Chapter 251: Eccentric
Chu Xinyu was named the county lord of Shengping, which shocked the whole mansion. When he received the imperial edict, Chu Xinyu was also stunned on the spot. She was really unbelievable. She was actually named the county lord? She had only made an idea, but she could not do it without Princess Chu and others. Besides, didn’t Princess Chu say that she would not confess her?
The second wife was also surprised and happy for her. At the same time, she was inevitably worried. The so-called "good and misfortune depend on each other and the improvement of identity is a good thing, but it will also attract countless jealousy and hatred.
As for the reward given by the emperor, it was a folding fan. Chu Jiaqi and Chu Jiating, who were originally jealous, could not help but cover their mouths and smiled. They all thought it was gold, silver and jewelry, but when they knew that the folding fan was signed by the emperor and the queen, and when they were unique in the Xu Dynasty, their smiles were too fast and the muscles on their faces were cramped.
Chu Xinyu was stunned for a while while holding the folding fan, and murmured in his mouth: "If you don't reward gold and silver, you can reward some practical things. What's the use of a folding fan that can be bought with a few taels of silver on the market? It can't be eaten or drunk, and it's not enough to let go. Only those rich and officials are fighting for treasures and have to snatch them to collect them."
As he said that, his eyes lit up, yes, I can find time to transfer the folding fan, and buy some grain and other supplies to the people in the disaster area.
When the imperial edict was read, Yuan was also present. She had a veil on her face and Chu Xinyu was named the county lord. Her face was so angry that she was ashen. The wound that had finally scabbed hurt because of the floating muscles on her face.
The third lady's face was filled with smiles. The fifth girl was indeed outstanding. With the status of a county lord, she would marry to Duke Rong's mansion in the future and would have more protection.
After all, Chu Xiao was an important official in the court. After receiving the imperial edict, he paid a lot of money to thank his father-in-law who came to announce the edict and invited him to the front hall for tea. The second and third ladies helped the old lady Chu into the interior. Yuan followed him in disappointment.
Chu Jiating's face was a little pale. Chu Jiaqi liked to see her being defeated recently. She walked to her side and looked at her with her eyes open and said, "Sister Six, why is your face so ugly?"
Chu Jiating gave her a blank look and said nothing. Under the cloud sleeve, Danko's nails were painted with blood almost pinching them into the palm of his palm.
Chu Jiayun pulled Chu Jiating to her side and said, "Fourth sister, sixth sister, but she suffered a little cold last night. It's a good thing for you to care about her, but if you get so close, be careful that she will spread the cold to you."
Chu Jiaqi smiled and went in with Chu Jiafan.
Chu Jiayu and Chu Jiayi walked to Chu Xinyu. They were all happy for her and congratulated her. The three of them smiled and talked in.
"Sister, the fifth sister has been named the county lord, and we will salute her when we see her in the future." Chu Jiayun looked at the backs of the three of them and murmured: "Fortunately she is going to get married, otherwise, it will be a matter of her expression at home."
Chu Jiating pursed her lips and said nothing. Chu Jiayun held her arm and continued, "Sister, the fifth sister is now separated from us, and my mother is like that again. The second and third sisters stand on the same front with the fifth sister. Look, even the fourth sisters are sarcastic about us, and we will never have a good life in the future."
"We will not be in a weak position forever. My mother said she would take back the power of the family!" Chu Jiating stared at the backs in front of her, and her voice calmly and firmly said.
"But I don't know when it will be recaptured. The fifth sister was named the county lord, and she was promoted step by step, and we will only be left far behind by her."
Chu Jiayun tiptoed her toes and leaned into her ear and whispered: "I heard that the Duke of Wei asked some girls to appreciate lotus flowers. In fact, to appreciate lotus flowers, she actually chose a wife for the prince. Miss Yang gave her fifth sister an invitation post, but she gave her three bedrooms. It was obvious that we were close to her, but she would rather give the invitation post to the third bedroom than to us. Does this mean anything?"
Chu Jiating frowned slightly and looked at her and said, "How do you know these?"
"Don't worry about this, what I said is true anyway." Chu Jiayun didn't dare to tell her that she had her own people in Chu Jiayi, so she knew what was going on there.
"Sister, you will be in the middle of two months. It is difficult for my mother to plan for us now. If we don't want to rely on the fifth sister's silence and don't want to be thrown away by her, we should plan for ourselves as soon as possible."
"Yun'er, you..."
Chu Jiating looked at her in surprise, thinking that her sister who had been simply and unspeakable about the world and laughed all day long, didn't expect to know her situation. She was thinking about how to explain their situation in this family to her just now.
"I know what you want to say." Chu Jiayun looked up at her and smiled, "I am twelve years old and no longer a child. Besides, our mother is like this now. Even if she wants to protect us, we must be sensible."
"I'm really happy if you think so." Chu Jiating reached out and touched her face.
"What do we do now?"
“What to do?”
"It's the matter of the fifth sister who invites the second sister." Chu Jiayun said: "If the second sister is attracted by the wife of the Duke of Wei and becomes the wife of the prince, the third aunt is the mother-in-law of the prince's wife. She will have a certain weight in this family in the future. With her support for the second aunt, it will be difficult for the mother to return to take over the family. If you become the wife of the prince, what will happen?"
"I understand what you mean, but not."
