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

No wonder Shen Sui said the marriage was half settled.

Although she didn't come to propose marriage, even the emperor knew about it and helped to convey the message that if she didn't come to propose to Shen Tang in the future, it would be tantamount to deceiving the emperor.

The emperor helped to put in place a request, and the Pingyuan Marquisate was definitely not allowed to promise Shen Tang to anyone else.

Maybe she asked the emperor to help convey the message. The old lady really couldn't imagine the other party's identity. Even if he was the most favored prince, he wouldn't have the courage to ask the emperor for help, right?

But if they can ask the emperor for help, why can’t they come to their Pingyuan Marquis Mansion to propose marriage?

The old lady secretly guessed that it was because of the rumors that Shen Tang was a jinx, so she wanted to wait until Shen Tang turned sixteen before proposing marriage...

It is normal to have such concerns.

Shen Xian sat there, the handkerchief in her hand was about to be torn apart by her, and the jealousy in her heart was growing wildly. She was broken off from engagement by the Prince of Jingyang, and the person who fell in love with Shen Tang must be of extraordinary status if he could ask the Emperor to help pass on his message!

Shen Xi suppressed her jealousy and said, "Second sister, do you know who that person is?"

Shen Tang shook his head.

She really doesn't know.

But no one believed it.

Shen Xian didn't believe it, and Shen Sui didn't believe it either.

There was nothing much to discuss about this matter, and no one knew who the other party was. Shen Sui told the old lady about this because he was afraid that someone would come to propose marriage. The old lady agreed that one woman could not be married to two families. Although this worry may be unnecessary, since the rumor that Shen Tang was a jinx came out, no one has come to propose to Shen Tang. But it is better to be safe than sorry. If the rumors were not flying all over the place, who would dare to marry her?

No one would come to the house to propose marriage today, so Shen Sui prepared to go to the military camp. When he left, he called Shen Tang out with him.

Shen Sui asked, "Don't hide it from father, who is that person?"

Shen Tang, "..."

Tired.

She really doesn't know.

Shen Tang said, "I didn't lie to you, father. I really don't know who he is. He's wearing a mask, and I still don't know what he looks like..."

Shen Tang regretted that he should have asked him to take off the mask yesterday.

Shen Sui's head started to hurt again.

He just learned from Shen Tang yesterday that the Prince of Changping had bullied Shen Tang, and that the Changping Marquis's Mansion was also trying to catch the masked man, which showed that what Shen Tang said was true.

But he was about to promise his daughter to that man, and his daughter didn't even know what he looked like. If this matter hadn't alarmed the emperor, Shen Sui would really be worried that his daughter was being deceived.

Thinking that the other party could not come to propose marriage and afraid that he would be angry, she asked the emperor to convey her message that with such a person, his daughter would not be able to gain anything from him.

Shen Sui said, "We'll eventually find out who it is. I hope he won't keep Father waiting too long."

Shen Tang blushed and asked, "Father, do you really want to marry your daughter off as soon as possible?"

Shen Tang was thinking about rejecting the marriage proposal yesterday. The man would probably never come to see her again and would definitely withdraw the people sent to protect her. Shen Tang wanted to ask Shen Sui for one. She had a lot of things to do and needed help, so she couldn't ask for it now.

After Shen Sui left, Shen Tang took Ginkgo back to Qingyi Garden.

Ginkgo had been holding it in all the way, but once she entered the house, she couldn't help but say, "Yesterday the girl said absolutely that no one would come to propose marriage."

Feeling a little embarrassed, Shen Tang said stubbornly, "I'm not wrong. She really didn't come to propose marriage today."

Ginkgo couldn't bear to hear it and said, "It's not that he doesn't want to come, but he can't come right now. He's afraid that if he doesn't come to propose marriage, the Marquis will be angry, so he didn't hesitate to alarm the Emperor. He is very sincere in asking to marry the girl."

Shen Tang couldn't deny this, but he was also curious as to why the man could go and alarm the emperor but couldn't go directly to propose marriage.

Shen Tang really wanted to ask in person, but since she had just said she didn't want to marry yesterday, it would be inconvenient to ask Chen Shan to find someone now.

In order to prevent himself from having too many thoughts, Shen Tang found something to do.

After drinking a cup of tea, Shen Tang took Ginkgo to the Buddhist temple.

In the Buddhist temple, the Second Madam was already furious after copying the family rules. When Shen Ying told her that Shen Tang was engaged, the Second Madam's face became even uglier.

It would have been fine if Shen Xi had not been broken off from engagement by the Jingyang Palace, but now that Shen Xi's engagement has been broken off, Shen Tang wants to have a marriage that is so good that it's outrageous. How can the Second Wife be happy?

Although the emperor only helped to relay a message, there were only two people in the court who could ask the emperor to relay this message. The person who liked Shen Tang was definitely not inferior to the Prince of Jingyang in status and position!

Seeing Shen Xi's face full of jealousy after she had lost several pounds, the Second Wife said, "You will never marry someone worse than her."

She won't allow this to happen!

Shen Xian nodded slightly. Although the Second Wife did not say that she was her biological mother, Shen Xian was not a stupid person. Jiang Shi claimed that she saw with her own eyes that she gave birth to a son. This was known to everyone in the mansion. How could Shen Xian not have heard about it? She could guess what was going on.

Although the eldest branch of the family has no children, the title will definitely belong to the second branch. However, as long as the title is not actually handed over to the second branch, there will inevitably be changes, and we must not take it lightly.

