"What kind of husband do you want to find?"

Chu Jinyao, a girl, was still embarrassed when asked about this. Chu Jinyao glared at Qin Yi awkwardly and said, "Why are you asking these questions?"

"I just want to understand." Qin Yi urged, "Tell me quickly."

Chu Jinyao saw that Qin Yi's expression did not seem to be hypocritical, and she thought about it carefully, revealing a thoughtful look: "My future husband... I don't ask him to be rich and powerful, I just ask him to accompany me. By the way, his temper must be gentle, he can't be fierce to me, he can't dislike me, if I do something wrong, he can't say I'm wrong right away."

When Chu Jinyao said this, she thought of the Su family in her heart. The Su family is where she grew up. The environment there has a great influence on her. Father Su is a hot-tempered man who will beat and scold his wife at any time when he is not satisfied. Then Mother Su will take out her anger on Chu Jinyao and Su Hui. Chu Jinyao has been determined since she was a child that when she gets married in the future, she must marry someone completely different from Father Su, who must be gentle and kind, but firm and tough inside.

But Qin Yi listened, but he felt that Chu Jinyao was talking about Lin Xiyuan? Chu Jinyao is only thirteen years old, and she has already started to fall in love?

So Qin Yi said, "How old are you? You are so young. Don't keep thinking about these things."

Chu Jinyao got angry at that time: "Didn't you ask me? Now you are talking about me?"

The affair between Chu Jinyao and Chu Jinmiao made a splash in the bottomless inner house and was soon drowned out. Everyone turned a blind eye to what happened in the mansion that day and pretended to know nothing. As for Chu Jinmiao being inexplicably confined to her house, no one paid attention to it.

Only Mrs. Zhao complained to Chu Jinmiao distressedly: "You are fine, why is your grandmother confining you? She also made you copy the female ring in the yard, and your hand is not healed yet!"

Chu Jinmiao smiled stiffly. She looked carefully at Mrs. Zhao's expression and confirmed that she didn't know the truth. She was slightly relieved and said, "Mother, it's okay. Grandmother is the elder. Since she punished me to copy books, she must have her reasons."

Mrs. Zhao hesitated to speak. During this period of time, the only thing that could be related to Chu Jinmiao was what happened in the anteroom that day. It was very rude for Chu Jinmiao to throw things in public, but she was also hurt by someone's bad words and was stimulated to do so! Even if Mrs. Chu wanted to punish, why did she only punish Chu Jinmiao? Zhao guessed that it was probably Chu Jinyao who asked Chu Jinxian to say something to Old Madam Chu, which led to Chu Jinmiao being confined. Zhao sighed

. She originally thought that having more daughters was a blessing, but now her eldest daughter was helping her younger daughter to target Chu Jinmiao. Zhao felt very complicated. After Chu Jinyao talked to her that day, Aunt Zhang also said that Zhao ignored Chu Jinyao too much. Zhao didn't think she was wrong at first, but who made people around her say that? Zhao could only let Chu Jinyao be the same as Chu Jinmiao on the surface, and secretly, she subsidized Chu Jinmiao a little.

Zhao sat with Chu Jinmiao for a while, and then left. Not long after Zhao left, the second young master came.

Chu Jinmiao heard the report and hurriedly said, "The second brother is here? Let him in!"

Although the second young master is the second child, he is the eldest son in the eldest house and the only legitimate brother in the family. Girls are born with a big brother complex, and the second young master is both the eldest and the legitimate son, and he will take over the family business of Changxing Marquis Mansion in the future. In terms of emotion, the second young master is the eldest brother, and in terms of reason, when the girls get married in the future, they will have to rely on the second young master to support them in their husband's family. Under the influence of the two rooms, the sisters in the family like to be close to the second young master.

The Second Young Master heard that Chu Jinmiao was under house arrest, so he came to visit his sister and picked up something.

