Chapter 10

Luo Yuyan never thought that she just wanted to eat some meat, and her husband sent a letter to her uncle Chen Jingzong.

"I just don't eat it, why did you write that note?"

The night was dark, and Luo Yuyan sat on the bed, looking at her husband with great annoyance: "Without written evidence, they don't dare to be too presumptuous. They just eat a few meals in secret. Now that we are helping to take the blame, they have no scruples.", anyway, father will punish us if we make a big fuss."

Chen Xiaozong looked at her with a smile: "The fourth child has no malicious intentions, he just wants to drag us into the water, tell us to keep the secret willingly, and let's all steal together by the way, and don't make fun of anyone."

Luo Yuyan pouted: "You still speak for him! He really treats you like a brother, why would he make things difficult for you?"

Chen Xiaozong: "What kind of embarrassment is this? I will keep it a secret for him. It is fair for him to give me the game he has worked so hard to hunt."

Luo Yuyan was just not happy: "Bringing back the game, I had to send a maid to cook over there. The princess pretended to be noble, but I handed her solid evidence. I will never be able to hold my head up in front of her for the rest of my life."

Chen Xiaozong still smiled: "That's the princess, why, you still want to show your sister-in-law's score in front of the princess?"

Luo Yuyan patted him angrily: "Why do you always speak for them?"

Chen Xiaozong sat up, hugged her with one hand, and gently touched her abdomen with the other: "This is the end of the matter, why bother so much, I just hope that you will eat nourishingly, and that both of you will be well-fed."

Luo Yuyan's eyes showed the tenderness of a loving mother, and she said helplessly, "If it wasn't for this child, we wouldn't have to lose face."

If she had known that she didn't have the advantage and was being taken by Si Yitang, she would rather be a vegetarian every day than open her mouth to her husband!

Two days later, Chen Jingzong went to the mountains again and brought back two fish and two chickens. He hid one in the west ear room and the other in the kitchen.

After making preparations, Hua Yang asked Zhu'er to go to Fucui Hall to deliver the message.

Luo Yuyan complained in her heart, but she couldn't go wrong in terms of etiquette. Since she borrowed Si Yitang's kitchen, how could she really just send a little maid over to cook?

Hua Yang entertained her in the main room.

No matter what, it was because of her greedy mouth. Luo Yuyan blushed, and she was ashamed not to look at Hua Yang, she lowered her eyes and said, "It's all because of my poor health. I always have leg cramps in the middle of the night. The third master was so anxious that he did something like that."Such a foolish thing, but also troubled the fourth brother to go into the mountain to make troubles, it really made the princess laugh."

Hua Yang took advantage of this matter, so how could he use this to laugh at others.

Besides, when she saw Luo Yuyan's big belly, she panicked. She just felt that Luo Yuyan was more fragile than tofu and jade objects at this time, and she would startle her fetal gas if touched or tired.

"It's all trivial matters, nothing to worry about. Third sister-in-law, please sit down and talk."

Hua Yang winked at Chaoyun.

Chaoyun hurriedly helped Luo Yuyan to sit on the chair with the nanny that Luo Yuyan had brought.

This nanny is almost fifty years old, and she is good at taking care of pregnant women and young children. She is an old man beside Luo Yuyan.

Hua Yang knew that everyone in the Chen family would be polite when they came to her, and even if they had business to do, they had to be polite first, wasting time in vain, so she took the initiative and said: "Chaoyun, take the mother to the kitchen to have a look, son-in-lawI'm not good at martial arts, I went for a long time today and only brought back one fish and one pheasant, and Mammy will cook according to the third sister-in-law's preference, and the kitchen is at your command."

Nanny nodded respectfully, then looked at Luo Yuyan.

Luo Yuyan's eyes flickered slightly, and she said in a soft voice: "Since I have worked hard for fourth brother, I will accept it boldly. Mommy, you will stew the fish and chicken later, I will take the fish away, and leave the chicken for the princess to make up for.".”

