The Crown Prince in the Jade Pendant

Chapter 45: The mountains and rivers meet

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After walking for a long time, Chu Jinyao finally reluctantly admitted that she seemed to be going in circles.

She frowned, and she couldn't even see a person in this place, how could this be good? It is strange to say that even in a relatively remote garden, there is not a servant to serve. Why aren't there any maidservants around here

Chu Jinyao looked around quietly, and was taken aback by the voice behind her: "This girl."

Chu Jinyao was taken aback, she turned around in fright, and saw a smiling young man in a green round neck robe standing behind her. He looked young, his face was white, clean and exquisite, and he didn't even have a stubble.

Chu Jinyao calmed down and asked cautiously, "Who are you? Why are you here?"

"Don't lie to the girl, slave... The little one seemed to be lost when he saw you going around in circles, so he volunteered to show you the way."

"You show me the way?" Chu Jinyao was surprised, then raised her heart, her eyes became extremely defensive, "No need, I can find it myself."

Xiaolin Zixin said, if you can really find the girl, why did their prince stand at the window blowing the cold wind for so long? Although I don't know why the prince had to watch this girl go out with his own eyes, the master's mind is always so uncertain, and their prince is the best among them. Xiao Linzi has already taken it easy. As long as the prince has a whim, nothing can be done. What is it to give a girl who has never met before

Xiao Linzi thought like this, the smile on his face became more and more kind, but he had a white round face again, this time it was like a white dough: "Girl, Xiao is definitely kind. You see that you have been here for so long, It's not the way to get lost like this, or else, the little one will walk first, you will follow from a distance, and if you find something wrong, you can get out immediately. What do you think?"

Chu Jinyao thought for a while, then nodded reluctantly: "Okay."

Xiao Linzi turned around, kept his promise, and led the way in front of him, never looking back or trying to talk. Chu Jinyao thought, Could it be that he is really a kind servant? However, looking at his clothes, why is it different from the little servant he saw before

When he was about to walk out of the yard, Chu Jinyao seemed to feel something and turned around without warning. There was a loft standing quietly in the corner of the garden, just at this moment a gust of wind blew, and the diffused window screens were raised, covering the situation in the window.

"Girl?" Xiao Linzi also stood up, he saw Chu Jinyao turn back, a light flashed in his eyes, but there was no clue in his voice, he just said tentatively, "Girl, it's time to go."

Chu Jinyao shook her head, she was secretly amusing, if she was really a soldier, why did she feel that someone was watching her there? Chu Jinyao turned around and nodded to Xiao Linzi with a smile: "Okay, let's go now."

Chu Jinyao confirmed that Xiao Linzi was a good person, and when she thought about how defensive she was just now, she felt ashamed, so she smiled brightly and defenselessly at Xiao Linzi. Xiao Linzi was caught off guard, and when he saw Chu Jinyao smiling, he was stunned for a moment.

But soon, Xiao Linzi reacted and led Chu Jinyao forward. Xiao Linzi thought to himself, this girl is not famous, she has a beautiful appearance, and she is no match for the nobles in the palace.

Thinking of Xiao Linzi, he spurned himself. What was he thinking about, it was important to go back and return to the prince.

Chu Jinyao soon arrived at the Moon Gate when she came. Looking at the maids coming and going outside the door, she could already recognize the flower hall of the banquet guests. Xiao Linzi said behind him, "Girl, it's not good for slaves to send you forward, so I will retire."

Chu Jinyao was full of joy, and did not pay attention to what Xiao Linzi said. She turned back to say goodbye to Xiao Linzi, and then walked briskly forward.

Xiao Linzi avoided the crowd, hid behind the Moon Gate and watched for a while, and after making sure there was nothing unusual, he walked back.

However, he only took two steps this time when he heard the sound of hurried footsteps behind him, Xiao Linzi turned around in amazement, and saw Chu Jinyao running back anxiously: "This... I don't know what to call him, I'm so rude. Please stop, can you see my purse?"

