Old Marquis Chu and Chu Lingxuan came to Lu Garden for dinner. Shanzi opened the door and said that there were guests at home, and the eldest girl and Aunt Chen were entertaining them in the upper room.
The two of them thought about going to the west wing to wait. As a result, before they entered the house, they saw Chen Shiying coming out of the upper room.
When Chen Shiying saw them, his face turned even redder. He hurried over to the old marquis and bowed, saying, "Your humble servant pays respect to the old marquis Chu." He then clasped his fists to Chu Lingxuan and said, "Lord Chu, nice to meet you."
Chu Lingxuan also clasped his fists and said, "Master Chen, what a coincidence."
Old Marquis Chu smiled and said, "Master Chen, are you here to see your daughter?"
Chen Shiying blushed and said, "Yes."
Lord Chu added, "More than a decade has passed, and suddenly we have such a wonderful daughter. Lord Chen is so lucky."
Chen Shiying's face turned red as rouge, and he cupped his hands again and said, "I am ashamed to have made you laugh, old man."
Old Lord Chu snorted coldly and said, "I don't have the time to laugh at irrelevant people." Seeing Chen Ahfu coming over, he immediately smiled and said, "I plan to talk to Lord Jiang about the weather and the scenery with the censors as soon as I return to the capital. Little girl, do you need the old man to give up this idea for your sake?"
What a lovely old man, threatening others so blatantly.
Chen Ahfu smiled and said, "Thank you, old marquis, for giving me this favor." He glanced at Chen Shiying who was not calm, and said, "I'd rather not have it. I accept the old marquis's kindness, and I will make you a meal you have never tasted before tonight."
Old Lord Chu waved his hand and said generously, "Well, I won't bother you when we return to Beijing."
Chen Shiying clasped his fists and bowed to Old Lord Chu, then smiled at Chen Afu and said, "Old Lord, Mr. Chu, please do as you please, I will go back now."
Old Marquis Chu nodded and said, "Keep your family in check. This place is very close to the capital. If there is any disturbance, it will reach the ears of His Majesty."
Chen Shiying nodded in agreement.
Chen Afu sent him out the gate, and Chu Lingxuan also sent him out.
Chu Lingxuan smiled and said, "I heard that Lord Chen likes Go. I like it too. If Lord Chen is free, let's play a few games."
Chen Shiying smiled and said, "Okay, if I have time, I will definitely go to your house to bother you."
He then said to Chen Afu, "Fu'er, take good care of your mother. If you have any difficulties, feel free to have someone bring me a message. You should think carefully about that suggestion. Don't act out of loyalty. Choose to do something that is beneficial to you." After a pause, he said, "If you meet a young man you like, you have to get through daddy. Daddy has been traveling around the country for so many years, and his eyes are better than yours." After saying that, he got on a carriage not far away.
Chen Ahfu took two steps forward and said through the car window, "Master Chen, I think it would be best if you don't come to our house as much as possible and have less contact with my mother. This will be good for both you and my mother."
A long sigh came from the carriage, and then he said, "Okay, Dad will remember this advice. Fu'er wants me to come to this house less often, that's fine, but when Dad wants to see you, you have to come out to see Dad anytime. Okay?" Without hearing Chen Ahfu's voice, he said, "If Fu'er doesn't say anything, Dad will take it as your consent."
Seeing the carriage disappear on the winding road, Chu Lingxuan came to Chen Afu and asked, "Do you recognize your father?"
Chen Ahfu shook his head and said, "I haven't, he recognized her unilaterally." He added, "Actually, he is a good person, and he is completely different from his mother."
Chu Lingxuan smiled a little and said, "You didn't admit it on the surface, but in fact, you have already admitted it in your heart, right?"
Chen Afu agreed.
The man was good and honest. But things were so unpredictable that he and Wang did not end up together. This result was good for both of them. They each found what they wanted. One had a successful career and was surrounded by beautiful women, while the other had a harmonious family and a loving couple...
The two returned to the yard. The Chu family's grandparents went to the west wing to drink tea, while Chen Afu returned to the upper room and saw Wang still wiping her tears.
Chen Ahfu advised, "Mom, don't be sad. Now, you are all living well, that's enough."
Wang wiped her tears and said, "Mother is not sad. Mother just thinks of the past... those things in the past, and she feels a little emotional. I have been taking care of Yingdi since he was five years old. At that time, my mother-in-law... Oh, Mrs. Chen, she was busy embroidering to support the family, and I took care of everything for Yingdi. Feeding, dressing, and even when he was naughty, I had to reason with him... I took care of him until he was seven years old. When he was a child, he would secretly hug me and cry when he was scolded or punished by his mother... When he grew up, he still relied on me very much. He would only discuss things with me, and I also taught me to read and write. He would secretly give me the money he earned from poetry competitions or writing letters for others... His mother was very unhappy about these things, and often scolded or pinched me when he was not at home at school..."
Thinking of their childhood sweethearts, Chen Ahfu was also quite emotional. She hugged Wang's arm and said, "So, it's a good thing that you are not together. With such an evil woman, even if mother married him, she would not be happy. Look at how good my father is. He loves mother and respects her. And grandma, although she is very strong, she is still good to mother... However, that man is also very smart. He defines your current relationship as siblings. The way you used to get along is indeed worthy of the term "sisters and brothers". In this way, he can help our family from a distance without causing too much disgust from my father. Although we don't need his help now, it is rare that he has this intention."
Wang wiped her tears and said, "Mother knows. I will just treat him as my younger brother and wish him the best from afar."
This way, best.
Chen Ahfu handed the 1,000 taels of silver to Wang and said, "Mother, take this. You have taken care of him for ten years and suffered so much because of him. You deserve this compensation." He then picked up the two deeds and said, "I am his biological daughter. He should support me. I should also accept this."
Wang hesitated as she held the banknote in her hand, "He is from a poor family, where did he get so much money? Don't let him embezzle it just for us women. Forget it, just give it back to him."
No wonder Chen Shiying's father asked him to protect Wang before he died. Compared with his mother, Wang was really as inferior as heaven and earth.
Chen Ahfu said, "Don't worry, mother. He is so smart, how could he break the law for a "sister" and a daughter who didn't grow up with him? I guess he must have been a prefect in Jiangnan. Three years as a prefect can earn you 100,000 silver coins. Besides, Jiangnan is the richest place, he won't be poor."
Chen Afu looked at the deed carefully and found that the land was in Shili Town, Sanqing County. Chen Afu also knew that Shili Town was not far from them, less than ten miles away.
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