Wang sighed again and said, "This time, your grandma, uncle, aunt, and Agui are also going to see the bride, and they want to take Aju and Dahu to see the world. A few days ago, your uncle and aunt came to our house to play, and they said that Aju was so old but didn't have a decent piece of jewelry, and it would be embarrassing for Aman to go to the capital." Wang's voice became louder again, "If she doesn't have a decent piece of jewelry, they should go to the silver shop to buy some. Why are they coming to my house to tell me? I know what they are thinking. Although I have a few good pieces of jewelry, they are my daughters' filial piety to me. I didn’t want to honor my unlovable niece, so I pretended not to hear it. After they left, your father asked me if I should give Ah Ju another twenty taels of silver to buy jewelry. I didn’t agree, and although your father was not very happy, he didn’t say much. Yesterday, I heard from your third aunt that they went to the third room to cry poor again. Mrs. Hu meant that their third room should buy a piece of jewelry for Ah Ju, after all, Ah Ju’s shame is also Ah Man’s. Your third aunt was so angry that she quarreled with Mrs. Hu for a few words... We spent so much money before, maybe I will be blamed. "
Chen Ahfu had been upset recently, and he became even more upset after hearing about the first wife's troubles. He snorted coldly, "People's hearts are fickle, appetites are nurtured, and greed is indulged. If my father and third uncle continue to give, not only will they become more and more embarrassed, but the first wife's appetite will also become bigger and bigger. Just like my other father, that evil old woman is rotten to the core, but he is still protecting her. This is not filial piety, this is condoning crime, it is foolish filial piety."
Wang saw that her daughter was unhappy and regretted her hasty words. She said, "Well, mother spoke hastily again. Don't be angry, my daughter. Your father listened to my advice and didn't give it to her. Your third uncle didn't give it to her either..."
Chen Afu has too many things on her mind right now, and she doesn't want to think about the trivial matters of the Chen family.
Looking at the warm sunlight coming in from the west window, Wang murmured again, "It's almost the twelfth lunar month, and the weather is still so warm."
Chen Afu said, "This weather is very abnormal. Mother should prepare more food and store it in the house just in case. Also ask my eldest uncle and third uncle to prepare more food."
Chen Afu had already reminded Wang of this several times, and fearing that Wang might not take it to heart, he reminded her again.
Wang absolutely listened to her daughter and said with a smile, "Don't worry, my daughter. I have made preparations and told them. This time, my uncle listened to my advice very much. He also said that the weather is not good and there may be disasters if we are not careful."
In the evening, Wang cooked herself and prepared a table full of country-style dishes. The taste of memories made Chen Afu and Dabao look very satisfied.
After dinner, Chen Afu took the children back home.
In the Chen Mansion, Jiang took Chen Yulan, Chen Yuqing and Chen Yuxia to finish dinner and sent them away.
Chen Yulan walked at the end. He pulled Jiang's sleeve and said, "Mom, don't worry too much. My eldest sister said that Daddy is fine, so Daddy will be fine. When Daddy comes home, Mom will be sick again, and Daddy will be sad."
Jiang nodded and said, "Good boy, mother knows."
She and Chen Yulan left the upper room together and watched their son walk out of the courtyard. His son had grown up, and although his back was a little thinner, he looked more and more like her husband from more than ten years ago.
She walked through the moon gate and came to the west courtyard. She went into the house and saw Chen Yuchao. The baby had just finished his feeding. The nurse put him in the crib and he was listening to the sound of the wind chime. This wind chime was also sent by Chen Afu. It was made of a few thin copper tubes and iron sheets painted with colors. When the wind blew, it made a "ding-dong" sound, which was very pleasant.
Jiang picked up the child, teased him, and kissed him. The child seemed to like her very much, with a smile on his face and he cried a few times.
After playing with the child for a while, she returned to the main courtyard.
Just as we were leaving the Moon Gate, one of Yu's maids came in and said, "Madam, Yu has been crying for a long time. She said she missed her child so much that she wanted to see her son."
The little girl's voice became smaller and smaller.
Jiang said, "My son is young and cannot be exposed to the wind. Go back and persuade her not to cry too much during the confinement period, it will hurt her eyes. It's easy for her to see my son. When she finishes the confinement period, she can come to the main courtyard to see him."
Before Chen Shiying went to Beijing, he had discussed with Jiang that the child should be raised in the main courtyard. Chen Yuhui was raised as a child, and Chen Shiying was afraid that other children would be raised as a child as well.
Deep down, Jiang was not willing to raise the concubine's sons and daughters by her side, but since her husband said so, she agreed. Especially when she saw Chao Ge'er's appearance, he looked very much like her husband and son, and she loved him as if he were her own son.
She returned to the side room and was sitting on the kang in a daze when a servant came to report that the second girl was crying loudly to the old lady, and the old lady wanted to see the lady.
Jiang secretly snorted. Hui didn't come to the main courtyard for dinner that night. She said she was not feeling well. Hui must have heard about Chen Shiying's accident from somewhere and went to the old lady to talk nonsense.
Jiang went to Andang and saw that Chen Yuhui's eyes were red and swollen from crying.
The old lady also burst into tears and asked Jiang, "My son was in trouble, why didn't you tell me?"
Jiang said coldly, "Tell the old lady, then she can go to the capital and confess that those immoral and evil deeds were done by you, not your son?"
The old lady was so angry that she wanted to yell, but now that her son was not at home, she didn't know what would happen in the future, so she couldn't offend Jiang too much. She managed to hold back her anger and said through gritted teeth, "It's all because of that short-sighted woman named Ding. I clearly asked her to sell Wang Juanniang to the mountains, but she sold Wang to that sickly guy for a few taels of silver. If Wang Juanniang had been sold to the mountains, those things in the past wouldn't have been brought up."
Jiang looked at this selfish, ugly and vicious old lady and wondered how her husband, who had a temperament like orchid and talent like a fairy, could have crawled out of her belly.
Jiang shook her head and said, "Old lady, you did something evil and you have no remorse at all. Yet you can still speak of it without changing your expression, and you can even blame the victim for not being beaten to death. Oh my God, how can there be such an evil woman like you in the world? That Wang Juanniang served you and your father-in-law for so many years, she wore mourning for your father-in-law, and taught your son so well. Don't you have any feelings for her, don't you have any compassion at all?"
The old lady was very angry at Jiang's words and cursed, "Bah, you stinky woman, you speak so nicely. You got the benefit, but you don't know how to be grateful to me, and you still say these treasonous words. If I didn't drive Wang Juanniang away, could my son marry the daughter of an official? Could there be the wealth of the Tang family to use to get a good job for my son? How could he, a poor student, become a fourth-rank official in his early thirties? And you, if I hadn't driven Wang Juanniang away, could you marry my son? You don't look good, and at your age, you could even be my second wife. You married a handsome young man like my son, but you don't know how to be grateful to me, and you shamelessly say that I shouldn't drive Wang Juanniang away. You are such an ungrateful person!"
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