Just as the nanny was about to respond, Hua Yang smiled lightly and said, "I appreciate the kindness of the third sister-in-law, but I'm not pregnant, so I should be with the son-in-law to attend the funeral for the old lady."

It's a joke, even Chen Jingzong knows that he can't let it go, even if he is as proud as Hua Yang, it is even more impossible for outsiders to know that she is cheating.

This outsider, including Chen Jingzong in his previous life, when he put the delicious roast chicken in front of her, Hua Yang was so greedy, but for the sake of face, she just couldn't resist eating it.

Now that she regards Chen Jingzong as her own, she doesn't mind showing her true nature in front of him.

Hearing these words, Luo Yuyan blushed again.

With another sister-in-law, Luo Yuyan had to beat around the bush and satirize her to relieve her anger, but Huayang was the most favored princess in this dynasty, and even Princess Nan Kang, who was also loved by the emperor, was slapped by Huayang's maids.Even the wind blowing around the emperor's ears failed to make Hua Yang suffer a little. How could she dare to confront Hua Yang head-on?

"Hey, I've been pregnant for three years and I'm so stupid. I hope the princess will forgive me."

Instead of being able to talk back, Luo Yuyan had to apologize shamelessly.

Hua Yang smiled amiably: "Sister-in-law San is very polite. It takes time for Mammy to cook. Madam San should go back and wait, and call Mammy over later. It's important that Madam San rests, so don't see me anymore."

Luo Yuyan had no choice but to leave when the order was issued to see off the guests.

Hua Yang went to Dongcijian.

Chen Jingzong leaned comfortably on the couch, holding in his hand the playbook that Hua Yang had read earlier.

"Give it back to me." Hua Yang walked to the couch and asked him for it.

Chen Jingzong put the opera book in her palm, but didn't let go: "I'm not good at martial arts?"

Hua Yang: "Don't say that, do I want to say that you hunt easily so that she doesn't have to thank you sincerely?"

Chen Jingzong looked at her petal-like lips and let go.

He occupied the second room, and Hua Yang went to the inner room.

As a result, she had just sat down by the window when Chen Jingzong followed her in and sat opposite her with great fanfare.

Hua Yang raised his eyes and asked him what's the matter with his eyes.

The bright sun outside the window was covered by the thick branches and leaves of locust trees, but the light was still bright, reflecting her face white and transparent, and the most beautiful jade in the world could not compare to this beautiful face.

Chen Jingzong thought of the picture of her messy black hair and flushed cheeks in the tent, but his face was serious: "I will get tired of eating only chicken and fish. Next time I will take the prey to that town to exchange for some pork and duck."

Hua Yang continued to read the book, but said, "It's up to you, just don't let people recognize you."

Chen Jingzong: "Yes."

Hua Yang read the two lines of words, raised his eyes again, and met his eyes, which were looking at her brightly and squarely. They were dark, and the bottom of his eyes seemed to be on fire.

In two lifetimes, Chen Jingzong was the only one who dared to look at her with this kind of eyes, except for the royal family, other men dare not even look at her directly.

"Go out if you have nothing to do."

Hua Yang stared at him and said.

Chen Jingzong: "Where are you going? The nurse next to the third sister-in-law is still in the kitchen. Let her see me going to the east wing, and I don't know how to arrange you and me."

Hua Yang: "Then go and stay next time."

Chen Jingzong: "Why do you have to go out? You look at yours and I look at mine. Let's not disturb each other."

Hua Yang felt that his sight was disturbing, like a wild wolf beside him, who can concentrate on reading?

"Don't you like going into the mountains? There is still a whole afternoon, you can go again."

"Tired, don't want to move."

Hua Yang: ...

She went out with the book, and asked the servant girl to carry the reclining chair under the shade of the tree, and she lay on it comfortably, but when she looked up, she saw Chen Jingzong sitting by the window, facing her.

