The Crown Prince in the Jade Pendant

Chu Jinyao came late. She lived far away and was not as convenient as the other girls. When she came, the Rongning Hall was already full of people.

The old lady was wearing a dark red woven gold jersey, with a peony on her forehead, sitting on the Luohan bed. When she saw that people were almost there, she cleared her throat, and said with a rare kind of smile: "As soon as your aunt went home, she told the princess about our family. The ancestors of the palace were very happy after hearing this, even the princess. I also like our girl. Your aunt sent a message back. After a few days, the princess will officially post and ask us to be a guest at the Changxing Hou Mansion. The person she sent back to send the message has arrived. It is estimated that in a few days, the princess will invite you. The post was delivered."

The girls immediately cheered in a low voice, and the Seventh Girl rushed into the arms of the old lady and said: "Great, I haven't been to the palace yet!"

Seven girls are young, not yet old enough to be taken out by her mother, so she is particularly enthusiastic about going out. The other girls are older than the seven girls, but they rarely go out. After hearing that they can go out for a while, they still go to the palace of Huailing County outside the city. The few girls excitedly held their handkerchiefs and couldn’t wait to make friends. The sisters discussed.

Mrs. Chu also smiled as they watched their troubles, and did not scold them for paying attention to the rules. The current world is extremely harsh on women. Most girls are locked up in the back house from birth, and the farthest distance they can walk is the second door. In a year, except for the Spring Festival and March 3, they rarely go out at other times. Now they suddenly learn that they can go to the banquet, or go to Taiyuan's wealthy Huailing County Palace, no matter how serious the girls are, they are impatient and excited.

Old Madam Chu waited for the girls' excitement to pass, and then said, "It's not trivial to go to the county palace this time. You rarely go out. If you go out, you must be able to hold the countertop. Zhao..."

Zhao took a step forward and responded, "My daughter-in-law is here."

"Have the girls made this season's clothes?"

"Our girl has four sets of clothes per season and has already been issued."

"It's already posted..." Old Madam Chu thought for a while, and said, "It's rare for them to go out for a walk and make them new clothes. I'll ask the wife of Li's family to come in. You can go with whatever material you like. Pick, and after you have chosen, all the money will come from me. There is still a top face. I remember that the last time you hit a new top face was during the Chinese New Year, are you still having enough jewelry?"

The juniors are all human beings. After hearing these words, they naturally said in unison: "Grandma, we have worn our heads and faces several times, please ancestors love us!"

The girls acted like a baby, and several faceless maids also said: "The old lady is the most generous, what do you want under the names of several girls?"

Mrs. Chu was coaxed to laugh and said, "You monkeys! Okay, let the people from Zhenbao Pavilion come in, and pick what you like. I'm old and I don't have enough to dress up, but you A few young girls, just when the greenery is bright, can't neglect."

The Yan family flattered Mrs. Chu: "Mother, I don't recognize you. You are very young. When my parents came, they told me quietly, if they didn't know that we belonged to the Hou Mansion. Old Fengjun, almost thought you and I were the same generation!"

This is really blatant, even if it is to please her mother-in-law, the Zhao family can't say such a thing. But Yan is capable, so it's no wonder that Yan is the most fascinating of the three daughters-in-law. Old Madam Chu touched Yan's head with her finger: "You, no matter how big or small, you can speak this kind of words, so you are not afraid of the jokes of the younger generation!"

Yan said: "Mother, I was wronged! I clearly told the truth!"

Seven girls clung to Mrs. Chu's arms and responded, "My mother is right, my ancestors are still healthy and young!"

Madam Gu smiled, and Chu Jinxian sat beside Mrs. Chu, smiling faintly. Standing in the hall, Chu Jinyao didn't talk witty words like the other sisters, and kept talking ingenuity, just smiled in response to the situation.

