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

Chapter 160 Marriage Permission

Why would she be interested in Princess Jinde's affairs?

But it’s just such a small favor, Xie Guimo will definitely help.

That night, Shen Tang thought about this matter over and over again. She was impatient and wanted to find out the truth right away. Once it was confirmed that Shen Ran was the daughter of Princess Jinde and her husband, she wanted to see how the second wife would explain where her own biological daughter was.

Shen Tang thought about this and couldn't sleep until late at night. He didn't know when he fell asleep. When he woke up the next day, it was already noon.

The sunlight shines into the house through the window, dazzling with its golden brilliance.

Ginkgo and Qiutong came into the house to help Shen Tang get up. Ginkgo was still limping, so Shen Tang asked, "Does your foot still hurt?"

Ginkgo said, "I took medicine last night and it doesn't hurt as much anymore."

Shen Tang got down from the bed and said, "Take good care of yourself, and you'll get better quickly."

Qiu Tong helped Shen Tang put on her skirt. After she washed up, the maid brought the food. After breakfast, Shen Tang went to Songhe Hall to pay her respects to the old lady.

She arrived a little late. When she arrived at Songhe Hall, everyone had already arrived. Seeing that Shen Tang had a light bruise on his eyelid, the old lady asked, "Didn't you sleep well last night?"

Shen Tang said, "I was thinking about something last night and couldn't sleep. I came to pay my respects to Grandma late..."

The old lady was about to ask Shen Tang what he was thinking about, because he was sleep deprived, when the maid came in and said, "Old lady, the second master is here."

Soon, the second master came in. As soon as he came forward, the second wife asked, "Did anyone discuss what kind of status to give to Xian'er at the court this morning?"

The news that Shen Xi lost her virginity to the Second Prince at the Queen's birthday banquet in the palace had not spread among the civil and military officials when they left the palace, but as soon as those ministers returned home, the news reached their ears and they were all discussing it. It was enough for the daughter of Marquis Pingyuan to be the Second Prince's principal wife. The only drawback was that she had been engaged before, and her reputation had some flaws. If she was just a prince's consort in the future, it would not be a problem. But if the Second Prince took that position, the principal wife would be the Queen.

Many people think that Shen Xian is very lucky. Although her engagement was broken off by Prince Jingyang's Mansion, she unexpectedly could marry the second prince. Even if her position as the principal wife is a little uncertain, she will definitely be the concubine.

The prince's choice of a concubine is no small matter. Moreover, since it happened at the Queen's birthday banquet, the Censor will definitely submit a memorial. It depends on whether the Emperor will suppress it or not.

The Second Madam had been waiting for the Second Master to return home for quite some time. The Second Master said, "At the morning court, there was a long debate about what position to give to Xian'er, but I think the position of the principal wife is almost certain."

The Second Master said it was a sure thing, and the Second Wife felt relieved. "Which ministers agree to give Xian'er the position of principal consort?"

The Second Master sat down and said, "That's a lot. The eldest prince's party overwhelmingly agrees that the emperor should give Xian'er the position of principal wife. The eldest son-in-law also helps to intercede. Even Prince Jingyang thinks that she should be given the position of principal wife. On the contrary..."

The eldest son-in-law helped to intercede. It was not surprising that Princess Jinde agreed to help yesterday. What was strange was why Prince Jingyang also helped to intercede. This was not something Prince Jingyang would do.

While the old lady was pondering this, the second wife asked, "I didn't expect the eldest prince's party would help Xian'er. Who are the people who oppose it?"

The second master said, "Zuo Xiang and others."

Swish.

The second wife's face darkened, and the old lady's expression also turned ugly.

The Left Prime Minister is the Second Prince's man. He stood up to oppose giving Shen Ying the position of principal wife, which clearly shows that Concubine Ye and the Second Prince are unwilling.

She was an innocent girl from the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion. She was summoned to the palace by Concubine Ye to celebrate the Queen's birthday. After such a thing happened in the palace, Concubine Ye was reluctant to give up her position as the main wife. The old lady, who had already disliked Concubine Ye, disliked her even less.

