Jiu Zhang Ji: The Daily Life of the Reborn Daughter

Chapter 6: No Return

When Qiao Lili arrived at Zhenxia Courtyard, the old Duke's wife was playing cozy with the Bai family's mother and daughter. If her granddaughter hadn't said she wanted to come in person, she would have kicked them out long ago. It wasn't her character to let them stay here and drink tea peacefully.

Qiao Lili told her grandmother everything that happened on the city wall. In her next life, she had to make her grandmother understand that she did not want to be wronged.

How could her granddaughter, whom she loved so much as a treasure, have ever suffered the slightest injustice? Besides, they had already decided to cancel the engagement and were only waiting for a reply from Qiao Lili's father before canceling the engagement. How could the old lady of the Duke possibly treat the Bai family as a guest?

On the day she was reborn, she hugged her grandmother and stayed in her warm and broad arms, refusing to get up. Her grandmother thought she was sad and hurt by Bai Junzhe, so she gently let her hug her, stroking her hair with one hand and patting her back with the other, comforting her and laughing at her for being like when she was a child and unable to leave her grandmother for a moment.

One moment? This moment lasted seven years.

In fact, she didn't dare to let go of her grandmother, for she was afraid that all this was a bubble, a dream, the moon in the mirror and the flower in the water, an illusion, which would shatter, wake up, and disappear.

In the previous life, news came that his father and brother had died in battle at the border, and he was framed for treason and the Duke Dingguo's mansion was ransacked. The old Duke's wife, who had always been in good health, fell to the ground and never got up again.

She was already imprisoned in the dungeon at that time, and could not even come to take care of her grandmother's funeral. Poor grandmother, who was born into a rich and powerful family, was spoiled and brought up like a princess, lived a life of luxury, had fine clothes and delicious food, and had a group of servants, but in the end, she ended up being wrapped in a mat and thrown into a mass grave.

The Duke Ding's mansion was confiscated, the old Duke's wife died and her body was thrown into a mass grave, hundreds of servants were sold, and the ten-year-old Qiao Zhen became a beggar on the street. In the end,...

After being reborn, Qiao Lili has seen her grandmother several times, but every time she meets her grandmother who is in good spirits, she has to hold back her tears and not let them overflow from her eyes. She has silently thanked God countless times in her heart. In this life, she wants her grandmother to live out her days in peace and longevity. After she dies, she will be buried in the best feng shui site by a monk.

"Hello, young lady." Dongmei, the maid waiting outside the door, opened the curtain for Qiao Lili.

Qiao Lili walked into the main hall and bowed to the old Duke's wife who was sitting in the main seat: "How are you, Grandmother."

The old Duke's wife, who had been gloomy at first, suddenly brightened up when she saw her beloved baby coming. Qiao Lili was wearing a pastel-colored dress embroidered with large peony flowers, which made her delicate face look like a newly blooming bud.

In the past four years, the old Duchess's wife had been watching her granddaughter, who was in her prime, wearing plain clothes every day, and she felt secretly distressed. But today, when she first saw this bright and beautiful girl, she felt extremely happy and loved her so much that she couldn't do enough.

She waved to Qiao Lili: "Good boy, come to grandma quickly."

She walked over to the old Duke's wife and sat down, as if she had just seen the Bai family mother and daughter, and greeted them coldly: "Hello, Madam Bai."

She had always called Mrs. Bai "Auntie Bai", and from now on, she would no longer use this name.

This Bai was named Bai Rushue and had been her mother's close friend for many years. She went in and out of Duke Dingguo's Mansion as if it were her own. When her mother was dying, she asked her mother to arrange a marriage for her with Bai Junzhe.

The marriage of the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Dingguo and the eldest son of the Marquis's mansion was considered a low marriage. However, in recent years, Bai had shown that she loved Qiao Lili more than her own daughter. And Bai Junzhe had grown up in front of everyone. He was handsome and capable of both literature and martial arts.

Perhaps Qiao Lili's mother also felt that if she married into the Marquis's Mansion, at least she would not be bullied by her mother-in-law. Bai Junzhe was also a good person, and it was much better than marrying someone she didn't know much about.

As for the old Duke's wife and Qiao Lili's father, no matter how unhappy they were, they instinctively ignored the decision made by Qiao Lili's mother on her deathbed. What's more, Bai Junzhe and his mother seemed to be doing well.

All I can say is that Bai's words, actions, and behavior are too deceptive. He has been deceiving this family for years.

Marrying into the Bai family was like jumping into a pit of fire from which there was no escape. Not only would it ruin herself, but it would also ruin the entire Dingguo Mansion.

"Lili, I haven't seen you for a few days. Aunt Bai misses you, and your sister and I came to see you." Bai wore her mask tightly, just like in her previous life. She was very unhappy when she saw Bai Junzhe coming back with a woman on the city wall, so she came to their house and talked eloquently until her anger soon subsided. She was as kind to them as ever.

Qiao Lili didn't respond either. Chuntao just happened to serve her tea. The cup was the Jingdezhen blue and white cup with lotus pattern that she used to have at her grandmother's place. She lowered her head, frowned, picked up the cup and took a sip. The fresh aroma of the season's new tea, the Longjing tea before the rain, slid down her throat and moistened her every limb.

Bai Rouer, who was called, couldn't hold her temper anymore. She stood up, walked a few steps to Qiao Lili, and grabbed her sleeve. "Sister Li, your dress is so beautiful. I want one too. Let's go to the street to buy it." She looked so cute and adorable.

Bai Rouer is fourteen years old this year. She looks exactly like Bai Shi. She would be the type that you can't pick out if thrown into a group of maids. However, Qiao Lili is willing to spend money to dress her up. In four years, she has been dressed up as a delicate and pretty lady from a wealthy family.

In the past four years, this was what Bai Rouer said most often, and whenever she said it, Qiao Lili would agree.

The Bai family had long been in decline, and before his death, Lord Bai wanted to give away all his wealth. The family relied on pawning large and valuable items to survive, and there were only a few servants left to serve them.

The Dingguo Duke's Mansion is not a ruined family like the Marquis' Mansion. Three generations of Dingguo Dukes have been warriors all over the world, conquering all directions and forcing small countries in all directions to shrink like quails. In the process, they also accumulated a deep family fortune.

However, both generations of Duke Dingguo sacrificed their lives for their country and died on the battlefield.

The dowry of Qiao Lili's mother when she got married was a real ten-mile red wedding dress, which caused quite a stir in the capital at that time. It is said that compared with hers, the dowry of the queen, who was then the crown princess, was not even worth mentioning.

Qiao Lili's mother was very good at business, and in the years after her marriage, it was said that her dowry had more than doubled. She left all of this to Qiao Lili. Therefore, Qiao Lili never cared about the small amounts of money she received, and she always responded to the requests of Bai Rouer, her future sister-in-law.

But from now on, this is impossible. If the Bai family can still get a penny from her, it means that she, Qiao Lili, is incompetent.

Not only that, but she had to vomit out everything they had eaten.