Chapter 24

It was already the second day of August when Emperor Jingshun's reply and reward arrived in Shiqiao Town.

It has been more than a month since the heavy rain, the flood has receded, the streets of the town have been cleaned up, and the people are preparing for the autumn harvest.

Noticing that there was a group of people heading in the direction of Chen's house, the people in the fields made some murmurs.

"I seem to see a father-in-law, could it be someone from the palace?"

"I heard that the Qi family has embezzled a lot of money. Did the matter come to light and implicate the entire Chen family?"

"Impossible, Pavilion Elder Chen is a good official, how can he be blamed for what Qi's done?"

"That is, the Qi family hacked the old lady's ginseng and gave the old lady fake medicine. The Chen family sent the divorce letter to the Qi family. The Qi family was wronged and dared not say a word."

That day, the son-in-law beat up his uncle and the second wife, Chen Jizong, and cried out loudly, which was heard by many people. After that, some rumors spread from the Chen family.

Some bold people chased after the group of people and rushed towards the Chen family's ancestral house, hoping to see some excitement.

Chen house.

All the houses were mourning according to their duties. When they heard that the imperial decree had arrived, Chen Tingjian and Mrs. Sun rushed to the front courtyard and sent someone to inform the East and West courtyards.

What the Qi family did had spread throughout the Chen family, and all the households also knew that Chen Tingjian had handed over an apology note to the palace, so it was no surprise that there would be a decree coming.

Hua Yang and Chen Jingzong left Siyi Hall, and met Chen Bozong and Chen Xiaozong in the corridor.

Everyone else is fine, Luo Yuyan is due to give birth in the next few days, her belly is bulging up with her skirt, it is very hard to watch.

"Let's go."

All three families have arrived, Chen Bozong said.

When they came to the front yard of the main house, besides Chen Tingjian and his wife, there were also five members of the east courtyard family, but Qi's hands were tied with ropes.

During this period, Mrs. Qi and her cousin, Guanshi Yang, were locked up in the firewood room of the east courtyard. Now they are thin and haggard, and they have long since lost the bravado they used to walk sideways in the town.

"The servant has seen the princess."

Eunuch Ma was greeting Chen Tingjian, when he saw the princess coming from the corner of his eye, he immediately left Chen Tingjian, trotted a few steps to Hua Yang, knelt down and kowtowed.

He is the godson of Eunuch Ma, who is beside Emperor Jingshun, and he is considered a face in front of the saint. Hua Yang naturally recognized him, and asked in surprise: "Why did you send you here?"

Eunuch Xiao Ma raised his head, smiled and replied: "The emperor, the empress misses the master, and asked the servant to bring a reward to you. Before leaving, the emperor asked the servant to take a good look at the princess to see if she lost weight..”

As he said that, he really looked at the princess carefully.

These eunuchs in the palace are used to please people, and they please people very naturally, without any embarrassment, embarrassment or affectation.

Hua Yang smiled and told him to get up and talk.

The eunuch pony still wanted to take a second look, so that he could say a few more words in front of the emperor when he turned his head. Suddenly, a sharp gaze shot over. Eunuch pony looked over and met the stern face of the son-in-law.

Eunuch Xiao Ma secretly slandered, he is an incomplete person, and he was ordered to care for the princess, why is the son-in-law so narrow-minded?

"Everyone is waiting, you declare the will first."

Hua Yang didn't delay with Xiao Ma's father-in-law for too long, and took Chen Jingzong to the row behind his father-in-law and mother-in-law.

Eunuch Ma also got serious, and walked in front of the Chen family with the imperial decree.

Chen Tingjian led his family members to kneel down.

Because Luo Yuyan had a big belly, even if Chen Xiaozong was supporting her, she was a step behind everyone, and she felt bitter on her face.

Eunuch Xiao Ma didn't care, seeing that everyone was kneeling down, he read out the imperial decree aloud.

When Qi Shi heard that he was sentenced to be hanged, his vision went dark and he fell to the ground.

