Mama Xu walked forward anxiously, Chu Xi was not in a hurry, and simply looked at the surrounding scenery.

This Dingguo Mansion is still the same as the previous life, revealing luxury everywhere, the potted pines and cypresses with strange shapes and expensive prices are visited everywhere, and the high-quality rockery lake stones can be seen everywhere, inside and outside, pavilions and pavilions, all of which are gorgeous and exquisite.

When she arrived at the third gate, Mama Xu stopped, carefully dressed her clothes and hands in front of her, and exhaled: "Miss, you go ahead." ”

Chu Xi's expression was faint, and he stepped forward, the Bai clan should be almost here at this time.

"Chu Xi, please see Grandpa Guo."

Chu Xi's voice was soft, but with a cold air, the little maid who was listless guarding the door was a little more sober, and then looked at the young lady standing in front of her, wrapped tightly in a pure white cloak, only revealing a delicate face, her eyes were as cold as her voice.

"Miss, wait a minute." The little maid hurriedly answered, turned his head to Tongyu, and after a while summoned her in.

Qin Hao, the Duke of Dingguo, sat in the first seat, with a panic on his face that had not dissipated, and behind him stood two women who were about the same age as Chu Xi, their faces flushed, their lips slightly open and gasping, and their clothes were disheveled.

Seeing this, Chu Hao stopped five steps away from Qin Hao: "Chu Xi has seen my grandfather." ”

"Grandpa?" Qin Hao laughed, leaned forward and stared at Chu Xi's face: "Come closer and let grandpa take a look." ”

Seeing this, Mama Xu pushed her without waiting for Chu Xi to reply, if she hadn't been prepared, she was afraid that she would have fallen.

Chu Xi endured the anger in her heart, and raised her face generously to look at Qin Hao, who was looking at her with a coveted face: "Follow my mother's orders, and I specially came to borrow 200,000 taels of silver from you." ”

"Two hundred thousand taels!" Qin Hao's eyes widened, and Mama Xu's eyes widened, didn't she say 20,000 taels before.

"Doesn't Grandpa? Ji'er heard that the most in the Dingguo Mansion is silver, just looking at the green jade wrench in her grandfather's hand, the value is more than 5,000 taels. Chu Ji said.

Qin Hao's face rose a little proudly, leaned back in his seat, and his legs trembled unconsciously: "Naturally, there are 200,000 taels, there are no less than 100,000 taels of silver tickets in my room, and the cash in the treasury is far more than 200,000 taels." It's just that Qin Hao's eight-character beard trembled: "Why should I lend it to you, you are not related to me." ”

Chu Xi stepped aside and raised her eyes to look at Mama Xu: "It was my mother who asked Mama Xu to bring me here, and Mama Xu said that her status was humble and she couldn't open her mouth, so I did it for me." ”

Mama Xu is an old man in the end, and she hurriedly stepped forward to salute: "Returning to the country's grandfather, today's lady suddenly contracted the wind and cold, and the second lady and the second son want to be filial in front of them, so only the eldest lady will do it for you." ”

"I don't mind who's coming." Qin Hao smiled and beckoned to Chu Hao: "Come up, let grandpa take a good look, I haven't seen you for a long time."

"This" Chu Xi was a little embarrassed, and raised her eyes for help and looked at Mama Xu, but Mama Xu didn't see it.

There is a stalemate. The door of the study was pushed open directly, and Bai Shi glared at Mama Xu who was standing on the side with an angry face: "She wants to borrow silver, and she didn't come to instigate her stepdaughter to come over, does she really regard this place as her silver vault?" Don't think I don't know, she still plans to climb the Eighth Prince, and the borrowed money may be used to make makeup for her useless children. "The Bai family wants to marry their daughter to the Eighth Prince, Qin Xue is not only an outsider for her, but also an outsider with hatred.

Qin Hao had a calm face: "What nonsense are you talking about." ”

Bai Shi glanced at the two maid rings behind him, and instantly understood what was going on, and stepped forward with a smile: "Master, you never ask about these parents, but 200,000 taels is not a small amount, don't forget, we have never borrowed so much silver from anyone." ”

Qin Hao thought about it, he was indeed too proud, and he almost lent the money, although he had money, but now he followed the eighth prince. This money has to be used by the Eighth Prince. Chu Bingsong is very close to King Xiaoyao, although King Xiaoyao has a good relationship with the Eighth Prince and the Great Prince, but it is not on the side of the Eighth Prince, if he lends this silver, the Eighth Prince must think that he has a different heart.

Qin Hao thought about it, he broke out in a cold sweat, and his eyes suddenly became fierce when he looked at Chu Xi and Mama Xu.

Seeing that he understood, Bai Shi breathed a sigh of relief and glanced at Chu Xi: "The eldest lady of the Chu family has nothing to do with the Dingguo Mansion in the end, so let's go back first, and Mama Xu stays." ”

Chu Hao was blessed and retreated, Mama Xu looked at Chu Hao for help, and saw that she didn't care about herself at all, and then looked back at Qin Hao: "Master, Madame is your biological daughter, and Madame only said to borrow 20,000 taels of silver, not to borrow 200,000 yuan."

