The Crown Prince in the Jade Pendant

Chu Jinyao was lost and was looking for Qin Yi for directions.　　 But even so, she insisted on practicing calligraphy. Qin Yi looked at it, frowning and said: "You have been standing for so long today, so let's rest for a while."

Chu Jinyao shook his head without raising his head: "This is a must-do everyday homework, how can I miss it? I just bear it for a while. I have so much difference with Chu Jinmiao. If I don't work hard, I will be dumped. It’s getting farther and farther."

"She's just a fancy." Qin Yi came out of Yu Peili, sat opposite Chu Jinmiao, took the book casually, and said, "She now depends on nothing more than the time you spend studying poetry, while other women spend most of the time. On the needle and thread, she is too lazy to read a book, which makes her exceptionally outstanding in literary talent. Your talent is similar to her, but your temperament is tougher than her. It is only a matter of time before you catch up with her."

"Really?"

"Really."

Chu Jinyao chuckled and laughed. While writing, she said to Qin Yi: "Although I think you are coaxing me, I still listen to it happily. But no matter how I don't like her, I have to admit that Chu Jinmiao is better than me. I can talk and win over people. You see that I have been back for so long. The grandmother, sisters, and mother in the mansion all like Chu Jinmiao more, not to mention the brothers in the family. I think the two cousins ​​also like her more."

"I don't think it's necessarily." Qin Yi said, "You can't look at it on the surface. Actually, Chu Jinmiao's popularity among women is not very good. For example, your eldest sister doesn't like her. Your sister is carefully raised by the family. The eldest daughter, her vision represents the preferences of the female elders in the house. You are still young, and it will be more obvious in a few years."

Chu Jinyao was skeptical: "Are you serious?"

"Of course." Qin Yi glanced at Chu Jinyao coolly, "Am I like someone who can look at me?"

"Although I always feel that you are comforting me, I also hope this is true." Chu Jinyao sighed, "I don't expect other female elders to like me. As long as my mother is fair to me, that's enough. Up."

Hearing this, even Qin Yi felt hard to say: "Your mother, she... I didn't expect that the wife of Changxinghou would be so partial and partial. If she continues to be like this in the future, she can only find someone to mention her. Up."

Chu Jinmiao was taken aback, and immediately asked: "What do you mean?" Qin Yi's words were too strange, and Chu Jinyao couldn't help but doubt his identity.

"Nothing." Qin Yi turned a page calmly and asked, "Why did you talk about two cousins?"

"You're changing the subject again!" Chu Jinyao reached out to pat him with anger. She didn't ask why she came, when she suddenly heard Dingxiang report outside: "Girl, six girls are here."

Six girls? What did the sixth girl come to do with her? Chu Jinyao was puzzled, and Qin Yi's strangeness was put aside. The sixth girl is a daughter of the third room, she is not very popular with the old lady, and she is cautious in her words and deeds on weekdays. Chu Jinyao secretly thinks that the sixth girl is a person with a good plan. But even so, Chu Jinyao would not take the initiative to approach Sanfang, what would he do to make the old lady dislike it? Six girls and Chu Jinyao have nothing to do with each other. They just nodded and smiled when they met. What did she do in Chaoyun Academy?

Chu Jinyao felt strange, she lowered her voice and asked Qin Yi who was sitting opposite: "You said, what is the Sixth Girl?"

Qin Yi put down the book and said: "Wait for the changes, go out and have a look."

Chu Jinyao put aside the pen and walked to the Mingtang, and she saw that the six girls were already standing in the hall. Six girls watched Chu Jinyao come out of the East Shao, and her eyebrows moved slightly invisibly: "The fifth sister is really diligent. She will go to the study to practice when she comes back."

Chu Jinyao smiled and said, "Well, I just look at it casually." Chu Jinyao led the six girls to the west. After the two of them sat down, the maid put on a fresh fruit plate. When the maids stepped aside, Chu Jinyao asked, "How do you think of me here?"

"I made some snacks, come and see Sister Wu." As the sixth girl said, she asked her maid to present the snack box. A maid with a pair of snail buns took a red lacquer box and took two steps forward, lifted the lid slightly, and took out a small pile of plum cake from the inside. The sixth girl smiled and said: "I do whatever I want, so don't dislike the fifth sister."

