Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty

The old marquis looked at the Chu family's merit book and called the second master over to give him a scolding. It is said that if one is prosperous, both will be prosperous, and if one is harmed, both will be harmed. Now the Yong'an Marquis Mansion is in such a difficult situation. It is difficult for the two women in the family to contribute money, efforts and ideas to the court, but their own family still does not support it. If Mrs. Li is so ignorant, she will spit out all the money she spent in the house during those years of corruption.

The old man said it so plainly that the second old man blushed. He went to Li's yard and scolded Li. Li was helpless and wanted to donate five taels. Seeing that the second master had the urge to do something, she had to donate ten taels more than the two daughters-in-law, and donated thirty taels of silver.

After Chen Afu heard about it, he felt that Mr. Li was really not smart either. Spending dozens of taels of silver to buy a face-saving favor not only pleases the old marquis, but may also help her relationship with the powerful third lady ease. Mr. Chu Er is still smart. He loses his temper when he should lose his temper and pleases when he should please. Even if he does so many bad things, the old Marquis and the Chu Marquis cannot bear to ignore him. In fact, with so much money that Li was greedy for, a lot of it was used by the second master to spend a lot of time raising women.

Everyone gathered firewood with great enthusiasm. In three days, they collected more than 6,000 taels of silver and hundreds of carts of clothing and quilts. This much property will save countless lives. Of course, it is impossible to donate the clothes of ladies and gentlemen. What is donated are the clothes and quilts of servants.

The Queen Mother also issued an edict to commend Princess Huachang, saying that she was a role model for women in the world and a role model for women in the clan.

Because both women of Yong'an House made outstanding contributions to disaster relief and were commended by the emperor and the Queen Mother, the impeachment of Yong'an House gradually became less frequent.

The third lady was happy and gave Chen Afu a lot of jewelry. Those things are produced by the Ministry of Internal Affairs, and there is nowhere to buy them if you have money.

The old Marquis, the Marquis of Chu, and the third master were even more happy. On the pretext that they could not let Chen Afu suffer too much, they each rewarded her with a thousand taels of silver.

After hearing this, Mrs. Li was very angry. She felt that she had paid so much money for one house, so she was scolded. Chen Afu gained such a good reputation, not only did he not suffer any loss, he even made a lot of money back.

It was snowing all the time, and the emperor personally took his ministers to the Temple of Heaven to offer sacrifices to the heaven, and even issued an edict to sin against oneself, but the huge snow disaster still did not stop.

On the 20th, Chen Afu secretly thought that at the end of the month, the range should be from the 20th to the 30th. If the snow can stop within these eleven days, it will be soon. It would be even worse if it stopped in February.

On the 26th, it was still snowing heavily. In the afternoon, Chen Afu and Hua Mama made some sweet-scented osmanthus biscuits in the small kitchen. They sent someone to deliver a plate to Mr. Lao Hou and An Rongtang each, and left another plate. All men in the Chu family like sweets, so she now makes snacks every day, mainly to entertain Mr. Chu who comes to see his grandson. No matter how little he ate, he still tried his best.

Chen Afu now sympathizes with this grandfather very much. From the gentle look in his eyes when he looked at his grandson, and the endless concern for Abbot Liaochen, it can be seen that he is a good man who values ​​his family. It must be so painful for such a man to break up his family with his own hands and send his wife to a nunnery.

But because he wanted to be loyal to the emperor, he had to do this. Of course, the emperor asked him to do it, and he couldn't do it if he didn't. If you don’t do it, the whole family will be ruined. If you do it, you can still put yourself to death and survive.

At the end of Shen Shi, Chen Afu was sitting on the kang watching the two brothers turn over. The two boys were dressed too thickly, like fat penguins, and it was difficult to turn over. After a long time of effort, he finally turned over, raised his head, looked around with trembling little head, and then laughed proudly.

Chen Afu was so happy that he turned them over and lay them down again. The silly little brothers didn't lose their temper and continued to turn hard.

A few people were having fun when the old man and Lord Chu came again.

Chen Afu poured them tea and biscuits, and said with a smile, Not long after they came out of the pot, it's just the right time to eat.

The old man took the biscuits and started eating them. Lord Chu nodded and sat on the edge of the Kang to look at his grandson.

The two boys liked Grandpa very much. When they saw him coming, they turned over much faster. They looked up at him and laughed, their saliva flowing down like silver threads.

Lord Chu smiled and took out his handkerchief to wipe them, and then pinched their little faces. He didn't dare to hold such a small child by himself because he thought they were too soft and he was afraid of breaking them. If he really wanted to hug him, he would spread out his big hands and ask someone to put the child in his big hands, then hug him and quickly put him down.

Chen Afu saw that it was time, so she left the two of them here to have dinner, and said that she would invite the third master over, and she would cook some side dishes herself.

The Marquis of Chu readily agreed.

Chen Afu was busy in the small kitchen. The girl said that there seemed to be an emergency in the outer courtyard, and the old Marquis and the Marquis had left.

Chen Afu found it boring and didn't want to continue cooking. The dishes that had been prepared were enough for him to eat. She had just had dinner and the servants came to report. The Marquis invited her to go to Liuyun Zhai.

Liuyunzhai was the former inner study of the Marquis of Chu. It was also the place where he received distinguished guests and discussed important matters. It was located in a bamboo forest between the outer courtyard and the inner courtyard.

Chen Afu was shocked. Since coming to the capital, she has not participated in a secret high-level meeting.

Chen Afu put on the small coat and cotton skirt that he had worn when going out, and put on a fur hooded cloak. Hong Fei held an umbrella, and Xiao Hong held a lantern, and walked towards the outer courtyard.

After walking for about a quarter of an hour, they came to a courtyard. Many lanterns were hung on the porch, illuminating the yard brightly. This is the most secret place of the Chu family, and the courtyard at this time is no different from other courtyards. They are all completely white.

After walking through the corridor to the main room, the doorkeeper was a handsome young man. He opened the door, lifted the thick curtain, invited Chen Afu in, and asked Hongfei and Xiaohong to rest in the side room.

Although the two Duobao Pavilions in the hall are filled with books, it is more like a living room. Four glazed palace lanterns hung down, illuminating the room brilliantly. On the wall directly opposite is a large painting of a tiger descending from the mountain. On a large red sandalwood carving chi table, there is a bronze tripod several feet high. In front is the red sandalwood Eight Immortals table, with two imperial chairs on both sides of the table, four red sandalwood official chairs on each side, and a Western Region velvet carpet on the floor.

Chen Afu took off his cloak and placed it on the outermost chair.

A boy invited Chen Afu to the east room again. There is a big Kang under the north window of the house, and a large red sandalwood bookcase takes up the entire wall on the south side. Eight celadon Kunpeng candlesticks were lit with candles, illuminating the room brightly.

On the Kang, there is a small table with carved gold patterns on both sides. The old Marquis and the Marquis of Chu are sitting on both sides. The third master Chu is sitting on the armchair on the left side.

The faces of several people were very solemn.

Chen Afu went over and knelt down to bless them.

The old Marquis pointed to the chair on the right and said, Xuan's daughter-in-law, please sit down.

Chen Afu sat down. The boy served tea and quietly withdrew.

Lord Chu told Chen Afu again. He just received the news from the Ninth Prince. The Second Prince asked the Emperor for instructions, saying that he saw that the Emperor was worried day and night due to the snowstorm, and was very anxious and worried. Starting from Tomorrow, he will fast for three days, and on the 30th, he will offer a blood sacrifice to heaven at the Temple of Heaven, praying to the gods to protect him and stop the disaster.