Jiu Zhang Ji: The Daily Life of the Reborn Daughter

Chapter 129: Embarrassment at Yunmeng Lake

After Qiao Lili returned to Duke Dingguo's Mansion, she went to Zhenxiayuan first.

The old Duke's wife also thought that Qiao Lili would have her meal in Yunxiao Palace. She had already had lunch. When she heard that Qiao Lili had not eaten yet, she wanted the kitchen to prepare lunch for her.

Qiao Lili stopped her and said, "Grandma, please stop worrying. I'm going back to Lupingyuan to eat. Caiqi has already gone to prepare it."

Qiao Lili told her grandmother everything that happened when she went to Concubine Yun's place.

"Grandma, the emperor gave this to me." Qiao Lili took out the small seal and gave it to her grandmother.

The old Duke's wife took it and looked at it. "This is the seal of the Crown Princess. Is the Emperor going to make the Sixth Prince the Crown Prince?"

"From what I heard from them, it seems that Yu Jingyan has always disagreed to be the crown prince. He just wants to live a free life. If he agrees, the emperor might even give him the throne."

"The emperor felt sorry for Aunt Yun, so he wanted to leave the palace and his concubines and stay with Aunt Yun only."

The old Duke's wife returned the seal to Qiao Lili and said, "This is called the Crown Princess Seal, but it is actually useless now. It will only be useful after you are crowned as the Royal Jade Butterfly and canonized."

"But without it, even if I were to wear the Royal Jade Butterfly and have the canonization ceremony, I would not be able to exercise the rights of the Crown Princess."

"So, keep it well and don't lose it."

It's not a big deal if it's not shiny. "Ah Hui, bring me the small box made of red sandalwood or rosewood, no matter which one it is."

When Aunt Hui saw what the grandparents were fiddling with, she not only brought out a box, but also a piece of red brocade cloth.

"It's time for you, grandma."

After installing the small seal, the old Duke's wife gave some more instructions and asked Qiao Lili to go back to her own yard quickly as the child had not yet had his meal.

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Qiao Lili returned to Luping Garden. Caiqin and Caiwei quickly set the table, serving four refreshing side dishes. Then what did she see? "Soup?"

"We have a new chef at Lu Ping Yuan. Can he make soup?" asked Qiao Lili.

"Caiqi and Caixing learned it from Erniu's mother," said Caiqin.

"They said you particularly like this soup," said Caiwei.

"How did you two know that I particularly like this rice soup?" Qiao Lili asked Caiqi and Caixing.

"Because young lady, you ate the whole bowl, without even a drop of soup left." Caiqi looked at Caixing and said.

"Isn't it because your young lady has been running back and forth on the embankment in the rain for a whole day without eating? Is she hungry?" Qiao Lili asked the two silly and lovely girls. Because she likes to eat, they even lowered their status and learned to cook from others. They are not kitchen maids. They only need to protect themselves, but they did so much for her.

"Oh, so you don't like it." Caiqi and Caixing were a little disappointed.

"Not really, I quite like it. The specialty of this soup is that it's quick to make. If you're hungry, it's much quicker than making noodles." To make noodles, you have to knead the dough and roll it out. Just knead it into a paste and pour it around the edge of the pot. It's ready.

"You two have worked hard. By the way, have Erniu and his uncle adapted to the mansion?" Because Caiqi and Caixing knew them when they were in Shijia Village and they had walked a long way back, Qiao Lili asked them to pay more attention to them. After all, Erniu was still a child.

"Erniu is very happy feeding Wuzong and your other two horses every day. Butler Zhong likes him very much because he is honest and simple. He even teaches him a few words when he has nothing to do." Cai Qi said.

"His uncle followed Manager Shang. We didn't see him. He's such a grown-up, so I guess nothing happened to him." Cai Xing said.

The ones picking water chestnuts are careful and meticulous, while the ones picking water water chestnuts are large and broad, and they can be together every day without affecting each other.

The weather is hot now and her appetite is not very good, but this soup was prepared by Caiqi and Caixing, so Qiao Lili still ate a lot, and the two girls smiled with their eyes curved.

Nanny Sun gave each of them a silver hairpin for their sincerity.

At noon, Qiao Lili changed her clothes and went to the outer study room. Shang Zhen was already waiting for her.

When he saw her, he handed her a stack of information, which was the news sent back by Jingyun Pavilion: "Young Master, your guess is really right. This Bai Ruxue is not the real Bai Ruxue."

"She changed people on the way back to Beijing from her maternal grandparents' home. She is really Bai Ruxue. She might have died." Shang Zhen really admired the young master. A noble lady living in a deep mansion could find flaws and get to the crux of the problem through clues.

"Then who is she?"

"She was saved by my mother as a setup, just to get to know my mother."

"Why did she kill my mother?"

Qiao Lili asked three questions in a row. If the answers to these questions were found, then we would be close to the truth.

"Interrogate Bai Rushue." Shang Zhen felt no pressure at all to get Bai Rushue to tell the truth. "Her weakness is Bai Rouer."

"Well, I'll go to the farm outside Beijing with you tomorrow." It's a bit late today and it's not suitable to go out.

Putting these things aside, Qiao Lili started her study for the day.

In the evening, Qiao Lili released Xiaobai and briefly talked to him about the personnel and money issues that Ganjiang Shipping needed to solve.

Whether it's an auction or troop mobilization, he has to come back.

Yu Jingyan was depressed after receiving this letter. The whole letter was about serious matters. Was this what he wanted to read? He had been waiting for this letter for so many days, and his little A-li wrote him this?

Yu Jingyan was so angry that he didn't sleep all night. What else could he do but work. After he finished all the work, he went back to find this heartless little girl.

After he calmed down, he thought again that his little A-li was really helping him. What he was worried about were money and people, and she had only been back for a few days and had solved all his problems.

In the morning, he was about to go out with dark circles under his eyes when someone from Yunmeng Lake came and gave him a small box and a letter. He was curious about what his grandfather had brought him, so he opened the box and saw that it was full of banknotes.

He looked at the person in confusion as to why so much money was sent to him. He didn't know him well, so he didn't feel comfortable asking. So he decided to read the letter.

My grandfather's letter was written very casually. The gist of it was to say that he heard that his grandson's wife, who was not yet married, was asking him to pay for his meals, accommodation and shopping, and that he had borrowed money from others and never paid it back, which was a disgrace to Yunmeng Lake. So he gave him some banknotes to tell him not to be a gigolo. In addition, the money was for his grandson's wife to spend, and if he dared to spend it on Ganjiang, he would never forgive him.

Yu Jingyan's face turned red, he didn't feel embarrassed whether he had money or not in front of Xiao A-li, he felt that they were the closest, husband and wife were one, but it would not be the same if others knew about it.

The visitor left without waiting for him to read the letter, and didn't even ask for a reply. He probably knew that he would not be in a good mood after reading the letter, let alone reply. So what was he waiting for? Was he waiting to be scolded?

Who tipped off? If no one tipped off, Grandpa would definitely not know about it in Yunmeng Lake. It must be those secret guards in Yunmeng Lake.

Yu Jingyan took out his jade whistle, but no matter how he blew it, no one paid any attention to him. Did he know he was exposed and was pretending to be dead?

"Are you all dead? Ah? Come out if you have the guts." Yu Jingyan was so angry that he jumped up and down.

Several secret guards folded their arms and hummed a little tune, saying, "We are already dead, burn some paper if you have any problem."