The empress is pregnant, and the emperor's incense continues

How could Chen Yanqing know about this? Uncle Fu tried to dissuade him: "Sir, you know that the old man might be unhappy. I think it's better not to tell him. Besides, Lord Xu has already moved into the manor. If the old man is indifferent, it would be like driving him away. Besides, he saved your life."

"Uh-huh."

Chen Qianmo nodded, still a little hesitant: "It would be fine if I met him by chance, but now he has saved my life, and my father should go to thank him. If I don't tell my father, will Lord Xu blame my father for not knowing etiquette?

I think my father is aloof, but since Lord Xu saved my life, maybe I can get close to him. Why don't I tell my father, so that I won't be impolite or inconsiderate."

"If so, if father really doesn't want to associate with fellow apprentices, I can also avoid being too close to this uncle in advance and make father unhappy."

Although he usually acts like a boss outside, he is actually still a child at heart. Chen Yanqing has always been in charge of interpersonal relationships. Suddenly, he has to take the responsibility of receiving guests by himself, and he feels a little panicked.

Especially since Chen Yanqing seldom interacted with others in private, he was afraid that Chen Yanqing would blame him if she knew about it since he suddenly became so close to her.

Listening to what Chen Qianmo wanted to tell Chen Yanqing, Uncle Fu was so anxious that he just wiped his sweat. He said in a gentle and persuasive way, "Sir, although the elder is aloof, he is very loyal and righteous. Just because Meng saved your life, he let you two get married. If he knew that Lord Xu saved you, who knows if he would want you to get engaged to Miss Xu. I think you'd better think twice about this."

"If you are concerned about whether this would be disrespectful, then why not tell Lord Xu the truth and ask him if he is willing to meet your father? As long as Lord Xu is willing, it won't be too late for you to tell him later."

Chen Qianmo thought carefully about Uncle Fu's words. Although he really wanted to tell Chen Yanqing and let Chen Yanqing take the initiative to thank Xu Tongfu's family, he also felt that Uncle Fu was right. If Chen Yanqing had other arrangements, he would be caught off guard.

He was hesitant the whole time, and Uncle Fu was getting anxious watching him.

"Sir, please don't blame me for being nosy about some things. You are different from the elder. He is a young genius who is valued by the emperor. He can have a successful career without forming cliques or factions."

"But you are different. You may not have as smooth a career as the old man in the future. When the old man dies, who will you rely on? It will still be these uncles. The old man did not maintain these relationships, but you will have to start maintaining them when you grow up. The rules of this officialdom are like a dead tree that cannot support itself! ”

These words enlightened Chen Qianmo. He was indeed a man of many talents. If he did not stick together to keep each other warm in the officialdom, he would definitely have a hard time after Chen Yanqing passed away.

He nodded in agreement: "Uncle Fu, you are right. I still need to contact these uncles and maintain good relations with them."

Uncle Fu was pleased to see that he had finally persuaded Chen Qianmo to do things according to his ideas, and he nodded. Then he heard Chen Qianmo say, "I want to contact those uncles and brothers in my family, too."

"That's totally unnecessary." Uncle Fu said awkwardly.

"Why?" Chen Qianmo asked in confusion, "Why is my family so estranged from my father?"

Speaking of this, Uncle Fu sighed and said, "It's a long story. Back then, your mother and your father got together after drinking, and then your mother happened to get pregnant with you. In order to prevent people from seeing that she had a child out of wedlock, your father wanted to marry your mother as soon as possible. At that time, it was a critical time for the imperial examination. Naturally, your grandmother was worried that your father would be distracted by the imperial examination, so she tried her best to stop your father from marrying your mother, which made her a little unhappy."

"Later, your mother passed away, and your grandmother asked your father to remarry early. At that time, your father was still sad and had no intention of remarrying. Later, your father was drugged by your grandfather, so he could not have sex, and naturally he could not marry. But your grandmother didn't know about it, and she came to make trouble every few days, forcing your father to remarry."

"Gradually, your father's relationship with our family has deteriorated. If you contact our family now, not to mention that your father will be unhappy, our family may not like you. After all, everyone thinks that your father didn't remarry all these years because of you."

After hearing this, Chen Qianmo naturally knew that his family members didn't have much good feelings towards him, so he naturally didn't mention contacting them.

"Then let's contact these disciples of my grandfather first. After my father passes away, maybe they can still look after me."

Chen Qianmo thought that Uncle Fu's advice was very good, but if he used his brain, he would know that Chen Yanqing was the youngest among his fellow apprentices. By the time Chen Yanqing passed away a hundred years later, his fellow apprentices would have turned to ashes long ago. How could anyone be able to help Chen Qianmo?

Even if there are one or two who live long lives, they have children and grandchildren of their own, so how could they have the energy to help a child of their fellow disciple?

However, Uncle Fu was very satisfied with Chen Qianmo's realization and said happily, "Young Master, you are right to think so. Let's not talk about other people for now. Since Mr. Xu is dating you, we naturally cannot cut off contact, and the closer the better."

"That's it for now. I'll go to the Zhuang Mansion tomorrow to take a look."

The next morning, Chen Qianmo got up and saw that Madam Zhuang had prepared some women's clothing and jewelry. He asked curiously, "Madam, what are you doing?"

Madam Zhuang smiled and said, "I heard that Uncle Fu went to the Zhuang Mansion to give gifts last night, but they were all for men. I heard that Lord Xu's wife was also there, so I prepared some things for women to send over."

"Mammy is really thoughtful."

Chen Qianmo nodded to show his satisfaction, and then asked, "Is Yan'er up?"

Yesterday, Chen Qianmo was told that Liu Ruyan fell into the river and got into trouble while trying to rescue someone. Later, after getting in touch with Xu Tongfu, Nanny Zhuang came over to explain that the maid had made a mistake, and the matter was thus smoothed over.

Because Chen Qianmo was shocked by the cold water, Nanny Zhuang was worried that having sex would affect Chen Qianmo's health, so the two of them slept separately last night.

When Madam Zhuang heard Chen Qianmo looking for Liu Ruyan, she asked, "Madam Liu must have been tired from taking care of the young master last night. Let her rest more today."

Chen Qianmo looked at the gifts prepared by Madam Zhuang and reminded her, "It's not easy for me to deliver these gifts for women myself, so I'll just let Yan'er go with me to pay her respects to Madam Xu and Miss."

As for Zhuang Lanhe's affairs, the fewer people who know about it, the better. Madam Zhuang immediately retorted, "Sir, this is not right. Aunt Liu is a concubine. How can a concubine go to see the mistress of the house? Madam Xu will think that our Chen family looks down on her. Don't worry, sir. I will give these gifts to Madam Xu and then kowtow to thank them. It's not bad etiquette."