The Crown Prince in the Jade Pendant

Chapter 64

Chu Jinyao is lost and is looking for Qin Yi to ask for directions. After leaving school, mother Deng suddenly found that she had forgotten to take something, so she had to fold it back to get it.

She walked into the three open Ming halls and unexpectedly found that Chu Jinmiao was also there.

"Four girls?" mother Deng was surprised. "It's been a long time since the class was over. Why are you still there?"

Chu Jinmiao closed the book and said, "what mammy said today is excellent. I feel something in my heart. I just feel the lingering fragrance of my mouth. I can't calm down for a long time, so I just stay and read it for a while."

Mother Deng stepped forward. When she saw the handwriting on Chu Jinmiao's book, she was surprised and said, "the girl has also read the new sayings of the world?"

"No, I just looked through one or two in my spare time."

Mother Deng pointed to the words in the book and asked, "did you write these?"

"I wrote it casually after reading it before." Chu Jinmiao was a little embarrassed. He closed the book with his back hand and stood up and said, "let mammy laugh."

Mother Deng shook her head, picked up Chu Jinmiao's book and roughly turned it over. Ink is scattered on the book, some of which are even old ink. You can read them often at a glance, and even write your feelings on the book. After reading it, mother Deng nodded and said with a smile, "I was surprised by the four girls. These books are not scientific research books. Men rarely read them. They never thought that the four girls have read them carefully many times. The four girls have covered a wide range of subjects, which makes the old slave ashamed."

"Don't dare, Mammy. Don't say that." Chu Jinmiao waved his hand and said with a smile, "I'm reading and fooling around on weekdays. I don't need to test Gongju. How dare I compare my brothers' Kung Fu."

"Four girls, that's too modest." mother Deng smiled. She only heard that four girls are known for their talent. Today, she can really see it. She suddenly felt a love for talents. It was rare for such a smart and studious girl among the girls. Mother Deng asked kindly, "four girls, it's late. It's time for dinner there. Why didn't someone come to find you?"

Chu Jinmiao smiled bitterly, "what's my identity? No one is looking for me."

Mother Deng suddenly thought that although the four girls hung the girl's name, their real identity was not the miss of the Chu family. The girl is also poor. She has been in a good family for 13 years. Suddenly, she was told that she is not from this family. It's true that there is someone else. Mother Deng is very sorry. The fate of talented women is always like this. The more she thinks about it, the worse she feels. She said, "four girls don't have to be so low. Your talent will shine here sooner or later. Even if the pearl is covered with dust, as long as it is a pearl, you will meet someone who knows talent one day!"

"Thank you for your comfort." Chu Jinmiao saluted mother Deng. The smile on her face did not last long, but became sad again, "I also hope to meet the person who knows the material in Mammy's mouth. But I'm embarrassed and live in the Marquis house with a bad name. I'm afraid I can't wait for bole. I didn't expect that I was the wrong girl. I've occupied other people's identity and status for nothing these years. It's great kindness for the Marquis house to accept me. I don't dare to ask for more. I'm always complained It's also right to say a few words. Who made me carry a sin when I was born. I thought there was only one place to live and let me continue reading. Unfortunately, it's my extravagant hope after all. "

Mother Deng frowned at this: "four girls, is it true that five girls are secretly targeting you?"

Chu Jinmiao listened to this and lowered her head in silence. After a while, she shook her head with a mournful face: "Mammy, stop talking. She doesn't like to hear such words. I robbed other people's things. She didn't live well outside. She should vent her anger on me when she came back. Both grandma and father want to compensate her. I'm not a serious daughter of the Chu family. It's good that they are willing to raise me. How dare I say that other people's serious daughter is not? Anyway, it's nothing. I'll have a hard time It's over. "

Mrs. Deng sighed. The fourth girl was originally the daughter of heaven. She was suddenly told that she was actually the daughter of a farmer. Who could stand such a huge change in identity? Not to mention, the fourth girl still had to face her former sisters and servants. I'm afraid that after her identity was revealed, the original servants dared to openly neglect her? Mrs. Deng thought that the fourth girl was quiet and talented, and she was a million Unexpectedly, she lived such a life in private.