"Pouch?" Xiao Linzi was also at a loss, "What's going on?"

"I was about to go back just now, but suddenly I found that the purse hanging around my waist was missing. This is a purse I usually carry. I'm afraid it would be inappropriate to lose it."

Needless to say, Xiao Linzi also thought of what was wrong. He looked down and found that Chu Jinyao's belt had some distance left, and it looked like something was missing. This way, Chu Jinyao walked right under Xiao Linzi's eyes. Xiao Linzi was very sure that it was not Chu Jinyao's tricks. When I first saw her, she was dressed like this, and she never moved her belt along the way. In this case, I am afraid, this purse really fell on the road.

When it comes to the female boudoir, Xiao Linzi didn't dare to delay, and said quickly, "Come with me, girl, let's go back the same way to look for it."

In the flower hall, Chu Jinyao went for a long time and never came back. Although the ladies in the flower hall didn't talk about it, they actually remembered this matter in their hearts.

Chu Jinmiao stood up, walked over and said to the county lord, "County lord, my fifth sister hasn't come back yet. As a sister, I can't rest assured and want to find her."

When Chu Jinmiao said these words, she did not control the volume, nor did she think about avoiding the people around her, so many people heard it. The county lord waved his hand indifferently: "Okay, let's go." After speaking, the county lord whispered: "Didn't you and her have the wrong hug? It shouldn't be your real sister, what are you doing in such a hurry."

When Chu Jinmiao heard this, her face turned red, she quickly took two steps and pretended that she didn't hear it.

When Chu Jinmiao went out, she happened to pass by the third girl's seat. The third girl also stood up and said, "Are you going out to find the fifth sister? I'll go with you."

Chu Jinmiao did not speak, but nodded as a promise. She suddenly remembered something, and hurriedly turned around to look at Miss Six. When Chu Jinmiao saw the cold seat of Sixth Girl, her heart sank.

It's over, don't be spoiled by Six Girls!

Chu Jinmiao and the third girl looked at each other, and without further delay, they hurried out with the maid.

On the other side, Lin Xining walked with Lin Xiyuan in the corridor. Lin Xining asked, "Brother, you are walking in a hurry, who are you going to see?"

Lin Xiyuan didn't speak, just said, "Meet a big man. This is not something you should know, so don't ask."

Lin Xining shut up embarrassingly, he accidentally touched something in the cuff with his hand, and looked stunned. Lin Xining glanced at Lin Xiyuan silently, and in the snow all over the floor, he could only see his eldest brother with a jade-like complexion, his pupils lit up with ink.

Such a man is really expected to be liked by a little girl.

Thinking like this, Lin Xining took out the item from his sleeve and handed it to Lin Xiyuan.

"What?" Lin Xiyuan glanced at it and asked in confusion.

Lin Xining snorted and said, "This is given to me by my cousin. My mother called me for something. It's not easy for me to go to the back. Anyway, eldest brother, you drop by. You will see my cousin in a while and pass it to her for me."

Lin Xiyuan glanced at the lotus-colored purse, glared at Lin Xining helplessly, and reached out to accept it.

He is also a man, and he is older than Lin Xining, how can he not understand Lin Xining's thoughts. The cousin in his mouth must be Chu Jinmiao.

In front of Lin Xining, Lin Xiyuan couldn't say much. This fourth girl from the Chu family, with a cunning mind and a bad temperament, is probably not a good match. However, if he said these words in front of Lin Xining, Lin Xining would definitely be able to rush up to fight him regardless, so Lin Xiyuan had no choice but to press it down, planning to take the time to mention it to the old princess in the future.

The two brothers parted at the fork, Lin Xining walked in the other direction, while Lin Xiyuan walked to the attic in the garden.

Lin Xiyuan thought of the master in the attic, and the steps under his feet became more and more hurried. However, before he could get there, he was stopped by an unexpected person.

