Chu Jinmiao looked at it for a while and silently lowered the curtain.
She recognized the woman who was dragged and could not escape. She had seen it in the county palace. At that time, the maid next to Chu Jinyao said that this was Chu Jinyao's former foster sister.
Listening to Fang Cai's conversation, the woman's name is Su Hui.
In this case, the identities of the remaining three people are easy to guess. The middle-aged couple are Su's father and Su's mother, and the remaining one is Xu Hui's younger brother.
Chu Jinmiao clearly remembered that the Su family did not live in Taiyuan, so what did they want to do after traveling thousands of miles into the city
Chu Jinmiao thought for a while, and whispered to her maid, "Get out of the car and follow that group of people to see where they are going."
The maid responded and jumped out of the car.
Su Hui really didn't expect that Su's father and Su's mother came to Xiu Zhuang! She used to hear from fellow villagers that Su's father and mother were inquiring about her movements. Although Su Hui was annoyed, she only thought that they wanted money.
Su Hui was extremely embarrassed, and was still very annoyed, but no matter what, this was her own mother and father. In front of everyone's eyes, what could she do even if she was angry? Su Hui had to sue the shopkeeper Wei very guilty, and then forcibly dragged these three shameful things home.
Chu Jinmiao's maid had been hiding in the corner and watched. After the four members of the Su family went out, she stayed far away and followed Su Hui's house before turning around.
The maid was in Chu Jinmiao's ear, telling Chu Jinmiao what she had seen and heard in detail. Chu Jinmiao nodded thoughtfully: "It turned out to be for money... Since this is Su Hui's biological father and mother, isn't it Chu Jinyao's adoptive parents? Thirteen years of nurturing grace."
Thinking of this, Chu Jinmiao felt a little uncomfortable. It turns out that these two are her biological parents... Chu Jinmiao quickly suppressed this idea. She is the fourth girl of Changxing Hou's mansion, she is the direct daughter of Mrs. Hou's Zhao family, a group of country bumpkins she has never met. , what does it have to do with her
Chu Jinmiao instructed the driver to drive towards Su Hui's residence and stop a street away. After Su Hui settled her parents and younger brother, she hurried out to work in the embroidery workshop. Today's troubles with Su's father and Su's mother have delayed the business of Yunzhi Embroidery Workshop. It is a great luck that the shopkeeper Wei did not commit the crime. Su Hui did not dare to delay and hurried back to work.
After Su Hui went out, Su's father and Su's mother looked at the furnishings in Su Hui's house, and jealousy came out of her eyes. Su Hui is not at home, and her husband is also selling meat outside. Isn't the family's things left to Su's father and Su's mother to toss with. Mother Su stood up and flipped through Su Hui's dressing table, and tutted her tongue while flipping, "Where did she get the money to buy so many boxes of ointment powder, oh, is this hairpin real?"
Mother Su said that she was about to bite the golden hairpin into her mouth, but Father Su reprimanded her: "You can control your hand, if you annoy Su Hui, she will make a big noise when she comes back, and then no one will have to do it. Not good."
Mother Su remembered that they came up this time to ask Su Hui for money, and she really didn't dare to offend this hot guy too much, as well as the one in Su Hui's family, who was full of meat, so it wasn't easy to offend.
Mother Su reluctantly put down the golden hairpin, dispelling the idea of hiding it secretly. She saw a wooden box in the corner, she sighed, and wanted to go over and open it to have a look, she had long wanted to know how much money Su Hui had. It's a pity that the box was locked, and Mother Su threw it away embarrassingly, but although she couldn't find the key, she found a hand copy and a forehead guard from the cabinet.
"Yo, whose thing is this? With such a fine fabric, the outermost clothes are decent enough, but they were cut to pieces and used to sew by hand?"
Mother Su looked over and over, and the more she looked, the more she felt red. She stretched out her hand into the hand copy, and cried out, "The hair inside is so soft and warm, I am afraid that this is what the nobles in the palace use! Su Hui, a young man, uses such a precious thing. Good things should be honored to elders.”
Mother Su murmured to herself, thinking that after asking Su Hui for money, she would take this set of things as a bonus and leave. She was looking at the hand-written stitches with admiration, when she suddenly heard the courtyard door being slammed.
Mother Su was startled and almost threw the things in her hand. She hurried to see Father Su and found that Father Su was also frightened.
"Su Hui just went out and won't be back so soon. Shouldn't it be that the evil star in her family is back?"
