mtlumby2d Chapter 355 Jealousy
Chapter 355 Jealousy
Soon, Manager Zhou brought the second master's two concubines into the mansion. When he went to pick them up, the second master heard the news and rushed to stop him, but it was useless. It was Xie Guimo who asked Manager Zhou to pick them up. Moreover, whether they were picked up or not, the fact that the second master had concubines was already known and had spread.
The second master was so angry that he wanted to skin the city patrol officer alive.
Having a mistress is not a good reputation.
The second master of the Jingyang Palace actually kept a mistress. It was obvious that he had a jealous woman at home and was not allowed to take concubines, so he kept a mistress outside.
This damages the Second Wife's reputation, although it is also true.
The second master is the same. He can't control the second wife and can't even take a concubine. This is henpecked. Not only is he henpecked, but he is also lustful, which is why he does such a thing as keeping a mistress outside behind his wife's back.
When it was rumored that the two maids raised by the old lady of Prince Jingyang's Mansion were forced upon the Prince Jingyang, the rumor spread even more widely.
The old lady of Prince Jingyang's Mansion is not Prince Jingyang's biological mother, nor is she the prince's biological grandmother. She has such an understanding maid, but she doesn't give her to her own son, but gives her to the prince. Is she trying to seduce the prince into becoming addicted to women?
There was the incident with the sterilization drug before, and now something like this has happened again. This old lady is not a good person.
And there is the second wife. The Crown Princess of Prince Jingyang is unwilling to accept the two maids. She has advised her many times to be magnanimous. Why doesn't she be more magnanimous herself? The second master of Prince Jingyang's mansion has a son who is about to get married. Taking a concubine has to be done secretly and kept in public. It is so embarrassing for the man.
These rumors flew into the Jingyang Palace like snowflakes, and when they reached the ears of the old lady and the second wife, they almost died of anger.
The second master kept mistresses, and they were two maids that Xie Guimo didn't want. When the prince returned from the military camp and heard about it, he directly locked the second master up in the ancestral hall and asked for three days' leave.
It was obvious that the second master was to be punished by reflecting on his actions in the ancestral hall for three days.
How can we maintain family integrity if we don't severely punish those who do things that bring disgrace to the family and lead the younger generation astray?
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A good night's sleep.
When Shen Tang woke up the next day, he sat on the bed and stretched. Ginkgo Qiutong brought hot water into the room and helped Shen Tang get up.
Ginkgo said, "The Crown Princess has woken up, and it's snowing."
After putting on her skirt, Shen Tang couldn't wait to walk to the window and saw snow falling outside.
But it's not big and it's small.
But it did snow.
Snowflakes drifted into my palms and quickly turned into water.
This is the first snow. It will snow heavily in a few days. When the snow is covered, it will be a beautiful sight to see from the observation tower.
After Shen Tang finished washing up, Xie Guimo also came back from morning exercise and had breakfast with her.
Just as they finished eating, Si'er came in quickly and said, "Crown Princess, the Second Master has a mistress and has been demoted one level. The Second Madam's imperial title has been taken away!"
Shen Tang, “…???”
Keeping a mistress is a moral flaw and the censor will impeach him, so he will definitely be punished, but not many people will be demoted. After all, it is common for a man to have three wives and four concubines. How could the second wife be deprived of his imperial decree? This is the first time I have heard of this.
But seeing that Xie Guimo was not surprised, Shen Tang whispered, "Did you know this a long time ago?"
Xie Guimo put a shrimp dumpling into Shen Tang's bowl and said, "Aren't you going to cause trouble for the Second House? Second Uncle will be punished and things will be fine in a few days, but Second Aunt will suffer and there will be no peace."
Shen Tang, "..."
If we talk about a sinister person, it has to be him.
Her little bit of trouble was not enough for him to bear.
In fact, it was mainly because the timing of the incident was well chosen. Master Jiang was killed, and Prince Yu missed a good opportunity to overthrow Prince Qi. Everyone knew that it was the Second Master who helped Prince Qi to kill and silence the witnesses, but due to the lack of evidence, no one could do anything to the Second Master.
