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

Chapter 181 Returning

At the gate of the Marquis' Mansion, the Qi Wang Mansion's carriage slowly stopped.

Returning to the parents' home is a big day. Although it is not certain whether the King of Qi, the second prince, will accompany Shen Xi to her parents' home, the Marquis' Mansion must be prepared. Shen Sui and the second master are both outside. Knowing that they are coming, they go to the door to greet them.

Although the Prince of Qi is the son-in-law, there is a difference between the monarch and his subjects. Not only do you have to bow when you see the Prince of Qi, but even Shen Xian has to bow, because after all, she is the Princess of Qi bestowed by the Emperor.

Shen Sui said, "Meet the Prince of Qi and the Princess of Qi."

"Father."

Shen Xian called out softly.

The King of Qi helped Shen Sui up and said, "Father-in-law, thank you for your courtesy. Please stand up."

Shen Sui invited Prince Qi into the palace and took him to Songhe Hall.

The second and third wives were all here, as were the third and fourth masters, as well as the younger members of the Marquisate, except for those who were still young and immature and were afraid of offending the King of Qi. All of them were present.

Led by the old lady, a large crowd of people in the room saluted the Second Prince and Shen Xi.

Shen Xian's eyes swept across Shen Tang's face, and her brows were filled with unconcealed pride. No matter whether the Second Prince liked her or not, she was extremely happy with the identity of the Second Prince's Consort. From now on, Shen Tang would have to salute her whenever he saw her, otherwise it would be a great disrespect to the royal family.

Shen Sui helped the old lady to stand up, and then sat down to talk. Because the King of Qi was there, the atmosphere in the room was obviously much more restrained. After waiting for half a cup of tea, Shen Sui invited the Second Prince to the study to talk, and also called the Second Master.

Shen Sui had already determined in his heart that Shen Ying was not his daughter, so naturally he would not regard the Second Prince as his son-in-law. In addition, the Second Prince was vying for the throne, so Shen Sui was really afraid to be alone with the Second Prince and afraid to talk about the topic of competing for the throne. Perhaps because he had no children, Shen Sui had no interest in following the Second Prince before, and he still has no interest now.

After the Second Prince and Shen Sui left, the Second Madam, who had been holding it in for a long time, finally felt relieved and asked Shen Xian, "Are you used to living in Prince Qi's mansion?"

Shen Xian nodded slightly with a shy look on her face, which showed that the King of Qi treated her well.

When she got married the day before yesterday, the King of Qi was soaked in the rain, but all the civil and military officials went to congratulate her. The King of Qi drank a lot of wine, and although he didn't like her, he still went to the bridal chamber with her.

The second wife asked, "Have you brought back all the damaged dowry?"

Shen Xian nodded. "I brought back half of it, including the calligraphy and paintings. They got a little wet in the rain. I'll send them to the calligraphy and painting shop to see if they can be repaired."

Should it be sent for remediation or for forgery?

Shen Tang drank the tea without saying a word.

Shen Xie thought Shen Tang would object, but Shen Tang didn't say a word. Shen Xie guessed that it might be because the King of Qi wanted to accompany her back home. It was worth it that she coaxed the King of Qi for a long time before finally coaxing him to accompany her back home.

Although today is the day when Shen Xian returns home, because of the wedding and the rain, the old lady did not dare to hope that the Prince of Qi would accompany Shen Xian back. Now that he has come back, the old lady is relieved. If the Prince of Qi did not accompany her on such an important day as the return home, it would not be conducive to Shen Xian gaining a foothold in the Prince of Qi's Mansion. There is no need to worry this time.

The old lady was in a good mood and said, "I'll ask your fourth aunt to prepare a replacement for the damaged dowry and have someone send it to you."

Shen Xian nodded, "Thank you, Grandma."

Shen Xian sat next to the old lady, leaning against her intimately, as if she had returned to the past when the old lady loved her the most. The two of them had endless things to talk about. The second wife was all smiles, and the third and fourth wives said a word or two from time to time. Only Shen Tang hadn't said a word since Shen Xian came in.

Not only was Shen Xi not used to it, the old lady also felt something was wrong, "Why isn't Tang'er talking?"

Shen Tang smiled and said, "I don't know what to say, so I won't say anything."

Shen Xian lowered her eyes and said, "Grandma, my second sister still holds a grudge against me."

The old lady wanted to say something but didn't know how to start. The second wife said, "This is the second young lady's fault. Sisters are still connected even if their bones are broken. Let the past be the past. Why keep harping on it..."