Mrs. Chu was coaxed to close her mouth from ear to ear, and said: "You all have a more clever mouth than the oriole! Even when I don’t know what you want to do, it’s not an idea to hit my private house! Okay, It’s rare for our house to be so lively. You don’t have to ask the people from Jumbo Pavilion to come in. Just leave your three daughters-in-law, take your own girls, and go to the street to pick up a few headdresses you like. No matter how much money you spend, you will all be from me On the account."

Oops, when Yan heard it, his eyes were almost squeezed out of laughter. Chu Jinyao also felt happy watching this scene.

There was harmony in Rongning Hall, Chu Jinmiao smiled reluctantly, looked for a while, and quietly walked out.

She was still banned in name, but she had to come in front of the old lady when such a big thing happened. If no one talks about it, everyone turns one eye and closes the other, and the ban on foot is over.

If it was before, Chu Jinmiao Club was the most active among the sisters. She is the long-term daughter, the biological daughter of Changxinghou, far more noble than the second- and third-bedroom girls. There are only two prostitutes in the long house, and Chu Jinxian is dignified and respectful, and will not say these inquisitive words. As a prostitute, Chu Jinmiao is the most qualified person to act coquettishly in front of her grandmother and attract everyone's attention. It's a pity that Chu Jinyao's arrival made all this come to an abrupt end.

What's more, since the last incident happened, Chu Jinmiao saw the old lady feel a little uncomfortable. As soon as he saw Mrs. Chu, Chu Jinmiao remembered the fact that he had planted and failed. He couldn't tell whether it was fear or deliberate avoidance. Chu Jinmiao didn't want to face Mrs. Chu. Chu Jinmiao seldom speaks even on occasions like the sisters acting coquettishly.

Chu Jinmiao avoided the crowd and walked out by himself. She was standing on the chaoshou veranda of the Hou Mansion, looking up at the Walan sky. The laughter of the Chu girls kept coming from behind. Chu Jinmiao listened, stretched out his hand uncontrollably, and tightened the cloak on his body.

Once, she also belonged to these laughs, but now, the grandmother inside is not her grandmother, the sister is no longer her sister, she can no longer stand up, quarrel with the girls in the Changxing Hou Mansion, yes The subordinates of the Hou Mansion gave orders. What's more, grandmother gave her a gap. And all this is because of Chu Jinyao.

Chu Jinmiao thought uncontrollably, why did Chu Jinyao come back? She was the one who grew up here. The title of Miss Hou Mansion, the relatives and sisters of the Chu family, were originally hers! Now suddenly a Chu Jinyao popped up and said that her 13 years were all wrong. How could Chu Jinmiao accept it willingly?

Chu Jinmiao stood for a while, unable to bear the continuous laughter in the room, and left with a sullen face. Well, since the Chu family no longer accepts her, she is not uncommon! She is thirteen, and she will soon be able to discuss marriage. She will find herself a decent and noble husband, marry gracefully, live her little life, and then let the Chu family hold their bowels and regret it. Go!

In Rongning Hall, the grandparents and grandchildren talked and laughed for a long time. A maid looked around and said, "Where is the fourth girl? She was here just now."

The atmosphere in the room froze insignificantly, and the old lady's smile gradually faded, counting the prayer beads in her hand and she did not speak. Chu Jinxian sat next to the old lady, as if he hadn't heard it. The second girl was as invisible as before. The third girl rolled her eyes and snorted strangely. Chu Jinyao's position is very sensitive. She has long discovered that Chu Jinmiao is not there, but she didn't say anything. Now that she asks it out in public, she won't be able to talk. Finally, the six girls in the third room said: "The room is a little hot, the fourth sister may go outside to breathe."

Zhao said anxiously: "She is not in good health, she is easy to breathe in crowded places, mother, should I go out and look for her?"

The old lady said lightly: "Since she has gone out to breathe, let her take it easy. She will come back by herself in a while."

Didn't even find it? The Zhao family couldn't do it anxiously, but didn't dare to disobey Old Madam Chu, so he reluctantly bowed his head and replied, "Yes."

