The Rebirth of Han Yuxi - Chapter 2026

[Chapter 2026 Qi You Extra Story (102)]

Mulan’s wedding is scheduled for the sixth day of September. The time is a little short, but the dowry must be purchased.

Although Chen Zhonghe disliked Master Chen San incomparably, he would not be harsh on his niece’s dowry, and asked Mrs. Chen San to go to the public school to draw 5,000 taels of silver.

Mrs. Chen San gave up: “Mu Qing is married to the palace, and my Mulan dare not compare with her. But Mu Dan has a dowry of 7,000 taels of silver, why does my Mudan only have 5,000 taels.”

Chen Zhonghe said, “The third child didn’t charge the Cai family 6,000 taels of silver, but you asked him to use it to buy a dowry for Mulan.”

Mrs. Chen San wouldn’t let it go. She cried when she saw that Chen Zhonghe didn’t plan to add more money.

Chen Zhonghe couldn’t help Cui, but he would not be intimidated by Mrs. Chen San: “If you feel wronged, I will ask the third child to send you back to your parents’ house.”

Mrs. Chen San was the second daughter of a sixth-rank official in the Hanlin Academy. Her father is Hanlin, and most of these Hanlins are very poor. Mrs. Chen San’s family was also very poor. Every time I go back to my mother’s house, I have to be scraped with a layer of oil. To be sent back, she must be beaten to death by her mother.

So Chen Zhonghe used this threat very effectively, and Mrs. Chen San was so frightened that she didn’t dare to cry.

Cai’s surname is to marry Chen Mulan, but she is sincere. The dowry gift of eighteen lifts was given, all of which were good things. But Mrs. Chen San kept all the valuable things such as golden pigs and silk and satin, and prepared Mulan to bring those worthless things. In addition to the dowry silver of 5,000 taels, she was only going to use 1,000 taels for the dowry.

At this time, the Chen family head arrived in the capital. The head of the Chen family is the second son of Chen Ran’s elder brother Chen Yu, who is one year older than Chen Zhonghe’s father. When the situation in the capital was turbulent, Chen Ran couldn’t walk away, so he sent the only remaining nephew back to Jiangnan. In this way, even if their family is not preserved, the direct lineage of the Chen family remains.

Chen Zhonghe got the news and hurriedly went back on leave. Seeing Patriarch Chen, Chen Zhonghe said, “Uncle, why didn’t you tell me in advance when you came to the capital, so I can send someone to pick you up.”

Patriarch Chen didn’t answer this, but instead asked, “Why didn’t you see your daughter-in-law?”

Chen Zhonghe paused and said, “Huanzhang’s mother is ill. She is going to Tongzhou to recuperate.”

Patriarch Chen frowned and said, “Could it be that the doctors in Tongzhou can compare to the capital?” The grand-niece is the concubine of the Prince You’s Mansion, and the imperial physician can be hired.

Chen Zhonghe said vaguely: “She has a complicated disease. There is a doctor in Tongzhou who is good at treating it.”

Patriarch Chen is in his 60s, and seeing this, he knows that there is something tricky in here. Thinking of the news he got, Patriarch Chen’s face suddenly became ugly.

Chen Zhonghe asked, “Uncle, I don’t know why you came to Beijing this time?” Although Patriarch Chen was in good health, he was, after all, a person in sixty-five. If it wasn’t for a major event, he definitely wouldn’t come to the capital.

Patriarch Chen didn’t betray Chen Zhonghe and asked, “I heard that Zhongsheng went to gamble and owed a huge amount of gambling debt. Is this true?” Zhongsheng is the name of Mr. Chen San.

Although he was asking, Patriarch Chen believed that this was true, otherwise he would not have come to Beijing. It is common practice to ask Chen Zhonghe.

Chen Zhonghe nodded with a heavy heart and said, “Yes. My mother used her private house to help him pay off the gambling debt.” He couldn’t hide this matter even if he wanted to, so he might as well tell the truth.

Patriarch Chen said with a cold face: “How can our children gamble. If you find out about this, you should be severely punished. But how did you do it?”

Although it was said that the Cui family condoned all of these, Chen Zhonghe also had an inescapable responsibility as the head of the family.

“Neutralize ashamed.”

Patriarch Chen looked very calm, and at this age, he would not be easily angered when encountering things: “I ask you, how much do you know about Mulan?”

Chen Zhonghe didn’t expect that the patriarch Chen knew everything about their family: “The third child received 6,000 taels of silver, and then he betrothed Mulan to the other party.” I don’t care.

Patriarch Chen clenched the crutches tightly in both hands, and asked coldly, “The third child sells his daughter, you actually condone it?”

Chen Zhonghe said, “I asked him to return the money to dissolve the engagement, but he didn’t want to. He also said that it was his daughter, and it was his business who he wanted to marry Mulan, and I had no right to interfere.”

When the patriarch Chen heard this, his face was disappointed: “You don’t care if the third child said so.” This is reasonable, after all, the wedding is decided by the parents. However, the premise is that it is a single family. Mr. Chen San’s whole family is supported by Chen Zhonghe, and he can manage it if he wants to.

“Uncle, I really can’t take care of it. Every time I take care of it, my mother will…” He swallowed the following words and said nothing.

Cui’s recent trouble with him will make him faint. The last time I just said that the family was going to be separated, I was so angry that I fell into a coma for a day. If Cui Shi was so angry, he would be an unfilial son. In desperation, he could only compromise.

Patriarch Chen sneered and said, “You are filial, but you know that our Chen family’s century-old reputation was almost destroyed by your mother and son.”

