Since Qin Yi could appear in Taiyuan without anyone noticing, he did not intend to alarm others. He notified Lin Xiyuan because he needed to stay in the Huailing Palace, which was unavoidable. Qin Yi

had done most of his work on this trip, and it was time to prepare for his return journey. There were so many people guarding the border, and he could not leave for too long.

After sending Lin Xiyuan away, Xiao Linzi asked, "Prince, are we going to go back now?"

"Yes." Qin Yi said, "This time we just came to meet, and there will be plenty of times to come again in the future. On the contrary, in Datong, I don't know if these Tatars are really scared by the beating or are just pretending to be grandsons. It's not good to leave for too long. I have to go back to take care of it."

Xiao Linzi responded and quickly prepared to hurry on his way. He was busy for a while, and was suddenly called back by Qin Yi.

"Prince, do you have any other instructions?"

"Nothing." Qin Yi paused and asked casually, "When you took people out today, what did she say to you?"

What? Xiao Linzi thought about it for a long time before guessing that the prince was asking about the girl he met at the Huailing County Prince's Mansion today. Xiao Linzi suddenly became alert. The prince was indeed a natural commander who was good at planning and careful. He actually remembered such a small episode and had to personally check the danger before he could feel at ease. Thinking of this, Xiao Linzi's admiration for the prince arose spontaneously. He said, "That Miss Chu doesn't seem to have any other intentions. She looks like a lady from a noble family and can't even tell the road."

Xiao Linzi seemed to suddenly think of something funny and couldn't help laughing, "Speaking of this Miss Chu is very funny. Today, she accidentally saw the prince going out and actually asked..." Xiao Linzi

stopped talking suddenly. Qin Yi raised his head: "Why did you stop?"

Xiao Linzi hesitated. Wouldn't it be asking for trouble if he told the truth? But before Xiao Linzi could come up with any excuses, he heard Qin Yi say a word indifferently: "Speak."

Xiao Linzi didn't dare to think of saying anything now, and answered honestly: "When Miss Chu saw Your Highness, she actually asked me if you thought that was a human being."

When he said this, he knew it was going to be bad. Xiao Linzi lowered his head and couldn't bear to face it. But after waiting for a long time, the prince did not punish him. Xiao Linzi looked up in surprise and found that their prince was pressing his fingers on his forehead and laughing silently.

What was he laughing at? Xiao Linzi was very confused.

Qin Yi finally stopped laughing, but even so, his eyes were still full of smiles, like starlight, bright and attractive. Xiao Linzi looked at Qin Yi in a daze, but saw a cold light from Qin Yi's eyes: "Why are you still standing there? Get ready to go back."

Xiao Linzi woke up as if from a dream, and hurriedly lowered his head and replied: "Hey, as you command."

At the back door of Huailing Palace, a group of people came quietly and left quietly. At the same time, the carriage outside the hanging flower gate had just stopped, and the leading horse snorted boredly.

Zhao took a few girls into the car, her face was livid, but she didn't say a word all the way.

Yan was waiting outside. When she saw Zhao come out, she wanted to ask the old princess what she wanted to ask her to come in, but when she saw Zhao's face, Yan shut up. Anyway

, she would know everything when she got home.

It gets dark early in winter, and they set out late on their return journey today. When they arrived at Changxing Marquis' Mansion, it was already dark.

However, Zhao did not let the girls go back to rest, but took them directly to Old Lady Chu.

Old Lady Chu was leaning on the Luohan bed with her eyes closed to rest. When she heard the sound, she slightly opened her eyelids and saw Zhao coming back angrily with five girls.

Madam Chu frowned slightly: "What happened?"

Mrs. Yan and the Seventh Girl stood on one side, clearly separated from the other people. These people were making a fuss today, but their Seventh Girl didn't join in at all. Mrs. Yan showed a look of pleasure as she watched the show.

Mrs. Zhao was so angry along the way. Even if she only heard a rough outline, it was not difficult to guess that Chu Jinyao disappeared for a long time outside for some reason, while Chu Jinmiao and the Third Girl appeared inexplicably in a remote courtyard and were caught by the prince. Five people went out today, and the ones who made trouble were all girls from the first house! Mrs. Zhao was so embarrassed.

Chu Jinmiao knew that she was in trouble, and she cried to Mrs. Zhao along the way. She cried hesitantly, pitiful and helpless, and Zhao finally softened her heart. Chu Jinmiao took this opportunity to make up a good story for herself.

Chu Jinmiao sang and acted, and gradually frightened Zhao. Now in front of the old lady, Zhao said: "Miao'er, come out and tell your mother what happened today."

