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

The wound on Shen Tang's arm was not big, but it was deep and was not bandaged in time, so he bled a lot. The doctor said he would need to rest for ten days or half a month to fully recover.

Shen Tang stayed in bed for two days, and on the third morning, she went out.

Most of the bruises on his knees from kneeling had disappeared. Shen Tang thought that the remaining bruises would not affect his walking, but after walking for a while, his knees began to ache slightly.

Ginkgo didn't know her daughter was so stubborn. "The girl's injury hasn't fully healed yet. Go pay your respects to the old lady in a few days. The old lady won't blame you."

Shen Tang didn't want to pay her respects to the old lady, but she had to go to the Jiang family today.

It is unacceptable that he is so injured that he cannot even visit the old lady in the morning and evening, but he can go out.

Shen Tang insisted on going to Songhe Hall, and Ginkgo couldn't stop him, so she had to accompany him.

The old lady hadn't expected Shen Tang to come and pay his respects to her despite being so badly injured. She was deeply moved, and a touch of kindness appeared on her face. "The doctor told you to rest, so why did you come to Grandmother?"

Shen Tang shook his head slightly, and the small Nanzhu hanging on his ear drew a slight arc. "It's just a minor injury, it's nothing serious. I'm sorry to have worried Grandma."

The sleeves of her wedding gown were stained with blood, and she fainted before even leaving Songhe Hall. Could it be a minor injury? A girl with delicate skin would feel pain for a long time even if her hands were scratched, let alone a hairpin.

The old lady said, "Grandmother, it's enough for me to know that you are filial. You should still take care of your own health first."

Shen Tang was about to nod when he heard the jingling sound of jewelry.

Shen Tang looked towards the screen and saw a graceful girl walking in. It was Shen Ran, the third girl from the second house. She was wearing a light green long dress embroidered with crabapple leaves. She had fair skin and dimples at the corners of her mouth when she smiled.

Shen Tang's eyes lingered on Shen Ran's face for a moment. Shen Ran's appearance had nothing in common with the Second Wife, and her eyebrows and eyes were even less like the Second Master. The Second Wife loved Shen Xi, but was very strict with Shen Ran, even harsh. The Second Wife had only given birth to one child that year, and she moved her own daughter to the eldest house, without keeping her second brother by her side. So where did Shen Ran come from?

The sisters Shen Tang and Shen Xie do not look alike. Because the midwife delivered the baby with two placentas, no one suspected that there was a problem. More importantly, Shen Tang looked very similar to Jiang, and Shen Xie looked like the old lady.

How similar?

Let me put it this way, the old lady’s own daughters don’t look as much like Shen Xian as she does.

The old lady loved Shen Xi. Besides feeling sorry for Shen Xi because she was almost strangled to death by Jiang Shi when she was born, another reason was that Shen Xi looked like her. Who could not like a granddaughter who looked like them in every way?

Walking behind Shen Ran was the fourth girl, Shen Luo. She was the daughter of the third wife. She was half a year younger than Shen Tang and would not reach the age of marriage for another month.

In addition to these four girls, there is also a fifth girl in the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion. She is a little younger than them and is only eight years old this year. She left Beijing with the fourth wife to celebrate her grandfather's birthday and is not in the mansion at the moment.

In the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion, only the eldest and second wives are born of legitimate parents, while the third and fourth wives are born of concubines.

Shen Ran and Shen Luo bowed to the old lady and said, "Grandma, we just went to see my eldest sister. She has a very serious case of typhoid fever. She has only been ill for two days, but she has lost a lot of weight. It makes me sad to see her. You must be heartbroken to see her."

The well water in early spring is extremely powerful.

Seeing the distress on the old lady's face, Shen Tang felt unhappy.

In the past, when Shen Tang was unhappy, he would just endure it, but now he can’t and won’t endure it at all.

Shen Tang said with a face full of self-blame, "It's all my fault for not handling things properly. I agreed to discuss this with my eldest sister, but she sent the wedding dress to me directly. I was afraid she wouldn't believe what my mother said in her dream, and worried that the fortune-telling in the Jokhang Temple would come true. If she didn't listen to my advice, she would misunderstand me. I thought it would be the same if I refused the marriage, so I didn't go to my eldest sister again. If I hadn't realized this, my eldest sister wouldn't have had to soak in the well water and become really sick just to avoid defeating the Prince of Jingyang."

Shen Tang's voice was clear and echoed in the room.

The pain on the old lady's face froze, became stiff, and finally turned ashen.

Shen Tang's words sounded nice. Shen Xian fell ill because she was afraid that Prince Ke Jingyang would not dare to get on the bridal sedan. In fact, everyone knew what Shen Xian was afraid of.

She pretended to be poisoned, but was accidentally exposed by Shen Tang. The old lady thought Shen Xiang had learned her lesson, but she didn't expect that this was how she caught a cold.

The second wife walked to the screen and heard what Shen Tang said. She was so angry that she wanted to sew Shen Tang's mouth shut. Since she didn't speak, no one thought she was mute.

When the second wife walked in, she was given a cold look by the old lady. After Shen Xi caught a cold, the old lady asked about it. The second wife said that it was the maid's negligence. She forgot to close the window at night, allowing Shen Xi to be blown by the cold wind, causing the cold evil to enter her body.

The Second Wife looked at Shen Tang with a hint of coldness in her eyes, "How come I didn't know that this is how the eldest lady caught a cold?"

This meant she had to change her tune. Shen Tang wasn't someone who would back down just because of a threat from her Second Madam. She blinked and asked earnestly, "It's all spread throughout the mansion. Doesn't Second Aunt know about it?"

Shen Tang looked at the maids in the room, "Haven't you heard anything?"

The maids lowered their heads one by one.

I'm sure I've heard it, but who dares to say it out loud?

No one spoke, and the old lady's face became even uglier. It was obvious that she had heard everything, but was afraid that she would be angry, so she didn't dare to let her know.

Their Pingyuan Marquis Mansion actually raised such a deceitful daughter!

Thinking that Shen Xi was brought to her yard on the day she was born and that she was raised by her personally, the old lady's face became even uglier.

The Second Wife wanted to speak up for Shen Xi, but she didn't know where to start. In the end, she could only blame the Jokhang Temple. "It's all because of that bad lot at the Jokhang Temple. If it hadn't said she would bring bad luck to her husband, Miss Shen Xi wouldn't have been like this. I've been thinking about it over and over again these past two days, and I feel more and more that something is wrong. There was no lucky charm. The Prince of Jingyang was saved from danger in the end. Holding a wedding to add to the joy should have been better. But Miss Shen Xi drew such an unlucky lot. Someone must have done something wrong."

To be honest, Shen Tang also suspected this.

However, she suspected the second wife, but now that the second wife said this, it seemed as if she didn't do it.

But apart from the second wife, who else would help Shen Xi?

Shen Tang couldn't think of a second person.

The Second Wife defended Shen Xi to the end, and no one responded, so the matter ended there. Shen Tang just couldn't bear to see the Old Lady feel sorry for Shen Xi, so she subtly made things difficult for Shen Xi, and she also rushed to the Jiang family.

But just as she was about to stand up, the maid rushed in, "Old Madam, this is bad! The Prince of Jingyang wants to cancel the marriage with the eldest daughter!"