Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty
Chapter 414 - 409: Not Suffering

Chapter 414: Chapter 409: Not Suffering

The second charge, "accepting huge bribes for land and houses", was confirmed to be done by Mrs. Chen without Chen Shiying’s knowledge.

Now, another investigation has been sent to Jiangnan to verify if he really committed any crime. The two issues in Jiangnan were also related to Mrs. Chen and Mrs. Tang. Although Chen Shiying had taken remedial measures afterwards, he had no idea about the outcome.

Therefore, before the investigators returned from Jiangnan, Chen Shiying could only be kept in custody. Now that it’s almost the end of Dong Yue, the result of Chen Shiying’s case would likely not be settled until after the New Year...

Chu Lingxuan continued saying, "If there are no major issues in Jiangnan, the person we entrusted will plead for your father-in-law, asking the emperor to consider his contributions in promoting highly productive crops, his tireless devotion to the court, his dedication to his family, and handle the situation emotionally. We can’t afford to lose a talent like him in the Dashun dynasty..."

This is much better than expected, at least Chen Shiying hasn’t been subjected to suffering.

Chen Afu’s tense mood for many days eased considerably, and she was so moved that tears welled up in her eyes. She leaned against Chu Lingxuan, gently nuzzling his head with her cheek and said, "Lingxuan, thank you. You’ve worked hard these days for my father, and you’ve even lost weight. Also, thank your family members for me, they’ve been strained too."

Chu Lingxuan held her hand and softly said, "The person who deserves thanks the most is you. If your father’s daughter wasn’t the adoptive mother of the eleventh master, he wouldn’t be so comfortable now. I managed to see your father, and when he spoke of the Emperor’s grace, even he got a little emotional. He never expected to be so comfortable."

Dinner was already placed on the bed in the east room, including braised meat, boiled shrimp, jellyfish salad, radish strips in scallion oil, mushroom chicken noodle, and a small pot of Blue Flower Wine.

Chen Afu filled Chu Lingxuan’s cup with wine. She was happy today and didn’t want Chu Lingxuan to pour his own drink. She also poured herself half a cup and drank with Chu Lingxuan.

Chu Lingxuan was very pleased to see Chen Afu willingly drinking wine with him. After he drank his cup, he saw Chen Afu’s eyes become even more moist and her cheeks become rosier after sipping a few mouthfuls of wine. The sight of her full chest, in particular, stirred his fantasies. He had already swallowed several times just watching their son nursing...

At this moment, his heart was filled with indescribable affections and restlessness, and his body reacted accordingly.

He had asked the midwife before, who said that a woman should wait two months after childbirth before having sex again. He would count the days every day, looking forward to that day. But today was only the 23rd day, still eight days to go, and he felt like his body was going to explode. So, he repressed his desires, and quickly drained his cup.

Chen Afu had no idea about Chu Lingxuan’s "lust", and she filled his cup again. Seeing that her own cup was empty, she also casually poured herself half a cup.

Chen Afu often dined with clients in her previous life and had a high tolerance for alcohol. She could drink two bottles of beer even after eight ounces of hard liquor. But after landing in this time and space, to maintain a lady-like demeanor, she only ever drank a bit of fruit wine during holidays and festivals. She had never tasted strong liquor.

The Blue Flower Brew was a tribute wine, awfully fragrant, and Chen Afu thought it somewhat resembled Maotai from her previous life. Whenever her father-in-law and Chu Lingxuan were drinking it, she always salivated, but felt too embarrassed to join.

She drank half a cup and loved it, didn’t pay attention to the small size of the cup, and drank the rest of the half. After finishing, she felt a hot flush on her face and her head spinning.

It seemed that her current body was not as tolerant to alcohol as it used to be.

Seeing Chen Afu’s face getting even redder and her eyes becoming somewhat hazy, Chu Lingxuan asked, "Afu, are you drunk?"

"Hmm." Chen Afu replied affirmatively.

Disappointed, Chu Lingxuan said, "What’s the use of you getting drunk, it’s not two months yet, we can’t..."

Chen Afu giggled at him, her smile more radiant than a begonia flower in the spring sun, and said, "Can’t do what? Oh, you mean your favorite activity? We can already do that. The midwife checked a few days ago and said I’m recovering better than others..."

Chu Lingxuan was stunned for a moment, then began to laugh. Indeed, that was something he loved to do. He also stopped drinking, got up, and lifted Chen Afu to carry her to the bedroom.

Xia Yue and Xiao Mo, who were serving on the side, quickly collected the food and wine from the bed table, their faces blushing.

Once Chen Afu was laid on the bed and Chu Lingxuan climbed on top of her, starting from her eyes, to her nose, and then to her lips, kissing her bit by bit and more passionately each time. The kisses made her already foggy brain even more confused.

Just before she completely lost her senses, she thought, ’this guy, his skills are getting better and better, he’s not a greenhorn anymore...’

Early the next morning, Chen Afu heard Chu Lingxuan getting out of bed, and she also sat up, gritting her teeth.

Chu Lingxuan leaned over to kiss her and fondled her hand, whispered with a smile, "Afu, it was wonderful last night..."

Wonderful my foot! Chen Afu thought to herself.

She was thinking about going into her private space to get some Yan Chenxiang Wood residue to soak in water, for both external and internal usage.

The two of them got up, and Xia Yue and Xiao Mo came in to help them dress.

After sending Chu Lingxuan off to official duties and seeing off Dabao and Chu Lingzhi off to school, Afu finished feeding Yu and Ming, then took the servants and went to the Chen’s Mansion alone.

She was somewhat puzzled at first as to why the Chen elders didn’t come to Dingzhou when Luo Yuan revealed Mrs. Chen’s evil deeds and Chen Shiying taking the blame to them. But then she figured out that since Chen Shiying never lived with his family for long, the family members would only stick to him when he was in power and prosperous. If he got into trouble, they would be scrambling to hide, let alone come running here. They would only come to seek justice once they were sure that it wouldn’t involve them.

Mrs. Jiang looked much thinner and older.

When she heard that Chen Shiying was not suffering, that he just lacked freedom but was living comfortably in a small courtyard, she broke into tears of relief.

She held Chen Afu and cried out loud, "Afu, we’re lucky to have you as a daughter, to have such a great son-in-law. Otherwise, your father might be suffering right now... "

Chen Afu listened to her lament and cry for a while, which included her quarreling with Mrs. Chen. Mrs. Jiang’s misery was not only because of Chen Shiying’s predicament but also because as a woman, she was alone, struggling to manage a big family. Mrs. Chen, far from being helpful, was constantly causing trouble, crying, shouting, and breaking things at home, causing Mrs. Jiang’s significant stress.

After Mrs. Jiang had cried enough, a servant girl brought water for her to wash her face.

Chen Afu consoled, "Mother, you must take care of your health. It might not be until after the New Year that my father’s case is settled. If you get sick, what will happen to this family? As for those wicked and confused people, someone will take care of them."

Mrs. Jiang would think of nothing but Chen Shiying and thus, no matter how angry she was with Mrs. Chen, she would do nothing to her. But if it were Chen Afu, she would definitely take advantage of Chen Shiying’s absence to deal with that old hag.

Nodding her head, Mrs. Jiang said, "Knowing that your father is not suffering has eased my mind. Whether he continues to be an official or not doesn’t matter, as long as he’s fine."

The two chatted for a while longer, then Chen Afu said goodbye to return home. Knowing that everyone at the house was waiting for Chen Afu, Mrs. Jiang didn’t insist she should stay any longer.