Mother Deng felt pity and could only say, "girl, don't complain. Everything will be fine in the future."

"Hope." Chu Jinmiao smiled bitterly and sighed, "I just don't know how long this Hou house can accommodate me. Anyway, it doesn't matter if I'm like duckweed."

Mother Deng couldn't speak. She also felt that for the four girls, the Marquis house was not a place to stay for a long time. However, she couldn't decide what to read with the king's house. Mother Deng thought it would be good to find a talented and studious girl to accompany the county leader, but she didn't count. The princess and the old lady had to nod! If mother Deng could decide, she could comfort Chu Jinmiao now, But she can't, so she can't give Chu Jinmiao hope. Finally, mother Deng can only say: "don't worry, girl, someone will always recognize your precious and marry you back in the future."

Chu Jinmiao burst into tears and smiled: "thank you for your kind words." she quickly put away her tears and forced herself to smile. However, being strong would only make people more distressed. Chu Jinmiao seemed not to know and said: "I think Mammy and I have a special affinity. I liked you very much when I met mammy for the first time. I just didn't dare to say it for fear that you might think I was flattering. I have a collection of poems written in disorder before. How about I give you as a gift?"

Mother Deng hesitated: "girl's poetry collection, how good..."

Chu Jinmiao saw that mammy Deng wanted to refuse, and quickly said, "Mammy, don't refuse. This is my heart. I'm afraid I'll never see you again. Giving you my collection of poems will fulfill my wish."

Seeing Chu Jinmiao saying this, mother Deng had to promise: "OK, the old slave will surpass."

Chu Jinmiao immediately took out a Book of poems from under the pile of books and handed it to mother Deng with both hands. Mother Deng turned a few pages and suddenly heard Chu Jinmiao "ah". Mother Deng looked up and said, "girl, what's the matter?"

"Mammy, I almost forgot that there are some poems of my brother. If they are all my own, I'll give them to you directly. But I don't know about my second brother's poems. He hasn't transcribed another one. It's not good to give it to you directly. Otherwise, I'll go back and copy it again today and send it to you tomorrow?"

Mother Deng said with a smile, "OK, this is nature." after mother Deng said that, she couldn't help adding: "the four girls don't have to hurry too much. We won't leave until noon tomorrow. You can copy it slowly in time. You can't delay your sleep for this matter."

"I don't need to." Chu Jinmiao chuckled. She was talking to mother Deng when suddenly a voice came from outside the door: "fourth sister, are you there?"

Chu Jinmiao's heart clicked. Why did she come? But mother Deng was still there. Chu Jinmiao couldn't keep quiet, so he had to reluctantly smile and answer, "I'm here."

As soon as the three girls Chu Jinchan came in, she saw Chu Jinmiao standing with mother Deng. It seemed that she had said something for a long time. The third girl's eyes flashed and scolded in her heart, but her face immediately smiled: "why is the fourth sister here? It's easy for me to find."

Chu Jinmiao smiled awkwardly and didn't want to talk to the three girls at all. Chu Jinmiao hurriedly said, "it's getting late. Let me send mother Deng out. Don't miss the time for mother Deng to eat."

The three girls refused to let go and forced mother Deng to speak. Chu Jinmiao is afraid of being ruined by the three girls. She managed to make a good impression on mother Deng. Don't be ruined by the fool of the three girls.

Chu Jinmiao secretly pulled the three girls' sleeves and threatened: "third sister, we should go back. Grandma is looking for it."

The three girls sneered in her heart. She said, "grandma has big sister and five sisters. How can grandma think of us?"

Mother Deng listened and asked, "it sounds like five girls are very favored?"

When Chu Jinyao was mentioned, the three girls and Chu Jinmiao looked at each other secretly, united front, and said, "yes, grandma feels she owes her and is very good to her. Our sisters can let us go, too. Unfortunately, that's the case. She always aims at the four sisters..."