Just when Hua Yang was about to raise the book to block himself, Chen Jingzong walked away.

Hua Yang instantly relaxed.

As soon as April ends, the Dragon Boat Festival is just around the corner.

There are many ways for rich families to celebrate the Dragon Boat Festival, such as raising a dragon boat team to race on the river, or inviting an opera troupe to sing at home, and the whole family gathers together.

This year's Dragon Boat Festival in Chen's house is destined to be deserted, but we still have to get together for a meal.

The main house sent a maid to pass the message, after the maid left, Chen Jingzong said to Hua Yang, who was not very concerned, "What's uncomfortable to say this time?"

The old lady passed away, and there were a lot of things going on in Chen's house before and after the burial.

Hua Yang did not show up at all, such as visitors expressing condolences, family vigils and funerals, etc., and only offered incense to the old lady on the day of her first arrival, and delivered the coffin on the day of her burial.

But no matter the people in the Chen residence, the mourning guests or the people watching the ceremony in the town, they all felt that this is what a dignified princess should do.

Chen Jingzong himself is tired of socializing with his family, but he can understand Hua Yang's avoidance.

It's just that you have to do all the face-saving work, and you have to find a reason to avoid it.

Hua Yang looked at him with raised eyebrows: "What's wrong?"

Chen Jingzong: "You don't go to the family banquet..."

Hua Yang: "Who said I won't go?"

Not to mention Chen Jingzong, Chao Yun looked at his master in surprise.

Hua Yang continued to admire the peony in the flower bed.

These peonies are all famous products. It may be because they were transplanted that the flowering season was delayed, and they bloomed only two days ago.

The bowl-sized Zhaofen has layer upon layer of petals, as thin as brocade.

Looking at these flowers, Hua Yang thought very much of the brocade clothes she left in Capital City, many of which were printed and dyed according to the colors of various peonies, and placed among the flowers would look like real ones.

In Chen Jingzong's eyes, she is much more beautiful than those peonies, but now he is even more curious about what she thinks.

"You don't like to attend those family banquets, why are you going this time?"

Chen Jingzong walked up to her and asked.

Hua Yang couldn't give him any reason, so he could only act like a princess: "Go if you want, why, can't you?"

Chen Jingzong: ...

If there is anything wrong with him, it is the old man and the others who are tormenting.

A sensible son would have to inform his parents to prepare them for the princess's daughter-in-law, but Chen Jingzong was not so "sensible".

On the morning of the fifth day of the lunar new year, all the houses of the Chen family gathered in the Danyuan hall of the main house.

Chen Tingjian and Sun's couple were the first to arrive.

The two families of Chen Bozong and Chen Xiaozong and the five members of Chen Tingshi's family in the east courtyard arrived almost one after another.

Chen Tingjian and his younger brother Chen Tingshi were talking.

Mrs. Sun is surrounded by Erlang and Sanlang, two good grandsons. Even if she wants to entertain her younger siblings, Mrs. Qi, she will inevitably be attracted by the grandchildren.

Qi had a smile on his face, feeling very unhappy in his heart, if she was also an official's wife, how would Sun dare to neglect her like this?

She looked at Chen Tingjian unobtrusively, thinking of his status as an elder, she just felt that the long beard became more and more elegant, Chen Tingshi looked like a farmer in front of him!

The Qi family envied the man in the eldest house, and her son Chen Jizong secretly glanced at Yu Xiu and Luo Yuyan, thinking that the two cousins-in-law were better than his daughter-in-law in everything.

"Grandma, I'm hungry."

Sanlang's crisp voice suddenly sounded in the hall, and everyone fell silent immediately.

Sanlang was only three years old and didn't notice the changes around him, just looked at his grandmother expectantly.

The young master who eats delicious and spicy food in Capital City eats those vegetarian dishes every day after returning to his old house. After finally being able to eat rice dumplings, Sanlang is looking forward to it.

