The Crown Prince in the Jade Pendant

Chu Jinyao wore a purple slanted jacket and a horse-faced skirt of the same color. She was embroidered with auspicious clouds and sun and moon patterns with silver thread at the knees. She was now leaning on the couch, flipping through the album indifferently.

After Mrs. Chu finished speaking, she kept looking at Chu Jinyao's expression secretly. Although Chu Jinyao didn't see any clues on his face, fortunately, a lot of information could be summed up from the surroundings.

Chu Jinyao wore home-style clothes and did not change the prince's dress. This is a good sign, and Chu Jinyao met Changxing Hou's Mansion in a fairly homely furnished living room. This at least shows that Chu Jinyao has no plans. Shangzuna is on the line to care about this matter.

But again, Chu Jinyao put on purple clothes today. Purple has been the color of the emperor since ancient times, and obviously not everyone can embroider the decoration of the sun and the moon.

When Mrs. Chu saw this, she knew it in her heart. She thought about it and said, “I’m so confused about the princess, and Chengye has done such a ridiculous thing. Don’t worry, the princess, since the old man knows about this, the old man will never know about it. I will take it lightly and must handle this matter properly."

Mrs. Chu had a lot of information hidden in this sentence. For example, she and the Marquis of Changxing behind her did not know about this. This was just the private behavior of the Second Young Master and the Zhao family, and had nothing to do with the Marquis of Changxing. Second, Mrs. Chu indirectly expressed her position to Chu Jinyao, and she didn't need Chu Jinyao to do it, Mrs. Chu would take care of Chu Jinmiao.

This is the attitude that a reasonable old parent should have. However, Chu Jinyao feels that Mrs. Chu is sober-minded, but in the eyes of others, this is what Mrs. Chu wants to vote for the prince. Up.

Chu Jinyao said: "I can trust my grandmother naturally, but this matter is a bit special. The four girls stayed in the Hou Mansion longer than me. I am afraid that in the eyes of many people, I am the one who came from behind. People in the magpie's nest. Of course it doesn't take much effort for the grandmother to forcibly send people away, but this is just a temporary solution, not a permanent cure. As long as the second brother is willing, the world is so big, no place can hide people.

"Prince Concubine..." The old lady Chu was shocked, and she was stopped by Chu Jinyao about what she wanted to say. "Grandma doesn't need to say, I understand what you mean, but I don't feel well when I don't say something clearly. Second brother and Father is here too, just so, I have something to ask the second brother. Grandmother, the eldest sister is next door, you can go see Brother Lu and sister."

Mrs. Chu wanted to speak again, but before she could organize her language, she was led by the court lady. No matter how unwilling Mrs. Chu was, she could only swallow it. Chu Jinxian was teasing the child in the side hall. She saw Mrs. Chu nodded gently: "Grandma, you are here."

There are not many surprises in Chu Jinxian's words. Mrs. Chu and the other female family members were all kicked out. Their hearts were up and down, and they couldn't stop standing in the side hall. They didn't want to tease their children. Mrs. Chu felt a bit of love for Chu Jinxian. Mrs. Chu teased Brother Lu with her emotions, but after all she couldn't help but lowered her voice and asked, "Xian'er, what does the princess really mean? What do you want to do with Chu Jinmiao?"

Mrs. Chu suspected that Chu Jinyao was still minding what happened back then, and she hated Chu Jinmiao, so she refused to let Chu Jinmiao feel better. Chu Jinxian saw what Mrs. Chu meant, she shook her head disapprovingly, and just said, "Grandma, you may look down upon her. She knows it in her heart, and we just wait."

The second young master also came to Changheyuan with the family members today to "please", but he could not directly meet the prince concubine like the family members. The second young master was sitting in the outer hall. After a while, a father-in-law walked in and said with a sharp voice: "The second young master has been waiting for a long time, please come with me. Changxing Hou Shaoan don't be impatient, the miscellaneous family just brought the second young master in for questioning. "

The Second Young Master had long expected this. He ignored Chang Xinghou's warning gaze, and calmly walked to the living room and leaned over to bow to Chu Jinyao. He behaved decently and well-mannered, without showing any negligence.

