After school, Aunt Deng suddenly realized that she had forgotten to take something, so she had to go back to get it.

She walked into the three connected rooms and unexpectedly found Chu Jinmiao there.

"Fourth Miss?" Nanny Deng was surprised. "The class has been over for a long time, why are you still here?"

Chu Jinmiao closed the book and said, "Madam's lecture today was very good. I was touched and the fragrance lingered in my mouth. I couldn't calm down for a long time, so I decided to stay and read for a while."

Nanny Deng walked forward, and after she saw the handwriting on Chu Jinmiao's book, she said in surprise, "Miss, have you also read Shishuo Xinyu?"

"I dare not. I just flipped through it once or twice in my spare time."

Nanny Deng pointed at the words in the book and asked, "Did you write all these?"

"I wrote them casually after reading it before." Chu Jinmiao was a little embarrassed. She closed the book with her backhand, stood up and said, "I'm sorry to make a fool of myself, Madam."

But Nanny Deng shook her head, picked up Chu Jinmiao's book and roughly flipped through it. There were traces of ink scattered all over the book, some of which were even old ink. It was obvious that the author had read the book frequently, and even wrote down her thoughts on the book. After reading it, Nanny Deng nodded and smiled, "The fourth young lady really surprised me. These books are not for the imperial examinations, and men rarely read them. I never thought that the fourth young lady had read them so carefully many times. The fourth young lady's wide range of interests makes this old servant ashamed."

"I don't deserve it, Nanny, please don't say that." Chu Jinmiao waved her hand and smiled, "I just read for fun on weekdays. I don't need to take the imperial examinations, so how can I dare to compare my brothers' skills."

"The fourth young lady is too modest." Nanny Deng smiled. She had only heard people say that the fourth young lady was famous for her talent, but today she really saw it. She immediately felt a desire to admire talent. It was rare to find such a smart and studious girl among the ladies. Aunt Deng asked with a smile: "Fourth Miss, it's getting late. The old lady should have dinner. Why doesn't anyone come to look for you?"

Chu Jinmiao smiled bitterly: "Who am I? Why would anyone come to look for me?"

Aunt Deng suddenly realized that although the fourth girl was a girl, her real identity was not a lady of the Chu family. This girl was also pitiful. She had been in a good family for thirteen years, but suddenly she was told that she was not a member of this family and the real daughter was someone else. Aunt Deng felt very sorry. The fate of a talented woman was always so wandering. The more Aunt Deng thought about it, the more upset she felt. She said, "Fourth Miss, there is no need to be so depressed. Your talent is here and will shine sooner or later. Even if a pearl is covered in dust, as long as it is a pearl, one day it will meet someone who recognizes its talent!"

"Thank you for your comfort, Madam." Chu Jinmiao bowed to Madam Deng. The smile on her face did not last long before she turned sad and resentful. "I also hope to meet the talented person that Madam mentioned. But my identity is awkward. I live in the Marquis' Mansion without any proper reason. I am afraid I will not be able to wait for a mentor. I did not expect that I was the wrong girl and I have occupied other people's identity and status for nothing all these years. The Marquis' Mansion is willing to take me in, which is a great favor. I dare not ask for more. I deserve to be blamed by others. Who made me born with sin? I originally thought that as long as I had a place to stay and could continue to study, it would be enough. Unfortunately, it was just wishful thinking."

Madam Deng frowned after hearing this . "Fourth Miss, could it be that Fifth Miss is targeting you secretly?"

Chu Jinmiao lowered her head and remained silent after hearing this. After a while, she shook her head with a sad face: "Mammy, don't say anymore, she doesn't like to hear such words. It was me who stole her things. She didn't have a good life outside, and she took it out on me after coming back. It's justified. Grandmother and father both want to compensate her. I'm not a proper daughter of the Chu family. It's very good that they are willing to raise me. How dare I say something wrong about a proper daughter? It's nothing anyway. I'll get over it if I endure it."

Mammy Deng sighed. The fourth lady was originally a proud girl, but suddenly she was told that she was actually a farmer's daughter. Which girl could bear such a huge change in identity? Not to mention, the fourth young lady will have to face her former sisters and servants. After her identity is revealed, the former servants will probably dare to openly neglect her, right? Nanny Deng originally thought that the fourth young lady was quiet and talented, but she never expected that she actually lived such a life in private.

Nanny Deng felt pity and could only say, "Miss, don't complain. Everything will be fine in the future."

"I hope so." Chu Jinmiao smiled bitterly and sighed, "I just don't know how long this mansion can accommodate me. Anyway, I am like a floating duckweed, so it doesn't matter."

Nanny Deng was speechless. She also felt that the mansion was not a place for the fourth young lady to stay for a long time. However, the matter of accompanying the prince in the palace was not something she could decide. Aunt Deng thought it would be a good idea to find a talented and studious girl to accompany the county lord, but she had no say, and the princess and the old lady had to nod! If Aunt Deng could decide, she could comfort Chu Jinmiao now, but she couldn't, so she couldn't give Chu Jinmiao hope. Finally, Aunt Deng could only say: "Don't worry, young lady. There will always be someone who will recognize your value and marry you in the future."

