE Chapter 209 Worship
Chapter 209 Worship
That day, Prince Ning came to see Shen Sui and discussed this matter for a long time, but they could not come up with a solution that would satisfy both parties. There was only one that was barely acceptable.
Shen Sui said, "The Ning Wang Mansion and the Marquis Mansion will each pay half of the betrothal gifts. Your eldest brother will marry Princess Roujia as the Ning Wang's Crown Prince. There will be no wedding banquet in the mansion."
Shen Tang said, "I'm afraid grandma won't agree..."
This was more like directly adopting the eldest brother to the Ning Wang Mansion. In fact, this was the case. All the civil and military officials in the court and even the whole Kyoto knew about it.
Shen Sui knew the old lady wouldn't agree, but there was no better way. "There are only old Prince Ning and Princess Ning in the Ning Palace. When your eldest brother gets married, your third and fourth uncles and I will go to greet the guests. When the time comes, ask your grandmother to come along, and we can combine the two families to hold the wedding banquet."
This involves three parties and it is impossible to take care of them all.
We can't let Prince Duan's Mansion down. Besides, if we really send a sedan chair to the Marquis Pingyuan's Mansion to pick up Xiao Huan to marry into the family, Shen Sui will be even more unwilling, not to mention the old lady.
Shen Sui said, "The wedding banquet for your eldest brother and Princess Roujia will be arranged a few days after your wedding. The mansion has just held a wedding banquet and it will be lively. Your grandmother will feel better."
But her marriage is not her eldest brother's wedding, Shen Tang thinks they are two different things.
However, Shen Tang also believed that the old lady would think it through. To inherit the title of Prince Ning, there would always be some sacrifices. After all, so many royal relatives were vying for it but couldn't. Moreover, for the eldest brother, it didn't matter where it was done. He was nominally married into the family, so he didn't have to care about these things.
Shen Sui and Prince Ning had both discussed and decided that for Shen Tang, all she wanted was for her elder brother to be alive and live a peaceful and smooth life. As for the rest, she didn't care.
The carriage was ready. Shen Sui and Xiao Huan rode horses, while Shen Tang took Ginkgo away in the carriage.
There were maids around, and Shen Sui spoke carelessly, so the maid heard it and hurried to report to the old lady.
The old lady's face turned green after hearing this, "Does the Marquis' Mansion have no respect at all?!"
The old lady was angry and breathed in more than she exhaled.
The Fourth Wife hurriedly said, "Old Madam, please don't get too angry. This matter is indeed difficult to handle. After all, it is nominally Prince Ning who is adopting Princess Roujia and taking Yan'er as his son-in-law. We in the Marquisate cannot hold a wedding. If we must hold it, we can only hold it as a wedding banquet. It would be better to let Yan'er marry Princess Roujia as the Prince of Ning..."
It is only right to hold a wedding banquet when a daughter gets married, but if you hold a wedding banquet when your grandson marries into your wife's family, all the civil and military officials will laugh their heads off.
The Third Wife said, "Prince Ning's Mansion held a wedding banquet, and the Marquis and the two masters went to greet the guests. This is not much different from holding a wedding banquet in our Marquis Mansion."
The Third and Fourth Madams spoke alternately, trying to appease the old lady's discontent. The Fourth Madam said, "Yan'er has returned to his ancestral home. Yesterday, many ministers sent gifts to congratulate him. I'm afraid there will be even more today. After receiving the gifts, we will definitely have to entertain everyone. Why not make the return banquet a lively one?"
It can only be the.
……
In the carriage, Shen Tang sat leaning against the carriage, and Ginkgo lifted the curtain and looked outside.
The streets are bustling with people.
When Jiang died of depression, Shen Tang was still young. Her memories of Jiang were all told to her by her mother Zhou, as well as the portrait of Jiang hanging in the study.
Thinking of this, Shen Tang felt that it was too unfair to kick the second wife out of the house.
The second wife deliberately forced Shen Xi into the first wife's house, killing her mother and leaving her without her mother's protection at a young age. However, the second wife still loved Shen Xi, and Shen Tang was unwilling to accept this.
