activa-t Chapter 187 Encourage
Chapter 187 Encourage
The old lady was exhausted both physically and mentally, so Mother Wang helped her back to the inner room.
The servant carried Chunlan out. Chunlan had been trapped in the brothel for so many years that she could no longer return to serve the Fourth Madam. Shen Tang said to the Fourth Madam, "Chunlan has suffered so much for her second brother. I will ask Manager Li to buy a small courtyard behind the Marquis's mansion to house Chunlan. She will be raised by the Marquis's mansion from now on."
The Fourth Wife also thought so, but she used to pay for it, but now the money has to be paid by the Marquis' Mansion.
Chunlan's eyes sparkled with tears, "Thank you very much, Second Miss."
Shen Tang said, "It's me and the Marquis' Mansion who should thank you."
In order to inform the Fourth Madam of her second brother's whereabouts, she had endured more than ten years of suffering in places like Baihua Tower, and had countless times sent people to deliver news to the Marquis's Mansion. Thinking of the messenger, Shen Tang said, "I remember that man said that he would help you deliver the letter, and you would marry him after you redeemed yourself. If you really want to do that, when the Marquis's Mansion sends someone to Wangzhou Baihua Tower to pick him up, they can also bring him to the capital."
Having suffered for half of her life, Shen Tang hopes Chunlan can live a happier life in the second half of her life.
Chunlan looked at the Fourth Madam and asked, "Can I?"
The Fourth Madam didn't expect Shen Tang to be so thoughtful. She nodded and said, "Of course. I'm willing to deliver a letter for you over a thousand miles, even if it's just a side job. This kindness is rare."
Chunlan's broken leg had not yet healed, and she had traveled all the way to Beijing, feeling exhausted, so the Fourth Madam took her down to settle down.
Shen Sui went to the front yard and asked Manager Li to take people to inquire around Kyoto to see if there was a family surnamed Lin who was willing to adopt a child. After making the arrangements, Shen Sui called the fourth master over. In addition to the two connected shops given by the old lady, Shen Sui also gave the fourth room a shop, a four-story courtyard and three hundred acres of fertile land.
The fourth master asked in panic, "What is this, big brother?"
Shen Sui said, "You and your sister-in-law treat me as your elder brother, so as your elder brother, I naturally cannot treat you unfairly."
The fourth master said, "Big brother also said that we are brothers, so this is too distant with me..."
Shen Sui stuffed the things into the Fourth Master's hands and said, "The old lady gave it to you, the Fourth Room. Take it with confidence."
The Fourth Master said, "Chunlan's ability to return to the capital alive is a credit to Tang'er and Prince Jingyang."
Shen Sui said, "I know what's going on. If it weren't for your sister-in-law's kindness, Chunlan wouldn't have insisted on passing on messages to her for so many years. Please thank your sister-in-law for me."
The fourth master couldn't refuse, so he accepted it.
A lot of things were given, but after the Fourth Master returned to the North Courtyard, he did not keep any of them and gave them all to the Fourth Wife.
The Fourth Wife felt that she had not been of any help and felt bad for accepting so many things. However, since she had accepted them, she would definitely not return them. When Tang'er got married, she would give half of them to her as a dowry.
Knowing that it was the old lady who gave it to her, the fourth wife felt relieved and asked, "Do the third and fourth wives want to divide the property together?"
The fourth master said, "I didn't dare ask my eldest brother..."
When a tree grows big, it will branch out; when a son grows up, the family will separate. It is only a matter of time before the family splits up, but because the old lady is still alive, even if the son is born out of wedlock, there is no need to separate him.
The old lady meant to split the family, but at Tang'er's insistence, she changed it to removing the family name from the family tree. The difference between the two is huge. Now the fourth master can't tell whether she will take the opportunity to separate the third and fourth rooms from the house together.
Although the division of the family was inevitable, the Fourth Master and his wife were used to living in the Marquis' Mansion, and they were reluctant to move away.
