The Crown Prince in the Jade Pendant

Chu Jinyao was lost and was looking for Qin Yi for directions.　　 Qin Yi felt that his injury at the time should be quite serious. He is not afraid of follow-up helplessness. The Datong General Soldier is not so courageous yet. What he fears is that the news of his unconsciousness will be passed back to the Imperial City.

The queen may be thinking about this day in her dreams. When she was able to hook up with her brother-in-law when her sister was seriously ill, Qin Yi knew that she should not have any illusions about this couple.

After Chu Jinyao finished educating her jade pendant, the other party seemed to have heard it, and then she said, "You have helped me a lot, and now I will help you. Don't worry, leave your business to me, nothing will happen. . I guess the key lies in this kind of jade. I once heard Su’s mother talk about the Taoist gods, and put the jade pendant next to me, and then sang some poems and left. Waiting for the parents to chase after them. Outside, I can only see the vast expanse of snow. I guess this jade has some magical powers, or should we look for it again? Maybe, there are people selling this jade in other places, no matter how much it is, we buy it back. Try if you can change your place."

It sounded decent. Qin Yi didn't think Chu Jinyao could help him, but when she heard her plan for herself in this way, Qin Yi couldn't say anything to refuse. Qin Yi had no choice but to say perfunctorily: "Okay."

But he thought in his heart that he wanted to find a way to contact his confidants in the East Palace and let them find this kind of soul-raising jade for him.

Chu Jinyao racked his brains and thought, where are there a lot of jade? Or find someone who has seen the world before and ask him about this kind of jade. At the beginning, the Taoist priest gave her a piece. According to reason, the jade is always in pairs. Isn't this the only thing?

As for how to buy after finding it... Chu Jinyao refuses to think about this question, there will always be a way.

Chu Jinyao sighed silently. Qin Yi listened and asked, "What's the matter? He also sighed."

"I'm worrying about my livelihood in the future."

Qin Yi laughed, Chu Jinyao glared at him, and said solemnly: "Don't laugh. I'm thinking about things seriously. I want to help my sister and buy jade for you. I have to plan for the future, in the high gate compound. The cost is not small. It is said that money can make ghosts persevere, and some people say that poor couples are sad. I know how hard it is to have no money. I still have a long way to go. I can’t always count on the two-month reconciliation. That thirty taels of silver. I have to find a way to find a profit-making income for myself. As for the rest of the Su family... I can’t do a bite bite, nor can I do no resentment or resentment like a saint. From then on, We will not disturb each other, we will never see each other again."

"Then what do you want to do?" Qin Yi asked with interest.

"I don't know either. It is said that giving mermaid meat is worse than teaching people to network. I can give my sister money once, but it is impossible to give money for a lifetime. It is better to find a work for her and let their family go to Zhang Luo by themselves. , If I had a shop, it would be fine, and I would kill two birds with one stone. However, I heard that only when married, the elders will give the girl shop as a dowry. I can’t marry right away, right? Hey, why are you laughing?"

Qin Yi stopped laughing and deliberately said: "You want to marry now, is it too early?"

Every man likes to tease girls, even if Qin Yigui is the prince, he can't get rid of this bad root. Chu Jinyao was said to be annoyed. He picked up the jade pendant and was about to fall. Qin Yi said quickly, "It's all right, I won't make you any more. I think you are suitable for the silk and satin Zhuangzi."

His voice was still smiling, obviously forcibly holding back his laugh. But when he said this sentence, it made people feel solemn inexplicably, and people couldn't help but want to believe him. As if whatever he said, it would come true.

Chu Jinyao involuntarily trusted Qin Yi in this way. After Qin Yi said, Chu Jinyao felt that it was true. She is familiar with clothes craftsmanship, and she didn't have the chance, but now she can get in touch with all kinds of precious silk and satin materials. After having a silk and satin Zhuangzi, it must be very prosperous to cut people into clothes. And this way, my sister can also go to the shop, which is to help her and make money... Chu Jinyao suddenly felt wrong, she looked at Yupei helplessly: "I've been led by you, what makes me suitable for the silk and satin Zhuangzi? I think I'm suitable for managing the bank! Someone has to let me manage it."

