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

There was a subtle hint of anger in his voice.

Pingyuan Hou asked him to come to his house to propose marriage tomorrow, and he didn't dare not come, but he also knew that if Pingyuan Hou knew it was it, he would not say this, let alone agree to marry his daughter to him again. He came to Shen Tang to test Shen Tang's attitude first. If Shen Tang passed this test, he would go directly to the house tomorrow. As a result, Shen Tang rejected the marriage proposal before he even took off his mask.

Noticing the man's gaze fixed on her face, Shen Tang muttered, "I don't want to marry anyone. I don't want to marry anyone."

The man's expression softened slightly, not wanting to marry another man. "Are you still mad at me for breaking my promise to come and propose at the Lantern Festival?"

Why is this person so stubborn? She said she doesn’t want to get married, okay?

Shen Tang said, "I've forgotten about that a long time ago!"

The man believed this. Who would remember what a "dead" person said?

His grandfather had arranged a wrong marriage for him, so he couldn't meet her as someone else's fiancé. He tried every means to marry her, but she just treated him as if he were dead.

Thinking of this, the man lost his temper. He looked at Shen Tang and said, "Are you sure you don't want to see what I look like first before rejecting me so directly?"

This bastard still has the nerve to say that.

How can you have the nerve to say you will marry someone who won't even show her face?

He had already fooled her once half a year ago, could she trust him a second time?

It's just a face, who would care to look at it?

Besides, it’s not like she hasn’t rejected someone with a pretty face before.

Shen Tang snorted and said, "No matter how good-looking you are, can you be better than the Prince of Jingyang?"

man,"……"

It really looks good.

No words to refute.

The man didn't say anything. Shen Tang asked, "Why aren't you talking?"

The man touched his nose and said, "It's more beautiful than anything else."

Shen Tang, "..."

"You're quite honest."

"But I don't look any worse than him."

These two sentences were almost said in unison.

Shen Tang, "..."

Shen Tang wanted to bite his tongue.

How can this person be honest?

He's bragging so much that it's almost bursting into the sky.

Although the Prince of Jingyang has a bad temper, his face is so handsome that there is no one in Kyoto, no, in the whole of Daqi who has a better face.

There are so many young men from aristocratic families in Kyoto, but none of them are even half as good-looking as the Prince of Jingyang, and some of them look no worse than the Prince of Jingyang...

No wonder he always wears a tattered mask when he goes out. If he didn’t wear a mask, he definitely wouldn’t be able to brag so much.

Shen Tang was complaining in her heart, but she didn't say a word. However, the man could see what she was thinking and said, "You don't believe me? I'll take off my mask and show you."

As he was about to take off his mask, Shen Tang hurriedly stopped him, saying, "No need to take it off, I trust you."

She won't marry him.

What he looked like was none of her business.

Even if she is a little curious, she has to hold it back today, otherwise it would seem like she is sulking and not getting married because she doesn't like him.

Thinking about her previous life when she married Xie Guimo, the man never showed up again, even after he saved her once. Now that he refused to marry her in person today, they probably won't see each other again in the future.

Thinking that they would never see each other again, Shen Tang felt a little disappointed, but she didn't take it seriously. She was just that kind of person. When the Jingyang Prince's Mansion broke off the engagement and the Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion sent the betrothal gifts back, she also felt a little disappointed, but she soon felt better.

Shen Tang suppressed his disappointment, smiled, and said, "I hope you can find a woman who suits your heart and spend your life together."

The man pursed his lips tightly, anger surging from his limbs to his heart, "I think you want to piss me off to death."

As soon as he stretched out his arm, Shen Tang threw herself uncontrollably into his arms. At the moment she threw herself over, Shen Xian's voice came from outside the door, "Why do you close the door so tightly in broad daylight?"

Shen Tang was hugged tightly by the man. She blushed and said, "Let me go."

The man gritted his teeth and said, "From the moment I decided to marry you, you can forget about letting me let you go."

This bastard never stops bragging. If she hadn't refused to marry him publicly that day and had become the princess consort of Prince Jingyang, would he still be able to steal Prince Jingyang's girl?

However, Shen Tang didn't dare to say this because the other person was angry. She was more worried that Shen Xi would barge in.

Ginkgo was standing by the door, wanting to look back through the beaded curtain but not daring to. The girl was a lady from a wealthy family, and someone broke into her boudoir and hugged her. What was even more terrible was that the girl refused to let him propose marriage. What was the girl doing?

Shen Xian couldn't push the door open, and she knocked hard, but the man refused to let her go and held her tighter and tighter. Shen Tang was furious and angry, "You're going to kill me!"

Shen Tang was almost crying, and the man finally let her go. Even through the mask, Shen Tang could feel how ugly his expression was.

Shen Tang took a few steps back defensively. The man's eyes lingered on Shen Tang's face for a few moments, then he turned around and jumped out the window to leave.

Seeing the man leave, Shen Tang said coldly, "Open the door."

Only then did Ginkgo open the door.

Shen Xian came in angrily. Seeing Shen Tang sitting there drinking tea, she glared at him unkindly. "Why are you and the maid sneaking around in the house when the door is locked in broad daylight?"

Shen Tang glanced at Shen Xian and said, "You can guess boldly. I'm having a secret meeting with a man."

ginkgo,"……!!!"

Ginkgo's heart was frightened.

