Chen Afu felt relieved when he heard Luo Yuan say that Chen would come back to stay temporarily.
She guessed that the masked men were sent by the Second Prince. The Second Prince must have been desperate, so he sent people to kidnap Chen to threaten the Chu family? It seemed that the Second Prince had already started to act.
It is always dangerous for Liaochen to live outside the city.
Chen Ahfu said, "Okay, I understand. Manager Luo, have you not eaten yet? Go to the outer courtyard to eat, and then go home to rest."
Manager Luo also has a courtyard in Dingzhou Prefecture.
Luo Yuan shook his head and said, "Thank you, Grandma. I have to rush back to Luojia Village immediately. My father still..."
Thinking of Steward Luo who was still in danger, Chen Ahfu's heart tightened again. She stood up and said, "Steward Luo, wait a minute. Master Wuzhi gave me a medicine for external injuries before. Maybe it will be useful for Uncle Luo."
She entered the bedroom and took out a small wooden stick of Yanchenxiang from the small drawer in the closet. This was for boiling goat milk for the two little brothers.
She handed the small wooden stick to Luo Yuan and said, "This is what Master Wuzhi gave me. You can put it in the medicine and use it repeatedly." She hoped that Manager Luo would get better, but green bird's nest was too scarce, so she could only give him a small wooden stick made of agarwood. This thing was not an ordinary item, and it was very effective for external injuries.
Luo Yuan's family all knew that Chen Afu had a close relationship with Master Wuzhi. He excitedly took the medicine, knelt down and kowtowed to Chen Afu. He choked up and said, "Thank you, grandma. I didn't expect my father to have this blessing and be able to use the medicine given by Master Wuzhi."
After Luo Yuan left, Chen Afu quickly asked Li Ma to take people to clean up Luomei Temple.
Luomei Temple is located in the southwest of the mansion, remote and quiet, with more than a dozen plum trees in the courtyard. Chu Lingxuan had built it specifically for Chen. It looks like an ordinary courtyard from the outside, but it was actually built like a small temple inside.
It was built, but Liaochen did not come. So apart from the Buddha and Bodhisattva carved in gold and jade, and the specially made large furniture, there were no other furniture and ornaments for daily use.
It was freezing cold now, so not only did they have to clean the house inside and out, they also had to light up the kang and the floor heating. In addition, they had to get some furniture from the storeroom and put it in. Liaochen was born in a wealthy family, and even the nunnery was more refined than the temple, so he had to get the best things.
Chen Ahfu instructed Li Ma, "…the furniture, furnishings, beddings, etc., must be the best, and the simplest."
Chu Lingqi also heard that something happened in Luojiazhuang, so he rushed to Luojiazhuang. Song brought Wen Ge'er to the deputy general's mansion.
With the arrival of Mrs. Song, Chen Ahfu was relieved of many worries. She could not leave the house now, and many things had to be done by Mrs. Song.
At the end of the afternoon, Liaochen brought Miss Chu back home.
Chen Afu was not yet fully pregnant, so she could not go out to greet him and could only wait in the east room.
Song helped Lechen into the living room, and Chen Afu came out and bowed to her.
Liaochen's face was pale, her eyes were red, her clothes were slightly wrinkled, and she kept turning the rosary in her hand as she walked. She stretched out her other hand to hold Chen Afu's hand and said with tears, "It's all my fault. They thought that I was a nun, far away from the hustle and bustle of the world, and those people would not target me. Who knew... Hey, I harmed Xuan'er, Manager Luo, and those good children..."
In order to protect Luo Chen, not only Chu Lingxuan and Luo Guanshi were injured, but also three guards died. Chen Afu didn't know how to comfort her, so he could only say, "It's good that mother-in-law is back home. Now it's safe. Master and daughter-in-law are relieved."
Chu Hanyan ran over and hugged Chen Afu and started crying, saying, "Mother, I'm scared, scared, I'm scared..."
The little girl's hair was a little messy, her eyes were red and swollen, and her body was still shaking.
Chen Ahfu took her and checked her carefully. He was relieved to see that she was not injured. He hugged her and comforted her softly, "Don't be afraid, Yan'er, go home, and the bad guys won't dare to come."
Lechen looked at Xiao Yuer again, gave her a string of red sandalwood Buddhist beads as a gift, and then was taken to Luomei Temple by Song.
Chen Afu pulled the little girl to the kang in the east room, let her sit in his arms, wiped her tears, and comforted her softly. Dabao also held the little girl's hand and comforted her.
I heard from Nanny Huang who went to the farm that the master personally sent Manager Luo to the Luo family, and several doctors from Qianjin Hall went with him.
She also said that last night, the master and the girl lived in the upper room of the main courtyard. When he heard the fighting outside, the master ran to the back room and asked Huang Ma to hide the girl in a cabinet in the west room. The bad guys did not enter the house where they lived, but the shouting outside scared the girl...
When the two brothers woke up, Chen Afu did not let them go to accompany Lechen. Someone had died, and his son and servants were injured. Lechen must be very sad and had no mood to entertain the children.
At night, Chen Dabao still slept in the warm room, while Chen Afu took the little girl to sleep on the big bed. The little girl was terrified and kept hugging Chen Afu and refused to let go, even talking nonsense in her dreams.
Chu Lingxuan came back very late. He saw that both children were sleeping in the bedroom, so he went back to the east room and asked the maid on duty to spread a mattress on the kang as he wanted to sleep there.
When Chen Afu heard the noise, he got up quietly and went to the east room.
Chen Ahfu saw that his left arm was wrapped in a bandage and his face was pale. He felt so distressed that tears came out. He asked, "How is your injury? Is Uncle Luo awake?"
Chu Lingxuan pulled her to sit on the kang and whispered, "I'm fine, the wound is not deep. Uncle Luo has woken up, and the doctor said he is out of danger."
Chen Ahfu let out a long sigh and said, "Uncle Luo is finally well. Otherwise, my mother-in-law would blame herself even more." Then he asked, "Are those people the second prince's men?"
Chu Lingxuan nodded and said, "They must be his men. They were assassins. They took poison before coming here. If they don't take the antidote in time, they will die from the poison. We caught two alive, but unfortunately they are both dead."
Seeing Chen Afu's inquiring eyes, he continued, "You haven't finished your confinement yet, and I didn't tell you about some of the things that happened before because I was afraid that you might be worried... You also know that Wang Guozhang returned to Nanzhong Province two years ago to recuperate..."
Two years ago, Wang Guozhang, the Grand Master, resigned from his post and returned to his hometown in Nanzhong Province to recuperate due to illness. After that, some of the Wang family's children were successively sent to the Shaanxi and Shuxi armies.
Chen Afu knew all these things. She even checked the map of the Dashun Dynasty. Some of them looked like the Tian/Dynasty in her previous life, but not completely. Nanzhong Province looked a little like Yunnan in her previous life, Shuxi Province looked like Sichuan, and Shaanxi Province looked like Shaanxi in her previous life. Nanzhong Province was the hometown of Wang Guozhang's family and the place where they made their fortune.
Before, the Wang family stationed Yang Qing in Shaanxi as a general. If they could unite with western Sichuan, then these three connected provinces would be independent and if they rebelled, it would be difficult for the court to fight against them.
Because of Wang Cheng’s matter, Yang Qing has been arrested.
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