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

Chen Shan climbed over the eaves and walls and returned to Prince Jingyang's Mansion, intending to put the belt and purse on a small table beside a certain gentleman's bed so that he would be able to see them when he woke up tomorrow.

As a result, he jumped through the window and entered the room, only to see an empty bed and no sign of the master. Instead, Chen Qi came into the room and asked, "Why are you back so late at night?"

Chen Shan did not answer, but asked, "Where is my master?"

The prince always goes to bed on time, unless he has something to do outside the house. But if the prince wants to go out, Chen Qi must follow him.

Chen Qi coughed lightly, "I'm taking a cold shower..."

As for why you take a cold shower, there is no need to ask.

At such a young age, listening to two live sex shows during the day, and listening to them with Miss Shen Er, it would be strange if he didn't get his blood boiling.

Chen Qi asked, "What are you doing back?"

Chen Shan looked at the belt and purse placed on the small table. "Second Miss Shen embroidered it overnight and asked me to bring it back."

Chen Qi said, "I'd better put it away first, otherwise I'll have to get up and take a third cold shower."

Chen Qi picked up the belt and purse and was about to hide them, but as soon as he turned around, a voice came over, "Put them down."

Chen Qi, “…”

He silently put down his belt.

Xie Guimo walked over, his eyes sweeping over the belt and purse. The woman was already furious because she was tricked today, and when she didn't see his face, she became even angrier. She actually embroidered the belt and purse overnight.

This abnormality made him uneasy.

"What else did she say?" Xie Guimo asked.

Chen Shan replied, "Second Miss Shen said she would trust me one last time."

...It seems this is really the last time.

But he didn't plan to keep hiding it from her.

This step must be taken. If he doesn't, he won't know why she is avoiding him everywhere.

……

Shen Tang went to bed late and woke up late, waking up two quarters of an hour later than usual, so it was naturally two quarters of an hour later when he went to pay his respects to the old lady.

When she arrived, Second Madam and Shen Xian were already there. Shen Tang was late, and Shen Xian seized the opportunity to make trouble, "Second sister, you came to pay your respects to Grandmother, why are you so late?"

Shen Tang's face was indifferent. "I was thinking about something and stayed up late last night. I slept soundly this morning, so the maid didn't dare to wake me up."

The second wife asked, "Is there something bothering the second young lady?"

It was just an excuse, and he was asking questions. Shen Tang didn't want to say more. "It's just random thoughts. It doesn't bother me."

Shen Xian kept nagging, "If you're alright, why are you up so late?"

Shen Tang was feeling a little impatient. Since she had to speak, don't blame them for not liking what she said. "After the Lantern Festival, it's the Spring Examination. Didn't my elder sister want to go to the Jiang family with me? I plan to go to the Jiang family again in a few days. I wonder if my elder sister wants to go with me?"

Shen Xian didn't expect that Shen Tang was thinking about this. She knew that Shen Tang no longer cared about her, let alone going out together. He was so distant that he didn't even want to say a word. Shen Tang didn't want to go to the Jiang family with her, but the Jiang family definitely wanted her to go.

Shen Xian didn't say anything, just touched her face. The Second Wife said, "Xian'er has been ill for a long time and is so thin that she can't go to celebrate the old lady's birthday at Duke Wen's Mansion. If she goes to the Jiang family in this state, it will cause everyone in the Jiang family to worry. I think it's better to wait until after the Spring Examination. The two young masters of the Jiang family are both very talented and will definitely pass the Spring Examination this time. Then we can go and congratulate them."

In order to stop Shen Xian from going to the Jiang family, she started praising her two cousins. It was really unnecessary.

The old lady remained silent. Shen Tang was thinking about whether to retort when a maid came in and happily reported to the Second Madam, "The Wang family just sent someone to announce the good news. They said that the wedding date for Young Master Wang and the eldest daughter of the Yongning Earl's Mansion has been set. It will be on the twelfth of this month."

Because of the note, the Second Wife was dissatisfied with Miss Li and wanted to go to the Yongning Earl's Mansion today to ask what it meant. Now that she heard that the wedding date was set, all her dissatisfaction disappeared. Once she entered the Wang family and became her nephew's person, she would naturally be of one mind with the Wang family.

