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

After a few more days of rest, the wound on Shen Tang's arm was completely healed.

It was a fine day. After breakfast, Shen Tang took Ginkgo to Songhe Hall to pay his respects to the old lady as usual.

Before anyone entered the house, they heard the old lady coughing. She looked a little unwell. Shen Tang asked with concern, "Is grandma okay?"

The old lady sighed, "Grandma is old and useless. She just thought about something for a while at night and couldn't sleep until the middle of the night."

Shen Tang asked, "Grandma, is there anything bothering you?"

How could the old lady not have any worries? Shen Sui's childlessness was a source of worry for her, and now Shen Xian's engagement was broken off by the Jingyang Palace. The old lady couldn't sleep last night because she was thinking about Shen Xian's lifelong event.

However, the old lady would not tell Shen Tang about this. She waved her hand for Shen Tang to sit down. As Shen Tang's butt touched the stool, the second and third wives came in, followed by Shen Ran and Shen Luo.

The old lady looked unwell, and the second wife wanted to call a doctor for her, but she refused. She said she would have called a doctor long ago, so it was not her turn to arrange anything. As she was talking, a maid came in and said, "Old lady, the eldest daughter is here."

Shen Tang looked towards the screen and saw Shen Xian walking in. To be honest, Shen Tang had never seen Shen Xian so thin before. She looked like a peony ravaged by the wind, which made him feel pity for her.

Knowing how Shen Xi got sick, Shen Tang didn't feel the slightest bit of sympathy. But even though she didn't feel sympathetic, everyone in the room felt extremely sympathetic.

The old lady always loved Shen Xi. Although she was also ashamed of what Shen Xi did to resist the wedding, her anger disappeared when she saw how thin Shen Xi had become.

"Why are you so thin?" The old lady felt distressed.

The Second Wife said, "Xier hasn't eaten anything these past few days. How could she not be thin?"

Shen Xian's eyes reddened as she choked up and said, "Xian'er was ignorant and made grandma angry."

The old lady said, "Let's not talk about the past. The most important thing is to take good care of yourself."

Shen Xian nodded obediently, then looked at Shen Tang and said, "Second sister hasn't come to see me these past few days. Is she still angry with me?"

If you already know, why ask?

Should I use my grandmother to put pressure on her and suppress her anger?

Shen Tang said with a forced smile, "How could that be? I won't argue with my elder sister."

Shen Xian bit her lip and said, "I know you won't forgive me easily, but I still want to defend myself. I was indeed afraid of being a widow, so I drugged myself, but I didn't instruct Doukou to frame you. You are my biological sister. How could I push you into a fire pit that I wouldn't jump into myself?"

The old lady told us not to mention the past, but she insisted on bringing it up to disgust her. Did she think that Doukou was dead and there was no evidence, so she could say whatever she wanted?

Shen Xi did not instruct Doukou, so the fact that she was slandered by Doukou meant that she, as the master, had done something wrong, which made the maid feel resentful and want to treat her like that.

There were some things Shen Xian had forgotten, and she didn't mind reminding her. Shen Tang smiled faintly, "I know my elder sister wouldn't do this to me. The wedding dress was sent to me by the maid on her own initiative."

The guilt on Shen Xi's face froze, and she looked embarrassed, as if she had been slapped twice by Shen Tang.

The old lady frowned deeply. Of her two granddaughters, one did something wrong but was still stubborn and showed no remorse, while the other knew the truth and showed no mercy. Neither of them could make her worry-free.

The old lady was a little angry and started coughing. The second wife hurried over to help her calm down and scolded Shen Tang, "You all should stop talking."

Although he scolded them both, his eyes were clearly directed at her. However, Shen Tang was also very good at making people angry. He picked up the teacup and drank it. It seemed that he had listened to what the Second Madam said, but in fact, he knew that the Second Madam's words were just a deaf ear.

The second wife's face turned green with anger, but she couldn't say anything. The old lady took a while to relax and her coughing stopped.

Shen Tang didn't want to stay any longer and was about to take her leave when a maid came in with a red invitation with gold details. She said, "Madam, the Shouwang Mansion has sent an invitation, inviting several young ladies to attend the Spring Banquet in a few days."

