The Crown Prince in the Jade Pendant

"So, are we moving to the capital?"

"Yes." Mrs. Chu said with a look of joy, "We will move to the capital when your father's orders come down. The house in the capital has been vacant for many years, and it can be used now."

The move of the Chu family back to Taiyuan was ordered by the first generation of Changxing Hou, the grandfather of Chu Jing and the father-in-law of Mrs. Chu. When Mrs. Chu first married into the Chu family, she lived in the capital for a short period of time. Unexpectedly, after so many years, Mrs. Chu would finally have a chance to return to the capital from a green bride to a dying old lady.

Hou Changxing was about to be transferred to the Fifth Army Camp, and they could also take the opportunity to return to the capital, and the Chu family members were delighted for a while. In everyone's eyes, being able to serve as a Beijing official is the most capable. Regardless of the rank of the official, the expatriate official is always inferior to the official in the capital. The chatting and laughing in Rongning Hall was very lively, and Mrs. Chu's eyes were especially bright when she saw Chu Jinyao.

This is an obvious thing, and Changxing Hou was suddenly transferred to the capital, thanks to the prince's blessing. Although the crown prince promoted the Yue family, he certainly had the idea of ​​adding power to himself, but the root cause was not yet in Chu Jinyao.

The people around were in high spirits, but Chu Jinyao was not very excited. On the contrary, she was too calm, even a little cold.

The Yan family enthusiastically wanted to tell the old lady Chu about the second master of Chu. After all, Changxing Hou Mansion was about to become the upstart in the capital. How could the second uncle of the crown prince not have a decent position in the future? The Yan family winked at Mrs. Chu, and wanted Mrs. Chu to drive the others out. They came to talk about it alone. Mrs. Chu knows, she doesn't like Yan's style in her heart, but she really wants to make an order to dismiss her.

"Grandma." Chu Jinyao said suddenly, intercepting the words that Mrs. Chu was about to say, "I have something to tell you."

Yan cried for a moment, and Mrs. Chu glanced at them and nodded slowly.

"It's getting late, you all go back and rest."

It was already very late to send the prince away today. After Chu Jinxian and Zhao Jiazhi had packed up and left, the Changxing Houfu had been tossing for a long time. However, although everyone is physically exhausted, their spirits are very excited.

When Mrs. Chu said this, the others could only get up one after another. Everyone was coming and going, but Chu Jinyao stood still, and everyone couldn't help but glance at Chu Jinyao's direction before going out.

What is she going to say? Or, what did the prince tell her today?

When the people dispersed, the maid changed a new tea cup and fruit on the table. Old Madam Chu gestured to Chu Jinyao and said, "Sit down. You stayed here today, what do you want to say?"

In normal times, Chu Jinyao wouldn't just sit down so carelessly, she would definitely stand in place and listen to Mrs. Chu talking. However, today, Chu Jinyao glanced at the seat, and really walked over and sat down.

Mrs. Chu was a little surprised. Before she was over, Chu Jinyao spoke: "Grandma, you should know that His Royal Highness stayed here today and said something to me."

Of course Mrs. Chu knew, she looked at Chu Jinyao and smiled meaningfully: "Then what did your Highness say?"

Chu Jinyao is too familiar with Mrs. Chu's eyes. In fact, since her marriage, everyone has looked at her with such eyes. In the eyes of these people, she was probably just a vase that was admired by the nobles because of her beauty, and then rose to the sky in one step. In fact, it is true that Chu Jinyao is indeed an appendage of the prince. Most women in the world are like this. The beautiful people rely on the powerful, and the ordinary people marry the chicken and follow the chicken.

However, Chu Jinyao can tolerate outsiders looking at her like this, but the Chu family, who shares the honor and disgrace with her and enjoys the benefits of her crowning a princess, why use such eyes and tone to speak to her?

Since choosing a companion in the first month of the first month, the marriage in May was damaged, and June was named the prince princess, Chu Jinyao has become accustomed to being pushed away by the current like duckweed. She knew that she had no foundation, no one to rely on, and no right to speak in the Hou Mansion, so she chose to yield, as long as it was not excessive, she obeyed the family's arrangements.

But even duckweed has a temper. In the case of the county mansion, if it weren't for her fierce opposition, Mrs. Chu could really send her up as a concubine. However, the irony is that it is not her objection that matters, but Jin Yiwei's visit.