Yan clan looked at Zhao clan, and smiled secretly.

Sure enough, after another three or four days, the post of Princess Huailing was delivered to Changxing Houfu. The courtesy of the palace are expensive and magnificent, with gold leaf embossing patterns all around. Yan took the invitation and sighed: "It's a royal palace, it's a big deal. It's a post that you can throw away after you use it, and it's still decorated with real gold! Oh, it's really..."

Zhao felt that Yan was embarrassed, so he turned his face away and stopped looking. A few of them dressed up today, gathered here with the old lady, and went to the streets together when everyone arrived. After hearing Yan's words, the other girls felt that the Yan family was a little bit petty, but they knew in their hearts that the Huailing Prince's Mansion and the Changxing Hou's Mansion had widened the gap in these seemingly insignificant details. Changxing Hou’s Mansion sent invitations to guests, how willing to emboss with gold leaf, but Huailing Prince’s Mansion didn’t care at all. Even the splurge of Changxing Hou's Mansion did not have this qualification. Only the royal family could use these gold and silver decorations.

When the crowd was there, Chu Jinyao was taken by her mother to greet the old lady. After getting the old lady's permission, she boarded the carriage and drove slowly toward the street, accompanied by her brother.

This is Chu Jinyao's first visit to the market. She used to live in the Su family and was not qualified to follow her father to the county town to go to the fair. Later, she was caught off guard and was taken away by Changxinghou. She went back to Changxinghoufu in a carriage all the way back to Changxinghoufu without having time to see what Taiyuan City was like. Now that she finally came out, she was so excited along the way that she could barely restrain her from opening the curtain to look out.

But Chu Jinyao didn't dare, she and Chu Jinxian were sitting in the same carriage, and Zhao and Chu Jinmiao were in another carriage. Chu Jinxian was still sitting dignified in the swaying carriage. Even if Chu Jinxian did not look in her direction, Chu Jinyao knew that Chu Jinxian would not let her do such a disgraceful thing as a curtain lifter. .

Chu Jinxian could see that Chu Jinyao couldn't sit still with excitement, but he didn't need to look at it, Chu Jinyao had already shown it. Helpless and sad, Chu Jinxian whispered to Chu Jinyao: "There are so many people on the street, it's wrong to be seen our face. When you get to the treasure pavilion, you can look at it openly."

Chu Jinyao was stunned for a while before he realized that Chu Jinxian was comforting her. Chu Jinyao said flatly, "I understand, thank you eldest sister."

Chu Jinxian's words were true. The horse-drawn carriage of the Hou Mansion walked for a while and turned a bend. As expected, the noise outside the curtain of the car was far away, and even the road was flattened a lot, and the carriage no longer bumped up and down. Chu Jinyao waited patiently for a while, and heard the carriage knocking on the ground. After a while of busy work, a maid's voice sounded outside the carriage: "Big girl, Fifth girl, the treasure pavilion is here, and the maidservant will help you down."

Chu Jinxian left first, and Chu Jinyao slowly got off the carriage supported by the maid. In fact, Chu Jinyao has been used to activities since she was a child. The distance between the carriage and the ground, she can land with a single leap. But in front of so many people, she couldn't do such a thing.

After Chu Jinyao landed, he immediately looked back at the street. This street sells splendor, gold, and jade. It is either rich or expensive, and there are horse-drawn carriages of officials or nobles everywhere. Chu Jinyao looked at her with an eye-opener, she hadn't seen such a vast and magnificent commercial street! How many times more magnificent than the county town that Su's father Su Sheng said.

Seeing Chu Jinyao's appearance, Qin Yi couldn't help but whispered: "It's just an ordinary street, as for? If you really like it, you should go to the commercial street in Beijing."

Chu Jinyao's eyes were sparkling, and she asked Qin Yi quietly, "Is the capital bigger than Taiyuan?"

Qin Yi smiled softly: "It's just Taiyuan, so naturally it can't be compared with Beijing."

