Since Qi Desheng sent five or six mahogany boxes to Chu Jinyao, Chu Jinyao's life has never been calmer.
Everyone wanted to know what was in the box. Qi Desheng had already packed two boxes of silk and satin for Chu Jinyao that day, so why did he have to give it another time
Chu Jinyao didn't know about these problems. She watched the servant carry the mahogany box from Rongning Hall to Chaoyun Courtyard, but she didn't open it, but let someone carry it into the warehouse and lock it in front of everyone. She suddenly got so many things, it was enough to make people jealous. Before her yard was cleaned up, Chu Jinyao didn't dare to open the box and look at things in front of these people. Chu Jinyao inexplicably developed an intuition that the contents in the mahogany box were not of the same grade as what was given to her by the shopkeeper Qi that day.
Because Chu Jinyao lives by herself, the place is quite spacious. She lives in five main rooms by herself, and the side rooms on the east and west sides are not needed, so she packs out the east room and uses it for hospitality and sewing, while the west room is used as a warehouse. . The mammy, the maid and the others all lived in the south room that was downside down. One nanny plus six maids, including Chu Jinyao, eight people will live in a small courtyard full to the brim. Originally, the west wing was very empty, but now there are many mahogany boxes, which are crowded after a while.
After Chu Jinyao finished dressing today, she sat in the west room to do needlework. The rest of the maids were all around her, either holding hands or joking. Grandma Sun came in from outside, saw Chu Jinyao, and said with a smile, "Miss, you got up early today."
In fact, Chu Jinyao has always started from this point. Chu Jinyao was too lazy to talk, but wanted to see what the old woman had to say. Sure enough, Mammy Sun paused for a while, and then said, "Girl, today is a sunny day, and it is rare to see such good weather in spring. The wind is the most comfortable at the end of April, otherwise we should move things outside and get a good sun. Once exposed to the sun, it will prevent the backlog from getting wet for a long time."
When the maids heard it, they also looked up to see the sun outside the window. Lilac said: "It's a good day today, so it's time to dry the bedding. I often dry the bedding and bedding, and the girl can sleep comfortably."
Chu Jinyao thought to herself, Grandma Sun didn't just want to dry the bedding. She simply put down the needle and thread and said, "This horse-faced skirt is almost finished, only the skirt is left. Kikyo, you can stitch it, my eyes are a little tired and I can't be bothered to move."
Kikyo hurriedly responded and took the needle and thread basket from Chu Jinyao. Chu Jinyao sat up straight and looked at Mammy Sun: "Mammy is right, while it's still early in the day, cleanly move the soft stuff in the house out to dry in the sun. By the way, the books in my study can't fall. , you put the book carefully under the eaves, and find one or two people to read the book and turn it over. Books are delicate, scratched, and wet, it will not work."
The maids responded in unison, and Mammy Sun rubbed her hands together and said, "Girl, do you need to take out the boxes of fabrics in the warehouse and put them in the sun?"
Chu Jinyao smiled, and her eyes swept past Mammy Sun lightly. It was obvious that Chu Jinyao didn't show too fierce expression, but this look was like Wan Jun, and Mammy Sun shrank inexplicably.
Someone finally mentioned this issue. Although several maids, big and small, did not say anything, they were all waiting for Chu Jinyao to express their opinions. As soon as Chu Jinyao came back, people locked everything up. Until now, no one knew what was inside, not even Chu Jinyao himself. However, the more Chu Jinyao was like this, the more curious others became. These boxes seem to be heavy, and the wood used to make the boxes is worth a lot of money. What is inside that can make Chu Jinyao so vigilant and not show it to outsiders
Chu Jinyao knew that she would live in a high house in the future, and it was impossible for her to secretly hide her private house like the original farmhouse. In the future, most of her affairs will pass through the hands of the maid, and her property dowry is no exception. Therefore, she will inevitably cultivate a group of loyal and reliable people.
It is urgent to renovate Chaoyun Courtyard. In the past, she didn't have anything important, and it was okay to keep people from the Zhao family and Chu Jinmiao in the yard, but now, it is obviously not possible. If she still wants to get a good night's sleep, she must send these dissident people away.