Thinking about it now, Jin Yiwei happened to come to the door at that time, and when Chu Zhu happened to be there, I am afraid he was also instructed by the prince.

When Chu Jinyao first returned home, she thought she had finally returned to her biological family. She was overjoyed and rejoiced. Although she was hitting a wall everywhere, she was willing to proactively stretch out her tentacles to contact other people every time. However, she was too naive after all. In the blink of an eye, one and a half years passed, she became quieter and quieter, more and more like a lady of the world, smiling and not showing her teeth, everyone said that the fifth girl was reborn and became qualified so quickly Miss Hou Mansion, Chu Jinyao actually knew, she just wanted to understand it.

She is not a child who has been spoiled and grown up. From birth to now, from the Su family to the Hou Mansion, it is the same.

The prince’s favor was a great gift, and she pulled her out of the quagmire with one hand. Chu Jinyao really thanked the prince, and she was willing to give the prince her fullest internal affairs and manage her concubines. Chu Jinyao felt that it was okay even if she was tortured by the queen's people because of this, it should be.

People in the capital and people in the palace felt that Chu Jinyao had hit the big fortune, relying on the prince's favor, ascended to the sky and flew up to the branch to become a phoenix. Otherwise, how could the crown prince fall to Chu Jinyao? It doesn't matter if outsiders think this way, Chu Jinyao doesn't dare to expect that she is qualified to be a princess anyway. But her family, who lost her as soon as she was born, and found her back after thirteen years, why do they think of her like this!

Chu Jinyao once heard that when the country was founded, the founding emperor did not want to allow his relatives to have power, so he ordered that the main houses of the prince, princess, and prince were all selected from the civilians of innocent origin, and many civilian queens and princesses were born at a time. Over time, the royal family and ministers for their own interests, coincidentally forgot this rule. However, the situation in this dynasty was special. Chu Jinyao thought that the prince chose her as the concubine because of the consideration of the court and wanted to follow the example. People, but today the prince personally told her that she wants to learn to be a prince by herself.

The prince was willing to transfer the power of the prince to Chu Jinyao, and Chu Jinyao was very grateful and could not ask for it. The crown prince was probably the first person willing to let her rely on, so Chu Jinyao also stumbled, tentatively speaking for herself and living for herself for the first time.

"Grandmother." Chu Jinyao was still nervous before speaking, her fingers trembling slightly, and after she spoke, she calmed down slowly, "His Royal Highness told me about the third sister."

Mrs. Chu looked embarrassed, but quickly returned to her original state. She picked up a sip of tea and said flatly, "Oh, what's wrong?"

"You should also know what is the relationship between Your Royal Highness and the Queen now. Your Royal Highness's biological mother is Empress Wenxiao, and Empress Xiao Qi is the aunt of Her Royal Highness. Because of Empress Xiao Qi's affairs, Empress Wenxiao was very angry and died in a serious illness. So, His Royal Highness said , He is especially taboo about the unclear relationship between sisters, and serves as a husband."

Mrs. Chu coughed awkwardly again. The hearts of the people are really strange. Mrs. Chu and Hou Chang Xing are full of disapproval of marrying the sister-in-law of the present sage, but the same thing happened in their own homes, but they just changed their positions, and they felt that they seemed to be blameless and they could give it a try. But it would be boring to say something like this. Old Madam Chu looked at Chu Jinyao inquisitively, and slowly asked, "Is this really what the Prince said?"

"What kind of answer does grandmother want to hear." Chu Jinyao smiled at the old lady Chu, "What if I said it?"

Mrs. Chu was shocked: "You..."

"Grandmother." Chu Jinyao completely put away her smile, trying to make her face dignified and awe-inspiring, "The prince doesn't like this kind of thing, and I don't want to see my sisters move this way. With the lintel of our family, there are so many good families who propose marriages. If you don’t do a good wife, why bother to be a concubine?"

Chu Jinyao's words are very rude, Mrs. Chu has been honored for many years, and it has been a long time since she heard such a tone. She narrowed her eyes unknowingly, and asked implicitly in her tone: "Just because you met the prince today, did you speak to the elders like this?"

Look, it's this again. Although I take advantage of you, I actually look down on your tone. Chu Jinyao bent down and thought with a broken jar, you all think that I am serving people in Israel, so I will tell you how the country perished in all dynasties! Anyway, everyone looked at her like this, so she could just really blow the pillow breeze.

"My grandmother is right. I saw the Prince today. In fact, not only today, but every year in the future, I will often see His Royal Highness day and night."

