Chen Afu took the letter and opened it. The letter said that the old marquis would live in the capital for a long time in the future and would not go to Dingzhou Prefecture again. Li Xuan was in a good condition now, and the King Rui and his wife were reluctant to let him leave. He would go to the palace to study with the emperor's grandchildren after the new year. He also said that he wanted great-grandsons and great-granddaughters, and in the near future, he would let Chu Lingxuan and her take a few children to the capital...
After reading the letter, Chen Afu became more certain that the good thing that the Chu family had been waiting for for a long time would soon come.
She said to Chen Shiying, "Dad, we may have to go back to the capital soon. Grandfather said he misses the children."
Chen Shiying already had some guesses and said, "Yong'an Marquis Mansion is your real home. It is right for you to respect your elders there."
After dinner, Chen Afu returned to the Chu family with his children and a car full of gifts.
In the car, she told Chen Dabao and Chu Hanyan that great grandfather, fifth uncle and little Li Xuan would never come to Dingzhou Prefecture again. Dabao and the little girl smiled happily when they heard that.
Chen Ahfu smiled again and said, "Grandpa said he missed you. It is very likely that we will go to the capital soon."
The two little people's eyes lit up again, and they were both very happy. Miss Chu left the capital when she was more than three years old. At that time, she was a little idiot and had completely forgotten what the capital was like. Dabao had never been to the capital, but only heard from his fifth uncle that it was much bigger and more prosperous than Dingzhou Prefecture.
Dabao asked again, "Mother, are you taking your son with you this time?"
Chen Ahfu hugged him and said, "Of course, this time our whole family will go back."
Seeing Dabao grinning, Chen Afu's heart trembled and he hugged him tighter.
Before going to bed, Chu Lingxuan suddenly came back. He looked exhausted, his clothes were covered with dust, his hair was soaked with sweat in the cold weather, and he seemed to have lost a lot of weight.
Chen Afu felt extremely distressed, so he took off his coat and repeatedly asked someone to quickly scoop hot water for him to bathe.
When Chu Lingxuan came out of the bathroom, Chen Ahfu dried his hair and showed him the letter from the old marquis after the maids left. Then he asked, "What will mother do if we go to the capital?"
Chu Lingxuan said, "Before the Second Prince is eliminated, Mother must not be allowed to leave the mansion. When we are not in Dingzhou Prefecture, please ask Second Brother and his wife to come to the mansion to accompany Mother." He added, "If the Second Prince and the Wang family really raise troops to rebel in Nanzhong, it is very likely that Third Uncle and I will go to suppress the rebellion. In the days to come, I will be even busier..."
Chen Ahfu's heart tightened again. Swords and arrows have no eyes, not to mention that the Second Prince and his party hated the Chu family. Unfortunately, the magic medicine left by the old monk Wuzhi has been used up. She knew that she could not stop Chu Lingxuan from making achievements, or be willing to sacrifice her life to protect the Ninth Prince. Her nose was sour and tears welled up.
She leaned her head on his chest and choked up, "For the sake of the child and me, you have to be well and come back alive."
Chu Lingxuan held her tightly in his arms, resting his chin on top of her head, and whispered, "Don't worry, we are fully prepared. For you and the children, I will also cherish my life." Feeling his wife's slightly trembling body, he smiled again, "Everyone says you are blessed. A blessed woman will never be a widow."
This one sentence made Chen Afu burst into laughter.
When sleeping, Chen Ahfu always hugged Chu Lingxuan tightly, and her legs were wrapped around his legs tightly, fearing that he would leave her tomorrow to fight on the battlefield. Even if she felt Chu Lingxuan's body tense and had some kind of reaction, she still let him cling to her. Chu Lingxuan was really uncomfortable with her clinging, and he smiled and grabbed her hand and wandered around his body, until a certain place...
The next day, Dabao and Miss Chu came to the upper room for breakfast. Seeing that Daddy had returned, they came over to greet him happily. Dabao said, "Dad, Grandfather missed us and asked us to go to the capital in a few days. I once heard from my fifth uncle that the palace is very big. It would take an hour to go around the palace wall in a carriage. Is it really that big?"
Chu Lingxuan was reluctant to leave Little Eleven who always made trouble for him, so he pulled him to his side and said with a smile, "Well, it's almost there." He also helped him tidy up his clothes which were not messy at all.
After dinner, Chen Afu led the two children to send Chu Lingxuan out of the house and watched him disappear at the gate of the courtyard.
Chen Ahfu was restless all day. The emperor meant that he would issue an imperial decree to make the ninth prince the crown prince as soon as he went to court today.
Unfortunately, communications were not well developed in that era. Even if we rushed here as soon as we received the news, we would have to wait until late at night for the news to be delivered here.
In the east room, Chen Dabao was sitting at the table on the kang, writing big characters, while little girl Chu was learning to knit.
Chen Ahfu stared at Dabao blankly, feeling mixed emotions. From morning till night, she was both looking forward to that moment and dreading it.
Dabao wrote a few words and then looked up and smiled at his mother. He felt that his mother was particularly different today, and there was something in her eyes that he couldn't understand when she looked at him. But he liked his mother looking at him like this, and he felt very happy.
Normally, Chen Ahfu would remind Dabao to concentrate on his studies, but today she said nothing. As long as Dabao looked up and smiled at her, she would smile back at him.
Today, Dabao has red lips and white teeth, and is handsome and taller than other children of the same age. He wears an orange embroidered jacket, pants of the same color, and two blue ribbons tied on his pigtails. He looks like a rich young man, very different from the skinny and short poor country boy four years ago. The only thing that hasn't changed is the admiration in his eyes for me...
Nanny Li and the maids serving in the room also noticed that there was something different about Chen Afu, but they were just puzzled and did not dare to ask.
Later, even the not-so-sensitive Miss Chu noticed something was wrong and asked, "Mom, what's wrong with you? Your eyes are red."
Chen Ahfu calmed himself down and said with a smile, "Oh, really? Mom might be a little upset lately."
In the evening, Chu Lingxuan returned on time, which was rare. He was anxiously waiting for news from the capital. He came to the upper room and talked to Chen Afu and the children for a few words, then went to Luomei Temple, saying that he would accompany Luchen there to eat vegetarian food.
At 12:00 p.m., Chen Afu sent the children to rest and fed Xiao Yuer, then she heard Chu Lingxuan's hurried footsteps. She stood up and went out to greet him, but Chu Lingxuan had already entered the hall. He smiled at Chen Afu without deliberately lowering his voice, "I just received a letter from my father, saying that the Ninth Prince has been canonized as the Crown Prince by the Emperor, and Concubine Shan has also been canonized as the Concubine Xian."
Chen Ahfu said excitedly, "That's great. We have been patient for many years and finally waited for this day..."
Before she could finish her words, Chu Lingxuan hugged her in his arms. The servants in the room hurriedly retreated to the side room with red faces.
Chu Lingxuan whispered in her ear again, "Dad asked us to prepare and go to the capital as soon as possible. The emperor, Concubine Shan, and the crown prince are all looking forward to the eleventh prince's arrival in the capital soon. In the future, you may live in the mansion for a long time."
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