Jiu Zhang Ji: The Daily Life of the Reborn Daughter

Chapter 196: Gaining Fame During Life and After Death

Last night, the frost chilled my clothes, and red leaves covered the steps. The west wind swept away all the gardens, and only the chrysanthemums lived up to the autumn.

The Double Ninth Festival has passed. There was a little frost last night. The sun is not yet warm, and the frost has not melted. The yellow and red leaves are like coated with silver, sparkling with little lights. The grass and trees are sparse, and the chrysanthemums look even more cold, proud and full of vitality.

The chrysanthemum garden of the Zhenbei Palace was full of colorful flowers, including light purple, golden yellow, deep red, light pink, white, pink white, emerald green, and dark purple. The most eye-catching one was the cluster of black chrysanthemums, which were really like a black forest, beautiful and even more desolate. The black chrysanthemums that had just opened were lotus-shaped, but when they were in full bloom, they became curled. The petals were thin, black with red, and had a faint luster, which made Qiao Lili secretly marvel.

"Sister, can I have two pots of black chrysanthemums in my dowry?" Qiao Lili saw the black chrysanthemums and felt a little reluctant to give up.

"You've become the Crown Princess, so you have all the good things. Why do you become more careless? When you were just the daughter of Duke Dingguo, you weren't like this." Xiao Wenchu ​​pulled Qiao Lili's hands apart and looked at her from head to toe. "I haven't seen you for a few days. You've become more beautiful."

Xiao Wenchu ​​lived in the capital when he was a child. He met her several times at various banquets with their respective grandmothers. Both of them had practiced martial arts since childhood, and unlike the delicate and weak noble ladies in the capital, they could get along well.

"Flattering me is useless. Just tell me whether you want Mo Ju to be your dowry or not. I can say good things and bad things about you." Qiao Lili put her arm around Xiao Wenchu's shoulders, and the two of them talked with their heads close together, behaving very intimately.

Caiqin and Caiwei felt relieved when they saw how affectionate their young lady was with Miss Xiao. It seemed that their young lady had become cold and aloof since some day. Except for her family, the Sixth Prince and Concubine Yun, she had always kept a distance from the people around her. Now, she looked a bit like a naive little girl.

The Dingguo Mansion is not a prosperous place, and there is no mistress. As soon as Miss Xiao enters the mansion, she should be in charge of the household affairs. If he has a bad relationship with the Miss, it is always better for them to like each other.

Today's visit to propose marriage is considered as a betrothal gift, and is also carried out at the same time as asking for the name. No matter how compatible the two parties are, they cannot keep any meal. Not long after Qiao Lili and Xiao Wenchu ​​returned from the garden, they heard a maid come to invite them. This meant that Concubine Yun and the old Duke's wife wanted to see Xiao Wenchu ​​before they left.

The elders took the initiative to ask to meet the young lady who proposed marriage, which meant that they were very fond of her. Xiao Wenchu ​​was a woman who could ride a horse and carry a gun and go to the battlefield, so she was naturally not afraid of such occasions. She saluted to Concubine Yun and the old Duke's wife with grace and grace. The meeting gift from Concubine Yun was a complete set of head jewelry made of South China Sea pearls, and the old Duke's wife gave a pair of ancestral bracelets. As the saying goes, gold has a price but jade is priceless, and this pair of bracelets were not ordinary items just by looking at the water content.

Even someone like Princess Zhenbei, who is used to seeing good things, felt that it was too expensive: "It's our first meeting, and she's just a little kid, how can she accept such an expensive gift."

“Wenchu ​​is a woman who is as brave as any man. She has made great contributions in the northern border and brought a stable life to the people in the north. Although the court cannot issue an edict to commend her, the emperor remembers her in his heart. No matter how expensive the gift is, Wenchu ​​is worthy.” Concubine Yun’s words made the Princess of Zhenbei’s eyes red. Her granddaughter was as skilled in literature and martial arts as men, but she could only dress like a man in the army and could not even receive the honors in person. To be honest, her grandmother felt very distressed.

