After Xiao Linzi finished speaking, Qin Yi didn't see any answer. Xiao Linzi looked at Qin Yi's face and probed carefully: "Your Highness, although you are not allowed to meet before marriage, you have already come to Taiyuan. If you don't go to Yuezhang's house, it seems that you can't justify it."
Qin Yi's face really looked much better. He glanced back at Xiao Linzi and nodded, "You're right."
Xiao Linzi said in a dog-legged manner: "Prince Prince is really well-mannered. He says that no one is perfect, but the Lord is the perfect one! Prince, wait, the servants will go to the Empress... Ah no, the Marquis of Changxing will post a post."
Qin Yi's eyes remained unchanged, and he glanced at Xiao Linzi angrily: "Fuck, get out."
"Hey." Xiao Linzi responded crisply and ran down.
A qualified confidant eunuch, what is the most important thing? Eyesight, of course. Xiao Linzi immediately sent a message to the Marquis of Changxing, and while sending it, he felt that he was simply too witty.
Chu Jinyao sat on the kang by the window, facing the unfriendly eyes of the two palace nuns, gently but firmly let Su Hui be brought into the room.
After the two maids arrived at the Hou Mansion, they naturally quickly knew that Chu Jinyao and Chu Jinmiao were wrong. Their first reaction was absurdity. Women who want to enter the inner courtyard of the palace are already at the bottom line if they were not brought up strictly in the capital. How could they be raised by vulgar peasant women in the backcountry? But now, the imperial decree for marriage has been announced to the world, and it is too late to say anything. The two maids can only bear their dissatisfaction and admit it, and instead demand Chu Jinyao more strictly, and strive to make Chu Jinyao "missed". "The upbringing makes up for it.
Chu Jinyao heard the news from the concierge today that a woman who claimed to be Su Hui wanted to see Chu Jinyao. Chu Jinyao was in a hurry and asked for Su Hui to be brought over. The two maids had a look of disapproval from the moment they heard the news, but Chu Jinyao spoke kindly, but her attitude was firm. The two maids found that Chu Jinyao was unshakable no matter what, and they didn't dare to push Chu Jinyao too much, so they left Chu Jinyao angrily.
After Su Hui came in, Chu Jinyao greeted her in person and dragged Su Hui to the west room with a smile. The two aunts frowned again when they saw it: "Five girls, you are the Crown Princess, the guests you see are not only the imperial concubine, but also the imperial madam and the noble daughter of an aristocratic family, how can you sit in the same place with such a rude woman? Woolen cloth?"
"Linglong." Chu Jinyao's expression remained unchanged, and she instructed lightly, "The weather is hot, you take the two maids out for a cup of tea."
Linglong understood, came over to invite the two maids, and took the opportunity to put money into the hands of the two maids.
Mammy weighed it, and secretly said that although the Crown Princess's family background is not obvious, she is generous enough to make a move. After all, Chu Jinyao was the Crown Princess. Even with the support of the Queen, the two did not dare to offend Chu Jinyao too much. Now that they had the money, they went out with Linglong in peace.
After the two annoying spirits were sent away, Chu Jinyao breathed a sigh of relief, smiled and said to Su Hui: "Sister, don't worry about them, they are from the palace, and they all feel rustic, we are all being picked on. Get used to it."
Su Hui smiled lightly and said, "I heard that you were given marriage to the crown prince and became a crown prince?"
Chu Jinyao has become accustomed to these words in the past few days, and has become numb to words such as prince and prince concubine, but when her marriage came out of Su Hui's mouth, Chu Jinyao was still a little embarrassed. Her cheeks were slightly red, and she nodded invisibly: "Yes. Sister, you don't have to worry about this, our sisters still get along as before."
However, Su Hui's smile gradually faded, and she slowly said: "How can this be the same, you were originally the young lady of Hou's residence, which is very different from our family, and now you have become a crown princess, how can we climb higher of."