Oops, what do you mean by that! Old lady Chu's blood surged, and she almost didn't catch her breath. She used to be secretly proud of Chu Jinyao's good color and a sharp weapon, but she didn't expect that one day this sharp blade would dare to turn around, and vice versa. Threaten her!

Mrs. Chu couldn't help but spurn Chu Jinyao, a girl who was not ashamed. However, the evil concubine of the country has the truth about the evil concubine of the country, especially the royal clans of the Qin family. They are very cruel to kill the courtiers and brothers one by one, but they treat women. One game one is generous. The prince seems to be wise now, but how many princes have started to be faint kings when they are on stage.

After thinking about it, Mrs. Chu didn't dare to say something to death. After Chu Jinyao got married, she had to rely on her natal family, but what if her husband-in-law was the prince? The husband's family is too powerful, and it is impossible to tell who is relying on. In particular, the prince was still a lord who had to "sit along" to Taiyuan in order to see Chu Jinyao... It turned out that when Chu Jinyao was kind, Mrs. Chu dared to calculate other things, but once Chu Jinyao became tough, Mrs. Chu immediately It is necessary to maintain the relationship with Chu Jinyao.

"I think it's something, it turns out that you are dissatisfied with this." Old Madam Chu smiled, but because her expression changed so quickly, her smile looked a little distorted, "We are also doing it for your own good. If you don't want to, then forget it. . After all, you cannot be wronged by anyone in the house. It is estimated that your father’s transfer order will take some time, and we will not be able to move out for a while, so let’s take advantage of this time to make a decision on the marriage of your sisters."

Mrs. Chu made a concession, Chu Jinyao did not move, and asked, "Which ones?"

Mrs. Chu was startled for a moment, and then she understood what Chu Jinyao was talking about. She was a little surprised and looked at Chu Jinyao tentatively: "What do you want?"

"I heard that there is a story called the dove occupying the magpie's nest. Although the mother bird was raised by mistake, when the young birds grow up, they will go to their respective mothers."

Mrs. Chu raised her eyebrows unexpectedly: "You mean..."

"We are going to the capital. It is always bad for the family to be separated. Isn't it?"

"Not bad." The old lady Chu looked like she had met Chu Jinyao for the first time, her eyes were clearly extinguished, and a strange smile was still on her lips, "I will notify them and let them arrange."

After Chu Jinyao came out of the house, Linglong who was guarding outside immediately greeted him and asked anxiously, "Girl, what did you say to the old lady, did you conflict with the old lady?"

"No." Chu Jinyao walked fast and said stiffly, "I have a very good attitude, and I have discussed several things with her."

Linglong is surprised. Although the girl is obedient these days, she has not been very happy. Linglong's subordinates are worried. But what happened today? Why did the girl suddenly become so angry.

Chu Jinyao walked all the way back to the door of her home, until she was sweating a thin layer of sweat, Chu Jinyao felt a little bit relieved in her heart. She stopped at the gate of the yard and couldn't help but look up at the dark and deep night sky.

She actually knew that Mrs. Chu gave in today because the prince came and made it clear that she wanted to see her. If the prince did not come, if the prince did not "inadvertently" leave her a few staff, in fact, nothing would change.

Chu Jinyao still did not rely on her to challenge Mrs. Chu, and Mrs. Chu would not change her family's interests for her sake.

The sky is vast and boundless, but I am alone.

It's just a fake tiger. The prince is now taking advantage of the freshness and is willing to support her, but how long can it be fresh?

The next day, everyone lazily went to Mrs. Chu's room to chat and spend time. There was no difference. Mrs. Chu drank a cup of tea with a calm expression, then put down the porcelain cup, and suddenly said, "Let's finish the busy business while we don't have to move these days."

Everyone put down their hands and looked at Mrs. Chu seriously.

"You are all grown up, the second girl has already made a kiss, and the third girl should get busy too."

The three girls were surprised. Didn't the aunty talk to Changxinghou and let her try her fortune? Why now Mrs. Chu suddenly changed her tone...

"In the past few days, I have received a lot of famous posts from other people, many of whom are talented. Zhao, you can work harder and look at it for the third girl."

Zhao stood up flattered, and promised. Without waiting for Auntie Huang to ask, Mrs. Chu turned to Auntie Huang: "Although there is no reason for the girl's marriage to be interrogated by the concubine, you will eventually give birth to her. , Take a look. If you have any suggestions, tell Zhao."