The second wife was all smiles, and the third wife congratulated the second wife. Shen Tang sat there, thinking about the green hat on Young Master Wang's head, and felt sympathy, but it only lasted for two sips of tea. Young Master Wang was not a good person either, he was the kind of person who slept with willows and flowers. The two of them couldn't be more well-matched.

Today is already the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, and the wedding date was set rather urgently. However, if we count from the day when Miss Li fell into the water, it is considered late. Shen Xian, Shen Ran and others discussed going to send the bride's dowry, but Shen Tang did not plan to go, and no one asked her if she wanted to go with them.

There wasn't much to give as dowry, and the eldest daughter of the Yongning Marquis's Mansion didn't need that much. Shen Tang's going there would only cause trouble for the Yongning Marquis' Mansion. The second wife and Shen Xi weren't that stupid.

No one wanted Shen Tang to go. The next day, Shen Xi and the others went out to pick up new dowries but did not invite Shen Tang. Shen Tang pretended not to know.

On the day when Shen Xian and the others went to deliver dowry to Miss Li, Shen Tang also left the house, but she went to the Jiang family.

He left the house empty-handed, but since he was going to congratulate his cousin on his success in the imperial examination, he must bring some gifts. The carriage stopped in front of the largest stationery shop in Kyoto, and Shen Tang prepared to pick out a high-quality wolf-hair brush for each of his two cousins.

When she entered the shop, the clerk greeted her attentively. There were all kinds of pens in the shop. Shen Tang selected two of the best ones and Ginkgo paid for them.

Just as Shen Tang was about to leave, a servant came in from the other door and accidentally bumped into the shop assistant. The painting in his hand slipped out of his hand and fell to the ground.

The servant cursed, "Don't you have eyes when you walk?! This is a painting by Master Zhou Gu of the previous dynasty. Can you afford to pay for it if it breaks?!"

The young man quickly picked up the painting and apologized profusely, then the servant opened the painting and examined it.

Although the painting is easily damaged, it will not be broken by just dropping it. Shen Tang took a glance at it when she passed by. This glance made her stop in her tracks. Ginkgo, who was following behind her, did not notice that she stopped and almost bumped into Shen Tang's back.

This painting——

Isn't this her painting?!

...That's not right.

This painting belonged to her in her previous life. It was the dowry given to her by the Pingyuan Marquis Mansion. It was originally the dowry given to Jiang by the Jiang family, and later given to Shen Xian as a dowry. Finally, it followed her into the Jingyang Prince Mansion.

She didn't marry Xie Guimo in this life, so the painting should be in the storeroom of the Marquis' Mansion. How could it be in the hands of this servant?

There are many forgeries of masterpieces by famous artists in the world. The reason she was so sure was that this painting looked exactly like hers at more than one glance, even the creases on the frame were the same.

The servant brought the painting to the shop because his master disliked the old frame and wanted it reframed. The shop owner said, "I'm really sorry for what happened just now. We won't charge for the framing this time. It's our shop's way of making amends."

His attitude of admitting his mistake was very good, so the servant didn't say anything.

Shen Tang looked at the painting, and Ginkgo called her, "Miss?"

Shen Tang came back to his senses, retracted his gaze, and walked out.

A servant was waiting outside the door. Shen Tang sent the servant to buy some cakes, then looked around. Chen Shan appeared and asked, "Second Miss Shen, do you have something to ask me?"

Shen Tang said, "Please help me check if there is a soybean-sized ink stain on the lower right corner of the back of the painting."

Shen Tang didn't want to think of the worst, so she wanted to make sure that the painting was not a fake first.

The painting had belonged to her in her previous life, and no one knew what was in it better than her.

It was such a small matter that before the servant had even bought the cakes, Chen Shan had already returned from checking. "There is indeed a soybean-sized ink stain in the lower right corner of the painting."

Shen Tang's face instantly turned cold.

If the crease is a coincidence, then what about the ink marks? It is impossible for them to be so coincidental in both places.

Seeing that Shen Tang looked unhappy, Ginkgo asked, "What's wrong with the girl?"

Shen Tang looked at Chen Shan and said, "Help me find out who sent the painting to be framed and how it came into his hands."

Chen Shan agreed, "After sending Miss Shen Er to the Jiang family, I will investigate this matter."

