Chu Lingxiao hated it most when others challenged his authority. He frowned and took his anger out on Chu Lingyu, "You have no place to speak here!" He acted like an elder brother who was like a father.

Aunt Jiang said nothing from beginning to end. Her brows seemed to be half-knitted, but she was still shedding tears, wiping them with a handkerchief. She looked so pitiful.

Chu Qianchen just watched the fun from the side, with a smile on his lips.

She picked up a piece of melon with a toothpick and ate it. The melon was sweet and juicy, perfect for eating in summer to relieve heat and promote salivation.

She gently tugged at Gu Jue's sleeve, her face lit up with a smile and her eyes sparkled, signaling him to eat the melon as well.

Chu Qianchen was not in a hurry at all. Since the prince had sent Mo Chen to invite the Jingzhao Yin, he would just wait for the Jingzhao Yin to arrive.

Gu Jue's hands were faster than his heart, and when he came to his senses, he had already tasted the sweetness of the entrance.

Chu Qianchen smiled even more deeply, blinked at him, and asked with his eyes: Is it sweet? He didn't answer, but just used a toothpick to pick up another piece of melon as a response -

sweet.

Sweet but not greasy.

The corners of Gu Jue's lips curved up almost imperceptibly.

The two of them communicated with each other silently with their eyes, showing a tacit understanding.

Everyone else was busy looking at Chu Lingxiao and Aunt Jiang, and didn't pay attention to Gu Jue and Chu Qianchen. Only Shen saw this scene.

If she hadn't known that Prince Chen had just returned to the capital in triumph from the north in March this year, and if she hadn't known that they had just gotten married the day before, Shen would have almost thought that they were a childhood sweetheart couple.

Shen looked at this perfect couple and her heart softened.

Her sister Chen is so beautiful, as delicate as lotus and as bright as moonlight.

She deserves the best man in the world.

From now on, her life will surely get better and better, just like the rising sun...

Suddenly, Shen's eyes went dark and darkness surged towards her like a tide.

Her consciousness began to drift away, her body became weak, and she suddenly lost her strength and fell to one side.

Even the sounds of arguments that were originally so close to my ears seemed to be far away...

"Mother!" Chu Qianchen was closest to Shen, and he quickly reached out to support her, carefully helping her sit down.

Before, in the main courtyard, Shen Zhi didn’t let her take Chu Qianchen’s pulse, and she realized something was wrong.

Even though she didn't take Shen's pulse, she could tell that she was indeed ill. But her illness was not serious. It just seemed like she was suffering from a deficiency of Qi and blood. Moreover, Shen Zhi was obviously hiding something in her heart, so Chu Qianchen didn't force her.

Other people in the theater also noticed the unusual movement on the Shen side, and all looked over here. The brothers Chu Lingxiao and Chu Lingyu, who were originally confronting each other, fell silent.

"Mother, what do you feel?" Chu Qianchen called again, holding Shen with one hand and gently placing his other hand on her wrist, then frowned.

"I'm fine." Shen felt a little weak, but did not faint. She held her forehead and rubbed her temples. She recovered and her vision became clear again.

She raised her eyes and looked at Chu Qianhuang in front of her right. Chu Qianhuang's eyes flickered and he immediately stood up, with a hint of panic in his expression.

Shen's heart chilled.

The three percent doubt in my heart suddenly increased to fifty percent, and I felt sad, disappointed, powerless, tired, etc.

"Mom, how do you feel?" Chu Qianhuang walked over quickly, filially served tea and water to Shen, and hurriedly ordered the servants to go and call the doctor.

"No thanks." Shen raised her hand to refuse, forcing a nonchalant smile on her slightly pale face, "I just feel a little dizzy."

Chu Yunmu walked over quickly, looking up at Shen with worry, not even caring about his new precious scimitar.

Chu Qianchen stared at Shen's profile, his eyes flickering slightly, and silently massaged several acupoints on Shen's hands.

The old lady heaved a sigh of relief. Shen's arrival was just the right time. Chu Qianchen should not have time to worry about his wallet anymore, and the matter could be easily covered up.

The lady felt that Shen Shi looked much more pleasing to the eye, so she walked over in person and asked about her health, "Azhi, if you are not feeling well, go back to your room and rest."

"Don't be so stubborn. You must ask a doctor to take a look."

"Sister Huang, the tea is cold. Why don't you make a new cup of tea for your mother?"

The lady gave a series of instructions in one breath, and then a maid hurried out to call a doctor.

Those Chu clan members exchanged glances in twos and threes, feeling a little regretful in their hearts. It seemed that the show was most likely to end.

really--

"Your Highness," the Madam gave Gu Jue a polite smile, "I have really made a fool of myself today. I will apologize to you another day. It is getting late today. Your Highness and Sister Chen should go back early."

The lady said it was not early at any time, but everyone knew it was just an excuse, as it was only a little after noon.

The lady wanted to order them to leave, but Gu Jue didn't intend to let her and Chu Lingxiao get away with it so easily.

He stroked his sleeves casually and said, "No hurry, Jingzhao Yin hasn't arrived yet."

