Chu Lingqi said, "Sister-in-law, you are really good at foresight. If you hadn't asked people to wake us up and we hadn't made preparations in advance, there would have been more casualties."
Captain Li also said, "Yes, the wind was strong last night. If we hadn't been prepared, we wouldn't know what would have happened to the village."
Chen Ahfu said quickly, "Maybe it's God's blessing. I suddenly felt bad last night, and I was always worried that something might happen. Who knew that something really happened?" He then asked, "How are the injured? Is their life in danger?"
Captain Li continued, "Among the four injured guards, one was stabbed in the stomach, one was stabbed in the back, and one had his right ear cut in half. These three are not seriously injured. But one's left arm was cut off. He is disabled for life and will never be able to work as a guard again. The girl is in the worst condition. Half of her face and half of her body are burned..."
Before Lechen could finish listening, he covered his mouth and cried as he ran back to the west wing.
Chen Afu deliberately asked in front of Lechen. It was not because Chen Afu was too cruel, but because she had to let her know how many people who protected her were harmed because of her stubbornness. She had to let her know that although she had no intention of harming others, because there were people who wanted to harm her, she had to consider the people who loved and protected her and not be too willful.
Chen Afu said to Chu Lingqi again, "I will write a letter right away, and you deliver it to my father-in-law in person." He looked at Hua Jingshan and gritted his teeth and said, "Father-in-law will settle this account. Father-in-law has devoted all his energy and energy to the court for so many years, but his ex-wife, granddaughter, and so many relatives have been killed and murdered more than once in this bright and clear world... Although these people did not leave any survivors, no one is a fool. Father-in-law can guess who the mastermind is. The emperor and the prince are so wise that they will guess it even more... What's more, my mother-in-law's son, my husband, Chu'er's father, is still working for the court on the front line! No matter what, father-in-law will ask the emperor for an explanation..."
Even if the perpetrators were the remnants of the second prince, the mother and daughter must be blamed. They were too bad and selfish. In order to satisfy their own desires, they didn't care about the lives of others, even the important officials in the court.
Lord Chu is patient, not cowardly, and even harder to mess with. Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to fight the Second Prince's party on his own, build up his power little by little, and help the Ninth Prince get to where he is now... Perhaps it was because of this ability of his that the Emperor was afraid.
Chu Lingqi nodded.
Chen Ahfu went back to his room and wrote a letter, and discussed it with Chu Lingqi. The real situation must be explained to Lord Chu, but when Lord Chu went to appeal to the emperor and the prince, it would be best to say that the injured girl was to protect Chu Hanyan, and the injured guards were to protect Chen closely... Lord Chu was smart, and he would definitely know what to do.
It was already late in the morning when Chu Lingqi was sent away.
Chu Hanyan was terrified, she sat there blankly, not talking, not eating. Chen Afu blamed himself, he should have let her go back to Chu Mansion yesterday instead of bringing her to Luojiazhuang. Poor child, how come she always runs into these bad things.
Liaochen didn't eat either, but kept reciting scriptures.
Chen Ahfu also instructed Manager Luo to make sure that the injured people were properly settled and given more compensation. Especially the disabled guard and the burned maid, not only should they be treated well, but they should also have enough food and clothing for the rest of their lives. From this month until their death, they will be paid 800 coins a month. This treatment is very good, only the junior manager and the second-class maid can get this amount of money.
Leaving Manager Luo and others here to handle the follow-up matters, Chen Afu led everyone back to the city.
As Chen Afu led the little girl out of the gate of Luojiazhuang, he saw Old Lady Zhao being carried here by a strong woman.
Chen Afu wondered, "Are you here to see me?"
Old Lady Zhao said with a crooked mouth, "You are my own granddaughter, and you have come to the door, but you don't know how to go to see me, the old woman."
Chen Afu was very happy and said, "Old lady, you know better than anyone why I didn't go to see you. If you are old and have a bad memory, I will say it again. You have done so many evil things with the purpose of killing my mother and me. You wish I would die. If I appear in front of you, it would be a great act of unfilial piety."
After saying that, he took Chu Hanyan to the carriage.
The old lady said quickly, "It's fine if you don't want to visit me, but you have to ask someone to give me some money."
Chen Afu looked back at the old woman. Half of her face was even stiffer. When she opened her mouth to speak, she not only drooled, but her mouth was also crooked to one side.
Chen Afu shook his head. This old woman had been pursuing wealth and fame all her life, to the point of doing unscrupulous things, but in the end she ended up like this.
Chen Shiying is a filial son, and he will not lack money for her. She would rather shamelessly ask for money from the person she hates the most. She must be insecure and want to have as much money as possible, right?
Chen Afu winked at Hong Fei, and Hong Fei took out an ingot of silver and gave it to her.
When Chen Ahfu got on the car, he heard Old Lady Zhao say, "You stupid girl, you are so stingy when you are so rich. You only give me two taels of silver when I ask for it."
Chen Ahfu lifted the curtain and said, "Then you should thank God for not letting you kill my mother and me, otherwise, you wouldn't even have these two taels of silver."
Song and several maids lowered their heads and pretended not to hear.
When the carriages and horses entered the mansion, Chen Afu did not go to Chen Ming's house as he had planned before, but took Lechen to the Chu Mansion. After this incident, I believe Lechen will not be willful again.
Someone led Chu Hanyan into the main courtyard. The little girl was frightened, and Chen Afu didn't want her to live alone in his courtyard.
Chen Afu personally sent Lechen to Luomei Temple.
Liaochen went straight into the small Buddhist hall and said to Chen Afu, "Go back and comfort Yan'er. She is scared. I am sorry for her and always let her get hurt. You should go back to the capital as soon as possible and don't come to see me anymore. Don't worry, I will stay here forever. No matter how unpleasant others say, I will not leave until I can leave."
After saying that, she sat down cross-legged and started beating the wooden fish.
An hour ago, the servants came back to report that Chen would come back to live. The floor heating and charcoal tray had just been lit, and the house was icy cold, making people shiver.
Chen Afu looked at Chen's stiff back and said, "Mother-in-law, please take care of yourself. Those bad things were done by Concubine Ma Shufei and Rong Zhao. Mother-in-law doesn't need to blame themselves for their mistakes. Good will be rewarded with good, and evil will be punished with evil. It's not that there is no retribution, but it's not the time. I believe that their retribution will come soon."
Liaochen seemed not to hear it and kept beating the wooden fish.
Chen Afu bent his knees towards her back and walked out of Luomei Temple.
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