After the Zhao family returned yesterday, the Yan family immediately told Mrs. Chu about Chu Jinmiao and the original words of the princess, fearing that the world would not be chaotic. Mrs. Chu was naturally angry when she heard it. He has always respected Zhao's wife, but when he heard about it, he was so angry that he cursed aloud "confused".

Zhao was wronged and angry. After crying for half an hour, he quickly called the second young master to visit Chu Jinmiao, because Zhao was afraid that someone would embarrass her. But Changxinghou specially sent someone to look at the second young master, and Duan Yinghua also looked at the second young master as if he was facing the enemy. The second young master had no choice but to secretly send the young man by his side to Chu Jinmiao to spread the letter. After a long time, Chu Jinmiao only asked the young man to bring back a piece of paper. The second young master read the words on the paper, and felt even more pitiful for his life-stricken sister.

On one side is the four sisters who grew up together, and the other side is the noble prince, who can force Chu Jinmiao to desperate in a word. This contrast is really tragic. Born to be pitiful and weak, men are even more so. , The second young master turned to Chu Jinmiao unknowingly. Now standing in front of Chu Jinyao, who had spent countless tedious efforts just to meet each other, the feelings in the heart of the second young master became more and more complicated.

The second young master has done a lot of courtesy, but his attitude is clearly resisting. Chu Jinyao shook his head and smiled when he saw this scene: "Second brother, are you **** me off?"

"You are the prince, how dare the Weichen."

"If you really didn't dare, you wouldn't do such a thing."

The second young master's lips moved, as if he wanted to argue, but he still didn't say anything. Chu Jinyao refused to give the second young master a chance to be silent, and said directly: "Presumably when I went out today, my grandmother and father had both asked my second brother early. Let you come to me today, no matter what I say, you are not allowed to reply. Second brother just now Are you thinking in my heart that my grandmother and father are just colluding to suppress others with power. But Chu Jinmiao is innocent and pitiful, and she is the real justice in the world."

The second young master was obviously surprised, and Chu Jinyao simply asked for him: "Do you want to ask now, how did I know?"

Chu Jinyao said with a sigh: "You are two years older than me, and you are still the eldest brother in the family. Nowadays, your qi training is not as good as my daughter who came back halfway. Brother, you really haven't realized the problem. ?"

The second young master seemed to have been poked in his mind, his face turned pale, he couldn't help asking: "Prince Concubine, what do you want to say?"

"Changxing Houfu is now very popular in Beijing. Everyone will give three points of face when they see the Chu family. Don't you really think that this is our Chu family's own ability?" Chu Jinyao ignored the embarrassment of the second young master. , Almost ruthlessly pierced the truth, "Unfortunately, it is not. All this is only because I am the prince, and others respect and follow you. That is because the prince is capable, not because of you."

It is said to be relying on nepotism in person, and the person who said this is still his own sister. Anyone will feel embarrassed. If he were replaced by another brother with serious male chauvinism, he would have been furious now, but the second young master was gentle, and if he lost his temper, he would be better than having no temper. Even in his anger, he would not speak loudly to the pregnant sister. He restrained his temper, and even thought in his heart that although what Chu Jinyao said was ugly, it was not wrong.

The performance of the second young master made Chu Jinyao look at him high. Su's father is a coward who has no patience, but always yells at home. Chu Jinyao was often yelled at in his childhood. It was this kind of person who made Chu Jinyao most disgusted. However, I didn’t expect that the second young master, who seemed to have no opinion, could calmly face his own shortcomings. Chu Jinyao changed a little bit for him. When she said the next words, she softened a lot: “Second brother, I’m straightforward. But it is precisely because I treat you as my own people that I will say this to you. I am the prince, and there is nothing wrong with the Houfu’s use of my power, or the power of the prince, but we can’t always be like this. If Changxing Houfu is not beneficial to the prince, then why does he have to carry a burden for a long time? Second brother, transposition, do you think this is the reason."

