Chapter 189 Everyone’s Arrangements
As soon as Chen Shuyao walked into Yan Yu Hall, Nanny Zheng came up to greet her with a look of excitement on her face. "Miss!" Her voice was choked with sobs as she spoke.
"What's going on?" Chen Shuyao asked hurriedly. This was the first time she saw the nanny cry.
"Brother Fu...he is still alive." Nanny Zheng said while wiping her tears.
The nanny's son was named Jiang Changfu, nicknamed Fu Ge'er.
"Where is he?" Chen Shuyao asked again.
Nanny Zheng clutched her handkerchief, her excitement gradually calming. She wiped away her tears and said, "We don't know yet. The news the Crown Prince brought back said that after the flood receded that year, a child named Jiang Changfu appeared in a nearby county. He was a student of a famous old scholar, but the old scholar later died, and no one knows where he went."
Seeing the regret on Chen Shuyao's face, Nanny Zheng consoled herself by saying, "It's enough to know that he's still alive. The flood didn't kill him, so he must be living healthily somewhere right now."
Chen Shuyao thought for a moment and said, "What about the prince? I'll go ask him if he has any clues."
"They should have returned to Mingzhe Hall. Go ahead, young lady! Nanny will have someone prepare dinner right away." Nanny Zheng said with a smile.
As they walked towards Mingzhe Hall, Qiao Wei couldn't help but sigh, "They say a mother and child are connected by heart. So even though others thought there was little hope, Madam believed her son was still alive all these years and never gave up searching. Her persistence moved the heavens."
Chen Shuyao thought of the monthly allowances that Nanny Zheng had accumulated, and thought that it would be even better if she could find someone.
When they arrived at Mingzhe Hall, they saw four guards standing outside the door. They called out "Madam Crown Prince" in unison, and they looked much more respectful than before.
Chen Shuyao nodded. Wuying in the room saw her and hurried forward: "The master is in the study. He asked you to come in!"
This was the first time that Chen Shuyao came to Xiao Mo's study. She had often seen this man looking at maps, military books, and even various miscellaneous notes before, but the scene before her still surprised her.
Looking in from the outside, you can see neatly arranged bookshelves, with each layer of shelves filled with books.
In Shen Shuyao's memory, her father in Huzhou was a book lover. He was also a civil servant, and the books he collected were far less than what she saw before her.
If Daddy couldn't collect many books because he was short of money, then what about Shen Fu's father?
Although Shen Xinian was a civil servant of the fourth rank, the books in his study were nothing special.
Chen Shuyao stood at the door for a moment, then heard a man's voice from inside: "Come in!"
Since I couldn't see anyone, I could only walk inside by holding on to the rows of bookshelves.
When she finally saw the man, she felt a little dazed.
Xiao Mo raised his head from the desk, his face showing rare gentleness. When he saw her, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.
The cypress incense in the incense burner was emitting green smoke, and a cool and refreshing scent like fir wafted over my face.
The man in front of her seemed to instantly fit her imagination of the elegant young man she had imagined when she was a young girl.
"Are you stunned?" A man's voice came from my ear.
Chen Shuyao shook her head and wondered what she was thinking about.
This is obviously a man with evil intentions.
Thinking about my previous worries, the other party seemed unaffected.
She looked at the book on the desk again, and it turned out to be a historical record.
The Records of the Grand Historian is profound and obscure, and it is difficult for ordinary people to read and understand it.
But Xiao Mo, a second-rank military officer, was willing to watch this.
"Have you read it?" the man closed the book and asked with a raised eyebrow.
Chen Shuyao shook her head honestly. Although she had some self-taught skills and read a lot of books, the depth of her knowledge was limited.
"Why did you come to see me?"
Chen Shuyao then talked about Nanny's son Jiang Changfu, "Since he is still alive, it shouldn't be difficult to find him, right?"
Xiao Mo reached out and knocked her head: "If he hides his identity, where can we find him? Besides, he has changed a lot over the years."
As he spoke, he looked at Chen Shuyao again. This girl had met Madam Ruan several times before but she had never recognized her. Only Shen Shaoyu, who was desperately looking for his sister, had some feelings for her when they saw her.
But the nanny and her son probably don’t even have the chance to meet like this!
The couple then returned to Yan Yu Hall for dinner. After dinner, Xiao Mo picked up the Records of the Grand Historian to read again.
Chen Shuyao did not ask anything about the rumors outside, and the man did not say anything about the emperor in the palace.
Xiao Mo still goes out early and comes back late.
In addition, Liu Qichuan, the general of Ningxia, was appointed as the governor by the emperor, which was only one step away from the title of general of Chengguogong.
Chen felt uneasy when she thought of Liu Qingwan who disappeared without a trace, but Madam Xiao remained as calm as an old monk in meditation.
At the end of April, Xiao Jinrong chose a girl from a fifth-rank family as his second wife, and this time Chen participated in the whole process.
It was the wife of the Earl of Zhongqin who introduced the two people. In the end, the wife and Chen went to each other's family to propose marriage, and the wedding date was set in October of that year.
Afterwards, Chen Shuyao and the other women in the mansion met the woman named Yin Shuqun. She was quiet and beautiful. It was said that her biological mother had passed away and her father Qiu had not remarried yet.
Because of mourning for his mother, the marriage was delayed.
On the way back, Chen asked Shen Shuyao: "What do you think of her?"
"Isn't it already decided?"
"That's right." Chen sighed, "I hope she has a better temper. I think she's fine right now, so I wanted to ask you."
"I think it's good too. I hope you can get a good daughter-in-law this time." Shen Shuyao said sincerely.
After the incident with Liu Qingwan, Xiao Jinrong and Chen shook hands and made peace.
The second cousin who looked wary at first, fearing that his stepmother would arrange for him to live in poverty, seemed to have grown up suddenly.
After hearing that the other party was just a girl from a fifth-rank family and her biological mother had passed away, she did not object angrily, but instead sought the advice of her grandmother.
'Mrs. Xiao did not agree immediately, but arranged for Yin Shuqun to meet outside the mansion, and then allowed Chen to accompany the wife of the Earl of Zhongqin to propose marriage.
After Xiao Jinrong's second wife was decided, Chen was relieved.
She was satisfied with her stepson's current attitude.
Master Xiao Laoer sent his only son to work as a clerk in the West City Military Affairs Department. He went out early and came back late every day, and was also very diligent in his work.
The fifth son, Xiao Jinli, was fed up with Liu's constant nagging, so in a rage he left a letter and ran to the border to find his third brother, Xiao Jinyun.
Liu was very frightened, fearing that something bad might happen to her son.
It was not until a month later when the Duke's letter arrived at the mansion and Liu knew that Xiao Jinli was safe that she felt relieved.
She ran to Songhe Hall again and asked her mother-in-law to write a letter to the Duke to escort her son back.
The old lady glanced at her, then pointed at Wang beside her and spoke in a voice a little higher than usual: "If you think about her, you shouldn't be like this."
"It's impossible to just pick fruits without working. My eldest son has been at the border for so many years, but have you ever seen your eldest sister-in-law complain? It would be fine if the children didn't have this ambition, but now it's Xiaowu who wants to go, and you insist on tying him to his side. I tell you, it's useless. The children are grown up, so you should stop worrying about it!"
Liu's face, which was originally full of anxiety, turned pale in an instant, and then turned red.
This was the harshest words her mother-in-law had spoken to her since she married into the Duke of Cheng's mansion. Under the stern gaze of the old lady in charge, Liu lowered her head in embarrassment. "Mother, you are right to teach me a lesson. I know I was wrong."
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