The Crown Prince in the Jade Pendant

Chapter 68

Chu Jinyao is lost and is looking for Qin Yi to ask for directions. After coming out, the three girls walked a lot faster. Her servant girl saw that the girl was happy and joked: "the Marquis really dotes on the girl. Today, he even said that the girl came to be the accompaniment of the county Lord."

"Elders always like to be clever and diligent. What's more, when dealing with men, it's enough to show weakness a little and pretend to be naive and unsophisticated. If my aunt helps me plan, I must get the position of companion reading." the three girls said, "It's a small thing to accompany the county leader. When I get to the palace, it's the most important to get along with the prince day and night. Then I'll try harder and work hard on the prince. Maybe I'll go to the palace for the rest of my life."

The third girl smiled when she thought about it. She was very confident in her means to win over men. She dared to say that as long as she could go to the palace smoothly, the prince would be attracted to her, and then it would be logical to stay in the palace. It would be best to be a princess. Even if she couldn't, the side princess would be better than ordinary people. Zhao hated his aunt so much. What would she get if her marriage fell into Zhao's hands? What else Why don't she fight for it herself.

The servant girl said, "what you said is true. You are so smart that you will get what you want in the future."

"Of course." Three girls are complacent. In the back house, as long as you get the right man, you'll get everything. What if the old lady doesn't like it? Old lady Chu doesn't hate her aunt's style of smoking and fawning, but who wants Changxing hou to like it? My aunt doesn't live in the back house in a beautiful and dignified way. Except for the name of a main wife, she's no different. Old lady Chu is such a powerful person. When she was young, she was very angry with the concubine's room. The three girls' living environment taught her by practice. Compared with adhering to the name of the main room and concubine's room, it's better to try hard to cling to a stronger man. After the big deal, she will win over men and compete with the main room. The three girls are very confident in their means of competing for favor.

The servant girl asked, "girl, are we still reading with a lamp tonight?"

"Who is impatient to see what?" the three girls disliked it. "It's enough to put a lamp in the east room, spread the book and put on the illusion that I'm reading. By the way, remember to tell my father tomorrow, and I'll read and practice calligraphy very late."

"Yes."

In the room of three bedrooms and six girls, the servant girl came in to add water to six girls.

"Girl, are you still watching so late?"

"If you want to choose a companion to read, you must always look diligent." the sixth girl put down her pen. She had just written a page of large characters, and her wrist was a little tired. She felt almost done, so she said, "that's all for today. I'm tired of my hands. Have a rest."

"Girl's hands are tired?" the servant girl hurriedly came over and knelt on the ground to rub her wrists for six girls. The servant girl said, "girl, you're too diligent, but your body is important in the end. If you're tired, take a break. It's not too late to see it tomorrow."

"HMM." the sixth girl whispered. She leaned back sleepily, put her hand in the servant girl's hand and asked the servant girl to massage. The sixth girl closed her eyes and thought about today's affairs in her mind.

Today, they joined forces to plot against Chu Jinyao. Chu Jinyao's counterattack surprised her.

Miss Liu is the only legitimate daughter of Sanfang. The third Lord was born by Aunt Yang. When the old Marquis was alive, he especially loved aunt Yang and even the third Lord was valued. When the three rooms were the most beautiful, they had better food and clothing than their eldest son, and even the old lady of Chu had to avoid the edge of Sanfang. Unfortunately, the old Marquis died, and the grand duke was the big room. The old lady of Chu immediately turned over and began to suppress aunt Yang Mother and three rooms.

In those days, the Marquis especially loved the third master, and even had the idea of passing the throne to the third room. However, his mother was still alive, and there were two legitimate brothers on her. Mrs. Chu's mother's family was not vegetarian. Under the pressure of etiquette and law, it was impossible to compete with the whole patriarchal society by relying on the power of the Marquis alone. In the end, the Marquis was left to the eldest son Chu Jing, and Mrs. Chu finally waited Here comes the opportunity to turn over for more than ten years.

