lady, please calm down

On the twenty-second day of the twelfth lunar month, Sui Mian Street was the palace of the Prince of Chu.

In a two-story attic in the Xiangzhou Garden in the back house, Yunong and Tiedan were sitting on the edge of the bed, with the former whispering something to the latter.

Tiedan nodded frequently and blushed from time to time.

After a while, Mother Qin, who was guarding outside the door, said through the door: "Madam, Madam Chen is here."

Although women take their husband's surname after marriage, in order to distinguish them from each other, most of the elders in the house still address the ladies by their maiden surnames.

There are two Madam Chens in the Prince of Chu’s Palace. One is Yunong who changed her surname to Chen after she got married, and the other is the daughter of the Chen family of Yingchuan.

Hearing Ayu coming, Tiedan stood up a little nervously.

A few breaths later, Ayu walked in with Nian'er. She first took a rough look at the layout of the room, and her eyes finally fell on the round table in the middle of the room.

The table, which is more than three feet in diameter, is now filled with various exquisite head ornaments, gold hairpins, jade bracelets, and ancient hairpins. The dazzling array of jewels and precious stones are placed in open jewelry boxes.

Ah Yu took a wooden box from the maid and said with a smile, "I knew that my sister was more thoughtful than me."

Twenty-four months of mourning for Tiedan have been completed.

The next day after she came back, Maoer started arranging for her to come in.

In fact, Tiedan's entry into the mansion could be considered the smoothest. For one thing, Tiedan had lived in the mansion for a long time, and Mao'er and Cai Hua had already regarded her as a sister.

Secondly, during the Battle of Tokyo two years ago, Uncle Shen entrusted his son to the care of others on the battlefield, and everyone in the army knew about it.

Marrying Tiedan not only fulfilled the love between Chen Chu and Tiedan, but also fulfilled the oath made to Uncle Shen and fulfilled the loyalty.

A simple ceremony is scheduled for tomorrow.

Mao'er knew Tiedan's family background. Apart from Pang Shengyi's uncles who were from runaway families, Tiedan had no woman who could help her arrange a marriage.

What Ayu said, "Sister thinks more carefully than I do," was referring to the headwear that filled the table. The most conspicuous and luxurious one in the middle was the dowry that Mao'er prepared for Tiedan.

It was deliberately placed outside at this time as a "layout" process before the wedding, to show that Tiedan's family was strong and powerful, so as not to be looked down upon by others.

It was precisely because Mao'er and Cai Huan had successively sent expensive pearls and jade that the ladies of each room in the mansion immediately followed suit.

Half an hour ago, Jiarou also came in person and brought her own gift.

Tiedan has never been a person who is good at dealing with people. Seeing that Ayu also gave a generous gift, he couldn't help but whispered, "Thank you, Madam Chen."

The one Tiedan is most familiar with among the women in the palace is Cai Huan. When the two are together, Tiedan can naturally call her Sister Cai. The next most familiar one is Yunong, whom Tiedan will call by her name.

'Mrs. Chen' did sound a bit strange, but Ayu didn't take it to heart. She just opened the box she brought and placed it on the table.

Even the placement of the jewelry was very particular, so it would never block the jewelry given by the cat.

After doing all this personally, A Yu turned to his son and said, "Brother Nian, you haven't greeted me since you entered the house, right?"

With her mother's reminder, Nian'er awkwardly bowed her hands, stuck out her butt and said, "Nian'er, meet your aunt."

Because Tiedan had been at home for a long time, the children all called her aunt, but this time, Ayu smiled and corrected her: "From now on, you should call her auntie, not auntie anymore."

These words seemed to be a reminder to Tiedan to change his words in the future. Tiedan was only younger than Cai Hua, but two or three years older than Ayu and Jiarou.

In the future, whether they should call each other sisters according to the day they got married or according to their age has not yet been decided.

It’s a pity that with Tiedan’s simple mind, he didn’t understand the deeper meaning of Ayu’s words at all.

At this moment, I suddenly heard a burst of rough female voices talking and laughing outside the yard coming from far away.

Soon, Bai Lu came upstairs with a group of maids, carrying red silk, washbasins, candlesticks, and a brand new brocade quilt embroidered with mandarin ducks playing in the water.

Behind them, there was a group of sturdy and loud-voiced women. Upon closer inspection, they saw that the ones leading the group were Aunt Yang, Aunt Yao and Pang Shengyi's wife. Following them were Sister Wu from Wu Kui's family, Dalang's wife Nie, Second Sister Peng, Cui Yuan and other wives of the old brothers from Tongshan.

