My Chinese ancestors

Chapter 473 Warmth

The father and son chatted in the bedroom for a long time. It was not until Su Yong came in to change the candles that Su Chen and Su Congfang realized that it was getting dark.

"The dinner is ready. I'm just waiting for you to come over and start the banquet." Ever since Su Chen asked him not to call him 'Your Majesty' during the day, his tone of voice became much more natural.

Then he added: "My father has limited mobility. The doctor has told me that he can only eat light food. The kitchen has prepared additional food."

"Third brother, go ahead."

Su Congfang was also tired at this time and waved to Su Chen: "After a long journey, hurry up and have a meal."

Here, Su Chen glanced at the door. A young boy named Xiaotang was carrying a bowl of vegetarian porridge, plus a piece of steamed bun and a small plate of green vegetables.

"Dad, is this what you want to eat tonight?"

"That's it, even my father doesn't want to eat it." Su Congfang laughed: "I would like to eat a lot of fish and meat, but the doctor won't allow it."

"Then it's better to listen to the doctor."

Su Chen went over to bring the food in, placed the tray on the bed, handed the bowls and chopsticks to his father, watched him eat for a while, then stood up and left the bedroom.

After all, I only came back once in a long time, and when I come back next time, I don’t know how long it will be.

I want to take the old couple to Yanjing, but after all, they are unfamiliar with the place. Although the Imperial City and Palace are big, it is still not as good as Ding'an City. They can go wherever they want, and there are not so many rules to follow.

When they arrived at the central hall, the family and more than 200 people occupied the main room and the courtyard. When they saw Su Chen coming, they all came forward with smiles to pay their respects. Those standing at the front were all the young people in the family. The purpose of this generation of talented and capable people is to let the son of the family show up in front of Su Chen and become familiar with him, so that he may become successful in the future?

Families without sons would push their unmarried daughters to the front. Regardless of the world, as long as they are not direct relatives, it is more or less the habit to marry.

It is especially common among cousins.

Seeing this scene, Su Chen suddenly had an idea in his mind. After returning home, he would ask the Ministry of Household Affairs to formulate a rule that would not allow relatives within three generations to get married.

Although people in this world are a little strange, and they may even think that the emperor's control is a bit lenient, but in order to improve the population in the future, it doesn't matter if they get some infamy.

Also... there is also a lower limit for the age at which people can get married when the world becomes more stable. If a girl aged thirteen or fourteen gets married, once she becomes pregnant and gives birth to a child, the rate of dystocia is also extremely high.

But considering that the customs of this world are not easy to change, many people will definitely not agree if the lower limit is set higher.

'If the lower limit is stuck at sixteen, the rate of dystocia should not be that high. '

Saying something in his heart, Su Chen walked through the corner under the eaves and came outside the hall. The relatives of the Su family who were bowing down and saluting raised their hands, "There is no emperor tonight, only the Su family. You are not me. Uncles and aunts, brothers and sisters, please get up. When I was in Yanjing, people were kneeling wherever I went. Although these are all etiquette, they didn't bother to kneel, and I was tired of seeing them."

These relatives of the Su family contributed a lot during Su Chen's uprising, conquering the Yan Kingdom and conquering the Central Plains. After he ascended the throne, few people came out to ask for favors from him, and no one asked him for favors. He went around pretending to be a royal relative and deceived him.

It can even be said that many people in the Su family, and even most of the descendants, live in Ding'an, and even people like Su Ting have not left Ding'an.

This fact makes Su Chen very happy. Unlike some novels and movies of later generations, all the relatives in the family are like enemies. They wish you had a bad life, but also wish you could give them all the benefits.

But the fact is that there are capable people among the relatives and people with long-term vision. Knowing that Su Chen has become the emperor, the clan must keep a low profile and not cause trouble to Su Chen, which is the greatest help.

This is why Su Chen takes good care of the relatives of the Su family. Not everyone is granted a title, but every family can live a comfortable life without worrying about food, rice, oil and salt. Moreover, they have the status of a royal relative. You are respected wherever you go.