As soon as the old lady of Chu took power, she immediately sold aunt Yang, and in front of everyone, she scolded Sanfang for being unruly and spending more money on food and clothing than etiquette. Sanfang made a big shame. Since then, her clothes, food, housing and transportation have plummeted, and the gold and Silver savings given by the old Marquis can't be kept.

Up to now, Sanfang has to be a man with his tail between his legs. The third master and the third wife dare not fart in front of their legitimate mother. The whole family knows that the old lady doesn't like Sanfang. The servants in the house are very snobbish. Many people dare to deduct Sanfang's expenses when they see that they are not valued. The old lady always has no sand in her eyes, but she turns a blind eye to this matter and completely acquiesces in it Yes.

Six girls unconsciously put a sarcastic smile on her lips. It is said that old lady Chu has no blood relationship with their three rooms. How can you expect old lady Chu's kindness? In the final analysis, people are selfish and hypocritical.

Sanfang is walking on thin ice outside, but the interior is very harmonious. It seems that the external pressure makes them unite more and more. The third master and the third wife are in harmony, and one son and one daughter are born in wedlock. The third master has only a few rooms and no concubine room. Compared with the complex Changxing Hou in the backyard, the second master and the third master are much better.

The sixth girl is the only daughter of the third master and the third wife. She is 12 years old. The sixth girl closes her eyes and slowly thinks that now Changxing Hou is in good health and has a legitimate son under his name. Unless all the men in the big room and the second room die overnight, the third room won't have a chance to turn over. Her mother hopes that the only son, the fifth young master, will soar to the sky in the imperial high school. However, the fifth young master is only ten now 1、 Even if you can go to high school, it will be many years later.

In the final analysis, six girls can rely on only themselves.

"Girl?" the servant girl suddenly called. Six girls woke up from meditation. She looked at the servant girl unhappily and asked, "what's the matter?"

The servant girl shuddered, quickly bowed her head, and said, "nothing. I'm afraid the girl fell asleep, so I called."

The sixth girl took back her hand and was massaged by the servant girl for a long time. Her hand is much better. The six girls' eyes were as calm as an ancient well, and youyou said, "they are not loved by their elders. It's really difficult to walk. It seems that they can only work harder to change the situation."

"Girl?" the servant girl asked tentatively. The sixth girl looked back and said in a flat tone, "I'll study and practice hard these days. You should prepare your pen and ink in advance."

"Yes."

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In Chaoyun hospital, Chu Jinyao has just finished writing the big characters on the third page.

Qin Yi slept and woke up to see Chu Jinyao still practicing calligraphy. He looked back at the sky and said, "have you been practicing calligraphy?"

"Yes." Chu Jinyao put down her pen, rubbed her already stiff wrist, and spread out a piece of snow-white rice paper. She has written three full pages. This is only a finished product. There are still a lot of waste paper on the way. In order to show her diligence, the third girl asked someone to keep the light in the study burning all the time. The sixth girl was cruel to let herself practice, but she felt tired after writing a page of paper and didn't want to write any more. Chu Jinmiao talked with Zhao all night and helped Zhao fight his aunt in the backyard. Only Chu Jinyao has really practiced all night and has not rested until now.

Even Qin Yi sighed: "there's no need to be in such a hurry. Rome wasn't built in a day. You don't have to force yourself like this." Chu Jinyao's Kung Fu is comparable to that of the students in the scientific examination.

"No." Chu Jinyao shook her head. "I didn't have a chance to write before. I'm much worse than my sisters. If I don't work hard, I deserve to be laughed at. I'll write another page. If you're tired, take a rest first."

Qin Yi looked at it for a while and sighed silently. He suddenly said, "I used to worry about you, but now it seems that wherever you go in the future, you will live a good life."

"Really?" Chu Jinyao was surprised, smiled, looked up from the paper and looked at Qin Yi.

Under the light, Chu Jinyao's eyes were almost shining. Qin Yi also smiled and said softly, "really."

Chu Jinyao chuckled: "I think so. As long as I think of going to a completely strange family life in the future, I feel frightened, but I think it's nothing to have you with me."

Qin Yi was silent for a moment and said, "Chu Jinyao, have you ever thought that if one day I'm gone?"

Hearing this, Chu Jinyao suddenly couldn't speak.

