The Crown Prince in the Jade Pendant

Chapter 37: Fuzhong Liwei

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Chu Jinyao took the grandmother back to Chaoyun Courtyard. Grandma Sun was standing at the door of the courtyard, shouting to the little maid arrogantly. When she heard the sound of the door opening, she immediately turned around and said, "Five girls, Why are you coming back now..."

Before she finished speaking, Sun Momo looked up and saw Gong Momo.

Grandma Sun's words were caught in her throat at once.

People in the yard will not be ignorant of who Gongmao is. They were both surprised and surprised when they saw that Chu Jinyao came back with the old lady's arm. All of a sudden, everyone stopped and stopped the movements in their hands.

Grandma Gong glanced at the yard and said, "Miss, did you arrange for someone to clean up the yard?"

"Yes, spring is here, let them take out all the softness and let them dry in the sun to disperse the moisture."

Mama Gong nodded, said nothing, and followed Chu Jinyao into the room.

After a while, words came from the room, telling them to put down their work and come in to let the Gongmao recognize the person.

Chu Jinyao was sitting on the armchair in the middle, with the grandmother Gong standing on the side, Chu Jinyao pointed to the grandma Gong one by one and said, "These two are my eldest maids, the taller one is Lilac, and the other is Camellia. There are four second-class maids under him, from left to right, they are Baishao, Campanulaceae, Agarwood, and Chinese roses, and there are a few rough servants standing outside."

The people pointed out bowed their heads and bowed to Chu Jinyao and Mama Gong one by one, and Mama Gong nodded silently. When Chu Jinyao said the last thing, she pointed to Mammy Sun and said, "This is the discipline mama given to me by my mother a few days ago. The surname is Sun."

With a pleasing smile on Mammy Sun's face, she nodded to Mammy Gong. Grandma Sun was given by her elders, and her status was much higher than that of several girls, but Chu Jinyao introduced it at the end. Grandma Gong knew what she had in mind, and she just nodded in favor of Grandma Sun.

The arrival of Mama Gong immediately shocked the servants who were thinking about it in the courtyard. They had seen that Chu Jinyao had obtained a lot of good things, but Chu Jinyao was not a young lady who grew up in the Hou's residence, so they were somewhat contemptuous in their hearts, and felt that Chu Jinyao was not someone who could hold back, so they all scolded Chu Jinyao. Open the box and let everyone have a look, they may still get some oil and water. But Mistress Gong only needs to stand in the yard and don't need to say anything. The few servants whose minds are floating are immediately scared and dare not mention this again.

The fact that Mrs. Chu had assigned a maid to Chu Jinyao quickly spread around the house, and the Zhao family was a little embarrassed. Not long ago, she sent Chu Jinyao a disciplined mother, the Sun family, and now the old lady has sent another one herself. The distrust behind this is obvious. It was the people from the second and third rooms. When I heard that the old lady actually interfered in the affairs of Chu Jinyao's room, they all smelled something unusual in addition to the accident.

Mrs. Chu is a high-ranking person, and she has never been close to the younger generation. She will not do things without a purpose. Mrs. Chu suddenly paid attention to Chu Jinyao. Does this mean that the wind direction of the inner house is about to change

In Chaoyun Courtyard, Mama Gong didn't do anything, as if she was just staying here quietly at Chu Jinyao. Chu Jinyao is not in a hurry, she can afford to wait. Listening to Marquis Changxing's words, Mrs. Chu clearly prepared manpower for her long ago, but she didn't take the initiative to mention it. She had to ask for it in person before handing it over to Mama Gong. This is the difference between Chu Jinyao and Chu Jinxian. If it was Chu Jinxian, Mrs. Chu must have arranged it a long time ago. But when it was Chu Jinyao, while the old lady was wooing her, she was also disciplining her, just like a superior to a subordinate.

Chu Jinyao couldn't tell how close Mrs. Chu was. Compared with her grandmother, Mrs. Chu was more like a person in power, a protector who asked for each other. Such a simple interest relationship made Chu Jinyao feel at ease. If it was mixed with family elements, Chu Jinyao would find it difficult to handle.

