Chapter 11
Chapter 11
As soon as Chu Jinyao entered the door, everyone's eyes immediately gathered.
Chu Jinyao was startled. What's the matter? Why is everyone dressed like this? Is it because some guests are coming today?
When Chu Zhu returned to the house yesterday, Chu Jinyao met the guests in her new clothes. At that time, she and Chu Jinxian stayed in the warm Pavilion of the old lady of Chu to do sewing. Later, seven girls came. When she went out, seven girls accidentally bumped a cup of tea into Chu Jinyao.
It was careless enough.
Chu Jinyao has a thousand words and has to change her clothes. When she comes back, she is already late. Therefore, most people didn't see Chu Jinyao's newly cut skirt yesterday. Today, she wore the washed skirt. When the people in the main hall saw it, they were surprised and surprised.
Chu Jinyao did farm work since childhood. She exercised a lot more, was in good health and was tall than these young ladies. She was wearing a cross collar right Lapel wide sleeved jacket with large clusters of pink hibiscus flowers embroidered on the cuffs, and a purple cloud brocade horse face skirt with white background. On the pleats on both sides of the skirt, she sewed lace with purple silk and satin, the upper end was close to the skirt pleat, the lower end was a crisp and naturally falling ribbon, and the bottom was decorated with tassels. The ribbon is a little deeper than the purple of the skirt pattern, pressing one by one. When walking, the tassels shake gently, just like a peacock opening the screen. Chu Jinyao is tall, wearing a short jacket and a horse face skirt, which makes her waist more slender and graceful.
Old lady Chu saw Chu Jinyao's dress and looked carefully. She didn't say anything. The old lady thought, although the fifth girl looks the best, the rules are far worse than the girls who grew up in Hou's house. It's a pity. After Chu Zhu saw it, she couldn't help asking, "which embroidery workshop made this dress?"
Chu Jinyao said, "it was cut by the servant girl." Chu Jinyao was worried and didn't say it was herself. If not, she may have to be questioned, and what should she do if someone asks her to come to the door in the future?
Chu Zhu nodded when she heard that the servant girl had made it. "Sister-in-law has arranged some skillful servant girls for you." this skirt is really good-looking.
Chu Jinmiao just had a beautiful scene and pressed the sisters. However, as soon as Chu Jinyao came in, everyone's eyes were attracted away. In terms of value, Chu Jinyao's clothes are naturally far less wonderful than Chu Jinyao's, but they can't stand others' clothes. They are well cut and have new ideas.
Chu Jinmiao is dying.
Especially Lin Xining. After Chu Jinyao came in, Chu Jinmiao was sure that Lin Xining's eyes lit up. Chu Jinmiao tugged at his handkerchief. Sure enough, men are virtuous. Don't care what they say. They just like good colors!
Chu Jinmiao and Lin Xining are cousins since childhood. Chu Zhu also likes Chu Jinmiao very much. When she was young, Chu Zhu joked with Zhao with a smile and said that Chu Jinmiao and Lin Xining had a good time. It's better to be a happy enemy in the future. Zhao laughed off at that time, but he wrote it down in his heart. When there was no one, Zhao secretly asked Chu Jinmiao.
At that time, Chu Jinmiao couldn't tell why. She was naturally different from Lin Xining, but if she said how much she liked Lin Xining, she couldn't even make a mistake if she didn't marry him. Chu Jinmiao gets along with Lin Xining as a close cousin. He plans to let nature take its course and watch its change in the future. Zhao's mind is the same. But now seeing Lin Xining turning to see Chu Jinyao, Chu Jinmiao suddenly burst out a strong discomfort. Even if she doesn't like Lin Xining, Lin Xining shouldn't go to see other women in front of her. At present, Chu Jinmiao is more and more likely to win the accompanying reader.
Her identity in Changxing Hou's house is too embarrassing. Although Zhao still dotes on her as always, what will happen in the future? Changxing Hou was more and more insipid to her, and the old lady was high above her and didn't care much about her granddaughter. The subordinates gradually dared to relax her instructions because she was not the serious master of the Hou house. Chu Jinmiao has been at the top for 13 years, so she can swallow this tone. But if you change the palace, it will be completely different. Maybe she can have great fortune.
Seeing that everyone was together, old lady Chu cleared her throat quietly, and the bustling rongning hall immediately quieted down.
Today, the girls all wear bright clothes. Of course, there are reasons for Chu Zhu's presence, but the root cause lies in the old lady.
The old lady learned yesterday that the Royal Palace was going to choose a companion for the county Lord, so she wanted her granddaughters to dress up and don't lose her face. Although the old lady didn't say it clearly, there were different ways in the back house. The news soon spread from rongning hall to the big room, the second room and the third room. Yan Shi was told to let the girls clean up tomorrow. Although she didn't understand why, she specially dressed up her two daughters. When he arrived at rongning hall, Yan said secretly in his heart that, sure enough, all of them came prepared.
