Su Zhan understood the key after a little thought, only when Su Yunzhen broke this matter would everything be reasonable.

Su Zhan thought for a while and said: "When I used to study, I always said that only women and villains are difficult to raise, and I always preached the view that women are inferior to men, but now it seems that women's intelligence is far superior to men. ”

Su Zhan never thought he was stupid, on the contrary, he was free and intelligent, and he was known as a prodigy, but even he couldn't think of the crooks of this backyard woman.

Su Yun looked at him with an emotional look on his face and smiled.

"And now? How will he choose the marriage of the fifth brother? Su Zhan asked again.

Su Jie is different from him, now Su Jie and the two girls have an 'established fact', he has to marry if he doesn't marry, and now Su Jie is already difficult to ride a tiger.

Su Yunlai thought about the current situation for a while, if she was the fourth wife, she would have a headache, she said, "The fifth aunt is afraid that she will suffer a loss this time." After a pause, she said again: "You don't have to think about the main room." ”

Because in the Su family, it is not enough to have 'established facts', but more importantly, it depends on the background forces, no matter how carefully Zhou Yan and Mrs. Wu calculated, Mrs. Su would not agree.

In this game, Mrs. Fifth lost in the background.

Su Zhan was silent, and finally sighed slightly.

Even when Mrs. Su was sick, she still used her iron and blood to set up a marriage for Su Jie and Du Yue'e, Zhou Yan cried to death and made another fuss, tried to hang herself in the room, but fortunately was found by the maid and saved her life.

Because of this, Mrs. Su reluctantly gave Zhou Yan a position as a flat wife, although she was a flat wife, but in the end, her identity was half a level lower than Du Yue'e, and the fifth lady was unwilling, but this time Mrs. Su bit her mouth no matter what, and in the end, the fifth lady couldn't help it, but fortunately, the goal was achieved, so she also admitted it.

The strange thing is that Du Mingshan loves his daughter, and when he heard that Su Jie had a flat wife before he got married, he didn't say anything, and the two families passed a small decision, and the wedding date was set in May of the following year, and the family affair was over.

Zhou Yan is a flat wife, and she entered the door a little later than Du Yue, so it was set for August.

Even if the dust settles on Su Jie's family affairs, Mrs. Su's body is almost fine.

Chen also sighed about this marriage with Su Zhan and Su Yunlai, "A good daughter's family, raised to such a big age, but she wants to be a flat wife, a flat wife is a good word, and she always lacks confidence in front of her wife, and even her future children will be inferior." Ah Wan, you have to remember that women must abide by their duties, and they must not do such an outrageous thing, otherwise they will not be able to raise their heads for the rest of their lives. ”

Su Yunlai nodded in response, Chen looked at Su Zhan, and solemnly advised: "And Zhan'er, you also have to remember that if you have a wife in the future, a good girl will marry you, take care of the housework for you, and have children, you must respect her and love her, and you must not make your wife sad, you know?" You can't be like your fifth brother, who is in the middle of nowhere. ”

Su Zhan felt that Su Jie was really wronged, but he didn't defend Su Jie, and nodded: "I know, mother." ”

Chen nagged for a while, and then he was satisfied, "It's hot, I remember that there are two moon shadow veils in the warehouse, just to make another dress for each of you...... Mama Lan, where is the material? ”

"Madam, the slave and maid remember, and after a while, the slave and maid will find it, and you will choose the suit, and you will ask the tailor team to make it."

For the Chen family, the child's affairs are all big things, and he hurriedly followed Mama Lan to pick out the colors.

Su Zhan glanced at Su Yunlai and asked suspiciously, "The fifth brother's marriage is so decided?" Won't it be too fast? The fifth brother wants to marry a flat wife, but the Du family has no objection? ”

"I was a little strange, but after reading the newspaper the day before yesterday, I probably understood a little." Su Yun said, and put a copy of the newspaper in Su Zhan's hand.

Su Zhanhu picked it up suspiciously and looked at it, "Is there a reason for this?" "A look of skepticism.

