Chu Jinyao was wearing a purple sloping jacket with a horse-faced skirt of the same color underneath. The auspicious clouds, sun and moon patterns were embroidered with silver thread on the knees, and now she was leaning on the couch, casually flipping through the album.
After Madam Chu finished speaking, she kept looking at Chu Jinyao's expression secretly. Although Chu Jinyao couldn't see any clues on his face, luckily he could also sum up a lot of information from the surroundings.
Chu Jinyao wore homely clothes and did not change into the princess' dress, which was a good sign. Moreover, Chu Jinyao met the Marquis of Changxing in a living room furnished in a rather homely living room, which at least showed that Chu Jinyao had no plans to do so. Comparing this matter on the line.
But also, Chu Jinyao changed into purple clothes today. Purple has been the color of emperors since ancient times, and the decoration of the sun and the moon is obviously not something that everyone can embroider.
Seeing this, Mrs. Chu had a rough idea of what she had in mind, and she thoughtfully said, "Prince Concubine, Chengye is confused, to actually do such absurd things. Crown Princess, don't worry, since Lao Shen knows about this matter, Lao Shen will never do it. I will take it lightly and handle this matter properly.”
There is a lot of information hidden in Mrs. Chu's words. For example, she and the Marquis of Changxing behind her do not know about this matter. This is just the private behavior of the second young master and the Zhao family, and has nothing to do with the Marquis of Changxing. Second, Mrs. Chu indirectly expressed her position to Chu Jinyao, without Chu Jinyao's action, Mrs. Chu will take care of Chu Jinmiao properly.
This is the attitude a sensible old parent should have. However, Chu Jinyao felt that Mrs. Chu was clear-headed, but in the eyes of others, this was Mrs. Chu in order to favor the Crown Princess, so she might as well use power to suppress others. .
Chu Jinyao said: "Of course I can trust my grandmother, but this matter is a bit special. The four girls have stayed in the Hou Mansion longer than me, and I am afraid that in the eyes of many people, I am the one who came from behind and dominated the house. People from magpie's nest. Of course, it won't take much effort for grandmother to forcibly send people away, but this is only a temporary solution.
"Prince Concubine..." Madam Chu turned pale in shock, but Chu Jinyao stopped her from saying what she wanted to say, "Grandma doesn't need to say it, I understand what you mean, but some things are not clear, I feel uncomfortable. Second brother and father Come on too, just in time, I have something to ask the second brother. Grandmother, the eldest sister is next door, you can go see Brother Lu and sister. "
Mrs. Chu hesitated to speak, but before she could organize the language, she was led down by the palace maid. Old Madam Chu could only swallow her unwillingness. Chu Jinxian was teasing the child in the side hall. She saw Madam Chu nodded lightly, "Grandma, you are here."
There were not many surprises in Chu Jinxian's words. Old Madam Chu and the other female relatives were all kicked out. Their hearts were up and down, and they couldn't stop standing in the side hall. How could they have the intention to tease the children. Mrs. Chu really loves Chu Jinxian a little bit. Mrs. Chu suppressed her emotions and teased Brother Lu for a while, but she couldn't help it. She lowered her voice and asked, "Xianer, what does the Crown Princess mean? What do you want to do with Chu Jinmiao?"
Mrs. Chu suspected that Chu Jinyao was still minding what happened back then. She hated Chu Jinmiao, so she refused to let Chu Jinmiao feel better. Chu Jinxian could see what Madam Chu meant, she shook her head disapprovingly, and just said, "Grandmother, you are looking down on her. She knows what she's doing, so we'll just wait."
The second young master also came to Changhe Garden with his family members today to "please sin", but he couldn't see the crown princess directly like the female family members. The second young master was sitting in the outer hall, and after a while, a father-in-law came inside and said in a shrill voice, "Second young master has been waiting for a long time, please come with me. The Hou of Changxing is calm, don't be impatient, the miscellaneous family just brought the second young master in to ask questions. "
The second young master had long expected this, he ignored Chang Xinghou's warning gaze, walked to the living room calmly, and leaned over to salute Chu Jinyao. He was well-mannered, well-mannered, and showed no sign of neglect.
