Jinyi walked to the chair, Jinxiu sat at the top, got up and greeted her with a smile, and sat back down. It stands to reason that Jinyi is older than her, and the first person who is not because she is sitting, but she doesn't seem to notice, just laughs and talks to her mother.

Jin Yi didn't want to be unhappy with her for the New Year because of these little things, so she sat on the second chair without changing her face.

Qin Zhili frowned and glanced at Xu. Xu's is also only missing.

He looked at Jin Yi's smile and smiled more gently, and said, "The palace banquet on the night after tomorrow, the emperor ordered you to go with you." ”

When Xu Shi heard this, his face suddenly changed greatly, and he looked up at his father in disbelief.

"She didn't have an order, how could the emperor order her to go to the banquet?" Xu rushed out in a panic.

Qin Zhili glanced at her with some dissatisfaction, and said lightly, "I think the queen thinks of Jinyi's mother and wants to meet the daughter of the deceased." ”

Hearing this, Jinxiu looked at Jinyi, and after a long time, she suddenly understood why she was asked by the queen and then ranked first in the primary election of the crown princess, it turned out that she was ,...... It turned out that the queen was not interested in herself at that time, but Qin Jinyi, who had half of Yekang's blood.

It turned out that her proudest and self-contained expectations in the past year were actually the name of others, or the name of the person she hated the most. She bit her lip tightly, as if as soon as she let go, she couldn't help but insult her like a shrew, cursing her with the most vicious and ugly words......

Jinxiu's body trembled, and she stood up with difficulty, and she didn't even have the strength to ask her parents to resign, so she ran out as if she was running away.

For two days in a row, there were many people in the house who came to visit relatives for the New Year.

Early in the morning of the second day of the Lunar New Year, Xu took Jinxiu back to his home to pay New Year's greetings.

Xu's father, who was originally a concubine of the Xu family in Xinye, was a five-grade man in the ministry, but he was just a mediocre and inactive person. It was not until the eldest son Xu Tong Qingrong tried in the middle hall and was given the emperor's admiration that he prospered, and then moved out of the ancestral house and set up his own door.

Today's Xu family is still headed by Xu's mother, Xu Cai, in addition to the eldest brother, there are two elder brothers, two sisters-in-law and a younger sister are married, but no one is married to Xu Meixin.

She was originally just a concubine brought in by the back door, when she was a concubine with someone made her parents and eldest brothers dissatisfied, but she insisted on going her own way, looking for death and life, coupled with the rumors outside, she had been privately taught by Qingrong Hou when she was still in the boudoir, and her mother Xu Cai thought that even if she did not marry Qin Zhili as a concubine, her daughter would be difficult to marry, and finally had to agree.

Who would have thought that it was only a few years before Xu Meixin was straightened out and became the dignified Mrs. Qingronghou. The family said that she was a long-term visionary. Every time I go home, I receive a grand reception like a concubine.

But she came back with Jinxiu today, but she obviously noticed that everyone's eyes were not as awe as before, Xu Meixin understood that Huan Yanyan, the granddaughter of Zhenguo, wanted to be elected as the crown princess, and now everyone in Jianye City knew about it. They felt that they had gone too far.

I secretly cursed in my heart that it was really a group of ignorant women and children......

After entering the main room, Mrs. Xu, who was almost fifty years old, saw them come in, and said with a smile: "Sister Xiu, come to my grandmother's place." ”

Although Mrs. Xu is not young, she is in excellent spirits and her eyes are bright.

Jinxiu stepped forward to salute her, and said with a smile: "Grandmother, Xiu'er has come to greet you for the New Year." ”

Old Madam Xu let her sit on the chair in front of her, and personally handed her a brocade box, "Grandmother's New Year's gift for you." ”

When I opened it, it was a cloisonné golden phoenix hairpin, fluttering lightly in my hand, and there was not even a bead on it.

Mrs. Xu's Cai family was originally a businessman, and she has been playing abacus very well since she was a child, and since her eldest son became the Shaoqing of Honglu Temple, she was given the title of Four Grades. Although she is an official wife, she is still a teenager who has not changed her habits, and she takes care of all the family's properties by herself, and she is the most budget-conscious person.

In the previous year, every time Xu Meixin came back with Jinxiu, she personally greeted her at the door. This time, he just sat on the top and waited for the two of them to come in, although he still smiled when he saw his daughter and granddaughter, but the gifts were far less generous than before.

Jinxiu has experienced many setbacks in these days, but it is deeper than the original city government, although he saw that the foreign family treated him not as well as before, but he did not move, but he smiled faintly and thanked Mrs. Xu.

The crowd sat and talked, and it was not as lively and intimate as before.

Xu Meixin borrowed an excuse and pulled her eldest sister-in-law, Mrs. Qiong, to her room to talk. Mrs. Qiong had a very good relationship with her, so she called her daughter Xu Yiyao, accompanied Jinxiu to the front to watch the play, and took Xu Meixin back to her residence.

Mrs. Qiong looked at the fine lines that couldn't be covered by fat powder in the corners of her eyes, and persuaded her, "You still have to think about the fifth lady of the Huan family, after all, no matter how big your Qingrong Marquis Mansion is, it can't be as big as the Duke of Zhenguo." ”

She thought for a moment and lowered her voice a little, "Who knows what will happen in the future." Maybe Xiu'er can become the main room like you, and I don't know ......"

Xu Meixin glanced at her, what she said to the Jiang family back then added fuel to Yekang's rumors to frighten her, coupled with coercion and temptation, she finally made her willing to hang herself, and her wish for many years was fulfilled.

For a long time after Jiang's death, Xu Meixin would see Jiang's tragic appearance hanging on a beam in every dream. Later, she instigated Qingronghou to send Jinyi away, and the uneasiness in her heart became more and more intense. In the dream, Jiang's eyes were full of bright red blood and tears, her tongue stretched out, and she scolded her for not keeping her promises and treachery......

Xu Meixin was frightened at night and finally fell ill.

When Madame Joan came to see her, she could not bear it for a moment, and told her all the reasons. Mrs. Joan didn't think so at all, and recommended the sister-in-law in the nunnery to recite the scriptures and pray, and then she became more and more at ease, and no longer had nightmares every night.

Therefore, for many years, Xu Meixin has come to her to talk to her whenever she has any troubles.

Xu Meixin sighed, "Sister-in-law, you also know, originally I took that Qin Jinyi home, thinking that if Xiu'er became the crown princess in the future, let her take care of her in the East Palace." But I didn't expect that she was a capable person, and after coming back for less than a month, her wings had hardened, and now the Hou Ye and the old lady are facing her. ……”

Mrs. Qiong asked her curiously, "Could it be that the prince of Chuchen really takes a fancy to her?" ”

"I don't know more about this than you, but ,......" Xu Meixin said this, telling her what Qingrong Hou said yesterday, "I really didn't expect that the queen mother originally took a fancy to Qin Jinyi, and she was still in Shangxiu Hall at that time." I was so confused that I wanted to take her home......"

Mrs. Qiong suddenly got such a secret news, she was so shocked that she couldn't sit still, stood up and walked two steps, and felt that something was wrong, "If it is said that the queen wants Qin Jinyi to go to the palace banquet, but now that Miss Huan Wu is almost a foregone conclusion, is it that the queen mother does not hesitate to offend the grandfather of Zhenguo?" ”