in2ebook Chapter 293 Return
Chapter 293 Return
Chen Dou had been emperor for more than twenty years, but he was still very scary when he got angry.
If this happened to a minister in the court, he would definitely be so scared that he would kneel down and beg for mercy. Unfortunately, he was facing his own mother.
"Let me ask you, do you dare to give birth to a daughter? You said your mother's good genes are wasted on you."
Not only did Chen Zhiling ignore his son's words, he also took action.
Chen Zhiling picked up the wooden hammer nearby and started hitting him. Chen Dou could only passively take the beating.
"What's wrong with me being mean? You are so confident. Take care of your son when you have time. Look at how much the fourth son eats. He is almost like a pig. Do you dare to let him walk to my palace and sit? I don't think he can walk here until dark."
Deceiving too much!
Chen Dou stood up quickly, and then under the gaze of his mother.
Ran away....
"I am busy with official business today, I am too lazy to talk to you."
Chen Zhiling looked at his son with disdain as he fled. "You are also a jerk. How can your 45-year-old father be a good seed? It's all thanks to my excellent genes, otherwise you would be worse than the eighth brother."
After saying that, he sighed, "It's no use. The grandchildren can't be saved. We can only marry some smart girls to improve the quality. The granddaughter of the dean of Bailu Academy should be 16 years old this year. What position should be arranged for her?"
"Meihua, go inform the deans of the academies that the top three in the talent competition this June will be able to serve as my court ladies. After two years of training, they will be able to enter the imperial court directly."
"Yes, Queen Mother."
Meihua received the order and hurried out the door.
Chen Zhiling snorted coldly. She just didn’t believe that the fourth generation could be incompetent.
Chen Dou ran out of the palace and became dignified again. He took his confidants back to the Yangxin Palace with a stern face to review memorials, but he could always hear the words "crooked melons and cracked jujubes" in his ears.
"Eunuch Li, go and see what these eight have done in the past two days."
Eunuch Li bowed respectfully in reply, then trotted out.
An hour later, Eunuch Li came back with his head bent.
"Your Majesty, I have checked it out."
Chen Dou looked at Eunuch Li who lowered his head and dared not speak.
"explain."
"The eldest prince went to Lord Bai yesterday to discuss the strange omen from the sky. He said he was going to ask Your Majesty to appoint a crown prince as soon as possible to reassure the people of the world. The second prince accompanied the newly-married eighth concubine to appreciate the hail yesterday, and today, he accompanied the seventh concubine to listen to music in the teahouse. The third prince read a storybook until late at night yesterday, and he is still asleep today. The fourth prince...the eighth prince was hit on the arm by hail yesterday. When I came back, I saw the eighth prince rushing here."
Before Chen Dou could say anything, he heard crying and shouting outside the door.
"Father, my fourth brother hit me!"
The eighth prince, supporting himself with a board in his right hand, ran in crying, leaning sideways, followed by the fourth prince, who was twice as tall as him.
The fourth prince snorted coldly, stepped over the threshold with difficulty, and walked over with penguin steps.
Chen Dou looked at the two men, one tall and one short, one fat and one thin, and recalled his mother's words in his mind.
"Old Four, from now on you will go to the Queen Mother on foot every day to pay your respects. You are not allowed to take a car."
The fourth brother was shocked to hear his father's words, but the eighth brother was overjoyed as his father still loved him the most.
"Old Eight, when you finish your homework, let Father check it."
The Eighth Elder stammered and evaded the question, "But, but Father, I can't write with my hands."
"Nothing, just focusing on reciting and understanding these days."
Chen Dou swore that he would let his mother see his abilities.
Su He here waited for an hour before following Liu Bai to drive to Zhao's house. There were still some small debris on the road that could not be cleared in time, so Liu Bai could only control the speed and drive slowly.
When we arrived at Zhao's house, Zhao Qingwen had just returned.
Su He took out the prepared storybook about the real and fake daughter and handed it in, then took the opportunity to say that she wanted to leave.
Zhao Qingwen did not try to persuade her to stay. He had already received a letter from his mother via carrier pigeon, which contained only four words: "Hehua, come back soon."
If the hail hadn't come so suddenly, he would have arranged for these two people to go back yesterday.
"In that case, I won't stay any longer. I'll ask the steward to prepare the carriages and horses, and you can set off immediately. The route is the same as before."
Su He looked at the easy-going Zhao Qingwen, took out the land deed she had just obtained, and briefly explained the situation.
"Sir, could you please ask your steward to help look after it? If you get the rent back, please send it back to Guangyuan along with the money for my book."
Zhao Qingwen glanced at the deed and realized that it was a thank-you gift from Minister Wu, so he accepted it without any concern.
"Okay, I'll let the steward do it. Ade, I'll leave it to you."
The steward next to him immediately put away the deed and smiled at Su He.
Seeing that everything was done, Su He didn't stay any longer and said goodbye to Liu Bai.
The carriage they rented was left to the steward, and the deposit collected would be sent along with the rent.
Half an hour later, the two men left the capital and headed for the dock in Tongcheng.
The road outside the capital was even more difficult to travel on. The hail covered the entire official road. The two followed the coachman for an hour, and Su He saw that the wheels of more than three carriages were damaged.
It took four days to arrive.
Su He saw Pier's eyes filled with tears, and she was finally able to enter the space to rest.
Eight days later, the two men arrived at Changshui Street.
"Liu Niang, you're here! I want to take a bath, please boil some hot water for me."
As soon as Su He entered the room, she saw Liu Niang coming towards her. At this moment, she just wanted to take a good hot bath.
"It happens to be in the pot. I'll go get it for you."
Liu Niang looked at Su He and Liu Bai with pity, wondering why they went there so dirty.
"Xiaobai, come here and add some firewood. I'll go get some well water and boil water in another pot. You can wash off the dust on your body later."
Su He saw Liu Niang busying around and complained to her.
"Liu Niang, this is simply not something a human being should do. I will not go to the capital again. You see, I have been running around for the past month. I feel like I have lost weight."
Liu Niang smiled and agreed, "That's right, it's hard for our lotus flowers, they are all very haggard. What do you want to eat tonight? I'll make it for you."
"Stir-fried pork with peppers, loofah soup, scrambled eggs with tomatoes, and braised spareribs. A corn bun would be best. If steamed buns and rice are not available, then that will be fine."
Su He had already thought of the menu and was just waiting for Liu Niang to propose it.
"By the way, is everything alright at home?"
"Alas, half of the seedlings were destroyed, and the losses in the rice fields outside were even greater. I asked Binzi and his men to buy food early that morning. Your uncle and his men also reacted quickly and arrived in the city at noon, just in time to transport the food. The village originally had two months' worth of food in stock, and this time we bought another half a year's worth of food. Calculating the time, it should be enough to last until the autumn harvest."
Su He nodded with relief. It didn’t matter if she didn’t buy it. She would find a chance to get it from the space.
"Twenty days ago, more than a hundred people from Qinglong Village came. Find a chance to return to the village and stay there for two days. The village is very lively now."
There are more than a hundred people. It seems that everyone who can come has come.
Su He inexplicably began to look forward to opening her tea stall.
"By this calculation, will there not be enough food again?"
After all, the food stored before was enough for 80 people.
"When the village chief and his men came, they came to the city to buy food. They bought a year's supply at one go. You can rest assured."
Everyone had escaped famine, and they would start making preparations at the first sign of trouble.
Storing food is the most basic thing.
Although Su He is not here, everyone is working hard to live, and it feels really good.