Chapter 10 Family
Chu Wei usually lives in the Ruiminghou Mansion not far from the Princess Mansion, but every time he returns from an outing, he still has to go to the Princess Mansion first to meet his father and mother.

In front of the gate of the Princess Mansion, a line of dusty horses stopped. The gatekeeper saw it, and while asking someone to pass it in, he laughed and called "Young Master" and ran over to lead the horses.

Entering the mansion, Chu Wei strode forward and met his mother who hurried out to greet him at the second gate.

Zhou Yanhui, the mother of Chu Wei, is the youngest daughter of the current Emperor Fenglong and the only descendant of the former empress. She was named a princess when she was born.

For many years, he has been the most valued child of Emperor Hong Long.

When Chu Wei was born, Emperor Fenglong came to the princess's palace in person and named him Wei on the spot. On many important occasions, he made no secret of his importance to Chu Wei in the future.

Everyone guessed that Emperor Fenglong had arranged an important position for Chu Wei early on, and the word "Wei" in his name implied that in the future, the Yue Dynasty would rely on him to guard the country.

But no one expected that Chu Wei, who grew up in the spotlight, would become neither a civil official nor a military general when he became an adult. Instead, he would become a prison officer who patrolled various places every year.

"You have been away for two years, and my mother still dreamed of you yesterday." Zhou Yan took her son's hand and didn't let go, "I had several dreams in one night. Sometimes I dreamed that you were wearing a ragged jacket. I dreamed that you had a malignant sore on your hand, and I have been worried about it since I woke up."

Chu Wei said: "Mother is worried. My son is taken care of by Zhang Ku and others, and he has always been fine."

"They are more careless than you. What's the point?" Zhou Yan looked back at her son and said distressedly: "They have lost weight and become darker."

Chu Wei said: "My son has grown taller."

Zhou Yanhui didn't know whether to laugh or cry. Before she even reached the yard, she ordered the maids to prepare clothes and food.

"You go take a bath first and change into some decent clothes."

Chu Wei bowed and retreated.

Zhou Yan replied: "My son is back, have you gone to inform your consort?"

The consorts of the Yue Dynasty could become officials. Chu Wei's father Chu Cheng worked in the Ministry of Household Affairs, but Emperor Fenglong did not treat his son-in-law specially because of his daughter.

Chu Cheng has been an official for 20 years and is still a fifth-rank official.

His only son was granted the title of Marquis not long after he was born. Speaking more carefully, when the father and son met, the father even called his son "Master Marquis".

It's just that Chu Cheng is an open-minded person and never cares about these things. When outsiders talk about it, he is only proud.

As soon as the servants from the Princess Mansion came to Tong Bing, Chu Cheng immediately packed up his things and left. Halfway through, he remembered that he had forgotten to bring an illustrated book of all kinds of skills that he sold in the market the day before yesterday.

When he went back to pick it up, he heard his colleagues discussing where to have lunch. Chu Cheng immediately recommended a place with a smile.

After he left again, one person said: "Master Chu really loves his son, look at his good mood."

Everyone laughed, and an atmosphere of unknown meaning evaporated in the laughter.

"I don't know what day it is today," a doctor tidied up the books on the table and said, "Master Cheng also asked for leave early, and went home saying that he was going to pick up his daughter who grew up in his hometown."

"Master Cheng, don't you only have five daughters in your family? When will there be another one who grew up in the countryside? It can't be..."

"That's not true. I heard from my lord that Mrs. Cheng gave birth to twins back then. The one who went to the countryside was born from her husband. She was very weak. People who know about this said that they were sent to the countryside. Maybe the ancestors would protect them. Can grow up." A subordinate officer explained.

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At this time, the eyes of the whole family in the Cheng Mansion fell unconsciously on the little girl who walked through the door and showed no signs of embarrassment at all. She settled her grandparents first, then picked up a stool and sat down politely.

Is such a beautiful, smart little girl who can't even be described in specific words really the lost daughter of their family?
Mrs. Cheng suddenly threw the Buddhist beads in her hand at Mrs. Cheng, pointed at her and cursed: "Mrs. Shen, you are lacking in virtue."

Shen Qing was also confused when she saw the girl that Grandma Qin had picked up. She was knocked down by the string of beads, and then she came to her senses and said aggrievedly: "Mother, why do you insult your daughter-in-law for no reason."

"Insulting you! I wish I could beat you three hundred sticks." Mrs. Cheng said: "If you are a good girl, you can call your maid, Ninglu, so I hate you so much, and put your child with a peasant family. Changed?"

When Mrs. Cheng heard this, she immediately covered her face and started crying. Did she think of such a thing?Being replaced with a child has made her unable to live her current life. Is this what she wants?

"Be good, come to grandma." Mrs. Cheng completely ignored her daughter-in-law's grievances and stretched out her hand to call Xinnuo to come forward.

The old lady is very rich, wearing a brown cross-collar dress. On her hands that are full of wrinkles but not old, she wears three or four gold and jade bracelets, and she also has a nice-looking beaded hairpin on her head.

At the moment, she smiled kindly.

Xin Nuo looked at her smiling face, but he just couldn't feel any intimacy with her.

Cheng Pu was also full of affection for this beautiful and delicate daughter who was completely different from the rustic country girl he imagined. Seeing that she didn't come forward, he thought she was a newcomer and was afraid.

Mangye softened his voice and said, "Child, come to your grandmother quickly."

Xinnuo was glanced at by her grandpa, thinking of what her grandparents said to her when Nanny Qin and Hong Shan went to the house to explain the matter, she endured the unaccustomed and stood up to the old lady.

Mrs. Cheng held the little girl's hand, feeling extremely soft and tender, and she was not willing to use a little bit of strength to look at the little granddaughter up close.

Such a beautiful face, even the most magnificent morning glow in the sky is not enough to describe it.

Mrs. Cheng felt a pity for a moment. If her granddaughter was at home, the young princes of several princes' families would have been chosen two years earlier when they got engaged.

Now the loudest voice is the third highness who is born in the first line. When the third highness got married, their family didn't have a daughter of the right age, so they didn't catch up.

Nowadays, the Cheng family has four daughters who are as beautiful as flowers. But when the princes and concubines proposed marriage to the young prince, none of the four girls in the family were interested.

The most reputable second granddaughter was given away because her reputation was so great that the royal family looked down upon her.

This is how Mrs. Cheng can not feel sorry and distressed. This kind of regret and distress increased exponentially when she saw the real granddaughter of their Cheng family.

If it wasn't that fake, but this beautiful and dazzling girl, could the prince not fall in love with her?

With such beauty, no matter how famous she was, the prince never said he disliked her.

Mrs. Cheng's eyes kept staring at her, and Xinnuo felt that she was like a commodity being evaluated, and she was very uncomfortable, so she found an excuse and stood aside.

"Let me introduce you." Mrs. Cheng was not angry at all. She waved and asked her grandchildren to come forward and said one by one: "This is your eldest sister, Xuelian, and this is your third sister, Xueyun. This is the fourth sister Xuelan. Your brothers are all outside and they may not all be here at the moment. Let’s meet you slowly.”

"I never thought that my sister is like a fairy." Cheng Xuelian stepped forward and took Xin Nuo's hand.

(End of this chapter)

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