After a while, Chen Wenhui had returned to the Chen family's mansion with her mother Bai, although it was already late at night, the second master Chen Yuanluan and Chen Wenqi were still waiting at the second gate with the whole family.

Everyone got off the horse and got off the sedan chair, Chen Zhaonan said to Chen Yuanluan: "The palace has given you food for the New Year, and tomorrow let your daughter-in-law send it to the ancestral hall to offer." It's late at night, let's go back and rest, tomorrow is the first day of the new year, so you have to get up early. ”

After speaking, he took the lead and went to his upper room.

Everyone went home.

Returning to his rejuvenation home, Chen Wenhui consciously entered Bai's upper room, and as soon as Bai entered the house, he said to the red carp: "Have you received all the rewards at home?" ”

Hongli said: "All the middle schools have been distributed, and in our yard, the maidservant has given another one according to the instructions of the lady." ”

Bai Shi nodded and said, "Okay, then let's go down, have a good rest, I have to get up early tomorrow and have a lot of things." ”

The red carp knew that the masters had something to say, so he hurriedly retreated with his subordinates.

As soon as they left, Bai hurriedly said, "Master, what do you mean by what do you say the emperor?" ”

Chen Yuanheng smiled bitterly and said, "What do you mean?" It's the emperor who is not at ease with our Xiao Chen family. Also, we have gained such a big benefit in the sea trade, our family accounts for one percent, Hui'er accounts for another one, and now Xinguang City is our hereditary territory, Jun'er and his wife say the same thing in Xinguang City, so to speak, because the support of the Hei family is the same in the entire Yizhou Island. I have become an elder of the Chen family again, and these are all things that make the emperor jealous. He may have thought that it would be best to leave a hostage in the capital, so that Jun'er and I would not dare to rebel. As for the money, it's easy to say, in fact, the royal family doesn't care about the money of your subordinates, what you care about is whether you are loyal and whether you will rebel. ”

This Chen Wenhui also understands. Bai Shi said anxiously: "What should I do then?" Isn't this forcing us? What if I leave Hui'er behind? ”

Chen Yuanheng was about to say something, but Chen Wenhui opened his mouth first: "Mother, don't worry. Isn't this the emperor changing his mind? To be honest, if the emperor wants me to enter the palace, there is already someone from our Chen family in the palace, that is, the eldest aunt. Or expensive for the concubine. I'm only ten years old, so naturally I can only point it to the prince. The crown prince has been abolished, so don't talk about it. The fifth prince doesn't have a concubine yet, so it should be okay, but it's much younger than me. It can only be the second, third, or fourth princes. These princes all have concubines. If I were to marry her, would we be willing? Maybe it really turned us back. Therefore, the emperor changed his mind and named me the county lord. In this way, I am equivalent to a royal person, didn't I stay in disguise? ”

Bai nodded, feeling a little calmer.

Chen Yuanheng said: "Hui'er sees it very well. That's what the emperor thinks. In fact, you can also find someone in the clan who is of the same age and has a valuable status to allow you over. But the emperor is suspicious, for fear that this clan will have the support of our family. Competing with his sons for the throne is more than worth the loss. ”

Wen Hui laughed when she heard this: "So, the emperor has changed his mind, so that I have become a royal person, and naturally I will not rebel against my own family, my father and brothers have some scruples." I was able to do an errand with peace of mind, too. The emperor really doesn't suffer a loss, and it is really cost-effective to use a county lord's idea to envelop our family. Not to mention, but also to let me go to the palace to thank you, isn't it clear that you still want to use my intelligence? It's really a good use, and it's not wasted at all. ”

Say this to Chen Wenhui. Bai Shi and Chen Yuanheng both laughed, and the anger in the room was somewhat lessened. Chen Yuanheng said: "Hui'er, what are you going to do when you are ready to thank you?" ”

Chen Wenhui said: "I still have to think about this, anyway, I have to finish the New Year, and I am not in a hurry now." ”

Chen Yuanheng thought about it and said to Chen Wenhui: "That's the only way." It's a good thing anyway. After all, this is Hui'er becoming the county lord, and finding her in-law's family in the future will be beneficial in the social circle of the capital. It's not early, let's all go and rest. Hui'er, tomorrow is going to get up early, and our family wants to worship our ancestors. ”

Wen Hui frowned: "Why do you worship your ancestors on the first day of the new year?" ”

Chen Yuanheng said: "The average family is not the first ancestor worship, but our family is different, they are all the first ancestor worshippers, probably because they want to enter the palace to participate in the palace banquet on Chinese New Year's Eve, anyway, the rules are like this." The girls in our family don't have to go to the ancestors, but the daughter-in-law has to participate in the ancestors, and although you don't have to go tomorrow, you can't rest in the room, you have to wait in the upper room with your cousins. So, it's better to rest early. ”

As soon as she heard that she didn't have to participate in such a boring ceremony, Chen Wenhui was still very happy. Hurry back to rest. It's not early, and if you don't go to sleep, you really won't have time to sleep.

