Chu Jinyao hesitated for a moment, then turned around and said to Linglong, "You wait for me here first."
Linglong was surprised: "Girl!"
"We've all seen it, and it's not good to turn a blind eye."
Chu Jinyao walked towards the pavilion, and Linglong stayed outside, just in a position where she could see but not hear.
"His Royal Highness." Chu Jinyao saluted with her back to Qin Yi.
Qin Yi turned around and found that Chu Jinyao was still standing far away. He felt a little strange: "What are you doing standing so far away?"
Chu Jinyao paused for a moment, then shook his head and said, "The girl has come to write about His Royal Highness."
"Oh?" Chu Jinyao was still so estranged, and Qin Yi accompanied her to chat, "Thank me for what?"
Chu Jinyao couldn't say that Prince Xie stood up for herself. The prince just said that the county head should discipline her. It would be too embarrassing for her to take the right seat, so she euphemistically said, "Prince Xie gave me the medicine yesterday and sent me back to the hospital."
"Didn't you say that you didn't see me yesterday?" Qin Yi said, "Why are you doing this?"
Chu Jinyao became more and more embarrassed, she knew that what she said today offended the master, but the situation was different, Chu Jinyao could only say: "At that time, the situation was special, and the people were forced to be helpless, and the crown prince will definitely understand. "
"I can't understand."
Chu Jinyao gritted her teeth and said with difficulty, "Is it possible?"
Qin Yi burst out laughing, and sure enough, every time he was in a bad mood, it was right to come to Chu Jinyao. She is simply a living treasure. She hasn't seen her for a few months, and she is more and more dazed.
The Crown Prince laughed inexplicably, Chu Jinyao didn't know why, so he could only wait awkwardly for Qin Yi to finish laughing. Fortunately, Qin Yi stopped teasing Chu Jinyao on purpose after laughing, and said generously, "Okay, no one will mention this, you can rest assured."
Chu Jinyao breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly saluted Qin Yi: "His Royal Highness will never go back on his words, right?"
Qin Yi looked at her funny: "You still dare to question me?"
"No." Chu Jinyao flatly denied, how well-behaved the attitude should be. When she got the right words, she finally felt at ease, so she took the initiative to resign: "The people don't dare to disturb Your Highness, so she will retire first."
"Wait." Qin Yi called her, his eyes were very strange at the moment, "You can't be real, right?"
"Ah?" Chu Jinyao looked inexplicable, what is true or false? Of course she is real, can she still be a fake
"Okay, I understand." Qin Yi was at a loss for words. Yesterday, he thought that Chu Jinyao was unfamiliar with him, but now he found out that this silly goose really didn't see that he was alone. Qin Yi really wanted to cut open Chu Jinyao's brain and see what was growing inside. Someone with eyes could see such an obvious thing, but she didn't recognize him yet
Qin Yi was so angry that he didn't want to speak. He simply put on the air, but he wanted to see when this idiot would realize this.
Qin Yi made up his mind not to remind Chu Jinyao any longer, and his posture became estranged deliberately. Qin Yi said, "I see, you can go."
Chu Jinyao felt inexplicable. After she responded, she turned around and left.
He just left Qin Yi to stay where he was, and gradually narrowed his eyes.
As for the old princess, ever since she sent off the prince, she has been immersed in a kind of gloomy and miserable mist.
The county owner was still crying non-stop, and the princess of the county was sitting on the side, crying too. The old princess was so upset that she had to let the maid help her out.
Lan Ze helped the old princess to the Luohan bed, and put a pillow behind the old princess intimately. She asked, "Old Ancestor, what are you going to do?"
"What can I do?" The old princess was very angry. "She was spoiled with such a temper, and she didn't care about the future. If anything happened, her mother would protect her. What can I say?"
Lan Ze couldn't answer these words, she paused for a while, and then said sideways: "Then what happened today... makes the Crown Prince displeased, this matter must be resolved in the end. The ancestors, all the people in the palace are waiting for you to make up your mind. Well, what do you want to do?"
Why doesn't the old princess know this truth, anger is anger, and things always have to be resolved. She leaned on the throw pillow and thought for a while, then whispered, "Call the prince over here."
Lan Ze's eyes flashed and he stepped back.
Lin Xiyuan has been with the King of Huailing County these days, and has little free time. But when he heard the old princess summoned, he still took the time to come.
"Grandma, are you looking for me?"
The old princess rejected everyone, leaving only Lan Ze and Xia Bo to guard the door outside. The old princess looked Lin Xiyuan up and down, nodded with a smile, "Yuan'er has grown up."
Lin Xiyuan was furious at the attitude of the old princess. He frowned and said uncomfortably, "Grandma, what do you want to tell me?"