After all, Chen Tingshi has been married to her for more than 20 years, and they have loved her for more than 20 years no matter how angry they are. Hearing that Qi's fate, his whole body turned cold and his face turned pale, as if his soul had been taken away by a ghost.Chen Jizong lowered his head, wanted to cry but didn't dare, tears flowed all over his face.

"Thanks to the emperor's forgiveness, I thank Long En."

Chen Tingjian knocked on the leader's decree.

Eunuch Xiao Ma handed over the imperial decree of Ming and Huang to him, and relayed a few words of encouragement from Emperor Jingshun to Chen Tingjian, and turned his eyes to Hua Yang again.

Hua Yang then said to Chen Tingjian: "Father, I will take Eunuch Ma to Si Yitang for some tea."

Chen Tingjian nodded.

Eunuch Xiaoma followed with a smile, Chen Jingzong guessed that Hua Yang wanted to ask him about the affairs of the palace, so he wisely didn't go back immediately.

The magistrate of Ling Zhou sent officials to escort Qi and Yang Guanshi away after meeting with Chen Tingjian.

"mother!"

Chen Jizong couldn't control it anymore, he rushed over and hugged Qi's leg, tears streaming down his face.

The Qi family looked at Chen Tingjian and Chen Tingshi brothers desperately and numbly, suddenly smiled inexplicably, dragged his exhausted body, and obediently followed the official post.

A group of people watching the fun surrounded the Chen family, and they heard the imperial decree inside clearly just now, and they all pointed at the Qi family at this moment.

The young man closed the door of Chen's house to keep the noise out.

Chen Tingjian looked at all the family members, and said sharply: "Today's misfortune to the Qi family, you should take it as a warning. If there are any offenders, I will still deal with them according to the law. Don't expect me to be lenient!"

Chen Tingshi only felt that he was the one who was beaten by his elder brother, and that he was also ordered to be punished by the imperial decree. His legs trembled in panic, and he knelt down again.

Mrs. Sun hurriedly winked at her sons.

Chen Bozong and Chen Xiaozong walked over quickly and helped his uncle up.

Chen Jingzong smiled, turned around and walked towards the west courtyard.

The death of the Qi family is not to be blamed for.

The law of this dynasty severely punishes children who are unfilial, including the daughter-in-law. Don't mention Qi's corruption, just because she dared to feed the old lady fake medicine, she has already committed a serious crime of unfilial piety.

Eunuch Ma still had to rush back to Beijing, left four boxes of rewards and three letters from home for Hua Yang, and left.

The family letters came to the empress and the prince respectively, Hua Yang leaned on the couch next to the window, read with relish.

Chen Jingzong came in.

Hua Yang moved inside vigilantly, and picked up the other two family letters at the same time, as if guarding against Chen Jingzong's prying eyes.

Chen Jingzong didn't move closer to her. Seeing that the four boxes were still in the room, he opened them one by one to look. They were all silk and satin, as well as high-quality fur cloaks to keep out the cold, and she had brought these things herself.Here are some boxes.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty really loves you, lest you suffer here."

Sitting on the chair, Chen Jingzong said sarcasm to the princess on the couch.

Hua Yang looked at the letter and said casually: "Who made me hurt others, unlike some people."

The treatment of the couple in front of their parents can be described as very different.

Chen Jingzong drank tea indifferently: "If you make people hurt you, why don't you marry me?"

Hua Yang: ...

Is he self-deprecating, or is he arrogant?

That night, the couple had slept soundly when they were suddenly awakened by a noise.

Chen Jingzong listened attentively and guessed: "The third sister-in-law is probably about to give birth."

Hua Yang blinked.

She knew that Luo Yuyan's child was a daughter, but she didn't remember the exact date of the child's birth, not to mention the niece, she even wrote down Chen Jingzong's birthday after his death.

Why do you remember, because Chen Jingzong's death day and birthday are on the same day.