Qin Yi was amused again, Chu Jinyao wondered why this person was like this, she talked heartily, but he kept laughing. After finally waiting for Qin Yi to laugh enough, his voice was filled with a pleasant smile, his voice was casual, but his words were calm: "There will be."

She liked to hear these words, and Chu Jinyao chuckled and laughed: "Okay, let's borrow your good words. When such a fool appears, I will definitely give you a golden silk Luozi."

"Presumptuous!" Although Qin Yi said so, he couldn't hide the smile in his voice.

The sunlight poured into the house from the window panes, reflecting Nishijima a golden shade. Chu Jinyao was sitting in the warm sunshine, laughing while skillfully stitching laces on her clothes. On the small table beside her, there was a piece of jade pendant with white background floating on her back.

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A few days later, when Chu Jinyao was asking Mrs. Chu for peace, she heard Mrs. Chu say: "Pearl wrote to say that her mother-in-law knew she was coming back, and she was compassionate and gave her a long vacation. Huailing The county palace is only one day away from Taiyuan. She walks faster and should be able to arrive the next night."

The girls were shocked when they heard this: "Auntie is coming so soon?" Ten days sooner than originally said, their clothes are not ready yet!

"Yes." Old Madam Chu nodded, "Your aunt is coming back. If you have anything you want to prepare for your aunt, go back and work on it now. I will leave you alone. If there is anything lacking, just come and tell the old Gu's family. Great."

Madam Gu is the partner of Mrs. Chu, and she is deeply trusted, and even the Zhao family has to give Madam Gu decently. The girls responded one by one, and then hurriedly went back to pack up the big clothes for the visitors.

The daily affairs of the ladies are just a little bit back and forth, and the aunt's return is already a major event. Sure enough, as Chu Zhu said, her carriage stopped outside the second gate on the evening of the third day.

Chu Zhu was Mrs. Chu's only prostitute, she was like a pearl in her boudoir, and she married very well after she came out of the cabinet. Her husband's family is the palace of Huailing County, a king with a different surname that Dayan can count. Although the Huailing Royal Mansion is not a serious royal family yet, the Royal Mansion is, after all, the Royal Mansion. Even though they are the noble families in Taiyuan, they are still the people. Those who meet the Royal Mansion must be sincere and fearful and welcome them respectfully.

Chu Zhu sat in the Rongning Hall of Mrs. Chu. The laughter could be heard from far away. Zhao and several daughters-in-law stood on the ground, joking and laughing with the old lady and grandmother. The aunt is different from the daughter-in-law. The girl who has not been out of the cabinet is a pamper, and the aunt who is out of the cabinet returns to her natal home. That is a distinguished guest. She wants to be entertained, but the daughter-in-law is different. The daughter-in-law has to serve her in-laws and raise her daughter. The stars were sitting on the ground, and the Zhao family members were about to stand aside and make rules.

Old Madam Chu asked her daughter: "Why did you come back so soon? Your mother-in-law didn't say about you? You can come back anytime, but don't let your mother-in-law have opinions on you."

"I understand, my mother-in-law sent me back this time." Chu Zhu said, and looked back at Zhao and others. "The complexions of the sisters-in-laws are getting better."

Zhao smiled and said, "Isn't it comparable to grandma and aunt? You are in good shape and your face is transparent. People who don't know think you are our girl!"

Everyone laughed, Chu Zhu laughed especially happily. Women like to be praised for being young and beautiful. Zhao gave birth to only one son and was weak since she was a child. She has always been very careful in front of her mother-in-law. Now that she is still in front of her mother-in-law, it's not about making my sister-in-law happy.

Chu Zhu smiled and said, "Sister-in-law is really good at talking. I'm almost an old woman. How can I compare with the young girls at home?"

