Around dawn, Luo Yuyan finally gave birth to a daughter, and both mother and daughter were safe.
Huayang breathed a sigh of relief when he heard the loud cry of a baby. Because the two courtyards were too close, Luo Yuyan had been in pain all night and she also couldn't sleep well.
Hua Yang felt dizzy and saw Chen Jingzong turned over. It was obvious that he was also worried about his brother and sister-in-law. He said casually, "Congratulations, you have another nephew... Do you hope it's a nephew or a niece?"
Remembering that Fucuitang had not sent anyone to announce the good news, Huayang changed his words in time.
Chen Jingzong: "Whatever, you don't need me to support you."
Huayang: …
She just went to sleep.
After daybreak, the couple went to Fucuitang to express their congratulations.
They were actually the last ones to arrive. Inside the main room, Sun was holding a royal blue satin swaddling cloth and teasing it with a smile. Chen Tingjian was sitting beside her, tilting his head to look at his wife and granddaughter, stroking his long beard with one hand, his face was elegant yet dignified without anger.
"Father, my fourth brother and the princess are here."
Chen Xiaozong was the first to catch a glimpse of the figure at the gate and reminded in a low voice.
Chen Tingjian came back to his senses and stood up immediately.
"My father is always so distant. From now on, when there is a happy event in the family, my daughter-in-law dare not come anymore, so as not to ruin the harmonious atmosphere of the family."
Huayang supported his mother-in-law and said to his father-in-law in a dissatisfied tone.
Chen Tingjian smiled ashamedly.
Huayang looked at his niece in the cradle. The newborn's face was red and wrinkled. Huayang could only praise her against his will: "This child is a beauty as soon as she is born. She will be as beautiful as my third sister-in-law when she grows up."
Chen Jingzong sneered beside him.
Chen Xiaozong glanced over quietly. Although the princess's praise was just polite words, as her uncle, didn't the fourth brother hope that his niece would grow up well? Why was he trying to sabotage her at this time
Sun also glared over and warned the fourth child not to make trouble.
Chen Jingzong approached Huayang and followed her gaze towards the swaddling baby. Seeing that his little niece looked like a monkey, he could not bring himself to praise her enough.
Huayang glanced around and found that his sister-in-law Yu Xiu was not there. He guessed that she was in the inner room visiting Luo Yuyan.
Luo Yuyan gave birth to a daughter last night, so there must still be some smell in the inner room. Huayang didn't want to smell it, because she was a princess anyway, and the false etiquette between sisters-in-law had to give way to her status.
At this time, people from the East Court also came.
Qi had already been imprisoned in the city prison. It was not appropriate for Chen Tingshi and Chen Jizon, father and son, to come to Fucuitang to express their congratulations, so they sent Chen Jizon's wife Guo to come forward.
Guo was about the same age as Huayang. She was the daughter-in-law that Qi had hired for her son from a scholarly family in Lingzhou Prefecture. Before she got married, she was known for her gentleness and courtesy. If Chen Jizong had not had an uncle who was a cabinet minister, the Guo family would never have married their daughter to a town playboy who didn't like to study. As for Guo, after she got married, she had a strong and authoritarian mother-in-law and a rude and unmotivated husband. Over time, Guo became a daughter-in-law who was like a shadow.
Guo had no confidence in the face of high-ranking officials and nobles from Chen Tingjian's branch. When her mother-in-law was imprisoned, Guo dared not raise her head even more.
She walked towards the main room nervously and awkwardly, holding her three-year-old son Huger in the hand.
Although her son is still young, he can give her some courage at this time, otherwise she is afraid that she will make mistakes when walking.
Chen Bozong looked at Hu Ge'er.
Hu Ge'er had a pair of big fat earlobes. No one in the entire Chen family had earlobes like this. However, Qi's cousin, Manager Yang, had earlobes like this.
Chen Bozong looked at his father again.
Chen Tingjian sat in the main seat with his eyes lowered, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Uncle and aunt, congratulations on having a new granddaughter." Guo tried hard to force a smile and congratulated Chen Xiaozong again.
Sun felt very sympathetic towards her niece-in-law and greeted her lovingly.
"You guys sit down, I'll go back first." Chen Tingjian suddenly stood up.
Chen Bozong followed and said, "I'll see father off."
Chen Xiaozong also wanted to see him off, but Chen Bochong waved his hand and asked him to entertain the guests.