Aunt Huang was shocked by Mrs. Chu's sudden change, but when Mrs. Chu asked her to participate in the marriage of the three girls, Aunt Huang was overjoyed and immediately agreed. Even if you can only follow Zhao's side and listen to Zhao's final idea, Huang Auntie is also satisfied.

After Zhao responded, she was secretly surprised. She thought that with Mrs. Chu's indifferent and profit-oriented temperament, the last bit of value of the three girls must be squeezed out. Unexpectedly, her mother-in-law was willing to let the three girls get married.

When Zhao thought this, he was suddenly startled. There are three girls above Chu Jinyao who haven't left the pavilion. Old Lady Chu said the second girl and the third girl. What about Chu Jinmiao?

Zhao's face was pale and said, "Mother, if you want to say kisses to the girls, does Miao'er look together?"

Almost immediately, the eyes of all the people in the room turned around, quietly waiting for Mrs. Chu's next words.

Mrs. Chu slowly twisted the prayer beads, and after a while, she said, "We are married by our parents, and remarried by ourselves. We are not Chu Jinmiao's serious elders. It is better to leave this kind of thing to her biological parents."

The tea cup in Zhao's hand suddenly fell to the ground, and with a click, her face was completely bloodless, like a walking corpse.

The Zhao family turned around to look at Chu Jinyao almost at the same time. Chu Jinyao slowly closed her eyes, and told herself that it was over.

She will never have a mother in her entire life.

The three girls wanted to say a kiss, and Chu Jinmiao was about to be sent back to Su's house, and soon spread throughout the house.

Zhao cried bitterly for a few days, and Chu Jinyao went to greet Zhao, but was blocked by the maid. She heard the Zhao clan shouting in the house: "You are the prince, one of the best in the world, I am a servant girl, I dare not be yours please! Please, please go to the palace and please go to the prince and queen!"

Mother Zhang looked at Chu Jinyao unbearably: "Five girls..."

"It's okay." Chu Jinyao said, "Since my mother doesn't want to see me, so be it. Mother Zhang, please look at your mother's body more and don't let her cry her eyes."

"Five girl, madam, she just couldn't accept it for a while, you..."

"Mother, keep busy." Chu Jinyao interrupted Madam Zhang with a smile, "I have something to do, so I'll leave."

Chu Jinyao walked away with a group of maids and women. She was obviously the only one, but she looked bigger than a family. After walking out of Zhao's courtyard, Chu Jinyao vaguely heard the sound of beatings and beatings in the courtyard.

Chu Jinmiao smiled, and Linglong quietly leaned over and asked, "Girl, what we prepared..."

"Grandma's carriage is ready?" Chu Jinyao asked rhetorically.

"Correct."

Chu Jinyao nodded gently. She folded her hands in front of her abdomen, like any upright and elegant lady, walking gently and softly on the winding corridor. In addition to his manners, Chu Jinyao's voice is also impeccable, as gentle as a lover's whisper: "Let the little money go, and accompany the four girls back home. By the way, when you get to the Su family, you must be in front of Su's father and Su's mother. , Give her all the gift dowry I prepared for the fourth girl."

"The slave understands."

Kinship is really the most wonderful thing in the world. Even if you are unfamiliar and raised by others at birth, your biological parents are still willing to sacrifice for their biological daughters. I just don't know, when Chu Jinmiao returns with the "high-priced dowry", Su's father and Su's mother will love her more.

Chu Jinmiao resisted in every possible way, but she was forced to be forced into a carriage soon after she could stand the instructions of Mrs. Chu, the master of the Hou Mansion alone. Speaking of it, Chu Jinyao really admires Mrs. Chu. Chu Jinyao can say this because of the inherent opposition of identities and Chu Jinmiao’s repeated murderous actions. Most importantly, Chu Jin Yao and Chu Jinmiao didn't get along with each other. But Mrs. Chu, who really pained Chu Jinmiao as a granddaughter for so many years, she said she would be able to send her away.

Zhao's red eyes chased the carriage out for a long time. She was reluctant to leave her daughter, and instead of disregarding the objection of Mrs. Chu, she prepared a lot of gold and silver jewelry for Chu Jinmiao, because she was afraid that Chu Jinmiao would suffer, she also stuffed a capable maid. Old Madam Chu looked at Zhao's actions and tried to speak several times, but in the end it all turned into a sigh.