The three members of the Su family, who were rampant in the house, immediately slumped. In the end, it was Su mother who was scolded by Su's father and dawdled to open the door.
Mother Su carefully opened the door a crack, and found that standing outside was not the butcher Zhang, but a delicate little lady. The maid saw Su's mother's face with disgust, she forcibly endured the discomfort and said to Su's mother, "Are you the old lady of the Su family, Su Hui's mother?"
Mother Su had never seen such a decent person before, and she didn't know how to let go. She wiped her hands on her skirt crampedly, and said embarrassingly, "It's me. This lady, who are you looking for?"
The maid frowned and said in disgust, "Our girl said that she has reserved a box in the restaurant opposite, so you can hurry over there."
Su's mother widened her eyes in surprise and looked hesitant: "Your girls? We just entered the city today, and we don't know any girls in the city..."
The maid said angrily, "Just come with me, will I still lie to you?"
Mother Su nodded embarrassingly and said with a smile, "Wait a minute, girl, I'll go in and call our family, come, come!"
After Mother Su entered the house, she told Father Su about what happened just now. Father Su said curiously, "In the city, apart from the big girl, we don't even know anyone. How could someone invite us to the teahouse?"
"Never mind, someone invites us to dinner, are you still not happy?" Mother Su said, "Anyway, do we want money or not, and if we want to die, what are you afraid of what she wants from us?"
"It makes sense." Father Su nodded. "Then let's go out and see what the trick is."
Mother Su responded. Before she went out, she saw the hand copy and forehead guard that had been thrown away. She felt greedy and secretly put it into her arms.
The three of them followed the maid out, timidly went upstairs, and walked to the door of the designated box, the maid gave an angry "Hey" and said, "This is it, you go in."
Father Su and Mother Su pushed open the door, and at first sight they saw a very bright girl, covered in velvet, with pearls all over her head. They seemed to have seen the goddess in the painting. On the contrary, it was Su Sheng, his eyes widened, and he couldn't stop glancing at Chu Jinmiao.
Seeing Su Sheng's appearance, Chu Jinmiao became more and more disgusted. If there was something important to do, Chu Jinmiao didn't want to stay with these hillbillies for a moment. She held back her displeasure and said, "I called you here today to pity you for your loneliness and want to tell you something."
When Mother Su heard this, she looked at Father Su in amazement, and couldn't help but ask, "This girl, it's not that we are deliberately arguing with you, we don't even know who you are."
Chu Jinmiao smiled slightly: "I'm the fourth girl of the Marquis of Changxing."
Su's father and Su's mother's expression changed suddenly. Although they knew nothing about these wealthy nobles, there was a family they understood very well. The Marquis of Changxing, the name they dare not forget in their dreams.
Father Su thought that Chu Jinmiao was sent by the Hou Mansion to threaten them, Father Su's face changed greatly, he reached out his hand unconsciously, and protected Su Sheng from behind: "Four girls, we entered the city today just to talk to our daughter and son-in-law, not If you dare to trouble the lord of the Hou Mansion, we will leave after asking for money. We will never change our minds, and we will never look for people we should not meet. Ladies and gentlemen of the Hou Mansion, rest assured, we will leave soon. Never dare to provoke all the officials.”
When Chu Jinmiao heard Father Su's words, she felt more and more disdainful in her heart. She only dared to show prestige in front of her daughter and son-in-law, and she didn't even dare to fart when it came to serious occasions. Chu Jinmiao said, "You misunderstood, I came today, not because Instead of the Hou Mansion, I'm here to show you a way to make a fortune."
"Get rich?" Mother Su looked at Chu Jinmiao suspiciously, "If there is a way to get rich, would you be willing to tell us?"
Chu Jinmiao rolled her eyes and laughed disdainfully. Father Su hurriedly shoved Mother Su and said, "Shut up, are there any rules? Let the noble person finish first." Then he turned his head and sneered at Chu. Jinmiao said, "girl, continue."
Chu Jinmiao was too lazy to pay attention to the group of hillbillies. She said coldly, "you have a daughter named Su Yao, right?"
Mother Su was startled and lost her voice: "How do you know?"
Chu Jinmiao smiled sarcastically, and ignored Su's mother's words, but continued: "Oh, she is not your daughter now, she has climbed the golden branch, and has already flown to the branch to become a phoenix, and it has nothing to do with you. ."
Su's father and Su's mother were silent. After a while, Su's father said: "The girl is here today, is it because she came to see our jokes? We are just a commoner. What are you doing to be angry with us?"