Yesterday, after the Zhao family went back, Yan family was afraid that the world would not be in chaos, and immediately told the old lady Chu about Chu Jinmiao, as well as the original words of the crown prince. Zhao's wife has always been respectful, but when he heard this, he was so angry that he shouted "confused".
Zhao was aggrieved and angry. After crying for half an hour, she quickly called the second young master to visit Chu Jinmiao. Zhao was afraid that someone would embarrass her. However, the Marquis of Changxing specially sent someone to watch the second young master, and Duan Yinghua also watched the second young master as if he were facing a great enemy. After a long time, Chu Jinmiao only asked the servant to bring back a note. The second young master looked at the words on the note and felt more and more pitiful for this poor sister.
One side is the fourth sister who grew up with no support, and the other side is the crown princess who has a noble status and can force Chu Jinmiao into a corner with a single word. This contrast is really tragic. , The second young master unknowingly favored Chu Jinmiao. Now standing in front of Chu Jinyao, who would spend countless tedious efforts just to see each other, the feelings in the second young master's heart became more and more complicated.
The second young master was well-mannered, but his attitude was clearly resisting. Chu Jinyao shook his head and smiled when he saw this scene: "Second brother, are you pranking with me?"
"You are the Crown Princess, how dare Wei Chen."
"If you really didn't dare, you wouldn't do such a thing."
The second young master moved his lips, as if he wanted to argue something, but he still didn't say anything. Chu Jinyao didn't give the second young master a chance to be silent, and said directly: "I think when I went out today, my grandmother and father asked the second brother early. Let you come to me today, no matter what I say, don't say anything back. The second brother just now Are you thinking in my heart that my grandmother and father and I are just colluding to oppress people with power. And Chu Jinmiao is innocent and pitiful, she is the real justice in the world."
The second young master was obviously surprised, and Chu Jinyao simply asked for him: "Do you want to ask now, how did I know?"
Chu Jinyao said with a sigh: "You are two years older than me, and you are still the eldest brother in the family. Now, your qi training skills are not as good as my daughter who came back halfway. Second brother, do you really still haven't realized what the problem is? ?"
The second young master seemed to have been stabbed in his mind, his face turned pale, and he couldn't help asking: "Prince Concubine, what are you trying to say?"
"The Marquis of Changxing is now very popular in Beijing, and everyone has to give a third of their face when they meet the children of the Chu family. Don't you really think that this is the ability of our Chu family?" Chu Jinyao ignored the embarrassment of the second young master. , almost ruthlessly broke the truth, "Unfortunately, it's not. It's all just because I'm the princess, others respect you and follow you, it's because the prince has the ability, not because of you."
It was said in person that he was relying on nepotism, and the person who said this was still his own sister, and anyone would feel embarrassed. If it were replaced by other serious macho elder brothers, he would have been furious by now, but the second young master has a gentle temperament. Even if he loses his temper, he won't speak loudly to his pregnant sister. He restrained his temper, and even thought in his heart that although Chu Jinyao's words were ugly, they were not wrong.
The performance of the second young master made Chu Jinyao give him a high look. Father Su was a coward who had no ability, but always shouted at home. Chu Jinyao was often yelled at in his childhood, and it was this kind of person that made Chu Jinyao most disgusted. However, he did not expect that the second young master, who seemed to have no opinion, would be able to face his own shortcomings calmly. Chu Jinyao changed his opinion on him a little, and when he said the next words, he was much softer: "Second brother, I said it bluntly, But it is precisely because I treat you as my own that I would say such things to you. I am the Crown Princess, and there is nothing wrong with the Houfu borrowing my power, or the Prince's power, but we can't always do this. If the Marquis of Changxing's mansion is useless to the prince, why does he have to carry a burden for a long time? Second brother, change your position, do you think this is the truth?"
