Chen Qingqing's grandfather Chen Qu Chenge was a very strict person.

Chen Qu was born in the countryside, and his father died early. He raised him by his mother who was ignorant of his words and worked hard to earn money to support him in school. At the age of eighteen, Chen Qu passed the imperial examination and his widowed mother happily made the decision for her son and asked Chen Qu to marry her niece from her parents' family as his wife. This was Chen Qu's original wife, Du.

Du is good-looking, but like most women in the village, he has never studied. Although Chen Qu can't talk about Du, he has been married peacefully and has never had any thoughts. Five years later, Chen Qu went to Beijing to take the exam again, and accidentally rescued the local wealthy businessman Mr. Song when he passed through Tongzhou.

Seeing that Chen Qusheng's handsome talent was a good person, he was definitely not a person in the pool, so he immediately had the idea of ​​begging his daughter to Chen Qu. The grace of saving his life was ahead, and Mr. Song didn't mind letting his daughter be a concubine for Chen Qu. However, Chen Qu did not seek good rewards and refused to agree to anything. Mr. Song thought about it and did not mention his marriage for the time being, and forced Chen Qu to his house as a guest.

So, after meeting Mr. Song's beloved daughter in the Song family, Chen Qu moved his only lustful heart in his life.

Song's family was so beautiful that the young Master Chen could not resist the temptation and took Song as his concubine.

Song was beautiful and talented, and Chen Qu liked him very much, but he was strict with himself, so he set rules for himself, going to his wife and concubine's house ten times a month, and he slept by himself for ten days to accumulate energy.

Despite this, the original wife Du was still very unhappy and asked for trouble for Song. Song did not want to waste his energy and entanglement with Du. Seeing that Du was living a difficult life, Song proposed that as long as Du kept a distance from her, the two would be at peace, and Song would give Du a hundred taels of silver every year.

Du was stunned. Not to mention a hundred taels of silver, she had never even touched ten taels of silver.

So, is it important to have 100 taels of silver a year, or is it important to be the husband Chen Qu?

Du chose silver without hesitation.

When wives and concubines become harmonious and the backyard is calm, Shenqu can concentrate on the officialdom, and the official position is getting higher and higher.

When the eldest son Chen Tingkai was married, Chen Qu was already a fourth-rank official in Beijing. Just when Shen Qu was about to find a gentle, gentle and reasonable eldest daughter-in-law, he was temporarily the chief examiner of the spring exam. In the examination room, he met a classmate, Juren, who was more than ten years ago. Xia Juren's family was also very poor, otherwise he and Chen Qu would not have had a mutual understanding back then. Now they have been together for a long time. One has a prosperous official career and the other is still taking the exam. It is really sad.

After the spring examination, Chen Qu invited Juren Xia to sit at home. After a few glasses of wine, he talked about his children's marriage. Juren Xia was very excited and proposed to marry his daughter to the Shen family.

Chen Qu has always appreciated Xia Juren's talent and knowledge very much. He believed that the daughter taught by Xia Juren must be a good girl and agreed happily.

At that time, Du had passed away, and Chen Tingkai listened to his father very much, so the marriage was completed. Chen Qu also gained the reputation of being noble and not loving the poor and loving the rich.

After getting a good daughter-in-law and having a good reputation, Chen Qu was in a good mood. Song, who had been watching, frowned.

Since entering the Shen family, Song respected Chen Qu. Chen Qu didn't like extravagance, so she put away the gold, silver and jewelry, and faced the sky. Chen Qu hoped that his wives and concubines would be harmonious, and she did not compete with her husband for favor. Only in terms of the upbringing of her children, Song did not agree with Chen Qu's approach. Chen Qu did not like big fish and meat in the kitchen, so Song secretly gave her two sons a small kitchen. Chen Qu taught her children to be as upright as him. Song secretly warned her two sons to be flexible when dealing with people and should be flexible when dealing with others, and never go all the way to the end.

Song, who had never made any request to Chen Qu, finally made a request after Shen Tingkai got married, that is, Chen Erye, and Chen Sanye's marriage must be decided by her approval.

