Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty

Everyone ate together, with the old Marquis and Chu Lingxuan at the same table, Liao Chen and Chen Afu leading the three children at the same table, and the two tables were placed in a Zen room. It can be seen that the old Marquis is very good at Chen, his ex-daughter-in-law. He is a typical person who stands on the side of his ex-daughter-in-law and draws a clear line between himself and his biological son.

After fasting, the old Marquis and the children went to have a lunch break. Chu Lingxuan, Chen Afu and Abbot Liaochen sat in the West Zen Room and talked about home affairs.

The room was filled with a faint scent of agarwood, and there was a Kang and a charcoal basin burning. The white jade flower goblets on the table and the large white-bottomed blue and white vases half a person's height placed in the two corners were filled with brightly blooming flowers. The red plum blossoms make the room feel as bright and warm as spring.

Abbot Liaochen pulled Chen Afu to sit cross-legged on the kang, and kept holding Chen Afu's left hand in her hand. Her hands were soft and delicate, nothing like those of a middle-aged woman. Chu Lingxuan was sitting on the other side of the Kang table, talking softly about family matters.

He said that after the third aunt straightened out the Hou Mansion, she would come here to see her. His sister is doing well with her husband's family, and her son is almost one year old. He will visit his mother when the child is older. They also talked about some things about Chen's natal family, Luo Mansion, her mother's health was much better, what gifts the Luo family gave during the New Year, etc.

After listening to the conversation between the two of them, Chen Afu also found out some things about the Marquis Mansion in Beijing and the Luo family. Chu Lingxuan has a sister named Chu Hua, who is nineteen years old this year. Her husband's family is the protector of the country. During the years when Mrs. Chu Er was presiding over the affairs of the Hou Mansion, the inner courtyard of the Hou Mansion was in deficit every year. She was greedy for ink and ink with such confidence that she was so angry that the old Marquis couldn't do anything about it. The reason is that when Mr. Chu Er was young, he went hunting with a group of noble men in the mountains and encountered an unexpected situation, and one of his arms was torn off by a pack of wolves. The second master of Chu could no longer become an official, so he only donated a fourth-grade official to idle at home. Because she cherishes her son, she has a lot of patience with his daughter-in-law... Liao Chen's mother is still alive, but she is in poor health and has been paralyzed in bed...

At this time, Chu Lingxuan, wearing a half-worn purple cotton robe, looked like a family man living his life, with a gentle attitude, whispering to his mother about trivial matters at home. Liao Chen actually listened with great interest and sometimes commented a few words.

Unexpectedly, this cold and handsome man still has such a side.

Chen Afu obviously felt that Chu Lingxuan's actions should have deliberately made Chen think more about worldly things, and did not want her to completely end the relationship with the world...

With such three people and such a topic, it didn't look like they were in a Zen room, but rather like a family sitting in a house having a routine.

Afterwards, Chu Lingxuan asked Chen Afu about going to see Master Wuzhi. Chen Afu did not dare to say anything about Master Wu Zhi's criticism of Dabao. He only said that he said that Uncle Wang Cheng might still be alive.

Chu Lingxuan said, "The name your uncle registered when he joined the army was Li Gou Sheng, right? When I get back, I will write to my third uncle and my brothers in Guanbian and ask them to inquire."

Chen Afu thanked him again.

After talking for more than an hour, the old Marquis and the three children all got up, and everyone said goodbye and went home.

Liao Chen sent them outside the nunnery, waving goodbye with red eyes.

Back at the gate of Tangyuan, Chen Afu took Chu Hanyan out of the carriage and handed Lord Chu's purse to Chu Lingxuan. Seeing that Chu Lingxuan obviously didn't want to take it, Chen Afu had to explain that he didn't want to be troublesome, but he had to take it under the circumstances.

