Chapter 431 Opening the mouth
In the evening, Chu Jingqi stayed in Xia Zihan's room to eat, while Xia Zihan went to eat with Zeng.
After finishing the meal, she smiled at Mrs. Zeng and said, "The glutinous rice cakes were made well at night. I ate two of them, but they are difficult to digest. Grandma, I will accompany you to the yard for a walk and eat."
After hearing this, Mother Su came over to help Mrs. Zeng. Xia Zihan said, "Mother Su, you lead the maid to clean up the house. Grandma is here, and I will come."
"The old slave is going to boil some hawthorn water and drink it to relieve food. After a while, the princess will also drink a bowl."
Mother Su is also a shrewd person. When Xia Zihan said this, she knew that she must have something to tell the old lady and didn't want them to know.
Xia Zihan took one of Zeng's hands and strolled to the back garden. The two of them entered the greenhouse. The greenhouse was brightly lit in three places, and there was a thick stone wall on one side. The stone wall was far away from the rest area, and there were people with ears attached to it. No one could hear anyone's voice inside the stone wall, and Xia Zihan wasn't worried that someone in Chu's house would be brave enough to eavesdrop outside.
Instructing Si Cao and others to guard outside, she helped Zeng sit down on the wooden chair.
Mrs. Zeng's face became a little more solemn and she said, "Tell me, what made you so cautious and even sent Mother Su away."
"People say that people tend to become confused when they get older, but I don't think my grandma is confused at all. She is becoming more and more mature as she lives."
Xia Zihan apologized and poured some honey into Mrs. Zeng first.
Mrs. Zeng laughed and scolded, "Stop talking so much. Seeing as you are like this, you must be asking me for something. Tell me, what makes it so difficult for you to ask for help? In the past, you were not polite at all when you asked me for something."
Xia Zihan smiled awkwardly, but it was really hard to speak directly about this matter.
She thought about it over and over, and finally confessed about Bai Yuexi and Princess Qinghui.
Then he said, "Grandma, if Qinghui really runs away with her senior brother, and no one can be found in the Second Prince's Palace, she will definitely vent her anger on the Chu family."
"Although I have rescued the second princess and the young prince several times before, a favor is a favor and a fault is a fault. We are kind to the second prince's palace, and the second prince's palace has not treated our Chu family poorly. If our Chu family has ever done so, the second prince's palace will automatically He won’t let us go either.”
"Grandma, the second princess and the second prince regard Princess Qinghui very dearly. You also know that the love is deep and the responsibility is severe. Once Princess Qinghui makes the second princess sad, the second princess is reluctant to blame Princess Qinghui. , our Chu family has become the source of the second princess’s anger. After all, Bai Yuexi is my senior brother and has settled in our Chu family.”
"Princess Qinghui's meeting Bai Yuexi is also related to the Chu family..."
Xia Zihan first laid out the strong relationship, worrying that the Second Prince's Palace would retaliate against the Chu family, and then expressed his sympathy for Princess Qinghui and Bai Yuexi.
"Qinghui said that she will not be separated from her senior brother even if she dies. Grandma, look, what should we do about this matter?"
The whole blame was put on Mr. Zeng.
Zeng was confused at first, as if he had heard some fantasy, then shocked and disbelieving, and finally completely accepted the fact.
He asked anxiously, "Are you sure that Princess Qinghui and Bai Yuexi really communicated with each other privately?"
"Princess Qinghui came here in the evening just for this matter. I think if the second princess really decides to give her to Prince Rong's palace, Princess Qinghui might really drag her brother away."
< br>
He said it very firmly, which made Zeng, who had always been calm even when the sky was falling, panic, "It's nonsense, it's really nonsense."
He slammed his hand on the table several times.
"She is the extremely noble princess of the Second Prince's Palace and the emperor's cousin. How can she bear the reputation of running into trouble with a man? Do you still want the reputation of the royal family? Do you want the reputation of the Second Prince's Palace?"
Zeng's face turned red with excitement, "No, Yu Niang, you go now..." Seeing that it was getting dark outside, she changed her words again, "The city gate is about to close now. You can leave the city early tomorrow morning." Go find that bastard Bai Yuexi. I think we have to deal with him first. As long as he doesn't kill Princess Qinghui, Princess Qinghui won't be able to cause any trouble by herself."
< br>
"Grandma, you have forgotten that when Shi Wenting was clamoring to marry Song Huai, didn't she almost starve to death? Princess Qinghui's temperament is much stronger than hers. If something really happened, our Chu family would still run away. Don’t let go of responsibility.”
Xia Zihan said calmly.
Zeng's face turned pale and slumped on the chair, "Then what should we do? Drive Bai Yuexi away? That won't work. Don't say that he is your senior brother and his father is your master. Even if we don't have this relationship, we The Chu family cannot do anything like destroying bridges to avenge enemies.”
During the palace turmoil last year, if it hadn't been for the help of Old Man Bai's poisonous fans and Bai Yuexi who happened to be in the palace, everyone in the Chu family might have died long ago.
Not only the Chu family, but also the three Zhuo family members, mother and son, may not be able to escape.
The Bai family and his son are kind to the Chu family, and the Chu family cannot repay kindness with enmity.
