The old lady leaned against the head of the bed and asked with a sullen face, "Did that damn girl Ah Fu come to the house?"
"Coming." Jiang replied.
"Why don't you let her come to An Tang to see me? Could it be that the girl doesn't care about me anymore? Even you, the daughter-in-law, don't care about your mother-in-law?" She cried and shouted, "Jiang, don't think that I am old and confused and you can neglect me. In your eyes, I am just an old woman with no background, and that bad girl is the daughter-in-law of the Yong'an Marquis's Mansion. It is far less practical to be filial to me than to curry favor with her."
All the grievances over the years and today's anger suddenly flooded into Jiang's heart. Jiang glared at the old lady fiercely, clenching his fists tightly in his sleeves.
That look frightened the old lady, and she yelled, "Jiang, what is that look? I'm going to tell my son that you are so unfilial!"
Jiang suppressed her anger and said coldly, "Old lady, your courtyard is called Andang. You should be quiet and stop making such a fuss. You have no kindness in your heart and have done too many evil things. Not to mention living in this Andang, even if you live in a real nunnery, you will not be saved and will not have peace."
The old lady was so angry that she was shaking. She cursed, "Well, you are imitating that bad girl and dare to talk back to me. I will tell my son that you are unvirtuous and unfilial, and ask him to divorce you."
Jiang sneered, "I am unvirtuous and unfilial? You let your son divorce me? Haha, old lady, you said it the other way around. Because you are unvirtuous and unfilial, you have ruined your son and this family. If the elders of the Chen family knew what you did, they would definitely divorce you on behalf of your son and your dead father-in-law."
The old lady was furious when she heard this. She burst into tears and cursed Jiang.
Jiang didn't want to pay any more attention to her, and said to the servant, "The old lady is not allowed to leave the hall again. Anyone who dares to carry her out without permission will be beaten to death." Then, she straightened her back and walked out.
From behind came the old lady's crying and the sound of smashing tea bowls.
When I came to the yard, I saw Chen Yuhui standing there in a daze.
Jiang said coldly, "If you still want to get married, don't run around."
Under the moonlight, the coldness and cruelty in Jiang's eyes frightened Chen Yuhui. In the past, no matter how much trouble she had made, even if she had taken away Chen Yuqing's fiancé, the anger in Jiang's eyes was far less terrible than it was now.
Chen Yuhui bent her knees and said, "Yes, my daughter will go back right away."
After saying that, she turned around and quickly walked back to her yard.
As soon as Chen Afu entered the house, she heard that Chen Ming and Luo Yuan brought a guest from the countryside and had been waiting for her until now.
Chen Afu went directly to the reception room in the outer courtyard. It was Hu Laowu, Old Marquis Chu, Chen Ming and Luo Yuan who were there.
It turned out that Hu Laowu suddenly heard the news today that someone had been asking about Chen Shiying and his child bride in Zhaojia Village a few days ago, as well as the fact that the Chen family suddenly bought land in Zhaojia Village more than ten years ago, and what illegal things the Zhao family had done. Someone even paid money to find Old Man Wang and asked him who had driven Wang back home. Old Man Wang told the truth because he depended on Wang for support. However, Ding suddenly became rich and bought a gold hairpin and made several silk clothes...
Hu Laowu also said with great regret, "It's all my fault for not hearing the news earlier, otherwise I would have told you earlier."
Chen Afu thanked Hu Laowu and said that they already knew about it. These things were done by Chen Shiying's mother and had nothing to do with Chen Shiying.
He also rewarded Hu Laowu with fifty taels of silver, and asked his servants to arrange for him to stay in the General's Mansion, and took him to play in the city for two days before sending him back.
Finally, he asked Luo Yuan to go back and take care of Ding and Old Man Wang. Especially Ding, she was the witness of the transaction with Chen Zhao.
That Ding is extremely evil, she will definitely go around biting people for money.
Chen Afu asked someone to take Chen Ming to Chen Alu's house in Guiyuan to rest, and Wang would live with her in the main courtyard today.
Chen Ahfu returned to the main courtyard, where Wang was. Her eyes were red and swollen, and she came up to Chen Ahfu, took his hand and said, "Ahfu, will Yingdi be okay? He was a good man, and mother killed him."
Chen Ahfu said, "My father was not killed by you, but by his mother." He comforted her, "Don't worry, my father will be fine..."
When Wang heard that Chen Shiying might be demoted, she burst into tears again and said, "Brother Ying has always cared about his reputation since he was young. He always takes everything into consideration. Once he was scolded by his teacher, he cried for a long time. If he is demoted, all those scandals will be exposed. He will be very sad and ashamed. Alas, it is all mother's fault. If mother had not entered his house, these things would not have happened."
Chen Ahfu said, "If my mother had not entered his house, my father would have been taught the wrong way by that evil old woman. He is such an outstanding person and has a good reputation as an official now, all because of my mother's good guidance."
"Mother is not that good." Wang said while wiping her tears.
Chen Ahfu hugged her arm and said, "Mom is so good. You not only took good care of my dad, but also me and Ah Lu."
Wang took out a few banknotes from her bosom and said, "These are what he gave to mother. Return them to him. If anything happens to him, go and make some connections."
Chen Ahfu pushed back her hand holding the banknote and said, "Keep the money, mom. My dad doesn't need this little money."
Wang trusted her daughter very much. When she heard from her daughter that Chen Shiying was fine, she felt relieved.
At night, Wang was sent to the side room to rest. After Chen Afu washed up, he locked the door and took the two children and the crib into the room.
From last night till now, she has been on edge.
She sat on the chair, leaning against Yan Chenxiang and closing her eyes to rest. She could hear the chirping laughter of Jin Yanzi and the "ah, ah" sounds of Yu Ge'er and Ming Ge'er.
"Mommy, the little brothers have grown up and are so handsome. Baby likes them and wants to kiss them." Jin Yanzi shouted.
Chen Ahfu closed his eyes and said, "They are too young, baby, don't kiss them."
"Then people want to lick them with their tongues."
"Lick it."
"Ah, Yuyu grabbed my paw, and Mingge grabbed Beibei's head."
She was too tired to pay any attention to Golden Swallow's chatter and fell into a deep sleep.
She was sleeping soundly when she heard a knock on the door, followed by Li Ma's voice, "Grandma, it's time to feed our son and help him pee."
Chen Afu woke up suddenly, quickly got up and grabbed Jin Yanzi away, then took the golden shell from Yu Ge'er's hand and put it on the ground, then left the space.
The moonlight shone into the room, dimly, and Chen Afu went to open the door.
Madam Li came in and lit the candle, saying, "Why did the eldest lady lock the door? It's not convenient for the servants to come in and serve you."
Chen Afu said, "I'm used to it. I always feel uneasy when I don't lock the door."
Chu Lingxuan returned on the fourth night.
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