"You're already seventeen this year." The old princess didn't answer, but sighed, "In a blink of an eye, you've grown so big."
Lin Xiyuan quietly waited for the follow-up of the old princess. Sure enough, the old princess sighed for a while, then raised her eyes, looked at him with a smile, and asked, "Yuaner, you are also at the age to start a family. Do you like it?"
Lin Xiyuan thought it was absurd when he heard it. He frowned and refused, "Grandmother, I'm only seventeen, and I haven't even entered the office yet. Why should I marry so early?"
"It's still early." The old princess said angrily, "You are already seventeen, the children of ordinary wealthy families, who are not engaged at fifteen or sixteen, married at seventeen, and should be a father at eighteen!"
Lin Xiyuan felt that he had nothing to say, and he replied, "Grandmother, the crown prince is only eighteen, and I haven't seen him marry and have children!"
The old princess patted Lin Xiyuan: "You are compared with the prince! He was the prince, which was another matter at the time. Besides, maybe the prince's wedding is coming soon."
Lin Xiyuan raised his eyebrows and sighed, "Grandmother, you and mother... Still can't let go of this?"
As a peer of the same age, Lin Xiyuan's intuition towards Qin Yi is far sharper than that of his elders. His father, mother, and grandmother all dreamed of being a prince concubine, but Lin Xiyuan felt that... a prince is not the kind of person who can be swayed by others.
No matter what the Prince's Mansion of Huailing County has done, the prince is unwilling, that is, the bamboo basket draws water, and the water is phantom.
The old princess didn't like Lin Xiyuan's words, she slightly increased her tone and said, "Yuan'er, your mother and sister are still inside, so don't say such depressing words again."
Lin Xiyuan smiled and chose to shut up.
The old princess Xu felt that her tone was too severe, so she slowed down and continued: "Yuan Er, no matter what the prince is, you are at the age of marriage. If you are not used to it, then make a decision and wait for next year. Go through the door again."
"No!" Lin Xiyuan said, "Grandmother, don't worry at all, why are you forcing me?"
"You feel that my old lady is forcing you now. When people pass the door, you will know that you can understand my pains." The old princess said stubbornly, "Although the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words, but the twisted melon Not sweet, your wife is someone who is going to be with you for a generation, you know who it is in advance, it's better than having a black eye. What do you think about the five girls who temporarily live in our palace? "
Five girls? Lin Xiyuan's heart suddenly lifted, and he asked, "Which fifth girl?"
"Which one else could there be, she is the only one who ranks fifth in the palace." The old princess could only pick out her words, "It's the fifth young lady from the Chu family, her boudoir name is Jinyao. Her grandmother intends to marry our family. ."
It was Chu Jinyao, and Lin Xiyuan's mind was stunned, and instantly felt that getting married was not something to resist. He hesitated and said vaguely, "Grandson doesn't dare to disobey grandma, grandma will arrange it."
Yo, I was very resistant just now, but now it has become a "grandmother's arrangement"? The old princess had a clear mind, she glanced at Lin Xiyuan complainingly, she was not willing to convict her eldest grandson.
The old princess said: "Since you have no opinion, then I will mention it to your father and mother tonight, and we will be able to make a decision. Your own affairs have become a mess, so you can't ignore your biological sister, right? "
Lin Xiyuan was really convinced, and hurriedly said, "Grandma, what do you want me to do, just say it!"
The old lady said: "It's nothing, just in your name to invite the crown prince out for a banquet. When the time comes, we will not stick to the rules and call the other children of our family too, it will be crowded! You young people are of similar age. There must be something to say together, take this opportunity, you and the prince talk about yesterday's orb."
Lin Xiyuan understood, he was hosting a banquet in his name, and invited the prince to come out. With his elder brother watching, the county magistrate and others could also attend. And what the old princess meant was that it was best to take this opportunity to change the prince's attitude towards Lin Baozhu.
To put it bluntly, the old princess still wanted to hold Lin Baozhu as the crown princess.
Lin Xiyuan sighed, but he had other thoughts and was unwilling to refuse, so he responded: "Okay, I'll try, but the prince should not be invited, I can't guarantee it."
The old princess naturally responded: "No problem, just let go and do it."
Lin Xiyuan told the old princess about her recent daily life and left. He opened the door, and suddenly a man rushed in from outside.
Lin Xiyuan was taken aback, and quickly reached out to support the man. After seeing it clearly, Lin Xiyuan smiled and said, "It turned out to be Sister Lan Ze, pay attention to your feet."
Lan Ze smiled shyly, and waited for a while before standing up completely. She lowered her head and whispered, "Thank you for your concern."