Su Yunlai pointed to a message above: "General Li Jianzhong, who was stationed in Xuzhou, was defeated and lost Zhennan Pass, and the emperor was furious, this General Li was recommended by Chen Ge Lao, because of this matter, the emperor was also quite dissatisfied with Chen Ge Lao, and I heard that the emperor also angrily reprimanded Chen Ge Lao. ”

"Chen Ge is the biggest backer of Lord Du, and now Chen Ge is about to be unable to protect himself, he naturally doesn't want to cause trouble at this time, since Du Yue'e has married to the Su family and is a wife, she can't surpass her in terms of status, and the Du family has no choice but to settle down." Su Yunlai said lightly.

Su Zhan suddenly realized, he glanced at Su Yunlai, who looked indifferent, and for the first time he felt a sense of admiration.

"I didn't expect that this court matter is also closely related to the backyard, I used to see it one-sidedly." Su Zhan said sincerely.

Su Yunlai was a little absent-minded, but his eyes kept falling on the newspaper.

"Miss, the porter came back to report that Mrs.'s maiden family had come to deliver the letter." Jun Yao lifted the curtain and walked in, holding a letter in her hand.

Su Yunlai was stunned for a moment, and then said, "Give it to me, I'll get it to my mother." ”

Su Yunlai took the letter, his brows frowned, Su Zhan on the side was also entangled, the eyes of the brother and sister fell on the letter, and the expression of irritation and helplessness was the same.

The relationship between the Chen family and his mother's family is very indifferent, and every time he has to go back to his parents' house, the Chen family is also very evasive.

This is about Chen's maiden family.

Chen can marry the Su family, the background is not bad, Chen is also a scholarly family, her grandfather Chen Fengxiang is a master of calligraphy and painting, a real painting daughter, known as the painter closest to painting the saint Wu Yazi.

When Chen married into the Su family, he accompanied a full sixteen pieces of Chen Fengxiang's handwritten calligraphy and paintings, which can be called priceless and beautiful.

Chen was able to get acquainted with Su Zhixun, precisely because Su Zhixun admired Chen Fengxiang very much, and guarded Chen Fengxiang's door for three months in order to ask for a painting, and Chen Fengxiang saw him because he was sincere.

Chen Fengxiang has reached the pinnacle in painting, but he is much worse in terms of raising children.

Chen Fengxiang has only one son, Chen's father Chen Yu, Chen Yu is actually very talented in calligraphy and painting, but in comparison with his father, he is extremely mediocre, so he has achieved nothing.

Chen Fengxiang hates that iron does not become steel, and rarely teaches on weekdays, and Chen Yu severely reprimands him whenever he makes a mistake, causing Chen Yu to develop a cowardly and cowardly character.

Chen's mother Li is Chen Yu's original wife, after giving birth to Chen's health deteriorated, Chen died when Chen was two years old, Chen Yu soon remarried, the so-called stepmother has a stepfather.

Chen Yu's step-room Wei is a shrewd and powerful character, as soon as he marries into the Chen family, he will take Chen Yu to death, and when she gives birth to a parent, how can she look at the concubine left by his wife is not pleasing to the eye, Chen is thanks to the care of his grandfather, so he was not tortured to death by Wei.

Therefore, Chen's will develop the cowardly and sensitive character he is now is also due to the loss he suffered under Webster when he was a child.

When Chen Fengxiang was alive, Chen was willing to go back, but after Chen Fengxiang died of illness, Chen became more and more reluctant to go back to his parents' home.

Chen and Su Zhixun have been living in Lingnan before, and the road is far away, but now that Chen has returned to the capital, he can't say anything if he doesn't go back to his parents' house to see.

also knew that the relationship between the Chen family and his mother's family was indifferent, so this time Chen Yu just asked people to deliver the letter, and he didn't even dare to stay.

After a while, Chen picked up the materials and came back, and as soon as he entered the door, he took Su Yunlai's hand: "Ah Wan, let Mama Lan measure your body shape in a while, my mother always looks at you as you have grown taller......

Su Yunlai obediently let her pull it, and said obediently: "Mother, I'll measure the size with Mama Lan first, and the third brother has something to tell you." ”

Su Zhan, who was inexplicably named: "? ”

Su Zhan had an expression on his face, and Su Yunlai easily stuffed the letter into Su Zhan's hand, and then walked out with Mama Lan.

