Early in the morning, the carriage of the Marquis of Changxing set off. Even if they went to the palace for a banquet, there was no reason to work on Madam Chu, so this time only Zhao and Yan went out, and they each brought their own daughters.
As the daughter-in-law of the concubine, Mrs. Sanfang could only be left behind in such a scene, and she was called staying at home to serve Mrs. Chu. And there is only one daughter in the third room. In this situation, it would be unreasonable to leave the sixth lady behind, so Mrs. Zhao replaced the third lady's responsibilities and took the sixth girl out to take care of Yi or two during the banquet.
They set off early in the morning and arrived at the Huailing Palace when the sun was shining brightly. The old woman was already waiting at the Chuihuamen. When she saw their carriage, she was greeted by a woman in a crow blue gown: "Mrs. Hou, Mrs. Chu Er, you can count!"
As a young girl, Chu Zhu naturally also came out to greet her mother-in-law's sister-in-law. Today, she is wearing a red long gown, a royal blue horse-faced skirt, and a gold bun on her head. She is extremely energetic. Chu Jinyao got out of the car with the sisters, and stood quietly on the side, listening to Zhao's and the people in the palace's chat, and after a while, a sedan brought them and took them to the inner house to talk.
The old woman who looked at the head and looked very well said: "The ancestors and the princess have been talking about the ladies of the Chu family for a long time, and they are already waiting in the lobby. The ladies are not in a hurry to reminisce about the old days. Let's talk about it in the room."
Mrs. Zhao naturally agreed, and the old lady of the palace pointed at the sedan chair and said, "Changing Huamen is still a little far from the flower hall. The sun is shining now, so it's not easy to bask in the sun, so let's take the sedan chair."
After passing the Chuihuamen, it is the boundary of the inner house. Unexpectedly, from here to the place where the princess and the old lady are, it is still necessary to take a sedan chair. Chu Jinyao was a little surprised. It could be seen that the other girls in the Chu family had the same thoughts, but when they went out, they refused to show their timidity.
Zhao and Yan each have a sedan chair, but the girls obviously can't, they need to sit together. Chu Jinxian is already married, and the second girl is the concubine of the Yan family. The big event of coming to the palace for a banquet was rejected by the Yan family on the grounds that the second girl needed to stay at home to embroider the dowry. Therefore, the juniors who came today are only the third girl, Chu Jinmiao and Chu Jinyao from the big house, the seventh girl from the second house of the Yan family, and the sixth girl from the third house. Eight girls were only six years old, so she was too young to be excluded.
The two sat together on top of each other, and according to the sequence, it was time for Chu Jinyao to go with Sixth Girl. Chu Jinyao sat upright in the rickety sedan chair, without trying to lift the curtain to look around. It has been half a year since she returned to the house, and she is already used to these rich and noble scenes.
There was not much space in the sedan chair, and the person carrying the sedan chair would inevitably shake when walking, so Chu Jinyao would bump into Miss Liu's knee from time to time. The sixth girl also sat upright, her eyes lowered and said nothing. The third lady didn't come today, but when everyone was chatting, she naturally ignored her mother, as if the Marquis of Changxing, only the two ladies of Zhao and Yan were the same. . The sixth girl sat for a while, then suddenly stretched out her hand and gently covered the back of Chu Jinyao's hand: "Fifth sister, haven't you forgotten what we said last time?"
The back of her hand was suddenly covered by someone. Chu Jinyao was not used to being touched by others, so she almost opened Miss Liu's hand. Chu Jinyao endured the thought of pulling out her hand, and said plainly, "Sixth sister, don't think about it, we are in the sedan chair, I don't know when it will stop, and don't talk for the time being."
This is ambiguous, neither agree nor refuse. The sixth girl tilted her head and smiled at Chu Jinyao, and slowly retracted her hand. Although she was still smiling, she snorted coldly in her heart, and she knew that the interests were moving and no one could resist.
On the next journey, Chu Jinyao and Miss Six did not speak any more, and the two sat relatively silent. Fortunately, the destination arrived soon, and the stout woman who carried the sedan chair put them down and shouted to the inside, "Girl, the flower hall is here."
Chu Jinyao and Sixth Girl got up, bent down and walked out of the sedan door. After everyone stood up, Mr. Zhao quickly shuttled through the audience to make sure that there was nothing wrong with the girls, and then said, "Let's go, follow me to see the ancestors."
