Jiu Zhang Ji: The Daily Life of the Reborn Daughter

Chapter 170: One Person Criticizes Half

In this situation, Qiao Lili could not take Concubine Yun and Yu Jingyan away and leave Emperor Yong'an alone, so she had to enter the palace with them.

After Yu Linghuan got on the carriage, he found that Concubine Yun and her two children had also gotten on the carriage after him, and his mood improved a little.

Can this be considered as a gain in one's loss?

As soon as he entered the palace, Emperor Yong'an Yu Linghuan complained of a headache, saying that he was very angry and needed to rest. When he arrived at the upper study, he threw all the memorials to Yu Jingyan and Qiao Lili, and said smugly: "Young people are together, everything they do is sweet, and men and women work together, so work is not tiring."

"Each of you approves half. It's a big deal. Just make the decision. Don't ask me. It's a headache for me. I don't care. These memorials will be issued at the morning court tomorrow. Don't delay things."

The two of them were stunned for a while and hadn't recovered from the shock. They just wanted to have lunch with their mother. Are you, my dear father, overthinking it?

Yu Linghuan, your mother and concubine have me by your side, it is a good time, you young people need to strive, and threw two red pens on the table for two people, one in front of each person. Then, with the support of Concubine Yun, he entered Yunxiao Palace.

By the time the two of them had recovered from the shock, their father had already walked to Yunxiao Palace for lunch with one hand supporting his head and the other holding his daughter Fei'er.

Poor Qiao Lili and Yu Jingyan fought with Zhezi for a long time before the imperial kitchen delivered their lunch, which consisted of two meat dishes and two vegetable dishes, four vegetables and one soup. This meal was prepared according to the specifications and preferences of Emperor Yong'an. The two of them had no taste for the food, but just to fill their stomachs, so they ate it hastily and continued to work.

"Ajing, there is not much useful content in this memorial and there is too much nonsense. Let's find a way to simplify it." Qiao Lili had been marking memorials all afternoon. Her hands were sore and her eyes were blurry. Finally, she finished marking them all and leaned in Yu Jingyan's arms and acted coquettishly.

Yu Jingyan rubbed Qiao Lili's fair wrist and felt that her skin was whiter than snow and as delicate as if it could be broken by a blow. The touch of his fingers was like the warmest jade, and he suddenly felt a little distracted.

Yu Jingyan raised his hand and took off the jade hairpin that was holding up Qiao Lili's hair. Her inky black hair spread on his legs, with a brocade-like texture and exuding a faint fragrance. Yu Jingyan's five fingers passed through her hair, feeling silky and lingering in his heart, causing waves of throbbing.

"Don't mess up my hair. Caiqi and Caixing don't know how to tie their hair up." Qiao Lili came over and grabbed Yu Jingyan's hand that was making trouble.

"A-Li, have you forgotten? I can tie your hair." Yu Jingyan combed Qiao Lili's hair with his fingers. "I tied your hair all the way back from Ganjiang."

Qiao Lili was a little embarrassed: "Then I'll have to trouble Jing today."

She put the soft little hand to her lips and kissed it, calling softly, "Ali, it's an honor." Her voice was a little hoarse. Qiao Lili's beautiful eyes moved, and when she saw Yu Jingyan's rosy cheeks, she immediately smiled. The dimples on her lips were looming, like a glass of mellow wine, tempting Yu Jingyan to put his lips closer.

He had wanted to kiss this dimple for a long time, and it was indeed the most wonderful taste he had imagined. His lips moved from the dimple to the cheek, to the picturesque eyes with trembling long eyelashes, to the white and tender forehead, and finally lingered on the sweet lips.

In her previous life, Qiao Lili was married to Bai Junzhe for seven years, and was imprisoned in a dark cell underground for five years. In the first two years, Lou Xinyue watched her closely and deceived her together with Bai Shi and Bai Rouer. Bai Junzhe pretended to be ill and deliberately avoided her. She and Bai Junzhe had very little time alone, and they had never hugged or kissed, or even held hands.

