The days that followed seemed to pass very quickly, and they seemed to pass very slowly. Chu Nianhe shuttled between the Iris Pavilion and the Bishui Pavilion at two o’clock every day, accompanying the princess to prepare her dowry, and her life was fulfilling.
However, every time it was late at night, an indescribable sense of loneliness would spread in the room, making her feel like she fell into the abyss of darkness and could not climb up even if she wanted to.
Soon, the old lady Chen sent someone to send a message to the palace, saying that Chu Leyan was about to go out, and asked Chu Nianhe if she was back.
Chu Nianhe naturally understood what the old lady meant. Even though Chu Leyan is nothave properly and has a bad relationship with Chu Nianhe, for the sake of her face, she still hopes that Chu Nianhe can return to her house to see Chu Leyan off for her marriage.
After hesitating for a long time, Chu Nianhe claimed the leave to the princess and rushed back to the mansion.
As soon as he entered the mansion, Mama Xu saw her from a distance, called her name, and came forward to hold her hand, saying with a happy look: “The old lady kept talking about you, saying that the second lady is married, and the next one might be coming to you. She is very reluctant and wants to let you spend more time with her.”
When Chu Nianhe heard this, she thought that she would never marry in her life. But she didn’t show it on her face, and just listened to Xu’s mother nagging about her grandmother with a clever smile, and followed her all the way to Jinglan Pavilion.
When Chen saw her, he looked very happy and pulled her over. While asking her if she was in the palace, she was tired.
At the same time, he touched her face and said that she had lost weight, which made her feel very distressed.
Chu Nianhe also knew that Chen was so anxious to see him, so he must have something to say, so he answered quietly and obediently without asking, and there was no unnecessary expression on his face.
Sure enough, after a wave of greetings, Chen looked at Chu Nianhe with some embarrassment and spoke again.
“Nianhe… Grandma wants to discuss something with you, but I don’t know if it should be said or what to say. Grandma is really afraid of hurting your heart.”
When Chu Nianhe heard this, she showed a sweet smile on her face and said obediently: “Grandma is so arrogant. She makes her granddaughter feel that she is no longer from the Chu family, and she is really sad.”
Chen heard what she wanted to hear, and nodded, “Grandma knows that you are the most sensible and filial, so some words are not afraid of saying.”
After thinking about it, he said, “Your second sister got married today is not a decent thing. She married in front of you again. If you say it, it is always wrong to our Chu family. But now it’s time to get married. If you don’t marry her, it’s trouble to stay in the house. I’m thinking…” She looked up at Chu Nianhe again: “Although she is a concubine, she is the daughter of the Prime Minister’s Mansion. If we don’t look at the monks and Buddha’s face, we are also going to do it for our Chu family.Your face and your future plans are better. This dowry… I’m afraid I can’t refuse it. “
What Chen wants to say is indeed a dowry.
In fact, when Chu Nianhe entered the mansion and saw several large boxes in the distance, he understood that according to Chen’s nature of considering the big family, this dowry would definitely not be rejected.
So, now she was patient and did not feel surprised after hearing Chen’s words. The reason that left and right borrowed the excuse to make Chu Leyan humiliated, for her, it was also a goal. Whether to give a dowry now or not is not related to her.
Chu Nianhe looked up at Chen’s cautious expression, pondered for a while, and then said, “Grandmother, Nianhe knows what you mean. Now the second sister is about to marry, and it is reasonable and she still has to give her dowry. ”