Hidden golden branches

Chapter 21 Beloved Daughter
  Cuizhu glanced at the bookcase by the window. Fortunately, the window shutters were lowered at night. Otherwise, the rain would have splashed in and wet the books and rice paper. It’s also troublesome to pack up.

After Chen Rong sat down, Cuizhu brought the small gilt copper oil lamp to the desk, and then poured her a cup of rock sugar and lotus leaf tea that was warm in a cotton mug.

Even on a hot summer night, Cuizhu would not let Chen Rong take a sip of herbal tea.

Unless it's daytime, not to mention drinking herbal tea, it doesn't hurt to drink some iced milk and plum juice.

"Cuizhu, go to sleep, I don't need you to serve me here." Looking at Cuizhu covering his mouth with his little hand and yawning, Chen Rong waved his hand.

"Well, miss, you can rest for a while."

Cuizhu didn't go to sleep in the cubicle, so she simply slept on the Arhat couch next to her.

It's summer anyway, so you don't have to worry about catching a cold.

Chen Rong didn't read the book he had been reading since he couldn't sleep at night. Instead, he pulled out a travel note from the desk that his second brother had shown him.

This travelogue was written by Xiao Xueru, a former cabinet bachelor who became an official in his forties and a great scholar of the time.

Xiao Xue is rich in Confucianism and has profound knowledge, covering both ancient and modern times.

In the first half of his life, he studied hard for fame, and after he entered the official career, he focused on the temple.

It’s just that his ambition since childhood was to travel all over the country and see the scenery of the Wei Dynasty.

Until he was forty years old, which was the year when Xiao Xuan first ascended to the throne, because he was involved in the party of the second princes seizing power, in order to avoid disaster, he simply became an official to realize his dream since he was a child.

Xiao Xuan was generous, took a fancy to his talents, and tried his best to retain him.

However, Xiao Xueru has decided to leave.

However, Xiao Xueru had promised the emperor that if he lived long enough, after the crown prince was appointed, he would come to take up the post of Tai Tu if necessary.

After he became an official, he traveled all over the mountains and rivers of the Wei Dynasty. Everywhere he went, he would stop and record what he saw and heard. There were not only beautiful scenery, but also famous humanities and legends. and local customs. He even recorded local delicacies in detail.

He also drew the most famous scenery and famous buildings in each place. Not only that, he also left a poem every time he visited, and the poems were all based on the local scenery.

Then, organize it into a book.

Of course, his paintings and poems are also included.

Therefore, even if it is not the original handwritten by him, even the printed travel notes are hot commodities.

The second brother Chen An gave it to her for entertainment. She was in a bad mood a few days ago, so she only looked at the love story books. However, the more she read, the worse her mood became, so she might as well settle down and practice calligraphy.

Chen Rong was quickly attracted by the scenes in the book. Hey, he didn't expect that the travelogue given by his second brother was so beautiful. Before she knew it, she saw Zi Shi.
  She even ignored the thunder outside, and she didn't know when the rain would stop.

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  After witnessing Sun Yi's wholehearted protection of Zhang Xiuxi that day, Chen Rong rarely stayed at home peacefully for nearly twenty days, and did not go out without shouting.

Apart from occasionally exchanging letters with my best friend Yue Wanshu, I also wanted to know what news was happening outside.

On this day, the couple was chatting in the open room where ice cubes were placed. As the couple talked, they said that their baby daughter Chen Rong was here.

Chen Youyu thought he had given up on his daughter, but he heard his wife Yun Man fanning herself and saying, "Hey, let's take a look again."

In terms of understanding Chen Rong's temperament, Yun Man, as a mother, is always far better than everyone else, including Chen Rong himself.

Hearing what Yun Man said, Chen Youyu couldn't help but feel melancholy: "Hey, it would be better not to allow her to ask for the marriage."

"What's the point of saying this now?"

Isn’t it your pet?

When she chose her son-in-law, she chose such a ruthless person!

I don't know how much Sun Yi hated her daughter, but he used the opportunity to break off the engagement to show his dissatisfaction with the marriage. He was so vicious and ignored Chen Jia's reputation.

Fortunately, she is her own daughter. If it were someone else's family that was strict and polite, they would probably have given away their divorced daughter to anyone else.

Needless to say, Yun Man has already made the Sun family bear a grudge.

Yun Man rolled her eyes at Chen Youyu and saw a thin layer of sweat forming on Chen Youyu's forehead. She handed the fan in her hand to him, but she didn't want him to get the wrong idea and moved the red sandalwood armchair under her butt towards her. Sitting next to her, he held the slender jade fan handle in his broad hand and started fanning her.

After all, it is hot summer, no matter how many ice trays are placed in the house, it is still hot!

Besides, Chen Youyu was worried that too much ice in the house would be harmful to the woman's health.

Therefore, if you would rather sweat from the heat, just place a few small ice cubes around the corners of the room.

Yun Man pursed her lips and glanced at the thin sweat on Chen Youyu's forehead, and waved to the little maid Zhu'er to fan Chen Youyu away from the heat.

The couple were sitting in the open room talking, one after another. The open room was connected to the bedroom. It had a red sandalwood base, the outer layer was tapestry, the inner layer was Lu silk, and the embroidery was carp. Separated from the Bingtilian screen.

Chen Rong ran over all the way. Seeing that his parents were there, he bowed quickly and ran up behind his father. He put his hand on Chen Youyu's shoulder and shook it gently. He said, "Dad, please invite me to Yue Shangshu's mansion today." I have been singing with an opera troupe that has just arrived in Beijing in the past few days, and my daughter also wants to see it."

Chen Youyu subconsciously looked at his wife Yun Man's expression, and saw that Yun Man's face was pale, so he smiled and said, "Your mother is in charge of everything at home, and father's words don't count."

After hearing this, Chen Rong pouted and put his hands on Chen Youyu's shoulders. He made a face at the back of his father's head, then turned to give his mother Yun Man a pat on the back and squeezed her shoulders. Her face was very flattering: "Mom, My daughter just wants to go and see it. Wanshu made an appointment with me last month."

"Didn't you just say that you invited a troupe that had just arrived in Beijing in the past few days? How come it happened last month again?" Yun Man snorted coldly, but he didn't like his daughter's behavior.

"This... this is something we made an appointment with last month, but we happened to invite a theater troupe who just came to Beijing. Hey, mother, just let me go." Chen Rong's soft and soft voice seemed to have a sticky, lingering quality. Very.

Chen Youyu, who doted on his daughter, couldn't bear the coquettish behavior of his daughter, so he quickly switched sides and persuaded Yun Man, "Let her go. It's hard for her to be bored at home all the time. There's nothing wrong with going out to relax."

Yun Man's sharp eyes were thrown at the father and daughter. In the end, her willpower failed and she agreed to her daughter's wish, but she was also restricted from having any further entanglements with Sun Yi.

Chen Youyu thought to himself: I wonder if that little beast recovered after being beaten so hard?
  It's best not to provoke your daughter again, otherwise, he will definitely enjoy the feeling of being beaten into a pig's head again!
  In fact, Chen Youyu knew very well that it must have been his son.

　Yunman: Let’s see how you pamper your daughter.
  　　Chen Youyu: A daughter should be pampered and raised to develop a character that does not tolerate anger, so that when she gets married, she will not be angry with her husband’s family!
  　　Xiao Zi: Yes.
  　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)