Bai Lu, who was the first to enter the house, saw A Yu here and couldn't help but say, "Madam is here. Just now, Lord Chen and Madam Chen arrived at the mansion, and the princess sent someone to invite Madam to come and talk, but she couldn't find her."

Hearing that his father and mother were coming, A Yu smiled softly at Tie Dan and said, "I'm going to meet my family. If you need anything, just send someone to get it from me. We're a family from now on. Don't be polite."

After saying that, Ayu took Nian'er out, just in time for Aunt Yang and a group of women to come upstairs.

The two sides met in a long and narrow corridor. Yang Dasheng and others seemed to have not expected to meet A Yu here, and they were all stunned.

Ayu was very generous. She knelt slightly and said first: "Ayu greets all the aunts and sisters-in-law."

The people on the other side then replied in unison: "Hello, Madam."

After Ayu brought her son downstairs, the women's eyes lingered on Nian'er's back for a long time before they went into the house.

As soon as they met, Aunt Pang, Aunt Yang and other elders took Tiedan's hand. Ever since Uncle Shen died in the battle, Tiedan has been following Chen Chu in his campaigns. This is also one of the few opportunities for the two sides to meet in the past two years.

When Aunt Pang saw Tiedan, she couldn't help but be moved. She held the latter's face and said with a choked voice: "Okay, okay, if Brother Shen could see Tiedan getting married, he would be very happy."

When this was mentioned, Aunt Yang, Aunt Yao and others also shed tears, which made Tiedan's eyes red.

Bai Lu, who was standing by, was afraid that the sad atmosphere would continue to spread, so she quickly ordered the maid to replace the old bed curtains on the big bed with red gauze bed curtains, and also spread new bedding on it.

He interrupted the weeping elders and said, "Aunts, take a look. Is the decoration of this room appropriate? These quilts were newly made by the princess."

As expected, the attention of several people was quickly attracted. They came forward to touch the quilt and praised it.

"The princess is really thoughtful and has prepared everything."

Aunt Pang was quite pleased when she saw the table filled with head ornaments.

Aunt Yang wiped her tears and smiled, "That's not true. Chu Ge'er and Mao'er are also children we have watched grow up. Mao'er is very kind. Pang's family, you can put your heart at ease. Tiedan has entered the family. With Mao'er's support, no one will bully her!"

Although Uncle Yang and Pang Shengyi both have a life-and-death friendship with Uncle Shen, when it comes down to it, Pang Shengyi is undoubtedly closer to Uncle Shen.

Aunt Yang said this to reassure Aunt Pang and other old subordinates of Uncle Shen.

"That's good, that's good. The princess's good reputation is known to the world. Our Tiedan grew up in the mountains. He has a straightforward personality and doesn't have so many twists and turns in his mind. With the princess here, there will be someone to teach him slowly."

As Aunt Pang spoke, she pulled Tiedan's hand again.

Indeed, as someone who had experienced this, Aunt Pang knew that when they were in the mountains, they could take revenge and repay their enemies.

But once she entered the deep courtyard, those fighting and killing skills were useless. She knew what a big incident almost happened in the Yang family's backyard.
The women in the harem can be just as vicious as the men when they are vicious.

The palace's harem is indeed complicated. Not to mention that the princess and Cai Huan are both from Tongshan, but Madam Chen comes from a prominent family and her family is powerful.

Not to mention Jia Rou. When her country was on the verge of destruction, she was able to quickly climb up to Chen Chu, the only person who could save her. Not only did she gain wealth and respect, but she also protected a group of younger sisters.

Just thinking about it, you will know it is not simple.

Aunt Pang was naturally worried about the simple-minded Iron-hearted. Bai Lu, who was standing by, was extremely smart and perceptive. She could hear Aunt Pang's hidden worries and couldn't help but smile and said, "Aunt, please relax. The princess and Madam Cai have treated Madam Shen like a sister for a long time. Just like this time, when the New Year is approaching, the princess is so anxious to welcome Madam Shen into the family before the New Year. It is a good intention."

Bai Lu has a very special status in the palace.

She was the first to enter the mansion and has been Mao'er's right-hand man for many years. Two years ago, she took the initiative to marry into the Bai family and adopted an orphan from the Orphanage to continue the family line for Old Bai.

In other words, she is now neither tied down by her natal family nor her husband's family, and will probably stay with Mao'er for the rest of her life.

Therefore, only she can and dares to say such profound words today.

But Aunt Pang didn't understand, and even Tiedan himself didn't understand.