Chu Jinyao stood up and said, "There are only so many places in the yard. I don't think there is much space left after moving the bedding and books out. You can't finish drying things in one day, so you should move the books first. , When I come back, if there is still space, then make plans."
Chu Jinyao pushed the matter over again, and Mammy Sun was a little unwilling, but she was helpless. After listening to Chu Jinyao's words, she asked curiously, "Girl, where are you going?"
"I'm going to sit at my grandmother's place." Chu Jinyao said, "Although my grandmother asked me to greet you on the 15th day of the first day of the first year, to save us from running back and forth every day, but as juniors, we can't really be so lazy."
Grandma Sun said with a heart, you used to go to greet you only on the fifteenth day of the first day of the new year... But now Chu Jinyao is well versed in the way of the inner house, this kind of high-sounding truth is put on the table, it really doesn't matter. What can one say.
Chu Jinyao vaguely felt a few days ago that the elders in the family treated her differently. Last time, the Marquis of Changxing asked her if she was short of people, and said that Mrs. Chu would make arrangements for her to go to Rongning Hall to sit more. The Marquis of Changxing didn't care about the affairs of the back house. He didn't say these words for no reason.
She needs to check.
When Chu Jinyao arrived at Rongningtang, before entering the door, she was seen by the maids of Rongningtang. A maid dressed in lake-green silk greeted her with a smile and said, "The fifth girl came early, this kind of filial piety really makes you feel good."
Chu Jinyao just smiled and replied, "How dare you be a big sister. Is your grandmother in there?"
"Of course it's there." The maid took Chu Jinyao across the shadow wall and walked from the Chaoshou corridor to the west. As soon as she entered the hospital, she pulled a little maid over and said, "The fifth girl is here, why are you still playing around here in a daze? Why don't you go in and report!"
The little maid with a double bun heard what she said and hurried in to report. The maid then turned her face and said, "These little girls are always so confused, they can't compare to the old man who is used to it. Don't blame the five girls."
Chu Jinyao looked at all this with a smile. When she came to Rongning Hall, how could she have been treated like this? The maids in front of Mrs. Chu are more expensive than the young lady. Who would dare to instruct them to do things? Now this maid is so attentive to Chu Jinyao, if there is no one behind this, Chu Jinyao will not believe it.
After Chu Jinyao entered the house, she was led westward. The first thing to enter is a row of Bogu racks, on which are placed incense burners, agates, corals, etc. The back of the Bogu racks is carefully pasted with a layer of biscuit cabinets, with heavy splendid embroidery hanging on both sides, and tassels layered one by one. It is spring now, and the Bisha closet has been replaced with light yellow light shark yarn. After a few months, in early summer and June, all these yarns will be torn off and replaced with refreshing and breathable smoked yarn. Yan Luosha is very valuable in the market, and a piece of yarn is still very light in weight, like smoke, and its color is slightly blue, so it is named Yan Luosha. Because this kind of yarn is light and breathable, many rich people like to use this kind of fabric for their small clothes, which will not sweat in summer. But in the Marquis of Changxing Mansion, a whole bunch of Yanluo gauze, which is worth thousands of dollars, is used to paste windows and closets for the old lady, just to make the ancestors feel better in the summer.
This is the treatment of the old lady of Changxing Hou's mansion. Nothing will be used twice. The yarn on the windows has to be changed once a season, not to mention the splendid and bed curtains hanging in the house. Chu Jinyao walked through the goose-yellow dresser, and saw Mrs. Chu wearing a jacquard dark gold jacket with a dark crimson jacket and a large dark blue horse-faced skirt underneath, reclining on the Luohan bed. A few maids were kneeling on their feet, and they were carefully beating the old lady's legs.
When the maids saw Chu Jinyao, they all stood up to salute Chu Jinyao. The maid who was beating the old lady's leg was about to get up, but Chu Jinyao hurriedly stopped: "Sister doesn't have to. I need to stick to my grandmother first, and I can do it."
Madam Chu looked at all this with cold eyes. After Chu Jinyao said Wanfu, she said lightly, "Sit down first. Why are you here today?"