When he was alive, he didn't care about it, and his family members would no longer specially celebrate the birthday of a big man who had a family and a business.In the first year of Huayang's marriage, her mother-in-law mentioned it to her. Hua Yang gave her mother-in-law face, and asked the kitchen to make longevity noodles for Chen Jingzong that night. This guy actually thought she was implying something, and washed it wellBath, has been tossing her until midnight.

The next year, my mother-in-law reminded me gently that Hua Yang was afraid that Chen Jingzong would mess up again, so he just didn't know it.

Later, when he died on the battlefield, when the bad news came, Hua Yang heard his mother-in-law crying about why it was this day, and then realized that he died on his birthday.

How can there be such a miserable person?

In the dark, Hua Yang hugged Chen Jingzong sympathetically.

Chen Jingzong was stunned for a moment, and immediately hugged her back, brushing away her messy long hair with one hand, and kissed her on the neck.

Hua Yang: ...

She twisted his arm.

Chen Jingzong took a deep breath, propped up his upper body, looked at her and said, "I thought you wanted it."

Hua Yang: "For a woman to give birth is like entering the gates of hell. Now that I know that the third sister-in-law is going to give birth, how could I have that kind of thought?"

Chen Jingzong: "She was not born by you, so what does it have to do with you?"

Hua Yang just pushed him down.

Chen Jingzong was very happy, lying on his back, facing the ceiling to calm down.

It was quiet here, and the movement in Fucui Hall in front was getting louder and louder. Not long after, Luo Yuyan's painful cry came over.

This is the second time Hua Yang has heard her screaming, and it made her feel uncomfortable. She was even afraid of Chen Jingzong's, and she couldn't imagine how painful it would be to have a child.

She was anxious to divert her attention, so she reached out and patted the man next to her.

Chen Jingzong: "Since you don't want to, don't use your hands."

Hua Yang withdrew his hand, lay facing him, and whispered: "I'm afraid of pain, we will only have one child in the future, what do you think?"

She doesn't like to be close to other people's children, but wants to have her own flesh and blood, but one is enough, and there is no need for more.

Chen Jingzong's breathing became heavy immediately after he recovered: "In the middle of the night, do you really want to talk to me about this?"

Hua Yang: "I'm telling you the truth."

Chen Jingzong: "Can a serious child be born?"

Hua Yang: ...

She turned back angrily.

But Chen Jingzong leaned closer, his slender and strong arms hugged her tightly, not allowing her to hide.

He bit her earlobe lightly, biting away all her strength.

After a while, he asked, "Do you really want to give birth to me?"

Hua Yang's breath was unsteady: "What do you mean giving birth to you? That is also my child, and I gave birth to myself."

Chen Jingzong: "Okay, as long as the children are mine, you can have as many as you want, one is not too much, and ten are not too many for me."

These words are full of indecency, she is only a son-in-law, and the child is not his, so is it possible that she will cuckold him?

Hua Yang continued to screw him.

Chen Jingzong held down her hands, knowing that there was nothing he could do, but he insisted on wasting his efforts in vain.

Hua Yang's middle coat is also made of brocade, very thin, if he rubbed it, the servant girl would be ashamed to see it.

"Enough." She tried to put on a tone of dislike.

Chen Jingzong lingered for a while, and lay down on the side with a heavy voice.

Hua Yang looked at his blurred face, couldn't fall asleep, and thought about many things in a mess.

After a while, she touched Chen Jingzong's arm: "I want a child, but I don't want to give birth too early. Can we wait a few more years?"

Chen Jingzong turned his head, and his voice was cold: "What do you mean? I've been waiting for all these years and I'm not allowed to touch you?"

Hua Yang: "No, it's just that you have a baby later, there are always other ways to prevent pregnancy."

Her aunt, An Le long princess, died a long time ago, and the face of the mansion has never been broken. How to prevent pregnancy without harming the body, the aunt must have a clever plan.

In addition to mourning in the next year, she wrote to ask her aunt.

Forget it now, lest my aunt think that it's fake that she doesn't want to have a baby early, and that it's true that she's lonely in mourning.