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

Shen Tang had made up her mind not to marry in this life, so this matter did not bother her at all. No matter what the man's purpose was, at least he had saved her twice. He was not the kind of person who would pester others in his previous life. Perhaps he acted like this because he was hurt by her firm rejection and felt embarrassed.

She should have cared more about his face...

Shen Tang reflected on himself and continued reading to pass the time.

The next day, as usual, after breakfast, Shen Tang took Ginkgo to Songhe Hall to pay his respects to the old lady.

I ran into Shen Xian at the gate of the courtyard. Because she was kicked out of Qingyi Garden yesterday, Shen Xian looked at Shen Tang with eyes that seemed to want to eat her alive. When she saw Shen Tang again with a faint smile on his face, she was so angry that her internal organs seemed to be burning.

Neither of them said hello to each other, as if they didn't see each other, and entered Songhe Hall one after another.

But when she got to the old lady, Shen Xian pretended to be an older sister caring for her younger sister and said, "A few days ago, when I went out to buy jewelry, I heard my second sister say that she had more than a thousand taels. It hasn't been a few days, so why does she need to borrow a hundred taels from father?"

The concern is fake, the complaint is real.

That day, Shen Tang said in Songhe Hall that he had more than one thousand taels of silver on him and was borrowing money even though he had money. It was obvious that he was trying to attract his father's attention and make a complaint in a roundabout way.

The facts were exactly as Shen Xian said, but Shen Tang was not panicked at all. She said, "How much money do I have? Isn't it clear to me, elder sister? The more than one thousand taels I mentioned are converted from the gold peanuts and gold melon seeds that my grandmother and father gave me during the holidays. I can use them to pay the debt of Wancui Pavilion to the public treasury, but I can't use the gold peanuts to go out and buy things directly..."

Shen Xian didn't expect that this was how Shen Tang got the more than one thousand taels. She thought that Shen Tang had asked Shen Sui for it behind her back, and she was annoyed in her heart that her father was too partial.

Golden peanuts and golden melon seeds are money and can be used to buy things, but they are generally not used directly as money and are not counted as savings.

Shen Xi said, "You can also exchange silver with Gongzhong before leaving the house."

Shen Tang looked up and stared at Shen Xi in a daze.

Her reaction made Shen Xian feel uncomfortable. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Shen Tang lowered his eyes and said, "I won't borrow money from my father anymore."

The low voice, with a hint of crying, immediately attracted everyone's attention to Shen Xian.

Shen Xian's expression changed again and again, and she suddenly felt very uncomfortable. She gritted her teeth in anger and said, "That's not what I meant!"

It would be strange if that wasn't what you meant.

Shen Xi argued hastily, "I just think that father is usually very busy and it's rare for him to have a day off at home, so I shouldn't bother him with such a small matter."

Shen Tang said, "My elder sister is scolding me. I was so angry yesterday that I just wanted to go back and forth to Qingyi Garden to get money, and then ask Manager Li to exchange it for money. This delayed my trip to the Jiang family, and kept my grandparents waiting for so long. It was unfilial. My father happened to be on leave at home, and I hadn't seen him for a few days, so I wanted to ask for his respect and borrow some money..."

"I won't go to the study to disturb my father anymore."

The more I spoke, the more aggrieved I became.

Shen Xian felt so aggrieved that she wanted to strangle Shen Tang to death.

However, Shen Xian wanted to strangle Shen Tang even more, but she only heard Shen Tang say, "Eldest sister, I really didn't complain to father, but what you said to me yesterday made me think a lot. You are right. Father has no children. If we can't find my eldest brother, the Marquis' Mansion will be inherited by the second branch. I really shouldn't have offended Second Aunt for such a small matter. No one will support me in the future..."

Shen Juan, "...!!!"

Shen Xian wanted to rush over and cover Shen Tang's mouth.

Although everyone knew about this, the sisters could say whatever they wanted in private, but they could never bring it up in public. As long as their father was still alive, they would think that they would have no one to rely on in the future. Isn't this just cursing their father to die early?

As long as my father is alive, he will have the final say in this marquisate, and it will not be the second house's turn.

Sensing that the old lady was looking at her with a cold gaze, Shen Ying wanted to deny it, but the words could not come out. If she had denied it in the past, it would have been fine, because except for Ginkgo, all the people around Shen Tang were the second wife's people. But now Shen Tang had Qiu Tong by his side. Qiu Tong was given to Shen Tang by the old lady, and Qiu Tong could testify that Shen Tang was not lying. Moreover, many maids knew that she had gone to find Shen Tang angrily yesterday when she failed to invite him, so she could not deny it.

