C16

Before entering the Pear Fragrance Garden gate, Chu Qinghuan heard a burst of bird cries. She remembered that the Old Mistress loved flowers and birds, and normally, she would tease these flowers until they curled up, but the one she liked the most was the Thrush in front of the gate.

However, in her previous life, she returned to the Palace a year too late, and that Thrush died for some reason before the Old Mistress's birthday. What left the most deep impression on Chu Qinghuan was that subtle expression on her face when she heard the name of the thrush.

Even if it was a rock, after covering it for so many years, it was already hot, let alone that understanding Thrush? At that time, she requested for Old Mistress to bestow a name upon her, but what she received was Chu Changxi's mockery, "Second Elder Sister doesn't know the rules, and some strange person actually caused Old Mistress to trouble himself, it seems that she really was born in a country."

Old Mistress didn't say a word, as if she had tacitly agreed to Chu Changxi's mockery. At that time, when she had just entered the Palace, she was extremely respectful to Old Mistress. Now that she thought about it, it was truly ironic.

"Girl, even if it's medicinal food, it's still medicine after all. Try this taste. You'll know what it tastes like after eating it all day." Old Mistress slowly drank the medicinal food. With a bitter expression, she clearly said that the medicinal food was too bitter.

Chu Qinghuan stood at the doorway, only to see that the pink dressed servant girl beside Old Mistress looked familiar, it was the girl who lifted the curtain for her yesterday, she seemed to be called Zhao... She couldn't remember.

Chu Jinfu playfully pouted, "I would not dare to snatch Grandmother's food. Otherwise, wouldn't Big Sister Zhao Fen have shut me out?"

Her pink clothes laughed softly, and then, shyly, she lowered her head. Presumably, it was Zhao Fen. That's right, Old Mistress loved peony flowers the most, but many of the servant girls used peony flowers as their names.

Chu Jinxiu bowed gracefully and said with a helpless expression: "Only you dare to snatch Old Mistress Bai, you are becoming more and more unruly." However, she didn't blame him too much. Instead, she gave off the demeanor of an elder sister.

Chu Jinfu's eyes widened as she smiled, "I'm not like big sister who knows how to flatter me." Chu Jinxiu's face changed, but she heard Chu Jinfu laugh: Besides, I'm surrounded by flattering people, even my grandmother has calluses in her ears when she heard it, it's rare for me to be so frank, and my grandmother didn't even say anything, what are you so anxious for, big sister!

She spoke with innocence and liveliness, as if she was unaware of the matters of the world. The Old Mistress on the bed even pulled Chu Jinfu into her embrace and laughed while saying "naughty". A flash of awkwardness appeared on Chu Jinxiu's face, but when she saw Old Mistress's happy expression, she did not say anything more. Her expression only turned better after a while.

"Second Elder Sister, you just returned home, did you rest well yesterday? If there's anything you need, just say so. Grandmother has plenty of good things. " Chu Jinfu gave Chu Qinghuan a hint and winked at him, but it was too obvious as Chu Jinxiu and Chu Changxi saw it clearly.

Chu Qinghuan laughed coldly in her heart, if the young miss really lacked something, she should be asking the First Madame, the owner of the house, for it. How could she use Old Mistress's private money? Chu Jinfu had always been the Old Mistress's little cotton-padded jacket, but now, it was just a demonstration of strength. And secondly, it was to remind Chu Jinxiu and the others that she had received rewards from the Old Mistress.

What a great 'one stone, three birds', and an innocent and lively Fifth Miss. She had really underestimated them. In her previous life, she was framed as soon as she entered the residence of the Prime Minister. Yesterday, the Old Mistress's rewards might not only be piercing Chu Changxi's eyes, it might even make Chu Jinfu jealous, which was why she hid the needles inside her pants. After all, Chu Jinfu had been with the Old Mistress every day, so she was probably more familiar with the jade bangle.

"Fifth Sister is too worried. Second Elder Sister is acquainted with eight thousand years old, what else can we lack that would be fun and tasty?" Chu Changxi's face was full of resentment and her eyes were staring straight at Chu Qinghuan's sleeves, as if she could break the jade bracelet on Chu Qinghuan's sleeves that way.

Chu Qinghuan could not help but smile, but Old Mistress seemed to be exhausted, she leaned on the bed and closed her eyes to recuperate, but on her head was exactly the forehead she had embroidered.

Chu Jinfu had been close to Old Mistress since young. Seeing that Old Mistress was napping a little, she quietly led the others outside, leaving Nanny Lin by her side to wait upon him.

"Fuer, did Old Mistress not rest well yesterday?" Chu Jinxiu was a little worried, even if she had many opinions towards the Old Mistress, in front of others, she would definitely be the young miss of the Xiang Fu Clan, who was fair, upright and understanding.

Chu Jinfu curled her lips when she heard it, "Isn't it even Second Uncle?! My grandmother's birthday actually didn't send anyone to congratulate them. My son, the Concubinage, really has no conscience!" These words also insulted Chu Changxi and Chang Chu Le at the same time. Chu Changxi's face immediately flushed red, wanting to argue, but she didn't dare to say anything as her entire body fumed with rage. On the other hand, Chu Changle simply lowered her head, acting like a wooden person.