The second young master was in a state of confusion, and he suddenly realized that the princess was very different from what he had imagined. He didn’t know much about this younger sister, and he didn’t have as deep a relationship with Chu Jinmiao, and because of Chu Jinmiao’s slander during this period, the second young master had already defined Chu Jinyao as a deep-minded, revengeful person in his heart. A woman with a strong heart. But now it seems that the second young master's thought is simply ridiculous. He not only humiliated Chu Jinyao, but also humiliated the prince.

How could the woman whom the prince personally begged to be such a person.

The second young master felt ashamed of what he did. He bowed deeply and said, "It's a minister who has no status and misunderstood the princess. All you think and think are for the Changxing Houfu, but I conjecture you so narrowly. It is really a frog at the bottom of the well, sad and ridiculous. I thought you called me today because of the Fourth Sister."

"She's just a small gravel, and it's gone after it's passed. If she didn't run out on purpose, I wouldn't even bother to remember her. If she guarded me all day and worried that I would retaliate against her, then she would really think too much. "Chu Jinyao changed to a comfortable sitting position. Since the second young master lifted it up, Chu Jinyao simply asked directly, "How did you discover Chu Jinmiao?"

This matter is not complicated, it is the most common routine. Chu Jinmiao had a high self-esteem and was accustomed to being big-handed. It didn't take long for the boxes she brought back to the Su family to be snatched by the Su family in various names. Later, Chu Jinmiao’s private house was emptied, and she refused to do farm work. She was still a young lady. The patriarchal nature of the Su family’s parents did not take long to recover. For the twelve betrothal gift, Chu Jinmiao promised a pot belly. Outside the veteran.

But how could Chu Jinmiao be willing? What kind of life did she spend in the Hou Mansion? Ten taels of silver used to be just her meal. Moreover, Chu Jinyao married the prince. Chu Jinxian’s husband and cousin Zhao’s family were also talented and young talents. Several other aunts and sisters whom Chu Jinmiao looked down upon were all married into the family of Gonghou officials. There are these people for comparison. , How could Chu Jinmiao marry an ugly and old man. As Chu Jinmiao returned to the countryside, the maid was also unwilling to be poor. Chu Jinmiao moved the maid, and the two ran away at night. Before Chu Jinmiao went out, he even set a fire on the Su family.

It can only be said that they are worthy of being a family. Chu Jinmiao is as indifferent and selfish as her biological parents, and for the sake of her own life and death of others, no one should look down on others. After Chu Jinmiao struggled to escape, the first thing was to find Changxing Houfu in Taiyuan City. Chu Jinmiao planned well. Although the Chu family was nothing but love for 13 years, as long as she cried and begged and begged, Zhao Clan and Chang Xinghou could see how miserable they were. , They are always soft-hearted.

But when Chu Jinmiao stood in front of the Changxing Hou Mansion, he only saw the red lanterns hanging high in front of the plaque of the Hou Mansion, and the door that had been closed for a long time and even fell ashes.

The old servant guarding the gate told the two young women in front of them that the master's family had moved into the capital with the princess and would not return in the future. If something happens, when you return to the hometown to worship the ancestors, you may be lucky enough to meet the master's young master.

When Chu Jinmiao was struck by lightning, she only remembered vaguely. It seemed that when she was sent out, someone in the family had indeed mentioned that she wanted to move, but at that time she couldn't protect herself, so she didn't have the intention to pay attention to it.

Changxing Houfu moved away, and she gambled on all her wealth to find her mother and second brother, but she couldn't even see them in person. Beijing, where is it then?

Changxing Hou's Mansion has left, and the Su family can't go back. What should I do?

It can only be said that by chance, when Chu Jinmiao was at a loss, an old servant who was staying at the door of the ancestral house spotted her. This old servant used to work in the Second Young Master's courtyard. When the Hou Mansion was moved, the old servant stayed in Taiyuan to watch the door. He recognized the fourth young lady and couldn't bear it, so he sent a letter to the second young master in Beijing. The Second Young Master was shocked when he learned of this incident. When he saw Chu Jinmiao's current appearance, it was even more shocked and painful. After all, he was the younger sister who had been with him for 13 years. The Second Young Master couldn't bear to see Chu Jinmiao's exile. With this appearance, Chu Jinmiao bought a house in Taiyuan and left a lot of money with her. It's just that once Chu Jinmiao grasped the life-saving straw, how willing to let go, she frequently came to see the second young master, and the second young master was responsive to requests. Duan Yinghua discovered the clues of this interaction.

