Starting from the second day of the Chinese New Year, Chu Lingxuan went out early and came back late, and sometimes did not go home at night.
Chen Afu couldn't go back to her parents' home on the second day of the Chinese New Year either. One reason was that she wasn't a month old yet, and the other was that Chen Shiying's family had returned to Beijing. Chen Ming's family and Chen Shi's family also returned to their hometown to celebrate the New Year and attend Chen Aju's wedding.
Chen Aju found a husband who was a big landlord and lived in Sanqing County. It was said that the family had thousands of acres of fertile land and opened two shops. The young man was 18 years old and looked average. Even if he looked average, he would not be interested in the eldest wife of the Chen family and Chen Aju. The family was interested in Chen Afu's power and the bright future of the second and third wives.
Chen Ye and Hu were not satisfied at first, thinking that this family was not as rich as the Yang family that Chen Aman had found, and was still in the capital. The young man was dark and fat, and was not as handsome as Yang Mingyuan.
Old Mrs. Chen was very satisfied. She advised Chen Ye that no matter whether he admitted it or not, the first wife was far inferior to the third wife, so why should the conditions for selecting a son-in-law be the same? Even for this family, it was too high for them to marry. Besides, Chen Aju would be 17 next year, and it would be even harder to find a son-in-law if they delayed any further.
Chen Ye thought about it and it made sense. No matter if he accepted it or not, their first wife was no match for the second and third wives, so he listened to his mother's advice. Even though Mrs. Hu was unwilling to do so with tears in her eyes, saying that it was unfair to her daughter, she still couldn't win over her husband and mother-in-law, so she had to agree.
Since Chen Aju is older, the marriage was arranged in July of last year, and they will get married today, the eighth day of the first lunar month.
The Chen family went back to attend the wedding banquet, and Chen Ahfu also asked Chen Ming to bring her dowry. The dowry was the same as the one given to Chen Ahman, fifty taels of silver, two pieces of brocade, two quilt covers, and two red gold hairpins. Except for the fifty taels of silver, the other things were two levels higher than those given to Chen Ahman.
At the same time, he also brought back fifty taels of silver for the Hu family, so that Hu Wei could marry on the tenth day of the first lunar month. Although Chen Ahfu did not like Hu Wei, he still gave this big gift to Hu Laowu because he was a good person.
Chen Afu asked Song to go to Manager Luo's house to visit Manager Luo on her behalf, and also gave him two hundred taels of silver and many tonic medicines such as ginseng, ganoderma lucidum, and Panax notoginseng.
Because of the excitement, Miss Chu kept pulling at Chen Ahfu's clothes and couldn't leave. Seeing her sister like this, Dabao also stayed with her.
While Chen Dabao was clinging to the little girl, he was also clinging to Chen Afu. Chen Afu let him pull her and hug her, feeling very reluctant to let her go. Once the Ninth Prince appointed the Crown Prince, it meant that Little Eleven would soon leave him and go back to recognize his ancestors.
As soon as Chen Ahfu came to the other world, he spent much more time with Dabao than with Chu Lingxuan and his own children. They had been through thick and thin together for nearly four years, and he really couldn't bear to let go.
She stayed in the house with the three children, while the two little brothers would go to Luomei Temple to accompany Lechen every morning and come back for lunch. They would not go in the afternoon because the two little brothers were too naughty to stay quietly and gave Lechen a headache. Moreover, after that incident, Lechen had more time to study Buddhism.
On the seventh day, the two little brothers were one month old, but Chen Afu didn't want to have a big celebration. Because Chu Lingxuan was not at home, and because of the special circumstances, no one from the capital or Shizhou Prefecture would come, so he only invited a few close friends and his uncle's family to have dinner.
That day, Chen Ahfu finally came out of confinement and took a comfortable bath early in the morning. After breakfast, she put on a cotton jacket, a cloak, and a Zhaojun suit, and took the children to Luomei Temple to visit Lechen. She had seen Lechen once since the day he entered the mansion, and had not seen him since then.
This time, Xiao Yuer was also brought along. Not only was she wrapped tightly in a blanket, but a thick velvet cloth was also placed over her face.
It was snowing heavily outside and the wind was biting cold. But Chen Ahfu, who had been locked up for a month, liked it very much. She stood up and raised her head, letting the snowflakes fall on her face and feeling the snowflakes melting on her face.
Madam Li said quickly, "Grandma, you just came out of confinement, you shouldn't do this, don't catch a cold."
Yu Ge'er and Ming Ge'er also raised their heads like their mother and shouted loudly, "Come get Xuexue, come get Xuexue."
The two mothers were so frightened that they stopped him and said, "Hey, brother, don't drink the wind."
After hearing this, the two little guys started running with their short legs, shouting, "Let's go see grandma, let's go see grandma..." They were wearing red cotton jackets and cotton pants, and looked like red lantern peppers with two legs.
The two boys were tall and strong, they could jump and run, and they would not allow anyone to lead them. Suddenly, Ming Ge'er fell down, rolled in the snow, and got up by himself, looking up to the sky and laughing twice.
When Yu Ge'er saw this, he deliberately fell down, then got up and laughed loudly towards the sky twice.
Miss Chu and the servants did not go to help them. This was Chen Afu's instructions: as long as the fall was not too serious, let them get up by themselves.
When we arrived at Luomei Courtyard, we saw red plum blossoms blooming all over the yard. They stood proudly in the wind and snow, so beautiful.
Chen Afu felt that compared to the crabapple blossom, Liaochen was more like the red plum blossom - proud, dazzling, stubborn, and too self-assertive.
They went straight into the east wing because the upper room was the Buddhist hall, where Liaochen would meditate on Buddhism.
The east wing is Liaochen's living room and bedroom. They sat in the east room for a while before Liaochen came over after finishing his hair. She was much thinner, and the wrinkles at the corners of her eyes were more distinct. The days of Lord Chu's forbearance were coming to an end. I wonder what the outcome would be for this old couple.
As soon as she saw the children, a smile appeared in her originally sad eyes.
Chen Ahfu stood up with the children and saluted Chen. Yu Ge'er and Ming Ge'er saluted and ran over to hug their grandmother, shouting proudly, "Grandma, sister, sister is here."
Liaochen touched the tops of the two little brothers' heads and said, "Sister is here too? Grandma, come and see."
Mother Li brought Xiao Yuer to Le Chen, and Le Chen reached out to take the child.
The last time Lechen saw Xiao Yuer, the little girl was sleeping with her eyes closed, but now she has opened her eyes. She is not shy and smiled at her grandmother and said "ah" twice.
Lechen smiled, his eyes moist again, and said, "What a pretty little boy, so lovable. Look at his little appearance, he is even more handsome than Hua'er when he was a child."
She held Xiao Yu'er and sat on the kang. The two brothers leaned on her side, chatting with her. "Sister, you look pretty."
Liaochen nodded, "Yeah, it looks good."
"My sister's stinky, not stinky."
Liaochen pretended to be surprised, "Really? How can Chou Chou not stink?"
The two brothers nodded firmly, "It doesn't stink, we've smelled it before."
Liaochen was very happy, "Oh, that thing doesn't stink and can't be smelled."
Another said, "Our sister was snatched by bad guys."
Another one hurriedly said, "Get out, don't snatch it."
Lechen said, "The bad guy who stole my sister should be beaten out." She didn't know that the bad guy the two brothers were referring to was the Third Lady.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