Chu Jinmiao's scalp tingled. The old lady Chu was not someone who could be fooled easily, not to mention that there were several other people standing there. I don't know if she can still fool Zhao with the story she told her. But at this point, Chu Jinmiao had no other choice. She walked up slowly, bowed to Old Madam Chu, and said, "Greetings to Grandmother. This is what happened today."

Chu Jinmiao glanced at the Third Miss secretly and found that her eyes were wandering and she just refused to look at her. Chu Jinmiao secretly hated that this treacherous little woman's son was indeed the same kind of person as her mother. Chu Jinmiao had no choice but to bite the bullet and lie: "Today in the flower hall, I saw that the fifth sister had been out for a long time. I was worried that she had encountered an accident and would bring shame to the family's reputation, so I went out to look for her. I heard from a maid that the fifth sister was changing clothes in this yard, so I quickly called the third girl and hurried over. When we arrived, we happened to meet a servant walking out. We thought something was wrong, so we quickly stopped him, and as we were pulling him, the prince came."

Chu Jinmiao took the third girl with her without even saying hello. The third lady was furious, but in front of so many people, she had to cover up for Chu Jinmiao: "Yes, that's it."

Chu Jinmiao continued: "In fact, it was the sixth sister who ran over first and pulled us to say some inexplicable things, and then the prince came in. I don't know why the sixth sister was sure that the fifth sister was in that room. You know, we hadn't opened the door at that time, and even the prince seemed to be invited by the sixth sister. We were puzzled, and later we had no idea. We pushed the door open and found that there was no one inside. We were even more confused. After a while, we were invited in by the Princess of the County and the Old Princess. I only know these. As for what tricks the Sixth Sister and the Fifth Sister are playing, I don’t understand at all. "

Chu Jinyao glanced at Chu Jinmiao coldly. This person really knows how to talk. After evading in this way, Chu Jinmiao actually shirked all the responsibilities on herself. She is really a lotus that is untainted by the mud. However, it is obvious that Chu Jinmiao is also a smart person. She knows that she is in the wrong and her plot against Chu Jinyao has not succeeded. Now she dare not bite Chu Jinyao, and her words and deeds are all about the Sixth Miss. Old Madam Chu hates Sixth Miss's grandmother to the core. Now Chu Jinmiao is pushing all the misfortunes onto Sixth Miss and secretly instigating Old Madam Chu to anger Sixth Miss. It must be said that this is indeed a feasible approach.

Madam Chu's eyes were indeed heavy on the Sixth Miss. The Sixth Miss did not panic. She lowered her face slightly and said softly and gently, "Fourth sister, I am not a threat to you. Why do you have to push me out to take the blame? Today, Fifth Sister was splashed with water for no reason and was taken out by that little maid to change clothes. I saw that since Fifth Sister went out, you and Third Sister have been flirting and talking in a low voice. I thought it was really suspicious, so I hurried out to find Fifth Sister. I wanted to tell her not to worry about changing clothes and to come back first. But when I chased her out, it was too late. I didn't see Fifth Sister for a long time. Fortunately, I met the prince by chance. We were pointed out by someone and found out that Fifth Sister was led to another place. "We went to a courtyard."

The Sixth Miss looked at Chu Jinmiao. Although her voice was weak, the dark light in it made Chu Jinmiao terrified: "Fourth sister, that is not the courtyard prepared by the palace for the girls to change clothes. We found it because someone showed us the way. What about you? Why did you and Third Sister find it without any obstacles?"

Chu Jinmiao immediately bit back: "How should I know? Couldn't I have been shown the way? Besides, that is the Huailing Palace, and the servants there are well-trained. Even if I have the ability to know everything, can I buy off the servants of the palace and set a trap in the palace?"

The Sixth Miss smiled meaningfully, lowered her head and said nothing. Chu Jinmiao suddenly found that she was being tricked.

It was indeed difficult for Chu Jinmiao to buy the servants of the palace to do things for her, but there was another person who could.

Even Zhao had thought of this person, Chu Zhu. Even worse, Lin Xining.

Old Madam Chu had completely understood everything. She sneered, and the sound was not loud, but it frightened the maids in the room to kneel down with a thud. Even Chu Jinmiao was frightened.

Old Madam Chu said slowly: "You are all really good, worthy of being the girls of my Chu family."

The old lady's words were full of sarcasm. The sixth girl lowered her head and replied softly, "I dare not."

Madam Chu's gloomy eyes swept over them, and finally stopped at Chu Jinyao: "Fifth Miss, you are the person involved. Tell me what happened?"

