The housekeeper at the side understood the meaning of his master's words too well. He quickly dismissed the servants and asked them to retreat to the gate of the courtyard: "Master, I'm afraid this couple cannot be touched."
Master Chen snorted coldly: "If he doesn't touch me, I naturally won't touch him."
But if he touches me, how can I just sit there and surrender? I can't, the Gao family can't, and the Lu family can't either. We are three powers standing side by side, let's see how he moves.
Chen Xiu and her sister Chen Ya got off the carriage and ran straight to their grandfather's study in the front yard, holding the flower pots.
The old man from the Chen family's branch is called Chen Desong. He is in his early fifties. He practices boxing and grows flowers every day and is in very good health.
"Grandfather" Chen Xiu placed the flower pot in his hand on his grandfather's desk: "This is the green cloud that Madam Yan gave me."
Chen Ya also placed the flower pot in her hand next to Lu Yun: “Grandfather, this is the marigold that Madam Yan gave me.”
"Oh." Old Master Chen put down the teacup in his hand and walked over with interest: "Why did Madam Yan favor you two sisters when you two went together, giving one of you the precious Green Cloud and the other just the ordinary marigold?"
"Grandfather." Chen Ya said hurriedly, "There was no favoritism. At that time, Madam Yan's maid brought two plates of flowers to the carriage and said that they were from Madam and my sister. She didn't specify which pot was for me and which was for my sister."
Chen Xiu said softly, "I noticed that every lady who went there had two plates of chrysanthemums, one of a precious variety and one of an ordinary variety. The flowers were no different, as if they were just brought there at random by the maids."
"Oh, that's interesting." Old Master Chen twirled his beard and carefully examined the two plates of flowers. "They are all good flowers, there's no point in distinguishing between expensive and cheap. Keep them. I'll have your son take them to the greenhouse and take good care of them."
Chen Xiu asked softly, "Grandfather, what does Madam Yan mean by this?"
Old Master Chen said indifferently, "What do you mean we don't need to care? General Yan is not in Dafeng. Let's wait until General Yan comes back after his inspection. You guys go down and have a good rest. If you have time, go order two more sets of clothes and jewelry. You may have to go out again in a few days."
"Yes." The sisters bowed and took their leave, each returning to their own yard.
Old Master Chen looked at the two plates of flowers in front of him, smiled slightly, and said to himself: "I'm afraid that General Yan's going out to patrol the border is just an excuse! Those old guys in Pei County are really not afraid of death. Your Majesty has not touched them for these years, so they think they are kings. Killing one to warn the rest is good."
"Agui." Old Master Chen raised his voice. A servant hurried in and bowed, "Old Master."
Old Master Chen pointed to the flower pots on the table and said, "Send these two pots of flowers to the greenhouse and ask them to take good care of them."
"Yes." Agui asked another servant to move the flower pots and personally delivered them to the greenhouse.
"Interesting." Old Master Chen chuckled and continued to sip his tea, as if he didn't take it to heart at all.
Mrs. Gao San got off the carriage, lifted her skirt and ran to the main courtyard in the backyard. The two maids behind her followed hurriedly, each carrying a pot of chrysanthemums.
In the main courtyard, her mother-in-law, Mrs. Gao, was drinking afternoon tea with her granddaughters. The table was filled with fruits and snacks, and the room was filled with laughter.
Seeing Mrs. Gao San enter the room, Mrs. Gao smiled and waved: "Come here, come here, tell us what delicious food you had when you went to the general's mansion today."
Among the direct descendants of the Gao family, only Mrs. Gao San is a reckless person. Her attendance at the banquet cannot represent the Gao family, nor can it mean that no one from the Gao family attended.