Chu Jinyao watched the little boy run toward the middle of the road with his head down. She widened her eyes in shock and shouted, "Be careful!"

The little boy was playing next to the embroidery shop, but he ran toward the middle of the road without warning, and the soldiers were there in an instant. Chu Jinyao was terrified, and without thinking, she rushed toward the little boy.

Thanks to Chu Jinyao's upbringing in the village, she did a lot of housework in her early years, and her skills were much more clever than Miss Chang. As soon as she pulled the little boy into her arms, she wanted to get back to the roadside as soon as possible. But no matter how fast a person is, how can he be faster than a galloping horse? Chu Jinyao felt a black screen in front of her eyes. She closed her eyes reflexively and hugged the child tightly. There were screams coming from her ears. Chu Jinyao vaguely heard Chu Jinxian calling her name. In the chaos, Chu Jinyao only heard Qin Yi said hurriedly and sharply: "Raise your hands and step back!"

Chu Jinyao didn't understand what happened. When she heard Qin Yi's voice, she subconsciously raised her arms to protect herself. At this time, the sound of the wooden frame falling apart finally reached her ears. The wooden shed fell down with a loud bang. People on both sides of the street saw this scene and screamed more and more uncontrollably.

Chu Jinyao felt a weight on her hand, followed by a feeling of numbness, and then a lingering pain came to her mind. Chu Jinyao opened her eyes in pain, and the first thing she saw was the child. The little boy might have been frightened by this series of changes, and he was stunned and unable to move. Chu Jinyao took a rough look and found that except for some dust on the boy's face, there was nothing wrong with the rest of his body. She secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and then she saw her hand.

There seemed to be a big cut on her forearm caused by the fallen wooden frame, and the bloodstains spread all the way to her palm. Chu Jinyao's first reaction was to touch the jade pendant. She seemed to have heard Qin Yi's voice just now. The jade pendant must not be broken! Chu Jinyao didn't care about the blood on her hands, and quickly touched the jade pendant through the silk thread. She felt that the jade pendant was still smooth and round, and then she breathed a sigh of relief.

After she was relieved, Chu Jinyao found that her legs were weak. She was half squatting on the street holding the little boy, and she couldn't even stand up.

Chu Jinxian was almost scared to death by the scene just now. She quickly ran over with her maid, and saw that Chu Jinyao's hands were bleeding, but she was still holding the jade pendant in a daze. Chu Jinxian was furious and said, "Why are you still caring about the jade pendant? Help the fifth girl up quickly. Qinghe, go find a doctor nearby!"

Chu Jinxian brought the maid, carefully supported Chu Jinyao's other arm, and slowly helped her up. At this time, a woman in a pink skirt ran over, quickly pulled the little boy over to look at him, then burst into tears, hugged the boy tightly and cried, "You debt collector, you scared me to death!"

The woman cried for a while, and after she came to her senses, she quickly pulled the little boy to pay her respects to Chu Jinyao: "Kneel down quickly and thank the benefactor!"

Chu Jinyao finally stood up with the help of the maid. When she saw the woman paying her respects, she quickly leaned over to help her: "I can't bear it, Madam, you can't do this!"

Chu Jinyao moved a little, and the maids around helped the woman up for Chu Jinyao. Chu Jinyao withdrew her hand and stood where she was. Chu Jinxian said, "Madam, please take good care of the children next time. My sister's hand is injured, and we need to go to the doctor, so I'll go first."

The owner of the silk shop heard the clerk's message and ran out in a hurry. He saw his only son standing on the street with dust on his face. He staggered, covered his heart and chanted a Bodhisattva, then ran down in two steps and said, "Thank you, ladies, for your great kindness. I will never forget it! If you want to find a doctor, why don't you rest in the shop first? I'll ask the clerk to call the doctor, so that it's better than for your benefactor to rush on the road with injuries!"

Chu Jinxian thought for a while and said. "Okay, thank you for your help, Mr. Qi." After that, Chu Jinxian turned her head and asked Chu Jinyao in a low voice: "Can you walk now?"

Chu Jinyao nodded and said: "Much better. I was frightened just now and my legs and feet were out of control. Now I have recovered."