Chu Jinmiao burst into tears and smiled: "Thank you, Aunt." She quickly wiped away her tears and forced a strong smile, but the forced strength would only make people feel more distressed. Chu Jinmiao seemed to be unaware and said: "I think I have a special fate with you, Aunt. I liked you very much when I first met you, but I didn't dare to say it because I was afraid that you would think I was flattering. I have a collection of poems I wrote before. How about I give it to you as a meeting gift?"

Aunt Deng hesitated: "Young lady's poetry collection, how can I give it to you..."

Chu Jinmiao saw that Aunt Deng was going to refuse, and hurriedly said: "Nan, there is no need to refuse, this is my heart. After this separation, I am afraid I will never see you again. Giving you my poetry collection can be regarded as the fulfillment of my wish."

Seeing Chu Jinmiao said this, Aunt Deng had to agree: "Okay, then I will go beyond my duty."

Chu Jinmiao immediately pulled out a poetry collection from under the pile of books and handed it to Aunt Deng with both hands. Aunt Deng flipped through a few pages casually, and suddenly heard Chu Jinmiao exclaimed. Nanny Deng looked up: "Miss, what's the matter?"

"Mammy, I almost forgot that there are a few poems by my brother here. If they were all my own, I would have given them to you directly. But there are also poems by my second brother, and I don't know if he hasn't copied another copy, so it's not easy to give them to you directly. Otherwise, I will go back and copy it again today and send it to you tomorrow?"

Nanny Deng smiled and said, "Okay, of course." After Nanny Deng finished speaking, she couldn't help but add, "Fourth Miss, there is no need to rush. We won't leave until almost noon tomorrow. You can copy it slowly and you will catch up. You must not delay your sleep because of this."

"I don't need to." Chu Jinmiao smiled. She was talking to Madam Deng when suddenly a voice came from outside the door: "Fourth sister, are you here?"

Chu Jinmiao's heart skipped a beat. Why is she here? But Madam Deng was still there, so Chu Jinmiao couldn't help but say something, so she had to force a smile and replied: "I'm here."

When the third lady Chu Jinchan came in, she saw Chu Jinmiao and Madam Deng standing together, and it seemed that they had been talking for a long time. The third lady's eyes flashed, and she cursed in her heart, but she immediately smiled on her face: "Why is the fourth sister here? It's so hard for me to find her."

Chu Jinmiao smiled awkwardly and didn't want to pay any attention to the third lady. Chu Jinmiao hurriedly said: "It's getting late, I'll take Madam Deng out, so as not to delay Madam Deng's dinner time."

But the third lady refused to let it go and forcibly pulled Madam Deng to talk. Chu Jinmiao was afraid that the Third Lady would ruin her affairs. She had finally left a good impression on Aunt Deng, and she didn't want it to be ruined by the Third Lady, a fool.

Chu Jinmiao secretly pulled the Third Lady's sleeve, with a threatening look in her eyes: "Third sister, we should go back. Grandmother is looking for us."

The third young lady sneered in her heart and said, "Grandma doesn't have my eldest sister and fifth sister. Why would she think of us?"

After hearing this, Aunt Deng asked, "It sounds like the fifth young lady is very favored?"

Speaking of Chu Jinyao, the third young lady and Chu Jinmiao looked at each other secretly, united their front, and said, "Yes, grandma feels that she owes her and is very good to her. We sisters are also willing to give in, but it's a pity that even so, she always targets the fourth sister..."

Chu Jinmiao waited for the third young lady to finish speaking before interrupting her, "Third sister, don't say anymore. You're making Aunt laugh."

Aunt Deng knew what was going on and said, "The meal will be served soon. The two girls should go back quickly."

The third young lady and Chu Jinmiao saluted together and watched Aunt Deng leave. After Nanny Deng walked far away and no sound from here could be heard at all, the third lady pushed Chu Jinmiao's hand away and sneered: "Fourth sister is really good at tricks. We clearly agreed to form an alliance, but in the end, you secretly tried to please Nanny Deng behind my back?"

"It's up to each of us to decide based on our abilities." Chu Jinmiao put away her poetry collection, and her face no longer had the pitiful look she had just now. She didn't even bother to look at the third lady again, and turned around to leave.

The third lady was sharp-eyed, and when she saw what was in Chu Jinmiao's hand, she quickly tried to grab it: "What is this? Did you write it secretly to the prince?"

Chu Jinmiao simply felt that this person was unreasonable. Who was she, and how could she secretly write poems to a man and do such a shameless thing? She held the collection tightly, refusing to let go. She was going to give it to Aunt Deng, and let Aunt Deng take it to the palace for the princess to appreciate! How could it be snatched away by the little bitch, the Third Lady? Seeing that Chu Jinmiao refused to let go, the Third Lady felt that there were love poems written in it, and Chu Jinmiao wanted to seduce the prince before her! The Third Lady also exerted great strength with her hands, and finally, with a "swish", the collection of poems was pulled into two halves by the two of them.

The strength in her hands loosened suddenly, and Chu Jinmiao could not help but take several steps back. When she stood firm, she saw that the collection of poems she had carefully selected was torn!