Chu Jinyao was stunned for a moment, and shouted in disbelief, "Sister, what did you say?"
Su Hui sighed, with sincere regret on her face: "Yaoyao, you are different from us, I am here today to bid you farewell. I have already resigned as a worker at Yunzhi Embroidery Workshop, and I discussed it with your brother-in-law. , We both have hands and feet, and we can't do anything, so how can we always rely on you to help."
"How can this be called aid, obviously you are helping me..."
"Yaoyao, I know your kindness, but it's the truth. There are still many people without me, so why does it have to be me? You have become a crown princess now, so I'm really happy for you, so I can't drag you down. That mammy was right just now. You have different identities. The prince is not happy either."
This was like a bolt from the blue. After Chu Jinyao experienced the initial shock, his thoughts slowly returned to the right track. She looked directly at Su Hui and asked bluntly, "Sister, is it because of Su Sheng?"
Su Hui opened her mouth and wanted to deny it, but in the end she didn't say anything. She took a long sigh: "Yaoyao, I don't blame you, you did the right thing. Su Sheng is ignorant and ignorant, and he is making trouble all day long, so it's time to beat him up. It's better to get rid of his fame and let him go. He is sober and sober, and he will farm the land honestly in the future, and stop fantasizing about being a high-ranking official and earning a lot of money. We are farmers, so we should be honest and do our duty, and we shouldn’t think about these things.”
Chu Jinyao suddenly turned her head away, widened her eyes and refused to let the tears flow, but her voice was filled with crying: "You still blame me."
"Really not." Su Hui said, "You are right. Parents and their wives are not right, and they should be taught a lesson. You are not wrong, it is us who are wrong. Now the gap between our two identities is getting bigger and bigger. It's not suitable for us to keep in touch anymore. If we continue to communicate in such a chaotic manner, I'm afraid that our two will have more and more appetite, and in the end, it will ruin the original relationship between me and you, and make it difficult for you to be at your husband's house. How about this, you go away and fly high, be your crown princess, and your brother-in-law and I will find a job by ourselves. We two sisters live a good life, although we can't see each other, but knowing that each other is living well, isn't this better than growing resentment in the end? "
Chu Jinyao did not speak, but Su Hui saw it and continued to persuade: "Yaoyao, when you grow up, you will have your own small family. In the future, His Royal Highness the Prince will be your closest person. My commoner sister, has already It's time to leave."
Chu Jinyao felt more and more sad in her heart, not because of what Su Hui said, on the contrary, Chu Jinyao knew that what Su Hui said was right, and that was the reason why she was sadder. Su Hui is a very good sister. When they were young, they both depended on each other. As a person who is not related by blood, what Su Hui has done is very rare. Chu Jinyao is grateful to Su Hui and treats Su Hui as her own sister in her heart. She really wants Su Hui to live a better life.
But growing up is really cruel. When she was a child, Su Hui smiled and made Chu Jinyao grow up quickly. Chu Jinyao also wanted to grow up quickly and live a good life with the people she loved the most. However, no one told her that when she grew up, what awaited her was not reunion, but separation.
Those who were closest to each other had their own families and inevitably drifted away from her. Chu Jinyao herself didn't mind being told, but her brother-in-law definitely didn't want Su Hui to come to see Chu Jinyao from time to time, and the prince might be the same.
Chu Jinyao was silent for a while, and then spoke in a low voice, not knowing who to speak to: "Sister, you and your brother-in-law will definitely live well in the future."
Su Hui smiled: "You too, have a good time with the prince. He is the prince Longsun, and he is different from us. Don't be stubborn toward him, restrain your temper well, and follow the prince more..."
Su Hui is like an ordinary folk sister, Yin Yin instructs her sister how to get along with husband and wife, and wants her sister to live a good life in her own small home. Chu Jinyao smiled bitterly when she heard it. The place she was going to was not an ordinary people's home. How could she dare to call the prince a husband? Prince Concubine, this concubine word is the best proof, she is not the wife of the prince, she is just his concubine.
