The next day, when Chu Jinyao woke up, the first thing she did was to go see Qin Yi.

"Qi Ze, Qi Ze?" Chu Jinyao called softly, but Qin Yi didn't respond.

It's over, he was angry with her! Chu Jinyao was really miserable, she called a few more times, but seeing that Qin Yi didn't move, and the maids Dingxiang, Shancha were about to come in, she could only keep silent.

After Chu Jinyao washed up, she changed into a light red stand-up collared jacket, a turmeric seven-panel horse-faced skirt, and a bright red cloak, and hurried to Rongning Hall.

She greeted the old lady, and the old lady nodded indifferently. Chu Jinxian was also sitting next to Old Madam Chu. When she saw her, she said, "You have been taught by Madam these days to learn etiquette. This is the most important thing. You must be diligent. Although Madam has not come yet, you cannot be lazy. Go to the back to review your calligraphy."

After hearing this, Chu Jinyao bowed to Chu Jinxian and said, "Thank you, elder sister." After that, she hurried to the classroom in the back.

Chu Jinxian reminded her to review her calligraphy early... Chu Jinyao felt a headache when she heard this. It seemed that they had a holiday yesterday, so they could not relax today. In addition to learning etiquette, they also had to practice needlework and calligraphy.

Chu Jinyao had lived in a poor family for the first thirteen years of her life. Even having enough food and clothing was a problem for her, so how could she learn skills such as embroidery and calligraphy, which were only affordable for the rich? However, as if things didn't get worse, the other girls seemed to have made an appointment today. Not long after they sat down, the second wife's legitimate daughter, the Seventh Girl, said, "Mammy, yesterday the Fifth Girl learned the best manners. We sisters are far behind her. I just don't know how good she is at needlework, chess, calligraphy and painting. Why don't you write a few words casually so that we can broaden our horizons!"

Before Chu Jinyao could say anything, Chu Jinmiao said, "Yes, Mammy specially praised the Fifth Girl yesterday. I guess the Fifth Girl has many talents that are hidden and will surprise us. The Fifth Girl must not be so humble!"

The other girls also chimed in. When the Mammy saw this, she said, "In that case, the Fifth Girl should just write a few words casually."

The Seventh Girl smiled triumphantly, and Chu Jinmiao also lowered her head and smiled softly. Nowadays, literacy is a privilege of a few people. Farmers have been working in the fields for generations. They can speak but are blind and cannot recognize a single word. Even many merchants in the city are illiterate, and there are even fewer women in the harem who can read. Chu Jinyao used to do farm work at home. It is a question whether a girl who grew up in such a family can write or recognize words, right?

This is the consensus of the girls. The eldest girl has a respected status and will soon be married, so she will not participate in this selection. The second girl is the concubine of the second room. She is fifteen years old this year. She is too old and has been manipulated by the Yan family to be timid. She is basically out of the game. The third girl is Chu Jinchan, the concubine daughter of the Marquis of Changxing. She is fourteen years old, just right, but she is a concubine daughter, and her status is lower than that of her legitimate sisters. The fourth girl is

Chu Jinmiao. She is talented and has been raised by Zhao with money since she was a child. If she had not been mistaken, the companionship would have been in her pocket. However, it happened that Chu Jinmiao was actually the daughter of the farmer Su family, not the lady of the Marquis of Changxing. If it were not for the sympathy of the elders, she would not be able to live in the Marquis of Changxing. After all, it is to choose a playmate for the county lord. The daughter of the marquis is the best, and the daughter of a minor official with a lower status is also normal, but choosing a farmer's daughter, this is too much!

Because of this layer, Chu Jinmiao's competitiveness is greatly reduced.

The next girl of marriageable age is the fifth girl, Chu Jinyao. Although Chu Jinyao is a legitimate daughter, she was not raised in the Marquis's house for the first thirteen years. The princess and the prince may find this point nitpicking. The sixth girl is the legitimate daughter of the third master. The sixth girl's talent, status, and age are all appropriate, but her father is born by an aunt. When the old marquis was alive, he was confused and doted on the third master's biological mother, Yang. Yang was arrogant because of her doting, and dared to embarrass the main wife. Old Madam Chu had been forbearing, and when the old marquis passed away, she immediately sold Yang, and rarely had a good face to the third room. Although the sixth girl is suitable in all aspects, she is a concubine's daughter, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for Old Madam Chu to pass this test.

Below the Sixth Lady is the Seventh Lady, the legitimate daughter of the Second Wife, Yan, with an arrogant personality. For such a person to be a companion to the county lord... The Sixth Lady and Chu Jinmiao both felt that it was probably a mystery.

The Seventh Lady was twelve years old, which was already a little young. The next one was the Eighth Lady, who was only six years old, and obviously eliminated automatically. So after all, the ones who were competitive were the Third Lady, the concubine daughter of the first wife, Chu Jinmiao, Chu Jinyao, and the Sixth Lady, the legitimate daughter of the third wife. The Seventh Lady had been secretly crossed out by many people. Each of these four people had their own strengths, but they also had some minor flaws. After these offsets, they were evenly matched, with no one winning or losing.

