Chu Jinmiao looked for a while and silently lowered the curtain.

She recognized the woman who was being pulled and unable to escape. She had seen her in the Prince's Mansion. The maid beside Chu Jinyao at that time said that this was Chu Jinyao's former adopted sister.

Hearing the conversation just now, the woman's name is Su Hui.

In this case, the identities of the remaining three people are easy to guess. The middle-aged couple are Su's father and mother, and the remaining one may be Su Hui's younger brother.

Chu Jinmiao clearly remembered that the Su family did not live in Taiyuan. What on earth did they want to do by traveling thousands of miles into the city?

Chu Jinmiao thought for a while, and whispered to her maid: "Get off the car and follow the guys to see where they are going."

The maid responded and jumped out of the car.

Su Hui really didn't expect that Su's father and mother would actually find Xiuzhuang! She had heard from fellow villagers that Su's father and mother were asking about her whereabouts. Although Su Hui was annoyed, she only thought that they wanted money. How could she have thought that Su's father and mother would be so ruthless as to directly block the door.

Su Hui was extremely embarrassed and still very angry in her heart, but no matter what, these were her biological parents. Under the watchful eyes of the public, what could she do even if she was angry? Su Hui had to ask for leave from Wei Xiaozhangzhang with guilt, and then forcibly dragged these three embarrassing things back home.

Chu Jinmiao's maid had been hiding in the corner and watching. After the four members of the Su family left the house, she followed them from a distance and followed them all the way to the door of Su Hui's house before turning around.

The maid told Chu Jinmiao in detail what she had just seen and heard. Chu Jinmiao nodded thoughtfully: "So it's all for money... Since these are Su Hui's biological parents, aren't they Chu Jinyao's adoptive parents? Speaking of which, this couple has been raising Chu Jinyao for thirteen years."

Chu Jinmiao felt a little uncomfortable when she thought of this. It turned out that these two people were her biological parents... Chu Jinmiao quickly suppressed this idea. She was the fourth daughter of the Marquis of Changxing Mansion. She was the legitimate daughter of the Marquis' wife, Zhao. What did a group of country bumpkins whom she had never seen before have to do with her?

Chu Jinmiao ordered the driver to drive to Su Hui's residence and park outside a street. After Su Hui settled her parents and brother, she hurried out to work in the embroidery workshop. Today, Su's father and mother had delayed the business of Yunzhi Embroidery Workshop because of the trouble they made. It was a great blessing that Wei Xiao, the shopkeeper, did not punish her. Su Hui did not dare to delay and hurried back to work.

After Su Hui left the house, Su's father and mother looked at the furnishings in Su Hui's house, and jealousy and injustice flowed from their eyes. Su Hui was not at home, and her husband was selling meat outside. The things in the house were left to Su's father and mother to do whatever they wanted. Su's mother stood up and rummaged through Su Hui's dressing table, praising her while rummaging: "Where did she get the money to buy so many boxes of creams and powders? Oh, is this hairpin real?"

Su's mother was about to bite the gold hairpin in her mouth, but Su's father scolded her: "Watch your hand. If you annoy Su Hui, she will come back and make a big fuss, and then no one will be in good shape."

Su's mother remembered that they came up to ask Su Hui for money this time, and they really didn't dare to offend this spicy girl too much. And the guy in Su Hui's house, who was full of flesh, was not someone to be trifled with.

Su's mother reluctantly put down the hairpin and gave up the idea of ​​hiding it secretly. She saw a wooden box in the corner of the wall. She groaned and wanted to open it and take a look. She had long wanted to know how much wealth Su Hui had. Unfortunately, the box was locked. Su's mother searched for a long time but found nothing. She threw the things away embarrassedly. However, although she did not find the key, she found a pair of hand-copied and forehead guard from the side of the cabinet.

"Hey, whose things are these? Such good fabric, the outermost coat is decent enough, but they cut it into pieces and used it to sew hand-copied?"

Su's mother looked at it over and over again, and the more she looked, the more jealous she became. She reached into the hand-copied book and exclaimed, "The fur inside is so soft and warm. I'm afraid that this is what the nobles in the palace use! How can a young person like Su Hui use such expensive things? Good things should be given to elders."

Su's mother muttered to herself, thinking of asking Su Hui for money and taking the set of things as a gift. She was flipping through the stitches of the hand-copied book with great interest when she suddenly heard the door knock.

Su's mother was startled and almost threw the things in her hand away. She hurried to see Su's father and found that he was also frightened.

"Su Hui just went out, she won't be back so soon. Could it be that the evil star in her family is back?"