"How come." Chu Jinyao smiled, and asked the maid to put the plate of plum cake over and put away the other snacks one by one. Chu Jinyao glanced slightly at the plum cake of Miss Six, and then withdrew her gaze.

The Sixth Girl said that she did it by herself, but in fact, her girls did it. The Sixth girl did it by herself. Chu Jinyao only took a look, and felt that these pastries were more than exquisite, but in fact they were not too difficult. If there were plum molds, she could make them herself.

However, she thought so in her heart, but she couldn't tell the truth in face. Chu Jinyao's maids were all admiring: "Six girls are so clever." Chu Jinyao also smiled and said, "Six sisters are interested."

The sixth girl pursed her lips and said: "It's okay for Sister Fifth not to dislike it."

Chu Jinyao looked at the six girls and the others politely, but refused to mention the topic. Chu Jinyao didn't remind her either, and chatted with her calmly and leisurely.

Six girls waited for a while, but couldn't wait for Chu Jinyao to take the initiative to ask. She thought to herself that Chu Jinyao was really calm. The sixth girl had to break this layer of window paper by herself: "Fifth sister, I am here today. In addition to giving you cakes, I also have some selfish things to tell you."

When Chu Jinyao heard it, she looked at the maids around her with her eyes. Kikyo and the others immediately resigned wittily: "The slaves and maids will prepare melons and fruits for the girls."

When the Xianzi girl was almost gone, Miss Six lowered her voice, put her elbows on the table, and leaned forward towards Chu Jinyao slightly: "Fifth Sister, I am here today. I actually want to tell you quietly. Put a spy by your side."

Chu Jinyao raised her eyebrows unexpectedly and asked, "Oh? What do you say?"

"I have a maid who has children and is very popular. She went to talk to her little sister that day and listened to the maid who was sweeping in the courtyard of the fourth girl. When the fourth girl was talking to people, she didn't pay attention to the people standing behind the bushes. , I was only heard by that little girl. After my maid knew about it, she told me when she came back, I thought about how it was all right, so she came over and told the fifth sister."

Chu Jinyao's smile remained unchanged after hearing it, but he was still interested in it. Not to mention the fact that the girl overheard is true, even if it is true, why did the Sixth Girl tell her? Chu Jinyao didn't express his position, but said: "It's hard for you to think for me, but we are all sisters in the same house. If we are heard by others, most of us will have to chew my tongue again. Six sisters took such a risk for me, and I was very sorry. ."

Six girls said: "Sister Fifth doesn't know. When I see you, I feel very fond. In fact, like you, I am not very favored in Hou's Mansion. I am not as popular as the four girls and seven girls. I also have to. Carefully surviving in the cracks, seeing you are embarrassed everywhere, I feel pity for the same disease, so I always want to help you. But I am not favored, I am afraid I have more than my heart."

Chu Jinyao smiled and said, "Sister Six thinks this way, and I am very touched. Sister Six does not need to do anything for me, I know your heart is enough."

Seeing that Chu Jinyao refused to speak up, the six girls had to show their trump cards and said, "Fifth sister, do you know why Madam Hou suddenly thought of sending you a maid?"

Chu Jinyao calmly asked, "Why?"

"It's not that ghost. Although the girls have nurses in the yard, they are under the rules of discipline, but in fact they are not at all like this. If it was a girl, the mother would have arranged it for the girl. In the yard The girl is in charge of everything, and the mother-in-law is to make a black face for the girl and frighten the maid. But this maid of yours is not right. With such a person, everything about you has to go through her hands, everything Don’t say whether you do it or not, your every move will be spread out by her. You say, if this goes on, who will benefit."

"You mean, four girls?"

