NFBE Chapter 128 Humiliation
Chapter 128 Humiliation
The Second Wife was not only frightened like a frightened bird, but also had been unable to sleep or eat well after Shen Xian's divination at the Jokhang Temple. Last night, there was a fire in Qinglan Garden where Shen Xian lived, and today the Second Master scared a horse on the street. The Second Wife was very worried, fearing that she would suffer a disaster. While she was worrying, a bird pooped on her head. This was extremely unlucky.
The second wife's legs were so weak that she could hardly stand. She was supported by her maid and returned to the South Courtyard.
After returning home, she washed her hair over and over again, feeling so disgusted that she wanted to tear the bird into pieces. She was the second wife of a marquisate, the future marquis's wife, and she was always dealing with feces and urine. She scared a horse at the Jokhang Temple and fell into the field where manure was being poured. Today was the same!
The maid wrung out the second wife's hair and came in and said, "Madam, the eldest girl is here."
As soon as the maid reported, Shen Xian came in. The whole mansion knew how much the second wife loved Shen Xian, and no one dared to stop her.
Seeing Shen Xian rushing in, the Second Madam waved her hand and sent all the maids away. Shen Xian cried anxiously, "My bloody disaster, won't really come true, will it?"
She said she would not get married within a month, but only a few days had passed and things started to happen one after another. Shen Xian didn't dare to think about what would happen if she really didn't get married within a month.
Shen Xian was anxious, and so was the Second Wife. "Let's find a way to get engaged first."
Shen Xian tugged at the embroidered handkerchief in her hand and said, "It's not like I can get engaged just because I want to."
She was also unwilling to get engaged casually. If she didn't marry well, she would rather die.
Shen Xian was proud and arrogant to begin with, and ordinary people were not in her eyes. In addition, she was engaged to the Prince of Jingyang, and she could not accept that her future husband was worse than the Prince of Jingyang, and she could not tolerate Shen Tang marrying someone better than her.
But there are not many people in Kyoto whose status can compare with that of Prince Jingyang. They can be counted on one hand. A man of such status would not easily ask to marry a girl who has been engaged before. Otherwise, it would be a bit awkward to see Prince Jingyang every day in the future. There are so many ladies from noble families in Kyoto, and Shen Xi is not particularly outstanding in any way.
Shen Xian came to the second wife in a hurry. The old lady and Shen Sui were discussing an engagement for her. Shen Sui proposed two men, but Shen Xian didn't like either of them. That's why she came to the second wife in a hurry to help her find a solution. Only the second wife was sincerely thinking about her.
The Second Wife calmed herself down and said, "It's impossible for her to get married within a month if we just get engaged normally. We have to resort to extraordinary means. Choose a few of the royal relatives and the sons of the noble families who are willing to marry and see who has hope."
Thinking about the dirty tricks she would have to resort to in order to get married, and then thinking about how Shen Tang and Xie Guimo loved each other and were in love, Shen Xian's tears of humiliation welled up in her eyes, and hatred filled them. "Even if I die, I won't let them be together!"
Inside the house, Shen Tang was happily lying on the couch eating fruit. Hearing the voice of Zhou Mama scolding the maid outside, Shen Tang said, "Let's go see what's going on."
Gingko went out and came back quickly, saying, "The maids in the yard were discussing whether the eldest girl would be able to get married within a month. They were saying that the young lady and the eldest girl had the same birth date, but why were the divinations different? When Madam Zhou heard about it, she scolded them..."
It was normal for the little maid to find it strange, but Mother Zhou was afraid that rumors would spread that Shen Tang would suffer a bloody disaster if she didn't get married within a month, so she didn't allow the maid to discuss it.
Ginkgo said, "I wonder if the Marquis can marry the eldest daughter off within a month."
She is not her father’s biological daughter, so the old lady and the second wife are worried.
Thinking about how in her previous life, Shen Xian drugged Xie Guimo in order to marry him, and was then thrown to the second prince by Xie Guimo, there were vague signs of the same thing happening in this life. However, her scheme against Xie Guimo in her previous life did not succeed, so Shen Xian had no chance of getting her wish in this life. But for some reason, when Shen Tang thought about this, he felt uneasy for no reason.
Shen Xian lived in Songhe Hall for two days, and then the second wife had Mingyue Garden cleaned up, and Shen Xian moved in to Mingyue Garden. Shen Xian was reluctant to move, but the bloody disaster was hanging in the balance, so she had to move.