However, Yang Dalang's wife, Nie, could not help but exchange a glance with Cui Yuan and whispered, "Now the whole city is saying that the imperial seal was dug out in Luoyang. The princess is really thinking hard!"

At this point, most people understood what was going on, but Aunt Yao was confused and asked, "What on earth is the imperial seal? Many people have come to my wife these days to ask if it's real. Besides, what is the relationship between the imperial seal and the iron gall?"

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Some things are one thing to understand in private and another to say in public. It was not easy for everyone to say it directly. Cui Yuan, who was pregnant with her third child, had no choice but to whisper in her mother-in-law's ear: "Mother, Princess, please marry Tiedan as soon as possible. After the prince ascends the throne, Tiedan will be ranked among the four concubines. If you marry Tiedan after ascending the throne, not only will the process be complicated, but in order to balance all parties, who knows who will snatch the concubine away."

After explaining so much, Aunt Yao only heard the word "ascend the throne" and was surprised: "My wife is saying that Chu Ge'er is going to be the emperor!"

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Important court affairs have always been men's business. They already felt uncomfortable mentioning them in private, but Aunt Yao's voice suddenly made people feel nervous and guilty.

"Cui Yuan, the fetus in your belly has been more than four months old now, right? You have already given birth to two sons for your eldest son, do you want a daughter?"

Nie on the side quickly changed the subject.

"The two boys at home are very noisy. If this baby is a girl, it would be great."

Cui Yuan was very tactful and immediately took over the topic.

However, when she said this, Cui Yuan did feel somewhat calm and confident. For a family born into a military general's family, the more boys the better. After Cui Yuan got married, she had a very good chance of conceiving.

As long as she had two sons as a foundation, she was not afraid of anything, and she could calmly accept having a daughter as her third child.

It was also because of this confidence that she made arrangements to marry Ding Jiao to her eldest son two years ago. Unfortunately, after Mrs. Ding's face was disfigured, she no longer had any interest in this.

Cui Yuan didn't quite understand Ding Jiao's choice. In her opinion, the most important thing for a woman in her life is to find a capable and ideal husband.

That was what she thought when she was in Caiwei Pavilion, and Yunong's later experience undoubtedly confirmed her idea.

Cui Yuan couldn't help but think of the time many years ago when she accompanied Yunong to Miaoyu Pavilion to look for someone.
At that time, Qiaoxiang deliberately sent people to provoke Yunong, wanting the latter to make a big fuss. But the girl was a coward. She ran to the outside of Miaoyu Pavilion angrily, but did not dare to go in, and she was so angry that she cried.

But now, my girl is about to become an imperial concubine, and Qiaoxiang and others who were jealous of her in the past are now nowhere to be found.

Cui Yuan couldn't help but feel a sense of great changes in the world and the difference between things and people. She looked at Yunong unconsciously. Yunong, who was sitting on the bed with her hands on the edge, was looking at her.

Yunong had no idea what Cuiyuan was thinking at the moment. When she looked at her, she grinned at her foolishly.

Cui Yuan laughed subconsciously and sighed: "What a lucky girl!"

But when Yunong heard this, he pushed himself up with both hands, jumped down from the bed, dragged a stool and sat next to Cuiyuan, and humbly asked for advice: "Cuiyuan, you are lucky. How did you give birth to two sons? Do you have any secret recipe?"

Everyone laughed when they heard this.

It seems that Yunong, who is so romantic, also has a dream of having a son.

Aunt Yao, who had been silent for a long time and had been digesting the news that Chu Ge'er was going to be the emperor, heard the conversation between the two and slapped her thigh and said, "Yunong really needs to work harder."

At this point, Aunt Yao said with regret: "Look, Mao'er, Cai Sanniang, and you, Yunong, have only given birth to one son. This is not good! That Chen lady, she speaks and acts in a pretentious way. It's obvious that she is not the same kind of person as us. In the future, Brother Nian'er may not be able to get along with us."

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Or maybe Aunt Yao is just a simple and honest person.

These words can be said just by thinking them in your mind, but can they be spoken out loud?
Even if these words are simple, they are too straightforward. They directly expose the competition between the local faction and the scholar faction within the Huaibei faction.

What will the Chen family think if word gets out?

Your son is still the head of Chu Ge'er's personal guard. If the Chen family mistakenly thinks that the eldest son has the same idea, wouldn't they worry about Chen Nian's safety?
Fortunately, those present here are core members of the mansion like Bai Lu, as well as women from Tongshan, so there is no risk of the content of the conversation being leaked.

