Chu Jinyao looked at Chu Jinxian's expression strangely. She didn't know why she had a bad feeling: "Why does it take so long to tell such a long story?"

After Chu Jinxian finished speaking, Chu Jinyao finally understood why Chu Jinxian's expression was so meaningful, and why the second young master didn't dare to let his family know.

It wasn't that he didn't dare to let his family know, it was clearly that he didn't dare to let her know!

Chu Jinxian looked at Chu Jinyao's expression carefully after she finished speaking, and found that she looked normal and had no emotion. Chu Jinxian quickly reminded her: "You are pregnant now, it is not worth getting angry for her, don't get angry yourself."

"I know." Chu Jinyao thought she would be angry, but in fact she was very calm, this calmness almost scared herself. She lowered her head to look at Lu Ge'er who was sleeping soundly. The little guy held his hands even in his sleep, for fear that others would snatch them away like him. Looking at Lu Ge'er, Chu Jinyao's mind gradually became clear, and she also thought about what to do next.

A large sum of money suddenly disappeared from the second young master's account. He also went out secretly some time ago and his whereabouts were unknown. Duan Yinghua suspected that the second young master had a mistress outside. It was normal. In fact, the second young master did buy a private house outside, but the mistress he kept was not a mistress, but another prostitute. Who

else could make the usually kind second young master willing to be talked about behind his back and even go against his wife? It could only be the former fourth lady, the second young master's true sister who grew up with him, Chu Jinmiao.

When Chu Jinyao thought of this name that had brought her a lot of injustice and pressure, she felt unexpectedly calm. She just said softly in her heart, it turned out to be her.

Chu Jinmiao was like a small hill she encountered when she was thirteen years old and her competitive consciousness was the strongest. This person seemed to be better than Chu Jinyao in everything. He took away her identity, parents, and family status. He was also elegant and eloquent. He was obviously a despicable thief, but when he stood on the stage, he was more justified than Chu Jinyao, the real owner. Thirteen-year-old Chu Jinyao would care, and Chu Jinyao, who had just entered the wealthy class, would care, but the Crown Princess Chu Jinyao had long stopped caring.

To put it bluntly, Chu Jinmiao was nothing more than a little clown. When she was in Taiyuan Prefecture, Chu Jinyao was ignorant and was fooled. However, since she entered the capital, she has seen countless noble ladies with noble family backgrounds and superb skills. Chu Jinmiao's true colors were immediately exposed in front of these people. She was just a show-off. Later, Chu Jinyao entered the palace. She had been dealing with a bunch of palace winners for so long that even the rich and powerful ladies born and raised in the capital now looked thin and naive in front of Chu Jinyao, not to mention Chu Jinmiao who had fallen behind early.

So the Second Young Master and his men really take themselves too seriously. When Chu Jinyao heard the name Chu Jinmiao, she was not angry, furious, or felt a sense of crisis as they thought. At most, she felt a little troublesome.

The Second Young Master bought private property outside and hid his former "sister" in a golden house. If Qin Yi's political enemies knew about it, it would not be good for the reputation of the Eastern Palace.

This is what Chu Jinyao really considered. As for Chu Jinmiao, who is she? Where does she get the confidence to affect the mood of the Crown Princess?

Chu Jinxian kept staring at Chu Jinyao. She confirmed again and again and found that Chu Jinyao's expression really didn't care. After being surprised for a moment, she quickly sneered: "I am self-indulgent. Yes, what is your identity and status now, why would you care about these things."

Chu Jinyao smiled and said in his heart that it might not be the case. Did no one in Changxing Marquis's Mansion really know about this? Old Madam Chu couldn't say, but Zhao must know, otherwise Duan Yinghua would not have been desperate and ran to Chu Jinyao to complain. It can only be said that Zhao and the second young master were too smart. They tried to hide Duan Yinghua because of distrust, but Duan Yinghua instead exposed Chu Jinyao. If she had communicated with the people in the room earlier, Chu Jinyao, the big devil in their hearts, would not have known about it.

