Chen Ahfu had already guessed it. Lord Chu's visit this time was not necessarily entirely for the sake of attending the brothers' birthday banquet. Perhaps meeting Luo Xunfu was also an important reason. Now should be the most critical moment. If he would not appear openly at the brothers' birthday banquet, he would definitely come to Luojiazhuang.
Chu Hua didn't know many secrets, so she still disliked Lord Chu very much. Chu Lingxuan would not make trouble and let her meet Lord Chu now.
The lights were already on, and lanterns were hung at the door of the corridor. A few small stars were twinkling on the edge of the gray sky, illuminating the yard.
Arriving in front of the moon gate on the left side of the outer courtyard, Chu Lingxuan signaled Hong Fei to stand here. He also told Chen Afu, "Be careful."
After hearing this, Dabao hurried over to support his mother and said, "Mom, pay attention, there are stone steps here."
Passing through the moon gate is the outer study. A faint light can be seen coming through the window. Only Chu Huai and a familiar-looking person are guarding the door.
Chu Lingxuan whispered to Chu Hanyan and Dabao, "The person in the study is your grandfather. He missed you and your brother, so he came to see you. However, this is a big secret in our family. You can't tell anyone, including grandma."
Miss Chu didn't have much impression of her grandfather. She only vaguely remembered that she had a grandfather, but he had another family and didn't want her grandmother and her family. In fact, she still had some resentment towards her grandfather. Grandpa didn't want her grandmother and let her live alone in the mountains.
Chen Dabao has a very good memory. He still remembers that his grandfather's current wife is a princess, a bad woman who was pooped by the "bird pot lid". That bad woman not only took away his grandfather, but also beat his mother and sister. Also, during the New Year, his mother did not take him to the capital, saying that there were bad people who were against him. He thought that it must be that bad woman who was against him. Moreover, his father said that he was trying to find a way to drive the bad woman away and take his grandfather back...
Chen Dabao had completely considered himself a member of the Chu family. When he heard that his grandfather had come here, he asked happily, "Dad, have you driven away that bad woman and brought grandpa back?"
Chu Lingxuan was stunned for a moment, thinking about it, it seemed that he had said that he would drive away the bad woman. A smile appeared on the corner of his mouth and he said, "She hasn't been driven away completely yet, but it will be soon. So, we have to be more careful and not let others know that we are thinking of driving away the bad woman."
Chen Dabao was very happy and proud that such a big secret could be known to him. He smiled and nodded, "Okay, we won't tell anyone." He then told Miss Chu, "Did you hear that? No one can tell anyone about Grandpa coming to see us."
As long as it was said by her parents and Dabao, Miss Chu would obey unconditionally. She nodded quickly and said, "Okay, I won't tell anyone." Then she asked in confusion, "Can't Grandma tell me either?"
Chu Lingxuan said, "Well, you can't tell grandma. Grandma still has misunderstandings about grandpa, and she will be sad if she knows."
In the girl's impression, grandma was much closer to her than grandpa. She said stubbornly, "Grandpa drove grandma to live in the mountains. This is not a misunderstanding, it's true."
Chu Lingxuan sighed, "You can't blame your grandfather for this. He had a lot of helplessness."
Chen Dabao said, "I know, it was that bad woman who asked Grandpa to drive Grandma away. If Dad drives the bad woman away, he can bring Grandma back."
Today's little girl was very persistent and asked again, "But why did Grandpa listen to that bad woman?"
Chen Dabao covered his mouth with his chubby paws and whispered, "That bad woman is a princess, a member of the royal family. To deal with her, you can't use force, you can only use your wits to defeat her."
After saying that, he looked at Chu Lingxuan and Chen Afu with great pride. What he meant was, I guessed it, if Dad wants to drive her away, he has to use his wits.
This made Chu Lingxuan and Chen Afu difficult to answer. They just led the children into the house in silence. The living room was empty, and then followed Chu Lingxuan to the west wing. There was only one lamp on in the huge room, the light was dim, and Lord Chu was sitting on the kang under the north window.
Seeing them coming in, Lord Chu, with a flushed face, immediately smiled to cover up his embarrassment. His ears were very sensitive, and he heard their conversation outside the window. He felt that what he did was shameless even if it was helpless. Especially the "take it back" from the children's mouth was really embarrassing for him.
He first looked at Little Eleven, who stood like a pine tree, with thick eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and looked even more handsome than before. Then he looked at Miss Chu, who had bright eyes, white teeth, and eyebrows and eyes like a painting, and looked even more lively and bright. Then he looked at the two little brothers. He didn't expect that the babies back then had grown up so much, and their eyebrows and eyes were so similar to his own.
Chu Lingxuan put the two little brothers on the ground, and Chen Afu bent his knees and bowed to them.
He nodded to Chen Ahfu with satisfaction and said with a smile, "Thank you for your hard work, daughter-in-law. You have done a great job." He pointed to the chair next to him and said, "Please sit down."
Chen Dabao led his sister and brother to stand in front of Lord Chu, knelt down and kowtowed to him.
Lord Chu was also uncomfortable with Xiao Eleven kowtowing to him, but he had no choice but to accept it.
When the children came forward, he waved them forward and each child gave a gift. Miss Chu gave a jade headpiece, Dabao gave a jade lion, and the two brothers gave red carp.
After receiving the gifts, Chen Dabao and Miss Chu sat down next to their father and mother. The two brothers were not shy, and climbed onto the knees of their grandfathers, looking up at their grandfathers and smiling, while sitting on their buttocks, trying to jump but unable to. They smiled with their mouths open, and a silver thread flowed out of the corners of their mouths.
Lord Chu smiled, took out a silk handkerchief from his sleeve, and wiped their saliva. He said with a smile, "I remember Xuan'er and Hua'er couldn't walk when they were one year old, but these two boys are so strong that they can even kowtow."
After that, he carried the two little brothers to the kang and teased them. Perhaps he felt that he was being partial to one over the other, so he talked to Dabao and Miss Chu for a few more words. He asked the little girl what words she knew and what books Dabao had read, and encouraged them a few more words.
Afterwards, he asked Chen how he was doing now.
Chu Lingxuan said, "My mother is in good health, but she still misses Yingxue Temple and wants to go back after Ah Fu gives birth to a child. No matter how my sister and I persuade her, she is unwilling to practice in Jingtang Temple for a long time. However, she listens to my uncle more. If my uncle persuades her, she may listen..."
Lord Chu sighed and said, "Your mother is still..." He opened his mouth, but didn't know what to say next, and then changed the subject, "Well, no matter what, we must keep her."
Chu Lingxuan nodded.
The family talked for a while until the two brothers felt tired, then Chu Lingxuan and Chen Afu took the children away.
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