Before Shen Xian could figure out how to make amends, Shen Tang said, "Grandma, I don't dare to plead for Second Aunt. Please allow my elder sister and I to go to the Buddhist temple to help Second Aunt copy the family rules."

The old lady said coldly, "You don't have to go. Your eldest sister is enough to go alone."

Shen Xian's face turned pale as she begged for mercy, "Grandma..."

The old lady gave Shen Ying a cold look, and she didn't dare to say a word.

The Third Wife said at the right moment, "With the eldest daughter helping to copy, Second Sister-in-law will be able to finish copying the 300 articles of family rules before Concubine Su's birthday..."

The old lady said, "It's not just the Second Wife who can go to the Marquis' Mansion to celebrate the birthday. It's also the Dowager Concubine Su's birthday. You should take them with you."

The third wife's lips curled up in a triumphant arc.

Although the third wife could not inherit the title of the Marquisate before the second wife, she could represent the Marquisate to celebrate the birthday, and others would look up to her and the third master. More importantly, if she went, she could bring her daughter with her.

Shen Luo couldn't help but feel excited.

Shen Xi didn't expect that she just wanted to expose Shen Tang's true face of complaining so as to plead for Second Aunt. However, before she could say a few words, she was punished to help Second Aunt copy the family rules. She was so angry that she had no place to vent her anger.

The old lady punished her to go, and Shen Xi didn't dare not go. But just when she was about to get up, the second master, the third master, and the fourth master came in.

The old lady saw this and asked, "Why didn't you go to the government office today?"

The second master said, "When I left the court, I heard from my eldest brother and General Wu that he would not be going to the military camp this morning. There was something going on in the mansion. I don't know what it was, so I came back."

Shen Tang, "..."

Shen Tang's heart trembled when he heard this.

Isn't father waiting in the house for someone to come and propose marriage?

It's so serious. If I don't come, won't my father be extremely disappointed?

If she had known that her roundabout way of complaining yesterday would get her into this trouble, she would not have complained to her father.

Even so, Shen Xi still wanted her to plead for the Second Madam and exempt her from punishment. She felt that the punishment of three hundred articles of family rules was too light!

The old lady's curiosity was also piqued, and she asked, "What could have happened in the mansion? Didn't you ask your eldest brother?"

The second master said, "I asked, but when my eldest brother was about to speak, the emperor sent someone to call him to the imperial study to talk, so I came back first."

The emperor wanted to discuss something with Shen Sui, but no one knew how long the discussion would take. They couldn't wait for Shen Sui in the palace, so they went back home first.

The second master asked the third and fourth masters if they knew, and then the third and fourth masters came back together.

A group of people sat and waited for Shen Sui, and Shen Ying did not go to the Buddhist temple.

I thought I would have to wait a long time, but after just quarter of an hour, Shen Sui arrived.

When she saw him, the old lady asked, "What's going on in the mansion?"

Shen Sui said, "It's all right now."

Shen Tang, “…???”

Everyone, "..."

The old lady frowned, and Shen Sui sat down and said, "From now on, if anyone comes to ask to marry Tang'er, I will refuse them all."

The old lady asked, "Have you arranged a marriage for Tang'er?"

Shen Sui glanced at Shen Tang and said, "It's half settled, right?"

Shen Tang, “…???”

Everyone in the room was like, “…???”

If you want to get engaged, then get engaged.

How can it be determined as half?

The old lady asked anxiously, "Is it settled or not? Who is it promised to?"

Shen Sui's head ached. "I don't know either."

Old lady, "..."

A room full of people, "..."

Everyone was confused and had no idea what the Marquis was saying.

The old lady asked, "Are you trying to drive me crazy?"

Shen Sui said, "It's not that I don't want to tell you, it's that I really don't know. I also wanted to see who came to the mansion to ask for Tang'er's hand in marriage today. As a result, after the court was over, I was about to leave the palace when the emperor called me in and said that someone asked him to tell me that he couldn't come to the mansion to propose marriage today and would have to wait a few days. He was afraid that I, the future father-in-law, would be angry and not marry his daughter, so he asked the emperor to pass on the message..."

Shen Tang, "..."

Old lady, "..."

A room full of people, "..."

Everyone's eyes were focused on Shen Tang.

Shen Tang's face turned red and his neck became thick.

The old lady gasped, "Please ask the Emperor to tell me who is asking to marry Tang'er?"