Chu Jinyao did not mind Chu Jinmiao, but she minded the attempt to conceal the Changxing Marquis's mansion. Chu Jinyao was a little annoyed. It seemed that she was too kind and gave too much respect to the Changxing Marquis's mansion, which gave them the illusion that they could deceive her.

However, although Chu Jinyao was angry in her heart, she did not show it on her face. Not showing emotions on one's face is the way to survive in the palace. Besides, Chu Jinyao could not show a bad face in front of Chu Jinxian. The Second Young Master deliberately concealed the truth. Since Chu Jinxian knew about Chu Jinmiao's existence, the Second Young Master must have told Chu Jinxian the truth, and probably asked Chu Jinxian to keep it a secret. But Chu Jinxian still told Chu Jinyao, and Chu Jinyao was relieved in her heart. Fortunately, at least there was someone in the family who stood on her side.

After Chu Jinxian finished speaking, neither of them mentioned this topic again, and talked about other things tacitly. Chu Jinxian thought about what was going to happen soon, and shook her head silently in her heart.

Since Chu Jinyao moved to Changhe Garden, it has been much more convenient for the ladies from outside to come and go. In the past, to see Chu Jinyao, one had to wear court clothes and hand in a badge at the palace gate first. Only after the palace allowed entry could one enter. Even after entering the palace, there were still many taboos. But now it’s different. If one wants to meet the Crown Princess, one can just send a card. So since Chu Jinyao moved into Changhe Garden, visiting cards from the gatehouse have been flying in like snowflakes. But Chu Jinyao came here with the title of "reciting scriptures and praying for Empress Wenxiao", so she had to pretend. It happened that Chu Jinyao was too lazy to meet these people, so she refused them all in the name of worshiping Buddha.

However, Changxing Marquis' Mansion was not on the list of people to be refused. The women of the Chu family stared at the jealous eyes of many people and ran to Changhe Garden every few days. They had agreed to go there in advance this afternoon.

Chu Jinxian was able to come and stay with the Crown Princess for a while. I wonder how many people were secretly jealous. Living together in the royal garden, enjoying the most expensive food and drink every day, the most important thing is to be with the Crown Princess day and night, how many invisible benefits does this bring! Chu Jinxian proposed to take Lu Ge'er to Changhe Garden, and the Zhao family was busy agreeing. They wished that the Crown Princess could hug Lu Ge'er more. Chu Jinxian's mother-in-law even had the idea of ​​asking Chu Jinxian to take her niece and nephew with her. The Crown Princess was in Changhe Garden, and maybe the Crown Prince would occasionally go there. If they met, it would be a blessing.

Before Chu Jinxian left, she received countless inquiries, both openly and covertly. Unfortunately, these people were just thinking about it. Chu Jinxian looked dignified and gentle, but in fact, she was much colder than Chu Jinyao. Don't even think about talking to her about kindness.

Seeing that the eldest aunt was treated like this, the Changxing Marquis's Mansion also mentioned letting the girls below accompany Chu Jinyao to pass the time. Today, several ladies got off the car with their own thoughts. Along the way, the people from several families were on guard against each other, but when they arrived at Yunya Palace, they all became enthusiastic again: "Greetings to the Crown Princess."

Chu Jinyao glanced indifferently at the girls behind Zhao and Yan who were obviously dressed up carefully, and then glanced at the other aunts, and said softly: "Mother, aunts and sisters, please get up."

The ladies of the Chu family vaguely felt that the Crown Princess was too cold today, but they did not think much about it and just thought they had heard it wrong. Yan greeted Chu Jinxian enthusiastically: "Aunt is here too, oh, I haven't seen you for a few days, Lu Ge'er has grown stronger again."

Chu Jinxian just smiled at this, got up and carried Lu Ge'er to the side room: "He will wake up soon, and he always makes a fuss when he wakes up. You two can chat first, I will carry Lu Ge'er to the next room to hide."