Chu Jinyao knew the intention of today's visit, she should actually act like a spoiled child and squeezed to the old lady's side, but she really couldn't do such a thing. She only stood on the ground for one stop, and immediately a clever maid brought a round stool to Chu Jinyao. After Chu Jinyao thanked her, she sat on the stool. Chu Jinyao sighed in her heart, and sure enough, it's no wonder that Mrs. Zhao and Mrs. Yan didn't dare to embarrass the maids by the old lady's side. Look at these maids, all of them have cultivated into adulthood.
She sighed quietly, and the guess in her heart became more and more invented. Chu Jinyao simply did not go around in circles, and directly said to Mrs. Chu: "Grandma, the shopkeeper Qi sent me a few mahogany boxes two days ago. It was too late to carry it back that day, so I didn't open it. The sun is shining today. , Grandma Sun said that it is suitable for drying things. If there is fabric in the box, you should take it out and dry it well. Grandmother, I am young and don’t know these things, so I want to ask you, how to make fabrics such as silk and silk reason?"
The foreword of these words is not in line with the latter. In the front, it was said that Mammy Sun asked to dry things, and then she asked about taking care of the fabric. Moreover, what does it mean when it's too late to move back? The old lady watched Shopkeeper Qi and Chu Jinyao leave with her own eyes.
Mrs. Chu understood what Chu Jinyao meant, and she felt satisfied secretly. Seeing Chu Jinyao in this way, she was also a sensible person, and she didn't shout and spread the word as soon as she got something good. The most taboo for cultivating girls in the high gate compound is shallow eyelids, but Chu Jinyao's ability to wait so many days is beyond the old lady's expectations. After all, after being given so many things suddenly, even experienced adults couldn't help but want to open it and take a look, but Chu Jinyao, a little girl who grew up in a poor family, was able to hold back. This character alone has surpassed many people, not to mention the young ladies of the Chu family, I am afraid that the daughters-in-law of the Zhao family and Yan family are not as good.
Madam Chu changed her mind, and her evaluation of Chu Jinyao was even higher. It is a good thing to have patience and not be fascinated by money, so that you can withstand higher and greater wealth in the future. The old lady said, "You are still young, so it's not unusual for you to be unable to handle many things. There is always a first time for everything, just try it out with confidence."
Chu Jinyao lowered her head and said, "I'm so young, I'm afraid that I won't be able to control my senses. If my grandmother teaches me, then I'll be relieved."
"If you want me to tell you, you can try it out yourself." Madam Chu smiled and finally said, "Since you are always afraid, I can't force you. In this way, I still have a mother-in-law here. If you don't know what to do, take her back first and let her take a look for you for a while."
After Chu Jinyao heard these words, she finally had an idea that the dust had settled. She didn't dare to come forward to offend others by herself. If these reprimands came from the mouth of the grandmother next to Old Madam Chu, then everything would be justifiable. Moreover, with Old Madam Chu's people watching, even if others want to beat her property, they will weigh it before making a move.
Naturally, by doing this, her net worth will be completely exposed to Madam Chu's eyes. Chu Jinyao didn't think there was anything. Instead of being secretly besieged by everyone, it was better to reveal it in the hands of the family leader from the beginning. Since Mrs. Chu asked her to leave with her things, she would not be able to do so in the future, and she was embarrassed to go back. Taking a step back, Mrs. Chu was really interested in making money, and with Chu Jinyao's current self-protection methods, she couldn't stop her. That being the case, why should we guard against the east and the west and offend Mrs. Chu
What's more, Chu Jinyao is now certain that Mrs. Chu has something to ask her. Perhaps it is not a request, but a picture.
In Mrs. Chu's eyes, Chu Jinyao must have more important value than those boxes of heavy belongings.