This is easy to say. Chu Jinmiao reached a consensus with the third and sixth girls that the seventh girl was nothing to be afraid of. Now they should work together to squeeze out one of them. The two places below them will be fought over by the three of them. It is better than letting outsiders get the chance. Chu Jinyao, who has the highest status and the best appearance but has no foundation because she just came back, is the best target.

Several girls joined hands to squeeze out Chu Jinyao. They all knew Chu Jinyao's background. It didn't matter if she could do needlework and make greetings, but Chu Jinyao couldn't read or write. How could such a person be a companion? Nanny Hua and Nanny Deng were from the palace, and in a sense they were the princess's spies. As long as Chu Jinyao's impression in the minds of these two Nanny was destroyed, half of the matter would be done.

So today, Chu Jinmiao had to force Chu Jinyao to write in public, so that she would be completely humiliated and would never have a chance to recover.

The other girls also joined in enthusiastically. Nanny Deng knew that she had praised Chu Jinyao yesterday. If she didn't let Chu Jinyao do something now, she might not be able to convince the public. So Nanny Deng smiled and looked at Chu Jinyao: "Fifth Miss, just write a few words casually."

Chu Jinyao was completely embarrassed. She stood up and bowed to Nanny Deng, saying: "Nanny, I'll tell you the truth. When I was just born, I was taken away by the wrong family. By some strange coincidence, the fourth lady was taken back to the Marquis' Mansion, and I stayed in the farmhouse. My father just found me at the end of the month. I have no conditions since I was a child. I am not as good as my sisters who grew up in wealthy villages. I have many differences in writing and needlework. "I am very satisfied, please forgive me, Madam."

Chu Jinmiao heard this and said quickly, "The Fifth Miss's trick is good, but it is not me who caused you to be like this, so you should not blame me for everything. Even if you must be pitiful, you should know that the two madams are here to select reading companions for the county lord, not to select storytellers. No matter how many grievances you have, you can't think of using this to get away with it, right?"

After hearing this, the Seventh Miss also said, "Yes, just write when I ask you to, why do you say so much?"

Madam Hua, who taught the rules yesterday, was also there. She only knew that the Fifth Miss had just returned to the mansion, and she never thought that there were so many reasons. She disliked Chu Jinmiao for no reason. She took over her identity and status, and could still say such nonsense as "It is not me who caused you to be like this, so you should not blame me for everything", which shows that she is a cold-hearted person. However, no matter how much Aunt Hua loved this diligent and sensible Fifth Lady, she could no longer side with her after seeing this scene. Aunt Hua was from the palace, and she put the interests of the palace first. Although the Fifth Lady had a rough life and was pitiful, the county lord's affairs were more important. A girl who could not read and write could not be a companion to their county lord.

Aunt Hua was about to speak up to help Chu Jinyao out of the predicament. Although she resolved Chu Jinyao's embarrassment by speaking up, it also meant acknowledging Chu Jinyao's illiteracy and excluding Chu Jinyao. Nanny Hua was about to say something when she heard Chu Jinyao say, "I just asked Nanny to forgive my poor handwriting. When did I say I can't do it?"

After that, Chu Jinyao picked up the pen, dipped it in ink, and wrote a line of words on the paper.

Aunt Hua and Aunt Deng were both stunned by Chu Jinyao's confident demeanor and immediately went forward to see. The other girls were shocked and looked at each other, and then gathered around. On the rice paper in front of Chu Jinyao, it was written neatly: "The longer the road, the stronger the horse."

Although her handwriting was immature and it was obvious that she was not very good at writing, it was indeed neat and thorough, and it was obvious that she had practiced. Although it was not good, it was presentable.

This was a sudden turn of events. Aunt Hua had already determined that Chu Jinyao could not read, and her expectations were very low. But when Chu Jinyao wrote the words skillfully and smoothly, these words far exceeded Aunt Hua's expectations, which made Aunt Hua overjoyed, even more excited than seeing the neat and elegant hairpin flower small regular script of the other young ladies.

Moreover, this sentence, Lu Ya knows Ma Li, is really a double entendre, very clever.

Chu Jinyao knew that she had passed the test when she saw Aunt Deng and Aunt Hua's faces. She secretly breathed a sigh of relief, put down her pen, and smiled at Chu Jinmiao: "I have never blamed the fourth lady. I don't think you are the one who took over my position and hurt me to this point. On the contrary, you seem to be unable to let it go, and you are always thinking about this matter. Now in front of all the sisters and the two maids

, I might as well say it directly. I don't mind your existence, and the fourth lady doesn't have to keep bothering me." Chu Jinmiao's face was extremely ugly. She failed to strike, but was bitten back by Chu Jinyao. When the third and sixth ladies who had agreed to take over privately saw this situation, they immediately abandoned Chu Jinmiao and picked themselves out.

