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Old Lady Han's eyes were filled with tears, she trembled as she helped Chu Qingyao up, "Silly child, it's too late for Grandmother to be happy that you could grow up safely in the Chu Clan. How can I blame you!?"

Chu Qingyao really did not want to make the old man sad. She silently blamed herself.

"Yao'er, I heard that the prince's legs were healed by you?"

"It's from Doctor Yao'er." I didn't expect the news to spread so fast.

"With the current relationship between the Emperor and the Prince, you have to be careful in the future." Old Lady Han revealed a worried expression. The Emperor didn't like Xuanyuan Zhi that much. He had already crippled and Yao'er had appeared out of nowhere and destroyed the Emperor's perfectly played chess. It would be weird if the Emperor did not hold a grudge against him.

Grandmother, even if I don't treat the prince's legs, some people still won't let me go. Grandmother, don't forget my status. The identity of the Prince Zhi's Concubine had already firmly tied her and Xuanyuan Zhi together.

Old Lady Han patted her hand, "Yao'er being able to think like this is good enough."

Old Lady Han stared at her face a few times, "Yao'er is as beautiful as your mother. Looking at you now, I feel like I'm looking at your mother."

Just as Chu Qingyao wanted to comfort her, the Old Lady Han continued, "When you were married, the Prime Minister's Palace did not offer any dowry, do you resent it?"

She wasn't the original owner, so she naturally wouldn't resent him.

Seeing her shake her head, Old Lady Han nodded in satisfaction, "Fortunately your mother had the foresight to secretly give me a portion of her assets. Otherwise, Fan Qingju's ingrate would have been taken advantage of today. "

Fan Qingju was phase of Chu's successor. She was originally the daughter of a small official in the capital, but later on, she somehow climbed onto the phase of Chu and became his successor.

The madame took out a stack of contracts from her bosom and placed it on the table. "Yao'er, this is something your mother left for you out of fear of being bullied."

Chu Qingyao's eyes widened. Damn, there were more than ten of them. It seemed like they were some sort of land deed.

In the past, Chu Yiqun was just a poor scholar who made his fortune with the dowry your mother brought. Later on, he was supported by the Han Family. With each step he took, he became the current Chu Xiang." Old Madame Han panted, "But I didn't expect him to be so black-hearted. He didn't even draw a single cent when you married. I'm so embarrassed for him. How can he not have a dowry when all his daughters are married?

After saying so, she took out a small booklet from her bosom. The paper on the booklet was already yellow, and it seemed to be aged.

"This is the dowry that your mother brought when she got married. It has now been taken over by the Chu Clan." The old mistress' eyes flashed with resentment.

Chu Yiqun, Fan Qingju, you guys are going too far!

Chu Qingyao took the booklet, and was immediately shocked when she saw that there were a total of twenty fields on the booklet. As far as she knew, the Han Family was just the Minister of Rites, they had no real power at all. If they weren't corrupt officials, where would they get so many properties?

The madame seemed to see through her thoughts, "Yao'er, these things were originally your mother's. It has nothing to do with our Han Family."

Chu Qingyao was stunned, "Isn't my mother's item given by the Han Family?"

The madame shook her head. "Little girl, my Han family's younger brother, Shuxiang, has always been a noble and noble person. When your mother married, I gave her the five rooms that our Han family only had five years ago."

Chu Qingyao was dumbfounded. Her mother was not a fuerdai, where did she get all this wealth?

"You should keep these things. After you marry into the Prince Zhi's Mansion, you can't let your highness look down on you. When a woman marries, the more dowry you bring, the more confident you will be when you go to your husband's house. "

Chu Qingyao thought about how she wanted to reward Hong Tan two days ago, but she had no money at all. But this white thing, she felt uneasy holding it.

"Grandmother, since it's something left behind by mother, why not take it? Just treat it as mother's filial piety." Chu Qingyao kept the booklet, then passed the land deed to the madame.