Shen Xian said, "I'll help Second Aunt copy the family rules."

But Shen Xian's thin appearance was enough to make the Second Wife feel distressed, so she would never let Shen Xian help with copying. Anyway, she couldn't go to celebrate Concubine Su's birthday, so it didn't matter if she finished copying it a day or two later.

The Second Wife said, "Just stay with Second Aunt."

The two were talking in private when a maid came in and said, "Second Madam, the second young lady is here."

As soon as Shen Tang entered, he received two identical cold looks.

Although Shen Xi looks very similar to the old lady, her eyes are exactly the same as the second wife's.

Shen Xi was furious. "What are you doing here? To show off that you've got a great marriage?"

Do you think everyone is like her, showing off everywhere after getting a good marriage?

Shen Tang asked, "When did I get engaged? Eldest sister, tell me, who did father promise me to?"

This one sentence choked Shen Ying to death.

Shen Tang said, "Grandmother only allows my eldest sister to help my second aunt copy the family rules. I dare not disobey Grandmother, but I can read books here and accompany my second aunt and eldest sister."

As he spoke, Shen Tang found a place to sit down and took out the book he brought to read.

Shen Xi and the second wife's faces turned green with anger.

Is this to accompany them?

He was clearly here to watch them!

With Shen Tang around, Shen Ying and the Second Wife had to be careful with their words.

The second wife said coldly, "There's no need for the second young lady to accompany me."

Shen Tang said aggrievedly, "Second Aunt really doesn't like me and loves my eldest sister more..."

The second wife breathed a sigh of relief at her throat, which she couldn't bring up or swallow.

It was because of this that Shen Xi was punished by the old lady to help the second wife copy the family rules. After Shen Tang said this, the second wife didn't dare to drive Shen Tang away and could only pretend that Shen Tang didn't exist.

The second wife endured it and gave a wink to Yan Mo's maid, who then left.

The Buddhist temple was peaceful for the whole morning.

When Shen Tang said he was accompanying the Second Wife, he really meant it. He spent the whole morning reading books. After finishing all the books he brought with him, he asked Ginkgo to go back and get a few more. He even had lunch in the Buddhist hall.

The Buddhist temple is a sacred place and no meat is allowed, so the food is naturally vegetarian. Shen Tang is in a good mood and everything he eats tastes delicious.

Shen Xian doesn't like to eat vegetarian food, but she eats a lot. She copied the family rules for the whole morning and was tired and hungry. She had to continue copying in the afternoon, so how could she not eat enough?

After dinner, Shen Tang went for a walk in the yard, but after walking around the yard twice, he saw Shen Xi coming out with the help of a maid, walking quickly towards the toilet.

Shen Tang asked curiously, "What happened?"

Just after I asked the question, the second wife came out holding her belly.

Shen Tang, “…???”

It would be fine if only one person has a stomachache, but both of them have it. Did they have an upset stomach?

When did it become so easy to get sick from eating the food in the Marquis' Mansion?

The last time I had vomiting and diarrhea was because of the laxatives. Could it be the same this time?

Shen Tang looked around the Buddhist temple and thought that the only person in the Marquis' Mansion who could help her give laxatives to the Second Wife and Shen Xi was Chen Shan.

Shen Tang resisted the urge to ask Chen Shan and stayed in the Buddhist hall for half an hour. The Second Madam and Shen Xi kept running to the toilet, so Shen Tang returned to Qingyi Garden. She went to the Buddhist hall to accompany the Second Madam, but she couldn't go to the toilet to accompany them.

When he returned to Qingyi Garden, there was a knock on the window, and Shen Tang knew that he was right. The Second Wife and Shen Xi had been drugged.

Chen Shan said, "The second wife's maid secretly ordered the little maid to put drugs in the second young lady's food. I took advantage of the little maid's unpreparedness and replaced the food."

Shen Tang was immediately furious.

Thinking that the Second Madam and Shen Xi had just recovered from diarrhea a few days ago and were in this condition again, the old lady would definitely let them go back, so Shen Tang clenched his fists.

It took a lot of effort for the old lady to punish them, and they must not be allowed to get away with it so easily.

Shen Tang whispered a few instructions to Chen Shan.

The Second Madam and Shen Xi had severe stomachaches, so the maid hurried to report to the old lady. Although the old lady was angry with the Second Madam and Shen Xi, she could not ignore their health, so she invited a doctor into the house.

After taking the patient's pulse, the doctor said that it was due to accidental ingestion of laxatives and that he would be fine after taking two doses of antidiarrheal medicine.

Accidentally ingesting laxatives is no small matter; someone is trying to harm the Second Wife and Shen Xi.

The old lady asked someone to investigate the laxative, and the result was that it was found on the little maid in the second wife's yard.

The maidservant didn't dare to say that it was the Second Madam who ordered her to put the laxative in Shen Tang's food, but she refused to confess where the laxative came from. The old lady wanted to beat her to death, but the maidservant couldn't bear it after being beaten with more than ten sticks and confessed that the laxative was given to her by the Second Madam's maidservant...

The old lady concluded that the second wife and Shen Xi were using a self-torture tactic to avoid having the household rules confiscated.

In a fit of rage, not only did he forbid the Second Wife and Shen Xi from leaving the Buddhist hall, he also increased the number of household rules from 300 to 600.

Ginkgo reported this to Shen Tang, and Shen Tang laughed so hard that his cheeks hurt.