readytorunbook Chapter 196 Rumors
Chapter 196 Rumors
Prince Ning bows to Old Master Jiang?
How is this possible? !
Is it Prince Ning who is crazy, or is it Old Master Jiang who is crazy?
Prince Ning would not do such a thing to lower his status. If he wanted to marry Shen Tang, it would be acceptable for him to pay respects to Old Master Jiang as a junior, but Shen Sui did not promise Shen Tang to him, and Old Master Jiang was the most disciplined person, so it was impossible for him to accept the respect from Prince Ning.
For some reason, the Second Wife always paid extra attention to anything related to Prince Ning, even though the Second Wife had been expelled from the Marquisate. The Second Wife asked, "And then?"
The maid said, "Old Master Jiang was a little frightened, but he accepted it. He wanted to help Prince Ning but didn't dare. Anyway, the servant said it was very strange..."
If he hadn't found it strange, he wouldn't have told the maid. The servant couldn't describe the feeling he had when he saw that scene, and the maid couldn't find words to describe it for a moment.
The maid told the Second Madam everything she knew. The Second Madam sat there serving tea and always felt that she had overlooked something.
Although Prince Ning is the only grandson of Old Prince Ning, he rarely stays in Kyoto. This time he returned to the capital to choose a princess for him. For this purpose, the emperor even held a palace banquet. Shen Tang ordered Prince Ning to rescue Princess Roujia from Prince Duan's Mansion on the street. Prince Ning was injured while saving Princess Roujia, but no one blamed Shen Tang.
Instead, Shen Xian plotted against Prince Ning, but was stopped in time by Shen Tang's men. After Shen Xian returned home, Shen Tang slapped her twice, and the Marquis punished her and made her kneel in the ancestral hall as well.
From that day on, the old lady's attitude towards the Jiang family changed.
Normally, given the old lady's temperament, unless the missing prince, who was not properly cared for by the Jiang family, is found, she will definitely not change her attitude towards the Jiang family. But she just changed...
The second wife felt like her head was a tangled mess, giving her a splitting headache. Just when she was about to give up, the face of Prince Ning suddenly flashed through her mind.
Thinking of the identical eyebrows and features between Prince Ning and Shen Sui——
The second wife was completely numb.
Could it be that Prince Xiao Huan of Ning is Shen Yan?!
Do not!
will not!
That was the grandson of Prince Ning. How could he be the prince of their Pingyuan Marquisate who had been missing for more than ten years? She must have guessed wrong.
But once this speculation came about, it spread like wildfire, like mushrooms after a rain, making all the unreasonable things seem reasonable.
Since the Prince of Ning is Shen Yan, it is natural for Shen Tang to order him around, and there is no need for him to be polite to his sister and his own elder brother.
Since the real identity of Prince Ning is Shen Yan, it is only natural for his grandson to pay his respects to his grandfather, Old Master Jiang.
Because the Prince of Ning was Shen Yan, the old lady's grudge against the Jiang family was gone, and the two mansions resumed exchanges. The second wife still remembered the day when the Marquis' Mansion held a wedding banquet. The old lady asked the maid who was coming to the Ning Mansion to attend the wedding banquet. When she heard that it was the old Prince Ning, the old lady's face did not show any joy. The old lady was probably thinking that the person attending the banquet at the Marquis' Mansion was the Prince of Ning, her own grandson!
It was precisely because Shen Yan was found that there was no need for the second branch to inherit the title, so the old lady agreed to expel the second branch from the Marquis' Mansion!
Thinking of these things, the second wife's face twisted with anger, and her long nails dug into the flesh, almost pinching it to bleed.
Shen Yan has been missing for more than ten years, but he did not die outside or fall into poverty. Instead, he turned into the prince of Ning Wang Mansion. Old Prince Ning actually dared to let someone pretend to be his grandson and confuse the royal bloodline!
Even though Prince Ning is the emperor's uncle and is deeply trusted by the emperor, she doesn't believe that the empress dowager and the royal family will agree to such a thing!
