Hongfeng and Qiuyue helped Chen Ahfu put on new clothes. It was a bright red jacquard brocade jacket and a long skirt in imperial colors. Chen Ahfu also put on the jade hairpin that Jiang had given her yesterday.

Dressed like this, Chen Ahfu looked even more beautiful. She thought to herself, Jiang Shi gave her this bright red dress to show her attitude, right? She was really a smart woman. No wonder she was so valued by Chen Shiying, even though she looked average and was two years older than Chen Shiying. I just don't know if she was just doing it for the sake of face, or if she really had the magnanimity to do so.

Hong Feng smiled and said, "You are a pretty girl, and you will look even better in this dress." As he spoke, he took out a makeup box from the dressing table and prepared to put makeup on Chen Afu.

Chen Ahfu smiled and said, "Just apply some balm. I never wear makeup."

After getting dressed, Chen Ahfu went to the upper room. When he entered the east room, Chen Shiying and Jiang were already sitting on the kang, and the kang table was filled with breakfast.

There was also a boy in his early teens sitting here. This boy looked better than Chen Yuhui and Chen Yuqing, and he looked four or five percent like Chen Shiying. He was Chen Shiying's only son, and also the legitimate son, Chen Yulan. He looked more like Chen Afu, and compared to his sister Chen Yuqing, they looked more like siblings. Compared to Alu, they also looked more like siblings.

Chen Ahfu knelt down and saluted Chen Shiying and Jiang, saying, "Father, Mother, good morning."

Chen Afu's appearance really brightened Chen Shiying's eyes. He glanced at Jiang and nodded with satisfaction. It was unknown whether he was satisfied with Chen Afu's dress or Jiang's actions.

When Chen Yulan saw this, she quickly got down from the ground, bowed to Chen Afu, and said, "Brother Yulan greets sister."

Chen Ahfu also returned the gift and said with a smile, "Brother." She added, "Sister came in a hurry, I will make up for the gift to you later."

Chen Yulan smiled and said, "Okay, brother, wait."

His words made both Chen Shiying and Jiang laugh.

Chen Shiying smiled and said, "You siblings should respect and love each other in the future."

Jiang waved Chen Ah-fu to sit on the kang and said with a smile, "What a lovely child." She then smiled at Chen Shiying and said, "Among our girls, Fu'er is the best at controlling Da-hong."

Chen Shiying nodded in agreement.

They ate in silence. Chen Shiying was going to the government office, and Chen Yulan was going to school. Before the father and son left, Chen Shiying still worriedly told Jiang, "Madam, please take care of Fu'er."

Jiang smiled and said, "Don't worry, Master. I will take good care of Fu'er."

After seeing off Chen Shiying and his son, a small lacquered and gold-painted table was placed on the kang. Jiang asked Chen Afula to sit on the kang and whispered about the things in the mansion, "In a while, the three girls and two concubines will come here to pay their respects. You should get along well with the three sisters. As for the concubines, if they are happy, just smile at them. If they are not happy, ignore them. The old lady is not in good health, and the master is afraid of quarrels, so he asked the children to pay their respects on the fifth and tenth days. However, the master said that today is special, and the whole family will go to the old lady's Hengshouyuan in the evening, and ask you to kowtow to her and offer her tea, and then re-rank you sisters..."

Chen Afu was extremely angry. It was really unfair that he had to kowtow and offer tea to that old troublemaker.

Jiang probably noticed that Chen Ahfu's face was gloomy, so she patted her hands and said, "Fu'er, I heard the master talk about your mother. In my heart, I respect her as much as the master does, and I also regard her as a sister. I am also very grateful to her. It was she who brought up the master so well, and made the master have a lot more warmth and happiness when he was young. Alas, these years, she and you have been wronged... I have to tell you something from the bottom of my heart. Some things should be kept in your heart, and don't bring them out, otherwise your saliva can drown you..."

As he was speaking, he heard the voice of a little girl outside, "The second young lady is here."

Then a girl wearing a lilac short jacket and a light red skirt came in. She was the girl that Chen Afu met at Yu Qilin Silver Shop last year, and also Chen Yuqing, the legitimate daughter of Jiang.

Chen Yuqing is fourteen years old this year and looks more like Jiang, but her pair of curved smiling eyes add a bit of joy to her ordinary face, making her look amiable.

She should have heard that Chen Afu was here. She bowed to Jiang but kept glancing at Chen Afu.

Jiang smiled and said, "Qing'er, come and meet your sister."

Chen Ahfu stood up quickly, and the two exchanged greetings. Chen Ahfu explained again that he came in a hurry and would give the greeting gift another day.

Then, a beautiful woman in her twenties and a little girl came. The woman was Aunt Lu, and the little girl was the eight-year-old concubine Chen Yuxia. Chen Yuxia looked more like Aunt Lu, a very pretty girl.

However, both of them were dressed very modestly. Aunt Green was wearing a half-worn pea green embroidered jacket, and the little girl was wearing a primrose-colored skirt.

Chen Afu and Chen Yuxia greeted each other again.

Then, Tang and Chen Yuhui came. Chen Yuhui was dressed very flamboyantly today, with a pomegranate red satin jacket embroidered with peonies, a silver red flowered pleated long skirt, pearls and jade all over her head, and a rather gaudy makeup. Perhaps she had a psychological trauma from being scolded by Chen Ahfu for being ugly, so she made an effort to dress up.

As soon as Chen Afu saw this damn girl, he was furious. If she hadn't caused trouble yesterday, he wouldn't have been targeted by the Seventh Prince, and all the things that happened later wouldn't have happened.

Jiang said again, "Hui'er, come and meet your sister Fu'er."

Chen Afu sat firmly in the armchair without moving, waiting for Chen Yuhui to salute her.

Chen Yuhui had to come no matter how reluctant she was. She had gone to bed last night, and her father sent a maid to wake her up and specifically told her about Chen Ahfu's return to the mansion to recognize his ancestral roots. He also said that if she and Aunt Tang dared to cause trouble, they would be sent to the temple to copy Buddhist scriptures for half a year.

However, when she saw Chen Ahfu in bright red, dazzlingly beautiful, she felt very unhappy. She bent her knees perfunctorily and said, "Hello, sister." She covered her mouth with a handkerchief and smiled, "Sister, when you put on this dress, you look like a lady from an official family."

Chen Ahfu smiled and said, "Hello, sister. This dress was given by mother, and I like it very much. Do you like it too? However, it doesn't suit you, and you won't look like a lady from an official family when you wear it."

Chen Yuhui retorted, "I'm not like some people who grew up in the countryside for more than ten years and have to rely on clothes to decorate their appearance. I was born in the mansion, so even if I don't wear that dress, I'm still a lady from an official family."

Chen Ahfu laughed again and said, "Yes, Miss Chen is originally a daughter of an official family. But after wearing this dress, she no longer looks like a daughter of an official family. She looks like a sweet potato flower from our country."

Chen Yuqing burst out laughing when she heard that, while little Chen Yuxia blushed and didn't dare to laugh.

Chen Yuhui's face turned red with anger. He wanted to say more, but when he saw that Jiang's face had sank, he had to shut up reluctantly.

Aunt Tang winked at Chen Yuhui again, telling her not to make trouble openly. Only then did Chen Yuhui sit down on the chair angrily.