Zhao nodded proudly, not noticing anything. In fact, she was still a little excited in her heart, the ecstasy and fear of regaining what she had lost were pulling at her, especially now that Chu Jinyao was sitting opposite her, Zhao couldn't help but be a little absent-minded.

Yan was as familiar as ever: "Lu Ge'er is growing up so fast, and you can tell he eats well. The girls at home often talk about the Crown Princess and Lu Ge'er. It's rare for you sisters to get together, and it would be even better if you could spend more time together. Eighth Miss, why don't you come over to pay your respects to your fifth sister?"

The Eighth Girl was the concubine's daughter of the Marquis of Changxing, and Chu Jinyao's biological sister. Because of this, no one in the capital dared to neglect the Eighth Girl, even though she was a concubine's daughter. The Eighth Girl was about to get engaged, and Chu Jinyao happened to live outside the palace. The Marquis of Changxing's mansion intended to let Chu Jinyao take the Eighth Girl in to raise her status so that she could get a higher level of marriage in the future.

Chu Jinyao saw that these people had already made up their minds, and Chu Jinyao was easy to talk to in their minds. Chu Jinyao calmed down when the matter came to an end. She even smiled and asked, "The Eighth Miss lives well in the mansion, why do you want to come to my place?" When

Yan said this, she smiled but said nothing. Zhao also said, "She is your biological sister. It's lonely for you and Xian'er to live here anyway. Why not let the Eighth Miss come to accompany you? It's not a big deal anyway."

Eating royal food, living royal, and getting a large reward when returning to the mansion in the future, it's not a big deal.

Chu Jinyao was already very unhappy. He had been hiding it from her, and now he wanted to use her light. There were always people who would think that. Since he wanted to use her to find a good marriage for the girl at home, he should not take in Chu Jinmiao because he hated her. But life in the palace has taught Chu Jinyao that the angrier she is, the more she should keep her composure.

So Chu Jinyao calmly put down her teacup and asked Duan Yinghua, "Second sister-in-law, has my second brother been running out often these days?"

Duan Yinghua's face immediately became awkward. A few days ago, Chu Jinxian's husband, Mr. Zhao, asked the second young master about it. The second young master couldn't get away with it, so he told her everything. Duan Yinghua also learned the whole story. However, after knowing the truth, Duan Yinghua became even more embarrassed. In fact, Duan Yinghua felt that her family was not fair in this matter, and she felt sorry for the Crown Princess, but... Duan Yinghua secretly glanced at Zhao, and could only sigh, lower her head and remain silent.

Since the Crown Princess asked this, what can I explain? Everything is revealed.

Zhao's face changed, she became nervous and couldn't help but frown: "What kind of question are you asking? How can a sister ask about her brother's affairs?"

"At this time, you still want to hide it." Chu Jinyao laughed, and there was a hint of coldness in her calm voice, "What exactly did second brother go out to do? Do you really think I don't know?"

Yan saw that something was wrong, her face was anxious and confused: "Crown Princess, what are you talking about? What happened to the second young master?"

Chu Jinyao ignored her and asked directly: "Does grandma know?"

Zhao frowned and didn't say anything. Duan Yinghua could only come forward to reply: "The old lady didn't know."

Yes, old lady Chu is such a cold and snobbish person. Since she could send away her granddaughter who she had raised for thirteen years before, why not send her away a second time? In other words, this was the idea of ​​the Second Young Master and Mrs. Zhao. Chu Jinyao guessed that it was probably the Second Young Master who discovered Chu Jinmiao and helped her many times, but did not think about it. It must have been Mrs. Zhao who proposed to bring Chu Jinmiao to the capital and secretly raise her.

Later, it was proved that Chu Jinyao's guess was almost the same as the facts. Chu Jinyao responded lightly, saying, "Since grandma doesn't know, then this is what Madam meant?"

