Chapter 217 Gagging
Chapter 217 Gagging
Shen Tang felt sickened by the thought of exchanging one more word with Shen Xian. She turned to leave, but after taking two steps, Shen Tang turned back, changed direction, and walked up to Shen Xian. "It's fine if you disgust Grandmother and me, but if you dare to disgust Father and Big Brother again, I'll send someone to shave Second Aunt's head. Do you think Second Uncle will take this opportunity to send her to Jingci Temple?"
Shen Xian's face froze, "You dare?!"
Shen Tang laughed and said, "If you think I don't dare, you can always give it a try."
In his previous life, the second master kept a concubine and an illegitimate child secret, but it was exposed when he was expelled from the Marquis' Mansion in this life. It can be seen that the second master blamed the second wife for being kicked out of the house, and he had never concealed it from the second wife. Now, because the second wife could not tolerate the concubine and illegitimate child, the second master was demoted again. The second master must be wishing to skin the second wife alive.
Out of consideration for Shen Xi's face, the Second Master didn't dare to do anything to the Second Wife. But if the Second Wife had already become a nun and the mistress was trying to persuade him, wouldn't the Second Master take the opportunity to send the Second Wife to Jingci Temple?
Shen Xian was unhappy about coming to the Marquis' Mansion, and Shen Tang would definitely not let her be unhappy. More importantly, Shen Tang was afraid that Shen Xian's visit to the Marquis' Mansion today was not just to disgust them. After all, without the tacit consent of Concubine Ye and Prince Qi, Shen Xian could not even leave the gate of Prince Qi's Mansion.
Shen Tang looked down upon Shen Ying's methods, but he could not underestimate Concubine Ye, so Shen Tang did not dare to take it lightly.
Only by threatening Shen Xian with the Second Wife will she be cautious.
Shen Tang would never allow anyone to ruin his elder brother's homecoming banquet.
Shen Xi's lips trembled with anger, and she didn't even feel the pain when her neatly trimmed nails dug into her flesh.
A loud drum does not need a heavy hammer. Shen Tang only struck the drum twice and then went to greet the ladies.
Shen Xian was so angry that she couldn't stand, so the maid helped her into the pavilion to rest.
Before she got married, a bunch of ladies from wealthy families came to give her dowry and surrounded her to flatter and joke with her. But after just a few days, they all avoided her like the plague. When she entered the pavilion, several ladies who were sitting there hurried out for fear of being misunderstood.
Shen Xi's face turned green with anger.
Shen Xian sat in the pavilion for nearly two quarters of an hour, but no one came forward. Even Princess Ding'an of Prince Shunping's Mansion and Princess Yongchun of Prince Zhao's Mansion ignored her.
The words "bringing shame upon oneself" were almost engraved on her forehead. Shen Xian was so angry that she wanted to kill someone. She was so angry that she felt dizzy and a little nauseous.
Fortunately, it was time for the banquet, and the maid came over to invite everyone to take their seats.
In order to hold a successful homecoming banquet, the Marquis' Mansion specially invited two chefs from Zuixianlou to come to the mansion to take charge of the cooking. The banquet was exquisite and used only top-quality ingredients. It looked delicious and appetizing, which made people's appetite grow.
Fearing that Shen Xian would cause trouble, Shen Tang specifically ordered that Shen Xian be arranged to sit with her. They used to be inseparable sisters. Not long after, Shen Tang became the Crown Prince's Consort of Prince Jingyang. No one could say anything when she sat with Shen Xian.
The family reunion banquet was held in the front yard, with the female family members dining inside the house and the officials in the yard.
Old Princess Ning sat at the same table with the old lady, and was accompanied by Princess Duan, the wife of the Right Prime Minister, the wife of the Marquis of Xuanyi and others. She was in a good mood today, and even though she never drank alcohol, Old Princess Ning drank two glasses of fruit wine.
Shen Sui took Xiao Huan to each table to toast and introduce his son to everyone. This was actually unnecessary, but it could not be omitted, after all, it was a banquet to recognize one's ancestors.
The first person to be paid respect to was Prince Ning.
Prince Ning was happy for Shen Sui and Xiao Huan, and also for himself.
