Kikyo thought this old woman was very rude, but when she heard that she was sent by Zhao, Kikyo was surprised and had to squat down and salute: "I neglected you just now, please don't blame me."

The old woman snorted arrogantly, and was about to scold Kikyo when she saw Chu Jinyao waved his hand and said to Kikyo: "I have told you many times to control your temper, but you never listened. Fortunately, the old woman was sent by the lady, and she is generous and will not bother with you. Let's see if you dare to do it again next time?"

Kikyo squatted down quickly and said, "I dare not, please spare my life, young lady."

"Okay, put the things in the study first. This is the homework assigned by the two old women in the palace. If anything goes wrong, I will hold you responsible."

Kikyo lowered her head and ran in. The maid called out twice but failed to stop Jie Geng. The maid was already very uncomfortable when she saw Chu Jinyao was trying to protect the maid. The maid thought that what the fourth lady and the mistress said was right. The fifth lady's courtyard was really undisciplined. Since the mistress had sent her here to instruct the fifth lady, she must rectify the atmosphere in the fifth lady's courtyard.

Chu Jinyao's waist and legs were very sore, but even so, she still forced a smile, took two steps closer, and asked, "May I ask what your name is, Madam?"

The maid straightened her waist and said arrogantly, "My surname is Sun."

"Hello, Madam Sun." Chu Jinyao smiled and said, "Since you are sent by mother, you are an elder and cannot be neglected. Dingxiang, clean up a clean room and take Madam Sun to rest."

Dingxiang took the order and went forward. Before she took a few steps, she heard Madam Sun say, "Fifth Miss, the mistress sent me here to set rules for you. I will tell you the truth, and you may not like it. The rules in your courtyard are too loose. It is not as orderly as the fourth lady's. You are still young and do not understand the evil of human nature. The people in the backyard are watching you. Although it is glamorous, there are also many dirty things behind the scenes, especially those cunning servants who love to collude to deceive the master. For example, the lady's silver and jewelry, the lady has a lot of things to do every day, and you can't remember which jewelry is in the box. In a long time, some servants who are greedy for money may secretly take your jewelry out to sell. So the first thing the lady sent me here is to help you learn how to be a housekeeper, so as not to be bullied by the evil servants below. "

Chu Jinyao was secretly angry. This old woman was simply taking advantage of her. Chu Jinyao originally wanted to give her a high hat, and then keep her at a distance and not interfere with her, but now it seems that this old woman has a lot of hands.

Sure enough, Nanny Sun paused and said, "Miss, where is the key to your clothes and jewelry? You are young and may be cheated by the servants. You should give it to me for safekeeping."

"No need to trouble Nanny." Chu Jinyao said with a cold face, "I am in charge of these things. This is my habit at home, so I will not be cheated by others. Nanny, since you were sent by my mother, I should take good care of you. How can I trouble you to worry about these? Isn't this unfilial of mine?"

Chu Jinyao had already brought up filial piety, but as the saying goes, a scholar cannot explain himself when he meets a soldier. This old woman was shameless . She was very thick-skinned. No matter what Chu Jinyao said, she insisted: "Madam sent me here to help Fifth Miss. The clothes and jewelry will naturally be taken care of by me. If Miss doesn't agree, then I will have to go to Madam to reason."

It was so arrogant that Chu Jinyao frowned and said, "Then you can go. Dingxiang, prepare the pen and paper. I have to review my homework."

Chu Jinyao said and walked towards the main room without looking back. Nanny Sun was a little stunned. She obviously didn't expect Chu Jinyao to be so arrogant. The girls in the inner house were all delicate and soft, and they acted in a roundabout way. How could Chu Jinyao dare to say it directly?

Nanny Sun yelled, "I came from Madam, Madam said..."

Chu Jinyao said calmly, "Dingxiang, pass the message down, I'm going to read, no one is allowed to speak loudly. If I am disturbed and it delays me from learning the rules with the Nanny in the palace, then I will have to go to Grandmother and let Grandmother to judge justice."

Although Chu Jinyao said this to Dingxiang, the direction of her words was very clear. Nanny Sun was speechless, Chu Jinyao turned around and glanced at everyone coldly, then lifted the curtain and went in.

When they got inside, Kikyo was standing in the study, not daring to go out. She also heard the noise outside, and when she saw Chu Jinyao again, she just admired her even more: "Miss..."