Lin Xiyuan smiled again, not taking it to heart, and strode out.
That night, when Princess Princess heard about this, she was stunned: "Mother, what did you say?"
The old princess smiled kindly: "I just said, whether it is successful or not, you and your wife need to discuss together."
The Duke of Huailing felt that it didn't matter. He didn't even know who the five girls in the Chu family were. Since his mother said so, it must be fine. The Duke of Huailing said, "Since mother is willing, let's make it."
The princess of the county glared at the prince of Huailing from the side, only to see that the old princess was willing, why didn't she ask her if she was willing? She is the mother of the distant son, and marriage is the life of the parents. How can anyone's grandmother be engaged to the eldest grandson over a daughter-in-law? This hand is too long.
The princess of the county said tentatively: "Mother, it's a good thing that the five girls of the Chu family cast your eyes on you, but marriage matters can't be played with, not to mention that Yuan'er's wife has to take care of the entire palace, so it's not good to make such a hasty decision, right?"
Before the old princess could express her stance, the king of Huailing County became angry. He widened his eyes and scolded: "Hundreds of good filial piety come first, mother has already spoken, how dare you be dissatisfied with mother's decision?"
Princess Princess was scolded shamelessly, and quickly said: "I'm not dissatisfied, I just... discuss it with my mother."
The Prince of Huailing County snorted coldly, and turned his face away from the Princess Concubine. The princess was so embarrassed that she didn't dare to mention it again now.
After returning to her yard, Princess Jun couldn't help scolding her companion: "Yuan'er is my son, and my mother-in-law also chooses a daughter-in-law, how can she be the one to do it, she has the final say in everything? There is a prince, too, Yu Xiao! In his eyes, he only has his own mother, and I, the concubine, have no weight. He doesn't even look at them, who are these who have children for him and take care of the house!"
The princess of the county shed tears as she spoke, and the maid cried with the princess of the county. They had just packed up when they heard someone say, "Princess, Miss Yang Biao is here."
Chu Jinyao had just cleaned up the dried petals in the yard when she saw a maid from the old princess' yard come in. As soon as the maid entered the door, she boasted: "Oh, the fifth girl is playing with the petals? The fifth girl is really leisurely and elegant."
"Don't dare." Chu Jinyao said with a smile, "I just watched these petals fall to the ground. It's a pity, I have never seen such a beautiful blue and purple! Don't talk about it, what is my sister doing here?"
The maid who reported the letter smiled and said: "The ancestor asked me to inform the girl that the prince will be the host in the future, and invite the girls to enjoy the flowers and drink."
Chu Jinyao felt that it was a bit far-fetched, and she politely said: "The prince is holding a banquet, it is good for the county owner and cousins to go, it is not suitable for me to go."
"Why is it inappropriate." The maid said, "The fifth girl is as close as our own girls. The prince is the elder brother of the county owner, and he is also the fifth girl's brother. Wouldn't it be appropriate to go to his own brother's banquet? The prince said, When the time comes, please ask the fifth girl to come. If the girl refuses to go, she will not treat the county owner and the prince as her own."
Chu Jinyao thought that she was not her own, but the other party's words had come to this point, and she would not know what to do if she refused. So Chu Jinyao had no choice but to nod and say, "I see. Sister Xie came to deliver the letter. Kikyo, send my sister out."
When the day came, Chu Jinyao dressed up casually, putting on a white single shirt and a lavender treasure-looking flower-faced skirt, trying her best to keep herself at a level that was not provocative or rude, and went out with Linglong. .
Lin Xiyuan set the place in the garden, which is a small half-open courtyard, where you can rest and play, with a lotus pond at the back, and two begonias planted in the corner. Just looking at the place where the guests are entertained, you can tell the intention of the host.
After entering, Chu Jinyao immediately knew why Lin Xiyuan was so diligent, and he even invited the prince.
Chu Jinyao stepped through the entrance door, and the first person that caught her eye was Yang Qixia, who was standing in the center of the courtyard. Yang Qixia saw her and greeted her with a smile: "The fifth sister is here! The fifth sister is really handsome. With your pearls and jade in front, I'm afraid we can't even see it. The number one beauty in the palace is named after the fifth sister. !"
With the county head, Lin Baoying and Lin Baohuan in the palace, how dare Chu Jinyao let Yang Qixia really put the name of this beauty on her head. Chu Jinyao smiled and declined: "Sister Yang is really good at joking, how can I be one-tenth of my sister? Besides, who in the palace can be compared to the noble and elegant county owner, Sister Yang, don't you think?"
