Everyone was puzzled, but Eunuch Fu's next words were relieved for them. He said, "Miss Chu Wu was frightened yesterday. The Empress Dowager pity you and rewarded you with these."

Chu Xinyu was very surprised. She really didn't expect the empress dowager to give her such a heavy reward. However, even though she was surprised, she hurriedly knelt down and thanked her.

Was frightened yesterday? It must be because of rumors. I really didn't expect that the Empress Dowager would reward Chu Xinyu with such concerns.

Chu Jiating clenched her fists and stared at the pile of gifts in front of her. She regretted it very much. If she knew that rumors had no effect on Chu Xinyu, she would have received the reward from the queen mother, she would never spread those rumors.

Now she finally realized what it means to steal chickens and lose rice.

Yang Lianxin looked at the Shu brocade and cloud brocade greedily, with the color and bright colors, and he liked it.

Her father's salary is small, and her mother doesn't give her much monthly money. Now she relies on the monthly money received by the Marquis' Mansion every month, as well as the rewards given to her by the old lady Chu, and there is no extra money to buy new clothes.

Even the clothes she usually wore were prepared by the embroidery workshop of the Hou Mansion. Now she saw this pile of rewards, especially the pieces of smoked and purple Shu brocade and water blue cloud brocade. She really liked them. If they were made into clothes, they would definitely be very beautiful.

Chu Xinyu has so many horses, she definitely can't wear so many clothes by herself. She should give one to each of her sisters, right?

Who doesn’t like beautiful things? Chu Jiapeng and Chu Jiayu also like them, but they are not jealous. These things are what Chu Xinyu deserves.

Chu Jiayun was also jealous. If it were before, she would definitely jump out. She would not have to choose her favorite one from there and take it away. But now she is no longer as good as before. Perhaps because of her mother, she is no longer tolerant of herself as before.

After reading the book, Eunuch Fu said a few words to Mrs. Chu, and then took the others back to the palace to report his life.

Old Mrs. Chu was very pleased that it was a great honor for her granddaughter to receive the reward from the queen mother. She thought that these things could be used as Chu Xinyu's dowry.

"Cousin, the Empress Dowager and Concubine Kang will give you so many things, but I can't finish wearing Yunjin Shujin for a few years?" Yang Lianxin went over and held Chu Xinyu's hand intimately, and gently stroked the silky water-blue cloud brocade with the other hand.

Yunjin is an imperial court or a reward for meritorious officials. Although it can be bought, it is extremely expensive. It is not something that ordinary people can wear. Even if it is a wealthy imperial merchant, it is not allowed to use Yunjin unless the emperor rewards it.

Chu Jiayu smiled and said, "Who can't say that you can't finish it? One piece is changed every day, and different styles are different every day, let alone not many. The fifth sister has now discussed marriage, and these things can be used as dowry."

Chu Jiapeng echoed: "That's right, the rewards from the Empress Dowager and Concubine Kang are really timely. The fifth sister has not bought any new clothes in the past two years. There are many pieces of silk and satin that can be made."

After being disturbed by the two of them, they were originally looking forward to Chu Xinyu giving these gifts to the sisters, but now there is no hope, but she is very unwilling to accept it.

Then he said to Chu Xinyu: "Fifth cousin, this cloud brocade looks so beautiful. I like this color the most and it matches my skin color. How great it would be if I had a dress like this!"

How could Chu Xinyu not know her little thoughts and pretended to be deaf and dumb: "Is that so? I also like this color. I was thinking of making a skirt with this."

"..." Yang Lian was anxious, but she couldn't find any words to say.

Chu Jiating glanced at Yang Lianxin indifferently. This cousin is really stupid. She usually looks like a slim person, but she is just a petty man and wants to be greedy for everything. How can Chu Xinxin be so easy for you to take advantage of you now?

If she hadn't suggested that Lin Chenyao and Miss Fu Er had a secret meeting that day, she wouldn't have thought about spreading such rumors. This cousin was actually not a pure and honest person, and she was inferior in her heart. She was obviously jealous but pretended to be a little white rabbit, which attracted sympathy.

At this time, the second wife took the gift list and carefully counted the gifts, preparing to let the servants move these things to Chu Xinyu's small courtyard.