It's good to live far away. Shen Tang paid his respects to the old lady and returned to Qingyi Garden. Shen Xi had just arrived at Songhe Hall and they hadn't seen each other for several days.
On this day, Shen Tang returned from Songhe Hall. Mother Zhou came over from the corridor and said, "Miss, the second cousin of the Jiang family is celebrating his birthday in a few days."
I almost forgot that my second cousin's birthday is in a few days. I didn't go to the Jiang family once a year before, so naturally I never gave birthday gifts to my cousins. Now that I go to the Jiang family often, I must give my second cousin a birthday gift.
I had embroidered a belt before under the pretense of giving it to my cousin as a birthday present, but it was too late as only a few days were left.
If Jiang Li and Jiang Ning had birthdays, she could pick out some jewelry to give to them. She didn't have anything suitable to give to her cousin, so she had to go out and buy some.
The next day, after breakfast, Shen Tang took Ginkgo to Songhe Hall and greeted the old lady. "Grandma, I want to go to the street today."
Shen Luo's eyes lit up and she asked, "What is Second Sister doing out on the street?"
Shen Tang said, "In a few days it will be the birthday of Jiang's second cousin. I will go to the street to pick out a birthday gift and give it to him when the time comes."
It is normal for a cousin to give a birthday gift to her cousin on his birthday. The old lady had previously forbidden Shen Tang from going out because she was worried that she would be targeted by the Marquis of Changping's Mansion and Concubine Ye. Now that the assassin who beat up the Marquis of Changping's son has been caught, Shen Tang wants to leave the mansion, and the old lady will not stop her.
Shen Ran said, "I remember that my second sister embroidered a belt as a birthday gift for my cousin from the Jiang family."
The belt was embroidered for Xie Guimo, but it was discovered by Shen Ran, so he used his cousin from the Jiang family as an excuse to get away with it. He didn't expect that Shen Ran still remembered it after so long.
But it would be easy to fool him again. Shen Tang said, "It is an embroidered belt. There was a fire at Qinglan Garden a few days ago. When the maid reported it to me, she was startled and pricked her finger. The blood stained the belt. I was afraid that it would be unlucky as a birthday gift, and there was no time to prepare another one, so I had to buy one."
Shen Luo likes shopping and wants to go with Shen Tang. Just as she was about to speak, Shen Xian walked in and said, "Big sister is here. Second sister wants to choose a birthday gift for cousin Jiang. Big sister, do you want to go shopping with us?"
Shen Xian said coldly, "I have something to do today, so I won't go."
The rejection was straightforward and decisive, and also put an end to Shen Luo's idea of leaving the house together. Shen Xi didn't even want to go out with Shen Tang, so Shen Luo and Shen Ran had no chance of going out together.
When Shen Luo opened her mouth, Shen Tang wanted to cover her mouth. She didn't want to go out with Shen Xian, and she didn't want Shen Xian to go to Jiang's house even more. Unexpectedly, Shen Xian had no intention of going out with her either.
Very good.
No one follows me, so I enjoy the peace and quiet.
After sitting in Songhe Hall for a quarter of an hour, Shen Tang stood up and took his leave, taking Ginkgo to the gate of the Marquis' Mansion. A carriage was already waiting there, but it was the carriage that Shen Ran and Shen Luo usually rode in.
Shen Tang frowned, and Yin Xing asked, "How do we arrange this carriage, the young lady's own carriage?"
The servant said, "The eldest young lady is leaving the house today too. Someone has been sent to pass on the message early. We can only arrange this carriage for the second young lady."
Shen Xian said that she had something to do today, but she didn't say that she was going out of the house.
There was only Chen Shan by her side, and he was responsible for protecting her. Otherwise, I really wanted to send him to see what Shen Xi was doing outside the house.
Stepping down the stairs, Shen Tang casually asked, "Do you know where the young lady went when she left the house?"
The servant said, "It seems he is going to the Jokhang Temple."
Why go to Jokhang Temple?
Didn’t you go there with the old lady a few days ago?
Thinking that many noble ladies in Kyoto like to go to the Jokhang Temple to pray for blessings, Shen Ying wants to get married as soon as possible, and going to the Jokhang Temple to try her luck is not ruled out as a possibility.
The servant moved the footstool, and Ginkgo helped Shen Tang into the carriage, then got in himself.
After they were seated, the servant drove the carriage towards the most prosperous street in Kyoto.