These days, the Marquis of Chu is very depressed, and now that the Nine Emperors have become the crown princes, the situation in the court is clearer after the second prince and the Wang family run away. But the emperor did not do as promised, once the Nine Emperors took power, he would let Princess Rongzhao, who jointly designed the important ministers of the court with the two princes, go to the nunnery to practice......

Perhaps, if he wants to get rid of Rong Zhao completely, he can only achieve it after the crown prince ascends the throne.

Although he can't get rid of Rong Zhao now, he doesn't need to compromise without dignity like he used to. Especially for the Ma family of the second prince and the first party, he and the Chu family will not be polite.

Marquis Chu paused, and then said, "The Ma family is a foreign family, so it's impossible not to let Yan'er see it." It's okay to come to the house to meet, but you can't let them take it back to Ma's house. ”

Listening to the words of Marquis Chu, Chen Afu was very happy. With the support of her elders, she better refused. In fact, it turned out that she still thought that even if the elders agreed to the Ma family to take the little girl home, she would find all kinds of reasons not to allow the little girl to go back. is not only angry that the Ma family ignored the little girl's mother and daughter before, but also because the Ma family's character and family style are not very good.

Marquis Chu said again, "There is also Yan'er's mother's dowry, tomorrow I will let someone pull it back to the mansion, and you can find someone to take care of it." ”

It doesn't seem good for the stepmother to take care of the stepdaughter's dowry. But Mama Huang was sent by Mrs. Chu San, and asked her to take care of it for the time being, and when Chu Lingxuan came back, she asked him to find someone to help manage it together. Chen Afu nodded yes.

On the way back to Zhuxuan, the little girl whispered, "Mother, who is going to take me to his house to play? Why doesn't Grandpa let me go with them?"

Under the starlight, the little girl's mouth was tightly pursed, and her little face was extremely serious. Perhaps, she already had a guess.

Chen Afu squeezed her little hand vigorously and said, "After returning to Zhuxuan, my mother will tell you slowly." ”

Back in Zhuxuan, Chen Afu finished milking Xiao Yu'er, and asked the two mothers to take the little brothers to the side room to play with the Chasing Wind family, and then pulled the little girl on the kang in the east side room and hugged her into her arms.

said, "Yan'er, my mother is not your biological mother, you should know about this, right?"

The little girl sniffed, tears welled up in her eyes, and she choked up and said, "But I have always regarded my mother as my own mother." ”

Chen Afu lowered his head and kissed her little face, and said, "Well, my mother has always regarded Yan'er as her own daughter." It's just that you have a biological mother, and she is the one who gave you life. She may be gone, but you must always remember her. ”

The little girl wiped her tears with a handkerchief and nodded.

Chen Chen Afu said again, "Your biological mother's family is still ......"

The little girl was a little frightened, and looked up and asked, "Then they will be like brothers...... Oh, no, it's His Highness Eleven," every time she called her brother His Highness Eleven, her heart was uncomfortable. But she knew that she had to call it that even if she wasn't comfortable. She continued, "Will they take me to their parents' house, just like His Highness Eleven's family?"

Chen Afu said, "Of course not. His Highness Eleventh was taken back, and that was because His Highness Eleven's father, mother, and brother were still there, and their home was also His Highness Eleven's home. But you are different, your father, mother, and younger siblings are all in this family, and this family is your real home......"

The little girl breathed a sigh of relief and smiled with tears in her eyes, "That's good." ”

Seeing such a little girl, Chen Afu's mood couldn't help but relax a little, and he also laughed. said, "Your grandfather's family came today and said that he wanted to be taken to Ma's house for two days. You also heard it, the elders don't agree, and my mother doesn't want you to interact with them too often......"

Chen Afu is very embarrassed, if he says that the Ma family is not good, he is suspected of provoking the relationship between his stepdaughter and his family. But if you don't explain it thoroughly, I'm afraid that the little girl will be coaxed in by the Ma family. It would be good if Chu Lingxuan was here, and many words would be spoken by her father, which would be better than her stepmother. Before, she had always regarded the little girl as her own daughter, but now that the Ma family has appeared, she has to face up to the relationship between herself and the little girl as a stepmother and stepdaughter.

However, for the sake of the little girl's good, the relationship between them must be provoked, but it must be skillful.

Then I heard the little girl pout, "I've grown so big, I've never seen them." I have been in Dingzhou Mansion for so many years, and my aunts and uncles who are also in the capital, as well as my cousins and cousins in Shizhou Mansion, have all visited me, but they have not seen me. I also found out today that I still have such a family. Listen to grandpa, they don't really like me......"

As she spoke, another layer of mist appeared in the little girl's eyes.

The little girl is smarter than she thinks, and she can tell right from wrong. Chen Afu was both pity and gratification, and said, "There are so many people who really like Yan'er, and we don't care about those people's likes." In the future, if they come to see you in the house, it will be difficult for us to go out, after all, they are from your foreign family. But if we take you back to Ma's house to live, we won't agree. ”

The little girl nodded, "I know, and I won't go with them." In my heart, my grandmother, grandfather, and uncle in Dingzhou Mansion are my foreign family, and they are all good to me. ”

Chen Afu smiled and said, "Just keep these words in your heart." If you say it, others will not say that it is the true feelings of the little girl, but it is likely that it is instilled by her stepmother.

After the little girl went to the West Courtyard to rest, Chen Afu said to Mama Huang, "If the Ma family comes in the future, don't let my sister get along with them alone." ”

Mama Huang nodded yes.

The next morning, Chen Afu asked people to clean up the west wing in the backyard and put Ma's dowry in the future. Wait for the little girl to have her own yard and then move there.

In the morning, more than a dozen carts of things were pulled into Zhuxuan. The man brought the list again.

Chen Afu looked at it, there were a lot of things, all kinds of ornaments, fabrics, jewelry, medicinal materials, as well as 200 acres of land and a Zhuangzi, as well as a thousand taels of silver. Even the annual output of the land is converted into silver, a total of three hundred and one taels of silver over the years. The total value of these things should be more than five thousand taels of silver.

After Ma's death, her dowry was managed by a special person designated by the Marquis of Chu.

Mama Huang and Mama Li went to check and checked, and the accounts matched. That glory and wealth are boundless, even if it is unbearable, he does not disdain to manipulate Ma's dowry. As a result, Ma's dowry was well preserved.

Ma's maiden family is just a family member of Mafu, and his father and brother are not big. has such a large dowry, I think it was purchased with the help of Ma Fu.

Chen Afu temporarily let Mama Huang take care of the accounts, and Qi'er took care of the key to the warehouse. Then he led the little girl to see it, and told her that these things were left by her biological mother, and that she would be given a dowry in the future.

The little girl didn't have any impression of her biological mother, but when she saw these things, she still shed tears.