Before Lin Baozhu's voice fell, a silent embarrassment filled the room.
Lin Baozhu was the county magistrate from birth. From the novel, everything is right and everything is right. He has already developed a disregarding and self-respecting temperament. She asked this sentence, probably because she heard the rumors of Chu Jinyao and Chu Jinmiao, and thought it was very strange, more interesting than the story, so she ran over to ask. As for what kind of occasion this is and how the two parties should deal with each other, she doesn't care at all.
Chu Jinmiao's expression was already extremely embarrassing. Although everyone in the Marquis of Changxing knew this matter, when everyone spoke, they all tacitly avoided it. Who would deliberately say it out in the cold? In front of Chu Jinyao and Chu Jinmiao, no one mentioned this, so everyone looked good. But now that they were guests outside, and there were so many people sitting around, the county owner shouted loudly, and Chu Jinmiao, the fake daughter, couldn't stand up anymore.
Chu Jinyao was also embarrassed, but she was much calmer than Chu Jinmiao. She smiled and said, "The county owner is right, it's me. When I was a child, I was exiled because of the Tartars. I was brought back by my father in the first month of this year."
"Oh?" The county owner was even more curious. She pointed directly at Chu Jinmiao and asked, "That means, you grew up in hers, and she grew up in yours?"
The county owner completely disregarded other people's face, and Chu Jinmiao's face was flushed, while the other party, Chu Jinyao, was very calm: "Yes, I was raised by the peasant household Su's family."
There was a hint of meaning in the county owner's eyes. She turned her head to look at Chu Jinmiao, then turned to look at Chu Jinyao, and asked curiously, "You actually grew up in the village, so you admit it?"
"What's so shameful about this?" Chu Jinyao laughed, "I'm so grown up, I don't steal, cheat, or rob, but the environment was poorer when I was a child, what's there to say? Even if the Su family is a farmer, they are upright and dependable. Why do I dare not admit that I want my own hands to live?"
Even if she didn't say anything, the young lady of the powerful family looked down on the common people, not to mention the poor peasants like the Su family who threw their hands in the fields. The girls of the Chu family deliberately avoided it. First, it was because of the face of the Marquis of Changxing and the Zhao family, and secondly, they felt that Chu Jinyao's background was very unworthy. Self-indulgent. The more they avoided, the more they could explain their thoughts. When the county owner mentioned this topic, several girls in the Chu family felt a chill.
The sixth girl felt that it was over, and the scene was going to be embarrassing.
But no one thought that Chu Jinyao himself admitted this matter uprightly and took the initiative to reveal his past for others to see. If Chu Jinyao's words were flickering, the other girls would still feel a little amused, but Chu Jinyao was so calm, and they felt embarrassed when they were surprised.
The wound will rot only if it is hidden and tucked. If the person concerned is open-minded and not afraid of the eyes of outsiders, it will only bring out the unbearableness of the onlookers.
The county magistrate did not expect Chu Jinyao to say such a thing, she was stunned, and then smiled: "I have never seen a person like you before, either they are evasive, or they are pretentious, tired and crooked. Great, but your straightforward temperament appeals to me." The county magistrate walked over to hold Chu Jinyao's arm and said, "Let's go, I'll take you outside to see flowers."
Lin Baozhu is the county head, and no one with a higher status can be found in Shanxi. Lin Baozhu was used to flattery, just like he was used to eating delicacies from mountains and seas. When he came across someone like Chu Jinyao who told the truth by chance, he felt unexpected and liked it very much.
The third girl and the sixth girl watched helplessly as the county owner took Chu Jinyao out, their faces could not hide their astonishment. No one expected this kind of development, the county owner not only did not dislike it, but instead gave Chu Jinyao a high look for it. They broke their heads for reading one of the county master's companions, the third girl carefully painted her makeup, and the sixth girl even thought about what to say and what to do today. However, before they started to act, they were suppressed by Chu Jinyao's casual remarks
What a joke, the third girl and the sixth girl immediately stood up and said with a smile, "Where is the county chief going to enjoy the flowers, let's go with us."
The county owner doesn't care, let the third girl and the sixth girl follow, even the seventh girl has been instructed by Yan's early, and now she is not to be outdone, and she deliberately gets close because of her young age. The flower hall was full of people just now, and now it was empty with a hula. Chu Jinmiao stood there, no one noticed or asked, her face was extremely ugly.
The maid reminded carefully: "Four girls, the county owner is out, do we want to..."