In fact, she thought about it. Although Qin Yi appeared in her jade pendant for some reason, Qin Yi could do almost anything. Chu Jinyao didn't think that the other party could stay with her for such a strange person with unknown origin but very good understanding of the world. She thought it was heaven's love that she could meet Qin Yi. When this day came, she could only wish Qin Yi to fly away and go to a higher level.

"If there is such a day, Qi Ze, you must tell me earlier." Chu Jinyao regretted it again as soon as the words were spoken, "No, you'd better not tell me. I know it's painful in vain. You see, you will have so many things. What belongs to you is the broad sky outside, not me, a housewife who can only see a small piece of sky. You will be very good in the future. I will bless you all the time."

Qin Yi didn't speak. This was the first time they talked about this topic. Qin Yi thought about it many times. He would leave sooner or later. He reminded Chu Jinyao earlier to prepare her for it, which was for her good. However, when he really mentioned this topic, Qin Yi didn't like it. He didn't like the heavy atmosphere at the moment.

"Forget it, it's still far away. We'll discuss it later." Qin Yi sighed.

Chu Jinyao didn't listen to Qin Yi's words as before. She untied the complex and took out the jade pendant. The jade was transparent and delicate. The quality of the jade was excellent. The red catkins in the jade were like blood. Chu Jinyao looked at it for a long time and said, "look, Qize, there are few red catkins in the jade."

Qin Yi didn't answer for some reason. Chu Jinyao didn't care about his indifference and continued, "we don't know what will happen after all the red catkins disappear. But I don't want to bet. I don't want you to take this risk."

After a while, she said with difficulty, "let's find a way."

The childe was obviously surprised when he saw her: "who are you and why are you here?"

"I'm the five girls in the family. What about you? Who are you?"

"Five girls?" the young childe frowned and said, "I've seen five cousins. You're not... Ah, No."

At this time, Chu Jinyao had heard: "are you the childe of my aunt's family?"

Lin Xining remembered that his grandmother mentioned in her letter that his uncle's family had the wrong daughter and had just found a five girl. It seems that it is the one in front of him.

Knowing that he had made a joke, Lin Xining bent over and bowed to Chu Jinyao: "I'm sorry, my fifth cousin. I was abrupt just now."

Chu Jinyao slightly avoided it and returned with his hands: "cousin, you don't have to."

When the misunderstanding was solved, Lin Xining felt a little sorry. He saw a strange woman walking around here, and her deeds were still very sneaky. Then he asked. If I knew it was my cousin, I wouldn't be so loud. The girls are more and more delicate. His voice is louder. What can I do if I scare these charming guests? Lin Xining wanted to compensate, so he asked, "why is my fifth cousin here?"

Chu Jinyao was a little embarrassed: "I'm lost."

Linxining suddenly, right, fifth cousin just came back, don't know this area of the road. Lin Xining said, "most of the yards here are vacant. It's really hard to identify. My cousin comes with me."

"Thank you, cousin." Chu Jinyao was so grateful that he quickly followed Lin Xining and walked out.

With Lin Xining leading the way, rongning hall will arrive soon. Chu Jinyao repeatedly thanked: "thank you, cousin, otherwise I don't know when to go around..."

Qin Yi gave a cold hum in his heart. It was clear that he brought Chu Jinyao out. The boy just took the last part of the way. Moreover, even if the Lin family doesn't show up, Chu Jinyao won't go around for a long time.

Of course, Chu Jinyao won't know these words.

Lin Xining smiled and opened the curtain for Chu Jinyao: "cousin, don't be polite. It's cold outside. Come in quickly."

"Where can I?" Lin Xining is a guest. She can't let Lin Xining play the curtain for her. Chu Jinyao said, "cousin, you go first."

The servant girl wanted to take it over. Lin Xining shook his head and said, "my cousin is a girl's family. She has a weak foundation. You go first."

Chu Jinyao was treated like this for the first time. She was flattered and came into the house. Later, Lin Xining followed and came in with Chu Jinyao.

The old lady and Chu Zhu and others were sitting in the west room talking. When they heard the sound of opening the door, the old lady said, "this is Ning Ge'er coming."

