Chapter 154: The Second Master is in charge of the affairs of the Marquis' Mansion, Li Yuan takes Sister Yuan to the Princess' Mansion
Chen Jingyan left Kyoto in late autumn and early winter.
Before he left, he stayed at the princess's mansion. He got up early the next day and returned to the marquis's mansion to see his grandmother and have breakfast with her.
My grandmother is getting older, and she sleeps less and less, and gets up very early in the morning.
Seeing Chen Jingyan coming back, he asked the maid to go to Chunhui Garden to call the second master and the second mistress.
They were originally sleeping in separate beds, and then they heard the servant say that the Marquis had returned.
Gu Heng immediately stood up and went out. The maid who was staring at Gu Heng was delivering a message to Li Yuan.
Li Yuan is getting dressed now.
"The Marquis returned alone? Didn't Princess Huayang come back with him? She's really stubborn. She said she wasn't fit to enter the Marquis' Mansion until she was married, and she never came back once."
The maidservant in front whispered, "That's right. The old lady sent so many good things to the princess's mansion, and she was eagerly looking forward to Her Royal Highness the Princess returning with her three children to visit. But Her Royal Highness the Princess has never returned once."
Li Yuan smiled.
"Hurry up, I'm going to see my third cousin and ask him when he will marry the princess."
Li Yuan simply washed up and headed towards the old lady's courtyard. However, on the way, she passed by Lan Garden. Knowing that this was where Yun Qiao had lived, she took a closer look.
But I heard someone crying quietly.
Li Yuan asked the maid to go forward and take a look.
The maid came back soon after taking a look.
"To answer the Second Madam, it's the girl that Lanyuan originally raised. I don't know what's wrong. She's crying in the yard so early in the morning wearing so little clothes. Do you want me to knock on the door and go check?"
Li Yuan thought for a moment, then said, "You go and take a look first. I'll go to the old lady and bring her to my yard first. I'll ask her some questions later."
The child originally raised in Lanyuan was called Chen Yuan.
It was Yun Qiao's previous child.
Now that Yun Qiao is not in the Marquis' Mansion, and she has a good relationship with Yun Qiao, she wants to help look after the child.
Yun Qiao had previously asked her to help take care of Chen Yuan.
She was so focused on how to sleep with Gu Heng that she forgot about this.
If Yun Qiao knew about this, she would definitely scold her.
Moreover, thanks to the little note Yun Qiao gave her last time, she managed to fool Gu Heng, and the belated wedding night was finally completed.
But after that, he still had to sleep in a separate bed from her...
Li Yuan, who was thinking about trivial matters, unknowingly walked into the old lady's room.
Gu Heng was naturally happy to see Sanlang coming back, and he talked a lot with Chen Jingyan. It was obvious that he was in a good mood.
"Third cousin is back, you two are having a great time chatting."
"Why hasn't Princess Huayang come back yet? I miss her so much."
Chen Jingyan looked up at Li Yuan and said, "If you miss her, go stay at the Princess's Mansion for a while. But I have something to tell you. Qiao Niang said that you should take Chen Yuan to the Princess's Mansion when you have time."
Li Yuan agreed immediately.
She greeted her grandmother before sitting down.
Li Yuan was originally the old lady's niece, and now she has become her granddaughter-in-law.
Although Gu Heng was adopted, the relationship between grandfather and grandson is still very good.
"Hurry up and sit down. If you are going to the princess's mansion, I will go with you. I miss the little girl so much. I love her so much."
She didn't know why, but she just liked that little girl.
Logically speaking, the son born by her own grandson is her great-grandson, so she should cherish the great-grandson more. Of course, she likes the great-grandson, but she likes the great-granddaughter even more.
Li Yuan said with a smile, "That's fine, if I go, I'll take you with me."
Gu Heng glanced at Li Yuan and said, "How come you forgot to change your address again? Now that you are the second wife of the Marquis' Mansion, you should call me Old Madam."
Chen Jingyan watched his second brother scolding his wife, a faint smile appeared on his lips, and he said nothing.
He heard a lot of interesting stories about his second brother and this cousin from Yun Qiao.
"Second brother, be careful that your sister-in-law won't let you go back to sleep."
He said it jokingly with a smile, but Gu Heng still looked at Chen Jingyan strangely.
"Sanlang, you never joked before, and you never told jokes."
"Things are different now." Chen Jingyan said, and then stood up. "Grandmother, second brother, eat slowly. I'm in a hurry here, so I can't accompany you."
The old lady then shouted, "Sanlang, are you full? What are you going to do? You are so anxious and flustered. You never care about the affairs of the Marquis' Mansion."
