Mrs. He's attitude was very interesting. She was not very enthusiastic towards Chen Ahfu, and even looked at her with a fake smile. However, she was chatting and laughing with Jiang, and she often pulled Jiang's hand to show their intimacy. Even when Jiang wanted to get up and sit next to Chen Ahfu, she was held back by her.
The He family has always wanted to marry into the Chen family. Why does Mrs. He have two different attitudes towards the mother and daughter of the Chen family? At least, she shouldn't despise Chen Ahfu's background, right?
It makes sense if you think about it. Chen Ahfu is Chen Shiying's "illegitimate daughter". In the eyes of these "mistresses", illegitimate daughters are far more disgusting than concubines' daughters. They all guess that Jiang is also disgusted with Chen Ahfu, but she has been tolerating her just for the sake of her reputation as a virtuous woman and to please men.
These women certainly could not imagine that there really is a woman in the world like Jiang who loves men so humbly and selflessly, who truly thinks what men think and puts men first in everything.
Almost all women in this era claim to be virtuous and generous, and to respect men. However, most of them have their own little calculations, and few women are truly virtuous and generous from the heart. Otherwise, there wouldn't be so many secrets in the backyard.
Perhaps Madam He would also feel that she had embarrassed Chen Ahfu, and Jiang would remember her kindness even more. When the He and Chen families really became relatives in the future, she would further sow discord between the Chu and Chen families, and make Chen Shiying truly become the second prince's woman.
From this point of view, is the emperor going to use Chen Shiying again?
Chen Afu pretended not to notice Mrs. Fu's contempt and ignored her, chatting and laughing with the lady next to him.
In fact, she didn't like talking to these ladies at all. They were all arrogant, and they were of a lower generation than her, so they had nothing in common. After a few perfunctory words, she took the little girl to find Madam Qin.
Most of these ladies and mistresses thought that Chen Afu was an "illegitimate daughter" and a country girl, and that she was able to marry Chu Lingxuan because of her good looks, so they looked down on her from the bottom of their hearts. But the moment they saw Chen Afu and Chu Hanyan, some of them put away their contempt.
Chen Afu is not only beautiful, but also elegant, good at dressing, generous, well-mannered, and well-mannered. She doesn't look like a country girl at all. She also taught this once "stupid" girl so well. No wonder Prince Rui's legitimate son was taken to the countryside by her. Perhaps Chu Lingxuan was attracted to her for more than just her beauty.
There are also some people who don't think highly of Chen Afu in their hearts, but still give him the benefit of the doubt for the sake of face.
Only Madam He and a woman in her forties looked at Chen Afu from the corner of their eyes. The woman seemed to be the wife of Vice General Cui from the capital. There were two others who had a flash of disdain in their eyes, perhaps thinking that Chen Afu's presence here was also a loss to their status. These two people were the families of civil officials, and although they were disdainful, they did not show it obviously.
Chen Ahfu is not only seventeen years old. With her experience of reading people's faces in the workplace in her previous life, she has already seen through 70% of these people's thoughts. She hopes that today can go by peacefully. If she can get through the first day, things will go much more smoothly in the future.
Old Mrs. Fu was very kind. She asked someone to call the seven-year-old eldest daughter of the Fu family to play with the little guest, while she spoke to the little girl Chu in a friendly manner.
Seeing that the old lady was kind and her mother was beside her, the little girl was not so scared. She answered whatever the old lady asked. The old lady also did not ask tricky questions, but only questions like how old are you, can you read, what do you like, etc.
With the publicity of Rong Zhao and Mrs. Chu, Miss Chu's reputation was so famous that people in the capital and Dingzhou knew that she was a nymphomaniac. Even though the performance of the little girl at her birthday last year changed the views of those who saw her, many people who didn't see her still didn't believe that the little girl's madness would be completely cured. People's hearts are mostly like this. They would rather believe the bad things about others and the good things about themselves.
Seeing such a pretty and lovely little girl now, they were all surprised that she didn't look silly at all. Many people smiled and praised her, "Oh, what a lovely child."
"Yeah, that's right. You can tell at a glance that she's smart."
"Mrs. Chu is beautiful and her children are also beautiful and lovely."
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"Hey, Mrs. Chu, I heard that you have a six-year-old son, why didn't you bring him?"
Someone started to stir up trouble.
Chen Afu smiled and said, "My uncle wanted him to come, saying that there are many people here today and he can make more friends. But the child is studious and doesn't want to take leave, saying that studying is more important. So we let him do it."
"Lord Chu is so kind and generous." someone said.
Chen Ahfu pretended not to hear the sarcasm in the words and smiled, "Yes, my mother always said that I would be blessed if I married into the Chu family."
"If you ask me, not only is Lord Chu a good stepfather, but Madam Chu is an even better stepmother. People say it's hard to be a stepmother. To teach such a stupid child to be so smart and to be so close to Madam Chu, it must have taken a lot of effort. Oh, it's not easy."
Mrs. Cui said in a roundabout way that Chen Afu was trying to please Chu Lingxuan by currying favor with his stepdaughter.
Madam He smiled and said, "Of course it is. It must be difficult. Let's not talk about others, let's talk about us. Every family has illegitimate children and has its share of troubles. But we have been familiar with the "Instructions for Women" since we were young, and have been taught by our elders to be virtuous and generous. We should treat them as our own flesh and blood even if they are not our own flesh and blood. Right, Madam Chu?"
Her words showed that she was considerate of Jiang, but also wanted to lead Chen Afu astray.
Chen Afu might give others some face and beat around the bush when he retorted. But Chen Afu didn't understand this annoying Mrs. Cui, and didn't want to bring bad things to Chu Lingxuan, so he didn't make her his enemy for the time being.
But Chen Ahfu would not be polite to this Madam He, and he would use her to attack the tiger from behind. He said sternly, "Of course what Madam He said is wrong. My eldest sister is the eldest granddaughter of the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion. Not to mention the illegitimate sons and daughters of someone's family, even the legitimate sons and daughters of someone's family are not qualified to be compared with my eldest sister. As for the words "put in effort" and "it's not easy", they are even more wrong. Serving husbands and educating children are our duties as wives and mothers. I dare not take credit for it." After saying this, he shook the round fan in his hand.
Madam He was so angry that her face turned red. Although her husband's official rank was one level higher than Chu Lingxuan, he was the son of a marquis. In terms of status, her family could not compare with the Chu family. She was furious in her heart, but she calmly teased, "Madam Chu, are you here to show off your background?"
He placed special emphasis on the word "life experience", which made the ladies laugh.
Chen Ahfu waved his round fan calmly and said with a smile, "There is nothing to brag about my background. My mother is right here. I said that to answer Madam He's question. You asked me, so I can't not answer."
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