Lin Xiyuan looked at the person in front of her in surprise, and asked suspiciously, "Sixth girl, what do you mean?"

"Sir, you can't go any further."

Lin Xiyuan raised his eyebrows, and there was an interesting smile on his face: "Why?"

The sixth girl bit her lip and seemed to have made a very difficult decision. She said with all her might, "I unexpectedly learned that the fourth and third sisters have set a trap in front of you and want to plot against you."

"Count me?" Lin Xiyuan shook his head amusingly. No matter how bad he was, he was also the prince of the palace. With the two boudoir girls, Chu Jinmiao and the third girl, how could he be counted? Lin Xiyuan was about to say something when his face suddenly changed: "No, why are they two setting up a trick on me? Who is the other person?"

The reaction was really quick, the sixth girl looked at Lin Xiyuan and said softly, "My fifth sister."

"Fifth cousin?" Lin Xiyuan was very surprised. He didn't bother to go to the prince to report to him, and said quickly, "Take me there!"

Chu Jinmiao and the third girl hurried to the changing place for fear that things would change. The place for the guest lady to change is naturally strictly guarded, and the place where Chu Jinmiao is going is of course not the changing place of the palace.

The two of them ran to a place with small steps, and suddenly rushed with a person. The third girl had sharp eyes, looked at the person who came, and shouted recklessly, "Who are you? You are a servant, how could you come to such a place?"

The little servant lowered his head and seemed to want to go out quickly. The third girl grew up with Huang Yiniang and was very familiar with these market activities. When she saw the other person's demeanor, she was more and more reluctant to let go. Chu Jinmiao also felt that this person was suspicious, but she thought it was ugly to pull and pull, so she took a step back and let the three girls pull the person, while she stood on the side, dignified and held up her hand, cleared her throat, and was about to question.

But before Chu Jinmiao could speak, an unbelievable voice came from behind: "Fourth Sister?"

Chu Jinmiao was startled and turned back immediately, and the three girls also hurriedly let go of the person in their hands. When the visitor saw them, he seemed extremely surprised: "Third sister, are you here? Fourth sister, what are you doing here?"

Chu Jinmiao panicked for a moment, but quickly calmed down. She raised her chin slightly and asked, "Sixth sister, I want to ask you, what are you doing here?"

The sixth girl glared at the two of them, and she was about to run in: "Where's the fifth sister? What did you do to her?"

Hearing this name, Chu Jinmiao felt a sense of fear in her heart. She seemed to be frightened, and there were many goose bumps on her arms, but Chu Jinmiao still pretended to be calm and said, "I don't understand what you are talking about. Oh I see, you are here. Just ask Chu Jinyao, I'm afraid it's not a thief calling to catch a thief, right?"

The sixth girl was stopped by the third girl, and she tried to run in several times without success. The third girl wondered to herself, she thought it would take a lot of effort, but the sixth girl looked at the big posture, why did she stop it so easily? Is she delusional

As soon as the third girl thought of it, she saw the sixth girl raised her head and smiled strangely at her, and the strange light in her eyes flashed.

The third girl opened her mouth wide, and before she could think of anything, she heard a voice behind her: "I don't need to worry about the family affairs of my palace. As for whether it is a thief calling to catch a thief, I will see for myself. "

Chu Jinmiao and the three girls turned back in horror at the same time: "Prince?"

Lin Xiyuan stood at the door with an icy face. He was always warm, and he always smiled when he saw everyone, but now, the way he didn't smile made people terrified from the bottom of his heart. Lin Xiyuan didn't even bother to pay attention to these people. He walked quickly to the closed door, and was about to push the door to enter, but the movement of his hand stopped.

The three of Chu Jinmiao watched helplessly as Lin Xiyuan raised his hand and paused for a few moments. Finally, he flexed his knuckles and knocked lightly on the door.

"Is anyone there?"

