In the front yard, not only Chu Lingxuan was there, but also Aunt Zeng, and several guards who had previously protected Chen Afu were all there.
Chu Lingxuan stepped forward and saluted Chen Shiying, and then instructed Chen Afu, "Be careful on the road, don't lift the curtain to watch the excitement without anything to do, don't get off the car at will, go home directly for lunch, don't eat outside..." As he said that, he handed her a purse full of plum candies and told her to eat two if she felt carsick.
Why has he become so fussy?
Chen Ahfu took the purse and said with a smile, "Don't worry, sir. I'm not a child. I know all this."
Chen Shiying didn't have a very good impression of Chu Lingxuan. He thought that although Chu Lingxuan was capable, he was not a good choice as a son-in-law. He was born in a noble family and was always arrogant. He was afraid that Chu Lingxuan would look down on Chen Afu's background. His family was in a mess and he had a daughter. He was afraid that Chen Afu would be wronged once he entered the Chu family.
Chen Shiying felt that Chen Afu was the best girl. Even though he didn't have much time to interact with her, he could see that behind her beauty was even more valuable intelligence and tenacity. He felt that his daughter was at a loss by marrying Chu Lingxuan.
It's all because of that annoying Seventh Prince...
But seeing Chu Lingxuan's genuine concern for Chen Afu, he was also satisfied. He smiled and said, "Fuer must remember what Lingxuan said. This is what Dad wants to say."
Chen Afu led Aunt Zeng and Xia Yue onto the carriage and said goodbye to Chen Shiying and his son.
Chu Lingxuan rode his horse to send her to the city gate and gave her a few more instructions.
In the morning mist, the carriage ran faster and faster, and Chu Lingxuan's figure became smaller and smaller. Chen Ahfu felt a little sour in his nose. They were always together less and apart more...
Chen Ahfu lowered the curtain until she could no longer see anyone, took out a piece of plum candy and put it in her mouth. It tasted sour and sweet, just like her mood at the moment.
We arrived at Shangshui Village at noon. When we passed the small road south of Tangyuan, we could hear Qiqi and Huihui calling "mother" and "auntie" at the top of their voices. Chen Ahfu opened the car curtains, and they got in. Then they threw themselves into Chen Ahfu's arms for a hug, which made everyone in the car laugh.
After turning around Tangyuan, you can see Fuyuan from afar. Zhuifeng, Sasa and Wangcai run over and jump into the car.
Before she reached Fuyuan, she heard Dabao calling "mother" and Alu calling "sister". Chen Afu hurriedly asked the driver to stop the carriage. As soon as she got off the carriage, Dabao and Alu ran up and hugged her.
Chen Afu first pinched A Lu's little face, then squatted down and kissed Dabao twice, then let Dabao kiss her twice, then she picked him up and walked towards Fuyuan.
Ah Lu pulled Chen Ah Fu's arm and said, "Sister, mother asked you to go to Lu Garden for lunch after you wash up."
Chen Ahfu nodded in agreement and asked Dabao, "Can your son walk without a cane? Can he run?"
Dabao said sadly, "Dr. Lin came to check my leg yesterday. He said that my leg has recovered very well and I can stop using crutches. If I had known this, I should have gone to Dingzhou Prefecture with my mother to celebrate my sister's birthday."
Chen Ahfu said with a smile, "It takes a hundred days to heal a broken bone. You still have a few days to go before the hundredth day. You can't be careless."
She went back to Fuyuan, washed her face and combed her hair, then took her two children, a group of animal homes, and half a car full of things to Luyuan.
Not only was Old Lady Chen, who often came to Luyuan for lunch, there, but also Chen Ye, Mrs. Hu, Da Hu, and Daya.
Seeing Hu's staring eyes, Chen Afu could guess that she had urged Chen Ye to come here today because she wanted to see what gifts the third house and he had brought to them. She was not willing to wait even an hour, she was really short-sighted. However, when she thought of the old lady and Chen Yuhui in the Chen Mansion in Dingzhou, Hu's greedy eyes did not seem so disgusting.
Since she was anxious, Chen Afu followed her wishes and the first thing he did was to ask Xia Yue to take out the gift for the first wife.
There were food and cloth brought by the third house for the old lady and the first house, cloth and wine bought by Chen Afu at Dingzhou Prefecture, and toys for Da Hu and Daya. Chen Afu also asked Zeng's aunt to buy two pieces of silk for Hu Laowu's wife and asked Hu to deliver them. He also bought a few pieces of silk and snacks for the Wu family and asked someone to deliver them to Wu the carpenter in the back house.
Now Chen Afu and the third wife were rich, and they bought a lot of good things, a dazzling array of things, which made Old Mrs. Chen and the others extremely satisfied.
After dinner, Mrs. Hu wanted to stay here to see what the third wife brought to the second wife. She was afraid that the third wife would take advantage of others and bring more gifts to the second wife than to her own family.
The old lady knew what she was thinking and glared at her and scolded her, "You've had lunch but you're still not leaving. Do you want to stay for dinner?"
Chen Zhuan also frowned and cursed, "You stinky woman, you are so ungrateful. Let's go, let's go home."
Hu had no choice but to get up and follow them.
Chen Afu did not return to Fuyuan, but asked Alu to take Dabao, who had been relying on her, to the east wing for a nap.
Dabao shook his head like a rattle and pouted, "Mom is back. I want to go home with her for lunch."
Chen Ahfu insisted, "Mom has something to discuss with grandpa and grandma, so there will be no lunch break today. Be obedient, you still have to go to class after lunch break."
Dabao had no choice but to slide down Chen Afu's legs and was led to the east wing by Alu.
Chen Ahfu had already made up her mind. She would take advantage of the fact that Dabao had not slept in the same bed with her in the past few days and sleep in a separate bed from today. This was something she had thought about a long time ago, but because of Dabao's leg injury, she had put it off until now.
Chen Ming drank a little wine and felt sleepy, so he went back to his room to rest. Only Wang and Chen Afu were left in the room. Chen Afu sorted out the gifts for Wang, including the medicinal herbs Jiang gave Chen Ming and the satin given to Wang.
Wang asked, "Did the old lady give you any trouble?"
Chen Ahfu smiled and said, "No. Now the old lady needs someone to help her walk, and the servants in the yard have been replaced. She has no chance to embarrass me even if she wants to." Seeing Wang's mouth open, he added, "Jiang is a good person, gentle, virtuous, and considerate. Dad has such a good helper, and life is easy."
Wang seemed expressionless, but there was relief in her eyes. She still hoped that Chen Shiying would be happy in his life.
Chen Afu never told her that Chen Shiying had another concubine besides Tang. Tang came to her voluntarily and was forced by Chen's mother. Chen Shiying had no choice, but the other concubine was accepted by Chen Shiying voluntarily. Chen Afu did not tell her because he wanted Wang to keep her beautiful and pure thoughts about Chen Shiying. In Wang's heart, Chen Shiying was the one she brought up and was the best.
At the end of the Wei hour, A Lu and Da Bao got up, and the two boys went to Tang Garden to study again accompanied by Xue Dagui and Chu Xiaoniu.
Chen Ahfu returned to Fuyuan and led people to tidy up the bedroom in the east wing, and put all of Dabao's clothes in the closet in the east wing. He also made Qiuyue officially Dabao's maid, serving Dabao in all his daily life and staying in the east wing at night to keep watch.
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