Chen Wenhui slept very soundly here. The old lady Li couldn't sleep over and over, which made the old lady Chen Zhaonan not rest well, Chen Zhaonan said, "What's wrong with you? And this is not sleeping? Do you have to worship your ancestors tomorrow? You have to set an example for your daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law. ”

Li glanced at Chen Zhaonan and said, "Don't worry, I've been worshipping my ancestors all my life, can I make a mistake?" Do you want to make a mistake in front of your daughter-in-law and granddaughter-in-law? I was just thinking, why did Wen Hui of the third family suddenly become the county lord? ”

Chen Zhaonan said: "What's so good about the county lord? It's just that there is a seven-grade Yulu. Does our family still care about this? Don't say that our family doesn't care, even the third family, he doesn't care about this money. ”

Li snorted angrily and said, "I'm so shallow-eyed, can I look at such a little silver?" I mean, this Wen Hui girl's identity has risen. This girl is all seven-grade. Our Wenqi doesn't have a grade yet? ”

Chen Zhaonan said: "You still say that you are not shallow-eyed, how can you still come out of the family?" No wonder the Li family is in decline now. As a county lord of the seventh grade, there is a girl of the Chen family? The identity of the girl of our Chen family is no worse than the princess, county lord, and county lord in the royal family. He was royal and the Liu family, and he was only on an equal footing with our four families back then. Don't say this, among your granddaughters, is Wen Hui the only one with a grade? All three of our granddaughters are married. The eldest granddaughter Wen Feng is the prince's concubine, which is superb. It's still princely. Although the second granddaughter was unlucky with the prince, she was also the prince Liangdi before, and it was also a super product. It's just a little younger than the prince's concubine. Compared to those county lords, the county lords are not bad. These three granddaughters Wen Jin, that is the wife of the prince of Jinxianghou, this is also a super product, it is just a grade lower than Mrs. Hou. Gonghou Bozi male. The Marquis is second in line. ”

Lee said, "Can I not know this? It's just that after they all got married, their wives were expensive by their husbands, how could they become county lords at such a young age like Wen Hui. ”

Chen Zhaonan even scoffed: "Is it good to be the county lord?" When you were young, as the concubine of the Li family, you went out to participate in the tea party and poetry meeting of the ladies and wives, and you were very welcome to meet the royal county lord? ”

The Li family thought about it, too, as the daughter of a big family, that identity is to meet the princess, and she is also a friend according to her generation, at most she respects it, and the family has the pride of the family. As for the county lord, there are only seven grades, and most of them are distant relatives of the royal family, where does they have any status. Thinking of this, her heart was a little more balanced.

Li stopped talking, but Chen Zhaonan was no longer sleepy, and said, "Hmph, don't you know you when I do?" When you come out of the palace, you pull your face, when who can't see it? I didn't say you in front of people because I gave you face. You said that you are an old lady of the family, why are you still so petty? This time when we entered the palace, our Chen family gained a lot of face, and the emperor personally said that the daughters of our Chen family were well educated, and also praised our three daughters. Whom is this boasting? Doesn't this give you a face? This face is big, this is a long face in front of the world. Tomorrow the whole world will know, you will raise your daughters, and all three daughters are well educated. The eldest daughter is a noble concubine in charge of the six palaces, virtuous and virtuous. The second daughter is Mrs. Bo, and the housekeeper is strict. The third daughter is the daughter-in-law of the eldest princess, who is filial and capable. Not satisfied? If it were an ordinary person, he would have been very proud for a long time, but when you look at you, you pull your face, and you don't know that you have eaten and hung up in the palace? Why? Isn't it for Wen Hui to get a county lord? What rare things are also worthy of your jealousy? A ten-year-old baby is also worthy of your jealousy. Besides, no matter how good Wen Hui is, she is also your granddaughter, and at any time, she will have to recognize you as a grandmother, and no one can go past you. Even if the old three points go out, he will also respect you as his mother-in-law, and in the future we will be a hundred years old, and his ancestral hall will also enshrine your tablet, and it will never be available for his biological mother, an aunt's tablet. You have an extra incense to honor you, what's wrong? The three rooms he divided out were the more prosperous they were, the better. In the future, I can still give the eldest and second brother an arm, after all, they are brothers, and not a mother or a father? It's better than outsiders. A hundred years later, in addition to our own children and grandchildren, there will be a memorial for the third child, isn't it? Why are you jealous? Look at you, you've been unhappy since the old three points went out. I really don't know what to say. Changed to another woman, divided the son of the concubine, and didn't give a penny of the family business, and jumped up unhappily, but what about you? If a few years ago, when the third child was still at home, he gave out the third of the eldest child like this, and did not give a penny of the family business, you must not be able to ask for it, and save the province to compete with your sons. But why are you upset now? Isn't it because the third child is rich? Think about it, how did the third child's money come from, it was earned by others themselves. When we first split up, the eldest and second children both divided the fields and shops, and the business. But what about the third child? There is not a single acre of land, but what do people say? When people go out of Beijing, do business, and earn family business, they take the dowry of other people's daughters-in-law, what do you use? As a result, your two sons spend all day drinking, can't make ends meet, and they still have to make up for us every year, but what about the third child? has always given us New Year's gifts, and later in addition to gifts, we also gave silver, all of which were 100,000, 20,000 or 30,000, whose son can give so much? You are still not satisfied, and you are jealous that other people's official positions are higher than the boss, children are older than the boss, and the second family is angry, tell me about you, what's going on? ”

The old lady Li said something that she couldn't raise her head in shame.

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Happy Mid-Autumn Festival.