Where can Qin Hao still listen to her words now: "You are a traitor seeking glory, have you forgotten that you are the son of the Guogong Mansion?" ”

Bai Shi took the opportunity to add fuel to the fire: "Yesterday, I felt that the eldest girl would not be bad and kind to lead her useless son and daughter back, although the married daughter spilled the water, but which family's daughter moved all her mother's things to her husband's house like her?" ”

Qin Hao can't remember at all now that when he was just a concubine, it was Qin Xue who moved the things of the Prime Minister's Mansion to fill him: "Where is she just trying to take away my money, she is going to kill me!" The one above is suspicious and ruthless, if you hadn't stopped me today, I would have lost half of my life. The more Qin Hao spoke, the more hateful he became, and raised his hand: "Drag this vicious mother-in-law down for me, fifty rods!" ”

'Fifty rods' In Mama Xu's eyes, she was almost sentenced to death, how did she know that she planned to borrow money well to make Qin Hao so angry.

After Mama Xu was dragged down, the Bai family didn't care much about Qin Hao, and directly asked people to bring the two girls down and lift their aunts.

Green Sprout stood at the corner and waited for Chu Xi, waiting for her to come out safely before he was relieved.

"Miss, how do you know that the Bai clan wants to take advantage of the opportunity?" Green Shoots wondered.

Chu Xi walked back the same way: "It's very simple, the Bai family has always had a dislike for Qin Xue, the smell of gunpowder has been strong enough in the past two days, plus last night I was reprimanded by Dingguo Gong for arguing with her, I must hold a grudge, and today's borrowing of money is a trivial matter." But when it comes to the royal family, this matter can be as big as it gets, and she naturally won't let go of this opportunity. ”

Green Sprouts followed behind him and admired the five-body cast: "Then Miss, what should we do now?" ”

Chu Xi raised her eyes in embarrassment and looked in the direction of Qin Xue's room: "Of course, I begged my mother to come and save Mama Xu quickly." With that, the pace slowed down a bit.

Green Sprouts were stunned for a moment, then squinted their eyes and laughed, saying that they wanted to save it, but how could they really save this poisonous woman, and when they slowly went to find Madame, Madame rushed over again, and the people were almost gone.

After hearing this, Qin Xue immediately sat up from the bed, hurriedly dressed and went to Qin Hao's study. Mama Xu is her right-hand man, if something happens to Mama Xu, it will be like breaking her arm.

Chu Zhenzhen and Chu Qitai also rushed over together, Chu Xi looked at Chu Dai'er who was still in the house, and chuckled: "Fourth sister doesn't go over?" ”

"Big sister, how are you" Chu Dai'er looked at the smile on Chu Xi's lips with a panicked look, and Chu Xi looked at her lightly. In her previous life, the black hand behind Chu Zhenzhen was her.

Chu Ji had no intention of seeing Mama Xu being beaten to death, but heard Lu Ya reply that although Qin Xue held Mama Xu's deed of sale, she didn't dare to make trouble with the Qin Mansion, so she could only watch Mama Xu being beaten to death, and ate a taunt from the Bai family, and the silver was finally borrowed, and the Bai family asked people to go to the treasury to get two hundred taels of silver tickets, and specially took a small box to put it for her.

This time, Qin Xue can be regarded as losing face and suffering humiliation.

It has already become like this, and the Guogong Mansion naturally can't stay anymore, so he hurried back to the Prime Minister's Mansion in the afternoon, and Chu Zhenzhen's plan to invite Chu Zhen to enjoy the flowers at night naturally followed.

When Chu Bingsong saw the two hundred taels, his hands trembled with anger: "Is this Dingguo Gong sent Huazi?" You are still the concubine of Dingguo Gong, it's a shame to take these two hundred taels! ”

Qin Xue's face was slightly pale: "Master"

"Daddy, you don't know, it's all because of the Bai family, a prostitute who became a lady dared to bully his daughter-in-law, and his grandfather was also a fool, he was at her mercy, and as soon as her mother went back, she was humiliated a lot, and even Mama Xu was beaten to death by her." Chu Zhenzhen wiped her tears poignantly, Qin Xue also looked frightened, Chu Bingsong saw this, but in the end, he softened his heart: "The etiquette rules of the Dingguo Mansion have been corrupted to this extent!" ”

"Master, if it weren't for the Bai clan's embarrassment, what would be the difficulty of borrowing 20,000 taels of silver, even 200,000 taels." Qin Xue said softly.

Looking at Qin Xue's aggrieved and pitiful appearance now, Chu Bingsong felt more and more pity: "That's it, the Dingguo Mansion is going to follow the Eighth Prince, let's follow the King of Xiaoyao and the Great Prince." ”

Coming out of Chu Bingsong's place, Chu Xi went back to Zhujin Pavilion directly, and when she entered, she saw Mother Jiang waiting at the door.

Mother Jiang was an old man beside the old lady, and Chu Xi stepped forward quickly to greet her.

