When Chen Ahfu was about to leave, Xiao Yuer finally agreed to let her mother hold her, and she crawled into her mother's arms and cried loudly. This child is smart and strong, and she is spoiled by her grandfather. Chen Ahfu secretly criticized her, and had to say nice things to coax the little girl.

Chen Afu felt that maybe Lord Chu was just good at doting on people, which was why the old and the young had such bad tempers.

Chu Hanyan led her two younger brothers, Chen Afu held Xiao Yuer in her arms, and left Anrong Hall with the Third Madam. Now, the Third Madam Chu moved to Mingheyuan.

Mingheyuan is not big. It is next to Zhuxuan, and the two courtyards are only a few dozen meters apart.

The Third Lady smiled and said, "I wanted to be your neighbor, so I specifically asked for Mingheyuan."

Chen Ahfu smiled and said, "Great, it will be convenient for those kids to visit us in the future."

The Third Madam laughed and said, "It's useless no matter how convenient it is. As soon as their grandfather comes back, he dominates them every day. I'm still looking forward to Xuan'er coming back soon so that you can have a daughter. I'll take the little girl home to raise as soon as she's born. No matter what your father-in-law does, he won't be embarrassed to ask me to have a child."

Chen Afu smiled, she really didn't know what to say.

On the way, the Third Lady whispered to Chen Ahfu, "Rong Zhao went to the temple this morning. We grew up together, and although we often quarreled, we were cousins after all, so I still sent her off. Alas, I was the only one who went to see her off. None of her sisters and brothers who used to play well with her went to see her off. She seemed like a different person, saying that she was bewitched and had not only harmed herself, but also her biological mother and her in-laws. Perhaps even her biological daughter would have a hard time in her husband's family because of her... She said that everything she did was because she loved her uncle so much, and she could never let him go the first time she saw him. She said that her uncle was a disaster for her, and it would be great if she had never met him in this life... She also said that her heart had been given, and it was not so easy to take it back, and she wanted to see her uncle again. I told my uncle, but he didn't go."

The Third Lady sighed deeply and said, "Who can be blamed for this? If she had not tried her best to take Uncle for herself, had not mixed up with the Second and the deposed empress, or had lived a good life with that Prince Consort Xue, she would not have harmed so many people, and she would not have lived to this day. If anyone is to blame, it is her greed and selfishness, who only seeks her own pleasure and does not care about the lives of others... I think Uncle is her calamity, and she is even more of Uncle's calamity. She broke Uncle's good family into pieces and ruined Uncle's future. If Third Master and I were not at the border at that time, and Xuan'er and Hua'er had not left the capital to seek refuge with us, who knows what would have happened... Alas, people, whether born in an imperial family or a commoner's family, must do their duty and cannot force things. They must also be smarter, know the times, and know how to advance and retreat."

Rong Zhao is not only greedy and selfish, but also vicious and cruel. If she hadn't wanted to burn Chen to death, and almost caused so many people to be burned to death, Lord Chu might not have hated her so much, and might have gone to see her for the last time?

Chen Ahfu smiled and said, "After all, there are not many people as open-minded and intelligent as Third Aunt. Otherwise, why is it that the imperial family always has bloodshed over the succession, and the common people always have many people fighting for a little property."

The Third Madam laughed and said, "You are so sweet." She added, "My uncle has moved back to the Marquis' Mansion and lives in Anrong Hall. I wonder when my sister-in-law will be able to move in. It will be great if she comes back. Our family will be reunited. This has been the wish of my uncle and Xuan'er for many years."

Thinking of Chen's stubbornness, Chen Ahfu smiled bitterly and said, "It's not easy for my father-in-law and uncle to keep my mother-in-law's mortal heart."

The third lady sighed, "My eldest sister-in-law was always gentle and kind. But those years of worshipping the Buddha have changed her character."

They first arrived at Mingheyuan. Before parting, the Third Lady asked Chen Afu to make some soft and glutinous snacks, which she would bring to the Empress Dowager when she went to the palace tomorrow.

Chen Afu nodded in agreement. She also wanted to bring some to Xiao Shiyi and the Queen.

After returning to the bamboo pavilion, Chen Afu washed up and played with the children on the kang for a long time. He only sent them to rest when they were bleary-eyed.

He took advantage of this opportunity to sleep in a separate room from Xiao Yu'er. The little girl was too strong, and if she got used to sleeping with him in the future, she would make a scene when they separated.

She was arranged to stay in the west room of the west wing. This room had been cleaned up long ago, so she only needed to take the bedding there today. Chu Hanyan slept in the east room. Seeing that her sister would be in the same yard with her in the future, she was very happy and her mood improved a lot.

Although Xiao Yu'er was not happy that she could not sleep with her mother, at least she lived in the same house with her sister, which was better than living alone in a big house in the past few days. She groaned a few times and fell asleep here obediently.

Chen Afu closed the bedroom door and entered the space with the half bowl of milk-flavored pine nuts she had prepared earlier.

Jin Yanzi was still busy, Chen Afu smiled and said, "Baby, come and take a rest. Mommy wants to thank you. If you hadn't reminded me, I don't know what would have happened to Luojiazhuang."

The golden swallow chirped and laughed and flew onto Chen Afu's palm.

Chen Ahfu kissed it and fed it pine nuts from the bowl. The man and the bird talked until late at night, and Chen Ahfu went back to his bedroom to rest.

The next morning, Chen Ahfu got up early. She led Hua Mama and two little girls to the small kitchen in the backyard to make snacks. This time, she made a lot. Not only did she send two boxes of snacks to the Empress Dowager, the Empress, Little Eleven and the Sixth Princess in the palace, she also sent a few pieces to everyone in the family except Li.

From then on, every day at the beginning of the Si hour, when the children had just woken up and finished their breakfast, Lord Chu would send someone to take them to Anrong Hall. They would be sent back at lunch time, and at the beginning of the Shen hour, when the children had their lunch break, someone would be sent to take them back again. In the evening, when everyone went to Anrong Hall to eat together, Chen Ahfu would bring them back.

When the Third Lady was not in the palace, she wanted to come and see the children, but there was none to see.

On the fifteenth day, just after the children were taken to Anrong Hall, the mothers came back with their children. The eunuchs from the palace came and said that the emperor had summoned Lord Chu to the court for an audience.

The emperor usually doesn't attend court now, so I don't know why he suddenly summoned Lord Chu to attend court. Upon hearing the news, the third wife couldn't sit still anymore, so she ran to the bamboo pavilion and sat with Chen Afu to wait.

It wasn't that they were worrying for no reason. It was just that the court was in chaos and the emperor was suspicious. They waited until noon, but Lord Chu didn't come back. The third wife had dinner in Zhuxuan before returning to Mingheyuan. At the end of the afternoon, Lord Chu finally came back. Not long after, he sent someone to invite Chen Afu and the third wife to Anrong Hall.

The two of them went to Anrong Hall together, and the old marquis was already there. Marquis Chu's eyes were red and swollen, and it was obvious that he had been crying. There was also a large purple bruise on his forehead, which was even more shocking.

He was beaten and cried?

Mrs. Chu San and Chen Afu were both extremely surprised.