Chu Jinyao felt very upset, and she said to Kikyo: "She is still outside yelling and cursing, you should bear it for a while, go to the west room for a while, and wait until she is tired of scolding, then you can go out."

Kikyo replied crisply: "Yes."

The study soon became quiet again. The maids all knew Chu Jinyao's habit, and it was customary not to keep anyone in the study. When no one was there, Chu Jinyao sighed.

Qin Yi chuckled: "What's wrong? You were very impressive just now, why are you sighing?"

"I don't have such a bad temper." Chu Jinyao said, "They say that people get red when they are around people who are close to them, and they get black when they

are around people who are close to them. It's true. Look at what you have done to me!" If someone dared to talk to Qin Yi like this, Qin Yi would have had someone deal with him. But now, after hearing what Chu Jinyao said, he couldn't help laughing: "You should be reasonable and don't blame me for everything."

Chu Jinyao couldn't help laughing and smiled softly. She laughed for a while, and her tone became worried again: "It's easy to invite a god, but it's hard to send him away. How can I send this big Buddha away!"

Qin Yi didn't say anything. He came out of the jade pendant, sat down at the table leisurely, and flipped through the book. Chu Jinyao pretended to be pitiful for a while, but when she found that Qin Yi was not falling for it, she quickly went to the other side of the table, sat opposite Qin Yi, put her arm on the table, and carefully poked Qin Yi's arm: "Qi Ze, what should we do?"

Qin Yi raised his head and smiled at Chu Jinyao: "I don't know either, you think about it yourself."

"I just can't think of it, so I came to you!" Chu Jinyao continued to act coquettishly, and finally said, "If you don't tell me, I'll cry for you to see."

Qin Yi glanced at her lightly and said, "Cry."

Chu Jinyao finally knew where the familiar feeling just now came from. When Nanny Sun said she was going to complain to the Zhao family, Chu Jinyao said, "Then go ahead." Her expression and tone at that time were exactly the same as Qin Yi's "Cry!"

Chu Jinyao thought it was retribution. She pursed her lips, carefully, but continued to poke Qin Yi's arm, looking at him with pitiful eyes. Qin Yi didn't move his eyebrows, but he held the book in his hand for a long time and didn't turn a page.

Qin Yi could no longer bear it, so he closed the book and said sullenly, "You are really brave."

Chu Jinyao immediately laughed and said, "I knew you would not ignore me."

Qin Yi was helpless and amused. He said, "It's retribution."

Chu Jinyao showed an obedient attitude and poured Qin Yi a cup of tea, although Qin Yi did not need it. Qin Yi had a stern face at first, but seeing her like this, he could not help but glare at her with anger and amusement.

"Madame Sun was given to you by your mother. I believe you know who instigated you. With this person here, it will be troublesome for you to meet Zhao tomorrow."

"I understand." Chu Jinyao sighed, "Obviously, Chu Jinmiao is the lady who grew up here, and she is the one who replaced my rank and status. I haven't been hostile to her, but she is targeting me." "

Human hearts never end." Qin Yi knew that he would leave sooner or later. Originally, when Chu Jinyao encountered difficulties, Qin Yi helped her solve them. But now that he knew he was leaving, he no longer helped her to block everything, and taught her these intrigues little by little: "It's a good thing that she took the initiative to attack you. Even if she does nothing, I have to stimulate her to take action. You are the one who is framed now, so you are naturally right. The outsiders are No need to care about that old woman or your mother's partiality. You can indulge that old woman and let her run wild as much as possible. When the time comes, directly report it to the person in charge and expose it to everyone. This is called "If you don't move, you'll be fine, but if you strike, you'll kill her."

Chu Jinyao nodded as if she had sensed something: "You mean, I deliberately showed weakness to let Grandma Sun run wilder and wilder, and finally made an intolerable mistake, so that Grandma would intervene and deal with it?"

"That's it." Qin Yi said, "If your status is high enough, you can do whatever you want directly, but you can't do it now, so you can only act roundabout and let your elders have pity. And your father, Chu Jing, is a clear-headed man. You can inadvertently reveal to him what Chu Jinmiao did to you. Just reveal a little, and let him investigate the rest himself. Since your mother is partial to you, you can only find another way. At least let Chu Jing see what kind of life you live in the backyard."