After leaving Fucuitang, Chen Tingjian's face became completely gloomy, and he instructed his eldest son: "Get it done as soon as possible before the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Chen Bozong: “Yes.”
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Chen Xiaozong and Luo Yuyan named their newborn daughter Wanqing.
On the third day of Wanqing's birth, the Chen family arranged a simple family dinner in the main house. Except for Luo Yuyan who had to recuperate after giving birth and Wanqing who was too young, everyone else was there.
Huayang and Chen Jingzong were still sitting side by side at a table.
She looked at Chen Tingshi and his son without leaving any trace.
Chen Tingshi had lost a lot of weight and looked distraught, but he had to put on a smile and didn't dare to look sad when his elder brother's family was having a happy event.
Chen Jizong was tougher than him. He had just lost his mother and was in a bad mood with a cold face. He was almost about to fall out with the first wife's family.
After the family dinner, Huayang and Chen Jingzong returned to Siyi Hall.
Nothing to do, Huayang is going to take a break.
Chen Jingzong sat down beside the bed, looked at her and said, "I found the account book of Qi's family. My cousin may be resentful. Don't go to the garden at the back alone in the future, even with the maid. If you really want to go there to relax, I will accompany you."
Siyitang is very safe, and Huayang will not leave Chen's house easily, for fear that Chen Jizong will cause trouble, so he hides in the garden and waits for an opportunity to take revenge.
Hearing this, Hua Yang sneered and said, "How dare he plot to murder me?"
Those who are barefoot are not afraid of those who wear shoes. Chen Jizong dared to peek at her beauty before. Now that he bears the hatred for the loss of his mother, who knows what he will do.
Huayang lowered her eyes. If Chen Jizon didn't come to murder her, she would deal with Chen Jizon when she got a chance to go out.
The second crime that my father-in-law was charged with after his death was allowing his relatives to commit crimes.
The file said that Chen Jizong was a dandy who relied on his elders being officials in the court to bully and bully people in Shiqiao Town. He bullied whoever he wanted to bully. When the situation was not serious, the people would silently swallow their anger. When the situation became serious, Chen Jizong took out a sum of money and successfully shut up the people. The people were worried that he was the only nephew of Chen Ge Lao, and they thought that Chen Ge Lao would protect his nephew. They did not dare to report any grievances, fearing that they would be retaliated by the Chen family.
After his father-in-law died, his younger brother ordered a search and confiscation of the Chen family's property. When the people living near Shiqiao Town saw that the Jinyiwei had arrived, they guessed that the Chen family was going to fall, and they began to report their old grievances.
Everything was done by Chen Jizong, but Chen Jizong was nothing and insignificant, so the blame naturally fell on the father-in-law.
However, the years when Chen Jizon frequently committed crimes were the critical time when his father-in-law was promoted to Prime Minister and carried out drastic reforms in the court. There were many big and small things in the country waiting for his father-in-law to deal with. Chen Tingshi in the ancestral home was cowardly and Qi was tyrannical. They concealed their son's deeds. How did his father-in-law know about it
Now my father-in-law is in Shiqiao Town. Huayang also knows that Chen Jizong had committed a crime last year. As long as the victim's family dares to file a complaint, can my father-in-law sit idly by
If it weren't for the mourning period when it was difficult to go out, Huayang would have taken action long ago.
However, Chen Jingzong's worries were justified. Chen Jizong was tall and strong. If he really hid in the garden and pounced on her, she, Chao Yun and Chao Yue combined would not be his match.
"Don't go into the mountains for the next few months."
Huayang looked at Chen Jingzong and said, the Chen family’s courtyard wall is not high, if he can climb over it, so can others.
Chen Jingzong nodded: "I have told the old man to have the guards increase patrols and ensure that there are people watching us at all times."
Huayang thought that no matter whether there were guards outside or not, as long as Chen Jingzong did not leave Siyi Hall, she would not be afraid of anything.
After thinking about it, Huayang pinched his strong arm with satisfaction.
It's good to be a warrior. But if it were the top scholar or the third place scholar, if a bad guy really came, the two brothers might not be able to defeat him.
Chen Jingzong: …
Is it because she found that he can help her block insects, carry her up the mountain, and protect her from bad guys, that she has been a little more friendly to him recently? .
The next day, Chen Jingzong inspected the walls in front and behind Siyi Hall, thinking about digging traps to prevent anyone from outside from climbing in.