Chu Jinmiao didn't know why she was angry, maybe it was the first time she saw the situation of the Su family intuitively, and what kind of virtues her biological parents were, so she became more angry. Chu Jinmiao took a deep breath and calmed down her emotions, and then said to Su's father and Su's mother: "Are you really willing to do this? You are still living a hard life, and your hard-working daughter lives on her own. It's good, but he won't turn around and pull you back."
Su's father and Su's mother didn't speak, Chu Jinmiao continued: "Do you know what kind of life she lives in the Hou Mansion? Box after box of new fabrics are piled up, she changes new clothes every day, so her She still couldn't finish wearing the clothes, so she gave the maids a whole new piece of fabric. Look at her, she lived such a luxurious life, but she refused to give you a little bit. This year, even if you received Have you been to a penny of filial piety?"
Su's father and Su's mother were speechless, just listening to Chu Jinmiao's description, it was already a world they could not understand at all. If it is true as Chu Jinmiao said, Chu Jinyao can enjoy endless delicacies from the mountains and seas, but she would rather share it with the servants than her adoptive parents, it would be too unconscionable.
The thought of unwillingness floated for a moment, and soon Father Su remembered how the Marquis of Changxing had warned them when Chu Jinyao was leaving. Father Su was frightened and said, "she is not our daughter after all. Besides, Lord Hou warned us last time that we are not allowed to find Su Yao again..."
Su Sheng, who was guarded by his parents behind him, pouted and said, "What is there to hide? She is a white-eyed wolf. We have raised her for so long, but she has developed so much that she doesn't even come back. She doesn't know us at all. . If what this person said is true, she would rather give it to the next person than to us, then she is really wolf-hearted and has a black conscience. "
Hearing these words, Chu Jinmiao showed a sarcastic smile. Father Su was a little embarrassed. He was about to say something to cover it up when suddenly Mother Su screamed and shouted, "Are you, Miaoer?"
Chu Jinmiao's face suddenly changed greatly. Father Su was taken aback by Mother Su's words. He originally planned to reprimand him, but when he saw Chu Jinmiao's change, his heart sank. He quickly looked carefully at Chu Jinmiao's face, and sure enough, it was quite similar to Mother Su and Su Hui.
When Mother Su saw Chu Jinmiao's performance, she immediately knew that she guessed correctly, she cried, and opened her hands to throw herself at Chu Jinmiao. "Miao'er!"
"Go away!" Chu Jinmiao sent all the maids out for the convenience of speaking, so Mother Su burst into tears, Chu Jinmiao couldn't dodge in time, and she was almost hugged, but she could give Chu Jinmiao to her. Nausea is broken.
Seeing Chu Jinmiao rejecting her like this, Mother Su froze in place. Seeing her remarks, Chu Jinmiao sneered even more.
"You'd better keep your eyes open and see clearly. I'm Chu Jinmiao, the fourth girl of the Marquis of Changxing, and my mother is Mrs. Marquis of Changxing. You haven't fed me a bite since you were young, so you still want to get close to me?"
After hearing this, Mother Su was really sad and guilty. She didn't dare to force Chu Jinmiao, so she could only endure the grievance and wiped her tears: "Okay, we won't force you, don't be angry."
Chu Jinmiao felt disgusted when she remembered that Su's mother called her "Miao'er". She gave Su's mother and Su's mother, who were at a loss, coldly, and shouted, "Don't call me by my name again. By the way, my name is yours. how do you know?"
Su Nuonuo said, "We asked your sister about it."
Chu Jinmiao was stunned for a moment, how could Chu Jinxian tell these people her boudoir name? Chu Jinmiao immediately realized that the sister Su mother said was Su Hui.
Chu Jinmiao was furious: "Presumptuous! My elder sister is the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Changxing, and now she is the young lady of the Zhao family. Who allows you to mess with me indiscriminately?"
Mother Su couldn't bear it any longer, and burst into tears. Father Su also embarrassed: "We were sorry for you back then. It doesn't matter if you don't want to recognize us, as long as you have a good life."
Chu Jinmiao had a headache listening to Mother Su's giggling crying, and she angrily shouted, "Shut up, stop crying!"
Mother Su did not dare to stimulate Chu Jinmiao, and immediately covered her mouth, not daring to make Chu Jinmiao upset when she heard the voice.
Chu Jinmiao said: "This time you came here, all you did was money, but Su Hui helped others, how much money can you make together? You don't know yet, the shop where Su Hui helped is actually Chu. Jin Yao's."