The second young master was in a turmoil, and he suddenly realized that the crown princess was very different from what he imagined. He didn't know much about this sister, and he didn't have as deep a relationship as he had with Chu Jinmiao, and because of Chu Jinmiao's slander, the second young master had already defined Chu Jinyao as a person with deep scheming and revenge in his heart. A woman with a strong heart. But now it seems that the second young master's idea is ridiculous, he not only humiliated Chu Jinyao, but also the prince.
How could a woman whom the prince begged to marry himself be such a person.
The second young master felt ashamed of his own actions, he bowed deeply and said, "It's the official who has no status and misunderstood the crown princess. All you think and think is for the Marquis of Changxing, but I am so narrowly speculating about you, It's really a frog at the bottom of the well, it's sad and ridiculous. I thought you called me here today because of the fourth sister."
"She's just a small piece of gravel, and she's gone when she's gone. If she hadn't run out on purpose, I wouldn't even be bothered to remember her. If she guards me all day long and worries that I'll retaliate against her, she'll be thinking too much. "Chu Jinyao changed to a comfortable sitting position. Since the second young master mentioned it, Chu Jinyao simply asked directly, "How did you find out about Chu Jinmiao?"
This is not complicated, it is the most common routine. Chu Jinmiao has a high self-esteem and is used to being extravagant. The boxes she brought back to the Su family were snatched away by the Su family in various names. Later, Chu Jinmiao's private house was emptied, and she refused to do farm work. She was still a young lady. The patriarchal nature of the Su family's parents recovered not long after, and for the sake of 12 betrothal gifts, Chu Jinmiao promised a potbellied man. Outside the old staff.
But how could Chu Jinmiao be willing, what kind of life did she live in the Hou Mansion, and ten taels of silver used to be just her meal. Moreover, Chu Jinyao married the crown prince. Chu Jinxian’s husband-in-law, Zhao’s cousin, was also a talented young man. Several other concubine sisters whom Chu Jinmiao despised all married into the family of princes and officials. There are these people for comparison. , how could Chu Jinmiao marry an ugly and old man. As Chu Jinmiao returned to the countryside, the maid was also unwilling to be poor and lowly. Chu Jinmiao persuaded the maid, and the two fled at night. Chu Jinmiao even set a fire for the Su family before going out.
It can only be said that it is worthy of being a family, Chu Jinmiao is just as cold and selfish as her biological parents, and they don't care about others' life and death for themselves, and no one should look down on anyone else. After Chu Jinmiao managed to escape, the first thing she did was go to Taiyuan City to find the Marquis of Changxing Mansion. Chu Jinmiao's plan was very good. Although the Chu family was nothing, after all, there was a relationship for thirteen years. As long as she cried and begged, let the Zhao family and the Marquis of Changxing see how miserable she was. , they will always be soft-hearted.
But when Chu Jinmiao stood in front of Changxing Hou's mansion, he only saw the red lanterns hanging high in front of the plaque of the Hou's mansion, and the door that had been closed for a long time, and had even fallen to ashes.
The old servant at the gate told the two young women in front of them that the master family had moved into the capital with the princess and would not come back in the future. If something really happens, when you return to your hometown to worship your ancestors, you may be lucky enough to meet the master's young master.
When Chu Jinmiao was struck by lightning, she recalled vaguely. It seemed that when she was sent out, someone in the family had indeed mentioned moving, but at that time she could not protect herself, so she had no intention of paying attention to it.
The Marquis of Changxing moved away, and she bet all her wealth to find her mother and second brother, but she couldn't even see their faces. Beijing, where is it
The Marquis of Changxing has left, and the Su family can't go back, what should I do
It can only be said that it was a coincidence. When Chu Jinmiao was at a loss, an old servant who stayed at the ancestral house to watch the door found her. This old servant used to work in the Second Young Master's courtyard. When the Hou residence was relocated, the old servant could not keep up with the road, so he stayed in Taiyuan to watch the gate. He recognized the Fourth Young Lady and couldn't bear it, so he sent a letter to the Second Young Master in the capital. The second young master was so shocked when he learned about this kind of thing. When he saw Chu Jinmiao's current appearance, he was even more shocked and painful. After all, it was his younger sister who had been with him for thirteen years. With this appearance, Chu Jinmiao bought a house in Taiyuan and left her with a lot of money. It's just that once Chu Jinmiao grabbed the life-saving straw, how would she be willing to let go? She frequently came to the second young master, and the second young master was always ready to respond.
