Chu Jinyao was standing in the corner. The county lord and his men came in forcefully. The maids and servants stood to the left and right, blocking her.

Chu Jinyao glanced around. Compared to being scared, she felt more amused. This was the county lord of the Prince's Mansion, a noble lady who might be appointed as the Crown Princess. What she did was as childish as the children at the entrance of their village.

Chu Jinyao thought about this and said, "County Lord, don't you think this childish trick of threatening people is childish? And you keep saying that I am rude to the Prince's Mansion. Before you say this, County Lord, think about what your family has done. Is it that only your family can bully others, and others can't even listen to a word that they are wrong?"

Chu Jinyao said unhappily, and said in a low voice with a sullen face, "Get out of the way, I'm going out."

The county lord was very angry, his eyes widened, and Chu Jinyao was not a person who would bow his head and say nice things. During the stalemate, a woman standing outside the pavilion said, "We all went out to attend the banquet. We went out happily and should go back happily. If you have something to say, just say it in a friendly manner. If you don't have anything to say, just do your own thing. What's the point of blocking each other like this?"

Chu Jinyao was very surprised. Everyone was watching from the other side, but someone dared to speak out? Chu Jinyao looked at the person who was speaking and found that it was a tall girl with a square face and heroic eyebrows. Although she looked capable, in the eyes of the elders, she might be a little too tough and not gentle enough.

But in Chu Jinyao's eyes, this girl dared to speak a fair word in front of everyone. She was really a very righteous person. With this woman speaking up, the host, the young lady of the prefect's family, hurried over and said with a smile: "County Lord, Miss Chu Wu, you are all here. It's windy outside. Why don't we talk inside?"

This was a way out. As the host, the young lady of the prefecture would only lose face if she caused trouble at the banquet, so even if she didn't care about Chu Jinyao and the county lord, she couldn't just say nothing.

Someone had clearly passed the steps to the county lord, but the county lord still felt unhappy and refused to walk along the steps. The county lord didn't know what it meant to stop while he was ahead, and Chu Jinyao was not afraid. She looked at the county lord calmly and frankly. There was

an unspeakable silence all around, and the girls who were watching felt embarrassed, but also a little saccharine. It is human nature to like to watch the excitement. They were scattered in groups not far away, wanting to see how this matter would end.

When the ladies were whispering, a man dressed in red clothes who looked like a servant walked over and smiled and bowed to everyone, saying, "Ladies, sorry to bother you."

Everyone turned around in surprise, frowned, and asked the maid to cover themselves in front of them, holding a handkerchief and saying, "Who is so rude? Why did you let a servant into the courtyard?" It

was very rude for the ladies to let a servant guard the courtyard and such an outsider into the courtyard when the ladies were entertaining guests. No wonder the girls showed expressions of disgust. Among the crowd, the county lady had a completely different expression. She widened her eyes in surprise and couldn't help but take two steps down: "Eunuch Lin, why are you here?"

"Eunuch!" These girls were even more surprised than before. Not just surprised, it was more like fright. The prefect's daughter was even more stunned. How could there be a father-in-law in their family? Who can have a father-in-law around!

Xiao Linzi ignored the different attitudes of these women. He still smiled, looked at Chu Jinyao, and bowed from a distance: "Fifth Miss. County Lady."

Chu Jinyao returned the gift to Xiao Linzi half-doubtfully, but the county lady was more excited. She didn't care about returning the gift and immediately ran out of the pavilion, looking around.

Sure enough, across half of the lake, a young man stood under the corridor with his hands behind his back, looking towards this place. The lake was covered with a vast white mist in the rain, which obscured the other person's figure, but even so, through the rain, one could sense the other person's aura that shocked the whole audience.

"Your Highness the Crown Prince?" Chu Jinyao murmured softly, almost thinking that she was in a dream. Otherwise, how could she see the Crown Prince who should be at the border here?

Across the sound of the pattering rain, Chu Jinyao vaguely felt that the Crown Prince exchanged a glance with her, then quickly turned away, tilted his head in a noble and cold manner, and gave instructions, and then left without looking back. He walked through the corridor, his figure blocked by the lush green trees, and soon he could not be seen.