Chen Qu had long been used to Song's obedience to him. His obedient concubine suddenly wanted to interfere in the marriage of his sons. His husband's power was provoked. Chen Qu was very unhappy and scolded Song with a stern voice.

Song sneered three times and pushed Chenqu out of the door with his own hands, threatening that Chenqu would not agree, so he would not enter her house again.

Chen Qu was stunned!

Du was already dead, and the Song family was the only one left in the backyard of Chenqu. The noble Lord Shen didn't want to find another woman. After three months of stalemate, Chenqu couldn't stand it anymore. In a month, the maids of the wind could not see his face and knocked on the Song family's door at night. It was precisely because of this that Chen Second Master and Chen Third Master respectively married the daughters of the current famous family.

Moreover, since this incident, Song became the only person in the Chen Mansion who was not afraid of Chenqu. A few years ago, Chenqu thought it was too troublesome to go to Song’s Tongyuan every day, so he asked Song to move to his main courtyard. The two of them ate and slept together, but Song thought that the old man was poor in food, clothing and housing, so he insisted on moving, and continued to spend her private money to live a good life of eating whatever he wanted.

Chen Qingqing led his younger brother to Song's Tongyuan in a familiar way.

After returning from the third room, Tongyuan got news in advance. Madam Li, who was beside Song, had been looking forward to it in the yard. Seeing Chen Qingqing's brothers, Madam Li happily slapped her thighs, turned her head out and shouted to the room, "Auntie, come out quickly! Miss Seventh, the Fourth Young Master is here to see you!"

Chen Qingqing smiled. Grandma, Madam Li alone is enough to be lively.

"Madam, I haven't seen you for three years. Why are you getting younger and younger as you grow?" Chen Qingqing said sweetly after entering the yard.

Madam Li smiled so hard that her face was blooming. She looked at the seventh girl who was as beautiful as a flower, and then at the fourth young master who was so smart that she really liked it the more she looked at it.

"Fourth Young Master, do you still remember the old slave?" Madam Li bent down and looked at her intriguingly.

Chen Wang was only three years old when he left Beijing last time, of course he didn't remember it, so he shook his head stupidly.

Chen Qingqing taught her younger brother to call her nanny.

While talking, there was a figure in front of the main hall. Chen Qingqing looked up and saw her grandmother who had been away for three years standing in front of her, looking at her lovingly.

"Grandmother!" Chen Qingqing threw away her brother and ran over.

Song opened his arms and hugged her little granddaughter with a smile.

"Grandma, I miss you so much." Chen Qingqing raised her head, her clear almond eyes were filled with joy of reunion after a long time.

Song's granddaughter's mouth was slightly lit up and reminded helplessly: "Small sound, your grandfather heard it. He should scold us for forgetting the rules."

Chen Qingqing curled her lips: "He is not at home."

Song just laughed, his fingers fell on Shen Qingqing's beautiful eyebrows and eyes. She praised softly: "I grew up and I am more beautiful than when my mother was younger."

"Beautiful than your mother, how about comparing to you when you were young?" Chen Qingqing asked sweetly.

Song pretended to recall for a moment, then shook his head: "It's almost done to me."

Chen Qingqing burst into laughter, but looking at her grandmother who was over 50 years old but still in glory, Chen Qingqing could fully imagine how beautiful her grandmother would be more than 30 years ago, and also imagine how the old and scheming grandfather broke the verb.

"Sister, I want to recognize my grandmother, too."

When the mother and the mother were getting close, a muffled sound suddenly sounded from below. Chen Qingqing was about to get angry with her younger brother, but Song had already let go of her and bent down to hug her youngest grandson: "Brother Wang is back. My grandmother can't even eat if she thinks of you!" As she said that, Song kissed the boy's face in one mouthful.

Chen Wang smiled happily.

Chen Qingqing pouted and complained: "My grandmother didn't kiss me, you prefer boys over girls!"

Song poked the girl's eyebrows with a finger: "If I prefer boys over girls, will I spoil you as you are today?"

Chen Qingqing pretended to be confused: "What do I look like? How nice I am, I am good-looking and proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting..."

