Chapter 168: Move Out
When Chu Xinyu went to Anshan Hall to pay his respects, she saw Chu Jiapeng there, and the wound on her face had already scabbed. Chu Xinyu had been busy with too many things these days, and she felt a little guilty.
Fortunately, Chu Jiapeng is not a stingy person, and she also understands that Chu Xinyu was almost ruined because of rumors. Therefore, she can understand why Chu Xinyu didn't see her, let alone Chu Xinyu sprained her foot and was still recuperating in Xiaozhuyuan these two days. She didn't even come to pay her respects, and she didn't go to see her. She just sent her some iron medicinal wine.
But Chu Jiapeng's understanding does not mean that others can understand it. This person is Yang Lianxin. When she went to find Chu Xinyu yesterday, the maid refused to let her in and said that Chu Xinyu was taking a nap inside, but someone told her that Chu Xinyu went out through the back door.
What did Chu Xinyu do when he went out at noon or went out from the back door? She immediately had an idea, so she secretly ordered the maid to guard the gate and the back door, pay attention to when Chu Xinyu would come back, and inform her of the situation one by one.
So, she knew that Chu Xinyu came back in the evening, and her maid was carrying a basket of things, and Chu Xinyu's feet were actually getting better, so she asked her to go to the driver to take the driver, but the driver replied that Chu Xinyu went to the market for a while and bought some fruits and came back.
But she didn't believe that Chu Xinyu would never have been as simple as going to the market. It is said that her face was not very good when she came back.
Yang Lianxin then said to Chu Xinyu in front of everyone: "Fifth cousin, I didn't see you at my grandmother yesterday, so I went to find you. Your maid said you were sleeping in the room, but someone saw you coming back from outside in the evening. Where did you come back? By the way, didn't you sprain your ankle? Why are you still going everywhere?"
There were two messages in her words. One was that Chu Xinxin pretended to sleep in the house, but in fact she went out, and she went out for an afternoon, implying that she was not at ease in the room; the other was that she deliberately pretended to be injured and did not come to pay her respects, but ran outside, implying that she was deceived by her elders.
When the others heard this, their faces changed suddenly.
The second wife knew that Chu Xinyu was going out, but she didn't know where she was going. At that time, her maid Zhu Bo came over and said, but she didn't explain, and just said that she would come back in the evening.
When she came back, a maid told herself that she did not ask questions when she saw that nothing happened to her. The manager asked her privately when she came to pay her respects to the old lady in the morning. However, Yang Lianxin had not asked her yet, but she was exposed in public.
Chu Xinyu went out yesterday and did not go through the main door, but went out from the back door, and so did when he came back. In this way, it seemed a bit concealed.
The second wife narrowed her eyes slightly and said, "My Lady Yu reported to me when she went out. She wanted to go out to buy something. What's wrong? Does she need to approve her cousin when she went out?"
Yang Lianxin smiled and said, "Of course not, but since my fifth cousin has reported to her second aunt, why bother going in and out from the back door? This makes people think..."
She deliberately did not say what was behind and asked her to guess.
Chu Xinyu sneered in her heart. She didn't want to pay attention to Yang Lianxin, but since she bumped into her, she was not polite and said, "Cousin Yang, why did you come to me repeatedly yesterday? It seems that you are very free, no, aren't you going to copy "Female Demon"? Have you copied ten articles?"
Yang Lian raised his eyebrows proudly and showed off: "Of course, I have copied it and gave it to my grandmother just now, and she also praised my handwriting for being beautiful."
Chu Xinyu immediately gave her a thumbs up and praised: "Cousin Yang, you are so awesome! Even if you have burned your hand, you can copy "Female De" ten chapters overnight, and the fonts are also copied beautifully and neatly. If it were me, I would definitely not be able to do it."
She remembered that the scalds on Yang Lian's right hand were blistered that day. Even if there was a good scald ointment, it would take two or three days to heal, let alone copying.
Sure enough, when Chu Xinyu said this, everyone looked at Yang Lianxin's hand, but saw a layer of transparent ointment applied to the back of her hand, and she could see a swelling of redness on it.
After Yang Lianxin was scalded by hot water that day, she wanted to achieve the effect and endured the pain without using cold water to rush her hands. Instead, Chu Xue pulled her to Anshantang to show her to the old lady Chu.
Because it took some time, Yang Lianxin had blisters on the back of her hand. Even though she applied scald cream later, the effect was not very obvious. At night, her hands became swollen and the blisters could not be pierced. She was afraid of suppuration and infection, so she wanted to let them retreat naturally. Therefore, the blisters on the back of her hand had just receded a little, but the thin skin was still there and it was against the wound, which was a bit ugly.
