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Chapter 360: King Tai'an, Chen Yi! (Subscribe)

Wu'anhou Mansion.

It's summer now, the sun is scorching, and even the backyard with green trees and lush flowers and plants can feel the heat.

This was especially true for the Xia family, who were accustomed to the cold weather in northern Zhili. Even with ice buckets to cool off, several people were still sweating profusely.

In the spring and garden.

"It's too hot in Kyoto. Where we are, we can still have a few snowfalls in May and June...hiss, the cool breeze is so comfortable."

Chen Yi's uncle Xia Zhonghe pulled at his thin brocade clothes, revealing his thick neck, and then stuffed ice cubes directly into his clothes, not caring whether they would get wet.

Mother Xia glared at him and said, "Do you think this is the bed at home? What a character."

"Mom, when are we going back to Northern Zhili?" Xia Zhonghe took out some ice cubes, looked at Luoluo and Xia Wanwan who were trying not to laugh, and said with a wry smile, "It's been a while since the grand event ended. We've seen the excitement and visited several of the surrounding prefectures. If we don't go back, the prefect will gossip about us."

He was a restless person, and had the bold and straightforward character of the people from Northern Zhili, so when the novelty wore off, he wanted to go back to the yamen.

"Why are you in such a hurry? Didn't you hear what your sister said? Taiping will be back in Kyoto soon. A few days won't matter."

"It will take several days to get back..."

As he spoke, Xia Zhonghe recalled the time when Chen Yi brought them to Kyoto Prefecture. In a flash, they traveled tens of thousands of miles from Northern Zhili to the Wu'an Marquis Mansion.

Now that their eldest nephew Chen Yi is not around, they have to take a tiring journey by carriage back to Northern Zhili, which is estimated to take at least a month.

You can go sightseeing during your trip, maybe for two or three months.

He really missed those rough guys in the yamen.

Xia Wanwan smiled and said, "If big brother is in a hurry, I will ask my husband to arrange a few good horses that can travel 800 miles a day."

There are also strong and fast horses in the marquis's mansion, but they are more suitable for charging into battle and are not as enduring as the wildebeests raised in Zhennan Pass.

"This is good……"

"What's good about that? Although my son-in-law's family is a Wuhou family, they can't be too blatant. Wanwan, as your mother, I have to say a few words to you. Taiping values ​​you, and you are lucky, but you can't really hold yourself up."

"It's different now than before. Your husband is the Marquis of Wu'an, and Yi'er is the Marquis of Yingwu. As the second wife of the Marquis and the mother of the Marquis, you should be more low-key and cautious."

Mother Xia narrowed her eyes, and Xia Wanwan had to obey her orders, nodding repeatedly with a smile on her face.

"Mom, my daughter knows."

"Mom, you also know that Wanwan is Yier's mother. As the old saying goes, a mother is honored by her son. Her life in the Marquis' Mansion is much better now than before." Xia Zhonghe said casually.

"I am still Yi'er's grandmother. Do you think I dare to do anything out of line? If I do something wrong, it would be fine if I lose face, but I can't let my uncle's family get involved." Mother Xia knew everything in her heart and snorted:
"And you, Xia Zhonghe, when you return to Beizhili, if you dare to bully others with your pride, your father will not beat you, but you will see whether your mother will beat you or not."

Xia Zhonghe smiled bitterly. Seeing that everyone around him was laughing, he could only beg for mercy and said, "Mom, please save some face for your son..."

"Family members talk about their own affairs behind closed doors, what else can they leave behind?"

Before Xia's mother could continue to scold, there was a knock on the door, followed by Chen Taihang's suppressed and joyful voice:
"Sister-in-law Xia, hurry up and follow me to the central hall to receive the imperial edict!"

Xia Wanwan was stunned for a moment, but her mother pulled her up and walked out of the house. "What are you standing there for? Why don't you go?"

Xia Zhonghe glanced at the others and followed them, quietly listening to the conversation between Xia Wanwan and Chen Taihang.

"Uncle, this imperial decree is..."

"Sister-in-law, this is great news, haha," Chen Taihang changed his usual sloppy image, wearing a blue and gorgeous suit, and his rough face could not hide the joy, and said:
"Yier, Yier's contribution this time is so great that it's terrifying!"

"Yier?" Xia Wanwan looked at him in confusion: "Isn't Yier practicing in seclusion in Taixu Dao Sect?"

"I originally thought so, but I just found out today that he..." Chen Taihang's smile froze, and he didn't dare to continue speaking when he thought of the battlefield at Taizhou Mountain.

He knew Xia Wanwan's personality. She was usually gentle and generous, but she became a different person once Chen Yi's affairs were involved.

If Xia Wanwan knew the danger of Taizhou Mountain, she would definitely be frightened.

"What's up with him?"

"Sister-in-law, please don't embarrass me. Let's wait until I receive the imperial edict, or until my eldest brother comes back..."

Seeing that he was speaking vaguely, Xia Wanwan's heart skipped a beat and she quickly quickened her pace and walked towards the central courtyard.