"Yes. Sister Fifth, now is the critical moment for choosing companions. The aunt, the eldest son, and the grandmother of the palace are all in our house. When they return, the princess will definitely ask about us with the aunt and grandmother. Let’s not talk about it, the mother’s evaluation of us is what matters. If they say a good one, it can be compared to a hundred of our own, but if they only have one bad one, then we can argue that there is no one thousand or ten thousand sentences. Yes. Fifth sister, do you think this is the reason? The fourth girl has placed a nanny by your side. If she exchanges something for you with this nanny, or asks the nanny to arrange something for you, wait for it to be passed on to the flower nurse. Mother and Mother Deng talked, then everything is over."

Chu Jinyao thought to her heart that she hadn't planned to choose this companion, but now she is just studying with Madam Wangfu. Chu Jinyao didn't care what the mother said about her, so in this way, mother Sun would not be as critical as the six girls said.

Seeing that Chu Jinyao did not speak, the sixth girl thought she was frightened, so she continued: "Sister, you see that the palace is going to choose two companions for the county lord. We two are sick and pity each other, should we unite more? What if it were us? If we don't do it, then Chu Jinmiao will become more and more frantic, and he may decide how to plot the two of us. Together, we have multiple people, and even if we encounter something, there should be someone to discuss."

Chu Jinyao said "Oh" in his heart. It turned out that the six girls had this idea, and they came to find her to form an alliance. Chu Jinyao had no intention of being accompanied by the palace, and didn't want to get involved in their infighting. She was about to say no, when she suddenly felt the jade pendant on her chest shook.

Chu Jinyao's face was still, but what he said turned a big turn: "I am very touched by your consideration for me. I have just arrived and I don't understand anything. If the sixth sister doesn't dislike me, I am willing to help me. Very grateful."

The six girls finally showed a sincere smile: "Our sisters are both poor people. As long as we unite, there will always be a way."

Chu Jinyao talked with the six girls again. After the six girls left, Chu Jinyao quietly asked Qin Yi: "Why did you stop me just now? I can't tell whether the six girls' words are true or not. We should do it. what?"

"She's here to find an alliance. Since she doesn't know her intentions, please hold her steady first, and then watch."

"But, I don't want to mess with them in this muddy water. Why should I agree to her alliance?"

Qin Yi said: "If you don't agree, she will find two other people. When the time comes, three people will deal with one of you. Do you think it's fun?"

"..." Chu Jinyao closed her mouth from ear to ear in surprise, "Will it be like this?"

"Why not?" Qin Yi mentioned Chu Jinyao. "When dealing with things, it is most taboo to please both sides. Both want to please. The end result is that neither side can be pleased. Especially if you only have four people, it is necessary to form an alliance in pairs. , Or else you will be squeezed out of the game by the other three. You and her will ally, and keep some thoughts when calculating the other two, and in the end you will save it as a handle to threaten the sixth girl. This is the harem... No, the back house survives. The way, do you understand? Don’t always think about being alone. If you don’t have enough strength, the result of being alone is often surrounded by other people. If you have enough strength, someone will come to you at that time. It’s a good one."

Chu Jinyao listened to Qin Yi for a long time and respected Qin Yi: "In what environment are you really cultivating to become a good one, you can count people out of one set." First, they formed a gang and killed the other group. After that, he immediately attacked his ally. Chu Jinyao suddenly felt that Qin Yi was terrifying, and it was too dangerous to be his ally.

Chu Jinyao suddenly said "Oh," her voice weakened: "You are so unsympathetic to your allies, then am I counted as your ally?"

Qin Yi was so serious to teach Chu Jinyao how to survive, but when she heard her, Qin Yi couldn't help laughing. "You think a lot. Don't worry, you can't get into my eyes at your level. I think you are wasting your mind."

After Chu Jinyao listened to this, the elder squinted her face and said in a bad tone: "Then I still want to thank you old man?"

"you are welcome."

"You go away! I don't want to talk to you anymore."

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It is rare for Chu Zhu to go back to her family's home. After living for a few days, she didn't want to go back anymore. She is a daughter-in-law in the palace, she has to be careful when she speaks, and when she walks, she can't be wrong at all. But it was very easy in her natal family. It was her own mother who was in charge of her family. No matter what she did, she was right. However, no matter how long Chu Zhu is nostalgic for her natal family, she can't live for a long time. The married daughter often lives in her family.