Therefore, Chu Jinyao also applied the old lady's attitude towards Mama Gong. The most important thing for the superiors is patience. If the superiors want to do something and say it first, they will lose their value and opportunities. So don't rush first, you must wait, waiting for the other party to take the initiative to mention it.

Mama Gong came to help Chu Jinyao be a villain, and both of them knew that. Chu Jinyao didn't make a statement, but just let people put the palace mama in a good life, and she was also respectful to the palace mama on weekdays, and she didn't mention other things. Gong mama waited for another two days, and got to know everything up and down. Only when serving Chu Jinyao for tea, she took the initiative to ask, "Miss, this old slave has something to tell you."

Chu Jinyao opened the teacup to drink the tea, she put aside the tea leaves in a hurry, took a slow sip, then put down the teacup, and said to Mama Gong, "If you have something to say, Mama, there is no order from me. , they usually don't come in."

Chu Jinyao is now sitting in the eastern tip. When there was Qin Yi in the past, it was inconvenient for people to come in, so she passed down the rules so that people could not easily enter the study and harass them. Now that Qin Yi has left, this rule remains. The maids will not come to serve as long as they see Chu Jinyao in the study in the east.

Seeing that Chu Jinyao's expression was calm, not like a fake, Gongmao secretly sighed that the fifth girl was calm. Grandma Gong said: "Miss, what the old lady means, I don't need to say more about the old slave. The girl has just returned, and her foundation is still shallow, so it is inevitable that there will be servants who don't have long eyes to neglect you. The old slave has observed several times in the past few days. God, I also have a rough count of the people in your yard. You are thirteen this year. To put it abruptly, it has been a few years since the marriage proposal. You are the daughter of Lord Hou. A proper selection of the lady must be indispensable. It is precisely because of this that the staff around the girl cannot be careless. If you count the time, it will only be two or three years before the girl leaves the cabinet. The staff prepared now will be your dowry in the future. Xiao, perhaps you don't know the importance of dowry yet, but this old slave, who is used to seeing wind and rain, has to talk a lot to remind you to be careful. When you go to your husband's house, the dowry maid is your arm and face, what they say and do, It's all about you behind the scenes."

Chu Jinyao said, "That's why I have to rely on my mother to take care of me. According to my mother, what should I do?"

Grandma Gong said, "It depends on you, girl. I just don't know, what kind of yard does the girl want?"

Chu Jinyao straightened up and sat up straight: "To tell the truth, I just came back, and I am confused about many things. These maids and old women are all arranged by others and how to use them. I don't expect it either. My own yard is as orderly and airtight as a military camp, but the most basic thing is to be loyal to the Lord, not to talk about it, but you can still do it.”

"This is their duty," said Nanny Gong, "Girl, there is one nanny, two big maids, and four second-class maids in your courtyard. Although the number of maids is complete, the rules are still a bit lax, and you have to adjust slowly. Let alone second-class maids, these two big maids are your arms, but they are still lacking. I think Lilac is honest, but she is taciturn and does not know how to be flexible. If something happens in the future, I am afraid that she will drag the girl. Hind legs. The other camellia, although bright and eloquent, can talk better than a clove, but it is not a firm mind."

Chu Jinyao stood up straight, showing a heart-to-heart attitude with Mama Gong: "Lilac is honest, there is no credit or hard work during this time, and Mama has disciplined her."

Chu Jinyao only mentioned cloves but did not mention camellia, and the meaning behind it was very clear.

"Old slave's duty." Gong mama also knew that although Old Madam Chu asked her to take care of Chu Jinyao temporarily, there is no reason for those sent by the elders to come back. Most of the time, she will follow Chu in the future. Jinyao lived, married, and even more so, Chu Jinyao took care of her. Therefore, Mama Gong also tried her best to show her hand in front of Chu Jinyao. Grandma Gong has heard that this fifth girl, the family has other arrangements for her, I am afraid she is a great fortune. In this case, Mama Gong also wants to make achievements earlier and occupy the first capable person in the fifth girl.