Chu Jinmiao interrupted when the three girls finished saying, "third sister, stop talking and let mammy laugh."

Mother Deng knew it well and said, "it's about to pass the meal. The two girls should go back quickly."

The three girls saluted together with Chu Jinmiao and watched mother Deng leave. After mother Deng walked away and couldn't hear the voice here, the three girls pushed Chu Jinmiao's hand away and sneered: "the fourth sister is really a good means. We clearly agreed to form an alliance. In the end, you secretly flattered mother Deng behind my back?"

"Just rely on their abilities." Chu Jinmiao put away his collection of poems and looked pathetic just now. She was too lazy to look at the three girls and turned around to go out.

With sharp eyes, the three girls saw what Chu Jinmiao was holding and hurriedly robbed: "what are you? Did you secretly write it to the son of God?"

Chu Jinmiao simply felt that this person was unreasonable. What was her identity and how could she secretly write poems for men and do such shameless things? She dragged the anthology of poems and refused to let go. She wanted to give it to mother Deng and let her take it to the palace to give the princess a hand! How can you be robbed by the little son of three girls. Seeing that Chu Jinmiao refused to let go, the three girls felt more and more that love poems were written here. Chu Jinmiao wanted her to seduce the son of God first! The three girls also made great efforts in their hands. Finally, with a "stab", the poetry collection was pulled in half by them.

The strength in her hand suddenly loosened, and Chu Jinmiao couldn't help retreating for several steps. When she stood firm, she saw that her carefully selected collection of poems had been torn up!

Chu Jinmiao was furious and shouted, "Chu Jinchan, what are you doing!"

The three girls were also flashed. When she stood firm, she turned over the poetry collection and said disdainfully, "it's these sour poems that hurt spring and autumn. You said earlier. Who's impatient to see."

Chu Jinmiao was so angry that she trembled all over, but the three girls still looked generous and said coolly, "don't show me like this. I know what virtue you are. It's useless! It's not that you can't recognize the words in it. You had to copy one, and there's no loss."

"You......" Chu Jinmiao was shaking with anger. It's really a villain who needs to be sharpened by villains. Chu Jinmiao has just deliberately slandered Chu Jinyao. Now she is so angry that she is admired by the three girls. The three girls said in a strange way, "who wants you to eat alone behind my back? If Chu Jinyao wasn't really good-looking and the third room wasn't a fuel-efficient lamp, who would be impatient to form an alliance with you?"

Chu Jinmiao knows that it's no use getting angry with three girls. This is a skinnless and shameless man. Hearing Chu Jinyao's name, Chu Jinmiao suddenly flashed a light in his head: "you just said, Chu Jinyao..."

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After lunch, Chu Jinyao stayed in the Baoxia to write. After she had just written for a while, she heard a noise outside. The servant girl said that it was the son of huailing who came to greet the old lady.

Chu Jinyao thought for a moment and said, "aunt, they will leave tomorrow. Today, the son of God came to greet the old lady. It's very polite."

"He has always been like this." Qin Yi doesn't care much. He has seen Lin Xiyuan several times and knows the man's temperament. Chu Jinyao was startled when she heard this. She secretly glanced at the people on both sides, lowered her voice and said, "keep your voice down, there are people around!"

Chu Jinyao can hear Qin Yi, and naturally others can, so they are always very careful when there are many people. Recently, Qin Yi doesn't know what's wrong. He can't help talking outside. Chu Jinyao thinks it's mostly because he wanders out every day. His heart slowly becomes wild, so he is no longer as cautious as when he first came.

Qin Yi really didn't listen. Only others avoided him. There's no reason why he avoided others. Chu Jinyao had no choice but to continue to write with his head down.

Chu Jinyao and Lin Xiyuan had an earth shaking first meeting. The scene of her disobedience was corrected by Lin Xi's foresight. Since then, Chu Jinyao has been hiding from him and even asked an to avoid it. Fortunately, Lin Xiyuan is leaving. She may never see her again. Her black history will never be known again. Chu Jinyao will be as happy as he wants.