Chu Zhu reluctantly set a date to return to the palace. When Chu Zhu returned to the palace, Lin Xining, Lin Xiyuan, and the two mothers of the palace would naturally leave together. Old Mrs. Chu was not willing to leave her only daughter, so she has detained the juniors by her side these few days, leaving the juniors in another place. When Chu Zhu left, their cousins ​​would not know when they would meet again.

This morning was Mother Deng's class. What Mother Deng was talking about today was "Speaking New Languages". Chu Jinyao hadn't learned it at all, and she was confused. However, after these few days of class, I can’t go back to my yard as usual, but stay with my sisters here with the old lady.

Chu Jinyao listened to the clouds and mist, she walked to Rongning Hall with her head full of questions, planning to ask Qin Yi when there was no one. Chu Jinmiao deliberately walked slowly towards the end. After everyone had finished walking, she smiled triumphantly and turned and walked back.

Others don't know the details of the so-called companion reading, but she does. People are not for themselves, and the heavens are extinct. Since the heavens deliberately let her know about the prince and the prince, then she can't blame her for being cruel, even if one or two people are sacrificed, there is nothing that can be done.

Chu Jinyao didn't notice Chu Jinmiao's small movements, she went straight back to the old lady. After lunch, she asked the maid to move the book to the back of the Baoxia, avoiding people to read.

While there was no one around, Chu Jinyao asked quietly, "The Pearl of Luminous Light, what's next?"

"The luminous pearl does not have to come from the river of Mengjin; the bi of the full grip does not have to be collected in the mountains of Kunlun." Qin Yi replied in a low voice. Chu Jinyao wrote on paper. This is today's schoolwork. She doesn't understand it at all, so she can only copy and memorize it in private.

Qin Yi watched Chu Jinyao write. After a while, he couldn't help but said, "Why do I look so familiar with the book that the Huailing Prince's Mansion has picked for you?" "Shi Shuo Xin Yu", these are the books he often reads in his spare time. These are not the contents of the scientific research. Very few ordinary men read them. Why did Mother Deng pick these books to teach Chu Jinyao and others?

Chu Jinyao shook her head: "I don't know either."

Chu Jinyao and Qin Yi were whispering in the back holding mansion, but suddenly there was noisy outside.

Chu Jinyao frowned, called a little maid, and asked, "What's wrong outside?"

The little maid replied with a smile: "Girl, the son of Huailing said that the day is about to leave. Today, I came here to greet the old lady!"

It turned out that Lin Xiyuan was here, and Chu Jinyao knew it. No wonder it suddenly became lively outside, now that Chu Zhu, the people from the Huailing Palace, the old lady of Chu, and the Chu family girls are all there, and basically the whole house is gathered together. With so many people here, it's enough to make a little noise.

Chu Jinyao didn't take it to heart. She wrote two words, and suddenly found out, why didn't she see Chu Jinmiao?

Chu Jinxian looked back at Chu Jinyao, and said nothing. Zhao didn't hold back, and waved his hand and let them go.

In the end, the third concubine took a look, oh, the two concubines were gone, but she and Chu Jinmiao stayed in front of the Zhao clan. Who on earth was born to the Zhao family?

The third girl took the eight-year-old girl who was only six years old to pick out patterns. Aunt Huang and Aunt Fu also followed to help their girls make needles. Soon, only Chu Jinmiao was left beside Zhao's.

Chu Jinmiao leaned on the Zhao family and said, "Mother, why do we have to prepare so much when my aunt comes back this time? We haven't seen this before."

Zhao laughed without saying a word: "You only need to listen to the words of the mother. This time dress up and embroider the clothes well, remember?"

Chu Jinmiao snorted softly and said, "I also want to dress well, but they won't give you a good embroider if you don't give money to reward those who are under your command."

"What a big deal. I have some gold thread left here. You take them and don’t save them. Is the head noodles enough? I sent me a set of ruby ​​noodles the other day. If you don’t have enough, take it first. use."

"Thank you, mother!" Chu Jinmiao responded immediately, "My mother is the best to me!"