There were already many people sitting in the flower hall of the palace. Chu Jinyao followed behind Zhao, and as soon as he entered the door, he smelled a strong warm fragrance, mixed with the different scents of the female family members, and became the most recognizable person in the powerful family. The sign is just a matter of clearly writing the three words "Fugui Township". Both sides were full of female relatives, either sitting or standing. In addition to the master of the Huailing Palace, there were also maids who served the old lady. The maids brought by the ladies were a veritable room of women.
Chu Jinyao didn't care to see who these bright colors were on both sides, and took the lead in following the Zhao family to salute the old princess. After the two parties saw the ceremony, the old princess smiled and said, "I've been looking forward to seeing you for a long time, but it's a pity that things have been delayed, and it's not until now."
Zhao Shi smiled: "We are also looking forward to seeing our ancestors, why don't we come now?"
A woman sitting beside the old lady suddenly asked, "Are these the young ladies of the Hou Mansion?"
The woman was thirty-seven or eighteen years old, her face was fair and round, and she was wearing a bright red and gold jacket. At first glance, she looked like a pampered lady. With a full of gems and gold hairpins on her head, and with her bright red dress, no one in the whole house can match the extravagance of others.
Don't do what he thinks, dare to speak like this in front of the old princess, and dress like this, there is only one person - the mistress of the Huailing Palace, the princess of the county.
At this moment, Chu Jinyao slowly understood that it was no wonder that Chu Zhu, who had always been flamboyant, didn't dare to wear red on such a showy occasion today. Although she wore a long red jacket, she wore a sapphire blue dress underneath. It turned out that, She was to avoid the princess.
Chu Jinyao is short-sighted, and he has never seen what royal arrogances like princesses and princesses look like in his life. Seeing Princess Princess today, Chu Jinyao secretly felt that there was a gap with her own imagination, but she also thought that she should be so extravagant.
When the princess spoke, no one dared to take it lightly, and the Zhao family hurriedly responded: "It's them." Then they called out their names one by one, and asked them to come up to greet the princess, and let the princess recognize her face.
As for why you need to recognize your face, everyone knows the reason. Princess Princess looked at them one by one and smiled: "They are all good girls. This is my gift to meet and greet the girls."
The maid stepped forward and handed the wallets one by one to Chu Jinyao and the others. After Chu Jinyao took it, she squeezed it with her hand, and then handed it over to the maid behind her without any hesitation.
It can only be said that life encounters are so wonderful, and with Chu Jinyao's current net worth, she doesn't care about this gift.
The old princess smiled and watched the princess recognize the person. After the girls had all met, the old princess passed her eyes from everyone and suddenly stopped on Chu Jinyao: "This is the fifth girl in the house?"
The question of the old princess made everyone stunned. Chu Jinyao also tightened her back and stepped forward to give the old princess a blessing: "It's the junior. The junior greets the ancestors."
The old princess looked at Chu Jinyao, nodded and smiled: "Good boy, not only looks good, but also has a good personality."
Everyone was tacitly aware of their intentions this time, but the old princess called Chu Jinyao out to ask questions by herself, and she was full of admiration. For a while, many eyes fell on Chu Jinyao, both openly and secretly, and Chu Jinyao still looked calm, not in a hurry or slow, in the face of many inquiring eyes.
Even if the princess of the county had some surprises when she saw it, didn't Mama Deng say that the five girls in Changxing Hou's mansion did not grow up in front of their elders. In fact, the princess of the county noticed Chu Jinyao as soon as she entered the door. The appearance of this girl was really striking. The princess of the county almost confirmed the identity of Chu Jinyao at the first sight of her.
However, this unworthy daughter of the Hou's mansion did not flinch when she entered the palace, which was piled with gold and jade. He looked as if he was used to seeing wealth. If the princess of the county hadn't learned the truth in advance and saw this scene, maybe she would have really thought that this was a daughter of a Hou family who had been pampered and raised.
In addition to the surprise of Princess Princess, her impression of Chu Jinyao has also changed a lot. The princess of the county smiled and said, "Mrs. Changxing is really a blessing. The eldest girl of the Chu family is well-known. I didn't expect the second daughter to be so outstanding. It's really enviable. It's not like me, but I have two enemies."
The county head Lin Baozhu was sitting bored, but the royal mansion was often visited so grandly, and she was used to it. However, when she heard what Princess Princess said, she immediately pouted in disapproval: "Mother, I am dissatisfied with what you said, why am I an enemy?"
The princess of the county pointed to the county lord and said, "Look, you dare to talk back to me, and even say that it is not an enemy!" However, even though she said this, the princess of the county did not have much anger in her tone.
