The Crown Prince in the Jade Pendant

The second day of the first lunar month was the day when Qin Yi did not need to go to court, so he accompanied Chu Jinyao out of the palace, and the two returned to the Changxing Hou Mansion together.

Wu Guye has always been a very special existence in Hou's Mansion, and even Changxing Hou doesn't know what kind of attitude he should treat this son-in-law. Fortunately, Qin Yi was very respectful to Yue Zhang, and Changxing Hou was able to get along with Qin Yi peacefully with half of the courtesy of the emperor and the ministers and half of the friendship between the weng and sons.

Yesterday, Mrs. Chu and Mrs. Zhao had just met Chu Jinyao. They did not feel any difference when they met today. However, the other women of the Chu family who had not been able to participate in the Yuanri dynasty meeting were surprised to see Chu Jinyao.

Every time I saw Chu Jinyao, I could clearly see her growing rapidly. When she came out of the cabinet in December last year, Chu Jinyao acted calmly, and she could still see her anxiety about the future in her eyes. When she returned to the door three days ago, Chu Jinyao's hesitation disappeared a lot, but she was still cautious and cautious. . But this time I came back again, but after a month, Chu Jinyao's temperament was much calmer. This calmness is not the calmness that was cautious and afraid of making mistakes before, but the calmness that is calm and does not have to worry about losing.

Yan Shi stood at the bottom of her head and watched for a long time. She remembered the bride she had seen, and finally had to admit that Chu Jinyao was truly born with good destiny. It’s not that she has never seen people who marry a tall man. Those women are gorgeously dressed, but they are always careful between her eyes, and she will speak carefully before she is willing to export. But Chu Jinyao is different. She obviously went to the world to wait. It is a high school, but every word and smile are natural. Obviously, he has the confidence and confidence in his heart, so he is never afraid of making a mistake or making a mistake. For the same bride, Duan Yinghua married a month earlier than Chu Jinyao, but letting them stand together, it is obvious that the difference can be seen. Whether a woman is doing well after marriage can't deceive anyone with her attitude.

Chu Jinyao's mother-in-law is Empress Xiaoqi, who is both a stepmother and the prince. There is no need to expect auntie to reconcile. Then Chu Jinyao's confidence can only come from the prince.

Yan sighed, really wondering whether to envy Chu Jinyao for life or to grow well. Some things are really jealous, the same is the daughter of the Hou Mansion. If Chu Jinyao doesn't come back and replaces it with Chu Jinmiao, she probably won't be able to enjoy this kind of blessing because of her twitching temperament.

Chu Jinyao sat with her elders for a while, and after the younger sisters lined up to knock her heads in, she asked to go out for a walk. She hasn't returned to her boudoir since she married, and she doesn't know what the former yard has become.

Of course, no one dared to stop Chu Jinyao from going out. Chu Jinyao took Linglong and Platycodon grandiflorum to the east, and several people were deeply moved when they saw the old scene.

"Princess, there are still people cleaning our former yard!"

This courtyard in the capital is still called Chaoyun Courtyard. Even if Chu Jinyao is married, it is still kept, and people are arranged to come in and clean it regularly. Chu Jinyao walked into the house and looked around. The big thing was still there, but there was a lot of vitality missing. At a glance, he knew that there was no one here.

Campanulaceae is still chattering: "Things are still good, but no one lives, the house is a little overcast. Princess, do you need to bring a charcoal fire?"

"It doesn't need to be so troublesome, I just come over and take a look, there is no need to stir up people."

"Can this be a way to excite the teacher?"

Both Chu Jinyao and Kikyo were shocked, and Kikyo immediately bowed their heads and backed away: "His Royal Highness."

Chu Jinyao was originally sitting on the bed. Hearing Qin Yi's voice, she quickly stood up: "His Royal Highness, why are you here?"

"I heard people say that you are in the east courtyard, so come and have a look." Qin Yi naturally held Chu Jinyao's hand, and the tip of his eyebrows moved invisibly, "Is my hand so cold?"

Kikyo already understood, and said wittily: "The slave and maid will go to the charcoal fire."

