Chapter 19 The Chen Family's Turnaround
Su Hanchu couldn't help but frown. He also bought one for Chen Wenqiao, so why was she still finding fault?
Jun Moye held her hand and stroked her palm with his fingertips.
Then he looked at Chen Wenqiao.
"Mom, Hanchu also bought one for you. Didn't you get one just now? I remember handing it to you personally."
Chen Wenqiao's face froze when he heard this.
"I'm her mother-in-law, and I can't even say a word, right?"
Jun Moye spoke after hearing this.
"Mother, it's the elders' duty to teach the younger ones, but they also have to be reasonable. Hanchu bought clothes for her parents, and also for you and father, and even for everyone in our Jun family. What are you dissatisfied with?"
Chen Wenqiao's face became even uglier when he heard this.
"You all went out to buy things and gave gifts to the Su family. Why didn't you buy some for your grandmother? It's a waste that your grandmother is so kind to you."
Jun Moye's face darkened when he heard this.
"Mother, the money we've spent these days is all Hanchu's dowry, which was given to her by Madam Su when she got married. She used her dowry to support the Jun family. Could it be that she also has to take care of the Chen family?
Grandma is kind to me, and I owe her that. What does this have to do with Hanchu? Mother, if you want to blame someone, you should blame your son for being incompetent."
Su Hanchu felt warm in his heart when he heard this.
This man is quite clear-headed. He has defended me time and time again. I am not a heartless person. Perhaps I can live a good life with him when I am exiled to the place.
Jun Linfeng stood up and spoke.
"Okay, Wen Qiao, the children have taken the trouble to take care of the food and clothing for the whole family, without us having to work hard. This is a good thing. You should learn to be content."
Then he handed the jade pendant, a hairpin and a ring on his body to Jun Moye.
"Ye'er, I understand the six arts of a gentleman, but I don't know anything about the daily necessities of life. I'm relying on you two children to find a way to support this family along the way. Chu girl is knowledgeable, kind-hearted, and can protect the Jun family from the outside. I'll leave these things to you two young couples, and you can exchange them for money to buy food."
Seeing this, Chen Wenqiao spoke hurriedly.
"Husband, how could you......"
Jun Linfeng put the thing into Jun Moye's hand.
He interrupted Chen Wenqiao.
"Alright, Wen Qiao, you and I have been married for many years. I don't want to say anything excessive to you. Can you also know your limits?"
Su Hanchu didn't expect that Jun Linfeng would actually hand the things over to him and Jun Moye. You know, those things on him were his last lingering memories as the King of Qin.
Jun Li, who was standing by, also stepped forward and said.
"Young Madam, I also have something to give you. Since you and the young master are responsible for food and clothing, you can also take the money my family sent me. However, my family is not well-off, so the money they sent me is not much."
As he said this, he handed a few silver bills to Su Hanchu.
Su Hanchu was naturally not polite about the money. After all, he was now taking care of the family's food and drink. He took the banknotes and saw that there were several ten-tael notes and one hundred-tael note. Jun Li was quite rich. No wonder she lived well with her children before they were together.
Jun Linfeng's other concubine, Jun Qian, also handed over two silver notes.
"Young Madam, no one from my family came to give me a gift. This is what I saved up and secretly brought out that day. Please take it."
When Su Hanchu took it, he saw a silver note of one hundred taels and one of ten taels.
He reached out and took out a silver note of one hundred taels, and also took out a silver note of one hundred taels from the one that Jun Li handed over, and returned the rest to the two of them.
"Madam Li, Madam Qian, the food, drinks, and other expenses along the way do cost money. So, I'll take a portion, and you can keep the rest. If there's any left after we get to the place of exile, I'll return it to you. If it's not enough, I'll take it from you too."
Upon hearing this, the two took the banknotes.
Su Hanchu took two pieces of gray coarse cloth and two pieces of medium cloth, along with needles and thread, and gave them to the two of them.
"I only bought clothes for the adults. You can make clothes for your younger brother and sister. Use this coarse cloth to make shoes for you and your younger brother. They will wear out a lot on the way."
The two of them hurriedly took it.
"Thank you, Madam."
Jun Linfeng spoke.
"Okay, let's go to the next room and let the couple have something to eat."
Soon the waiter brought two servings of rice, a simple stir-fry dish, and a bowl of soup.
I think it was prepared by Jun Linfeng or Aunt Li.
Jun Moye pulled her to sit down.
"Hanchu, sit down quickly and drink some of the soup to warm you up."
At this time in the Chen family's room.
The two tables were filled with all kinds of delicious food including chicken, duck, fish and meat.
The Chen family looked at Chen Wenlan, the concubine of the Chen family who married into Prince Duan's Mansion, sitting in the main seat with a moved look on their faces.
"Mother, my two brothers, my two sisters-in-law, and the children, please eat quickly. I'm sorry for the trouble you've endured along the way."
Upon hearing this, the people from the Chen family rushed to grab the goodies on the table.
Old Madam Chen was in tears.
"Landy, you are a good person, unlike your sister who can't even control a daughter-in-law."
Chen Siyu also hurriedly complained to her aunt.
"Second aunt, you're finally here. I was about to be bullied to death by Su Hanchu."
Upon hearing this, Chen Wenlan patted her hand to comfort her.
"Second aunt knows about it, and your aunt is the same. She doesn't know how to protect you. In the past, she always said that she wanted you to be her daughter-in-law. With her soft personality, how could the Chen family dare to send their daughter to her family?"
Chen Fang wiped her tears with a handkerchief.
"Or should I say that you, Wen Lan, are the good one. You are the only one who still cares about the Chen family and your nephews and nieces. Wen Lan, your sister-in-law doesn't dare to ask for anything more.
How can Siyu and Siting, two delicate girls, endure the hardships of exile? You should find a way to take these two children away. Their future will be in the hands of you, their second aunt."
Chen Wenlan spoke with some difficulty after hearing this.
"Sister-in-law, it's not that there's no way, I'm just afraid you won't agree. Our Chen family is no longer what it used to be. Siyu and Siting have looks and talent, but they don't have family support and they're exiled.
Ordinary families wouldn't dare marry her, or she would be taken in by the royal family, but she would probably just be a concubine."
Chen Fang's face turned unhappy when she heard this.
"But don't you have an aunt?"
Chen Wenlan sneered in his heart. His sister-in-law still looked down on concubines as always. Thinking of the task given to him by Prince Duan, Chen Wenlan spoke patiently.
"Sister-in-law, our Siyu and Siting are both beautiful and knowledgeable in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. As long as they leave this path of exile, are you still worried about having no future?"
Old Madam Chen has been managing the Chen family for many years, so naturally she wouldn't think things are that simple.
"Wen Lan, everyone in this room is a blood relative. You might as well tell me directly, which palace can you let Siyu Siting go to, and what will it cost our Chen family?"
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