How could the madame accept it? If she had the intention to keep it for herself, she wouldn't have taken it out. "Little Yao'er, let alone marrying into the palace, even if our Han Family's daughter marries into the Imperial Palace, she won't be looked down upon by others."

Chu Qingyao's heart ached. Grandmother treated her as one of her own. She threw herself into the Old Madam's embrace, her eyes filled with tears.

"Little girl, from now on, the Han Family is your home."

"Yes, yes." She kept nodding her head in the madame's arms. To think that the feeling of being spoiled by others was so sweet and blissful.

Seeing that it was already noon, Hong Tan came over and reminded her, "Empress, the dining hall has already prepared food."

Chu Qingyao wiped her eyes in embarrassment and held onto the old lady, "Grandmother, let me help you over."

"Girl, your highness … Is it all right for you? " Walking out of the Blue Luan Courtyard, the Countess felt a little uncomfortable. She guessed that the prince might be the reason why she was staying here.

"Grandmother, the prince treats me very well, of course. However, since he usually takes care of his official affairs, I came here alone to rest."

"Child, the Prince has a lot of things to do, so you shouldn't have such a petty temper."

"Yes, Grandmother."

Hong Tan pushed open the kitchen door and Chu Qingyao saw Xuanyuan Zhi sitting upright inside. She stopped. What did he mean?

"Empress, Madame, the Prince has been waiting for you." Hong Tan smiled and led the way.

After entering the dining hall, the old lady straightened her clothes, and was about to pay her respects to Xuanyuan Zhi, "This old one …"

Xuanyuan Zhi had already walked over and supported the old lady, "There's no need for the old lady to be so courteous, it's just a family feast today."

Chu Qingyao was extremely grateful as she helped the madame to sit down. He coming was already giving the madame a lot of face. Not long after the banquet, Xuanyuan Zhi found an excuse to leave. The old mistress heaved a sigh of relief when she left.

The granddaughter and granddaughter happily ate their meal. After the meal, the madame took a nap and then returned home. Chu Qingyao reluctantly said goodbye to the madame and promised her that she would visit the Han family whenever she had time.

What Chu Qingyao didn't know was that the old mistress' sedan hadn't gone far before it turned back around.

In Xuanyuan Zhi's study, he looked at the old lady in surprise, not knowing what she was doing.

"Prince, Yao'er may have the surname of Chu, but she also has the blood of our Han Family on her. From now on, our Han Family is her mother's." The madame went straight to the point.

Xuanyuan Zhi raised the corner of his mouth, he was actually supporting Chu Qingyao. That woman, no one dared to shout at him?

He nodded. "Old madam, don't worry. Since Qingyao is this prince's wangfei, I'll protect her."

The madame's expression softened, and a pleading look appeared in her eyes. "Yao'er has no mother, I hope that Your Highness will take responsibility for me in the future."

"I will."

The Old Mistress looked at Xuanyuan Zhi while she wanted to say something, but Xuanyuan Zhi knew that she had something to say but she did not say it.

In the end, the madame had no choice but to say, "Prince, when Yao'er got married, she didn't bring a single girl to accompany her. I want to give her the girl her mother left at home that year for her use, so I would like to ask you to give me this face."

Xuanyuan Zhi's eyes became cold. Was the Han family planning to place people in the Prince Zhi's Mansion? This hand is really long!

Knowing that he had misunderstood, the Countess simply bowed. "Prince, don't worry. From today onwards, this girl will be a part of the Esteemed wangfei and will have no relation to the Han Family."

Xuanyuan Zhi believed that the Han family did not have the guts to play tricks in front of him, "I believe in the Old Madam."

After the old mistress left, Xuanyuan Zhi squinted his eyes. Although the Minister of Rites, Shang Shu Manor did not have any real power, they could still be that woman's backers.

Although he did not care about the power of Chu Qingyao's family, others might not think so. In this world, a woman's honor came from her husband and the support of her parents.

After Chu Qingyao returned to her room, she counted the things that the madame had given her. There were exactly eleven of them, and each of the six stores had their own property.