“…”

“…”

Everyone was speechless, finally realizing that it was easier to invite a god than to send him away.

"..." The Madam had naturally experienced a lot in her life, including the ups and downs of the Chu family and her husband's untimely death...

But at this moment, she was almost about to cry. She didn't know whether to blame Gu Jue, Chu Lingxiao, or put the blame on Jiang Minshan.

Jiang Minshan is her cousin from her mother's side. Because her parents died, she came to the Chu family to live with her, and she grew up under her care.

The eldest son likes Jiang Minshan, and the lady also feels that Jiang Minshan's status makes it impossible for her to be the eldest son's principal wife, so it would be nice for her to be his concubine, so as to prevent the eldest son's heart from being seduced by Shen and becoming alienated from the Jiang family.

However, she didn't expect that Jiang Minshan had bewitched her eldest son, and bewitched him. For a mere woman, he even gave up his dignity as the Marquis of Yongding! Did he know that if what happened today got out, any censor could impeach him for favoring his concubine and killing his wife! If the emperor wanted to punish him, he would probably have to be demoted...

The lady seemed to have witnessed the decline of the Marquis' Mansion, and looked at Chu Lingxiao with regret.

The lady couldn't scold her son in public, so she could only blame others in her heart. She even took her anger out on her deceased mother-in-law, saying that it was that old hag who had raised her eldest son badly.

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Originally, if Gu Jue left, those members of the Chu family would also take their leave.

But now that Gu Jue refused to leave, no one else dared to move.

If they resigned at this time, would the Prince feel that they were not giving him face?

Everyone was feeling a little uneasy, feeling that it was neither right to leave nor to stay.

So they looked at each other, and no one was willing to be the first to move.

Time passed slowly, and it seemed as if it had slowed down ten times.

Everyone could only drink tea, eat snacks and fruits, and no one even dared to chat.

After half of the day, Mo Chen finally came back, and with him was the Jingzhao Yin, who was sweating profusely.

Jingzhao Yin was a man in his forties, short and fat, with a goatee and a round face that looked very amiable.

He came here on a fast horse, sweating all over, breathing rapidly, and his temples were soaked with sweat.

He took out a green handkerchief to wipe the sweat off his face, then straightened his clothes before entering the theater and coming to Gu Jue.

"Your humble servant pays his respects to His Royal Highness Prince Chen." Jingzhao Yin bowed respectfully to Gu Jue, and his words were filled with fear and trepidation.

Along the way, Jingzhao Yin couldn't understand why, today was the day when Prince Chen would accompany Princess Consort back home, what kind of weird thing had happened in the Yongding Marquis's Mansion that they had to let him visit.

Of course, Jingzhao Yin also tried to ask Mo Chen, but Mo Chen was taciturn and didn't say anything other than asking him to come to the Marquis' Mansion.

The old lady wanted to cry but had no tears. She felt her old face burning. She had never been so embarrassed at her age! Gu Jue put down the teacup and said lightly, "It just so happens that there is something..."

"Sir Wang," the lady interrupted Gu Jue and said with a smile, "It's just some household chores, so please don't worry about it."

The arrow is on the string and the lady can't afford to hesitate any longer. She must stop the loss as soon as possible.

The lady's eyes became firm, and she said to Jingzhao Yin without hesitation: "To be honest, it was Concubine Jiang in the mansion who spread rumors and caused trouble, causing unrest in the family. I will punish her with thirty strokes of the cane to serve as a warning to others."

"And my daughter-in-law this time..."

As she spoke, the lady looked at Liu, who felt her heart skip a beat and her limbs went cold.

The lady-in-law continued, "My daughter-in-law is to blame for provoking trouble this time, so I will punish her with ten strokes of the cane."

The old lady looked at Chu Qianchen, who was sitting next to Gu Jue, with an earnest expression, meaning that she should be satisfied now.

Chu Qianchen smiled and said nothing, drinking his tea by himself.

Gu Jue was also drinking tea, and the couple's movements were exactly the same, as if they didn't hear anything.

Amber looked at them, and for a moment she didn't know whether this was the wife following the husband's lead or the husband following the wife's lead.

She sighed inwardly, thinking that the lady still didn't understand.

Amber looked at the lady with a look that was almost pity.

Madam: “…”

Although Chu Qianchen and Gu Jue didn't say a word, the lady felt uneasy and anxious, and she was about to collapse. What does Chu Qianchen want? Jingzhao Yin hadn't recovered yet, and he used the action of wiping sweat to cover his expression. He was both nervous and confused, thinking: What is going on?

He was just thinking about whether to tender his resignation politely when he heard Chu Lingxiao hysterically retorting to the old lady: "Mother, Minshan is not gossiping!"

Chu Lingxiao was almost mad with rage, knowing that the lady-in-waiting clearly treated Aunt Jiang as an abandoned child.

He knew that it was useless to say more to the Madam, so he glared at Chu Qianchen fiercely, calling him by name and angrily scolding him: "Chu Qianchen, you are so inhumane that you are not willing to give in to your own mother."

(End of this chapter)