The girl is really brave enough to say that.

But the more Shen Tang said this, the more Shen Xian refused to believe him. "If you say that, you don't want Qingyu anymore, but I still want it?!"

As long as she wasn't meeting a man in secret, it wouldn't be a big deal for her and Ginkgo to dig the house upside down.

Shen Tang put down the teacup and said distantly, "Eldest sister, do you want to talk to me about something?"

Shen Xian sat down with a thud. "You actually complained to Father, causing Grandmother to get scolded, and even causing Second Aunt to be sent to the Buddhist temple by Grandmother to copy the family rules!"

When Shen Xian was punished, the Second Wife protected her. When the Second Wife was punished, Shen Xian became anxious and angry.

What a deep love between mother and daughter.

But Shen Tang would not be moved. She said coldly, "It was not me who caused my grandmother to be scolded, but Second Aunt. I did not complain to my father."

Shen Xian asked, "What's the difference between borrowing money from your father to buy supplements and filing a complaint?"

There is really no difference, and it may even be more effective than filing a complaint directly.

Shen Xian wouldn't believe it even if she denied it, and Shen Tang didn't bother to deny it. She sneered, "So, the eldest sister is here to fight for Second Aunt?"

Shen Xi did come for the Second Wife, but she couldn't admit that she was standing up for justice, otherwise it would be like the Old Lady wrongly accusing the Second Wife.

Shen Xian said, "I know Second Aunt was wrong to do this, but Second Aunt is speaking up for Father and our Pingyuan Marquisate. If it weren't for the Jiang family's poor care, Big Brother wouldn't have gotten lost at the Lantern Festival, Mother wouldn't have died of depression and hatred, and we wouldn't have lost our mother at such a young age. Second Aunt doesn't want us to get close to the Jiang family..."

Shen Tang said, "Eldest sister, be careful with your words! I may be fine with what you said, but if it gets to Grandmother, she might think you're accusing her and Father of being ungrateful. Second Aunt will speak up for them, and Grandmother will punish her by making her copy the family rules."

Shen Xian's face turned green after hearing this. She didn't expect Shen Xian to misinterpret her meaning. She said she was worried that the old lady would hear her, but her voice was quite loud. The room was not quiet, so the maids in the yard would definitely hear it.

Shen Xian suppressed her anger and said, "I know Second Sister has always been willful, but you should know that our eldest brother has been missing ever since, with no news from him. Father doesn't even have a illegitimate son. If we can't find our eldest brother, the second branch will inherit the Pingyuan Marquisate in the future. It will not benefit you to offend Second Aunt like this!"

Since soft tactics don't work, I'll just use hard tactics on her.

Shen Tang laughed when he heard this. "The title of Marquis hasn't even been passed to the Second House yet, and Second Aunt is already bullying me like this. How can I expect that if I get married and get wronged in the future, Second Aunt will stand up for me?"

She should be thankful that no one would kick her when she is down.

Shen Xian didn't expect Shen Tang to be so eloquent. She asked, "Are you determined to have Second Aunt punished?"

Shen Tang said impatiently, "I'm not the one who punished Second Aunt."

If she had the ability, would Shen Xi still come to her and threaten her?

I had already asked the mother and daughter to go to the Buddhist temple together to kneel down and copy the family rules.

Of course Shen Xi knew that it was not Shen Tang who punished the Second Wife, but the Second Wife was punished because of Shen Tang. As long as Shen Tang pleaded for her, the Second Wife would not have to be punished, at least she would not have to copy three hundred family rules.

But no matter how Shen Xian tried to persuade her, Shen Tang refused to budge. Shen Xian clenched her fists in anger, "We are sisters, the closest people in the world. I only want your best, but you misunderstood that I was siding with Second Aunt. Fine, I won't persuade you anymore! I hope you won't regret it in the future!"

If Shen Ying hadn't said this, Shen Tang might have been able to tolerate her for a few more seconds. But once she said this, Shen Tang could no longer tolerate it.

"Gingko, send her out."

Shen Xi was so angry that her lungs were about to explode.

She walked away with stomping feet, and the bead curtain was hit by her rough feet, making a crisp and pleasant sound.

Shen Xian didn't need Ginkgo to send her off, so she didn't. She walked back to Shen Tang and saw Shen Tang looking at the open window. Ginkgo said, "The Marquis has asked him to propose marriage, why don't you want to marry him?"

Shen Tang retracted his gaze and said, "The Changping Marquisate is searching all over Kyoto for the person who kicked the Changping Marquis' son down the hill that day. If he comes to propose marriage, even if the Changping Marquisate can't guess who he is, they will still suspect him."

"I don't want to get married, so why put him in danger? Besides—"

"He won't really come to propose marriage."

Ginkgo asked puzzledly, "Why not?"

Shen Tang smiled but didn't say anything.

If you wanted to propose marriage, you would have come earlier, not wait until today.

Marriages for children have always been arranged by parents and matchmakers. It was his father who asked him to propose marriage, which was equivalent to agreeing to it. He was going to come tomorrow, and at this time he should be preparing the betrothal gifts at home, instead of coming to see her.

He came here just to get her to object.

But Shen Tang couldn’t understand. If he didn’t want to marry her, couldn’t he just ignore it? Why did he want her to refuse?

Apart from being bored, Shen Tang really couldn't find any other reason.