Arriving at the compartment, Chu Jinyao was amazed. This was the most beautiful and exquisite fabric she had ever seen in her life. That's right, this was not fabric, this was brocade.

The girls all cheered and rushed over to take a look. Even the most dignified and virtuous Chu Jinxian smiled and walked a few steps faster. The girls of the Chu family picked up the Yunjin and discussed with each other enthusiastically, comparing which one had the better pattern. Chu Jinyao also gathered around, her eyes wide open in surprise, and she touched it carefully as if she had touched some rare treasure.

The touch of the fabric amazed Chu Jinyao. Yunjin is a special silk product from Yingtian Prefecture. It is as bright as clouds, so it is named Yunjin. The cost of Yunjin is very high. Even the most skilled weavers can only weave one inch a day, so it is said that every inch of Yunjin is worth a ton of gold. And these rare and exquisite Yunjins must all be presented as tribute to the nobles in the palace. Only those who have connections in the weaving house can buy a few pieces of Yunjins, and they are all in small quantities, and cannot be resold on a large scale. As a result, the market price of Yunjins in the folk can be imagined.

Even the girls who were born and raised in the Marquis's mansion think it is rare, let alone Chu Jinyao. Chu Jinyao couldn't help but touch it again, but she didn't expect that this time she would ruin the matter. There were still copulas from her farm work between her fingertips, and when she put them on these precious brocades, she actually hooked a thread out of Yunjin.

Chu Jinyao quickly withdrew her hand, and her action disturbed others. The seventh girl from the second room, Chu Jinjiao, saw it and immediately shouted, "How did you hook a thread out of Yunjin?"

Chu Jinyao clenched her hand tightly, and others came over to see it, and they all showed strange eyes. Chu Jinmiao's delicate fingers passed over Yunjin, and a smile gently appeared on her lips.

It turns out that she is from the countryside and can't show up on the stage.

Chu Jinxian frowned and shouted, "That's enough. One piece of Yunjin is enough. Anyway, everyone has to choose one piece. This one belongs to Wu Niang. It's her own thing. Let her do with it."

Seventh Miss pouted, "The pattern is white with purple flowers. I like it too. Why should I give it to her?"

Chu Jinxian frowned and acted like the eldest sister. She glared at Seventh Miss. Seventh Miss was angry and shut up.

This episode passed quickly, and the girls happily started choosing patterns again. Although they couldn't see it on the surface, Chu Jinyao knew that they were all laughing in their hearts.

After choosing the patterns, the girls still had to stay together to do needlework. The girls who had not yet left the house would keep an eye on these things, because there were only a few beautiful patterns, and the sisters would inevitably quarrel. Chu Jinyao had not been very happy, and the room was in a mess. She walked to Chu Jinxian and whispered, "Sister, I'm leaving first."

Chu Jinxian looked at Chu Jinyao and wanted to say something, but finally sighed and said, "Go."

Chu Jinyao returned to her room, without stopping or speaking along the way. Dingxiang held Yunjin, and she didn't speak unless her master spoke, while Shancha followed behind Chu Jinyao. Chu Jinyao walked faster and faster, and Shancha was a little out of breath.

Shancha thought secretly in her heart that she was indeed raised in the countryside, and she was different from a proper young lady. Young ladies would pant after walking a few steps, but this lady, from Rongning Hall to Chaoyun Courtyard, even a maid would pant a little, but Chu Jinyao was fine.

Chaoyun Courtyard, where Chu Jinyao lived, had a nice name, but the location was a bit remote. The Changxing Marquis's Mansion faced south and was divided into three roads: east, middle, and west. The most noble and magnificent courtyard on the north side of the middle road belonged to Old Madam Chu. The Marquis and his wife, Mrs. Zhao, lived in the courtyard in the middle of the middle road, and the other rooms were on the left and right roads. As the eldest daughter of the eldest son, Chu Jinyao should live with Zhao, but Zhao lived in the main courtyard. The two side courtyards on the left and right sides were occupied by the eldest and fourth daughters. The eldest daughter's courtyard was the largest, and there was an independent small courtyard behind it, where the other illegitimate daughters lived. Obviously, they could not move. There was an empty small courtyard behind the fourth daughter's courtyard, but that was where Zhao kept her dowry. Aunt Zhang suggested that the dowry should be moved to the back room and this courtyard should be given to the fifth daughter, but Zhao said that the back room was damp and she was afraid that the mahogany box could not be stored, so she found another vacant courtyard on the east road for Chu Jinyao to live in.

Chaoyun Courtyard was at the northern corner of the east road, far and remote, and few people were willing to come to such a far place. Chu Jinyao came here and lived alone in an independent courtyard. Judging from the space, it was bigger than the eldest girl's courtyard, but the meaning behind it was completely different.

