Those two incidents were the same as the previous ones, all because Chen Shiying failed to supervise his family and relatives. There would definitely not be such a big thing as beheading or imprisonment. How to deal with it would depend on the emperor and the elders. Moreover, all the connections that should be found have been found, and all the things that should be done have been done. There is no other way except waiting.
The two were talking happily when General Lin in the hall spoke again, "Master Chen, Madam Chu, it's time."
The two stood up, and Chen Ahfu's tears welled up again, not knowing when she would see him again. She pulled Chen Shiying's sleeve and choked up, saying, "Dad, you must take good care of yourself. My family and I are waiting for you in Dingzhou Prefecture. Don't think too much, because too much worry will make you age faster. Look at you, you have white hair."
Chen Shiying smiled, then his eyes turned red again, and he said, "Fuer, when you go home, tell your mother and your sister-in-law not to worry, Dad is fine. Dad has thought it through now, no matter what the future holds, it will not defeat me... Also, don't blame your grandmother, a son should not blame his father. With these things out of the way, her life will not be easy in the future..."
Chen Ahfu was unhappy when he heard his last words. That evil old woman had hurt him so much, and he still wanted to protect her. If he let her live a better life, then God would be blind. Chen Ahfu interrupted him and said, "Dad, I know, I will tell them about Dad's recent situation..."
After giving him a few more instructions, he reluctantly said goodbye.
On the morning of the 9th, Lord Chu, Chen Afu's mother and son, and Madam Chu San were invited to visit Prince Rui's mansion. Lord Chu San, who was working at the yamen, and the brothers Chu Lingwei, who were at school, went there for dinner in the evening. It was said that Lord Chu would also go.
The Rui Palace's post even invited the Sasa family, but not the second family. Not only was Li very angry, but the second master was also angry. But the prince clearly didn't take them seriously, so they couldn't do anything.
Prince Rui was grateful to Chen Afu for raising Li Xuan well, and also thanked the Chu family for giving him that good idea. Because of his "advice and suggestions", not only did the emperor look at him differently, saying that he loved his brothers and was a rare selfless person, but the other brothers also became much warmer to him and appreciated his kindness.
Although the Second and Eighth Princes were angry with him, he no longer cared. Apart from the two of them, any other prince who became emperor would remember his great favor.
Moreover, he had seen that the emperor disliked Queen Wang and the Wang family very much, and thought they were too overbearing. The second prince seemed to be the most promising one, even though he came from the imperial palace. However, he was actually the least promising one.
This time the banquet was held by the Peach Blossom Pond. As soon as the Chu family arrived, they were all invited there.
Prince Rui was a romantic man, and he particularly liked peach blossoms. He planted a peach forest of several mu in the northwest corner of the palace, and in the forest there was a clear spring, which he named Peach Blossom Pond.
Prince Rui led Princess Rui and Li Xuan to welcome the guests. Normally, he would always be accompanied by the charming Concubine Shen. But today he didn't dare to bring any concubines, because Princess Huachang disliked the little wife the most.
Two octagonal pavilions were built near the pond, and everyone was invited to enter the pavilions. The men were in the pavilion on the left, and the women and children were in the pavilion on the right.
Lord Chu was already sitting in the pavilion on the left. Chen Afu was stunned by his attire today. He was wearing a red robe embroidered with floral patterns.
Just think about it and you will understand. He is Rong Zhao's consort, and he has always been unlucky for Rong Zhao. Now few people will invite him as a guest. It's not easy for Prince Rui to invite him without hesitation. He also has to consider the host and wear festive clothes to ward off evil spirits.
I don’t know if he was embarrassed or because of his red clothes, but his face seemed red, as red as the pink peach blossoms outside the pavilion.
It was just the beginning of February, and the branches were already covered with pink peach blossoms, a month earlier than in previous years. Under the spring sun, the peach blossoms were in full bloom, and when the wind blew, the petals fluttered down, a breathtaking beauty.
The diameter of Taohuatan is about three meters, surrounded by half-human-high rocks. If the peach blossoms are not in bloom, it is deep green and lush. Now it is much more colorful than usual, with not only pink reflections in the water, but also pink petals floating on the surface.
Such a scene always makes people feel uneasy.
As soon as Chen Afu and others left, Li Xuan ran to Chen Afu and got intimate with her, calling her "Auntie" sweetly.
The third lady laughed and scolded, "You call me the imperial aunt, but you call me the niece of your husband's family, aunt. I am at a disadvantage just like you."
This made everyone laugh.
