The Crown Prince in the Jade Pendant

Chu Jinyao was lost and was looking for Qin Yi for directions.

Yesterday Chu Zhu returned to the house. Chu Jinyao wore new clothes to meet the guests. She and Chu Jinxian were in the warm pavilion of Mrs. Chu to do needlework. Then the Seventh girl came, and when she went out, the Seventh girl was not careful. He bumped a cup of tea on Chu Jinyao.

It's really careless enough.

Chu Jinyao had to change her clothes even if she had a thousand words to talk about. When she came back, she was already late. Therefore, most people didn't see Chu Jinyao's newly cut dress yesterday. Today she put on the clean dress. When the people in the hall saw it, their eyes flashed with surprise and surprise.

Chu Jinyao has been doing farm work since she was a child, and has a lot more exercise than these daughters who don't get out of the gate. She is in good health and taller. She wore a cross-necked, right gusset and wide-sleeved jacket, and her cuffs were embroidered with large pink hibiscus flowers. Underneath she was wearing a white background and purple tufted cloud brocade horse dress. The folds on both sides of the skirt were sewn with purple silk and lace. The upper end is close to the skirt pleats, the lower end is a crisp, naturally falling ribbon, and the lower end is also decorated with tassels. The ribbon is a bit darker than the purple of the skirt pattern, one piece pressed against one piece, and the tassels shake lightly when walking, like a peacock opening the screen. Chu Jinyao is tall, wearing a short jacket and a horse-faced skirt, and his waist becomes more slender and slim.

Old Madam Chu saw Chu Jinyao's dress, took a look at it carefully, and said nothing. The old lady thought, although the five girls are the best, but the rules are far inferior to the girls who grew up in the Houfu, which is a pity. But after Chu Zhu looked at it, she couldn't help asking: "Which embroidery workshop made this dress...?"

Chu Jinyao said: "It was cut by the maid." Chu Jinyao thought a lot and didn't say it was herself. If not, what should she do if she has to be cross-examined, and someone will show her the door in the future?

When Chu Zhu heard that the maid did it, she nodded and said, "My sister-in-law has arranged a few handy maids for you." This skirt is really beautiful.

Chu Jinmiao was still beautiful just now, overwhelming all the sisters, but when Chu Jinyao came in, everyone's eyes were attracted away. In terms of preciousness, Chu Jinyao's dress is naturally far less than Chu Jinmiao, but the clothes that can't stand others are cut well and have new ideas.

Chu Jinmiao was really stunned to death.

Especially after Lin Xining and Chu Jinyao came in, Chu Jinmiao was sure that Lin Xining's eyes lighted up. Chu Jinmiao bit her handkerchief bitterly. Sure enough, men are all virtuous. Regardless of what they say, they just like good colors!

Chu Jinmiao and Lin Xining are cousins ​​when they were young, and Chu Zhu also liked Chu Jinmiao very much. When they were young, Chu Zhu laughed and joked with Zhao, saying that Chu Jinmiao and Lin Xining had a good time, so it’s better to do it later. To the happy enemy. The Zhao clan smiled at the time, but he remembered it in his heart. When there was no one, the Zhao clan even asked Chu Jinmiao secretly.

At that time, Chu Jinmiao couldn't tell why. She was naturally different to Lin Xining, but if she said how much she liked it, even if she didn't marry, she wouldn't be guilty of it. In this way, Chu Jinmiao and Lin Xining got along as close cousins, planning to let the flow go and watch the changes in the future, Zhao's thoughts were the same. But now seeing Lin Xining turn his head to look at Chu Jinyao, Chu Jinmiao suddenly burst into a strong discomfort. Even if she didn't like Lin Xining, Lin Xining shouldn't see other women in front of her. At the moment, Chu Jinmiao is more and more sure to win a companion.

Her identity in the Changxing Hou's Mansion is too embarrassing. Although the Zhao clan still spoils her as always, what will happen in the future? Changxing Hou was more and more plain to her, and the old lady was aloof and didn't care much about her granddaughter. The next person gradually dared to relax her instructions because she was not the decent master of the Hou Mansion. Chu Jinmiao has been at the forefront for thirteen years, so he can swallow this breath. But if she changed the palace, it would be completely different, maybe she could still have great luck.

