When Li was being reprimanded, Chaozhen never thought about standing up and speaking for her aunt. She was very worried that Gu Hanzhang would see Li's bad behavior and would have a bad impression of her.
"Your Majesty, my aunt is not like this on weekdays. Today she must have known that you and your sister were coming back, so she was too happy and lost her sense of proportion." Chao Zhen said timidly.
Gu Hanzhang was silent and didn't even look at Chaozhen.
Seeing this, Chao Li suppressed the smile on his lips and nodded seriously.
"Don't worry, second sister. I know that the second aunt definitely didn't mean it, and the prince won't take it to heart. However, second sister, since you have returned to the mansion, based on the relationship between the two sisters, you should be called the prince's brother-in-law."
Chao Liqing spoke sincerely.
Chaozhen's face turned pale. She deliberately called her Prince Gu Hanzhang because she didn't want to admit the relationship between Chaoli and Gu Hanzhang.
Now that Chaoli said it so carelessly, Chaozhen was even more furious. She didn't know if Chaoli suddenly became smarter after getting married or what happened. What she said really made people feel toothache.
"Ahem, it's still early. My dear son-in-law and I will go to the study for a chat." Chao Lu said quickly.
The corners of Gu Hanzhang's mouth raised slightly, "Okay."
After saying that, his eyes swept over Chao Li without leaving any trace, and Chao Lu led him to the study.
The rest of the people had no interest in staying, so they all left.
Fang Huimin quickly dragged Chao Li back to the yard. She had many things to ask Chao Li.
After returning to Fang Huimin's yard, the moment the door closed, Chaoli finally couldn't help but burst into tears.
"Mom, me"
Before Chaoli could finish speaking, he threw himself directly into Fang Minhui's arms.
Fang Huimin, on the other hand, was a little unable to react. She seemed to have never expected that her daughter would cry so sadly, nor did she expect that she would call her mother instead of mother.
Fang Huimin sighed and reached out to pat Chaoli's back.
"Silly girl, you are already married, and now you are the crown prince of the Zhenbei Hou Mansion. Why are you still acting like a child? Are you so sad because of the crown prince? But the crown prince treats you badly?"
Chaoli shook her head. She was crying not because Gu Hanzhang treated her well or not, but because she failed to save her mother in her previous life.
It turned out that Fang Huimin was pregnant in middle age and had a hard time getting pregnant. As a result, she had an accident when she was more than eight months pregnant.
All of this was closely related to Mrs. Li, which led to her final death.
Yes, Fang Huimin was pregnant with twins at the time.
There is an old saying: Seven lives and eight deaths, that is to say, a seven-month-old baby can survive, but an eight-month-old baby is not likely to survive, not to mention that Fang Huimin was not able to give birth to the baby.
Occasionally, Fang Huimin had an accident and her two eight-month-old boys died together with their mother.
After the funeral, Chaoli was so distraught that he took a dagger and wanted to kill his enemy, but was stopped by Gu Hanzhang.
At that moment, Chaoli even considered stabbing a dagger into Gu Hanzhang's heart.
As much as you love him, you hate him.
Fang Huimin's face was filled with distress, she pushed Chaoli away and took out a silk handkerchief to wipe her tears.
"When you were determined to marry the crown prince, I didn't agree. After all, I was the one who learned from the past. But you couldn't listen at all. I only have a daughter like you, so how could I bear to make you suffer. I have seen the crown prince from a distance.
I know he is a cold and cold person, even worse than your father, and I really don’t want you to fall into that."
Chaoli shook his head, "Mom, don't worry, the prince treats me very well. Look, didn't he speak for me just now?"
Yes, the reason why Chaoli deliberately mentioned Gu Hanzhang in the front hall was not only to lend his name to the disgusting Chaozhen and Li family, but also to let Fang Huimin see that she was not so disliked by Gu Hanzhang.
She is relieved.
According to Chaoli's understanding of Gu Hanzhang, he wouldn't mind following her words.
Sure enough, he was willing to cooperate.
Fang Huimin felt slightly reassured. She had not spoken much just now and was just observing Gu Hanzhang's actions.
As Chaoli said, Gu Hanzhang didn't seem so indifferent to her.
"It's okay, the way for two people to get along is to take your time, and you will get better and better in the future. But you also need to pay more attention, take good care of your body, and spread the branches and leaves of the Hou Mansion as soon as possible, especially for the heirs of high families.
It's important, you should know." Fang Huimin reached out and touched Chaoli's cheek.
Chaoli had vented his emotions and felt much better, so he nodded.
"Don't worry, Mom, I will be fine, but I came back today not just to let Mom know that I am doing well, but I have something to say to Mom." Chaoli held Fang Huimin's hand.
"What's the matter?" Fang Huimin asked doubtfully.
Seeing Fang Huimin's appearance at this time, even makeup and powder could not hide the frail and sick condition of her body, so she bowed her head.
"Mom, have you ever thought about leaving the imperial court?"
Fang Huimin froze on the spot, completely unexpected that Chaoli would say such a thing, it was simply treasonous.
I would like to ask which family's daughter would let her mother leave her father?
Why did my daughter get married so well and yet behave so strangely today, completely different from usual, which makes people even more confused.
"I never thought about leaving." Fang Huimin sighed. "I was deeply in love with your father at the beginning, and I didn't give up even though I knew he had a childhood sweetheart. Now that I have you, I can't leave anymore. If I leave, you will definitely
Being bullied by Mrs. Li. My daughter is the legitimate daughter, and as long as I don’t leave, you will still be the legitimate daughter."
When Chao Li felt sad, she knew that she had left Fang Huimin behind when it came to feelings.
But the despair of her previous life still lingers in her heart, and she will try her best to disappoint Fang Huimin in this life, otherwise she will never be able to leave Chao Lu.
Even if she uses some cruel tricks in the process, she will not hesitate to do so.
It seems that I still have to think about what to do when I go back.
"My daughter just said casually, mother don't have to worry, and it's also to give mother a warning." Chaoli smiled, "It's almost noon, we have to go to dinner later, it's best to tidy up the room first.
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Fang Huimin is kind-hearted and doesn't want to think too badly of others, so Chaoli also calms down.
Now that it has been mentioned, you must not act too hastily, as there is still time.
"Okay, Mom, I will listen to you." Fang Huimin smiled.
Both mother and daughter had something on their minds, but it was still hard to tell on the surface. After cleaning up, they went to the front hall.
Since it is a family dinner when we return home, there are no separate seats for men and women in the family.
However, when eating, you still have to observe etiquette and eat without saying anything.
I didn't see Mrs. Li or Mrs. Yang during the meal. Chao Lu must have beaten Mrs. Li and asked her to abide by her duties in front of Gu Hanzhang and not to be too arrogant.
Chao Li thought to himself that with Li's temperament, he might have thrown all the porcelain in the house.
Tomorrow, the government will probably receive a new batch of porcelain.
Being able to make Mrs. Li unhappy made Chaoli happy. As a result, her appetite improved a lot when eating, and she was quite satisfied with the meal.
She was very happy, but some people were not happy.