readytorunbook Chapter 118 Jealousy
Chapter 118 Jealousy
Shen Xian was jealous to the point of going crazy. She went into the house to pay her respects to Princess Duan. As soon as she entered, she noticed that the old lady was looking at her with a cold look. Shen Xian knew that the old lady was blaming her for forcing Shen Tang to kneel in the Buddhist temple as punishment, but it was not she who made the three-day appointment with her father. She was just protecting her grandmother's dignity.
Princess Duan praised Shen Xian and Shen Ran highly, saying, "Marquis Pingyuan's mansion is so lucky to have such beautiful and talented young ladies."
The grandmother was also proud to have her granddaughter praised. The old lady smiled broadly and said, "I don't deserve such praise from Princess Duan."
Besides, when Mother Wang went to the Buddhist temple to invite Shen Tang, she almost ran there. After all, Songhe Hall was a bit far from the Buddhist temple, and it was inconvenient to let Princess Duan wait for a long time. Princess Roujia's high fever only subsided last night, and Princess Duan must have wanted to stay by her daughter's bedside. Her daughter was the flesh and blood of her mother.
Shen Tang was deliberately trying to anger Shen Xi. The old lady asked Mother Wang to invite her. Shen Tang knew when to stop and stood up from the mat. After Shen Xi and the others left, Shen Tang stopped kneeling. The pain in his knees from kneeling had long been relieved.
She entered the Songhe Hall and then the house. As soon as she entered, she saw Princess Duan looking at her with a smile. Shen Tangfu bowed to Princess Duan and said, "Greetings, Princess Duan."
Princess Duan stood up and helped Shen Tang up, her eyes full of gratitude, "Stop being so polite, Second Miss Shen is the benefactor of my Duan Palace, and the benefactor of my daughter Roujia's life."
Shen Tang said, "The princess and I have always been close, so it's my duty to help her. Princess Duan, you're too kind."
Princess Roujia is of noble status, and this is her destined benefactor. This is no ordinary compliment.
But Princess Duan felt the same way. "The prescription you gave Roujia was very effective and saved her from a lot of suffering. A few days ago, the horse was frightened. If it weren't for you and Prince Ning's rescue, my Duan Palace would have been in ruins."
Thinking of the danger that day, Princess Duan still felt a lingering fear.
Even if Prince Ning was a moment later, her daughter would have crashed headfirst onto the bridge. With Prince Ning's martial arts skills, he couldn't have saved her daughter, but he himself couldn't have avoided the collision and had internal injuries that would have required ten days to half a month to recuperate. This is a good example.
Her daughter's life was saved by Miss Shen Er and Prince Ning. Princess Duan couldn't express her gratitude enough, and she felt a little regretful. If only Miss Shen Er could become the Prince's Consort of her Duan Palace...
She had taken a fancy to Shen Tang before and intended to propose to her, but was stopped by her son. Now that the Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion had even declined the proposal from Prince Ning, she didn't have to ask for anything else.
Shen Tang asked, "Is the princess's horse not injured?"
Princess Duan shook her head. "She got a few bruises, but they're just superficial. Nothing serious. She was just frightened and only recovered yesterday. She knew I was coming to thank her, so Roujia asked you to visit her and talk to her when you have time."
Shen Tang said, "Then I will go see her tomorrow."
Princess Duan smiled and said, "If she knew, she would be very happy."
Princess Duan had been at the Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion for a while. After thanking Shen Tang in person, she did not stay any longer and stood up to say goodbye.
The Second Madam was the one who welcomed Princess Duan into the mansion and also the one who sent Princess Duan out.
After Princess Duan left, Shen Luo cast her eyes on the pile of thank-you gifts Princess Duan brought with her, curious about what Princess Duan gave to Shen Tang. Of course, it was definitely not all for Shen Tang, there were also some for the old lady and Shen Sui, after all, the Marquis's Mansion was good at educating daughters.
The maid went over to open the boxes and found that the top brocade box contained a ginseng as thick as a thumb. This must be for the old lady to nourish her body.
The old lady said, "This is too valuable..."