But at this critical juncture, Shen Tang wanted to make things difficult for the Second Master. The matter of keeping a mistress could be a big deal or a small one. A fine of half a year or a year's salary could be forgiven, or a demotion of one or two levels was possible. It all depended on how angry the Emperor was.
Once the news of the Second Master keeping a mistress spread, Prince Yu asked the censor to impeach the Second Master. Xie Guimo knew that Prince Yu would do this, so he asked the censor to impeach the Second Wife for being jealous as well.
There will be people in the court who will plead for the Second Master, but no one will help the Second Wife. It is because of jealousy and intolerance that the Second Master was forced to keep someone outside. This will cause public outrage. Those ministers, especially the hot-tempered military generals, will look down on the Second Master, a coward who brings shame to men. The consequences can be imagined.
As for the Second Wife, the Second Master had a mistress, and she was jealous because of rumors from outside. She was so angry that she couldn't eat or sleep, and she wanted to ask the prince to beat the Second Master until he was paralyzed.
As a result, an imperial censor impeached her for being jealous, and she was stripped of her imperial decree. The second wife was so angry that she tasted blood in her mouth.
What's even more infuriating is yet to come. Originally, the prince only wanted to punish the second master, after all, the second wife was unaware of the concubine. But the emperor believed that this was caused by her jealousy. If he didn't punish her, it would be condoning her. So the prince locked up the second wife in the ancestral hall and asked her to reflect on her mistakes together with the second master.
He was locked up for less than a quarter of an hour.
The two men started fighting in the ancestral hall.
Shen Tang, "..."
When Shen Tang heard the news, he laughed so hard that his cheeks hurt.
She suspected that the prince did it on purpose.
Normally, female members of the family were punished by being made to kneel in the Buddhist temple, but this time they were punished to kneel in the ancestral hall. Shen Tang didn't believe that there was no intention to make the two of them fight.
They were all punished to kneel in the ancestral hall and reflect on their actions. They fought in the hall and I don’t know what the punishment will be. Will the sentence be extended?
It’s a pity that I can’t see it with my own eyes, which is a great regret in life.
However, Shen Tang was unable to go. Si'er's maid had slipped away and came back to tell Shen Tang, "Second Master's face and neck were scratched with several marks, and Second Madam's head hit the altar, causing several tablets to fall over..."
All day long, from morning till night, good news continues.
But the next day, Shen Tang was shocked because of a misunderstanding.
Here's the thing -
Shen Tang woke up in the morning, still too lazy to get up, when Si'er came in and told her, "Crown Princess, the Second Wife is dead..."
These words were undoubtedly a bolt from the blue.
Shen Tang was shocked.
The second wife was just jealous, so the prince punished her to reflect in the ancestral hall with the second master. How could she die?
Could it be that the second master killed him?
Many guesses flashed through Shen Tang's mind, and it turned out that she was wrong. No, it was Si'er who did not report clearly enough.
The one who died was not the second wife, but Shen Xi's biological mother.
The second wife who had her hair cut off and was poisoned and rendered mute by the King of Qi.
The second wife had suffered enough revenge, and Shen Xi was also burned to death in the fire. Shen Tang had let go of his hatred for her and did not think much about it for a while, but ended up thinking in the wrong direction.
But it wasn't just Shen Tang who had the wrong idea, Ginkgo and Qiu Tong did too.
Ginkgo couldn't believe it, "How could the Second Wife die?"
Si'er looked bewildered. "Having his hair shaved and then poisoned to silence, it's already surprising that he's still alive. It's not surprising that he died."
Ginkgo was so angry that she raised her hand and poked her forehead, "At least explain it clearly, I thought the dead one was..."
I dare not say it, in case there are ears on the other side of the wall and it reaches the Second Wife's ears. The Second Wife is already furious, and if she can't catch her breath, she will be dead.
Si'er was stabbed innocently.
She was a maid from the Pingyuan Marquis's Mansion and was used to being called the Second Madam. She felt uncomfortable if she was asked to call her by any other name.