readytorunbook Chapter 125: Purity
Chapter 125: Purity
There was a lot of noise as they were busy putting out the fire in Qinglan Garden. Shen Tang cried out in pain and Ginkgo yelled, but the Second Master and the Second Mistress didn't hear them and went straight into the yard.
But it didn't matter that they didn't hear it. Manager Li, who brought the maids and servants from the outer courtyard to put out the fire, saw it. When Ginkgo helped Shen Tang up, Shen Sui also arrived.
Shen Sui frowned and asked, "What's going on?"
Shen Tang said, "I sprained my ankle..."
Ginkgo took the opportunity to complain, "The Second Master and the Second Mistress were in a hurry to get into the yard, and the Second Mistress pushed the girl and sent her to the ground!"
Shen Sui's face turned cold. "There's a fire in Qinglan Garden. It's very chaotic. You should go back."
Shen Tang pretended to fall down on purpose because she didn't want to enter Qinglan Garden. As Shen Xian's biological sister, she had to come to accompany her, but she was injured and couldn't accompany her. She had nothing to say, and she also put some eye drops on her father. The second wife pushed her for Shen Xian, and this was not the first time.
Even if the Second Madam was worried about Shen Xi, she wouldn't be so worried as to push her to the ground.
Since he was pretending to sprain his ankle, he had to make it look real. Shen Tang limped back to Qingyi Garden with the support of Ginkgo, entered the house, and then walked on his own.
Besides, Qinglan Garden was in chaos. The fire was too big to be put out. But even if it couldn't be put out, we had to do our best to put out the fire. The more we could, the better.
When Shen Sui entered, Shen Xi was hugging the Second Wife and crying. She was really frightened. The maid cut the wick and changed the candle, and then rushed towards the lotus lampstand without warning, knocking over the lampstand that Shen Sui could not move. The candle fell on the gauze curtain and caught fire instantly. She was scared silly at the time.
Although she came out of the house in time, Shen Xi couldn't bear to watch the house where she had lived since she was a child being swallowed by the flames bit by bit. Her eyes were red and she was trembling with fear.
The Second Madam patted Shen Xian's back and coaxed her softly, "It's okay, Second Aunt is here, it's okay."
Seeing Shen Xian hiding in the arms of the second wife in fear, one crying and the other comforting her, and then thinking of Shen Tang who was pushed to the ground and sprained his foot by the second wife, at this moment, Shen Sui completely believed that Shen Xian was the daughter of the second wife.
In the light of the fire, Shen Sui's face became colder than ever when he thought of his wife who died with hatred in her heart.
After Shen Tang returned to the house, Qiu Tong brought two more buckets of hot water. Shen Tang took a comfortable hot bath, came out of the bathtub, and prepared to go to bed.
Si'er came in from outside and told Shen Tang, "The eldest lady wanted to live in Qingyi Garden, but the Marquis refused and told her to live in the old lady's courtyard instead."
It was a good idea. Since Qinglan Garden was burned down, he wanted to occupy her Qingyi Garden. Fortunately, his father now believed that Shen Xi was not his daughter. The second wife had ulterior motives. How could his father let Shen Xi disturb her peace?
Shen Tang went to bed in a good mood and fell asleep soon.
A good night's sleep.
The next day, Shen Tang woke up and sat on the bed, stretching. Ginkgo and Qiu Tong brought in hot water. Shen Tang asked, "Is the fire in Qinglan Garden out?"
Ginkgo said, "It's almost the same whether it's destroyed or not."
Shen Tang knew what was going on. After all, Qingyi Garden was burned down on the day she married Xie Guimo and returned home. The fire in Qingyi Garden could not be put out, and the same was true for Qinglan Garden.
After washing up, Shen Tang sat down to have breakfast and was about to go to Songhe Hall. Yin Xing reminded Shen Tang, "Miss, have you forgotten that you sprained your ankle?"
Of course Shen Tang didn't forget. She had to let the old lady know how much the second wife cared about Shen Xi.
Shen Tang pretended to have sprained his ankle from the moment he left the house, and continued to pretend all the way to Songhe Hall.
Shen Tang, "..."
She pretended so much that she felt like she really sprained her ankle.
Pretending to be sick is also a physically demanding job.
She limped into the courtyard, and all the maids and servants looked at her, wondering why the second young lady would come to Songhe Hall after spraining her ankle...
Seeing Shen Tang being helped into the house, the old lady was also stunned, "What happened?"
Shen Tang didn't even bother to bow to the old lady. He just sat down and said, "Yesterday, Qinglan Garden caught fire. I was in a hurry to see my eldest sister and didn't notice Second Aunt coming from behind. She pushed me, and I accidentally fell to the ground and sprained my ankle..."