Chu Jinyao thought silently that even in their village, children had to live with their parents. She was assigned to an outside place alone, which showed how much Zhao disliked her and didn't want to see her at all.

Shancha touched the Yunjin happily, thinking in her heart that this was a tribute Yunjin. Anyway, the fifth girl didn't know that in the end they would take over the cutting and making of clothes, so they should be able to keep some for their dowry.

Shancha couldn't let go of the Yunjin with a white background and purple flowers, but Chu Jinyao had no interest at all and said, "Put it away."

"Put it away?" Shancha was reluctant and held Yunjin tightly and didn't want to let go. Dingxiang came over to take it, Shancha grabbed the other end and refused to let go. Dingxiang glared at her fiercely and said, "Didn't you hear what the girl said?"

Shancha reluctantly let go and watched Dingxiang lock Yunjin up and take the key.

"I'm fine here, you guys go out first."

Dingxiang and Shancha looked at each other. The girl couldn't leave her room... But Chu Jinyao's face was really bad, so they didn't dare to. They bowed and said, "Girl, then we go out first?"

"Okay."

When the room was completely quiet, Chu Jinyao sat on the bed, hugged her knees, and leaned against the bed frame helplessly.

In this house, her mother ignored her, her grandmother was high above her, and she hadn't seen her father who brought her back for several days. She didn't have anyone close to her, and she felt confused and helpless. Even when her cousin deliberately bullied her, she didn't know how to talk back.

Chu Jinyao always thought that now everyone was not used to her, but it would be fine after a long time. But she studied very hard, but still couldn't integrate into the Marquis' Mansion. It's not her fault that she didn't understand these rules of the noble family, right? Why didn't everyone even give her a chance?

Chu Jinyao thought about it and burst into tears unknowingly. Children of poor families have to take care of themselves early. Chu Jinyao even cried silently, because she knew that even if she cried out loud, no one would comfort her, but it would make her sister Su Hui worry.

After a while, a voice suddenly rang in the silent room: "Don't cry."

Chu Jinyao was startled and suddenly forgot to cry. Tears were still on her cheeks, but she stood up and looked around the house.

Is there anyone in the house?

But she had asked everyone to leave... No, the voice just now, even though the other party's voice was as clear as running water hitting jade, but judging from the tone, it was clearly a man's.

Chu Jinyao looked around but didn't see anyone in the house, and the hairs on her body stood up. This yard is far and remote, and it is said that it has been idle for many years. Could it be... that there are ghosts here?

Chu Jinyao's face turned pale, and she stammered: "Who are you?" However, her feet were slowly moving towards the door, intending to open the door and call for help as soon as she got to the door.

The voice did not appear for a long time. After a while, the other party laughed very lightly, and there was a clear smile in the voice: "Do you think I am a ghost?"

Chu Jinyao paused and asked, "Isn't it?" She was still nervous. Why did she feel that the voice was getting closer and closer to her, as if it was all around her...

"There's something behind you!"

"Ah!" Chu Jinyao screamed and squatted down with her knees hugged. Seeing that a casual remark scared her like this, the other party laughed happily. These laughs were different from the previous ones. The previous laughs were extremely cold, as if they were caused by years of habit, but now they were really unbearable.

The other party's voice was very nice. It was the best voice Chu Jinyao had ever heard at her age. However, this could not cover up the other party's hatefulness. Now Chu Jinyao recognized that the voice came from her jade pendant!

Chu Jinyao yanked off the jade pendant, threw it on the bed, and cursed: "You bastard!"

The jade pendant bounced twice on the quilt and soon sank into the quilt. The other party seemed very surprised and asked: "What did you say?"

When he said this, his voice was flat, but the end was slightly higher, which was extremely threatening. Chu Jinyao heard that this bastard ghost almost scared her to death, and now he was still so arrogant, and she became more and more angry. She quickly walked to the bed, picked up the jade pendant and threw it on the bed again: "You are right to scare people?"

Chu Jinyao grew up in the village, and her family was not peaceful, so Chu Jinyao was not the kind of person who would accept things passively. During this time, she was submissive in the mansion. First, she was frightened by the prosperity of the mansion. The emperor had to be in awe when he saw the palace. How could she, a thirteen-year-old girl, be lively in a new environment where she didn't know anything? Secondly, Chu Jinyao wanted to get along well with her real relatives. So no matter who she met, she would smile first, and she was trying hard to learn and imitate the etiquette of greeting and saying hello.

Although it seems now that she didn't learn it very optimistically.

