Jiu Zhang Ji: The Daily Life of the Reborn Daughter

Chapter 130: Twice the effort, half the result

When Qiao Lili got up in the morning and was practicing martial arts, she was thinking of reasons to go out. Even Xiao Qiao Zhen noticed that she was absent-minded.

"Sister, you are distracted when practicing, so you get half the result with twice the effort." He really knows how to apply what he has learned. Can this word be used in this way?

"Sister is wrong. I will not be distracted next time." She had already thought it through. It was best to use Aunt Yun as an excuse. Sure enough, she practiced very hard next time, and it was twice as effective with half the effort.

When the two sisters were leaving, Qiao Zhen asked, "Sister, can I lend the book to my friend?"

"Why not? As long as he takes care of it and doesn't get it dirty or damaged, it's fine." Books cannot be read without being borrowed. Some people like to read other people's books, but not their own books.

"Zhao Chengxi wanted to borrow my book, not for himself. He had already finished reading it in the academy, and he wanted to take it back to his sister to read." Qiao Zhen said that Zhao Chengxi's sister often went to bring them snacks. He was a little reluctant to part with the book, but was embarrassed to refuse.

"What kind of book is so good? He even wants to take it back to his sister to read." How could adults like the books that they, the children, read? Could it be that Zhao Chengxi is using his own likes and dislikes to speculate about his sister?

"They are the books my sister gave me. They are all travel notes and strange stories. She said that my sister has never been far away from home and will definitely like to read them."

How many women of Dayan have ever traveled far away? Most of them are trapped in a small place from birth to death.

She suddenly felt a lot of sympathy. She and Zhao Luxi had some connection. "Then you don't have to lend him yours. You may feel reluctant, right?" Qiao Zhen smiled embarrassedly. Her little face was rosy and looked very healthy. "I'll give one set to his sister." She bought several sets to give away.

"Let Xiaodong and Xiaoxi get it from me later."

"Yeah." Qiao Zhen responded and ran back to Tingfeng Courtyard, "Sister, I'm so hungry. I need to go back quickly to have breakfast."

After practicing for a whole morning, even she was hungry, let alone a child with a strong appetite.

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Even if the rain does not know that spring will go, it is clear that the summer is deep.

Qiao Lili wore a duck egg green chest-length skirt today, with a long misty green moon-shadow gauze shawl over it. She only wore two pieces of jewelry on her head, a green jade bamboo hairpin and a pair of green jade round fan earrings, both of which were given to her by her grandmother.

The weather is hot, so it is not suitable to wear too many jewelry. Dressing like this is refreshing and cool. Also, she will change into men's clothes later, so it is convenient.

When they arrived at the Zhenxia Courtyard, the old Duke's wife was so happy to see her precious granddaughter wearing the jewelry she had chosen for her.

"Grandma, you have good taste. This jewelry really suits your skin tone. It makes you feel cool just by looking at it." The old Duchess's wife looked her darling granddaughter up and down.

But her good granddaughter was going to lie to her.

"Yes, the fan my grandmother gave me is fanning me." Qiao Lili shook her head gently, and the round fan earrings on her ears swayed, which really sounded like they were fanning me.

"You are such a clever ghost, you only know how to say nice things to coax me." Yeah, I'll say it one moment and coax you and deceive you right away.

"Grandma, when I went to see Concubine Yun yesterday, the Emperor went there and didn't invite me to have lunch. Aunt Yun felt bad about it, so she insisted that I go again today and prepare a delicious lunch for me." Qiao Lili had been thinking about this draft in her mind for the whole morning, so there shouldn't be any flaws.

She also sent someone to talk to Concubine Yun, asking her to cover for her if anything happened.

"Go, go. It will be boring for her to be alone in the palace. You should go and spend more time with her." You still have to please the future mother-in-law.

After walking out of Zhenxiayuan, Qiao Lili breathed a sigh of relief.

The carriage left the Duke Dingguo's Mansion and went to a secluded place. Shang Zhen and several followers were waiting there with Wuzong. Qiao Lili had already changed into men's clothes in the carriage, rode on Wuzong, and went out of the city to the farm outside the capital.

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Bai didn't know whether it was day or night in the dark cell. She didn't know who had captured her family, nor did she know how many days she had been locked up.

She heard that Lou Xinyue was taken away for interrogation. She must have been seriously injured when she came back. She was groaning in pain these days.

They were each in a cell and couldn't see each other, but could hear each other's voices. She heard Bai Rouer crying intermittently, and her heart ached terribly. Such a good daughter was ruined like this, and not just once. Who could she blame?

He heard that Bai Junzhe had woken up, and it seemed that he had saved his life. The doctor in the clinic said that he was not going to survive. He didn't know why the third princess tortured him like this.

How did their family become like this? Her son had returned from the border with great vigor and honors, and promotion and marriage were just around the corner. How come all this wealth burst so easily like a soap bubble?

Since when did their good days come to an end?

Did it start when Qiao Lili wanted to break off the engagement? When she wanted to pay back the money? When Zhe'er didn't get rewarded? It should have started when Zhe'er brought Lou Xinyue back from the border. Before Zhe'er went to the border, he promised not to take a concubine, but he took a concubine before they even got married.

Things happen one after another. You think today has reached the worst, but the next day is always worse than the previous one.

Why did Qiao Lili break off the engagement? Because of Lou Xinyue. Rou'er was right. If it weren't for this bitch, Qiao Lili would have married Zhe'er long ago.

The debt collection issue would not have happened later. Without the debt collection, the censor would not have reported the case, his son would have been promoted, Qiao Lili would have married in with a large dowry, and their lives would have been better and better.

One step wrong, step by step wrong.

It’s all the fault of that bitch Lou Xinyue. The castle in the air she gave seduced Zhe’er and made him betray Qiao Lili, leading to the current situation.

No, no matter how miserable they were, they should have been in that small courtyard. Why were they in this dungeon?

Why would someone arrest this family? Who arrested them? What was the point of arresting them?

Is it the third princess? No, if it was her, she wouldn't have thrown Zhe'er back home.

Lao Tu, no, he doesn’t have that ability.

She had been thinking about these things over and over since she came in, but she couldn't find the answer.

After so many years, her life has been peaceful and she has forgotten who she is.

She also forgot all the evil things she had done and didn't know the meaning of the phrase "retribution". It's not that there will be retribution, it's just a matter of whether it's sooner or later.

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Happy holidays, my dears~~