Huayang lowered his head to read the letter.
My aunt first praised her for her wise decision, saying that she and Chen Jingzong had just gotten married and should enjoy their loving time as a couple for a few years and wait until their relationship was not so clingy before having children.
Huayang secretly complained that she and Chen Jingzong had nothing to stick to. She was afraid that she could not change Chen Jingzong's fate, and that when her child was born in the future, he would be pitiful without a father.
After reminiscing about the past for a while, the aunt introduced in detail how to use the thing, which made Huayang frown.
The bed sank and Chen Jingzong sat down beside her and watched with her.
I found out that this thing needs to be soaked in warm water for a whole day, boiled in boiling water before use, and washed repeatedly after use. Chen Jingzong immediately said, "Let the maid soak it, and I will wash it myself. You don't have to worry about anything."
He spoke in a tone as if he was afraid that Huayang would find the trouble too much and put the good stuff aside.
Huayang tried not to think about that scene and continued watching.
It turned out that such a small box actually contained fifty of them. My aunt said that under normal circumstances, one can be used about ten times, but if my nephew's husband is gifted, it would be hard to say.
Huayang: …
She seemed to see her aunt's face full of ambiguous smile and hear her aunt's teasing voice.
Regardless of whether Chen Jingzong saw this sentence or not, Huayang quickly replaced the second piece of letter paper and placed it on top.
However, there was not much serious talk on this page. Huayang glanced through it quickly and put the letter back into the envelope. She would read it again after Chen Jingzong left and then burn it!
When Huayang lowered his eyes to receive the letter, he caught a glimpse of the thing still held in Chen Jingzong's hand. It was thin and transparent, like gauze but without any pores.
"What material is this?"
Huayang didn't want to touch it, so he asked Chen Jingzong in a low voice, always avoiding eye contact with him.
Chen Jingzong twisted it with his fingertips and said, "I don't know either. Didn't the princess mention it in the letter?"
Huayang: "She only said that she had gone through a lot of trouble to find it, and it took a lot of effort to make it. It is more valuable than the finest silk."
Chen Jingzong was silent.
In fact, he had a vague guess, but he could never say it out loud. If he did, she might really not want to use it. The eldest princess must have known her temper, so she was vague about it.
It doesn't matter where a hero comes from. If he has done it cleanly, he is a treasure, like a lotus in a pond, which grows out of the mud but remains unstained.
"Let's get some warm water from the clouds. The princess praised it highly. We have to try it out to see if it's really that good."
Chen Jingzong spoke in the serious tone of a scholar discussing academic matters.
Huayang: …
Chen Jingzong decided to avoid it first: "I'm going to the study to read a book."
As he left, he placed the thing on Huayang's knees.
Huayang smelled a faint fragrance and remembered that although her aunt was unorthodox, she was also a delicate person like her. Huayang took advantage of Chen Jingzong's absence to pick up the object and studied it carefully for a moment. Unfortunately, she still had no idea about its origin.
Huayang called Chaoyun in and taught her the soaking method of this substance with a calm expression.
Chao Yun asked curiously, "What is this?"
Huayang remained calm and said, "I don't know either. My aunt gave it to me and said that I would know at night."
Chaoyun understood that the treasure that the princess had sent from afar must be a treasure, so she would just take good care of it.
Seeing that Chaoyun had no doubts at all, Huayang breathed a sigh of relief.
After sitting alone for a while, Huayang went to the study to find Chen Jingzong and asked him about the matter: "When do you want to take up your post as the clerk of the Ministry of Personnel?"
Chen Jingzong knew that she was shy, so he agreed with her and said, "Three days later."
Huayang calculated and said, "When will we move to the city?"
Chen Jingzong: "I'm fine with either, it depends on what you like."
Hua Yang lowered his eyes and said, "Let's go check with the elders. The eldest and third brothers are probably discussing this as well."
The couple went to Chunhetang.
Except for Chen Tingshi and the children in the East Courtyard, the whole family was there.
After a simple greeting, Huayang and Chen Jingzong took their seats.
