Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty
Chapter 496 - 487: Visiting the Sick

Chapter 496: Chapter 487: Visiting the Sick

Chen Afu had someone write a note and send it to the Princess Mansion, saying that he would bring the child to visit the princess tomorrow.

Miss Chu really enjoys visiting others now, but upon hearing that she was visiting that "nasty woman’s" house, she pouted. Leaning on Chen Afu, she asked, "Mom, can I not go?"

Chen Afu comforted her with a smile, "Don’t be scared, your grandfather is also in the Princess Mansion, Princess Rong Zhao wouldn’t dare to mess with you."

Miss Chu added, "Spring has arrived, why hasn’t Jin Yanzi returned yet? It would be nice if it was here, so it could lead the Bird Pot Lid to the princess’s house to collect droppings again."

Ever since the swallows returned, Miss Chu has been longing for Jin Yanzi.

Chen Afu quickly said, "Hush, don’t let anyone know that Jin Yanzi and the Bird Pot Lid are related, or Jin Yanzi will be in danger."

Chen Afu had reminded Shiyi and little Miss Chu about this many times. The little girl forgot her mother’s warning in her haste.

She hurriedly covered her mouth and whispered, "Okay, I won’t mention it again."

In the night, Chen Afu took Yu’er back into the space.

Jin Yanzi can leave the space at midnight, and was very excited. It brought Jin Bei out from the Golden House. After all this time, Chen Afu was seeing Jin Bei for the first time.

Jin Bei was covered in feathers, looking incredibly beautiful. Its eyes were closed, but you could sense its breathing, as if it were deeply asleep.

Chen Afu exclaimed joyfully, "Oh, Beibei is alive."

Jin Yanzi chirped a laugh, "Yes, it’s just that it’s always sleeping. I’ve tried many ways to wake it up."

As it was almost midnight, Jin Yanzi said that it would go to the Imperial Palace to visit stinky Dabao as soon as it left the space.

Chen Afu warned, "BaoBao, don’t bring too many birds to play in the Imperial Palace, and don’t let the Emperor know that the bird attack on Rong Zhao is related to us. Otherwise, the Chu family will be in big trouble."

Jin Yanzi raised its beak proudly, "I’m so smart, I wouldn’t do such a silly thing."

When it was midnight, the space flashed black, and Jin Yanzi flew out.

Chen Afu exited the space to feed Yu’er, changed her diaper, put her back into the space, placed Jin Bei on her small bed, and then went to her own bed to sleep alone.

Meanwhile, in a side hall of Si Yuan Palace, Shiyi was sleeping soundly. Although he had his own palace, he still lived with the Virtuous Consort in Si Yuan Palace because she couldn’t bear to let him go.

He felt like someone was tickling his ears and nose. He rubbed his nose and ears and turned over to sleep again. Jin Yanzi continued to itch him with its wingtip, finally waking Shiyi up.

He opened his eyes, the light from the palace lamp filtering through the mosquito net was extremely dim. But he still saw a swallow standing by his pillow, smirking at him.

"Jin Bao!" He sat up with a roll and excitedly grabbed Jin Yanzi into his hands.

The eunuch outside the tent who was serving him heard the noise and asked, "Your Highness, do you need to go to the toilet?"

Shiyi hurriedly said, "No, I was talking in my sleep."

The night shift eunuch was quite puzzled, could someone talk so clearly in their sleep? But he didn’t dare to ask more.

Shiyi excitedly grabbed Jin Yanzi, sniffed it under his nose, and also smelled its unique scent, somewhat like the fragrance of his mother. He was overjoyed, with Jin Yanzi’s company from now on, he would feel like his mother and sister were always by his side, making his days in the palace more bearable.

Jin Yanzi was pinched by him until her eyes rolled back, but she didn’t dare to make a sound, and was internally cursing "stinky Dabao".

The next day, after Chen Afu got the children to finish their breakfast, and fed Yu’er her milk, he had someone take the little brothers and Yu’er to Anrong Hall. When the third master was not at home and his two sons were at school, the third lady liked to play with these children when she was idle. Especially Yu’er, if it was not for Chen Afu nursing her, she might be frequently kept in the Rong’an Hall by the third lady.

Chen Afu got himself and Ms. Chu ready, and especially dressed up Ms. Chu quite nicely. When Ms. Chu was carried out of the Princess Mansion, she was a weak and pitiful little girl. Now, she was not only healthy and clever, but also beautiful like a little fairy.

The gifts for the Princess Mansion were prepared by the Foreign Affairs Room. Chen Afu was not going to prepare gifts for Rong Zhao himself.

When the carriage arrived at the Princess Mansion, the sedan chair directly took them to the main court where the princess lived.

Once they entered the courtyard, Ms. Chu instinctively became frightened. Not only did she tighten her grip on Chen Afu’s hand, but her small body also stuck close to him, following his steps closely.

Chen Afu reassured her in a low voice, "Don’t be afraid."

In the east room, Marquis Chu who was wearing a semi-new blue straight robe, was sitting on the bed reading a book. Seeing Chen Afu leading his great granddaughter, a smile appeared on his face.

He put down the book and said, "The princess is in the room, Xuan’er, go in. Hanyan is too small and she’s still recovering from her illness, she can just pay her respects at the door." He then got up and walked towards the bedroom.

Chen Afu let out a sigh of relief. This grandfather was really thoughtful. She also didn’t want Ms. Chu to get too close to Rong Zhao, fearing that she might catch her illness or get frightened.

The maid standing by the door lifted the soft curtain, Marquis Chu walked in first, Chen Afu followed behind with downcast eyes, and Chu Hanyan was pulled to stand by the door by Mrs. Huang.

The bedroom was very large and extraordinarily luxurious. After passing through several layers of curtains, they finally came to the Gold-Inlaid Jade Treasure Bed.

Rong Zhao was reclining on the bed. Because light makeup was applied, her complexion didn’t look bad. However, her eyes were lifeless, her breathing was rapid, and she no longer had the spirited air and arrogance she had before. This was probably not only because of her illness, but she might have also been beset by worries.

Marquis Chu sat on a chair somewhat away from the bed, Chen Afu approached the edge of the bed and kneeled to give the diplomatic salute, "Greetings to Your Highness, the princess. I hope Your Highness takes good care of her health and recovers soon."

Rong Zhao wanted to see Chen Afu, but she also feared seeing Chen Afu. She wanted to see her because Chen Afu, as her daughter-in-law, coming to her was a reminder that Chu Lang was still her son-in-law and that Chu family still respected her.

But she feared seeing her because she did not want Chen Afu, the daughter-in-law of that woman, to see her in this desolate condition.

So, she purposely asked the servants to do her makeup, dress her in pomegranate red clothes that matched her complexion better, and adorn her with pomegranate stone headdress and earrings.

She straightened her body and said coldly, "You are my daughter-in-law. You’ve been in the Capital City for quite a while now, why are you only now coming to pay your respects?" Her voice was cold and a little hoarse, and lacked the sharpness and aura she used to have.

Looking at Rong Zhao who was forcing herself to maintain her composure, Chen Afu snickered internally. It’s said that the emperor’s daughters won’t worry about getting married, why did she have to fixate on a married man and wreak havoc on his family. Now, she and Lady Ma had fallen out of favor while the Chu family had risen. An unimportant and disliked princess without support would either be a pawn or abandoned...

Chen Afu lowered her gaze and said, "In response to Your Highness, when we returned to the Capital City, we were first busy preparing for Shiyi’s return to the palace, then we were tied up with arrangements for the departing crown prince. After that, Shiyi kept having someone send messages that he and the Virtuous Consort liked the pastries I made..."