Xiao Xu exchanged greetings with the prefect and the magistrate, and the prefect Zhou said, "The prince and the prince's concubine must have some serious business, so the officials will say goodbye first. The prince only gave an order and sent someone to inform him."

Xiao Xu smiled and replied, thanked the prefect Zhou and County Liu, and politely sent the carriage to the two of them away.

Chu Junlan smiled and helped the old lady, Chu Cailiang and the old man in the middle of the village stand up. He turned to salute and said, "I feel really guilty when I see all the elders and the working elders greet each other."

The village chief and the old man in the middle school were already very excited and said he didn't dare to do so.

When Xiao Xu sent the prefect to the prefect and the magistrate returned to the Chu family, the people in the interior didn't even know what to say. The reason was that Xiao Xu was too good and too cold. He stood there with his hands on his back, and even though his face was soft, he gave people a sense of alienation.

The village chief hurriedly turned around and called everyone to disperse.

Only the people from the family remained in front of the Chu family.

Chu Cailiang, the old lady and others had seen the prosperity of the Chu family in the capital, but now they have retired from official positions to white. It was fine when they did not meet. Now when they see Chu Junlan again, they only feel mixed feelings in their hearts.

Chu Yunjiao, Chu Peishan, and Chu Huazhang were even more depressed.

Originally, they were the same when they were in the Chu family. They even lived a better life than Chu Junlan, a legitimate daughter who had no biological mother to take care of. Especially when Chu Junlan was lying in bed and couldn't move for a year, they all saw her jokes.

But now? Chu Huazhang has become a slave. Even if he returns to his hometown, his household registration cannot be changed.

Chu Yunjiao and Chu Peishan were both discussing marriage. Chu Yunjiao once wanted to be a mother when Chu Junlan got married, but now she can only follow her father's arrangements and decides to be a useless scholar.

Even the younger generation is like this, and the elders just knelt down with the prince and the prince's concubine, and their hearts were even more touching.

If nothing had happened at the beginning, Chu Junlan's Wooden Slag Symptom was cured and the prince would not be stupid. When the two became close, they would become in-laws with the current Prince Gong. Chu Cailiang could continue to be an official and the whole family could still benefit from it. How great would it be.

How did things become like this now?

Everyone's hearts were twisted and turned, but they did not show it on their faces.

The old lady took Chu Junlan's hand and said with emotion: "My heart is getting better and better now. It's almost a year since we parted, right? Are you living a good life now?"

The old lady's hands were damp and cool. Chu Junlan knew that she didn't like her, but she looked so close. She simply refused to act with her and pulled her back with a smile: "Don't worry, Old lady Chu, everything is fine in the royal palace."

With a word about Old Lady Chu, the boundaries between them were completely cleared.

The old lady frowned immediately.

The third aunt Chu Qiaoqiao came with her two sons, waiting to talk to Prince Gong and the prince's concubine. Now seeing that her mother was so embarrassed, she immediately glared at her eyes and said in a sharp voice:

"Oh, what's this? You can't forget your roots when you climb up a high branch! When you see your grandmother, you don't call her grandmother, but you call her an old lady. When you say it, you make people laugh, you..."

Before he finished speaking, Zi Yuan immediately stepped forward and raised his hand and slapped him in the face.

With a "bang", Chu Qiaoqiao was hit straight.

"Dare to be rude to the prince's concubine! The prince and the prince's concubine will not allow you to be arrogant!"

"You!" The third aunt's two sons Gao Chi and Gao Chuang watched their mother be beaten, and immediately showed their arms and sleeves to hit Ziyuan.

"Bold! You can't assassinate me!" Huo Yeqing, Zhang Li and other guards stepped forward and stopped him, pulling out half of his sword. The sharp sword light stabbed the person couldn't open his eyes.

When Xiao Xu came, the ceremonial guards were very polite, and the guards were even more capable. When they heard the movements in front of them, they pulled out their weapons without hesitation and guarded Xiao Xu and Chu Junlan in the middle.

Seeing this posture, Chu Qiaoqiao was so scared that she almost urinated. Gao Chi and Gao Chuang were both looking like earth and sat on the ground.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Chu Cailiang was afraid that Xiao Xu would glar at him and asked the guards to raid the Chu family directly. The happy event turned into a disaster. He hurriedly explained: "Sister Lan, your third aunt has never seen the world, don't get angry. What is this to do? Let's separate our flesh and blood, and we finally come home for a while..." The eyes finally fell on Chu Huating, not far behind Chu Junlan, and scolded, "Chu Huating, why don't you advise your sister?"

Chu Junlan is not his daughter, but Chu Huating is still his eldest son.

Chu Huating smiled and had already given up on this father. If it weren't for finding out what happened to his mother back then, he wouldn't want to come back at all.

"Father, my son is in vain and he is not qualified to persuade the princess. The royal rules are great, so it is better to act cautiously."

"You! You still recognize me as your father in your heart!" Chu Cailiang was simply unbelievable that his eldest son, who had always been knowledgeable and well-educated, would speak in public.

Chu Huating smiled and said, "My father asked this, but my son wanted to ask you. When your concubine died, you were afraid that Mrs. Hanmei would blame him, so she took Aunt Su and your other children and left the Chu family alone, did you recognize me as my son?"

The scene became extremely quiet for a while.