Chu Jinmiao knew that this was not the occasion for her to show her face, so she barely concealed the displeasure on her face, and walked out with a stiff face: "I see. It turns out that the county owner is even more pretentious to pretend to be pitiful. Who wouldn't?"
Chu Jinmiao thought that the county owner was the only one who was close to Chu Jinyao among the crowd, because Chu Jinyao was pitiful enough. Yes, she had a rough life, grew up in a poor family, and had never seen anything. For a girl like the county owner, didn't this hit her heart at once
Chu Jinmiao thought to herself and adjusted her plan. She knew that it was false for the county lord to choose a partner to study, and it was true to prepare for the princess. In any case, she must stay by the county lord's side. With the springboard of the county owner, she will have the opportunity to jump higher in the future.
On a whim, the county chief insisted on pulling Chu Jinyao to see chrysanthemums in the back garden. The maids of the palace all said: "County lord, it's time to set the meal in a while, and the old ancestors will not be able to find it if they go too far."
However, the county owner was having a good time, and these words were like a deaf ear. The county owner didn't bother to care what these maids said. She pulled Chu Jinyao and said, "My mother found a few green chrysanthemums two days ago, and I'll take you to see it. ."
The county owner was all about having fun and didn't have the strength to control her hands. Chu Jinyao felt a little uncomfortable being held by her like this. She moved her wrist slightly, and when the maid was talking to the county head, she pulled it back without looking at it.
Chu Jinyao's footsteps were slightly slower, and she was immediately pushed aside by the three girls. The third girl had a slender waist and a graceful waist. After squeezing into the gap, she turned back and gave Chu Jinyao a smug look. Chu Jinyao thought it was ridiculous, she then covered her sleeves and rubbed her wrists. The sixth girl silently walked up to Chu Jinyao and said to Chu Jinyao in a low voice, "Fifth sister, what you promised me a few days ago, Do you remember?"
Chu Jinyao didn't change her expression, and asked, "What is the sixth sister referring to?"
"The fifth sister is really good at joking." Sixth girl smiled and said, "Yes, the fifth sister was originally the daughter of a daughter, from the farm gate to the Houfu, such a big ravine also jumped over, how can it be unfair to the front of this small Where's the ditch? It turned out that I had no eyes, so I despised my elder sister, and I wanted to help my elder sister to help you a little bit. Now that I think about it, what I said at the beginning was ridiculous. The fifth elder sister is superb, where can I use me? "
It can only be said that what kind of person you are, you like to use what kind of vision to speculate on others. The sixth girl originally had the intention of taking advantage of Chu Jinyao, but after seeing her today, she suddenly realized that she had misestimated Chu Jinyao? But don't overturn the boat in the gutter.
Chu Jinyao retracted her hand and turned to look at Miss Six: "What does Miss Six mean?"
The sixth girl's face changed slightly: "The fifth sister is in front of me, so don't pretend that you don't understand?"
"I really don't understand." Chu Jinyao asked, "Miss Wang Liu, tell me straight, what are you trying to say?"
The sixth girl was stunned, and her smile was stiff. Although she intentionally angered Chu Jinyao, it was best to make the other party lose his temper, but Chu Jinyao asked back so frankly, and she couldn't help but become herself.
Speaking of time, the garden has arrived. The sun was shining, and the maid led them into the gazebo, and after laying cushions for the girls, she said, "Girls sit down for a while, presumably the old concubine will soon pass the meal, the sun outside is too poisonous, I dare not Let the girls go out to play, I can only grieve the girls here to blow the wind first, and then come to see the chrysanthemum in the afternoon."
This is reasonable and reasonable, not to mention that there are many flowers planted around the pavilion, the breeze is coming, and the flowers are swaying, which is already a rare beauty.
Chu Jinyao smiled and nodded and sat down, not planning to embarrass the maids. However, the county owner was not satisfied with sitting like this. She looked around and pouted, "It's so boring to be trapped here, I remember that the green chrysanthemums are about to open, and green chrysanthemums are rare. I want to pick them and make them into a vase ."
The maid next to the old princess said quickly: "The county owner is not allowed. It's not good to have you in the sun. Whatever you want, I will let the little maid do it."
"Why are you so troublesome, I said I want to go by myself!" The county head opened the maid's hand, she looked at the crowd, saw Chu Jinyao, and waved repeatedly: "Come here, I Remember that the flowers are over there, and you accompany me to pick flowers."
