Jiu Zhang Ji: The Daily Life of the Reborn Daughter

Chapter 210 Uncle

Qiao Peng and Xiao Wenchu ​​set out overnight, while Qiao Lili and Yu Jingyan set out with Hui Ming and Zuo Qiu Linlang in the early morning of the next day. Because this absence would not last for just one or two days, Qiao Lili had to make detailed arrangements for matters in the capital.

The Salesian Home was handed over to Zhao Luxi and Madam Song. Madam Song was efficient and decisive, while Zhao Luxi was careful and thoughtful. The two complemented each other perfectly. Zhou Chengye and his wife assisted them. The couple would give their children more tolerance and love. Yunwu took some time off to go to Jiangnan to collect food and grass, which were continuously transported to Xiguan and the northern border. In case there was a problem with the food and grass in the capital, he could quickly replenish them with what he had prepared.

All the shops were handed over to Yunwen, while the Xinxi Building and the farm in the suburbs of Beijing were handed over to Bao Zhiqiang and Qiao Zhen's master Fu Qizi. The primary task of the few people left behind was to protect Qiao Zhen and not let those with ulterior motives take advantage of the chaos. The rest followed Shang Zhen, Xiang Dazhuang and Tang Chengmin, and also brought Feng Wuzui with them, and rushed to Xiguan together to receive orders in Xiguan City.

The brother and sister Qiao Peng and Qiao Lili each went to the northwest. Two or three days later, the imperial court's troops would be assembled and would be divided into two groups from the capital, heading to Xiguan and the northern border. After that, food and supplies would also continue to follow to the two places.

This time, Emperor Yong'an was very determined. In the past, he had no money or food, so he could not afford to fight a war and could only send generals to garrison. If the enemy attacked, he would fight back, and if they did not attack, he would just defend. But this time it would not work. He had to defeat the enemy and put all the money into his own pocket and never let them go again.

Back then, when the empress was in power, the entire continent was unified and prosperous. So we couldn't act on our own and spend every day plotting against others. If we all became one family, we would just need to live a good life.

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On the fifth day after Qiao Lili and Yu Jingyan left Beijing, the results of the autumn examination were announced. Ke Yang was ranked first, and his real talent and knowledge won him the top spot in the subsequent palace examination.

After the Qionglin Banquet in the Imperial Street, the Teacher Appreciation Banquet, the Ancestor Worship, the Official Assignment Banquet, etc. were all over, Su Shiyun also reached the age of marriage. The family of Young Lord Chen invited Mrs. Chen to go to the residence of Grand Secretary Su to propose marriage.

After a series of procedures, while Qiao Lili and others were fighting bravely at the border, Su Shiyun and Ke Yang got married smoothly, and they made a small engagement on an auspicious day and time. Su Shiyun had just turned fifteen, and Ke Yang was not yet eighteen, so they had to wait for the wedding.

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One evening, Qiao Lili and Yu Jingyan rode Wuzong and Wuying and arrived at Xiguan City ahead of the group. As the two dusty men entered the tent, Duke Dingguo Qiao Xuan stood up in surprise.

Although he had not seen his daughter for several years, and although his daughter was now dressed as a man, he still recognized the people. Since one was his daughter, the other must be the Sixth Prince. He received the letter brought back by A Cang, but he did not expect them to arrive so soon.

Qiao Xuan ran towards his daughter, "Lili," Qiao Lili threw herself at her father. She had never seen her father since she was reborn. In her previous life, she never saw her father until her death. Her father and brother died in Xiguan. Her soul wandered for many years without meeting the souls of her father and brother. It seemed that the distance between them was so far that even their souls could not reach them.

In this life, she probably hasn’t seen her father for ten years. "Daddy!" Qiao Lili knelt in front of Qiao Xuan, hugged his legs and cried.

Yu Jingyan was performing the junior's salute to Qiao Xuan. He couldn't wait for Qiao Xuan to perform the salute to him. However, he was frightened by Qiao Lili and stopped halfway through the salute. Why was Ali crying like this? What happened to Ali? What injustice had she suffered that made her cry like this when she saw her father?

He examined himself and tried to find out what he had done wrong or what he had neglected that made Ali so sad.

Little did people know that Qiao Lili was crying for the tragic death of her father in her previous life, crying for the fact that father and daughter never met each other until death, and crying for her mother whose life and death was still unknown. She cried too much, but none of it had anything to do with Yu Jingyan.

If Yu Jingyan knew that Ali's tears at this moment had nothing to do with him, he might be even sadder.

Qiao Xuan pulled his daughter up and wiped her tears with his rough hands: "Lili, don't cry. My Lili has grown into a big girl. The Sixth Prince is still here. Stop crying." Qiao Lili felt that Qiao Xuan's hands were as rough as sandpaper, with large and small cracks on his hands, but they were very warm. Caressing her cheek made her feel safe and sweet.

"Daddy, Lili misses you, Lili misses you." Qiao Lili's thoughts crossed thousands of mountains and rivers, crossed life and death, crossed past and present lives, how could it be just the three years of this life.

"Dad knows, Dad knows. Are your grandmother and brother all right?" Qiao Xuan pushed Qiao Lili to her seat before he could bother to greet Yu Jingyan: "I'm sorry to have embarrassed you, Sixth Prince. Lili is not that old after all. It's been more than three years since I last saw her." Qiao Xuan spoke without thinking.

Yu Jingyan sat down next to Qiao Lili and held her hand: "Ali, what's wrong with you? I'm worried."

Qiao Lili quickly wiped away the tears on her face, revealing a fresh face as if washed by water, and gave him a forced smile. She was always calm and composed in front of Yu Jingyan, and today's behavior might have scared him. "Don't worry, Jing, I haven't seen my father for a long time, and..." She paused here. She didn't want to talk about her mother when she just saw her father, but she knew that Jing's brother would understand her words.

Yu Jingyan really understood. When Ah Li saw her father, she must have thought of her missing mother again, which was why she was so sad. A teenage girl could actually carry such a big secret for so long, and it was only later that Qiao Peng came to share it with her.

How could I not feel wronged and sad when I saw my father?

A soldier brought in warm water, and Qiao Lili washed her hands and face. After Qiao Lili sat down somewhat embarrassedly, another soldier brought tea. She held the teacup with both hands and lowered her head to drink the tea. After she recovered from the breath she had just taken, she felt a little embarrassed. No matter what, she should not have cried while holding her father's legs.

Qiao Xuan and Yu Jingyan, who could laugh at her? After taking a sip of tea, Yu Jingyan changed the subject first, "Uncle, how is the war going in Xiguan now?"

Qiao Xuan was surprised by this title at first. The Sixth Prince could call him Duke Dingguo, he could call him uncle, why call him uncle? Suddenly his heart ached, it was because of Xier. He learned from Qiao Lili's letter that Concubine Yun and his wife Wen Xi had a deep friendship, and Yu Jingyan and Wen Xi also had a semi-teacher-teacher relationship. This was from Xier's side. He called Wen Xi Aunt Wen, so calling himself uncle was very good, very good.

The name Yu Jingyan pleased Qiao Xuan greatly. Originally, it was because Wen Xi promised her daughter to Yu Jingyan, so he had to accept it. In fact, he didn't want to marry into the royal family, as he was afraid that his daughter would be wronged in the future with three palaces and six courtyards. But when he mentioned the name uncle Yu Jingyan, he liked him more and more.

"Uncle, how many troops did Northern Mongolia and Western Turks send respectively?"

"Uncle, how many soldiers are there guarding Xiguan now?"

Uncle...hey, if I can call you that, I’ll call you a few more times.