Su's father and Su's mother were a little embarrassed when their biological daughter said they were plotting for property, but when they heard the last sentence, they couldn't help it and shouted in surprise, "What did you say?"
In fact, Chu Jinmiao is guessing what she said, but for the sake of the next words, she can only make it up like this: "Yes, you don't know, Chu Jinyao has thousands of taels of private wealth in his own hands. Otherwise, why do you think Su Hui can work in Yunzhi Embroidery Workshop? She secretly brought Su Hui over, but she kept it from you and your wife. You have raised her for so long, in fact, in her heart, even the maid next to her Nothing compares."
Mother Su sucked in a breath: "One thousand taels... She actually has so much money? Is it all hers?"
In fact, this was Chu Jinmiao's nonsense, but Chu Jinmiao said without blinking, "Of course it's true."
These mother Su couldn't sit still at all: "Houfu is really amazing, Su Yao... Oh no, Chu Jinyao has saved so much money by herself. After all, I have raised her for thirteen years, and I don't ask her to give me old age. , she gave me ten or two hundred taels from her hand, isn't that too much?"
Father Su was also very tempted, but he thought of what Chu Jinyao's father had warned before he left, and he was a little hesitant: "However, Lord Hou clearly said that we are not allowed to go to her again..."
Chu Jinmiao sneered: "It's just a talk. Look at Su Hui, not only was she taken over by Chu Jinyao, but she even arranged to make a living. Has Houfu said anything?"
These words reassured Su's mother, but Su's father still did not dare. Although he is fierce to his wife and children, he is very small on the outside. He was just a peasant, born to be afraid of the lords in office.
Chu Jinmiao glanced at Father Su with contempt, and she simply took another powerful medicine: "You are only afraid of the power of Marquis Changxing, but you know that I am very likely to be the prince."
"What?" Mother Su was taken aback, "Miao'er, do you think you want to be the prince's wife? Is it the righteous lady?"
Chu Jinmiao's face sank, and she said displeasedly, "You don't need to worry about this, you just need to know that I will be more honorable than Chu Jinyao in the future, if you have eyesight If you don't want to make progress and plan to live a hard life like this, then I don't say anything."
"How can this happen!" Su Mu said happily, "We Miao'er are going to be the empresses in the palace. When the prince ascends the throne later, wouldn't that be the empress empress? Oh my Buddha, I put you and Su in the first place. When Yao changed, you knew that you will be a great fortune in the future."
Su's father and Su's mother are overjoyed, and Su Sheng, who has achieved nothing so far, even dreamed of his uncle. Chu Jinmiao hated them for not appearing on the stage, and interrupted angrily: "Okay, these words are all confidential, you are not allowed to talk nonsense to me outside, do you understand?"
"Of course, I listen to you." Father Su and Mother Su laughed together.
"Then listen to your ears, and I will give you some words."
Su's father and Su's mother hurried over, and after listening, they hesitated: "how can this be? If this is bad, Su Yao will not be able to marry. We will help you, but it can't be like this. No conscience."
After hearing this, Chu Jinmiao sneered again and again: "Think clearly, I am the concubine of the East Palace, and I will support you in the future, but what about Chu Jinyao? Will she help you? There can only be one high person between me and her. Marry, think about who you want to help."
Father Su and Mother Su looked at each other awkwardly, and probably understood the current situation. Although he didn't know what was going on in the Hou Mansion, Su's father and Su's mother at least heard that Chu Jinmiao and Chu Jinyao were now in a competitive relationship, and the two were fighting for a good marriage.
Su's father and Su's mother actually knew that they were sorry for Chu Jinyao, and she was the daughter of the daughter, and they were all replaced by them. But in the end, Chu Jinmiao was their biological daughter, the biological daughter and the adopted daughter, and of course they had to help their biological daughter.
Since Chu Jinyao came home, it is rare to return to her familiar environment. She writes, writes and looks at flowers every day. She is very leisurely.
When they first came home, when Chu Jinyao and Mrs. Chu mentioned this matter, Mrs. Chu was obviously taken aback. Chu Jinyao knew at that time that Mrs. Chu did not take the initiative to write to the old princess. They came back, in fact, the meaning of the old princess.
The reason for this, Chu Jinyao didn't bother to think about it, he went over and over again, and what he did was just power. At first, the original intention of looking for companions was to serve as a foil for the county head, but now the county head is getting cold, what else do they keep these companions? Better to have no comparison.
Half a month later, a maid came out of Rongning Hall and ran into Chaoyun Courtyard in a hurry. Before entering the door, she shouted loudly, "Is the fifth girl there?"