The old lady glanced at the second wife, who suddenly felt a little uneasy. "I was planning to visit you later. You sprained your ankle, so why did you come to Songhe Hall?"
Shen Tang said, "I took medicine last night and thought I was fine. I didn't see my eldest sister yesterday, so I went back. I knew she spent the night at my grandmother's house, so I wanted to come and see her. But halfway through, my feet started to hurt again. I had to go back the same way I came, so I ended up coming to Songhe Hall."
As he spoke, Shen Tang looked at the Second Madam and said depressedly, "I know Second Aunt loves my eldest sister, but Second Aunt has already pushed me twice for my eldest sister. There was a fire in Qinglan Garden, but my eldest sister was fine. But I, who went to see her, got injured instead. I'll be laughed to death."
The second wife wanted to deny it, but she couldn't deny the fact.
If Shen Tang hadn't said anything, the maids and servants wouldn't have remembered that a few months ago, when Shen Xian heard that the Jingyang Prince's Mansion was going to have a wedding, she fainted on the spot, and the Second Madam pushed Shen Tang on the forehead. It seemed that whenever something happened to the eldest girl, the Second Madam would lose her composure...
The old lady's hand holding the Buddhist beads trembled violently, and then she fiddled with them quickly.
Shen Xian walked in from outside. Perhaps she didn't sleep well last night. Her face was pale, with dark circles under her eyelids. The old lady saw her and asked, "Why do you look so haggard?"
Shen Xi didn't say anything. The maid said, "The young lady had a nightmare last night. I wanted to call a doctor before dawn, but the young lady didn't want to disturb you, the old lady, so she didn't allow me to..."
The old lady still felt sorry for Shen Xi, so she ordered, "Call the doctor quickly."
Shen Xian sat down next to the old lady and said, "Grandma, I'd better go live with my second sister. I'll disturb you if I live in Songhe Hall."
The second wife also chimed in, "They are sisters after all. Even if there were some conflicts and estrangement before, living together, they will reconcile in a few days."
Shen Tang looked at the Second Madam and Shen Xi in surprise. "Why does Eldest Sister insist on living in my Qingyi Garden? Last night she wanted to go, but Father didn't agree and told her to stay at Grandmother's. Now today she wants to move to my place. Even if she doesn't like living at Grandmother's, there are still many empty courtyards in the Marquisate that can be cleaned up in less than two days. Does Eldest Sister really want to squeeze in with me?"
Want to move to Qingyi Garden?
No way!
She had finally managed to clear out most of the spies in the Second House in Qingyi Garden. Now if Shen Xi moved in, would she still be able to live a peaceful life?
Shen Xian is unhappy, so she wants everyone to be unhappy.
Shen Xian gritted her teeth in anger, "Who doesn't like living here with Grandma? I'm just afraid of disturbing Grandma's peace!"
Shen Tang said indifferently, "It was your father who asked you to come here. Are you trying to indirectly say that he is unfilial?"
The old lady didn't know that Shen Sui had forbidden Shen Xie from going to Qingyi Garden. Shen Xie wanted to move in with Shen Tang, and the old lady wouldn't object. After all, they were sisters. But knowing that Shen Sui disagreed, she still wanted her to agree. The old lady's face turned cold. Shen Xie said anxiously, "Grandma, I didn't mean that. I'm just afraid that if the fortune-telling comes true, there will be a bloody disaster, which will implicate Grandma..."
Before she could speak, Shen Tang interrupted her and said, "You're afraid of implicating your grandmother, but you're not afraid of implicating me, right?"
Shen Xian was so focused on coaxing the old lady that she didn't even take care of the details, and ended up running into Shen Tang's trap.
She and Shen Tang don't get along. Even though she knows she will suffer a bloody disaster, she still wants to move to Qingyi Garden. She wants to drag Shen Tang down with her even if she dies.
This girl is really cruel.
The old lady said coldly, "Clean up Mingyue Garden and you can move in."
Mingyue Garden is located in the northwest corner of the Marquis' Mansion. It is not only far from Songhe Hall, but also far from the second house.
The second wife wanted to persuade the old lady, but the old lady seemed to have expected her to stop her. She gave her a cold look, and the second wife swallowed the words that were about to come out of her mouth.
At this time, a maid came in and reported to the old lady, "Old lady, everyone in the mansion is talking about the fire in Qinglan Garden last night. Is it because the eldest daughter hasn't been engaged yet that the bloody disaster is about to come true..."