Sun smiled and said, "You are here for moving, right? In my opinion, the job is more important. You three couples should pack up today and move tomorrow morning. The children will stay at home and your father will help teach them. The eldest, the third, and the fourth just need to concentrate on their job. Xiuniang, Yuyan, and the princess will take care of their daily life and food. We two old people don't have to worry about anything. If you have time during your rest period, you can come back for a meal. It's fine. It's dozens of miles away, so you don't have to bother."
Chen Bozong: "Mother, please let Xiuniang stay. She is the eldest daughter-in-law. Since my son is not here, let her be filial to my parents on my behalf."
Yu Xiu nodded and looked at her mother-in-law sincerely.
Chen Xiaozong followed up, "Your son is already this old, and there are a lot of people serving him in the county government. You don't need Yuyan to go over and help. She should stay at home and help you take care of the child. Especially since Wanqing is still young, she can't leave her."
Luo Yuyan wanted to move with her husband to the county government office. She was pregnant and in confinement this year, and the couple had hardly slept together. Her husband was so young and handsome. What if he went to the county government office alone and was climbed into bed by the maids there
But she still had to put on the appearance of a filial daughter-in-law and expressed her willingness to stay in the ancestral home.
Chen Jingzong drank his tea silently.
Huayang glanced at him.
On this day in his previous life, he was also silent, and seemed very unfilial compared to his two brothers.
At that time, Huayang disliked him very much and opposed him in almost everything. Chen Jingzong didn't want to stay in the ancestral house, but she insisted on staying. She even thought about living in the ancestral house and giving Chen Jingzong the garden given by her father. The couple would be separated, so she could have less contact with him and out of sight, out of mind!
Therefore, Huayang declared that he would stay, and his attitude was firm, and even the persuasion of his parents-in-law could not shake him.
But Huayang never expected that she stayed, and Chen Jingzong did not move to the garden in Lingzhou City. Instead, he would rather get up half an hour earlier every day to rush to the guard post, and come back every night in the dark, rain or shine, just so that one day she would be in a better mood, and he could climb into bed with her and do that. Huayang regretted it so much. If she had known this, why would she give up the garden given by her father
This time, whether for his own comfort or to deal with King Xiang, Huayang did not say any more polite words and waited patiently for the two pairs of brothers and sisters-in-law and his parents-in-law to make a decision.
Sun and the filial sons and daughters-in-law persuaded each other again, and Chen Tingjian suddenly said, "Only when there is no worry in the harem can I be at ease in my work. The children stay, and the adults move out. That's it."
No matter how filial Chen Bochong and Chen Xiaozong were, they dared not refute their father.
The three couples said goodbye at the same time.
The sun was shining brightly, and Luo Yuyan could not hide her smile. She exchanged glances several times with her husband, the top scholar in the imperial examination, who was walking beside her.
Chen Xiaozong just smiled and said nothing. Naturally, he also wanted to take his beautiful wife with him to take up his post.
Only Yu Xiu walked beside Chen Bochong with her head slightly lowered, as if she was upset about not being able to stay in the ancestral home to take care of her parents-in-law.
Luo Yuyan thought that maybe Chen Bochong disliked Yu Xiu and the couple had a weak relationship, so Yu Xiucai was more willing to stay.
She advised softly, "Sister-in-law, don't be like this. Father has already said that if you take good care of big brother, big brother can be at ease as the prefect of Lingzhou. If you stay, what if the maids don't serve well, big brother won't eat or sleep well and delay his work? Isn't that a loss of a big thing for a small one?"
Yu Xiu looked back at her and forced a smile.
Luo Yuyan glanced at Huayang who was walking in front and said, "Besides, you and the princess are both in Lingzhou City. You can visit each other in your spare time. It's much more lively. Unlike me, I am alone with the Third Master to Jiangping County. I don't know anyone in the county."
Upon hearing this, Yu Xiu looked at her fourth brother's wife anxiously. Her fourth brother's wife was precious and treated her politely and coldly at home. How could she be happy for her to go over and bother her when they really arrived in Lingzhou City
Huayang was concentrating on walking, but when she heard Luo Yuyan mention her, she glanced back, but did not see Luo Yuyan, and met Yu Xiu's uneasy and timid eyes first.