The three members of the Su family who were running rampant in the house immediately became depressed. Finally, it was Su's mother who reluctantly opened the door under the scolding of Su's father.

Su's mother carefully opened the door a crack and found that the person standing outside was not the chubby butcher Zhang, but a delicate young lady. The maid saw Su's mother's disgust, and she said to her mother with all her discomfort: "Are you the old lady of the Su family, Su Hui's mother?"

Su's mother had never seen such a respectable person before, and she didn't know what to do with her hands. She wiped her hands on her skirt awkwardly and said embarrassedly, "It's me. Madam, who are you looking for?"

The maid frowned and said disdainfully, "Our girl said that she has booked a private room in the teahouse opposite and asked you to hurry over."

Su's mother widened her eyes in surprise and looked hesitant, "Your girl? We just entered the city today. We don't know any girls in the city..."

The maid said unhappily, "Just come with me. Would I lie to you?"

Su's mother nodded embarrassedly and said with a smile, "Wait a moment, ma'am. I'll go in and call my husband. I'll be right there, right there!"

After Su's mother entered the house, she told Su's father what had just happened. Su's father was surprised and asked, "Except for the eldest girl, we don't have any acquaintances in the city. How come someone invited us to a teahouse?"

"Who cares? Someone invited us to dinner, and you're not happy?" Su's mother said, "Anyway, we don't need money. We have our lives at stake. Why should we be afraid of what she might do to us?"

"That makes sense." Su's father nodded and said, "Then let's go out and see what the trick is."

Su's mother agreed. Before she went out, she saw the discarded handwritten notes and forehead protector. She became greedy and secretly put them in her arms.

The three of them followed the maid out of the door, timidly went upstairs, and walked to the designated private room. The maid said "yes" unhappily, "It's here, you go in."

Su's father and mother pushed open the door, and at first glance they saw a very bright girl, dressed in silk and silk, with pearls and jade on her head. They seemed to see a goddess in a painting, and their eyes were dazzled, and they lowered their heads quickly. On the contrary, Su Sheng's eyes widened, and he kept looking at Chu Jinmiao. Chu

Jinmiao saw Su Sheng's look, and she became more and more disgusted. If it weren't for something important to do, Chu Jinmiao didn't want to stay with this group of country bumpkins for a moment. She suppressed her displeasure and said, "I called you here today because I feel sorry for your loneliness and want to tell you something."

After hearing this, Su's mother looked at Su's father in surprise and couldn't help asking, "This girl, we are not deliberately arguing with you. We don't even know who you are."

Chu Jinmiao smiled slightly and said, "I am the fourth girl of Changxing Marquis's Mansion."

Su's father and mother's expressions changed suddenly. Although they knew nothing about these wealthy nobles, there was one family they knew very well. Changxing Marquis's Mansion, a name they dared not forget even in their dreams.

Father Su thought Chu Jinmiao was sent by the Marquisate to threaten them. Father Su's face changed greatly, and he unconsciously stretched out his hand to protect Su Sheng from behind: "Fourth Miss, we came to the city today just to talk to our daughter and son-in-law, and we dare not cause trouble for the Marquisate's elders. We will leave after we get the money, and we will never think about anything we shouldn't, let alone meet someone we shouldn't. All the nobles in the Marquisate, rest assured, we will leave soon, and we will never dare to provoke the officials."

Chu Jinmiao heard what Father Su said, and she became more and more disdainful. She only dared to show off in front of her daughter and son-in-law, and she didn't even dare to fart in a serious occasion. Chu Jinmiao said: "You misunderstood, I didn't come here today to convey a message on behalf of the Marquisate, I came to show you a way to make money."

"Get rich?" Su's mother looked at Chu Jinmiao doubtfully, "If there is a way to get rich, will you be willing to tell us?"

Chu Jinmiao rolled her eyes and laughed disdainfully. Su's father quickly pushed Su's mother and said, "Shut up, is there any etiquette? Let the noble lady finish first." Then he turned around and said to Chu Jinmiao with a smirk, "Miss, please continue."

Chu Jinmiao was too lazy to pay attention to this group of country bumpkins. She suddenly said, "You have a daughter named Su Yao, right?"

Su's mother was startled and said in a lost voice, "How did you know?"

Chu Jinmiao smiled sarcastically and did not He ignored Su's mother's words and continued, "Oh, she is not your daughter now. She has climbed onto the golden tree and has become a phoenix. She has nothing to do with you."