Mother Jiang smiled and helped her up: "The eldest lady is in the house first, the old slave came over this time, it was the old lady who asked the old slave to bring the maid and the woman over for you to pick and choose, and the tooth woman is also there, if you are not satisfied, you can say that the conditions are good and let the tooth woman go to find it." ”

Chu Xi didn't have much joy about the change in the old lady's attitude, and when she entered the house, she looked at the maid rings with her head bowed in a row, Chu Xi picked out four or five dressed neatly and came out with firm eyes.

"Tell me what your name is, where you used to be, and what you did."

The first girl came up and squinted her eyes and said: "Slave Xiaofu'er, is a child of the family, eleven years old this year, used to live in Zhuangzi with Lao Tzu Niang, only came back two years ago, and has been working in the kitchen with her mother." ”

Chu Xi looked at this clever and lively girl, the corners of her mouth raised slightly, and then the second and third also came up and said simply, the fourth girl was wearing a light green dress, her steps were steady, and her etiquette was thorough: "Slave Chunzhi, seventeen this year, is a fourth-class maid ring in the old lady's courtyard, in charge of clothes and jewelry." ”

Chu Xi already had an intention in her heart, and when she saw the last girl walking up, she was slightly stunned, there were thick calluses on the tiger's mouth on her right hand, although her eyes were lowered, but there was a sharp aura that could not be hidden, and her steps seemed to be deliberately hidden in all directions, and her steps were very light and steady. Chu Xi was frightened, where is this girl in the inner house, it is clear which martial arts master it is.

"Slave green sandalwood."

Chu Xi waited for a long time, just four words.

Ya Po hurriedly stepped forward: "This is bought by the villain from outside, and I want to bring it to the girl to see when I see it." "Actually, she brought in the number, I don't know how this eldest lady fell in love.

Chu Xi looked at it and left Xiaofuzi and Chunzhi behind. I picked a few more safe and honest inferior maids and mothers-in-law, and I didn't ask for them.

For not being selected, Lu Tan stared at Chu Xi in surprise, gritted his teeth, and stepped forward without giving up: "Slave Lu Tan." ”

Lu Ya couldn't help but smile, and Ya Po looked embarrassed: "Come with me to the next house, don't delay the eldest lady here." ”

Chu Xi looked at Lu Tan, who was half a head taller than herself, but her eyes were clear: "Do you know what this is doing?" ”

Lu Tan snorted disdainfully, but seemed to remember what he was doing, and he hummed halfway and hurriedly retracted: "I know, choose Yahuan, and then sign the deed of sale." But if I want to stay, I won't sign a death deed with you. ”

"And how many years do you want to sign?"

Hearing Chu Xi ask this, Ya Po's jaw of surprise was about to drop, and now this official lady is so good at talking? Mother Jiang was also a little surprised by Chu Xi's reaction: "Miss, the old slave can ask Ya Po to find another batch of people for you." ”

Chu Xi didn't answer, just looked at the pensive Green Sandalwood, who pondered for a moment and raised two fingers.

"Twenty years?" Green Sprout asked.

Lu Tan waved his fingers: "Two years." ”

Chu Xi left the person behind and arranged a room with Green Shoots. Green sprouts and spring branches are first-class girls. Green sandalwood Xiaofuer is a second-class girl.

For the second-class girl who became a second-class girl when she first came, Xiao Fu'er was so happy that she chattered around Chu Xi: "Ah, it's almost noon, I'll go get dinner for Miss." ”

Chu Ji bowed: "When you go, let's take a look at what dishes have been made today, and where they were sent." ”

Xiao Fu'er ran out with a crisp voice, and almost collided with Chunzhi who happened to come in, Chunzhi patted the snow off his body before walking inside, holding two high-grade Hangzhou horses in his hands, both of which were fashionable.

"Xiao Fu'er is really a child." Chunzhi smiled dignifiedly, neatly picked out the cloth for Chu Xi, measured it, and then explained to the girl below to do it, everything was done in an orderly manner, and there was no chaos: "Miss, the slave and maid see that there are not many books on your bookshelf, but do you want the slave and maid to go to the old lady to borrow a few books for you?" ”

Chu Xi bowed slightly, and waited for her to leave. Lu Tan found a place on the side and sat down: "I have to stand for a day to be a girl, and I am more tired than practicing martial arts." ”

"Martial arts?" Green Bud snorted softly, looking at the unruly Green Sandalwood: "You weren't a girl before, right?" ”

Lu Tan nodded, but didn't say more, and Chu Xi didn't ask much: "If you don't let people find out and leave the house quietly, can you do it?" ”

"What's so hard about that?" Lu Tan habitually clasped his hands on his chest: "When it gets dark, I'll go out, I've visited all the guards in this house, and few of them are useful." ”

"You've been there?" The corners of Chu Xi's mouth were hooked, and Lu Tan was shocked to realize that he had missed his mouth, but looking at Chu Xi's eyes, he exhaled heavily, and said: "I caused a little trouble in the rivers and lakes, and I wanted to hide in your official house, but I didn't want to go to the prison to hide, so I thought about you boudoir ladies, but one by one, you are either delicate or your chin is tilted to the sky, I have seen you in Yunshang Mansion, and I think you are okay." ”

Green Bud's face was a little dark: "My young lady is not picked by you." ”

"Isn't that my young lady now?" Midori smiled. looked at Chu Xi: "I said, Miss, you let me out of the house, are you going to do something bad?" ”

The curvature of the corners of Chu Xi's mouth was even greater: "It's not a bad thing, it's just a word." ”

Lu Tan laughed: "That's good." ”

It didn't take long for Xiao Fu'er to bring the food, which was much better than every time Lu Ya went to get it.