Now she encountered an unknown monster who teased people casually and was particularly arrogant. Chu Jinyao's anger immediately exploded. However, although she was arrogant, she was very smart. She smashed the jade pendant hard, but it fell on the bed. Just kidding, this is the life-saving jade pendant she has carried since she was a child. If it gets bumped or dented, she will be more distressed than anyone else. Even if she wants to teach a demon a lesson, she can't break her own things!

The voice in the jade pendant obviously didn't expect that one day, someone would dare to treat him like this. He was thrown back and forth without saying a word. When it finally stopped, he laughed coldly: "You are Chu Jinyao from the Changxing Marquis's Mansion, right? Just wait."

"How do you know my name?" Chu Jinyao was surprised and suspicious. Chu Jinyao didn't wait for the other party to answer. At this time, Shancha's voice came from outside the house: "Girl, what's wrong with you?"

Chu Jinyao was screaming and throwing things, which had already alarmed the people outside.

Chu Jinyao did not respond, but lowered his voice, lying on the bed and threatening the jade pendant: "Tell the truth, or I will hand you over to someone outside, and then ask monks and Taoist priests to come and perform rituals, and you might be scared to death!"

The voice in the jade pendant laughed lightly and briefly, and said: "Then you try it. No one dares to threaten me since I grew up."

The other party was not moved by soft or hard tactics, and Chu Jinyao really had no choice. From this point of view, the jade pendant was not a ghost, but most likely a monster. When Chu Jinyao was in the village, he heard people say that jade has spiritual energy, and many immortals relied on the essence of heaven and earth in jade to cultivate and ascend to immortality. Even mortals wearing jade can also support people. Chu Jinyao has always thought that her jade was extraordinary since she was a child. With it, she would not catch even a slight cold all year round. So although she was surprised that a spirit appeared in the jade, she also felt it was reasonable.

She used to carry her jade close to her body, otherwise it would have been taken away by Su Shengshun. When she arrived at the Marquis' Mansion, there were many requirements. She had to wear several layers of clothes inside and outside. It was difficult for Chu Jinyao to keep it close to her body. She could only learn from others and cover the jade pendant with a rope and hang it on the outside of her clothes.

In fact, Chu Jinyao did not intend to really hand over the jade pendant. She was just trying to scare him. This was her jade, which had been with her for thirteen years. Even if a spirit was born in the jade, Chu Jinyao felt that it was a good spirit that favored her. If it is really announced, as long as the person in the jade pendant does not speak, who will know whether what Chu Jinyao said is true? Maybe the people in the Marquis' Mansion will suspect that Chu Jinyao is crazy and going crazy in broad daylight. Then Zhao will have a clear excuse to send Chu Jinyao away. Chu Jinyao is not stupid. The Marquis' Mansion is her home. Why should she leave and give it to outsiders? So Chu Jinyao must stay and live well.

Seeing that the spirit in the jade pendant was not scared, and Shancha was shouting outside again, Chu Jinyao had to raise her voice and said, "I'm fine. You can go down." Seeing that

Chu Jinyao insisted, Shancha muttered a few words and left. Chu Jinyao listened to Shancha walking away, and then she looked at the jade pendant again: "Why are you in my jade pendant? Do you have a name?"

Qin Yi also wanted to know why he was in the jade pendant of a young lady from a noble family. He led people to chase the group of Tatar barbarians that day, and later seemed to be injured. When he regained consciousness, she was here.

Qin Yi estimated that she was probably experiencing the soul leaving the body as the Taoist priests in the palace said. He was seriously injured that day, perhaps because his foundation was damaged, so his soul was out of place. In fact, Qin Yi himself also has a jade pendant very similar to Chu Jinyao's, also made of white jade, with the same texture, but his jade pendant is even bigger. Qin Yi has been carrying the jade pendant with him all these years. He was in a hurry to go out that day and actually forgot about it. It appeared on Chu Jinyao's jade pendant after he was seriously injured. This kind of jade pendant should have the effect of nourishing the soul. Qin Yi feels much more comfortable with it. That year, the wandering Taoist tricked his mother into buying the jade pendant at a high price, boasting that it could save his life in a critical moment. Qin Yi sneered at it at first, but now it seems that it is true.

He clearly felt that for every red cotton wool missing from the white jade, his soul would recover a lot.

As for the latter question, Qin Yi paused for a while and said, "My name is Qi Ze. You can call me Qi Ze."

"Qi Ze..." Chu Jinyao read it and praised, "What a good name."

"Yes." Qin Yi replied lightly. Their generation was in the water business. After he was born, the Taifu proposed a name for him, and Qin Tianjian judged whether he was a lucky person or not. The Taifu said that Yi means a big river and a vast lake, which should bless everything, so he was given the name "Yi Ze". Qin Yi took a character from his own name and added his mother's surname, so this is indeed a good name, proposed by the Taifu and the inner cabinet.

