After Hong Po and Chen Muqing stayed in Tongzhou for five days, the two returned to Beijing. It's not that I don't want to stay longer, but Hongbo has to rush to the guard camp to report.
Seeing Chen Muqing's red eyes, Hong Po said with a smile: "They all say that women are made of water. This is not wrong." However, he forgot where he heard this.
Chen Muqing wiped her tears and said, "I only hope that Huanzhang can return to the capital sooner." In this way, her mother will also return to the capital. I am alone in Tongzhou, and there is no one to take care of anyone who is sick.
Hong Po said: "If we have time in the future, let's visit mother-in-law more!"
Chen Muqing shook her head and said, "When you go to the barracks, how can you always go to Tongzhou." And she was a month old, so she didn't dare to run out anymore. If something goes wrong, I will regret it at that time. This time Hong Po was also going to Tongzhou with him. Otherwise, she would not dare to go even if the elders allowed it.
Just like other military camps, the militia camp has two days off in one month, so it's true that you can't always go to Tongzhou.
Hong Po said: "It's just more than a year, and it will pass after a long time." My brother-in-law passed the provincial examination in the second half of next year, and he was sure of his ability. After the township trial, my brother-in-law will return to Beijing.
Chen Muqing nodded.
May 16 is a three-year test. However, none of the Prince You's Mansion and several of his relatives participated in the scientific examination, so they did not pay attention.
Unexpectedly, a few days later, Chen Mansion sent a good news. The son-in-law Mo Yunfan, who was appointed in the second room of the Chen Mansion, passed the exam.
Han Jingjing knew about this and said with a smile: "I will try the 26th place. This is a good result."
After speaking, let the maid tell Chen Muqing about the news. Mo Yunfan is Chen Muqing's senior brother, and will soon become her brother-in-law, so this cannot be concealed.
Because of Mrs. Chen's remarks, Chen Muqing didn't have a good impression of Mo Yunfan: "I see." Except for these three sons, no more expressions.
The person who came to send the good news didn't even have a red envelope, and he knew Chen Muqing's attitude right now.
Three days before the woman married, relatives and friends added makeup. Although Chen Muqing was cumbersome, she returned to the Chen Mansion and gave Chen Mudan a pair of red gold and silk bracelets as makeup.
Compared to the pair of wishful gold hairpins sent by Mrs. Chen Er before, Chen Muqing's present gift in return is much more valuable.
Holding the pair of gold bracelets, Chen Mudan said with a look of expectation: "Eldest sister, when I get married, you and brother-in-law will come to have a wedding wine, right?"
Chen Muqing shook her head and said, "Your brother-in-law has no holidays, so you can't come to drink your wedding wine." However, she will definitely come. After all, her cousin was married and she was in the capital again, and it was okay to get along with Chen Mudan. If you don't come, it will be too unkind.
Chen Mudan was a little disappointed.
After putting on makeup, Chen Muqing was ready to go back, but she didn't expect that the close maid beside the old lady would invite her to the upper courtyard.
This time, the Cui family had something to look for Chen Muqing: "Mu Qing, your third uncle is also old, and it’s not a problem to be so innocent. Mu Qing, your third uncle loved you so much before, now you are helping him. Do it!"
Chen Muqing knew there was nothing good when she heard it, and then asked with a confused look: "Grandma, my third uncle loved me so much before, why didn't I know?" Full of complaints. Even if Mrs. Chen keeps saying that she is having a good life, but a person who has a family can't go back and avoid Zhuangzi alone, how can it be really good. Since Cui was an elder, she couldn't say or do anything. But if you want her to help Master Chen San, don't even think about it.
Cui did not expect Chen Muqing to become so strong. In memory, Chen Muqing has always been generous and easy to speak. After a pause, Cui said, "Mu Qing, you were still young at that time, and you haven't remembered anything yet!"
Chen Muqing smiled and said nothing.
Cui’s family caught fire and said to Chen Muqing’s purpose: “Mu Qing, I heard that the Criminal Ministry is going to recruit a group of people. You Wang is the Shangshu of the Criminal Ministry and is in charge of this matter. Mu Qing, please help your uncle to ask the King and ask him. Arrange an errand for your third uncle."
Such a ridiculous request turned out to be utterable, and Chen Muqing laughed angrily: "Grandma, the court has its own rules and regulations for recruiting people. Grandma's request cannot be fulfilled by Shu Muqing." Not to mention his third uncle's virtue, even if it is. It was impossible for her second uncle to ask for it.
Cui was so angry that she wanted to slap Mu Qing's face with a slap, but for the sake of her youngest son, she still held back her anger and said, "The third uncle is your aunt's uncle. What's wrong with you helping him?"
Chen Muqing didn't bother to say to Cui, "Grandma, I'll go back if there is nothing wrong." Looking for an errand for her third uncle, she was not kicked in the head by a donkey. That's a big trouble, and whoever gets it is unlucky.
Cui's patience also has its limits. Chen Muqing's attitude is clearly not to put her in his eyes, and immediately furious: "What are you..."
Before scolding, the maid outside said: "Old lady, second lady is here."
Mrs. Chen Er was busy originally, but she hurried over when she heard that Cui's instinct to find Chen Muqing was not a good thing.
