NFBE Chapter 208 Altar 1
Chapter 208 Altar 1
The family dinner lasted for more than half an hour. The old lady was so happy that she even drank two glasses of fruit wine. She felt a little dizzy and was helped back to the inner room by Mother Wang.
The others also dispersed.
At that time, there was only one last ray of light in the sky, and the corridors were brightly lit with candles.
Ginkgo Qiutong held a lantern to light the way ahead. After they left the house, Shen Sui said to Shen Tang, "We're going to pay respects to your mother tomorrow. You should come with us."
I had said before that I would take Shen Tang to pay homage to Jiang, but I never went. Jiang's biggest wish was to find her son back. Now that Xiao Huan has returned to his roots, we must go to the grave to pay homage.
Shen Tang nodded in agreement and then returned to Qingyi Garden.
When she opened the door, a faint aroma of wine wafted over. Shen Tang was dazed. Why was there a smell of wine in her room?
When I entered the room, I saw a gentleman sitting there drinking tea through the beaded curtain.
No need to ask, he must have been drinking.
Seeing Xie Guimo there, Ginkgo and Qiutong turned around and went out, closing the door behind them.
Shen Tang walked over and said, "Why are you here so late at night..."
Before she could finish her words, Xie Guimo had already walked up to her, put his arms around her, held her in his arms, and kissed her.
The aroma of wine hit Shen Tang's face, and he felt that he could not hold his liquor any longer.
This bastard.
He hadn't seen her for a few days, and when they met he kissed her without saying a word. Not only did he kiss her, but he was also not honest. His thoughts were undoubtedly exposed. Something was pressing against Shen Tang's lower abdomen, and she didn't dare to move at all.
Xie Guimo finally let go of the person in his arms after being kissed until his whole body ached and he was almost unconscious. "From now on, if you need help, only ask me for it. Do you hear me?"
Shen Tang, “…???”
Shen Tang had no idea what he was talking about and looked at him blankly, "I haven't asked anyone for help."
Xie Guimo asked, "Don't you suspect that the Third Young Master of Lu Xuanfu Mansion, who was demoted from Qianzhou, is your second brother? Are you going to investigate this?"
She was worried and wanted to check, but "I asked my eldest brother and father to check, they are not outsiders."
"That's not OK."
It's so domineering that it's outrageous.
Originally, it was wrong for her to ask him for help instead of her father when she had something to do. But he simply forbade her to ask her father and elder brother for help and insisted that she ask him for help.
Shen Tang looked at him and asked, "Do you like being bothered?"
Xie Guimo reached out and pinched Shen Tang's nose, "Do you think I like being bothered?"
Shen Tang, "..."
Then let her find him.
Shen Tang muttered in his heart, and then he heard his mellow voice, "I just like being troubled by you."
Shen Tang's ears turned red. These words were more sweet than love words, and they made his ears tingle.
It was just that they were too close, their breaths tangled together, and he reeked of alcohol. Shen Tang asked, "How much have you drunk?"
"I just drank one jar," said Xie Guimo.
"..."
For someone who can drink a glass of wine, even a jar of water is enough for her to drink, let alone wine.
Shen Tang raised her eyes and looked into his eyes which were more beautiful than the stars in the sky. There was restraint and patience in them. Shen Tang didn't dare to look at him any longer. She glanced at him and quickly looked away.
It’s not that Xie Guimo didn’t come to see Shen Tang these days, but he didn’t dare to come because he was afraid that he would lose control. Fortunately, the Pingyuan Marquis’ Mansion has agreed to let Shen Tang get married next month.
Xie Guimo sat down and said, "The eldest prince will send people to investigate the case of Lu Xuanfu's collusion with the Qianzhou bandits."
Shen Tang was stunned. Why would the eldest prince investigate this matter? She had only mentioned it in the evening. "Did you drink with the eldest prince?"
Xie Guimo said, "He's treating us, so it's not right to refuse him."
Shen Tang wanted to sit down opposite him, but before her butt even touched the stool, she was pulled into his arms. This bastard seemed to particularly enjoy holding her and talking to her.