Chu Jinyao said slowly: "The first part is exactly the same as what the Sixth Miss said. I was sitting in the county lord's flower hall to rest, and suddenly a little maid poured tea on me and volunteered to take me to change clothes. I couldn't refuse, so I had to follow her. Halfway through, I found that the route she led was wrong, so I asked a few questions. I didn't expect that it would be better if I didn't ask. I As soon as I asked her the question, she immediately became angry and tried to drag me away by force. I naturally refused, so I shook her off and went back by myself. Unfortunately, I took the wrong road on my way back, and I went around in circles for several times before I met a servant named Lin in green clothes, who took me out. When I got back, I found that the fourth, third and sixth girls were not there. Later, when the old princess asked us to question them, I learned that they had all gathered in a remote courtyard. "As for

the lost purse, there were many people here, so Chu Jinyao did not mention it. She had a clear conscience, but she was afraid that someone with ulterior motives would hear it and make a fuss about it in the future. Anyway, she had already found the things, so she had to be on guard against others, so she kept it a secret.

Mrs. Chu secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that Chu Jinyao had not been taken away and that her clothes were still on her body without any sign of changing. Thanks to Chu Jinyao's vigilance, a woman's integrity cannot tolerate any sloppiness.

Since Chu Jinyao didn't fall into the trap, the next thing would be extremely simple. Mrs. Chu looked at the remaining people with an unkind look. Did she really think that she was an old fool and wanted to deceive her with some specious words? Mrs. Chu was already very sure that the person who set up the trap was Chu Jinmiao. The third girl was probably a helper, but it was the sixth girl who was probably the one who hid the deepest.

Under normal circumstances, Madam Chu would definitely make these three people pay for their crimes. So what if there is no evidence? Madam Chu needs evidence to punish the younger generation? But at this time of choosing a companion, Madam Chu really doesn't want to make too much noise. If others think that the girls in their house are not strict with the rules, they will take advantage of the situation and become the winners. It will be a loss. Moreover, the old lady knows that choosing a companion is just a cover-up. The real issue is the selection of the prince's concubine.

At this critical juncture, it is not a good thing for any girl to have a bad reputation.

Chu Jinyao saw that Old Madam Chu had not spoken for a long time and looked as if she was considering something. She felt something was wrong and immediately said, "Fourth Miss, there is one thing I don't understand. Why did you doubt my whereabouts in the garden in front of the old princess and the princess of the county? And you knew that the prince also passed by the garden?"

Old Madam Chu's eyes widened when she heard it: "There is this matter?"

"Yes." Chu Jinyao lowered her head and said, "The princess of the county asked me a few more questions about this. Fortunately, I finally explained it clearly."

Old Madam Chu looked at Chu Jinmiao again at this time, and her eyes were very different.

So that's the case, she said, how dare Chu Jinmiao be so arrogant and set up a trap in someone else's mansion. It turns out that Chu Jinmiao had no intention to trap Chu Jinyao. Chu Jinmiao's purpose was to destroy the evaluation of Chu Jinyao in the hearts of the two princesses in the palace.

Old Madam Chu looked at Chu Jinmiao and sneered. She was really ignorant of the depths of heaven and earth to make trouble for the emperor. Chu Jinmiao was frightened by the look in Old Madam Chu's eyes. She was fine before, what happened to Old Madam Chu?

Chu Jinmiao didn't know that she had stepped on Old Madam Chu's sore spot. In the eyes of Old Madam Chu, the honor and interests of the Marquis' Mansion are supreme. She is willing to side with Chu Jinyao because Chu Jinyao is the only one who is suitable to be the Crown Prince's Consort. If there is no such barrier, Chu Jinyao is just an ordinary granddaughter in the eyes of Old Madam Chu. And now, Chu Jinmiao actually tried to destroy the road to success of becoming the Crown Prince's Consort.

It turned out that Madam Chu intended to settle the matter privately because the family's reputation was more important than the truth. However, if Chu Jinmiao extended her hand to the family's interests and tried to harm the family for her own benefit, then the old lady could not be blamed for turning her back on her. Chu Jinyao gently

made a few remarks, and only when she saw the old lady's expression change did she stop with satisfaction and continued to stand aside and watch the show.

If you dare to do bad things, you should not be afraid of the consequences.

Madam Chu held out her hand and asked the maid to help her sit up. The severity of today's farce was completely different in the old lady's mind, and the punishment measures she had just thought of were naturally overturned.

Old Madam Chu said, "Chu Jinmiao, you deliberately kept your words vague and harmed the reputation of your sisters. Do you know your crime?"