Chu Cailiang blushed with shame and annoyance. He looked at Chu Huating gritting his teeth, but was frightened by Xiao Xu and stood beside him, not daring to say anything more.

Seeing that things were going to go in an uncontrollable direction, the old lady hurriedly came to smooth things over with a smile.

"The prince and the prince's concubine have worked hard all the way. The family has prepared a banquet. It is not a place to talk in front of the gate. No one is asked to tell the ignorant people to take a joke. Besides, you don't have to work hard, and you all who come with you are tired, aren't you?"

"Yes, yes, please come in and ask inside." The second uncle Chu Caijun also echoed with the second aunt.

Everyone did not move, and they only followed Xiao Xu's instructions. Xiao Xu looked at Chu Junlan and saw that she was willing to step into the Chu family's door, so he followed.

The atmosphere immediately slacked, and Chu Caijun even wiped the sweat from his forehead.

Huo Yeqing and Jing Yu asked the rest of the followers to follow the Chu family to rest and rectify and arrange meals, and then followed the master in an endless manner.

Although the lobby of the Chu family's main house is not as carved and painted as that of Beijing, the materials are solid, spacious and bright, and the decorations are all simple and simple, making people feel interesting to look at.

Chu Cailiang, Chu Caijun, Chu Huazhang and other in-laws, Xiao Xu and Chu Huating, were invited to the side of the hall.

Compared with the rules of the capital, there was a screen in the middle of the hall, and the women all went to the other side.

The third aunt, who had just been beaten, refused to have dinner with Chu Junlan, and had already gone to the back to wash her face.

The second aunt warmly led Chu Junlan to the table and pointed to the first person and said, "Please sit down with the princess."

Chu Junlan smiled and said, "Elder and younger generation are orderly. Although I have been ordered to become someone else's family, I know where I came from. I just went outside, in front of the escort of the royal palace and the entourage arranged by the prince by the emperor. I really can't say much, so I'll ask the old lady to sit down."

He said beautifully and took herself out, but everyone knew whether she thought so. After all, in the Chu family, it was common to crush the family law with just one disagreement.

But this said gave the old lady, second aunt and others the steps. The old lady sat in the first place, Chu Junlan, Chu Yunjiao, Chu Peishan and other Chu cousins ​​sat down together, and the second aunt stood beside the old lady with a smile to serve the dishes.

Listening to the other side of the screen, the men had already started to swear, and the women's family members became enthusiastic.

Chu Junlan took public chopsticks to cloth vegetables for the old lady, and only smiled and said some daily trivial matters.

"Is the old lady in good health? Have the sisters at home all discussed kissing? What kind of family did you choose? After Mr. Chu returned to his hometown, he did other business? Have you been concerned about my elder brother's situation in the capital?"

The previous question was quite natural, but when it comes to Chu Huating, the old lady could no longer find any words to answer.

The second aunt also felt that what the eldest uncle did was a bit unpredictable. She had never seen any man from a family. She took his wife away and left her son to the tank. If Chu Caijun did this, she would have twisted his ears off.

But no matter how Chu Cailiang did it, it was not related to her, after all, it was separated by the head of the room.

The old lady was so angry that she was itchy and wanted to splash the hot soup at her hand on Chu Junlan's face. Such a sharp-tongued girl was really hard to deal with.

It’s a pity that she didn’t have the courage to turn against her, for fear that Chu Junlan would turn against her face on the spot and put away all her previous respects. Then they might be able to find fault with their meals together.

Fortunately, the second aunt was clever and cleverly changed the topic, which did not embarrass the old lady.

Seeing the old lady like this, Chu Junlan felt boring when he thought of everything Chu Cailiang did at the beginning.

At this moment, a sharp sound of broken porcelain suddenly came from the other side of the screen, followed by the woman's low crying.

How could a woman's voice be heard on one side of the male guest? Could it be that the maid in the mansion asked the maid to serve him?

Chu Junlan raised his eyebrows in confusion and found that Chu Yunjiao, who was sitting diagonally opposite her, had disappeared.

The old lady asked loudly: "What's wrong? Every year, the tableware will be broken, what's wrong with crying?"

Second aunt helped the old lady get up, and the women all walked towards the other side of the screen.

I saw Chu Yunjiao standing beside Xiao Xu with her head down, crying with her head down, and the young man in a civilian who had a year old face turned pale and stood up with his fists tightly clenched.

"You are a daughter after all, how could you be so... so self-deprecating and willing to come and pour wine for cloth dishes!"

Chu Yunjiao sobbed and glared at the young master in a civilized manner: "What do you have to do with you? Shouldn't you have never seen anything? You have been wandering around like this all day long, how many banquets can you see? When I was in the capital, I always accompanied my father to entertain guests. Moreover, there are no outsiders at home today."

The young master of the common man was choked and couldn't say a word. He looked at Chu Yunjiao and angry: "You are in the capital, too, too..."

Chu Junlan walked to Xiao Xu in confusion and looked strange. Seeing his clothes wet and smelling wine, he couldn't help frowning.

"She poured the wine on you?"

Xiao Xu shook his head awkwardly.

Jing Yu leaned into Chu Junlan's ear and said, "The prince did not expect that this person came to pour wine and poured it on someone if he had a disagreement. The prince quickly pushed the person away, and it turned out like this."
Chapter completed!