"Then I'm going to come back often. Don't bother me at that time. If you gain weight, then three or five pounds, don't blame me for letting you use extra supper."

"The old lady pretended to be angry and pointed at Chu Junlan: "The second family, why don't you catch this monkey splash?"

"She is a monkey, and she can't escape your Wuzhi Mountain, right?" Xu smiled and made fun of her.

"Hahaha!" The old lady laughed so hard that she slapped her thighs, and the whole family laughed.

Chu Junlan said goodbye to Chu Yuan and his wife and Chu Zhan, and followed Chu Hua and Xu back to Zhiyuanzhai.

Suqin served tea and took the girls back down.

Chu Hua smiled and said, "Have Sister Lan lived in the royal palace smoothly?"

"Everything is fine, Father Lao is concerned."

"I heard that your elder brother is now a student of the Imperial College, and it is the relatives of Princess Zhang's mother's family who helped him walk around?" Chu Hua asked with concern, "Is Princess Zhang nice to you? I think their wives and concubines are not easy to deal with."

Xu also said, "Yes, I went outside to attend several banquets. These women chatted together, and many of them talked about the royal palace."

Chu Junlan smiled and told Chu Hua and Xu all the things that happened recently. Except for Xiao Xu's life experience and privacy, he said everything he could.

Chu Hua was silent when he heard this. Xu slammed his tongue and patted the armrest of the chair: "What kind of people is this? It's too inappropriate, too inappropriate!"

Chu Junlan comforted him: "Don't worry, my dad, am I doing well now? And now the cards are in my hands. Princess Zhang couldn't think of a way to deal with me for a while. Princess Cai took action, but to be honest, her level is just that."

Xu said helplessly: "You, don't underestimate the enemy. Cai Yingqiu's family is extraordinary. Concubine Shu is her cousin, Madam Hanmei is her aunt, and the late Empress Dowager is also from their family. If Madam Hanmei and Concubine Shu find a way to deal with you, you will be in trouble at that time."

"Yes. My daughter will pay attention."

Chu Hua said seriously: "This is not something you say, but something you want to remember. Although the Cai family is smart and does not interfere with the affairs of the officialdom, it is too large. This time, the construction of the palace in Huaijing is said to be a small part of the money from the emperor's treasury, and most of it is paid by the Cai family. Do you know what this means?"

Chu Junlan pursed his lips and said after a moment: "It means that as long as the emperor's palace has not been repaired, Concubine Shu and the Cai family will always stand on the strong side, which is equivalent to having the gold medal of avoiding death. Even if the repair is completed, it depends on whether the emperor still wants to use money in the future and decides to move the Cai family at any time."

Chu Hua nodded with a smile and said, "You are a smart child. You know some things that your father doesn't need to tell you very clearly. This time the emperor's actions to build an palace are very unusual. Some people in the court ponder, some speculate, some people take the opportunity to make a fortune, and some people who are rooted in the capital have begun to object. Sister Lan, although you live in an inner house, you still have to pay more attention to the movements in the court so that you can avoid causing trouble for your family and yourself."

"Daughter remembers it," Chu Junlan nodded and turned to say, "There have begun to object to the emperor's construction of the palace? Is it the protector's mission?"

Chu Hua was stunned, laughed and said to Xu with emotion: "I am willing to talk about these with Sister Lan. I don't have to explain it in a slight way, it will be understandable."

Xu was happy, nodded, and then deliberately looked straight: "Is the prince disliked me for being stupid?"

"How dare I? I'm still afraid that the old lady will deal with me!"

Thinking of what happened during the meal just now, the three of them couldn't help laughing.

Chu Junlan immediately lowered his voice and said, "Actually, my daughter also has this kind of speculation. I just told her mother that the emperor thought that the scale of the palace built by the emperor was almost greater than that of the imperial palace in the capital, and that it was 80% because he wanted to move the capital to Huaijing. This is also why these nobles who were rooted in the capital and northern borders were moved to oppose it."

"Yes, I feel this way for my father, but the emperor is the emperor, and the emperor doesn't say what he is doing now. The ministers are all catching up on the wind and shadows, and they have no idea how to stop it." Chu Hua sighed.

Although Xu did not think of these things in vain, he knew a little about the matter in the court, so he did not interrupt and listened quietly.

Chu Junlan whispered: "The most of the troops in the Protective Army are rooted in the north. If they move the capital to Huaijing, they will have their own root system. Huaijing also has a faction of Huaijing. The strong dragon will not suppress the local snake. After they go, everything will be overwhelmed. It will be too much to pay. But if the emperor is determined to move the capital, if he doesn't follow the emperor to Huaijing, he will not be able to see it now. In three or five years, he will find that the entire family will gradually fade out of the center of power."

"Yes, so this is a difficult choice." Chu Hua also sighed.

Xu picked up the teapot and continued the tea for the father and daughter during the conversation, without disturbing them.

Chu Junlan thanked Xu, took a bite of tea before asking, "Is my father also in a dilemma?"

Xu also looked at Chu Hua.

Chu Hua smiled bitterly and rubbed his forehead: "How can I not be embarrassed? You also know the situation in our family. Your grandfather is determined to preserve the glory of nobles, but I have always been disagreeable with his philosophy. I refuse to listen to him, and he is too lazy to see me, otherwise he would not hide in the village and not come back. This time, the matter has not exploded yet. When it is on the surface, there will be another argument."

Xu sighed and felt very troubled about the relationship between her husband and father-in-law.

Chu Junlan smiled and said, "You are worried too early. According to your daughter, things may not be as you think. Even if your grandfather and you are not in harmony, your purpose is the same, for the Duke of Mao to continue and carry forward. No one will hope that the family will be marginalized and become lonely."

Upon hearing this, Chu Hua's hand holding tea suddenly stopped, and his eyes were staring at Chu Junlan. After a while, he suddenly narrowed, slowly smiled, and shook his head and said, "I'm taking a look for my father."

"You are a fan of the authorities. In fact, my daughter thinks that you can talk to your grandfather openly. The man who is grandfather is definitely a wise and wise man, and he may not be an unreasonable person, but he sees the emperor's mind too thoroughly."

Chu Hua and Xu both fell into deep thought.

Chu Junlan didn't urge them, and ate tea quietly. After a moment, Chu Hua smiled and lit Chu Junlan and said, "You little clever ghost, are you going home, can you untie all the knots for your father?"

Chu Junlan laughed and said, "My father is a mystery to the authorities, and I am a bystander. My grandfather may not not care about this family. You and your grandfather are not weak in abilities. There was also a god of war like my uncle. If the whole family is united and harmonious, if you are a superior, are you worried or not? That's why I feel that my grandfather is a wise person, but the Duke of the State is smart and exposed, but in fact he is not cautious enough."
Chapter completed!