The daughter of the first wife is a black lotus, reborn and remarried to kill

Li Qingqian stroked the mutton-fat jade pendant, which was just sent by Shen Changyun.

In the past, when my maternal grandfather was alive, he was a favorite of the emperor, and my mother was taken into the palace and raised for a period of time. Since then, she has been on good terms with the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo.

When the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo gave birth to their only son, Shen Changyun, her mother gave her this jade pendant engraved with his name. Now when it was returned to her, Li Qingqian's name was also engraved on the back.

Li Qingqian smiled. In her previous life, Li Shuyue and her daughter had been eyeing her marriage and wanted to snatch it away.

So three years ago, when Li Qingqian was twelve years old, she took advantage of her grandmother's illness and brought back a master who pointed at her and said that she was the disaster star of the Li family.

Her father Li Zhengkang was shocked and hurriedly sent her to a farm in the countryside.

My grandmother is old and my two brothers have not yet achieved anything. Even though I feel sorry for them, I can't do anything.

At the beginning of this year, he felt that she had grown up and became more beautiful, and that she had marriage value for his future official career and the future prospects of the Li family, so he took her back.

In her previous life, Li Qingqian felt that with the Liu mother and daughter around, it would be very difficult for her to marry into the family.

She was most afraid of trouble, so she chose Jiang Lin from the vast crowd.

Li Qingqian saw at a glance that Jiang Lin was a good student and would definitely pass the imperial examination. As long as she assisted him in his career in the imperial examination, she could also earn some status for herself and control Jiang Lin, thus avoiding the troubles in the harem.

Everything else went as Li Qingqian wished, except that Jiang Lin was a complete ungrateful person.

Now that she has been blessed by God and reborn, this marriage with the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion is much better than Jiang Lin's.

According to his memories from his previous life, Shen Changyun would get drunk on his wedding night, fall off his horse, and then be punished by the emperor to become a monk.

From then on, she adopted a son or daughter from the clan. She no longer had to give birth to children herself, nor did she have to serve her husband.

Her mother-in-law, Lady Zhenguo, would give her the power of housekeeper early on out of face.

My mother and she have been close friends since they were young. As long as I'm sweet-talking, why should I worry about not having a good life?

By then, I will have power, money, free time, and no husband, and I will live a life like a fairy! Li Qingqian almost laughed out loud just thinking about it.

At this moment, a picture suddenly flashed through her mind:

Just now on the river, I had just rescued Jiang Lin, and when I got on the boat, I met a pair of playful and inquiring eyes from the opposite boat.

Is that Shen Changyun?

He was wearing a red brocade robe today, his black hair was tied up high, and he exuded the youthful vigor and vitality that only belonged to a young man. He did not look like the man who rode a horse in the streets in his previous life and was finally reprimanded by the emperor and forced to shave his head and become a monk.

He said something to her, and from the way he lip-synced it seemed to be "I hope you're doing well."

Li Qingqian came back to her senses and saw that there seemed to be a note in the brocade bag containing the jade pendant.

When I opened it, it said, "A qualified husband will naturally keep his wife away from gossip. How about it, did I do well this time?"

Li Qingqian frowned slightly. What does that mean? Could it be that Shen Changyun spread all the public opinions?

That's not right. After I returned to Beijing in my previous life, I had no contact with him anymore. How and when did he return to Beijing in this life? And how did he spread the public opinion just after Li Shuyue took away his favor?

And why does the tone sound like he's asking for credit...

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There was no one else in the Jinyu Courtyard at this moment, and the mother and daughter Liu no longer pretended.

Liu took Li Shuyue's hand and confirmed again: "Are you sure that Jiang Lin is the prince? Are you deliberately saying this to deceive me in order to marry him?"

"Of course it's true," Li Shuyue took a sip of tea and looked at her coquettishly, "Would my daughter push herself into the fire pit? If I hadn't accidentally learned this news, I would never marry a poor scholar."

Liu finally felt relieved, and she tightened her grip on the handkerchief happily, "That's good, that's good! It seems that the master was right a few years ago. My daughter was born to be a phoenix!"

"Oh, by the way, mother," Li Shuyue thought of something, "you must keep a close eye on Li Qingqian's marriage. There must be no mistakes, and you must not let father marry her to the prince. Humph, everyone says that she has a good family background and a good life, but I want those people to keep their eyes open when the time comes. Even if Li Qingqian has worked hard to become the mistress of a wealthy family, what does it matter? When you see me in the future, you must call me Queen."