According to seniority, Chen Afu should be Li Xuan's cousin. But in order to let Chen Afu take care of him better, the Rui Wang and his wife asked Li Xuan to call Chen Afu aunt, which was also approved by the emperor.
Chen Ahfu was secretly happy. If Xiao Eleven officially recognized his ancestry in the future, the generations would become even more confusing.
Li Xuan went to tease his two younger brothers in the stroller. The two little guys were already awake, giggling at him. He was incredulous and said in surprise, "Auntie, my brother has grown a lot, why hasn't Xuan grown that much?"
No matter what her son said, Princess Rui was always amazed at his intelligence. When she heard her son ask this, she smiled with joy. She said, "Oh, Xuan'er is really smart. You can see how much his brother has grown up. Children under one year old grow up quickly. They change a lot after a few days of not seeing them. After one year old, they grow slowly."
Li Xuan suddenly realized and said with wide eyes, "Oh, Xuan'er is already five years old, so he doesn't grow as fast as his brother."
Princess Rui smiled again and said, "My son is smart, that's it."
Prince Rui frowned and said, "Princess, you are praising your son like this, aren't you afraid of being laughed at?"
Although Prince Rui still had a gloomy and calm face, it could be seen from his eyes that he was in an extremely happy and relaxed mood.
Chen Ahfu smiled and said, "In the eyes of mother, all sons are so outstanding."
Originally, Princess Rui saw that her son had become much smarter and braver, so she didn't want to let him follow Chen Afu to Dingzhou Prefecture anymore. She couldn't bear to let him go.
But King Rui thought that Li Xuan should stay with Chen Afu for a while longer. His reason was very reasonable, "As the helmsman of the palace, you can eat, drink and have fun, and you can be lazy, but you must be clear-minded. Although Xuan'er is much smarter than before, he has only opened six of his seven orifices. He needs to stay with Madam Chu for a while longer. That woman is very smart, and she is far from being as simple as she seems..."
How could a simple family have a rare medicinal material like the three-color ball? Even the Imperial Hospital didn't have this kind of medicine. Of course, he couldn't say this reason.
There was another reason that he couldn't tell. He guessed that Lao Jiu had the same hidden disease as himself in the past. However, his hidden disease was caused by being too indulgent, while Lao Jiu's hidden disease was caused by being beaten, which caused Lao Jiu to have no children after being married for many years. Yesterday, it was suddenly reported that Lao Jiu's main wife and two concubines were pregnant at the same time, and Lao Jiu's hidden disease was completely cured. He suspected that Lao Jiu's hidden disease should have been cured by Monk Guiling when they went to Lingyin Temple to burn incense and eat vegetarian food for three days last year.
At first, Monk Guiling said that this disease could only be cured by the three-color ball. At that time, he accidentally found the three-color ball at Chu Lingxuan's wife's house. Thinking of Li Xuan's mental illness, many imperial doctors could not cure it, but after six months at the Chu family, he was cured.
All this shows that Chu Lingxuan’s wife is not simple, and the three-color ball that cures Old Nine’s illness is also likely to have been provided by the Chu family.
This made him think further. Lao Jiu and the Chu family were not as estranged as they seemed. They had continued to interact secretly for so many years. The idea of "brothers working together" that Chu Lao San gave him was not to help him, but to help Lao Jiu.
This made him secretly proud many years later. He never expected that his hidden illness would actually help him a lot, allowing him to see the situation clearly early on...
Prince Rui's words left Princess Rui speechless. Princess Rui knew that her husband seemed to be the most absurd among all the princes, but he was one of the emperor's favorite princes, and he lived the most comfortable and happy life among the princes. She knew that Prince Rui's heart was not as absurd and playful as it seemed on the surface, and he had no calculations.
After hearing Princess Rui's intention to let Li Xuan stay with her for a while, Chen Afu touched Li Xuan in his arms and smiled, "I like Xuan'er too. I'm not used to him not being around. If Princess Rui is willing, I will take Xuan'er to Dingzhou Prefecture to live for a while."
After hearing this, Li Xuan was so happy that he went straight into Chen Afu's arms. Princess Rui was so envious and jealous that her eyes turned red.
Lord Chu in another pavilion waved over here. Chen Afu knew that he was missing his grandson, so he had someone push the double stroller over there.
Prince Rui saw Lord Chu looking at his grandson lovingly, and laughed, "Heroes are short-tempered, and young people are affectionate. A ruthless person may not be a true hero... No wonder my eldest sister has admired Prince Consort Chu since she was ten years old. Prince Consort Chu's heart is far from being as... uh, cold as it seems." Seeing Lord Chu's face sank, he laughed again, "Haha, look at me, I talk nonsense when I'm happy. I wanted to praise Lord Chu."
