readytorunbook Chapter 360 Reunion
Chapter 360 Reunion
Shen Tang finally understood why Xie Guimo always did things unconventionally. It turned out that he took after the prince.
It’s just that the prince is proud of his status and doesn’t bother with others. If he occasionally reveals his feelings, it can choke people to death.
Shen Tang sat on the small couch and looked out the window at the maid hanging lanterns.
Big red lanterns were hung over the yard, and the festive atmosphere immediately came out. The maids prepared firecrackers and couldn't wait to set them off.
Mother Zhou brought the prepared red envelopes into the house, and Shen Tang instructed Ginkgo, "Take them and distribute them to the maids and servants in the courtyard."
Ginkgo liked to do this, and the maids and servants in the yard were also happy and lined up consciously.
There was one or two taels of silver in the purse, plus dozens of copper coins. Everyone had the same amount, but the difference was that everyone received an extra monthly allowance.
Everyone in Chenxiangxuan was so happy that they couldn't stop smiling.
When the princess arrived, the maids were playing around. Seeing the princess coming, Shen Tang went out to greet her, "Why is my mother here?"
The princess came to deliver a red envelope to Shen Tang.
Three.
Shen Tang was puzzled, "Why did mother give me three?"
One for her and one for Xie Guimo.
There is still one--
The princess's eyes fell on Shen Tang's slightly bulging belly and she smiled, "This is from my mother for my grandson."
The child has not even been born yet, but I have already received the red envelope.
Shen Tang did not refuse the red envelope, so she accepted it on behalf of her unborn child and thanked the princess.
The princess came to deliver the red envelope and instructed the servants to take good care of Shen Tang. She and the prince were going to the palace to accompany the emperor and the empress dowager to keep watch. Usually, they would return home after the banquet. This year, the old lady fell ill and Xie Guimo was not at home. The prince sent Concubine Jiang and Xie Guiyin to the small courtyard to accompany Jiang Huier to celebrate the New Year. If he did not plan to return home early, it was unknown when he would return.
Shen Tang is pregnant, and there are too many people and things to do at the palace banquet, so the princess is worried about taking her.
Shen Tang said, "Don't worry, mother. I'm not going anywhere. I'll just stay in Chenxiangxuan."
Shen Tang hasn't been out for quite a while, and he's even less likely to go out during the New Year, even though there's a lantern festival on the street and it's quite lively.
If Xie Guimo is around, maybe he can go out for a walk. But when he is not around, Shen Tang doesn't dare to go, and no one dares to let Shen Tang go.
However, Shen Tang couldn't go himself, so he allowed the maids in the yard to go out and see the lanterns.
The lantern festival will be held today and tomorrow. Half of the maids and servants in the yard will go out today, and the other half will go out tomorrow. Shen Tang asked Ginkgo and Qiutong to go out as well.
Neither of the two maids was willing to do so. "The servants will stay to accompany the Crown Prince's wife."
The prince was not in the mansion to begin with, and if one of them left, it would be even more lonely and boring.
The two maids refused to do so, so Shen Tang gave in to them. In addition to the red envelopes that everyone received, Shen Tang also rewarded each of them with a silver bracelet, and Si'er with a pair of silver earrings.
Shen Tang leaned on the small couch and picked up the book. Yin Xing took out the cold tea and just as he left, he quickly came back into the room and said, "Princess, Chen Qi is back!"
Shen Tang was stunned for a moment, then overjoyed.
Chen Qi is Xie Guimo's personal bodyguard. Now that Chen Qi is back, Xie Guimo has most likely also returned home.
Shen Tang quickly got off the small couch. Ginkgo closed the cotton curtains. Shen Tang went out and asked, "Is the prince back in Beijing too?"
Chen Qi nodded and said, "I left half an hour earlier this morning to pick up the princess and the prince's wife and take them to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion."
Shen Tangcai hugged the princess and didn't go anywhere, just stayed in Chenxiangxuan. The princess probably hadn't left the palace yet, but she was about to go out.
When Chen Qi came back, the prince and princess were about to enter the palace. Xie Guimo asked the princess to go to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion. The princess was confused and looked at the prince, "Why did Mo'er ask us to go to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion?"
The prince said, "You'll know when you get there."
The princess said, "Then your Highness, please enter the palace first."
"It won't be too late for me to enter the palace after I've seen Mo'er."
It doesn't matter if he really doesn't go into the palace. After all, the affairs of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion are more important. The emperor has hundreds of civil and military officials and so many concubines to accompany him, so he doesn't need anyone.
Afraid that the princess would wait for a long time in the front yard, Shen Tang just looked at himself in the bronze mirror, put on a gold hairpin inlaid with rubies, and went out with Ginkgo Qiutong.
When we arrived at the front yard, the carriage was already ready.
Shen Tang and the princess were riding in a carriage. The princess said, "I don't know what Mo'er is going to do. You're pregnant, and I'm still letting you ride around in a bumpy carriage."
Shen Tang said, "My husband probably wants us to have a reunion dinner at the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion."
It was normal for Xie Guimo to ask Chen Qi to come back to pick up the princess, but she didn't have to go. Xie Guimo was probably afraid that he would not be able to come back in time to have dinner with her, so he simply asked her to come as well.
The princess looked helpless and said, "Fortunately, we are not eating together this year. Otherwise, the prince would be angry with him if he arranged it this way."
Shen Tang wanted to say no, but was afraid that the princess would ask him further, so he held back.
Perhaps every household was busy preparing the New Year's Eve dinner, so there were fewer people and carriages on the street. The carriage went smoothly all the way to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.
The gatekeeper at the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion was a little confused when he saw the prince coming on horseback, followed by two carriages, the princess's and Shen Tang's.
Why did Prince Jingyang and his princess come to the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion at this time, and brought the Crown Prince's wife with them?
Upon learning that the prince and princess were coming, Young Master Huo hurried out to greet them. When they entered the second gate, Madam An and An Nuan also arrived.
Seeing the princess, Madam An asked curiously, "Why are you not in the palace at this hour, but coming to the Duke of Zhenguo's residence?"
The princess said, "I've been wondering all the way here. It was Mo'er who asked us to come."
The prince knew it, but he didn't say it.
The princess looked at the prince, and the prince said, "Mo'er should be here soon."
Madam An didn't like the deserted state of the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion. No matter why the prince, princess, and Shen Tang came, she was happy. It was windy outside, so she quickly invited them into the house to have some tea and warm themselves up.
The maid brought the tea and cakes, but before she could even start to eat them, another maid came in quickly, panting, "Madam, the Crown Prince has arrived, and he's brought several people with him. One of them, the steward said, looks exactly like the Duke. We want you to go and see him quickly..."
The princess was shocked. She and Mrs. An looked at each other and quickly got up and left.
Shen Tang stood up only after the princess had taken a few steps.
"Princess, please walk slower."
Ginkgo was worried that Shen Tang would walk too fast and step on the hem of her skirt, so she held her and reminded her.
Not long after walking out, I saw Xie Guimo and others coming from afar. Beside Xie Guimo was an old man about fifty-five or fifty-six years old. As for his appearance, even the steward of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion said that he was exactly the same as the Duke of Zhenguo, so there was no doubt about it.
Following behind him was a middle-aged man in his thirties and a man two years younger than Xie Guimo.
Seeing a familiar face, even though the temperament was completely different, the princess' eyes were blurred with tears.
Xie Guimo walked directly towards Shen Tang. Shen Tang asked, "Did you rush back at full speed?"
Xie Guimo said, "We traveled day and night when we left, but it wasn't so urgent when we came back."