In Chen's mansion, Chen Zhaonan was talking to the family in his main room, and there was not a single servant in the room, only the old lady of the Li family, the eldest lord and Mrs. Wang of the big room, the second master and Mrs. Li of the second room, and Chen Yuanheng and the Bai family of the third room were listening.

Chen Zhaonan said: "After the imperial concubine is crowned, this is the supreme glory of our Chen family, we must play a twelve-point spirit and cooperate with the Ministry of Rites to do a good job of the ceremony." ”

The three brothers of the Chen family hurriedly got up and agreed.

Chen Zhaonan waved his hand, and the three brothers sat down again. Chen Zhaonan said: "In addition to the post-closure ceremony, our family still has a few things to talk about at this time. The first one is Wen Feng's matter. I heard that the king of Jin, no, it should be said that the crown prince, returned the stewardship of the palace to Wenfeng. Moreover, along with the canonization ceremony of the crown prince is the canonization of the crown princess. The candidate for the crown princess has been decided, it is our family's Wen Feng. Therefore, this time for the crown prince's canonization ceremony, we, as the mother of the crown princess, must also cooperate with the Ministry of Rites. You guys, especially the people in the big house, understand, right? There's no room for error, you know? ”

The three brothers of the Chen family were busy and promised. The eldest lord Chen Yuanfeng is in good spirits on happy occasions, and he is full of joy. Now the head of the Chen family is Chen Zhaonan, and Chen Zhaonan has become the queen's father. However, Chen Yuanfeng is not bad, he is the father of the crown princess. In the future, it must be the next of ★★ the Chen family, a head of the family, can also become the queen's father, is there anything more happy than this? Chen Yuanfeng said proudly: "Father, don't worry, we will definitely do a good job." I will definitely not smear the face of the imperial concubine and the princess. Just, Father. Our family Wenqi is going overseas. I don't know if I can catch up with this canonization ceremony. ”

Wang couldn't help but say, "What are you doing in that remote place?" There is such a big joy in this family. How to go overseas. In the future, we will have to rely on Wen Qi to support the court, how can he make it when he leaves? ”

Chen Zhaonan glared and said, "The woman's opinion." At present, our Chen family is full of flowers, but for the sake of long-term planning, the overseas foundation is the foundation of our Chen family. Wen Qi is going to get down to business. Our family has Wen Jun, Wen Lin, and even Wen Hui who have made contributions overseas and established a hard-won foundation for the family, how can Wen Qi, as the eldest brother, hide in the capital and be a relative of the emperor? ”

Although a hundred of the Wang family do not approve. When I heard my father-in-law's words, I didn't dare to make a sound. The old lady Li glanced coldly at this eldest daughter-in-law who had never been able to carry it clearly, and she really scolded her for not wanting to waste her energy.

Chen Zhaonan said: "Wen Qi still has to set off on time, compared to these two canonization ceremonies, the Nanyang side is the most important." By the way, Yuanheng, I heard that Wen Hui is now in Shanghai City, but she hasn't arrived in Xinguang City yet? ”

Chen Yuanheng hurriedly said: "I should have gone to Xinguang City a long time ago, and the craftsmen who followed had already arrived in Xinguang City, but Hui'er was left in Shanghai City by Princess Lichuan to help for a while. But. It's been a few more days, want to come. The people of the Ma family have arrived in Shanghai City, and it is time for Hui'er to set off. ”

Chen Zhaonan smiled and nodded. When he saw the second son, he said, "Yuanluan, I heard that the third girl, Wenjin, has returned to her parents' house again?" ”

Chen Yuanluan hurriedly said: "If you go back to your father, Wen Jin is back." But this time I didn't come back from an awkward relationship with the prince, but I came with a gift from the Jinxiang Hou family to intercede for my husband's family. This is a gift list, father, please take a look. ”

Chen Yuanluan took out a gift slip from his sleeve and respectfully handed it to Chen Zhaonan. Chen Zhaonan took it and looked at it, handed it to the old lady Li, and said with a sneer: "It's reluctant, the things on this list are worth 50,000 taels of silver, to say the least." ”

Chen Yuanfeng was stunned. Chen Yuanheng sneered. The corners of Bai's mouth also twitched involuntarily. Does this Jinxiang Houjia want to take 50,000 taels of silver to buy peace? Too naïve, right?

Sure enough, Chen Zhaonan said: "The Jinxianghou family didn't take our Chen family seriously before, but now they are coming to beg us." Are we so poor? What else will you see from them? Yuanluan, they also give you something in private, right? ”

Chen Yuanluan froze for a moment, and involuntarily glanced at his wife. I saw his wife sitting with his eyes and nose and nose, and he had no choice but to bite the bullet and say: "Hehe, I can't hide it from my father, their family has also prepared a gift for me, all of which are calligraphy, paintings, treasures and other things, which are probably worth 20,000 taels of silver." Please rest assured father, I haven't even opened the box, and I'll ask Wenjin to return all these things to their house tomorrow. ”

Chen Zhaonan said: "There is no need to go back. Keep what is given to you. I gave Wen Jin all the things on this gift list. For the time being, let's store it in your second room. You don't have to move around. ”

The second lady Li was stunned, and her eyes burst out with joy. Chen Yuanluan was also overjoyed, and hurriedly said: "Yes, father, you let these things be left, do you want to help their family intercede?" ”

Bai Shi looked at the second uncle like an idiot, this is really a fool.