Chu Ji left some food for herself, and knew that they refused to eat at the same table with her, so she asked them to set up a small table next to her.

"Miss, this, how can this work" Xiao Fu'er waved his hand hurriedly, and Chu Ji smiled: "I'm eating alone. "In the past, in the palace, I used to eat alone.

Lu Ya and Lu Tan sat down unceremoniously, and Xiao Fu'er hesitated and sat down, and after a while, they got used to it.

After eating, Xiao Fu'er began to talk about the kitchen, and the kitchen stewed the best sea cucumber soup and bird's nest soup and sent them to the old lady and Aunt Yanxue's yard respectively, and the others were ordinary dishes, nothing special. It's just that in this way, the eldest lady is indeed left out in the cold.

Chu Xi looked at Xiao Fu'er, she was born in a family, she was lively and likable, and she was the most familiar with the people in the house, but she didn't know if she was reliable.

While several people were talking and laughing, Chunzhi walked in from outside, holding a few books in his hand: "Miss, old lady, please come over." ”

"What's wrong?"

Chunzhi put down the book with a smile and said, "I said that I would hold a flower party in the Yan Mansion in two days, and I want to explain something to you." ”

Chu Xi listened to this, bowed slightly, but her heart sank.

The Yan Lord of this Yan Mansion was a conservative in his previous life, strictly following the principle of the eldest son's succession, and tried his best to assist the useless prince, and finally let the King of Xiaoyao squeeze out the interests and directly buckle the hat of rebellion and beheaded the whole house, but at this time, the eldest prince and the King of Xiaoyao are still uncles and nephews who everyone looks at harmony, so the King of Xiaoyao should also pass tomorrow, but the most worth mentioning is that the eldest lady of this Yan Mansion is actually the wife of Yun Shangshu Mansion Zeng and Li, and lives in Yan Mansion with her daughter Yun Songyi.

Lu Ya took out the pure white clothes and gave it to Chu Xi, wearing the red cloak given by the old lady and embellishing it with a purple jade pendant. On his head, he picked a few wisps of green jade hairpins and tied them, and went out with a pair of deerskin boots, followed by Xiaofuzi and Chunzhi.

The one who was waiting at the door was Yahuan Baixue, and he greeted him from afar, and gave Chu Xi the warm stove he was carrying in his arms: "Miss, be slow, the road is very slippery." ”

Chu Ji bowed her head gratefully: "Did you invite other sisters in the house?" ”

Bai Xue smiled: "It's all here, even the third lady is here." ”

It's all here, what does this old lady want to do, a flower party, is it worth it, or does this flower party old lady want to promote something.

When I got to the door, I heard the laughter inside, Bai Xue opened the curtain for Chu Xi, and when Chu Xi came in, she saw Chu Zhenzhen laughing in the arms of the old lady. She really has some ability, something like Yunfu happened before, and Yun Songyue was responsible, and she only regarded herself as the wronged party, coaxing the old lady to be happy.

"Sister-in-law is here." Qin Xue seemed to have come out of the affairs of the Qin Mansion, her face was calm and dignified, and her face was painted with heavier makeup than usual.

"I've seen my grandmother and my mother." Chu Ji curtsied his knees. The posture is elegant, the little person stands there, and the momentum makes people dare not underestimate it.

"The eldest sister is dressed in plain clothes, and she looks a little better than Zhen Zhen." Qin Xuexia, Chu Qitai, who was sitting next to him, stared at you straightened his eyes.

The old lady was a little displeased, she didn't care about the scheming of her grandchildren, but things that violated the rules were not good in front of her: "I couldn't control your profligate things before, but now under my nose, you can give me a good study and martial arts, and in March it will be spring, if you can't get a good score in the exam, you will go to the clan to study for another three or five years and come back." ”

The old lady's words were a little harsh, Qin Xue glared at Chu Qitai, he lowered his head wiltedly and admitted his mistake, and said a few words of good obedience to make the old lady happy, and after sitting down, the corner of his eyes kept sticking to Chu Qitai.

Even though Chu Ji felt disgusted, she didn't say much, and sat in the seat under the old lady's right hand, next to Chu Dai'er, who bowed her head and was silent.

"Grandmother, what are you doing with us all here?" Chu Xiuxiu didn't wait for it and said.

