Chapter 15 Entering the Chen Mansion
At dinner time, dark clouds came down, strong winds blew, lightning flashed, and a sudden and heavy rainstorm stopped Mr. Chen Sanye in his tracks.
Looking at the rain getting heavier, Lian Baoer's eyes turned again.
This time it didn't escape Liu Yu's eyes. She looked at Mr. Chen San who had just finished his dinner and asked tentatively:
"Third Master, do you need an umbrella?"
Mr. Chen San, who was wiping his hands, looked up at her, handed the used handkerchief to the maid, and then rinsed and wiped his mouth calmly.
"Um"
After a long time, Mr. Chen San nodded.
Liu Yucai secretly breathed a sigh of relief, for he was afraid that he would say he wanted to stay overnight.
Mr. Chen San ignored Liu Yu and turned to look at Lian Baoer who was obviously disappointed. He said:
"Five days from now will be an auspicious day. I will arrange for someone to pick you up and bring you into the palace."
He was talking about them? Jiang Xueqing mentioned the Nanshi neighborhood today, and then came to this courtyard to stay for dinner, which all showed that she had attracted the attention of Mr. Chen San.
After realizing this, Liu Yu unconsciously tightened the handkerchief in his hand.
Even Bao Er caught the point at once, and she said excitedly:
"Will Sister Yu'er come with us?"
"Of course, you were taken to the other courtyard together, so of course you entered the mansion together."
"Is Madam Jiang coming too?" Lian Baoer blurted out.
Mr. Chen San didn't mention Jiang Xueqing's matter. They all tacitly didn't ask about it. When asked this question, they all thought that Mr. Chen San would not answer it.
"I have asked someone to send her away."
Hearing this, Liu Yu didn't know what to feel. Did she indirectly harm her? If she hadn't acquiesced just now, would Jiang Xueqing have had a different outcome?
But in an instant, Liu Yu stopped worrying about this meaningless question. Even if she didn't agree, would Jiang Xueqing stop?
How is it possible? She didn't think that a man like Mr. Chen San would keep his woman by his side when he found out that she was trying to cheat on him.
Although Lian Baoer didn't like Jiang Xueqing, she was driven away just like that. Lian Baoer felt quite sad. She wondered if such a day would come to her too.
Seeing that they all looked unhappy, Master Chen San still explained:
"The Chen Mansion is a reasonable place, and they won't attack people for no reason."
After saying that, he gestured to Feng Mo to take the umbrella from Guyu's hand, stood up and walked out of the house, disappearing in the rain.
After Mr. Chen San left, Lian Baoer immediately stepped forward, excitedly took Liu Yu's arm on the bed, and jumped up:
"Sister Yu'er, we can go into the Chen Mansion together, I'm so happy!" There was no response. He turned around and saw that Liu Yu's expression did not change at all, and he even frowned. Lian Bao'er asked in confusion: "Are you unhappy?" No way!
Although the Third Master is not young, his noble temperament and face that looks only 25 or 26 years old, there is no woman in Beijing who does not want to enter the Third Master Chen's backyard. Moreover, the Third Master has no legal wife, so maybe there is a possibility of him becoming the legal wife. Although Lian Baoer feels that she does not have that ability, it does not stop her from dreaming!
When meeting Lian Baoer's gaze, Liu Yu restrained his outward emotions and said with a smile:
"How could that be? Well, it's late. You should go back to your own courtyard as soon as possible. Since you are going to enter the Chen Mansion, you probably won't come back from here. So pack the things you need to take with you as soon as possible, so as not to forget them."
In the more than half a year since moving into the villa, there were indeed quite a few things in the courtyard that needed to be brought into the Chen Mansion. Lian Baoer happily agreed and ran out of Qinyuanju.
The maids in Qinyuanju all thought that it would take some time for Liu Yu to enter the Chen Mansion, but they didn't expect that she could actually go in with Lady Lian. Everyone was so happy that their teeth were showing.
Gu Yu: "Madam, do you want us to pack up our things first? It will be more convenient for us to go into the mansion later."
"There's no rush for now. You guys go out first. I want to rest." She was alone and quiet, digesting this sudden news.
Guyu glanced outside. Although it was dark, it was just covered by dark clouds. It was not night yet. However, as her wife spoke, she waved her hand and led the maids in the room out, closing the door.
Liu Yu walked to the window, sat down on the rocking chair, and stared at the sea of flowers outside the window with unfocused eyes. . .
There are five masters in the Chen Mansion now. The eldest master, Chen Zhiping, has a wife named Wu, the legitimate daughter of Marquis Linjiang, and has three sons and one daughter. She and the third master, Chen Zhihe, are both born to old Madam Chen. The second master, Chen Zhiru, has a legitimate and illegitimate daughter of Mr. Chang of the Taichang Temple, and has four sons and three daughters. The fourth master, Chen Zhijing, has a legitimate daughter of Mr. Li, the prefect of Huangzhou, and has one son and two daughters. The fifth master, Chen Zhibing, has a illegitimate daughter of Mr. Yao, the assistant of the Ministry of Revenue. In addition, there are three married women and a unmarried woman, Chen Xiyao.
Thinking of Chen Xiyao, a trace of pity appeared in Liu Yu's eyes, and the image of the emaciated woman who was trapped and died in the Prince's Mansion was in his mind.
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Soon the three days passed, and early in the morning of the fourth day, the sedan chair arrived at the Chen Mansion to pick them up, followed by three carriages and a dozen servants. They said that the Third Master was afraid that they would not be used to the sudden change of place, so he moved all the things in their yard into the Chen Mansion. He did not intend to take the flowers and plants in Liu Yu's yard.
Later, all of them were loaded onto the carriages by the servants. There were three large carriages, which were less than half the size of Ding'er's. She felt embarrassed and took out one third of the money she had earned from selling the handkerchiefs, which had not yet been fully warmed up, to reward the servants.
At the time of Shen, they were carried from the east corner gate of Chen Mansion into the east courtyard. A steward in his forties was already waiting at the gate of the east courtyard.
"Madam Lian, Madam Liu, my last name is Hua, you can call me Aunt Hua. If you need anything in the East Courtyard, you can come to me. The Third Master has said that there are no maids in the East Courtyard, so you can use the ones you brought from the other courtyards.
As for the courtyard, Madam Lian lives in Duobao Pavilion, and Madam Liu lives in Qinyuanju. I will arrange someone to take you there later. Before you go to the courtyard, I have a few words of advice. The Chen Mansion is not like other mansions. There are many masters in the mansion. Now that you have entered the mansion, you should know your identity clearly and not have any unnecessary greed. . . . "
Another half hour passed before Nanny Hua finished her sermon, and then two maids took them into their own courtyard.
When she stepped into Qinyuanju, Liu Yu was stunned for a moment. If it weren't for the maid leading the way, she would have suspected that she was still in another courtyard. Except that this courtyard was a little bigger, the layout and other things were the same. Even the three characters "Qinyuanju" painted in the house were as majestic.
"My lady, this place is exactly the same as the Qinyuanju in the other courtyard. The third master really cares about you." Jingzhe exclaimed.
Hearing this, the girl rolled her eyes at Jingzhe and said, "Even my wife's yard is the same."
"Madam, are we benefiting from Madam Lian's help?" Guyu said it all.