Chapter 85 Chen Qingyin, Let Go

After Hu Lan's pregnancy was exposed, Mrs. Hu went directly to the home of the Minister of Revenue, Mr. Zhang, on New Year's Eve.

Chen Qingyin did not go with them. Instead, Hu Yunshen came directly with his mother and pregnant sister Hu Lan.

Even if she didn't go, Chen Qingyin had anticipated the outcome.

The Minister of Revenue, Lord Zhang, is strict and harsh. If he knew that his illegitimate son was having an affair outside, he would definitely show no mercy.

Linlang carried a dazzling array of dishes and quickly closed the door after entering.

There was peace in the house.

There were window grilles on the windows and delicious food and fine wine on the table.

Chen Qingyin and Hu Mianmian, mother and daughter, wore the same red to welcome the arrival of the New Year.

Linlang: "Since none of the Hu family are in the mansion today, Mr. Hu is recuperating and Nanny Gao is serving him, Madam and Miss can finally enjoy a good meal."

Chen Qingyin smiled and pinched Hu Mianmian's little face.

"Mianmian, after the New Year, you will be four years old."

The little guy nodded seriously and said in a soft voice: "I know, at the age of four, I am no longer a child, but an adult!"

Chen Qingyin smiled and said, "It's still too early for you to become an adult. No matter how old you are, you are still your mother's little baby. Here, take this."

She took out a pearl and gold jade bracelet from her sleeve, which was extremely exquisitely crafted.

Hu Mianmian's eyes lit up: "Wow, mother, thank you for the gift."

"You're welcome. This is a New Year's gift from your mother. It symbolizes a very good omen, and it means endless gold and silver, and a round and full life."

Chen Qingyin said, hugging Hu Mianmian and saying, "Let's have a toast."

"Cheers!" The little guy raised the sweet water in his teacup and drank it all.

Chen Qingyin asked Linlang to sit down and eat with them.

Linlang was embarrassed at first and refused twice.

Chen Qingyin smiled and said, "Sit down. Although Linlang is my dowry, we grew up together and have been as close as sisters for a long time."

Hu Mianmian followed Nuonuo and said, "Yes, Linlang has been through hardships with my mother and me, so we are friends for life."

Chen Qingyin and Linlang laughed at the same time.

Linlang: "Young lady, I will serve you and your wife for the rest of my life."

She sat down and toasted Chen Qingyin with a glass of wine.

Yoyo, who was sitting next to them, was concentrating on gnawing on a chicken bone. She watched the three of them out of the corner of her eye and imitated them by holding the wine glass with her two paws to bow.

Chen Qingyin reached out and touched its head, and Yoyo's eyes were suddenly filled with pink bubbles.

Princess Mianmian's mother is so gentle!

Just then, Grandma Gao's voice came from outside, and it sounded very urgent.

"Madam, this is bad. Madam, please go and have a look. The young master has had his head smashed."

Chen Qingyin frowned.

Hu Yunshen and the others came back so soon?

Hu Mianmian chewed the meatballs and looked unhappy: "What a bummer."

Chen Qingyin stood up and told Linlang: "I'll go see what's going on, lest he chases here and goes crazy. You watch over Mianmian."

"Yes." Linlang nodded.

Hu Mianmian originally wanted to follow, but as soon as she ran to the door, she was pulled back by Linlang.

Linlang put the little guy on the chair and said, "Little Miss, you can't join in the fun now. The eldest young master's temper has been unstable recently. I'm afraid you will get hurt, so you and I should stay here."

Hu Mianmian puffed up her cheeks and said, "Linlang, just let me go. We are worried about mother going alone."

As she spoke, she blinked her big eyes, acting like a spoiled child.

Linlang smiled helplessly and shook her head firmly: "No, I must do everything the Madam has told me to do."

She couldn't lose her principles just because the young lady was cute!

Hu Mianmian pouted.

In the end, she could only arrange for Youyou to protect Chen Qingyin for her.

At this time, Chen Qingyin had already followed the sound to the old lady's room.

The old lady kept crying: "Yun Shen, my son, you have a miserable life. You just got out of prison and someone broke your head."

Hu Lan's voice followed: "Mom, you and my brother are too tough. Even if we take a step back, are you right?"

Madam Hu was anxious: "Your brother had his head broken by someone from the Zhang family, and you keep saying that Mr. Zhang San, who likes you, condoned the servants to beat up your brother. Why are you still speaking for them? You have no conscience!"

When Chen Qingyin walked in, Old Madam Hu was pinching Hu Lan hard.

Hu Lan cried out in pain.

Hu Lan covered her abdomen and flew into a rage: "My brother hit me twice, and you still think it's still the same as before when our Hu family was in power?"

"What's wrong with my brother being wronged? As long as I can marry into the Zhang family as soon as possible, what does it matter if he gets beaten?"

Hu Yunshen, lying on the bed, covered his bleeding forehead with his hands, his brows furrowed.

After Chen Qingyin went in, he seemed to sense something and opened his eyes.

"My lady is here."

When Mrs. Hu saw Chen Qingyin, she immediately rushed over and grabbed her wrist.

"Qingyin, you came at the right time. Yunshen was hit on the head by someone sent by Minister Zhang. We must get an explanation for this."

Chen Qingyin withdrew her gaze from Hu Yunshen's injuries: "What do you want to say?"

Before Mrs. Hu could speak, Hu Lan said directly: "Of course, I force them to marry me."

Madam Hu pushed her behind her and said, "Not only that, if they want to marry Lan'er, they must apologize to Yun Shen."

Chen Qingyin almost couldn't hold back her laughter.

Mrs. Hu is really a whim. She thinks she is from the Hu family with military merits.

Chen Qingyin waved her sleeves and said, "I can't do it."

"Why can't you do it?" Old Madam Hu widened her eyes, her face full of resentment.

Chen Qingyin explained the reason in a calm tone.

"Because although Mr. Zhang San is a concubine's son, their actions today have already shown that they do not intend to keep the child in Second Sister's belly."

Hu Lan immediately retorted: "You are talking nonsense! You don't know Zhang Lang at all. He was forced to do this because his mistress oppressed him too much."

"Zhang Lang said that as long as Prime Minister Chen can come forward and convince his father, our marriage can be successful."

Chen Qingyin's eyes became stern.

So he was waiting for her here?

The emperor hated it most when officials made private friends, as it was easy for them to be accused of being private friends.

She refused with a serious look: "That's even more impossible. Not to mention whether my father will come forward, given my current relationship with him, I will never speak to him."

Madam Hu stamped her feet in anger: "How can you be so cruel? Do you want to watch Lan'er get pregnant and unable to get married, and then be laughed at to death by others?"

Although Hu Yunshen, who was lying on the couch, could not move, he still agreed with his mouth: "Yes, madam, you can't be so cruel."

"It's not me who is cruel, but my second sister who got pregnant before marriage. What can I do?"

As soon as Chen Qingyin finished speaking, Mrs. Hu slapped her in anger.

However, Chen Qingyin had already anticipated that the Hu family would be furious if they were forced into a desperate situation.

She grabbed Madam Hu's hand and squeezed it so hard that she screamed, "Chen Qingyin, let go!"