Chu Jinyao uttered a low admiration, and Taiyuan opened her eyes, and the capital was even broader and magnificent than Taiyuan. What kind of scene was that? Chu Jinyao thought about it for a while, and finally said a little discouraged: "It's a pity that I have no chance to see the capital, so I can only think about it in my dream."

"How come?" Qin Yi said, "If you want to go, it's not easy?"

Chu Jinyao shook his head gently: "I am a girl, and I can't even go out on weekdays, let alone go to Beijing? Even if I marry, I don't want to go to such a far place. No matter how good the capital is, it has nothing to do with me. Relationship, my home is in Taiyuan, I don't want to be too far away from my parents."

Qin Yi was silent this time, and once again he realized that he was different from Chu Jinyao's sky.

"Girl!" Camellia's voice sounded from behind. She carried her skirt, hurriedly ran down the steps, walked to Chu Jinyao, and complained repeatedly, "Girl, why are you hiding here alone? I thought you Going in with the four girls, they told me to have a good meal, and I was complained by the eldest girl! Why are you always running around alone!"

What this said, Qin Yi sank his face and almost shouted at the handmaid for being rude. Who dares to talk to Chu Jinyao like this, who gives her the courage? Chu Jinyao vaguely felt Qin Yi's mood a bit irritable. She gently stretched out her hand to cover the jade pendant, and then said to Camellia: "I know. Eldest sister is waiting for me inside?"

"Yes." Camellia was scolded by Chu Jinxian, feeling upset, and wanted to say more, but saw Chu Jinyao go past her and walk straight in.

Camellia was directly ignored by Chu Jinyao. She became more and more frustrated, but she knew her identity at any rate. There were so many masters in the shop, and any one of them could pinch her to death with one hand. She didn't dare to meet the five girls in such a place. Make a noise. Camellia had no choice but to hold back his anger, pouting and following behind Chu Jinyao, and walked to the store griefly.

Chu Jinxian waited at the door and saw that Chu Jinyao had crossed the threshold to come in. He was relieved and frowned, "What's the matter with these maids next to you, so many of them are following you, so they can still follow you? throw?"

"Sister, don't say it." Chu Jinyao gently took Chu Jinxian's hand and said, "It's rare for our sisters to go out together, so don't be angry about these things. When you go back, I will discipline them. ."

Chu Jinxian looked at the camellia with fluttering eyeballs, and then at the grandmother who followed Zhao and Chu Jinmiao. She didn't understand Chu Jinyao's difficulties. But she couldn't help Chu Jinyao settle everything. The only way to survive in the back home was Chu Jinyao slowly groping for herself.

Chu Jinxian sighed, and said no more. After Chu Jinyao saw her, she secretly sighed that this was her relatives. Chu Jinxian couldn't find her. The first sentence of the meeting asked her if she was okay, and the second sentence was to reprimand her maid for negligence. If you change to the Zhao clan, you will only frown and say, "Why are you running around again? What kind of style is this?"

When Zhao looked at her, he seemed to have always had strong prejudices. Zhao hopes that his daughter will be a decent young lady as soon as she appears, regardless of what she encounters. Chu Jinyao sighed. Perhaps what Zhao family needs is a young lady like Chu Jinmiao who can't help but speaks and needs Zhao family, not her biological daughter who came back halfway.

Chu Jinxian had already decided to get married, and in fact could not go out anymore, but Chu Jinxian strongly asked to go with him. Chu Jinxian looked at the affectionate backs of Zhao clan and Chu Jinmiao, and said that she really didn’t guess wrong. Only Chu Jinmiao was the only one in Zhao’s eyes. She didn’t remember that she still had a daughter to look after. Chu Jinyao came back. After a long time, Zhao still refused to adapt to the new state. If Chu Jinxian didn't come today, and the other girls had their mothers wearing jewelry to watch, Chu Jinyao would have been left behind, which would be embarrassing.

It was Chu Jinxian who hated the Zhao family because of iron and steel.

