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

Chapter 301: Branch Mansion

But we have to ask her even if it’s useless. We can’t just let the old lady stay dizzy like this.

They knew very well what had happened to the old lady that caused her to vomit blood and faint. Everything the old lady had eaten in the past few days was fine, except for the Taoist's talisman paper and water. There must be something wrong with the talisman paper and water.

The second wife sent people to chase the Taoist priest, but the Taoist priest disappeared after leaving the Jingyang Palace.

Over the next two days, Prince Jingyang's Mansion invited the imperial physician who had been invited to the mansion before back to the mansion, but the result was the same: the old lady could not be woken up.

Last time, we couldn’t wake up a person who was pretending to be asleep. This time, we really couldn’t wake him up. A doctor diagnosed that the person was poisoned, but he didn’t dare to say it.

Many people have been poisoned in the Jingyang Palace recently. First, someone gave the Jingyang Prince's wife a sterilizing drug, and then poisoned the cakes, accidentally killing the eighth young master of the Jingyang Palace. Both poisonings seemed to be related to the palace. So many doctors and imperial physicians came, but no one mentioned the poisoning. The doctors kept their mouths shut to avoid trouble caused by the mouth.

Anyway, he couldn't detoxify the old lady, so it was of no use.

Doctors and imperial physicians came in and out, and the atmosphere in Prince Jingyang's Mansion became particularly solemn. The Taoist priest's words were still ringing in their ears. If the old lady woke up within three days, the conflict would be resolved. If she didn't wake up, the conflict would not be resolved, and one of the old lady, the Crown Prince's Consort, and the Fourth Wife would have to move out of the mansion to resolve it.

Two days have passed, and the old lady shows no signs of waking up. It is obvious that the problem has not been resolved.

However, no one suggested that the Fourth Madam move out of the house. The Third Madam would definitely not say it, and no one would listen even if she said it. The princess would not say it either. The old lady was not the prince's biological mother, but she was the second wife that the late emperor had arranged for the old prince to marry. The princess always avoided anything related to the old lady.

The Second Wife didn't dare either. She was the one who invited the Taoist priest into the house, but he didn't make Shen Tang suffer as planned. Instead, he made up a lot of nonsense. The Fourth Wife didn't believe a word the Taoist priest said. If the Second Wife asked the Fourth Wife to move out of the house temporarily, the Fourth Wife would really suspect that she had evil intentions.

Either the prince will give the order, or the fourth master and the fourth mistress will take the initiative to bring it up.

The prince will definitely not care about this matter, so the only thing left is the word "filial piety" weighing on the fourth master and the fourth mistress.

The fourth wife held on for a day, but by the evening of the third day, she could no longer bear it. The old lady was in a coma and had not eaten for three days. She had become very thin. If this continued, the old lady might never wake up. Even if she woke up, at her age, she would be seriously injured after such a torment.

If anything happens to the old lady, the fourth master will definitely blame her, and the second wife will be even more so.

The Fourth Master said to the Fourth Mistress, "How about you move out of the house for a few days?"

The Fourth Wife knew someone would bring this up sooner or later, and she immediately felt a surge of grievance. She had lived in the Jingyang Palace for seventeen or eighteen years, so why should she be forced to move out just because the Crown Prince's Consort married in and their horoscopes conflicted with hers and the Old Madam's?!

But even if she had the courage, the Fourth Madam would not dare to say it out loud. Seniority does not depend on the first-come-first-served order.

There were some things that the Fourth Madam couldn't say, so she could only wink at the Second Madam. The Second Madam looked at the Fourth Master and said, "If it's really as the Taoist said, as long as Fourth Sister-in-law moves out of the house, the conflict can be resolved. When will Fourth Sister-in-law move back in?"

That's the point.

The Fourth Madam was married to the Fourth Master in a formal ceremony. It was already a disgrace for her to move out of the house for the sake of the Old Lady. There was no reason for the Fourth Master not to accompany her. When the mistress of the house was not around, it was a problem who would take care of the North Courtyard. She couldn't let a concubine take care of it, as that would be a joke. The Fourth Madam was also afraid that as soon as she moved out of the house, the Fourth Master would take in another concubine.