The two have the same goal, and the next thing is much easier to do. Grandma Gong said: "I heard that Grandma Sun used to be disrespectful to you, but Grandma Sun was given to you by the madam. The elders gave people, and they always brought their own three-point dignity. Grandma Sun can't move for the time being, but it's the other little maids. You can beat and beat."

"Okay." Chu Jinyao stretched out his hand and pointed to a few people on the list, "These people always like to run out, I don't know why, maybe it's better to change someone."

Grandma Gong looked at it and secretly remembered: "Old slave understands what the girl means."

A few days later, Chenxiang came in with a plate of fruit, and when she entered the house, she was accidentally bumped by camellia, and the plate of fruit was all scattered on the ground. Shan Cha was thinking about something, and walked in a hurry, not paying attention to someone on the opposite side, and bumped directly into it. After bumping into Chenxiang, she didn't take it to heart, and scolded: "You little hoof, you can't walk without eyes? There's no man in the house, what are you anxious about?"

Chen Xiang was already aggrieved after being hit, but when she heard this, she became even more angry. But Shan Cha didn't care, and asked Chen Xiang to pack her things in a bad mood, and she was about to go out. Camellia has always been rampaging in the yard, even Chu Jinyao dares to neglect, let alone a maid. Chen Xiang's hands trembled, but she knew that she couldn't compete for camellia, so she squatted down and cleaned up the mess. Shan Cha said two more sarcastic words, and was about to leave, when the voice of Auntie Palace came from behind: "Stop."

Chen Xiang quickly got up and stood up, Shan Cha also turned around, and said with a smile: "Mommy, why did you come out? This girl is not careful, I'm teaching her a lesson!"

Mistress Gong's face was extraordinarily serious, with a bit of Old Madam Chu's demeanor. The wrinkles on Gongmao's face did not move, and she said sternly: "This is the girl's house, how dare you say these nonsense in front of the girl, you are so bold!"

Shan Cha was a little flustered, but also didn't think it was a big deal. They scolded the new maid like this in private, at best not to be heard. Shan Cha smiled at Mama Gong: "It was me who was wrong. I was quick-tempered and didn't pay attention to this. I will pay attention to it next time."

"Is there another time?" Gongmao sneered and said, "You don't dare to keep a big maid like you in the girl's house. Since you can't control your quickness, then go outside and study hard, and you will talk later. come back again."

The smile on Shan Cha's face froze: "Mommy, what did you say?"

"Didn't you hear what I said?" Grandma Gong coldly instructed several rough women outside the house, "Take this arrogant maid away and send him outside."

Shan Cha was really panicked now: "What's the matter, I just said something casually." After she finished speaking, she gave Chen Xiang a stern look, it was all the fault of this little hoof, and Chen Xiang hurriedly lowered her head in fear.

Grandma Sun heard the movement here and came over. After she heard others recount what happened just now, she felt that it was not enough: "Mother Gong, Shan Cha is just scolding the people below. Although she speaks clearly, it is also for the sake of the girl. Why do you make such a fuss?"

But Mistress Gong was unmoved, she just said with a serious face, "Who is the girl, how can you be arrogant? Today, the house is all your own, if there are guests in the next day, you can't keep your mouth shut. Don't pull her out, don't you understand me!"

The old ladies who were watching the excitement around the door of the house were all taken aback. If Chu Jinyao said something like this, they would still dare to wait and see, but now it's the grandmother who speaks, and this is the old lady's person! The old women didn't dare to watch the play, so when they left and right, they held up the arm of Camellia and pulled it out. Shan Cha finally understood what was going on, and at the moment, disregarding her decency, she shouted to the inner room: "Girl, girl, save me! I don't want to be sent out!"

The curtains in the east compartment were quiet, there was such a big commotion here, and Chu Jinyao was not seen to come out to take a look. Everyone just felt terrified, so it seems that the fact that Mama Gong sent Camellia today was not because Camellia said something wrong. I am afraid that no matter what Camellia does, Mama Gong will be in trouble. As for Chu Jinyao, it was obvious that he knew in advance, and had even given his orders.

