Jiu Zhang Ji: The Daily Life of the Reborn Daughter

Chapter 116: Nine Looms

After Yu Jingyan rode away, he didn't dare look back. He was afraid that if he looked back, he would not be able to help but follow Xiao A'li to the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.

Half an hour later, we arrived at the foot of Shangchun Mountain.

At this time, the night had enveloped Shangchun Mountain. Everything that was familiar during the day became mysterious. He dismounted, took the reins, stayed at the foot of Wuying Mountain to chew on the grass for a while, then jumped up the mountain. After a few ups and downs, he disappeared in the dark green mountain shadows.

A quarter of an hour later, Yu Jingyan arrived at Baihua Valley.

The whole valley was filled with the pleasant scent of green grass. Yu Jingyan lay under the peach tree, breathing in deeply, as if the smell could heal the pain brought by separation.

The moon is half-moon, hanging obliquely on the branches.

Willow head on the moon, after dusk.

What about people?What about people?

Whose little stars are these? They blink and mock me. One day I will pick you all off to make head ornaments for Ali, inlay a few on the phoenix hairpin, a few on the hairpin, grind them into round shapes and string them into a few beads, and make a pair of earrings. If you can't use them anymore, I will sew one on the tip of the embroidered shoes.

The little stars were scared, and a cloud came and hid themselves. Yu Jingyan also felt the coolness, and the night dew began to fall.

He jumped up, afraid to catch a cold. Without a healthy body, how could he marry little Ali? He was about to go down the mountain and continue on his journey, but for some unknown reason he turned around and came to the tree hole.

He reached out and touched a letter. His hands were shaking a little when he took it out. He took out a tinder and saw that it was left for him by Xiao A Li. When was it left?

He wanted to open it and read it, but felt his hands were very dirty, so he rubbed them on his clothes twice. He was afraid that the sparks from the tinder would burn the letter, so after thinking it over, he decided to put it in his arms, where there were already eight letters.

Yu Jingyan held the letter in his heart as if it were a fire, burning away all the sadness of parting.

I rode down the mountain on my horse and found the nearest post station to stay the night. Why was I in such a hurry? I was just in a hurry to read the letter.

*

The group entered the Duke Dingguo's Mansion. Someone had already reported it to the old Duke's wife. When Qiao Lili arrived at the Zhenxia Courtyard, the old Duke's wife was sitting in the main seat as gloomy as water. Chuntao stood aside, adhering to the family rules. Even Nanny Hui's face was not looking good.

Qiao Lili walked into the main hall and knelt down beside the old Duke's wife without saying a word. Cai Qi and Cai Xing knelt at the door, and the remaining four knelt outside the door.

"Ah Hui, look whose little boy is this? Why is he kneeling in our house?" The old Duke's wife said sarcastically. Qiao Lili knew that her grandmother was angry this time and didn't recognize her.

"Grandma, I'm Lili." Qiao Lili said aggrievedly.

"Nonsense, my Ali is a lady from a noble family, she has to report to the emperor every morning and evening, and report when she goes out. Who are you to pretend to be me?" The old Duke's wife slapped the armrest of the chair, "Take him away and give him 20 strokes of the cane. Let's see if he dares to pretend to be my Ali."

Madam Hui hurriedly stopped her, "You can't do that, young lady. Don't be angry. If you get sick, the eldest young lady will be distressed. If you hurt her, you will be distressed too." Madam Hui stroked the old Duke's wife's back and said, "Young lady, you also said that the eldest young lady's uncle is the most sensible. She must have had a compelling reason to do such a thing. How about you listen to her?"

"I won't listen." The old Duke's wife said, "What did you do earlier? You left me, an old woman, and now you have come up with a reason to come back and lie to me. I don't want to listen."

This was because she was angry that Qiao Lili didn't tell her when she left and lied to her that she was going to Yunxiao Palace.

Grandma, are you sure you will let me go if I tell you? But Qiao Lili didn't dare to say anything now.

"Since you said you are A-li, then punish her according to the family rules." He turned to Chuntao and said, "Flog her twenty times, and make sure each lash draws blood."

Chuntao responded, "Yes, sir." Then she just stood there motionless.

Suddenly, a child's voice came from outside, "Sister, sister, you are back." He cried while shouting, "Sister, I thought you didn't want me anymore."

"Wuwuwu, mother doesn't want me anymore. She left. I thought you didn't want me either."

"Zhen'er, be obedient in the future, study hard, practice martial arts well, and don't eat snacks. Woohoo, please don't leave, okay?" The voice came, and people ran in. Seeing Qiao Lili kneeling on the ground in men's clothes, they rushed towards him. Qiao Lili quickly reached out to catch him.

Qiao Zhen, you are very heavy, you almost broke my arm.

When the old Duke's wife heard Qiao Zhen mention Wen Xi, her eyes also became red. This daughter-in-law had been with her for more than ten years, and they were as close as mother and daughter. She was also the apple of her eye.

Seeing that her grandmother was sad and upset, Qiao Lili quickly hugged one of her legs and said, "Grandma, I was wrong. I won't dare to do it again next time. Please forgive me this time."

Qiao Zhen hugged her grandmother's other leg and said, "Grandma, my sister is so dark and thin. She came back so late. She must not have eaten yet. If you want to beat her, can you wait until she has eaten?"

Qiao Lili looked at Qiao Zhen and said, "We have a deep sister-brother relationship. Shouldn't you say, if you want to hit someone, hit yourself, not your sister?"

In fact, the old Duke's wife had already known from Shang Zhen what Qiao Lili had done and how many people she had saved, but this could not erase her guilt of leaving without saying goodbye.

"Grandma, I'm in a hurry to come back to see you. I haven't eaten all day. Please let me die of fullness." Qiao Lili hugged the old Duke's wife's thigh and shook her, while Qiao Zhen hugged the other and shook her.

Madam Hui whispered in the old Duke's wife's ear: "The dishes you prepared are getting cold."

"Hehe, since Ah Hui pleads for you, I will spare you for the time being. Xia He, serve the meal." The old lady pulled out her legs in disgust, stood up and helped Nanny Hui to the dining hall.

At the dinner table, Qiao Lili kept talking about the suffering she had endured, saying that it had been raining all the time and she was always hungry. The old lady of the Duke's family was so distressed that she winked at Madam Hui and asked her to serve Qiao Lili the food.

Nanny Hui smiled and shook her head helplessly. The young lady was being completely controlled by the eldest lady.

After dinner, Qiao Lili and the old Duke's wife talked about the next plan for the East Palace, and took out the unique things they bought from Dunhua Ancient City and gave them away one by one. Who still remembered to apply the family rules and whipping?

*

At this time, Yu Jingyan checked into the nearest inn.

He opened the letter that Qiao Lili wrote to him.

Nine pieces of loom, dare to turn back time, everything in the world starts from the beginning. Three letters and six engagements, ten miles of red makeup, life and death are inseparable.