Chu Jinmiao's head buzzed at that time. Harming the reputation of your sisters was a serious crime that could be punished by exile. How could the old lady treat her like this?

Zhao also stood up in shock: "Mother!"

"Shut up!" Old Madam Chu slammed her hand on the table, and the anger in her tone made people dare not look up. Madam Chu said, "I'm dealing with the younger generation, and you have no room to interfere. Chu Jinmiao, I warned you last time, but what did you promise me then? You dare to do it again now, you're getting bolder and bolder."

Chu Jinmiao was so scared that she was shaking all over. She didn't care about maintaining her dignity among the sisters, so she knelt on the ground and crawled towards the old princess on her knees: "Grandma, I'm innocent! You can't accuse me just because of her one-sided words. I don't know why! If it really doesn't work, you go find evidence. If someone can prove that I was the one who did it, you can punish me again, and I will have no complaints."

"Yes, mother, you can't be so careless." Zhao was now only anxious, and the anger she had towards Chu Jinmiao on the way had long been thrown away. Although Zhao felt that Chu Jinmiao's words were evasive and many of them were difficult to justify, how old was Chu Jinmiao? In Zhao's mind, her daughter was just a little bit petty and loved to fight for favors. This was not a big problem, so why should she be punished like this? As for the bigger bad things, how could she, a little girl, think of it?

Zhao also pleaded for Chu Jinmiao. Now there was no evidence, how could she be charged with such a serious crime?

Evidence? Madam Chu thought it was ridiculous. A master didn't need evidence to sell a servant, and an elder didn't need any evidence to punish a younger one. Madam Chu made up her mind and didn't care how Chu Jinmiao cried. She said in a cold voice: "If a son is not well educated, it is the fault of the father. You are a girl, and your father can't discipline you. Then I, as your grandmother, have to worry more. It is said that praising others will lead to harming others. If I continue to indulge you, I will really harm you. After the New Year, I will find a quiet meditation room and put you in front of the Bodhisattva to meditate and cultivate your temper." When

Chu Jinmiao heard this, the blood on her face disappeared and she suddenly sat on the ground. Mrs. Zhao almost fainted: "Mother, you are the ancestor of the family, how can you be so credulous?"

Being sent to the temple to rest... Chu Jinyao did not expect that the punishment of Mrs. Chu would be so severe. Chu Jinyao had a vague feeling that if Chu Jinmiao did it again, she would probably be sent away directly.

Mrs. Chu's eyes moved to the other people. The sixth girl bowed her head lightly, and the third girl was already scared enough. She knelt down with a thud: "Grandma, please spare my life! I still have my aunt and brother. I care deeply about my family and I can't bear to leave my family and go to the temple. Grandma, I hope you can forgive me this time for the sake of my aunt and brother!"

The old lady paused and said: "You are helping the tyrant, although it is not The mastermind, but also cannot be exempted from responsibility. Considering that Aunt Huang has given the family many children, you can not go to the temple, but you can not miss the homework. In the past few months, you will stay at home to make up for your sins. You should copy scriptures and pray every day, fast and chant Buddha's name, and do all the activities in the temple. Don't neglect it! "

The third girl breathed a sigh of relief. As long as she could stay at home, fasting and chanting Buddha's name would not matter. It was just a few months of hard practice. The third girl kowtowed to thank the old lady. Madam Chu looked at the sixth girl and said, "You heard what I said just now, you are the same."

The sixth girl frowned and couldn't help asking, "Grandma, what did I do wrong? Why do you want to punish me?"

The sixth girl was sure that she had not left any flaws. Chu Jinmiao made the plan, with the help of the three girls. She just saw through their plan and guided it appropriately. But in the final analysis, Mrs. Chu has no evidence that the sixth girl also knew about this matter and was involved in it.

She did it so flawlessly, why should Mrs. Chu punish her? Eating fast and chanting Buddha's name for several months is no joke.

Mrs. Chu glanced at the sixth girl casually and easily guessed what the sixth girl was thinking. Indeed, Miss Six did not leave any traces, but so what? Elders dislike someone and want to punish someone. Do they need evidence? Madam Chu said calmly, "Are you dissatisfied with my decision and want to disobey the elders?"

The sixth girl choked and bit her lips hard, but in the end, she could only lower her head and said bitterly, "I dare not. What grandma said is of course right."

"You are all girls of the Chu family. If the reputation of the Changxing Marquisate is damaged, which one of you will be able to survive? Family members should be united, but you are fighting among yourselves. Fifth girl, seventh girl, you two are not exempt from responsibility. When you go back, copy the female ring ten times."

