Uncle Chen pondered all the way back to the Chen residence, and then went to the courtyard of the old lady of the Chen family.
Over the years, because of Madam Chen, the head of the Chen family, Chen Jiangchuan, who is also Madam Chen's father, has not had a good relationship with his first wife. Madam Chen is a strong-willed person. Back then, the old master of the Chen family, who was also the Minister of the Court of State Ceremonies, was attracted to his daughter-in-law because of her strong character, so he married her into the family. No one is better than the father of his son. The old master of the Chen family knew that his son was not capable and was easily influenced. If he wanted the family to continue to prosper, he had to find a strong-willed wife to manage it.
After Chen was provoked by her half-sister and husband to the point of premature birth and death, Old Madam Chen wished she could tear her innocent and delicate daughter apart. Unfortunately, circumstances were beyond her control, and the Pingxi Marquis's mansion forced the Chen family to marry their daughter to them. In the end, they had no choice but to marry their daughter to the Pingxi Marquis's mansion as his second wife. However, Old Madam Chen did not care about the daughter's dowry.
Most of the Chen family's shops and estates were controlled by Chen's eldest uncle. Although the old lady of the Chen family was in charge at the time, she was deeply affected by the death of her daughter in childbirth and stayed in her own courtyard all day, abandoning all family affairs. Young Madam Chen wanted more dowry. Even if she took all of Chen Jiangchuan's private savings, there wasn't much money left. Both the old lady of the Chen family and Chen's eldest uncle had always controlled Chen Jiangchuan's finances.
When Madam Chen saw Chen Zhong, the eldest brother of the Chen family, enter from outside, the nanny serving him brought him a cup of tea. Chen Zhong told the nanny to take the servants away and said to Madam Chen, "Mother, I just went outside the city to see Boyuan."
Upon hearing this, Madam Chen's face immediately became very excited, and she asked anxiously, "You really saw Boyuan? How is he now?"
Chen Zhong said, "Boyuan is quite good. He came out to travel with Lord Xu's son. Mother, Boyuan called me over to discuss something with me. I think it's feasible. I'll come back and discuss it with you again to see how to do it without letting people know that we were the ones instigating it."
Upon hearing this, Madam Chen listened with great interest and said, "Tell me about it."
Chen Zhong then recounted Zheng Boyuan's plan to him in detail. After listening, Old Madam Chen pondered for a long time and said, "Boyuan's method is feasible. Those things are nothing. The most important thing now is the lives of Boyuan and Yuanyuan. The people I arranged in the Marquis's mansion years ago have been almost all lost. If this continues, I'm afraid that if something happens to the children over there, we won't be able to find out in time. Let's start with Aunt Lü."
Aunt Lü was Xiao Chen's biological mother.
Years ago, Aunt Lü was Chen Jiangchuan's maidservant. The two had a bond that could be said to have formed since childhood. Aunt Lü was good at manipulating Chen Jiangchuan. Even after Old Madam Chen married into the family, Aunt Lü forced Chen Jiangchuan to promote her to the rank of concubine and even gave birth to two children. From this, it can be seen that Aunt Lü was quite shrewd.
Ever since Madam Chen married into the Marquis's mansion as his second wife, Consort Lü had always coveted the position of the principal wife. Unfortunately, Old Madam Chen was no pushover either. She had kept Consort Lü around because she thought that if she didn't have her, someone else would come along. Consort Lü was a servant born into the Chen family and her background was well known, so Old Madam Chen didn't pay much attention to her. Who knew that her own daughter would die because of Consort Lü's illegitimate daughter? Old Madam Chen truly regretted her actions.
Over the years, Old Madam Chen has carefully maintained her position as the main wife of the Chen family, all so that Chen Zhong and his family could still have a place in the Chen household. She also cares about the two children her daughter left behind. If she didn't have this position as the main wife, it would be difficult for her to even visit the Marquis's mansion. Now that she is a legitimate in-law of the Marquis's mansion, she only needs to give a heads-up to the old lady of the Marquis's mansion if she wants to visit the children. If Aunt Lü had succeeded, she probably wouldn't have been able to get any news about the two children.
After two days of planning, Madam Chen spent a large sum of money to bribe a nanny surnamed Qian who served Aunt Lü. This nanny was considered Aunt Lü's confidante, but unfortunately, she was greedy for money.
Since Granny Qian had taken the money from Old Madam Chen, she naturally had to do things for her. Besides, Aunt Lü was always grumbling behind her back, saying that the two children left behind were really getting in the way of her daughter's two children, and that it would be better if those two children left the Marquis's mansion.
When Aunt Lü brought it up with Granny Qian again, Granny Qian whispered, "Aunt, isn't it simple to keep these two children away from the Marquis so they don't get in the way of our young master and young lady?"
Aunt Lü asked, "You old rascal, what kind of crooked idea are you up to now?"
Granny Qian said, "Look at what you're saying, Auntie. Isn't the eldest son just occupying the position of the eldest son of the legitimate wife? Why don't we just remove him from the family? Didn't the Pingxi Marquis's family have enough people dying in the west years ago? Why don't we find someone with a close relationship and have him adopted out?"
Aunt Lü's eyes lit up when she heard this, and she said, "You know what, that's a good idea, but that's the Marquis's eldest son, born to his first wife. Is the Marquis willing to part with him?"
Granny Qian said, "Whether you're willing to give it up or not, isn't it all thanks to our Lady Hou's persuasion? That eldest cousin is already over ten years old, so why hasn't he been made the heir? I guess they're thinking of waiting until our youngest cousin is older and better raised before making him the heir. Aunt, since there's still such a path to take, why not take it?"
Aunt Lü said, "Alright, I'm going to the Marquis of Pingxi's residence tomorrow, so I'll discuss it with our young lady then."
Granny Qian said, "Auntie, there's more. If the children are adopted out, they'll belong to someone else's family. Our eldest daughter only took her dowry with her when she married the Marquis. Can she still take those two children with her?"
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