Phi-Fic Chapter 305 Gap
Chapter 305 Gap
With Shen Tang around, the second and fourth wives couldn't gain any advantage at all, and instead made themselves angry to death.
The princess and the second and fourth wives were sisters-in-law who had lived under the same roof for more than ten years. How could she not know what kind of people the second and fourth wives were? Knowing that Shen Tang was protecting her, she simply pushed the matter onto the prince.
The prince gave nothing to the fourth wife.
Well, it can't be said that nothing was given, but people are greedy. The prince gave the fourth wife a house with four courtyards and a shop, but the fourth wife said openly and secretly that the eldest wife gave less than the second wife, which directly angered the prince. He simply gave nothing and said, "Discipline your daughter well, otherwise no matter how much property you have, it will not be enough for her to burn."
There are some things that the prince is unwilling to talk about. He has always disliked getting involved in these matters. Besides, the fourth house is about to be separated from the mansion, so he will turn a blind eye if he can. But not saying anything does not mean not knowing. The second and fourth houses are playing tricks in front of him, and he dares to complain. How can the prince tolerate it?
After the prince said this, if the fourth room dared to say anything more, the prince would hold Xie Shu accountable. Although Xie Shu did not do it on purpose, she would still be punished.
Because of throwing things and getting angry, the fourth room was burned, and he put the blame on the maid. If this matter were to be spread out, not to mention the daughter of the fourth master and the fourth mistress, even if she was the biological daughter of the prince and princess, Xie Guimo's biological sister, few people would dare to propose to her.
After the prince left, the division of the family came to an end, and Shen Tang returned to Chenxiangxuan.
But just as she returned to the house, Si'er came running in and told Shen Tang, "After the Crown Princess left, the Second and Fourth Madams started arguing on the path leading to Wutong Courtyard..."
Shen Tang raised the corner of his mouth, and Ginkgo asked, "Why are you arguing?"
Si Er said, "Second Madam didn't know that the fire in the Fourth House was related to the Fourth Young Lady. She thought it was really caused by the maid's clumsiness, so she gave the Fourth House so many things. The eldest house is rich and powerful, and the prince felt that the Fourth House should be taught a lesson and asked them to return the things given by the Second House. Fourth Madam disagreed, and then a quarrel broke out..."
The quarrel was something Shen Tang had expected. If she hadn't been waiting to see this happen, she wouldn't have taken the second wife's words and made them come true. The second wife said the words in public, but wanted to take the things back in private, which meant that the fourth wife got nothing, while the second wife still had a good reputation for being friendly and respectful to her brothers.
Can the fourth wife bear this loss?
Once the things are in the hands of the fourth room, there is no way to return them even if the sun rises in the west.
But the Second Wife was unwilling to suffer this loss. They had to quarrel, and even a fight was possible. A shop, a farm, a hundred acres of fertile land, plus five thousand taels, was not a small amount. The Second Wife could not give so much even to her own daughter, so how could she give it to the Fourth Wife's daughter? Wouldn't it be better to keep it as a dowry for her own daughter in the future?
The old lady is still unconscious at this moment. When she wakes up, she will find that she has suffered a lot. In the end, the fourth branch was separated from the house, and there is even a rift between the second and fourth branches. I am afraid she will be so angry that she will vomit blood.
Shen Tang was already looking forward to the old lady waking up.
Manager Zhou called people to quickly send the fourth room's things out of the house. It was really strange that as soon as the fourth room's things were sent out, the old lady woke up. Everyone in the house was shocked by the Taoist's efficacy.
The old lady woke up and, as Shen Tang had expected, learned that the fourth branch had been divided. She vomited blood and fainted again without catching her breath.
Unfortunately, everyone in Wutong Courtyard was just beginning to feel happy because the old lady had woken up, but then she fainted again. The situation immediately became chaotic again, and they hurriedly invited the imperial physician into the house.
Although the old lady fainted, it was due to anger. The imperial physician was able to cure her. He prescribed a prescription for calming the mind and told the old lady to rest and avoid getting angry.
The old lady didn't want to get angry, but she had to hold it in. Her body was her own. She was clearly not sick, but she fainted after drinking the talisman paper and water prepared by the Taoist priest. There must be something wrong with the talisman paper and water!
But the talisman paper was burned by the Taoist priest in front of everyone in the yard. The Taoist priest was invited into the house by the Second Wife and Concubine Jiang. The Taoist priest had no grudge against her and had no reason to harm her.
But the old lady's intuition told her that this matter was closely related to Xie Guimo and Shen Tang!
