The second young master laughed at himself and said, "Because of my poor health since I was a child, I like to read these bland books, but I don't like the way Confucius and Mencius actively entered the world. I didn't expect that the same is true for the prince. The prince is the direct son of the Empress Yuan. He was brought up as a prince, and several elders in the cabinet all stared at him with good eyes, and the ministers in the court and the central government also remembered the prince. He is such a proud man, I really can't figure out why he likes the same things as me. ."
"Perhaps it was because His Royal Highness the Prince grew up in the East Palace and was under too much pressure, so he liked these escapist books?" The more Chu Jinmiao thought about it, the more she felt right, "That's right, I'm afraid the Prince is also a good and sensitive person in his heart, so he doesn't like it. These mundane things, but can't change their identity, are borrowing books to express their feelings."
"I don't know about that." The second young master said, "I have never seen the prince before, so I don't know who he is. But I heard that he dared to shoot his maid in front of all the ministers, and Suli was also very disrespectful to the queen. Shouldn't this kind of person be like this?"
Chu Jinmiao still insisted on her own opinion. She said, "A lot of outside rumors are inaccurate. But when the prince comes, we will know."
"Father really wants the prince to come." The second young master smiled bitterly, "He also reminded me to review the books that the prince likes, and then cast his eyes on the prince. I have no intention of fame and fortune, but the Marquis of Changxing has reached my father's third generation. , Looking at the current situation of our family, I am afraid that the emperor will not allow my father to ask for favors, and our family has no access to the court, and it is difficult to even find someone to clear the relationship. It's also for the good of our family."
Chu Jinmiao was a little surprised. She grew up in the Hou Mansion since she was a child, and she had heard a few things about the court and the middle. She asked curiously: "If the emperor does not agree to make your brother the heir, and does not agree to continue the title of Changxing Houfu, then the Chu family will no longer be Houfu?"
"Yes." The second young master said, "If the younger generation does not live up to the expectations, within two generations, our Changxing Hou Chu family will be completely defeated and become a commoner."
Chu Jinmiao was both sighed and surprised. If this is the case, then her and Chu Jinyao's identities are not much different. If the second young master can't hold the title, then they are both the daughters of commoners.
But then Chu Jinmiao overturned this idea, the thin dead camel was bigger than the horse, no matter how bad the Chu family was, it was an honor, and it was many times better than the poor peasant's family, the Su family.
"You don't have to worry about this. Our family has been passed down for three generations in Taiyuan. Although the grandfather's generation has fallen a bit, it is still better than the ordinary official family." The second young master looked at Chu Jinmiao tenderly and said, "The matter of Xijue Since my father and I are busy, you don't have to worry about it, just feel at ease as Miss Houmen."
Chu Jinmiao smiled with all her might, and said, "I'm not Miss Houmen, but Chu Jinyao."
"What are you talking about!" The second young master frowned and didn't like hearing this, "Although there is a mistake in the identities of you and the fifth sister, you are the younger sister I grew up watching, and she is connected by blood. My sister, both of you are equally dear to me."
"I knew that the second brother was good to me." Chu Jinmiao raised his head and hugged the second young master's arm and smiled, "Second brother, if you are so good to me, I will be very good to you in the future. You are not worried about the prince. What about Chengjue, tell me more, maybe I can help you!"
The second young master didn't take it to heart after listening to it, he smiled indifferently: "You are a girl, how can you help."
Chu Jinmiao smiled but did not say a word. In this world, patriarchy is more important than women, and women are extremely harsh, but women can do things that many men cannot. How many foreign ministers the prince had to see every day, Chu Jing and the second young master went, whether they could get into the eyes of the prince was a matter of fact, but she was the type of woman the prince just liked. Maybe, the future of Changxing Hou's mansion has to fall on her.
The second young master saw that Chu Jinmiao lowered his eyes and didn't know what he was thinking. He didn't even hear his call. The second young master could only say one more sentence: "Fourth sister."
"Ah? Second brother, what's wrong?"
"It's getting late, I have to see my father." The second young master said, "Do you still want to read that new language?"
Chu Jinmiao looked embarrassed. The Shishuo Xinyu she showed Deng Mama that day was not her book, but the Second Young Master's, including the traces of frequent reading on the book and the old ink marks. It's the second master's. The second young master is a gentle and thoughtful older brother. No matter what Chu Jinmiao asks, the second young master will always agree to it. Her learning of calligraphy when she was a child was always taught by the second young master. Therefore, Chu Jinmiao's characters are very similar to those of the second young master, and it is easy to confuse them at first glance. Chu Jinmiao relied on this, disguised the second young master's kung fu as his own, deceived Nanny Deng, and made Nanny Deng impress her of being diligent and studious.
In fact, how could Chu Jinmiao have so much time to read books, let alone some partial collections such as new languages and anthologies. She spends most of her time fighting with Zhao's auntie, arguing with the seventh girl, and joking with her maid. She can be famous in the Chu family, thanks to the fact that a woman's incompetence is a virtue, and the sisters in the same house. set off. On the contrary, the second young master has been frail since he was a child, so he has put a lot of effort into these poetry collections.