Shen Tang only told Prince Ning about the incident of Princess Roujia's frightened horse. It was Prince Ning who actually saved her, but he gave her such a valuable thank-you gift. Thinking that he still blamed Shen Tang for asking Prince Ning to save people, he felt very ashamed. It was thanks to Shen Sui that Shen Tang protected him and did not let him kneel in the Buddhist temple as punishment, otherwise he would have to kneel for several hours.
Princess Duan gave the old lady not only a ginseng, but also cordyceps and some precious supplements. Knowing that the old lady worshipped Buddha, there was also a string of jade Buddhist beads in the brocade box. What she gave to Shen Tang were the jewelry that girls like, a whole set of jewelry made of Dongzhu, which was worth at least five or six thousand taels. There was also a whole box of Nanzhu and a beauty fan as a tribute, of which only twelve were produced every year.
Everything she saw made Shen Xian burn with jealousy, and her face was distorted with jealousy. She, Shen Tang, was really lucky!
No matter how she schemes, even Concubine Ye and the Marquis of Changping can't do anything to her. Although the Prince of Jingyang has not come to propose marriage yet, the emperor knows that he wants to marry Shen Tang, which is no different from being engaged. Even if she doesn't marry the Prince of Jingyang, she can still marry into the Prince of Ning's Mansion because of her obedience. Now she has saved Princess Roujia's life. If Shen Tang has any problems in the future, the Prince of Duan's Mansion will definitely help.
As for her, it was such a bad omen. If she didn't get married within a month, not only would she face bloody disaster, but her parents would also be affected. Shen Xi's eyes turned red with anger.
Even more infuriating was yet to come. Shen Tang rubbed his knees and said to the old lady, "Grandma, you don't blame me for letting Prince Ning rescue Princess Roujia, right?"
The old lady opened her mouth but couldn't utter a word.
If I say it's not strange, I'm afraid there will be a next time. If I say it's strange, it's indeed as Shen Sui said, but Prince Ning has to be willing to listen, and Princess Duan has come to thank him in person and sent so many gifts...
Seeing Shen Tang rubbing his knee, the old lady asked, "What's wrong with your knee?"
Shen Tang nodded slightly and looked at the clepsydra. "It's clearly not the time agreed upon by my father and grandmother yet, and my eldest sister wants me to kneel in the Buddhist temple as punishment..."
Shen Xian said, "I am protecting my grandmother's dignity!"
Shen Tang felt amused. Even if Shen Xian herself said this, she would not believe it, let alone her. It would have been fine if Shen Xian did not say this, but the old lady was even more disappointed when she said it. The old lady knew that Shen Xian was a cunning person. She was just using her as an excuse to find trouble with Shen Tang. For the sake of her, the eldest sister, Shen Tang refused to get on the sedan chair of Prince Jingyang's Mansion, but she did not plead for Shen Tang at all. She also stared at Shen Tang, fearing that she would get away.
The old lady said, "Go to the Buddhist temple and kneel down to reflect for an hour."
Shen Xi was so angry that tears welled up in her eyes, but no one pleaded for her, so she left crying.
The old lady looked at Shen Tang, wanting to speak but stopping herself. Shen Tang said, "Don't worry, Grandma. I'm not someone who orders people around casually. I will never do such a thing again."
The old lady said, "Just be sensible."
"I feel unworthy of receiving so many thank-you gifts from Prince Duan's Mansion. Tomorrow you go to visit Princess Roujia. I've prepared some supplements for you to take with you."
Shen Tang nodded repeatedly.
Shen Tang didn't stay long. After sitting for a while, he returned to Qingyi Garden with the thank-you gifts from Princess Duan. Ginkgo was holding the jewelry, smiling from ear to ear, as if she was the one who was given the reward.
Shen Tang was happy here, but Shen Xi was unhappy there. Although being punished to kneel for an hour was not a long time, she could not swallow this anger.
Why can Shen Tang get such a valuable reward even though he did something wrong?
Since it's not wrong to order others around, don't blame her for following suit!
She wanted to see if Prince Ning really listened to Shen Tang!