Before she finished speaking, she laughed first.

"Let's go, chat in the house, don't bask in the sun outside."

Chen Qingqing and his brother had lunch in Tongyuan and took a break here after dinner.

Chen Wang fell asleep very deeply. Chen Qingqing felt lighter. A cool breeze blew, and she woke up suddenly. When she opened her eyes, she saw her grandmother sitting by the bed, holding a round fan in her hand and fanning the wind for the siblings.

"Grandma, why don't you sleep?" Chen Qingqing slowly sat up and asked softly.

Song looked at the grandson inside, and his eyes were very gentle: "I haven't seen you for three years, grandma will take a look at you more."

Chen Qingqing was inexplicably sad and knelt down. She snatched her grandmother's round fan and fucked the old man in turn: "Stop and let your granddaughter be filial to you."

Song was very pleased: "Qingqing is becoming more and more sensible."

Speaking of being sensible, Chen Qingqing was worried in her heart, and she whispered while shaking the round fan, "Grandma, my mother has added a lot of jewelry to me over the past few years. If she can't wear it, that would be a pity, don't you?"

The little girl was so easy to guess. Song laughed and nodded and said, "It's a pity."

Chen Qingqing immediately threw herself into her arms and begged softly: "Then please advise your grandfather, let him be his cabinet master with peace of mind, don't worry about what our sisters are wearing."

Song shook his head: "The six sisters above you all listened to your grandfather. If I plead for you, he would know what was going on as soon as he guessed. He would scold your father again."

Chen Qingqing was anxious: "Then there is no other way? I don't want to dress up like a female Taoist priest every day."

Song teased her: "You are dressing so beautifully, who do you want to show it to?"

Chen Qingqing snorted: "Why do you have to show it to anyone? I like it myself. Doesn't my grandmother like those rare silk and satin jewelry?"

Song naturally liked it, and she had a way to deal with the old man, but she was a concubine living in the back house. She couldn't see a few people anyway, so she didn't have to be angry with the old man. As for the granddaughters below, the first six were more honest. After waiting for so many years, Xiaoqi had the courage to provoke the old man.

"Are you really afraid of your grandfather?" Song asked with a smile.

Thinking of his grandfather's majestic appearance, Chen Qingqing didn't say anything, but pouted without hesitation.

Song leaned over and whispered a few words in his granddaughter's ear.

The red sun gradually drooped westward, and the sultry and hot summer that had covered the capital for a day was finally blown away by the evening breeze.

In the cabinet, Master Liu put down the just-written note. When he looked up, he found that his colleague Master Chen Ge was not leaving yet.

"Your third brother is back today. Why didn't you go home early?" Liu Ge Lao asked curiously.

Chen Qutou didn't raise his head and said, "I haven't seen him for three years, not ten or twenty years."

Master Liu was convinced and settled the table, so he left first.

Chen Qu continued to review the memorials until the remaining four memorials were commented, and he beat his sore waist and back slowly stood up.

The horizon has turned blue and blue, and the last sunset is about to disappear.

Shenqu couldn't help but speed up.

Outside the palace gate, the coachman of the Shen family had been waiting for a long time.

After getting on the bus in Shenqu, he heard the sound of the driver whipping whip. He said in a deep voice: "Slow down, be careful to hit someone."

The coachman was worried that the old man would be anxious to go home and wanted to speed up. Since the old man was not in a hurry, he slowly drove the bus as usual.

In the carriage, Shenqu frowned several times, but he still didn't speak.

When the carriage turned into the alley where Shen Mansion was located, it was completely dark.

Chen Qu sighed. He was not in a hurry to see the third brother, but he wanted to see the grandchildren of the third wife.

Before his thoughts were over, the driver outside snorted, "Look, Master, the third master and the others are coming out to pick you up!"

Chen Qu's heart thumped, and half of his body was pressed against the car window. Suddenly, he remembered the rules, so he suppressed his longing and sat down again.

Well, he is a grandfather, and he has to set a good example for his grandchildren to be honest and calm.
Chapter completed!