However, in the face of Su Hui, who was wholeheartedly planning her future life, Chu Jinyao didn't say anything. She looked at Su Hui with an eager and joyful face, nodded slightly and smiled, "I wrote down what my sister said."
At the end, Su Hui also realized that she was talking too much, she smiled and said: "A couple has a family, after you go to the palace, get closer to the prince, and talk to the prince if you have anything, as long as you go to the palace. If your husband is willing to stand by your side, then everything is easy to say. As for the concubines..."
Su Hui sighed helplessly, and looked at Chu Jinyao with some regret: "You are the wife, you don't have to compete with those Yingyingyanyan for favor, the most important thing is the meaning of the prince. Be generous at the right time and let the prince know about you. The virtuous, while he just got married and he is willing to respect you, hurry up and find a way to conceive a child. With your own blood, the next days will be easy to endure. "
Outsiders are clamoring for Chu Jinyao's luck, and only those close to her will consider the future for her. After hearing this, Chu Jinyao became more and more sour. She held Su Hui's hand with a smile, and said with a slight force, "I know."
"It's only you in the future. Life is yours, take care of yourself and live your life well."
"Well. Sister is also... "
"Don't cry, there's nothing to cry about, it's not like this when you grow up. If you go to the capital in the future, I should stay in Taiyuan for the rest of my life. Although I won't see you in the future, my sister is the crown princess. I'm sure every day I can hear your news. As long as you are doing well, I hear from the rumors in the market and feel at ease." Su Hui stood up and smiled heartily at Chu Jinyao, "Okay, it's almost time, I gotta go."
Chu Jinyao held back her tears and got up to send Su Hui out. Chu Jinyao knew that they could see each other indefinitely. They were not sisters, they were better than sisters, but they had to part ways because of their identity, Su family, and fortune. In times of difficulty, they depended on each other, and when their lives improved, they had to take the initiative to avoid and cut off contact. It's not that they can't share wealth, but that it's good for both parties.
Chu Jinyao sent Su Hui to the gate of the courtyard, and the two palace maids did not let Chu Jinyao go out. Chu Jinyao could only stand up and watch Su Hui slowly walk away. Seeing that Su Hui was about to turn a corner, Chu Jinyao couldn't help shouting, "Sister, take care!"
Su Hui turned her head, smiled and waved to Chu Jinyao, shouted "you too", then turned around the corner and left.
Chu Jinyao tried her best to stretch her neck, but she still couldn't see anything. Chu Jinyao slackened and murmured inaudibly, "She's gone."
Linglong accompanied Chu Jinyao out. When she saw this, she quietly supported Chu Jinyao and said softly, "Girl, the sun is shining outside, it's time to go back."
Chu Jinyao nodded and walked back obediently, but her expression was still unhappy. Kikyo wanted to please Chu Jinyao, and after a while, she ran over and said, "Girl, the aunt just now sent a message saying that she is going to return to Hou's mansion the day after tomorrow."
Chu Jinxian? Chu Jinyao's expression brightened: "Eldest sister is coming back?"
"Yes." Kikyo smiled, "It must be because the girl sealed the crown princess, the auntie is happy and wants to come back to see the girl."
Hearing this good news, Chu Jinyao's depressed mood finally improved. She originally thought that the two sisters of the Su family's Chu family were very kind to her, and she would have two sisters, but the world proved that only Chu Jinxian could get along with her for a long time. Origin and class are really cruel things.
Chu Jinyao was in a good mood because Chu Jinxian was coming back, and she was busy preparing a meeting gift for Chu Jinxian immediately. The two maids saw Chu Jinyao doing needlework on the tunnel near the window. After looking around for a long time, they found that Chu Jinyao's sitting posture and etiquette were impeccable. They couldn't pick out the thorns, and they couldn't stop Chu Jinyao from being a female celebrity, so they had to reluctantly shut up, but their eyes were still glued to Chu Jinyao, staring at her every move. .