After the banquet, Su Chen reserved the main seat and sat next to his mother. He then invited Dian Wei, Xu Chu, Wu Zixun, and Zheng He to sit down and eat together. Dian Wei, Xu Chu, and Wu Zixun are all familiar faces in the Su family. Everyone knows each other and greets them warmly wherever they sit at any table. Zheng He has only been here once, so everyone has not yet become familiar with each other. Plus, he is an eunuch. Due to his identity, he seemed polite when talking to him.

Zheng He had long been used to this, but he was tactful and his tone was pleasant, and he quickly became mingled with the neighbor from the Su family who was sitting at the same table.

Here, Su Chen first picked up some food for his mother, and after telling his son Su Chen the rules of eating, he picked up the first glass of wine and toasted his eldest brother Su Yong.

"Brother, I'm often away from home. Everything is well at home and Ding'an City is safe and sound, all thanks to your support. I know this even in the palace!"

"This is the duty of a prince. Needless to say, the third brother is so born!"

Su Yong had a scar on his face. He had once returned to Ding'an and was afraid to go out easily. However, with the persistence and constant comfort of his wife Yin Suhuan, as well as the vigilance of Su Congfang and Xiao Wei, he finally regained his composure and took over the Marquis from his father. He took on the responsibility and began to manage Ding'an City together with the prefect Sun Shuwu.

After finishing a glass of wine, Su Chen asked the servant to fill the glass with wine. He looked at his second brother Su Lie and raised the glass at the same time.

"Our Su family is a royal relative, but no one is going out to cause trouble for me. I advise Second Brother Lai to stay calm. I respect you for this glass of wine!"

"Lao San, what you said is that helping you is helping your own family. Who doesn't want their own family to be well?"

Su Lie chuckled, holding the wine glass with one hand, and drank all the wine in one gulp, exposing the bottom of the glass.

Like Su Yong, he had a broken arm, but after surviving these years, he no longer cared so much about his arm. In addition, he regained his martial arts skills, and I heard that he even practiced his own one-armed martial arts. As for whether it is really No one knows if it's fake.

But it was true that he controlled the Su family's relatives. Su Yong took over everything of the Marquis, and Su Lie managed everyone in the Su family. This was Xiao Wei's repeated instructions.

"Sister-in-law!"

Su Chen raised the third glass of wine. The beautiful and dignified woman sitting next to Su Yong quickly raised her glass and stood up. She was a little surprised that her uncle would respect her. Before she could think about it, Su Chen had already spoken.

"With this glass of wine, I wish my sister-in-law to manage the Su family, take care of my parents, and support my eldest brother!"

"This...this is the duty of a sister-in-law." Yin Suhuan raised his sleeves to cover his mouth and nose, and took a careful sip of his drink.

On this side, Huahong couldn't wait to hold the wine glass. Su Chen didn't want to toast her at first, but the other party had already picked up the wine and couldn't brush her face, so he asked the servant to continue filling the wine cup with her.

"Second sister-in-law, I would also like to toast you this glass of wine. Second brother is inconvenient, thanks to you for taking care of him!"

Hua Hongzhen's charming pretty face suddenly burst into laughter, but this time she was not as flattering as before. She drank the drink carefully and sat back next to Su Lie contentedly.

In fact, what is the other person thinking? How could Su Chen, a man like Su Chen, not understand? But now that he is married and has a concubine, he dare not say that they are all beautiful, but they are still one in a million.

Jing Fang Xuejun's senior sister Li Wangqiu's bonus is really unmatched.

It can be regarded as completely giving up the idea of ​​​​Second Sister-in-law.

Seeing the second sister-in-law and the second brother talking and laughing, Su Chen finally felt calm. Seeing the whole family enjoying themselves, not to mention how comfortable he felt. This was a warmth that the palace could not provide.

(End of this chapter)