inspire-indiana Chapter 119 Self-esteem
Chapter 119 Self-esteem
When Shen Tang returned to Qingyi Garden, Yinxing couldn't help but ask, "Miss, are you going to the Buddhist temple to accompany the eldest lady?"
Although the young lady asked the old lady to punish the eldest girl by making her kneel for an hour to reflect on her mistakes, if no one was watching, it would only be an hour in the Buddhist temple, which was not a big deal.
Shen Tang didn't want to go to the Buddhist temple again. Besides, she didn't need to go there herself since she saw Shen Ying. Shen Tang took off an earring and handed it to Yin Xing, saying, "I lost an earring in the Buddhist temple. Take two maids to help me find it."
As long as she is around, Shen Xian dares not to be lazy at all.
Ginkgo admired her daughter's intelligence, which was sure to make the older girl mad. She took the earrings and went downstairs to do the job.
Shen Xian knelt firmly for the entire hour, and her throat tasted bloody from anger. Before she could say anything, Shen Tang had lost her earrings, and she had to ask the maid to help find them.
The next day, the sun shines brightly.
After breakfast, Shen Tang went to Songhe Hall. Shen Ying looked at her with gritted teeth and said, "Today I will go with you to visit Princess Roujia."
Shen Tang didn't want to go with Shen Xi, but before she could refuse, the old lady said, "Tang'er can go alone."
The second wife said, "If the two sisters go together, they will have company..."
The old lady glanced at the second wife and said, "Do you think they still look like sisters now?"
The second wife had nothing to say.
Shen Xian looked at Shen Tang, and her eyes clearly wanted Shen Tang to ask her to go with her. Shen Tang just felt that Shen Xian was very shameless. She kept accusing her of asking Prince Ning to save people, but now she had the nerve to go to Prince Duan's Mansion to visit Princess Roujia. Shen Tang would never do such a shameless thing even if she was beaten to death.
Shen Tang pretended not to notice the look Shen Ying gave her, so naturally she was the only one who went to Prince Duan's Mansion.
Shen Tang took Ginkgo out of the house and took a carriage, which stopped in front of the gate of Prince Duan's mansion.
The maid had been waiting at the gate for a long time. She came out to greet her before she even got out of the carriage. "Second Miss Shen is finally here. The princess has already sent people to ask about her twice."
Shen Tang smiled lightly, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for so long."
The maid took Shen Tang to see Princess Roujia.
Inside the room, Princess Roujia leaned on the large pillow, her face pale and thinner.
Shen Tang said distressedly, "Why do you look so bad?"
Princess Roujia felt embarrassed when Shen Tang looked at her. "How did Sister Shen Tang manage not to be afraid of the same frightened horse?"
It was impossible not to be afraid, but since she had died once, scaring a horse was nothing.
Shen Tang said, "I'm scared too."
Princess Roujia said, "This time it's all thanks to you and Prince Ning, otherwise I would be dead."
It felt like my head was about to hit the bridge pier. Thinking of Princess Roujia, my back felt cold. These past few days, no matter whether it was day or night, whenever I slept, I would have nightmares. I couldn't eat or sleep well, so how could my complexion be good?
Princess Roujia held Shen Tang's hand and said, "Sister Shen Tang, please stay with me for a while."
Shen Tang looked at her and said, "I just got here, and you're expecting me to leave?"
Princess Roujia, "..."
She didn't expect Shen Tang to tease her. Princess Roujia's pale face became more rosy and she looked much more energetic.
Princess Roujia looked at Shen Tang, wanting to speak but hesitant. Shen Tang saw this and said, "Princess, just ask if you have anything to say."
Princess Roujia's ears flushed as she asked, "Why did you let Prince Ning save me?"
Shen Tang smiled and said, "When I startled my horse that day, it was the Prince of Jingyang who saved me. Prince Ning's martial arts skills should be comparable to those of Prince Jingyang. I thought he could save you, and it was such a coincidence that I ran into him, so I didn't think much of it..."