Duan Yinghua saw the book and thought that the second young master had raised the outer room outside, so she could not help asking a few questions. Of course, the second young master refused to admit it, but he did not say what the money was used for. This was almost more like an outer room. Duan Yinghua was in shock. The second young master had no choice, so he quietly told the Zhao family about Chu Jinmiao and asked the Zhao family to deal with it.
Zhao's solution was to bring Chu Jinmiao to the capital, spend a lot of money to buy the house in the capital, and send all the servants, carriages and horses of silk and satin, and double compensation for the daughter who suffered. But this kind of sign completely changed in Duan Yinghua's place. Duan Yinghua couldn't bear it any longer, so he stabbed Chu Jinyao directly, and asked the Crown Princess to come out and beat the mother-in-law and husband who were unclear.
The second young master also felt embarrassed when he said this. He didn't plan to take Chu Jinmiao over, but the second young master had nothing to do when the Zhao family cried and made trouble. The second young master could only convince himself in his heart that the Zhao family did so out of a loving mother and wanted to compensate the fourth sister. Since the fourth sister came back to Su's house, she really had a bad life.
The heart of a loving mother, Chu Jinyao sounds ridiculous. They felt that Chu Jinmiao was pitiful, but that used to be Chu Jinyao's life. If Marquis Changxing hadn't found out that his daughter had been replaced, Chu Jinyao would have lived like this for the rest of his life.
Chu Jinmiao won sympathy with her tears, but Chu Jinyao was unwilling to use the same method to regain a city, she felt that she was belittling herself. Since Chu Jinmiao said that she uses power to oppress people, then Chu Jinyao will show you what it means to use power to oppress people.
"All of you have compassion, but it seems that I am a bad person, persecuting her. But, second brother, tell me, Chu Jinmiao is living in your private house now, what is her name? live apart?"
The second young master frowned when he heard this: "Of course it's my sister."
"Sister? Since it's a younger sister, why don't you dare to tell the second sister-in-law, but let her misunderstand that you are taking a concubine outside and set up an outer room."
"Prince Concubine!" The second young master raised his voice in embarrassment and interrupted Chu Jinyao, "Chu Jinmiao will always be my fourth sister, how can you sully the relationship between me and the fourth sister with the love of men and women, How can you use words like concubine and outer chamber to humiliate her."
"It's useless for you to tell me. You told other people in the capital, do you believe them?" Chu Jinyao looked at the second young master's increasingly pale face, and mercilessly pierced his fluke. . But this was not over yet, Chu Jinyao unhurriedly released another killer move: "What's more, do Chu Jinmiao and the maid beside her really treat you as a brother? Second brother, how long do you want to deceive yourself? I feel that the concubine and the outer chamber are humiliating her, but Chu Jinmiao is clearly here for this purpose."
The blood on the second young master's face suddenly faded, as if he had been severely injured. The second young master wanted to refute the fourth younger sister who was pure and clean in his heart, but for some reason, he was speechless. Is Miao Er really such a person? The second young master remembered that Chu Jinmiao's actions in this period of time, these almost frivolous behaviors, were really because of relying on his brother
The second young master doesn't know, he doesn't want to know.
But Chu Jinyao was unwilling to let him go easily. Chu Jinmiao could get everyone's sympathy because of his pity, but Chu Jinyao was like a wicked person who had no tolerance for others. In fact, Chu Jinyao really didn't have it. Chu Jinmiao was pitiful, so Chu Jinyao made her even more pitiful.
Chu Jinyao pressed step by step, then continued: "Okay, let's take a step back, the two of you abide by the etiquette, it's really just a brother and sister friendship. But what should the second sister-in-law think? The second sister-in-law is in the Hou residence. Internal affairs, serving the elders, but you are raising such a sister outside, how do you let the second sister-in-law handle herself? Even if the second sister-in-law is a virtuous woman alive, I completely trust you, but once this matter spreads outside, what will others say about us The mansion of the Marquis of Changxing? They will only say that the prince of Marquis Changxing raised his former sister, and no one listens to your explanation. You and Chu Jinmiao are indeed not related by blood, but you were raised as brothers and sisters. What is the difference between you and your brother and sister incest? When the time comes, what do you want the Marquis of Changxing to do, and what do you want me to do?"