"I'm calling you here today. The main thing is two things. The old lady said, her eyes swept over the few people sitting below: "There are only a few sisters who are ordinary, and the others are either too young or can't get on the stage, and you are just a few years old, so I hope Ming'er will also show you each other." ”

Chu Zhenzhen blushed violently, and said coquettishly: "Grandmother knows Zhenzhen's thoughts, how can she pay it back?"

The old lady looked at her with a smile: "The Yan family is a big family in the capital, there are already four or five people in the clan, and Lord Yan himself is also a household scholar, Ming'er in the past, many sons of the right age will be there, you all behave well, if you can get a lottery at the flower party, you don't have to worry about those ladies not being able to see it." ”

"Grandmother" Chu Zhenzhen was shy, and before she finished speaking, she heard the old lady say: "I've been inconvenient these days, and I won't move around much when I go to Ming'er, the second girl and the third girl have always made me the happiest, so follow me when the time comes, and the big girl will take the four girls to play inside." ”

As soon as the old lady's words fell, Chu Xiuxiu's face was pulled down, and Chu Zhenzhen secretly gritted her teeth: "Your body is inconvenient, it is better to stay at home and rest." ”

The old lady laughed: "If I stay in the house, I will call you girls over, wouldn't it be a joke?" ”

"Isn't there still a mother" Chu Qitai spoke, and the old lady interrupted directly: "Your mother wants to prepare for the flower party in our own house, how can there be time to pass." ”

Qin Xue's face was stunned, Chu Xi swept the expressions of everyone, lowered her eyebrows, it turned out that the old lady called them all over because of this idea, let Qin Xue stay in the mansion in front of several of them as children, and control Chu Zhenzhen and Chu Xiuxiu, I am afraid that it will be a warning to Qin Xue's mother and son.

Qin Xue naturally came back to her senses, her face was tense, and she forced a smile: "It's still my mother who is thoughtful." ”

Chu Qitai frowned, he didn't want to do this, when the time comes, there will be a large group of young ladies in the boudoir, and there will be all kinds of tastes, this is the most important thing.

Mrs. Chu left everyone behind, and after eating a tasteless meal, she said that she was tired. Asked everyone to go down, Chu Xi stayed at the end, and waited for everyone to leave, so Xiao Fu'er sent back all the ruby heads and faces he had borrowed before.

The old lady seemed a little surprised, and immediately smiled: "Hi'er, have you heard of the Eighth Prince?" ”

Chu Xi sighed in her heart, this old lady didn't want to send herself to the Eighth Prince's Mansion, she didn't want to enter the royal family again.

"I've heard of it." Chu Xi replied honestly.

The old lady leaned on the warm couch behind her, and slowly turned the Buddha beads in her hand: "If you get the Yanfu Zhun Xin'er, the Eighth Prince will also pass by at that time, I'm afraid I will pass by the Truffle Pavilion." ”

Chu Xi frowned almost invisibly, but she didn't know what the old lady meant: "Then Ming'er, we have to avoid it, shouldn't the truffle pavilion be in the woman's place?" ”

"It's not." Seeing Chu Xi's attitude, the old lady was a little puzzled, and immediately sighed: "That's it, you go down first, I'll let you send your clothes over tomorrow." ”

Chu Xi left in response, and her face sank before she went out, this old lady thought wonderfully. In her previous life, she opposed her entry into the palace, but she had such an idea.

Listening to the sound of the wind and snow outside, the old lady stopped the beads in her hand: "Do you say that this big girl is willing or unwilling to enter the Eighth Prince's Mansion?" ”

Mother Jiang lowered her head: "The slave can't see it." ”

The old lady looked at the slightly swaying door curtain, smiled and sighed: "I really live more and more, and they can still make their own decisions about this marriage." You go and arrange the arrangement, and the flower party won't be messed up like the last time in Yunfu. ”

"You detain some second and third misses, and it should be fine." Mother Jiang's head lowered.

The old lady glanced at her and said nothing more.

That night, Lu Tan lightly climbed over the courtyard wall of the Prime Minister's Mansion and went outside, and after explaining Chu Xi's affairs, he also went to his favorite fried shop and brought a large bag back and distributed it to a few girls, but was punished by Chu Xi to stand in the snow all night, until Lu Ya and Xiao Fu'er pleaded for mercy and their voices were hoarse before she was allowed to enter the house.

Lu Tan didn't hold grudges, came in and squatted by the charcoal brazier, only asked if there was any leftover of her raw frying, Chu Xi looked at her, she wanted to laugh and was helpless, and quietly sent Xiao Fu'er to the kitchen to get hot porridge, and then asked: "Do you know why I punished you?" ”

Lu Tan thought for a while: "Is it because I didn't bring you raw fried for Miss?" "Miss's tasks have been completed meticulously, and she really can't think of any other reason.

Green Bud sighed, and only said when she saw Chunzhi go out, "Miss is angry that you are not smart." It's stupider than me. ”

"I don't agree with the last sentence." Green Sandalwood retorted.

