After Mrs. Chu San said a few words, Li Shi did not dare to make trouble anymore. She was not afraid of the old marquis and the second master on the other side of the screen, but she was afraid of Huachang to the core.
She glared at Song and said, "What's wrong with the second son's wife today? I've never seen you so diligent before. Go and sit down. You are so stupid. You are going to say that I am a wicked mother-in-law who treats my illegitimate son's wife harshly."
Song was so angry that her face turned red, and she didn't dare to cry even though she was holding back tears. It was like this every time. He asked her to do this in private, but once something went wrong, he put all the blame on her. The man asked her to endure it and said that it would be fine if the family was divided, but when would this family be divided?
Mrs. Chu snorted coldly, "I was the foolish one. I really thought that the second sister-in-law was waiting for the concubine's daughter-in-law."
These words made Li's face turn red, and Song was frightened to the point of trembling with fear.
Chen Afu glanced at Li. To put it bluntly, Li was targeting him today. She had done it so obviously that he didn't need to save face for her.
Chen Ahfu smiled and used the serving chopsticks to pick up a few dishes for Mrs. Chu San, saying, "Before I came to the capital, my mother-in-law taught me to be filial to my third aunt, and also asked me to learn from her how to have a heart of a bodhisattva and act with thunderbolt means. In the future, third aunt should teach her nephew's wife how to win over the kind-hearted and how to punish the evil ones, and don't keep secrets."
Mrs. Chu San chuckled and said, "Oh, what about the heart of a bodhisattva and the means of thunderbolt, my eldest sister-in-law praised me too much. However, I do know a few tricks such as winning people's hearts and striking down evildoers. If the eldest daughter-in-law wants to learn, I will teach her and I promise not to hide anything." She also said to Chu Hua and Chu Zhen, "Girls should also learn it. It will be useful when you go to your husband's family in the future."
Chu Hua quickly said jokingly, "Aunt San teaches us, and we will learn."
Chu Zhen, Chu Lin and Chu Bi were all afraid of the Third Madam, so when they heard her say this, they all nodded.
Seeing this, Li became even angrier. She glared at Chu Lin and Chu Bi, then glanced at Song. They all lowered their heads guiltily.
The women's table was divided into two groups, but the men's table was united and friendly, and even the second master drank a lot of wine.
After dinner, everyone went to the living room to talk for a while before dispersing.
After exiting the Chuihua Gate, everyone bowed to see the old man off. He led Chu Lingan and Chu Lingwei, who lived in the outer courtyard, to the left front. Afterwards, the second branch of the family walked west, and Chen Afu and his group walked east.
Night had already fallen, and a bright half-moon hung diagonally in the sky. Looking around, the layers of upturned corners and flying eaves stretched as far as the eye could see, the winding corridors had no end, and the shadows of trees stretched into the distance. This deep courtyard was so unfamiliar that Chen Ahfu felt a little panicked.
Suddenly, a big hand held her small hand. The big hand was thick and warm, which made her feel at ease. She held his hand back, and the big hand opened its five fingers, and the big hand and the small hand intertwined their ten fingers.
They smiled at each other and quickened their pace.
After returning to Zhuxuan, Chen Afu told Chu Lingxuan how Li had only given her 20 taels of silver as a gift, how she had caused trouble, and how Mrs. Chu San had dealt with her.
Chu Lingxuan said, "Second Aunt is stupid and self-righteous. Her little tricks are not a big deal. Just for the sake of Second Uncle, don't bother with her. However, if she dares to challenge you openly, you don't have to be polite."
Chen Afu nodded.
After washing up, they changed into casual clothes. Chen Ahfu wore a half-worn bean-colored silk jacket and a lilac-colored long skirt, with her hair hanging down like black satin.
Chu Lingxuan's heart was moved, and he immediately pulled Chen Afu into his arms. Li Ma Ma quickly led the two maids back.
Chen Ahfu blushed and said angrily, "You are not ashamed to do this in front of others."
Chu Lingxuan said, "I'm hugging my wife, there's nothing to be ashamed of."
Chen Afu let him hold her waist, tilted her head back slightly, stretched out her hands to tie her hair into a bun on top of her head, and picked up a jade hairpin from the dressing table next to her to fix her hair.
Chu Lingxuan looked at her tenderly and murmured, "That time when I went back to Tangyuan, I saw you teaching Yan'er to recite the nursery rhyme 'Little Swallow'. You were wearing clothes of this color and style, your skirt was also this color, and you had your hair combed like this. It was evening, and the sky was full of colorful clouds. I felt that you looked like a fairy flying out of the clouds."
Chen Ahfu thought about it and realized that it should have been not long after she started working at Tangyuan. She looked at him happily and smiled, "Did you fall in love with me at that time?"
Chu Lingxuan shook his head, which hurt Chen Afu so much that she pouted. She whispered, "Are you so honest that you can't even tell a white lie?"
Chu Lingxuan curled his lips and hugged her waist tighter. He said softly, "At that time, I was thinking, such a beautiful, kind, and intelligent girl, I wonder which man would be lucky enough to marry her. At that time, I never thought that I would be that lucky man. Since the change in my family, I have never thought about women, never thought about getting married, and I have always been thinking about how to do great things... You are such a good girl, I dare not think about it at all, I am afraid that I can't protect you and will hurt you instead... Later, when we met, I felt that I could never leave you, I wanted to be with you every day, and I felt that you were also a big thing in my life, the first big thing... I began to plan how to protect your safety, how to prevent that woman from reaching out to you, how to make the elders willingly accept you... After thinking about these, I began to think about how to marry you home... If it weren't for the Seventh Prince's interference, and we got engaged in a hurry under such circumstances, I would let you and your parents see my greater sincerity..."
Chen Afu was touched. This man considered everything for her, planned everything for her, and went to great lengths to marry her home.
This man gave her the marriage certificate that she had always dreamed of but never got in her previous life, and he spent so much effort to give it to her. He did not make a solemn promise, but he proved how much he loved her with practical actions.
She was abandoned by that man, but God gave her a better man.
The man who made her lose her self-esteem, who made her love him so much that she was heartbroken, and who had lost her life... At this beautiful moment, why did she think of him again? A layer of mist welled up in her eyes, and she couldn't think of him anymore.
The past love, the past hatred, the past unwillingness, all the things in the past...it's time to let go.
In this life, he met her for the first time and he saved her. This was his and her destiny.
Later, they met again, got to know each other, and fell in love. This was his and her fate.
From now on, there is only this man in her eyes and in her heart!
She hugged his neck, buried her head in his chest, and tears flowed.
Chu Lingxuan asked hurriedly, "Why are you crying?"
Chen Ahfu didn't look up, and said in a muffled voice, "Idiot, I am touched."
As soon as she finished speaking, her body stiffened, and she felt his heat...
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