The Second Master said, "Hsiao-er is the legitimate daughter of our Pingyuan Marquisate. Her family background is not bad. With so many ministers supporting her, it's useless for the Left Prime Minister and others to oppose her."

He was not worried that the emperor would not give the position of principal wife to Shen Xi. He was more puzzled by two other things.

The second master said, "After the court session, Prince Jingyang talked to my eldest brother for a long time..."

The old lady asked curiously, "Why would Prince Jingyang look for the Marquis?"

If it was a public matter, it would be discussed in the court. If it was a private matter, the marriage between the two families failed. Although it did not reach the point of enmity, the relationship would definitely not be good. The Prince of Jingyang saved Shen Tang in the street, and Shen Sui had to go to his house to apologize with a stiff upper lip.

The Second Master shook his head. "I don't know what it was about. After Prince Jingyang left, I wanted to ask my eldest brother, but then Prince Ning came to ask my eldest brother again, so I went back home first..."

Prince Jingyang and Old Prince Ning were both important figures in the court. The Second Master could barely guess why Prince Jingyang was looking for Shen Sui, but as for Old Prince Ning looking for Shen Sui, the Second Master couldn't figure it out no matter how much he thought about it.

The old lady slowly fiddled with the Buddhist beads in her hand. Prince Ning had no other reason to look for Shen Sui except for Xiao Huan's matter.

Everyone was waiting for Shen Sui. After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, Shen Sui finally arrived.

As soon as he walked in, the old lady asked, "What does Prince Jingyang want to see you about?"

Shen Sui glanced at Shen Tang, and Shen Tang's face suddenly became red with anger. Why didn't she leave just now? She should have run.

Shen Tang was a little restless, and Shen Sui said, "Prince Jingyang is proposing marriage on behalf of the Crown Prince, asking for Tang'er's hand in marriage..."

Old lady, “…???”

Everyone in the room was like, “…???”

uniform.

Everyone in the room looked at Shen Tang.

Shen Tang was so embarrassed that she wanted to crawl into the ground. Could you please stop looking at her?

The old lady looked at Shen Sui and asked, "Could it be that the one who asked the emperor to help convey the message and has not come to propose marriage yet is the Prince of Jingyang?"

Shen Sui said, "Prince Jingyang explained to me that the Crown Prince and Xian'er were engaged after all, and Xian'er was not promised anyone, so it was difficult for him to come and propose marriage, which is why it has been delayed until now."

The Second Wife said, "Not only is he engaged to Xian'er, but Tang'er has rejected him before. Isn't this marriage inappropriate?"

The old lady looked at the second wife and said, "What's wrong with this? If Xian'er hadn't married yet, there might be some resentment. Now Xian'er is definitely going to marry the second prince. What's wrong with Tang'er marrying the prince of Jingyang?"

"Prince Jingyang saved Tang'er's life. If this happened to someone else, they would probably be married by now."

The Second Wife also knew that since there was no possibility for Shen Xian and the Prince of Jingyang to be together, her opposition to this marriage was untenable. She said, "When the Jingyang Palace's bridal sedan came to the door, Tang'er would rather die than get on it, bringing shame to the Jingyang Palace. I'm a little worried that the Prince of Jingyang is deliberately taking revenge on Tang'er. Besides, there were rumors a few days ago that the Prince of Jingyang kissed a girl and got a rash on his face..."

After calling Princess Jingyang "Mother", Shen Tang once again felt socially dead.

That bastard spread rumors like that and now he's proposing marriage. There will definitely be people wondering if it's her he's getting married to.

Shen Sui had guessed before that the prospective son-in-law who had been slow to propose marriage was the Prince of Jingyang. After the morning court today, Prince Jingyang explained to him that Old Prince Xie had proposed the wrong marriage half a year ago. Coupled with this rumor, Shen Sui had to agree to this marriage whether he wanted to or not.

Shen Sui said, "Prince Jingyang's words were just a joke, how can we take them seriously?"

The old lady asked, "Have you agreed to the marriage?"

The Second Wife said, "If the eldest sister-in-law doesn't agree, the Marquis will definitely not agree..."

"I agreed."

Shen Sui's cold voice echoed in the room.