Chu Jinyao didn't dare to look up after entering the house. He immediately said, "Jinyao is late. Please forgive my grandmother and aunt."

Zhao frowned: "Why are you here now?"

All the other girls are there, but Chu Jinyao is not. Chu Zhu asked about it just now. Zhao's embarrassment is not good. Now he sees Chu Jinyao. He's really angry.

Chu Jinyao kept his greeting posture, lowered his head and said nothing. Lin Xining took the initiative to say, "it's not my cousin's fault. There are many idle yards in the east of rongning hall. I've been lost there many times before. It's inevitable that my cousin just came back. I just met my fifth cousin and brought my fifth cousin here."

Lin Xining said so. Naturally, Zhao didn't say much. Lin Xining is the only son of her younger sister-in-law or the prince of the prefecture. How dare she say others.

Old lady Chu frowned when she heard this: "who's with the five girls?"

After hearing this, rose took a hard step forward: "it's a slave."

Mother Gu leaned down and said something to old lady Chu. Old lady Chu's expression became worse and worse: "you are a second-class servant girl, and you don't even know the way?"

Mother Gu whispered, "my ancestors, our house was short of manpower years ago. She called people into the house and bought a batch of servant girls. She is here."

A new girl who can't even recognize her way into the house has become a second-class servant girl around the girl. The dignified and indifferent eyes of the old lady of Chu swept towards Zhao. Zhao quickly bowed her head and showed her posture of admitting her mistake. In front of Chu Zhu and so many young people, the old lady of Chu left face for Zhao without saying much. She just glanced at her and took back her sight. Yan stood beside him, secretly glancing over his face and smiling.

Zhao said she was stupid. She could suppress her aunt and servants in the backyard. She said she was smart. She always did something ridiculous.

The eldest girl is the eldest daughter. She was raised in front of the old lady since childhood. She is very respectable, but she is not close to the eldest girl. Parents always favor young children and girls. Yan also has children and girls. It can be understood that Zhao is devoted to doting on the four girls. But now it's said that the four girls are not her own, and she still plans to give them her heart and lungs. Is that stupid?

Yan smiled enough in his heart. Then he restrained himself from schadenfreude and said to Chu Zhu with a smile: "my aunt is blessed. Brother Ning is good-looking, filial and considerate. You will have more blessings in the future."

Chu Zhu listened to this and smiled slightly. Her eyes turned to Chu Jinyao. She looked around and asked, "today is the first time to see five girls. You just said, what's your name?"

Chu Jinyao said cautiously, "go back to my aunt. My name is Chu Jinyao."

"Yao......" Chu Zhu's eyes changed and turned to see old lady Chu. "Why don't five girls follow the generation of xian'er?"

Girls of the Chu family are named after women from the word brocade, which means taking flowers and flowers and women's virtue. Chu Jinyao's name "Yao" is the same generation as Chu Zhu.

As soon as Chu Zhu reminded me, Chu Laofu found that Chu Jinyao's name hit Chu Zhu's generation. She paused and said, "this child is also rough. She hasn't had a good life in the past 13 years. Her Yao character was given by a Taoist when she was born." the implication was that she didn't have to worry about it with a younger generation.

Chu Zhu is married after all. It's hard to meddle in the affairs of her mother's niece, not to mention that old lady Chu said so. Chu Zhu said, "I remember when I came back, four girls were always the most active. What about four girls?"

"Aunt, I'm here." Chu Jinmiao stood up and saluted Chu Zhu.

Chu Zhu pulled Chu Jinmiao and said with a smile, "you and five girls stand together and I'll have a good look at you."

Chu Jinmiao's smile stiffened. Since Chu Jinyao came, her identity has become more and more embarrassing. What she originally thought was right has become subtle. Moreover, there are many people in the big house. Chu Jinmiao can't avoid hearing some gossip. Now Chu Zhu also asked her to stand with Chu Jinyao and compare

Chu Jinyao doesn't matter. She has long been used to being seen. Chu Jinmiao almost moved in the direction of Chu Jinyao. When there were still two steps left, Chu Jinmiao refused to move forward.

