Chen Shiying bowed and said, "I am ashamed. Ah Fu and her mother have always lived in the countryside. I seldom took care of them before, so her mother has remarried. I will ask my wife to register Ah Fu under her name and let her marry Lord Chu as my, Chen Shiying's legitimate daughter."
The second prince glanced at Chu Lingxuan and thought to himself, he is a son of a noble family, but he is willing to marry a woman with such a shameful background. Indeed, after the chaos in Yong'an Marquis's Mansion, no good family in the capital was willing to marry his daughter to him. Rong Zhao will take good care of a woman of this status. However, just in case, he should let someone find out more. With such a background, how could Chu Lingxuan be willing to marry...
Thinking of this, he said earnestly, "Master Chen's family affairs are quite complicated... However, Master Chen must take good care of your daughter. General Chu is a pillar of the country and the stepson of my sister. He and his fiancée must not be wronged."
Chen Shiying quickly bowed and said, "I am ashamed. I will not let General Chu and my daughter suffer any injustice."
The Second Prince then said to Chu Lingxuan, "When General Chu gets married, I will also give a generous gift."
Chu Lingxuan restrained his hand from clenching into a fist, clasped his fists and bowed, saying, "Thank you, Your Highness."
Although the Seventh Prince regretted not getting the beauty, he still enjoyed watching the show. He also said, "I'm sorry, General Chu, I didn't know Miss Chen was your fiancée, otherwise I wouldn't have done this. When Lord Chu gets married, I will also give a generous gift."
Chu Lingxuan bowed again to express his gratitude.
The second and seventh princes got up and left. Chu Lingxuan and Chen Shiying saw them off to the gate, and only turned back to the hall after they saw the carriage disappear into the night.
Chen Afu had already sat down on a chair. She was scared and angry, her mouth was pouting and her face was red.
Seeing her like this, Chu Lingxuan wanted to persuade her, but Chen Shiying was here, so he couldn't say much. So he sat next to her and said, "Miss Chen, it's okay."
Chen Afu said, "Those two princes came to the minister's house so brazenly to ask for women. Aren't they afraid that the censors will impeach them?"
Chu Lingxuan said, "There have been many people impeaching the Seventh Prince, and the Emperor has reprimanded him many times. This man's heart is far from being as absurd and reckless as he appears to be. On the contrary, he is very smart. He is often caught by others, but has never caused any big trouble. Therefore, although he seems to have been crowned a king and has no chance of becoming the crown prince, he is one of the most beloved princes of the Emperor..."
Chen Shiying also said, "I have also heard that the Seventh Prince's reputation is far inferior to that of the Second, Third, and Fifth Princes. It is said that he is lustful and playful, but he is quite favored by the emperor." He added, "Forget it, let those censors worry about the affairs of the royal family. Fu'er, it's already late, come home with your father."
Chen Afu knew that she had to go back to Chen Mansion with him tonight, after all, Chen Shiying came here on the pretext of picking her up. However, there was that evil old woman, Tang Shi and Chen Yuhui in that place, and she really didn't want to go back.
She said, "I'm afraid I'll have to stand up when I go in and lie down when I come out."
Chen Shiying sighed and said, "Fuer, Daddy was sorry for you before. He made you suffer so much and hurt your family. Don't worry, the things you worry about will not happen in the mansion. I will explain the seriousness of the matter to them and tell them not to embarrass you again. When Daddy is not at home, Jiang will also protect you. In fact, except for Huier who is spoiled and ignorant of the immensity of the world, your brother and the other two sisters are still good. Besides, the mansion is basically full of people from Jiang's and mine. After you worship Jiang as your mother, I will write your name into the ancestral hall and finalize the marriage with the Chu family. If you are willing to continue living there, that would be the best. If you don't want to continue living there, you can live in your uncle's house or go back to the countryside."
Chu Lingxuan also said, "Miss Chen will have to stay at the Chen Mansion for a few days. I will send a maid and two servant girls to follow you, and two guards to live in the outer courtyard of the Chen Mansion. Contact me at any time if you have any questions. Tomorrow, my grandfather and Third Aunt will be here, and I will ask them to settle our affairs with the Chen Mansion as soon as possible. After the matter is settled, you can go back to the countryside." He then said to Chen Shiying, "Please ask Master Chen to go back and talk to the old lady. My Third Aunt has a bad temper and is very protective of her child. If she knew that the future daughter-in-law of the Chu family was wronged in your house, she would definitely bring people to your house to fight."
Chen Shiying was a little angry. After all, he was Ah Fu's father, but this future son-in-law obviously didn't give face to Lord Taishan. If it were in the past, he would never offend someone he shouldn't offend. But now, after all, he was an elder, and he couldn't lose his momentum. So he said, "Lord Chu, you are too concerned. I love my daughter, and I will never let her suffer any grievances."
Chu Lingxuan pretended not to notice that he was unhappy and said, "That couldn't be better. Lord Chen, remember what we said today." He then said to Chen Afu, "Bring Dabao to live with me. He and Yan'er will have a good time anyway."
Chen Shiying said, "We can also let Dabao and Fuer go to the Chen Mansion together."
Chen Ahfu didn't want Dabao to go to the Chu family. When the old marquis came, there would definitely be people coming to pay their respects. She didn't want Dabao to see more people. Going to the Chen family was even worse. She was afraid of being bullied in the Chen family, let alone Dabao. The best place for a great hermit to live in seclusion was still the Chen family. She shook her head and said, "Let him stay at my uncle's house. He will be more comfortable there."
At this time, a burly woman came, two maids of fourteen or fifteen years old, and two strong guards, including the guard Wang who followed her during the day. The woman's surname was Xu, and she was called Aunt Xu. The two maids were called Yinzhu and Yuzhu. In addition to Guard Wang, there was also Guard Ding.
Chen Afu asked Xia Yue to go back to Chen Ming's house to serve Dabao and never let Dabao leave the yard. He also told Zeng Shuang that he would not buy the shop for the time being and would rent it. Then, he took Qiuyue and several people given by Chu Lingxuan to Chen's house in a carriage.
Sitting in the carriage, Chen Afu felt extremely complicated and couldn't calm down.
Unexpectedly, she encountered so many things after coming to Dingzhou Prefecture, and was forced to make the two biggest choices in her life. Although she was willing to accept Chu Lingxuan as her husband from the bottom of her heart, she did not want to go to the Chen Mansion to recognize her ancestors, did not want to call another woman her mother, and did not want to call that evil old woman her grandmother. Moreover, she would definitely live as Chen Shiying's daughter in the future, and she did not want to do that.
God, there were many things she had never thought of before. She wanted to slap herself a few times, why did she come to Dingzhou at this time, why did she go to Yu Qilin Silver House today...
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