Chen looked at Su Zhan with great interest, Su Zhan scolded Su Yunlai in his heart, but what could he do, who made him someone else's brother?

Su Zhan hesitated for a moment before he spoke: "Mother, my grandfather wrote a letter today, do you want to read it?" ”

The smile on Chen's face immediately faded cleanly, she took the letter, but did not open it, until she saw Su Zhan's worried gaze, and then squeezed out a smile.

"Mother is fine, don't worry, you go and measure with your sister." Chen said with a smile.

Su Zhan was not at ease, and Chen urged: "Go quickly." Su Zhan just left.

After taking Su Zhan away, Chen's face immediately turned cold, and then he opened the letter in his hand, and when he saw the contents inside, his brows immediately frowned.

"Mama Lan, prepare things, let's ...... I'll go back to Chen's house tomorrow. After reading the letter, Chen commanded.

Mama Lan nodded, although she was curious about the content of the letter, she still didn't ask, and after she went to prepare the things she wanted to use at home, she found Su Yunlai.

"I see that my wife's face is a little wrong, and my wife hasn't been back for many years, and this time I don't know what the master is thinking, so I called our wife back." Mama Lan said worriedly.

It can be seen that Chen Yu's unreliability is known even to the people around Chen.

Su Yunlai thought about it for a while, and then said, "It's okay, I'll ask my mother, and I'll go back with my mother tomorrow." ”

Ever since he read the Chen family's letter, the Chen family has been so distracted that he didn't even use his dinner.

"Mother, but what did my grandfather say in the letter?" Su Yunlai asked straight to the point.

Chen Shi looked at Su Yunlai's concerned gaze, "It's okay, it's just that your grandfather is sick, let me go back and take a look, Ah Wan, don't worry." ”

Chen secretly scolded herself in her heart, she was a mother, and she made her daughter so worried.

Su Yunlai raised his eyebrows, it turned out that he was sick, so it was understandable to let Chen go back and take a look.

"Mother, don't worry, my grandfather's health has always been very good, this time I just sent someone to deliver the letter, I'm afraid it's not a serious illness, tomorrow my brother and I will go back with you." Su Yunlai was worried that Chen would suffer a loss when he went back.

Chen looked reluctant: "Zhan'er doesn't have to go, his health is not good." "Don't be sick anymore, Chen didn't say this.

"The third brother is a junior, the elder is sick, don't go to visit, it's a little bad, anyway, the third brother has been in good health recently, and it's okay to go out for a walk." Su Yun said.

Chen thought about it, then nodded in agreement.

Early the next morning, Chen went to Lingyun Courtyard to talk to Mrs. Su about going out, and when she heard that Chen Yu was sick, Mrs. Su didn't say anything.

"Go early and come back early, after all, we are all family." Old Lady Su said gently.

Chen Shi answered, and hurriedly went out with Su Yunlai.

The Chen family and the Su family were not far away, and they arrived in less than half an hour by carriage, and when they arrived at the Chen family, the Chen family hesitated for a moment before getting out of the car.

Looking at Chen's appearance, you can know how reluctant she is to go home.

There was already a well-dressed mother-in-law waiting outside the door, and as soon as she saw Chen, she made a salute: "Auntie, grandma, I finally hope you come back, and the old lady has asked three times!" Get in the door! ”

Chen's face was a little stiff and nodded at her: "Mama Wang." ”

"This is Miss Cousin and Young Master Cousin, right? Ouch, what a talent! Mama Wang looked at Su Yunlai with a smile.

Su Yunlai stood behind Chen and smiled slightly, Chen frowned impatiently and said, "It seems that my father's illness is not as serious as the letter said." ”

Mama Wang's expression froze, and she wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief: "The lord was very sick a few days ago, and he couldn't even feed the medicine, and the wife was in a hurry, and he fed countless precious medicinal materials to save people back, I heard that the aunt and grandmother were back, and the lord's spirit was much better, and I was worried that you had just returned to Beijing, and there were important things to do at home, and the lord didn't let people disturb the aunt and grandmother, or we looked at the lord in his heart and really wanted the aunt and grandmother to think tightly, and the wife hurriedly ordered someone to send a letter to the aunt and grandmother!" Our lord, I am looking forward to the return of my aunt and grandmother! ”

Chen looked at Mama Wang with a noncommittal expression, Mama Wang didn't wait for Chen's response, her face was sneering, "Look at me, I'm happy to patronize, aunt and grandma come in quickly!" ”

Chen took a deep breath and walked in, Su Yunlai and Su Zhan glanced at each other, and both of them saw solemnity in each other's eyes.