There is a saying that if you are not afraid of not knowing the goods, you are afraid of comparing the goods. Chu Jinmiao is the daughter of the peasant family. Her appearance is always inferior to that of the serious Miss Chu family. Now standing next to Chu Jinyao, the gap is more and more obvious. Chu Jinyao is a head higher than her. Although it is slightly dark, her facial features are at the rolling level. Chu Jinmiao's only advantage is that she is thinner than Chu Jinyao, but her thin is thin and not as comfortable as Chu Jinyao's natural body.

Qin Yi, who was quietly watching the play, felt too embarrassed.

Obviously, other ladies also felt that they tacitly did not continue the topic. Chu Zhu didn't expect that she had done something bad with kindness. She called Chu Jinmiao over and patted her hand quietly.

Chu Zhu regretfully thought that Chu Jinmiao was slimmer than Chu Jinyao and had a good temperament. At first glance, it was a child raised by a rich family, with a thin bookish spirit. The only regret is... Chu Jinyao is so much more beautiful than Chu Jinmiao. Chu Zhu is looking at Chu Jinmiao in her private heart. She can't say that Chu Jinyao is not good-looking without conscience.

Chu Zhu wanted Chu Jinmiao and Chu Jinyao to stand together and let everyone have a look. Although Chu Jinmiao still stayed in the Hou house, her biological parents did something like that. It is inevitable that some people with shallow eyelids despised her in the Hou house. Chu Zhu did this to remind people to see what is called Miss Qianjin. The noble spirit raised by the Hou door is not comparable to that of some inexplicable village women.

As a result, I was embarrassed.

Although Chu Jinyao is the real Chu girl, for Zhao, the old lady of Chu and Chu Zhu, Chu Jinmiao is the one they grew up with. It really hurts her over the years. Leng Buding came up with Chu Jinyao, who said that they had hurt the wrong person before. Chu Jinyao is the real daughter. Chu Jinmiao is fake. Who can accept it? Chu Chu was puzzled when she received the letter.

Chu Jinyao is a real stranger to her. Chu Zhu originally thought that Chu Jinyao must be vulgar and greedy when she grew up in a farm. Once a sparrow turns into a Phoenix, she will show her greed, selfishness and love of money. Where can she compare with Chu Jinmiao, knowledgeable and reasonable?

When she met Chu Jinyao herself, Chu Zhu didn't see the picture she had expected, but Chu Zhu still felt that if she was raised in a poor family, she must be poor at root. Now she can't see it, and she must show signs in the future. Chu Zhu thought with some regret that if Chu Jinyao's face grew on Chu Jinmiao, it would be perfect.

Old lady Chu looked at this stubble silently. When Chu Zhu stopped, she said, "it's getting late. Let's set the meal."

With the old lady of Chu, there is no need to avoid the rules of different seats for men and women at the age of seven. Lin Xining accompanied the old lady to dinner with the young masters and girls of the Chu family. The old lady naturally sat in the middle. Chu Zhu and Lin Xining sat on the old lady's right hand, Chu Jinxian sat on the old lady's left hand, and Zhao's and Yan's daughters-in-law had to stand and serve their mother-in-law.

The seats on both sides of Mrs. Chu have always been the most favored people. The old lady's preference is the wind direction. Such people are also flattered in the inner house. Now Chu Zhu and Lin Xining are on one side and Chu Jinxian is on the other. Chu Jinyao can fully understand. As for herself... She's on the other table.

There are eight people sitting at a table, and several young masters are there. How can the heaviest old lady be her turn at that table

Halfway through the meal, the old lady said to Zhao and others, "you've been standing all day. Sit down and have a rest."

Zhao and others gave way once, and then put down the cloth chopsticks. Immediately, a servant girl brought a stool and waited on the three ladies.

After dinner, Chu Jinyao went back to his yard and secretly said to Qin Yi: "Today's solemn scene, we young people can sit and eat, but mother and they have to stand and make rules for cloth dishes and stand for half a meal before they can sit at the table. In this way, many people say that grandmother cares for her daughter-in-law. Obviously, they are charming guests before they get married. Why do they have to do this after they get married?"