Chu Jinyao looked at Chu Jinmiao's face and secretly said in her heart, "It's what she deserves!" But she still looked righteous and continued in a loud voice, "I can't control what the fourth lady thinks of me. Today you specifically mentioned me among the sisters and asked me to come out to write. I am stupid and can't figure out why the fourth lady did this. Maybe it was to let me show my face in front of the nanny. I would like to thank you in advance. You guys!"

After saying that, Chu Jinyao turned around and bowed to the nanny, saying: "Mammy, my handwriting is not up to par, but the fourth girl has been familiar with poetry and books since she was a child, and she is an absolute talent. Please don't misunderstand the Changxing Marquis Mansion because of my handwriting. The writing of our fourth girl is the role model among all the girls in the Changxing Marquis Mansion!"

The other girls thought to themselves, you are not stupid at all. First you make a fool of yourself, and then you flatter others. Aren't you very skilled in this routine? Fortunately, Chu Jinyao targeted Chu Jinmiao. If Chu Jinyao started a war against all the people who had just joined forces to harm her, the girls would have joined forces to deal with her. However, Chu Jinyao only targeted Chu Jinmiao. Seeing that the war did not burn to themselves, the other girls abandoned their alliance and watched the show by themselves.

Chu Jinyao thought secretly in her heart, this is what Qin Yi said, the counter-espionage strategy plus the strategy of besieging Wei to save Zhao. Being besieged by many people, it is not enough to fight back angrily. Only by focusing on one of them can we alienate the other party, defeat them one by one, and finally win the victory.

Chu Jinyao sighed silently, Qin Yi is indeed a talent, it is a waste of talent to put him in the backyard to intrigue and fight against each other.

Chu Jinyao's countermeasures were very useful, and Chu Jinmiao immediately became the isolated person. Chu Jinmiao never expected that Chu Jinyao could actually write, and it looked like she was an old hand. She was very angry, and she believed in her heart that Chu Jinyao was deliberately playing the role of a pig to eat the tiger so that they could embarrass themselves. But she happened to fall into Chu Jinyao's trap and squeezed her out in front of the two maids. If she could squeeze Chu Jinyao out smoothly, it would be fine. But now Chu Jinyao has fought back with her handwriting and won the favor of the maids. Chu Jinmiao and the others have become nitpicking. Chu Jinmiao was secretly anxious. Today, she had lost both her wife and her army. She had not squeezed Chu Jinyao out, and she had left a bad impression in the maid's heart. She had to find a way to make up for it.

So Chu Jinmiao bowed and said to the maid, "I am sorry."

Chu Jinmiao picked up the pen and used all her skills to carefully write down a part of the female ring. She had tried her best to show her best level. However, with Chu Jinmiao making things difficult for Chu Jinyao, Chu Jinyao immediately praised Chu Jinmiao very highly. Unconsciously, the two maids raised their expectations of Chu Jinmiao a lot. When they saw Chu Jinmiao's handwriting again, although it was much better than Chu Jinyao's, they had high expectations in their hearts and felt that it was unusual.

Aunt Deng said lightly, "Okay," and asked Chu Jinmiao to sit down.

Chu Jinmiao's face immediately turned blue and red, which was extremely ugly.

After school, Chu Jinyao happened to meet Chu Jinmiao when she was going out. Chu Jinyao stopped and deliberately said, "Fourth sister, why don't you go first?"

Chu Jinyao's voice was not low, and many maids and servants around looked in this direction. Chu Jinmiao had just been told by Chu Jinyao, "I don't mind you, and you don't have to be so stubborn with me." If she really made things difficult for Chu Jinyao at this time, wouldn't it confirm her reputation of making things difficult for Chu Jinyao? Chu Jinmiao was so angry that she trembled slightly, but when she looked into Chu Jinyao's eyes, she easily saw a smile in the other's eyes.

She did it on purpose! Chu Jinmiao gritted her teeth and thought, it seems that she underestimated Chu Jinyao.

Chu Jinmiao smiled stiffly and said, "We are sisters. I have always treated the fifth sister as my own sister. How could I care about these things with you? Fifth Miss, please go first."

Chu Jinyao pursed her lips and smiled sweetly at Chu Jinmiao, then left with the maid.

After they walked away, Chu Jinyao pushed the maid away and whispered to Qin Yi, "You are so amazing! As expected, you guessed it right."

Qin Yi said "hmm" in a low voice. He thought to himself that he was the legitimate son of the empress, and he grew up watching the concubines fighting in the palace. These little fights in the harem were not even as big as the little finger of the concubines in the palace. With him watching, how could Chu Jinyao be calculated by these immature girls?

You look down on him, the crown prince, too much.

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After a game is over.

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