Kikyo hurriedly wiped her hands and ran out quickly: "The girl is here, what can't my sister do?"
The maid was embraced by the crowd and entered the room. She saw Chu Jinyao and said with a smile: "I just said why the girl is not seen outside, so the girl is playing chess here!"
Chu Jinyao put away the chess pieces and stood up from the low stool: "I just play it casually."
The maid came over to have a look, and asked curiously, "Why did the girl think of playing chess?"
"I have nothing to do, I just pass the time myself." Chu Jinyao didn't want to say more, and just fooled around. She didn't know why she let the girl put on the chessboard. Maybe she felt that chess was not easy to learn, so she just discarded it. I'm sorry for those who teach chess.
Chu Jinyao asked the maid who reported the letter to take a seat, and then asked, "You are running in such a hurry, but my grandmother is looking for me for something?"
"That's right," said the maid, "Princess Princess Jun brought a few young ladies to come to our Hou's Mansion. Just now, my aunt sent a letter saying that they will be there soon. The old lady called Fifth Young Lady to go to Rongning Hall to Houke. ."
"It turns out that a guest is coming." Chu Jinyao stood up and escorted the maid out in person, "I'll change my clothes, and I'm here."
After Chu Jinyao sent off the maid, she asked Linglong and others to loosen her hair, put her hair back in a bun, and changed into a big dress for meeting guests.
Mrs. Chu was sitting in the central hall early. When she saw Chu Jinyao's dress, she carefully looked at it and nodded secretly in her heart.
Chu Jinyao was wearing an agarwood-colored cardigan, with a silver-red pleated skirt underneath, and the hairpins on her clouded temples were full of greenery. Mrs. Chu was very satisfied. She pulled Chu Jinyao over and said, "I heard from Mum Gong a few days ago that you always turn over at night. Have you been sleeping peacefully these past few days?"
"It took a long time to fall asleep when I recognized the bed a few days ago. Now it's much better."
Mrs. Chu nodded and said, "Just be docile. Princess Princess and your aunt are coming soon. You sit beside me and wait for them."
After asking for warmth, Chu Jinyao was still sitting beside her, and the other sisters looked at Chu Jinyao with deep meaning. It was really feng shui turns, Chu Jinmiao was the one who used to be so decent in front of others, but now Chu Jinmiao is not even a maid in front of Old Madam Chu. When Chu Jinyao first came back, he hadn't even seen Lingluo. Looking at it now, he is rich and rich.
Madam Chu asked Chu Jinyao to sit beside her, she naturally had plans in her heart. The county prince's mansion suddenly sent Chu Jinyao back, and now there is still the princess of the county coming to the door in person, which means that Mrs. Chu has already counted.
Soon, the laughter of the maids came from outside the house: "The princess and the aunt are here!"
After Princess Jun entered the room, she smiled at Madam Chu across the distance: "Madam, Madam is healthy, oh, you are healthy and healthy."
Madam Chu smiled and said, "Thanks to you, I can still walk two steps on the ground."
Princess Princess smiled and walked to Mrs. Chu's side and personally helped the old lady to sit on the bed of Luohan: "Old lady, I have wanted to visit you for a long time, but unfortunately there is no one without people in the palace, and there is always no time. Our ancestors always say Well, I want to come to the Hou Mansion to chat with you."
Mrs. Chu and the Princess Princess spoke politely for one sentence, and Chu Jinyao stood beside Mrs. Chu and listened quietly. Princess Princess spoke for a long time, and then she turned her attention to Chu Jinyao: "I haven't seen you for a few days, and the five girls are getting more and more watery."
Chu Jinyao returned a blessing: "Thank you, Princess."
Mrs. Chu smiled and said, "She is tired and lazy, and she can't compare to the lively and lovely county owner."
The county owner was used to being the focus wherever she went. She smiled at Mrs. Chu, but her eyes were a little absent-minded.
The princess of the county saw the county lord's thoughts and smiled: "The fourth and fifth girls have left these days, and Baozhu has been talking about you all the time. It's so easy to see them now, you little sisters, go talk to them yourself. "
The princess of the county drove away all the juniors, and the county owner, Lin Baohuan, and a few girls from the Chu family sat outside in the Baoxia to talk, leaving the space inside for the adults.
Yang Qixia also came with Princess Princess. She looked inside, and her eyes flashed with unwillingness.
Why? Are things going to be like this
Chu Jinmiao looked at all this, lowered her head calmly, and counted the time silently.
After counting the time, the Su family should be here too.