Chu Lingxuan said hurriedly, "I don't blame you, I just feel that since the matter has come to this, why would he bother to do anything extra? Dragging you in seems to be a sure thing that I won't..." He did not continue, but put his wallet in his hand. Take it. Then he saw Chen Afu's face turned red and asked, "Are you sick?"

Chen Afu nodded and said, "Maybe. On the way back, I felt light-headed and my vest was cold."

Chu Lingxuan blamed himself, "You must be scared by that woman. It's all my fault. At that time, I should have advised you to go to Yingxue'an first."

Chen Afu smiled and said, "It's not serious. Just go home and have a bowl of ginger soup and sleep."

Chu Lingxuan asked her to have a good rest. If she was not feeling well, someone would tell him and he would ask a good doctor. Then he asked the coachman to take the three of them back to Luyuan.

When I got home, I saw Chen Ye, Chen Shi and Mrs. Chen all sitting and talking in the upper room. Chen Afu greeted them and asked Aunt Mu to make her a bowl of ginger soup. He also asked Alu to take Dabao to bed because she was sick. After returning to the west wing, after washing up, I quickly went to bed and lay down.

After drinking the ginger syrup brought by Aunt Mu, she hugged the quilt and fell into a deep sleep.

The disease was so violent that she had a high fever and she didn't know how long she had been in a coma. She vaguely heard crying, especially the crying of several children, which was very sad. She wanted to open her eyes, but her eyelids were so heavy that she couldn't open them. Occasionally she could feel that there were other people in the room. Wang was crying and feeding her medicine, but her mouth just couldn't open...

What's more, Jin Yanzi shook his eyes at her vigorously, jumping on his feet and scolding her for being stupid, why didn't she move forward...

When she woke up, she saw Mr. Wang sitting next to her, wiping her tears with a handkerchief.

"Mom," she cried.

When Mrs. Wang saw her waking up, she said happily, "Ah Fu, you finally woke up. Do you know, you scared your mother to death." She got up and called Xiao Qing, "Quickly, go to the room and tell Uncle Chen that Ah Fu is awake." Come here. Send someone to Tangyuan again and tell the old man and Mr. Chu that Ah Fu is awake."

At this time, another old doctor with a white beard came into the room. Mrs. Wang said that it was Old Doctor Huang specially invited from Fucheng by Mr. Chu. He had once been an imperial physician. He felt Chen Afu's pulse, administered the needle again, and said, "Miss Chen is fine. If she takes medicine for another half month, she will be cured."

Not long after, the conversation between Chu Lingxuan and Dr. Huang came from outside the house. The doctor was introducing Chen Afu's condition. Chu Lingxuan expressed his gratitude and said that he would accompany him back to Dingzhou tomorrow.

After Chen Afu drank the medicine, he fell asleep again.

When I woke up again, I felt much clearer. It was already the morning of the twelfth day of the first lunar month.

I heard from Ms. Wang that she slept until night that day, even if I asked her to wake up, and her forehead was burning. Only then did her family realize that something was wrong and they were all frightened. I quickly asked Dr. Yu from the village to diagnose the disease. Dr. Yu gave me injections and medicine, but there was no improvement.

Chen Ming then went to Tangyuan to ask Master Chu. Master Chu rode to Dingzhou City overnight to invite this old doctor Huang, saying that he was the best doctor in Dingzhou Prefecture. Mr. Chu did not go to the office on the 10th, and kept waiting for news about Chen Afu. After learning that Chen Afu was fine yesterday, he returned to Fucheng with Dr. Huang...

There were several other children, Dabao, Miss Chu, and Alu. When they learned that Chen Afu was ill and could not enter the house, they all stood outside the door and cried. Especially Dabao, he hasn't been able to eat well or sleep well these days, and he has lost a few pounds. Chu Hanyan was not much better. She came to Luyuan every day and couldn't enter the west wing, so she went to the east wing and sat there. He obviously doesn't like to talk, and he is not as smart as he was a few days ago...