The maid who was opened was slapped in public, and she couldn't hold her face, but she thought of what the old princess said, and she had to patiently persuade: "County Lord, it's almost noon now, and the sun in the autumn is the hottest. It's too hot, you can't go out."
"What am I going to do, where is it up to you?" the county owner said, "Besides, I'm fine right now."
This is simply a nuisance, Chu Jinyao looked at the sunlight outside the pavilion, and felt that what the maid said was reasonable. She couldn't help but say: "This sister is right. The sun is poisonous now, so there is no need to go out now. Anyway, after the flowers bloom, they won't run away. Wait for a while, and when the sun sets, you won't be delayed. ."
"I'll have to wait until the afternoon, it's boring. I'm going now, you guys are long-winded, don't you bother." The county owner found that Chu Jinyao was helping others to persuade her, and was deeply disappointed, frowning and complaining.
When Chu Jinmiao heard this, she quickly said, "It's said that you come with pleasure, return with pleasure, and your pleasure is fleeting. How can such elegant things as appreciating flowers be hindered by mere external things? If everyone dislikes the sun, then Let me accompany the county lord out to enjoy the flowers."
This is the difference between Chu Jinyao and Chu Jinmiao. Chu Jinmiao used to think that she was a direct descendant, and she was used to giving orders, so it was more natural for everyone to accommodate her. But Chu Jinyao would not be so willful, and compare his heart to his heart. Everyone is a human being. Since we came out together, shouldn't we have to discuss everything? It's too selfish to only care about yourself.
But these words don't make sense with the county lord. The maid is clearly for the county lord's good, but she has to be scolded by the county lord. Now that Chu Jinmiao has responded, the county lord is more and more unable to listen to what she has to say, and she comes with her temperament.
"County Lord, your skin cannot withstand the sun. If you go back and develop a rash, the princess will blame it again."
"Shut up, my business, how can I use your slave to interrupt?"
Chu Jinmiao said, "If the county lord is weak, then let the maid hold an umbrella by the side, and don't let the sun shine on the county lord's face, isn't that the case?"
What are you talking about, the little maid is holding an umbrella for the county head next to her, so it won't be tossing people? Chu Jinyao walked over and said to Chu Jinmiao in a low voice, "Just say a few words less, these maids were ordered to come out and look at the county owner. If the county owner was exposed, the county owner would have nothing, but they It is inevitable that we will be punished. We are guests, so we don’t need to persuade the county owner. Why bother them?”
However, Chu Jinmiao sneered and glanced at Chu Jinyao disdainfully: "I know what you are thinking, you are afraid that I will get along with the county head, so you are obstructing in every possible way, and your intentions are really unbearable. I tell you, you can save it. Get out of your mind!"
Chu Jinyao's stalk, there is quite a feeling that a dog bites Lu Dongbin and does not know a good person. The two parties were in a stalemate when suddenly the maids in the pavilion were startled and all squatted down.
Even the county magistrate immediately became honest when he saw the person coming.
"I have seen the prince."
Chu Jinyao heard the voice, turned around, and saw a young man dressed in white woven gold walking slowly among the wanton flowers in the autumn.
"I can hear you making trouble from a distance." Lin Xiyuan approached slowly, with a nonchalant tone, but it made the county owner, who was so powerful just now, settle down in an instant. Lin Xiyuan said: "If you are exposed to the sun, the family will inevitably be turned around again. How old are you, don't be fooling around all the time."
Seeing the prince unexpectedly, the ladies in the pavilion all stood up, either cautiously or in surprise. The third girl was bored watching the arrogant county owner playing temper tantrums, but when she saw the prince suddenly, her eyes couldn't hide the joy, she quickly stood up, swayed her enchanting figure, and said softly: "The prince is very blessed."
Seeing Lin Xiyuan, Chu Jinyao was stunned for a while, and after she came to her senses, she hurriedly saluted with everyone. However, her distraction was half a beat. Lin Xiyuan saw that there was a girl in the crowd squatting and standing upright slower than others. It was funny in her heart, how could she notice the others.
The three girls' waist can only be twisted to the air.
And the county chief saw his brother-in-law, and although he was afraid, he was still a little unconvinced: "Who is making a fool of yourself?"
Lin Xiyuan's eyes slanted, "Dare to say it?"
The county owner just calmed down and puffed out his cheeks, not daring to speak again.
As soon as he spoke, Lin Xining also caught up from behind: "Brother, why are you here all of a sudden? Hey, my cousin is there too?"