If so many people had not gasped, Chu Jinyao would have thought he was mistaken.

Many people's hands and hearts were shaking. They held the hands of the people around them and whispered excitedly: "Is that the prince? How could the prince be here! My God, the prince is so young."

Yes, how could the prince be here? Chu Jinyao's heart sank. Was it because of the county lord? It seemed that the county lord's matter of becoming the crown princess really came true?

There were very few fools among the ladies present. What Chu Jinyao thought of, they naturally thought of as well. This time, the way people looked at the county lord was completely different, with a hint of fanaticism. As for the county lord, his cheeks were red as soon as he saw the prince.

The county lord was very excited. More and more people surrounded him. Xiao Linzi found that since his master showed up, he, the eunuch, had no sense of existence. Xiao Linzi had to cough to remind the excited ladies that he had not left yet.

Xiao Linzi asked with a smile: "Ladies, the prince saw you gathered here just now, so he sent me here to ask. I wonder what you are doing?"

Who would still talk about these trivial matters now? Everyone immediately replied in unison: "It's nothing serious, don't worry about it, eunuch."

"It's good that it's nothing serious." Xiao Linzi smiled meaningfully, and saw Chu Jinyao turned and left from the corner of his eyes. Then he sneered in his heart, glanced at the people here obscurely, and left with a smile.

Chu Jinyao took advantage of the people getting close to Eunuch Lin and quietly walked away. After leaving that place, Chu Jinyao sighed.

Linglong only thought that Chu Jinyao was upset about the matter between the county lord and the Prince's Mansion. Linglong didn't know how to persuade her about this matter. She could only say, "Miss, don't be discouraged. Life is for everyone. Even if they are successful, they may not be able to live as well as you. Don't worry, there will always be a good fate waiting for you."

"We can only say this to comfort ourselves." After Chu Jinyao finished speaking, she looked at the dripping rain under the eaves and couldn't help feeling a little disappointed.

The matter between the county lord and the prince was settled, so she, who dared to reject the Huailing Prince's Mansion and was one of the people who argued with the future Crown Princess, must not have gotten anything good.

"Linglong, let's go for a walk outside."

"Yes."

Chu Jinyao took Linglong and walked aimlessly in the garden along the corridor. She walked around a corner and suddenly found a person standing under the flower stand in front of her.

Green leaves covered the entire wooden stand, and red flowers dotted the ground in the middle of the lush green. The rain washed the red flowers and green leaves especially clean, the redder the red, and the greener the green. The tiny raindrops passed through the gaps between the leaves and dripped slowly and regularly onto the ground. Because the outside was covered with leaves, the light inside the stand was a little dim, and the person standing here seemed to be glowing.

"Prince?"

"When I first walked into this place, I felt that you must like it here."

Chu Jinyao was silent and did not speak for a long time.

Seeing this scene, Lin Xiyuan lowered his head and smiled bitterly: "Don't you like it? Or, now you don't even want to talk to me."

"Prince, men and women should not be intimate with each other. You and I are not real cousins, so it's not good to stay for long. The rain is heavy, take care of yourself, I'll take my leave first."

"Cousin Jinyao." Lin Xiyuan suddenly said, "I'm sorry."

Chu Jinyao couldn't help but stop. This happened for such a long time, and this was the first time she heard someone say to her, "I'm sorry."

"I thought this would be a good match, but I didn't expect that my self-righteousness would bring you so much trouble. I was wrong from the beginning. I have already asked my father for permission. I will go to the capital to study hard in the future. There is no need to mention things like marrying a wife and concubines. I will leave in a few days, which means that I will never appear in front of you again."

"The prince is dedicated to learning, which is admirable." Chu Jinyao said, "I wish the prince a bright future and success."

After hearing these words, Lin Xiyuan lowered his head and smiled indifferently. He stayed in the palace for Chu Jinyao, and now he left the family for Chu Jinyao. How much he hoped to hear these words from his wife, but unfortunately, they were destroyed in the hands of his closest relatives.

Lin Xiyuan didn't even know who to blame.