Yang Lianxin didn't expect Chu Xinyu to take this out. When she saw everyone looking at her hands, she immediately wanted to reach behind her to hide it, but after a moment of hand, she didn't really hide it because she knew that if she really hid it, wouldn't it be more obvious?
Old Mrs. Chu glanced at Yang Lianxin and said to Madam Sun: "Take out the "Female Deity" copied by Xinya."
In the morning, Yang Lianxin came over with a stack of "The Female De" copied by the punishment. At that time, she only glanced at it and looked at two pictures. Seeing that the font was neat, she praised it a few words, but did not look closely. She asked Madam Sun to put it aside. In addition, Yang Lianxin said sweetly and admitted her mistake in front of her, and promised not to make any more.
Now when Chu Xinyu mentioned it, he remembered that the burned one was his right hand, and it was impossible to copy the font so neatly.
Madam Sun took out the copy of the punishment, and Old Mrs. Chu flipped it a few times, and it was indeed very neat. After turning it down, it still had several completely different fonts.
Old Mrs. Chu asked in a cold voice: "Xin Girl, you said, are you copying these ten "Female Virtue" by yourself? Hum?"
Yang Lianxin knew that Old Lady Chu asked Madam Sun to take out the "Female De" she copied, and knew it was not good. Now she was frightened by the "um" sound of Old Lady Chu, and her hands trembled. But even so, she still reflexively told her lies all over her belly, "It was... it was her granddaughter who copied it after staying up all night."
"Hmph! You can write a few completely different fonts after staying up all night. Xinya, you are indeed very capable!"
Old Mrs. Chu looked at Yang Lianxin, and Yang Lianxin lowered her head and gritted her teeth. She was afraid that she would not be able to accept it.
But Jiang was still so old that Old Lady Chu asked her maid to come in. Her maid could not stand Old Lady Chu's sharp eyes and questioning, and she knelt down and admitted in a few seconds.
It turned out that Yang Lianxin spent a little money to secretly ask the maid who could write in the mansion to copy it out overnight. She also specially selected three maids with beautiful fonts. She originally wanted to be well-behaved in front of Old Lady Chu. Her hand was burned, but she still tried hard to copy "Female Demon" but forgot that the injured hand-copied font should not be neat.
Old Mrs. Chu was disappointed with Yang Lianxin's lying again and again. She really didn't expect that her beloved granddaughter was actually a regular lying criminal. She was obviously not like this before.
She sighed and looked at Yang Lianxin and said, "The purpose of punishing you to copy is to hope that you can reflect on yourself, but you did not do this, but instead became more and more unruly. Since copying it to you is useless, let's do it. Your father wants to move out of the Marquis' Mansion. He has mentioned it to me several times. Before, it was because he couldn't bear to suffer from your mother and daughter, but now the rules of the Marquis' Mansion cannot discipline you well, so let you move out with your father. You can do whatever you want and no longer have to be controlled by the Marquis' Mansion."
She did make a mistake before, so she shouldn't be indulging them. Look, not only did they not learn well, but they instead regarded the rules of the Hou's Mansion as a joke and refused to change them after repeated instruction.
Yang Zhen mentioned to her several times before that she wanted to move out with her wife and children. She was reluctant to let her go at that time, for fear that they would suffer. But yesterday, the second wife talked to her that her married daughter should not live in her parents' home for too long. People outside made fun of Yang Zhen behind her back, saying that he was incapable of raising his wife and children, and that his current official position was also based on the marquis's mansion.
Yang Zhen must have felt uncomfortable. It was clearly the official position he obtained through his real ability, but it was said to rely on his wife's family. Once he had this mentality, no matter how deep the relationship between the couple was, he could not withstand such a comparison.
Look at Yang Zhen rarely returns to the Marquis' Mansion now and lives in the yamen on weekdays. It is always bad for the family of four to live separately, so it is better to take advantage of this and let them move out.
Yang Lianxin cried loudly when she heard this, and she shouted, "Grandma, it's Xin'er's fault. Please spare me this time. Xin'er wants to live in the Marquis' Mansion. If she is moved out of the Marquis' Mansion, it will make people guess whether the mother and granddaughter have done something wrong and are driven out. This will affect the reputation of the granddaughter. If the grandma asks the granddaughter to continue living in the Marquis' Mansion, Xin'er swears that this time, she will definitely reflect on her anger and change her past, and will not think about making mistakes. Please do not let us move out..."
Yang Lianxin cried so hard that she was exhausted, but what the old lady Chu decided was rarely shaken, just like when she decided to send Chu Xinyu to Puling Temple. At that time, the second wife and eldest grandson Chu Zhiye came to ask for love, but she still did not shake her determination.