The Zhao clan looked at Chu Jinmiao dozingly. She didn't know what she thought of, and then sighed again: "You are also a pitiful woman. Who else can I count on if I don't subsidize you as a mother? Your father doesn't talk about it. Said, but I am very biased towards that. Your eldest sister has your grandmother's subsidy, and the old lady's private house is not sure how much! The third girl also has Huang's help. In other words, only you are alone."

"Didn't I have a mother!" Chu Jinmiao hugged Zhao's arm. Although he was smiling on his face, he made a chuckle in his heart. She has become accustomed to the life of the four top-notch girls everywhere, so she shouldn't be compared to her sisters! Chu Jinmiao's thought activity started. What is the purpose of my aunt returning to her natal home this time?

The Zhao family wanted to subsidize Chu Jinmiao, not to mention Chu Jinyao and Chu Jinxian, even the second young master Chu Chengye couldn't compare.

There is a reason why the Zhao family dotes on the second daughter like this, even surpassing the eldest daughter and the eldest son.

The second young master is the only son of the Zhao family and the eldest son of Dafang, but he is the second son of the family. After the Zhao family started, the first child gave birth to Chu Jinxian. Chu Jinxian was taken away by the old lady when he was born. The Zhao family did not give birth to a son, so he was still pregnant. However, he did not move for two consecutive years. Erfang's daughter-in-law gave birth to the eldest grandson of Changxing Houfu. The Zhao family was under great pressure, so she had to stop the medication for her aunt. Not long after, she finally gave birth to her second child, the second young master Chu Chengye.

But before Zhao could breathe a sigh of relief, the other two aunts gave birth to two concubines one after another, and because Zhao was too worried when she was pregnant, the second young master was not very strong after giving birth to her womb, and his body was very weak. The Zhao family is Mrs. Hou, and even if there is no eldest grandson left, the son who is born is not good enough, but the other two concubines are stronger than the other.

The Zhao family couldn't swallow this breath, and she couldn't stand up at her husband's house. Later, when the Tatar committed the crime, the Zhao family and the old lady's team separated. She fled alone, and only the nurse Zhang was left beside her. Zhao didn't know how resentful he was. Later, she gave birth to her next daughter in the small farmyard. Chu Jinmiao cried out of breath, but her little hand kept holding her skirt. Zhao felt that this was her daughter, and she must take it. Fight for a sigh of relief with your daughter. Later, when he returned to the Hou Mansion, the old lady felt sorry for her, and she subsidized the Zhao family. The Zhao family was so good to Chu Jinmiao that she almost lifted the four girls to the sky, even the eldest girl and the second young master. .

Later Changxing Hou brought back Chu Jinyao, and the Zhao family only felt that the world had collapsed and would not accept it anyway. Chu Jinyao has been back for a month, and even a few aunts can laugh and talk to Chu Jinyao, but the Zhao family has always been cold and indifferent to Chu Jinyao.

And Chu Jinyao... to be honest, she had already taken a lot of light in her heart. When I first came, I was eager for my mother, and when she had passed the most difficult hurdle, she felt that this was the icing on the cake. Zhao didn't like her, and she didn't need to keep catching up.

Chu Jinyao and Chu Jinxian retired from the Zhao family together. After leaving the door, Chu Jinxian stopped and said, "Why did you come out with me?"

Chu Jinyao was surprised: "Yes, is there anything wrong with this...?"

Chu Jinxian didn't know what to say, and there was a bit of hatred in her heart: "You, it's true. I have my grandmother to take care of me, and I will be married in a few days, but what about you? The men in the house can't count on it. You are only thirteen this year, and you have to stay in the Hou Mansion for many years. You don’t stay in front of your mother to do needlework and move around with your mother. What will you do in the future? Don’t forget that you have to talk about kissing.”

Chu Jinyao was said to be afraid to speak up. Chu Jinxian took a deep breath and calmed down the anger in her heart. Then she said: "Next time, be smarter, don't you come out without seeing the four girls? Wait for no one, she Acting like a baby with your mother will definitely be able to get something better. With such a big expense in the back house, who can survive on the monthly allowance? It is privately subsidized by the elders. You are not clever, you will only get a step difference, until the end Be sure to be crushed by her. In the end, if the marriage is crushed by her, I will see what you do."