"After accepting the marriage, the emperor will personally issue an edict to grant the marriage." The reason why the edict was not issued at this time was that the Duke Dingguo's Mansion wanted to take the attitude of seeking marriage and put the Prince Zhenbei's Mansion on a high position. The marriage will be granted after accepting the marriage, only when both parties agree to the marriage and have already made a small engagement. At this time, granting the marriage is decent and honorable, and it is a reward for the Prince Zhenbei's Mansion and the Duke Dingguo's Mansion.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Xiao Wenchu ​​bowed.

Concubine Yun's words made Qiao Lili fall into deep thought. She didn't hear what the old Duke's wife said.

The first time Emperor Yong'an wanted to pass the throne to her, she was quite repulsive. She was blinded by hatred at that time and only wanted revenge, revenge for herself and revenge for her mother. Now her revenge was in her hands and she could take it at any time. Her mother might still be alive, so her heart could hold more things.

From attending court some time ago to attending court several times in person later, her feelings were different. If her rebirth was not just for revenge, and if she could use her experiences of several lifetimes to benefit the people, then all that Ajing had done for her rebirth would not be in vain.

Sister Wenchu ​​is a girl, but she can only fight as a man. She has to go through life and death and give up fame and honor. This is unfair to women. There are more than one women like Sister Wenchu ​​in Dayan. If I were a woman, then wouldn't there be another bright path for extraordinary women like Sister Wenchu?

They can walk around the world as women, radiate light, and win fame during their lifetime and after their death.

Qiao Lili, who was always passive and lazy, came out of the Prince of Zhenbei's Mansion, sent her grandmother back to the Duke of Dingguo's Mansion, and went straight to the palace without stopping, leaving Brother Ajing alone to deal with the memorials. Brother Ajing would be tired, and they still had to discuss many things.

The current Emperor Yong'an has completely let himself go. He does nothing but attend court. He just listens when he attends court. Most of the matters have to be handled by Qiao Lili and Yu Jingyan.

Qiao Lili could easily imagine that if she married Yu Jingyan now, Emperor Yong'an would be very unhappy. Now he was probably still hesitating about whether to pass this responsibility to his son or daughter-in-law, and was still waiting and watching.

Qiao Lili met her brother Qiao Peng who had just left the court at the gate of the palace.

Concubine Yun's procession passed in front. No matter how anxious he was, he didn't dare to stop Concubine Yun to ask questions, so he stopped Qiao Lili who was behind.

The brother and sister greeted each other as they rode two horses and one wrong.

Qiao Lili knew what her brother was going to ask. She drooped her face and sighed, "Brother, you are not a good person. Aunt Yun didn't ask Sister Chu to agree to the marriage. How did you offend her like this?"

When Qiao Peng heard this, he felt like he was struck by lightning. The world was spinning around him and he almost fell off his horse. "How, how is this possible? It was clearly Wen Chu..." He was just about to say that Wen Chu had written her a letter, but when he looked again, there was no sadness on Qiao Lili's face at all. Instead, there was a smile of success, and there was even mockery and mischief in her eyes. Qiao Peng knew that he had been deceived by his sister.

"You little brat, do you think it's so fun to tease your brother?" If they were not both on the horse, he really wanted to mess up the little girl's hair. Now he could only say something harsh, "I'll wait for you to come home."

However, this kind of sister is his lively and lovely sister. Since her mother left, she seemed to have grown up overnight, shouldering everything in the Duke Dingguo Mansion, and no longer had the liveliness and smile that she should have at her age.

"Go home, go home and you can only thank me." Qiao Lili threw down these words, and rode into the palace with a laugh.

This was also a special permission granted by Emperor Yong'an. Regardless of whether the Crown Princess rode a horse, a carriage, or a sedan chair, she could go directly to the Imperial Study without having to walk.