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

Just believe it.

If you believe it, you have to find a way to marry Shen Xi off within a month, but you don't know who will be harmed.

Shen Tang put down his pen, drank some tea, and asked, "Has the Second Madam returned?"

Qiu Tong shook her head. "Not yet. When the Second Madam was leaving the house this morning, someone from the Wang family came looking for her. After meeting Noble Concubine Ye, the Second Madam didn't return home, but went to the Wang family instead."

But by this time, the second wife should be back soon.

The Second Wife disobeyed the Old Madam and also wanted to go to the palace to see Concubine Ye. Shen Tang really wanted to know what excuse the Second Wife would make to appease the Old Madam, but it was not an easy excuse to find.

After drinking a cup of tea, Shen Tang embroidered an orchid. Just as she put down the embroidery frame, Si'er came in and said, "Miss, the second wife has returned home, and the old lady wants you to go to her."

What did the old lady want her to do at this time? Could it be related to Concubine Ye asking the second wife to enter the palace?

Shen Tang stood up with doubts in his heart and took Qiu Tong to Songhe Hall.

After walking around the double-sided embroidered screen with flowers, birds and mountains and entering the house, Shen Tang saw the old lady sitting on the Arhat couch drinking tea, with the second wife sitting to her left. On the small table next to the old lady was a brocade box with two large Dong pearls inside.

Shen Tang stepped forward, bowed, and said, "Grandmother, did you ask me to come?"

The old lady smiled kindly and said, "Let your second aunt talk to you."

Shen Tang looked at the Second Wife, who smiled and said, "The man who beat up the Prince of Changping has been caught."

Shen Tang, “…???”

Are you kidding me?

Even if the Marquis of Changping knew it was Xie Guimo, they wouldn't dare arrest him, not to mention they didn't know yet.

Shen Tang suspected that the Second Madam was trying to scare her, "Finally, I caught her."

The Second Wife had been looking at Shen Tang, hoping to see panic and uneasiness on her face, but Shen Tang showed no flaws. The Second Wife laughed and said, "That's right. The Marquis of Changping's Mansion almost turned the capital upside down, and only caught the man yesterday. The Marquis of Changping's Mansion interrogated the masked man. Concubine Ye misunderstood that the Second Miss was related to the masked man, and called me into the palace for this matter. Concubine Ye gave a pair of large Dongzhu as compensation to you and your eldest sister."

Shen Tang asked, "Is Concubine Ye compensating my elder sister? Could it be that my elder sister was poisoned in the palace and has a rash all over her body and is extremely itchy? Was it Concubine Ye who poisoned her?"

This sentence choked the Second Madam. Although they all knew where Shen Ying's poison came from, the palace banquet was prepared by the Queen. If Concubine Ye poisoned the relatives of court officials who came to the palace for the banquet, if this matter were to be heard by the Queen, she would definitely hold Concubine Ye accountable for ruining the palace banquet. The Second Madam dared not say anything careless.

The Second Wife said, "Don't talk nonsense if you don't have any evidence."

Shen Tang was amused. "I just find it strange. Concubine Ye mistakenly thought that I knew the masked man who beat up the Marquis of Changping. She punished me and forced him to show up. It's only right that I should be compensated. But why did Concubine Ye compensate my eldest sister? My eldest sister only entered the palace at the palace banquet, and she got into trouble at the palace banquet. That's why I guessed this."

"Then what did Concubine Ye want to compensate the eldest sister for?"

Shen Tang was determined to get to the bottom of the matter. If she didn't, both of them would belong to her, and Shen Xi would never get a share.

The Second Wife disliked Shen Tang's aggressive attitude and looked quite impatient. "Concubine Ye only said it was compensation for you sisters. She didn't elaborate, and I didn't ask."

Shen Tang said, "Then I have to get to the bottom of this. I thought Concubine Ye was plotting against me, but she implicated my elder sister. My elder sister suffered for two days, and I felt guilty for two days. I even endured it when my elder sister threw a flower pot at me in anger. If Concubine Ye's original intention was to plot against my elder sister and it had nothing to do with me, then I don't need to feel guilty. I want to know why my elder sister threw the flower pot at me that day?!"

This was not the first time Shen Tang had mentioned the incident of Shen Xiang hitting Shen Tang with a flowerpot, but he had just mentioned it casually last time, but this time he was serious.

The old lady also didn't believe that Shen Xi had done it unintentionally. Her face was very long. She said, "No matter why Concubine Ye asked you to compensate your elder sister, your elder sister almost hurt you, so she should apologize to you. This big Dongzhu, grandmother will take the initiative to compensate you on her behalf."

Shen Xian walked to the screen and just heard this sentence. She was so angry that her face turned green.

Shen Xian walked in and said, "Grandma, I was confused by the pain that day. I didn't mean to hit my second sister. I was in pain for two days, and I caused you to worry for two days. I also wanted to give this Dongzhu pearl to you as a filial gift."

Knowing that Dongzhu could not be saved, he wanted to give it to the old lady as a gift.

It will one day return to Shen Xian from the old lady's hands. If that doesn't work, she can use it to help the second master get an official position. The old lady will also give it to Shen Tang. Given their current relationship, it is impossible for it to return.

Shen Tang and the old lady knew Shen Ying's twisted thoughts.

She used to be so indulgent, but now the old lady won't do that anymore. "It's enough that you have this filial piety."

The old lady glanced at Hongxiu, and Hongxiu handed the Dadongzhu to Shen Tang. Shen Tang took it and handed it to Qiu Tong.

The Second Wife looked at the Old Lady and asked, "Do you really want to accept these two Dongzhu?"

The old lady looked unhappy and asked, "I didn't intend to accept it. What are you going to do with it back home?"

If one of the two pearls belonged to Shen Xi, the Second Wife would have tolerated it. But if there was none, it would be better to send it back to Concubine Ye, as a favor.

The Second Wife said, "It's not that you forbid me to enter the palace. I want to say that Concubine Ye compensated the Second Miss, but I'm worried that I have no evidence. If you don't believe me, I will accept it..."

The old lady didn't know what the second wife was planning, so she said coldly, "Either don't accept it, or don't return it if you accept it."

She was a good granddaughter, but she was schemed against by Concubine Ye and forced to go to the palace for a banquet. She was so frightened that she didn't even dare to drink a sip of tea. She came back thirsty after several hours. The Dadong Pearl was precious, but it was only a thousand taels of silver. Compared with the grievances Shen Tang suffered and the fear she had been in for so many days, it was not worth mentioning.

The old lady knew that the second wife wanted to curry favor with Concubine Ye so that the second master could make further progress in his career in the future. However, the old lady disliked Concubine Ye's way of doing things. It was better to have less contact with such a person.

The old lady was determined and the second wife didn't dare to persuade her anymore, so the matter ended there.

The old lady was tired, so Mother Wang helped her into the inner room.

After leaving Songhe Hall, Shen Xian challenged Shen Tang, "Do you really have to steal my Dadong Pearl?!"

Shen Tang looked at Shen Xian and said, "How about you hit me with it? Whether I hit you or not, I will return the Dadong Pearl to you?"

"you!"

Shen Xian was so angry that her vision went dark.

Shen Xian disagreed, but Shen Tang was too lazy to pay attention to her and just left.

Shen Xian stamped her feet in anger and complained to the second wife who was walking over, "Second Aunt, look at how arrogant she is! Now grandma only loves her and not me..."

The Second Wife glanced at Shen Tang's departing figure, but she wasn't too angry. "A little impatience can ruin a big plan. She offended Concubine Ye, and she won't have a good ending."