Seeing the invitation, Shen Ran couldn't wait to stand up and take the invitation from the maid.

She had been waiting for the invitation to the Spring Banquet at Prince Shou's Mansion for a long time, and finally got it.

Shen Ran and Shen Luo were both very happy, but when Shen Xian's eyes fell on the invitation, not only was there no joy on her face, but she had to hold back her tears.

The Spring Banquet at the Shouwang Mansion only invited the unengaged ladies and young masters from aristocratic families in Kyoto to attend. Every year, there would be several engaged families after the Spring Banquet at the Shouwang Mansion. Shen Xian attended last year, but no one thought she could attend this year. The embroidery room didn't even prepare a dress for her to wear to the banquet.

In their previous life, Shen Tang and Shen Xie did not attend. Shen Tang could not go because she was married, and Shen Xie was in a bad mood. Even though Shen Tang had fulfilled the engagement for her, she still felt that she was engaged to the Prince of Jingyang and could not go to the Spring Banquet at the Prince of Shou's Mansion.

Shen Tang has no control over whether Shen Xiang goes or not in this life, she will definitely go.

Many young masters from aristocratic families were invited to the Shouwang Mansion’s spring banquet. If her elder brother was as noble as she guessed, he would probably go too.

Although the chance of finding my eldest brother is slim, there is no hope at all if I don't go.

Nothing is more important than finding Big Brother.

The Second Madam couldn't bear to see Shen Xi cry, so she said to the old lady, "The various mansions in Kyoto are very enthusiastic about the spring banquet held by the Shou Prince's Mansion. The embroidery room has made dresses for them. Why not let a few girls go out of the mansion to pick out some jewelry? It would also be a good opportunity for Xian'er to go out of the mansion to relax."

The Third Wife echoed, "Second Sister-in-law is indeed very thoughtful. The girls of our Pingyuan Marquis Mansion must not be outdone by others."

The Second Wife proposed it, the Third Wife agreed, and Shen Ran and the others were eagerly waiting for the Old Madam's approval. How could the Old Madam pour cold water on them and refuse to agree?

This time, Prince Jingyang's Mansion cancelled the engagement. I don't know how many people were laughing at Marquis Pingyuan's Mansion behind their backs, saying that the cooked duck could still fly away. It was a good opportunity to let those people have a good look at it through the Spring Banquet at Prince Shou's Mansion.

The old lady agreed, but warned, "You sisters can just make a few noises in the mansion, but once you leave, remember your status and don't let others laugh at the discord between the sisters in the Pingyuan Marquis's mansion."

Everyone knew these words were directed at Shen Tang and Shen Xi. Shen Ran knew they wouldn't respond, so he stood up and said, "We will follow our grandmother's instructions."

The old lady's eyes fell on Shen Xi and Shen Tang, and they stood up and agreed.

The old lady was exhausted both physically and mentally. She raised her arm and Mother Wang helped her into the inner room to rest.

Shen Tang and the others left Songhe Hall and walked towards the main gate of the Marquis' Mansion. When they arrived, the servant had already parked the carriage at the gate.

There were two carriages, one was luxurious, decorated with tassels and bells hanging on the four corners. At a glance, you could tell that the people sitting inside were of noble status. The other one was much more low-key.

Usually when they go out of the house, Shen Tang and Shen Xi ride in one carriage, while Shen Ran and Shen Luo ride in another.

Shen Xian acted soft and weak in front of the old lady, but her attitude changed when she left the house. "Third sister, you and I will ride in the same carriage today."

As she spoke, Shen Tang went down the stairs directly and stepped onto the stool to get into the carriage.

Shen Xi's face turned green with anger, and she wanted to pull Shen Tang off the carriage.

Shen Tang didn't care who Shen Ying wanted to sit with, but she wouldn't give up the carriage either.

She, Shen Xian, could either hit the carriage in the face or go sit in the carriage behind with Shen Ran.

After sitting in the carriage for a while, no one came up. Shen Tang lifted the curtain and looked at Shen Luo. "Eldest sister is going to ride in the same carriage with third sister. Fourth sister is going to squeeze in the same carriage with them too?"

She felt that two people were too crowded in a carriage, let alone three people.

Shen Luo quickly got on the carriage.