No one answered, Lin Xiyuan's heart sank. He straightened up and turned to the three of Chu Jinmiao with a cold expression: "The rest is the internal affairs of my palace, it's not good to keep the three girls, please go out first."

go out? Chu Jinmiao and the three girls looked at each other and felt that something was wrong.

Their original plan was to wet Chu Jinyao's clothes and then lead her to this place to change clothes. Chu Jinmiao had Chu Zhu and Lin Xining to help her. She lied casually, and it was not difficult to get people to cooperate. However, these people were not many. Due to the small number of people, Chu Jinmiao was ready to take a stand, and she must ruin Chu Jinyao's evaluation among the people in the palace today.

Chu Jinmiao watched Chu Jinyao go out to change clothes with the arranged manpower, and then she brought the prince over. Chu Jinmiao knew that she couldn't really ruin Chu Jinyao's reputation, otherwise she would be implicated, but at the moment of choosing a companion, what kind of characters were the old princess and the princess in their eyes? The best girl candidate, as long as Chu Jinyao has a little stain, it is enough for Chu Jinyao to be completely eliminated, and there is no chance of turning over again.

What is the most taboo for the elders, especially the mistress of the Princess Princess, what is it

Naturally, the woman has high eyes and low hands, trying to use this to cling to the prince. As long as someone dares to attack the prince's idea, Chu Jinmiao is sure that this person will disappear from the list of princesses forever.

So Chu Jinmiao discussed with Mammy Sun in advance, and asked Mama Sun to stuff a note in Chu Jinyao's purse. Later, Chu Jinmiao arranged for someone to secretly take Chu Jinyao's purse at the beginning of the banquet and hand it over to Lin Xining, saying vaguely, "The fifth girl admires the prince, and this is a gift for the prince."

When Chu Jinmiao came forward, Lin Xining naturally had what to do. Although he felt that it was inappropriate, he still followed Chu Jinmiao's arrangement, saying that it was something from a "cousin" and handed it over to Lin Xiyuan. Lin Xiyuan mistakenly thought that the cousin mentioned by his younger brother was Chu Jinmiao, how could he know that they were playing word games under his nose and trying to steal the dragon and turn the phoenix.

And Lin Xiyuan really got caught. The purse he accepted was indeed Chu Jinyao's.

Up to now, every step of Chu Jinmiao's plan has been realized, only the last step is to lead the prince to the courtyard where Chu Jinyao changes clothes, and then she and the third girl came out early to stop the matter and bring the matter to the princess. Princess Princess didn't know the inside story. She saw the things on the surface, one by one, and she only felt that Chu Jinyao was trying to seduce the prince, and he gave the prince a purse, and secretly made an appointment to meet the prince while changing clothes. When Princess Princess learned about this, she must have been furious and completely disgusted with Chu Jinyao. Chu Jinyao's position as a companion reading is almost certain, and of course it is also yellow.

This plan is intertwined with each other, and it is really wonderful. From beginning to end, Chu Jinmiao will not leave anyone a slap in the face. Not only does it destroy Chu Jinyao, it will not harm the reputation of the Chu family girl. As long as the princess's impression of Chu Jinyao turns bad, and the noble ladies exchange news, where can Chu Jinyao find any good marriage

Chu Jinmiao's plan was very good, and up to now, everything is going as she expected. Although I don't know why Miss Six is involved, it doesn't matter. Her plan is only one move away, and it will be done soon.

Chu Jinmiao thought about it this way, and ignored Lin Xiyuan's words, she pretended to be worried, and after taking a few steps forward, her feet suddenly softened, and her body fell crookedly, but her hand pushed open the door with precision.

Lin Xiyuan's eyes suddenly became extremely cold, he was afraid that Chu Jinyao would really be tricked, so he planned to clear the scene, so as to keep Chu Jinyao's reputation, but he didn't expect that this woman Chu Jinmiao would be so vicious!