They just wanted to drive the second and fourth wives, and even her, the old lady, out of the house, so they took the opportunity to drive the fourth wife out!
Thinking about how she had been in a coma for so many days, the old lady was furious. Her teeth and eyes hurt from the fever. Before the imperial physician left, she quietly added another penny of the heat-reducing medicine to the prescription.
Knowing that the second and fourth rooms had a conflict, the old lady called the second and fourth masters to her bedside, scolded them, and asked the fourth room to return half of the things given by the second room to the second room.
Although she failed to get all of it back, she got back half of it. The Second Wife's anger subsided a little, but it didn't last long before she got angry again.
The old lady sent the second wife away and left the fourth wife to talk. The old lady felt sorry for the fourth wife because she had to move out of the house early and many of her things were burned in the fire. She gave the fourth wife two shops, a farm, and 10,000 taels of silver.
The old lady knew that the second wife would not be happy if she gave so many things to the fourth wife, so she sent the second wife away and gave the things to the fourth wife alone. She also told the fourth wife not to let anything slip, because both sides of the hand are flesh and blood, and it is not the lack of things that is worrying, but the inequality of distribution.
But the second wife was not stupid. She knew that the old lady would compensate the fourth room, so when she left, she winked at the maid.
Not long after she left Wutong Courtyard, the eavesdropping maid caught up with her and told the Second Madam everything the old lady had given to the Fourth House and the instructions she had given her, word for word, which made the Second Madam very angry.
It's fine if she's partial to the fourth wife, but she also doesn't let her know. In the old lady's heart, is she such a unreasonable person?!
If the title belonged to the second wife, she wouldn't have complained even if the old lady gave all her money to the fourth wife. But the title didn't belong to the second wife, and the second wife wouldn't get any advantage in the division of the family property. So what good would the second wife do?!
The second wife was very angry, but eavesdropping was shameful after all, so she couldn't tell the old lady about it. But just because she couldn't do it openly didn't mean she couldn't do it secretly, and the second wife also "fell ill."
For three consecutive days, the second wife did not show up at Wutong Courtyard. The old lady knew that the second wife was not really sick, but was dissatisfied with her.
The old lady had no choice but to ask Mother Wu to give a shop and a farm to the second wife.
The amount given was not as much as that given to the fourth wife, but the second wife knew when to stop. She collected the things in the evening and recovered the next morning.
After about ten days of turmoil in the palace, it returned to its former tranquility.
That morning, Shen Tang finished reading the book in his hand and found that the second volume was missing, so he got up and went to the study to look for it.
Xie Guimo was not in the study. Shen Tang searched around but couldn't find it. Ginkgo stood on tiptoe and pointed up high, "Princess, is that the one?"
Shen Tang took two steps back and looked towards the top of the bookshelf. It looked somewhat similar, but he just couldn't reach it.
Ginkgo was about to move the stool, but when she turned around, Xie Guimo came in. He waved his hand, and Ginkgo silently put the stool back and walked out.
Xie Guimo walked behind Shen Tang and asked, "Which book do you want?"
Shen Tang pointed, "That one."
Shen Tang thought Xie Guimo would give it to him directly, but the bastard didn't reach out his hand, but picked her up instead.
Shen Tang lost his temper and reached out to take the book, but there were two books on top of it. He didn't hold it carefully and the book on top fell down and happened to hit Xie Guimo on the head.
Shen Tang suppressed his laughter, and Xie Guimo gritted his teeth, "Did you do this on purpose?!"
Shen Tang looked innocent, "I didn't mean it."
She struggled to get down, bent down and picked up the book that had fallen to the ground. The book was split open and turned upside down on the ground. When she picked it up, she saw a picture of a man and a woman on it. Shen Tang blushed and cursed, "Shameless!"
Xie Guimo didn't expect that the book that fell would be such a book. How could there be such a book in his study? He remembered that it was prepared for him when he married Shen Tang. Because Shen Tang couldn't consummate the marriage, and he knew how to do it, he just threw it on the bookshelf.
Now that Shen Tang was scolding him, he had no way to defend himself.
But there was no need to argue. He leaned over to Shen Tang's ear and whispered a few words, which made Shen Tang so angry that he hit him.
Outside, Ginkgo came in and said, "Master and Consort, the Marquis Xuanyi's son is here..."
Before she could finish her report, Chu Yi came in. Shen Tang found another book on the ground. She took two or three steps over and kicked the book under the desk.
Unfortunately, it was too late, Chu Yi had already seen it.
Chu Yi, “…”