The people who are serving inside and outside the house now feel that they have fallen into the cold cellar. It is obviously the warmer April sky, but now there is a biting chill for no reason. In the past, they only thought that girls were good-natured, not like the young lady who grew up in Houmen, but now it seems that it is the blood of nobles, and this kind of cruelty has long been integrated into their nature.

Many maids and wives rely on Chu Jinyao's shallow foundation and no backstage, so they will inevitably be contemptuous, and they will not pay much attention when ordered. Now that Camellia was killed to warn the monkeys, they panicked immediately. Sure enough, Mistress Gong had a sullen face, and under the pretext of ordering internal affairs, she dispatched several maids and wives one after another, and even the second-class maid Rose did not escape the disaster.

Fortunately, the Zhao family didn't care about Chu Jinyao at that time, and most of the people who were dispatched were young maids who entered the house. Although the rules were poor, they did not have a complicated background. Apart from Chu Jinyao, there was no other backer in the house. . Mama Gong quickly distributed camellias and roses in a mess, and sent out a few shams, but the others didn't have to make a big move. When the people saw the first- and second-class maids who were so beautiful on weekdays, they turned their heads and went to the two. They were scared and scared. Everyone was in danger for a while, and they were careful to serve, but they didn't dare to speak loudly.

The movement in Chu Jinyao's yard could not be concealed from other people. When greeting the old lady one day, Mrs. Yan asked, "I heard that the fifth girl has been arrogant in the past few days and drove away many servants?"

Everyone's attention turned to Chu Jinyao, Chu Jinyao said calmly, "I don't understand either, it was the Gongmao who thought that these people had no rules, so she sent me away. I think Gongmao was The elders who are given by grandmother, everything is justified, second aunt, don't you think?"

Yan Shi choked and could only say, "Of course." She smiled and skipped the topic, but she was very embarrassed by Chu Jinyao's slap in the face.

Chu Jinyao just pretended not to understand, and pushed everything on the old lady and Gongmao. Anyway, she is valuable in the eyes of the old lady now. If you don't use it now, when will it be? Mrs. Chu heard it, turned around a few beads, and said lightly, "Since these girls are not following the rules, just sell them. In a few days, I will ask Ren Yazi to enter the palace, so you can choose a few that suit your heart. "

Chu Jinyao bowed her head. Mrs. Zhao originally planned to say that Chu Jinyao should not be so unforgiving. This is not what a lady from a noble family did, but when Mrs. Chu said this, Mrs. Zhao dared to say anything? Even Yan Shi, who had just asked the question, lowered his head in embarrassment. They all thought in their hearts, Chu Jinyao drove away people with such a drastic action, and there was also a first-class maid given by an elder, but the old lady didn't even pay attention to it, so she just let it go

The meaning behind this is shocking. Over the years, only Chu Jinxian has the confidence to drive away three or four people at a time, but the people around Chu Jinxian are all chosen from thousands of times, and there is no need to replace them. So over the years, no daughter-in-law in the manor dared to do this.

But now, Chu Jinyao did it. The old lady did not speak, and the Marquis of Changxing did not speak. They watched the old lady let Yazi enter the house and led away the girls who had driven out Chu Jinyao. Nominally these girls were sold because they had no rules, but who doesn't know that the real reason was because they disrespected Chu Jinyao

After Chu Jinyao gave out the camellia, there were a lot of shortages around him. She bought three or four little maids from Granny Ya, and the old lady also assigned two maids to her. Although the old lady didn't say anything, Chu Jinyao still respectfully promoted one of the maids to first-class, named Linglong, and the other named Forsythia, so she took up the lack of second-class maids.

It seems that in the blink of an eye, the people around Chu Jinyao changed their blood, and those who were close to the other yards, their heart skipped a beat, were all replaced overnight. It was only then that everyone could see that the fifth girl usually looked at good sex, but in fact, what the people did, she had a clear mind. All the people were sent away, and before that, there was no sign of wind or omen.