Seeing that everyone was there, Mrs. Chu cleared her throat softly, and the lively Rongning Hall immediately calmed down.

Today, the girls wear brightly in the same clothes. Of course, there is a reason why Chu Zhu is there, but the root of it lies in the old lady.

Yesterday, the old lady learned that the palace was going to choose a companion for the county head, so she wanted to make her granddaughters dress up and don't lose her face. Although the old lady didn't say it clearly, there were different ways in the back house, and the news soon spread from Rongning Hall to Dafang, No. 2 and No. 3 bedrooms. Yan heard something to tell the girls to tidy up and be more attentive. Although she didn't understand why, she deliberately gave her two daughters a good dress. When he arrived at Rongning Hall, Yan clan secretly said in his heart. Sure enough, every one of them had come prepared.

Among all the people present, I am afraid that only Chu Jinyao went out without knowing it. She lives far away, has no news, and doesn't have her mother to mention it like other girls, so she doesn't know anything. She saw the sisters' clothes today and found it very strange. She was deliberately tricked by the Seven Girls yesterday, so she dragged the big clothes to wear until today. But why do other people want to do this?

Now that the old lady cleared her throat, she saw that there was an important announcement. Chu Jinyao knew what he might have missed again. As for what he had missed, he would know soon. She gathered her mind and listened carefully to what the old lady said next.

Mrs. Chu slowly said: "Your aunt came back from the palace of Huailing County all the way back, one is to visit relatives, and the other is a big thing to do. This thing is related to the future of many people, and even has something to do with it. The respect of the Changxing Hou Mansion, now, this major event is about to fall on you."

Chu Jinyao was very puzzled, since it was a major event related to the Hou Mansion, why did it fall on them? Chu Zhu sat next to the old lady. When she heard this, she smiled and said: "It was also the mother-in-law and the princess who trusted me so that they handed this matter to me. The county lord of the palace is twelve years old this year. When I was in school, the county owner was too boring to go to school alone, and there were few girls in the mansion, and no one was able to talk to the county owner. Our Changxing Hou Mansion is one of the best decent people in Taiyuan, and the girls are well-mannered. The palace is still relatives in-laws and knows everything. Therefore, the princess meant to pick two girls from our house and read them to the county lord as a companion."

Chu Zhu's voice fell behind, she looked down triumphantly, and as expected, the girl and several sister-in-laws were all surprised. I live at home and go back and forth every day. I see these few people. But when I go to the prefectural palace, the people I meet are completely different. Moreover, the prefectural palace is not far away from the Changxing Hou’s palace. The communication is very convenient, so I won’t just go out. See you again. The ladies thought about it again, and they all felt that this was a great thing and worth fighting for.

This is the most important part that Chu Zhu has concealed. If the wives know that the county magistrate is studying to prepare for the election of the princess, they may be crazy. Obviously there will not be only one concubine in the East Palace. After the county lord becomes the prince, what about Liangdi and Liangyuan? The county princes and princesses chose to read as the county head, and most of them also considered these. Women in the East Palace are indispensable, and the county owner is not a virtuous person. Instead of being counted by women from other families, it is better to arrange a few familiar ones at the beginning, and they will unite, at least have a companion in the future.

Of course, this is just the wishful thinking of the prefectural mansion, and now whether it can be chosen or not. It's just that the people in the Royal Mansion of Huailing County are all ready to run for the election, but they are dismissive of another possibility.

The ladies' eyes were bright, and the girls turned their heads, whispering to the close maids. Old Madam Chu looked at the audience, coughed, and said, "It's all quiet."

The girls suddenly stopped talking and looked up at the old lady.