The Third Lady said unhappily in another pavilion, "Seventh Brother, you think your peach blossoms are too abundant and you want to bring about a peach blossom disaster, right? Why are you talking about that person for no reason?"
Prince Rui was a little afraid of this cousin, so he laughed and said, "My sister is wrong, I like good luck in love, not bad luck in love."
Apart from that unpleasant remark, Prince Rui's performance was otherwise acceptable.
Everyone had a great time all day and returned home after dinner.
After returning to Zhuxuan, Chen Ahfu sorted out her things again. She would leave after lunch tomorrow, and her heart had already flown back. She missed Chu Lingxuan and the children.
She went to bed very late and was in a daze. She heard some noisy sounds outside the yard, but she was not fully awake and fell asleep again.
The next morning, Nanny Li and Sister Xu came to help her get up.
Xiaohong, who came back from the kitchen with food, said, "It's being rumored outside that the Third Master was suddenly summoned to the palace by the Emperor last night and sent to Liaozhou Prefecture on official business. He didn't even return home. They also said that the Third Madam was crying..."
Liaozhou Prefecture was an important town in the north of Dashun.
Chen Afu was startled, stood up and said, "I'm going to Anrong Hall." Then he walked out quickly.
Madam Li called out from behind, "What should we do if my brother wakes up?"
Chen Ahfu said, "If I don't come back, bring it to Anrong Hall."
On the way, Chen Ahfu thought, today is already February 10th, and there are still 16 days before the Golden Swallow comes out. If the Third Master can survive these 16 days, when the Golden Swallow comes out, the insurance factor will be increased.
She came to Anrong Hall, walked through the corridor, and came to the living room of the back house. She saw the old marquis sitting on the bed with a gloomy face, accompanied by Chu Lingwei with red eyes.
Chen Ahfu bowed to the old man. The old man said, "Granddaughter-in-law, go and persuade the third son's wife. We are prepared and nothing will happen to the third son. If she does this, the third son will be fine, but she will be too sick to get up first."
Chu Lingwei also said with tears in his eyes, "Sister-in-law, please persuade my mother. She has been crying for half the night."
Chen Afu entered the east room. Mrs. Chu San was leaning on the pillow, her eyes were red and swollen. Chu Lingzhi was sitting next to her trying to persuade her. When she saw Chen Afu coming, she pouted and started crying again.
After having been in contact with Mrs. Chu San for such a long time, Chen Afu had always seen her as that cheerful and optimistic woman. When he first saw her so helpless and sad, Chen Afu's nose became sore.
She went over and took the Third Lady's hand and said, "Third Aunt, please stop. We have been preparing for so long, Third Uncle will be fine." She said this with a guilty conscience, but she had to say it. Then she whispered, "Did Third Uncle take that... that thing with him?"
The Third Lady choked up and said, "He has it with him. Every day before he goes out, I check to see if he has it in his arms. Last night before he went out, I also checked."
Chen Ahfu nodded and said, "That's good. With that thing, Uncle San will always have a guarantee."
The Third Lady shook her head and cried, "That thing is for treating external injuries, but the epidemic is far more terrible than external injuries."
Chen Ahfu asked, "Epidemic?"
The old marquis who followed in waved his hand to let the servants in the room go out, and said, "Last night, the emperor suddenly summoned several important ministers to the palace to discuss matters. He said that he received an urgent message from 800 miles away that a county under the jurisdiction of Liaozhou Prefecture had suffered a large-scale plague. There are a large number of border troops stationed around there, and there are also more than a dozen large horse farms... The emperor asked the third son and several officials to go first, and the others organized the imperial doctors, military doctors, veterinarians, and medicines to rush over later."
In that situation, no one would dare to refuse to go. Even though Master Chu San knew the road ahead was dangerous, he had no choice but to go.
The third lady sat up and hugged Chen Afu and started crying again.
Chen Afu suddenly remembered that the old monk wanted green bird's nest in order to make medicine for Monk Guiling to treat the epidemic.
She said hurriedly, "I remember that the last time I saw Master Wuzhi, he seemed to have told Master Guiling about an epidemic and asked him to make some medicine to treat the epidemic. The master and Master Guiling are both very skilled in medicine. They made preparations in advance and made medicine. The epidemic will definitely be brought under control quickly. In addition, the master has calculated all these things and gave us the magic medicine in advance. Uncle San should be able to return safely."
The old marquis was delighted and said, "Did the third son's wife hear that? Kuai Mo Shen was injured, but the epidemic can be controlled. The third son also brought a magic medicine, so he will be fine."
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