Perhaps Chu Lingxuan was frightened by his wife's last birth. Every time he looked at his wife, the first thing he saw was not her face, but her belly. When Chen Afu walked in front of him, he smiled and said, "Your belly is okay, not as big as before."
In fact, Chen Ahfu's belly was already big compared to other pregnant women. But compared to her belly when she was pregnant with the two little brothers, it was much smaller. Chu Lingxuan had never paid attention to other pregnant women's bellies, so he thought Chen Ahfu's belly was not big now. Smaller babies would be much easier to give birth to.
Seeing the smile in Chu Lingxuan's eyes, Chen Ahfu joked, "You look so happy, is there any good news?"
Chu Lingxuan smiled and said, "There is really good news. The Ninth Prince has a new brother and a new sister."
This is really good news. Last month, the Ninth Prince's wife gave birth to a son. Now the Ninth Prince has two sons and a daughter. Dabao is safer.
Chu Lingxuan smiled again and said, "Also, my third uncle, my eldest uncle, and my sister have sent me letters. My sister and my fourth cousin will come here in about ten days, and my eldest uncle will come at the end of September. Maybe my father will come too." He glanced at the two brothers proudly and said, "The sons have more face than their father."
Chen Afu could have guessed that Chu Hua and Mr. Luo Si and his wife would come, but he didn't expect that such important figures as Mr. Chu and Mr. Luo Xunfu would also come.
She smiled and said, "Well, it's really an honor to invite my father-in-law and uncle here."
Chu Lingxuan added, "Don't tell anyone that my father is coming, especially not to my mother."
During the meal, Chu Lingxuan told the old marquis that he would go to Yingxue Temple early tomorrow morning to persuade Lechen to come to Jingtang Temple for cultivation and stay in Luojiazhuang for more than a month. He would also bring the letters written by Chu Hua and Luo Xunfu to her, and they would definitely persuade Lechen.
The old marquis said, "I'll write her a letter too, you can take it with you. Alas, it was your father who betrayed her, tell her to think positively."
Chu Lingxuan asked Chen Afu to take the children to Luojiazhuang on Saturday, and he would take Luochen to live in Luojiazhuang that day. This time it was considered a move, and they needed two days to prepare.
On the morning of the sixth day, Chen Ahfu took Chu Hanyan, Chu Lingzhi, Chen Dabao and the two brothers to Luojiazhuang. Ah Lu wanted to study hard at home, so Mr. Liao asked him to take the exam next spring, and said that it would not be difficult for him to pass the exam, and it mainly depended on the ranking.
Mr. Liao's words not only made A Lu work harder, but also made Chen Ming very happy. You know, there has never been a scholar in the whole Xiangluo Village.
The sedan chair that Chen Afu was sitting in and the horse-drawn carriages that the others were sitting in took about an hour to arrive at Luojiazhuang, east of Jitou Village in the suburbs.
It is only 200 meters away from Jinghua Mountain and 100 meters away from the village. Even in autumn, it is still very cool with dense shade. Looking up at the mountain, it is colorful, with red, yellow and green colors.
Luo Fang led his wife and several servants to greet them at the gate of the village.
Luo Fang's wife pointed to the entrance of the village and said with a low laugh, "Grandma, the second yard on the right is Old Lady Zhao's home. When I passed by there on my way to the village to do some work, I often saw the old lady basking in the sun in the yard. The villagers didn't know her true identity and thought she was a widow with no children. Some women who loved to take advantage of others had stolen things from her house before, and some troublemakers had thrown dirt and stones at her house for no reason. Later, after she was taught a lesson, people realized that she might not be as helpless as she said, so no one dared to go to her house to cause trouble..."
It was too far to see clearly, and I could only vaguely see a small courtyard with blue bricks and tiles and a few big trees outside. This kind of courtyard was considered the best in the countryside, but it was definitely vulgar for Old Lady Zhao, who was used to living in a gorgeous courtyard. The old lady had been calculating and chasing for wealth and glory all her life, but in the end she still lived in this kind of farmyard.
Chen Afu smiled and led the children into the gate.
Luojiazhuang is a typical three-courtyard house with beautiful trees and bamboos planted inside, as well as many pots of blooming chrysanthemums.
Chen Afu went to see Liaochen's room first. Liaochen liked quietness, so she was arranged to live in the backyard back room. The east room was the bedroom, and the east side room was the small Buddhist hall. The furnishings and bedding were both simple and elegant, and the room was filled with a pleasant sandalwood scent, which was the style Liaochen liked.
The west wing of the upper house was occupied by the two little nuns who served Lechen. When guests came, Chu Hua and Heng Ge'er lived in the east wing, and Luo Si's grandmother and her daughter lived in the west wing. Male guests lived in the outer courtyard.
Chen Afu and Chu Lingxuan temporarily live in the east house of the main courtyard, little girl Chu lives in the west house, Dabao and Chu Lingzhi live in the east wing, and the two brothers live in the west wing.
After a tour, Chen Afu nodded in satisfaction, finding that everything was done very well.
When the last ray of glow from the sunset faded away and night was about to fall, Chu Lingxuan and Laochen finally arrived.
Chen Afu led a few children to greet them at the gate of the hanging flower. After paying their respects, Chu Hanyan came forward and hugged Chen, saying very proudly, "Grandma, my brothers can walk now."
Liaochen looked at the two little brothers in their mother's arms and asked in surprise, "So fast?"
The two brothers knew their sister was showing off, so they got off the ground and walked to Lu Chen, each holding one of his legs, looking up at Lu Chen and smiling. Lu Chen was so happy that his eyes turned red and his heart was trembling.
She said happily, "My dear grandchildren, it's been such a long time, I'm surprised you still remember grandma."
Chen Ahfu was secretly happy. How could the two little brothers still remember her? Chen Ahfu mentioned grandma many times in front of them almost every day. Today, she taught them to please grandma. They tried to please grandma not because they remembered her as a person, but because of the word "grandma".
However, the two little brothers' ability to please people is really amazing. They made their grandmother so happy as soon as they met her.
After the vegetarian feast, everyone teased Lachen in her living room for a while, and then went back to their rooms to rest.
Before dawn the next day, Chu Lingxuan hurried back to Dingzhou Prefecture to attend the government office. Chen Afu waited for the children to wake up, and after dinner, he took them to the backyard to pay their respects to Chen.
Liaochen was chanting scriptures in the small Buddhist hall. They waited in the hall for a while before Liaochen came out.
After talking to her for a while, Chu Lingzhi and Dabao could no longer sit still. Lechen smiled and said, "You two little monkeys are stuck here, go play." He then said to Chen Afu, "Afu, go and get busy too, let Yan'er and Shuangshuang stay with me."
Liaochen likes to call the two little brothers "Shuangshuang".
Chen Ahfu returned to the main courtyard and listened to Steward Luo and Aunt Luo's report on the move. Liaochen was living here now, and Steward Luo's family would also live here to serve. Not only would many things from Yingxue Temple be moved here, but important things from Tangyuan would also be moved here...
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