Several members of the Xia family, including Xia's mother and Mr. Xia who had just been awakened, also followed to the main hall of the central courtyard.

I saw that the main hall was already full of people.

Not only did the old lady of the Chen family sit at the head of the table, but the second old master, the third old master and their descendants were also all present. Even Zhou Wanyi, who had been staying indoors for some time, sat beside her accompanied by Chen Fan.

Seeing Xia Wanwan rushing over, Liu Gao changed his previous attitude and trotted over to greet her, with a bright smile on his face. He bowed his head and smiled:
"Second Madam, we've been waiting for you to arrive. Please sit down. Please take a seat."

sit?
Xia Wanwan was led by him to sit on the right side of the old lady, opposite Zhou Wanyi, and looked around in confusion.

Didn’t people in the past kneel down to welcome the imperial edict?
Why this time...

Before she could think deeply, she saw Liu Gao retreating back to the hall and saying, "The emperor has given an oral order that the Chen family of Wu'an Marquis has a good way of educating their children, so they can accept the order without kneeling."

After that, he smiled and added: "You won't need to do that in the future."

Then, Liu Gaocai turned around and took the imperial edict from the golden plate behind him. He slowly opened it and cleared his throat, then read out with full energy:
"In the summer of the 49th year of the Yonghe reign of the Wei Dynasty, Yingwu Marquis Chen Yi killed an army of 500,000 demons with one sword at the battlefield of Mount Taizhou, enhancing the prestige of the Wei Dynasty and the human race, and his achievements were unparalleled.

Therefore, the 23rd generation of the Wei family, Emperor Yonghe, decided to break the ancestral system and canonized Chen Yi as the third king of a different surname in the Wei Dynasty, with the title "Tai'an", which means "to keep the battlefield of Taizhou Mountain safe".

The throne shall be passed down from generation to generation, and you shall enjoy eternal glory. I decree this!"

Different surname, king with different surname?

hiss--

As soon as the words fell, the whole hall fell silent, followed by a collective gasp.

Even the knowledgeable and experienced old lady was excited, and her hands on the crutches trembled involuntarily.

The same was true for Chen Lixin and Chen Lide who were standing behind her - they had only guessed that the emperor would reward Chen Yi, but they never expected that the emperor would be so generous and directly enthrone Chen Yi as the third king of a different surname in the Wei Dynasty.

Moreover, it is a hereditary royal title, which means that every generation of Chen Yi's descendants can inherit the title of "King Tai'an" and enjoy eternal glory just like the current Du family, King of Zhenbei, and Gongye family, King of Zhennan.

Chen Taihang and other members of the Chen and Xia families were so excited that they could hardly control themselves.

"Yier, no, King Tai'an, the hereditary King Tai'an!"

"Okay, okay, okay, haha..."

Although Xia Wanwan was also happy, she realized something when she heard the words "battlefield" and "an army of five hundred thousand demons."

"Eunuch Liu, I don't know where that battlefield is. My Yi'er said before that he was in seclusion in Taixu Dao Sect, how could it be..."

“Second Madam, you…” Liu Gao’s smile faded, his face showing bitterness: “I’m sorry to embarrass me. I’m just a servant and I dare not speak nonsense.”

After saying this, he quickly handed the imperial edict to Xia Wanwan, then gave a look to the eunuchs behind him who were holding golden plates with rewards, asking them to hurry and deliver the things to the Chen family warehouse.

Originally, Liu Gao was planning to stay here for a while and make friends with the people from the Chen and Xia families. But now, it seems that it is not advisable to stay here for long, and he should rush back to the imperial city as soon as possible.

Xia Wanwan looked at him, then at the old lady. Seeing her shake her head slightly, she suppressed her doubts and put away the imperial edict.

Seeing that the decree was over, everyone dispersed one by one at the old lady's signal, leaving only a few core members of the Chen family.

The old lady glanced around and her eyes fell on Xia Wanwan. A smile appeared on her old face and she said, "Wanwan, I know you have questions and I know you are concerned about Yier, but now is not the time to care about those things."

"Granddaughter-in-law, I will follow the old lady's orders." Xia Wanwan lowered her head slightly when she heard that.

Seeing this, the old lady nodded and said, "Now Yi'er is already the Prince of Tai'an, and all the necessary institutions will be in place. I will let Taihang go with me to take a look later, and you can go too."

"you……"

Before Xia Wanwan could speak, Old Madam Chen raised her hand, a smile appeared on her face and she said:

"I have no other intentions, nor do I want to drive you out of the Chen family. It's just that Yi'er is not here now, so as a mother, you naturally have to help more. After all, it will be the Tai'an Palace in the future."

"Although Yi'er is a member of my Chen family, he is also the most outstanding person in my Chen family. We, as elders, cannot be laughed at by others, let alone hold him back."

“Taihang.”

"Yes, grandma."

"Did you hear that clearly?"

"I heard it carefully. I will take people to the Ministry of Works later and make sure the structure of Prince Tai'an's Palace is the same as that of Prince Zhenbei and Prince Zhennan's Palaces." Chen Taihang replied with a smile.