Mrs. Chu took over Chu Zhu's words and continued to play a black face: "Although the princess said that she wanted to choose two girls from our family, she was not accurate yet. There are so many people in Taiyuan. If there are suitable girls in other families, the princess will definitely do it. Leave us alone. In the next few days, when the Huailing County Prince's Mansion holds a banquet, the princess will choose the most suitable two from the many ladies, so you must not be complacent and slacken. The county lord is twelve years old, since he is a companion. It was to accompany the county owner to study, and the age difference is too big, so the eldest girl and the eighth girl do not have to participate."

The eldest girl Chu Jinxian stood up and saluted the old lady to show her obedience. She is seventeen and she is still the eldest daughter of the family. She has a noble status. Even if she is of the right age, the old lady will not let Chu Jinxian go to study with someone else's family. If you are not a princess, how can you work with the eldest daughter? As for the eight girls, Chu Jinzi, she is only six years old this year, which is of course impossible. Therefore, the suitable people are concentrated in the fifteenth to twelve group of people, and among them, the twelve-three people like Chu Jinyao are the best.

Old Madam Chu paused, and said, "I found two mothers for you to come back. From now on, you can no longer be as loose as you were before. You must follow the mothers to learn the rules every day, and don't lose the face of our Changxing Hou Mansion. . Do you understand?"

The girls all stood up, bowed their heads and answered with solemn eyes: "My child understands."

The old lady then asked the two mothers to come out to meet the girls. After a group of people met each other, the mother took the girls away and went to teach the rules in a courtyard behind Rongning Hall.

The two mothers, one surnamed Hua, and the other Xing Deng, were both extremely strict people. Mother Hua taught the rules of sitting and lying, and Mother Deng taught calligraphy, calligraphy and other talents. Mother Hua and the other girls said: "The girls just listened to me. Mrs. Chu asked us to teach the girls how to behave. They all said that there is no rule to make a circle, and the saint also preached that the teacher is lazy. We are strict with the girls. For your good girls, please forgive me."

"Don't dare." Chu Jinyao mixed among the sisters and said softly.

Madam Hua was very satisfied with the obedience of the Chu girls. She gave a few more reprimands, and then asked the girls to demonstrate the invitation to An Li.

An ceremony is the most basic and common etiquette in the high gate compound. The girls of the Chu family have grown up since they were young, and they have long been as natural as drinking water and eating. However, Mother Hua was a grandmother released from the palace. She was very strict. She walked all the way and constantly beat the girls' waists, hands and other parts with the ruler.

"Be upright, don't lean forward."

"Squat down a little bit more, hold on, don't shake."

"Hands!" Mother Hua hit the back of Girl Seven's hand with a ruler. She hung a pair of eyes and said unceremoniously, "Girl Seven, I have reminded you several times, how come your hands are always Isn't it the right place?"

Seventh girl is the second daughter of the second room, calling Chu Jinjiao, with a shrewd temperament like Yan's. Seventh girl was also raised up to be arrogant and lawless. Chu Jinxian was able to criticize her among the sisters, and the others would not go. Provoke this demon king. The Seven Girls had always been competitive and wanted to be among the top sisters everywhere, but now she was beaten and scolded in front of everyone by the Huamao, the Seven Girls risked not to stand up and reply. She thought of her future position as a companion in the palace, and then she managed to suppress her temper, and replied in an angrily: "I know."

Mother Hua glanced at Girl Seven without expression, and then walked away. Next to the Seventh Girl is Chu Jinyao. When Chu Jinyao saw that the mother was coming, she secretly sweated, but she didn't expect that the mother Hua would stop next to Chu Jinyao, looked up and down, but squeezed out some thin smiles. : "The fifth girl did a good job. When I was a child, I studied with the mother who was released from the palace, right?"

Chu Jinyao couldn't hide his surprise, Mother Hua actually praised her? Chu Jinyao didn't have time to think about whether Mother Hua was wrong, and quickly replied: "The mother praised her, but she never did."

The other sisters showed expressions of dissatisfaction and disbelief. Mother Hua raised her eyebrows and asked, "Have you never studied with someone in the palace?"

Mrs. Chu’s maid was sent over to look at some of the girls. She saw this scene and stepped forward and said: “Mother doesn’t know something. The fifth girl was wrongly held when she was a child. She has been raising outside all these years. Came back in two months."