She held the land deed in her arms and couldn't help laughing out loud. She was a tycoon now!

On the morning of the second day, the Han Family sent over a maidservant dressed in green, and when the butler brought her to Blue Luan Courtyard, Chu Qingyao did not know what was going on.

"Uncle Zhao, my Blue Luan Courtyard only has Hong Tan."

Uncle Zhao was startled, she did not expect that the wangfei would not know about this matter. After explaining it to her, he left her and left. Actually, Uncle Zhao could understand Old Lady Han's intentions. She was probably afraid that Chu Qingyao would not have enough manpower in the Prince's Mansion.

"This servant Qing Yi greets Master." The maidservant knelt gracefully in front of Chu Qingyao.

"You're from the Han family?"

"Master, don't worry. Seventeen years ago, this servant was abandoned on the road by someone. It was Miss who saved this servant and has been raising me in the Han Family ever since. Strictly speaking, this servant is not a member of the Han Family, and will only listen to Master's orders in the future. "

"Are you saying that my mother saved you?"

"To Mistress, yes."

"Get up, you can stay in the Blue Luan Courtyard. This is Hong Tan, the one who has always been serving me when I entered the Duke Palaces."

Qing Yi looked at Hong Tan, and seeing that she was not older than him, he called her little sister.

"Sister Qing Yi." Hong Tan sized Qing Yi up and felt that this girl had a straightforward personality.

Chu Qingyao looked at Hong Tanqingyi and spoke indifferently, "I don't care who you used to be, but I only want to know one thing, are you willing to treat me with sincerity in the future?"

Hong Tanqingyi kneeled down and quickly expressed her loyalty.

"Esteemed wangfei, this servant, Hong Tan, swear a vow here that I will definitely be loyal to the consort, and definitely will not have any second thoughts."

"Mistress, this servant Qing Yi's life was saved by Miss. In this life, this servant will only recognize little miss as her master."

Seeing that they had reached their goal, Chu Qingyao stood up and helped the two of them up, "Alright, from now on, the three of us will be one family."

When Xuanyuan Zhi appeared in Blue Luan Courtyard, Chu Qingyao was sitting on the rocking chair and eating a melon seed with a face full of satisfaction. Hearing the sound of footsteps, and seeing that Xuanyuan Zhi had already walked in, she unwillingly stood up and asked, "Your Highness, what's the matter?"

Xuanyuan Zhi's face turned cold, his gaze landed on the rocking chair behind her. Chu Qingyao suddenly remembered what happened last time, and her face turned hot, hurriedly turning her gaze away, not daring to look Xuanyuan Zhi in the eye.

Xuanyuan Zhi sneered, his unrestrained gaze landing on her face, for some reason, he suddenly thought of the word beautiful that could be eaten. Chu Qingyao's ears turned red from his gaze. When she felt that she couldn't breathe anymore and couldn't take it anymore, she suddenly raised her head. There was no one else in front of her.

Seeing the emptiness in front of her, she felt as if something was missing in her heart. She felt lost, yet at the same time, she felt that it wasn't.

"Mistress, when are you going to take over the shop?" Qing Yi could not help but urge Chu Qingyao when he saw that she had not brought anyone to look at the store.

"We'll go tomorrow." When he was treating Xuanyuan Zhi's legs, he promised to allow her to freely enter and exit the Duke Palace after he was done. I'll try it tomorrow. She can leave the mansion.

The next day was a fine day, warm and breezy and sunny.

She brought Qing Yi and strutted towards the manor's gate. Halfway there, she met the butler and he hurriedly asked, "Is the wangfei going out?"

"Yes."

"There is always a sedan chair at home. Empress only needs to say a word for them to take you there."

Chu Qingyao did not want to sit in a palanquin. That would be too ostentatious, so she asked the housekeeper to prepare a carriage for her. Soon, the master and the servant sat in the carriage of the manor and left.

Xuanyuan Zhi's study.

"You said that Chu Qingyao left the palace?" "Where did you go?"

"This old servant didn't ask."

"Qi Sha, you follow me."