Chu Jin thought, anyway, the second brother loves her the most. She borrowed the second brother's books to use, and the second brother would not care. What's more, in the inner house, even if she replaces the name of the second young master, it will not affect the second young master. Why not do it for a win-win situation
It was for this reason that Chu Jinmiao didn't really want to return the book to the second young master. After the second young master took it away, what did she look at? She still has to be familiar with these books, and then go and get close to the prince. Chu Jinmiao asked, "Second brother, are you in a hurry to use it these few days?"
The second young master paused and asked, "What do you mean by that?"
"I think this book is very interesting, and I want to copy it too. Second brother, why don't I send it to you when I finish copying it?"
It turned out to be like this, the second young master smiled: "You are the daughter of the boudoir, so you don't need to copy the book. You give me the book, and I will have it copied for you, and then send it in."
Chu Jinmiao was a little hesitant, so the handwriting would be different! But she really didn't want to do it herself, how much effort would it take for such a thick book. She thought about it and finally said, "Okay, but keep the notes from the book. I want to write it myself."
"Okay, it's up to you." The second young master touched Chu Jinmiao's head and smiled gently.
The second young master had another conversation with Chu Jinmiao, and then went out. Chu Jinmiao lives in Zhao's Xiquyuan, and the second young master just came out of the courtyard when he happened to meet Chu Jinxian who was going out.
"Second brother?" Chu Jinxian called the second young master and asked, "Why did you come here?"
"I'll see the fourth sister."
Chu Jinxian smiled noncommittally. For the sake of the tranquility of the house, Old Madam Chu only confined Chu Jinmiao and did not say the reason, but Chu Jinxian knew exactly what Chu Jinmiao had done. . The sad thing is that the Zhao family and the second young master are still in the dark, and now they come to visit Chu Jinmiao on purpose. Chu Jinxian thinks it is ridiculous. She is about to remind the second young master, but she sees something sharply.
Chu Jinxian asked, "Second brother, what is this?"
The second young master looked back and found that Chu Jinxian's eyes were on the new language of this world. He sighed, took the book from the little servant, and handed it to Chu Jinxian: "This is a book I read in my spare time. The fourth sister was curious a few days ago and borrowed it from me to look at it. Now I'm here. Look at her and take it away."
Chu Jinxian looked serious and said, "Give me the book."
The second young master didn't understand why Chu Jinxian suddenly became interested in these books. But he always respected his eldest sister, Yiyan handed the book to Chu Jinxian.
Chu Jinxian took it over and turned it over, turned her head and whispered to the maid behind her, "I remember when Mother Deng was still there a few days ago, she taught the new language of the world, right?"
Chu Jinxian's maid thought for a while, then lowered her head and replied, "Miss Hui, that's right."
At this time, Chu Jinxian opened the book and read it again, and there was still something she didn't understand. She sneered and said, "It turned out to be your book, no wonder."
"What's wrong?" The second young master felt that something was wrong and asked cautiously.
Chu Jinxian closed the book and said sternly, "Second brother, do you know that a few days ago, the grandmother of the Huailing Palace came to our house?"
"Of course I know that."
"What the two maids teach is Shishuo Xinyu." Chu Jinxian gently shook the book in her hand, looked at the second young master and said, "And Chu Jinmiao is borrowing books from you during this time, waiting for mama She's gone, and she's willing to return the book. You say, what does this mean?"
Could it be that Chu Jinmiao borrowed books to deal with the grandmother of the palace? The second young master was stunned for a moment, and said, "No way, the fourth sister is not such a person."
"I don't have any evidence now, so you naturally don't believe it, but you still think I'm slandering her." Chu Jinxian said, "I'm not arguing with you either, open your eyes to see if she is such a person, soon I understand."
"Sister, you seem to... have a lot of criticism on the fourth sister." The second young master said carefully, "Since the fifth sister came back, father, grandmother, and now you, have gradually favored the fifth sister. I'm not saying that the fifth sister is wrong, The fifth sister suffered outside. It is right for us to love her more, but it is not fair for you to alienate the fourth sister. They are both daughters of our family. "
After Chu Jinxian heard it, she smiled softly: "Chu Jinmiao loves to be petty and tends to provoke men's love, even you. Second brother, let me ask you, it's been less than two months since the fifth sister came back. But Chu Jinmiao has lived in the Hou Mansion for thirteen years, and the family unknowingly favors the fifth sister, what is the reason?"
The second young master wanted to speak, but he did not know what to say when he opened his mouth several times. In the end, he sighed and reluctantly admitted: "The fifth sister's character is indeed more likable than the fourth sister. The fourth sister is willful and thoughtful. She likes to think more if there is something wrong, and likes to take Joe when her temper is up. This is really not good. However, she is also insecure to be like this..."
"Okay, I don't want to listen to it anymore." Chu Jinxian reached out her hand to interrupt the second young master and said, "I don't want to listen to your words in defense of her. But she secretly borrowed your book, and she happened to be with Wangfu Mammy. When the time collided, it showed her bad intentions. Maybe she even took your name and said it was her book."