Su's father and mother were silent. After a moment, Su's father said, "Miss, did you come here today just to laugh at us? We are just a common family. Why are you angry with us?"

Chu Jinmiao didn't know why she was angry. Perhaps it was because she saw the situation of the Su family directly for the first time and saw what kind of character her biological parents had, which made her even angrier. Chu Jinmiao took a deep breath to calm herself down, then said to Su's father and mother: "Are you really willing to live like this? You are still living a hard life, while the daughter you raised with great effort has a good life, but she is unwilling to turn around and help you."

Su's father and mother were silent, so Chu Jinmiao continued: "Do you know what kind of life she lives in the Marquis's Mansion? Brand new fabrics are piled up in boxes, and she She changed into new clothes every day, but she still had too many clothes to wear out, so she gave whole rolls of brand new cloth to the maids. You see, she lives such a luxurious life, but she is unwilling to give you even a little bit. Have you received even a penny of filial piety in this year? "

Su's father and mother were speechless. Just listening to Chu Jinmiao's description, it was already a world they could not understand at all. If it was really as Chu Jinmiao said, Chu Jinyao enjoyed endless delicacies from the mountains and the sea, but she would rather share them with the servants than with her adoptive parents, then it was too conscienceless.

The thought of unwillingness came to his mind for a moment, and soon Su's father remembered how Changxing Hou warned them when he took Chu Jinyao away. Father Su was scared and whispered, "After all, she is not our daughter. Besides, the Marquis warned us last time not to look for Su Yao again..."

Protected by his parents, Su Sheng curled his lips and said, "What is there to hide? She is an ungrateful person. We have raised her for so long, but now that she has become rich, she doesn't even come back and doesn't even know us. If what this person said is true, she would rather "She gave it to the servants but not to us. She is really ungrateful and has a black conscience."

Hearing this, Chu Jinmiao showed a sarcastic smile. Su's father was a little embarrassed and was about to say something to cover it up, but suddenly Su's mother screamed out: "Are you, Miao'er?"

Chu Jinmiao's face changed suddenly. Su's father was shocked by Su's mother's words. He was going to scold her, but when he saw the change in Chu Jinmiao, his heart skipped a beat. He hurriedly looked at Chu Jinmiao's face carefully. Sure enough, it was quite similar to Su's mother and Su Hui.

When Su's mother saw Chu Jinmiao's expression, she immediately knew that she had guessed right. She cried and opened her hands to pounce on Chu Jinmiao. "Miao'er!"

"Get out of here!" Chu Jinmiao sent all the maids out to make it easier to talk, so Su's mother burst into tears. Chu Jinmiao was unable to dodge and was almost hugged, which made Chu Jinmiao very upset.

Seeing Chu Jinmiao's rejection, Su's mother froze in place. Chu Jinmiao sneered at her expression.

"You'd better open your eyes and see clearly. I am Chu Jinmiao, the fourth daughter of the Marquis of Changxing. My mother is the wife of the Marquis of Changxing. You have never fed me a bite of food since I was a child, and now you want to get close to me?"

Su's mother felt sad and guilty after hearing this. She didn't dare to force Chu Jinmiao, so she had to endure the grievance and wiped her tears and said, "Okay, we won't force you, don't be angry."

Chu Jinmiao felt evil when she thought of Su's mother calling her "Miao'er". She glared coldly at the bewildered Su's father and mother in front of her, and shouted, "Don't call me by my name in the future. By the way, how did you know my name?"

Su's mother hesitated and said, "We asked your sister."

Chu Jinmiao was stunned when she heard this. Why would Chu Jinxian tell these people her nickname? Chu Jinmiao realized immediately that the sister that Su's mother was talking about was Su Hui.

Chu Jinmiao was furious: "How dare you! My sister is the eldest daughter of the Marquis of Changxing Mansion, and now she is the young lady of the Zhao family. Who allowed you to make random accusations against me?"

Su's mother couldn't hold it in any longer and burst into tears. Su's father also looked embarrassed: "We were the ones who let you down back then. It doesn't matter if you don't want to recognize us, as long as you live well."

Chu Jinmiao had a headache listening to Su's mother crying. She shouted angrily: "Shut up, stop crying!"

Su's mother didn't dare to provoke Chu Jinmiao, and immediately covered her mouth, not daring to let Chu Jinmiao hear the sound and get upset.

Chu Jinmiao said: "You are here for money, but how much money can Su Hui, who works for others, earn? You may not know that the store where Su Hui works is actually owned by Chu Jinyao."