The girls surnamed Chu present were all Lin Xining's cousins, but when Lin Xining spoke, he only looked at one "cousin".
After Lin Xiyuan saw it, he raised his eyebrows with great interest. Chu Jinyao stood close to Chu Jinmiao, and he noticed it at the moment.
Chu Jinyao gave a soft "Oh" in her heart, cousin, no wonder. However, even if Lin Xining didn't call her, Chu Jinyao had to follow the rules to greet Lin Xining: "Cousin."
Lin Xining nodded as if he had just seen other people, "Five cousins."
Lin Xiyuan glanced at Chu Jinyao with a smile, and said, "Fifth cousin, why are you only saying hello to the second brother, what about me?"
There is really something wrong with this person, Chu Jinyao slandered and said, "I just said it clearly."
"What did you say?"
I'm afraid you have bad ears! Chu Jinyao rolled her eyes in her heart, so she had to give Lin Xiyuan another greeting: "I wish you all the best."
Chu Jinyao finished speaking reluctantly, and found that Lin Xiyuan, who was still smiling just now, suddenly became cold after her salute, and her eyes were inexplicably unpleasant. Chu Jinyao thought, as expected, the prince still remembers the events of that day, and as expected, the prince has a lot of opinions on her!
Chu Jinyao thought rather melancholy, if the prince knew that she was a vulgar woman who was not gentle and Shuxian at all, and even dared to jump over the wall, she would probably become his sister's companion with the support of the family, and even worse. If he intends to get his wife's seat, he must hate her even more, right
Chu Jinmiao sighed silently, to be honest, she would probably disappoint Old Madam Chu. Mrs. Chu's plan is very good, but it can't be held up, the prince has a big prejudice against her!
Chu Jinyao bowed her head, her face was very sad, the third and sixth girls found that these people did not speak with them at all, and they were not to be outdone and took the initiative to interject. The third girl said, "Sir, why are you here?"
The sixth girl was disdainful in her heart, and only asked the prince. The third girl really couldn't see her face. She was raised by the little girl, but she was not on the stage. After the sixth girl finished thinking, she smiled softly: "Cousin, Shizi, are you here to look for the county owner? Could it be that we have gone far and caused the elders to worry?"
These words are much wiser than what the third girl said. The sixth girl deliberately showed her intelligence, guessed the prince's intention in her words, and at the end she secretly showed her obedience, and she couldn't bear to cause the elders to worry. A single sentence contains a lot of thoughts, a little more explicit, a little less insufficiency, really just right.
Lin Xiyuan was very unhappy when he heard Chu Jinyao calling his cousin Lin Xining, and when he arrived, he was the estranged prince, but then he saw Chu Jinyao's low expression. Even though Chu Jinyao thought that he was covering up well, he still had nothing to hide in front of Lin Xiyuan. Lin Xiyuan's unhappiness gradually dissipated. He was angry and funny, and he had a warm smile on his face, and answered the other two with a smile. "My second brother and I went to my grandmother's place, only to find out that the two of you haven't come back. My grandmother was worried that something was wrong with you, so she sent us here."
"What can go wrong..." The county magistrate muttered in a low voice.
Lin Xiyuan squinted and glanced over. The county magistrate immediately fell silent, and Lin Xiyuan said, "If you are disobedient, how dare you talk back? If the treasure just now causes trouble for you, I will apologize to her. Please bear with me."
The girls of the Chu family immediately returned the salute: "I don't dare."
"That's good." Lin Xiyuan smiled, "Let's go back now. The girls will go first." After saying that, Lin Xiyuan took a step back and gestured to them to go first.
He is really a humble gentleman, as gentle as jade. The three girls are very heartbroken. This kind of man is a fool who can't catch it. She fell in love with Lin Xiyuan, and then headed away with a full heart.
According to the sequence, Chu Jinyao can leave only when Chu Jinmiao is gone. She followed behind Chu Jinmiao. Unexpectedly, as soon as she came out of the pavilion, Lin Xining found an umbrella and carefully propped it on Chu Jinmiao's head: "Cousin, be careful."
Chu Jinyao's teeth were suddenly sour, and she glanced forward in a complicated way. Before she could look back, a chuckle came from her ear.
Chu Jinyao turned around and found that Lin Xiyuan happened to pass by her. When he passed by, Lin Xiyuan's smiling voice came: "Look at the road well."