Chu Jinyao is docile on the surface, but she has turned a few turns in her heart. She is a woman who can neither fight to kill the enemy nor make a name for it. Madam Chu suddenly cultivated her carefully, why can it be? Chu Jinyao almost guessed it. I'm afraid, Mrs. Chu is planning to borrow her to marry a noble family, right
Originally, she was uneasy when she didn't know, but now that she has a bottom line in her heart, Chu Jinyao suddenly calmed down. If this is the plan, then Chu Jinyao has nothing to worry about. Although the Chu family used their daughters to get rich and noble, the daughters who were married to high places had nothing to complain about. Mrs. Chu wanted to use the height of Chu Jinyao to climb, and Chu Jinyao also wanted to use the power of the old lady to cultivate power. Now they have a mutually beneficial relationship. The only question now is, where does Mrs. Chu plan to put her? If it is stuffed to fill the house for the seventy-eighted old man, then it will be pulled down, and Chu Jinyao will risk his life to make this matter a crime.
Old Madam Chu watched Chu Jinyao's expression change from suspicion, to stunned, to calm and calm. Mrs. Chu is very satisfied. This is a talent worthy of the family's efforts to cultivate. It will be of great help to herself, the family, and the future husband's family. Only such a person is a noble marriage, and it is good to have two surnames.
Otherwise, where is the marriage, this is the revenge.
Old Madam Chu was able to talk about this with Chu Jinyao today because she had the intention to ask her thoroughly. Chu Jinyao asked: "Grandmother, I am very grateful for your troubles in arranging for the upbringing. It's just that Jinyao is stupid, and she's afraid that she won't be able to repay her grandmother in the future."
Mrs. Chu heard Chu Jinyao's temptation, and Chu Jinyao, the party concerned, must know to a certain extent what she and the Marquis of Changxing are going to do. Therefore, Mrs. Chu did not hide it, but said directly: "The elders have been pitiful since ancient times. We elders are satisfied when you see that you are doing well. How can we remember your return? Look at your aunt, although everyone It is said that she married high into the palace and lived a decent life, but the place like the palace has a lot of rules, and she can't even go back to her parents' home after years. But fortunately, in a few days, the palace will choose a few girls to live there. You can spend more time with your aunt and see her for me. This is the greatest filial piety."
When Chu Jinyao heard this, she was obviously very surprised. What does Mrs. Chu mean, she actually wants her to go to the palace as a companion to study? The Marquis of Changxing said that last time, did he mean the same thing? Chu Jinyao was really unexpected this time. She had no intention of dipping in the muddy waters of the palace, but she didn't expect that in the eyes of the elders, she had a completely different plan. Chu Jinyao is not stupid. She doesn't mention the fact that she doesn't want to go to the palace. Instead, she makes a test: "The accompany reading is the princess's look. I'm afraid that I won't be able to speak at that time and will disappoint my grandmother."
"How could that be?" The old lady laughed and said with a certain meaning, "You are the direct descendant of our Changxing Hou's Mansion, and you can be justified by your appearance. It's too late for the Princess to treat you as a daughter. How can you object?"
After hearing this, Chu Jinyao became more and more stunned, she was stunned for a while, and she could hardly close her mouth. "Grandmother, you mean..."
Mrs. Chu didn't answer, but suddenly said something inappropriate: "The last time the prince came to our house as a guest, he was really in full bloom and aggressive. Such a good man is really attractive."
Madam Chu's goal turned out to be the prince? Chu Jinyao is real now, she can't close her mouth. She had thought that Old Madam Chu and Marquis Changxing wanted to marry Chu Zhu with an auntie, but unexpectedly, they turned their attention to the heir of the family's palace, the heir Lin Xiyuan.
Ouch, Chu Jinyao could hardly stand up: "Grandma, you may have overestimated me. I..."
But Mrs. Chu stretched out her hand to stop Chu Jinyao's words: "These words are very early, you don't have to worry about them now, just pack up your own affairs first."
No, Chu Jinyao is really suffering. Old Madam Chu and Marquis Changxing actually planned to make Chu Jinyao the concubine, they really looked down on her! Chu Jinyao felt bitter when she remembered the unforgettable first meeting with Lin Xiyuan, but she opened her mouth, but she didn't know how to explain to Mrs. Chu.
Could it be that she sneaked over the wall and was caught by the son of the family
Chu Jinyao was unable to speak for a long time, and finally lowered her head and said, "Okay, thanks grandmother. But my granddaughter is stupid, lest she disappoint her."
Chu Jinyao felt that her words had already been put here, and that she could not succeed in the future, so Mrs. Chu couldn't blame her.
