Chapter 517 The soft and bullying sister-in-law VS the sinister brother-in-law who was borrowed 67
Chen Mufeng got up early the next morning, pretending to be worried about something, and didn't sleep peacefully.
After breakfast, he distributed the gifts he bought from the capital to his family one by one.
I bought a set of exquisite pipes and cut tobacco for Mr. Chen. They are things I usually like but can’t bear to buy.
Father Chen likes to smoke. When he saw the pipe and tobacco in his hand, he was so happy that his teeth were blinded and he kept praising his son for his filial piety.
What was given to Wang was a set of gold jewelry, including earrings, bracelets and necklaces, as well as a gold hairpin, sparkling with gold.
Mrs. Wang is greedy for money, so giving this to her is the most practical and the most joyful thing for her.
"Oh, my son is really promising. This gold jewelry is really beautiful. It is worthy of being brought back from the capital."
She hurriedly put on earrings and bracelets, hung the necklace around her neck, picked up the gold hairpin and gestured in the mirror, looking extremely happy.
Chen Mufeng smiled and gave it to Chen Xiutian, Chen Xiuhe, Chen Xiuyuan, his elder sister-in-law Zhao, and his second sister-in-law Qian.
Daya, stones, goudan and other gifts for the children were brought out.
They are all bought according to everyone’s daily preferences.
Everyone was very happy to get the gift they wanted. Even Mr. Qian didn't say anything sarcastic. He was holding the valuable brocade in his hand and thinking about what style of clothes to wear.
Because he didn't know that Peach Blossom would marry him, Chen Mufeng didn't prepare for Peach Blossom.
Taohua felt a little disappointed when she saw that she was not there, but then she thought about it, Chen Mufeng didn't know that she was married, so it was normal that she didn't prepare her own gift.
But when you see that everyone has gifts but you don’t, it’s inevitable to feel uncomfortable.
Chen Xiuyuan found out, but he was still angry about what happened last night. The sixth brother did not prepare a peach blossom gift, but he was happy in his heart.
I think Sixth Brother has a sense of proportion.
Chen Mufeng pretended not to see it. Seeing that his family was happy, he said seriously: "Dad, Mom, I have something to tell you."
Wang just put the gold necklace around her neck. After hearing this, she asked casually: "What's going on?"
Chen Mufeng was about to talk about Yao'er and the two children.
Li Zheng and the village elders all came over. They wanted to come over last night, but thinking that Chen Mufeng would only come back in the afternoon and had to get together with his family, they didn't come to disturb him.
After waiting all night, I couldn't wait to come over and see the champion.
Although it is a matter of the Chen family, it is also a major event in the village, and everyone will take advantage of it.
Because Chen Mufeng passed the exam and became an official, the entire Quanshui Village has risen to a higher level, making him a very decent person.
Li Zheng discussed with several clan elders and decided to set aside a piece of land in the village for the Zhuangyuan Building.
Then expand the ancestral hall in the village.
Although there are several families with surnames in Quanshui Village, most of them still have the surname Chen. Although they belong to different families, in the final analysis they still have the same ancestor.
When Chen Mufeng saw Li Zheng coming with several village elders, he could only suppress what he wanted to say, stood up to greet them, and greeted them with greetings.
Li was looking at Chen Mufeng, who was dressed in a brocade robe and had outstanding grace. Then he looked at the Wang family, who was also covered in gold. Father Chen was also using an exquisite pipe, smoking golden tobacco, and sighed to himself: The Chen family is really prosperous.
He looked at Chen Mu Feng with envy on his face and said with a smile: "Mu Feng, you are a great hero of our village and you have brought glory to our Quan Shui Village."
"Li Zheng is over-praised. I just got the top prize by luck, so I don't deserve such praise."
Chen Mufeng had a smile on his face and a humble expression. He was not the first scholar in the exam, but he became arrogant and looked down on them after he became an official.
My parents and brothers still have to stay in Quanshui Village, so Li Zheng and the elders of the clan cannot offend them.
Li Zheng was very satisfied with his modesty. After greetings, he talked about the expansion of the ancestral hall and Zhuangyuan Building.
"This was decided upon by several clan elders and I. The villagers in the village have no objections. The land has been allocated. I will wait for you to come back and ask your opinion before we start construction."