The guy in the treasure pavilion saw two gorgeous girls standing arm in arm in the hall, one gentle as the moon and the other as bright as the sun. They rushed over and greeted, "Two girls, what do you want to see?" "

Of course he knew that these were all distinguished guests from the Changxing Hou Mansion. Looking at the appearance and clothes of the two, most of them were the concubines in the Hou Mansion. Although I don't know why the two of them stood up alone, it is not important. It is enough to know that these two are major customers!

Chu Jinxian put away his thoughts, not to look at these bad things, and pulled Chu Jinyao into it: "You don't have many pieces of jewelry. Take this opportunity and buy them all together." Turning around and faintly ordered his buddy: " Go and take out everything you can get from your house, whether it's a hairpin, a double-strand hairpin or a sway, take it out, let's see for ourselves."

When the guy heard this, he was happy and immediately responded: "Hey, come on."

The guy was willing to please the big customer, brought a lot of exquisite jewelry, and introduced them one by one. Chu Jinxian was quite calm, picked up the headwear in the box and looked at it, then asked two questions casually, and said, "Wrap all of these."

Chu Jinyao broke out in cold sweat when she heard it: "Sister, how can I use so much? It's not good for us..."

The movement here alarmed Yan clan. When Yan clan saw that Chu Jinyao and Chu Jinxian piled up a lot of boxes in front of him, Chu Jinxian just wrapped a few of them. Yan immediately quit: "Why can you two get so much?"

Although Mrs. Chu said that they let them choose as much as they want, they can't take it seriously. The female guardians tacitly chose one for the larger hairpin and two for the smaller one. Anyway, the approximate amount of money is so much. If it is too much and you want to take the opportunity to buy a few more pieces, then you should pay for your own house.

Yan looked at Chu Jinxian and Chu Jinyao, and was so angry that they were too much, right? The old ladies spend money, so why can they take so much?

Chu Jinyao secretly pulled Chu Jinxian's sleeve, Chu Jinxian pressed Chu Jinyao's hand, glanced at Yan indifferently, and said, "Second aunt, don't worry, these are my gifts for my fifth sister. Go next."

Yan Shi had nothing to say. She looked at a golden hairpin, a pair of golden hairpins, and a pair of silver-headed beads swaying in front of Chu Jinyao, and said in a weird voice: "The old lady deserves to belong to the old lady. He has a good heart, and his wealth is really enviable."

Chu Jinxian ignored the Yan family, but said to Chu Jinyao: "Choose what you like, don't worry about other things."

Chu Jinyao held back for a long time, and said in a low voice, "Thank you sister." She was grateful for Chu Jinxian's kindness, and saddened that she was too stretched.

The movement here inevitably alarmed other people, and many people naturally heard what Chu Jinxian said. They are envious, jealous, but helpless. Chu Jinxian had blue eyes on the old lady. From the point of view of the snack wear, she was the best. The dowry on the bright side was 6,000 taels. The old lady didn't know how much she would like to subsidize in private. Chu Jinxian is very confident, if she is willing to spend money on Chu Jinyao to buy happiness, then she really doesn't care about the money.

Zhao also heard what Chu Jinxian said, she was a little bit troubled with her face, and brought Chu Jinmiao closer and said, "I forgot that Jinyao still lacks jewelry. Since it is out today, let's do it together. "

Zhao plans to pay for her. She is still a mother. How can she let the eldest daughter pay for it? She glanced at the things on the table and frowned: "I want to buy these together? The guest clothes need to be replaced with new ones, but the head and face are not good. If you wear a new set of head and face, it will make people laugh."

"Fangzheng will have a long life in the future, so I have something to prepare for her." Chu Jinxian said lightly, and said to her buddy, "Take these away."

In the presence of so many people, Zhao is not easy to talk about it. She said: "You are still a girl, and you keep your dowry next to yourself. Let me make these."