The Old Master had a total of two sons and two daughters, the first being the Prime Minister Chu Siyuan and the second being Chu Ningjun, who was married to the Southern Guardian Duke. Chu Ningjun had been guarding the Southern Frontier with the Southern Guardian Duke for fifteen years and had not returned to the capital yet. As for the children of Shu, they were Chu Sining and Chu Ning Bi. In fact, Chu Sining had lost her mother when she was young, and was raised under the Old Mistress. It's just that Chu Sining will only be released as an official and will only be able to report back to the capital next year.

The Old Mistress had always treated her direct sons and daughters equally, but back then, Chu Ning Bi had helped her birth mother, Aunt Gui, to commit murder in Old Mistress. She had completely lost her love for the Old Master and the Old Mistress, and was later married into the Yunan City's grandson. All these were told to him by Liu's mother in the past, it was just that he had never been concerned about them.

When Chu Jinxiu heard this, she only comforted him nonchalantly, but deep down, she did not have any good impression of this Second Uncle. The reason was that Old Mistress doted on Chu Sining's daughter more than he did. This made her rather unhappy, but she had never revealed it either.

"Second sister, could it be that you like flowers and birds like Old Mistress?"

Chu Qinghuan turned her head and smiled to Chu Jinxiu: "I don't have Old Mistress's meticulous mind to wait upon me, I only asked a question or two out of curiosity." As she spoke, she teased the sparrow in the cage, looking very happy.

Chu Jinxiu smiled gently, and said with disdain from the bottom of her heart, she was just a coincidence, how could a little girl from a countryside really cause a ruckus?

"Fuer, brother is thinking highly of you, and instructed me to personally give you this gift, and to take advantage of Old Mistress's rest, you should go over to my place to take a look."

Chu Jinfu was immediately beaming with happiness, and then she left. Chu Qinghuan toyed with the caged canary, a look of ridicule flashing past her eyes, was Chu Jinxiu trying to show off?

Who didn't know that the Second Young Master of Prime Minister's Mansion was a man of both martial arts and martial arts, a genius in appearance? Chu Qinghuan's eyes could not help but darken. Her brother should also have been a child of heaven, but now …

"Sister Zhao Fen is good at medicinal food, then you must be helping flowers and birds, Sister Zhao Zi."

Zhao Zi was a little taken aback, "How does Second Miss know this servant's name?" Then, she humbly said: "I am only helping Old Mistress to take care of it, I do not deserve to be called that by Second Miss."

Back then, she rarely came to the Pear Fragrance Garden, so she wasn't that concerned about the affairs of Old Mistress. It was only today, when she saw the two of them once again, that she remembered some things. But in the end, he was taught by the Old Mistress and he was a polite person.

Chu Qinghuan secretly praised him from the bottom of her heart, but she still carried a lively expression on her face: "You're wearing purple clothes, right? I saw how solemn Old Mistress's expression was when she ate the medicine, and it was as if she had eaten some bitter medicine. I couldn't help but think back to when we were at the Yunan City, where the women, in order to coax the children to eat more, would always add a bit of sour plum flavor to the rice.

Zhao Zi could not help but frown, "Second Miss, you're saying …"

"Aiya, I still have some matters to attend to in my courtyard. I'll chat with you another day."

Zhao Zi immediately bowed and greeted, "Second Miss, take care."

From the corridor, Zhao Fen slowly walked over, her face had a look of doubt, "What, when did your relationship with the Second Miss become so good?"

When Zhao Zi heard this, she told her what had happened just now. When she saw the same surprised look on Zhao Fen's face, she said, "Do you really think that she did not do it on purpose?"

It took Zhao Fen a while to find his voice, "If it's intentional, then we'll talk about it later, alright?" She could clearly see the forehead smeared on Old Mistress's head, she could smell the scent of chrysanthemum. She did not believe that such a delicate object could be a stupid master.

The lady with drawn eyebrows followed closely by Chu Qinghuan's side. She was a little confused, and after looking around, she asked: "Miss, why don't you …" She paused. "Why tell them?" If she said it out in front of Old Mistress, wouldn't that make him feel even better?

Chu Qinghuan laughed, "Tou Mei, what do you think the first thing I want to do when I come to this house is?"

Tou Mei paused for a moment and thought for a moment before slowly saying: "He is standing still."

Chu Qinghuan nodded her head in praise, "That's right, the fight in the backyard is not inferior to the fight in the government. If I want to stand firmly, I have to do two things."

"What is it?" Her eyes lit up, but she immediately realized that she was too loud. She couldn't help but cover her mouth with an innocent look.

In the end, he was still not calm enough, but he could slowly temper himself.

"Find a backer and rope them in."

Only by finding a backer would you be able to have a guarantee and a way out.

You can only have information and have eyes and ears after you win over someone.

This was what was required for the harem battle, without this, how could she fight past First Madame?

"But Miss, why did you …" Against the First Madame and the others? " the thrush asked in a low voice, puzzled.

Chu Qinghuan heard and sneered, "Opposing?" If she was silent, she would only repeat the stories of her previous life. With her identity here, and First Madame seeing her as a thorn in her side, how could she change it because of anything?

"If I don't make a move, then the person who ran out of Wind-Wave Pavilion yesterday will be me. If I don't make a move, then the person who was thrown out last time at eight thousand years old will be me. Thrushcross, do you think I should go against you? "

She had obviously lowered her voice, but her voice was ice-cold, enough to scare the thrush out of her heart. Her entire body shivered when she thought about what happened yesterday, but just as she was about to speak, she saw that Chu Qinghuan had already left.