Chu Jinyao has been tortured for so long. If nothing else, etiquette has improved by leaps and bounds. If there were some flaws in the past, I would not be able to bear the temper after standing for a long time, but not now, she has a calm demeanor and exquisite details, even the two mammies who are always shouting about the so-called royal grace, it is becoming more and more difficult to find. Reason to punish Chu Jinyao.
Being beaten is really the best way to progress.
Just as Chu Jinyao had two stitches, the courtyard door rang, and before anyone could enter the room, the other party's unique voice had already reached Chu Jinyao's ears. Chu Jinyao had to sigh and put down the needle and thread.
"Fifth sister, are you inside?"
In fact, the three girls' words were all in vain. Now Chu Jinyao really does not leave the door, except to greet Mrs. Chu and Mrs. Zhao on time, the rest of the time is kept in the yard by the mama. Everyone in the house knows that the fifth girl is learning the rules in their own yard, so the third girl is just pretending to be close by asking this question.
"I'm here." Chu Jinyao replied unhurriedly, "Why is the third sister here?"
Chu Jinyao's speech was also deliberately corrected by the mama, her tone should not be fast or slow, she should have the graceful bearing of a palace concubine, her voice should not be high or low, if it was high, it would be disrespectful in the palace, and if it was low, it would appear submissive and lose identity. . Chu Jinyao suffered a lot for this, and Rattan suffered a lot. Fortunately, she was hardworking and strong-willed. The more she was beaten, the more she refused to admit defeat.
Although the three girls and Chu Jinyao are sisters in the same room, they are not close. Chu Jinyao used to live abroad and was just brought back last year. The three girls grew up under Changxinghou's eyelids, and they also had a aunt who only favored them. No matter how they looked at them, they would never get close.
But they were all guests, so Chu Jinyao politely invited the third girl to the seat, and whispered to the maid, "Go get fresh cakes and serve tea to the third girl."
The third girl first glanced at Chu Jinyao's clothes, and then stared at the furnishings in her room. After the maid retreated, the third girl said to Chu Jinyao a little sourly: "The fifth sister is the crown princess, it's not like that. It's the same, it's only been a few days, my sister's temperament is different, and even the furnishings in the room are more expensive than ours."
Chu Jinyao's expression remained unchanged, and he corrected: "Third sister, I have always been like this here."
"what?"
"You just haven't been here before, or you didn't pay attention when you came."
The third girl was embarrassed. She really didn't take Chu Jinyao to heart before. She was all about trying to please the Marquis of Changxing, and she was looking for a husband at the banquet. But now, isn't this time different from the past
The third girl is thick-skinned, she immediately put these insignificant little embarrassments behind her, and continued to say to Chu Jinyao with a stubborn face: "Fifth sister, I knew from the beginning that you are blessed, when Chu Jinmiao was favored, I'll talk to you later. You see that you live in the northeast corner and have a courtyard of your own. You are destined in the dark. Isn't she destined to be a princess!"
She can really talk nonsense. Chu Jinyao was too lazy to listen to the nonsense of the three girls, and asked directly: "Xie Sanjie Jiyan. Why are you here today?"
The third girl consciously got close, so she laughed and said: "Five sister, you see the saying that sisters are of the same heart, how can outsiders compare to sisters! Alone, with no relatives, and no one to talk to in the future. Don't you think that Queen E and Nv Ying are still a good story... "
Chu Jinyao already understood, and the big maids behind her were even more angry and annoyed, and almost wanted to smash the third girl out. Chu Jinyao was still calm, she put down the tea cup in her hand, looked at the three girls and asked, "Sanjie, are you saying these words yourself, or for someone else?"
The third girl's expression was stagnant, and she giggled: "Of course, you can say whatever you want, can you still speak for others? Fifth sister really knows how to joke."
Chu Jinyao sighed softly: "I understand, Third Sister, let's go first, I will never agree with what you said."