Green Sprout puffed up his face angrily, crackling and pouring beans and said: "Miss quietly ordered you, not only did you not say that it was done quietly, but you also swaggered to buy raw frying, and it was just gluttonous, and you actually came back to send it to everyone, this time everyone knows that you will enter and leave the Prime Minister's Mansion freely, this word reached the ears of the old lady, and I sold you without lifting your feet when I turned around, and finally I had to burden my young lady." ”

Lu Tan was stunned: "This back house is so complicated. ”

Chu Ji looked at her: "Only this time, since you have signed a two-year contract with me, then you have to listen to me for two years, if you don't listen, then you can go back and forth." "Green sandalwood is either not smart, or lacks discipline, everything depends on temperament.

Lu Tan knew that she was wrong, and apologized seriously and admitted her mistake, and Chu Xi told her that she could only tell Xiao Fu'er and Chunzhi that she had quietly taken her jade card and slipped out, and she must not disclose the matter of kung fu.

Not a little while. Haruka returned, with the shirt in her hand.

Chu Xi took the clothes and let her go down, she had no reason to keep the old lady's eyes and ears by her side all day.

Chu Xi didn't want to look at the clothes, she was only worried about going to the Yan Mansion, she didn't take revenge, and the old lady wanted to use her to hurriedly climb the Eight Princes' Mansion.

This Chu Xi was worried, and Qin Xue directly jumped like thunder.

The mother-in-law who came back learned from those people in the market in a good way: "It is said that the lady was trained very badly by the Bai family that day, and she didn't say a word when she saw the grandmother who had been with her since she was a child being beaten to death by the Bai family, saying that you seem to be a concubine now, and everyone also said that the second lady was in Yunfu."

"That's enough." Qin Xue interrupted her mother-in-law's words: "Do many people know this, you quickly take the money and send them all shut up." ”

The mother-in-law looked at her in embarrassment: "Madam, this word is now spread all over the capital, and the rumors in those places are spreading the fastest, and I heard that even many of the little maids in the house are talking about it."

Qin Xue was so angry that she smashed a set of porcelain on the table to the ground with her backhand, and looked around: "Go and call the eldest prince." ”

"Yes." The mother-in-law took the call and hurriedly went out, and after a while, Chu Qitai reluctantly rushed over, and there were still a few bruises and red marks on his neck.

Qin Xue's angry hair came up: "You dare to move the girl in my courtyard, you are crazy!" "The rings in her yard are all prepared for Chu Bingsong, and many of them have been budded, although they didn't carry their aunt, but that is not what Chu Qitai should touch.

Chu Qitai's waist was weak, he hurriedly lowered his head and admitted his mistake, and obediently ran to Qin Xue's side to pinch her shoulder: "Mother, what caused you to be so angry, my son is angry with you." ”

"Then the Bai clan annoyed me, but you are angry with me?" Qin Xue didn't have a good air, and she told her mother-in-law what she said: "This thing must be the ghost of the Bai family, this prostitute, she didn't have a good heart all day long." ”

"That rotten mother-in-law, my son just heard that her mother's brother killed someone and caused a lawsuit, but I didn't expect that he would have the intention to trouble you." Chu Qitai said.

Qin Xue snorted, but her upright back loosened, leaning on the cushion behind her, her expression was much more relaxed: "She has been fighting with me for so many years, and I haven't seen her use any clever tricks, and her mother's brother is even more stupid as a pig, but now that he has made a mistake, I will make him unable to come out again." ”

"It's still my mother who is smart." Chu Qitai said flatteringly.

"Alright, let's get down to business." Qin Xue glanced at him: "His Royal Highness the Eighth Prince of Ming'er will be in the Yan Mansion, he has always loved talents, you have to prepare well, although the master wants to climb the King of Freedom, but who knows who will gain power in the end, and there is still a situation where every fire and water are fighting, you had better get closer to the Eighth Prince." ”

"That's what my father meant." Chu Qitai said with a smile: "My mother has the same resourcefulness as my father, if it is a man, it is terrible." ”

"Okay, okay, it's like honey in your mouth." Qin Xue glanced at him, but a smile bloomed on his face.

"Can that lady give me the graceful girl in your house?" Chu Qitai asked.

Qin Xue squinted at him, and her face became colder: "When you have an official and a half-job, which lady can't marry, why spend your mind on these lowly girls all day long." ”

Chu Qitai saw that she was really unhappy, so he didn't say more, turned his head and went out, before he walked out of the courtyard, Qin Xue turned cold, and ordered the mother-in-law next to him: "Go and bring Wanrong to me." ”

Outside the mansion, listening to the news of the people below, Lin Qingyu put down the boom in his hand: "Did she really hang that purple jade on her body?" ”

"Hmm." The face of the visitor was indifferent.

Lin Qingyu looked at the man in black and the black face, raised his hand and wiped his chin: "Do you say that the Yan family's flowers will I go or not?" ”

"No, no."

"Then go ahead." Lin Qingyu happily made a decision: "Come on, go to Ruyifang and bring me a new set of clothes." ”

Qin Xue could hear the words outside, and Chu Zhenzhen naturally heard them too, so angry that she smashed everything in the room, and Ying'er was so frightened that she stood aside and didn't dare to make a sound.

