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Chen Baozhu curled her lips in disdain and muttered, "That's right. When he came to our house, didn't he say he wanted to prepare for the exam?"

"It's not our family's fault that he's like this now. He's been in our house for so long, and dad has hired so many doctors, but none of them could cure him. How much money has been spent!"

Chen Baozhu disliked this cousin very much and was never in a good mood every time she saw him. She used to be concerned about his status as a juren, but now that he was disabled and had no future at all, she disliked him even more.

Madam Chen glanced at the maid who was serving her, and the maid understood and quickly retreated.

Mrs. Chen then spoke, sighed and said, "Zhu'er, what you said is indeed reasonable. How could mother not want to think so? But your father is a man...you also know that he will not ignore your cousin."

My husband's family used to be poor. He was the eldest son in the family, but his younger brother, Chen Ziming's biological father, took on all the heavy work in the family in order to let him study.

For this reason, her husband always talked about how good Chen Ziming's father was. Therefore, he loved Chen Ziming very much, just like his own child.

Upon hearing this, Chen Baozhu rolled her eyes and felt even more disdainful.

After Chen Baozhu left, Mrs. Chen had a gloomy face. She felt like there was a huge stone blocking her heart and she felt very uncomfortable.

When Prime Minister Chen came back from court, he saw Madam Chen sitting there in a daze, looking unhappy. He asked, "Madam, what happened?"

In the past, when he came home, his wife would always be smiling and would come up to him and help him change out of his court clothes.

Today, the lady was sitting there, but she seemed not to see him. I don’t know what happened?

Madam Chen forced a smile and said, "Your Excellency is back. Your Excellency, I was thinking about Ziming's illness and felt a little sad..."

Obviously, she wanted Chen Ziming to go back to his hometown in Jihu Town immediately, but in front of Prime Minister Chen, she pretended to be magnanimous and seemed to feel very sorry for Chen Ziming.

Prime Minister Chen changed into casual clothes with the help of the maid, sat on the cross-back chair, drank a sip of tea, and then sighed: "Madam, you have worked hard these days."

Ever since the accident happened to my nephew, not only has his temperament changed drastically, he also often beats and scolds the servants serving in the mansion. I don't know how many people have been replaced to serve in his courtyard.

In other words, he married a good wife who never complained and took good care of his nephew, which made Prime Minister Chen very satisfied.

Madam Chen was a little shy and said, "What are you talking about, my Lord? This is all within my status as a concubine."

"Ziming is your nephew, which means he is also my nephew. He has suffered so much now. As his aunt, I cannot bear the pain for him. I can only take care of him in my daily life."

Mrs. Chen did not deny her own efforts, but her words were also very nice, which made Prime Minister Chen feel more at ease.

Prime Minister Chen looked at his no longer young wife with a touch of emotion in his eyes. Just as he was about to say something, he heard Madam Chen speak again.

"Although Ziming is like this, he is also thinking about you wholeheartedly. Today, he learned that the new top scholar is his former classmate, and he even sent someone to send gifts to the Lu family in your name!"

Prime Minister Chen was stunned and asked, "The new third place winner? But is that Lu Jianchuan from the Lu family?"

As far as he knew, Lu Jianchuan's hometown was indeed Jihu Town, but Lu Jianchuan already had a mentor, Yuan Xicong, the Minister of Rites.

Yuan Xicong was a neutral person in the court. He did not take sides with anyone but blindly supported the emperor.

Since Lu Jianchuan was his student, probably, like Yuan Xicong, Prime Minister Chen had never thought of winning over the Lu family.

Madam Chen nodded slowly: "Yes, yes, what's wrong, is there something wrong with the Lu family?"

When Mrs. Chen saw that Prime Minister Chen didn't look very well, she felt a little unsure and worried that her good intentions might lead to a bad outcome.

Upon seeing this, Prime Minister Chen shook his head and did not blame Mrs. Chen.

After the couple finished talking, Prime Minister Chen went to the study and ordered someone to call Chen Shun over for questioning.

When Chen Shun heard the news, he was completely shocked. His heart was in his throat. He walked slowly to the door of the study, sweating all over, and did not dare to raise his head.

"Chen Shun, come in, you are also considered an elder of our Chen family."

Chen Shun was personally selected by Prime Minister Chen and placed by Chen Ziming's side when Chen Ziming was five years old. Now it has been more than ten years.

Chen Shun knelt on the ground with a thud and said, "Yes, Lord Prime Minister, time flies. In the past, Chen Shun was able to survive and have enough food and clothes thanks to your help."

"My name was given to me by the Prime Minister. I will always remember the kindness you have shown me."

Prime Minister Chen saw that he still remembered the good times they had had, so he nodded slightly and asked, "I heard that Ziming asked you to go to the Lu family to give a gift today?"

"Tell me carefully, what is the situation between Ziming and Young Master Lu?"

Prime Minister Chen stared straight at Chen Shun, making Chen Shun feel extremely oppressed. He didn't dare to look up, let alone say anything.

He gritted his teeth and started talking from the time when Chen Ziming was studying in Jihu Town. He told the whole story of how Chen Ziming and Lu Jianchuan met and how they became enemies.

When talking about Lu Jianchuan's broken leg, Chen Shun did not dare to say directly that it was Chen Ziming who did it, but Prime Minister Chen was so smart that he knew it as soon as he heard it.

He was somewhat surprised that his nephew, who had always been obedient, would behave like this in his hometown of Jihu Town? It was somewhat... unexpected.

"Prime Minister, Prime Minister, this is all I know. The young master was in a good mood today, but after he went out to look at the list and found the name of the young master of the Lu family, he came back feeling terrible."

"The young master ordered me to go to the Lu family to give gifts, and I dared not disobey him, so I asked the housekeeper in the mansion to prepare it according to the usual practice and sent it to the Lu family."

Prime Minister Chen nodded slightly to indicate that he understood.

Chen Shun quickly raised his head, glanced at the prime minister, then quickly lowered his head, knelt obediently, and dared not say a word.

Prime Minister Chen waved his hand and asked Chen Shun to go back first. Before Chen Shun left, Prime Minister Chen suddenly said, "Chen Shun, when you go back, don't tell Ziming that I asked you to come here."

Chen Shun nodded quickly and agreed.

After Chen Shun left, Prime Minister Chen's face suddenly turned cold. Thinking back to what Chen Shun had described, he knew that his nephew had definitely had no good intentions in asking Chen Shun to give gifts to the Lu family.

It can be said that the Lu family and Lu Jianchuan have a grudge against Chen Ziming and the Chen family.

In this case, Lu Jianchuan would never be won over by the Chen family, let alone be of any help to him!

As Prime Minister Chen thought about this, his eyes grew even colder.