Chu Xinyu couldn't help rolling her eyes. If Yang Lianxin was worried about her reputation, she wouldn't have done such a thing. She had healed her scar and forgot the pain. If she forgives her now, she will continue to make mistakes next time!
Chu Xue, who heard the sound, knew about this from the maid and originally wanted to ask Mrs. Chu, but seeing that her face was cold and stern, she knew in her heart that the old lady was determined to let their family move out this time.
She wanted to ask the second wife for help, hoping that she could persuade the old lady, but the second wife didn't like Chu Xue's living in the mansion. It would be fine if they were peaceful and clear, but they were the ones who caused trouble. If they were asked to continue living, they would not know what would happen again, which would implicate the girls in the Marquis' mansion.
Therefore, when Chu Xue looked at her for help, she pretended to bow her head and avoid it.
But Old Mrs. Chu said, asking them to move out in three days, but she still loved her daughter and couldn't bear to let their family suffer. Although she asked them to move out, she gave them a house that had been in three places. The location was good and not far from the Marquis' Mansion, and it took less than half an hour to ride a carriage.
Chu Xue knew that the matter was settled and could not turn around again. Seeing her daughter's sorrow and Chu Xinyu's calm face, such a strong contrast, she felt anger towards Chu Xinyu. It was because of her that her daughter would be disliked by the old lady and her family would be driven out by the old lady.
The pain they suffered today will be repaid in the future. With the second wife, He, she knew that He would not be able to show his love for her, so she let her live in her parents' home. Humph! The Hou Mansion is the big house, and it will never be the second house. The housekeeper will definitely return to Yuan's hands in the end. At that time... she will make Chu Xinyu and the second house pay the price!
Chu Xinyu did not ignore Chu Xue's gaze when she looked at her. The hatred was very strong. She felt it sensitively, but she was silent. She did nothing to Chu Xue and her daughter. They had such a result, and they had to get involved in the troubles they caused themselves. She was already very kind to not attack them.
Chu Xinyu was not interested in participating in the following matters, and she didn't want to know. She found a reason to quit Anshantang. Seeing that she left, the other girls also left.
Chu Jiayu is a person with a clear love and hate. That day, Yang Lianxin framed her and Chu Xinyu, and in her heart, she reduced her impression of Yang Lianxin and was not interested in her affairs. When she saw Chu Xin leave, she rushed to follow her.
After leaving Anshantang, she caught up with Chu Xinyu and said, "Fifth sister, it's a family dinner at the end of the month, and the second uncle will come back then, do you know?"
Chu Xinyu paused, and the second uncle that Chu Jiayu mentioned was her second uncle. He heard her continue: "In the past, the family banquet was once a month, but since the uncle was transferred, it has been changed to once every three months. However, the second uncle came back every six months. This time it happened to be the Dragon Boat Festival. After the Dragon Boat Festival, it was the birthday of my grandmother. He may have to come back to live for about a month this time."
Chu Xinyu said, "What's the matter?"
She knew that there must be a reason Chu Jiayu told her about this.
Chu Jiayu leaned close to Chu Xinyu's ear and whispered: "Uncle may be coming back soon, this is what I heard from my father."
Chu Xinyu naturally knew that her father should have come back in the past two months, and she knew about it when she was in Puling Temple.
"If you have something you haven't done yet, hurry up and when the second uncle comes back, you can tell him that the second uncle is a reasoned person and will not listen to anyone."
Chu Jiayu's meaning is Chu Xinyu, but this girl seems to have something in her words. Did she know something?
She asked tentatively: "Do you know what I'm going to do?"
Chu Jiayu smiled and said, "I don't know what you are going to do. I just want to give you a reminder. You have been away from the Marquis' Mansion for two years. It was originally yours, but many of them were not."
Chu Xinyu's eyes flashed, and she immediately understood what she was saying.
Chu Jiapeng came out of Anshantang at this time and saw Chu Xinyu and Chu Jiayu talking together, so he walked up and asked, "Fifth Sister, Seventh Sister, what are you talking about?"
Chu Jiayu replied, "Oh, nothing, isn't my grandmother's birthday next month? We're discussing what to give her when the time comes." As she said that, she hit Chu Xinyu with her elbow and signaled her to cooperate with her.
Chu Xinyu said, "Yes, I haven't thought about it yet, oh, I really have to go back and think about it."
To be honest, if Chu Jiayu didn't mention it, she really forgot that if no one mentioned it, every grandchildren would give gifts at the birthday party, but she was empty-handed, that would be really embarrassing.
However, she had more important things to do when giving gifts, so she quickly found an excuse to go back to Xiaozhuyuan.
Unexpectedly, before she could say the excuse, Chu Jiayun saw them, and ran over to Chu Xinyu and said, "Fifth sister, I heard that Princess Xi invited you to play in her farm. Can you take me with her?"
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