Therefore, all her emotional comfort comes from her brother Ajing in this life. It’s great that even though she has experienced hardships in her previous life, she is still clean and pure, from body to mind. Otherwise, how can she be worthy of her brother Ajing, who is like a banished immortal.

The sunset is intoxicating, the evening glow is gorgeous, and the two people's affectionate and cuddling figures are picturesque.

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Before the morning court session, when the ministers received the approved memorials, their expressions varied, as it was obvious that the memorials were not written by the emperor.

Someone who recognized it said that one of the handwritings belonged to the Sixth Prince. The First and Second Princes no longer had much chance, and the Fifth Prince was not interested in it. The Sixth Prince's position as the Crown Prince was imminent, so it was not a strange thing for him to review memorials on behalf of the Emperor at this time.

But the handwriting of the other reply was intriguing, because the delicate hairpin-shaped small calligraphy was obviously written by a woman. Could it be Concubine Yun's?

“No.” A court official who had seen Concubine Yun’s calligraphy said, “The Concubine’s handwriting is sharper and more steady. It is obviously the handwriting of a teenage girl.” The Emperor has never selected a beauty. Since Concubine Yun entered the palace, the Emperor has never been to the harem. How could there be a young woman in the palace?

Did the emperor have a new favorite? No, it was rumored a few days ago that the emperor had specially practiced a juggling trick to coax Concubine Yun to open the door, throwing eight balls with both hands at the same time. This made the masters in the capital sigh and say that because the emperor's tricks to coax the empress were always new, they couldn't keep up with the pace and rhythm. The lady was angry, and they had to sleep in the cold study again.

After many different opinions and speculations, the ministers began to pay attention to the content of the reply on the memorial.

"This reply is insightful and of high quality."

"The writing style is plain, neither arrogant nor impatient."

"The language is refined, the details are simplified, and the finishing touch is added."

"Every word flows smoothly and is as good as a pearl."

There were praises and criticisms, "A mere little girl dares to comment on the memorials of court officials, which is no different from a hen crowing at dawn."

"You little girl, still wet behind the ears, dares to meddle in government affairs."

"Old man, be careful with your words. We in Great Yan do not have the saying that women cannot participate in politics. Have you forgotten the empress of the Holy Kingdom of Haidong who dominated our Central Plains?"

"He was the greatest emperor of all time, how can a little girl compare to him?"

Qiao Peng was also standing among the military generals waiting to go to court. The military generals would not submit memorials unless it was a major event, unlike the civil officials who would write three thousand words about the smallest matter to find a sense of existence. He listened to the civil officials' quarrels and vaguely heard sporadic words from the Sixth Prince and the little girl. He immediately became suspicious, and while no one was paying attention, he quietly approached the civil officials and stole a glance at the memorials they were arguing about.

Just one glance made his hair stand on end, his pupils dilated, and he almost lost his soul. What did he see? That handwriting, that handwriting was clearly his sister Lili's.

In the place where the emperor's personal comments should have been, there were his sister's comments written in red ink, some long and some short, and he looked very comfortable with it. This, this is too scary. What is the emperor trying to do? It seems like he wants to exterminate his entire clan at every turn.

That can't be possible. The emperor seems to like Lili very much. He calls her to the imperial study for most of the day to discuss this and that whenever there is something to discuss. Lili is not an ignorant girl. She dares to do this. Doesn't she have the emperor's permission?

The emperor must have allowed it, but would the emperor allow a little girl like her to review memorials on his behalf? Could it be that the Sixth Prince asked him to do so? It's not impossible. The Sixth Prince obeys his sister's every word. If that's the case, then there will be a lot of trouble.

After thinking about it, he realized that there was nothing he could do. What else could he do? He could only retreat back to the ranks of the military officers and pretend that he saw nothing. If the emperor wanted to favor the couple, no one could stop him. Of course, if he wanted to exterminate their entire family, no one could stop him either.

Just when he was in a trance and unsettled, he heard Eunuch Li flick his whisk and shout, "Go to court~"