More than ten years of planning were destroyed in an instant. The Second Wife's reason had been defeated by hatred. She motioned the maid to come closer and whispered a few instructions.
The maid was startled, "How, how is this possible..."
"If such rumors are spread and discovered, Prince Ning will not let Madam and Master off."
Old Prince Ning has only one grandson, Prince Ning. It is said that Prince Ning is not Old Prince Ning's biological grandson, but the lost prince of their Pingyuan Marquis Mansion. The maid is afraid that Old Prince Ning and Princess Ning will be angered to death.
The Second Wife said, "Since you know this is a serious matter, please handle it carefully and make sure there are no mistakes."
The maid thought the Second Madam was crazy, but her indenture was in the Second Madam's hands, and she dared not disobey whatever the Second Madam told her to do.
Only after watching the maid leave did the second wife feel a little relieved.
Rumors are rarely credible, so no matter whether they are true or not, just spread them first.
It takes only a few words to spread a rumor, but it takes a lot of effort to refute it.
If her guess was correct, and the Prince of Ning was really Shen Yan, then he would have to return to his ancestral home and forget about inheriting the power and status of the Ning Palace.
If she guessed wrong, and the Prince of Ning was not Shen Yan, and such a rumor spread, the Prince of Ning would definitely keep his distance from the Pingyuan Marquisate in the future, and would never do anything to arouse suspicion.
……
Inside the room, Shen Tang was lying on the small couch reading a book, occasionally putting a piece of fruit into his mouth.
The maid Si'er came in and said, "Miss, the fourth wife is here."
Shen Tang looked out the screen and saw the Fourth Madam walk in. Shen Tang quickly closed the book and stood up to greet her. "It's almost time for dinner, why is Fourth Madam still here?"
The Fourth Madam smiled and said, "The Marquis' Mansion is preparing your dowry. Your Third Aunt and I have drawn up a list and just sent it to the Old Madam for review. The Old Madam has no objections and asked to ask about your preferences. If there is anything you don't like, we will replace it with something else."
The Fourth Madam turned around and the maid handed her the dowry list. The Fourth Madam took it and handed it to Shen Tang.
Although she had married Xie Guimo once, she still couldn't help blushing when talking about dowry.
The Fourth Madam handed over the dowry list. Although Shen Tang didn't think it was necessary to read it, he still reached out to take it. The gift list was similar to the one in his previous life, with only a few changes in style and a larger number of items. Shen Tang scanned the gift list from beginning to end and said, "There's nothing I don't like. Thank you for your hard work, Fourth Aunt and Third Aunt."
The fourth wife smiled and said, "I am so happy to be able to prepare a dowry for you."
Shen Tang felt that the Fourth Madam's visit to her was definitely not just about showing her the dowry list. She had just heard the Fourth Madam say, "When Princess Jingyang left last time, she hoped to welcome you into her family next month. The old lady consulted the Marquis, and the Marquis agreed. So the old lady asked me to ask your opinion."
Shen Tang, "..."
Why do you ask her everything?
How did she answer this?
If she said no, and Xie Guimo heard it, he would definitely be unhappy and come looking for her.
Saying yes would make it seem like she couldn't wait to get married.
Shen Tang blushed and said, "I, I don't know either. It's all up to my father and grandmother."
The fourth wife smiled and said, "The old lady and the marquis know that you are a person with your own ideas, so they are relieved to let you make the decision."
Could you please stop being so trusting of her?
Shen Tang would never come up with this idea.
Just when I was wondering if there was a way to have the best of both worlds, Si'er came running in, hitting the bead curtain, making a series of crisp and pleasant sounds.
Ginkgo saw it and asked, "What's the hurry?"
Although the Fourth Madam was not an outsider, it made the maidservants around the girl seem too unruly and impatient.
Si'er swallowed hard and said hurriedly, "Miss, outside the palace, people are saying that Prince Ning is the eldest young master of our Pingyuan Marquis Mansion who has been missing for more than ten years..."