Chen Shan dared not neglect what Shen Tang had instructed him to do, but he also did not dare forget that his mission was to protect Shen Tang. Only when he was sure that Shen Tang was safe could he do other things. Otherwise, if he scared a horse on the way to Jiang's house, how would he explain to his grandfather if something bad happened?

Although Shen Tang was anxious, she would not make things difficult for Chen Shan. She was satisfied that Chen Shan was willing to help her investigate, so she didn't dare to ask for too much.

After waiting by the carriage for a while, the servant came back with the cakes. Shen Tang and Ginkgo got on the carriage and headed straight for the Jiang family.

……

The carriage stopped in front of the Jiang family's gate. When the Jiang family's servant saw Shen Tang getting out of the carriage, he was stunned again and again.

The cousin came to the Jiang family so many times that it felt unreal to them.

The cousin master hasn't been found yet. The attitude of the Pingyuan Marquis' Mansion towards the Jiang family has become much better. Not only did they let the cousin come, but they also brought a lot of supplements last time. Have the two mansions resumed exchanges?

But if she recovered, why didn't the cousin come?

The Jiang family's servant diligently helped to move the footstool. Shen Tang stepped into the mansion and asked the Jiang family's steward, "Are the eldest and second cousins ​​both in the mansion?"

The Jiang family steward said, "The two young masters are in the study."

"I'll go find them," Shen Tang said.

Why did the cousin meet the eldest young master and his friends first instead of the old lady? The steward of the Jiang family was puzzled, but still arranged for a servant to lead the way.

Shen Tang followed the servant to meet his two cousins.

Jiang Mingxiu and Jiang Mingyuan each have a study in their own yard. A study was also arranged for them in the front yard next to Old Master Jiang's yard. There were many books in it, and more importantly, it was close by, so if they had any questions, they could discuss it at any time and ask Old Master Jiang.

In the study, Jiang Mingxiu and Jiang Mingyuan were reading. A servant knocked on the door and said, "Master, Master, is the cousin from the Pingyuan Marquis's residence here?"

Soon, the door opened, and Jiang Mingyuan asked in surprise, "Why is my cousin here?"

Shen Tang smiled and said, "Sorry to both of you two cousins ​​who were reading."

Jiang Mingyuan said, "I was about to rest, but my cousin came to see us for something?"

He made way for Shen Tang to step into the study.

Shen Tang had rarely come to the Jiang family before, and this was her first time entering the study. There was an entire wall of books, and she didn't dare to imagine how long it would take her to read them all.

Shen Tang greeted his two cousins ​​and said, "I came to borrow a book from you. I just got two high-quality wolf-hair brushes, so I'm giving them to you. I wish you both great success."

As Shen Tang spoke, Ginkgo handed the wolf-hair brush to Shen Tang.

Shen Tang handed it to his two cousins.

Jiang Mingxiu and Jiang Mingyuan took it and opened the brocade box. They saw that the wolf-hair brush inside was new. They had just seen it when they went to the shop the other day.

Jiang Mingyuan said, "This is not something my cousin has just acquired, it's clearly something she bought."

"……It does not matter."

Jiang Mingxiu smiled and said, "Thank you for your kindness, cousin. What book would you like to read?"

"The Book of Documents," Shen Tang said.

Jiang Mingyuan was surprised, "Cousin is still reading this book?"

Shen Tang said, "I'm just taking a look."

Jiang Mingyuan turned around and picked up an upside-down book from the desk. It was the "Book of Documents" that Shen Tang wanted.

Shen Tang flipped through it casually, but couldn't find it after searching for a long time. Shen Tang asked, "The doubt about guilt is light, the doubt about merit is heavy. It is better to lose the truth than to kill the innocent."

"Where is this sentence?"

Jiang Mingyuan, "..."

My cousin remembers it so clearly, but I don’t know which page it is on?

"Just turn the page."

Shen Tang turned the page and found this sentence. Jiang Mingxiu asked, "What are you looking for this sentence for, cousin?"

Shen Tang said, "There really is such a sentence..."

Jiang Mingxiu, “…???”

Jiang Mingyuan, “…???”

The two looked at each other, both confused.

Shen Tang looked at them and asked, "Has Grandfather given you any questions recently?"

