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

Princess Roujia was able to eat and did not vomit. It was getting late, so Shen Tang said goodbye to the princess and returned to Jingyang Palace.

However, the maid Daimao went to the north of the city and only bought sour plums but no dried fish. The woman who brought the children to sell the dried fish had left, and Daimao was so anxious that she asked around. The old lady next door was so anxious that she almost cried when she saw that Daimao didn't buy any dried fish, so she gave the dried fish she bought to Daimao. Daimao paid three times the price and came back with the dried fish.

The dried fish made by Prince Ning’s mansion were not to Princess Roujia’s taste, and she also didn’t like the ones made by the imperial kitchen in the palace.

There was no other choice but to send people to wait in the north of the city. After several days of waiting, they finally found the woman.

Shen Tang went to see Shen Ran again. Although he also had morning sickness, he was much better than Princess Roujia.

Shen Tang rarely left the house. Since she was pregnant, she would not go out unless it was necessary. Therefore, Shen Tang did not attend the wedding of Xiao Xun and Zhao Xi, the wedding of Lu Li and Liu Ruoer, or the wedding of Prince Yu marrying Miss Wen.

After the three happy events were completed, a month had passed.

……

It rained for three days in a row.

After the rain, the sky cleared up and was as blue as a mirror, which was extremely beautiful.

After being stuck in the house for a few days, the ground was no longer wet, and Shen Tang couldn't wait to go for a walk in the garden. Just as he was about to leave the house, the mother who was in charge of the embroidery room came.

A fox fur cloak was sent.

The whole thing is snow-white without a single stray hair. Xie Guimo and Chu Yi went out hunting three times before they had enough money to make this cloak for her.

Shen Tang couldn't let it go, but the weather was not cold enough to require a cloak. The sky was covered with snow, and he thought about wearing a cloak and walking in the snow to look for plum blossoms. It was a beautiful sight.

But it probably won’t happen this year. The snow is slippery and Shen Tang doesn’t dare to take the risk since she is pregnant. She can only wait until next year.

Madam Liu, the embroidery room manager, smiled and said, "The Crown Prince truly holds the Crown Princess dear to his heart. There aren't many fox fur cloaks of this quality even in the palace."

Thinking about how she had made a brocade robe for Xie Guimo, but had to put it on hold because she was pregnant and had to make small clothes for the child, Shen Tang felt bad in her heart. Xie Guimo was indeed very good to her.

The cloak fit well, so Mother Liu measured Shen Tang again and then went back.

Xie Guimo was not at home, otherwise she could wear it to the study to show him. After taking it off and folding it, Shen Tang took Ginkgo Qiutong for a walk in the garden.

It’s getting colder, so there are fewer flowers still blooming in the garden, and it’s less colorful, but it’s still green and lush.

After walking around the garden for a while and not far from the peony garden, he thought of going to pay his respects to the princess. He crossed the small bridge and just as he stepped down the steps, Shen Tang slipped and fell forward uncontrollably.

This scene scared Ginkgo and Qiu Tong who were following behind them out of their wits.

The same thing happened to Shen Tang. It wasn't her feet that were slipping, but her soul. Just as she was about to fall to the ground, someone hugged her waist. The familiar scent of pine and cypress wafted into her nose. She was carried in a half circle in the air and landed steadily on the ground.

Shen Tang was still in shock, and an anxious voice came over, "Are you okay?"

Shen Tang was almost scared to death. Just as he was about to speak, he heard two "ouch" sounds from the other side.

Ginkgo and Qiutong were in a hurry to go down the stairs, and they slipped where Shen Tang slipped. They stumbled down a few steps, but finally lost their balance and fell to the ground, grimacing in pain.

Shen Tang shook his head, "I'm fine."

She looked at Ginkgo Qiutong, "What about you?"

The two maids were in so much pain that they couldn't speak, but just shook their heads.

Shen Tang's fall could be considered an accident, but the two maids falling in the same place was definitely not an accident.