However, when I didn't see the mountain, the mountain came to see me. Chu Jinyao was hiding in the Baoxia. Suddenly, a burst of laughter came from far to near. Chu Jinyao looked up in amazement and saw Lin Xiyuan with a series of people lifting the curtain of the Baoxia and coming in with a smile.

"Fifth cousin, why are you hiding here alone?"

Chu Jinyao was depressed and didn't want to talk.

Lin Xiyuan has always been the center of attention. He is there and the focus is there. Lin Xiyuan arrived at Baoxia. After a while, the girls of the Lin family, Lin Xining and several girls of the Chu family came in looking for names.

There was a lot of noise in the Baoxia. What else did you write. Chu Jinyao secretly angrily put away his poetry collection and forced a smile to listen to their chat.

Everyone surrounded Lin Xiyuan, and Chu Jinyao was soon pushed aside. Lin Xiyuan was surrounded in the center. He remembered that Chu Jinyao didn't answer him just now. He looked at Chu Jinyao with a smile and said, "after a while, why is the fifth cousin so far crowded? It's still my fault. The fifth cousin stays well in the Baoxia by herself. I disturbed her quiet. Won't my cousin complain about me?"

I will. Chu Jinyao secretly scolds him for fun, but he still smiles on the surface: "how can it be? Shizi is polite."

Lin Xiyuan looked at Chu Jinyao's expression and knew that the girl was wrong. He felt more and more funny and said, "I haven't asked just now. What's my cousin doing here?"

When the girls saw that Lin Xiyuan took the initiative to talk to Chu Jinyao and only talked to Chu Jinyao, they all twisted their handkerchiefs in anger. Chu Jinyao knew that he would never have peace, so he had to sigh and say, "I'm just copying books."

"Copy books?" Lin Xiyuan was surprised. "It turned out that my cousin was so diligent. I disturbed my cousin's hard work. Don't blame my cousin."

Lin Xiyuan even reached out and made a bow. Chu Jinyao hurriedly avoided it. The other girls became more and more jealous and spoke one after another to divert Lin Xiyuan's attention: "cousin, I don't understand what mammy said today. Can you teach me?"

Lin Xiyuan was surrounded and couldn't get away. Chu Jinmiao glanced at Chu Jinyao silently, and a sneer flashed across his mouth. She soon restrained her look and said, "I happen to want to write, and then bring me a book case, and I want to write here."

As soon as the girls heard this, they woke up and said, "I want it too!"

Changxing Hou was obviously surprised to see Chu Jinyao. After a month's absence, Chu Jinyao turned out to be like this?

Changxing Hou looked at Chu Jinyao at the top and bottom, and finally said with a satisfied smile: "yes, it's mellow, and it's not as thin as it used to be. Very good."

Chu Jinyao's biggest regret now is that she is still a little black. As her body gradually recovered, Chu Jinyao was no longer thin and thin, and her true appearance was revealed step by step. After all, she was the daughter of the Marquis of Changxing and the Zhao family. She was an aristocrat in her time, and her foundation must be good. However, Chu Jinyao is more beautiful than her compatriots and sisters, that is, Chu Jinxian. Her eyes are very long. They are round, but the corners of her eyes are slightly hooked. They are very beautiful. Her eyes are very dark and moist. When she doesn't smile, they glow. When she smiles, it seems that thousands of stars fall into her eyes, which can simply bask in people's hearts. Chu Jinyao is only thirteen this year. When she grows longer and raises white, it will be more amazing.

Changxing Hou nodded secretly. He put down the tea lamp in his hand and said to Zhao sitting aside, "you have raised her very well, especially in good manners. You have put your heart into it."

Zhao's smile was a little stiff. Zhao cleaned up early this morning. She was dressed up and dressed very brightly. But Changxing Hou didn't pay attention to her mind. Instead, he had been drinking tea without salt. Zhao's heart was inevitably depressed. But Zhao did not expect that when Chu Jinyao came, he was looked at by Hou Haosheng of Changxing. Zhao's rare praise is still because of Chu Jinyao.