Huayang: …
Her fairy disease came back again. She couldn't bear to see an honest man looking so pitiful. Moreover, she liked Wanyi, so she also loved this sister-in-law.
"I heard that Lingzhou City is very prosperous. Once we settle down, I will ask my sister-in-law to go out for a walk with us."
Huayang said in a gentle voice.
The person who was like a peony flower smiled brightly, and Yu Xiu really felt that a large field of peonies was blooming in front of her, which suddenly made the dull scenery of the first month of the year become bright.
And this is the princess, and the princess is actually willing to ask her out shopping!
"What? Sister-in-law doesn't want to?" Huayang couldn't help teasing her when he saw her in a daze.
Yu Xiu reacted and nodded repeatedly in panic: "Yes, yes!"
Huayang looked at Luo Yuyan again, and his smile faded: "It's a pity that my third sister-in-law lives far away and can't travel with me."
Luo Yuyan: …
When they arrived at the west courtyard, Guanhe Hall was at the first entrance, closest to the Moon Gate. Chen Bozong and Yu Xiu went back first.
Even at this moment, Yu Xiu was still a little flattered, her cheeks slightly flushed, and she looked even more charming and innocent than usual.
Although she is already a mother, she is only 26 years old this year.
Suddenly realizing her husband was looking at her, Yu Xiu panicked and lowered her head in shame: "How about I pretend to be sick tomorrow morning? Father can't let me go with you to take up the post while sick, so I can stay this way."
Before going to the main house, her husband told her to stay and take care of his parents, and he didn't want to take her to take office. Now she was fantasizing about going shopping with the princess, which must have made him unhappy.
Chen Bozong pursed his lips slightly, and after a moment he said, "No need, my father has already made a decision, so there is no need to make decisions on your own."
Yu Xiu clenched her sleeves.
Chen Bozong looked at the small courtyard where he had lived for a year and said, "You go pack the clothes and daily necessities, and I'll pack the books."
When his tall figure disappeared at the door of the study, Yu Xiu's fair face flushed again when she thought that the couple would be alone for the next year.
Fucuitang.
Luo Yuyan opened the closet and happily took down the embroidered dress she had just hung up.
Chen Xiaozong sat on the bed and saw her beaming with joy like a peacock about to escape from its cage. He joked, "If father agrees that you stay, will you cry?"
Luo Yuyan glared at him: "Why should I cry? If you dare to have affairs outside, I will go to my father and complain."
Chen Xiaozong was helpless: "I don't have a criminal record, why are you always suspicious?"
Luo Yuyan snorted, "Who made you have the face of a male fox?"
Chen Xiaozong touched his face and shook his head. Thinking of something, he lowered his voice and asked in confusion, "There is no rift between you and the princess, right? Why do I feel that the princess is not as close to you as she is to her sister-in-law?"
Luo Yuyan paused, then curled her lips: "How dare I offend the princess? It's just that the hierarchy is there. The princess insists on looking at me with dislike, what can I do?"
Chen Xiaozong did not think that the princess was the kind of person who would find fault for no reason. Perhaps, it was because the princess liked Wanyi and had more contact with her eldest sister-in-law. They had two naughty sons before, and boys were never as likable as little girls.
Just when I was thinking about having a girl, the wet nurse came with a baby in her arms.
Wanqing is more than five months old. She is plump and fair, with big black eyes. She is very beautiful.
Chen Xiaozong took his daughter, teased her for a while, and said to his wife: "The princess is still a new bride. Everyone has been in mourning this year, so she has not had much contact with you. When the princess gives birth to a child in the future, you should visit each other more often, and it will be easier to get closer."
Luo Yuyan narrowed her eyes: "You really want me to get close to her? What good will it do for us if we get close?"
Chen Xiaozong laughed: "What good and bad things are there? We are all family. Of course I hope you can get along well. Otherwise, the princess will only be close to her eldest sister-in-law, and you will be left alone. How will you feel?"
Luo Yuyan bit her lip. She also wanted to have a sister-in-law who she could get along with, but the two of them in her family, one was of too high a status, and the other was of too low a status. It was not right for her to curry favor with them, but she was also unwilling to give in. She was in a dilemma.
(End of this chapter)