Chu Jinyao agreed without any objection. The seventh girl was very dissatisfied, and Yan Shi also felt that their second room did not participate in anything, so why should they be punished together? But the other girls who went out were all severely punished. If they were unscathed, it would be unacceptable. So the old lady had to punish Chu Jinyao and the seventh girl together for the sake of face.

Chu Jinyao and Yan Shi knew this very well. Seeing that Chu Jinyao had responded obediently, Yan Shi did not dare to find fault and nodded in acquiescence. There is nothing wrong with copying books. There is a lot of water in it. On the contrary, if you make old lady Chu unhappy again, you will be shooting yourself in the foot.

Old lady Chu was satisfied. She said, "Okay, this time it's a small punishment for a big warning. If you dare to fight in private again, the next punishment will not be so light."

Everyone in the room responded in unison. The sixth girl, the third girl, Yan Shi and others left one after another. Before Chu Jinyao left the house, she looked back at Nuan Ge.

Chu Jinmiao was still kneeling on the ground crying, and Zhao was also begging the old lady to be flexible.

Chu Jinyao sighed in her heart. There was indeed a huge gap between biological and non-biological blood. The third girl was a concubine's daughter, and the sixth girl was also a concubine's daughter, but when they were punished, they only had to stay at home to copy books and chant Buddhist scriptures. Although this was a punishment, it was more of a warning, and they might be released at any time. Chu Jinmiao, on the other hand, was thrown out of the mansion and went to the nunnery to suffer.

The old lady said that she didn't care about blood, and treated Chu Jinmiao and other girls equally. But looking at her performance, was she really treating them equally?

Chu Jinyao sighed and left. Although there were still some issues that had not been sorted out, it was obviously not the right time to mention this to the old lady. It would not be too late to talk to the old lady alone when she had time. As for Chu Jinmiao, she could only be described as "deserving it".

Chu Jinmiao only felt that she was pitiful, but when she hurt others, why didn't she think about the pity of others?

Misfortunes sent by heaven can be forgiven, but misfortunes brought upon oneself cannot be forgiven. If you dare to do bad things, don't be afraid of the serious consequences of failure. Chu Jinyao would not be soft-hearted and pity Chu Jinmiao.

The end of the year was approaching, and before everyone could react, the New Year was here. The second day of the Chinese New Year is the day when married daughters return to their parents' home. Chu Jinxian returned home early with gifts and her husband.

The New Year had just passed, and everywhere was full of joy. When the servants of Changxing Marquis's Mansion saw the visitors, they all smiled and shouted, "The eldest aunt is back!"

Chu Jinxian nodded and smiled slightly, and then followed her husband Zhao Jiazhi inside. Zhao Jiazhi is Zhao's nephew, and now they are even closer relatives, and they have become husband and wife. Naturally, the people in Changxing Marquis's Mansion are more affectionate to him

. When the couple returned to their parents' home, the first person they had to visit was of course Old Madam Chu. The second day of the Chinese New Year was a lively time, and Old Madam Chu's room was full of people, and the laughter could be heard from a long distance away. Chu Jinyao was also with the old lady. When she saw Chu Jinxian, she waved.

Chu Jinxian also saw it, of course. She sat with the old lady Chu for a while, and when no one was paying attention, she turned around and went outside.

Chu Jinyao followed her out. She ran up to her in two steps and said with a smile: "Sister, you are finally back! Are you doing well in the Zhao family?"

Since Chu Jinxian got married, this was her second time to go home, except for the time she returned home three days later. Chu Jinxian was finally able to see her relatives, and her heart was also very excited, but when she heard Chu Jinyao's question, Chu Jinxian's expression unconsciously froze for a moment.

Chu Jinyao noticed it immediately, and her heart sank: "Elder sister?"

"It's okay." Chu Jinxian held Chu Jinyao's hand and said, "This is not the place to talk, come with me."

The two of them returned to the house where Chu Jinxian lived before she got married. After Chu Jinxian got married, this yard was not divided among others, but kept. Maids came in to clean it regularly. The surrounding furnishings were also intact, as if Chu Jinxian had never left.

Chu Jinxian and Chu Jinyao sat in front of the window, and the maid placed hot tea between them. Through the wisps of mist, Chu Jinyao asked, "Sister, how do your in-laws treat you?"

Chu Jinxian's expression showed no emotion, and she said calmly, "It's OK."