The county head was angry, and turned to look for the old princess to reason, the old lady laughed and said: "Your mother, she is deliberately embarrassing you! You are the jewel of our palace, and it is too late for us to love you, who would dare to provoke you? "
The county magistrate was satisfied, and Lin Baohuan, the daughter of Chu Zhu, who was in the Chu family, could only sit next to her as a foil on such occasions. Even Chu Zhu could only stand aside and laugh.
Seeing the treatment of the county head, Chu Jinyao thought that this is the daughter of the emperor, and it is really a good thing to be a companion for such an eldest young lady? However, Chu Jinyao remembered Madam Chu's instructions before leaving, and secretly sighed in her heart.
If the family has already made a decision, then it doesn't matter whether it is a good thing or not, whether Chu Jinyao is willing or not. What's more, Chu Jinyao knows more. If Madam Chu really wants to push Chu Jinyao out to be the prince's concubine, not only will she have to stay in the palace of Huailing County, but she will have to let the people of the palace keep her with her. Under a good impression, the attitude of the county owner is particularly important.
If asked if Chu Jinyao likes the prince, Chu Jinyao's answer is no, if asked if she wants to give up the old lady's plan, Chu Jinyao's answer is still no. In a woman's life, it is not up to someone to be born or marry, and the honor and disgrace of a lifetime are tied to others. The father before marriage, the husband after marriage, competing for the favor of the husband and suppressing the favored concubine, this is the main theme of most women in the second half of their lives. Chu Jinyao couldn't bear to change her destiny. All she could do was to let herself go as high as possible when she was reincarnated for the second time.
As for love... it doesn't matter. Although she has no love for the prince, this does not prevent her from obeying the family's wishes and becoming the prince's wife. Otherwise, how could she be
Qi Ze's face quickly appeared in front of Chu Jinyao, but she was quickly suppressed by her. Zize has already left, and even if they don't leave, they will have nothing to do. Since then, the mountains and rivers are far away, and they go their separate ways. It's actually good to never see each other again. Zize was a brief but happy glimpse of her girlhood, and since then, this secret will be buried in her heart forever, and no one will know it except herself.
Chu Jinyao unknowingly fell into disappointment again. Fortunately, her etiquette skills were not in vain. Even though she was distracted, she still maintained a standard and gentle smile on her face. The old lady sat at the top and watched it, very satisfied.
I have to say that the old man likes Chu Jinyao, a girl who is very sweet at first sight. What is weak Liu Fufeng, what I still feel pity for, the old princess really can't appreciate it.
There were a total of five girls on the trip, but now Chu Jinyao is the only one in the limelight. Chu Jinmiao secretly clenched her fists and turned her eyes to Chu Zhu who was beside her.
Taking advantage of everyone not paying attention, Chu Zhu shook her head and signaled to Chu Jinmiao to calm down.
The old princess pulled Chu Jinyao and asked all the questions she wanted to ask, only then did she notice the girls behind. It is very rude to snub guests. The old lady smiled unchanged, remembering the rumors of the exchange of daughters, so she asked, "Which one is the fourth girl?"
Chu Jinmiao was overjoyed. She never expected that the turning point would come so quickly. She stepped forward and said shyly, "It's me."
Princess Princess was also interested, and she asked, "I heard Mother Deng say that there is a girl in the Marquis of Changxing who is very talented. Is that you?"
Chu Jinmiao bowed her head and said humbly, "Mummy praised me wrongly." But she did not deny it in her words, and obviously admitted that she was the most talented girl in the Hou residence.
The princess of the county smiled and asked a few questions, and found that Chu Jinmiao really answered correctly, so she and the old princess smiled and said: "Mother, you see the girls of the Chu family, they teach well and know the book well. If Pearl has half of their worries, I will That's enough."
These words naturally made the county head unhappy for a while, Chu Jinyao kept laughing and listened to the jokes of the superiors. After a while, the elders seemed to have something to say, so they sent a few of them to the younger generation and said, "The meal will be passed on in a while, you little girls will go out for a while, and call you when the meal is set. ."
If the old princess speaks, who would dare not obey. Even the county magistrate stood up, bowed eagerly to everyone, and then came out first. After the county owner left, the others dared to leave.
As soon as they left the house of the old princess, the head of the county was naturally the head of the girls. The county owner led them to a small flower gallery, where you could see the flowers blooming outside the house through the window. The county owner was impatient to talk about the scene, and before everyone was seated, she ran to Chu Jinyao with a smile in her eyes. With arrogant innocence, she raised her head slightly and asked, "Are you the Miss Houfu who was held in the wrong hands?"