"Bai's long-tongued woman, everyone else knows to shut up, only she talks a lot!" Chu Zhenzhen's eyes were red with hatred, and she looked at Ying'er on the side, so frightened that she remembered the board she was beaten last time, and hurriedly knelt down: "Little, Miss"

Chu Zhenzhen glared at her coldly, and suddenly her eyes lit up: "I remember if the slut of the Bai family has an eight-year-old daughter." ”

Ying'er nodded in fear, but Chu Zhenzhen laughed: "It's really good, my eldest sister Ming'er must really want to play with her, and then one is not careful"

Ying'er listened to it creepy, but the more Chu Zhenzhen thought about it, the happier she became, but in order to make sure that nothing went wrong, she also needed personal help: "Go, prepare some snacks and jewelry, I'm going to the fourth sister's house." ”

After lunch, Chu Xi felt tired and sleepy, so she slept for a while, but her sleep was full of blood, her broken limbs were thrown to the ground, and Fu'er was also dragged into the room by the disgusting old eunuch, and Chu Zhenzhen said a word of regret

"Miss?"

Chu Xi was suddenly awakened by the sound of green sandalwood, and when she woke up, she realized that she was already sweating profusely on a snowy day.

"Are you alright?" Midori asked.

Chu Xi held down the bloodthirsty hatred in her chest and suppressed the hatred, this hatred she couldn't let others know, there was no impermeable wall in the world, what she was most worried about was that if she didn't take revenge, she would die again.

"Where's the green shoots?" Chu Xi gasped carefully, and Lu Tan was a little confused: "The grandmother at the gate of the courtyard said that the eighth prince of the king had to come in, and the grandmother stopped him, but the eldest son actually beat the grandmother, and the green sprout saw that you didn't wake up, so she took the maid and the lady to block him." ”

Chu Xi calmed down. His face returned to calm: "What about Haruko? ”

"Harueda went out through the corner gate."

Chu Xi bowed slightly, sat up from the bed, Lu Tan just wanted to come forward to clean up her messy hair, Chu Xi only waved her hand, got up by herself, scooped up water and washed her face: "How long has Chunzhi been out?" ”

"It's a cup of tea, and when I see that she hasn't returned for a long time, I can only come to quarrel with you." Lu Tan still followed Chu Xi in shock, she didn't know that people could sleep so dead.

Chu Ji calculated the time in his heart, from the Pavilion to the Ronghua Courtyard, it was only a tea time to go back and forth, and someone should come over after a while, but this Chu Qitai

Chu Qitai was making a fuss: "You shitty things, do you know who the master is, and you dare to stop it, see if I don't kill you one by one!" Chu Qitai kicked and hit the Yahuan woman mercilessly, with a strong smell of alcohol.

"Big brother is here?"

Hearing this voice, Chu Qitai's eyes lit up, and his body burned hot: "Big sister." My good sister, come quickly, my brother thinks you are tight. ”

As soon as Chu Ji looked at him, he knew whose way he was, his eyes were cloudy and full of infatuation/desire, his body was full of alcohol, and his consciousness seemed to be a little unclear.

Green Sprout stepped forward to stop Chu Xi, but Chu Xi only ordered her to take the injured person to rest on the side: "I don't know why the eldest brother came to the Jin Pavilion?" Did you come with your second sister? ”

"Not really." Chu Qitai staggered, seeing Chu Xi's little face and slender figure, his smile became more and more swaying, and he raised his hand to pinch Chu Xi's face, but she avoided it: "Big brother, be respectful, you and I are not young." ”

Chu Qitai saw Chu Xi dodging, he was a little annoyed, and took a step forward, Chu Xi hid again, and then Chu Qitai was unhappy: "What are you running, my lord is here to eat you today." ”

"Eldest prince, you don't have to say these meat words for anything, the eldest lady is your own sister!" Lu Tan said loudly according to Chu Xi's previous orders.

"My sister?" Chu Qitai sneered: "She is my own sister, but she is just a poor worm left by my mother." After saying that, he pounced on him regardless of it, Chu Xi took a few steps backwards, and Chu Qitai chased straight up, but anyone who had a maid and a woman stepped forward to stop was kicked open by him and his entourage, and when Jiang's mother helped the old lady to hurry up, it happened that Chu Xi was pulled by Chu Qitai's arm.

"Grandmother save me, grandmother" Chu Xi looked at the door in a desperate tone, and Chunzhi was stunned.

"What are you still doing in a daze, don't you catch this evil obstacle for me!" Old Mrs. Chu was so angry that she beat her chest, when the old lady Chu died in the Qinglou, such a humiliating death made her dare not go out for more than ten years, for fear that someone would point fingers at her, and now this grandson is also going to make a scandal of incest, it is better to let her hang herself directly with a white silk.