Qi Desheng shouted to the waiter: "Hurry up and show us a seat! Xiaoliu, go to the backyard quickly and pull two pieces of clean white silk over."

Chu Jinxian supported Chu Jinyao and slowly walked into the store. Qi Desheng's Jinsu Manor was right next to the jewelry store. The women of the Changxing Marquis's residence were originally talking to two other wives of officials. When they heard people shouting on the street, they turned around and saw Chu Jinyao squatting in the middle of the street with a child in her arms. Another official riding a tall horse pulled his horse and turned his head suddenly, knocking down the wooden shed outside the Jinsu Manor.

Then, Chu Jinxian ran out with her maid. It was extremely rude for a noble woman to have her face and figure seen by outsiders. She was not allowed to lift the curtain while sitting in a carriage, let alone run to the middle of the road in broad daylight. The ladies of the Chu family shouted a few words, but no one came back, so they had to wait anxiously under the eaves. Now that Chu Jinxian had walked back with Chu Jinyao, they swarmed over to see Chu Jinyao's injuries.

The women asked questions one after another, and Chu Jinyao silently endured the pain, shaking her head with a pale face, indicating that she was fine. The Zhao family gathered in the front and took a look, and saw that the girl had such a big cut on her hand, and the bleeding couldn't be stopped. She was furious: "I was talking to the other two ladies, why did you run to the street?"

Chu Jinxian interrupted Zhao: "Mother, stop talking. Let's treat Jinyao's wound first."

The girls of the Chu family also looked inside curiously. The seventh girl looked at Chu Jinyao's hand and said in amazement: "So much blood has been shed, I'm afraid there will be a scar in the future."

When the girls heard about the scar, they all trembled. As a noble woman, she has been raised in a deep mansion since she was a child. She never goes out of the front door or the back door. She is like a commodity waiting to be sold, waiting to marry into a wealthy family in the future. If there is a scar, even if it is on the hand, it is not good to tell others.

Chu Jinyao is the most beautiful among the sisters, and now she has a big scar on her arm.

The girls seemed to be close to Chu Jinyao immediately, asking her if she was hurt and how she was doing. Chu Jinyao didn't have the energy to reply, so she kept smiling with a pale face, which was considered an answer.

When Zhao heard the seventh girl say that there would be a scar, her face turned pale. The Yan family members looked at Chu Jinyao's wound carefully and said it was a pity. Zhao became even angrier after hearing this. She opened her eyes wide and said angrily, "Who the hell did this? I want to see who has the guts to hurt our daughter in Taiyuan." As soon

as Zhao finished speaking, a servant from the Changxing Marquis's mansion came up and said to Zhao, "Madam, please wait a moment. I will go and teach them a lesson."

Qi Desheng stood outside and waited for a while. When he heard this, he took the opportunity to say, "It just so happens that there is hot water and clean silk in the store. The cloth is ready. I have sent my staff to find a doctor. He will be here soon. Ladies and young ladies, please sit in the small shop to avoid being in the crowd outside and bumping into a few nobles.

"Okay," said Zhao. Steward Liu, go and negotiate with the group of reckless men. Even if they are soldiers, no one dares to bump into our Changxing Marquis Mansion in Taiyuan." Steward

Liu responded in a chorus, bowed his waist and stepped back from Zhao. After walking on the street, he immediately became arrogant again. Chu Jinyao glanced in the direction of the group. These people were all dressed in short warriors' clothes. Just now, Chu Jinyao rushed in a hurry to save the child. In order to avoid her, the leader forced his horse to turn around and bumped into the shed outside Qi Desheng's shop. This man was really strong, and he even broke the wooden shed apart. Chu Jinyao deserved this disaster, and although he avoided the horse's hoof, his hand was cut by the falling wood, and he finally saw blood.

The wooden shed collapsed, and their horses seemed to be damaged as well. Chu Jinyao saw that they all jumped off their horses in a hurry and gathered around the first person, seemingly checking the injuries of their horses. They seemed to have some kind of dispute and were discussing fiercely, but no one even looked at Chu Jinyao who was accidentally injured. They were

so arrogant, and it was obvious that they were soldiers on official business. Chu Jinyao felt very uncomfortable. It was wrong for them to ride horses in the city, and they almost trampled a child to death just now! If Chu Jinyao hadn't been standing not far away and hadn't moved quickly, the child would have been either dead or disabled. I heard that this was the only child of the old man who was in charge of the business, and he was almost destroyed by these people today.

