Chen Afu and Hua Mama are busy in the small kitchen, making vegetarian food that Chu Lingxuan likes. Tonight Chu Lingxuan will accompany Lechen for a vegetarian meal.
In the evening, Dabao and Chu Lingzhi went back to Jingyuan first, but little girl Chu stayed in Yanxiangju. She was waiting for her father, whom she hadn't seen for a long time. Originally, she wanted to go to the Zen temple to see her father in the afternoon, but her mother didn't allow her, saying that her father and grandmother were discussing important matters.
There were still 25 minutes left until the evening when Chen Afu said with a smile, "Yan'er, it's time to go back to bed. You'll be able to see your father tomorrow when you come over."
Chu Hanyan yawned, but still pouted and said, "What if Daddy leaves before dawn?"
Chen Ahfu smiled and said, "Not tomorrow. Dad will stay at home for two days."
After hearing this, the little girl let Luo Mei lead her back to Yiran Courtyard.
After seeing the little girl off, Hong Fei helped Chen Afu to the west wing. The two brothers now lived here, Yu Ge'er lived in the north room, and Ming Ge'er lived in the south. There was a small bed with a fence around it in the living room. When they were awake, they would occasionally sit in it to play.
Chen Ahfu went to the north room to see Yu Ge'er first, and then went to the south room to see Ming Ge'er. They were sleeping soundly, both wearing only a red bellyband, and the small bed was covered with a light blue gauze curtain embroidered with green bamboo. The two mothers had not rested yet, sitting under the candlelight doing needlework, and occasionally fanning them with a fan.
After seeing them, Chen Afu returned to the main room and sat on the bed in a daze.
Chu Lingxuan came back at 11 pm, and his face didn't look very good.
Chen Ahfu stood up and walked forward, asking, "Grandma doesn't agree to go home with us?"
Chu Lingxuan took her hand and walked towards the bedroom, asking irrelevantly, "It's so late, why don't you rest?"
Chen Ahfu said, "I can't sleep well if you don't come back."
Chu Lingxuan smiled, but when he thought of his mother's stubbornness, his face turned cold again. He hugged her and sat down on the bed, saying, "Mother doesn't agree to go home, and she is very insistent. She said that our home in the city is also called the Chu Mansion, and she will never enter the Chu family again." He sighed again, "Mother still has deep resentment towards father. Although she knows that this matter is not father's fault, she is still unwilling to forgive him. In the future... Hey, I will persuade her again."
Chen Ahfu advised, "We have to do things step by step. Grandma has lived in Tangyuan for more than a month this time, which is not easy." He laughed and said, "It's because our two sons are so proud that they cling to grandma every day. As soon as they see grandma, they rush over eagerly."
Chu Lingxuan also smiled and said, "Mother likes them and keeps praising them." After a pause, he added, "Since mother can't bear to leave them, let's think of another way to let my son attract mother to our home in Dingzhou Prefecture."
"No." Chen Afu blurted out. Seeing Chu Lingxuan's puzzled look, he explained, "I think that letting Yu Ge'er and Ming Ge'er keep grandma's heart in the mortal world, let grandma enjoy family affection in the mortal world, and let us, the younger generations, be more filial to her, has already fulfilled our filial piety, but we can't force grandma to go to the Chu family. They left grandma in Tangyuan, because Tangyuan is grandma's territory, and grandma is willing to be close to her grandchildren in Tangyuan. However, bringing grandma back to the Chu family should be done by father-in-law. After all, it was father-in-law who drove grandma out of the Chu family and let her spend more than ten years alone in the nunnery. Father-in-law should use his sincerity and love to welcome his wife back."
"You're just being hypocritical. Women just worry too much." Chu Lingxuan frowned and said, "My father is very busy. As the younger generation, we should share his worries and help him."
Chen Afu said stubbornly, "Yu'er and Ming'er have helped father-in-law by keeping mother-in-law's affection. At least it has bought him some time." He straightened up from Chu Lingxuan's arms and said, "When you men do big things, it's usually women who get hurt. Mother-in-law has been sad for so long. If you want her to live back in the Chu family, of course father-in-law should use his utmost sincerity to move her."
"You women have so many thoughts."
Chu Lingxuan couldn't understand why his gentle mother was so stubborn this time and refused to go home to practice. His wife told him the reason. If he wanted her to go home, he had to ask his father to pick her up in person. But his father was busy in the capital and couldn't take care of it. Besides, his mother resented his father so much, and even if his father wanted to take her home, he didn't know how much effort it would take.
Chu Lingxuan didn't argue anymore and got up to go to the bathroom to wash up.
The two of them lay on the bed, and Chu Lingxuan gently touched Chen Ahfu's slightly bulging belly with his big hand, unable to hide his smile. He said, "I hope it's one this time. It's too hard to have two." He added, "Aunt San was very happy to hear that you are pregnant again. She hopes you can have a girl, and she also said it would be best if you can have two this time."
Chen Ahfu smiled and said, "Then Third Aunt will be disappointed. The doctor checked her pulse and it's only one this time. However, no matter how many girls she gives birth to, I won't give them to Third Aunt." He then said childishly, "If she gives birth to a second girl, I won't tell Third Aunt. Dingzhou is far from the capital anyway."
Chu Lingxuan whispered, "Perhaps, before we have a second daughter, they will have already moved to the capital..."
Chen Afu felt that there was something else in his words, so he turned to look at him. The bright starlight shone through the window lattice, and through the thin gauze curtain, his cold features became a little softer and more handsome in the dim light. For their family to be able to return to the capital, they must have overthrown the second and third princes, and the ninth prince was named the crown prince, right?
He asked, "Is the Ninth Prince doing well now?" Thinking of the Second Prince being a reborn person, he hesitated and said, "The Second Prince seems to have the guidance of an expert and can predict some things in the future. If he feels that he has no hope, he may take risks to prevent certain things from happening. If there is a good opportunity, it is best to take him down in one fell swoop, without any hesitation."
Chu Lingxuan sighed, "It's not easy to take him down in one fell swoop!" He added, "Don't worry, the Ninth Prince has been hiding his courage for ten years, and our Chu family has also been secretly preparing for ten years. The emperor still has the same original intention... However, since the loss of Yang Qing and several others, the Second Prince and Uncle Wang Guo seem to be anxious... In fact, I have been persuading mother to practice at home because I am afraid that the Second Prince will be desperate and send people to coerce mother. Yingxue Temple is too far away. Although my people are protecting mother there, and it is close to Lingyin Temple, I am still afraid of mistakes."
Chen Ahfu's heart sank, and he said, "This concerns my mother's safety, so it's better to bring her home."
Chu Lingxuan sighed, "My mother is very stubborn about this matter. No matter how I persuade her, she won't listen. She also said that life and death are determined by fate. If she is unfortunately held hostage by a villain, she will commit suicide. Well, I will persuade her again."
Chen Ahfu didn't dare to be hypocritical anymore and said, "Tomorrow, I will take the children to persuade her."
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