Outside the door, Mother Zhou's voice came, "Why are you two standing guard outside the door instead of serving in the room?"
Ginkgo and Qiutong were at a loss for words, and they didn't want to stay outside. Wasn't the Prince of Jingyang coming?
Mother Zhou said, "The young lady still has to go to pay respects to the lady tomorrow, so let her rest early tonight."
Hearing the word "worship", Shen Tang thought of a certain man burning paper at her mother's grave. She couldn't help but tremble her shoulders. Then she heard the man's gritted teeth in her ears, "You still have the nerve to laugh?!"
He had deceived Jiang's dream into helping the family, so that he couldn't burn paper to please his mother-in-law in the afterlife. He had never done such a shameful thing in his life.
He held Shen Tang's arm tightly, and Shen Tang begged for mercy, "I won't laugh anymore, I won't laugh anymore..."
She said she wouldn't laugh, but she couldn't help it. The more angry and embarrassed Xie Guimo became, the more she wanted to laugh.
But she soon stopped laughing, her mouth blocked again and again, and even worse, he finally whispered in her ear in a hoarse voice, "Can I stay tonight?"
Shen Tang, “……!!!”
As soon as these words came out, Shen Tang's face flushed red. She struggled to break free from his arms, pulled him up from the stool, and pushed him to the window. "It's late, go back quickly."
It was already outrageous for him to climb over the wall to find her, and it was even more dangerous to come at night. He actually dared to have such an idea. She was pregnant once in her previous life, and she didn't want to get married with a child in her belly.
Xie Guimo didn't expect her to react so strongly to his words. "I'll just stay and do nothing..."
Shen Tang looked at him, "Do you believe it?"
"...Okay, I'll go."
Before leaving, he didn't forget to give me another kiss.
Finally she left. If she hadn't left, she would have been unable to hold on any longer.
Ginkgo and Qiutong pricked up their ears, but heard no movement in the room. The two maids pushed the door open carefully, and seeing that only Shen Tang was there, they straightened up from their crouching positions. Qiutong went to the small kitchen and asked someone to bring some hot water.
Shen Tang took a comfortable hot bath. Although he was very sleepy, he couldn't fall asleep when he got into bed.
The scene of consummating her marriage with Xie Guimo in her previous life flashed through her mind, and the temperature on her face kept rising. Finally, she covered herself with the quilt and almost suffocated herself to death.
I don't know when I fell asleep. When I woke up the next morning, it was already noon. The sunlight shone through the window and cast mottled golden spots on the screen.
Shen Tang was planning to go to Songhe Hall to have breakfast with the old lady, but the old lady must have already eaten by then, so Shen Tang ate in his own room before going out.
Arriving at Songhe Hall, she walked around the screen and entered the room. Just as she was about to approach her, she saw her. The Fourth Madam said, "Tang'er is here. I have something to ask you."
Shen Tang asked, "What does Fourth Aunt want to ask me?"
The Fourth Madam said, "I was just discussing with the old lady about your eldest brother marrying Princess Roujia. How should the betrothal gifts be given? Have you heard the Marquis mention this?"
Shen Tang shook his head, "I haven't heard father say that."
But think about it, this is really difficult to deal with.
After all, it involves three families, and also involves adoption and marrying into the wife's family. Thinking about the time my father and Prince Ning discussed it for a long time that day, these things should have been discussed at that time.
Shen Tang said, "Wait until father returns home and ask him and you'll know."
The old lady nodded.
After Shen Sui left the court, he took Xiao Huan and Shen Tang to pay homage to Jiang. However, Shen Sui did not come to the inner courtyard, but sent a maid to deliver the message.
Shen Tang got up and took Ginkgo to the outer courtyard.
After waiting at the door for a while, Shen Sui and Xiao Huan came over. Shen Tang asked, "Grandmother just asked about my eldest brother marrying Princess Roujia and the betrothal. Have father and old Prince Ning discussed this matter?"