Chu Jinyao frowned and wanted to ask more, but Chu Jinxian stopped her, "It's like this for a new bride to join her in-laws' family. Every day at dawn, she goes to help her mother-in-law with dressing and meals. During the day, she sets rules in front of her mother-in-law and stays there all day. This is the case for all new brides in the world. I have already been very good. My mother-in-law is my aunt, and for the sake of my grandmother, she doesn't make things difficult for me. My cousin and I have known each other since childhood, and they won't bring back some strange people to me. Because my grandmother is considerate, she often asks me to come over to talk, and the rules that should have been set for a day have become half a day. "

Chu Jinyao widened her eyes when she heard this. Chu Jinxian, who is so dignified and virtuous, has to be like this when she goes to her husband's house. What about other people? It's simply unimaginable. Chu Jinyao sighed and was afraid of the future: "Sister, why do women have to get married?"

After getting married, no matter how kind the mother-in-law is, she is ultimately an unrelated outsider. Except for a set of dowry, the bride can be said to be alone and join someone else's family. Isn't it better not to get married, stay in your own home for the rest of your life, and serve your own parents?

Chu Jinxian was speechless. After a while, she sighed, "Don't think about these things. This is the fate of women. Except for the princess, no woman in the world can avoid this. On the contrary, have you been okay at home during this period?"

At this point, Chu Jinyao also sighed, "It's also a troubled time at home..."

Chu Jinxian slowly raised her eyebrows, "What's wrong?"

Chu Jinyao roughly recounted to Chu Jinxian the story of her visit to the Prince's Mansion of Huailing some time ago, how the third girl and Chu Jinmiao bribed the servants of the mansion to play tricks, and how the sixth girl set up a trap. Chu Jinyao only talked about the girls in her family, the Prince's Mansion, and the strange servant named Lin. Chu Jinyao did not mention anything.

The more Chu Jinxian listened, the tighter her frown became: "How dare they be so presumptuous? They even extended their hands to the Prince's Mansion, bringing shame to outsiders."

Chu Jinxian was very angry, but due to her upbringing, no matter how angry she was, she could not say a word that was excessive. Chu Jinxian calmed down for a while and asked: "What did grandma say?"

"Grandma was also furious. She asked Chu Jinmiao to go to the nunnery for a few days to cultivate her temper. The third and sixth girls helped the tyrant and were punished to copy books and recite scriptures at home."

Such punishments can be said to be different at a glance. Chu Jinxian showed a look of understanding. After all, Madam Chu is the head of the Chu family. Even if she decides to keep Chu Jinmiao and says that she treats everyone equally, she will still be treated the same as before. But after all, there is a difference between blood relatives and outsiders.

Even if the third and sixth girls made mistakes, framed their sisters, and brought shame to the family, they still stayed at home when they were punished and did not go out to the public. But Chu Jinmiao... to put it bluntly, her last name is not Chu. If you really annoy the old lady, who will consider your reputation and future?

Madam Chu is a rational and indifferent person. After all, Chu Jinmiao has been raised in front of her for thirteen years. When she finds out that this is not her own blood, she will give up immediately.

Chu Jinxian and Chu Jinyao looked at each other and sighed. After a while, Chu Jinxian said, "Since grandma has sent her out, she won't bother you anymore and you don't have to care about her. By the way, what does mother say about grandma's treatment of Chu Jinmiao?"

Chu Jinyao shook her head and said, "Mother has been depressed these days. She didn't even smile during the New Year's Eve."

This... Chu Jinxian also frowned and was very embarrassed: "She and Chu Jinmiao are mother and daughter, and it is inevitable that they will be hurt. Well, this place happens to be close to mother's courtyard, I'll take you to see mother."

Before Chu Jinxian got married, she lived in the Zhao family's cross-courtyard. Chu Jinxian lived in the east cross-courtyard and Chu Jinmiao lived in the west cross-courtyard. After Chu Jinyao was found, Zhao Shi didn't want to move anyone else, so she sent Chu Jinyao to Chaoyun Courtyard in the northeast corner. Now that Chu Jinxian is married, the east courtyard is vacant, but Chu Jinyao no longer wants to move in, and Zhao Shi has not mentioned it.

Now, from Chu Jinxian's courtyard, through the corridor, and through the corner gate, you will enter Zhao Shi's courtyard. Aunt Zhang was just about to go out. When she saw Chu Jinxian and Chu Jinyao coming, she was stunned for a moment and said quickly, "The eldest and fifth girls are here, please come in!"

Linglong behind Chu Jinyao smiled and said, "Aunt Zhang, it's time to call her the eldest aunt."

Aunt Zhang smiled and patted her mouth lightly, "I am old and confused, eldest aunt, fifth girl, it's cold outside, come in quickly!" As she said that, Aunt Zhang shouted into the house, "Madam, the eldest aunt and fifth girl are here."