"Well, and you, Li Xin and Li De," the old lady continued, "You...you two are as stupid as pigs. You have been officials for so many years in vain, and you didn't even know that the emperor wanted to confer an honor. You almost made me a fool of myself."

"What you are teaching is..."

Chen Lixin and Chen Lide looked at each other, neither daring to refute.

The imperial decree just now was indeed too sudden. Fortunately, the old lady is in good health. If it were worse, this happy event would have been incomplete.

"I don't ask you two to achieve anything, but please don't bring shame to the Chen family in the future."

As she spoke, the old lady looked at Zhou Wanyi, who had been keeping her head down and saying nothing, and Chen Fan, who had a complicated expression, and said:

"Wanyi, how many years have you been married to Taiping?"

Zhou Wanyi paused, then spoke with difficulty, "I remember that my grandson's wife married into the Chen Mansion in the 31st year of Yonghe."

"It's been twenty years," the old lady sighed, and said, "I know you have no choice, and Taiping knows it too."

"After the farce at the one-year-old ceremony between Yi'er and Yuan'er, Taiping noticed it, but he didn't say much and only investigated secretly."

"The secret guards of the Marquis' Mansion later found out that it was your maid who switched the pills you gave to Taiping. You knew it then, right?"

Zhou Wanyi nodded slightly, "My granddaughter-in-law knows, so..."

"So you want to make amends and give Yier something to eat. This old man and Taiping know all this. We didn't intend to target Lao Zhou. After all, he and the old master have been through life and death for decades and have known each other for many years, but..."

The old lady paused and tapped her cane, saying, "He's crazy! He actually dared to have Yi'er and Xueru kidnapped. He's really insane! He..."

Seeing that she was getting excited, several elders rushed to comfort her.

Zhou Wanyi had tears in her eyes and didn't dare to say more.

This was the first time Chen Fan had heard of this and he looked at everyone with shock on his face.

However, Xia Wanwan sighed secretly in her heart. She knew all these things before and had no intention of forgiving Zhou Wanyi.

But after learning the whole story and guessing that it was Chen Yi who killed Zhou Tiance, her anger dissipated a little.

The dead are gone, that’s all.

However, Xia Wanwan did not expect that the old lady would mention this matter at this moment, and in front of all the Chen family members.

After a while.

The old lady calmed down and continued:

"After the incident on the Lantern Festival, Taiping guessed that it was Lao Zhou who did it, but at that time he was guarding the border at Beixiong Pass, and his family did not have enough guards, so he sent a secret letter to inform His Majesty of the incident."

"Then the Imperial City School incident happened. Alas, I didn't expect that it would harm Yuan'er. Your grandfather, your grandfather... is a worthless person!"

Zhou Wanyi remained silent. She knew in her heart that it was actually her tacit consent that Chen Yuan was arranged to practice in Wuliang Mountain.

If she had strongly objected, this wouldn't have happened.

Unfortunately, there is no medicine for regret in the world.

"Alright, alright. Today is a happy day. I don't intend to say much. But if I don't say some things, they will become a thorn in everyone's heart. It's better to point it out directly."

"We will make a decision after Taiping comes back. I believe that with his current broad mind, he will make a decision."

After saying that, the old lady stood up and walked towards the backyard.

The others followed suit and left.

Xia Wanwan glanced at Zhou Wanyi and Chen Fan with a complicated expression, sighed, and returned to Chunhe Garden.

a long time.

"Mom, is what grandma said true?"

Chen Fan's expression was complicated. It was not until now that he understood why his eldest brother succeeded to the position of Marquis Jingye and why his second brother made such a fuss at the Zhou family.

It turns out that the root of the problem lies with my great-grandfather Zhou Tiance.

"Yes, it's true." Zhou Wanyi slowly stood up and said palely: "Let's go back to the yard first."

Chen Fan held her hand and walked towards the backyard.

As they walked, Zhou Wanyi said, "What happened back then has nothing to do with you. You should focus on your studies. Do you understand?"

"But I..."

"No buts," Zhou Wanyi said in a slightly serious tone, "Fan'er, you have to remember that you have the blood of the Chen family. You are a member of the Chen family, not the Zhou family."

Chen Fan opened his mouth. He was naturally aware of this.

But he was thinking about what his mother would do.

Ultimately, it was my great-grandfather's fault. My mother was to blame for her inaction. She didn't want to harm my eldest and second brothers.

"Don't worry about me," Zhou Wanyi said with a forced smile, "I'm fine. I'm still waiting to hold my grandson."

In fact, she had thought about committing suicide before.

But then she figured it out.

Now that things have come to this, she should admit her fault and accept the punishment.

But Chen Fan is innocent, Chen Yuan is innocent, she doesn’t want much, she just wants a room to live out the rest of her life.

"Mom, I, I will ask my father for mercy."

"No need. I know your father best. He is very gentle when it comes to his bottom line. But if you touch his reverse scale, he will get angry." Zhou Wanyi smiled.
"Don't take the initiative to go to his house and offend him."

"My son, I understand..."

(End of this chapter)