Chen Shiying's case was just as they had analyzed before. He had not committed any crime, and there were too many factors that made the emperor and the ministers let him go. In addition, many important officials came to intercede for him, including those who the Chu family had asked for in advance, including Prince Rui, the emperor's younger brother Prince An, and a minister, as well as many ministers who saw Chen Shiying's strength through the snowstorm. And, most importantly, the emperor did not want to punish him severely.
Chen Shiying returned unscathed. Although he lost his reputation, Chen Shiying seemed to have let it go. He also said that since the incident had already been exposed, Chen Afu and Wang Shi could no longer be wronged, and he would write them into the ancestral hall again. Wang Shi was written as divorced, and Chen Afu was Chen Shiying's real eldest daughter.
Chen Afu was not the original owner, and did not attach much importance to class hierarchy, so he did not care much about the distinction between legitimate eldest daughter and illegitimate daughter. However, Chen Shiying's actions were also an explanation to Wang's past and the original owner.
Chu Lingxuan laughed again, "I didn't give that excellent ginseng away, but used it to nourish Uncle San. Uncle San was able to recover so quickly and is still as healthy as before, all thanks to that old ginseng. Aunt San must have asked me to thank you on her behalf, saying that you were the one who brought out the magic medicine and ginseng, and you can be considered Uncle San's lifesaver. Uncle San and Aunt San also brought gifts for you and Sasa."
Chen Afu smiled and said, "Aunt San is too polite. We all prosper together and suffer together. If something happens to Uncle San, we will not be in any good situation. That ginseng can contribute to the Chu family, and it is not a disgrace to it."
Chu Lingxuan was very happy that his wife was so understanding. He grabbed her hand and said proudly, "That's what I told them. Grandpa and Dad, as well as Third Uncle and Third Aunt, all said that I married a good wife who is blessed and sensible."
Everyone likes to hear good words, so Chen Ahfu smiled and asked curiously, "What gift did Third Aunt bring for Sasa?"
Chu Lingxuan laughed out loud and said, "Aunt San had someone go to Jitai Silver Shop to make two red gold necklaces inlaid with rubies for it. She also found a servant named Aunt Wang who can take care of dogs and asked me to bring her back to serve Sasa. She also said that Sasa's food must not be less than two taels of silver every month, and she would pay for it. I said that my family is not short of money, but she insisted on paying for it herself, and even gave Aunt Wang a year's food allowance for Sasa."
Chen Afu was very happy. Only Princess Huachang who didn't play by the rules could do such a thing. He smiled and said, "Aunt San is so cute."
Chu Lingxuan added, "I had always thought that when I came back, I would take you and the two children to Yingxue Temple to visit mother, but you are like this now, so we have to wait. I will go to see her alone in a few days."
That's right, she has to wait until she is at least three months old before she can go there.
After drying his hair, Chu Lingxuan stood up and took out a package, which was filled with many colorful things, including gifts he bought for the children and gifts from Lord Chu for the children. In one of the large brocade boxes was a set of gold filigree inlaid cat's eye headgear, which was extremely beautiful and luxurious. The cat's eye on the long hairpin was as big as the tip of a thumb.
Chu Lingxuan said, "Aunt San said this is one of her three favorite sets of jewelry. She gave one set to you, and kept two sets for her two daughters-in-law."
Chen Ahfu smiled and said, "It really cost Aunt Third a lot of money."
Chu Lingxuan looked at the two little brothers in the crib again. They were sleeping soundly. He said, "You are pregnant now. You can't be too tired. Let the mothers take care of the children."
Chen Afu also agreed with this. Now he didn't have to feed the babies himself, and the two little brothers didn't need to live in the same room with him. He just let them rest here at noon, and when they were asleep, he would bring them into the space to absorb the spiritual energy.
Jin Yanzi said that these two children are smart and they cannot be allowed to enter the space again after nine months.
Chen Afu said that he wanted to visit Chen Shiying tomorrow, but Chu Lingxuan disagreed, saying that the Chen family would definitely be busy tomorrow and asked her not to join in the fun. He would go to the Chen residence to congratulate after Mao agreed.
The next morning, when Dabao arrived, Zhuifeng's family also came, as well as a strange woman, Aunt Wang, who kowtowed to Chen Afu.
Dabao pointed at Sasa and Duanduan and said with a smile, "Mom, look quickly, Sasa and Duanduan are so pretty."
Sasa and Duandun came to show off in front of Chen Ahfu. They wore a golden necklace with five big rubies and five pearls on it. Their snow-white hair made them more eye-catching and beautiful.
It turned out that Chen Afu had also made jewelry for them, but they were all silver collars, not as thick as this one, and certainly not inlaid with gemstones.
Aunt Wang laughed and said, "Sasa is really smart. He wore one and insisted on giving one to Duandan as well."
Chen Ahfu smiled and said, "Sasa and the short necklace are really beautiful." He then praised Zhuifeng and Changchang and said, "You are also good. You know that you are boys and you can't bear to wear jewelry."
The dogs were very happy to hear this and they circled around Chen Ahfu. They knew their owner was pregnant again and did not dare to go up to her and make trouble.
Qiqi and Huihui, who followed over, were unhappy after hearing what Chen Afu said.
Qiqi said, "Dabao is a male, and he wears a necklace."
Huihui said, "Daddy is a man, and he wears a jade hairpin."
Chu Lingxuan, who had just returned from boxing, heard this and was so angry that he grabbed a peanut on the table and threw it at Huihui, causing Huihui to stagger.
Except for Dabao who was laughing with his mouth wide open, everyone else wanted to laugh but didn't dare to.
After seeing Chu Lingxuan and Dabao off, Chen Afu looked at Qiqi and Huihui who were standing angrily on the roof, and promised that he would make them a pair of red gold anklets inlaid with gemstones in the future so as to coax them down to eat.
Afterwards, Chen Afu prepared a generous gift and asked Qingfeng to deliver it to the Chen Mansion, and also told Chen Shiying and Jiang that she was pregnant.
She had the east wing cleaned up again, with Yu Ge'er and Lin's mother living in the north wing, and Ming Ge'er and Jiang's mother living in the south wing. She had already had this place decorated, and she thought they would move in after they turned one year old, but she didn't expect that she would get pregnant again so soon.
Chu Lingxuan meant that they should live in a separate courtyard, as other wealthy families did. Chen Afu couldn't bear to let such a young child live alone, so she felt empty inside even if she let them live in the side room.
Chen Yulan came with Qingfeng. He smiled and walked briskly. As soon as he came, he pulled Chen Afu's sleeve and said, "Congratulations, big sister. Dad and mom heard that big sister has another... hehe, I have another little nephew, and they are very happy. Mom wanted to come with us, but we received invitations from many families early this morning, so dad and mom can only wait for guests at home." He wrinkled his nose and said, "Oh, the world is so fickle. When dad was unlucky, few people came to our house, and they were afraid that we would get close to them. Now that dad is fine, they all come to visit."
After saying that, he handed over a gift list.
Even though the second half of his words were complaints, his tone was very light.
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