As soon as we entered May, the weather continued to be hot and humid, and there was no rain for many days, and many elderly people and children who were not in good health fell ill and even died. But Rong Zhao, who was seriously ill, not only did not die, but also recovered.

Chen Afu said secretly, this is the scourge that people in the previous world liked to say for thousands of years.

Now the Marquis of Chu doesn't have much time to return to the Hou Mansion, even if he goes back at night, he won't live there, but stay in the Princess Mansion very honestly. Listening to the meaning of the old marquis's words, the emperor has already made it clear that he has repented of his previous promise. When the emperor asked the Marquis of Chu to be Rong Zhao's concubine, he said that as long as the Nine Emperor Princes were in power, Rong Zhao would be guilty of persecuting important ministers in the court and let him become a monk.

And now, not only did he not let Rong Zhao become a monk, but he also interceded for her.

Marquis Chu analyzed that the emperor continued to let him be a concubine, but in fact, the emperor didn't want him to be in charge of any power.

Since the crown prince was injured, Marquis Chu secretly helped him with almost everything. Including contact healing, personal protection, training of various forces, and so on. The prince's affection for the Marquis of Chu can be said to be more than just a monarch and a minister. It's more about gratitude, love, and even dependence.

At that time, although the Marquis of Chu was a concubine, there was no real lack on the surface. But with the support and permission of the emperor, the Marquis of Chu secretly mastered and developed a lot of forces. Coupled with the power in the army that the third master of Chu has now, and the thriving Chu Lingxuan.

Your Majesty, I'm afraid.

During this time, Marquis Chu had already handed over the dark forces in his hands. And said that his health is not good, and he is tired of officialdom, even if the crown prince inherits the throne in the future, he will no longer hold any official position. Even if he has the title on his body, he will wait until Chu Lingxuan returns from the war and passes it to him. In the future, the Chu family will rely on the third master and Chu Lingxuan.

Chen Afu felt that Marquis Chu was a real man and should be put down, so he put it down without hesitation. There are really few men who can let go of power so freely.

Although the Marquis of Chu chose to retire completely at a young age, at least the emperor let go of his jealousy and saved the entire Chu family.

Thinking of this, Chen Afu still felt a little sorry for the Marquis of Chu, who was obviously a very capable and charming man, but because of his loyalty, his career, love, and family were not smooth. In the end, the emperor still didn't trust him.

The emperor got the express report, dragged his sick body to the court, degraded the king and queen as concubines, and entered the cold palace. Concubine Shan Xian is the queen

The emperor's profession, no matter who has been doing it for a long time, will be psychopathic. The crown prince looks good now, who knows if he will change after being emperor for a long time? The answer, of course, is yes.

However, there are also things that make Chen Afu happy. Chen Alu was admitted to the Xiucai examination, but he was still a gift, and he didn't use the help of the Chu family, so he also entered the Guozijian.

Chen Yulan was also born, but Chen Shiying did not let him go to the national prison, but was taught by his husband and himself at home.

Chen Afu had already asked Luo Fang to buy a three-entry house for Chen Ming and the Wang family in the capital, which had just been renovated, so that the two of them could come to the capital to live for a while without incident, and see their daughter, son, and grandson. Because it's farming now, they're still busy in the countryside.

At the beginning of June, news came from the south that the first battle at the end of May would result in half dead and half wounded. The Wang family has been operating in Nanzhong Province for decades, and coupled with the mountainous forests, it is very difficult to attack.

There is also the fact that the second prince and the Wang family raised troops under the banner of "Qingjun's side", saying that the emperor was seriously ill and was held hostage by the Nine Emperors and the traitorous Chu family, so they set up the Nine Emperors as the crown prince.

Chen Afu learned about the war in the south the next day, because the golden swallow went there to play for a day.

The emperor found out ten days later. After hearing this, he was furious, dragged his sick body to the court, degraded the king and queen as a concubine, and gave white silk. and canonized Concubine Shan Xian as the queen. And once again conscripted 200,000 troops and sent them to the south to quell the rebellion.

The current queen is the Shan family, and the Nine Emperors are from the middle palace and are concubines. Then, the second prince and the Wang family are undoubtedly rebelling.

On the tenth day of June, Daji, the ceremony of canonizing the queen was held. Because it is a special period and the emperor is seriously ill, the canonization ceremony is not so lively. It's just that the women of the third grade or above in the capital entered the palace to kowtow to the queen and had a palace banquet.

Mrs. Chu San and Chen Afu both went to participate. I went out early in the morning, entered the palace in the morning, lined up to kowtow to the queen under the scorching sun, and then waited for the palace banquet to go home.

Chen Afu was hot and tired, and he was already exhausted. She complained wildly in her heart, in ancient times, holding group activities in the summer was a sin. The scorching sun outside the house, there is no air conditioning in the house, and the house is full of the smell of sweat, plus the smell of various incense powders, and it can be fainted without heat stroke. There were really a few old women who fainted and were specially approved by the queen to go to the side hall to rest.

As soon as she arrived at the door of Zhuxuan, she heard the sound of laughter and dog barking from inside, including the voices of the Marquis of Chu and the old Marquis.

Chen Afu is secretly happy, the father and son, and now they are both taking it as their greatest pleasure to tease their grandson.

When I entered the yard, I saw the old marquis taking the little brothers and the animal house to hang out under the tree, while the marquis of Chu was holding Xiao Yu'er and watching it with great interest. Xiao Yu'er's haha was so loud that even Chen Afu at the door could hear it.

Chen Afu walked over and blessed the old marquis and the marquis of Chu bent his knees, and went into the house to wash. Xiao Yu'er saw that her mother didn't hug her and went directly into the house, so she was so aggrieved that she opened her mouth and cried.

Marquis Chu hurriedly coaxed, "Good granddaughter doesn't cry, your mother is not rare for you, grandpa is rare for you, grandpa is rare." ”

Chen Afu twitched the corners of his mouth when he heard the voice of Marquis Chu behind him. In order to win the favor of the children, Marquis Chu now dares to say anything and do anything.

Hou Ye Chu returned to the Hou Mansion every five or six days, in addition to having a secret conversation with the old man, that is, to bring three grandchildren. In order to please these three children, he used all kinds of tricks, and even deigned to be a big horse.

Chen Afu took a bath and came out refreshed. She first carried Xiao Yuer into the house to feed, and then kissed the little brothers who were holding her legs. smiled at the father and son of the Marquis of Chu, "I'll take someone to the kitchen to get a few foods that grandpa and father-in-law like, and then invite the third aunt and mother and son to have a light meal in Zhuxuan at night." ”

The old marquis and the marquis of Chu both said that they were very good. Now that the Marquis of Chu returns home, almost all of them will have a meal in Zhuxuan.

Chen Afu went to the backyard, prepared the menu, and asked Hua's mother to take someone to make it, while she sat under the tree in the backyard and drank tea. She didn't want to go to the front yard, and those children would come to pester her when they saw that they were free. As long as Marquis Chu came to fight with her for the child, Chen Afu always took the initiative to surrender and admit defeat. In Chen Afu's opinion, Marquis Chu has no career, and he has no love for the time being, so he has to let his grandchildren comfort and comfort him.

In the evening, the third lady led Chu Lingzhi to Zhuxuan. Chu Lingwei is now studying in Guozijian and has only been back for a day in ten years.

Everyone had a lively dinner.