"Really?" Mother Hua was suspicious, "You only came back in the last two months? Then why did you perform the palace ceremony?"

Does she practice court etiquette? Chu Jinyao was also astonished. She practiced how Qin Yi taught her, and how she knew why it was a court ceremony. Chu Jinyao pretended to think for a while, and finally frowned and shook her head: "I don't know either."

Madam Hua couldn't think of a reason, she could only say: "Perhaps you are playing righteously. The etiquette in the palace looks the same as the outside, but the details are much more regular than the outside. The etiquette in the world is already there. Headed by the palace, the mothers who teach the rules cannot come out to teach girls the rules without studying the court etiquette."

Chu Jinyao showed a posture of being taught and listened obediently. After Mother Hua left, she secretly shook the tone that was slightly raised in her heart.

While Mother Hua turned around, Miss Seven turned her head and gave Chu Jinyao a fierce look. Chu Jinyao squatted steadily, watching Girl Seven teeteringly from the corner of her eyes, constantly being beaten by the paddle ruler, and her heart was very refreshing.

After a class, the others were beaten by the ruler more or less several times. Only Chu Jinyao was unscathed and even won the praise of the mother. The Seventh Girl was standing next to Chu Jinyao, and the two of them were in sharp contrast, and the injured Seventh Girl suffered a few more shots. After the class was over, Miss Seven’s maid hurried over to help her own young lady. Under the help of the maid, the girl stood staggeringly and gave Chu Jinyao angrily.

It doesn't hurt to be glared, but the board on the palm of Girl Seven's palm is solid. Chu Jinyao gloated and thought, if you didn't do well by yourself, can you still blame the people next to you for being too upright? Yesterday, Seven Girls deliberately splashed water on her skirt. Chu Jinyao was suffocating her breath. Today, she saw Seven Girls being corporal punishment by the mother.

Chu Jinyao went to Rongningtang to eat with all his body comfortably, even the soreness in his legs seemed to be nothing. She has been accustomed to doing farm work since she was a child. Although her legs are thin, the meat is solid. Although this level of exercise is a bit painful, Chu Jinyao really doesn't care.

After the meal, many girls gathered around Mrs. Chu and acted like a baby, saying that it was because of leg pain and backache. Mrs. Chu had to cancel the afternoon rules course.

You can't make a fat man in one bite, so take your time.

Chu Jinyao felt that it didn't matter. Everyone was sitting here with the old lady. It was difficult for her to leave and it was difficult for her to find a chance to talk to Qin Yi. Chu Jinyao was thinking about how to take the time to ask Qin Yi, why the mother said she had studied court rituals, but Qin Yi's voice rang in a low voice.

"Chu Jinyao."

Chu Jinyao was taken aback. She looked around vigilantly, and then asked in a low voice, "Where are so many people here, why are you talking suddenly?"

"It's too late to explain. You follow the Lin family, I have something to do."

When Chu Jinyao heard it, there was nothing to complain about. Qin Yi is facing life and death recently. Qin Yi said that if something happens, it must be a major event. Chu Jinyao chooses to trust Qin Yi without reservation. She talked to Chu Jinxian and said that she was going out to change clothes. Chu Jinxian nodded: "Okay, you remember to take the maid. They are talking outside. When you go out, call the maid."

"Hey, okay." Chu Jinyao replied, and when she left the house, she slipped away quietly.

She can't take a maid with what she wants to do.

When no one was there, Chu Jinyao panted slightly and asked Qin Yi: "Suddenly let me come out, what's wrong?"

Chu Jinyao was surprised by the touch of the start. Yunjin is a special tribute silk fabric from Yingtian Mansion. It is as bright as a cloud, so it is named Yunjin. The cost of silk brocade is extremely high, and the two most skilled weavers can only weave more than one inch a day, so it is known as an inch of gold. All of these rare and exquisite cloud brocades must be tributed to the nobles in the palace. Only if there is a way to buy a few pieces in the Weaving Mansion, they are all in small quantities and cannot be resold on a large scale. In this way, the market price of folk Yunjin can be imagined.