Chen Zhaonan looked at everyone's reactions, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart, these two rooms and big rooms are too stupid, and only Chen Yuanheng and his family in the third room are very shrewd. It's a pity that Sanfang is not a grandson, and it has made great contributions to the clan, and it has already left its own house and set up its own door. Chen Zhaonan said: "How can I intercede with them? When they tortured my granddaughter, could they have thought of today? If this breath is swallowed lightly, how will our Chen family gain a foothold in the future? Don't say any of this, the imperial concubine in the palace has already told me that after the sealing ceremony, the first one to deal with is the Jinxianghou family. Their family is the right-hand man of King Qi, if they don't reorganize their family, how can they consolidate the crown prince of King Jin? ”

Second Lady Li's face turned pale all of a sudden, and she couldn't help but say: "Their family is damned, but if they are finished, what will we do with Wenjin?" Wen Jin is also your granddaughter and the daughter of the Chen family. ”

The old lady Li looked at her niece and couldn't help but say, "Master, let's think about keeping Wenjin." ”

Chen Zhaonan said with a cold face: "I will naturally keep Wenjin." ”

Chen Yuanluan and the second lady were all happy.

But Chen Zhaonan said: "It is estimated that the Jinxianghou family will not only lose their title, but may also be exterminated. Even if I intercede, I have to be exiled. When I arrive, I will save Wen Jin alone, fortunately, Wen Jin has no children yet, if I have children, I can't even protect the children. When Wen Jin returns, you will compensate Wen Jin for these treasures that their family brought today. By the way, Wen Jin's dowry list is still there. I believe that when the time comes, when the Jinxiang family raids the house, Wen Jin's dowry can be taken back without pulling it back. At this time, no matter who went to raid the house, they didn't dare to touch our Chen family's daughter's things. Wen Jin has such a large dowry, as well as the treasure of 50,000 taels of silver, and he can live well in the second half of his life. ”

When the second lady heard this, she couldn't help but feel sad and cried. The old lady Li looked distressed, but she didn't have anything to say, this kind of thing is a common thing in the big family, it's nothing, it's good to be able to save her life.

Chen Yuanluan looked at his wife's sad appearance and couldn't help but say, "Father, isn't there any other way?" ”

Chen Zhaonan glared and said, "What else is there?" Coming from a family, don't you even understand this thing? The daughter of the family has a noble status, and she has been clothed and fed since she was a child, and she is even equipped with guards, but when she is supported by the family, she has to contribute to the family, both glorious and miserable. Previously, your eldest sister stayed in the cold palace for nearly twenty years, did I say anything? And your eldest brother, there is now a second girl who is the former prince Liangdi, but now she is imprisoned with the former prince, and she doesn't know whether she is alive or dead. Compared with Wen Yuan, Wen Jin is already much better. ”

Mrs. Wang was very happy when she heard this. Her daughter is about to become a crown princess and will become a queen in the future. However, the concubine of the second room was originally Mrs. Shizi, who was enshrined by the imperial court, and will be Mrs. Hou in the future, but what about now? To become a homecoming girl and live a lonely life for a lifetime, of course, because of a large dowry, the old man gave the 50,000 taels of silver again, which can be regarded as a rich girl. However, can Chen Wenjin, who is from a noble background, accept a life without status and only money?

When Chen Yuanfeng heard his father's words, he also remembered that his second daughter was here. The second daughter was still very favored when she was a child, and later became the prince Liangdi, and also made a lot of contributions to him, at that time, how much he liked the second daughter, he did not dislike the second daughter as a concubine at all, on the contrary, he has always loved the second daughter of the concubine, and until now he also loves the two sons of the concubine more, and he pays much less attention to the eldest son and eldest daughter. However, now, Wen Yuan does not know life and death, Wen Feng has become the crown princess, and there is hope to become the queen in the future. As for the eldest son, he is now very capable, and will go to Nanyang to start a family business, but on the contrary, the two sons have not made any progress, and they are still living a humble life.

The second lady couldn't help but shed tears, but now that Chen Zhaonan's words were stopped, she couldn't help crying bitterly. Originally, the big family did not allow the daughter-in-law to shed tears in front of the elderly in-laws, and crying like this is even more uneducated, the second lady is the daughter of the Li family, with noble upbringing, and has always been a model of a noble lady, but she only has one daughter in Wen Jin in this life, and now, seeing that some of the daughters of other people's families want to be princesses, and some of them become county lords, only her daughter wants to be a homecoming daughter, and she lives the second half of her life lonely, how can she accept it.

Chen Zhaonan looked at the second daughter-in-law crying without scruples in front of him, and was extremely angry, where is there still the appearance of a family, is this the case with the lady in charge of the family, if it is passed out, everyone in the world will not laugh to death, thinking of this, Chen Zhaonan glanced at the old lady Li angrily. (To be continued......)