She lifted the car curtain and looked around. Xiao Huan turned around and saw her. "Sister, are you looking for brother or father?"
"...I'm looking for Chen Shan."
Xiao Huan, "..."
Shen Sui, “…”
Although they already knew that Shen Tang was protected by Xie Guimo's men, but he and Shen Sui were both there. Wouldn't it be inappropriate to ask Xie Guimo's men to do things?
Xiao Huan said, "If you need anything, I'll take care of it for you."
Before he finished speaking, Chen Shan came over on horseback.
My master told Miss Shen Er to trouble him if she has any problems, and not to trouble her elder brother and father.
Now Shen Tang is also looking for him. If Chen Shan doesn't show up quickly and let me know later, I won't be able to punish him for his poor performance.
Chen Shan rode his horse closer to the carriage, "Miss Shen, what are your instructions?"
Shen Tang whispered a few instructions.
Chen Shan said, "I'll do it right away."
Shen Tang followed Shen Sui and Xiao Huan to pay homage to his deceased mother. There would be no danger, so Chen Shan went to do his work with peace of mind.
After Chen Shan left, Shen Tang blushed and said, "I'm used to ordering Chen Shan around..."
Seeing that they were still looking at him, Shen Tang said in a weak voice, "I just thought about my mother's death and felt that it was too easy for the second wife. I asked Chen Shan to teach the second wife a lesson..."
Xiao Huan said, "From now on, leave things like this to Big Brother."
Shen Tang, "..."
One of them prevented her from asking her elder brother and father for help.
One of them didn't allow her to ask Xie Guimo for help.
Who should she listen to?
Shen Tang regretted that she should have been patient just now. It would not be too late to let Chen Shan do it after returning to the Marquis' Mansion. It was all her fault for being impatient. She wanted to do something immediately once she thought of it, especially something like this.
Xie Guimo helped the Pingyuan Marquisate a lot, especially saving Shen Tang several times. Even finding Xiao Huan and bringing Chunlan back were done by Xie Guimo's people, so Shen Sui didn't want to get rid of him.
Besides, she was getting married soon, so she just turned a blind eye.
Jiang was buried in a Feng Shui treasure land outside the city. The carriage moved slowly inside the city, but quickly out of the city. It took only a quarter of an hour to reach the foot of the mountain where Jiang was buried.
The carriage went halfway up the mountain, then walked down the mountain. After walking for about a quarter of an hour, we saw a grave mound.
In the past few months, Shen Sui, a certain master, and the Jiang family have all come to pay their respects, and there are no weeds around the grave.
Shen Sui burned incense and paid tribute to Jiang.
Xiao Huan and Shen Tang knelt down and kowtowed, then knelt in front of the grave to burn paper.
Looking at the grave, Shen Sui's mind flashed back to the days when he and Jiang Shi supported each other, and his eyes became red. "I hope that next time, I can bring Xing'er to pay my respects to you."
A lot of offerings were brought, and after burning for half a day only half of them were left.
Shen Sui said, "You guys go back first. Father will burn the rest and talk to your mother."
Shen Tang and Xiao Huan went back first.
On the way back, Shen Tang said, "I'm going to Prince Duan's Mansion tomorrow. Big brother, do you have any message for Princess Roujia?"
Xiao Huan said, "She may not be in Prince Duan's Mansion."
Shen Tang was bewildered, "Where is it?"
Xiao Huan said, "When I came back yesterday, I heard from my grandparents that they wanted to bring Princess Roujia to stay with them for a few days to silence the royal family."
Of course, this was just an excuse. Princess Ning felt that the Ning Palace was too quiet and lonely, so she wanted to bring Princess Roujia to accompany her.
Xiao Huan said, "I'll go back and ask."
Shen Tang, "..."
It was a pity that she had to deliver a message for her eldest brother. She even needed her eldest brother to tell her where Princess Roujia was.
After entering the city, Shen Tang said, "Brother, go to Prince Ning's Mansion. I can go back by myself."
Xiao Huan smiled and said, "It's not too late to send you back to the Marquis' Mansion. Chen Shan is not here. If something happens, not only my father, but also the Prince of Jingyang will not forgive me."