Chapter 73

Chu Jinyao is lost and is looking for Qin Yi to ask for directions. But even so, she insisted on practicing calligraphy. Qin Yi looked at it, frowned and said, "you've been learning the rules for so long today. Let's have a rest first."

Chu Jinyao shook her head without raising her head: "this is the homework that must be done every day. How can I lack it? I can bear it. Chu Jinmiao and I are so different. If I don't work hard, I will be dumped farther and farther."

"She's just a show off." Qin Yi came out of the jade pendant, sat opposite Chu Jinmiao, took a book and said, "She's only relying on you to learn poetry longer than you. Other women spend most of their time on sewing and don't bother to use their brains to read, which makes her particularly outstanding in literary talent. You have the same talent as her, but your mind is stronger than her. It's only a matter of time before you catch up with her."

"Really?"

"Really."

Chu Jinyao chuckled. As she wrote, she said to Qin Yi: "Although I think you're coaxing me, I'm still happy. But no matter how much I don't like her, I have to admit that Chu Jinmiao can talk and win over people. You see, I've been back for so long. My grandmother, sisters and mother all like Chu Jinmiao better, not to mention my brothers. I think my two cousins like her better."

"I don't think so." Qin Yi said, "you can't just look at the surface. In fact, Chu Jinmiao's popularity among women is not good. For example, your eldest sister doesn't like her. Your sister is the eldest daughter of the family, and her eyes represent 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 doubted: "are you serious?"

"Of course." Qin Yi glanced coolly at Chu Jinyao. "Do I look like a person who can't see?"

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

Hearing this, even Qin Yi felt it hard to say: "your mother... I didn't expect that the wife of Changxing Hou should be so obedient and partial. If she continues to be like this in the future, she can only find someone to pick her up."

Chu Jinmiao was stunned and immediately asked, "what do you mean?" Qin Yi's sentence was so strange that Chu Jinyao couldn't help doubting his identity.

"Nothing." Qin Yi calmly turned over a page of the book and asked, "why did you just say two cousins?"

"You change the subject again!" Chu Jinyao was so angry that she stretched out her hand to pat him. Before she asked why, she suddenly heard clove report outside: "girl, six girls are coming."

Miss six? What did miss six come to her for? Chu Jinyao was puzzled, and the strangeness of Qin Yi was put aside. Miss six is the legitimate daughter of Sanfang. She is not very popular with the old lady, and she is cautious in her words and deeds. Chu Jinyao secretly thought that miss six is a man with a sense of success. But even so, Chu Jinyao won't take the initiative to approach Sanfang. What can she do to annoy the old lady? Aunt six Mother and Chu Jinyao have no intersection. They just nod and smile when they meet. What does she do in Chaoyun hospital?

Chu Jinyao felt strange. She lowered her voice and asked Qin Yi sitting opposite, "you said, what are the six girls doing?"

Qin Yi put down the book and said, "wait for its change. Go out and have a look first."

Chu Jinyao put down his pen and went to the Ming hall. Sure enough, she saw that six girls had stood in the hall. Six girls saw Chu Jinyao coming out from the East tip, and the tip of her eyebrows moved slightly: "five sisters are really diligent. As soon as she comes back, she will go to the study to practice."

Chu Jinyao smiled and said, "no, I just look around." Chu Jinyao led the six girls to the west room. After they sat down, the servant girl changed into a fresh fruit plate. When the servant girls retreated to one side, Chu Jinyao asked, "why do you remember me here?"

"I made some snacks and came to see the fifth sister." the sixth girl said, and asked her servant girl to present the dessert box. A servant girl with a double spiral bun took two steps forward with a red paint box, slightly opened the cover and took out a stack of small plum blossom cakes from it. The sixth girl smiled and said, "I made it casually. Don't dislike the fifth sister."

"How could it be." Chu Jinyao smiled and asked the servant girl to put the plate of plum blossom cake and put away the other snacks one by one. Chu Jinyao glanced at the plum blossom cake of six girls and took back her sight.

Six girls said that she made these cakes by herself, but in fact, her girls did them well. Six girls did it by themselves. Chu Jinyao thought these cakes were exquisite and not difficult. If there were plum blossom 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 servant girls were praising: "six girls are so skillful." Chu Jinyao also smiled and said, "six sisters have a heart."

The sixth girl smiled and said, "if only the fifth sister doesn't dislike it."

Chu Jinyao looks at the six girls and everyone's politeness, but she refuses to mention the subject. Chu Jinyao doesn't remind her and chat with her calmly.

The sixth girl waited for a while, but she couldn't wait for Chu Jinyao to ask. She thought to herself that Chu Jinyao was really calm. The sixth girl had to break the window paper by herself: "sister five, I have some private things to say to you in addition to sending you cakes today."