The second wife, Yan, answered: "As grandma said, Brother Ning has reached the age of marrying a wife. Aren't you going to be called grandma!"

Whoops, what this said made Chu Zhu cry from ear to ear. She has always been proud of marrying high. With so many famous officials in Shanxi, she is the only one who marries into the palace, and her son is her greatest pride. Mrs. Chu also cherished her only grandson very much. She asked, "What about Ning, why didn't he come in?"

Outside Rongning Hall, Chu Jinyao went around in a cluster of courtyards. She lowered her voice and asked Qin Yi: "How on earth do you get out?"

Just now, Chu Jinyao and Chu Jinxian were in the old lady's room, talking to their ancestors, when suddenly they sent a letter saying that the grandmother was coming soon. She quickly got up, ready to meet her aunt. In a hurry, Seven Girls turned a cup of tea on Chu Jinyao. Chu Jinyao had no choice but to come back and change her clothes quickly.

The old lady's face had been killed for several days, but she was late on the day Chu Zhu came back, and Chu Jinyao didn't dare to think about the next thing. After changing her clothes, she hurried to Rongning Hall. In order to take a short cut, instead of taking the road she was accustomed to, she planned to cross the yard and take a shortcut. But this time, something went wrong.

Chu Jinyao was lost.

Following Chu Jinyao was the rose, a newly bought girl who didn't know the way here. This area was a vacant yard, and Hessen looked the same everywhere. The two of them had been around for a long time, becoming more and more confused as they walked around.

Chu Jinyao took advantage of the rose not to pay attention, and hurriedly whispered to Qin Yi for help.

"Go out from the corner gate of this small courtyard, walk north along the road, and turn west when you reach the corner... In fact, you can go one more corner and then turn west. Go up the steps into the courtyard, and after crossing, walk two more south. Step, you can merge to the road you often walk on."

Chu Jinyao was taken aback for a moment: "Huh?"

"You didn't remember?" Qin Yi was surprised and could only say again, "Go north first..."

"Where is North?"

Qin Yi was speechless when asked: "You don't even know North?"

"I know. But all around are the same houses and yards, how can I tell them?"

"I don't think you know." Qin Yi was so angry that he couldn't find North after changing a place. Could this be called knowing the direction? He had no choice but to say: "Seeing that the corner door is not, yes, it's behind the penthouse. After going out, go straight along the road..."

Under Qin Yi's intermittent guidance, Chu Jinyao slowly groped in this building. She had to spread the rose for a short distance, and then secretly talked to Qin Yi. Chu Jinyao herself felt like she was a thief. same.

"How do you go next?" Chu Jinyao asked Qin Yi secretly while others were not paying attention.

"What are you doing?" A voice suddenly rang behind her, and Chu Jinyao was taken aback, and released her jade pendant in surprise.

"Okay." Dingxiang and Camellia took out the scissors as they said, but Chu Jinyao called them: "Wait. Cut from the middle, the last two sides of the material are wasted, once you cut it, you can only make some purses. Give me the ruler." Chu Jinyao took the ruler, gestured diagonally, and said, "Try this."

Camellia hesitated: "All right? Good material, don't cut it badly in the end."

"No, I've tried it before." Chu Jinyao turned out to be in a bad situation at home. It takes many years to use a piece of cloth. She is sewing and modifying the clothes at home. Slowly, Chu Jinyao has a good grasp of it. sewing. She knows how to save materials and look good.

Camellia still refused to make it, it was still cloves. According to Chu Jinyao's statement, it was marked and cut. Chu Jinyao and Dingxiang paired up, and a few second-class maids also came to fight, and after a while, the jacket was cut out.

The second-class girl, Kikyo, praised: "It really saves a lot. The most important thing is that the remaining materials are still whole, and it is convenient to do everything in the future. If it is cut up, it can only be made into small gadgets such as kerchiefs and purses."