Chen Mufeng had no objections to the expansion of the ancestral hall and the construction of the Zhuangyuan Building. Now that he had returned to his hometown in glory, he had made some achievements, so he deserved to honor his ancestors.
He smiled lightly and said, "I have no opinion on this matter, but Li Zheng and a few clan elders make the decision."
Li Zheng stroked his beard and nodded with satisfaction, "That's good. I will take care of this matter and I won't let you down."
He remembered another thing and continued: "Oh, by the way, according to the custom, the village will hold ancestor worship on the first day of every month. Since you are back, you will host this ancestor worship, so as to inform the ancestors that you If you get the first prize, your ancestors will also be happy.”
Members of the Chen family go to the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors on the first day of every month. This has been a custom for many years.
But in the past, it was Li Zhenghe, the elder of the clan, who presided over it. Chen Mufeng was not only a son of the Chen family, but also a scholar, and an official. It was perfect that he would preside over this ancestor worship ceremony.
Chen Mufeng did not refuse after hearing this, and nodded in agreement, "Okay."
He originally wanted to return to his hometown to worship his ancestors, so he would not refuse.
Li Zheng and several clan elders were very happy to see him agree.
It was discussed that the time for ancestor worship should be set in three days. After a few people sat for a while and talked, Li Zheng and several clan elders got up and left.
Chen Mufeng stood up to see them off. After they left, he turned around and returned to the house.
He was thinking that Yao'er and the two children had not yet been talked about. As soon as he turned around, he saw Taohua coming over with tea.
When he went home to visit his relatives, he brought a lot of tea, and Taohua took it and brewed it.
"Sixth brother, drink tea."
Taohua walked up to him, glanced at him shyly, with a soft voice, lowered her head and handed him the tea, revealing a section of her fair and slender neck.
Chen Mufeng frowned slightly and looked at the peach blossoms in front of him, feeling very unhappy.
But he couldn't reach out to hit the smiling person, not to mention that Taohua was still his third sister-in-law in name only.
He did not take the tea, but simply said: "Thank you, Sister-in-law, I'm not thirsty."
After saying that, he passed her and strode towards the main room.
Taohua stretched out her hands and looked at Chen Mufeng's back with an aggrieved expression.
She knew that she was already Chen Xiuyuan's wife, and it was no longer possible for her to be with Chen Mufeng, but seeing Chen Mufeng come back in such a glorious state, he was even more handsome and graceful than before.
She couldn't help but feel unwilling to do so, thinking that if Chen Mufeng had been willing to marry her, she would now be the wife of the number one scholar and the wife of an official.
Instead of marrying Chen Xiuyuan, a poor man with poor legs, and farming in the countryside.
Chen Xiuyuan took in Peach Blossom's expression and looked gloomy.
Taohua came back to her senses, and as soon as she turned around, she saw a pair of extremely gloomy faces, staring at her.
It was Chen Xiuyuan.
She was shocked and secretly thought something was wrong.
Last night, Chen Xiuyuan was acting strangely. He was extremely cold to himself and didn't say anything to him when asked.
When I woke up this morning, I didn't even say a word to myself.
Although Taohua was dissatisfied, thinking about her life now relying on Chen Xiuyuan, she could only suppress her dissatisfaction, walked over, and explained softly: "Mr., please don't misunderstand me. I just watched my sixth brother talk for a long time and gave him a cup of tea."
Chen Xiuyuan's expression did not improve. He just stared at Taohua coldly for a while, then turned around and went in.
Taohua breathed a sigh of relief, but still felt a little uneasy thinking about Chen Xiuyuan's eyes just now.
As soon as Chen Mufeng returned to the main room, Wang couldn't wait to ask, "Liu Lang, what did you want to say just now? You can tell me now that Li Zheng is gone."
The younger son had something to say just now, but Li Zheng and the others arrived, so he had to give up.
She kept this in mind.
Chen Mufeng was about to say this when his mother asked about it, so he said in a deep voice: "Father, mother, I married a wife and had children in the capital."
As soon as he finished speaking, the hall was quiet for a moment.
Taohua, who was standing at the door, almost lost her grip on the tea cup and almost fell to the ground, but luckily she caught it in time.