Chu Jinyao put the words here, Yang Qixia was not easy to answer, she pursed her lips and smiled: "The fifth sister is really eloquent." Then she stopped talking about this topic.
After Chu Jinyao blocked Yang Qixia back, she secretly wondered, what happened to Yang Qixia? In the past, even if she didn't deal with it, Yang Qixia always gave her a nail in secret, so it was the first time that she would choke her with words as soon as she came up.
Yang Qixia and Chu Jinyao were standing here talking, and they quickly alerted the people inside. A maid came out and said with a smile: "Miss Yang Biao, Miss Wu, why don't you go inside so much when you come?"
Chu Jinyao replied with a smile, "I'm here." Then she looked back at Yang Qixia: "Sister Yang, are you going?"
"Let's go." Yang Qixia smiled and took the initiative to take Chu Jinyao's arm. Yang Qixia came over and deliberately showed Chu Jinyao the hollowed-out golden hairpin on her hair bun: "Fifth sister, look, this is given to me by the princess' aunt. I heard that it was the dowry left by my grandmother to my aunt, saying it was a family heirloom. Pass it on to my daughter-in-law. My aunt is really generous, and she even gave me this kind of thing. By the way, fifth sister, you and the second lady are also aunts and nephews. Why haven't you gone to the second lady's house these days? "
Chu Jinyao glanced at the gold hairpin in Yang Qixia's hair. It was indeed meticulous in craftsmanship and long in age. So, why is Yang Qixia deliberately targeting her today
Sure enough, there was a disagreement between the old princess and the princess of the county. The old princess said that the granddaughters of the two daughters-in-law are in-laws, and it would be fine to keep anyone, but to the princess of the county, what would be the matter of giving up her son's position as the concubine to Chu Zhu's niece? Wouldn't it be nice to sit back and watch my daughter-in-law collude with the second room to find me in the future
How could Princess Princess tolerate such a thing, Yang Qixia just bumped into it at this juncture. The Yang family always sent Yang Qixia to live in the palace of the county prince, and the princess of the county never said it. The two parties probably had this plan long ago.
Yang Qixia came to demonstrate in front of her. Chu Jinyao saw it clearly, but was too lazy to join in. Marriage is the best way to have two surnames. Let the elders of the family go and see. She just waits quietly for the final result.
After Chu Jinyao understood Yang Qixia's thoughts, she was too lazy to pay attention to her, and found a place to sit by herself as soon as she entered the room. After a while, the county magistrate came, and everyone gathered outside, clamoring as if they were going to write a poem. Chu Jinyao felt bored, so she went to another room and sat by herself.
This room was in the innermost part, very quiet, and there was a game of chess placed by the window, which seemed to be half-played.
Chu Jinyao was so curious that she leaned over. She had no conditions when she was young, which resulted in a lack of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but even so, she could not stop her curiosity.
Chu Jinyao sat on Bai Zi's side, eager to try it on the chessboard. But she was really not adept at chess. Relying on her happiness, she played a lot of chess, and the black stones on the chessboard were immediately overwhelmed by the white stones.
Chu Jinyao was having a good time, and suddenly a voice came from behind him: "What are you doing?"
Chu Jinyao was startled and was about to stand up immediately, but she stepped on the corner of her skirt and almost fell. Qin Yi stretched out her hand to support her forearm, Chu Jinmiao's downward thrust was not weak, but Qin Yi's hand was steady and did not even shake at all.
Qin Yi sighed and seemed to be used to Chu Jinyao. With Qin Yi's support, Chu Jinyao quickly stood firm. After she stood firm, she almost jumped out of the window: "His Royal Highness?"
"It was a surprise." Qin Yi lowered his head to look at his unfinished chess game, and raised his eyebrows in surprise when he saw Chu Jinyao's masterpiece.
Chu Jinyao's face flushed: "His Royal Highness, could it be that this is your chess game?"
"Otherwise?" Qin Yi couldn't help laughing, "You can't play chess?"
Soon he got the answer. Chu Jinyao taught him how to write and how to play chess.
Chu Jinyao's embarrassed face turned red when she was caught by the master for being stupid. She said in a low voice, "Since the prince wants to play chess, I won't disturb His Highness Yaxing, I'll go out first."
"You made a good endgame like this, and this is going to go?"
"Then... what should we do then?"
Qin Yi sat across from him, nodded to Chu Jinyao and said, "Sit down."
Chu Jinyao sat down obediently, thinking that the prince was going to lecture, but Qin Yi said, "Pick up Baizi, and I'll teach you to play chess."
The author has something to say: Qin Yi, who is suspected of having obsessive-compulsive disorder, please call him by his full name, Qin Yi does not teach all uncomfortable Qi Yi.