Everyone was secretly startled, and their eyes became awe-inspiring when they looked at Chu Jinyao. Linglong is worthy of being the person who came out of Mrs. Chu's side. Her speech and eyesight are much better than Lilac, who is also a first-class maid, and she is also experienced in doing things. With Linglong taking the lead inside, and Mama Gong deterring outside, the rules of Chaoyun Academy were immediately awe-inspiring and tidy.

Mammy Sun looked at the people around her, and felt more and more that she was in danger. Why was Shan Cha sent away, could she not be clear? Grandma Sun did not expect Chu Jinyao to hold grudges like this, and she was really courageous. Shan Cha was only disrespectful in her words. Mama Sun had a head-to-head fight with Chu Jinyao before. Can Chu Jinyao spare her? Grandma Sun herself didn't dare to have extravagant hopes.

Mammy Sun quietly went out while no one was paying attention and walked towards Chu Jinmiao's yard.

In the main room, Chu Jinyao put down the pen and asked, "She went out?"

Linglong respectfully stood aside and replied, "Yes. Looking at the direction, it should be going to Siguniang's yard."

Chu Jinyao smiled softly, noncommittal. Mistress Gong frowned and said, "She is the one who was arranged by Madam herself, and even the old Madam has to give Madam Hou face. With just one or two words, I am afraid that she will not be punished by the Sun."

Mistress Gong represented the old lady, she dealt with the maids like Camellia, and she dealt with it when she said it was dealt with. But for Mammy Sun, who is nominally the same level and who is still involved in Zhao's face, it's not easy to make a rash move. At least, with just one or two sentences, it is not enough.

"Then wait until she makes a clearer mistake."

Mama Gong was stunned for a moment and asked cautiously, "Girl, what do you mean?"

Chu Jinyao shook her head and refused to say any more. She remembered what Qin Yi said at the beginning, as the master, it would be a waste to fight with the maid in person. What she has to do is to take full control of the overall situation and let these servants fight by themselves. She controls the field when necessary. Just fine. Now that the camellia has been resolved, it is not enough to deal with the heat of the grandmother Sun.

Since it's not enough, let's increase the fire, and let the old lady do it directly after Grandma Sun makes a big mistake that can no longer be covered up.

Mammy Gong and Linglong looked at Chu Jinyao like this, and they felt that this fifth girl was unfathomable, and she was awe-inspiring and noble, just like the noble person in the palace they had met by chance. Gong mama secretly wondered, Chu Jinyao rarely even went out, and she didn't know the people in the palace. Why did she think that Chu Jinyao looked like the people in the palace

Chu Jinyao stood up and said, "It's not too much trouble if Grandma Sun isn't here. Before she comes back, you can follow me to the West Wing to have a look."

Chu Jinyao took the palace maids, Linglong, and Lilac to the west wing warehouse. Grandma Gong and Linglong saw that Chu Jinyao trusted them so much, and they were a little happy and a little uneasy. When they opened the mahogany boxes sent by the shopkeeper Qi, there was only anxiety left in their hearts.

Mama Gong was so surprised that she couldn't close her mouth: "This..."

The first box is full of gold and silver jewelry, Dongzhu agate and other items. There are ready-made jewelry, as well as boxes of raw gemstones. Chu Jinyao remembered that when she went out with Zhao Shi, Chu Jinxian and others to look at jewelry, Zhao bought a set of gemstone heads for her with heavy bleeding. Chu Jinyao always thought that this set of jewelry was extremely delicate, and she has been putting it on her dressing until now. Inside the box, reluctant to take it out and wear it. But now she looked at the box of gold, silver and jade stones that could almost blind people, and suddenly felt that what was in the Zhao family, Chu Jinxian, and even the entire treasure pavilion

However, these things are all given to her

Chu Jinyao opened the second box with trepidation, and the four people in the room took a deep breath. In this box, it turned out to be a whole box, Yun Jin.

An inch of brocade and an inch of gold are rarely circulated on the market, and almost all of them are used for tribute, Yunjin.