However, since something like this happened in the mansion, it is not a bad thing for the fourth room to be separated. As for the reluctance, it is only a few years in advance. Once people get used to living there after moving out, it will be nothing.
The fourth master said, "It depends on what the old lady and eldest brother think."
As for Shen Tang, when he returned to Qingyi Garden, he saw Mother Zhou standing on the corridor with red eyes. Ginkgo said, "Mother Zhou should be happy, why are you crying?"
Mother Zhou wiped her tears and said, "I'm crying because I'm happy."
She never expected that the truth behind the grievances suffered by the Madam would be revealed one day, and that the young master, whom the Madam had been worried about until her death, might still be alive. Mother Zhou wanted to go to Jiang's grave immediately to burn paper and tell Jiang the good news.
Mother Zhou said, "Madam, in your grave, will bless the eldest and second young masters."
Thinking of the cruelty of the second master and the second mistress, Mother Zhou wished she could skin them alive. She cursed the second wife countless times in her heart.
Back in the South Courtyard, the atmosphere was more depressing than ever before.
The eldest branch of the family had no children, and the maids and servants of the second branch all believed that the Marquisate would be inherited by the second master in the future. However, before they could inherit the title, they were removed from the family tree and driven out of the Marquisate.
Shen Xi returned to Prince Qi's mansion. After the second master and the second mistress returned to the house, the second master slapped the second mistress, causing her to fall onto the table.
The teacups and snacks on the table fell to the ground.
The Second Master wanted to kill the Second Wife, "Back then, when you encouraged me to do these things, did you ever imagine this would happen?!"
The taste of blood rose from the Second Wife's mouth. She sneered, "If the Master and the Marquis truly had a deep brotherly bond, and if they truly had no doubts about their titles, how could I possibly instigate them?!"
"you!"
The second master was so angry that his vision went dark.
The Second Wife was so angry that she retorted. In order to replace the original with the fake, she even sent the Fourth Wife out of the house. Who could have thought that the Fourth Wife would catch Qiaohui sending the child out of the house. All her plans were ruined by the maid named Chunlan!
Do not!
Not Chunlan!
It’s Shen Tang!
She didn't expect that Jiang was pregnant with twins, a boy and a girl. In order to give Shen Sui a surprise, Jiang hid the fact that she was pregnant with two children. She suspected it several times, but Jiang dismissed it by saying that the children were edible. She was not prepared enough and could only keep Shen Tang, the disaster star, and let her stay in the Marquis' Mansion to oppose their second branch everywhere!
It's too late to regret now.
Shen Tang forced the old lady to expel the second wife from the Marquis's Mansion. The Marquis asked them to move out within three days. Thinking of the King of Qi leaving today, the second wife became worried about Shen Ying.
Originally, Concubine Ye and Prince Qi did not want to give Shen Xian the position of principal wife. They would definitely take the opportunity to demote Shen Xian to a concubine.
Thinking of this, the second wife wanted to skin Shen Tang alive.
Not only did no one issue a gag order regarding the Second House's persecution of the First House's heir, but Shen Tang also had the news spread outside the mansion. Now, teahouses and taverns were all discussing the matter.
Many people in Kyoto knew that the eldest son of the Marquis of Pingyuan was lost at the lantern festival at the age of four. Many people in Kyoto also heard that Jiang said she had given birth to twins, a boy and a girl, and wanted to strangle Shen Xi to death. Many people in Kyoto felt sorry for Shen Xi for not being loved by her mother back then, and now they feel even more pity for Jiang.
Her newborn son was replaced by someone, and no one believed what she said. The second branch of the Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion was really crazy in order to seize the title and fight for the family property. Now they have been expelled from the family. It is retribution for their evil deeds.
When this matter reached the ears of Concubine Ye, she almost died of anger.
If this matter had been exposed a few days earlier, her son wouldn't have had to get caught in the rain!
Originally, she was dissatisfied with Shen Xian and was unwilling to give her the position of principal wife. Now it was just the right time to make room for her. Concubine Ye said, "Let the Censorate impeach the Second Master Shen and demote the Princess of Qi to a concubine!"