Chu Jinyao listened and looked at the surrounding servant girls with her eyes. Kikyo and others immediately quit with interest: "slaves and maidservants go to prepare melons and fruits for the girls."

When the miscellaneous girl was almost gone, the sixth girl lowered her voice, propped her elbow on the table and leaned slightly towards Chu Jinyao: "sister five, I came today to tell you quietly that the fourth girl wants to place spies around you."

Chu Jinyao accidentally picked her eyebrows and asked, "Oh? How do you say that?"

"I have a servant girl who was born at home. She was very popular. That day she went to talk to her little sister and heard what the servant girl sweeping in the four girls' Yard said. When the four girls talked to people, she didn't notice the people standing behind the bushes, which was heard by the little girl. When my servant girl knew the truth, she told me when she came back. I thought about it and thought about it. There was nothing wrong, so she came to tell the fifth sister Sister. "

Chu Jinyao's smile remained unchanged after listening, but she left her mind. Not to mention whether the girl's eavesdropping is true, even if it is true, why did the sixth girl tell her? Chu Jinyao didn't say anything, but said, "it's hard for you to think of me, but we are all sisters in the same house. If we are heard, we will probably have to chew our tongue. I'm sorry that the sixth sister took such a risk for me."

Six girls said: "Sister five, I don't know. I feel very congenial when I see you. In fact, like you, I'm not much favored in the Marquis house. I'm not as popular as four girls and seven girls. I have to survive carefully in the cracks. Seeing that you are in trouble everywhere, I feel pity for you, so I always want to help you do something. But I'm not favored either. I'm afraid I'm more than willing to help Feet. "

Chu Jinyao said with a smile, "I'm very moved that sixth sister thinks so. Sixth sister doesn't need to do anything for me. I know your heart is enough."

Seeing that Chu Jinyao refused to speak, the sixth girl had to take out her cards and said, "sister five, do you know why Mrs. Hou suddenly thought of sending you a nurturing mother?"

Chu Jinyao asked, "why?"

"That's not the one who did it. Girls, although there are mothers in the yard, it's nominally a discipline rule, but it's not the same thing at all. If you were a girl, your mother would have arranged for you. Everything in the yard is in the hands of the girl. To discipline the mother is just to make a black face for the girl and scare the servant girls. But there's something wrong with your mother. There's such a person In, everything you do has to go through her hands. You can't accomplish anything. Don't say anything, and your every move will be spread by her. You say, "who will benefit if you go on like this?"

"You mean, four girls?"

"That's right. Sister five, it's a critical time to choose a companion. My aunt, the son and the Queen's mother are all in our house. When they go back, the princess will ask my aunt and mother about us, and my aunt won't say it. Mother's evaluation of us is important. If they say a good word, it's better than a hundred words, but they only have one bad word , then it's useless for us to explain a thousand or ten thousand words. Is that right, sister five? The fourth girl has placed a nurturing mother beside you. If she steals something for you with this mother, or asks mother to arrange something for you, when it reaches mother Hua and mother Deng, everything will be over. "

Chu Jinyao thought that she didn't intend to choose this Companion to read, but now she just studied with the Queen's mother. Chu Jinyao didn't care about her evaluation, so mother sun didn't have the key as six girls said.

Seeing that Chu Jinyao didn't speak, Miss Liu thought she was frightened, so she continued: "Elder sister, you see that the royal residence will choose two accompanying students for the county leader. We are in sympathy with each other. Should we unite? If we don't do anything, Chu Jinmiao will become more and more rampant. We don't know how to plan for us. If we unite, multiple people are multiple forces. Even if something happens, there will be someone to discuss."

Chu Jinyao said "Oh" in her heart. It turned out that the six girls had this idea and came to make an alliance with her. Chu Jinyao had no intention of reading with the king's residence, and didn't want to get involved in their internal fight. She was about to refuse, when she suddenly felt the jade pendant on her chest shake.

Chu Jinyao's face didn't move, but his words turned a big corner: "I'm very moved that you think of me like this. I don't understand anything when I'm new here. If six younger sisters don't dislike me and are willing to help me, I'm very grateful."

The sixth girl finally showed her sincere smile: "we sisters are poor people. As long as we unite, there will always be a way."

Chu Jinyao talked with the sixth girl again. After the sixth girl left, Chu Jinyao quietly asked Qin Yi, "why did you stop me just now? I'm not sure whether the sixth girl's words are true or false. What should we do next?"

"She's here to find an alliance. Since she doesn't know her intention, stabilize her first and then look."

"But I don't want to get involved in their muddy water. Why should I promise her an alliance?"

Qin Yi said, "if you don't promise, she will go to find two other people. Do you think it's fun for three people to deal with one of you?"

"..." Chu Jinyao was surprised and couldn't close her mouth, "will it be like this?"