Chu Jinmiao's eyes were almost blind from crying. She watched the scenery outside the window become more and more barren. The Taiyuan City she was familiar with gradually lost sight of the shadows. Among the people around, there were more and more ordinary people.

The magnificent carriage of the Hou Mansion finally drove into Sujia Village, and the people at the entrance of the village looked at all this almost dumbfounded. Lord Jin Yiwei came just two days ago and threw the kid from the Su family back. Whose family has come to a wealthy relative today?

The villagers voluntarily followed the carriage, watching the carriage turn left and right, and finally stopped at the door of Su's house. The villagers were in an uproar, greeted those close to them, and hurriedly came to watch the excitement.

Chu Jinmiao opened a gap in the car curtain, and when she saw the firewood-filled and tattered yard of the Su family, she immediately closed the curtain in disgust. Her eyes are red again, why is she so fate.

The maid who was sent over was also cold in her heart. There was still a thatched cottage here. The wall was black and white, crumbling. The maid was even worried that it would collapse in the next moment. In the Hou Mansion, even the lowest-ranking servants lived in brick houses...The maid thought of the neat and majestic Hou Mansion, and became more and more frustrated.

Who wants to accompany her to such a place! She was originally a second-class maid in the Hou Mansion, and her food and clothing were better than ordinary ladies. Chu Jinmiao, a fake daughter, was sent home. Why should she come and wait on her!

It's just the daughter of a village woman, who is more precious than anyone else. Why does she even serve as a maid for Chu Jinmiao?

Chu Jinmiao sat on the carriage with a sullen face, as if she didn't open the curtain or get out of the carriage, she wouldn't have to face this. However, the people outside the car were not willing to fulfill her avoidance, and Xiao Qianzi's voice slowly sounded: "Four girls, get off the car."

Four girls.

Hehe, Chu Jinmiao smiled and cried. This is really ironic. Why is destiny so unfair to her, or don't give it to her at the beginning, since she has given her glory and wealth, why should she take it away?

Chu Jinmiao was "pleased" to get out of the car half-driving, and the villagers who watched the lively behind saw that it turned out to be a young lady, and they were immediately upset.

Su's father and Su's mother had already heard the movement, and now they were hiding behind the door and watching. Xiao Qianzi didn't care when people didn't come out of the house. He faced the empty farmyard and said: "During the seven years of Jianxing, the Su family deliberately exchanged the daughter of the Hou Men, and gave his daughter to the Hou Mansion, pretending It was Miss Qian Jin. Later, Lord Hou found our girl, but for the sake of raising a family, he did not intend to send the fake daughter back. Unfortunately, the Hou Mansion is willing to raise one more daughter, but the young lady in your family really has Means, Rao Houfu didn't dare to raise it, so he had to send it back to your home."

Xiao Qianzi looked back at Chu Jinmiao: "Miss Si, please."

Chu Jinmiao almost hated the person in front of her. She knew that this was Chu Jinyao's person and came to humiliate her on purpose. And Chu Jinmiao knew better that, a little further, this was the prince's person.

Chu Jinmiao turned his head and refused to enter this sloppy, garbage and weedy yard. Xiao Qianzi was ignored and not annoyed, he clapped his hands, and someone immediately removed a large box from the car. For some reason, the person carrying the box suddenly swayed and stumbled, causing a heavy wooden box to fall to the ground, spilling the contents.

Xiao Qianzi said without any sincerity: "Oh, it's really rude to fall the things of the four girls. These gold and silver jewelry, as well as the innermost pieces of silk and satin, were given to the four girls to practice. In the future, these It's all the things of the fourth girl, even if the wife gave it, the fourth girl's own net worth is considered to be quite a lot, and this life has no worries about food and clothing."

Chu Jinmiao is very strange, what can Chu Jinyao do to give her money? She gave a rough sweep and knew that there were not a lot of things in the box. What is Chu Jinyao doing?

Chu Jinmiao didn't notice the straight red eyes of the Su family, who had been poor all his life, and the villagers who had never seen a whole piece of silver in the future.

What Chu Jinyao lacks most now is silver. Don't Su's father and Su's mother like money? Well, she brought their favorite daughter, boxes of jewels, to them.

The son who was deposed from the future, the daughter who suddenly brought home a large amount of gold and silver, and even brought a young maid with her.

It is said that the rich are intriguing and unkind. In fact, when people are so poor that they have to exhaust all their energy even to live, what is the law and morality?