Duan Yinghua saw the book and thought that the second young master was raising the outside room, so she couldn't help but questioned a few words. Of course, the second young master refused to admit it, but she didn't say what the money did. This is more like an outside room. Duan Yinghua was surprised, and the second young master had no choice but to quietly tell Zhao about Chu Jinmiao's affairs, and let Zhao handle it.

The Zhao family's solution was to bring Chu Jinmiao to the capital and buy a house in the capital for a big price, and send all the silk and satin slave carts and horses there to double the compensation for the suffering daughter. However, this sign completely changed in Duan Yinghua's place. Duan Yinghua couldn't bear it, and directly stabbed Chu Jinyao so that the prince concubine came forward to beat the unclear mother-in-law and husband.

The Second Young Master also felt embarrassed when he said this. He hadn't planned to take Chu Jinmiao over, but Zhao cried and made two troubles, and the Second Young Master couldn't help it. The second young master can only convince himself in his heart, Zhao's doing this is also out of a motherly heart, and wants to compensate the fourth sister. Since the fourth sister returned to Su's house, she has indeed had a bad time.

Chu Jinyao's motherly heart sounded ridiculous. They felt that Chu Jinmiao was pitiful, but that used to be Chu Jinyao's life. Had it not been for Changxing Hou to find out that her daughter was replaced, Chu Jinyao would have lived like this for a lifetime.

Chu Jinmiao relied on tears to win sympathy, but Chu Jinyao was unwilling to use the same method to win a city back. She felt that she was belittling herself. Since Chu Jinmiao said that she uses power to suppress people, Chu Jinyao will show what it means to use power to suppress people.

"All of you are compassionate. On the contrary, I look like a bad person, persecuting her. But, second brother, tell me, Chu Jinmiao is now living in your private house. What is her name? Separated?"

The second young master frowned upon hearing this: "Naturally it is my younger sister."

"Sister? Since it's a younger sister, why didn't you dare to tell your second wife, instead let her misunderstand that you were taking a concubine outside, so she bought the outer room."

"Prince Concubine!" The second young master raised his voice in embarrassment and interrupted Chu Jinyao. "Chu Jinmiao will always be my fourth sister. How can we tarnish the relationship between me and my fourth sister with the love of men and women? How can I use words like concubine and outside room to humiliate her."

"It's useless to tell me, you tell this to other people in the capital, do you say they believe it?" Chu Jinyao looked at the second young master's increasingly pale face, and ruthlessly pierced his fluke heart. . But this is not over yet, Chu Jinyao did not rush, and released another killer move: "What's more, do Chu Jinmiao and the girl next to her really treat you as your brother? Brother, how long do you want to deceive yourself, you I feel that the concubine and the outside chamber are humiliating her, but Chu Jinmiao clearly came for this purpose."

The second young master's complexion faded all of a sudden, as if he had been hit hard. The second young master wanted to refute the four younger sisters who were in his heart, but for some reason, he couldn't speak. Is Miao'er really such a person? The second young master remembered Chu Jinmiao's if there were no actions during this period. Are these almost frivolous behaviors really because of relying on his brother?

The second young master didn't know, he didn't want to know.

But Chu Jinyao refused to let him go easily. Chu Jinmiao could get the sympathy of everyone by relying on being pitiful. On the contrary, Chu Jinyao was like a wicked person who could not tolerate others. In fact, Chu Jinyao really didn't have it. Chu Jinmiao sold poorly, and Chu Jinyao made her even more pitiful.