"Why not?" Qin Yi asked Chu Jinyao, "It's taboo to please both sides when doing things. Both sides want to please, and the end result is that neither side can please. Especially you have only four people. It's necessary to form an alliance with two, or you will be excluded by the other three together. You should form an alliance with her, keep some thoughts when calculating the other two people, and finally keep it as a handle to threaten the six girls. This is the harem... No, the queen The way to live in a house, understand? Don't always think about being alone. You don't have enough strength. The result of being alone is often surrounded by others. If you have enough strength, you won't be alone if someone comes to take refuge in you. "

Chu Jinyao listened for a long time and respected Qin Yi: "what kind of environment have you been trained to be excellent? You can count people one by one." first, he formed a gang and killed another group. Then he immediately attacked his allies. Chu Jinyao suddenly felt that Qin Yi was terrible and it was too dangerous to be his ally.

Chu Jinyao suddenly "ouch", and his voice weakened: "you are so heartless to your allies, do I count as your allies?"

Qin Yi had been so serious about teaching Chu Jinyao how to survive. Hearing her words, Qin Yi couldn't help laughing. "You think a lot. Don't worry, you can't get into my eyes at all. I don't think you waste your mind."

After hearing this, Chu Jinyao pulled his face and said in a bad tone, "then I want to thank you, old man?"

"You're welcome."

"Go away! I don't want to talk to you."

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Chu Zhu rarely went back to her mother's house. After living for a few days, she didn't want to go back. She is a daughter-in-law in the royal palace. She should be careful in speaking and walking. She can't be wrong at all. But it's very easy in my mother's house. I'm in charge of my own mother. I'm right no matter what I do. However, Chu Zhu can't stay long after her mother's house. Married women often live in her mother's house. What's this called?

Chu Zhu set the date of returning to the palace. When Chu Zhu returned to the palace, Lin Xining, Lin Xiyuan and the two mammies of the palace naturally left together. The old lady of Chu was not willing to let her only daughter go, so she detained the younger generation to her side these days and let the younger generation have more places. As soon as Chu Zhu left, their cousins didn't know when to meet again.

This morning is mother Deng's class. What mother Deng is talking about today is "Shi Shuo Xin Yu". Chu Jinyao has never learned it at all. What she hears is confused. However, after class these days, I can't go back to my yard as usual, but stay with my sisters here.

Chu Jinyao listens to the fog. She walks to rongning hall with her head full of questions. She plans to ask Qin Yi when no one is around. Chu Jinmiao deliberately dawdled and walked at the end. When everyone was finished, she smiled proudly and turned back.

Others don't know the details of the so-called accompanying reading, but she does. Since God intended to let her know about the crown prince and the crown princess, she could not blame her ruthlessness. Even if one or two people were sacrificed, there was no way.

Chu Jinyao is unaware of Chu Jinmiao's small movements. She goes straight back to the old man. After lunch, she asked the servant girl to move the book to the back of the Baoxia and read by herself.

While there was no one around, Chu Jinyao quietly asked, "what's behind the Pearl of night light?"

"The pearls of the night light do not have to come from the river of Mengjin; the walls of yinggrip do not have to be collected from the mountains of Kunlun." Qin Yi whispered back. Chu Jinyao writes on paper. This is today's homework. She doesn't understand it at all. She can only copy and recite it in private.

Qin Yi looked at Chu Jinyao's writing. After a while, he couldn't help but say, "why do I look so familiar with the books selected by the huailing palace for you?" the selected works of Zhaoming a few days ago and today's Shishuoxinyu are all books he often reads in his spare time. These are not the contents of the scientific examination. Few ordinary men go to see them. Why did mother Deng choose these books to teach Chu Jinyao and others?

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

Chu Jinyao and Qin Yi are talking quietly in the rear hugging building, but there is a sudden noise outside.

Chu Jinyao frowned, called a little servant girl and asked, "what's the matter outside?"

The little servant girl replied with a smile: "girl, the son of huailing said he was leaving tomorrow. He specially came to greet the old lady today!"

It turned out that Lin Xiyuan came, and Chu Jinyao knew it. No wonder it's lively outside. Now Chu Zhu, the people of huailing palace, the old lady of Chu and several girls of the Chu family are here. Basically, the whole family is gathered together. With so many people here, it's lively enough to make some noise.

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

Chu Jinxian looked back at Chu Jinyao and didn't speak. Zhao didn't ask them to stay. He waved and let them go.

In the end, the three concubines saw that, oh, the two legitimate women had left, but she and Chu Jinmiao stayed in front of Zhao. Who was born by Zhao?

The three girls took eight girls who were only six years old into the room to pick patterns. Aunt Huang and aunt Fu also went to help their girls make stitches. Soon, only Chu Jinmiao was left around Zhao.