The third girl watched Chu Jinmiao collapse weakly, and she secretly thought that she was really good at acting, but she unequivocally cooperated with Chu Jinmiao in her acting, and squatted down to support Chu Jinmiao.

The sixth girl stood far away, disdainful of the behavior of the two. She looked up at the door that was pushed open, and her eyes already flashed a certain brilliance.

The door squeaked open, and then slammed into the back, making a soft thud. And a few people outside stared at it nervously or excitedly, and when they saw the scene inside, their expressions suddenly became astonished.

What about the people inside

Lin Xiyuan was stunned for a short time, but quickly reacted, he glanced coldly at Chu Jinmiao, who was on the ground, and waved his hand to summon the maid, with no emotion in his voice: "Isn't enough of this farce today? People, send the three girls back. Don't leave any of the people who are serving in this yard. Later, they will all be sent to grandmother and mother, so that the elders can ask them to understand. "

Chu Jinmiao's eyes widened in disbelief, but no matter how she looked at it, there was no one in the room, and there was no sign of anyone coming. When Chu Jinmiao heard Lin Xiyuan's words, she couldn't help but say, "Sir..."

"Enough." Lin Xiyuan interrupted impatiently, put his hands behind his back and said, "Send the three girls back."

Chu Jinmiao and the three girls looked at each other, and both saw horror in each other's eyes. This is the case, has Chu Jinyao never been here? This is impossible.

Not far away, the six girls also looked pale.

how can that be possible

Chu Jinmiao and the third girl supported each other, and when she passed the sixth girl, Chu Jinmiao snorted very coldly.

Okay, I was playing tricks with them, and she was almost tricked by her today. Chu Jinwan, just wait!

Lin Xiyuan looked at Miss Liu, and the doubts along the way slowly surfaced. The sixth girl took a step closer to Lin Xiyuan, and whispered with trembling lips: "Sir, I..."

"Miss Chu Liu." Lin Xiyuan interrupted her politely and ruthlessly, saying, "Please come back."

The six girls slumped down and slumped their shoulders, fighting with the smart person, not allowing any mistakes. If it turned out that she still had a chance to deceive the prince, then now, it is completely ruined.

With her side-by-side attacks and her own speculation, she roughly restored Chu Jinmiao's plan. After the sixth girl found out, she didn't change her expression, didn't alarm Chu Jinmiao and didn't plan to warn Chu Jinyao, she let Chu Jinmiao advance step by step, and then ran to tell the prince when the matter was half completed.

This is both a whistle-blower and a sign of weakness. A weak woman is already helpless, but she has to run out and tell the prince that there is a fraud ahead, you can't go, which man can be indifferent to this? Later, she led the prince to this place by all means, and after performing a rescue scene with Chu Jinmiao, she waited and watched Chu Jinmiao perform. The sixth girl seemed to have only changed a small part of Chu Jinmiao's plan, but she was far more sophisticated than Chu Jinmiao.

This is a calculus. The mantis was catching the cicada, and the oriole was behind. The sixth girl saw through Chu Jinmiao's plan, and could make a slight modification, so that Chu Jinmiao's efforts would go to the side that was beneficial to her. In the future, no matter how hard Chu Jinmiao pushes her plan, she is actually making wedding dresses for others, because the biggest beneficiary of this matter has become the sixth girl.

The sixth girl disclosed it to the prince in advance, and led the prince to see Chu Jinmiao's plotting scene. No matter how seamless Chu Jinmiao's plan was, would the prince let Chu Jinmiao become his own sister's companion

Will not. The moment Chu Jinmiao and the third girl succeeded in their plan, their way forward was blocked. At this time, Chu Jinyao had already been successfully designed by Chu Jinmiao, which ruined the reputation and made the princess disgusted.

Yes, although the companion had to choose two people, from the beginning, Miss Liu didn't plan to leave a place for her sister. The third room was suppressed everywhere, and her parents were too obedient and could not be great. Even the fifth young master, who was entrusted with all her hopes by her parents, was actually very mediocre in aptitude. Reading test.