The third girl might not be happy when she thought of Chu Jinyao, but she didn't expect that Chu Jinyao would dare to refuse directly. The third girl was stunned for a while, and her voice suddenly became sharp: "Don't you remember the woman's words and the virtues, and jealousy is the rule of seven..."
"Even if it's a female virtue, it should be judged by the Crown Prince." Chu Jinyao raised her voice abruptly and lifted her teacup to see the guest, "Third sister, let's go, don't say anything. If you really want to be a companion, then Just let the Crown Prince come down and tell me. As long as His Highness has an order, I will never frown, and what His Highness says is what he says."
"Hey, you..." The third girl's face was ugly, but she was thick-skinned. The third girl remembered her aunt's words and knew that Chu Jinyao was the prospective crown princess, and no one could offend Chu Jinyao, so she rolled her eyes and immediately became With a smile on his face, "Why is the fifth sister doing this, I am a big sister for your own good, so I came up with this method that is harmful to myself but beneficial to you. Since you don't want to, then forget it."
Seeing that Chu Jinyao was still cold, the three girls could not step down for a while, she stood up and smiled to herself: "Since my sister is busy, then I won't disturb you. By the way, the day after tomorrow, His Royal Highness will ask for it. Come, Fifth Sister, get ready as soon as possible."
Chu Jinyao didn't want to talk to her at first, but when she heard the third girl's words, Chu Jinyao couldn't help turning her head: "What did you say, the prince is coming?"
"Yes, the post has been sent, and now the family is preparing without touching the ground."
"The prince is also the day after tomorrow? Isn't the eldest sister coming back the day after tomorrow..."
The third girl looked at Chu Jinyao and smiled, and deliberately winked at Chu Jinyao: "Yeah, otherwise the fifth sister thinks why the eldest sister has to decide on this day, she and the Zhao family are both shrewd."
Chu Jinyao lowered her face completely and said, "It's getting late, Linglong, send the third sister out."
Linglong immediately sighed, half politely and half forcefully "send" the three girls out. Chu Jinyao sat in the room by herself, still holding her breath after thinking about it.
The three girls dared to come alone and say such things to her. Chu Jinyao didn't believe Madam Chu and Mrs. Zhao didn't know, and maybe her father, Marquis Changxing, also gave her silent advice. Chu Jinyao was really angry. They didn't want to say these rude words, but they wanted to test Chu Jinyao's meaning, so they pushed the three girls out to take the lead. After Chu Jinyao was angry, she suddenly felt powerless. She hadn't married the prince yet, and her family had already played with her to try it out. Chu Jinyao couldn't even think about how the prince came here all these years.
Chu Jinyao suddenly felt the meaning of husband and wife as one body. She only knew that she was going to marry the prince to be the concubine, but in fact, she didn't feel anything about it. She knew it intellectually, but she didn't feel that she was about to get married, and the other party was still the prince of a country. Until today, as if someone suddenly broke the transparent cover outside Chu Jinyao's body, Chu Jinyao also suddenly realized what the words "Prince Concubine" mean.
It means that she is the prince's concubine. In the future, the prince's thoughts are her thoughts. She may not be glorious when the prince is prosperous, but if the prince is unlucky, she must be unlucky. This also means that before she officially came in, her family began to speculate on her.
Chu Jinyao sighed faintly.
On the third day, Chu Jinxian's carriage arrived early. Chu Jinxian was originally a demure temperament, and became more dignified after marriage. She folded her hands, Zhu Cui was tall, and walked upright on the corridor. After seeing Chu Jinyao, she smiled slightly: "Just wait inside, why did you come out?"
"I'll pick up my sister." After Chu Jinyao said with a smile, she saluted Chu Jinxian and Zhao Jiazhi, "sister, brother-in-law."
Before Chu Jinxian moved, Zhao Jiazhi had already reached out his hand and stopped Chu Jinyao: "Prince Concubine can't do this."
"The ceremony can't be broken." Chu Jinyao smiled slightly and said, "Besides, I haven't been canonized yet, so I can't be considered a princess, but the eldest sister is my own sister."