Chu Jinmiao was furious and shouted, "Chu Jinchan, what are you doing!"

The third lady was also dodged. After she stood up, she flipped through the collection of poems and said disdainfully, "It turns out that these are sad poems about the passing of spring and autumn. You should have said it earlier, who would have bothered to read it."

Chu Jinmiao was so angry that she was shaking all over, but the third lady was still unscrupulous and said coldly, "Don't show me this look. I know what kind of person you are. It's useless! It's not that you can't recognize the words inside if it's torn. You had to copy a copy anyway, so there's no loss."

"You..." Chu Jinmiao was so angry that her hands were shaking. It's true that evil people need evil people to deal with them. Chu Jinmiao was deliberately slandering Chu Jinyao just now, but now she was so angry that she fell backwards. The third lady said sarcastically: "Who told you to eat alone behind my back? You deserve it! If Chu Jinyao wasn't really pretty, and the one in the third room wasn't a pushover, who would have the patience to form an alliance with you?"

Chu Jinmiao knew that it was useless to get angry with the third lady, because she was shameless. When she heard Chu Jinyao's name, a light suddenly flashed in her mind: "You just said, Chu Jinyao..."

After lunch, Chu Jinyao stayed in the wing to write. She had only been writing for a while when she heard a commotion outside. The maid said that it was Prince Huailing who came to pay his respects to the old lady.

Chu Jinyao thought for a moment and said, "My aunt and the others will leave tomorrow. Today, the prince came to pay his respects to the old lady. He was very polite."

"He has always been like this." Qin Yi didn't care much. He had met Lin Xiyuan several times and knew this man's temper. But Chu Jinyao was shocked when she heard it. She secretly glanced at the people on both sides and lowered her voice and said, "Keep your voice down. There are people around!"

Chu Jinyao could hear Qin Yi talking, so naturally others could hear him too. Therefore, they were always very careful when there were many people around. I don't know what happened to Qin Yi recently. He always couldn't help talking outside. Chu Jinyao thought it was mostly because he went out every day and his heart gradually became wild, so he was no longer as cautious as when he first came.

Qin Yi really didn't listen. Only others avoided him, so there was no reason for him to avoid others. Chu Jinyao had no choice but to continue writing with her head down.

Chu Jinyao and Lin Xiyuan had a shocking first meeting. Lin Xiyuan saw her being rude. Since then, Chu Jinyao has been avoiding him and even avoided greeting him. Fortunately, Lin Xiyuan is leaving and they may never see each other again. Her dark history will never be known to others. Chu Jinyao is as happy as she can be.

However, if I don't see the mountain, the mountain will come to see me. Chu Jinyao was hiding in the annex when suddenly a burst of laughter came from far away. Chu Jinyao looked up in astonishment and saw Lin Xiyuan and a group of people lifting the curtain of the annex and coming in with a smile.

"Fifth cousin, why are you hiding here alone?"

Chu Jinyao was depressed and didn't want to talk.

Lin Xiyuan was always the center of attention. Wherever he was, the focus was there. Lin Xiyuan arrived at the annex. After a while, the girls from the Lin family, Lin Xining, and several girls from the Chu family came in under different names.

The annex was suddenly noisy and noisy. What was going on? Chu Jinyao put away the poetry collection in annoyance and forced herself to smile as she listened to their chat.

Everyone surrounded Lin Xiyuan, and Chu Jinyao was soon squeezed aside. Lin Xiyuan was surrounded in the center, but he still remembered that Chu Jinyao didn't answer him just now. He looked at Chu Jinyao with a smile and said, "How come Fifth Cousin was squeezed so far away in such a short while? It's my fault. Fifth Cousin was staying well in the bridal chamber. I disturbed her peace. She won't blame me, will she?"

I will. Chu Jinyao secretly scolded him in her heart, but she had to smile on the surface: "How could that be? You are too polite,

my Lord." Lin Xiyuan looked at Chu Jinyao's expression and knew that this girl didn't mean what she said. He found it more and more funny and said, "I didn't ask you just now, what are you doing here?"

When the girls saw that Lin Xiyuan took the initiative to talk to Chu Jinyao and only talked to Chu Jinyao, they twisted their handkerchiefs in anger. Chu Jinyao knew that she would never have a peaceful day, so she sighed and said, "I'm just copying books."

"Copying books?" Lin Xiyuan was very surprised, "My cousin is so diligent. I disturbed her hard work. Please don't blame me."

Lin Xiyuan even stretched out his hand to make a bow, and Chu Jinyao quickly avoided it. The other girls became more jealous when they saw this, and they talked to divert Lin Xiyuan's attention: "Cousin, I don't understand what the nanny said today. Can you teach me?"

Lin Xiyuan was surrounded all of a sudden and couldn't get away. Chu Jinmiao glanced at Chu Jinyao silently, and a sneer flashed across her lips. She quickly calmed down and said, "It just so happens that I also need to write. Bring me a desk and I will write here, too."

When the girls heard this, they realized that this was still possible and rushed to say, "I want one too!"

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