If Chu Jinyao was still an ordinary citizen, she would have to endure such things. The people should not fight against the officials. As long as no one is hurt, she should be thankful. How could she dare to ask these officials for an explanation? Fortunately, her status is very different now. She is also a privileged class. The Marquis of Changxing is the only marquis in Taiyuan. He also holds the army. Officials in the whole Shanxi area all speak to the Marquis of Changxing in a good tone. As the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Changxing, Chu Jinyao is qualified to demand justice.

"Jinyao, don't look at it. These things will be handled by the family. You don't have to worry about it." Chu Jinxian whispered in Chu Jinyao's ear.

Chu Jinyao came back to his senses, nodded lightly, and then retracted his gaze and no longer paid attention. She felt a little emotional. It turns out that only when you have enough power can you be qualified to talk about fairness. If it were the old her, she would never dare to think about it.

Chu Jinyao was supported by everyone and walked to Qi's store. Chu Jinyao didn't think that with her father's reputation as Marquis Changxing, she couldn't settle a small incident of riding a horse, so she had withdrawn her attention and paid attention to other things. Chu Jinyao muttered secretly, why didn't she talk to Qin Yi? While there were fewer people around, she had to ask Qin Yi, did he get scratched by the incident just now?

The women of the Chu family did not take that group of people seriously. They had long been accustomed to being straightforward and highly respected in Taiyuan City. These officials knew that they had bumped into someone powerful and would definitely come over to apologize, so there was no need for them to say anything. Steward Liu also thought so. He walked up to the group of people in a majestic manner and shouted loudly: "You are so brave! You almost made a big mistake today. Do you know who the people in front are? They are the women of our Changxing Marquis's Mansion! You actually scared the girls in our mansion. Why don't you come and apologize to the nobles, otherwise, when our Marquis finds out, you will be in big trouble!"

However, the group of people ignored them. They whispered something again. The leader took a look at the lame horse and said resolutely: "Don't worry about this horse. We must take care of the things that the master has told us to do first. The Taoist priest is elusive. If we go later, I am afraid we will be disappointed again."

After the leader finished speaking, the others immediately responded. One of them gave up his horse and asked the leader to mount. Butler Liu had never been ignored before. He was a little embarrassed and shouted angrily: "Are you deaf? Didn't you hear that the people in front are the women of the Marquis of Changxing's mansion? If you continue to be so rude, I will make you watch your skin!"

"How dare you!" A younger man shouted angrily and drew out his knife with a bang. The sharp blade reflected on Butler Liu's face, and he was so scared that he took a step back.

Chu Jinyao and others had walked far away. When they heard the commotion here, they stopped and turned around in surprise. I'm afraid no one would have thought that there are still people in Taiyuan City who dare not give face to Marquis of Changxing?

Mrs. Zhao's face was already gloomy, and she asked, "What's going on?"

Housekeeper Liu saw that the lady and the girls were all looking in this direction, and he was unwilling to lose face, so he plucked up his anger, pointed his finger at these people and cursed, "You rode your horses in the street and almost hurt the girls of our Marquis' Mansion, and now you dare to draw your swords? Whose subordinates are you? Tell me the names of your superiors, so that you can see how high the sky is and how thick the earth is. Otherwise, you really think you are the king of the world and dare to offend anyone. "

The young man still sneered and said, "Our master, even if we say it, I'm afraid you won't be able to listen."

Butler Liu was furious. Just as he was about to ask him who your master was, he saw the leader stretched out his hand to hold the young man's knife handle, and said in a deep voice: "The master's business is important, don't worry about these idle people."

The young man who was rebellious just now immediately lowered his head and replied respectfully: "Yes."

As soon as the leader spoke, these strong and powerful young men responded in unison and prepared to mount their horses. Steward Liu was ignored again and again, and even the bystanders from the Zhao and Yan families were annoyed. Zhao said, "You are so brave! Come on, surround them. I'll see who dares to leave!"