Shen Tang's eyes swept across the second wife's face and still said nothing, but the second wife suddenly felt a chill on her back. The chill that came from the bones was something she had never felt before.

She felt a sudden panic for no reason, and even her eyelids were twitching, as if something big was about to happen.

The Second Madam tried her best to suppress her uneasiness. At this moment, a little maid came running in and said, "Fourth Madam, your maid Chunlan, who has been missing for over ten years, has been brought back..."

The fourth wife, “……!!!”

Just a few simple words.

The fourth wife was almost frightened to the point of cardiac arrest.

She did send someone to Wangzhou to pick up Chunlan, but she specifically instructed that Chunlan be brought back to Beijing and settled in the farm first, and not brought back to the mansion. Why did she send her directly to the marquis's mansion?

The fourth wife's face turned pale, and the second wife's eyes suddenly swept towards the fourth wife.

It turned out that it was the Fourth Madam who sent someone to pick up Chunlan.

For the sake of a maid, she spent a huge sum of money to redeem her, and even did it under the guise of the Marquis' Mansion. How bold the Fourth Madam was!

Also, didn’t the master send people to ambush Chunlan on her way back to Beijing? Why didn’t he stop them?

The fourth wife stood up and said, "I, I'll go take a look..."

Shen Tang stopped her, "Aunt, please sit down. I was the one who sent Chunlan back home. The person you sent is still imprisoned in Baihua Tower. I'm afraid that Father will have to send someone to put pressure on Baihua Tower before they will release him."

The fourth wife was shocked and couldn't believe it. "It was your people who took Chunlan back home?"

She knew that Shen Tang had opened the letter Chunlan sent to her, but how could the Second Lady guess the contents of the letter? The people she sent under the guise of the Marquis' Mansion failed to bring Chunlan back, and she was even locked up in Baihua Tower. How could the Second Lady's people bring her back to Beijing?

The Fourth Wife was filled with doubts. The Second Wife was on pins and needles, her heart trembling like a sieve. The Old Lady asked, "Chunlan is still alive?"

Shen Tang had sent someone to bring the person back, so the Fourth Madam had no say in the matter. She didn't need to go to the front yard anymore. She sat down with weak legs. The old lady looked over and didn't dare not answer. "I didn't expect Chunlan to be still alive. She has been trapped in Baihua Tower in Wangzhou for many years. When she asked someone to send me a letter, I was on the way back from my parents' home. Fortunately, the Second Miss met the person who sent the letter, and we, master and servant, will meet again..."

The fourth wife did not dare to hide anything and could only tell the truth.

The old lady's brows were twisted into knots. A maid had been missing for more than ten years and was trapped in a brothel. It was unexpected that the Fourth Madam sent someone to pick her up. Tang'er also sent someone to pick her up and brought her directly into the mansion. In the past few months, Shen Tang did many things that surprised the old lady. Her intuition told her that Shen Tang was not arranged casually, especially on the day when Prince Qi accompanied Shen Xi back home.

The Second Wife said, "Today is the day when the Prince of Qi is accompanying Xian'er back home. Yet, they've made such a fuss to bring a maid redeemed from a brothel into the mansion. Does the Second Miss have such a lack of tact?!"

Shen Tang laughed. "May I ask, Second Aunt, when have I ever done anything inappropriate? Before you blame me, shouldn't you ask me why I brought Chunlan into the house?"

Two consecutive rhetorical questions made the second wife speechless and even more uncomfortable.

Shen Tang waited patiently for Chunlan to come. After waiting for a long time, there was a noise outside the door. Two servants carried Chunlan in, followed by two dark-clad dark guards.

This scene stunned everyone in the room, including the Fourth Wife.

The Fourth Madam didn't know that Chunlan's leg was broken, and the maids and servants looked at each other in confusion. They didn't understand why Shen Tang insisted on bringing the Fourth Madam's maid who had been missing for more than ten years to the old lady. It wouldn't be too late to see her again after her leg healed.

It happened more than ten years ago, and not many people in the mansion knew about it anymore, but Mother Wang still remembered that the day Chunlan, the maid of the Fourth Madam, disappeared was the day Jiang gave birth. At that time, Jiang suspected that the disappearance of Chunlan and Qiaohui was related to the child being stolen from her.

The second girl brought Chunlan back home at this moment, could it be for this matter...

I hope she guessed wrong, otherwise there would be a bloody storm in the Marquis' Mansion today.

Knowing that Chunlan had been brought back, Yinxing went to the front yard. Yinxing followed back and walked behind Shen Tang, whispering, "Just now, the second master wanted to kill Chunlan to silence her, but was saved by the secret guard..."