Just as Mrs. Sun was about to coax his grandson, the maid outside turned around with three parts joy and seven parts surprise: "Master, old lady, the fourth master and the princess are here!"

Chen Tingjian was the first to stand up!

To be honest, when he was in the capital, he could face the saint almost every day, and the little prince was his student. He was used to meeting the two most noble people in the world. Chen Tingjian was already able to handle with ease in front of any royal relatives, and even severely reprimanded him.Pass the prince.

But he has no experience with the princess, especially this princess is the most favored in the palace, and she is also his daughter-in-law!

The Chen family is not an aristocratic family, not even a scholarly family. It is only from the two generations of their father and son that they have achieved fame and become high-ranking officials.

Chen Tingjian is not a flatterer, and he is not afraid of the princess going to the emperor to sue the Chen family for disrespecting her. What he is afraid of is that his family's poor hospitality will make the golden and precious princess wronged.

Just like the most delicate peony in the world was transplanted to the Chen family, how dare he, Chen Tingjian, carelessly manage and waste everything?

If the fourth son is promising, it will be fine if he can win the princess's heart and make the princess happy physically and mentally, but the fourth son's virtue, the more wronged the son is to the princess, the more he will do his best to make up for it as a father-in-law!

The Sun family, Chen Tingshi and others had just followed him to stand up, but Chen Tingjian had already gone out. Seeing the princess in plain clothes walking beside his son with his own eyes, Chen Tingjian bowed and saluted from a distance.

Hua Yang stared intently at his father-in-law in white cloth under the eaves of the corridor.

Long before she married Chen Jingzong, she was already very familiar with her father-in-law.

She has seen her father-in-law calm and indifferent in front of her father, a few words are the big plan for governing the world, and she has also listened to her father-in-law giving lectures to her younger brother self-willedly, citing scriptures at her fingertips.

Such a good old man, his son must be as beautiful as the world's jade.

It can be said that Hua Yang happily cooperated with the marriage gift from his father, queen mother, partly because he fell in love with Chen Jingzong, and partly because she admired the father-in-law.

In her previous life, she hadn't been able to see her father-in-law for the last time, but she witnessed his family being wronged and suffering.

The father-in-law has worked hard all his life for the court and the people, but the court has failed his father-in-law.

As a royal daughter, Hua Yang felt ashamed.

"Father excused himself, and told the whole family, father should not see outsiders like this again in the future."

Hua Yang quickened his pace slightly, with a gentle voice.

Chen Jingzong glanced at her, she was like this, she spoke softly in front of her father, eldest brother, and third brother, but she was cold to him.

Chen Tingjian stood up straight, but lowered his head slightly to avoid looking directly at the princess in front of him, and only made a gesture of inviting him in.

Inside, the members of the Chen family consciously moved to the sides.

Hua Yang walked in with a smile, his eyes swept over his mother-in-law, Chen Bozong, Chen Xiaozong and others one by one, and then looked at Chen Tingshi's family on the right.

Chen Tingshi lowered his head deeply.

Mrs. Qi took a quick look at the princess, she was obviously only an eighteen-year-old lady, but the look on her face made her avoid quickly.

Chen Jizong also wanted to take a peek, because it had been so long since the princess moved here, and he hadn't seen her face.

However, when he really saw the appearance of the princess, Chen Jizong turned into a piece of wood with a crooked neck. It was Chen Jingzong who came over and kicked him on the calf.sideways.

The Qi family hated Chen Jingzong's merciless kick very much, but there was nothing he could do.

Chen Tingjian secretly glanced at his second brother Chen Tingshi.

This look is no longer the elder brother's care for the younger brother, but contains the official authority of an elder.

Chen Tingshi wiped his sweat again and again, and decided to beat up his worthless son when he returned home. He was usually lustful, but if he dared to lust on the princess, would he die?