Chapter 97 Madam, I don't want your brother to know about this
"Your Highness, we will no longer participate in the Cao family's family affairs." Chen Xuan sighed.
Zhu Zhanzhen nodded, turned around and walked towards the place where he lived. After seeing Chen Xuan left, he asked the servants of the Cao Mansion: "Where is your eldest lady?"
"The eldest lady is also in the main hall."
"Okay, it's okay."
Zhu Zhanyi glanced at the main hall from a distance and thought, could this little girl with a bad brain handle the group of people who were so vicious for their family property?
"Your Highness, have you taken a liking to that young lady from the Cao family?" Chu'er asked cautiously, and Xiaosheng glared at her.
"Your Highness, am I the kind of person who likes everyone I meet?"
The two looked at each other and stopped talking.
My thoughts went back to my time in high school, when I was still an innocent boy, and I would blush even if I held a girl's hand. My girlfriend was a cute girl, and she looked very similar to Cao Xinyue, especially her facial features.
After high school, they separated because they went to their respective schools, and gradually lost contact.
Seeing Cao Xinyue reminded me of the girl I liked when I was sixteen.
He picked up a branch and teased the fish that were not afraid of people in the small pond, thinking that something was wrong in his mind, which made the water in the pond a little turbid.
It's just that it's not easy for him to control the affairs of this family. She looks like her, but after all, it's not her.
There was a lot of noise in the Cao Mansion that day. Even in the other courtyard, Zhu Zhanchen could faintly hear the sound. It was coming from people passing by who were still chattering. It was not so easy to divide the property of a large family.
During dinner, Chen Xu came with Cao Xinyue, but Chen Xuan was not seen accompanying him.
Chen Xu looked particularly haggard today. He changed out of his mourning clothes and put on simple plain clothes. He led Cao Xinyue to pay homage to His Highness the Fifth Highness. The servants following behind him placed a table of dishes on Zhu Zhanzhen's table.
"Your Highness, Fifth Highness, because of family matters, we have never come to visit you even when you are here. We country women don't know etiquette, so I hope Your Highness will not be surprised."
"Mrs. Cao, there is no need to be too polite. Family matters are important."
"I heard that my little girl was ignorant and offended His Highness two days ago, and before she came to apologize, Xinyue knelt down." Mrs. Cao said with a stern face.
Seeing that Cao Xinyue was about to kneel down, Zhu Zhanchen quickly gave Chu'er a wink, and Chu'er cleverly supported Cao Xinyue and prevented her from kneeling down.
"Miss Cao and I are not acquainted without fighting. Miss Cao helped me take medicine that day, which is considered an apology."
After just a few exchanges, Chen Xu concluded that Zhu Zhanzhen was not a difficult person to talk to, on the contrary, he was very easy to get along with.
"Your Highness, Fifth Highness, we have just discussed it with my brother. Tomorrow you will leave for the capital and my daughter will follow you to stay with her grandmother. My daughter has a playful temper. I hope you will be considerate if there is anything that offends you."
"Mother..." Cao Xinyue obviously didn't want her mother to stay alone in the Cao Mansion, but in order to protect Cao Xinyue, Chen Xu had to send her away.
People who wanted to marry Cao Xinyue had already come to the door. It was still during the mourning period, and these people couldn't wait to give Cao Xinyue an engagement. After the engagement, Cao Xinyue would be considered an outsider.
Today, Chen Xu used the excuse that Cao Xinyue had not reached the hairpin, and scolded these shameless people. It was true that they had stolen the chicken but lost the rice, but she knew that Cao Xinyue would reach the hairpin in more than a year. Once he reaches the hairpin,
This excuse is gone.
She wanted to send Cao Xinyue away to prevent these people from making bad ideas again.
Cao Xinyue didn't want her mother to be left alone to face these ferocious tigers and wolves. If her mother didn't have an elder brother who was the chief water transport officer and was very capable, the family property would have been eaten alive by these people.
In ancient times, the life of a widow was not so easy, and the widow had to take care of the housework.
After not seeing each other for a day, Cao Xinyue seemed to have grown up a lot and became less frizzy. Today I saw the ugly faces of uncles, aunts, and relatives in the main hall. No matter how ignorant the little girl is, she will grow up a little.
She felt sorry for her mother who had to hold on to her adopted younger brother while also protecting herself. Although her second uncle and aunt were on her side, they had little ability and could not count on them.
"Mrs. Cao's words are serious."
"Your Highness, I ordered the kitchen to specially prepare this dish. These are drunken shrimps from Taihu Lake. They smell a bit alcoholic. If Your Highness doesn't like it, I will order them to be taken away. These whitebait are all specialties of our Huzhou Prefecture. These are
The whitebait steamed egg is made by my little girl, if your highness doesn’t mind it, you can try it.”
Zhu Zhanzhen glanced at Cao Xinyue. Cao Xinyue lowered her head in embarrassment. This was not her fault.
I could see it but didn't say anything. I took a bite and exclaimed: "The fresh whitebait tastes light and elegant. Miss Cao's cooking skills are good."
"Thank you, Your Highness, ugh..."
Chen Xu, who was smiling at first, suddenly made a gesture of vomiting. He reached out to cover his mouth and retched for a while.
Not knowing why her mother suddenly vomited, Cao Xinyue hurriedly ran over and patted her mother on the back.
"Your Highness, I'm really sorry. The woman was rude and bumped into you."
Zhu Zhanzhen looked at her with some doubts. The woman was retching inexplicably. What was going on?
In the TV series, it is said that this is pregnancy.
"Mrs. Cao, are you pregnant?"
Cao Xinyue brushed her hand and looked at her mother in surprise.
"Your Highness, I'm extremely sorry."
Chen Xu did not answer, but Zhu Zhanzhen was convinced that Chen Xu was pregnant, and what was said in the TV series was correct.
"I have seen many times in the palace that nobles vomiting for no reason means they are pregnant."
Chen Xu did not deny it this time: "It makes His Highness laugh. I am less than two months pregnant. Only the elders and the old lady in the clan know about it."
The widow has a posthumous son. If the second master of the Cao family finds out, he will probably stand against her. Who knows whether the child is a daughter or a son? If it is a son, can his adopted son still be considered a legitimate son?
So she kept it hidden.
"Mrs. Cao, you are still the daughter of Uncle Pingjiang. Even if you become a widow, as long as you return to Uncle Pingjiang, your brother and mother will naturally protect you. Although you may not be as wealthy as Cao, they will definitely not be wronged.
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Chen Xu shook his head: "Thank you, Your Highness, for your kind words. Of course the woman knows this, but what will happen to the Cao family once I leave? I have to protect Yangshan's life-long hard work for him."
"Mom, why didn't you tell me that I'm not leaving? I want to stay with you." Tears were streaming down Cao Xinyue's big eyes.
How could a mother and her unborn child be left alone in this greedy Cao Mansion?
"Let His Highness see the joke, we, mother and daughter, will leave first."
Chen Xu didn't expect that when she was found to be pregnant, she now found an excuse and wanted to leave first.
"Ma'am, please be slow."
"What are your orders, Your Highness?"
"Today, I discussed with Mr. Chen about a supply and marketing cooperative. I may have trouble with the Cao family. I hope that Miss Cao can stay in the Cao family as the contact person between the Cao family and me."