What’s more, Li Qingqian must be married to the Duke of Zhenguo’s Mansion so that she can experience the suffering of her previous life!

Liu smiled and said, "Don't worry, your father brought her back because the Duke of Zhenguo hinted at that marriage a month ago. How could he consider marrying her to the royal family? Mother will also watch over her for you and will never let her have the blessing of climbing up again."

Li Shuyue nodded, "There is one more thing that mother must do quickly. Jiang Lang is penniless now, you should talk to my uncle and ask him to prepare more dowry for me, so that I won't have to live in poverty in the future."

Liu has been obsessed with the future planned for her daughter. Why shouldn’t she give her what she wants now?

"Don't worry. Although our Liu family is not as prominent as Li Qingqian's maternal family, it is still a wealthy family. Your uncle loves you so much, how could he not give you more gifts?"

Half a month later, the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and the Jiang family came to discuss marriage at the same time.

Another half month passed, and the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion and the Jiang family came to propose marriage at the same time.

In just one month, the gap between the two families was like the difference between heaven and earth, creating a terrible contrast.

Contrast it with the first one, matchmaker.

The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo is the daughter of the late emperor's Concubine Yun. Although she and the current emperor are not born of the same mother, she is the only eldest princess left in the capital. The two siblings have a very good relationship because of this.

This time, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo invited Nanny Li, who served His Majesty. She was His Majesty's wet nurse and one of the people most respected by His Majesty today.

She has many children and grandchildren, a harmonious family, and a noble status. The fact that they asked her to be a matchmaker shows how much the Zhenguo Mansion values ​​Li Qingqian.

Jiang Lin was an orphan and very poor, so he asked his neighbor's mother-in-law who came with him from his hometown to be a matchmaker.

This mother-in-law also grew up without a father or mother. Her husband died early in her life, and she lost all of her sons. Even her only daughter died of a serious illness a few years ago.

Jiang Lin had been favored by her in his childhood, and now she brought him to Beijing to be taken care of.

My mother-in-law is a pitiful person, but when these things are heard by some people, they take on a different meaning.

Liu was very angry that night and asked Li Shuyue how could she get any blessing by asking an unlucky person to be the matchmaker?

Compare with the second, Three Books and Six Rites.

Three books: engagement letter, welcoming letter, and gift letter.

The six rites: offering betrothal gifts, asking for the name, offering good news, offering betrothal gifts, asking for the date, and welcoming the bride.

The three letters from the Zhenguo Mansion were written by the Minister of Rites, Lord Zhou, and he also personally performed the five ceremonies before the wedding at the Li Mansion.

In addition to the royal etiquette and sacrifices, the Minister of Rites is also in charge of the marriages of princes and nobles. The fact that he is the one who performs the ceremony of three books and six ceremonies shows how much importance the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion attaches to Li Qingqian.

The three letters from the Jiang family were written by one of the official mediators, and the five ceremonies before the wedding were also performed by the official mediator. In comparison, they were more than a little perfunctory.

As for the first two things, even if Liu wanted to go back on her word, Li Shuyue could persuade her privately and she would be able to endure it.

What she couldn't stand the most was the upcoming betrothal gift!

On the day of the betrothal gift, the Duke of Zhenguo and his wife came in person, and 188 boxes carrying betrothal gifts, tied with red silk and with the word "囍" pasted on them, were carried into the Li residence like a stream of water.

The Li family cleared out a large yard, and a dozen servants spent a whole day moving things back and forth before they could tidy up everything. The entire yard was packed to the brim, with no space at all.

The wife of the Duke of Zhenguo held Li Qingqian's hand and talked for a long time, with the smile on her face that could not be faded. Before leaving, she took off a bracelet from her hand and gave it to Li Qingqian, saying that it was a reward given to the ancestors of the Shen family by the founding emperor of Dawei and passed down from generation to generation to the new bride of the Shen family. It can be seen that she loves Li Qingqian very much.

The betrothal gift that the Jiang family gave to Li Shuyue was even reduced from the sixty-six items required for a Dawei wedding to just sixteen items!

Liu had originally prepared a large yard for her daughter, but those few things were piled up in a corner, not even one percent of what Li Qingqian had! If you didn't look carefully, you would think it was just a pile of miscellaneous items that were about to be thrown away.