Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty -
Chapter 469 - 460: Take it Back
Chapter 469: Chapter 460: Take it Back
Chen Afu could already guess. Marquis Chu’s visit this time may not necessarily be solely for the purpose of attending the birthday banquet of his younger brothers, perhaps meeting with Inspector Luo is another important reason. Now it should be the most critical moment, he will not appear openly at the birthday banquet of his little brothers, he will certainly come to the Luo mansion.
Chu Hua knew little about many secrets, so she was still very unhappy with Marquis Chu, and Chu Lingxuan would not trouble her to meet Marquis Chu now.
By this time the lights had come up and lanterns were hung at the entrance of the corridors. A few little stars flickered at the edge of the gray sky, shining brightly in the courtyard.
Upon arriving at the Moon Gate on the left of the Outer Court, Chu Lingxuan signaled Hong Fei to stand here. He also instructed Chen Afu, "Be careful."
Dabao, upon hearing this, immediately came over to assist his mother and said, "Mother, be careful, there are stone steps here."
Passing through the Moon Gate, there was an external study room. They could see the faint light coming out from the window, with only Chu Huai and a familiar face standing at the door.
Chu Lingxuan whispered to Chu Hanyan and Dabao, "The person in the study is your grandfather. He misses you and your brother, so he came to see you. But this is a great secret of our family, none of you can say, even to grandma."
Ms. Chu didn’t have much impression of her grandfather. She only vaguely remembered that she had a grandfather, but Grandfather had another family and did not want grandma and her own family. In fact, she still had some complaints about her grandfather in her heart. Her grandfather didn’t want Grandma anymore, leaving Grandma to live alone in the mountains.
Chen Dabao had great memory. He remembered that Grandfather’s current wife was a princess, the wicked woman whose bird poop was pulled by the "Bird Pot Lid". That wicked woman not only took Grandfather away, but also wanted to beat Mother and Sister. Besides, when he didn’t take him to the Capital City during the Lunar New Year, he said there were bad people who meant him harm. He felt that it must also be that wicked woman who wanted to harm him. Moreover, Daddy had said that he was thinking of a way to drive the wicked woman away and take Grandfather back ...
Chen Dabao had fully considered himself a member of the Chu family. When he heard that Grandfather had come here, he happily asked, "Daddy, have you driven that wicked woman away and taken Grandfather back?"
Chu Lingxuan was stunned, thinking about it, it seemed that he had said that he would expel the wicked woman. A smile appeared at the corner of his mouth and he said, "I have not completely driven her away yet, but it will happen soon. Therefore, we have to be more careful and can’t let others know we intend to expel the wicked woman."
Knowing such a big secret, Chen Dabao felt very happy and proud. He chuckled and nodded, "Okay, we won’t tell anyone." Then he instructed Ms. Chu, "Did you hear that, sister? We can’t tell anyone about Grandpa coming to see us."
As long as it was said by Daddy and Big Brother, Ms. Chu would obey unconditionally. She quickly nodded and said, "Okay, I won’t tell anyone." She asked again, a little confused, "Not even Grandma?"
Chu Lingxuan answered, "Hmm, not even to Grandma. Grandma still has some misunderstandings about Grandfather, and she would be sad if she knew."
In Ms. Chu’s impression, Grandma was much closer to her than Grandfather was. She stubbornly said, "Grandfather drove Grandma away to live in the mountains. This is not a misunderstanding, it’s true."
Chu Lingxuan sighed, "You can’t blame Grandfather for this, he has many helplessnesses."
Chen Dabao said, "I know, it was the wicked woman who made Grandfather drive Grandma away. Once Daddy drives the wicked woman away, he can bring Grandma back."
Ms. Chu was stubborn today, and asked again, "But why did Grandfather listen to that wicked woman?"
Chen Dabao put his chubby little paws over his mouth and whispered, "That wicked woman is a princess, she is a royal person. We can’t overpower her, we can only outsmart her."
After saying this, he looked at Chu Lingxuan and Chen Afu with a complacent look. The implication was, I figured it out, Daddy has to outsmart her to get rid of her.
Chu Lingxuan and Chen Afu didn’t know how to respond to this. They silently led the children into the house. The hall was empty, and then they followed Chu Lingxuan to the west-side room. In the large room, only one lamp was lit. The light was dim and yellow, and Marquis Chu sat on the bed under the north window.
Seeing them come in, Marquis Chu, with a flushed face, immediately put on a smiling face to cover up his previous embarrassment. His ears were particularly sensitive, and he had heard all their conversation outside the window. He felt that his actions, even if they were helpless, were still shameful. Especially the phrase ’recover’ from the children’s mouth, it was very embarrassing for him.
His gaze firstly fell on Shiyi, who was standing up straight like a pine tree, with attractive eyebrows and eyes, looking more prosperous and handsome than before. Next was Ms. Chu, with bright eyes and clear teeth, her eyes and eyebrows were like paintings, even more charming and lively. Then were the two little brothers, unbelievably, the babies from back then had grown so big, their eyebrows and eyes looked so much like his own.
Chu Lingxuan put the two little brothers down, and Chen Afu bowed to him.
He nodded satisfactorily to Chen Afu and laughed, "You have worked hard, my daughter-in-law, you are doing very well." He pointed to the chair nearby and said, "You all sit."
Facing Marquis Chu, Dabao coaxed his little brother and sister into kneeling down to pay their respects.
Marquis Chu felt uncomfortable to receive a kowtow from Shiyi, but he had to accept it.
Once the children had paid their respects, he beckoned them over, giving each child a gift. He gave Ms. Chu a set of jade accessories, Dabao a jade lion, and the little brothers a red jade carp.
After receiving the gifts, Chen Dabao and Ms. Chu obediently sat next to their parents. The two little brothers were not shy, one climbing onto each grandfather’s knee, looking up at grandfather with a smile, their little buttocks bouncing up and down, trying to jump but couldn’t. When they opened their mouths to laugh, a silver thread flowed from the corners of their mouths.
Marquis Chu laughed and took a silk handkerchief from his sleeve to wipe their drool off. He said, "I remember that Xuan’er and Hua’er were not yet walking when they were one year old. These two little guys are so strong that they can even kowtow."
After saying this, he lifted the two little brothers onto the bed and played with them for a little while. Perhaps thinking he had been partial, he turned to speak with Dabao and Ms. Chu. He asked Ms. Chu what words she had learnt and which books Dabao had read, and then he encouraged them a few times.
Afterwards, he asked after Liao Chen.
Chu Lingxuan said, "My mother’s health is fine, she still misses Yingxue Nunnery. She intends to go back after Afu gives birth. No matter how much my sister and I persuade her, she will not want to practice at Jingtang Nunnery permanently. However, she listens to my uncle more, maybe she will listen if he advises her ..."
Marquis Chu sighed, "Your mother is still..." He opened his mouth, but he couldn’t say the rest, and then he changed his story and said, "Ah, anyways, she must stay."
Chu Lingxuan nodded.
The family chatted for a while, until the two little brothers showed signs of sleepiness. Then Chu Lingxuan and Chen Afu took the children and left.
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