Chu Jinxian was also told to laugh, she and Zhao Jiazhi broke up at the Chuihuamen, and she walked behind with Chu Jinyao: "I can't come back when you were given a marriage, I can't ask you until today, these few days, how have you been? Are you still used to it?"
Chu Jinyao knew that what Chu Jinxian asked was about the court rules, she nodded and said, "Thanks to my mother, everything is fine."
"Mammy?" Chu Jinxian frowned quietly and asked, "Mammy is..."
"It's the right person by the Empress's side."
Chu Jinxian and Chu Jinyao looked at each other, already understood the doorway, she sighed in her heart and ignored it. After Chu Jinyao accompanied Chu Jinxian to greet Mrs. Chu and Mrs. Zhao, the two sat in the companion room to talk. Differences in background and class can indeed affect many things. The day before yesterday, Su Hui instructed Chu Jinyao, mostly to talk about some market principles such as getting along with husband and wife and managing housework, but when Chu Jinxian spoke, she taught her to balance the backyard.
"When you go to the East Palace in the future, concubinage is inevitable. It is estimated that the family will prepare a maid to accompany you. It is the same for anyone to show your face, but you must remember that public and private are clear, concubine is a concubine, and a maid is a maid, and the two must not be mixed. If you are a competent person, don't allow her to have other thoughts, and if you make up your mind to give it to the crown prince, don't arrange important work for her."
Chu Jinyao nodded as she was taught. Chu Jinxian was trained as a girl and a mistress since she was a child. The experiences she said were very useful to Chu Jinyao. Chu Jinxian continued: "Also, don't be too hasty to give... a concubine to your husband-in-law, you are a prince concubine, and the prince will stay in your house for a month after marriage, so don't be fooled by people with ulterior motives. Now, during this period of time, you will stuff the prince. You have to take advantage of this period to surround the prince. Don’t be in a hurry, don’t listen to others wearing a virtuous top hat for you. When your brain is hot, you will It's all taken. Once one is established, the second must be established, and in the end it will be endless, and you will be the one crying."
Chu Jinyao thinks it makes sense. Chu Jinxian, who is known as a model of female virtue, can actually say such sharp words. But besides that, Chu Jinyao was still very embarrassed. She blushed and said, "Sister, what are you talking about."
"This is the rule in the palace. One month after marriage, and the fifteenth day of the first day of the first year, it's all respectable.
Chu Jinxian was about to point out her finger to nod Chu Jinyao's forehead and speak, but Chu Jinyao avoided it in shame and said unconvinced, "I remember it."
Chu Jinxian looked at Chu Jinyao and sighed. Her younger sister had a rough childhood. Although she was brought back by her father, she was delayed when she was a child. When it comes to housekeeping, wives and concubines, it is always better to look at these local girls who grew up. And Chu Jinyao went to a place that eats people and doesn't spit out bones... Chu Jinxian looked at Chu Jinyao with a complicated mood, really worried about not marrying well, but also worried about marrying too well.
In fact, the management of concubines should be taught by Zhao's mother, but neither Chu Jinxian nor Chu Jinyao dared to expect Zhao's. Chu Jinxian wanted to break it apart and tell Chu Jinyao in detail, but just as she started talking, the little maid outside ran over to pass the message: "Old Madam, the prince is here!"
The author has something to say: Chu Jinyao is gradually adapting to the change in her identity. The changes in the people around her and her changes are all reflected in my text in one day. From the lady in the house who doesn't care about the important affairs of the mansion, to the princess who is alone, Chu Jinyao has to grope and grow by herself.
As for the current Chu Jinyao, the prince and Qi Ze are two people, Qi Ze is about equal to Bai Yueguang, who is shocked by the world, and the prince is a strange stranger... Suddenly it is unclear who is wearing a green hat for whom [Yun Sadness] [What did you say I laughed, did I laugh Hhhhh… ]