The elder sister killed the whole family, and came back to be beaten to death

Chapter 221 In front of the door

Shen Tang only stayed in Songhe Hall for a while before returning to Qingyi Garden.

The next day, the Jingyang Palace sent a gift for the wedding invitation, which was a total of forty-eight pieces of luggage. However, the dates were still the three that Xie Guimo had mentioned, without any changes.

When the invitation gifts were delivered, Shen Tang was in Qingyi Garden, so the old lady did not ask her to go. The fourth wife came to Shen Tang with a list and asked her which day to choose. After all, no one knew when Shen Tang's wedding was except her personal maid.

Shen Tang and Xie Guimo had already discussed this matter, but the other party just refused to change the date. There was no point in repeating it, so Shen Tang simply stopped talking and said with red ears, "Anything is fine..."

Her dates are not so accurate. Sometimes they come two days early, and sometimes they come two days late. She can't be sure. Last month, she came on the tenth day of the lunar month. Anyway, the dates are always uncertain.

Shen Tang whispered, "I listen to my grandmother and father."

Knowing that Shen Tang was shy, the Fourth Madam did not insist on Shen Tang making the reservation and went to see the old lady with the appointment list.

Si Er went to Songhe Hall with the Fourth Madam and returned soon, saying, "Young lady, the wedding date has been set. She will marry at the age of twelve..."

Shen Tang also guessed it was this day.

Princess Jingyang had repeatedly hoped that she would marry as soon as possible, and the date was so tight that the old lady would not choose a later date just to keep her for a few more days.

On the same day, the Right Prime Minister's Mansion and the Xuanyi Marquis' Mansion sent wedding invitations, inviting the Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion to attend the wedding banquet.

After receiving the wedding invitation, it is time to go and add to the dowry. Shen Tang has been close to Yun Yi, the eldest daughter of the Right Prime Minister's Mansion, recently. Shen Tang's wedding day is too close to Yun Yi's, so she needs to stay in the mansion to wait for her wedding. She certainly cannot go to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion to attend her wedding banquet, and she cannot go to the Xuanyi Marquis' Mansion even more.

The next day, Shen Tang went to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion to give Yun Yi some extra makeup.

She was the first to arrive.

Hearing Shen Tang coming to give her some makeup, Yun Yi stepped forward and asked, "I heard you're getting married on the 12th of this month. Is that true?"

Shen Tang nodded, "I was thinking of attending your coming-out party, but I definitely can't make it."

Yun Yi was also a little disappointed, but when she thought about the fact that the Prince of Xuanyi, whom she was going to marry, had a very good relationship with the Prince of Jingyang, her ears blushed slightly and she said, "We can visit each other often in the future. This day won't make a difference."

Shen Tang agreed deeply. Yun Yi said, "Since my wedding date was set, my parents won't let me go out. The last time I went to their house to congratulate them, I begged them for a long time before they took me. I was just worried about being bored staying at home alone, and then you came."

Shen Tang smiled and said, "I came early. In two days, there will be so many ladies coming to give you extra makeup that you won't be able to handle them all."

The daughter of the Right Prime Minister, she is marrying the son of the Marquis of Xuanyi. All the ladies from wealthy families in Kyoto will come to send gifts to Yun Yi.

Yun Yi said sadly, "You came to give me some makeup in person, but I can't go to give you some makeup in person."

Shen Tang smiled and said, "You can't go, but it's not like you don't want to go, so what's the harm?"

The two had not had much contact before, but because of the relationship between Xuanyi Hou's son Chu Yi and Xie Guimo, they naturally became close, and even felt that they had known each other too late.

Yun Yi took Shen Tang to the yard where she lived, where they drank tea and ate snacks, chatting and laughing.

Shen Tang stayed in the Right Prime Minister's Mansion for more than half an hour before saying goodbye. Yun Yi saw her off to the gate and watched her drive away in a carriage.

Leaving the street where the Right Prime Minister's Mansion was located, the carriage moved forward. When it reached an intersection, Shen Tang heard a loud bang and something hit the ground. Ginkgo lifted the curtain of the carriage, and Shen Tang saw that the rope pulling the wood in front of the carriage had broken, and the wood rolled all over the ground.