"Leave it to my second brother. I trust him to do his job."
After Chen Jingyan finished speaking, he left.
The old lady sighed and turned to the maid, saying, "Serve the porridge to the Second Master and the Second Madam."
"Brother Heng, you've heard what Sanlang said. The affairs of the Marquis' Mansion still have to be handed over to you. My health is not as good as before, and there are many things I can't do. I can't count on the eldest wife anymore. I originally thought that as long as they didn't cause trouble, I would give them some errands to do. But now that family has moved out, and your uncle's health is not very good, the affairs of the Marquis' Mansion still have to be handed over to you."
Chen Jingyan's father had no brothers, but Chen Jingyan's grandfather had brothers, but they all lived in his hometown.
But they couldn't help wanting to get a piece of the pie from the Marquis' Mansion, so they would come to Kyoto during festivals to ask for some money.
This wealthy family has no shortage of money, what they lack is popularity.
In order to maintain her so-called popularity, the old lady sent a lot of money and gifts to the Chen Family Ancestral Hall every year.
This year, the Chen family ancestral hall is going to hold a banquet to worship the ancestors, and it is said to be a grand event. The old lady was thinking that Chen Jingyan was at home and wanted him to go back to his hometown at the end of the year, but she didn't expect that he would go on a long journey again.
For now, this task can only be given to Gu Heng.
"I can't go to the ancestral worship ceremony in my hometown this year due to my poor health, so I'll leave it to Brother Heng. We have a new member in our mansion, so we should let our ancestors know."
"Besides, your marriage to Yuanyuan is also a great joyous event in the Marquis' Mansion. I also hope that you will have children soon."
Gu Heng maintained a decent and gentle smile on his face.
"Grandsons listen to their grandmothers."
Li Yuan looked at Gu Heng in shock as he lied with a smile. He showed it in front of others and ignored her after returning to the house.
Li Yuan even suspected that Gu Heng agreed to marry her because he was tired of her clinging to him.
Then after they got married, they ignored her, neglected her, isolated her, and punished her in this way.
Li Yuan stared at Gu Heng again and again, but saw that he had no reaction.
After having breakfast with their grandmother, Gu Heng and Li Yuan left. After breakfast, the old lady would often drink a cup of ginseng tea to help digest the food, and then go to sleep for half an hour.
Seeing that the old lady didn't want to continue eating, Gu Heng and the others finished their breakfast.
Gu Heng has always been a man of rules and he doesn't eat much.
Li Yuan, on the other hand, ate his fill and even burped on his way back.
Fearing that Gu Heng would dislike her, Li Yuan secretly went to see Gu Heng and found that he was walking forward on his own, not paying any attention to her behind him.
Li Yuan naturally didn't notice the faint smile on Gu Heng's lips.
She was quite full.
When he returned to Chunhui Garden, Li Yuan saw Yuan Jie'er. She was sitting on a chair, and when she saw Li Yuan coming, she immediately stood up.
"Hello, Second Madam, Hello, Second Master."
Gu Heng frowned and looked at Chen Yuan, then looked at Li Yuan again.
Li Yuan immediately understood and explained, "Today, when I went to the old lady's breakfast, I heard someone crying. It seemed to be from Lan Garden. I sent someone to check and found that it was Yuan Jie'er crying. This child was previously raised under Yun Qiao's name. I must have felt sorry for her, so I brought her back to look after her..."
Gu Heng hummed.
"I'm going to go out for a while, you go ahead and do your thing."
After Gu Heng finished speaking, he went back to the house. He wanted to check the account books and prepare for the ancestral worship at the Marquis's hometown.
Li Yuan was busy with Yuan Jie'er's affairs, so he ignored him.
"Get up and follow me into the house."
Li Yuan said, then asked: "Have you eaten? Are you hungry?"
Yuan Jie'er answered truthfully, "I ate. A sister just brought me some food. Second Madam, I didn't cry on purpose. I was just too worried about my brother."
"What happened to your brother?"
Li Yuan knew that Chen Yuan had a younger brother.
Her younger brother had been to the Marquis' Mansion before, and when Mother Zhu left, she took him back with her.
It seemed like Chen Yuan never saw her brother again after that incident.
"...Last night, I heard someone delivering food to the Marquis' residence say that my brother was ill. I don't know how he is now. I was so worried about him that I couldn't help crying."
"Look at you, you're so silly. You're not a kid anymore, you should have an idea. If you're worried about your brother, go find the old lady. The old lady is very kind, and knowing that you're worried about your brother, she will definitely let you go to the manor."