Chu Jinyao choked. She wanted to get along well with Qi Ze, so she started to praise his name. It is said that you should not hit a smiling person! But, Qi Ze actually agreed?

Chu Jinyao felt that this spirit must have just become a spirit and did not understand the ways of the world. Chu Jinyao thought that she should be more considerate of him. So Chu Jinyao generously did not argue with Qi Ze, but asked: "Qi Ze, when did you appear in my jade pendant?"

Qin Yi was speechless for the first time. After a moment, Qin Yi said vaguely: "Just a few days ago."

"A few days ago..." Chu Jinyao was a little embarrassed, "Then did you see what happened today?"

In fact, more than that.

Qin Yi was awakened by the crying of the woman. He wanted to scold who dared to cry in his room, but when he raised his hand, he found something wrong. After the initial surprise and accident, Qin Yi quickly calmed down and watched the situation. Later, he learned that the woman in front of him was called Chu Jinyao, who had just been found outside, and she was crying just now because she heard some bad words from her biological mother.

Qin Yi felt that this little girl was quite pitiful, but he still had no intention of intervening. Qin Yi also felt that it was a fantasy that a living soul left the body and stayed in the jade pendant of a young lady from a noble family to recuperate, not to mention that Qin Yi did not want the Chu family to know of his existence. So these few days, Qin Yi said nothing, but just stayed silently in Chu Jinyao's jade pendant, and left without a trace after the injury healed.

Chu Jinyao was unaware of anything, she wore the jade pendant when she went out and paid respects, and came back at night and cried secretly while holding the jade pendant. Qin Yi was a little embarrassed, and besides being embarrassed, he also felt a little guilty.

Being so intimate with a woman, living together, sleeping together, and going out together, even husband and wife could not do it.

Qin Yi had planned to keep this matter to himself, but today Chu Jinyao leaned against the bed frame and cried silently. Qin Yi couldn't stand it anymore, so he had to comfort her dryly: "Don't cry." You

know, in Qin Yi's life, this is a rare thoughtfulness and kindness from him.

As a result, Chu Jinyao was not comforted, but frightened, and dared to disrespect him afterwards. Qin Yi felt that since her jade pendant was more or less a rescue, he would remember it for her and not pursue it for the time being. If she did it again in the future... haha.

Chu Jinyao didn't know that in just a short moment, she had already been on the list of special care of the Jinyiwei. She was still thinking about what happened just now: "Then I seduced Yunjin today, did you also see it?"

"Just one piece of Yunjin." Qin Yi sneered. The royal family received mountains of Yunjin every year. In the palace, Yunjin was common, just a kind of cloth for making clothes. Chu Jinyao cried because of a piece of Yunjin, Qin Yi really couldn't understand it. He secretly thought in his heart that if Chu Jinyao liked it, after his injury healed, he would have someone send her a cart of Yunjin, as long as she didn't cry again in the future.

Chu Jinyao sighed, "It's not because of Yunjin..."

She simply sat on the footstool, propped her chin in the quilt, and talked to a jade pendant face to face, "Yunjin is rare, but after all, it's just a piece of cloth. It's good to have it, but if you don't have it, you can just wear something worse. Why is it worth crying? I couldn't help crying, I just felt helpless. I really tried hard to adapt to life here, but I haven't seen a rich family, where is it? Do you know the rules of these noble families? Even if I study very hard, they should give me some time to learn, right? But they didn't. They were all laughing at me secretly, and my mother, knowing that I just arrived and didn't know anything, didn't even arrange someone to teach me the rules. "

Hearing Chu Jinyao's previous words, Qin Yi agreed very much. That's right, no matter how valuable it is, it's just a dead object. How can it be worth it for a living person to suffer for it? After hearing the latter part, even Qin Yi, who didn't talk about reason, felt distressed.

The daughter had just been found, and in ordinary families, the mother would ask about her well-being and teach her personally, wishing to make up for all the missing maternal love. But in Chu Jinyao's case, Zhao Shi refused to send even a capable nanny. Qin Yi felt that it was not necessarily unwillingness. A dignified marquis’ wife would not be so stingy. Most likely, Zhao had forgotten and she did not care at all.

Chu Jinyao was only thirteen years old and suddenly entered a completely unfamiliar environment. How panicked and helpless she must have felt. However, Zhao, as a mother, did not care. Old Madam Chu was high up and could not see the sufferings of the world. The Marquis of Changxing seldom returned to the inner house and had long forgotten the daughter he had just found. In the end, it was Qin Yi, a complete outsider, who could not stand it anymore and said, "I understand the rules of the inner house. Let me teach you."

The author has something to say: The author’s words:

Qin Yi [yi], second tone, maybe everyone will recognize it if it is written like this: Linyi.