Is Chen Mufeng married and having children? Or in the capital?
Her face turned pale and she couldn't believe it, but she felt it was natural.
Chen Mufeng was so promising. He passed the exam and became an official. He was also appreciated by the emperor. It was normal for him to marry and have children.
But hearing this made me feel extremely uncomfortable, and I was also very jealous of the woman who could marry Chen Mufeng.
Father Chen, Wang, Chen Xiutian, Chen Xiuhe, and Chen Xiuyuan were all stunned.
Several people looked at each other.
Wang was the first to react and couldn't help but ask: "Liu Lang, you just said that you would marry a wife and have children in the capital? Why did you tell your family about such a big thing?"
Although he complained a little, he thought that his younger son was now successful and it would be a good thing to get a wife and have children, so he didn't say anything.
Chen Mufeng paused and felt a little guilty, "Mom, it's my fault for not telling you in advance, but Yao'er is very good and I really like her."
When Wang heard the word Yao'er, she always felt something was wrong, but she didn't think of Yu Yao. Chen Xiuyuan became sensitive when he heard the word "Yao'er". He immediately looked at him and became nervous.
Mrs. Wang was about to ask her son which daughter he married.
Listening to the side, Father Chen frowned and asked: "Liu Lang, what did you say about having a baby just now? I remember that you left home after the autumn of last year. It hasn't been a year yet, right? How can you give birth to a baby so quickly?"
Everyone present was aware of this problem and looked at Chen Mufeng in confusion, wanting to know what was going on.
No matter how ignorant they are, they still know that it takes at least ten months for a woman to get pregnant and give birth.
This is minus the time spent getting to know each other, getting along, and having a wedding.
Chen Mufeng paused, and a flash of embarrassment flashed across his face.
He couldn't say that he and his third brother's ex-wife, his former third sister-in-law Yu Yao, were together, and they had secretly had a relationship with each other for a long time, and even had a child, right?
If he told this, his parents and brothers would probably beat him to death.
He didn't know how to speak for a moment.
Seeing that he looked strange, Mrs. Wang asked doubtfully, "Liu Lang, what's going on? Why don't you say anything?"
Father Chen also looked at him closely, waiting for his next words.
Chen Xiuyuan had a vague guess in his mind, but that guess was so shocking that he couldn't believe it.
He also looked at Chen Mufeng closely, waiting for him to speak.
Others also looked at Chen Mufeng, feeling that there must be something going on, and looked at him curiously.
Mr. Qian loved gossip the most, and he was even more excited to listen to it.
Seeing everyone staring at him, Chen Mufeng thought that he couldn't keep the matter of Yao'er and the two children a secret, and he had to let his family know.
Especially the two children, who haven't been included in the family tree yet, it's definitely not possible to keep it a secret.
He took a deep breath, feeling like he was risking his life, and said in a deep voice: "Father, mother, I married Yao'er, and Yao'er gave birth to my two children."
Everyone hadn't realized who Yao'er was yet, so there wasn't much reaction.
"Yao'er?"
Wang was stunned for a moment and asked doubtfully: "Which Yao'er?"
She didn't react for a moment.
Father Chen and others also looked at him, waiting for him to continue.
Only Chen Xiuyuan's mood was getting worse and worse. He clenched his fists tightly but exercised great restraint.
But there was still a glimmer of hope in my heart, hoping that I was overthinking.
Chen Mufeng pursed his lips and said in a low voice, "That's the third brother's ex-wife, Yu Yao."
"What did you say?"
Wang stood up suddenly, her expression changed instantly, she pointed at Chen Mufeng, her fingers trembling, "What did you just say? Did you marry Yu Yao? That Sangmenxing?"
When she finally spoke, she almost yelled, showing her anger.
Others were also stunned and looked at Chen Mufeng in disbelief.
Obviously, he never expected that he would marry Yu Yao and have a child.
Judging from the current situation, the child was born so soon, and the two of them had obviously gotten better long ago, when they were still at the Chen family.
At that time, Yu Yao had not separated from Chen Xiuyuan.
The glimmer of hope in Chen Xiuyuan's heart was shattered. As if struck by lightning, he froze in place, his face pale.