The second young master lowered his head and didn't speak, but his fists kept shaking, and he could imagine how his heart was overturned. Chu Jinyao stopped at the point, and left the second young master to think about the rest. The only key to this matter was the second young master. As long as he wanted to understand it himself and stopped helping Zhou, then the Zhao family and Chu Jinmiao would communicate with each other. No one can find it, and this matter is truly resolved. Moreover, cutting the weeds requires eradicating the roots. Chu Jinyao will never allow this kind of thing to happen again. It is the best policy to fight the army and attack the heart. Of course, Chu Jinyao could use her power to order him not to see Chu Jinmiao again, but this method was too stupid and ruined her reputation, so Chu Jinyao would not do such a loss-making business.
Chu Jinyao didn't even realize at the moment that when she did all this, her thinking was exactly the same as Qin Yi's usual method. Some people's existence moistens things silently, as early as unconsciously, Qin Yi's shadow already appeared on Chu Jinyao.
Chu Jinyao finally added: "Second brother, I have said all of this, and the rest is up to you to decide. I will not ask how you will deal with Chu Jinmiao after that, but you must remember that you are your father's only direct son. In the future, you will take over the entire Changxing Hou Mansion, think about it for yourself, what you should do."
The second young master closed his eyes, and after a while, he sighed hard: "It was my fault."
"I just pity her, but I didn't think about my identity and responsibilities, let alone the risks in the future. I am your elder brother, and I should support you, but in the end, I am burdening you."
Mrs. Chu always mentioned this matter with faint pride. Chu Jinyao was very fond of the prince, the prince loved Wu Jiwu, and even the Marquis of Changxing also followed suit. But for the second young master, this is nothing to be proud of. For example, this time, he was selfish and stupid, blindfolded by his former friendship, and did not consider the truth behind it at all. He doesn't care about his sister's situation in the East Palace, and he even speculates on her with the most despicable intentions, which is unforgivable.
The second young master was agitated in his heart, and he could hardly forgive himself. "I'm sorry for you," he said sternly.
He is too self-righteous, immersed in his own world, unwilling to consider the trickery of officialdom, and never thought of taking on the future of the family, but he prides himself on being elegant and looks down on people in the Vanity Fair. He should be the support of Chu Jinxian and Chu Jinyao, instead of sticking to his sister's glory, hiding in his own world and chanting poems and doing things right, not asking about world affairs.
Chu Jinyao finally breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this. It was a good thing that the second young master did not like disputes. A qualified relative should be like this, be strict with himself and not be greedy or rob. But he knew in his heart but didn't fight, and he didn't understand anything so he went with the flow. These are two completely different things. Chu Jinyao hoped that the second young master would maintain the status quo, but he had to participate in politics in his heart, at least he had to understand the pros and cons.
Chu Jinmiao was just a trivial matter, and it was a pleasant surprise that the Second Young Master could be awakened by this matter. In fact, Chu Jinyao's original intention is not as noble as the second young master imagined, but the second young master is willing to think in this direction, and Chu Jinyao is also happy to see it succeed.
"Second brother, it's better if you understand. We are in the same boat as the prince no matter what. Even if we can't help him, we mustn't hold him back. He doesn't care about his reputation, but we can't let it go. At least, the Marquis of Changxing can't. It will be a reason for others to attack him." The second young master could not stay in the house for a long time, he had already said what he had to say, Chu Jinyao stood up and sent the second young master out while explaining. She turned around the purple wood partition and was stunned when she saw the scene behind her.
The few maids who were guarding outside lowered their heads and did not dare to let out the air. Chu Jinyao looked at the culprit with a calm face again, and became angry: "When did you come? How long have you been standing here listening?"