A group of people just like this, they stopped and went to their destination. There were already maids standing at the door looking around. When they saw them, they ran out to greet them: "Prince, county magistrate, why did you come back? The ancestors and the princess are waiting anxiously, and just now they sent a group of people out to look for you."
Lin Xiyuan said lightly: "This is not coming back." His voice fell, and the county owner was already running towards the inside, shouting as he ran, "Mother, brother, he just said me again!"
Lin Xiyuan sighed silently as she looked at her sister's demeanor without a noble lady. He had long thought that Lin Baozhu should take care of it, but neither the Princess Naihe County nor the old princess felt in a hurry, and also felt that Lin Baozhu was so innocent and lively, and most endearing.
It's a pity, only the Lin family thinks so.
Lin Xiyuan was thinking about something, when a woman's sweet fragrance came from her side, and then a woman's voice sounded: "Thank you, Prince, for today's matter."
Only then did Lin Xiyuan turn around. Looking at the appearance of the woman in front of him, he finally realized that she seemed to be the girl from the second aunt's family, and she was probably ranked sixth.
The sixth girl stepped forward to thank her in a measured manner, which was bound to make the prince leave a unique impression on him. Lin Xiyuan smiled and nodded: "It's okay."
As soon as he finished speaking, he saw Chu Jinyao salute him from a distance, and while the sixth girl was talking to him, she quietly bypassed the two of them and tiptoed in. As soon as he was out of sight here, he immediately slipped away like a squirrel. Lin Xiyuan turned his eyes back, and the smile on his lips deepened. When he came back to his senses, he found that the girl in front of him seemed to say something, she was smiling implicitly, and lowered her head slightly. Lin Xiyuan was stunned, what did she say just now? Well, it doesn't matter if you think about it.
Lin Xiyuan sent six girls into the house like this.
As a guest in the palace, no one came here just to be full. Chu Jinyao sat at a table with her sisters, only holding a plate of dishes in front of her, and ate the meal quietly. As soon as the old princess saw Lin Xiyuan, she couldn't help laughing. She even took her to sit beside her when she was eating. Because they were all her own people, the palace didn't pay much attention to the rules of eating and sleeping. The old princess was asking about Lin Xiyuan's homework. Lin Xiyuan also replied with a smile.
While working in harmony, a person suddenly came in outside. The other party was dressed as a servant, and the old princess frowned immediately when she saw it. There are still so many girls here, or they are the female relatives of other families, and a little servant just broke in like this, what does it look like
But before the old lady had a seizure, this little servant ran to Lin Xiyuan's side, bent over and said something in Lin Xiyuan's ear.
Chu Jinyao looked at Lin Xiyuan curiously, and she watched Lin Xiyuan's face change from a light smile to a slow coldness, and finally a serious Zhou Zheng, without a trace of smile. Lin Xiyuan stood up with a clunk, and the chair behind him made a squeak on the ground: "Grandmother, grandson has other important things, so retire first."
The old princess was also frightened by Lin Xiyuan's face, and she quickly said, "Since there is something going on outside, hurry up and do your business."
Lin Xiyuan bowed to Mrs Zhao, glanced at Chu Jinyao, and finally bowed his head deeply: "Mrs. Changxing Hou, this junior is rude."
Zhao Shi also stood up and said, "What the heck is the prince talking about? We can come whenever we want. How can we delay the prince from doing business?"
After Lin Xiyuan apologized, he led the people out quickly. Not to mention Chu Jinyao and others, even the Lin family rarely see Lin Xiyuan lose his temper like this, and the female relatives are whispering in whispers: "What's wrong?"
Chu Jinyao looked at the direction that Lin Xi was away from, with surprise and worry in her eyes.
She had just vaguely heard that the little servant whispered to Lin Xiyuan, "Tatar... Prince... Datong..." and so on. Although I didn't understand it, these intermittent keywords were enough for Chu Jinyao to guess some clues.
Could it be the border, something big happened
Sure enough, that afternoon, the news of Datong reached the ears of the female family members.
The Tartars invaded the border without warning, and the prince was on the front line of the border.
The old princess was startled when she heard the news, the tea cup in her hand fell to the ground with a "click" and shattered into pieces.
Zhao Shi and others also turned pale in an instant, and their blood faded.
Thirteen years ago, the Tartars went south and Taiyuan fell, and these noble ladies had to leave the boudoir and flee in a hurry. To this day, the shadow of escape still hangs over the hearts of these noble ladies.
And now, the disaster that happened thirteen years ago has happened again.