Chen Qi appeared and checked the steps, "Master, it's tea seed oil."

Xie Guimo's eyes suddenly turned cold.

Shen Tang felt a chill in his heart spreading to every part of his body.

Ginkgo Qiutong was in so much pain when she fell. She was pregnant, and if she fell, the fetus in her belly would be injured, and it was not certain whether it could be saved.

"Check it for me!"

Chen Qi went to do it.

Xie Guimo supported Shen Tang, and the paleness on Shen Tang's face had recovered a little. "Don't worry, I'm fine."

How could she not worry? If he had been a step late, she would have fallen to the ground.

Shen Tang asked, "Why did you come to the garden to see me?"

She usually took her maid to visit the garden, and Xie Guimo rarely came to see her.

Xie Guimo said, "I just returned home and received a letter from your eldest brother via carrier pigeon. He will be returning to Beijing tomorrow and asked me to wait for him at Shili Pavilion."

Knowing that Shen Tang was worried about Xiao Huan, he came to the garden to tell her as soon as he had any news about Xiao Huan. He didn't expect to encounter such a thing.

Hearing that his elder brother was coming back, Shen Tang was delighted. "Did my elder brother find evidence to overturn Envoy Lu's case?"

"should be."

However, Xiao Huan was not the type to like to trouble others. When he returned to Beijing the next day, he specially sent him a letter by carrier pigeon, asking him to wait for him at Shili Pavilion. He must have something important to discuss with him.

There was tea oil on the soles of Shen Tang's shoes, and Xie Guimo was afraid that she would slip when walking, so he picked her up and carried her back to Chenxiangxuan.

Ginkgo and Qiutong, the two maids, had their palms scratched and one of them hit her elbow on the steps, leaving bruises all over. Shen Tang called a doctor.

When the princess heard that Shen Tang almost fell, she hurried to Chenxiang Pavilion and asked, "How did he almost fall? Is he seriously injured?"

Shen Tang shook his head. "My husband arrived in time, so I didn't fall to the ground. Only the two maids were injured."

On the way here, the princess had already learned that there was tea seed oil on the bridge, which was why Shen Tang and the maid almost fell. After the rain, the sky was clear and most places were dry, but some places were still wet. It was impossible for them to fall if they walked normally.

There was an incident in the mansion where Shen Tang was given a sterilizing drug, so it was hard for the princess not to suspect that someone was trying to harm Shen Tang and her unborn baby.

Even though she was sure Shen Tang was fine, the princess' heart was still trembling.

There was a knock on the door, and Chen Qi's voice came, "My Lord..."

"Come in and answer."

Chen Qi walked in and said, "We've found out. It was the cousin of the Jiang family who came to the mansion to look for the eldest daughter and brought her some tea seed oil. When she was going down the stairs, she accidentally bumped into a maid, spilling some of the oil. She then asked the garden maid to wash the floor, but the maid didn't hear clearly and thought it was another bridge..."

Cousin of the Jiang family.

She is Concubine Jiang’s niece, Jiang Huier.

It happened that the tea seed oil was spilled, and the maid happened to cross the wrong bridge and failed to wipe off the oil in time. As the Crown Prince's Consort, she accidentally fell and the baby in her belly was killed. She could only blame herself for her bad luck.

Shen Tang didn't believe it was such a coincidence. Qiu Tong whispered, "When the Crown Prince's Consort was strolling in the garden, I saw Miss Jiang Biao. When I looked at her, she happened to be looking in the direction of the Crown Prince's Consort."

Jiang Huier knew that she was in the garden, and that bridge was the shortest way for her to see the princess. She could sprinkle some tea seed oil on the ground and let the maid wash it, and then she could get herself clean. But if she bet right, she would cross the bridge and fall down, which would definitely please Concubine Jiang and the other people in Jingyang Palace.

In his previous life, Shen Tang knew that this cousin was very scheming and not a good person. He had never argued with her in this life and wanted to harm her right away.