Cui Yuan looked constipated and wished she could shut her mother-in-law's mouth on the spot.

However, Yunong was a little unhappy after hearing this, "Aunt, you can't say that. Ayu is a member of the palace, and Nian'er is also the prince's flesh and blood. It doesn't matter how close he is to others, as long as he is close to the prince, that's enough!"

At the beginning, due to the dispute over the prime minister of Da Qi, Yunong stood on Cai Huan's side, and her relationship with Ayu was not as close as before.

But family matters are family matters, and if others say something bad about family members, Yunong will not agree.

The prince protects his shortcomings, Cai Hua also protects his shortcomings, and now Yunong has also learned this skill
Yunong's words were also very direct. The atmosphere was a little awkward, so Aunt Yang quickly spoke to smooth things over, "Hahaha, don't worry about it, Yao family. Tiedan has a thin waist and a big butt. She will definitely be easy to raise in the future. Who knows how many boys with penises there will be in this palace in the future."

"Hahaha"

"Ha ha."

Whether it was funny or not, everyone started laughing to cover up the embarrassment.

Only Tiedan, who was praised for his big butt and good fertility, felt confused and embarrassed.

At three o'clock in the afternoon, Mao'er's maid came to invite everyone to take their seats.

Everyone left Xiangzhou Garden and headed for the dining room.

Tiedan deliberately pulled Yunong to walk at the back of the crowd, until they were dozens of steps away from the crowd in front, Tiedan whispered: "Yunong, there were some words just now that I didn't fully understand."

Yunong said nonchalantly: "If you don't understand, then you don't understand. Haven't you seen Ayu, Sister Cai, and Jiarou together? Sometimes when they talk, I understand every word, but when they put them together, I can't understand anything. I sit next to them like a fool."

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Tiedan couldn't help but become even more worried, fearing that after the official transfer, some misunderstandings might arise due to poor communication.

Yunong seemed to see what was on Tiedan's mind, and said, "I'm stupid, but you're even more stupid than me. I'll teach you three tricks, and I guarantee you'll be able to walk sideways in the mansion!"

Walking sideways?
Tiedan looked at Yunong with great suspicion and thought to himself: You are far from walking sideways. Sister Huan twists your ears at every turn and the princess even made you kneel in the ancestral hall. When did a little punching bag like you have the nerve to say "walk sideways"?

But Yunong rubbed his nose which was reddened by the cold wind and said arrogantly: "Remember it! First, no matter right or wrong, our family should be united when encountering problems, and we can't help outsiders to say things about our own family! Second, if there are disagreements at home, follow sister and sister Cai. With them protecting us, all problems are small problems! Third, if sister and sister Cai disagree, then just pretend to be stupid or pretend to be sick and don't go out, we won't get involved."

Tiedan originally thought that Yunong wanted to teach her some profound truth, but after listening to her, all Yunong said was nothing more than "hold on to the thick legs"!

"If the princess and Sister Huan are at odds, and they come to you to judge, there will always be times when you can't avoid it, right?"

Tiedan, who was trying to understand the ecology of the palace, asked.

"Then we have to use the best trick!"

"You say it."

"Looking for the prince! Who in the family has thighs as thick as the prince's? Hahaha."

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What a bullshit trick! Tiedan was disappointed again and again and couldn't help but say, "He is always on the battlefield and there will always be times when he is not at home. What will you do then?"

Yunong originally just wanted to pretend to be a senior in front of Tiedan. How could she really have the ability to "walk sideways" in the mansion?
Tiedan kept asking her questions, and Yunong finally ran out of words. She said angrily, "Then accept the punishment! Are your ears not strong enough and you are afraid of twisting them? Or are your knees not strong enough and you are afraid of kneeling? I don't believe that Sister Cai can twist my ears off or make me kneel to death in the ancestral hall!"

Tiedan looked at Yunong's flushed oval face, lowered his head aggrievedly, and said timidly: "Just say it, why are you angry?"

"Who said I was angry? I'm not angry!"

"You said you weren't angry, but your face turned red."

“I’m frozen!”

"Yunong, don't be so anxious. I don't know where I said the wrong thing again."

"Then you call me sister, and I won't be anxious anymore."

"But I'm older than you."

"That's not the way it works. Whoever enters the door first is the older sister!"

"Then you came in before Sister Cai, why do you call her sister all day long?"

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"Hey, Yunong, why are you angry again?"

My lord has already said that a soldier who doesn't want to be a general is not a good soldier. Why is it so difficult for Yunong to be a sister again? (End of this chapter)