After listening to Zhu Ji's words, Lin's expression completely changed, from initial disbelief to shock, and finally a touch of ruthlessness.

She never expected that this maid who was despised by her had grown to such a level.

"It seems that I really underestimated this beast."

Lin said coldly, without the affinity she had shown in front of Duke Cheng in the past.

"Mother, what should I do next? Even if I can't marry Taining Hou's only daughter, I can't let Chen Yichen marry her!"

"Otherwise, he will join forces with Hou Taining in the future, and Yingtian's slave is not dead yet, it will definitely pose a threat to our mother and son."

Zhu Ji also said viciously. He already felt that Chen Yichen's threat to him was even greater than that of Zhu Yi.

"It's easy to deal with. I'm his legitimate mother, so I'll help him arrange a marriage with my husband. Even if Taining Hou really likes this maid, I don't believe that he is willing to let his only daughter be a concubine."

When I went to talk about Zhu Ji's marriage with Zhenyuan Hou a few days ago, Lin already used a tone of showing off and joking to help Chen Yichen find a good match.

Of course, that day, it was more to show off Zhu Ji's marriage with the Marquis, and Lin did not have the time to consider Chen Yichen's marriage.

Now that time has changed, the original show-off can also make it a reality. The mother of the legitimate mother occupies the title of righteousness, and the parents' orders to help their children arrange marriages can be called an open conspiracy, and Chen Yichen has no room for resistance!

"This plan is very good, but my mother is more careful."

Zhu Ji also looked happy when he heard this. After all, in his heart, looking at Chen Yichen was more proud than being frustrated.

Chen Yichen didn't know that Lin's mother and son had used "open conspiracy" to their marriage.

But even if he knew, he would probably treat each other coldly and see how the mother and son performed.

Because of the orders of parents and the premise of the matchmaker's words is that parents have the right to be the master. Even if Duke Cheng Guogong Zhu Yong put forward the request to enter the genealogy, Chen Yichen dared to face and resist. Does a second wife really treat his status as a legitimate mother as a thing?

It was already afternoon when I returned to Duke Cheng's Mansion. As soon as I walked into the West Chamber of Commerce, Chen Yichen saw Butler Wu in the courtyard, and there was a maid holding a gift plate next to me.

"Your Madam Chen, you are back just in time. This is a gift from the old slave who asked you to visit Mr. Hu to use it for you to visit Mr. Hu in the future."

The efficiency is so fast, it is really in line with the military general style of Duke Cheng Guo Zhu Yong.

After muttering in his heart, Chen Yichen looked at the ritual plate, which was placed on it with a piece of dragon-flavored imperial ink specially made for the palace by Xiuning Mo Si in Huizhou. Only a very small number of them fell into the homes of ministers of honor and relatives, and were extremely valuable.

"Mr. Chen, Shangshu Hu, was frugal and generous. He did not like gold, silver, jewelry and other common things, but he only had a preference for literature and ink."

"The uncle took out this piece of Longxiang Yuyi, one to meet his preferences, and the second is the uncle's attention to Mr. Chen. After all, the father-son family affection is endless, and Mr. Chen also hopes that Mr. Chen can rise to the top."

Yeah?

Chen Yichen had no doubt about the latter sentence of Butler Wu. Duke Cheng really hoped that he would rise to the top.

But Chen Yichen was a little doubtful about the father-son relationship before. How much can this feeling of love account for the hearts of Dukes and Marquis like Zhu Yong?

"Then please bother Mr. Wu and thank the Duke for me."

Of course, one code is one code, even if the father-son relationship is not considered, this gift is indeed of great help to make friends with Hu Yi, and thank you is the right one.

"Yes, that old slave won't disturb you."

After saying that, Butler Wu signaled to reach out to his maid, handed the tray in his hand to A Niu, and then bowed and left the other courtyard.

"Brother Chen, I sometimes think that the master seems to be very good to you."

A Niu looked at the exquisite literary works on the plate. Even if he didn't understand these study jewelry, he understood that it must be of great value.

During this period, Duke Cheng made himself and Brother Chen live in the mansion, and held a celebration banquet for Jieyuan. Now he sent gifts to help Brother Chen make friends with high officials.

All the actions seemed to be less bad than I had thought of abandoning my wife and children.

Listening to A Niu's words, Chen Yichen smiled and replied, "He has indeed helped me a lot of his actions now, but if I were not Jie Yuan, these would never be seen in the small courtyard of Yingtian Mansion."

After saying that, Chen Yichen turned around and walked towards the room, saying in an inauspicious voice: "If he really owes something in his heart, he shouldn't forget that there is a woman who always cares about him in the small courtyard of Yingtian."

Early the next morning, Chen Yichen went to the mansion of the Minister of Rites Hu Yi with gifts and prayers.

Originally, there was no need to be so anxious when visiting. Under normal circumstances, you had to wait a few days before you could go there.

However, Hu Yi's actions at the sacrificial ceremony were not to mention that others were curious about why the Minister of Rites showed goodwill to a young man.

Even Chen Yichen himself didn't understand what point could be favored by Hu Yi, which obviously far exceeded the normal appreciation of his younger generation.

So with this mentality of solving doubts, Chen Yichen chose to visit him early to find out what was going on.

When he arrived at Hu Yi's mansion, the concierge saw the name of the post clearly and saved all the steps to pass on the communication, so he directly let Chen Yichen enter the mansion.

Obviously, this must have been a greeting. Hu Yi knew that Chen Yichen would definitely come back to visit his house.

When you enter this Shangshu Mansion, the decorations highlight a simple and elegant place. From a distance, you can see Hu Yi wearing a regular dress and fiddling with a pot of flowers and plants, just like an ordinary elderly man at home.

"I am a god, please pay homage to the Lord of Zong."

Looking at Chen Yichen coming, Hu Yi put down the showerhead in his hand and replied with a smile: "Xie Yuanlang, we have met again, a few days earlier than I expected. It seems that Jie Yuanlang is also an impatient person."

As soon as these words came out, Chen Yichen naturally understood that the other party was pointing something, but he pretended not to understand and replied with a careless eye: "The Lord of the Communist Party invites you, so I will not dare to neglect you."

"Eunuch Wang and Jie Yuanlang dare to provoke him, not as timid as he said."

On the premise that the official position was not specifically emphasized during the Zhengtong period of the Ming Dynasty, Eunuch Wang all referred to Wang Zhen, the eunuch in charge of the seal of the Sili Supervisor.
Chapter completed!