Of all the people present, I'm afraid only Chu Jinyao went out without feeling it. She lived far away, had no news, and didn't have her mother's advice like other girls. As a result, she didn't know anything. She looked at the sisters' clothes today and felt very strange. She was deliberately tricked by seven girls yesterday, which dragged her big clothes to wear today. But why do others do this?
Now that I have cleared my throat, it seems that there is a big announcement. Chu Jinyao knew what she might have missed. As for what she had missed, she would know right away. She gathered her mind and listened carefully to the old lady's next words.
The old lady of Chu said slowly, "your aunt came all the way back from the prince's residence of huailing. One is to visit relatives, and the other is to do a big thing. This thing is related to the future of many people, and even the dignity of the Marquis of Changxing. Now, this big thing will fall on you."
Chu Jinyao was puzzled. Since it was a major event related to the Marquis, why did it fall on them? Chu Zhuduan sat beside the old lady. When she heard this, she smiled and said: "My mother-in-law and the princess trusted me, so they put this matter to me. The county head of the royal residence is 12 years old. It's the time to go to boudoir school, but the county head is too boring to go to school alone, and there are few girls in the residence. No one can talk with the county head. We Changxing Marquis residence is one of the best decent families in Taiyuan. The girls have good rules. We are still in laws with the royal residence and know the truth, Therefore, the princess means to pick two girls from our family and serve as the accompaniment to the county Lord. "
Chu Zhu's voice is backward. She looks down proudly. As expected, the girl and her sisters in law are surprised. They are the same people she sees every day when she lives at home. However, when she goes to the princess's house, the people she contacts are completely different. Moreover, the princess's house is not far from Changxing Hou's house. It's very convenient to communicate with each other. She won't never see them again when she goes out. Ladies After thinking about it again, I thought it was a great good thing and worth fighting for.
This is the most important part Chu Zhu concealed. If you let the ladies know that the county Lord's study is to prepare for the election of the crown princess, they can't tell how crazy they are. Obviously, there won't be only one imperial concubine in the east palace. What about Liangdi and Liangyuan after the County Lord becomes the crown princess? The princess and Princess mostly consider these when they choose to accompany the county Lord. The women in the East Palace are indispensable, and the county Lord is not For a virtuous Huirong person, instead of being calculated by women of other families at that time, it is better to arrange several familiar people at the beginning. They will unite and at least have a partner in the future.
Of course, this is just the wishful thinking of the princess's residence. Now it's still two to say whether it can be elected. However, the people of huailing princess's residence are all eager to run, but they don't care about another possibility.
The ladies' eyes were bright, and the girls turned their heads and whispered with their close servant girls. Old lady Chu looked at the whole audience with a cough and said, "it's all quiet."
The girls suddenly stopped and looked up at the old lady.
Old lady Chu took Chu Zhu's words and continued to play a black face: "Although the princess said she wanted to choose two girls from our family, it's not accurate. There are so many people in Taiyuan. If there are suitable girls in other families, the princess will certainly give us away and choose others. When the huailing princess's house holds a banquet a few days later, the princess will choose the most suitable two from many girls, so you can't be complacent and slack off. Since the county Lord is 12 years old, since Accompanying reading is to accompany the county leader to study. The age difference is too big, so the big girl and eight girls don't have to participate. "
Chu Jinxian, the eldest girl, stood up and saluted the old lady to show her compliance. She was seventeen years old. She was still the eldest daughter of the family and had a noble status. Even if she was the right age, the old lady wouldn't let Chu Jinxian accompany others. She wasn't accompanied by a princess. How could she work for her eldest daughter? As for Chu JINZI, the eighth girl, she was only six years old. Of course, it's impossible. Therefore, the right people are concentrated in the group of 15 to 12, of which Chu Jinyao is the best.
Old lady Chu paused and said, "I've found two mammies for you. In the future, you can't be as loose as before. You should learn the rules with mammy every day. Don't lose the face of our Changxing Marquis house. Do you understand?"
The girls all stood up, bowed their heads and said, "I understand."
The old lady asked the two mammies to come out and meet the girls. After a group of people saluted each other, Mammy took the girls away and taught the rules in a yard behind rongning hall.
The two sisters, one surnamed Hua and the other Deng, are very strict people. Mother Hua teaches sitting and lying rules, and mother Deng teaches calligraphy, painting, needlework and other talents. Mother Hua and the girls say: "The girls have just heard that old lady Chu asked us to teach her rules. They all say that without rules, there is no place. The saints also say that there is no laziness of strict teachers. We are strict with the girls for your good. Please forgive me."
"No." Chu Jinyao said softly, mingling with her sisters.
Mother Hua was very satisfied with the obedience of the Chu girls. She reprimanded them a few more words, and then asked the girls to demonstrate an Li.
Please salute is the most basic and common etiquette in the high gate courtyard. The girls of the Chu family have been big since childhood and have long been as natural as drinking and eating. However, mother Hua is a mother released from the palace. She is very strict. She walks all the way and constantly beats the girls' waist, hands and other parts with a ruler.
"Keep your waist straight and don't lean forward."
"Squat down a little more, steady, don't shake."