The Chen Mansion covers a large area, and the layout inside is also noble and elegant, but under this chic decoration, there is a sense of dilapidation.

All the way to the main room, outside the door, Su Yunlai smelled a strong smell of medicine, Su Yunlai frowned, even if someone drinks medicine all year round, but the smell of medicine is inevitably too big, but it seems to be specially made.

When Chen walked in, he saw Chen Yu lying on the hospital bed, and there was an elderly woman next to him, the woman was dressed decently, and the clothes she was wearing were of good material, but the style was from last year, and she was looking haggard at this time.

She is none other than Chen Yu's stepwife, Webster.

"Daddy, ma'am." Chen entered the door and saluted with Su Zhan and Su Yun, but the expression on his face was a little blank.

Wei hurriedly helped Chen Yu: "Master, take a look, take a look, it's Huixin who is here, it's Huixin who you've been thinking about." ”

Chen Yu propped up his body, looking at Chen's eyes shining with water, he opened his mouth, but finally didn't speak.

Wei wiped his tears on the side: "Since your father was sick, I can't speak much, but sometimes I can still vaguely say your name, Huixin, it's good that you're back!" Your dad has been looking forward to you! ”

Even if Chen had resentment in his heart, but after all, it was his own father, and Chen felt uncomfortable, and she didn't expect that Chen Yu was really so sick! I can't even speak.

Chen was filled with grief and anger for a while, choked up and said, "Dad, my daughter is late." ”

Wei Shi wiped his tears on the side: "Since the old man was sick, he spent a lot of money to see the old man, and a few medicinal herbs were really precious, and finally it was only after selling two Zhuangzi in the suburbs that I could get together...... The family in this house has a big business, and they all rely on the master to support him alone, and when he falls ill like this, how can we live as orphans and widows! ”

"The doctor said that there is a recipe that is very good for the master's body, but the medicinal materials are really valuable, and he has to eat it for many months, and the master is really reluctant, so he has to barely maintain it."

"Half of the people in the house have resigned, and the cost of each room has also been reduced, and now the family is not as good as before, and your brother runs out every day in order to raise money...... Webster muttered while wiping his tears.

When Chen heard this, he understood that this was not for her to come back to visit the patient, but for her to come back and get the silver!

Chen Shi glanced at Chen Yu who was lying on the bed and was looking at her with a look of hope, and his face gradually faded.

Wei Shi was still crying: "Huixin, this is always your home, your father is also your father, you can't live a happy life by yourself, you have both children and daughters, you don't care about the life and death of your mother's family, right?" ”

When Su Yunlai heard this, her brows frowned slightly, she didn't think that this Chen family was as difficult as Wei said, although Wei was wearing shabby, but the jewelry on her body was good, this was not like the difficult way of the world.

Su Yunlai was just about to step forward to end when he heard Chen's mouth open.

"Don't care about the life or death of your mother's family?" Chen repeated it slowly, sneered and said, "If I am not mistaken, Mrs. Chen, the Dongzhu and sapphire inlaid on your head are all of the best color, and now I am afraid that they are no longer available and cannot be bought." When Mrs. Chen, when you married into this family, I am afraid that there was no such thing in the dowry of the 32 Taiwanes, but among the things left by my mother, there were five Dongzhu and three sapphires, and my mother said that this was the dowry to be left to me. ”

"It's just that when I got married, you said that the treasury was stolen and a lot of things were lost, and the pearls and gems couldn't be found, I thought that they were all a family, so I didn't pursue it." After speaking, Chen Shi looked at Wei's wrist: "And this gold-inlaid jade jade bracelet in your hand, this is my mother's dowry, which is registered." ”

Wei Shi covered his wrists with his sleeves with an uncomfortable face, and Chen hooked the corners of his lips, revealing a mocking smile: "Today's Chen family is actually going to use a woman's dowry to live, it looks really bad as before, but with my mother's dowry, I, a married girl, should also be regarded as a contribution, I also have children and daughters, no matter how much, I'm afraid I can't help!" ”

Although Chen sneered, his hands couldn't help but tremble, the woman in front of her, when she was young, provoked the father-daughter relationship between her and Chen Yu, and made them father and daughter separate, and now she is wearing her mother's dowry, and she is still calculating her, which is too deceitful!