Only after Xiao Huan recognized his ancestral roots could he marry Princess Roujia. After that, he could openly call her grandfather.
A bunch of ministers congratulated Shen Sui. One who was on good terms with Shen Sui patted him on the shoulder and said, "It's a pity that I used to feel sorry for you. Now I can only envy you."
Shen Sui was happy and drank all the toasts.
The atmosphere was bustling with activity and noisy.
The women were also lively, but much more restrained. Shen Tang greeted the ladies, chatting and laughing with them.
Shen Xian was sitting next to Shen Tang. For the first time in her life, she experienced what it meant to be a transparent person. She was clearly sitting there, but everyone seemed to be unable to see her.
At this table, besides Shen Tang, there were also Jiang Ning and Jiang Li. None of them paid any attention to Shen Xian, but rather sandwiched her in the middle. The other ladies chatted and laughed with the people around them, isolating Shen Xian from the table.
If Shen Xian could finish the whole banquet, even Shen Tang would admire her.
I'm so angry.
Shen Xian came here looking for trouble, so Shen Tang should satisfy her.
Shen Xian was so angry that her internal organs seemed to be burning with rage, and waves of nausea surged up in her. Today's food seemed particularly not to her liking, and she felt like vomiting after eating it.
vomit.
Shen Xian vomited.
Swish.
Shen Tang's face suddenly turned cold.
The gagging sounds came one after another and were almost unbearable to suppress.
Shen Xian immediately stood up and went out to vomit. Even if she had some courage, she would not dare to vomit at the banquet, as this would bring bad luck to the Marquis's Mansion. But as the Princess of Qi, she should not go out to banquets in the future. No matter how impulsive she was, she would not do such a thing that would hurt herself a thousand times and hurt the enemy eight hundred times.
Seeing Shen Xian running out, everyone at the table looked at each other. Shen Tang wanted to ask someone to throw Shen Xian out of the mansion. She knew that Shen Xian’s coming to the Marquis’ Mansion would not be so simple.
Shen Tang stood up and said, "I'll go take a look, you guys eat."
When Shen Tang left, he said to Jiang Ning and Jiang Li, "Help me greet them."
Jiang Ning nodded, "Go ahead."
Shen Tang left with peace of mind, and Ginkgo and Qiu Tong followed.
After they went out, the maid pointed and Shen Tang knew that Shen Xi had walked towards the corner of the yard. Shen Tang walked over, but before he could get around, he heard bursts of vomiting sounds.
Shen Xian held onto a pillar and vomited profusely. The maids were terrified. "Why is she vomiting so much? No, was she poisoned?"
Shen Xi also suspected so.
However, she did not doubt the Marquis' Mansion or Shen Tang. No matter how angry Shen Tang was with her, he would not plot against her at the cost of ruining Xiao Huan's homecoming banquet.
But it is not certain whether Concubine Ye will be allowed to come to the Marquis' Mansion to congratulate her.
Concubine Ye doesn't like her, so she wouldn't want her to die in Marquis Pingyuan's mansion, right?
This guess flashed through Shen Xian's mind, and her face turned pale.
But she couldn't suppress the nausea and continued to vomit.
The Fourth Madam saw Shen Xian covering her mouth and leaving. Shen Tang followed her out. Worried, she also came out and asked, "What's wrong?"
Shen Tang stood far away and said, "I don't know what happened, she suddenly vomited uncontrollably."
The fourth wife didn't know what to say.
Knowing that the second branch was not welcome in the Marquis' Mansion, he still came. Not only did he come, but he also vomited like this.
Anyone who comes is a guest, let alone the Princess of Qi.
Shen Tang instructed Yin Xing, "An imperial physician should be coming to the mansion to congratulate us. Ask one of them to come and see Princess Qi."
The imperial physician came to the banquet in good health, but he had to go on a last-minute visit. Shen Tang felt unlucky for him.
Soon, the imperial physician came over. Shen Ying's face was pale from vomiting. If she hadn't leaned against the pillar, the maid wouldn't have been able to support her.
The imperial physician stood there taking Shen Xi's pulse. When he stopped, the fourth wife asked, "Is Princess Qi all right?"
The doctor shook his head, "It's nothing, I'm just pregnant."
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