Chu Jinyao pressed harder step by step, and then continued: "Alright, taking a step back, the two of you are really just a brother and sister relationship. But what do you want to think about the second sister? The second sister is in the Hou Mansion. Domestic affairs, serving the elders, and you are raising such a sister outside, how do you let the second sister-in-law behave? Even if the second sister-in-law is a virtuous woman alive, I trust you completely, but once this matter spreads outside, what will others say about us Changxinghoufu? They would only say that Changxinghou’s elder son raised a former sister, and no one listens to you to explain. You and Chu Jinmiao are indeed not related by blood, but you were raised as brothers and sisters. If this kind of thing is brought up When people are utterly eloquent, what is the difference between you and brother and sister incest? When that happens, what do you ask Changxinghou to do, and what do you want me to do?"

The Second Young Master lowered his head and did not speak, but his fists kept shaking, and he could imagine how his heart was upended. Chu Jinyao stopped, and let the second young master think about the rest. The only key in this matter was the second young master. As long as he wanted to understand, he would no longer help Zhou to be abusive. Then the Zhao family and Chu Jinmiao would continue to spread the word. No one can be found, and this matter is truly resolved. Moreover, cutting the grass must eliminate the roots. Chu Jinyao will never allow this kind of thing to happen again. It is the best policy to go to war and attack the heart. It is the best policy to get rid of the warmth in the heart of the second young master. Of course, Chu Jinyao could use his power to order him to never see Chu Jinmiao again, but this method was too stupid and ruined her reputation, so Chu Jinyao would not engage in this kind of loss-making business.

Chu Jinyao didn't realize at this moment that when she did all this, her thinking was exactly the same as Qin Yi's usual tactics. The existence of some people is silent, and Chu Jinyao already has the shadow of Qin Yi on her body before she knows it.

Chu Jinyao finally added: "Second brother, I will do it all here, and you will decide the rest. I will not ask how you deal with Chu Jinmiao afterwards, but you have to remember that you are the only son of your father. If you want to take over the entire Changxing Hou Mansion in the future, you should think carefully about what you should do."

The second young master closed his eyes, and after a while, he sighed with difficulty: "I was wrong."

"I just pity her, but I didn't think of my identity and responsibilities, let alone the risks behind. I am your brother, and I should support you, but in the end, it makes you tired."

Mrs. Chu was always proud of this matter. Chu Jinyao was very favored by the prince, and the prince loved the house and Wu, and even Changxing Hou's Mansion followed suit. But for the brother of the second young master, this is not something to be proud of. For example, this time, he was selfish and stupid, blinded by his previous friendship, and did not consider the truth behind it. He ignored his sister's situation in the East Palace, and even used the most despicable intentions to speculate on her, which is unforgivable.

The second young master was so excited that he could hardly forgive himself. He said grimly: "I am sorry for you."

He was too self-righteous, immersed in his own world, unwilling to consider the cunning of the officialdom, and never thought of taking on the future of the family, but he prided himself on being elegant and looked down on the people in the vanity fair. He should be the trust of Chu Jinxian and Chu Jinyao, not the glory of his younger sister, hiding in his own world, chanting poetry, and not asking about world affairs.

Chu Jinyao finally breathed a sigh of relief when she heard this. It is a good thing that the second young master does not love disputes. A qualified foreign relative should be strict with himself, not greedy or grabbing. However, he understands in his heart but doesn't fight, and he doesn't understand anything, so follow the crowd. This is completely different. Chu Jinyao hopes that the second young master will maintain the status quo, but he has to participate in politics in his heart, at least to understand the pros and cons.

Chu Jinmiao was nothing but a trivial matter, and it was an unexpected joy to be able to wake up the second young master through this incident. In fact, Chu Jinyao's original intention was not as noble as the second young master imagined, but the second young master was willing to think in this direction, and Chu Jinyao was also happy to see the result.

"Second brother, it would be better if you understand. We are in the same boat as the prince no matter what. Even if we can't help him, we must not be dragged down. He doesn't care about fame, but we can't let it go. At least, Changxing Houfu can't. Become the reason for others to attack him." The second young master can't stay in the house for a long time. The words that should be said have already been said. Chu Jinyao stood up and sent the second young master out while explaining. She turned the purple wood partition, and when she saw the scene behind, she couldn't help but stunned.

The few maids who were standing outside all lowered their heads, and did not dare to show off. Chu Jinyao looked at the calm culprit again, and she was furious: "When did you come? How long have you been standing here and listening?"