Mama Gong covered her heart, obviously she couldn't take it anymore. Chu Jinyao frowned secretly, feeling a little regretful in her heart. She originally thought that Mr. Qi, a businessman, would send more things, how valuable would they be? But it's just a big amount. Chu Jinyao thought that these boxes were nothing but the same silk, silk, cloth and other items as last time, so she came with Gongmao and Linglong. Now it seems that she is still reckless. In front of these things, it is no longer mere money that can be measured.

But this can't blame Chu Jinyao, she never thought that shopkeeper Qi would dare to send these! How can he get these

Grandma Gong was a little scared, it's not an exaggeration to say that there are two boxes of things that are worth ten thousand taels. However, this is not only worth 10,000 taels, but even with 10,000 taels of silver, I am afraid that half of these things will not be able to be purchased. Let's not talk about those eastern pearls and jades, just talk about this box of cloud brocade. It is very honorable for ordinary nobles to get a piece of cloud brocade, because this kind of thing is either given by royal gift or secretly smuggled by eunuchs of Nanjing Weaving Division. However, there is a great way, who can make so many tributes? Do you think your head looks solid

Grandma Gong asked, "Miss, are the rest of the boxes still open?"

Chu Jinyao walked to the third mahogany box, opened the lock, raised it slightly to take a look, and quickly closed it.

Chu Jinyao felt that her heart was not very good. She originally thought that the box of cloud brocade was scary enough, but she just glanced roughly and saw several pieces of woven gold fabric and silver-patterned damask. In theory, people are not allowed to wear clothes made of gold and silver, but now the merchants are prosperous, and many people are rich, and they will sneakily surpass their grades, wearing gold and silver, and lingering on their bodies. The government turned a blind eye to these. When the girls from the Houfu were guests, they would also wear some overly gorgeous clothes in order to suppress the scene. But even if everyone knew it, no one dared to be too presumptuous and surpass the royal rank. The fabrics inside are glittering with gold, and I don't know how many gold threads were woven into them when weaving. If these fabrics are not royalty, who would dare to wear them

Chu Jinyao was a little frightened, what was the shopkeeper Qi doing? Is he crazy

Chu Jinyao's face was sullen, and she glanced at the remaining boxes. Aunt Gong and the others knew how powerful they were, so they bowed their heads and stood on the side, not to see Chu Jinyao's movements.

To be honest, they were also frightened, how could they dare to watch it any longer

After Chu Jinyao read them one by one, he locked them with his own hands. She turned around and looked at Gongmao, Linglong, and Lilac, with a strangely serious face: "No matter how much you see today, as soon as you leave this door, you will forget it all. If you dare to go out and talk nonsense, then don't talk about me, I'm afraid The real Marquis of Changxing will be burdened by you."

A few people in the palace understand it very well, and they are very busy. Fortunately, several of them were able to handle it clearly. As soon as they entered the room, they closed the door of the west wing. At least these terrifying things were not seen by outsiders. Chu Jinyao slapped a few more words, until these people were so scared that their faces were pale and sweaty, and then she said, "Okay, clean up your face and go out with me. Lilac, lock the door carefully, and later No one is allowed to come in without me! If you dare to disobey, I'm afraid I won't be able to protect you."

"Yes." Lilac bowed her head and said yes, followed Chu Jinyao out, and then quickly locked the west wing, as if there was some kind of flood and beast inside. In fact, these are really beasts of the flood.

Chu Jinyao left and took the grandmother to find Mrs. Chu. After Mrs. Chu heard what Chu Jinyao said, her face was also heavy. "You said that what was sent by shopkeeper Qi that day was not something from the people?"

"right."

Madam Chu also sat up straight: "Impossible, he is a businessman, how dare..."

"Because of this, this matter has become more serious." Chu Jinyao said, "Grandma, I want to see shopkeeper Qi again."

The next day, Qi Desheng was invited to the mansion of the Marquis of Changxing. When he went out, he had a plan in his mind, and when he went straight into the Rongning Hall and saw Chu Jinyao in the Baoxia, his guess became more solid.

Chu Jinyao sat upright on the chair, got up and said a blessing to Qi Desheng, then looked directly into the other's eyes, and asked bluntly: "Manager Qi, let me ask you, where did your things come from?"