Linglong was still changing her tea after Platycodon was out. Now that she has not returned, only Chu Jinyao and Qin Yi are left in the house. Chu Jinyao glanced at Qin Yi, as if he wanted to say something, and finally curled his lips without saying.

Qin Yi was amused by her rich expression: "What do you want to say?"

"I wanted to say that this is the girl's boudoir. It seems not good for you to come in like this. But I also think that with the character of His Royal Highness, these words are useless for me, so I don't need to waste my tongue."

Qin Yi really didn't think he had anything to do in the girl's boudoir. He bought this place specially for Chu Jinyao. He had also come in before. What's more, even if Chu Jinyao was in Taiyuan's boudoir, he hadn't seen it before, and he had even lived there for a while.

Therefore, Qin Yi said indifferently: "You and I are both husband and wife, and I care about what these do."

Chu Jinyao knew that she couldn't talk about Qin Yi. She didn't worry about these details. Instead, she took Qin Yi to see what she had left behind with great interest. She also talked about how she spent the year she was married.

"...This is the embroidery shed. When the light is good, I will do needlework here. In order to marry you, I have learned embroidery for a full year. My sister heard that I was embroidering dowry, so she wrote to teach me... …"

Qin Yi rarely came into contact with these boudoir daughters. Although trivial, it seemed to bring special magic power from Chu Jinyao's mouth. Qin Yi seemed to have participated in Chu Jinyao's life at that time. Perceiving that Chu Jinyao seemed to be in a low mood, Qin Yi asked keenly, "Why didn't you say it?"

Chu Jinyao sighed softly: "I'm thinking about my eldest sister. Our whole family moved to the capital, and she was in Taiyuan alone. I don't know if her husband's family bullied her. She was pregnant only two years after being married. It must be very difficult. And her natal family is not around yet..."

It turned out to be for this. Qin Yi felt that this was not a problem at all, and he said casually: "If you miss your eldest sister, then just transfer Zhao Jiazhi to the capital."

Chu Jinyao was sturdy and was taken aback: "Can you?"

"can."

Chu Jinyao blinked and asked quietly, "Does this count as going through the back door?"

Qin Yi smiled and looked at Chu Jinyao: "Obviously it is."

Chu Jinyao scoffed and was amused. She looked at no one on her left and right, and put her arms around Qin Yi's arm hard: "Thank you, Your Majesty!"

"How about sincerity?"

This person is really good at making an inch, and willful and reckless. Chu Jinyao raised her head and glared at Qin Yi, her eyes motioning to her surroundings: "This is outside, don't talk nonsense."

"I think you are thinking." Qin Yi said slowly.

"Shut up!"

The two talked and laughed and walked out of Chu Jinyao's bedroom and went to other places. Xiao Linzi turned his head and looked like this. He said in the voice of a person who came by: "Look, I said you don't have to go in to send a charcoal basin."

Kikyo was holding a brazier and was forced to bake the fire for a long time in the cold wind: "Dong-gong Lin said that. But what about this brazier?"

Xiao Linzi pondered for a moment and said, "Let's carry it first. If we send it back, the prince will not see anything for a while, thinking that we are lazy and will probably be angry. But if we go in to add fire, the prince will definitely be angry. So carry it first, no anxious."

Kikyo replied, she wanted to say that Grandpa Lin, you really understand, but in the end she resisted it.

After lunch, Qin Yi took Chu Jinyao to leave. Changxing Hou looked at the bright sky outside, then looked at the purple clothes that Qin Yi and Chu Jinyao obviously had the same hands, and finally decided that he didn't know anything, and he was as happy as the prince.

Today, Chu Jinyao wore a white makeup jacket with a purple mountain and river pattern horse face dress. Qin Yi also had the same purple mountains and rivers. Two people stood together. Changxinghou, the old husband, really didn't look at it anymore.

Today, even if the prince’s wedding has not been announced to the world, hundreds of officials of the court can tell with their eyes that the prince is newly married. Not only did Qin Yi smile more, he also knew that the recent spouse life was proud, even the blind could see it.