The servants of the Marquis' Mansion immediately stepped forward and surrounded the group of people. The leader was probably very impatient, his eyes widened, and he said coldly, "If you still want to live, then get out of my way!"

Qi Desheng stayed with Chu Jinyao and others, letting the people in the Marquis' Mansion decide his fate. Although he was an imperial merchant, he was at the bottom of the class of scholars, farmers, merchants and workers, and he didn't dare to shout at these officials. So he gave the matter to the Changxing Marquis' Mansion. As long as the Marquis's wife dealt with these people, it would be a relief for his only son. He would then send some brocade and silk to the Marquis's daughter as a thank-you gift. Qi Desheng had been standing by the side without interrupting. When he heard the voice of the leader, his face suddenly changed.

Qi Desheng immediately turned his head to look at the man. That's right, he felt something was wrong just now, and now he saw the clue after a closer look. The leader looked strong and powerful, with a very stable body, but he had a white face and no beard, and his eyes were bright. Qi Desheng looked at the chin of the leader again, and didn't dare to ask for justice. He quickly said to Zhao: "Madam, let's forget about today's matter. Let's get rid of these adults!"

Zhao also noticed something was wrong. She trembled in her heart. She didn't hear it just now. When this person spoke loudly, Zhao noticed the strangeness of his voice. Zhao was terrified. Now that Qi Desheng came up the steps, she quickly said: "Butler Liu, you can bring people back. Anyway, the fifth lady and the shopkeeper's child are fine, so let's forget about today's matter." As soon as

Zhao said this, Butler Liu immediately withdrew in disgrace. Why did he feel that this group of people was not of the right status...

The servants of the Changxing Marquis's Mansion retreated to the side, and Zhao and others also lowered their heads slightly and said nothing. When the other people who were watching the excitement saw this scene, they also shrank their necks and stepped back, making way for this group of people. How could they, the common people, dare to say a word against the people that the Marquis' Mansion did not dare to offend?

Chu Jinyao watched the Chu family and others retreat. Chu Jinyao was both incredulous and very angry. She ignored the wound and took a step forward. She looked directly at the leading officer with clear eyes: "You were running wild in the city and almost hurt someone, and you didn't say a word? It was a coincidence that the child was not in trouble today. Otherwise, a life would have been wasted by you!"

The people of the Chu family were shocked to hear what Chu Jinyao said. Zhao shouted, "You have no right to speak here, come back quickly!"

Chu Jinxian also quickly reached out to pull her, but Chu Jinyao still stared at the group of people without avoiding or dodging, vowing to make them give an explanation.

The leader, Tang Xinyi, turned around and glanced at Chu Jinyao. His skin was an unhealthy white, as if he had not seen the sun for years. Now, there was no expression on his pale face, and he looked at Chu Jinyao without emotion.

Chu Jinxian whispered in Chu Jinyao's ear: "He is most likely a eunuch. We can't afford to offend him. Come back quickly."

Is he a eunuch? Chu Jinyao was quite surprised. She knew the names of eunuchs and the Imperial Guards. Even the royal family members did not dare to offend these two people. But if he was a eunuch, why was he here? Chu Jinyao could not figure it out for a moment, but she understood that she had to swallow the injustice today.

Tang Xinyi looked at Chu Jinyao for a while and found that this woman not only dared to confront them, but even dared to question him. Even though she was secretly reminded by her sister, there was still a straightforward and bright accusation in her eyes. Tang Xinyi turned his face expressionlessly, jumped on the horse, pulled the reins hard, and galloped forward with the clatter of the horse's hooves.

This team of elite soldiers suddenly appeared and then left quickly. People on the street made way for them from a distance. For a moment, no one even spoke loudly.

After the group of people went far away, Zhao and Yan secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Finally they left! We are really lucky. The fifth lady was so rude to the eunuch, but the eunuch didn't care."

Even Zhao chanted, "Amitabha, it is really the Bodhisattva's blessing. Jinyao, you are so reckless. Fortunately, the eunuch is magnanimous and did not pursue the matter with you. When you return home, you must sincerely burn two incense sticks to the Bodhisattva."

Chu Jinyao nodded reluctantly. She couldn't help but look back in the direction where Tang Xinyi left. This group of people was so aggressive that they didn't hold back their arrogance even in the city. Chu Jinyao quietly asked Chu Jinxian: "Sister, was that man really the eunuch?"

