The third house cleaned up the yard of Yu Hai's family that had been abandoned for several years and moved things there. These movements could not be concealed from anyone, and the Chen family had been keeping an eye on the Yu family.
When he heard that the third branch of the Yu family had moved into that yard, Chen Gensheng became restless and quietly went to Yu Hai's yard with an umbrella.
The courtyard gate was not closed, and Chen Gensheng saw Li Xiu'e. He thought he was seeing things, but then he saw a little girl running to Li Xiu'e. Chen Gensheng recognized that it was Li Xiu'e's little daughter.
Inside the house, Li Xiu'e was coaxing her daughter to call her "Madam Zhao". The people in Qingyu Village were not wealthy and almost no one had ever taken a concubine. Li Xiu'e learned this title from the wealthy families in the town.
Zhao had a dark face and looked at Li Xiu'e's two children with disgust. She was not willing to acknowledge this lady at all.
Chen Gensheng was a little confused about what the Yu family meant by this action. He went back home, moved Yu Hanshan out of the Yu family, and blatantly lived with Li Xiu'e's family. He told his family about it.
"Is Yu Lao San throwing away his hope?" Chen Genfu sneered without giving it much thought, "He is shameless. He brought Widow Li into his home, and he is not afraid of being laughed at."
Chen Zhiqing felt that something was wrong. "The Yu family has not come to propose marriage yet, and the third branch has moved out. Could it be that they don't plan to marry my little sister? Father should go to the Yu family and find out something."
Chen Gensheng thought the same thing. Before he could go to Yu's house, little Chen Qin, who had gone out to visit friends, came back.
He also brought back news about the Yu family.
"I heard from Gousheng's wife that Yu Laosan insisted on marrying the young widow Li Xiu'e. Their third room was driven out of the house, and old man Yu even wrote a letter of severance, severing his father-son relationship with Yu Hanshan." Little Chen Qin said anxiously, "Is Rou girl's marriage going to fail?"
Chen Gensheng and his companions' faces changed drastically. "Did the Yu family really sever ties with the Third Branch and write a letter of severance?"
Little Chen Qin said, "I heard it clearly. Gou Sheng heard these words from Yu Hanshan."
Chen Gen was frowning and his expression turned very ugly.
He didn't expect that the Yu family would be so desperate to avoid marrying his Arou!
Chen Rou stood in the room, with a hint of embarrassment on her pretty face. Because she was born with a beautiful face and had reached the age to get married, every young man who walked out of the door would look at her a few times.
Now that her father had used some means to threaten the Yu family, they were unwilling to let Yu Qizhe marry her.
Chen Rou felt as if she had been slapped in the face. Her usual pride and self-esteem made it difficult for her to bear it.
Chen Gen said angrily, "The Yu family thinks that by doing this, they can expose the fact that Yu Hanshan had an affair with the young widow. It's just wishful thinking!"
He found the confession that he had forced Li Xiu'e to write, and said to Chen Genfu, "Go spread the news of Yu Hanshan and Widow Li's affair in the village. I will report this adulterous couple to the government."
Chen Qin knew that Chen Gensheng was angry, so she went to find Suo Yi and said with a sigh, "The third son of the Yu family has already married Widow Li. Even if they had done something unclean before, it's just because of their bad reputation. The government office probably won't ask about such trivial matters. This is what the Yu family is thinking."
If a man and a woman were having an affair, the government would investigate, but since she had already been married, it was a dirty deal and the government would not take it too seriously.
Although he knew that what Chen Qin said made sense, Chen Gensheng's plans had all gone to waste, so he was not willing to let it go. Even if the government would not sentence him, he would still create some trouble for the Yu family to disgust them.
Just as Chen Gensheng put on his straw raincoat and was about to go out, a green bamboo umbrella appeared at the gate of the Chen family's courtyard.
The green umbrella surface with bamboo leaves painted on it is particularly elegant. Under the umbrella is a dark purple robe. The five fingers holding the umbrella are slender with distinct joints, and their skin is transparent and white against the green jade-like bamboo ribs.
The green umbrella was slightly lifted, revealing half of a handsome, elegant and picturesque face.
Yu Qizhe stood tall and walked slowly into the Chen family's yard.
Chen Rou was slightly dazed as she stared at the thin figure that was getting closer and closer. However, after not seeing him for some time, Yu Qizhe seemed to have become taller and more slender. A corner of his robe was fluttering in the cool breeze mixed with drizzle, and he looked graceful and elegant like an immortal.
I don’t know if it was because he had become a top scholar, but when Yu Qizhe walked under the eaves and put away his umbrella, his face looked more handsome than before.
Chen Rou looked into his upturned, deep peach blossom eyes and felt as if her body and mind were not her own. She couldn't help but look a little dazed.
Chen Gensheng was very surprised that Yu Qizhe would come to his house, and couldn't help but wonder if he had come in person to discuss his marriage with Arou?
When this thought came to his mind, Chen Gensheng's heart skipped a beat and the anger on his face dissipated a little. He took off his raincoat and was no longer in a hurry to go to the yamen. He blurted out, "What are you doing here in the rain, Zhe?" and invited Yu Qizhe to come into the house and sit down.
Yu Qizhe smiled faintly and stood still after entering the room. "Uncle Chen, I'll just say a few words and then leave. I won't sit down."
Chen Gensheng smiled and said in a good tone, "Oh? If you have anything to say, just tell me."
"A new grave has been built in the bamboo forest at the back mountain. Although there is no tombstone or words on it, I think no one knows better than Uncle Chen who is buried in the grave." Yu Qizhe said slowly.
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