Su's father and mother were a little embarrassed when their own daughter accused them of plotting for money, but they couldn't help but shout in surprise after hearing the last sentence: "What did you say?"

In fact, Chu Jinmiao said this . It was all guesswork, but for the sake of what was to come, she could only make up a half-truth: "Yes, you don't know, Chu Jinyao herself has more than a thousand taels of private property, otherwise why do you think Su Hui could work in Yunzhi Embroidery Workshop? She secretly took Su Hui home, but kept it a secret from you and your wife. You have raised her for so long, but in her heart, she is not as good as the maids around her."

Su's mother She gasped, "One thousand taels... She actually has so much silver? Is it all hers?"

In fact, this was just a lie made up by Chu Jinmiao, but Chu Jinmiao said without blinking, "Of course it's true."

These Su mothers couldn't sit still anymore: "The Marquis's Mansion is really amazing, Su Yao... Oh no, Chu Jinyao actually saved so much silver by herself. After all, I have raised her for thirteen years, and I don't ask her to support me in my old age. She has been doing this for me. "Isn't it too much to leave me a few hundred taels?"

Father Su was also tempted, but when he thought of what Chu Jinyao's father had warned him before he left, he hesitated again: "But, the Marquis clearly said that we are not allowed to look for her again..."

Chu Jinmiao sneered: "It's just talk. Look at Su Hui, not only was she taken in by Chu Jinyao, but she was even arranged a living. Did the Marquis say anything?"

This reassured Su's mother, but Su's father still didn't dare. Although he was fierce to his wife and children, he was very humble outside. He was just a farmer and was born to be afraid of those officials.

Chu Jinmiao looked at Su's father with disdain, and she simply gave another strong medicine: "You are only afraid of the power of Changxing Hou, but you know that I am likely to be the prince's woman."

"What?" Su's mother was shocked, "Miao'er, you said you want to be the prince's wife? The legal wife?"

This legal wife deeply hurt Chu Jinmiao. Chu Jinmiao's face sank, and she said unhappily: "You don't have to worry about these. You just need to know that I will be much more noble than Chu Jinyao in the future. If you have a good eye, do as I say. If you don't want to make progress and just plan to live the hard life you are now, then just pretend I didn't say anything."

"How could this be!" Su's mother said happily, "Our Miao'er will be the queen in the palace. When the prince ascends the throne, won't she become the empress? Oh my Buddha, when I swapped you with Su Yao, I knew that you would be a person with great fortune in the future."

Su's father and mother were overjoyed. Su Sheng, who had achieved nothing so far, even dreamed of becoming the king's uncle. Chu Jinmiao was disgusted by their low-key attitude and interrupted them unhappily, "Okay, these words are confidential. You are not allowed to tell me nonsense outside. Do you understand?"

"Of course, I'll listen to you." Su's father and mother smiled.

"Then come here and I'll tell you something."

Su's father and Su's mother hurried over. After listening, they looked hesitant: "How can this be? If this is not good, Su Yao will not be able to marry. We will help you, but we can't be so heartless."

Chu Jinmiao was cold after hearing this . Laughing again and again: "You guys think about it clearly. I have become the empress of the East Palace and will support you in the future. But what about Chu Jinyao? Will she help you? Only one person between me and her can marry high. You guys have to think about who you want to help."

Su's father and Su's mother looked at each other awkwardly, roughly understanding the current situation. Although they didn't know what was going on in the mansion, Su's father and mother at least heard that Chu Jinmiao and Chu Jinyao were now in a competitive relationship, and the two were competing for a good marriage.

Su's father and mother actually knew that they were sorry for Chu Jinyao, because she was the daughter of a rich family, and they had swapped her. But in the final analysis, Chu Jinmiao was their biological daughter, their biological daughter and their adopted daughter, so of course they had to help their biological daughter.

Since Chu Jinyao returned home, it was rare for her to return to her familiar environment. She wrote and looked at flowers every day, and she was very relaxed.

When Chu Jinyao and Old Lady Chu mentioned this matter when they just returned home, Old Lady Chu was obviously stunned for a moment. Chu Jinyao knew at that time that Old Lady Chu did not take the initiative to write to the old princess. This time they came back, it was actually the old princess's intention.

Chu Jinyao was too lazy to think about the reason. After thinking over and over again, it was nothing but power. The original intention of finding a companion was to accompany the county lord, but now the county lord is also dying, what is the point of keeping these companions? It's better not to have a comparison.

Half a month later, a maid came out of Rongning Hall and ran to Chaoyun Courtyard in a flash. Before she entered the door, she shouted loudly: "Is the fifth lady here?"

