Chu Lingxuan looked at Chen Afu's insincere expression, gently pinched her little nose and said, "Didn't you know my feelings a long time ago? Why are you asking these questions?" As he said that, he also lay down and put his hand to stroke her long black hair.

Chen Afu smiled and said, "Rest so early, it's not General Chu's style."

Chu Lingxuan smiled and held her in his arms, whispering softly.

Chen Afu put his face in the crook of his neck, smelling the pleasant fragrance, listening to his chattering, and felt his eyelids becoming heavier and heavier.

"...I am busy outside every day and have little time to spend with you and my family. I also let you stay at home to honor your grandfather while you are pregnant, raise your daughter, and take care of two royal bloodlines... Thank you for your hard work. In a few days, I will have to..."

Chu Lingxuan heard a slight snoring sound coming from his neck, and when he looked down, he saw that Chen Ahfu had fallen asleep. He laughed and held her in his arms until late at night before he fell asleep.

When Chen Afu woke up, it was already daybreak. His scent seemed to still linger on the pillow, but he was gone long ago.

Xia Yue said, "The master left at Yinshi, and he didn't let us disturb you."

Dabao came and wanted to know if Daddy slept with Mom last night. The words were on the tip of his tongue, but he swallowed them back because he was afraid that Mom would be unhappy.

When breakfast was served, a table full of exquisite snacks and rice porridge did not arouse Chen Afu's appetite at all.

Under the persuasion of Nanny Li, she ate an egg, a small bowl of rice porridge, and didn't eat a pan-fried bun.

Madam Li asked anxiously, "What will we do if the baby is hungry if Grandma is like this?"

Chen Afu said, "I'm not hungry. I'm waiting for the hot and sour vermicelli that Chu Huai bought."

When talking about spicy and sour vermicelli, Chen Afu's mouth was filled with saliva again, and he quickly swallowed it.

After seeing Chen Dabao off, Chu Huai finally returned with the hot and sour vermicelli. When the shop owner heard that they were going to take the vermicelli to a village fifty miles away, he was afraid that the cooked vermicelli would stick together and break easily, so he prepared the soup and gave Chu Huai raw vermicelli, saying that they were cooked fresh.

Chen Ahfu felt bad when she saw Chu Huai sweating profusely. She was greedy and made him run such a long way. The two round trips added up to more than 200 miles. She rewarded him with five taels of silver and let him go to rest.

To prevent the soup from shaking out, the soup was placed in a large teapot. Hua's mother went to the small kitchen to pour out the soup and heat it up, then cooked the vermicelli and put it in the soup, and asked Xiao Mo to bring it to Yanxiangge.

As soon as Chen Ahfu smelled the smell, his taste buds were awakened. Although the soybeans and peanuts were a little soft, they still tasted delicious. He also asked someone to tell Chu Huai that when he returned to Tangyuan in the future, he should bring back a bowl.

Li Ma frowned and advised, "Grandma, you can't eat too much of this. It's bad for the skin of the fetus."

Chen Ahfu thought to herself that the fetus was only as big as a fingernail, not to mention the skin, even the limbs had not started to grow. She smiled and said, "I only eat when my appetite is poor, and I won't eat when my appetite is good."

After eating, Chu Hanyan and Xiao Lixuan came to the upper room, and they went to Fuyuan for "class" together. Wang Xiaodi and Wang Xiaomei were already waiting at the gate of Fuyuan.

At the insistence of the old marquis and Wang, Chen Afu temporarily resigned from her teaching job from today. Xia Yue took over her class and became a kindergarten teacher, leading the children to play with building blocks, tell stories, "practice martial arts", and go to the children's playground in the backyard. In order to prevent the children from bothering Chen Afu and to make the children happier, they will come to the west wing of Fuyuan for lunch and take a nap, and then go back to Tangyuan after class in the afternoon.

Xia Yue has followed Chen Afu for so long that she has already learned 70% to 80% of the skills of teaching children and is fully capable of doing the job.

Chen Afu was sitting in the corridor making clothes for the child. Wang and Wu were sitting beside her, accompanying her. Wang was also making clothes.

Fuyuan is the most beautiful at this time, with a myriad of colors and flowers in full bloom, and the whole garden is filled with fragrance. Unlike Tangyuan, it is beautiful but a little monotonous.

Seeing the children, Qiqi and Huihui practicing martial arts, Wu laughed again. She laughed every time she saw such a scene. Because of her good life and her happy mood, Wu's health has improved a lot and she has gained a lot of weight.

Around noon, the servants came to report that the mother-in-law had arrived.

Chen Afu wondered, "My mother is right here."

The servant laughed and said, "She is the wife of our relative in the prefecture."

It turned out to be Jiang.

Chen Ahfu quickly stood up and said to Wang, "Mom, I'm leaving now."

Wang nodded and said, "Go ahead. It's already very difficult for Jiang to do that for you."

Chen Afu nodded, and seeing that the children were having fun, he did not call them. Accompanied by Nanny Li and Xiao Mo, he walked towards Tangyuan.

Jiang, Chen Yuqing and Chen Yuxia were sitting in the hall of Yanxiang Pavilion.

Chen Afu entered the room, bowed to Jiang first, then held hands and chatted with the two sisters Chen Yuqing and Chen Yuxia.

However, Chen Ahfu had already noticed that Jiang's eyes were slightly red and her face was a little pale. She must not have rested well at night, and she came all the way to see him. Chen Ahfu also accepted her kindness.

She smiled and said, "Mother and sister, please stay here for two more days. The scenery in the countryside is very different. We women can go out for a walk and take a look at any time. It's not like in the city where we have to mobilize a large group of people to go out."

Jiang smiled and said, "Maybe later. Your father went on a business trip this morning. There is the old lady at home, and that troublesome guy..." She stopped talking, waved her hand, and said, "Hey, the family will only be stable if she gets married."

Jiang didn't continue talking. Chen Afu knew that the "master" she was referring to must be Chen Yuhui. She didn't know what that girl had done to make her so angry.

Jiang asked Chen Ahfu some questions, and told her some precautions for pregnant women, and asked her to bring out the ginseng, bird's nest and other gifts she brought from home. At the same time, there was also a gift for Luyuan, and Chen Ahfu asked someone to deliver it to Luyuan.

Because Jiang and his friends came today, Chen Afu did not go to the Begonia Hall to eat, but set up a table in the west room.

After dinner, Chen Dabao, Chu Hanyan and A Lu came to Yanxiang Pavilion to pay their respects to Jiang. It was the first time Jiang met Dabao and A Lu, so she held their hands, chatted with them, and gave them gifts.

While Jiang was chatting and laughing with the two children, Chen Yuqing whispered to Chen Afu, "That Chen Yuhui is really bad. She can even think of such a shameless thing. Grandmother still helps her. My mother is so angry. Daddy, on the other hand, left just because he said he was busy with official business, leaving a mess to my mother, and asking her to take care of them. My mother was so angry that she almost had a seizure..."

As she spoke, Chen Yuqing's eyes also turned red.

Chen Afu looked at Jiang, who looked very haggard. She had an average appearance to begin with, and even though she had her hair covered with pearls and jade, her body wrapped in silk and satin, and she had put on thick makeup, she still looked much older than her actual age.