Although the Second Wife and Shen Xian were not seriously injured, they vomited a lot. They did not return to the mansion directly, but went to the nearest farm to the Marquis's Mansion. Shen Xian would not let anyone in the Marquis's Mansion see how miserable she was. She would not return to the Marquis's Mansion until she was washed clean inside and out.

After lunch, Shen Tang had nothing to do, so he strolled to Songhe Hall again.

The old lady's brows were gloomy. Shen Tang walked in and asked, "Why did the horse get scared? Didn't Second Aunt and Eldest Sister bring more people with them when they left the house to guard against it?"

The old lady remained silent. Mother Wang continued, "Steward Li sent quite a few people to follow us. From the moment we left the mansion until the accident happened, no one approached the carriage. But we couldn't prevent it, and something unexpected happened..."

It was Chen Shan who took action, so how could the servants in the mansion who only knew some mediocre skills be able to defend against him?

Shen Tang's porcelain-white face was filled with worry. "It seems my guess was right. Those people are not only targeting me, but our entire Pingyuan Marquis Mansion."

The Second Wife and Shen Xian came in and just heard what Shen Tang said. They were so angry that their teeth were itching.

If Shen Tang had not been living under their noses and had not been able to plot against them, the Second Wife would have suspected that the frightened horse was Shen Tang's revenge on them. But even if it was not the case, they would have held the account against Shen Tang. If the maid had not overheard that she was going to the Jokhang Temple to pray, the Second Wife would not have thought of leaving the temple under the pretext of praying and not going to the Jokhang Temple. She would not have been plotted against and almost fell to her death.

The fear of the frightened horse still makes my back chill and my whole body feel cold when I think about it now.

Shen Xian burst into tears out of grievance. She was already so thin that the old lady felt distressed. Her tears made the old lady even more distressed. "Who did our Pingyuan Marquis Mansion offend?"

The Second Wife said, "I drew a fortune stick at the Jokhang Temple today, and it said someone in the mansion had leaked a secret, which could bring disaster to the mansion..."

No one in this mansion can reveal the secret, except... Jiang who appeared in Shen Tang's dream.

The second wife wanted to put all the misfortunes in the Marquis' Mansion on Jiang's head, so that she would not be able to rest in peace even after her death.

Shen Tang said coldly, "If it weren't for that tampered fortune stick from the Jokhang Temple, my eldest sister would have been the Crown Prince of Jingyang by now. Second Aunt, don't you hate the Jokhang Temple fortune stick? How dare you ask for it?"

The second wife's face froze. "Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater."

"Aunt, aren't you worried that the signature will be tampered with this time?" Shen Tang looked aggressive.

Shen Tang looked at the old lady and said, "This fortune-telling is very malicious. Someone tampered with my carriage and nearly killed me, but they are saying that someone in the Marquis' Mansion leaked the secrets, which led to these misfortunes. This is clearly to cause internal strife in our mansion. If you really believe it, we won't even need outsiders to intervene, and we will be suspicious of each other."

Shen Xian said, "It's better to believe these things..."

Shen Tang said, "I believe it, then what? The second, third, and fourth houses are afraid of being implicated and want to move out of the mansion to avoid disaster, or should we let the eldest house move out?"

It is impossible to move the eldest house. If we move it, it will become a joke.

But they are unwilling to move if the second, third and fourth wives are asked to do so, especially the second wife, who will be the first to stand up and oppose it.

Shen Xian said, "It's not that there's no solution. The fortune teller at the Jokhang Temple said that if the closest person to the person who leaked the secrets copies Buddhist scriptures a thousand times, it will be resolved."

She asked them to copy 600 articles of family rules, and they asked her to copy Buddhist scriptures 1,000 times. They were really vindictive.

Shen Tang asked, "Eldest sister, are you willing to copy Buddhist scriptures a thousand times to help the Marquisate avert this disaster?"

Shen Xian was stunned. Why was she the one copying? She asked, "Why was I the one copying the Buddhist scriptures?"

Shen Tang said, "I was the one who leaked the secret. You and I are the closest people in this world. If it wasn't you who copied it, then who did?"

Shen Xian gritted her teeth and said, "It was my mother who leaked the secret!"

Shen Tang frowned. "This is the first time I've heard of a deceased person being able to reveal secrets. If you believe it's your mother, then your father must have copied the 1,000 Buddhist scriptures."