But why does Mrs. Chu think in this regard? Seeing Chu Jinyao's expression of hesitating to speak, she thought that Chu Jinyao had some hidden feelings. Now that she heard these words, Mrs. Chu breathed a sigh of relief. Just deliberately shied away. Madam Chu was relieved, and she was already thinking about the future of the imperial concubine and the like. She said, "It's good if you understand. I'll let the Gongmao come to see you later. If you don't know what to do, you can ask the palace for advice. Mammy, it's not a problem for her to point you..."
The old lady was talking, and Chu Jinyao was also thinking about it. Chu Jinyao is also an ordinary woman. If she can marry the prince of the palace, the future king of Huailing County, will that woman be unwilling? Not to mention that this prince has outstanding appearance and outstanding temperament. In front of family members and wealthy people, mutual affection is just a wisp of green smoke, except to confuse and confuse the little girl, it is actually nothing.
Chu Jinyao slowly recalled the voice and appearance of this prince, he seemed to be very tall and always had a smile on his face. What exactly does he look like? Chu Jinyao thought back hard, he seemed to have very white skin, a slender neck, a pair of shining eyes, and the ends of the eyes were slightly raised, heroic and arbitrary... No, this is not the prince, this is Zize.
Chu Jinyao's heart sank suddenly. When she returned home for three months, the family realized her value and wanted to make every effort to cultivate her, so that she could become a prince concubine in the future. From any point of view, this is a very good, even a big luck thing.
But Chu Jinyao was suddenly inexplicably sad, Qi Ze was gone, and she was finally getting married.
After Mrs. Chu spoke for a long time, she suddenly saw Chu Jinyao lowered her head, didn't answer, and didn't know what she was thinking. Although Old Madam Chu felt strange in her heart, she only felt that it was a thin-skinned little girl, so she was embarrassed to listen to this. Mrs. Chu stopped the topic and no longer hinted in detail, but said: "Okay, I'll say so much, you go back with someone first. In the future, take good care of the people around you, these people will have to follow up with you. you have been long."
The last sentence can be said to have a long meaning. Chu Jinyao understood it. Madam Chu was saying that these people would marry her into the Huailing Palace in the future. In other words, no matter how much tossing, the old lady acquiesced.
Chu Jinyao received such an incredible promise, but she was not happy in her heart. She saluted the old lady in a proper manner, and then respectfully and courteously led a group of people back to the yard, looking nothing out of the ordinary.
However, when she was walking in the neat and quiet courtyard of Changxing Hou's mansion, her palm couldn't help but probe towards her heart. There is her jade pendant hanging there. This jade pendant accompanied her through the hard years of the Su family, and also accompanied her through the difficult times when she first returned to the house.
Chu Jinyao couldn't help imagining that she waved everyone away and whispered to Qin Yi: "Qize, I'm getting married. My grandmother wanted me to marry the eldest son of the Huailing Wangfu family, the elder brother of the county owner. If it really does happen, my mother-in-law will be the most respected and noble princess in Taiyuan. There is such a princess-in-law, and there is a county owner who has a particularly arrogant name. The so-called high marriage can really survive Are you all right?"
But she couldn't say a word of these words, and she was accompanied by Mama Gong, which was a shield and a shackle. Mama Gong will make everyone dare not neglect Chu Jinyao, but at the same time, this is also the eyeliner of the old lady who is by Chu Jinyao's side. By now, she is no longer the weed that no one cared about or took care of when she first came home.
Chu Jinyao, who was inexplicably promoted from wild grass to delicate flower, was not happy. She used to look forward to this day so much, but when it really came, she envied those who had Qin Yi company in the past. Carefree days.
"Five girls, what's wrong with you?" Seeing that Chu Jinyao stopped inexplicably, Gongmao's eyes were distant, she didn't know what she was thinking. Mama Gong was very strange, so she could only remind Chu Jinyao in a low voice.
Chu Jinyao recovered, put down the jade pendant, and said, "I'm fine. Let's go on."
She said silently in her heart, Zize, if you leave, I am going to marry. The fate between us can only come here.
I wish you well. And I, probably have to discuss.