The second young master was a little annoyed: "eldest sister, fourth sister, she is not such a person."
Chu Jinxian saw that the second young master refused to believe it, so naturally she couldn't say it hard. After all, she is the daughter who wants to marry outside, and it is not good to have a quarrel with her parents' brother. Chu Jinxian said softly: "Is it true or not, we will see it later. I say this today to remind you that when she asks you for something again, you should think about it. Jin Yao is our biological sister. , there is no problem with you pampering Chu Jinmiao, but if you neglect and wronged Jinyao for her sake, then I can't tolerate it."
"I understand." The second young master also slowed down his tone and said well, "I know sister, you are for the good of our family. Whether Jin Yao or Jin Miao are my sisters, I will treat them equally."
Chu Jinxian really wanted to tell him what Chu Jinmiao did behind his back, but these old ladies didn't want to spread it out, and the second young master might not believe it when he said it, but instead he became a villain. Chu Jinxian smiled perfunctoryly and passed the topic.
After the second young master left, Chu Jinxian's girl secretly asked, "Miss, the second young master and the fourth young lady have been close friends since childhood, why did you tell the second young master this? If you rashly tell the second young master that the fourth girl is not, I am afraid that the second young master will have a grudge against you."
"I don't know." Chu Jinxian said, "But Chu Jinmiao is very thoughtful. If I don't remind the second brother, he will always treat this person as his own sister and hurt her, and he will take care of her for a long time. Going down, Chu Jinmiao may lie to them and do something, I said earlier, even if it makes people unhappy, it will be better than causing trouble in the house in the future."
"The girl is sensible. The matter of the four girls borrowing books..."
"She must be fooling people." Chu Jinxian sneered, "I used to think that she was petty and could not stand on the stage, but now I can see that her mind is extremely wrong. The second brother is a man, and he always has pity on such weak women. I don't want to think bad things about people. Since he doesn't believe me, I'll tell my grandmother and my father quietly. The second brother can't see it, but my grandmother has been in the back house for so many years and has seen many people. Her little tricks are hidden. I've passed my second brother, but I can't hide it from my grandmother. The second brother is still a little naive, it seems that I have to remind my father and let him take good care of him. "
After speaking, Chu Jinxian sighed: "The second brother and Chu Jinmiao have a close relationship. They both grew up together in front of their mother, and they are even closer than my eldest sister. I am not good when it comes to Chu Jinmiao. I insist. However, everything is done step by step. This time, I will remind the second brother first. At least, next time Chu Jinmiao tries to play tricks, the second brother will not trust her unconditionally. "
"Girl, what the hell do you want to do, Miss Fourth?"
"Hard to say."
"Is it for the companion reading of the palace of Huailing County?"
Chu Jinxian shook her head: "I see, more than that."
"what?"
"It's hard for me to say, but I always feel that she has spent so much effort for more than that." Chu Jinxian said, "But this is all my guess. The specifics will have to be seen in the future." After speaking, Chu Jinxian paused for a while, and sighed in a low voice: "She is always like this, she refuses to work hard, and she always uses crooked minds. If she continues to behave like this, she will hurt herself sooner or later."
The maid was surprised when she heard it, and reminded her in a low voice, "Girl!" It was a big mistake to spread this word. As a sister, she made such a comment on her, which was extremely bad for Chu Jinxian's reputation.
Chu Jinxian retracted her mind and skipped the topic. She murmured: "Jin Yao was beaten on the palm of the hand a few days ago, I don't know what happened to her. She is also stubborn, and she refuses to surrender, otherwise why would she suffer from this kind of flesh and blood?"
"The fifth girl has a backbone and is stronger than many men, which is a good thing!" The maid said aside.
Chu Jinxian didn't speak. After a while, she said, "Forget it, let's go find your grandmother first. You can go to Chaoyun Academy later to see if she still lacks anything, and come back and tell me."
The maid replied in a crisp voice: "Hey, yes!"
In Chaoyun Courtyard, Chu Jinyao was holding the pen stiffly, writing crookedly on the paper.
Qin Yi stared at it coldly for a while, and the more he looked, the more angry he became: "I reminded you at that time, bow your head first, and talk about the next thing slowly. You're better, your idea is bigger than the sky, and now you know how to suffer?"
Chu Jinyao sighed leisurely: "It's been a few days, why are you still so angry? I'm all relieved."
Qin Yi's face was still covered with ice, and he was thinking in his heart, what was he angry about
The author has something to say: Small Theater:
Behind-the-scenes interview: Qin Yi, why do you like the same books as Second Young Master? Is it because of disappointment with reality that he avoided the world by reading some books that clearly talk about Xuan
Qin Yi: No, that pair of dogs and girls dangles in front of me every day. I don't read books that are calm and calm. I'm afraid I won't be able to control myself.
Behind-the-scenes interview: ... (Why does Chu Jinmiao think you are a gentle, melancholy, thin person?)