Chu Jinyao said: "This is just the shiny surface on the outside, and the inner lining needs to be cut separately. Lilac, you go get the piece of plain spun yarn, I remember there are some left."

After Lilac hugged him, several maids gathered around, weighed the fabric with their hands, and asked, "Girl, is this enough?"

Chu Jinyao touched her hand and said affirmatively: "Enough."

Dingxiang and Platycodon don’t know what to do anymore, they just do what Chu Jinyao said, and in the end, they were just cut off.

Kikyo sighed sincerely, "Girl, you are so clever."

Next is the cut horse skirt. Camellia asked: "This is a white-bottomed purple-flowered material. It's nothing more than a jacket. Is the color too light for a horse-faced skirt?"

Chu Jinyao was also worried about this. She took a close look at the pattern on the fabric and said, "Cut it out first, and then think of a solution when it's pleated."

After the cloth was cut, Chu Jinyao took a piece of it by herself and sat on one side of the seam. She pressed it with her hand, tried to make a few folds, then pulled out a strip of satin from the fabric, and gestured.

Several people of Lilac Platycodonis were sewing the edges, and suddenly Platycodon grandiflorum called out: "Girl!"

The maids all looked up, and the bellflower gathered around, picked up the pleats that Chu Jinyao had locked and looked at it. Chu Jinyao sewed purple satin on the folds, extending it to the knee, then cut the satin into a pointed end, lined it with a piece of harder cloth, and finally decorated it with tassels. Kikyo couldn’t put it down, and said: “It looks so good, just like the tail feathers of a peacock. When the pleats are finished, these hard ribbons will be pressed one by one. They must look like a peacock on the screen. It’s so beautiful!”

The maids all gathered around to watch, Chu Jinyao demonstrated how to sew in front of them, and then closed the edges. The dexterous maid will read it once, but she's a bit clumsy, and she has to look around Chu Jinyao again. From time to time, a maid brings her skirt over and asks, "Girl, isn't it like this?"

Chu Jinyao pointed out one by one, and Baoxia was very lively for a while. Chu Jinyao got his hands fast and finished a skirt in a short while. She was worried that Qin Yi was bored watching these things. She took a piece of cloud brocade and used Xiao Lou to pretend what she needed. She said, "I'm a little tired sitting outside. I'll take a rest inside."

"I'll take care of the girl." Kikyo stood up and said, "Girl, since you are tired, you don't need to take the basket. Let us."

"It's okay, I'll just sew two stitches at will." Kikyo took the basket in Chu Jinyao's hand, and followed Chu Jinyao into the western room and placed it on the kang near the window. Chu Jinyao said, "I just need to rest here by myself. You can go out and do needlework with them."

Kikyo hesitated, but was finally sent away by Chu Jinyao. When there was finally no one in the house, Chu Jinyao said quietly, "Are you still there?"

Where else could he go... Qin Yi said helplessly: "Yes. What's wrong?"

"There were so many people just now, I can't talk to you. Are you bored looking at these?"

Although the jade pendant fell on Chu Jinyao's chest, Chu Jinyao could not stay in the house without seeing people all day. So when Chu Jinyao went out and talked to others, Qin Yi had to stay by himself, except for waiting. can not do.

Qin Yi also felt bored. When did he care about women making clothes and other trivial things, let alone watching them do sewing. But he can't go back now, so he can only stay with Chu Jinyao. What else can he say?

Chu Jinyao said: "I think everyone's days are too idle for ladies. I am making clothes today, and I have things to do. I sit and sit as I did the other day. It's really too idle."

Qin Yi agreed. He has been thinking about how to get back to his body along the way. He still has a lot of things to do in Datong, but he can only stay here and spend time with a group of backyard women. Qin Yi was impetuous, but now he watched Chu Jinyao's slender wrist fly back and forth among the gorgeous brocades, his hands were dexterous and brisk, and he took care of the fabric in a moment. Qin Yi looked at it like this, and saw some beauty with a special rhythm, and the dryness in his heart subsided.