After everyone chatted for a while, Jiang sent Chen Yuhui, Chen Yuxia and the two concubines away.
Jiang was listening to the housekeeper talking about household matters in the living room, while Chen Afu and Chen Yuqing were chatting in the side room.
Chen Yuqing was very cute, and spoke softly with a hint of Jiangnan accent. Jiang taught her two children very well. Chen Ahfu could see that Chen Yuqing wanted to befriend him, and Jiang's mother and son seemed to be trying to please her.
Jiang really loved Chen Shiying, so she asked her two children to get along well with her and said those heartfelt words before. The ultimate goal might be to make Chen Shiying happy, but she also benefited. In this case, she also returned the favor and got along well with them.
Girls are most interested in jewelry and clothes. When it comes to this topic, the two of them talk more. When Chen Yuqing heard that the buttons and lucky rabbit slippers she liked were designed by Chen Afu, her eyes widened. Chen Afu immediately promised that when he had time in the future, he would make a set of clothes for her. Chen Yuqing was so happy that her eyebrows were curved...
At about noon, the servant came to report that the Rose Courtyard had been cleaned up. Jiang nodded, and just as she was about to take Chen Ahfu away, a maid arrived.
This woman, Chen Ahfu, looked familiar. After thinking carefully, he remembered that she was the woman who accompanied the old lady to his home last time and wanted to hit him. However, this woman was not walking properly now and seemed to be lame.
The old woman said that the old lady was not feeling well and asked the lady to go to Hengshouyuan.
Jiang first thought that the old lady wanted to see Chen Afu, and was still thinking that the master had talked to the old lady last night and asked her not to make trouble and not to see this granddaughter alone. The old lady agreed at that time. But as soon as the master left, why did she regret it? It turned out that she wanted to see herself.
Jiang asked Mother Zhang to take Chen Afu to the Rose Courtyard first. Chen Yuqing also wanted to go, so Jiang agreed. She also asked the two sisters to get along well with each other and appointed a maid named Qingfeng to serve Chen Afu temporarily.
Then, Jiang went to Hengshouyuan.
Seeing the old lady's appearance, even Jiang was shocked. She asked, "Mother-in-law, what's wrong with you? I'll ask someone to call a doctor right away."
The old lady's eyes were red, her face was sallow, and she spoke weakly. "I'm not seriously ill. I was just so angry yesterday that my chest hurt and I didn't sleep well last night."
Jiang pretended to be surprised and said, "Who is so bold as to make mother-in-law angry? Mother-in-law, tell me, and I will teach him a lesson."
The old lady said, "Yesterday, Shiying came to say that the bad girl wanted to come to our house to recognize her ancestry and said that the Chu family wanted to come to our house to propose marriage to that girl. He also said that he wanted to register that girl under your name and treat her as the eldest daughter of our Chen family... After he left, I realized that it was me who had agreed with the Chu family at the beginning, saying that the eldest daughter of our house would be promised to General Chu. But the eldest daughter I was talking about was Hui girl, and I asked you to register her under your name, and she was the eldest daughter of our house. But now, Shiying wants to put the wrong name on the wrong person and use that bad girl to impersonate Hui girl. How can this be done? I don't agree, and the Chu family will not agree even more. That bad girl grew up in the countryside, she is rustic and shrewd, how could the Chu family like her. Daughter-in-law, that bad girl is not good, she is unfilial and has a bad conscience. If she is registered under your name, even Qing girl will suffer. Register Hui girl under your name. When she marries to the Chu family in the future, you, Lan'er, and Qing girl will all benefit..."
Jiang was really intolerable. Did the three of them need to accept Chen Yuhui's favor? She interrupted the old lady and said, "Mother-in-law, you misunderstood. I heard from the master that Fu Yatou was..." She couldn't say Chu Lingxuan, so she quickly changed her words, "She was favored by the old marquis of the Chu family, and he asked General Chu to marry Fu Yatou. Yesterday, the master discussed with General Chu, and he was also talking about Fu Yatou..."
The old lady thought to herself, could it be that the Chu family really made a mistake and fell in love with that bad girl? So she said, "Tonight, you must not only register that bad girl, but also register Hui'er. The two legitimate daughters, tell them their stories clearly. I want to see whether the Chu family wants to marry the gentle and dignified Hui girl, or the bad girl who has no family education and disobeys the elders."
Jiang's lips slid with a hint of sarcasm, and she smiled and said, "Okay, I will listen to my mother-in-law. Hui girl, I like her very much, and I wish I could give her a good family background."
After hearing this, the old lady smiled with satisfaction and let Jiang go.
As soon as Jiang left the house, Chen Yuhui came out from the side room. Her eyes were red and swollen, and she kept wiping her tears with a handkerchief.
She came to Hengshou Courtyard after leaving the main courtyard, and heard the old lady tell her that her father and Jiang wanted to mix up the identities of the two and let Chen Afu marry into the Chu Mansion in her place. She burst into tears at that moment.
"Grandma, why did mother say that the Chu family is looking for Chen Afu to marry? Then I, then I..." Chen Yuhui covered her mouth with a handkerchief and started crying again.
The old lady clapped her hands and said, "Oh, Hui'er, please stop crying. Grandma is thinking of a solution..."
The Rose Courtyard was a small courtyard with a willow tree and wooden fences around it. The fences were covered with ivy, and the ivy was covered with large roses, which was very beautiful. There were six rooms in total, and there was a stove in the back room, which was probably used to boil water.
Seeing the stove, Chen Ahfu had an idea. He said to Zhang's mother who came with him, "I can cook a lot of delicious food. I want some ingredients to make some food to honor the elders."
Zhang Mama was the headmistress of the main courtyard, and she was very clear-minded. After hearing what Chen Ahfu said, she understood that she was worried about the food at home. But she could understand it, because she heard that this girl had caused the old lady, the eldest daughter, and Aunt Tang to suffer a great loss.
Then he smiled and said, "Okay, let Mother Xu come with me to the kitchen to get some ingredients and firewood."
At noon, Chen Ahfu invited Chen Yuqing to eat at the Rose Courtyard. Because of Chen Yuqing, she was not afraid of anyone harming her, so she ate the food prepared in the kitchen. She also cooked a dish of golden pork herself. Thinking that children like to eat this dish, she asked someone to send a plate to Chen Yuxia.
Chen Yuqing smiled and said, "I've eaten this dish at Xinglong Restaurant before, but I didn't expect that my sister's dish is just as delicious."
Chen Afu smiled and said nothing.
In the afternoon, Chen Afu would stay in the Rose Courtyard to make golden cakes. He would go to Hengshou Courtyard for dinner in the evening and take the cakes over then.
In the evening, Hongfeng came to the Rose Courtyard again and said that the master had returned and asked Chen Afu to go to Hengshou Courtyard.
Chen Ahfu was annoyed when he thought about meeting that evil old woman. But since it was already done, he had no choice but to go and meet her.
They passed several pavilions, walked along a corridor, and came to a large courtyard.
Entering the main room, on the Luohan bed in front, sat the smiling Chen Shiying on one side and an old lady, Zhao, on the other side. She looked at Chen Afu who came in with a gloomy face.
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