They came out of Changxing Hou Mansion early. Chu Jinyao thought he was going back to the palace, but in the end he found that Qin Yi took her to see the excitement in the capital. It is true that Chu Jinyao has never seen the capital. Today, Qin Yi escorted her. She happily spent the afternoon before entering the palace reluctantly.

However, as soon as he returned to the palace, Chu Jinyao instantly returned to reality. Chu Jinyao sighed slightly. The unfettered happiness outside the palace does not belong to her. She is the prince. She has to face the increasingly suspicious queen and the concubines of the harem, and face the unclear way forward. The current situation.

Today Qin Yi stayed with Chu Jinyao for one day. When he came back, he had to go to the front hall to deal with the affairs of the court. After Qin Yi left, Chu Jinyao also called in the palace officials and asked about the affairs of the palace today.

Dingxiang did not leave the palace today, and stayed at the gate of Ciqing Palace. Seeing Chu Jinyao and Chu Jinyao coming back, Ding Xiang brought a stack of clothes and said: "Prince Concubine, these are the clothes sent by Shanggong Bureau today. Do you want to go over it?"

"Bring it to me to see."

Dingxiang beckoned, calling the little palace lady behind him to come forward, Chu Jinyao carefully turned over a few pieces, and opened up a closer look with the help of several maids. Linglong touched the embroidery on the collar and said, "Prince Princess, these embroidery are really exquisite. Sure enough, the embroidery is still very good in the palace."

The maids love the clothes sent by Shanggong Bureau, but Chu Jinyao is on the contrary. These embroidery are beautiful, but they are not as good as what they do. After she chose the patterns and fabrics, she deliberately told the female officer of the Shang Gong Bureau some details, but because of that, the retraction and retraction of the waist and cuffs still did not meet Chu Jinyao's expectations.

Seeing Chu Jinyao's face, Linglong could also tell that Chu Jinyao was not satisfied. Several maids said: "Princess, if you are not satisfied, why don't you take it back and let them do it again?"

"Forget it, it's me who asks a lot, and others are not the roundworms in my stomach. How can they know what I want. Shanggong Bureau still has to make clothes for all the ladies in the palace. During the New Year, there are many banquets, I guess. They are very busy. Forget it, don't trouble them."

Kikyo said quickly: "Girl, you are now the princess, how can this trouble them?"

If it is other aristocratic girls who have been spoiled since childhood, they must do everything they want, and not worry about tossing them until they are satisfied with them. But Chu Jinyao wouldn't be like that, she would like others. If she bothered to cut a piece of clothes, she would definitely not be happy that others would do nothing, but she kept pointing her finger and trying to move her. Chu Jinyao said: "No matter, we will bring the clothes in the future. Let's keep it and do it by ourselves, and we must deal with it by ourselves."

For example, Qin Yi's clothes today, from fabrics to patterns, are all made by her. Moreover, Chu Jinyao herself loves beauty. There are so many trivial requirements about where to tighten the waist and where to increase the amount. However, the Shanggong Bureau handles a lot of clothes every day, and the ready-made clothes will inevitably be quite satisfactory. , She simply left the clothes, and she directed the people to do it herself.

When Chu Jinyao spoke, everyone else responded in unison. Chu Jinyao asked all the clothes to be put away. She was asking about Dingxiang's kitchen. Suddenly, Grandma Hong walked in: "Please greet the princess."

The atmosphere in the room was quiet, Chu Jinyao stopped what she was saying, winking at everyone. Linglong understood that she picked up her clothes three or five times, drove everyone out, and stood guard at the door.

Grandma Hong said to Chu Jinyao quietly: "Prince Princess, there are people from that palace today."

Mother Hong was talking about Kunning Palace. She couldn't speak directly about the master, so she had to use some vague words to refer to it. Chu Jinyao understood, and asked, "What did they ask?"

"Same as last time, it's nothing more than asking what the princess is doing in the past few days. But this time, the palace maid didn't know what she wanted to hear, so she specifically asked how the princess managed the palace affairs."

After inquiring about this, Chu Jinyao raised her heart and asked, "What did you say?"

"The slave and maid only said that the princess was kind, and she often read in the house, and the affairs in the palace were arranged by the purple smoke girl."