Jiejing wiped her hands quickly and ran out quickly: "The lady is here, what can I do for you, sister?"

The maid was pushed into the house by the crowd. She saw Chu Jinyao and smiled: "I was wondering why I didn't see the lady outside. It turns out that the lady is playing chess here!"

Chu Jinyao put away the chess pieces and stood up from the stool: "I just put them aside for fun."

The maid came over to take a look, and asked curiously: "Why did the lady think of playing chess?"

"I was free and had nothing to do, so I just killed the time." Chu Jinyao didn't want to say more and just fooled her away. She didn't know why she asked the maid to set out the chessboard. Maybe she felt that learning chess was not easy, and it would be unfair to the chess teacher to just throw it away.

Chu Jinyao asked someone to show the maid who reported the news a seat, and then asked: "You are running so fast, but grandma wants to see me for something?"

"That's right." The maid said, "The princess of the county is coming to our mansion with several young ladies. The lady just sent a message saying that they will be here soon. The old lady asked the fifth lady to go to Rongning Hall to wait for the guests."

"So the guests are coming." Chu Jinyao stood up and personally sent the maid out, "I'll change my clothes and be there soon."

After Chu Jinyao sent the maid away, she asked Linglong and others to let her hair down, put her hair into a bun again, and changed into a formal coat for meeting guests.

Old Madam Chu had been sitting in the central hall long ago. When she saw Chu Jinyao's dress, she carefully looked at her and nodded secretly in her heart.

Chu Jinyao was wearing a sandalwood-colored double-breasted shirt, a silver-red pleated skirt, and her hair was covered with emerald hairpins. Old Madam Chu was very satisfied. She pulled Chu Jinyao over and said, "I heard from the palace nanny a few days ago that you always turned over at night. Have you slept well these days?"

"A few days ago, I was used to the bed and it took me a long time to fall asleep. Now it's much better."

Old Madam Chu nodded and said, "It's good that you are docile. The princess and your aunt will be here soon. You sit next to me and wait for them."

Not only did she ask about Chu Jinyao's well-being, but she also let Chu Jinyao sit next to her. The other sisters looked at Chu Jinyao with very meaningful eyes. It was really a matter of time. Chu Jinmiao was the one who could be so respectable in front of others, but now Chu Jinmiao is not even as good as a maid in front of Old Madam Chu. When Chu Jinyao just came back, she had never seen silk and silk, but now she is surrounded by gold and jade, and extremely rich.

Old Madam Chu asked Chu Jinyao to sit next to her, and she certainly had something in mind. The Prince's Mansion suddenly sent Chu Jinyao back, and now the Princess of the County came in person, and Old Madam Chu already knew what it meant.

Soon, the laughter of maids came from outside the house: "The Princess and the Aunt are here!"

After the Princess entered the house, she smiled at Old Madam Chu from a distance and said: "How is your health, old madam? You are in good health."

Old Madam Chu smiled and said: "Thanks to you, I can still walk a few steps on the ground."

The Princess smiled and walked to Old Madam Chu, and personally helped the old lady to sit on the Luohan bed: "Old madam, I have wanted to visit you for a long time, but unfortunately I can't leave in the palace, so I am always busy. Our ancestor always says that he wants to come to the marquis's mansion to chat with you."

Old Madam Chu and the Princess took turns to say polite words, and Chu Jinyao stood beside Old Madam Chu, listening quietly. The Princess of the County talked for a long time before turning her eyes to Chu Jinyao: "I haven't seen you for a few days. The Fifth Miss has become more beautiful." Chu

Jinyao bowed in return: "Thank you, Princess."

Old Madam Chu smiled and said: "She is used to being lazy. How can she compare to the County Master who is lively and lovely."

The County Master was used to being the center of attention wherever she went as a guest. She smiled at Old Madam Chu, but her eyes were a little absent-minded.

The Princess of the County saw what the County Master was thinking and smiled: "The Fourth and Fifth Misses have been gone for a few days, and Baozhu has been thinking about you. Now that we finally get to see them, you sisters can go over and talk to them."

The Princess of the County drove away the young people. The County Lord, Lin Baohuan and several girls from the Chu family sat in the outer wing to talk, leaving the space inside for the adults.

Yang Qixia also came with the Princess of the County. She looked at the inner room with a light of reluctance in her eyes.

On what basis? Is it going to be a foregone conclusion like this?

Chu Jinmiao looked at all this, lowered her head calmly, and silently calculated the time.

According to the time, the couple from the Su family should be here soon.