Chu Jinyao has completely understood. She nodded: "I understand. To put it bluntly, these disputes in the inner house are no different from the disputes between the elders and the younger brothers in the village, but they have to cover themselves with a passive skin, as if everything they do is passive and forced."

Originally in the Su family, if someone came to Chu Jinyao to ask for the key to the family's money, Chu Jinyao would definitely scold him to death. Even if other families in the village were to judge, no one could say that Chu Jinyao was wrong. Chu Jinyao was right in both reason and emotion. But now that she is in the Marquis' Mansion, she can't be so direct in doing things. If she really scolded Sun Mama, everyone would only say that she was unfilial, and would not ask her why.

Different environment, completely different way of doing things, Chu Jinyao is trying to adapt to the new rules of the Marquis's house.

"Yes, that's it." Qin Yi said with a smile, "Men always like innocent and weak women. You are too strong, but it is not easy to please you."

"Are all men like this? Can't they see that this is fake?"

Qin Yi was stunned by the question. He was used to the harem, but at this moment, looking at Chu Jinyao's bright and shining eyes, he could only carefully avoid it and said, "Not all men are like this..."

"What about you?" Chu Jinyao blurted out before Qin Yi finished speaking.

"Me?" Qin Yi smiled, "I have too many things to do. Sexual relations are far from my plan."

Chu Jinyao's question was so abrupt that she was a little surprised. But now after hearing Qin Yi's answer, she felt a little empty in her heart. Chu Jinyao suppressed her inexplicable thoughts and said to Qin Yi with a smile, "You are right. Men are very heartless. If you have the time, you might as well focus on your own affairs. After all, living a good life is the most important thing. As for love, it is all false." Qin Yi thought that what

Chu Jinyao said made sense rationally, but psychologically, she always felt something was wrong. He frowned and said, "You are a girl, don't talk about love all the time. How old are you now, don't always think about getting married."

"Who thinks about it?" Chu Jinyao was annoyed and immediately retorted. The two of them talked back and forth, and the twilight gradually deepened.

The next day, Chu Jinyao went to pay her respects to Zhao. As soon as she entered the room, she saw Chu Jinmiao sitting next to Zhao, peeling oranges for Zhao with her bare hands. Standing below Zhao was Nanny

Sun. Chu Jinyao knew that she had been accused.

"Mother." She looked calm, pretending to know nothing, and saluted Zhao with the same demeanor.

Zhao put her hands on the table, and the gold bracelet on her wrist touched the table, making a crisp collision sound. "I heard from Aunt Sun that you were disobedient and deliberately contradicted Aunt Sun?"

Aunt Sun folded her hands, looking aggrieved, while Chu Jinmiao lowered her head and focused on peeling the skin, without even looking up.

Chu Jinyao calmly asked back: "Mother, where did you get that from?"

"Aunt Sun told me everything. She was there to discipline you, and you not only contradicted her, but you were also rude to Aunt Sun in front of everyone. Do you still have me as your own mother in your eyes?"

"Mother, you know that you are my biological mother." Chu Jinyao looked up at Zhao and spoke word by word, "Why don't you ask me what happened? Madam Sun just came and started shouting in my yard. I just came back from Madam Hua and didn't even have time to sit down and drink a sip of water when I heard Madam Sun say that she came to collect my clothes and jewelry on your orders. "Key."

Chu Jinyao raised her head and looked at Zhao: "Mother, did you instruct her to do this? Without asking any questions, she took all my property in her hands and tried to restrain me?"

Zhao frowned and looked at Nanny Sun. She asked Nanny Sun to look after Chu Jinyao's servants and prevent anyone from getting in trouble. Why did this woman ask Chu Jinyao for the key so rashly? Clothes and jewelry in the back house are the biggest property of women. If they are not trustworthy servants, who would let others touch these? Zhao's gaze came over, and Nanny Sun lowered her head quickly. Zhao was a little angry: "Why didn't you mention this just now? Who told you to make your own decision?"

"Madam, it was not me who made my own decision!"

"Then tell me, who instructed you to do this?" Zhao was angry, and she folded her hands on her knees and asked, "I want to see where you get the courage to disobey me in public and secretly disobey me."

Nanny Sun was sweating profusely. She nodded and dared not say a word, but one eye secretly glanced at Chu Jinmiao. Chu Jinyao also stared at Chu Jinmiao directly, wanting to see how she would smooth things over.