Chu Jinyao nodded thoughtfully: "I understand. Did she ever ask about Grandma Liu?"

"Never." Mother Hong shook her head.

The people in Kunning Palace have their own means of contacting Mother Hong. Mother Hong had already told Chu Jinyao about this. Once Grandma Hong saw the icon, she went to the designated location to connect with the other party. Grandma Hong was originally the connector chosen by Kunning Palace, so every time only Grandma Hong appeared, there was no doubt that this was also Chu Jinyao's choice. The reason for leaving Mother Hong. However, no matter how good the concealment is, Mother Liu will not be there after all. As long as Kunning Palace is interested, you can know.

But Chu Jinyao had to deal with Mother Liu to kill the chickens and the monkeys, and once the queen's person was moved, Kunning Palace would be suspicious sooner or later. This is an unsolvable situation. Grandma Hong looked at Chu Jinyao's face and carefully persuaded: "Prince Concubine, I didn't think of Liu Clan over there. There are so many eunuchs in the palace, and one less woman, who can find out?"

"Not necessarily." Chu Jinyao shook her head, "They don't ask this time, they will ask next time."

"How come! The Liu family was sent away because of dirty hands and feet. All of this is reasonable, and I won't suspect the princess over there."

Maybe Xiao Qi will believe her, but others can have a fluke, but Chu Jinyao can't. Chu Jinyao said, "Next time they come back, you will reveal a little suspicion. Just say that Madam Liu was sent off very strangely, and I may already have doubts about you."

"Huh?" Grandma Hong was taken aback, "Prince Princess, how can you do this? Isn't this self-destructing the Great Wall..."

Chu Jinyao insisted: "Do as I say."

Mother Hong still didn't understand, but the Queen didn't mention it. Chu Jinyao said that she was suspicious. Didn't she seek her own death? Chu Jinyao didn't want to say more. After Xiao Qi's pity, he already suspected her. At this time, trying to cover up will only be counterproductive. Anyway, people will only believe what they want to hear. Since Xiao Qi doubted, then go with it. According to her thoughts, she could take the opportunity to keep the dark nail of Mother Hong.

Chu Jinyao guessed that Empress Xiaoqi would wait for an opportunity to plant a hidden wire in the Ciqing Palace, and monitor her together with Mother Hong. In the past, Xiao Qi didn't take Chu Jinyao to heart. This was negligent. Once she took care of her, she would treat Chu Jinyao like an imperial concubine. But Chu Jinyao's goal was also achieved. She didn't expect to be able to hide under Xiao Qi's eyelids for long. Now she has been fighting for a month, enough for her to stand firm and smooth the manpower in her palace. If Chu Jinyao was tempted by Xiao Qi when he entered the palace and his eyes were darkened, then it would be over.

After Mother Hong was gone, Chu Jinyao called the people who secretly stared at Mother Hong and made sure that all of what Mother Hong said today were the correct number, so she was relieved. Empress Xiaoqi has already suspected, and the fact that the emperor gave the second prince a marriage is also very strange. She is now betting on her entire family and life, and Chu Jinyao has to be more careful.

However, Mother Hong's words also gave Chu Jinyao a hint, who faintly guessed Xiao Qi's next move. Since then, Chu Jinyao went out and asked Anshi to leave platycodon and white peony, but Huan Erxue and Wenhua followed her.

The prince concubine suddenly showed her dignity to her, and many people in the Ciqing Palace refused to accept it. But Chu Jinyao's hunch was right. On the eighth day of the eighth day of lighting, Xiao Qi, in front of everyone, suddenly said one thing: "Time flies so fast, it's the eighth day in a blink of an eye. This palace remembers the prince. The concubine entered the door on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, and my palace still felt that this was yesterday. Unexpectedly, it has been a month."

Chu Jinyao stood up and responded softly: "Yes, thanks to the care of the empress, it's been more than a month."

"It's been a month." Xiao Qi looked at Chu Jinyao and smiled, "The rules left by the ancestors are that the emperor and prince must stay in the main room for the first month. Give the main room decent, we juniors should also be careful to obey women's way, and show the layout of the main room, don't you think the princess?"