Aunt Zhang thought very well. Chu Jinxian and Chu Jinyao were Zhao's biological daughters. Zhao had been unhappy these two days. When she saw her two daughters coming together, she would definitely be much happier.

Zhao sat in the inner room with a dull face and swollen eyelids, looking very listless. All the windows on the front were closed, there was no sunlight in the room, charcoal was still burning in the corner, and the maids around were lifeless, making people feel depressed as soon as they entered.

Chu Jinxian frowned and said, "Why don't you open the window to ventilate? It's New Year's Day, who are you showing this to?"

The maids didn't dare to look up after what Chu Jinxian said. When Zhao saw them, she forced herself to cheer up and said, "You are here."

Chu Jinyao bowed to Zhao. For a while, Zhao sat at the top, and the two of them stood on the ground, speechless.

Aunt Zhang may not have expected the scene to be so deserted. She quickly brought round stools for Chu Jinxian and Chu Jinyao, and asked the little maids to put fruits and vegetables.

Chu Jinxian and Chu Jinyao sat down. Someone was walking back and forth in front of them, and the room finally became lively.

Aunt Zhang signaled to Zhao: "Madam, it's rare for your aunt to come home. Why don't you have some private conversation with her?"

Zhao also felt that this was not a good idea, but when she thought of Chu Jinmiao, she suddenly felt bored. Zhao tried to cheer up and asked Chu Jinxian about some things in the Zhao family.

The Zhao family was also Zhao's natal family. Since Chu Jinxian got married, it was always the younger generation who visited the older generation, and it never made sense to do the other way around. So this year, Zhao did not go back to her natal family, but asked Chu Jinxian to bring the eldest son of the Zhao family back to pay New Year's greetings to Zhao. In fact, even if Chu Jinxian was not around, Zhao probably would not be in the mood to go back to her parents' home.

Chu Jinxian told Zhao about the recent situation of her mother-in-law and great-grandmother. Zhao finally cheered up after hearing the news about her mother. After Zhao asked about the newly married daughter, she was speechless for a while, so she turned around and asked Chu Jinyao: "I heard that you want to send Madam Sun away?"

"Yes." Chu Jinyao knew that Zhao was going to ask about this, and she replied, "Madam Sun is old, and there is a new grandson in the family. The daughter thinks it is not good to hinder her from enjoying the human relationship, so she decided to send Madam Sun back to the countryside."

Nanny Sun was originally forced to stay with Chu Jinyao by Zhao Shi after Chu Jinmiao's instigation. Ever since Nanny Sun came to Chu Jinyao's courtyard, she has been bossing around and acting arrogantly. Her heart is still with the outside world. How can Chu Jinyao keep her? In this incident in the palace, Nanny Sun secretly tampered with Chu Jinyao's purse, and cooperated with Chu Jinmiao's maid to secretly take away Chu Jinyao's purse.

This is no longer a simple case of eating from the inside and climbing outside. Collaborating with outsiders to steal the personal belongings of the lady of the palace, it is not too much to beat her to death. Chu Jinyao finally gave face to Zhao and had someone beat Nanny Sun severely. All the gold and silver items that Nanny Sun had embezzled over the years were confiscated from her room, and then her son was sent to take her back to her hometown. The Changxing Marquis' Mansion could no longer keep such a woman.

Nanny Sun cried and refused to leave, but what Nanny Sun did this time was different from the past. Chu Jinyao had already reported it to Old Madam Chu. She was just a woman, and Old Madam Chu didn't take it seriously at all, so she naturally let Chu Jinyao deal with her. Nanny Sun saw that Chu Jinyao was not moved by soft or hard persuasion, and it was useless to ask for help from her grandfather and grandmother in private. Nanny Sun was completely panicked and had to come to Zhao.

Mrs. Zhao has been in a bad mood these days and feels annoyed by everything she sees, and Chu Jinyao still punishes her like this. Even if Nanny Sun did something wrong, Chu Jinyao should come to Zhao and ask Zhao to punish her. As a result, Chu Jinyao beat up the foster nanny sent by her mother without saying a word, and arrogantly wanted to send her out of the house. How can this be considered decent?

Mrs. Zhao said with a sullen face: "Even if Nanny Sun did something wrong, you should have come to ask me. You want to send Nanny away on your own. Do you still have me as your mother in your heart?"

Chu Jinxian frowned: "My mother is just a servant."

"Even if she is just a servant, she was given by the elders. You have grown up, have you ever seen any younger generation dare to punish a nanny given by the elders?"

