Chapter 127
The marriage between Chen Jiao and Fan Zhengyang is scheduled to be held in April of the following year.
This wedding date is very suitable for Chen Jiao's wishes, because of Wang Shen's book, she will not be able to edit it at the end of the year as soon as possible.
But Wang Shen had other plans. Almost as soon as Chen Jiao's wedding date was settled, Wang Shen called Chen Jiao over and instructed: "Since you have a marriage contract, you can rest assured to marry. I will find someone else to make up the book for you."
Chen Jiao was anxious and looked at him and begged: "Sir, everything is important to have a beginning and an end. It's still early to the wedding date. Please continue to let me make up, right?"
Wang Shen had decided and said in a stern manner: "A woman shouldn't have compiled books. You didn't have a marriage contract before, so I could indulge you. Now you are about to become the wife of the official family. Instead of wasting time and writing, it's better to learn more about the rules of the official family. Well, there is no need to discuss this matter." After saying that, Wang Shen stood up and went straight to the inner room.
Chen Jiao only saw his cold back.
She was very angry, but Wang Shen, whom she was familiar with, was like this, and she kept talking about all kinds of rules. If she hadn't been pleading repeatedly before, he would not even allow her to borrow the books in the study.
Chen Jiao was unwilling to lose her job as a book editor, so she begged for three consecutive days. Wang Shen never got tired of it and asked Manager Chen to persuade her daughter. Manager Chen scolded her daughter. Chen Jiao was not a shameless person. She used to rely on Manager Chen. Wang Shen's indulgence to her. Now both elders have changed their attitudes, so Chen Jiao can only accept it.
Under the supervision of his sister-in-law Yue Niang, Chen Jiao really stayed in the West Cross Courtyard and refused to go to the main courtyard easily.
She didn't come to the main courtyard, and Wang Shen never saw her again.
At midsummer, the leaves turn yellow, and when the winter wind comes, the leaves on the branches fall clean.
Wang Shen lost weight a lot.
However, he gradually got used to it. At first, he tossed and turned all night. Until now, his heart was calm and he would not think randomly when he didn't see him.
In November, the capital city turns into ice.
However, the hearts of the Chen family in the West Cross-Year Plant are warm, and Yue Niang is finally about to give birth!
In the middle of the month, Yue Niang started after breakfast, and Chen Jiao stood by and comforted her sister-in-law. Chen Jixiao quickly went to invite the midwife who had already been appointed. Yue Niang was just a servant of the Shangshu Mansion. Naturally, she did not serve her children like the official wife. The midwife only invited one. Fortunately, Yue Niang was not so coquettish, and listened to the midwife honestly, eating, drinking, and walking.
Chen Jiao acted as a little maid for the time being, boiled hot water, and kept going in and out.
From the time it was busy in the morning until it was dark, Yue Niang finally gave birth to a boy weighing seven pounds.
Manager Chen smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed into a line. After seeing his grandson, he asked his son to go to the main courtyard to preach. Chen Jixiao wanted to go to the house to see his wife, but he couldn't bear to leave at all. Manager Chen smiled and scolded his son, preparing to go by himself. Chen Jiao felt sorry for his father before he could use dinner, so he said, "Dad, let's go to the adults to report the good news."
She cooked the supper, and Chen Jiao had already eaten it briefly.
Manager Chen was indeed hungry and nodded with a smile.
Chen Jiao lit a lantern and walked towards the main courtyard alone.
It was almost the first time. At the main courtyard, Wang Shen returned to the mansion and learned that Yue Niang was going to give birth, so he kept waiting for news in the hall. In his eyes, Chen Jixiao was also his nephew, so of course he cared about the descendants of the younger generation.
Holding a book in his hand, Wang Shen looked at the candlelight. Suddenly, Changfu's smiley voice came from the yard: "Miss comes here at this time, is there good news?"
Wang Shen held the book's right hand and trembled slightly.
"Yes, my sister-in-law gave birth to a fat boy, I'll tell you about it."
As soon as the little woman's smile fell, the door of the hall was pushed open by Changfu. Wang Shen looked up and saw Chen Jiao walking in with a lamp. She was wearing a pink jacket, and the high collar of the same color made her cheeks as white as jade, her lips were red, and her nose was blown red by the cold wind all the way.