He heard the sound of rain hitting the leaves. Chu Jinyao was wearing a red dress and a white skirt today, standing far away outside the flowers. Raindrops were dripping all around, and Chu Jinyao stood there quietly. The flowers behind him seemed to have suddenly lost their color and seemed to become more gorgeous. Lin Xiyuan suddenly recalled the first time he met Chu Jinyao. A beautiful girl jumped down from a tree like a flying bird, and her white and purple skirt spun open like a peacock, dazzling him instantly.

He was still wondering at the time, whose little girl was so lively.

Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, she became so quiet. When she stood there, she could remind people of words such as clusters of flowers and piles of flowers without saying a word.

"Cousin Jinyao, I shouldn't have come today, but I still want to see you again, this is the last time. I apologize to you on behalf of my family. I never thought they would do such a thing."

"Prince, the Princess and the old ancestor are all doing this for your own good. What's the point of saying this? After all, we are not destined to be together. You don't have to mention these things anymore."

"No fate..." Lin Xiyuan seemed to be deeply hurt by this sentence. He stood there in the cold rain, his eyes long and sad. Chu Jinyao bowed a thousand times and turned to walk back.

"Jinyao." Through the increasing distance, Lin Xiyuan's voice came clearly from behind, "From the beginning, I wanted to take you to my side in a dignified manner as my legal wife. Apart from that, I have never had any other thoughts. Even now."

Linglong was a little anxious when she heard this. The prince's words were really straightforward, almost confessing his feelings to her face. After hearing this, Chu Jinyao hardened her heart and continued to walk forward without looking back.

But when Chu Jinyao turned the corner, she was stunned.

Just now, she was attracted by the lush flower stand and didn't pay attention. She continued to walk along the corridor. After turning a corner, there was another world.

Chu Jinyao and Lin Xiyuan didn't realize that there was a person standing behind the corner of the corridor.

Chu Jinyao was stunned for several moments when she saw the person coming. After Linglong poked her quietly, she woke up as if from a dream and bowed her head quickly: "Your Highness the Crown Prince."

Qin Yi really didn't expect that Chu Jinyao hadn't seen it yet, but heard all this first.

Xiao Linzi behind him already had an expression as if he wanted to chop off his ears.

He had been standing far enough away, and he guaranteed that he didn't hear anything.

Xiao Linzi had a tearful face, and he felt more and more that the Crown Princess might not be in trouble, but he was afraid that she would catch a cold

. Chu Jinyao's face turned red with embarrassment when a foreign man, a foreign man of a very important status, heard all this. Lin Xiyuan found something wrong, walked over and saw Qin Yi, and was also surprised.

Lin Xiyuan quietly extended his hand, wanting to send Chu Jinyao away. Qin Yi's eyes almost immediately fixed on Lin Xiyuan's hand: "What are you doing?"

Chu Jinyao noticed and quickly moved two steps to the side.

Lin Xiyuan withdrew his hand without caring and said, "To see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. Why is His Royal Highness here?"

"You dare to ask me." Qin Yi sneered without being able to tell his emotion. He slightly tilted his chin at Chu Jinyao and gestured, "You go first. I have something to say to him."

What on earth was the matter with this tone... Chu Jinyao got goosebumps all over her body when she heard it. She didn't want to stay any longer, so she immediately bowed and left.

After leaving that place, Linglong also heaved a long sigh and said with lingering fear: "Miss, the prince will not say anything, why do I feel that the prince is very strange?"

Chu Jinyao sighed: "I think so too."

She thought about the prince's tone when he left, as if he was instructing his wife... Chu Jinyao immediately interrupted her bold fantasy and said to Linglong: "Forget it, this is not our business, let's go first. Don't mention this to others when we go out."

"Of course I know."

However, Chu Jinyao and her companion had just walked a few steps when they heard footsteps from behind and a sharp voice rang out: "Fifth Miss, please stay."

Xiao Linzi caught up with them from behind, bowed to Chu Jinyao in a friendly manner, took something out of his sleeve, and said: "Fifth Miss, your jade pendant fell in the Huailing County Prince's Mansion last time. The prince found it and thought it was priceless, but the thread was not good. The prince immediately ordered someone to find it after he returned. I made another one, and this time I just found the opportunity to give it to the girl."