"Yes." Chu Jinyao grew up in the common people and had no chance to come into contact with the eunuchs. Although Chu Jinxian also saw the eunuchs for the first time, she grew up in the Marquis' Mansion after all, and she knew a lot about the taboos in the palace. Chu Jinxian thought that Chu Jinyao had no idea about these things, so she said, "The man who was the leader just now, with bright eyes, a white face and no beard, and a shrill voice, is most likely someone from the palace. They don't look simple, we can't afford to offend these people, so just avoid them."

"They are actually eunuchs..." Chu Jinyao murmured to herself. She asked Qin Yi out of habit, "Eunuchs should be in the palace to dress up the emperor and the empress. What are they doing in Taiyuan?"

"What did you say?" Chu Jinxian vaguely heard Chu Jinyao's words and asked in confusion.

Chu Jinyao suddenly realized that she was still outside. She shook her head and smiled at Chu Jinxian, saying, "Nothing, I just said it myself."

Chu Jinxian did not ask any more questions. After a while, she whispered, "Don't be so reckless in the future."

"...Yes." Chu Jinyao knew that her elder sister was doing this for her own good. This is the way the world is. Powerful officials are rampant, and the Jinwei are in power, with pressure coming down layer by layer. Even if she is dissatisfied, what can she do? She was indeed reckless today, and she is not qualified to question the father-in-law of the Tian family.

Qi Desheng never thought that he actually saw the father-in-law! Qi Desheng was sweating coldly, and today his son had run into these big men and almost got into trouble. The more Qi Desheng thought about it, the more scared he became. Fortunately, they just left like this and nothing happened. He was just a small imperial merchant, how could he afford to offend these people?

Qi Desheng's legs were trembling, and he finally calmed down. He led the people from Changxing Marquis's Mansion to his store and ordered loudly: "Hurry up and serve tea to all the nobles."

He wiped the sweat from his forehead and said to Chu Jinyao: "Sit down, benefactor. It is a sin to delay for so long. Bring hot water to clean your wound."

Chu Jinyao then remembered that her wound had not been bandaged yet. She had experienced so many things in a sudden shock that she almost forgot her injury. Fortunately, after such a delay, the doctor had arrived. Chu Jinyao went to the inner room to let the doctor treat her, and the maid started to clean her wound. After some trouble, her hand was finally healed.

Chu Jinyao walked outside and found that Qi, the shopkeeper, had taken out a lot of bright silk and satin. When he saw Chu Jinyao, he came up to her warmly and said, "Thank you for your help, young lady. I am very grateful. I only have this one child. If it weren't for your kindness today, I am afraid that I would have to send him off when I am old, and there would be no one to see him off when I die."

Chu Jinyao declined quickly. Qi Desheng was scared for a while, and then said, "My wife and I are very grateful for what you have done. My surname is Qi, and my name is Desheng. My ancestors started out as cloth sellers. A few years ago, I was lucky enough to get the title of imperial merchant, so I have been guarding my ancestral family. "Zong Jiye, do some silk business. Today, the young lady saved my only son. I have no way to repay you, so I can only give you some silks to show my gratitude. Although these things are not even one ten-thousandth of the young lady's kindness, they are also the thoughts of my wife and I. Please don't refuse it."

Chu Jinyao saw that Qi Desheng was followed by four or five assistants, each holding a pile of silk in his hand. Chu Jinyao hurriedly said, "How generous! Anyone would lend a hand when a child is in trouble. Please don't say that!"

Chu Jinyao didn't react when he heard the name Qi Desheng, but Yan was secretly shocked. The reputation of the Qi Family Cloth Shop is quite loud, and there are branches of the Qi Family in and outside Shanxi. Unexpectedly, this is the Qi Family's head shopkeeper.

Yan secretly looked at Chu Jinyao with her eyes. This girl is really lucky. She accidentally saved the only child of the Qi Family's head shopkeeper. This favor is worth a lot. Yan was just annoyed with Chu Jinyao. Why did she provoke the eunuch of the Forbidden Garden for no reason? Now she is jealous of Chu Jinyao's luck. It's so good to be able to show kindness to the young master of the Qi Family Cloth Shop.