After a long time no see, she seems to have not changed much, but it is more beautiful.
Before he could see her eyes, Wang Shen withdrew his gaze and his throat was inexplicably itchy. He coughed with his hands against his lips.
Chen Jiao came in happily, but she almost recognized the man who had obviously lost weight in the main seat.
In my memory, Wang Shen was as cold and majestic as a god in charge of the world's criminal law. He was over thirty years old, but he looked like a man in his twenties, but he was too calm. Looking at Wang Shen at this time, he seemed to have just had a serious illness, lost weight, and was haggard.
"Sir, are you sick?" Chen Jiao asked in surprise, feeling inexplicably sad. Wang Shen thought of her alone.
Wang Shen smiled, put down the book and asked, "Your sister-in-law has a nephew for you?"
Chen Jiao said "Yes", and her mind was still on his body: "Why has adults lost so much? If you are sick, you need to ask the doctor to take a look as soon as possible. Don't delay it."
Wang Shen couldn't stand her concern, and her coquettish behavior made him unable to refuse, while gentleness made him greedy.
He finally learned that his heart was as calm as water.
"It's okay, it's getting late. Go back soon. I'll go there and take a look somewhere another day."
He spoke lovingly.
Chen Jiao wanted to say something else, but Wang Shen covered his face and yawned.
Chen Jiao had no choice but to say goodbye.
When he returned to the Xiqianyuan, Manager Chen had just finished his meal, Chen Jiao secretly asked his father about Wang Shen's situation.
Manager Chen sighed: "Adults are busy getting up early and working late every day, and there is no one to take care of him. I advise him to eat more and he doesn't listen. How can he not lose weight?"
Even Manager Chen can't control him, and Chen Jiao can't help him. If she is Wang Shen's niece, she can make soup every day to send him filial piety.
With a little nephew, Chen Jiao's life added a lot of fun. It was not until the New Year that it was getting closer before marriage that Chen Jiao began to prepare for a new married life.
In April, the Fan family will send a betrothal gift in March. But on the afternoon of the day before the job was delivered, Chen Jiao was teasing her nephew with her sister-in-law. Sister Liu, who was cooking in the kitchen, suddenly came. After chatting about family matters, Sister Liu found an excuse to call Chen Jiao to the yard and whispered: "Girl, there is a young man named Shen who claims to be the Changsui of Lord Fan. He said that there is something important to report. Now the person is waiting outside Xijiao Gate. In the morning, I went out to buy vegetables, and he stopped me and insisted on talking. He even stuffed me a tael of silver."
Sister Liu was afraid of causing trouble, so she took out a tael of silver to hand it over to Chen Jiao for treatment.
Chen Jiao didn't want it, so she asked Sister Liu to rest. After Sister Liu left, Chen Jiao went to the main courtyard to find her brother, and the brother and sister went to Xijiaomen together.
The gatekeeper happily opened the door for the brother and sister.
Chen Jiao walked out and saw a young man in a jade spring shirt standing against the wall more than ten steps away from the east. The man was carrying a wine jar in his hand and pouring wine into his mouth. Looking at his side, he should be pretty.
But in Chen Jixiao's eyes, that's just a drunkard. What good things can a drunkard do if he finds a younger sister?
"Who are you?" Chen Jixiao asked with a dark face.
The young man then realized that there were more people at the door. He leaned lazily against the wall, turned his head and looked, his confused gaze swept over Chen Jixiao and landed on Chen Jiao's face next to him.
Seeing his face clearly, Chen Jiao was slightly shocked. The young man had fair skin and could only be considered pretty in other places, but his peach blossom eyes were even more beautiful than women. Especially now that he was drunk and glanced at him casually, he felt a kind of charm of soul-catching.
Both brother and sister were stunned.
Chen Chunsheng looked at Chen Jiao and was stunned for a while. Then he suddenly laughed and started crying. Such a beauty could be sent to the palace to be a concubine for the emperor. The one named Fan actually said that he just married her as a decoration? Maybe he would treat Chen Jiao as a decoration for one or two days, but over time, the one named Fan would definitely change his mind.