However, Princess Qinghui is the heart treasure of the second prince and the second princess, and the second prince and the emperor have a close uncle-nephew relationship. If anything happens to Princess Qinghui because of Bai Yuexi, the Chu family will definitely be involved in the end. Come. The Chu family became the only channel for the Second Prince's Mansion to vent its anger.
Regardless of whether the fire is big or small, the current Chu family may not be able to withstand the wrath of the second prince.
Seeing that Mrs. Zeng was worried, Xia Zihan took the opportunity to say, "Grandma, actually, senior brother is only missing one identity. When it comes to character, to be honest, not many of the children who were taught by wealthy families can do that." Better than him.”
"Senior brother is still the direct disciple of the master, the direct disciple of the miracle doctor. Just because of this, he is better than the children of those wealthy families. The only thing that makes him poor is that he does not have a good background. If he has an identity that can be on the stage, The Second Prince’s Palace might be able to agree to Princess Qinghui’s marriage to him.”
At this point, the words have almost been explained clearly.
Mrs. Zeng also understood, and she frowned, "You told grandma about this. After telling grandma so much, you just want me to help Bai Yuexi get a good background?"
This background is not something that can be obtained easily. The second princess has met Bai Yuexi and knows his details. Even if she has not met him, she cannot help Bai Yuexi deceive the second princess.
"This won't work. You must be honest and trustworthy. I will help you deceive the people in the Second Prince's Palace. Grandma won't agree." Zeng refused.
"Grandma, I'm not helping, I just need you to nod," Xia Zihan thought about the best way to speak, "Actually, as long as grandma agrees to adopt him to the Chu family, not only will the Chu family and the Second Prince's Palace not become enemies, Maybe we can even become in-laws.”
"What do you mean?" The hairs all over Zeng's body stood up immediately, "Adopted to the Chu family, Yuniang, do you know what the consequences will be once this is established?"
"I know."
With the addition of a cousin and a male heir to the Chu family, she lost the qualification to inherit all the Chu family's property, which was equivalent to giving part of the money in her pocket to Bai Yuexi.
However, can she still care about this little bit of industry?
Her own property is more than ten times that of the Chu family's property, and she has so much money that she can't spend it all.
Regarding silver, she has become dull in recent years.
She would not take this little money from the Chu family to heart.
If she could use all the property of the Chu family to make Princess Qinghui and Bai Yuexi get married and grow old together, then she would love it.
Not only does she have a cousin and a cousin-in-law, but she also has contact with her parents' family. Moreover, in the future, the Chu family will have the care of the Second Prince's Palace. I believe that with Bai Yuexi's ability, the Chu family will only get better and better.
When he thought that the Chu family would prosper in the future and would not remain silent, Xia Zihan felt more and more that Chu Jingqi's method was good.
She smiled and said, "Grandma, I have thought about it. I will not go back to the Xia family. Even if I get married and marry into the Chu family, I don't want to have much contact with the Xia family. I am your adopted child." The older one grew up in the Chu family. I just want to The Chu family treats it as the natal family. Grandma, in fact...even if there is no Bai Yuexi, I plan to find an honest and loyal person to adopt my grandfather's name. The Chu family cannot just disappear quietly."
Mrs. Zeng was so moved that she shed tears, "Okay, good granddaughter, my grandmother has loved you so much for so many years. Your grandfather knew something underground. It's time for him to rest in peace."
The Chu family had no heirs, and her failure to give birth to a son was the only thing she felt sorry for the Chu family and the elder Chu Ge.
A year before her daughter died, she thought about raising a grandson in her name, but before she could find a suitable child, her daughter died.
She was heartbroken and lost her mood.
Later, she thought that instead of adopting a grandson who had no blood relationship, it would be better to bring her daughter's biological granddaughter to her side to raise. In any case, her biological granddaughter was her bloodline, so it was better than a grandson who had no blood relationship.
In this way, she brought her granddaughter to her side to raise. For this granddaughter, she missed the most appropriate opportunity to have a grandson.
When her granddaughter got a few years old and grew up, she saw that the Chu family had no successors, and saw that the old man was often laughed at behind his back, so she came up with this idea again.
But before she could bring it up, her old man died.
Later, she no longer had this thought. She devoted herself to teaching her granddaughter and worked hard to raise her. She wanted to give everything in the Chu family to her granddaughter. She didn't want her granddaughter's dowry not to be generous enough after her death. She was wronged when she married into her husband's family.
In front of her granddaughter, she didn't even mention a word about the adoption, just because she was worried that her granddaughter would be too preoccupied. But she didn't expect that even if she didn't mention it, her granddaughter would think of all this.
The Chu family lacks nothing but a male heir to inherit the Chu family.
Mrs. Zeng held Xia Zihan's hand in emotion and choked with sobs, "I couldn't give birth to a legitimate son for your grandfather. This is the thorn in my grandmother's heart that has been hidden for decades. When she thinks about it, she feels that even if she dies, she will be shameless." See you underground Your grandpa and grandma have never done anything wrong to your grandpa in their entire lives, except for not giving him a legitimate son, which makes them feel guilty for your grandpa for the rest of their lives."
(End of chapter)