Jiang Mingyuan said with a bitter face, "Of course not. We have tests every day. Grandfather saw a sentence and thought it might be a question for the Spring Examination, so he asked me and my eldest brother to write an essay each."

Seeing the bitter and resentful expressions on his two cousins' faces, Shen Tang blinked innocently and said, "I dreamed of my mother last night. This is the task she gave you: each of you write an essay and burn it for her."

Jiang Mingxiu, "..."

Jiang Mingyuan, "..."

isn't it?

It’s not enough that their grandfather and father give them questions, their aunt also gives them questions. They are already paralyzed by the test before they even enter the examination room.

Shen Tang was worried and reminded them, "My two cousins, please write carefully."

Jiang Mingyuan drooped his ears and said, "Don't worry, cousin, my brother and I will definitely write it carefully."

My aunt has appeared in her dream and asked my cousins ​​to write articles. How could I not do it carefully? Besides, if I don’t write about the topics set by my aunt, I have to write about those set by my grandfather and father. In short, I have no time to spare.

There were several questions in the Spring Examination, but Shen Tang only remembered this one. It was only when Prince Jingyang suddenly had the idea to ask Xie Guimo to write one as well and Xie Guimo asked her to grind ink for him that she remembered it.

After she was reborn, many things had changed. Shen Tang didn't know whether it would affect the Spring Examination questions, but since she knew, she had to tell her cousin. What if nothing had changed?

Shen Tang also knew that if the test questions did not change, she would be helping her cousin cheat, which would be unfair to other students. But when she thought about the many corrupt officials in the court who exploited the people, at least with the Jiang family's character, there would be no corrupt officials. Moreover, in her previous life, her second cousin fell into the water, and her eldest cousin was injured while saving her second cousin, which affected his performance and caused them both to fail the exam. After experiencing so many things, Shen Tang found it hard to believe that falling into the water was just an accident.

"Don't disturb my two cousins ​​from reading. I'm going to pay my respects to my grandmother."

The two of them saw Shen Tang out.

After leaving the study, Shen Tang went to Cuibai Courtyard to pay his respects to Old Madam Jiang. Old Madam Jiang scolded him, "Why did you go to see your two cousins ​​first?"

Shen Tang said, "I just got two wolf-hair brushes, and I was anxious to give them to my eldest and second cousins, so I didn't come to pay my respects to my grandmother first."

Shen Tang sat down next to Madam Jiang and said, "Grandfather and uncle have given my two cousins ​​too many questions. The Spring Examination questions are not that easy to guess. With the Spring Examination approaching, it is more important to keep a relaxed mindset. Please ask Grandfather and uncle to stop giving my cousins ​​so many questions."

Mrs. Jiang Er said, "Yuan'er has been complaining to me these past two days."

Madam Jiang nodded and said, "I'll persuade them later."

Jiang Li and Jiang Ning were not at home, they had gone to the Jokhang Temple. Shen Tang chatted with Old Madam Jiang to relieve her boredom. After lunch, they left the Jiang family, and neither of them had returned yet.

After returning to the Marquis' Mansion, Shen Tang was anxious to know what he had asked Chen Shan to investigate, so he did not go to Songhe Hall and went straight back to Qingyi Garden.

Just as he returned to the room, there was a knock on the window. Shen Tang rushed over. Chen Shan said, "We've found out about the painting. It was sent by Prince Zhao's Mansion to be framed and presented to the emperor. According to the servant of Prince Zhao's Mansion, it was given to Prince Zhao by Earl Yongning."

Chen Shan didn't check it later. He still remembered that the second wife wanted to compensate Miss Li, and it was even more impossible for Shen Tang to forget it.

Shen Tang knew that the Yongning Marquis's Mansion was unwilling to see a legitimate daughter become a victim of the fight between her and Shen Xi's sisters, and would definitely demand compensation. Previously, the Second Madam tried to get the compensation from the Marquis' Mansion, but she did not agree, and the Old Madam would not agree either, so in the end, the matter was left unresolved. She thought that the Second Madam had used her own treasures to fill the hole for Shen Xi's reputation, but it turned out that she had stolen her mother's dowry to fill it!

Shen Tang's face was as cold as if covered with frost.