Chu Jinyao was also flattered. After Qin Yi instructed her, she hid in the house and practiced until Qin Yi was satisfied. Chu Jinyao thought it was the standard of aristocratic family, but in fact, it contained many personal preferences.

Changxing Hou felt that Chu Jinyao raised her neck when she saluted and walked, and did not speak evasively. Although she was not loyal and gentle enough, she was much more pleasing to the eye than ordinary women. If he is a servant girl in the concubine's room, Changxing Hou likes women who are shy and submissive and have a low posture, but instead of his legitimate daughter, he likes girls who are bright and gorgeous and look up and keep their chest straight. Chu Jinyao does a good job. Chu Jinxian was taught by an old man. Although the rules are good, Changxing Hou feels that his eldest daughter is too quiet and dignified. Chu Jinmiao is cold and bitter. When walking, his sleeves are floating back and forth. Although he has the posture of weak willow supporting the wind, Changxing Hou doesn't feel healthy.

There are two sets of standards for women and daughters.

The three sisters were there, but they praised Chu Jinyao alone. Chu Jinxian and Chu Jinmiao inevitably had some difficulties on their faces. Chu Jinyao was praised without any arrogance. Instead of taking a seat, she went to Chu Jinxian to say hello: "elder sister."

Chu Jinxian nodded. She was her eldest daughter. How could she care about such small things? She said, "I can see that you have worked hard recently. It's good. You just came back. Don't worry. Just learn slowly. Don't live up to your father's expectations."

"Sister Xie."

Chu Jinyao greets Chu Jinmiao again. In fact, their identity is somewhat embarrassing. Although Chu Jinmiao ranks higher than Chu Jinyao, in fact, she is not Chu Jinyao's sister. Chu Jinyao gave Chu Jinmiao enough face in front of so many people. Chu Jinmiao reluctantly stood up and returned with the courtesy of his peers.

When Changxing Hou saw his own legitimate daughters asking each other for gifts, he was very proud. He nodded to Chu Jinxian with satisfaction: "xian'er has the wind of elder sister more and more. In this way, when he comes to his husband's house, his father won't worry about you."

Chu Jinxian is seventeen this year. She made an appointment with her cousin as early as thirteen years old. Now she will be out of the cabinet soon. Chu Jinxian stood up and said, "thank you, father."

Chu Jinmiao's face is not very good-looking. What does this mean? First I praised Chu Jinyao for being polite, and then I praised Chu Jinxian for being warm, which means that you and I are respectful and friendly, and Chu Jinmiao is completely an outsider? She's not her own daughter, so she won't even say a good word?

Zhao Shi also felt uncomfortable. Seeing Chu Jinmiao's face embarrassed, she painfully covered her hand on Chu Jinmiao's back.

No one noticed Zhao's mother and daughter's actions, because the common daughter and aunts came in. A group of people packed the room. Because of the presence of Changxing Marquis, several young masters also came. As usual, they are staggered with the girls to say hello. Now there is Changxing Hou, so they don't have to avoid it.

Changxing Hou looked at his wives, concubines and children. He was satisfied. He stood up and said loudly, "let's go and have dinner."

You don't need to greet old lady Chu today. You don't have to worry about dinner. Besides, only their own people pay much less attention to the dinner table, and there is no need to avoid eating and sleeping. The second young master lost his appetite after a few chopsticks. He asked Changxing Hou, "father, you were rare a few days ago. What are you doing?"

Hearing the second young master's question, many people stopped their chopsticks and looked at Changxing Hou. It seems that since Chu Jinyao came back, Changxing Hou was suddenly so busy that he didn't even come to the back house several times. Zhao's wife, Huang's and Furong's aunts, all want to know what's going on.

Changxing Hou sighed, "it's not for his royal highness."

Your highness? The people of the Chu family were a little surprised. Zhao asked, "good, how did you get involved with the crown prince?"