The world only knows that sons are more important than women, but they don't know how many families have prospered through the ages, not because of men's success, but because of their daughters. From the moment she heard the news that her partner read the news, Miss Liu realized that this was her chance. If she became the heir concubine of the county king's mansion, would Madam Chu dare to blatantly deprive her of the third room? Obviously not. In the same way, as long as she becomes the prince concubine, the current predicament of the third room, such as difficulties, lack of resources, no attention, etc., will be easily resolved.

Many of the sisters were shocked when they saw the prince of the Huailing Palace, and then they had a spring dream, such as the three girls. But the sixth girl was different. She had been thinking of the prince's concubine long before she saw the prince. She didn't care what the prince looked like. Even if the prince was a middle-aged man with a pot belly, Miss Liu would not frown. If one more person goes to the palace, it will be more difficult for her to implement the plan. It is better to nip everything in the bud. Companion Duo, and Concubine Shi, as long as she is alone is enough.

What a successful plan, but now it has fallen short. The sixth girl has the intention to manage her image of a weak woman who is smart, kind but not taken seriously, and has shown it in front of the prince many times. Logically, her plan was almost successful, but it was just a tiny bit off.

It was this tiny distance that made the prince suspicious.

The sixth girl did not dare to despise the heir to the dignified county palace. Once the prince became suspicious, it would be a matter of time before he understood all the links. The sixth girl sighed, everything she did was in vain, like a tall building with only the last piece of wood, but it collapsed because of this last piece of wood.

Chu Jinmiao and the third girl walked away sullenly, and the sixth girl realized that she was exposed and left wisely. Lin Xiyuan stood in the empty yard and glanced at the house again.

He couldn't help but sigh.

Lin Xiyuan didn't know if this was good or bad. I can only hope that Chu Jinyao saw through all this early, and now it's better to hide.

In fact, the calculated protagonist is now struggling to find her purse.

Chu Jinyao was really about to die in a panic. Giving and receiving privately was a serious crime that could kill a woman, and what was lost was her purse. If it was picked up by a woman, it would be fine, but if it was picked up by a man... Chu Jinyao didn't dare to think about it.

She didn't know that her purse had been stolen by Chu Jinmiao unknowingly.

Chu Jinyao went all the way with Xiao Linzi looking for it. Because of the different routes, Chu Jinyao just avoided Lin Xiyuan and Sixth Girl who were passing through the garden. Until now, neither of the two groups knew about the existence of the other.

Xiao Linzi looked at Chu Jinyao worriedly: "Miss Chu, I searched several times, but I couldn't find it. Maybe it fell somewhere else?"

"This is the only possibility." Chu Jinyao frowned, her face not without worry.

Although Xiao Linzi felt pitiful, he was helpless. The two were talking when suddenly, Xiao Linzi's eyes widened.

"What's wrong?" Chu Jinyao turned around in surprise, and saw a group of people on the opposite side looking left and right, and hurried away. Among them, there seemed to be a young man dressed in ochre red.

Chu Jinmiao felt inexplicably familiar, and she wanted to look again, but the opposite seemed to be a well-trained guard. Although he walked quickly, he guarded the person in the middle. Chu Jinyao looked around for a long time, but did not see the face of the man in the middle.

In a blink of an eye, they were about to leave the garden. Chu Jinyao was discouraged and gave up the pursuit. However, at this time, the person who was closely guarded took the initiative to turn back and glanced back with a funny look.

At that moment, Chu Jinyao almost felt that all the blood in her body was frozen. After a long time, she regained her ability to speak: "Xiao Lin, who are they?"

Xiao Linzi talked about him, and before he could figure out how to prevaricate, he heard the girl Chu continue to ask: "Tell me like this, look at them, are they human?"

The author has something to say: Xiao Linzi: ? ?

(sudden horror)