Chu Jinyao couldn't help but exclaimed, "It turns out that the gold silk brocade I couldn't find last time was not lost, but taken away by His Royal Highness the Crown Prince..."

Xiao Linzi's smile remained unchanged, as if he didn't feel what he was saying at all: "His Royal Highness thought it was not good, so he took it away. This is a new silk brocade, and the Crown Prince ordered me to give it to the girl, and she can change to a new one in the future."

So this brocade must be worn? Chu Jinyao and Linglong looked at each other secretly, and both felt that they didn't know what to say. Not only did the Crown Prince take the initiative to take away her jade pendant brocade, but he also asked her to change it to the one he designated?

Even the most noble person would not do such an unreasonable thing, right?

But he is the Crown Prince, he can.

Linglong clearly felt that this was a big deal and was extremely against the rules, but in the end she had to accept it politely and did not dare to show any dissatisfaction. Who dares to refuse something given by the prince?

After seeing Linglong accept it, Xiao Linzi folded his hands in front of him, slightly bent his waist, and smiled at Chu Jinyao: "Fifth Miss, have you received any letters from the capital in the past two days?"

"The capital?" Chu Jinyao did not understand and looked at Xiao Linzi in confusion.

Xiao Linzi understood that after the prince had taken care of the affairs in the capital, he had to "go to Taiyuan on the way". But he didn't expect that they set out two days later than the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict. They had arrived, but the imperial edict was still on the way.

Xiao Linzi didn't want to say more. Why did he get involved in his master's affairs? So he said, "Since it hasn't come yet, the girl should wait for two more days. During these two days, the girl can have fun outside." After receiving the imperial edict of marriage, the royal family's rules are strict, and it might not be easy to go out.

Xiao Linzi threw a lot of strange words, then smiled at them, and turned back. Linglong looked at it for a long time and couldn't help it: "Miss, do you think the prince is..."

"Linglong." Chu Jinyao's voice was unusually stern, and she shouted, "Don't talk nonsense."

But even so, Chu Jinyao couldn't suppress the increasingly obvious speculation in her heart, and she felt shocked. The county lord was about to become the crown princess, and the eunuch beside the prince told her like this... Chu Jinyao's heart really sank. She walked out of the garden restlessly, intending to go back to the banquet place to sit. But as soon as they came out, they met a maid.

The maid looked extremely anxious, but after seeing Chu Jinyao, she was obviously relieved: "Fifth Miss, where have you been? It's easy for us to find you. Come with me quickly, the Madam and the Fourth Miss have already packed up, and they can set off as soon as you come back."

"Set off?"

"Yes, the old lady sent someone to deliver a message saying that there is a big event at home, and everyone should go back immediately."

The maid who came to deliver the message only knew one side of the story, and after seeing Chu Jinyao, she couldn't bear it anymore and directly grabbed her and pulled her away. Chu Jinyao frowned, but held back from saying anything, and asked, "Did grandma say what happened? It's rude to leave without saying hello to the host when you are a guest at someone else's house."

"She didn't say anything specific. The old lady just said it was a matter in the capital, and told the ladies and girls to pack up and go back no matter what they did."

Matters in the capital... Chu Jinyao and Linglong looked at each other, and both saw surprise in each other's eyes. Just now, Eunuch Lin asked if there was any news from the capital.

Chu Jinyao was hurriedly pulled to the second gate. The carriage was parked outside the gate. As the maid said, except Chu Jinyao, everyone else had packed up and got on the carriage. Zhao looked at Chu Jinyao with some displeasure on her face, but she didn't tell her in front of the outsider's door. She just said lightly: "We've been waiting for you. Get in the car quickly. We're leaving."

The ladies of the Chu family hurried back to the Marquis' Mansion in a hurry and knew nothing about it. After the carriage stopped, Zhao got off the carriage with the help of the maid. As she walked, she asked: "What's the matter? Why did you call us back so anxiously?"

"Madam, please don't delay. The Marquis and the old lady are already in the main hall. The eunuch who delivered the imperial edict has been standing for a long time. If we let him wait any longer, I'm afraid he will punish our Marquis' Mansion."

"Decree?" Zhao was shocked and couldn't help shouting out. Chu Jinyao's heart skipped a beat for some reason, and the other girls, who had never expected this to happen, immediately started to make a commotion.

