Chu Lingxuan saw Chen Afu crying, and he wanted to wipe her tears away. He raised his right hand, but then put it down and clenched it into a fist. He said, "Don't be afraid, Miss Chen. I won't let him bully you."
Chen Afu wiped his tears and said, "Master Chu, I don't know where else I can go except coming to you. I don't know what to do."
Chu Hanyan saw that her father did not hug her immediately, but comforted her crying aunt. Her father was good to her aunt, so of course she would not be jealous. Just as she was about to run over to comfort her aunt, Mother Song came over.
Mother Song picked her up and whispered, "Sister, Lord Chu and Master Chen have something to talk about. Let's go over there and play."
Luo Mei and several maids quickly followed them into the house.
In an instant, only Chu Lingxuan and Chen Afu were left in the corridor.
Chu Lingxuan added, "It won't be long before the Second Prince and the Seventh Prince know that I'm back home, and they might come to my house."
Are they here to ask for her? Not only the Seventh Prince is coming, but even the Second Prince is coming. Chen Ahfu is a little confused. In this era when the imperial power is greater than heaven, she has provoked the prince. She thought her smart mind could no longer turn around.
He asked, "The Second Prince is also coming to help the tyrant?"
Chu Lingxuan said, "It seems that the Second Prince and the Seventh Prince came to Dingzhou Prefecture for an inspection this time. In fact, only the Second Prince represented the Emperor, and the Seventh Prince came along privately to enjoy the sights and rivers. The Second Prince has a grudge against my family, and this time he tried his best to catch me. Today, the woman that the Seventh Prince liked came to my house. If the Seventh Prince came to ask for someone, he would definitely come to watch the fun and see if he could catch me doing something immoral."
I have caused him a lot of trouble.
Chen Afu said sadly, "Master Chu, I'm sorry, I have caused you a lot of trouble."
Chu Lingxuan smiled and said, "It is a bit troublesome, but I can still handle it." His face became serious again, and he said, "Now Miss Chen has two choices. If Miss Chen is willing to be my wife, Chu Lingxuan, he cannot bully the woman of an official even if he is a prince. It is normal for you to hide in my house when you encounter trouble. If Miss Chen is only willing to be my daughter's master, I will do my best to protect you, but this road will be more difficult."
After hearing his last promise, Chen Ahfu burst into tears again. She felt that such a man was worth the risk of loving.
She whispered, "In fact, I have always wanted to be your wife. But I am afraid that you are too outstanding and your family background is too good, while mine is not. I am afraid that I am not worthy of you, that you will abandon me and make me your concubine..."
Chu Lingxuan was overjoyed when he heard her say that she had always wanted to be his fiancée. But when he heard her next words, he was angry and amused. So this is how she thought of him in her heart. She was really a foolish woman who loved to daydream.
"You're so good, how can you not be worthy of me? In my opinion, that word is a blasphemy to you. Ah Fu, you are beautiful, smart, and kind. You are the only woman I want to marry in all these years. If I am lucky enough to have you in this life, you will definitely be my wife. I promise, I will definitely not abandon you after having an affair with you."
After hearing his words, Chen Ahfu's tears flowed even more violently. In his previous life, Liu Xudong said all the sweet words in the world, but he never said that Chen Yanyan was "the only woman he wanted to marry." She felt that this sentence was what she wanted in her previous life but she heard it unexpectedly in this life.
Seeing her like this, Chu Lingxuan smiled and took her into his arms. He said, "Look at you, you can cry like this even for a good thing. If Yan'er saw you, she would be ashamed of you."
Chen Ahfu burst into laughter and leaned in his arms, feeling warm and sweet.
By this time, it was completely dark, and because the two of them were "talking", the servants did not dare to come over to light the lamp. The bright light from the full moon in the sky cast a dim shadow on their shadows in the corridor.
Suddenly, Chen Ahfu thought of Chen Shiying again, raised his head and asked, "Will this matter involve Master Chen?"
Through the headgear that she had not sold in the morning, she knew that she did not want to hurt Chen Shiying in her heart. If the fact that she was his illegitimate daughter was exposed, would it affect his career? It was not easy for him, a poor student, to reach this point. Although she should have been his eldest daughter, the identity of "illegitimate daughter" was the evil done by his mother, but she still did not want his future to be ruined.
Chu Lingxuan said, "He will definitely be implicated. However, the impact will not be too great. Many officials have concubines and illegitimate children in private, and some people think this is elegant. As long as the fact that your mother was supposed to be his legal wife but was driven away after he passed the imperial examination is not exposed, it won't be a big deal if he has a few more illegitimate children."
What a perverted society!
As he was speaking, Chu Huai came to report that the Second Prince and the Seventh Prince had arrived and were in the front hall. They wanted to see Chu Lingxuan as well as the girl who had come to the Chu Mansion from the Jade Unicorn Silver House today.
Chu Lingxuan sneered sarcastically and said, "If that's the case, they can't even wait for one night. Let's go, just tell them who you are to me. I'll take care of the rest."
Chen Ahfu followed him to the outer courtyard. She was still a little scared, afraid of causing trouble for Chu Lingxuan, Chen Shiying, and especially Dabao. She felt like her body was not her own, her feet were light and her body was a little unsteady.
Chu Lingxuan took her hand and squeezed it hard, saying, "Don't be afraid, I'll take care of everything."
She was dragged by him and walked quickly. The moonlight stretched their shadows very long, one tall and one short, and they were holding hands.
With a man like this to rely on, the road ahead is not that scary. Chen Ahfu breathed a sigh of relief, and the small hand held by the big hand squeezed the big hand.
Chu Lingxuan's smile deepened.
When we arrived at the front yard, there were many soldiers in military uniforms standing there, as well as servants holding whisks.
The five colored glaze palace lanterns in the front hall were all lit up, illuminating the room brilliantly. Two men were sitting at the Eight Immortals Table. One was the Seventh Prince whom I had met in the morning, but now he was wearing an apricot yellow court robe embroidered with a five-clawed coiled dragon. The other man was in his thirties, tall and fat, with an imposing bearing and a small mustache. He was wearing the same court robe as the Seventh Prince. He should be the Second Prince.
Chu Lingxuan clasped his fists and bowed, saying, "Your humble servant pays respects to the Second Prince and Prince Rui."
Chen Ahfu also bowed and said, "Greetings to the Second Prince, and to Prince Rui."
The second prince Li Zeyu glanced at Chen Afu for a few times, then smiled at Chu Lingxuan and said, "General Chu, excuse me for interrupting you. I heard from my seventh brother that a stunning woman he had taken a fancy to entered your mansion today, but I didn't believe it. Everyone in the capital knows that General Chu doesn't like women." He pointed at Chen Afu and said, "Now that you've brought a woman with you, has General Chu really changed his temperament?"
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