Reborn Daughter: The Young Lady Wants to Make a Trouble

After packing up her things, Li Xueyue walked over to where she had left her diary. She wasn't sure if she should continue to delve into other people's lives, but her curiosity was killing her. What if she could find out something from the diary? What if she could learn important information?

Li Xueyue bit her lower lip and finally decided to read it again. She took the book out of its hiding place, walked to the door with it, locked the door, and sat down on a low chair in front of the table.

"There's nothing here," she whispered aloud, turning the pages until she came to the last one where she stopped.

Her brows knitted together as she realized that the date of the next entry had been moved forward three months. What had happened? She flipped through a few pages and realized that it wasn't her mistake.

"You might be wondering why I haven't spoken to you in so long, Diary. You're my best friend and the one I share my secrets with, but I found some friends! Can you believe it? Well, I wouldn't call them my friends, because one of them is actually my cousin, and the other one... well, we fell in love.

Li Xueyue blinked slowly. "Cousin? Is this from the Duke's side, or the Duchess's side?" Her thoughts turned to the royal family. Who did Li Minghua love? She felt like she was about to discover something she had never believed.

"I think my father is taking advantage of me."

Seeing the next entrance, Li Xueyue widened her eyes in disbelief.

"Duke...? Using his own daughter? What?" She whispered to herself as she flipped the pages of the book back and forth.

The next day, Li Xueyue found that this was the only line of words in the entry. She continued to read the next article, which was dated a week later.

"That's a really paranoid confession, Diary, I'm sorry. It's just... my cousin doesn't think I should be locked up in my own house like this. He thinks my father is using me to gain more power and believes he can marry me off to someone who will benefit him, but father would never do such a thing. Right? Well, I'm not so sure...

My cousin says he only has my best interests in mind. He cherishes me. He says I am too precious to be taken advantage of. I wish I knew him better, he is always nice to me but sometimes I find his level of closeness to me strange. For example, he likes to hold my hand when we go for an evening walk and won't let go until my love shows up at the date.

He said it was to keep me safe.

Maybe I'm just paranoid.

My lover is worried that my father will consider another boy for marriage. He says he is not the heir to his family, so my father will not approve of him, but he is still from a good family. He is in the army and is rising rapidly in the ranks!

I think he would have been a very famous soldier, a hero who would go down in history! Can you imagine that diary? If I had married him, I would have been the wife of a military hero. People would have known my name thousands of years from now! "

Such thoughts gradually emerged in Li Xueyue's mind. She felt that she was almost there, and the pieces of the puzzle were coming together to form a picture she didn't like. She exhaled tremblingly.

"This, this is impossible... It's just a coincidence." Li Xueyue comforted herself, but she doubted that it was true. She didn't want to read any more. Ignorance is bliss, but her curiosity killed her. She turned to the next article, which was dated three weeks later.

"My lover showed up at my door with flowers and gifts. Wenmin was furious, but he was just a fool, so I didn't care. Chenyang was repulsive, thinking I was fooling around by sneaking out. Me, fooling around? As if! He thought I was chasing boys, but would an egg chase sperm? I think not!

My father was very calm. I knew he didn't care about me at all! He didn't even ask me how I found a man after being locked up for so long.

My father had only ever spoken to my suitors in his public study, and when they came out I knew my cousin had been right all along: my father was using me.

Father berated my suitor, saying his wealth, position, status, and what good it would be for the Lee family if I married him. Father was just trying to use me to gain more power than he already had. Isn’t that enough? He’s already the Prime Minister!”

Li Xueyue felt her heartbeat quicken. "Is King Li Chenyang really using his daughter to gain power? Or is Li Minghua too annoyed by the restrictions he has put on her?" she asked loudly.

"Who's this cousin she keeps talking about?" She snorted and narrowed her eyes.

Li Minghua seemed to have no one to talk to and only one source of information, so it was very easy to deceive her.

"Why would the Duke use her to gain power?" Li Xueyue muttered, scratching her head.

That's a stupid idea.

How could Li Minghua insult Li Wenmin so easily? He was not a fool at all, in fact, one of the smartest people she knew.

Li Xueyue liked to mock him for not wanting to study, but she knew that he didn't need to study to be smart. She sighed secretly. How dare she criticize Li Minghua?

Li Xueyue decided to keep reading, but she felt an uneasy feeling in her stomach, as if her instincts were telling her not to go on—as if the truth she was about to uncover today would be something she would never forget.

Like a fool, she ignored her instincts and went ahead. The next article was written the following week after the private session.

"My cousin said it wasn't safe for me to continue living with my parents in Herchen. They would continue to lock me in the house and I would never see anyone!

My cousin and my lover both said they had to go back to the capital now, that's where they belong. They can't stay here for too long. I don't want them to leave. I want to go to the capital with them, I know that's where Lord Li's mansion is, it's very big.

Father forced us to stay in Hechen only because he was a damn coward! He didn't want to go back to the Prime Minister's post because he said it was tiring. Well, the country is deteriorating and he needs to get back to his post!

I told him I wanted to live in the capital with my cousin and the royal family. They would never control me. I would control them first! I hated my aunt so much, why did she let my uncle marry so many prostitutes? Wasn't she ashamed of not speaking up?

Li Xueyue raised her eyebrows at Li Minghua's arrogant words.

"Control them first? What is she talking about?" She bit her lower lip. Imperial aunt? Imperial uncle? Was Li Minghua referring to the empress and the emperor?

Li Xueyue continued. The date of the next entry was exactly the same day two years ago. This coincidence made her tremble all over and gave her arms disturbing goose bumps.

“Today is the first day I move into the palace!” My father finally softened and said that I can only stay for a while. But we will see about this.

Also, I have exciting news, Diary. Guess Diary, guess! I think I'm getting engaged! We haven't told anyone yet, but he says he has plans. I know, I know, I'm too young, but he says he loves me no matter what.

And…I…allowed him to ruin my love. I didn’t mean for this to happen, but he convinced me that it was for the best. That as long as I was his, no one would dare take me away from him. It was consensual. I loved him. He loved me. That was all that mattered.

I never told anyone what happened that night. What if my parents found out? They would think less of him. Especially Dad. But not Mom, she always supported me even if she didn't like him. I don't think she knew how deep my relationship with him was. She probably thought we were just friends.

I don't care that he's not the heir. I don't care that he's scary and can easily overwhelm me. I love him. I love him, very, very much.

I have another exciting news! Guess what, diary! His rank has been raised! He is no longer a simple general!

The Emperor's uncle was excited to see me move in. He was the Emperor, but he was always so nice to me. He found it funny that I was so close to my cousin, his son.

I ignored the comment and joked that he should remember this day for the rest of his life. His niece would probably marry one of his favorite children, and although they were not related by blood, the Queen did adore my love.

And, I was finally free from my father's control! I was finally ready to live the life of a commander's wife.

Not an heir. Close to the royal family. Living in the Imperial Palace. A commander. Now it all started to make sense, but not in the best way.

Li Xueyue's heart sank to the bottom of the valley, her face pale. She stood up suddenly, and her legs stumbled in shock. "Never." She panted, covered her mouth, and her hands were shaking.

Li Minghua is Wen Jinkai's woman. Li Minghua is the woman he can never forget. She was originally the woman that Li Xueyue wanted to replace.