Chapter 420 - 415: Lunar New Year
The Empress Dowager did this not only to appease onlookers, but also because she did not want Rong Zhao to return to the palace, fearing that she might bring "bad luck" with her.
This made the Chu family very happy, as the princess and her husband would be returning home for Chinese New Year’s Eve. This meant that Rong Zhao would not be returning to the Chu household. Of course, the happy members of the Chu family did not include Second Mistress, Mrs. Li, who had always hoped that Rong Zhao would return and meddle with Chen Afu and her two sons.
Chen Afu was even happier, as she no longer feared Rong Zhao would meddle with her and her sons. The next day, the twenty-ninth of the lunar year, she had recovered from her illness. That night, Chu Lingxuan finally returned.
He was travel-worn, his face frozen purple. After soaking in a hot bath, a pot of mutton soup had already been placed on the table.
Chen Afu poured him a full cup of wine and ladled him some soup. She said, "Drink this, it will ward off the cold."
After two cups of wine, Chu Lingxuan finally warmed up. He said, "Afu, don’t worry, everything is fine at home. We have enough food and fuel, and Dabao, Yan’er, my in-laws, and my younger brother, they are all well. Also, my brother-in-law’s family has everything they need, they are living without worries..." He continued, "There has also been a snow disaster in Dingzhou, but the situation is better than in Capital City."
Hearing this, Chen Afu was relieved.
After Chu Lingxuan finished his meal and teased his two younger brothers, someone from the Outer Court came and said that the old Marquis wanted the heir to go to the study room in the Outer Court. The Marquis had arrived.