Chu Lingxuan sent Chen Afu and the others back to the main courtyard, then returned to the outer study room, and went back to his bedroom to rest in the late night. He discussed with Lord Chu and Luo Xunfu in the outer study room until the late night, and later invited Chen Shiying to come.
Chen Ahfu had been sleeping restlessly to begin with, and when he heard him coming back, he asked, "Is it raining heavily outside?"
It started to drizzle in the middle of the night. Chen Ahfu was a little worried. The rain in late autumn was not only cold, but also lingering. If it didn't stop the day after tomorrow, the excitement of the brothers' birthday party would be greatly reduced.
Chu Lingxuan said, "It's not big, but it's very cold. You and the children should wear more clothes tomorrow."
Chu Lingxuan had only slept for less than an hour when it was already dawn. He and Chen Afu both got up. They had to get back to Dingzhou Prefecture today, so they had to get up early.
Chen Afu helped Chu Lingxuan tidy up his outer shirt. Seeing the maid going to the bathroom to get ready, he asked in a low voice, "Where's my father-in-law? Will he go home?"
Chu Lingxuan whispered, "I will go to see Grandpa tonight and then leave." He smiled and said, "I heard from my uncle that mother has agreed to live in Jingtang Temple for a long time, and said that she will wait until the situation calms down before returning to Yingxue Temple. As long as she can live here peacefully, she will not think about returning to Yingxue Temple again."
Chen Ahfu smiled and said, "That's good, we can all rest assured." He smiled mischievously and said, "Did my uncle scold my father-in-law?"
Chu Lingxuan thought about his uncle's rage when he saw his father yesterday. Not only did he scold his father, he would have wanted to beat his father if he hadn't been held back.
He was too embarrassed to say this to his wife, so he ruffled Chen Ahfu's hair and said in a low voice, "You are my daughter-in-law, what are you talking about!"
Chen Ahfu saw the smile on his face and muttered, "I definitely scolded her. If my sister had been wronged like this, I would not only scold her, but also beat her."
At the beginning of the morning hour, the family left Luojiazhuang in the rain. The two little brothers were still in a dream, and their mother held them in a blanket as they sat in the car. It was still early, and they did not say goodbye to their elders.
When they arrived at the provincial capital, Chu Lingxuan went directly to the government office, and Chen Afu went home.
When I got home, I found out that Prince Rui had come last night. Fortunately, the old marquis and Li Xuan were with him.
Chen Afu could not work hard and only made decisions. The second wife, Mrs. Song, was mainly in charge of the house.
Early in the morning of October 1st, the residence of Deputy General Chu of Dingzhou was decorated with lights and full of joy.
After breakfast, Chu Lingxuan led A Lu, Da Bao and Chu Lingzhi to the outer courtyard in a hurry.
Chen Ahfu dressed up and heard the servants report that the second wife had arrived and was busy in the flower hall. Song was very capable, and Chen Ahfu felt relieved as long as she was there.
At the end of the Chen hour, Chen Ahfu led Miss Chu to the east wing. The two brothers had already gotten up, and their mother was feeding them.
Their breakfast consisted of half a bowl of steamed egg custard with goat milk and a small bowl of fish, meat and vegetable porridge. After they finished their meal, they were dressed in a scarlet silk gown that went below the knee, with a red silk brocade waistcoat embroidered with floral patterns, scarlet silk trousers, red boots, and a small melon-shaped hat with a red top and gold rim.
The two little brothers were so handsome that Chen Afu couldn't help but kiss them a few times.
When Miss Chu saw him, she leaned over to kiss him, and shouted, "No brother is more beautiful than my brother."
The cocky look is just like Chen Dabao.
Everything was ready. It was already 9:00 p.m. Chen Afu took the little girl's hand, and the two mothers held the little birthday girls in their arms and went to the flower hall together.
The weather was very good today. The rain stopped last night. The sky was high and the clouds were light. The autumn sun was bright and the moist air made people feel very comfortable. The fallen leaves on the ground and the water on the bluestone road had been cleaned up by the servants. There were also many colorful silks and red lanterns hanging under the corridor and on the trees.
Relatives such as Chu Hua and his son, Luo Si's mother and daughter, Jiang's mother and daughter, Old Lady Chen, Zhang, Wu, and Wang Xiaomei have already arrived. Wang still won't come. She and Chen Ming came yesterday to give the two brothers birthday gifts.
As the guests arrived one after another, the hall became bustling with activity. There were even guests coming from the capital, provincial capitals, and other places.
Seeing the two lovable little brothers, the guests naturally gave them rave reviews.
At noon, it was time for the highlight of the day - the one-year-old ceremony. A dozen men also came to the hall. This was where the women stayed, and ordinary men were not allowed to come. Only the men of the Chu family and male relatives, plus a few good friends of Chu Lingxuan, and the high-ranking Prince Rui and General Fu came.
In the center of the hall, there was a large round table with carved rosewood and inlaid jade. On the table were many things, including seals, scriptures, pens, small bows and arrows, small abacus, gold ingots, account books, flowers, rouge, food, and toys. Because there were two children, everything was doubled.
Amidst laughter, the two little brothers were carried onto the big round table.
Before going to bed yesterday, Chu Lingxuan held the two brothers and cheated. He took out the seal, bow and arrow, pen, and scriptures, and repeatedly told Yu Ge'er to grab the seal and bow and arrow, Ming Ge'er to grab the seal and pen or scriptures, gold ingots and food were also allowed, but forget about the rest.
He also told them that there were two of each item and that they were not allowed to fight or snatch them. Otherwise, hey, dad would slap them in the face.
After saying that, he stretched out his hand and made a gesture of hitting someone.
Chu Lingxuan was extremely proud. Other children were still stupid and knew nothing when they were one year old, but his child was so smart that he could understand a lot of words.
The two children sat in the middle of the round table, staring around with round eyes. Before the adults told them to "catch", they began to pull whatever they could catch to their side. There was no other way. Ever since they could catch things, they had been used to snatching.
Because they were fighting so fiercely, the two little brothers stuck out their little butts to grab things that were a little far away, and their fat white butts were exposed outside their open-crotch pants, which made everyone laugh.
In a short time, all the things on the table were swept in front of them. Yu Ge'er was faster, so he grabbed more things.
When Ming Geer saw that his father had asked him to grab the pen and official seal, he was not happy with it and reached out to grab the things in front of his brother. Yu Geer felt that the colorful things were all grabbed by his younger brother, so he was not happy with it and reached out to grab his younger brother's things.
They used one hand to grab the other's things, and knew to use the other hand to protect their own things. While protecting, the hand began to pinch the other's face, but the hand that was trying to grab things did not stop.
The behavior of the two brothers had shocked everyone. No one thought about trying to stop the fight. They just wanted to see who would win in the end.
Chu Lingxuan and Chen Afu were amused and angry, and ignored them. Only the younger sister Chu Hanyan was reluctant to let her brother fight, and wanted to stop them, but was stopped by the old marquis.
After this, all the things were looted and Mingge seemed a little weaker.
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