Chu Xinyu went to pick a darker Shu brocade for the old lady Chu, saying that the color matched her very much. Old lady Chu didn't want it. She said, "This color is still fresh. You can use it to make clothes. Grandma, I have some silk and silk that have not moved."

Seeing this, Chu Xinyu didn't say anything.

Among these gifts, she picked a bracelet and gave it to a few sisters, otherwise she would not give it to them if she got the reward. As for those silks, she would not give it to them. Just a few pieces were there if they were divided. Besides, my aunt also gave it to Yu'er Yunjin before, but at that time there were only two. Yu'er gave it to her sixth sister and eighth sister, but how did they treat her? Therefore, she would not be as stupid as Yu'er. It would be better to leave it to herself.

Concubine Kang gave her those gadgets, she picked two items suitable for children, and gave them to the Lord Yuzhen, saying that it was for her nephew, and then picked two more items for the third wife, saying that it was for the eighth brother, and she thought that it was the eighth brother, who should like it.

Old Mrs. Chu agreed with her approach. All the sisters gave bracelets, and they did not favor one or the other, and everyone had a share. As for those with Yunjin and Shu brocade, they were too precious. They could keep them to make their own clothes and wear them. In the future, they would also be faced when they married into the Duke of Rong's mansion.

The rewards in the palace are all the best, and even the bracelets are of high value. Except for Yang Lianxin is not satisfied, everyone else happily accepts them.

Chu Xinyu sat with the old lady Chu in Anshantang for a while, then dismissed.

Seeing Chu Xinyu leave, the others also stood up to say goodbye one after another.

After everyone left, Madam Sun beat her shoulders behind the back of Mrs. Chu and said with a smile: "I really didn't expect that after Miss Five came back from Puling Temple, she felt like she was lucky. Every time she encountered something, she could turn bad luck into good luck, and she also got a good marriage."

Old Mrs. Chu sighed, "It's not because she's lucky, it's because she's smart enough that she's not designed by Yuan."

Madam Sun continued: "If the witness was not found yesterday's rumors, it was not done by the fifth girl, I'm afraid she is now ruined, how could she get the reward from the Queen Mother?"

"It's really hard for her. Even though she knew it was Yuan's work, Qin's mother was just taking the blame, but she didn't even complain to me when she came back. I know that she was a little disappointed with me, afraid that I would favor them."

Old Mrs. Chu remembered something and asked Madam Sun, "By the way, let you count the dowry left by Mei, how about you count it?"

Madam Sun said: "The big thing is still there, but there are twenty sets of jewelry, six pieces of silk and satin, and half of some antique calligraphy and paintings."

Old Mrs. Chu was surprised, "How come so much is missing?"

Madam Sun thought for a while and said, "Maybe you don't remember the old lady. The eldest lady came to ask you several times for silver to deal with the marquis. But the marquis's mansion was expensive two years ago, and you took half of your dowry to make up for it. Later, the second house got better and gave a sum of silver to confiscate. However, the marquis' affairs cannot be confiscated. You asked the eldest lady to go to the warehouse to pick a few antique calligraphy and paintings to sell, and she took all the dowry of Mei."

Speaking of this, Madam Sun's words were hard to hide.

"In recent years, part of the expenses of the Marquis' Mansion were actually supplemented by Mei's dowry. Take your birthday party last year as an example. It was held very generously. She spent so much money. If she only spent it on the birthday party, she could be said to be filial, but after that, she and the people around her spent several times. In front of you, she always said that there was no money for money. She asked for money for some of the Marquis' business, and said that she also asked for money for gifts.

Some of Mei’s shops were originally in the hands of the Marquis, but he was not in the capital, so they were handed over to the eldest lady for management. Mei’s shops had good returns, and all the money was in the eldest lady’s pocket. Why didn’t there be any money? Where did her money go? I heard that she bought several shops in the capital, saying that she was robbing the dowry she saved for Miss Six and Eighth girls. Didn’t these ask for money? Where did the money she bought in the shop come from?”

Madam Sun became more and more excited as she spoke. She saw it all these years ago. She didn't say it at that time because the old lady trusted Yuan very much and didn't know how to talk about it. If the fifth girl hadn't come back and performed better, she would have changed her attitude towards her and felt ashamed of her affairs, so she dared to say this out.
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