After Chen Ahfu sat down, he saw that although Rong Zhao had put on a lot of makeup, was wearing a palace dress, and had pearls and jade all over her hair, she looked much more haggard and much older. Not only had her appearance changed a lot, but her temperament had also become much weaker, and she was far less arrogant than when he had seen her before.

She also heard from the Third Lady that the scar on Lord Chu's forehead was caused by Rong Zhao beating him for "looking for a mistress". This was only the case now, and there was only one scar. If it had been the case before, if Lord Chu had dared to "look for a mistress", Rong Zhao and Ma Shufei would have made a big fuss.

Chen Afu guessed that "finding a concubine" must be Lord Chu's excuse, he wanted to have more time to do his own things. He even endured this anger, which was really unlike Rong Zhao's character. This was thanks to Jin Yanzi. A few bird droppings, plus this snowstorm, made Rong Zhao an ominous person who was hated by everyone from the emperor to the people, and also made the arrogant and rude Rong Zhao much more honest.

Thinking of Lechen in Yingxue Temple, Chen Afu felt happy.

Chen Afu said, "Your Highness, your father-in-law, when my daughter-in-law was about to take the child into the car, Third Aunt suddenly came. She said that the Empress Dowager heard that the child was adorable and wanted to meet him. It just so happened that Third Aunt was going to the palace to meet the Empress Dowager today, so she said she would bring the child into the palace for the Empress Dowager to see, and then had someone take the child away." After saying this, he looked helpless.

This was the solution she had discussed with the Third Lady. The child would not come here, and certainly would not enter the palace, as there were bad people like Concubine Ma Shu in the palace. If anyone asked why she did not enter the palace, she would just say that the Third Lady had already left the house with the child, but she suddenly felt unwell and did not go.

Rong Zhao was so angry that his liver ached, but he didn't dare to say that he couldn't bring the children to see the Queen Mother. He said coldly, "Not today, bring the children tomorrow. I heard that the two children are very cute, and I have always wanted to see them."

Lord Chu waved his hand and said, "My daughter-in-law will be returning to Dingzhou Prefecture soon. There are still many families that we haven't visited yet. Let's not make things difficult for them. As time goes by, we will see them again next time they return to the capital."

Rong Zhao raised his eyebrows and said in a deep voice, "How can that be possible..."

Lord Chu interrupted her and said, "My head suddenly hurts, so I won't keep my daughter-in-law." He touched the scar on his forehead and smiled at Rong Zhao, "I heard that the peach blossoms in the mansion have budded. It's really strange. This is early spring. Princess likes to drink honey-pickled peach blossom dew the most. Ask the servants to pickle a few more jars."

Rong Zhao couldn't remember the last time Chu Lang smiled at her. Seeing Chu Lang's gentle smile, she couldn't help but said happily, "Yes, the peach blossoms have grown so many buds overnight..."

Chen Ahfu had just said two sentences when Lord Chu ordered her to leave. She was a little confused. She had prepared many countermeasures, but she was kicked out before she could use them. This didn't fit the plot.

She quickly stood up, bent her knees and bowed, not wanting to interrupt their conversation. Without even saying goodbye, she turned around and left with Nanny Huang and the other servants.

Is this because Lord Chu has become more confident? Most of the prince consorts cannot be more confident, but Lord Chu is different. He became a prince consort in order to help the emperor complete another more important task. He can be more confident because he has the emperor's support.

If this is true, the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion will no longer play the "pitiful army" strategy in the future, right? It is always a happy thing to be able to live happily.

Chen Afu returned to the Chu Mansion and went straight to Anrong Hall. The two children were still sleeping soundly.

Mrs. Chu was very surprised and wondered, "How come it happened so quickly?"

Chen Ahfu nodded and said, "Well, after just a few words, my father-in-law said he had a headache and asked me to come back."

The third lady asked in disbelief, "So Rong Zhao let you go so easily?"

Chen Ahfu couldn't say that Lord Chu used both soft and hard tactics, and while he was firm, he also used a little beauty trick. Yin Hui said, "Well, they talked about peach blossoms blooming, and the candied peach blossoms, and they didn't care about me, so I came back."

Chu Sanfu smiled and said, "Rong Zhao is now facing internal and external troubles, and his arrogance has been reduced. Uncle should live a better life than before." After that, his face darkened again and said, "It's really strange that many flowers in the mansion bloomed overnight. I wonder what will happen next."

Chen Afu waited until the evening, but Lord Chu never came to see the two brothers. He must have been comforting Rong Zhao, right?

Thinking of how Lord Chu had forced himself to smile at Rong Zhao in order to get out of this situation as soon as possible and not let the two brothers go to the princess's mansion, and perhaps he would have to do so all day, she felt very uncomfortable. The good cabbage was eaten by the pig, maybe it didn't have to be eaten forever, but it was disgusting to have been eaten for so many years.

On the 5th, Chen Afu went to the Fuyunlai branch again.

On the sixth day, Chen Afu took his children to visit Chu Hua at Xie's house. The head of the Xie family was the Duke of the Protectorate, who was in a high position and had always been the object of the Chu family's pursuit. But Xie the Old Man had a good relationship with both the Chu family and the Wang family, and was the kind of person who did not take sides.

When Old Lady Xie heard about this, she specially asked Chen Afu to bring the two children to her yard. She hugged each child, gave them a greeting gift, and asked Chu Hua to hug them more. She smiled and said, "Give birth to two such handsome boys in the next pregnancy."

Heng Geer didn't like what he heard again, and pouted, "Men should be real men."

Old Lady Xie laughed so hard that she wiped her tears.

After lunch, Chen Afu returned home.

In the afternoon, Lord Chu came to see the child again. He brought two strings of beeswax beads for the child. He had something else to do, so he left after staying for less than a quarter of an hour.

Chen Ahfu gave him a jar of wine and said, "I just brewed this wine for a few days. You have to wait a little longer. It contains excellent tonics sent by Master Wuzhi. It is very beneficial to the body." Fearing that he would give it to Rong Zhao, he added, "This is a gift from the daughter-in-law to honor her father-in-law."

Lord Chu really liked drinking the wine brewed by his daughter-in-law. He smiled and said, "Okay, I'll put it in the outer study."

On the seventh day, Chen Afu and her son went to Yang's house. Yang Mingyuan asked for leave and waited at home. Chen Atang also came. Chen Afu was the most relaxed here. He knew everyone and could talk to them.

Last year, Chu Lingxuan and Chen Afu earned more than 8,000 taels of silver in dividends from the Hongyun Hotpot Restaurant. Yang Mingyuan is really a business genius. He also has other businesses, and his annual income is no less than 20,000 taels.

Yang Mingyuan doted on Chen Aman and treated her very well.

Chen Aman secretly told Chen Afu that she didn't want to have a child too early, and wanted to wait until Yang Chao and Yang Qian were older, and then have a child in two years, since 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. I won't worry about things that I shouldn't worry about. As long as you give us mother and child what we deserve in the future, I will be satisfied."