Chapter 420: Chapter 415: Lunar New Year

The Empress Dowager did this not only to appease onlookers, but also because she did not want Rong Zhao to return to the palace, fearing that she might bring "bad luck" with her.

This made the Chu family very happy, as the princess and her husband would be returning home for Chinese New Year's Eve. This meant that Rong Zhao would not be returning to the Chu household. Of course, the happy members of the Chu family did not include Second Mistress, Mrs. Li, who had always hoped that Rong Zhao would return and meddle with Chen Afu and her two sons.

Chen Afu was even happier, as she no longer feared Rong Zhao would meddle with her and her sons. The next day, the twenty-ninth of the lunar year, she had recovered from her illness. That night, Chu Lingxuan finally returned.

He was travel-worn, his face frozen purple. After soaking in a hot bath, a pot of mutton soup had already been placed on the table.