Although it was said that this was a private affair of the heavenly family and should not be arranged, in fact, almost all provincial officials knew it. Shanxi knows more because of its favorable location.

This is at home, surrounded by wives, concubines and children. Changxing Hou felt it was unnecessary to avoid it and directly said: "In June, beizhili sent troops from Shanxi to join the Fifth Army camp. They were practicing together with the 3000 battalion and the Shenji camp. The emperor took the empress of the back palace to watch on the wall. This was originally a good thing for Yang Guowei. It was rare for the soldiers below to see the emperor and show their faces in front of the emperor and the empress. The Shenji camp also took out a lot of firearms to show off. Empress No When I saw a firearm, it was very novel. I asked someone to come and perform. "

When Changxing Hou said this, he took up tea and moistened his mouth. Chu Jinyao didn't understand the palace and officialdom, but she didn't seem quite right.

I'm afraid the scale of this exercise is not small, and the generals and soldiers are heroes who serve the country and the people and protect the frontier. The queen thought it was novel and fun, so she called the people of Shenji camp to perform for her... Is this a show?

Chu Jinyao thinks it's wrong, but she secretly looks at others and doesn't look different. Chu Jinyao doesn't know what's going on, so she doesn't make a sound and listens silently.

Changxing Hou put down the tea lamp and continued: "things were good here. My mother likes it. Then we ministers should do it. The Shenji camp demonstrates below. The emperor and queen see the rise and let people beat drums to cheer up. A very respectable maid in front of the queen takes the initiative to ask for orders. The emperor's dragon heart is happy, so it's OK."

When Changxing Hou said this, others couldn't help saying "ah". This... Is ridiculous. What's it like to let a woman play drums for military worship?

Obviously, the Marquis of Changxing also thought it absurd, but empress Qi was favored. The emperor became more and more superstitious about alchemists in recent years. After doting on empress Qi, he didn't even care about the affairs of the dynasty. On that day, everyone felt that it was inappropriate. They watched a woman playing drums on the city wall with laughter. The emperor also talked and laughed with empress Qi. They were very happy. Even the chief assistant of the cabinet could only laugh with him and dared not say more.

"His Highness the crown prince was there that day. When the crown prince saw the maiden beating the drum, he went directly to the city wall to find the emperor and empress. According to the adults accompanying the city wall that day, the crown prince and the emperor said that the drum was an important weapon to inspire the hearts of the army, not a plaything. The army lined up, but a woman was laughing and beating the drum in front of the array. What's the matter? The emperor was not very happy, and the empress might be angry with that plaything The emperor's face was also very bad. Seeing that the situation was wrong, the cabinet hurried out to speak for his highness, and the Taifu asked the prince to go down first. "Changxing Hou sighed and said, "Who could have thought that the prince was fine at that time, and the adults thought it was all right. Who knew that the prince took two steps, suddenly grabbed the bow and arrow from the bodyguard, turned around and directly shot the palace maid to death. The imperial front saw blood. At that time, the chief auxiliary and the commander of the royal guards were scared white, and the women screamed. Tens of thousands of soldiers below saw the dead people on the wall, and they were all in a commotion."

When the Chu family members heard that the prince dared to shoot a palace maid in front of the crowd, who was still a popular lady in front of his mother, they all covered their mouths with handkerchiefs in horror. Thinking of the scene at that time, Changxing Hou wanted to sigh: "In this way, Long Yan was very angry. The emperor personally ordered the prince to come to Datong to guard the border. Datong often fought with Tatars and said that the dead were the dead. How can the prince come to such a place? The senior cabinet members took turns to plead with the emperor, and the prince was also stubborn. He refused to be soft with the queen, so he really ran to the border."

There is a deep estrangement between the Royal father and son. Although we don't talk about this, we all know it. This time, it's completely big.

The story of the crown prince shooting and killing his mother and maidservant spread all over the country within a month. Now the Chu family heard it, and the second young master said, "although the crown prince's trip is inappropriate, it's also to maintain the military prestige. It's understandable."