At this moment, a woman's crying voice suddenly came from outside the gate of Chen's house. She shouted her grievances and asked the old man to help her.
Chen Jingzong immediately returned to Siyi Hall.
Huayang also heard it, and the couple met at the gate of Siyi Hall.
Chen Jingzong: "Do you want to go and see it too?"
Huayang nodded.
The couple walked side by side in the corridor, and saw Chen Bozong and Chen Xiaozong coming out separately. Luo Yuyan had to recuperate after giving birth, and wanted to watch the fun but was powerless. Yu Xiu was asked by Chen Bozong to stay at home.
Chen Bochong dared to control his own wife but did not dare to interfere with the freedom of the princess's brothers and sisters-in-law. After nodding and greeting, the four of them went to the main house together.
Chen Tingjian and Sun have already arrived.
"Master, there is a trouble outside and people are surrounding it in a circle." The steward who was guarding the door said with a headache.
Chen Tingjian: "Open the door."
The master of the house gave the order, and the steward hurriedly asked the servant to open the door.
Huayang used Chen Jingzong's shoulder to block half of his face and looked out the door. He saw a young couple in plain clothes kneeling in the front. The man had a haggard face, while the woman had a thin face but fair skin, and her beautiful face was full of traces of tears.
Seeing Chen Tingjian, the woman kowtowed and cried: "Sir, I have been wronged, please help me!"
Chen Tingjian walked out of the door. Because the woman was crying so touchingly, his dignified expression softened a little. He lowered his head and asked, "Since you have a grievance, why don't you go to the government to file a complaint? I am in mourning at home, so it is not appropriate for me to interfere in other people's affairs."
The woman knelt on the ground, tears streaming down her face. "Sir, the person I want to sue is your nephew Chen Jizong. I didn't dare to sue before because I was afraid that you would protect your nephew. A few days ago, I heard that you put Qi in jail for the sake of justice. Then I started to have hope. I came here to ask you to seek justice for my husband and me."
Chen Tingjian frowned and looked into the courtyard.
Chen Tingshi and his son Chen Jizon happened to rush over at this time. Chen Tingshi did not recognize the man kneeling on the ground, but when Chen Jizon saw the man's face, he was so shocked that he stopped and his expression changed several times. It was obvious that he had something to hide.
Chen Tingjian retracted his gaze and continued to ask the woman: "What grievance do you have?"
This made the woman cry even more painfully. After sobbing for a long time, she could barely speak clear and complete sentences. She buried her head and said, "I am from Zhaojia Town. I married to this town five years ago. At noon on the ninth day of the sixth lunar month last year, I was washing clothes by the stream when Chen Jizong suddenly appeared and forcibly dragged me to a remote place... I didn't dare to say anything. I didn't expect him to become even more aggressive and come to my house many times. One time, my husband ran into him. Chen Jizong was strong and my husband was no match for him. He broke one of his legs and threatened that if we dared to make a big deal, he would kill my husband!"
"What nonsense! I don't even know you!"
Chen Jizong ran out, knelt down in front of Chen Tingjian, and declared his innocence with red eyes: "Uncle, don't believe her! This person clearly saw that something happened to my mother, so she came to frame me and wanted to take advantage of our family!"
"I'm not talking nonsense!"
When the woman saw Chen Jizong, she was like a madman. She jumped on him and tried to tear off his clothes: "You beast, you have bullied me many times. I have scratched your back and bit your flesh. Do you dare to show me your scars for the elder to verify!"
Chen Jizong pushed her away fiercely: "I have many scars on my body, all left by my wife, what does it have to do with you!"
In the inner courtyard, Guo was already shaky because of the woman's identification. Suddenly, she heard Chen Jizong drag her in in front of so many people. It was such an unbearable thing to hear. Guo felt a surge of blood rushing to her head. After the extreme shame, she felt hatred. She cried out uncontrollably, "I didn't do it! Chen Jizong, you are not a human being. Don't think of destroying my reputation again!"
The biggest mistake she made in her life was that she shouldn't have listened to her parents' advice and married into the Chen family!
People love to watch the fun, especially this kind of scandal involving the private lives of men and women. The crowd immediately started buzzing with discussions.
Chen Tingjian closed his eyes, pointed at Chen Jizong and said to the steward: "Tie him up and take him to the ancestral hall for interrogation."
(End of this chapter)