Yan's mentality is that she wants the horse to run, but she doesn't want the horse to eat grass. Fortunately, Chu Jinyao ignored the little thoughts of these aunts and sisters. When Qi Zhangshi took out so many silks, Chu Jinyao would be lying if she said she was not moved, but she was really embarrassed to accept such a valuable gift. However, Qi Zhangshi insisted and later even wanted to carry them to Chu Jinyao's car without caring about anything. Qi, the shopkeeper, bowed to the women of the Chu family and said, "The fifth lady is my benefactor, and you are the nobles of our shop. To be honest, I have never seen people as glamorous and respectable as you nobles in my life. You are like fairies in the sky. Just standing here is enough to make our shop glorious. Our shop doesn't have anything good to entertain you nobles, so let's put it this way, ladies, just pick whatever you like in the shop and take away the one you like. This is a gift from me, Qi Desheng, to you nobles!"

Yan and others were overjoyed when they heard this. They had just received a piece of jewellery from the old lady next door, and now they could get a piece of silk. The Yan family members had seen good things before, so they were not so greedy. However, they could not resist the eloquence of the shopkeeper Qi, and in the end, everyone happily chose the fabrics. If they liked other fabrics, they would not be so shabby in Changxing Marquis Mansion, so they would buy them directly. In the end, the women and Qi Desheng were all very happy.

Chu Jinyao vaguely realized that Qi Desheng gave her these things not only to thank her for saving his life, but also to attract the Changxing Marquis Mansion, a big customer. After thinking this through, Chu Jinyao stopped refusing and let Qi Desheng stuff the things into her maid's hands.

Chu Jinyao left empty-handed, but returned with a full load.

Chu Jinxian bought her many headdresses. Zhao Shi was deliberately compared by Chu Jinxian, so she had no choice but to spend a lot of money to buy headdresses for her. Before leaving, Qi

Zhanggui stuffed her with half a cart of cloth. When Jie Geng and others received the message, they were told to move things from the second gate. They almost thought they had heard wrongly. Qi Zhanggui's gifts were given in front of everyone. No one in Changxing Marquis's Mansion would lose face by withholding such things, so they let Chu Jinyao swagger and take all of them back to her own courtyard. Chu Jinyao watched the maid count the cloths, write them one by one in the book, and then fill two mahogany boxes with them until she couldn't even put her fingers in, and then closed and locked them. Although I was quite frightened today, it was safe. It was satisfying to be able to see these things after returning home.

Chu Jinyao returned to the room happily. She drove all the maids out, closed the door carefully, and called Qin Yi in a low voice: "Qi Ze, did you see that? I saved a child today and got a lot of rewards. It turns out that doing good deeds will be rewarded."

After she finished speaking, Qin Yi did not respond for a long time. She thought Qin Yi was still angry that she hurt her hand again, so she continued with a smile: "Are you angry? In that situation, I had no other choice. I couldn't just watch a child get hurt. Fortunately, simple people have simple blessings, and it was just a false alarm. By the way, did you see the eunuch today? He turned out to be the eunuch in the palace!"

Chu Jinyao talked for a long time, but Qin Yi still didn't respond. Her heart sank suddenly, and she quickly untied the rope and took out the jade pendant.

The jade pendant was still warm to the touch, but the red flocs inside had all disappeared. The rope was still stained with Chu Jinyao's blood, but the jade pendant was not stained at all.

Chu Jinyao's hands were shaking, and she didn't care about the wound, holding the jade pendant and looking at it from side to side. The sunlight shone quietly on the jade, and there was no movement for a long time.

It seemed that this was just an ordinary piece of jade.

"Qize?"

The author has something to say: Qixi Special Edition Short Theater:

On Qixi Festival, magpies all over the country are busy building bridges and infrastructure, and the Association for Caring for Single Dogs received an anonymous letter.

Chu Jinyao: Today, a jade pendant elf who claims to be omnipotent but is actually useless except for talking nonsense, crashed without any warning. To be honest, I want to complain to your manufacturer, is this the quality?

Qin Yi, who was caught off guard by a black screen: I really have some caring subordinates.

#The pitfalls always come unexpectedly#

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