Asking Shen Sui to copy Buddhist scriptures a thousand times would be almost impossible unless Shen Ying and the Second Wife didn't want to live anymore.

Shen Xian said angrily, "The person closest to Mother is obviously you!"

After all, it was all for her. Shen Tang was glad that they had twins in the same pregnancy, so she could always involve her, Shen Xiang, in everything she did.

"You and I are both mother's children, so naturally we are her closest relatives. You must have complete faith in the Jokhang Temple's divination sticks. I will copy them, but you, my eldest sister, must copy them with me, each a thousand times. Otherwise, if it refers to us both, I alone will not be able to avert the disaster that will befall the Marquisate..."

Her opposition meant that she did not take the safety of the Marquis' Mansion seriously. As long as nothing happened to the Marquis' Mansion, it would be fine. But if something happened one day, it would not be entirely blamed on her. Then she might as well drag her, Shen Xian, into it. She wanted to see whether Shen Xian was willing to copy the Buddhist scriptures a thousand times.

Shen Xian didn't expect Shen Tang to hold on to her so tightly. This matter was instigated by the Second Wife, so she couldn't refute it even if she wanted to.

Her hands cramped after copying three hundred family rules. It would be better to kill her directly if she was asked to copy Buddhist scriptures a thousand times!

The Second Wife hadn't expected that she couldn't even ask Shen Tang to copy a Buddhist scripture. A cold glint flashed in her eyes, but she had to agree with Shen Tang's words, "Second Miss is right. What if that fortune was calculated by someone with ulterior motives? If the Marquis' Mansion really believed it, wouldn't that be playing into their hands? I'll send someone to the Jokhang Temple to investigate..."

The old lady sat there, not saying a word from beginning to end, but her face became increasingly cold.

The old lady knew what was going on with the fortune stick, but she didn't expect Shen Tang to be so smart. Not only did he not let them lead him by the nose, but he also made the second wife change her mind on her own initiative with just a few words.

Manager Li brought a doctor in to check the pulses of Shen Xi and the Second Madam. Both of them had superficial injuries and had already received medicine in the courtyard. The doctor wrote a prescription for each of them to calm their nerves, gave them a few instructions, and then left with his medicine box.

Shen Xi and the Second Wife were quite frightened. They didn't gain any advantage and felt bored staying there, so they went back to their respective courtyards. Shen Tang also returned to Qingyi Garden.

Just as she reached the gate, a little maid in a light yellow dress came running up behind her and called out, "Second Miss..."

Shen Tang stopped and turned around, only to see the little maid running towards her. Beads of sweat formed on her smooth forehead as she panted, "Second Miss, your cousin, the Second Young Master of the Jiang Family, and the Third Young Master of the Yongning Marquisate, are fighting in the Hot Spring Pavilion..."

It’s the Yongning Earl’s Mansion again!

Instead of letting the Jiang family marry their daughter to the Yongning Earl's Mansion to bring good luck, they were bitten. After all, it is an Earl's Mansion, but it is like a magistrate attached to the bone, which is extremely disgusting.

Shen Tang was not only angry, but also worried. His second cousin had no martial arts skills and was no match for the third young master of the Yongning Earl's Mansion. Moreover, the Spring Examination was approaching, and if he was beaten, it would definitely affect the Spring Examination.

The Hot Spring Pavilion is a place in Kyoto specifically for soaking in hot springs. It is very popular among the children of wealthy families. However, the three cousins ​​of the Jiang family love reading the most. They spend all their money on buying books and never go to the Hot Spring Pavilion. Now, not only do they go there, but they also fight with others...

Thinking about how she had told the Jiang family that her eldest brother was in Kyoto, there was no need to ask, and her second cousin must have gone to the Hot Spring Pavilion to help her find her eldest brother.

The little maid only knew that this had happened, and had no idea how seriously the Second Young Master Jiang Mingyuan was injured. Shen Tang was worried and wanted to go to the Jiang family to check, so she turned around and left.

Shen Tang wanted to go to the Jiang family, but Manager Li disagreed. "The person who caused the Second Young Lady to scare her horse has not been caught yet. The Second Madam and the eldest young lady went out today and something happened. The Second Young Lady should not go to the Jiang family for the time being..."

Shen Tang said, "Father said that I can go to the Jiang family anytime I want. I don't need anyone's permission. Steward Li just needs to prepare a carriage for me."

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