The servant said, "We can only take another route."

Shen Tang looked at the road. Going to the right would pass by the Jingyang Palace. Shen Tang said decisively, "Go to the left."

The servant said, "It's going to take quite a while to go around from the left."

"Let's go."

She would rather take a detour than go through the previous embarrassment, especially since she and Xie Guimo had already set a wedding date. If she was seen going out by people from Prince Jingyang's Mansion, she would be misunderstood as going to see Xie Guimo. How embarrassing it would be.

The servant turned around and walked to the left. Ginkgo lifted the curtain of the carriage and never put it down. Shen Tang looked at the people coming and going on the street, and the hawking sounds came one after another, which was very lively.

She hadn't had a good time shopping for a long time. Either Shen Xi spoiled her fun, or she had to be on guard against Concubine Ye and the Changping Marquisate plotting against her. She was nervous every time she went out. After marrying Xie Guimo, she had to ask him to accompany her for a good shopping trip.

Shen Tang was busy avoiding the Prince of Jingyang's Mansion, but forgot to walk to the left and pass by the gate of the Marquis of Changping's Mansion.

By the time Shen Tang reacted, the carriage was almost at the gate of Changping Marquis Mansion.

Shen Tang, "..."

She is really smart.

Chen Shan, who was responsible for guarding Shen Tang in secret, was also stunned by Shen Tang's actions.

If the master knew that the Crown Princess chose to pass by the gate of the Marquis of Changping's Mansion in order to avoid him, he would be furious.

Fortunately, when the carriage passed by the gate of Changping Marquis Mansion, a green sedan stopped and the gatekeeper went to greet the people in the sedan and did not see Shen Tang's carriage passing by.

Through the curtain, Shen Tang saw the person coming out of the sedan chair, and she frowned.

Isn’t that Lord Liu from the Imperial Observatory?

Regarding Shen Xi's bloody disaster, the second master did not believe the words of the sorcerer, so he asked Lord Liu to recalculate it, and only then did he believe it without a doubt.

Why did the Changping Marquisate invite the Imperial Observatory into the mansion?

From the attitude of the servants at the Changping Marquis' Mansion when he came to greet him, it was clear that it was not Lord Liu who took the initiative to visit, but it was the Changping Marquis' Mansion that came to visit Lord Liu.

The position of the Imperial Observatory is not high, but the responsibilities it has are special, so I don’t think it is causing any trouble behind the scenes.

If you haven't run into it, it's fine, but if you do, you must be on guard.

Although the carriage passed by the gate of Changping Marquis' Mansion, it returned to the mansion smoothly. The weather was hot, so Shen Tang did not go to Songhe Hall and went directly back to Qingyi Garden.

After returning to the house, Shen Tang walked directly to the window and looked out. Chen Shan appeared and said, "The Crown Prince's Consort is looking for a subordinate?"

Shen Tang asked, "Please help me check what the Changping Marquis' Mansion wants from the Imperial Observatory's Lord Liu?"

This was a rare serious matter that Shen Tang asked Chen Shan to do.

Chen Shan said, "I heard from Chen Qi that Lord Liu of the Imperial Observatory is very cunning. If I ask him directly, he may not tell me the truth. I have to ask him through me first."

Shen Tang just needs to find out, it doesn’t matter who is in charge of it.

Chen Shan meant that he had to go back to Prince Jingyang's Mansion first. It would take a while to inquire about this matter, and he was afraid that Shen Tang would be waiting anxiously.

Shen Tang felt a little embarrassed after hearing this. Obviously, Chen Shan saw that she was impatient and wanted to find out what she wanted to know right away, otherwise he would not have said this.

After Chen Shan left, Shen Tang sat down and poured himself some tea.

In the study room.

Xie Guimo was sitting there reading a book.

Chen Qi brought over the tea, and there was a knock on the window, which then opened and a figure flashed in.

Seeing that it was Chen Shan, Chen Qi said, "Sir, it's Chen Shan."

