Chen Afu invited Princess Rui and her son to have dinner in Zhuxuan, and Chu Lingxuan also invited Prince Rui to have dinner in the outer courtyard.
During this time, Chen Ahfu played games with Li Xuan. Perhaps no one had ever played games with him before, and he was very attached to Chen Ahfu. In less than half a day, the relationship between the big and the small was very good.
Even Li Xuan's wet nurse said in disbelief, "My God, Xuan has never been so clingy to anyone before."
Chen Ahfu touched his little face and smiled, "We are destined to be together."
Little Li Xuan seemed to understand, raised his head and laughed at Chen Afu.
In the afternoon, Mrs. Chu San came back and sent someone to invite Chen Afu to Anrong Hall. Princess Rui was embarrassed to go, so she wanted to ask Chen Afu to bring the green leaf agarwood over today.
Mrs. Chu San brought back a piece of embroidered satin for Chen Afu, which was a reward from the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager liked the dessert very much, saying that it was sweet and soft, and even better than the ones made in the imperial kitchen. She kept half of it and gave the other half to the Emperor.
Dabao’s legendary dad also ate the snacks he made!
Chen Ahfu thanked him happily. He added, "It is my honor that the Empress Dowager likes the snacks I make. During the days I am in the capital, I make them every two days. Aunt San will bring them to the palace to honor her."
The Queen Mother is nearly seventy years old, which is considered old in ancient times. Chen Ahfu hopes that she can live a few more years. She is the backer of the Third Madam, and the Third Madam is his backer. Look how powerful the Third Madam is with her protection. If her health is good, the Third Madam will be better off, and so will he.
She not only hoped that the Queen Mother would live longer, but also hoped that the Emperor would live longer. After all, the Ninth Prince had not fully recovered and Dabao had not grown up yet.
The Third Lady took her hand and smiled, "Excellent, I thought so too."
Then, Chen Afu told her about Princess Rui and said that he would give her another one in the future.
Madam Chu San had a good relationship with Prince Rui to begin with. After hearing this, she generously took out the green-leaf agarwood and said with a smile, "I used a small part of it, and there are still so many left. Give them all to her. I also hope to cure Xuan'er's illness."
Chen Afu took the green leaf agarwood back to Zhuxuan, and Princess Rui brought Li Xuan to Anrong Hall to thank Madam Chu San.
In the evening, Chu Lingxuan said that Princess Rui's father, General Lin, was the commander of the Left Guard Camp outside the capital. Although he was only a second-rank official, he commanded a large number of troops guarding the capital. General Lin was also considered the emperor's confidant. If the Chu family had a better personal relationship with him, many things would be easier to handle... Chu Guangkai also commanded a large number of troops, but his power was mainly in the north.
Chu Lingxuan also began to practice lady diplomacy.
Chen Afu thought that before returning home, he would give the child a doll with a Yanchenxiang green leaf. He would also ask someone to make him a few sets of building blocks to cultivate his attention...
The next day, Chen Ayu came to Zhuxuan.
Chen Ayu was now more capable and mature. He was now the second shopkeeper of the Hongyun Hotpot Restaurant, helping Yang Mingyuan manage many things. He said that he would study for another two years, accumulate some experience and connections, and then open the Xinglong Restaurant in Beijing.
Chen Afu was quite satisfied with Chen Ayu's statement. He did not say that his family would open a big restaurant in Beijing and leave the second branch behind. He was like Chen Shi, more generous than Chen Ye, and smarter than Chen Agui. If he really left the second branch behind and thought about making a lot of money and wanting his family to be the best among the brothers, then he really couldn't live the good life he wanted.
You know, only with a second house can you get the full support of the Chu family. In this era, big businessmen will take a lot of money to find powerful people as their backers.
Seeing the handsome and steady Chen Ayu, Chen Afu fell in love with him. Alu and Atang were still young and had to take the imperial examination. The second generation of the Chen family's economic alliance would depend on him to steer and develop it.
Chen Ah Fu said, "Ah Yu is sixteen this year, right? Don't rush to get engaged. I'll help you find a good girl with some background in the capital. It will also be a help to you." After a pause, she continued, "Of course, if you see a good girl you like very much, you can get engaged first."
Chen Ayu has a cousin named Chen Afu, so he is also related to the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion. Not to mention the officials, those big merchants are still willing to marry him. In addition, he is steady and smart, and has a good appearance. Some of the daughters of small officials or relatives may not be willing to marry him.
The key is to find a good person. If you find a troublemaker like Rong Zhao, or Li or Hu, it would be terrible. Not only would it harm the man and the in-laws, but it would also ruin the next generation.
Chen Ayu blushed and nodded, "Brother, listen to my arrangements."
At noon, he was invited to have lunch in the bamboo pavilion.
On the 16th, the family in the suburban village came to the Marquis's residence to kowtow to Chen Afu. The family's surname was Zhao, but they had no relationship with Chen's natal family, the Zhao family.
Uncle Zhao, the head of the family, said that the 400 acres of land were planted with winter wheat, which was growing well.
Chen Afu nodded and asked them to plant corn after harvesting the winter wheat. She would provide the corn seeds and then ask Yu Yongshun, Yu Zhu's fiancé, to hand the seeds over to him.
After giving each member of the Zhao family a purse as a reward, he asked Li Ma and her husband Uncle Li to accompany them for lunch in the outer courtyard.
On the morning of the 17th, the emperor's edict finally arrived at the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion, and Chen Afu was conferred the title of a third-rank lady.
After receiving the imperial edict, the first and third wives happily drank tea and chatted in Anrong Hall. Chu Hua also brought Heng Ge'er to congratulate them.
Li broke a few tea bowls in the room. She was so angry that a country woman could become a third-rank lady, and there was a possibility of promotion in the future. But she was still a daughter of an official, and after so many years, she was only a fifth-rank lady, and her husband's official position was donated, so she would never be able to make a name for herself in this life.
Thinking that Rong Zhao was useless, she was still a princess, the eldest daughter of the emperor, and she couldn't even beat a county lady. If Rong Zhao had a little bit of ability, she would have taken that country woman to the princess's mansion to make trouble. That day in the princess's mansion, not only did she not let Chen Afu suffer any loss, but she also let her daughter help her take the blame.
If things go wrong, her wish of Chu Lingxuan not having a son will not come true.
What made her even more upset was that her daughter had to go to Anrong Hall every day to set rules for Changhua for an hour. Not only that, Changhua also sent a nanny named Qian to teach Chuzhen the rules. Nanny Qian kept her daughter in the yard every day, even when she wanted her daughter to spend more time with her.
What's even more outrageous is that, apart from family gatherings, Changhua only allows her daughter to see her once a month. She said that she had taught her daughter for fourteen years, but she had made her shallow-minded and petty, and she didn't have the bearing of a girl from a marquis's mansion, so she couldn't meet her often. This unreasonable request was actually agreed by the old man and her husband, and even her son.
This Changhua is so domineering. As soon as she came back, she took away my housekeeper rights, and now even my own daughter has been taken away from her.
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