Duan Yinghua didn't dare to respond. Zhao was really intolerable and said with some displeasure, "Miao'er suffered a lot in the Su family. You didn't see her. She was tortured beyond recognition. Amitabha, it's really a sin. It's just some money anyway. As long as it can make her life better, it can be considered a good deed. Virtue, fulfilling my mother's thoughts about her." At this point, Zhao cursed bitterly: "If I had known that these two unruly people dared to treat Miao'er like this, I should have let them die in Jinyiwei."

Yan was shocked to hear this: "What did you say, Miao'er? Are you talking about the fourth girl, Chu Jinmiao?"

Chu Jinyao sipped the hot tea and said nothing, Zhao looked calm, and Duan Yinghua turned away, refusing to look Yan in the eye. Seeing these people's performance, Yan still had something to understand. She looked at Zhao as if she was looking at some strange creature.

"Sister-in-law, you are really..." Yan couldn't find the right words. Their second house all hoped that the Crown Princess would be well, but the people in the first house, the Crown Princess's family, did just this? The Yan family was really unbalanced. If the first wife really didn't want to, they could just give the Crown Princess to the second wife. If Chu Jinyao was the Yan family's own daughter, the Yan family would be very happy. But what was the first wife doing? They sent someone away and brought her back to bother the Crown Princess?

"I thought my mother was kind to everyone, but I didn't expect that she could be so cruel that she would say that they should die in the Jinyiwei." Chu Jinyao had no appetite for tea. She skimmed the tea leaves and put them back. "My mother couldn't bear to see her daughter suffer. I can understand that, but things in this world don't work that way. It's been so long. The money the Marquis' Mansion gave her is enough for her to live for a lifetime. My Chu family has done its best for her. Send her away."

"What did you say, send her away?" Zhao was so shocked that she almost stood up when she heard this. She was furious and said, "You are already the Crown Princess. Miao'er can't hinder you at all. Why do you want to kill her and make her live a hard life?"

Zhao was emotional and her body movements were a bit big. Linglong and others immediately surrounded Chu Jinyao vigilantly. The eunuch in red was terrified and quickly scolded, "How dare you speak loudly in front of the Crown Princess and disturb her. Can you bear the consequences?"

The guards outside heard the noise and came over to inquire. Chu Jinyao raised her hand and said, "Nothing, everyone, leave."

"Yes." The palace maids and eunuchs all lowered their heads and retreated silently. The people in Changxing Marquis' Mansion were frightened by this. Now they all stood up and gathered together: "Crown Princess, this..."

Chu Jinyao sent everyone away, and then looked at Zhao: "Mother, do you think I am discussing this with you?"

Zhao choked and looked embarrassed, while Chu Jinyao had already stood up and said: "I am tired, send you away. I trust the Marquis' Mansion with all my heart, but I didn't expect you to do such a thing secretly from me. You dared to hide from me that you brought Chu Jinmiao back today, what are you going to do in the future?"

Duan Yinghua heard that something was wrong: "Crown Princess, please calm down, mother and the second master didn't mean that..."

"Is that what you mean? Let the head of Changxing Marquis's Mansion come and tell me." Chu Jinyao's voice turned cold, and he said coldly, "Show them away."

The ladies of Changxing Marquis's Mansion went out happily, but they were "invited" out of Changhe Garden in disgrace. Old Madam Chu was shocked, and when she asked the reason, she was so angry that she almost fainted.

Old Madam Chu fainted, and the Changxing Marquis's Mansion was in a state of panic. When Old Madam Chu recovered, the first thing she did was to slap the second young master. When

Changxing Marquis knew about this, he was so angry that he couldn't speak. The next day, Old Madam Chu personally harnessed a carriage and brought everyone from the Marquis's Mansion to Changhe Garden to apologize.

Old Madam Chu put on the clothes of the imperial order, and led many daughters-in-law and granddaughters-in-law behind her, and apologized to Chu Jinyao in a gentle voice: "Please calm down, Crown Princess. I failed to discipline them and let them do such a thing..."