Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty
Chapter 524 - 515: Thanks

Chapter 524: Chapter 515: Thanks

As soon as Chen Afu stepped out, she heard Liao Chen calling her. Chen Afu turned back, and Liao Chen said, "Give more compensation to the injured, as well as to those people yesterday at The Luos’ farm, give them some more silver. I owe them. I have no money, so I can only pray for their blessings by chanting Buddhist scriptures."

Chen Afu said, "I understand, I will."

She returned to the main court and saw the little girl eating noodles. Things were familiar here, and the little girl’s mood had slightly improved. After she had eaten half a bowl of noodles, Chen Afu persuaded her to sleep again, as she didn’t sleep well last night.

Chen Afu stayed with the little girl until she fell asleep before going to the east room.

Exhausted herself, she slumped on the bed and dozed for a while. Feeling better, she had Chief Steward Yang summoned and asked him to give some silver to Manager Luo. She instructed to give fifty taels of Silver to each of the injured as compensation. The disabled guards and maids each received 200 taels of silver as compensation. Each of the guards and soldiers involved in the battle received ten taels of silver while each of the serving staff who stayed at The Luos’ farm received five taels of silver. Manager Luo and Captain Li received twenty taels each, and Chu Lingqi and Mrs. Song each received fifty taels of silver.

These people all shared hardships with Liao Chen.

Although Manager Luo had money, it was from the profit of Liao Chen’s dowry farm, which was actually Chu Lingxuan’s private asset.

Whereas, the money of The Chus’ Mansion was from the Yong’an Marquis Manor. This money should be provided by Marquis Chu. Either the second prince or Rong Zhao, their targeting of Liao Chen was all because of Marquis Chu.

Before long, Chen Shiying and Mrs. Jiang arrived.

Chen Shiying felt relieved at seeing that Chen Afu was uninjured. He said grimly, "These people are too malicious. We must settle the score!"

Chen Afu said, "Rest assured, Dad, we will."

They hadn’t met for more than half a year and were very pleased to see each other.

After catching up, the conversation turned to Chen Yuqing’s marriage and Chen Yuhui’s household affairs. Chen Shiying and Mrs. Jiang still liked Xie Feng very much, thinking that he was talented, handsome, and had a good family background. If The Xies proposed a marriage, they would definitely agree. They didn’t know if the matter with Chen Yuhui would affect her, though.

As soon as Chen Yuhui was mentioned, Mrs. Jiang became so angry that her eyes reddened, and she said, "I don’t know if Yuqing and I owed her in our previous life. Whenever Yuqing’s prospects start to look promising, she messes things up."

Chen Shiying sighed, "If a child is not instructed, it is the parent’s fault. I didn’t educate her well, which led to her developing such a character. She’s my daughter after all, how can I ignore her in a perilous situation? When I return to the Capital City after the New Year, I’ll talk to Mr. He, hoping The Hes might let her go and allow her to get a divorce and raise the child. In the first place, He Linsheng was abusive to Yuhui because I stood on the same line with The Chus. Even the emperor knows about this. It won’t have any adverse impact on me if I take Yuhui away." He then reassured Mrs. Jiang, "Don’t worry. I will let her and her child live with her mother in the country in Dingzhou, and they won’t have any adverse influence on our other children in the Capital City."

Chen Afu rolled her eyes secretly. The reason why He Linsheng abused Chen Yuhui was that they were both bad, right? But if Chen Shiying wanted to put it so nicely, she didn’t have any better way to explain.

Then she talked about how Granny Zhao had asked her for money, and spitefully added, "If Chen Yuhui lives with Granny Zhao, they might corrupt each other, and even corrupt the child."

Although Mrs. Jiang was infuriated, she struggled to hold back her laughter at Chen Afu’s words. Only Chen Afu dared to say things like this.

When Chen Shiying heard about the shameful thing his mother did, his face turned red with anger, but he had to admit the harsh logic in Chen Afu’s words. He said, "My mother can hardly walk now, she doesn’t lack food or clothing, why should she act like this!" After a pause, he added, "If so, we really can’t let them live together. Well, if Yuhui can get out, I’ll arrange for her to go to another place."

Chen Afu fell silent, thinking to herself that The Hes, being so selfish, would definitely not let Chen Yuhui off easily. Chen Yuhui, being even more selfish, if she knew that Mr. He truly had no way to keep his official position, she would surely not want the child in her belly to affect her future life. What could happen between them was beyond the prediction of anyone with normal thinking.

Chen Afu invited Chen Shiying to stay for lunch before seeing them out, and made a promise to invite their whole family to The Chus’ Mansion for a day out the day after tomorrow.

She would invite Chen Ming, Mrs. Wang, Uncle Wang Cheng, Chen Shi and his family the next day. She didn’t know whether the rest of the Chen family was in the capital city, but if they were, she would also invite them.

The day after tomorrow, she would invite the ladies and children from The Chens, The Fus, The Lius, and The Qins. Mr. Fu, General Liu, and General Qin had all gone to the Southern Region to quell the rebellion.

The day after that, she would return to the Capital City. After such a big incident, and because she missed her children, Chen Afu didn’t feel like staying in Dingzhou any longer.

After seeing off Chen Shiying and his wife, Chen Afu went to the storeroom in the backyard. There were still a lot of things that she and Chu Lingxuan hadn’t taken away from this storeroom. She selected four pieces of brocade, two sets of gold and jade head ornaments, two high-quality ink stones, two pieces of jade and agate ornaments, and asked someone to carry them. She also took the gifts she had brought for Chu Lingqi and Mrs. Song in the Capital City, as well as the gifts brought by Chu Ling’an and his wife, and took them over to the courtyard where Mrs. Song was residing.

From the bottom of her heart, she appreciated Chu Lingqi and Mrs. Song. They served Liao Chen as if they were serving the parents of Chu Lingxuan, saving her from major trouble yesterday.

They were short on money, but it was inappropriate for Chen Afu to give them cash, so she gave them more valuable gifts instead.

Mrs. Song was building blocks on the bed with her son Wen. Seeing Chen Afu coming, she quickly offered her a seat.

Chen Afu picked up Wen with a smile, kissed him a couple of times, and asked with a smile, "Do you still remember your aunt?"

Wen was already very outgoing now. He leaned in and kissed Chen Afu back, and said with a moe voice while counting with his fingers, "Remember, I remember Yu, Ming, Qi Qi, Hui Hui and Zhui Feng as well."

Chen Afu was delighted and said, "Zhui Feng had two more grandchildren a few days ago, one named Chou Chou and the other named Gun Gun. They’re so white, fat and cute. When you come back to the Capital City, you can play with them."

Wen’s eyes sparkled as he nodded vigorously.

Mrs. Song laughed and said, "What funny names."

Chen Afu laughed and said, "The names were given by Yu and Ming. Chou Chou was named because he likes to sniffle, and Gun Gun because he likes to roll."

Seeing so many gifts, Mrs. Song was embarrassed and said, "My husband and I have received a lot of help from you and my brother-in-law. It’s our duty to take care of my mother-in-law. We don’t deserve so many gifts."

Chen Afu held her hand and said, "I am really grateful to you both. With you two taking care of my mother-in-law here, my husband and I feel relieved."

As it grew dark, it started to snow heavily. Mrs. Song invited Chen Afu to stay for dinner. She also had someone invite Chu Hanyan over, and they enjoyed a mutton pot dinner together.