Chu Jinmiao leaned on Zhao and said, "Mom, why should we prepare so much when my aunt comes back this time? I haven't seen this before."

Zhao smiled but said nothing: "you just need to listen to Wei Niang's words. Dress up this time and embroider your clothes well, remember?"

Chu Jinmiao snorted softly and said, "I also want to dress up well, but they won't embroider you well if they don't reward those servants with money."

"What a big deal. I still have some gold thread left here. You don't have to save it. Is the head face enough? I was sent a set of ruby head faces a few days ago. If you don't have enough, take it first."

"Thank you, mother!" Chu Jinmiao answered immediately, "mother is the best for me!"

Zhao looked at Chu Jinmiao with indulgence. She didn't know what she thought, and sighed again: "You are also a poor woman. Who else can I count on if I don't subsidize you? Although your father doesn't say it, he is very biased towards that. Your eldest sister has your grandmother's subsidy, and the old lady's private house is uncertain! The three girls also have Huang's help. In a word, you are alone."

"I don't have a mother!" Chu Jinmiao hugged Zhao's arm. Although she was laughing on her face, she clicked in her heart. She was used to the life of four top-notch girls everywhere. She shouldn't be compared by her sisters! Chu Jinmiao's mind was active. What was the purpose of her aunt's return to her mother's house this time?

Zhao's whole mind subsidizes Chu Jinmiao. Not to mention Chu Jinyao and Chu Jinxian, even the second young master Chu Chengye can't compare.

Zhao spoiled his second daughter for a reason, even surpassing his eldest daughter and eldest son.

The second young master is the only legitimate son of the Zhao family. He is the eldest son of the eldest son of Da Fang, but he is the second in the family. When the Zhao family started, the first child gave birth to Chu Jinxian. Chu Jinxian was carried away by the old lady as soon as she was born. The Zhao family didn't give birth to a son and tried hard to conceive again. However, it hasn't been quiet for two years. On the contrary, the daughter-in-law of the second room gave birth to the eldest grandson of the Changxing marquis. Zhao's pressure was huge, so he had to give birth to him Aunt Tongfang stopped taking medicine. Soon after, she finally gave birth to her second child, Chu Chengye, the second young master.

But before Zhao could breathe a sigh of relief, the other two aunts also gave birth to two concubines. Because Zhao was too worried when she was pregnant, the second young master was not very strong and his bones were very weak. Zhao was Mrs. Hou, and there was no eldest grandson left. It was easy to give birth to a son whose bones were not good, but the other two concubines were stronger than one.

Zhao couldn't swallow this tone and couldn't stand up in her mother-in-law's house. Later, Tatars invaded the border, and Zhao and the old lady's team separated. She fled alone, leaving only milk mammy Zhang. Zhao didn't know how much she hated. Later, she gave birth to her next daughter in a farmyard. Chu Jinmiao cried out of breath, but her small hand kept holding her skirt. Zhao was then Hou felt that this was her daughter, and she had to fight with her daughter. Later, when she returned to Hou's house, the old lady felt sorry and subsidized Zhao. Zhao was so good to Chu Jinmiao that she almost wanted to hold the four girls up to heaven, even the eldest girl and the second young master.

Later, Changxing Hou brought Chu Jinyao back. Zhao only felt that the world collapsed and refused to accept it anyway. Chu Jinyao has been back for a month. Even several aunts can laugh and talk to Chu Jinyao, but Zhao has been cold and indifferent to Chu Jinyao.

Chu Jinyao... To be honest, she has been a lot less optimistic. When she first came, she longed for her mother. When she got through the most difficult hurdle, she thought it was a icing on the cake. Zhao didn't like her, and she didn't have to catch up all the time.

Chu Jinyao and Chu Jinxian quit from Zhao together. When they got out of the door, Chu Jinxian stopped and said to Chu Jinyao, "why did you come out with me?"

Chu Jinyao was surprised: "yes, what's wrong with this...?"

Chu Jinxian doesn't know what to say. She still hates iron and steel: "You are so sincere. I have a grandmother to take care of me. I will be married in a few days, but what about you? The men in the house can't count on you. You are only thirteen this year and have to stay in the Hou house for many years. You don't stay in front of your mother to do needlework and walk around with your mother. What are you going to do in the future? Don't forget you have to talk about marriage."

Chu Jinyao didn't dare to answer back. Chu Jinxian took a deep breath and calmed her heart. Then she said: "Be smart next time. Don't you come out without looking at the fourth girl? When there is no one, she and her mother will certainly get better things. The back house costs so much, who can survive on a monthly basis? It's all subsidized by the elders in private. You're not smart. You'll only get worse step by step. In the end, you'll be crushed by her. Finally, if your marriage is crushed by her, I think what you do."