Before Cui's summons, Mrs. Chen Er opened the curtain and walked in. Seeing that Cui's face was purple, I knew that the two of them had a very unpleasant conversation. But she also deliberately ignored these, looked at Mu Qing and said, "Mu Qing is going back?"
Chen Muqing said: "There's something else at home, grandma, second aunt, I'll go back first." Before Cui's answer, Chen Muqing took the maid and left.
Cui Shi glared at Mrs. Chen Er: "What do you want more of?"
Chen Er's wife endured her anger and said, "Mother, Mu Qing is now the grandson of Prince You's Mansion, and she is no longer the Chen family girl who can let you beat and scold." If it weren't for Cui's anger to Chen Muqing, she was afraid that Chen Muqing would not come. Attending her daughter's wedding, she didn't care about Cui's troubles!
Hong Po was admitted to the guard camp with the fourth place, and no one in the Chen family knew about this. Originally, his grandson and his grandson were like brothers. He has this talent and his future is boundless. For the sake of her husband and son, Mrs. Chen Er naturally wanted to have a good relationship with Mu Qing.
Cui clan was furious: "Don't say that she is the concubine world, she is also my granddaughter when she becomes Princess You."
It's your granddaughter, but it's impossible for you to beat and scold you anymore. However, Mrs. Chen Er has no time to wrestle with her now: "Mother, there are still a lot of things outside waiting for me to take care of it. If I have anything to say, I will talk to you in two days." Master Chen Er did not come back, so Lili She must take care of all foreign affairs. During this time, she was really busy.
On the second day, people from Chen's Mansion sent the dowry to Mo's house. Mo's family is on the outskirts, a long time away from the capital. Therefore, they were all delivered in a carriage.
Chen Mudan's dowry was carried seventy-two. These seventy-two lifts are all real, not just to make up for it. All this credit goes to Mrs. Chen Er.
If the two married couples are close, most of the dowry will be given to the home of the wife the day before the marriage. The Mo family was far away, so it was sent two days in advance. Of course, if the dowry is relatively small, then go with the bride.
Because Mo's family was in the suburbs, it would take a long time to go back and forth from the capital. Before getting home before dark, Mrs. Chen Er thought that Chen Huansheng would spend the night at Mo's house. As a result, Mrs. Chen Er was about to take a break but got the news that Chen Huanzhang was outside the city gate.
There are rules in the capital that the gates will be closed after dark. If you want to enter the city, you must find someone to open the city gate.
Mrs. Chen Er went to Chen Zhonghe in a panic, and said, "Uncle, can you go and find someone to open the gate of the city and let Sheng'er come back." The person who delivered the letter was vague and worried about her business trip.
Chen Zhonghe nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will find someone now."
Without a strong relationship, this gate can't be opened. Fortunately, the Chen family has been operating in the capital for several years and has some contacts.
An hour later, Chen Huansheng went home. Coming back with him, there was Chen Mudan's seventy-two dowry.
Mrs. Chen Er was dumbfounded when she saw these dowries. Going to give the dowry but bringing the dowry back, this is how it is.
Chen Zhonghe asked with a sullen face, "Sheng'er, what's the matter?" Chen Huansheng made such an accident, and the marriage is almost always going to be bad.
Chen Huansheng said angrily: "I sent the dowry to the Mo family. People in the Mo family did not move the dowry to the new house. They all moved to the old woman's house. I asked the old woman Mo to reason, and the old woman yelled that my sister would marry them. Home, this dowry is naturally under her control."
Mrs. Chen Er's eyes almost stared out. Before Mrs. Mo came to propose a marriage, the attitude was not to mention it. Now the daughter has changed her face even before she clears the door.
Chen Zhonghe said with a sullen face: "Did you find Yun Fan for this matter?"
Chen Huansheng said: "I asked someone to find it, and then I learned that Mo Yunfan had gone to Baoding and he hadn't come back. He was going to get married in two days, and he was still out of town and he didn't come back." An old lady Mo wanted to swallow his sister. 'S dowry, and later discovered that Mo Yunfan didn't take his sister seriously. Chen Huansheng is just the age of Fang Gang, how can he stand this wimpy qi. In a rage, he brought back all the dowry.
Chen Zhonghe couldn't help thinking of the words Mrs. Chen had said before, and his heart sank slightly.
Mrs. Chen Er rushed over and beat Chen Huansheng vigorously and said, "You foolish thing, you are going to kill your sister." Bringing the dowry back, the matter has no way to end.
Chen Huansheng roared: "Mother, Mo Yunfan doesn't take my sister seriously, that old woman is greedy and vicious. You marry your sister to his house, that really hurt your sister." He grew up so old, and yet I have never seen a daughter-in-law trying to swallow her dowry before entering the door.
Mrs. Chen Er also knew that her son was right, but what would happen to her daughter after the wedding was cancelled.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Chen Er couldn't help crying. I knew it, I knew I wouldn't be married to the Mo family that day.
Chen Huansheng hugged Mrs. Chen Er and said: "Mother, I know what you are worried about. Mother, if sister can't find a good family, I will take care of her forever." Anyway, he made up his mind that he would never let his sister marry to Mo's family. With her sister's temperament, she was afraid that she wouldn't have any bone scum left after marrying the Mo family in a few years.
Chen Zhonghe was originally in a heavy heart, but he was very pleased to hear what Chen Huansheng said. The nephew has grown up, very well.