"You, you unfilial girl!" Suddenly, Chen Yu, who was lying on the bed, suddenly sat up, pointed at Chen and scolded, "Did you talk to your mother like this?" What Mrs. Chen, she is also your mother! ”

Webster covered his eyes with a handkerchief and cried: "Master, master, I'm not alive!" I married into your Chen family and had children, and now I have to be accused by a junior of coveting her property! When this is preached, what dignity do I have? I'm not alive anymore, not alive anymore! ”

Chen was also a little surprised when she heard Chen Yu's words, she raised her eyebrows, and her face was completely cold: "It seems that Dad's illness has been cured, since this is the case, the precious medicine that the doctor said probably can't be used, Dad is really thinking about me, seeing me coming, it's fine so quickly, I saved Dad a lot of money!" ”

Even Su Yunlai, who thought she had seen a lot of things, was a little dumbfounded at this time, she never thought that Chen Yu would pretend to be sick in order to take care of her daughter's money!

Now that it has been exposed, not to mention shame, it is still a rake?

"You unfilial daughter! You are the daughter of the Chen family! When you get married, you don't recognize your father? There is no such truth in the whole world! You can't watch your dad starve to death, can you? Chen Yu said confidently.

Webster patted him on the chest again and again: "Master, you can dissipate your anger!" ”

Chen sneered and said, "Why did Dad say this? I am afraid that these head and face jewelry worn by Mrs. Chen are worth a lot of silver, but you say that you are going to starve to death, isn't this saying that Mrs. Chen is not virtuous and harshly criticizes her husband? These are the seven greatest sins! ”

Wei's expression froze, seeing that the scene was about to stiffen, he hurriedly stood up and played a round: "Huixin, look at you, the children are so old, and they are still awkward with your father when they were children, and your father actually loves you the most in his heart." After a pause, she looked at Su Zhan: "This is Zhan'er, come to your grandmother!" ”

Su Zhan didn't move, "Mrs. Chen is afraid that she has recognized the wrong person, and my grandmother doesn't take other people's dowries." ”

Su Yunlai glanced at him quickly, and suddenly felt that Chen's move of bringing Su Zhan with him was really correct, at least the ability to choke people to death with a single sentence was really incomparable.

Wei's face distorted, and he began to cry again, Chen Yu said angrily: "What, now that the Chen family is defeated, I don't even care about you, the married girl, and I have come back with my son to show off your might?" ”

Chen's face tightened: "Whatever my father said, I am always the daughter of the Chen family, you are sick, I naturally want to take the child to see you." ”

Wei hurriedly tugged at Chen Yu's sleeve and gave him a look.

Chen Yu's face softened at this time, and he suppressed the anger in his heart and did not speak.

Mama Wang on the side also smiled and played a round game: "Ouch, look at the aunt and grandmother who are talking when they enter the door, and they don't even drink tea. ”

Wei Shi looked at Su Zhan, and his tone was kind and kind: "Good boy, I heard that you are very good at reading, and your cousin is also a reader, but he is not as talented as you, Zhan'er, if you have time, you have to give him a good guidance!" ”

The cousin that Wei said was Chen Junzhe, the eldest grandson of the Chen family, who was two years younger than Su Zhan.

Su Zhan looked impatient, and wanted to refuse, but when the words came to his mouth, the words suddenly changed: "I have time now, I don't know if my cousin is not at home?" Not to mention pointing, just to discuss and discuss by readers. ”

Webster's eyes lit up, and he nodded again and again: "It's here, it's here!" I'm reading in my study! I'm going to have someone call him! ”

Su Yun came to see him, and then wisely chose to lower his head and drink tea silently.

After a while, Chen Junzhe came, but Chen Junzhe didn't come by himself, and there was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old girl with him.

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