After the Second Young Master entered the house, Chu Jinmiao ran over happily and hugged his arm affectionately.

"Second brother, why did you just remember to come and see me? Did you forget about me?"

"No, how could that be." The Second Young Master smiled at her lovingly, "I was busy a few days ago, and after hearing about your situation, I hurried over. Why are you under house arrest?"

Hearing this, Chu Jinmiao's face darkened, she let go of the Second Young Master's hand, and snorted long: "How can you still be like this? It's because you displeased grandma and were punished."

When the Second Young Master heard this, he knew that his sister was in a bad mood again. He softened his voice and said to Chu Jinmiao: "What exactly is it about? Tell me, I'll go and plead with grandma."

Chu Jinmiao waved her hand quickly and said, "Second brother, don't ask. Even if you do, there's nothing you can do. Grandma doesn't like me now. If you go and plead for me, you might get scolded by grandma. Forget it. Anyway, I'm not a proper girl from the Marquis's Mansion. My father doesn't love me and my mother doesn't love me. If I can endure a little grievance in exchange for your family to be harmonious, that's good too."

The second young master didn't like it very much . When she said this, he frowned and called out in a slightly heavier tone: "Miao'er..."

Chu Jinmiao lowered her head. After a long while, she whispered: "Second brother, don't ask anymore. I don't want to talk about this, so that grandma won't blame me for gossiping."

The second young master listened, hesitated, and finally sighed: "Okay, since you don't want to say it, then forget it. You bear it for a few days, and when grandma's anger subsides in a few days, I will go and talk to grandma and ask her to let you out."

Chu Jinmiao was originally bitter . Chu Jinmiao thought of the book and asked curiously, "Why is Second Brother so

anxious to get it? Is there anything urgent?

"

"That's not the case." The second young master said, "but my father told me to take a good look at these. When the prince comes to Taiyuan, maybe they will be useful."

When she heard the prince, Chu Jinmiao's ears stood up. She asked tentatively, "Prince?"

"Yes." The second young master smiled gently and said, "You probably don't know yet, but the prince may come to Taiyuan to stay for a while. The prince likes to read Shishuo Xinyu very much, so my father wanted me to prepare something in advance."

Chu Jinmiao said "Oh" thoughtfully. She bought off the maids around Madam Deng and knew that Madam Deng valued this book very much, so she borrowed the book from the second young master in advance. Unexpectedly, the reason why Madam Deng valued it was because the prince liked it.

Chu Jinmiao asked: "Why does the prince like these?"

"I don't know. The prince doesn't like the books that are commonly read in the imperial examinations. Instead, he likes books by Wei Jin and the previous dynasty. These are not secrets in the court. You can find out with some thought." In fact, the second young master was also helpless about this. Because of his poor health, he didn't like the popular eight-part essays at that time. Instead, he liked the books about empty talk by Wei Jin. When others saw this, they always thought he was trying to please the prince, which was really unfair.

Although the Changxing Marquisate and the Huailing County Prince's Mansion are in-laws, the two families have completely different prospects and status. The founding emperor of this dynasty, Gaozu, was born in humble circumstances and ascended to the throne by relying on his military exploits in the chaotic world. However, before he became rich, the founding emperor suffered enough from the rich merchants and officials. After he became emperor, he particularly hated corruption and the rich. Not to mention that he restricted merchants in the private sector, he also disciplined the officials in the court. Most of the eight dukes and sixteen marquises who followed the emperor to conquer the world at the beginning of the dynasty fell into disgrace during Gaozu's reign. Many of them had a close relationship with Gaozu, and it was difficult for them to have a good ending in the end.

Emperor Gaozu was cruel and arbitrary. He hated officials who seized power, but at the same time he hoped that his descendants would be rich and noble forever. So he killed many meritorious officials, imposed many restrictions on ministers, eunuchs, and concubines, and set rules for his descendants. He believed that as long as his descendants followed the path he had arranged, they would be rich and noble for generations. He even stipulated the generations for naming his descendants. After Emperor Gaozu left, the rules within the Qin family became looser day by day, but the laws in the court continued.