Chu Jiating understood what she meant, but she intuition told her that she would reject this idea. If she didn't talk about the prince of Wei, the prince of Wei was much older than her, and he didn't like him either. She liked the King of Qin. Even if she couldn't marry the King of Qin, she would at least find a son of a family of a comparable age.
Chu Jiayun didn't know what Chu Jiating was thinking, so she continued to tempt her, "Sister, you are the legitimate daughter of the big house. In terms of superiority and inferiority, the invitation from the fifth sister should be given to you. Even if the invitation is given to the second sister, she should take you there instead of the concubine daughter of the third wife, right?"
Chu Jiating said: "With that being said, the invitation belongs to the fifth sister. Who does she want to give it to? That's her business." People don't want to give it to her, so would she force her to give it to her with a knife?
"Don't you want to go?"
Chu Jiayun asked Chu Jiating with a back-to-back question.
Since Chu Xinyu returned to Kyoto City, she has listened to her mother very much and did not confront her head. However, because she tolerated and low-key, she has been standing still. Chu Xinyu's personality has changed from the past and has been promoted step by step. Not only has she been married to the King of Beiping been given a marriage to the emperor, but she is now named the county lord.
Seeing that the distance between herself and her was getting farther away, if she didn't work hard, she would really not be able to catch up.
She once dreamed of marrying the King of Qin, but her relationship with Chu Xinyu was no longer the same as before. The King of Qin was afraid that she would not like her, so she didn't want to stand still, otherwise the distance between her and Chu Xinyu would only be farther and farther.
"You talk, do you want to go?" Seeing that she didn't speak, Chu Jiayun shook her arm and said, "If you want to go, you must think of a way to let your second sister take you there."
Chu Jiating's eyes sank slightly, "Do you have a way?"
Chu Jiayun smiled, signaled her to lower her head, then leaned into her ear and said softly. After hearing this, Chu Jiating looked at her in surprise, as if she had just met her.
"What? Isn't it okay?" Chu Jiayun asked nervously.
Chu Jiating shook her head, but she didn't expect that she would also plot against others at a young age. If her mother knew about it, I wonder what she would feel? The mother protected her sisters and tried every means to benefit them, trying not to let them get dirty things and not let them get blood in their hands.
In the past, as long as they wanted anything, they just had to say something to their mother, and they would have everything. Now even their sister has to plot against others for the future, which shows how unbearable their situation is!
Since that's the case, how could she let her down the opportunity she had troubled for her? This time, no matter what, she had to seize the opportunity. If the royal family could not reach it, the meritorious family would be good.
The two sisters here are planning opportunities for the future, but Anshantang is very lively.
Chu Jiayu and others took the folding fan that the emperor gave to Chu Xinyu and passed it on to each other. When each held it in his hand, they were reluctant to let go. They looked carefully over and over again and again, and commented repeatedly.
"It is worthy of being the emperor and queen's calligraphy. Look, one is like a dragon and snake, with a full momentum, and the other is a fairy-like pearl, elegant and elegant. The two fonts are hard and soft, which is a perfect match." Chu Jiayu said: "Fifth sister, don't let this folding fan go out. It's so majestic to use as a dowry. The rewards from the emperor and queen will be passed on to the generation of descendants and then sold. Maybe the silver is a hundred times more."
Chu Xinyu thought silently: It was reported that the generation of descendants had yellow insects, and even a fart was more precious than it at that time.
Chu Jiafan leaned over and whispered to Chu Xinyu: "I heard from my elder brother that someone didn't grab the folding fan yesterday, so I asked Eunuch Rong if there was a folding fan written by the emperor in the palace. If you were willing to give it five times the price, if you want to transfer it, you can let Eunuch Rong go out in private. It is estimated that someone will want your folding fan ten times the price."
"real?"
Chu Jiafan nodded.
Chu Xinyu secretly calculated that the highest price of the emperor's folding fan was 30,000 yuan. If it was ten times the price, wouldn't it be 300,000 taels?
You can do a lot of things with these 300,000 taels.
Chu Xinyu felt that the business was easy to do, so he agreed to find Chu Zhiye and let him go and have a bad time with Eunuch Rong. She wanted to transfer the folding fan.
That night, Eunuch Rong received news from Chu Zhiye. The next day he spread the news with the officials who inquired about him. Not long after, someone gave the price, and finally sold it to the mysterious man who had the highest bid. The other party did not leave his name, but sent a housekeeper to contact Eunuch Rong and bought the folding fan in Chu Xinyu's hand for a high price of 350,000 taels.
Chu Xinyu gave Eunuch Rong a leg and gave her a commission. Of course, these are later stories.
But when the Chu family banquet was held, the happy event was coming, Chu Xinyu was named the county lord, and the second wife asked the kitchen to make a few more dishes to celebrate the happy event.
The family banquet is held in the plum blossom hall in the main building and will be held on time in the afternoon and at the age of 19.
Brothers and sisters dressed themselves neatly and beautifully. As soon as Shen Shi arrived, they sat in the plum blossom hall in advance and chatted with their relatives they hadn't seen for a long time.
Usually, elders will ask the younger generation some daily things, or the elders will share their life experiences, or the younger generations will communicate and share with each other. This day, you must not have tit-for-tat or resentment, otherwise, all family rules will be handled.
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