"Hands!" mother Hua beat the back of seven girls' hands with a ruler. She hung a pair of eyes and said impolitely, "seven girls, I have reminded you several times. Why do you always put your hands in the wrong place?"
Miss seven is the legitimate daughter of the second room. She calls Chu Jinjiao. With Yan's shrewd nature of protecting her weaknesses, she is also arrogant and lawless. Among her sisters, Chu Jinxian can drink and scold her, and the rest will not provoke the devil. Miss seven has always been competitive and wants to be the best among her sisters. Now she is beaten and scolded by mother Hua in front of everyone. Miss seven narrowly didn't stand up Answer back. She thought of being the reading companion of the royal residence in the future. Only then did she try to suppress her temper and replied angrily, "I know."
Mother Hua glanced at the seven girls without expression and walked away. Next to the seventh girl is Chu Jinyao. When Chu Jinyao saw that mammy came, she was secretly sweating. Unexpectedly, Mammy Hua stopped beside Chu Jinyao, looked up and down, but squeezed out some thin smiles: "the fifth girl did well. Did she study with mammy released from the palace when she was a child?"
Chu Jinyao was surprised that mother Hua praised her? Chu Jinyao didn't have time to think whether mother Hua was wrong. She quickly replied, "mother praised me, and I didn't
The other sisters showed an unconvinced and unbelievable expression. Mother Hua raised her eyebrows and asked, "haven't you learned from the people in the palace?"
The servant girl of old lady Chu was sent to look at several girls. Seeing this scene, she stepped forward and said, "mammy doesn't know. Five girls were held wrong when she was a child. She has been kept outside for these years and only came back in the last two months."
"Really?" mother Hua doubted. "You only came back in the last two months? Then why did you do the palace ceremony?"
Is she following the etiquette of the palace? Chu Jinyao was also surprised. She practiced as much as Qin Yi instructed her. How did she know why it was Gong Li. Chu Jinyao pretended to think for a while. Finally, she frowned and shook her head: "I don't know."
Mother Hua couldn't think of a reason. She could only say, "maybe you're wrong. The etiquette in the palace looks the same as that outside, but the details are much more regular than that outside. The etiquette in the world has been led by the court. The mammy who teaches rules can't come out to teach girls rules without studying the court etiquette."
Chu Jinyao showed the posture of being taught and listened obediently. After mother Hua left, she secretly relaxed the tone in her heart.
While mother Hua turned around, the seven girls turned their heads and glared at Chu Jinyao. Chu Jinyao squatted steadily and looked at the seven girls shaky in the corner of her eyes. She kept being beaten by the ruler. She was very happy in her heart.
After a class, others were more or less beaten several times by the ruler. Only Chu Jinyao was unharmed and even praised by Mammy. The seven girls stood next to Chu Jinyao. The two people were in sharp contrast. The seven girls were hurt more than a few boards. As soon as the class was over, seven girls' servant girl hurriedly came to help her young lady. With the help of the servant girl, seven girls staggered to stand straight and gouged out Chu Jinyao with resentment.
It didn't hurt to be stared at, but the board on the palm of the seven girls' hand was real. Chu Jinyao gloated and thought, can you blame the people next to you for your bad rules? Yesterday, Miss Qi deliberately splashed water on her skirt. Chu Jinyao was holding her breath. Today, she saw that Miss Qi was corporal punished by Mammy. It's really natural and retributive.
Chu Jinyao went to rongning hall to eat comfortably, and the pain in her legs seemed to be nothing. She has been used to doing farm work since childhood. Although her legs are thin, the meat is solid. Although the amount of exercise at this level is a little sore, Chu Jinyao really doesn't care.
After dinner, many girls surrounded old lady Chu and spoiled her. She said that her legs hurt and her back hurt. Seeing this, old lady Chu had to cancel the rules course in the afternoon.
You can't be fat in one bite. Take your time.
Chu Jinyao thinks it doesn't matter. Now everyone is sitting here with the old lady. It's hard for her to leave, and it's hard to find a chance to talk to Qin Yi. Chu Jinyao was thinking about how to take the time to ask Qin Yi why mammy said she had studied Gong Li. It was so cold that Qin Yi's voice sounded low.
"Chu Jinyao."
Chu Jinyao was startled. She looked around warily. Then she whispered, "there are so many people here. Why do you speak suddenly?"
"It's too late to explain. You follow the Lin family. I have something to do."
Chu Jinyao had no complaints. Qin Yi is facing great difficulties in life and death recently. Qin Yi said that if something happened, it must be a big event. Chu Jinyao chose to trust Qin Yi without reservation. She said to Chu Jinxian that she was going out to change clothes. Chu Jinxian nodded, "OK, remember to take the servant girls. They are talking outside. When you go out, call the servant girls."
"Oh, good." Chu Jinyao replied. When she went out, she slipped away quietly.
What she wants to do, she can't take a servant girl.
When no one was around, Chu Jinyao gasped slightly and asked Qin Yi, "why did you suddenly let me out?"