Chu Jinxian pushed Zhao's hand and said, "Mother, I will be out of the cabinet soon. Jin Yao has just returned. My sister can't spend much time with her, so I can only compensate one or two for these foreign objects. It’s my heart, and if my mother wants to make up for it, that’s another matter."

Chu Jinyao raised her eyebrows secretly when she heard this, and suddenly felt that her eldest sister was also a great figure. Sure enough, after hearing this, Zhao couldn't make it through his face, so he had to say: "Well, I won't grab it with you. I just saw a set of gemstones that are pretty good, and it happens that Jinyao doesn't have gemstone jewelry, so I will give her this. Set it up."

Chu Jinxian had said so, it was impossible for the Zhao family to stop Chu Jinxian, but it was not good to say nothing. Can she be compared with the eldest daughter Chu Jinxian? Naturally not, she can only buy another set of more expensive pressure scenes for Chu Jinyao.

Chu Jinmiao was shocked when he heard that he wanted to buy gems. She doesn't have a few gems and jewellery, or she has accumulated over the years one after another, and she can't make up a set! Why can Chu Jinyao get a complete set of gem head noodles?

Chu Jinmiao looked at Chu Jinyao very badly. Chu Jinyao felt that it was a fool to take advantage of it. She lowered her head and didn't speak, and let Chu Jinxian and Zhao make arrangements. Chu Jinmiao stared at Chu Jinyao to no avail, and the more he wanted to get angry, he stretched out his hand to pull Zhao's sleeves: "Mother..."

Even if Mrs. Zhao is Mrs. Hou, it is impossible to buy two sets of gemstones at once. Chu Jinmiao did this in front of everyone. Who could not understand what Chu Jinmiao meant, the Zhao clan was a little embarrassed. For the first time, Chu Jinmiao gave birth to the idea that Chu Jinmiao only cared about himself and was not at all cunning. This thought was fleeting. Zhao looked at Chu Jinmiao’s poor eyes and couldn’t bear it, and said, “I think there was a pair of golden butterfly combs just now. If you like them, you can hold them together.”

Chu Jinmiao was not happy, pinching her blond hair comb and a set of jeweled head noodles, this is too much difference! But in front of so many people, Chu Jinmiao could only say reluctantly: "Thank you, mother."

In the end, Chu Jinyao watched the big and small bags moved into her car, feeling extremely emotional. It feels good to be rich, but these are all money from my sister and mother. When can she make her own income?

Chu Jinyao thought for a while, and decided not to have trouble with herself. She has all her net worth, only half a piece of brocade, and thirty taels of silver. She had planned a long February and February case, but it didn't even survive.

She felt speechless sadness.

Although there were some small episodes during this trip, the female families bought their favorite jewelry, and they all looked happy. Chu Jinyao followed the people out of the door, and Zhao and Yan met the official wife of Beppu when they went out, and they were talking affectionately, shaking hands. Chu Jinyao stood bored among the sisters, listening to the adults' greetings. With a casual glance, she found that a new Jinxiu cloth shop was opened next to the treasure pavilion.

Chu Jinyao's mind immediately became active.

She is pretty good at sewing, and if she has a chance to open a shop, I'm afraid the most suitable shop is the Fairview Shop. Chu Jinyao didn't know that she had no chance to own a brocade shop, but she wanted to inquire about it in advance to understand the situation.

Thinking about this, Chu Jinyao quietly left the team and walked towards the next door. As soon as she walked down the steps, she heard Qin Yi ask: "Where are you going?"

"I'm going to talk to the guys in this shop..." The voice hadn't died yet, she saw a group of majestic cavalry at the end of the long street. They were sitting on a tall horse with cold faces, galloping toward this side, and then appeared in a flash. In front of me. A little boy in a red silk robe squatted on the side of the road and played with stone beads. Suddenly his stone beads shook and Gurulu rolled out. Without raising his head, the boy ran after the beads.

There was a scream from the street, and Chu Jinyao couldn't help but yelled out: "Be careful!"