The most obvious of these was the difference in the system of inheriting titles. The Marquis of Changxing was an outsider, a noble marquis. The title could be passed down for a maximum of three generations, and it would be cut off after three generations. If the fourth generation of descendants wanted to continue the family title, they had to submit a memorial to the emperor to see if the emperor's grace was great. But the royal palace was different. Emperor Gaozu was particularly tolerant of his own family. He divided his sons into vassal kings, guarding various places and not allowed to return to the capital without an imperial edict, so that his own people could guard the country.

After the death of the vassal king, his eldest son inherited the palace and continued to be a prince, and the rest of the legitimate sons were made county kings, and the illegitimate sons were one level lower than the legitimate sons. When it came to the next generation, the eldest son of the county king continued to be a county king, and the rest of the legitimate sons continued to be enfeoffed. This went on from generation to generation, like a tree with luxuriant branches and leaves. The Qin family's royal titles would only be passed down and would only increase, while other noble families, whether you were meritorious officials or famous generals, had to accept the fate of being cut off after three generations. As one rose and the other fell, the fate of the noble dukes was firmly grasped by the royal family, and the only way left was to please the emperor.

Although the Huailing County Prince's Mansion is a king of a different surname, and the treatment cannot be compared with the legitimate Qin king, but the inheritance system has benefited from it. As long as the Lin family does not rebel, the name of their Huailing Prince's Mansion can be passed down from generation to generation, and the Lin family can also be kings for generations. But Changxing Marquis' Mansion is different. Calculated, Chu Jing is already the third generation of Changxing Marquis' Mansion. In other words, Chu Jing is still a marquis now, but when he passes it to the second young master, it is hard to say whether he can keep the title. If not, the entire Chu family will be demoted from the Marquis' Mansion to a commoner. If there are no Chu disciples serving as officials in the court at this time, then the Chu family of Changxing Marquis' Mansion will soon disappear completely from the stage.

This is the gap between the Chu family and the Huailing Prince's Mansion. The prince's mansion can enjoy wealth forever, but the marquis' mansion may not. So it is not an exaggeration to say that Chu Zhu married into a wealthy family. When the people from Prince Huailing's Mansion came, the Marquis of Changxing's Mansion had to entertain them well. Who knows, they might have to ask the people from Prince Huailing's Mansion to intercede for them in the future. A prince is a prince after all, and as long as he can see the emperor, he can have a say in many things.

The Marquis of Changxing has been passed down to the last generation, and Chu Jing led the army in Taiyuan, and his influence in the capital was very mediocre. He had no sense of existence in front of the emperor, and the Marquis of Changxing was not sure whether the emperor would give the Chu family this favor when he came to the emperor in the future to ask for the second young master to inherit the title. That's why the Marquis of Changxing attached so much importance to the prince's affairs, and even gave instructions to the second young master to familiarize himself with the books the prince liked in advance. Now that the emperor loves fun and favors his close ministers, the Chu family has no chance of making a name for themselves, so they can only work hard on the crown prince early on.

"The crown prince actually likes this kind of book..." Chu Jinmiao was very surprised. A gentle, melancholy, and thin figure immediately emerged in her mind, and this person turned out to be the crown prince of the Eastern Palace. It was really surprising that the crown prince liked to be ethereal and secluded. However, since the crown prince likes this kind of ethereal and light books, his taste for women is no different.

Chu Jinmiao immediately felt that God was helping her. She was the slimmest among her sisters and liked to wear loose clothes. Her brothers at home said that she had a willow-like figure and a thin and slender appearance. If the crown prince also likes this type of person, wouldn't that be perfect?

Author's words: Mini-drama:

Chu Jinyao's mate selection criteria announced.

Qin Yi found that he had perfectly avoided all options, hahahaha...