Although I had already guessed it, it was still difficult to accept it with my own ears.
He originally suspected that there was a problem between Yao'er and his sixth brother, but it turned out to be true.
They were already together.
In particular, Taohua also liked his sixth brother, and he felt even more disgusted when he looked at him like that last night.
Now, he couldn't face his sixth brother with a normal heart, even if he was promising and became an official.
Qian was so stupid at this moment that she didn't dare to speak. No matter how stupid she was, she knew that Chen Mufeng was breaking the news.
She knew very well how much her mother-in-law hated Yu Yao, otherwise she would not have forced Chen Xiuyuan to divorce his wife in the first place.
Chen Mufeng looked calm. He had already guessed that his family would find it difficult to accept it, but he was already prepared.
"Yes, I married Yao'er. We love each other very much and gave birth to a pair of twins."
"You"
Wang was so angry that her whole body trembled, and she raised her hand and slapped Chen Mufeng.
A crisp slap sounded, and Chen Mufeng's face instantly turned to one side, which showed how hard Wang had used and how angry he was.
Chen Mufeng was Wang's favorite son and the most promising son. She didn't know how much she cherished him, and even she couldn't believe that she would beat her youngest son.
Others couldn't believe it either.
"Mother"
When Chen Xiuhe saw this, he hurriedly helped Wang, for fear that she would become angry.
Father Chen also had a dark face, obviously very angry about this matter, but he did not take action like Wang.
He looked at Chen Mufeng with a sullen face and said angrily: "You are confused, where are you putting your third brother in this way?"
He didn't have any objections to Yu Yao, but his younger son had been secretly having sex with her for a long time, which was obviously an insult to the third child.
According to the time when the child was conceived, the two not only had a good relationship, but also secretly had an affair.
Father Chen couldn't believe that his most promising young son would do such a thing.
"I"
Chen Mufeng looked at the furious Wang and the extremely disappointed Father Chen. For a moment, he didn't know what to say.
This is also the reason why he has never dared to bring Yao'er back.
He was certain that if Yao'er was present at this moment, something even more uncontrollable would happen.
Chen Xiuyuan calmed down a little now. He looked up at Chen Mufeng with cold eyes and asked word for word: "When did you get together?"
His voice was hoarse, and if you listen carefully, there was a hint of trembling, which showed his anger.
He even suspected that Yao'er would leave the Chen family without hesitation, and there were reasons for this.
If I hadn't already gotten along with my sixth brother, I thought I had someone to rely on. Yao'er comes from a womanly family, no matter how much her mother goes too far, Yao'er doesn't dare to leave.
It’s not just a day or two since Mom was too aggressive towards Yao’er, why didn’t she run away before? Haven't you endured it?
"When did it get better?"
Chen Xiuyuan saw that he didn't answer, so he asked again, his voice cold.
Seeing his cold expression, Chen Mufeng was silent for a while and then whispered: "Before joining Qiu Wei, the third brother was still paralyzed in bed."
He didn't tell the story about Yao'er asking him to borrow seeds. This would only make his mother hate Yao'er even more.
He would rather bear it himself.
"A good one before taking the imperial examination."
Chen Xiuyuan laughed angrily, staring at him, wishing he could go up and punch him, "You are really worthy of me."
Before Qiu Wei, wasn't that when he was paralyzed in bed?
He was paralyzed in bed at that time, but the two of them had already secretly walked to Chencang and put a green hat on him.
Chen Mufeng looked ashamed when facing his third brother's questioning, but he had no regrets. He was willing to be with Yao'er and marry her, even if his reputation was ruined.
But at this moment, he had no way to refute, and he knew that he was sorry for his third brother, so he could only let the other party scold him.
Brothers Chen Xiutian and Chen Xiuhe stood together and looked at each other, not knowing how to speak.
Even Mrs. Zhao was shocked and felt that something was wrong.
Yu Yao seems to be very nice, and the sixth brother is also gentle and polite. Why do these two people do such a thing?
But it's hard to explain the relationship, and it's hard to say who is to blame.
On the contrary, she felt that this was good. Chen Xiuyuan had already married Taohua. Why couldn't Yu Yao remarry his sixth brother?
The only fault is that the two of them have been in love for a long time, which makes this matter ridiculous.