Over the years, the Chen family has also produced some scholars. But these clan officials should be the largest, and they are also the fourth rank. Therefore, the Chen family members have relied on Chen Ran and the others for decades. If this one fails, the Chen family will be hurt.

Chen Zhonghe’s expression changed greatly: “Uncle, why did you say this?”

The patriarch Chen said coldly: “Did you know that the merchant has a wife and son at home, and the eldest son is fifteen years old. When Mulan entered his house, it was not his wife but his concubine. Our Chen family sold the daughter as a concubine. How can you say that it is the home of a scholarly family.” It was because this matter was too serious that he came to the capital regardless of his old age.

Chen Zhonghe reflexively said: “Impossible, uncle, then Cai Derui would not be so bold to come to Chen’s house to cheat marriage.” He thought that Cai Derui just wanted to marry an official daughter to improve his family status, so he couldn’t be so bold. cheat marriage.

Hearing this, Patriarch Chen almost knocked the cane in his hand on his head.

After all, Chen Zhonghe was involved in the officialdom, and after saying this, he knew something was wrong: “Uncle, where did you get the news?” His uncle knew something he didn’t even know in Jiangnan, which was unusual in itself.

Patriarch Chen said, “Mu Qing also knew about this by accident. She didn’t know what to do, so she wrote a letter to tell Huanzhang. Huanzhang took the letter and came to me to make up his mind.”

After Chen Zhonghe heard this, his face turned blue and purple.

Patriarch Chen said with a cold face: “Why didn’t Mu Qing tell you about such a big thing? Have you thought about the reason?”

Chen Zhonghe couldn’t tell the sadness in his heart. His wife left home, his daughter did not trust him, and his son was estranged from him. He didn’t even know why he was like this.

Patriarch Chen said: “Since Mu Qing said that this family surnamed Cai has a wife and son, he must have evidence in his hand. You go to You Wang’s Mansion and bring the evidence back.”

Chen Zhonghe said after being silent for a while, “Okay.”

Chen Muqing asked Chen Zhonghe after knowing that the patriarch Chen arrived in Beijing, “Did the patriarch come to Beijing for Mulan’s business?”

“Why didn’t you tell me about such a big thing?” These words were questioning, but also disappointing and sad.

Chen Muqing was silent for a while and said, “Father, if I tell you about this, it will be nothing in the end. He can sell Mulan to a merchant as a concubine for 6,000 taels of silver, who knows what he will do next time. What happened?”

Chen Zhonghe said, “Your third uncle must not know that Cai Derui has a wife.”

Chen Muqing chuckled lightly, and that smile was full of sarcasm: “Father, I believe this is useless. Once it is exposed at this time, outsiders will not believe it. They will only think that the Chen family sells girls as concubines and is not worthy of being called a scholar. Family.”

Chen Zhonghe was embarrassed, but he couldn’t refute it, so he could only be silent.

Chen Muqing stared at Chen Zhonghe and said, “Dad, do you really want to destroy the Chen family for grandmother and third uncle?”

Chen Zhonghe said: “I will handle this matter.”

Chen Muqing has a personal card and is the escort of Cai Derui’s wife. Anyway, it is not a yamen, a personal card is enough.

When Cai Derui saw his wife’s escort, he knew it was a failure. He immediately changed his mind and said that he wanted to marry a wife and take care of his daily life because it was not convenient for him to do business in the capital.

Patriarch Chen didn’t raise his brows when he heard this justification.

When Cui Shi heard this, he almost fainted again: “You have a wife and son in your hometown, what kind of wife did you marry?”

Cai Derui was prepared for an accident and had written a divorce letter a month ago and sent it to his hometown.

Chen Zhonghe said with a smile, “Your wife gave her parents-in-law the care and filial piety at the end of the day. She belongs to Qibu. The government will not recognize your divorce.”

After that, Chen Zhonghe sent Cai Derui to the yamen on the charge of cheating marriage.

Although the Chen family is not as prominent as it used to be, it is easy to kill an unfounded Cai Derui.

Patriarch Chen didn’t take a merchant in his eyes at all. He came to the capital mainly to solve the scourge of Master Chen San.

Although Cui Clan was used to being domineering in the backyard of the Chen family, he also felt timid when facing the patriarch Chen: “Big brother, he was also kept in the dark when he was born in the middle of the school.”

Master Chen San cried and said, “Uncle, I really don’t know that his wife is still alive. He told me that his wife passed away three years ago, and now he wants to marry another one.” Six thousand taels of silver, he agreed in a confused way.

Patriarch Chen didn’t even look at Cui and Chen San, and said to Chen Zhonghe, “According to the rules of the clan, the clan must be eliminated.”

For Mrs. Cui and Mr. Chen San, these words were like a bolt from the blue.

Master Chen San was so frightened that he cried: “Uncle, I really don’t know about this.” If he was to be excommunicated, he had no choice but to die.

Seeing that Patriarch Chen was unmoved, he begged Chen Zhonghe again: “Big brother, big brother, please help me to beg for mercy. Big brother, I am your own younger brother!”

Chen Zhonghe stood motionless in the middle like a green pine.

Patriarch Chen felt that he was an eyesore, and instructed his followers, “Drag him out.”

Cui Clan knew that it was useless to ask the patriarch Chen, so she looked at Chen Zhonghe and said word by word, “If you remove the third child from the clan, I will die in front of you.”

The patriarch Chen said with a blank expression: “If you let Zhonghe bear the reputation of being unfilial, I will never let you enter the ancestral grave of our Chen family.”