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

It seemed to be the case. Chen Qianmo nodded and walked towards the Zhuang Mansion with Nanny Zhuang and the gifts.

Arriving at the Zhuang Mansion, Chen Qianmo naturally thanked him profusely once more, and then he said apologetically: "Uncle, you don't know that I fell into the water once when I was a child. Since then, my father has not allowed me to go near water. Yesterday I accidentally fell into the water. If my father knew, I'm afraid he would never let me go out again. So, I didn't dare to tell my father that you saved me."

"But my uncle has done me a favor, and I will never forget it. Can we change the excuse to my father so that I won't be punished?"

Chen Qianmo's words were very tactful. Xu Tongfu also knew from Uncle Fu that Chen Qianmo had no intention of telling Chen Yanqing. Naturally, their family had many secrets, and it was best not to tell Chen Yanqing.

He patted Chen Qianmo's shoulder nonchalantly and said lovingly, "What life-saving grace? Grand Master gave me a new life back then, and I haven't had the chance to repay you all these years. If we count the favors between us, I still owe you more. Let's not talk about this anymore."

"As for your father, he has never liked socializing since he was a child. If he knew that I saved you, he would inevitably ask me to come and thank you profusely. We are all family, so we don't need to do those empty words. We have our own way of getting along with each other as brothers, so you don't need to worry about it."

He looked around and said with emotion: "This place is still the same as when I was young and studying. It's a pity that the master is gone."

As he spoke, his eyes turned red and he raised his hand as if wiping away his tears.

Chen Qianmo had often been with Master Zhuang when he was young. He was also overwhelmed with grief at this moment, and choked up with sobs, saying, "If Uncle has no other plans today, let's go and pay respect to our grandfather today."

Xu Tongfu said sadly: "Okay, I have been waiting for this day for more than ten years."

Soon, Xu Tongfu and his family came to the tomb of Master Zhuang, and they all knelt down in unison and kowtowed to Master Zhuang.

Not only did Xu Tongfu cry as if he had lost his parents, but even Mrs. Xu cried her heart out.

This shocked Chen Qianmo, who had only shed a few tears. He felt that Xu Tongfu was indeed Master Zhuang's most proud disciple, otherwise he would not have cried so sadly.

Moreover, he must have expressed many words of gratitude to Master Zhuang to his wife on a daily basis, otherwise Madam Xu would not have felt the same way.

He turned around to look at Xu Tongfu's two children, who were also crying. If he listened carefully, he could even hear them saying "grandfather" out loud.

But Master Zhuang was only their master, not their grandfather or grandfather-in-law at all, yet they cried so sadly. It turned out that Xu Tongfu's family really had deep feelings for Master Zhuang.

Since Zhuang Lanhe is an only child, Chen Qianmo has no relatives such as uncles or aunts since childhood, and she does not usually interact with relatives from her own family. Therefore, she is surprised to see that Xu Tongfu's family has such deep feelings for Master Zhuang.

He naturally felt that Xu Tongfu's family was his own. When he looked at Xu Tongfu, he felt that he was his uncle, and when he looked at Zhuang Lanhe, he felt that she was his aunt.

He even felt that Xu Bicheng and Xu Qinglian were his brothers and sisters from the same mother.

On the way back, the three young men quickly became familiar with each other.

"Is this the first time for Brother Cheng and Sister Qing to come to the capital?" Chen Qianmo asked kindly.

"Yes, Brother Qianmo." Qinglian replied with a smile.

"Well, wherever you want to go, I'll take you there and make sure your trip is worthwhile."

Looking at the three people getting closer and closer, Zhuang Lanhe at the back was so excited that she burst into tears.

"See, blood is thicker than water. Even if they don't know it, they are still close by instinct."

Xu Tongfu also sighed, "Yes, we finally got to see the three brothers and sisters. Don't worry, I will do more work in the capital and I will definitely be able to stay in the capital as an official. Then you will be able to see Qianmo often."

His words were meant to comfort her, but Zhuang Lanhe's tears only flowed harder.

"What's wrong?" Xu Tongfu asked.

"This child keeps calling me auntie. When will he ever call me mother?!"

After saying that, Zhuang Lanhe cried in Xu Tongfu's arms. Xu Tongfu was also looking forward to the time when Chen Qianmo called him father. He murmured, "It will be soon. When he completely trusts us and relies on us, you will remove the veil and let him discover and doubt on his own. Then our family will be truly together."

From then on, Chen Qianmo had close contacts with Xu Tongfu's family. As they got to know each other better, he actually felt the long-lost family warmth.

Xu Tongfu would talk to him gently about studying and being a good person, Mrs. Xu would personally make clothes and shoes for him, and Xu Bicheng would worship him by calling him brother...

He felt more and more that the Chen family was too cold, but at the Zhuang Mansion, there was always laughter and joy every time he went there.

Therefore, he liked going to the Zhuang Mansion more and more. In the end, not to mention Liu Ruyan, even Meng Wenyao found it a little strange.

She called Liu Ruyan over and talked to her about family matters in a friendly manner.

"I heard that the young master has been out a lot recently. You two are newlyweds, so why doesn't he take you out with him?"

Liu Ruyan felt that Meng Wenyao was still thinking about Chen Qianmo. Whenever she saw that she and Chen Qianmo were not so close, she would come and make sarcastic remarks. She said disdainfully: "When the young master goes out to visit friends and study, it doesn't matter whether he takes me with him or not. Anyway, it's enough for him to accompany me when he comes back every night."

Meng Wenyao chuckled and ignored Liu Ruyan's angry state. She smiled and said, "It's enough now, but the young master will get married sooner or later. When the young lady comes into the house, will the young master still go to your room every night?"

This step was against Liu Ruyan's tail. She immediately retorted without thinking: "Even if it can't be every night, the young master still has me in his heart and thinks about me. It's better than some people who can never get the young master and think about me all day long without being able to see me."

Meng Wenyao pretended to be curious and asked, "Is there such a person? If there is really someone who likes a person who can't even pass the examination to become a scholar except for his good family background, then I would like to find him and let him marry your son. It is rare to find people who only admire family background instead of talent these days. This person will definitely be a good match for your son."

"you!"

Liu Ruyan was so angry that she almost stood up and pointed at Meng Wenyao, but when she thought of how she was slapped in the face last time, she immediately wilted again.

She had known before that Chen Qianmo was not very good at studying, and she thought that if she entered the Chen Mansion and watched Chen Qianmo study carefully, she would be able to help him make progress and pass the imperial examination to become a scholar.

Who would have thought that she stayed up all night with him but ended up with nothing. Not only that, everyone in the Chen Mansion now thinks that it was because of her coquettishness that she seduced Chen Qianmo to study hard and that was why he failed to pass the imperial examination.