"The princess is blessed with good fortune and luck, everything is just right."
Princess Roujia also felt that she was lucky enough.
Her maid Xiang Qiao sighed, "Prince Xiao is a handsome man, talented in both civil and military matters, but it's a pity that he is the grandson of Prince Ning and the princess's cousin. Even if he was just a prince from an earl's mansion, the prince and princess would have married the princess to him."
Princess Roujia thought of Xiao Huan saving her and hugging her waist. Her face turned red and she scolded the maid, "What nonsense are you talking about?!"
Xiang Qiao said, "I'm not talking nonsense. The prince, princess, and the crown prince also expressed such regret."
Princess Roujia even wanted to sell her maid.
Princess Roujia said, "If I want to get married, it's not my turn."
Xiao Huan saved not only her, but also Shen Tang.
However, Prince Ning did come to propose marriage, but Marquis Pingyuan did not agree.
Thinking about Shen Tang's refusal to marry Prince Ning, it should be embarrassing to meet Prince Ning. She frightened the horse, and Shen Tang asked Prince Ning to save her. It always felt a little weird.
Princess Roujia felt indignant for Xiao Huan. She looked at Shen Tang and asked, "Who is better than the Prince of Ning?"
Shen Tang looked at Princess Roujia and thought it would be nice for her to be her sister-in-law. However, she was worried that Princess Ning would not be able to bear the blow. She didn't know when her eldest brother would be able to return to his ancestral home. In her previous life, when she died, her eldest brother was still the Prince of Ning and had not yet married...
Seeing Shen Tang looking at her, Princess Roujia felt uncomfortable. She asked, "Why, why are you looking at me like that?"
Shen Tang said, "Let me have a few private words with you."
When Xiangqiao heard this, she went out with Ginkgo, leaving the two of them in the room.
Princess Roujia stared at Shen Tang in amazement. Shen Tang smiled and said, "Even if I can't get married in my whole life, I will not marry the Prince of Ning."
Princess Roujia's eyes widened. "Why?"
Shen Tang said, "You should have heard about my older brother who got lost at the Lantern Festival, right?"
Princess Roujia nodded.
Everyone in Kyoto knew about this, and her father and mother were still lamenting about it these past two days.
Shen Tang said, "Prince Ning is my elder brother."
Princess Roujia's mouth opened wide in shock, big enough to fit a salted duck egg.
Shen Tang said, "Father and eldest brother have already recognized each other, but I'm afraid that Princess Ning can't bear the blow of her grandson's death from illness ten years ago, so my eldest brother can't return to his ancestral home yet."
"If he wasn't my eldest brother, how could I dare to order the grandson of Prince Ning around?"
This news was too big for Princess Roujia to digest for a while.
Shen Tang revealed this for the sake of the following sentence, "My elder brother is not the princess's cousin. I really hope that the princess can become my sister-in-law."
Swish.
Princess Roujia's face was so red that blood could drip out.
Seeing Shen Tang looking at her with a smile, Princess Roujia was shy and said, "I, I won't talk to you anymore..."
"Even if he saved me, I don't have to marry him. You're a jester. Prince Jingyang saved you, but you didn't..."
Princess Roujia wanted to drag her maid away and give her a beating. If the maid hadn't brought up this topic, she wouldn't have been so embarrassed.
She used Xie Guimo as a shield, but ended up running into Shen Tang's gun. "I never know when I might marry the Prince of Jingyang."
Princess Roujia looked at Shen Tang in shock again and again, "You lied to me, you must be kidding me."
Shen Tang laughed, "How can you joke about your own lifelong event?"
Princess Roujia also felt that no one would play such a joke on her. She believed it halfway, but still couldn't believe it. "Could it be that the emperor knew that the person who wanted to marry you was really the Prince of Jingyang?"
Shen Tang nodded.
Princess Roujia, "..."
Thinking of the example she had given, Princess Roujia's face was burning with anger. She slid down from the big pillow and pulled the quilt to cover her whole body.