Chapter 82 (2/2)
Just now Chu Jinyao and Chu Jinxian were in the old lady's room, talking to their ancestors. Suddenly, someone sent a letter saying that my aunt was coming. She hurriedly got up and prepared to meet her aunt. In a hurry, seven girls turned a cup of tea over Chu Jinyao. Chu Jinyao had no choice but to come back and change her clothes.
The old lady was worried for several days, but she was late on the day Chu Zhu came back. Chu Jinyao didn't dare to think about the next thing. She changed her clothes and hurried to rongningtang. In order to take a shortcut, she didn't take the main road she was used to, but planned to cross the yard and take a shortcut. However, as soon as he left, things went out.
Chu Jinyao is lost.
Chu Jinyao is followed by rose, a newly bought girl who doesn't know the way here. There are empty yards in this area. The dark ones look the same. They have been walking around for a long time and become more and more confused.
Chu Jinyao quickly whispered for help to Qin Yi while the roses were not paying attention.
”Go out from the corner gate of the small courtyard, go north along the lane, turn west at the corner... In fact, you can go another corner and turn west. You can enter the yard from the steps, cross it, and then take two steps to the south, and you can get to the road you often go.”
Chu Jinyao was stunned for a moment: ”ah?”
”Don't you remember?” Qin Yi was surprised and had to say, ”go north first...”
”Where is north?”
Qin Yi was speechless when asked, ”you don't even know the north?”
”I know. But there are the same houses and yards around. How can I tell?”
”I don't think you know.” Qin Yi was so angry that he couldn't find the north in another place. Can you tell me the location? He had to say, ”did you see the corner door? Yes, it's behind the ear room. Go straight along the road after you go out...”
Chu Jinyao groped slowly in this building under the intermittent guidance of Qin Yi. She had to support the roses for a while, and then secretly talked to Qin Yi. Chu Jinyao felt like a thief.
”How to go next?” Chu Jinyao secretly asked Qin Yi while people were not paying attention.
”What are you doing?” a voice suddenly sounded behind her. Chu Jinyao was startled and loosened her jade pendant.
Chu Jinyao thought for a long time, but she still couldn't figure it out. She had to put aside her aunt's return home. After a while, the servant girl came back with the silver. Zhao gave them a few more orders, and then asked the girls to prepare their own clothes for the guests.
In the boudoir, the girls spend most of their time in front of their elders. They stay with their mother, talk to the servant girls, sew a few stitches, and it will pass in the afternoon. Ordinary people are like this, but when she arrived at the Changxing Hou's house, Chu Jinxian didn't choose to stay in front of her mother to do needlework, but saluted and said, ”mother, if you still want to meet the servant woman, I won't bother you. I'll go back to the house to do it.”
Chu Jinyao looked at it and hurriedly said, ”the daughter also left first.”
Chu Jinxian looked back at Chu Jinyao and didn't speak. Zhao didn't ask them to stay. He waved and let them go.
In the end, the three concubines saw that, oh, the two legitimate women had left, but she and Chu Jinmiao stayed in front of Zhao. Who was born by Zhao?
The three girls took eight girls who were only six years old into the room to pick patterns. Aunt Huang and aunt Fu also went to help their girls make stitches. Soon, only Chu Jinmiao was left around Zhao.
Chu Jinmiao leaned on Zhao and said, ”Mom, why should we prepare so much when my aunt comes back this time? I haven't seen this before.”
Zhao smiled but said nothing: ”you just need to listen to Wei Niang's words. Dress up this time and embroider your clothes well, remember?”
Chu Jinmiao snorted softly and said, ”I also want to dress up well, but they won't embroider you well if they don't reward those servants with money.”
”What a big deal. I still have some gold thread left here. You don't have to save it. Is the head face enough? I was sent a set of ruby head faces a few days ago. If you don't have enough, take it first.”
”Thank you, mother!” Chu Jinmiao answered immediately, ”mother is the best for me!”
Zhao looked at Chu Jinmiao with indulgence. She didn't know what she thought, and sighed again: ”You are also a poor woman. Who else can I count on if I don't subsidize you? Although your father doesn't say it, he is very biased towards that. Your eldest sister has your grandmother's subsidy, and the old lady's private house is uncertain! The three girls also have Huang's help. In a word, you are alone.”
”I don't have a mother!” Chu Jinmiao hugged Zhao's arm. Although she was laughing on her face, she clicked in her heart. She was used to the life of four top-notch girls everywhere. She shouldn't be compared by her sisters! Chu Jinmiao's mind was active. What was the purpose of her aunt's return to her mother's house this time?
Zhao's whole mind subsidizes Chu Jinmiao. Not to mention Chu Jinyao and Chu Jinxian, even the second young master Chu Chengye can't compare.
Zhao spoiled his second daughter for a reason, even surpassing his eldest daughter and eldest son.
The second young master is the only legitimate son of the Zhao family. He is the eldest son of the eldest son of Da Fang, but he is the second in the family. When the Zhao family started, the first child gave birth to Chu Jinxian. Chu Jinxian was carried away by the old lady as soon as she was born. The Zhao family didn't give birth to a son and tried hard to conceive again. However, it hasn't been quiet for two years. On the contrary, the daughter-in-law of the second room gave birth to the eldest grandson of the Changxing marquis. Zhao's pressure was huge, so he had to give birth to him Aunt Tongfang stopped taking medicine. Soon after, she finally gave birth to her second child, Chu Chengye, the second young master.
But before Zhao could breathe a sigh of relief, the other two aunts also gave birth to two concubines. Because Zhao was too worried when she was pregnant, the second young master was not very strong and his bones were very weak. Zhao was Mrs. Hou, and there was no eldest grandson left. It was easy to give birth to a son whose bones were not good, but the other two concubines were stronger than one.
Zhao couldn't swallow this tone and couldn't stand up in her mother-in-law's house. Later, Tatars invaded the border, and Zhao and the old lady's team separated. She fled alone, leaving only milk mammy Zhang. Zhao didn't know how much she hated. Later, she gave birth to her next daughter in a farmyard. Chu Jinmiao cried out of breath, but her small hand kept holding her skirt. Zhao was then Hou felt that this was her daughter, and she had to fight with her daughter. Later, when she returned to Hou's house, the old lady felt sorry and subsidized Zhao. Zhao was so good to Chu Jinmiao that she almost wanted to hold the four girls up to heaven, even the eldest girl and the second young master.
Later, Changxing Hou brought Chu Jinyao back. Zhao only felt that the world collapsed and refused to accept it anyway. Chu Jinyao has been back for a month. Even several aunts can laugh and talk to Chu Jinyao, but Zhao has been cold and indifferent to Chu Jinyao.
Chu Jinyao... To be honest, she has been a lot less optimistic. When she first came, she longed for her mother. When she got through the most difficult hurdle, she thought it was a icing on the cake. Zhao didn't like her, and she didn't have to catch up all the time.
Chu Jinyao and Chu Jinxian quit from Zhao together. When they got out of the door, Chu Jinxian stopped and said to Chu Jinyao, ”why did you come out with me?”
Chu Jinyao was surprised: ”yes, what's wrong with this...?”
Chu Jinxian doesn't know what to say. She still hates iron and steel: ”You are so sincere. I have a grandmother to take care of me. I will be married in a few days, but what about you? The men in the house can't count on you. You are only thirteen this year and have to stay in the Hou house for many years. You don't stay in front of your mother to do needlework and walk around with your mother. What are you going to do in the future? Don't forget you have to talk about marriage.”