Chapter 426: Stand Firm
After Chen Afu sat down, he saw that although Rong Zhao was wearing a lot of makeup, wearing palace clothes, and his head was full of pearls, he was much haggard and older. Not only has his appearance changed a lot, but his temperament has become much weaker, far less domineering than when he saw him before.
She also heard from the third lady that the scar on Lord Chu’s forehead was because he was beaten by Rong Zhao for “looking for an outsider.” This is also now, with only one scar coming out. If it turns out that the Marquis of Chu dared to "find an outside wife," Rong Zhao and Concubine Ma Shu might have caused such a fuss.
Chen Afu could guess that "looking for an outsider" must be the excuse of Lord Chu. He wanted to have more time to do his own things. It's really not like Rong Zhao's character to even endure this anger. Thanks to the Golden Swallow, a few bird droppings, plus the snow disaster, turned Rong Zhao into an ominous person that was hated by the emperor and the common people, and also made the arrogant and arrogant Rong Zhao a lot more honest.
Thinking of Liao Chen in Yingxue Nunnery, Chen Afu felt happy.
Chen Afu said, "Your Highness the Princess, please tell me, father-in-law, when the daughter-in-law was preparing to take the child to the car, the third aunt suddenly came. She said that the Queen Mother heard that the child was very cute and wanted to meet her. Today the third aunt happened to be entering the palace to see her. The Queen Mother said she wanted to bring the child into the palace to show it to the Queen Mother, and she was taken away." After saying this, she looked helpless.
This is the method she discussed with the third lady. The child will not come here, and he will certainly not enter the palace. There are evil people like Concubine Ma Shu in the palace. If anyone asked why she did not enter the palace, they would only say that the third lady had already left the palace with her children, but she suddenly felt unwell and did not go.
Rong Zhao was so angry that his liver ached, and he did not dare to say that he could not take his children to see the Queen Mother. He said in a cold voice, "Not today, bring the children tomorrow. I heard that those two children are very cute, and I have always wanted to take a look."
Lord Chu waved his hand and said, "My daughter-in-law is going back to Dingzhou soon, and there are still many people who haven't gone to visit her, so let's not embarrass them. As time goes by, next time they return to the capital, it won't be too late to see them again."
Rong Zhao raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice, "How can that be done..."
Lord Chu intercepted her words and said, "My head suddenly hurts, so I won't leave my daughter-in-law." He touched the scar on his forehead, then smiled at Rong Zhao and said, "I heard that the peach blossoms in the mansion were beaten. Huaguduo, it’s really strange. It’s early spring. Doesn’t the princess like to drink honey-pickled peach blossom dew? Let the servants marinate it a few more times.”
Rong Zhao couldn't even remember the last time Chu Lang smiled at her. Seeing Chu Lang smiling like a spring breeze with a gentle voice, she couldn't help but said with joy, "Yes, the peach blossoms have formed so many bones in one night..."
Chen Afu had just said a few words when he was ordered to be kicked out by the Marquis of Chu. She was a little confused. She had prepared many countermeasures, but she was kicked out before she could use them. This doesn't fit the plot.
She quickly stood up and bent her knees to avoid interrupting their conversation. Without even saying goodbye, she turned around and left with Aunt Huang and the others.
Is this how Lord Chu has hardened his back? The general prince-in-law cannot be hardened, but Lord Chu is different. The reason why he became the prince-in-law was entirely to help the emperor complete another more important task. If he can get hard, he must have the support of the emperor.
If this is true, the Yong'an Marquis Mansion will no longer sing the "strategy of mourning the soldiers" in the future, right? It is always a joy to live happily.
Chen Afu returned to Chu Mansion and went straight to Anrong Hall. The two children slept soundly and had not yet woken up.
Mrs. Chu San was very surprised and wondered, "How long has it been? How come it is so fast?"
Chen Afu nodded and said, "Well, without saying a few words, my father-in-law said he had a headache and asked me to come back."
The third lady asked in disbelief, "Then Rong Zhao just let you back lightly?"
It's hard to say that Chen Afu used both soft and hard tactics as Lord Chu. While hardening his waist, he also used a little beauty trick. Yinjie said, "Well, they talked about the peach blossoms blooming and the honey-soaked peach blossoms, so they didn't care about me, so I came back."
Chu Sanfu smiled and said, "Rong Zhao is now troubled internally and externally, and his arrogance is much lower. My uncle's life should be better than before." After saying that, his face darkened again and he said, "It's really strange. Many flowers in the mansion are like It opened overnight and I don’t know what else will happen.”
Chen Afu waited until night, but did not wait until Lord Chu came to see the two brothers. He must be comforting Rong Zhao, right?
I felt very unbearable when I thought that Lord Chu, in order to let himself get away as soon as possible, would not let the two brothers go to the princess's house, and put on a smile to face Rong Zhao, and maybe face her all day long. If good cabbage is eaten by a pig, it may not need to be continued forever, but it would be disgusting to hold it for so many years.
On the fifth day, Chen Afu went to Fu Yunlai's branch again.
On the 6th, Chen Afu took his children to Xie Mansion to visit Chu Hua. The head of the Xie family is the protector of the country. He has a high and powerful position and has always been the target of the Chu family. But Mr. Xie has a good relationship with both the Chu family and the Wang family, and he is the type of person who doesn't take sides.
Mrs. Xie heard about it and asked Chen Afu to take her two children to her yard. She hugged each child, gave them a greeting gift, and asked Chu Hua to hug them more. He smiled and said, "I will give birth to two such handsome little brothers next time."
Brother Heng didn't like hearing it anymore and pouted, "The male silver should be a man."
She smiled so much that Xie, the old lady, wiped her tears.
After lunch, Chen Afu returned home.
In the afternoon, Lord Chu came to see the child again, and he brought two strings of beeswax beads to the child. He had something else to do and he wanted to leave after less than a quarter of an hour.
Chen Afu gave him a jar of wine and said, "I just brewed this wine for a few days. I have to wait a little longer. There are excellent tonics sent by Master Wuzhi in it, which are very beneficial to the body." Afraid that he would give it to Rong Zhao, he said, "This is the daughter-in-law's filial piety to her father-in-law."
Lord Chu liked to drink the wine brewed by his daughter-in-law very much. He smiled and said, "Okay, I'll put it in the outer study."
On the seventh day, Chen Afu and her son went to the Yang family. Yang Mingyuan asked for leave and waited at home. Chen Atang also came. Chen Afu was the most relaxed here. Everyone knew him and they could talk to each other.
Last year, Chu Lingxuan and Chen Afu received more than 8,000 taels of silver in dividends from the Hongyun Hotpot Restaurant. Yang Mingyuan was really a business genius. He also did some other businesses, and his annual income was no less than 20,000 taels.
Yang Mingyuan doted on Chen Aman and treated her very well.
Chen Aman quietly told Chen Afu that she didn't want to have a child too early, and wanted to wait until Yang Chao and Yang Qian grew up a little bit, and then have a child in two years, anyway, she was still young. Although Yang Mingyuan believed her, Yang's mother had some concerns, fearing that if she, as a stepmother, had a child too early, it would be bad for the ex-wife's child.
She blushed and said, "... I am very lucky to be able to marry you, and I won't worry about things that I shouldn't worry about. As long as you give us what we should have in the future, I will be satisfied."