Chen Yuan looked up at Li Yuan.
He whispered, "How could I dare? I don't want the princess to know. I'm afraid she'll worry about me. She has a child now, so she must be very busy."
Speaking of this, Li Yuan smiled.
"You really have such intentions. Your Aunt Qiao, oh, your Princess Consort, is still worried about you. She told me that if I have time, I will take you and your sister to the Princess's Palace."
"Well, I'll send someone to the farm in the countryside to check on your brother, bring him over to the Marquis's residence to recuperate, and when he recovers, I'll take you two to the Princess's residence."
"Okay?"
Chen Yuan's eyes were filled with gratitude and excitement.
"Second Madam, is that ok?"
Li Yuan smiled and rubbed her head. "Why are you so cute? I said yes, and it's yes. From now on, you should call me aunt, not Second Madam."
"Yes, aunt."
I comforted Chen Yuan and asked her to go back and wait for news.
Li Yuan asked his servants to go to the farm to check on the condition of Chen Yuan's brother.
He was seriously ill these days and it was not easy to bring him over, so he stayed at the farm for a few days. When Zhaoyuan's illness was almost recovered, he was brought over.
By the time Zhao Yuan arrived at the Marquis' Mansion, it was already the end of November.
***
Yun Qiao knew the day Chen Jingyan left.
She wanted to get up and see him off, but Chen Jingyan held her down and wouldn't let her get up, so she continued to lie there.
She had suffered a lot when she was bothering him at night, and she was also tired, so she ignored him. But after he left, half a month had passed, and Yun Qiao would occasionally think of him.
Yun Qiao was certain that she had feelings for Chen Jingyan, but they were not the kind that required her to be with him.
We are also the kind of people who can take it or leave it.
If you like it, then you like it.
The three children grew up day by day. Yun Qiao was very surprised when Li Yuan brought Chen Yuan and her brother here.
"I didn't expect that they would come together."
As they were talking, Li Yuan walked in first.
"This is my first time in the princess's mansion. Both the outside and the inside are magnificent and majestic."
Yun Qiao's laughter spread out.
"Come in quickly, I'm really bored."
In fact, Yun Qiao is really boring, because all she meets are boring people, so naturally she feels bored.
Concubine Chen in the palace is now the Empress Dowager. She has wanted her to enter the palace several times. Yun Qiao went a few times at first, but later she really didn't want to go anymore. All she said in the palace were boring and uninteresting things.
Because of Chen Jingyan's relationship, the Empress Dowager, the Queen, and other concubines in the palace were all very kind to her.
The Empress Dowager also asked her to bring her three children into the palace to play, but Yun Qiao felt that the children were too young, so she politely declined.
"Look, who have I brought here?"
Yun Qiao saw Chen Yuan following in from behind and smiled slightly, "I was so busy that I forgot about you."
"Sister Yuan greets Her Royal Highness the Princess."
"Get up, you should still call me mother."
She is no longer an aunt, so even if Chen Yuan cannot call her aunt anymore, calling her mother is considered as recognizing Chen Yuan as her daughter again.
"From now on, you will have everything you deserve. You are my daughter, Yun Qiao, so you must be brave enough to do what you deserve. Don't be timid anymore."
Chen Yuan suddenly understood and knelt down.
Her aunt, now Princess Huayang, is supporting her.
"Yes, Sister Yuan, listen to your mother and be a daughter who doesn't bring shame to her from now on."
"Get up quickly."
After setting out the tea and snacks, Yun Qiao and Li Yuan sat together and talked. Li Yuan said to Yun Qiao that the old lady had said before that she wanted to come, but the weather was cold and the old lady was very tired, so she did not come.
"It can be seen that my aunt really wants to see the child."
"When you have the chance in the future, take the children back to visit her. My aunt's health is not as good as before. I didn't notice it at first, but now it seems that she is not as energetic as before."
Yun Qiao was a little touched when she heard Li Yuan's words.
"When the weather warms up in the spring and the three children grow up a little, I will take them back to visit her."
Li Yuan is a master at chatting and is very good at talking. Yun Qiao also likes to chat with her.
"...Now, everyone who should leave the mansion has been sent away. After the eldest master left, the eldest master was in poor health, so the old lady didn't let him manage the affairs of the mansion. Now she has given them two shops and let them make a living on their own."
"Sister Qiao, I'm telling you these things today because I'm thinking that you'll marry the Marquis sooner or later. Besides, you've both been granted a marriage, so it's only a matter of time before the wedding takes place. You should also take charge of the affairs of the Marquis' Mansion in advance."
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