A few stout mothers-in-law pressed the struggling Chu Qitai out, and the old lady stepped forward and grieved: "Evil obstacles, evil obstacles!" ”

Bai Xue hurriedly stepped forward to help Chu Xi up: "Is the eldest lady okay?" ”

Chu Xi seemed to stand on one side with a pale face and didn't dare to speak, and the old lady looked at her and stopped talking. In the end, there is no blame, after all, all the way over, it is all the injured Yahuan mother-in-law, how can she blame her?

"Drag all these elders down and kill them." The old lady was ruthless, even if she was still in this Spring Festival, she couldn't care about being obscure.

Several elders were so frightened that they knelt on the ground and trembled like chaff: "The old lady spares her life"

"Spare your life? You still have the face to tell my wife to spare my life, you connived and instigated the eldest prince to corrupt Gangchang, and now you pick out such a thing, do you still have the face to ask me to spare my life! The old lady asked sharply.

These long-term entourages are all specially selected by the old lady, the old lady is all working in the house, and she is also honest, I heard about it at this time, and they all rushed over, kowtowing and begging for mercy, the old lady looked at it and softened, but Chu Xi's heart was not soft, if it wasn't for the old lady to come in time, if she didn't live again, today would be her hell, her death!

"Grandmother." Chu Xi's voice trembled: "Either or just spare them, they didn't mean to."

Glancing at Chu Xi, the old lady's heart hardened again: "Didn't you mean it?" These things have long been rotten, and I don't know how many things have been done in the clan over the years. The old lady turned her head to look at Mother Jiang: "Go, drag them out and beat them all to death, if anyone dares to beg for mercy, they will be punished!" ”

Looking at the old lady with a resolute tone, where did those mothers-in-law dare to beg for mercy, they only cried darkly, and several elders also cried darkly, but they still couldn't bear the old lady's murderous intentions.

After the long follower was resolved, the old lady looked at Chu Qitai, who was pretending to be dizzy on the ground, but he was angry: "Take the eldest prince back, and you are not allowed to step into the back house without my instructions in the future." ”

Qin Xue, who came in a hurry, looked at Chu Qitai who was pressed in the snow and was startled: "Mother, Tai'er is your only grandson." ”

"That's why I only punished him for not being allowed to enter the back house, and then in the future, I don't want this grandson!" The old lady coldly warned Qin Xue, but because she was so angry, she was a little unsteady in front of her, but fortunately, Mother Jiang supported her in time.

Before leaving, the old lady looked back at Chu Xi meaningfully: "Big girl, go back and rest, don't delay the flower party that will go to Yan's Mansion tomorrow." ”

Qin Xue asked people to help Chu Qitai up, glared at Chu Qi coldly, and left with him.

Bai Xue pinched Chu Xi's cold little hand: "Don't be afraid, the old lady still feels sorry for you." With that, he left in a hurry.

Chu Xi looked at the messy front yard and walked into the house lightly.

Distressed? The old lady didn't feel sorry for her, she only felt sorry for the hard-won reputation and future of the Chu family. But today's things are not all bad, at least she knows that she has to quickly find a way to set a family affair for herself, the other party is better if the family population is simple and there are not too many fights, so that she will not be distracted and she will no longer be manipulated by the people in this mansion.

As for the grandson, the corners of Chu Xi's mouth hooked up a smile, the old lady can have another one!

Green Sprout's eyes were swollen like peaches, and when she entered the house, she took the warm clothes that had been baked by the brazier and covered Chu Xi, seeing that she was faint, she asked carefully, "Miss?" ”

Chu Ji knew that she was worried, and said with a smile: "I'm fine, I'm just a little scared, you go down with Chunzhi to take care of those injured maids." ”

Green Sprout listened to the sound outside, and Xiao Fu'er was afraid that she would not be busy, so she nodded and went out.

Only Green Sandalwood was left in the house, and Green Sandalwood brought her a cup of tea: "What do you want me to check?" ”

Chu Xi chuckled, this green sandalwood is a smart one, and it is easy to understand: "You take Xiao Fu'er with you to ask Chu Qitai where he drank today, who he drank with, and how did he think of chasing the Jin Pavilion, and ask me one by one." ”

Lu Tan nodded, turned around and went out to look for Xiao Fu'er.

Chu Xi stared at the charcoal fire, only thinking about the matter of marriage, there are so many sons in the capital, there should be her conditions.

Xiao Fu'er teamed up with Lu Tan, and in the evening, news came, saying that Chu Qitai's wine was taken by Chu Qitai to Wang Gui, and then drank it with two little girls in his yard.

"Wang Gui?" Chu Xi was puzzled, how could it be him.

Xiao Fu'er nodded: "The mother-in-law of the eldest prince who guarded the door I asked, everyone knows about this." ”

"Those two little girls are from Chu Qitai's yard? Is it a family child or a newcomer? Chu Xi continued.

Xiao Fu'er thought for a while: "It seems to be a newcomer, but when I went to ask, the person was directly kicked out of the house by Mrs. ”

Chu Ji thought slightly, then all the clues fell on Wang Gui, who gave Chu Qitai wine.

Before Chu Ji could ask the question, he saw Lu Tan hurriedly walk in: "It's a bad thing, Wang Gui hanged himself." ”

(Battlefield Literature)