Chen Ahfu picked up Xiao Yu'er and patted her little butt gently. Xiao Yu'er giggled a few times, hugged Chen Ahfu and kissed him a few times, making her face covered with saliva.
The third lady at the side smiled and said, "Compared to Yan'er, I like Xiao Yu'er's personality more. In a family like ours, children should be stronger. As long as they know when to do things, others will not find fault with them and will not dare to bully them at will. Yan'er is too weak. Even if she marries into her husband's family in the future, her family will still worry about her..." She sighed again and said softly, "It's all Rong Zhao's fault."
Chen Ahfu agreed with this. Xiao Yu'er was so young that she didn't worry about many things. But Chu Hanyan, she had been worried about her since she was a child, and she would continue to worry about her in the future. Even if she married Xiao Shiyi, who she trusted the most, she was still afraid of complications.
Chen Ahfu smiled and said, "Aunt San, I want to find a better nanny for Xiao Yu'er. She should teach her to be decent and sensible from a young age."
The Third Madam said, "No problem. After the Empress Dowager passed away, a group of palace maids who served her were released." After thinking for a moment, she said, "I remember that Madam Ding and Madam Su were both good, smart and steady. They were particularly favored by the Empress Dowager before, and they are not too old. I'll ask someone to ask around."
Chen Afu smiled and thanked him.
At this time, the sound of children talking and making noises came from the yard. The children who had gone to visit the palace had returned.
The two brothers rushed in first, followed by Chu Lingzhi and Chu Hanyan.
The two brothers ran to Chen Ahfu and said in a rush, "Mom, mom, my sister is crying."
"Well, my sister cried so hard, apologized to Brother Wang, and drove the bad sister away."
Chen Ahfu was startled and looked towards Chu Hanyan. The little girl's eyes were red, and she had come to Chen Ahfu, with a layer of mist in her eyes.
"What's wrong?" Chu Lingxuan also walked over from another table.
Everyone else looked up at Chu Hanyan.
Chen Ahfu handed Xiao Yu'er to the third lady next to him, and took Chu Hanyan to look up and down. Seeing that she was not injured, he was relieved. He pulled her into his arms again and asked, "Yan'er, who bullied you?"
The little girl sniffed and tears flowed down her face. She whispered, "I, I, Sister Yang, she, she..."
Seeing her like this, Chen Ahfu felt distressed and anxious. For so many years, he had to teach her almost every day not to be too weak, not to allow others to bully her, and to learn to fight back, but the results were minimal. There was nothing he could do. Although the little girl's illness had recovered and even achieved the best results, the trauma she experienced in her childhood had doomed her character and IQ.
Chu Lingzhi said, "It was all because of Yang Wenfang that she was so annoying. She said shameless things and made Yan'er angry. Yu'er, Ming'er and I scolded her, and the prince and I were so angry that we drove her away."
Nanny Huang walked forward and said, "Grandma, it's like this..." She looked at the children and didn't say anything further.
Chen Afu wiped Chu Hanyan's tears and said, "Good girl, go play in the side room. Remember, our Chu family is not someone that can be bullied by anyone. You don't need to be afraid of anyone. If someone bullies you, you should bully them back. If you don't, your parents will find a way to get back at you."
To this timid and weak little girl, her words had to be spoken in a heroic manner.
After the children and servants were gone, Nanny Huang told them what had happened.
Today, Concubine Yang's sister, Yang Wenfang, also came. She was brought by Princess Rongjing.
Seeing the disapproving look from the prince, Rong Jing said awkwardly, "I can't help it. Yesterday, Yang Wenfang was staying at Concubine Shu's place. This morning, she came to my palace and said that Concubine Shu asked me to bring her to my brother's house to play. She also said that we are all relatives, so we should spend more time together."
The prince was helpless after hearing this.
At first, Yang Wenfang didn't cause any trouble. Although she was a bit sharp-tongued and liked to show off, other children ignored her. Later, she became unhappy when she saw that Prince He was very caring towards Chu Hanyan and was particularly cold to her. Wei Ma and Aunt Qiu (Qiuyue), who were around Prince He, were both very capable. Huang Ma was also always careful and resolved and stopped some of Yang Wenfang's bad words to Chu Hanyan.
It happened during dinner.
They were seated at separate tables. The prince, Chu Lingzhi, Li Xuan, and the two little brothers were at one table, while Rong Jing, Chu Hanyan, and Yang Wenyi were at another table with the girls.
At this time, Nanny Wei and Aunt Qiu were serving the prince at the same table, and Nanny Huang was standing behind Chu Hanyan serving her.
The boys' table told a joke. It seemed that Li Xuan said something about envying the prince and wanting to get engaged and marry as soon as possible. This made everyone laugh and attracted everyone's attention.
Yang Wenfang approached Chu Hanyan and whispered, "Sister Chu, I heard that many noble ladies are attracted to Prince He, saying that he is handsome, talented, and favored by the Emperor and the Empress Dowager. People say that you are not smart, and have suffered from mental illness, and your family is in the same group as the Rebellious Prince, so you are not worthy of Prince He. Prince He is young now and does not understand many things, so he thinks you are good. When he grows up, he will not be attracted to you anymore. Which man is not attracted to smart girls..."
Huang Ma was also attracted by the laughter at that table at first, but when she heard the following words, she was so frightened that she said, "Oh, Miss Yang, how can a girl say such shameful things?"
Yang Wenfang said stubbornly, "I didn't say that. They said that. Many people said that. I just reminded Sister Chu out of kindness."
Chu Hanyan was so angry that she started crying.
Chu Lingzhi and the two brothers knew that Chu Hanyan was scolded, so they came over to reprimand Yang Wenfang. Chu Lingzhi said that she was "shameless", Ming Ge'er called her a "bad girl", and Yu Ge'er went up to kick her, but missed and was pushed to the ground by Yang Wenfang.
The prince was so angry that he ordered her to leave. Only then did Yang Wenfang leave crying.
After hearing this, everyone in the room was furious.
Chu Lingxuan gritted his teeth and said, "The Yang family has become more and more arrogant because they have a concubine. Concubine Yang is even more shameless. Not only did she blatantly instigate the young lady of the Yang family to have an affair with the prince, she even dared to say such things. As for the Yang family, we are not afraid of them. I will definitely find an opportunity to punish them in the future."
Lord Chu said with a gloomy face, "I will go to His Majesty tomorrow. My granddaughter has a hidden illness and is not worthy of the prince. Forget about their marriage. It's all my fault that I, as a grandfather, am incompetent. Yan'er was bullied when she was young, and she is still being abused when she grows up..." Before he finished speaking, he choked up and quickly clenched his fist to cover his mouth. After a pause, he continued, "Luo and Yan'er are the two people I feel most sorry for in my life. One is still living a Buddhist life, and the other is still young, but all her relatives are worried about her future..."
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