Chu Jinxian was speechless. Chu Jinyao couldn't help saying, "She secretly tampered with my purse. How can she be qualified to be a nanny? This old woman is disrespectful to the elderly and has a vicious mind. Why can't we beat her?"

Linglong also advised, "Madam, the fifth lady is right. Although we should respect the elderly and love the young, since Mrs. Sun is disrespectful to the elderly, how can we ask the fifth lady to respect her as much as before?"

Zhao's eyes swept over Linglong, Nanny Gong, Chu Jinxian, and finally fell on Chu Jinyao. Of course, Zhao recognized them. The girl who was talking was the one the old lady had rewarded. Also, Chu Jinyao had respectable people arranged by the old lady Chu around her, so why would she care about her mother?

Chu Jinxian was like this, and now even Chu Jinyao is like this! These two girls said they crawled out of her belly, but their hearts were all on the side of the old lady Chu! Zhao was furious. Her eldest daughter was taken away at birth, and her son, the heir of the family, was separated from her early, for fear that the women in the inner house would spoil the only eldest grandson. Over the years, Zhao had only Chu Jinmiao by her side. The two of them depended on each other, seeing that Chu Jinmiao was growing up and could not stay with her for long. However, even so, Mrs. Chu actually wanted to send Chu Jinmiao away?

What did she do wrong to deserve to be punished like this by her mother-in-law? Even her children are not of the same mind as her. Mrs. Zhao didn't dare to expect anything else. She no longer even expected Chu Jinxian and the second young master to get close to her mother. She just wanted Chu Jinmiao, who was more of a biological daughter than a biological daughter, to be her daughter and spend the last part of her time in the boudoir by her side. Wasn't this also okay?

Zhao's eyes turned red and she almost shed tears again. She said to Chu Jinyao: "It was my fault that I left you out. Why do you take your anger out on Miao'er? She is just coquettish and stubborn, and she likes to have a bad temper. Why do you always keep biting her? One of you is my biological daughter, and the other is my concubine who I have raised for thirteen years. Why can't you get along with each other like sisters?"

Chu Jinyao was a little surprised, and besides the surprise, there was a sense of relief that finally came. She knew that Chu Jinmiao was punished and exiled, and Zhao would definitely put the blame on her. Chu Jinyao said: "This is my grandmother's decision, and I can't do anything about it."

"If it weren't for what you said in front of the old lady, Miao'er wouldn't have ended up like this?" Zhao slammed the table angrily. Mrs. Zhao still remembered that at that time, Madam Chu was planning to make a big deal out of a small matter, but Chu Jinyao just added a sentence at this moment, and the old lady was provoked and furious, so she severely punished Chu Jinmiao. Mrs. Zhao blamed Chu Jinyao: "I don't expect you to speak for her, but you should be able to tell who is your relative and who is not, right? Not only did you not side with your own people, but you also secretly made trouble and instigated the old lady to increase the punishment. When you were slapped on the palm of your hand by the old lady, Miao'er didn't add insult to injury like this!"

Hearing this, even Chu Jinxian couldn't help it. She stood up and shouted: "Mother! Things are not like this at all."

"Then what do you say it is like?" Mrs. Zhao also shouted back angrily.

Chu Jinxian was speechless. She was really angry and resentful at the moment. Chu Jinxian said, "Grandmother has issued a gag order, not allowing us to talk about it outside. I don't want to gossip, lest it be like I deliberately said bad things about her. Mother, you just need to know that when grandma used family rules, including this time, there was another hidden story."

Zhao sneered, "I feel indignant for Miao'er. You said that this was not the case. But once I asked what was the case, you said there was another hidden story and you couldn't tell me. Tell me for yourself, do you think your words can stand up to scrutiny?"

Chu Jinxian was so angry that she frowned and was about to speak, but Chu Jinyao held her hand, "Sister, forget it."

There's no need to say anything. It's useless.

Chu Jinxian looked back at Chu Jinyao's face and found that she was very calm, even with an expected calmness. Chu Jinxian felt as if cotton was stuffed in her throat and she couldn't speak. She finally sighed, put up her sleeves, turned her head and stopped arguing. Chu Jinyao

stood up, bowed to Zhao in a thorough and proper manner, and then said: "Mother, today is the second day of the New Year, and it's the New Year. Your daughter doesn't want to make you angry, so I'll take my leave first. I wish you good health and more fortune." After Chu

Jinyao finished speaking, she and Chu Jinxian walked out together. Zhao's eyes slightly turned to this side, but in the end, with red eyes, she turned her face to the other side forcefully. Chu Jinyao and Chu Jinxian came out of Zhao

's house. After such an incident, neither of the sisters was in a good mood.