Chapter 320: Father
Something happened to King Xiao Jingxuan of Qin.
Chu Xinyu was shocked when she learned about this from Mo Xiang. She had confirmed that her cousin was reborn like Xu Zhilan and could predict what would happen in the future. And seeing his corresponding plague and refugees in the capital, she knew that he had already made plans. What's different from Xu Zhilan is that he would never change the historical trajectory, but he would do corresponding countermeasures.
Mo Xiang said that Xiao Jingxuan was assassinated in Hongzhou. She didn't know how she was assassinated, but she believed that she still gave it to General Manager Chen, so she hurried back and told her about this.
But in the evening that day, Lin Chenyao sent someone to tell her that Xiao Jingxuan was injured by blocking the knife for the prince. The injury was quite serious and he had sent someone to escort him back to the capital.
However, the emperor kept this matter for the time being and did not make it public in the court. Therefore, he told her to do whatever she should do in normal times and not worry about it, he would handle it properly.
With Lin Chenyao here, she was not worried, and believed that he would definitely escort Xiao Jingxuan back to the capital safely.
On that day, the fourth wife Chu Tao took his wife and children back to the capital. They arrived in the afternoon, and Chu Zheng also came back on the same day, but he came back at the hour of Hai.
Chu Xinyu learned from Lin Chenyao that Chu Zheng was about to return to Beijing two days ago. It was estimated that he would be here in the next two days. She was not in a hurry to see this father, not to mention that it was too late when he came back.
The next day, she went to Anshantang early in the morning. Unexpectedly, Chu Zheng had already arrived at Anshantang. There were Chu Xiao and his wife, three and four husbands, and even Chu Jiating and Chu Jiaqi were there.
Tomorrow is a good day for Chu Jiapeng to get married, and the mansion is busy. Chu Xinyu originally invited old lady Chu to visit Chu Jiapeng to see if there is anything you need to help.
But filial piety is the first priority. Seeing Chu Zheng, even if he doesn't like him, he is Yu'er's father at least, and he has to pretend to be happy on his face.
In the past, Yu'er was respectful and afraid of Chu Zheng, and never dared to act spoiled with him like Chu Jiating and Chu Jiaqi. Chu Zheng was not as kind to this original wife's daughter as she was to other children, and was almost indifferent to her. If Chu Xinyu hadn't caused trouble from time to time, he would probably not have remembered that he had a daughter.
Every time he had to face her, he looked impatient, and he gradually faded Yu'er's admiration for him. What hurt Yu'er the most was that he would rather believe in outsiders than her, and he was determined to send her away, and even said something if she said something more, she would drive her out of the house and never take her back.
Chu Zheng's cruelty is also the reason why Yu'er gave up on herself. If she could feel a little warmth in this family and make her feel more nostalgic, she might not have given up on herself. Of course, there would be no such thing as her.
Chu Zheng's appearance is gentle and elegant, which is completely different from his second brother Chu Xiao's rough and majestic. Perhaps he had been traveling for several days, and even after a night of rest, his handsome face was still full of fatigue.
If she had met Chu Zheng when she returned to Beijing, in order to play the role of Yu'er, she might have pretended to be a little afraid of him, but now after so many things, Yuan has been retired and imprisoned. If she pretended to be afraid of him, it would be inconsistent with her current personality.
So, seeing Chu Zheng, her attitude was not enthusiastic, but it would not make people feel cold. Last time, she gave a very regular greeting and called out: "Father."
Chu Zheng actually likes Chu Jiaqi and Chu Jiayun the most. They are both very sweet-mouthed people and are very good at coaxing people. The one who loves the most is Chu Jiating. She is well-educated, knows how to be humble, and is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and is also very tolerant of her sisters.
As for Chu Xinyu, he was the one who gave him the most headache. He had no talent, his personality and was not cute. When he was a child, he looked like Mei Ruochu, but the older he grew, the more he looked like him, neither like him nor Ruochu, nor like herself.
Now that I saw her refreshing and refreshing, I felt like I was just a little bit like the beginning. Someone had reported what she had done these days when she returned to the capital one by one in front of him. He simply didn't believe that it was the daughter he knew.
It was a dream for everyone to marry Duke Rong's mansion, but he might not have been like this. If he was in the capital at that time, even if the emperor gave him a marriage, he would have tried to turn it off anyway. But now it is already done, even if he has any ideas.
When Chu Xinyu called him father, there was no expression on his face, but just said "um".
At this time, when Chu Jiaqi came up with the tea set, she went up to make tea by herself. Her tea brewing skills were learned from Aunt Wang, and Aunt Wang's tea brewing skills were excellent, which allowed her to learn some of the essence.
After the tea was brewed, she handed it to Chu Zheng and said, "Father, drink tea!"
"Qi'er is so good!" Chu Zheng took the tea and praised it. He opened the tea cover and smelled the fragrance, and his face showed a look of satisfaction. "Qi'er's skills in making tea are almost exactly the same as Xin'er."
Hearing his father's praise, Chu Jiaqi was very proud and raised his chin slightly to Chu Xinyu. Although she was not as good as Chu Xinyu in all aspects, her father loved her as ever. With this alone, she could beat Chu Xinyu.
In the Marquis' Mansion, my father has the most right to speak. As long as he wins his father's favor, can she not get what she wants?
The Xin'er mentioned by Chu Zheng is the nickname of Aunt Wang. Chu Jiaqi specifically wanted Chu Zheng to remember Aunt Wang because his aunt once told her that before her father got married, she would have fallen in love with her. If it weren't for Chu Xinyu's biological mother Mei Ruochu who had been married to her father since childhood, the position of the wife would have been the aunt.
Now that my aunt is detained in a dungeon, I will be executed in the autumn. Although my aunt and Yuan conspired to kill Mei Ruochu, will one life require two people to pay back?
What's more, after Mei Ruochu's death, the one who gained the most benefit was Yuan. The idea was that she went out, and it was Yuan who wanted to pay his life. At most, the concubine's crime was accomplice. Therefore, she felt that the concubine's crime would not die, and she could be released after being sentenced to one or two years in prison.
The aunt usually relies on her grandmother's preference and pity, and she is almost on par with Yuan in the mansion. However, since Yuan handed over the power of the family and was temporarily managed by the second house, the aunt lost her former status in her grandmother's heart. Since her father and aunt were once in love, then when something happened to her aunt, the father had no reason to ignore her.
As long as the father can remember the benefits of his aunt and beg him, he will definitely find a way to reduce his sins for his aunt.
Chu Jiaqi's thoughts were very beautiful, but when Old Lady Chu and Chu Xiao and his wife heard Chu Zheng mention Aunt Wang, they couldn't help but frown slightly, and the joyful atmosphere suddenly condensed.
The third lady was unhappy with Chu Zheng and still spoiled Chu Jiaqi as she used to. She curled her lips with some disdain and said, "I have learned a lot of skills. I just hope that the scheming of calculating people will not be able to learn it thoroughly."
Chu Zheng remembered what Aunt Wang had done before and immediately coughed awkwardly.
Chu Jiaqi resented the third wife to be too talkative.
Chu Xinyu didn't want to get involved in these things. Anyway, the person who deserved punishment had received the punishment he deserved, so he told Old Lady Chu that he wanted to see Chu Jiapeng and see if he needed help. After getting Old Lady Chu nodded, he stepped out.
Chapter completed!