"A eunuch actually came to our house? What was the decree? Who was it for? Was it an imperial decree?"

Zhao shouted, "Stop talking, just follow me."

Zhao led a group of girls to the front hall in a panic. This was the tallest and largest building in the mansion. It was only used for weddings and funerals, and people were only seen a few times a year. Now, the door of this courtyard, which was not allowed for the young to easily set foot in, was wide open, and many people were already standing inside. Old Madam Chu and the Marquis of Changxing were sitting at the top, talking to a man in yellow clothes.

After Zhao and others came in, they did not dare to raise their heads and bowed to apologize. Madam Chu scolded, "Why did you come back so late?"

"I was delayed on the way." Zhao explained in a low voice.

Chu Jinmiao said softly, "It's not our fault. It was obviously one person who delayed all of us."

When the other girls heard the voice, they glanced at Chu Jinyao. Chu Jinyao looked calm and didn't show any fear.

"That's enough." Madam Chu didn't want to say more in front of the eunuch. She raised her voice and said sternly, "Now that everyone is here, please stand at the back."

Then Madam Chu looked at the eunuch in yellow and smiled flatteringly, "We are rude and embarrassed, eunuch."

The eunuch in yellow smiled but didn't say anything. Chu Jinyao didn't know if it was an illusion, but she felt that the eunuch was deliberately scanning the girls in their row, as if he was counting something.

After the eunuch exchanged pleasantries with the Marquis of Changxing and Madam Chu for a while, he cleared his throat and said sharply, "The Marquis of Changxing's mansion is waiting for your order."

Madam Chu and the Marquis of Changxing stood at the front, followed by the men in the family, who were arranged according to age. After all the men stood, the women came. Chu Jinyao stood with her sisters. Even the seven-year-old Eighth Girl was held by her nurse and stood quietly at the back. Behind Chu Jinyao and the other girls, there was another huge crowd of servants.

They were arranged in layers, with clear levels.

Hearing the words of the eunuch in yellow, everyone in the Changxing Marquis' Mansion immediately leaned forward and knelt in obeisance in an orderly and respectful manner: "Your subjects (people) receive the order, long live the emperor."

"The Emperor's decree says: The Changxing Marquis' Mansion has been loyal and righteous for generations, guarding the borders, and is an outstanding minister of our dynasty. His daughter, Chu, has a gentle and kind nature, is warm and honest, and has outstanding character and appearance. I am very pleased to hear about it. ... Now that the Crown Prince is of marriageable age, a virtuous woman should be chosen to marry him. The fifth daughter of the Chu family is a famous lady in the family, with both talent and virtue. I want to make the best of them and complete the marriage, so I specially marry the fifth daughter of the Chu family, Chu Jinyao, to be the Crown Prince's principal wife. I order the Ministry of Rites and the Qintian Supervisor..."

Chu Jinyao could no longer hear the rest of the imperial edict. In fact, no one could continue to listen to what was written below the imperial edict.

What did the eunuch just say? He said that the emperor personally issued an edict to canonize Chu Jinyao as the Crown Prince's wife.

The Crown Prince's wife?

Chu Jinyao was stunned on the spot. She is the Crown Princess? Chu Jinyao made the most absurd and malicious speculation, and almost thought that she could not escape the fate of being unjust and making wedding clothes for others in this life. But she just heard that she actually replaced the county lord and was named the Crown Prince's wife?

She must be dreaming!

And Old Lady Chu felt like a thunderbolt hit her head, and she could hardly kneel.

Wasn't the county lord of Huailing County Prince's Mansion fighting with the palace? Why did the Crown Princess run to their house?

After the eunuch in yellow finished reading, he found that these people were kneeling on the ground, as if they were dumbfounded. There was no movement for a long time. The eunuch coughed lightly and said in a long voice: "Marquis Changxing, accept the order."

The author has something to say: The imperial palace certified big V: The imperial edict has been issued. For details, please log in to the official website of the Ministry of Rites to view. Tonight, the only designated account of the palace will also broadcast live the whole process of the marriage between the crown prince and the crown princess. If you want to watch the live broadcast, please like it~