After Jiang Wei and the others left, in the Chen family study.
Chen Yan sat at the head of the table, looking down at his sons.
Chen Yunsheng and Chen Yunfan kept their heads down and remained silent, while Chen Yunyi fiddled with his teacup for a while and drank tea for a while.
"The tea soup is clear and yellow, the aroma fills the mouth, it tastes bitter but sweet, this tea is really delicious, it is indeed the best of the best." Chen Yunyi commented as he drank.
Chen Yan gave Chen Yunyi a dissatisfied look, "Wei'er is still your sister's biological daughter, how come you don't care about her at all?"
"How should we care for her? What does Father plan to do? The other party is a prince. If he says he wants to marry Wei'er, do we dare to say no?" Chen Yunyi asked. "It's the same Chang'an Marquis's mansion back then. What good would it do if we didn't agree?"
Chen Yan sat at the head of the table, feeling very awkward. He tried to speak several times but couldn't utter a single word. Seeing that his sons were also silent, he picked up his teacup and took a sip.
“General Xiao is just concerned about Wei’er, it shouldn’t be what you think!” Chen Yunsheng said tentatively.
Chen Yunyi glanced at his elder brother, 'He and his sister-in-law have a very good relationship, but he can't seem to see the feelings in other people's relationships.'
"What do you think, second brother?" Chen Yan asked Chen Yunfan.
Chen Yunfan recalled that after he came to the capital, Xiao Zhan seemed to treat them differently than before.
It's not that they're different, but it's not very obvious. They've never been superior to them or used their power to suppress them before.
"It's hard to say." Chen Yunfan held the teacup, stroking the pattern on it. "Could it be because he owns half of the business we have, which is why he's treating Wei'er better? After all these years, even though he's a prince, he's always been very polite to you, Father?"
Chen Yan recalled, "He used to be polite to me, but now I always feel that in addition to being polite, he is also more affectionate."
I hadn't noticed anything different about him towards Wei'er, but as you all saw at dinner tonight, he, a prince, not only sat next to Wei'er but also served her food.
This makes me think a lot.
"Could it be that Father is really overthinking things?" Chen Yunsheng asked, leaning forward.
"Is it possible that Xiao Zhan has been coveting Wei'er for a long time?" Chen Yunyi asked casually.
Chen Yan and the other two stared at Chen Yunyi in shock, finding it unbelievable.
"They've been coveting her for a long time, but how long could it be? General Xiao has been very polite to my father from the beginning. How could they have been thinking about Wei'er for so long? They've never even met!" Chen Yunsheng asked in confusion.
Chen Yunyi glanced at his father but said nothing.
Chen Yan held the teacup in his hands and feet, but didn't drink a drop, as he reminisced about everything from the past.
"They've met? When did they meet? If General Xiao really... how could he agree to let Wei'er marry that bastard Song Tingxuan?" Chen Yunfan saw his father remain silent and his third brother had that same expression, so he figured they had met.
However, he didn't understand or believe that if Xiao Zhan truly loved Wei'er, how could he have agreed to it in the first place?
"As for why he agreed to let Wei'er marry that bastard Song Tingxuan..." Chen Yunyi didn't finish his sentence because he probably already knew the reason.
"At that time, I went to Mocheng with my father. That scoundrel Xiao Zhan came to my father to borrow grain and money. My father ran around for several days. If Xiao Zhan hadn't gone out with my father, he would have stayed with Wei'er and played with her all the time."
I was painting in the plum garden at the time, and they were always playing around nearby. I thought that Wei'er had just lost her mother, and that he could bring her some joy and companionship, so I let him go.
He was heartbroken at the time!
He had no interest in caring about Jiang Wei; as long as she didn't harm him, he would let her be.
“Father wrote to his son again, saying that Wei’er’s marriage was only able to be called off thanks to Xiao Zhan. Yesterday, I saw Wei’er with Xiao Zhan in Lanyu, and I understood everything. You’re not happy that I’m trying to get rid of him.”
Chen Yunyi looked as if he knew everything.
"And he seems determined to win." Chen Yunyi took another sip of tea.
"If even a dilapidated mansion of the Marquis of Chang'an can eat people, how easy is it to enter the royal family?"
"Jiang Zaishui is just a sixth-rank official. Can Wei'er become his principal wife if she marries him?" Chen Yunfan asked worriedly.
Chen Yan tightened his grip on the teacup. 'If his darling were to become Xiao Zhan's concubine, wouldn't he be tormented to death by the main wife?'
no!
Absolutely not!!!
Chen Yan looked at his three sons, hesitated for a long time, and then asked, "If I were to give all of the Chen family's assets to Young Master Xiao, would you have any objections?"
Chen Yunsheng and Chen Yunfan glanced at each other, but hadn't spoken yet.
Chen Yunyi spoke first, "Anyway, I make a living by painting and don't need the Chen family's money to live. Everyone knows the name of Mr. Meishan, and I'm not short of money."
Chen Yunyi glanced at his two older brothers and said, "Big brother, second brother, if you ever can't survive, you can come to me. I will never let you go hungry."
Chen Yunsheng and Chen Yunfan laughed.
“Over the years, our family has accumulated some property and fertile land. Even without these businesses, we wouldn’t starve. If we can use these to exchange for him letting Wei’er go, we can go back to Jiangnan, guard our property and fertile land, and do some small business. That wouldn’t be a bad idea,” Chen Yunfan said thoughtfully.
Chen Yan was quite satisfied with his sons. He nodded and said, "You can go back now! I'll think about it."
Sitting in the carriage, Jiang Wei lifted the curtain and glanced out; the curtains of the Chen family's carriage in front were lowered behind it.
She pursed her lips and looked at Xiao Zhan opposite her. However, Xiao Zhan also looked over at her. Jiang Wei was a little embarrassed and smiled at him.
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