A big man cried as soon as he said he could cry, and Chen Jiao and his sister were stunned.
"You, are you Changsui beside Mr. Fan?" Chen Jiao signaled her brother to stand in place. She walked over alone and asked in a gentle voice.
Chen Chunsheng looked at the beauty getting closer and closer, tears still gushed in his eyes, as if he explained, and as if he was talking to himself: "Yes, I followed him when I was twelve years old. He rubbed my ears with me in the room. When he came to outsiders, he said that I was his Changsui... Changsui, I can only be his Changsui in my life."
Are you rubbing your ears together? Two men rubbing your ears together?
Chen Jiao was struck by lightning. When she looked at the other party's peach blossom eyes, Chen Jiao, who was just stunning, just felt disgusting now.
She was so beautiful that Chen Chunsheng saw her. She felt the pleasure of revenge and felt that Chen Jiao was also pitiful. She couldn't help but sympathize: "Do you think it's just me who is pitiful? You are also a poor person. He has never seen you before. But he just heard that you are beautiful and cannot have children, so he discussed with me to marry you. After marriage, he would not touch you and continue to be with me. Anyway, you can't have children. Outsiders will only accuse you and will never doubt him... But who are you lying to? I don't believe he will not touch you..."
He started drinking again, but Chen Jiao didn't hear the words behind him at all. Her mind was full of reasons for Fan Zhengyang to marry her.
No wonder, no wonder, she said, how could a young official with a high appearance and a promising future be willing to marry his daughter?
After being shocked, Chen Jiao felt unprecedented anger, more angry than Yu Jingyao asked her to be an outdoor room, and more angry than Qin Yue wanted to take her as a concubine!
How could there be such a disgusting man like Fan Zhengyang in this world?
Chen Jiao turned around and left.
Chen Jixiao was far away and didn't hear Chen Chunsheng's whisper. Seeing his sister being angry, he asked anxiously: "What's wrong?"
Chen Jiao didn't say anything, and pulled her brother to the Shangshu Mansion. She didn't want to look at the charming man anymore, so as not to think of something even more disgusting.
The brother and sister left, Chen Chunsheng continued to drink against the wall until a jar of wine was finished, and he walked back in dismay.
He ruined Fan Zhengyang's good things, would Fan Zhengyang be angry, right?
But it was Fan Zhengyang who lied to him first. Fan Zhengyang clearly said that he was more important than anything else. Now, in order not to be suspected, he wants to get married.
Chen Chunsheng thought he could do it, but the wedding date was getting closer and closer, and he realized that he could not do it.
Chen Jiao's anger turned into grievance after seeing her father and couldn't help crying.
First it was Qin Yue, then Fan Zhengyang, why was she so unlucky in her life?
The daughter cried, and Manager Chen was so angry that he almost vomited blood after learning the truth! After following the adult for so long, except for his daughter being wrongly imprisoned, he begged him for other things. Manager Chen asked himself that he did not cause any trouble to the adult, but Fan Zhengyang bullied people too much, too much!
When Wang Shenyi came back, Manager Chen went to sue!
"Please be the decision for Gillian!" As soon as Wang Shen got off the carriage, Manager Chen knelt on the ground. Chen Jixiao, who followed him, also knelt next to his father, with a look of indignation.
Wang Shen was shocked and helped the two of them up and said, "What's wrong?"
Manager Chen's eyes were red, and he told the story of Chen Chun born to find his daughter today.
The news was too unexpected and too ridiculous. Wang Shen subconsciously repeated: "You mean, Fan Zhengyang has..."
Before he finished speaking, Chen Jixiao said angrily: "No, lord didn't see it. His appearance is even more demonic than a woman! He actually has the face to demonstrate in front of his sister!"
Chen Jiao...
Wang Shen rolled his throat and asked Manager Chen: "How is Gillian now?"
Manager Chen said with a heartache: "I have been crying for a long time, the Fan family is too bullying!"
Wang Shen's mind was full of Chen Jiao's sadness and tears.
Since I'm crying, I'm definitely not willing to marry again, right?
Chapter completed!