Xie Guimo looked away from the book and asked, "Did she ask you to come back to find me?"

Chen Shan nodded. "The Crown Prince's Consort went to the Right Prime Minister's Mansion to deliver some extra dowry. She passed by the Changping Marquis' Mansion and saw Lord Liu from the Imperial Observatory entering the Changping Marquis' Mansion. She wanted to know what the Changping Marquis' Mansion wanted to see Lord Liu for..."

Xie Guimo, "..."

Xie Guimo laughed angrily.

Chen Shan did not mention that Shen Tang deliberately did not pass by the gate of Jingyang Palace, but Xie Guimo knew which road was which with his eyes closed, so he could not help but wonder what Shen Tang was thinking.

She would rather pass by the gate of Marquis Changping's Mansion than walk through the gate of Prince Jingyang's Mansion. What's wrong with this woman's brain?

Xie Guimo was really out of temper. "Please invite Lord Liu into the mansion."

Ok.

They said they were inviting me into the mansion, but the way of inviting me was a little special.

He was brought in with a cloth stuffed in his mouth and his eyes blindfolded.

After coming in, Lord Liu struggled hard. Xie Guimo waved his hand and the secret guard tore off the cloth covering Lord Liu's eyes.

When Lord Liu saw that it was Xie Guimo, his eyes widened and he kept mumbling, but no one could hear him clearly.

The secret guard removed the cloth that was blocking his mouth.

Lord Liu asked, "Why did Prince Jingyang arrest me?"

Xie Guimo sat there drinking tea and asked, "What did the Marquis of Changping want to see you for today?"

Lord Liu said, "This...this I can't tell you..."

Xie Guimo laughed, "Master Liu, do you think you can keep this from me, Master Liu, about what I want to know?"

But even if I can't hide it, I have to keep it a secret.

The other party is not Master Shen Er, but Marquis Changping.

If he were to leak the secret to the Prince of Jingyang, Marquis Changping and the Prince of Changping would not let him off easily.

Lord Liu said, "I am only a lowly official. Why would Prince Jingyang embarrass me?"

Xie Guimo took a chess piece and played with it between his fingers. "This prince has abducted you here with no intention of making things difficult for you. If you don't want to talk about it, that's fine. This prince will tell the emperor about this. I wonder if the emperor would want to know."

Lord Liu, “…”

They tied him up, brought him into the mansion over the wall, and said they didn't make things difficult for him.

Lord Liu really wants to ask, if this is not a difficulty, then what is a difficulty?

But Xie Guimo's threat was very effective. He was from the Imperial Observatory, and although he had no connection with the Marquis of Changping, he was not far off. If the emperor knew that the Marquis of Changping was looking for him, he would definitely ask, and deceiving the emperor was a capital crime.

Lord Liu said, "Marquis Changping really has nothing to ask me..."

Xie Guimo laughed, "My patience is limited."

Knowing that Xie Guimo was not easy to fool, Lord Liu said stubbornly, "The Marquis of Changping has issued a gag order, so I really dare not say anything."

Xie Guimo looked at Lord Liu, "Lord Liu, don't you know that only the dead can keep secrets?"

Lord Liu, “…”

If he was afraid that the secret would be leaked, the Marquis of Changping would not have let Lord Liu live.

He was able to handle the Marquis of Changping with ease, but when he met the Prince of Jingyang, he really couldn't withstand it.

Lord Liu said, "Marquis Changping came to me just to have his birth date and horoscope calculated..."

This is what the Imperial Observatory is best at.

Xie Guimo asked, "Whose horoscope?"

"……do not know."

Xie Guimo raised the corner of his mouth, "Princess Qi's."

Lord Liu, “……!!!”

Lord Liu's eyes suddenly widened.

How did the Prince of Jingyang know about this?

When the Marquis of Changping asked him to read his horoscope, he didn't explicitly say that it was the Princess of Qi.

It was only after Second Master Shen had him analyze her horoscope and combined it with the information revealed in it that he was sure that she was the Princess of Qi.

Lord Liu felt a chill down his spine. "Since Prince Jingyang already knows, why bother asking?"