She can move out, but the Fourth Master must accompany her, and the entire Fourth Branch moves out together. The Fourth Madam knows that if they move out, the Fourth Branch will definitely not be able to come back unless the Old Madam is gone. The Fourth Branch will be separated from the palace in advance, and the Fourth Madam wants the palace to compensate the Fourth Branch extra.

Dividing the palace was no small matter, so the prince called everyone to the ancestral hall to discuss it, even Shen Tang and Xie Guimo were called along.

The Second Wife said, "It's only right for Fourth Sister-in-law to move out for the Old Madam's safety, but I have to be fair. Before the Crown Princess married in, the Old Madam and the Fourth House were safe and sound. I know it's not the Crown Princess's fault, but after all, it was because of the First House marrying that the Old Madam and the Fourth House were implicated. It's only right and proper that the First House should make compensation."

Since it's what she deserves and you say you don't blame her, then why should she be compensated?

The fourth wife wants compensation from the eldest wife's family to help the old lady resolve the conflict. What's going on?

Shen Tang was unhappy, and Xie Guimo said, "Aunt Si, you don't have to move. Tomorrow I will move out of the house with Tang'er and live there for a while."

The princess frowned, "Are you moving out of the house?"

Xie Guimo said, "It's only temporary. I will write a letter to ask grandfather to return to Beijing to handle this matter. My parents are still here and the family will not be divided. It's better to let grandfather handle this matter."

The princess said, "Then my mother will move out of the palace with you."

Shen Tang, "..."

Xie Guimo, "..."

Each of them has a bigger head than the other.

The prince had a lot of black lines on his forehead.

The old lady was offended. When only one of the Fourth Madam and the Crown Prince's Consort needed to move out of the house, asking the Crown Prince's Consort to move out was enough to make people think that the eldest branch was weak. If the princess also moved out of the house, it would be laughable.

The princess is moving out, so can the Prince of Jingyang not move out with her?

The prince raised his hand to support his forehead, while the second and fourth masters took the princess's words seriously. They knew that Xie Guimo was the princess's sweetheart, and that if Xie Guimo moved out of the house, the princess would move with him, and it was no joke.

The princess moved out, and the prince also moved out. They were given the mansion to live in, but where Prince Jingyang was, that was the Prince Jingyang's mansion.

It was the eldest branch of the family that moved away, but they were the ones who were actually separated from the house.

There was only one fourth room, and after the second and fourth rooms were separated, the second and fourth masters still knew what was going on.

The Second Master said, "How can we ask the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess to move out? They are going to live in the palace for the rest of their lives. Even if the old lady wants to move, we can't let them move."

Xie Guimo took advantage of the situation and said nonchalantly, "It would be fine if the old lady moved to another courtyard to recuperate for a while."

The second master's face froze.

He had just said it, and the echo was still there. He wanted to scold Xie Guimo but couldn't.

The fourth master was surprised and said, "How can this be possible? The old lady is unconscious, how can she leave the house?"

This doesn't work, and that doesn't work. There's no way to find a solution that satisfies everyone.

Shen Tang watched them discuss the matter patiently.

The Second Wife said, "How about we not divide the fourth room yet and just move out of the mansion, and still have the same food, clothing and other expenses as in the mansion."

The fourth wife said, "As long as we move out of the house, it will be inconvenient to travel. Just sending food to the kitchen will cause so much trouble."

Now that the palace is divided, she can't come to the palace every day to pay her respects to the old lady. If she's not with the old lady, she will definitely value the second wife more and give all the good things to the second wife. And since she has suffered such a great injustice, shouldn't the palace compensate her?!

The fourth wife insisted on compensation, and in this matter, the fourth master and the fourth wife were in cahoots with each other.

Xie Guimo said, "First, divide it according to the family rules. When grandfather comes back, he will decide how much compensation to give to the fourth room and we can discuss it separately."

It’s not that I don’t want to give it to you, I just have to listen to the old prince.

No one has any objection to this arrangement.

The prince said, "Let's do it this way."

"There are quite a lot of things in the palace. It will take several days to count them. You should move out first."

The fourth master said, "It's getting late today, and the house hasn't been packed yet. We'll move tomorrow."

When it comes to the old lady's safety, even the Fourth Master, her own son, is not worried, so how can the prince be worried? Not to mention staying for one more night, even if it's ten days or half a month, the prince will let him stay.

But by midnight, the fourth master regretted not moving out of the house immediately.

Because of this delay, half of the fourth room was burned down.