Jiu Zhang Ji: The Daily Life of the Reborn Daughter

Chapter 67: Sensible Wind

After Bai Junzhe took the "good medicine" given by the Third Princess and rested for a few days, he looked fully recovered. He also received the demotion order. Even if it was just a job to guard the city gate, he had to go. If he didn't go, it would be disobeying the order, which would end his career as an official and he would never be able to turn things around.

Today was his first day reporting to the city gate, but the city defense troops did not assign him a shift. They just checked in and sent him home, saying that he would officially start work tomorrow.

When he came back, he saw a sea of ​​people on the road, and everyone had an excited look on their faces. He was a little puzzled, so he asked the people around him, and they smiled as if they had something happy to say, "Look at Concubine Yun, look at Concubine Yun."

Someone nearby replied with regret: "How can we see Concubine Yun? We can only look at the carriage that Concubine Yun rides in."

"Yes, Concubine Yun has never used ceremonial guards when traveling. This is the first time."

Bai Junzhe didn't know where Concubine Yun was going. She was acting like a concubine, with a guard of honor. Could a concubine just leave the palace casually? He thought so and asked.

"Isn't it true that the imperial concubine cannot leave the palace casually?"

"What do you mean by leaving the palace at will? Don't talk nonsense if you don't understand. The imperial concubine went to the Duke Dingguo's mansion to receive good news and place a small engagement." The person next to him not only glared at him, but also bumped him in dissatisfaction.

Bai Junzhe's head buzzed. Duke Dingguo's Mansion, Qiao Lili, he heard that Qiao Lili and the Sixth Prince were discussing marriage, but he didn't want to believe it. He didn't ask or inquire, as if this matter didn't exist.

It has already been confirmed today, and even their horoscopes have been matched, so they must be very compatible. This means that the engagement has been finalized. How could it be so fast? It has only been a few days?

It's ridiculous, really ridiculous. He and Qiao Lili had been engaged for six years, but he had never even accepted the marriage proposal. He only hurriedly sent his engagement letter to Qiao Lili on the day her mother passed away. Qiao Lili's mother was about to hold a funeral at that time, so who could care about this?

After that, Qiao Lili had to observe mourning for three years and could not discuss marriage. Two years later, he went to the border and did not return for four years.

But his mother is in the capital. Isn't marriage arranged by parents and matchmakers? Some of the three letters and six ceremonies don't need to be there, as long as he comes back to welcome the bride. It is said that the Sixth Prince went to Jiangnan to inspect the dikes and flood control, and he is not in the capital. However, his mother arranged for him to get engaged today.

No one paid any attention to his heartbreak and sadness; the people around him were all happy and excited, and the noise of noise was endless.

"Here they come, here they come, the imperial concubine's procession is here."

"I saw the imperial concubine's carriage."

Someone asked, "Do we need to kneel down?"

Someone immediately answered, "The Imperial Concubine has summoned you and said you don't have to kneel today."

"The Imperial Concubine also said that they were going to distribute wedding money, but in order to prevent too many people from bumping into each other, they set up large stoves near the four city gates in the east, west, south and north, and asked us to bring basins to receive wedding dishes. Everyone can get a portion."

"Oh, then we must go and take part in the good fortune. If we eat the wedding dishes given by the Imperial Concubine, we may live a long life."

"Haha, the goddess is a living Bodhisattva, she is here to bless us ordinary people."

At this time, the imperial concubine's carriage passed by. "This is, oh, this is the carriage of the Zhenbei Palace. The Zhenbei Princess followed the imperial concubine to Naji. Oh."

"Whose carriage is this?"

"I don't know. I didn't see it."

"Hey, it's Lord Chen, Lord Chen's family. I guess his wife is here too."

"This scene can also be used to propose marriage."

"Just say yes. I counted it. It's ten carts of gifts. It's a lot for betrothal."

"What's on the first carriage? It looks like calligraphy or painting to me."

At this time, the wind blew open a corner of the red cloth, and the two huge characters "Tianzuo" flashed for a moment, and were covered by the falling red silk. Then the other corner of the red silk was also lifted up by the wind, and the huge character "He" also flashed for a moment.

Is the wind so sensible today?

"I know, I know. This is the emperor's calligraphy. It contains Master Wuwei's approval of the two people's horoscopes. They are a match made in heaven." There is no shortage of well-informed people in the market.

The emperor also wrote a piece of calligraphy for Master Wuwei's approval. These two sentences exploded like thunder in Bai Junzhe's mind.

Then he seemed to have become a puppet, unable to hear or see anything.

He felt that he was so weird. In his memory, Qiao Lili was just a child and they had nothing in common. Lou Xinyue was the one he truly loved. She was beautiful and charming, had common topics with him, and could lead him to the peak of his life.

When he brought Lou Xinyue back to Beijing, he didn't consider Qiao Lili's feelings at all. His idea at the time was to bring her home with a dowry, get what he wanted, and her life would be over. What was there for him to care about a little girl like that?

But now, the moment he saw her at the gate of Duke Dingguo's Mansion that day, he regretted it. Compared with her, Lou Xinyue was far inferior to her. He could give up everything that Lou Xinyue gave him. As long as she could change her mind and resume the engagement, he would no longer have any thoughts of using her and only wanted to marry her and live a good life.

But, it's impossible. Now, it's really impossible.

That’s the Sixth Prince, how can he compare to him?

The onlookers chased Najib's motorcade away, and those who were not chasing the motorcade went to receive the wedding food. Only he was left, not knowing where to go.

It was almost noon when Bai Junzhe returned to Saozhu Lane like a wandering soul. There was a carriage parked at the entrance of the alley. It looked familiar, but he didn't take it seriously. However, as soon as he opened the door of the courtyard, he felt something was wrong.

After all, he had been to the battlefield, and his sense of smell and hearing were more sensitive than those of ordinary people. He smelled a faint smell of blood and heard a humming sound as if someone's mouth was covered.

He rushed into the main room in two steps and saw her mother, Bai, crawling naked on the ground, leaving a trail of blood where she had crawled. Although she was shouting, the sound she made was quieter than that of a kitten.

His sister Bai Rouer was being pinned down on the bed by a burly man who looked like a bandit. It was the coachman Lao Tu. Bai Rouer's clothes were torn into rags, and something seemed to be stuffed in her mouth, making a whimpering sound.

The old butcher was only wearing the clothes on his upper body. When Bai Junzhe broke in, the man grabbed Bai Rouer's arms with one hand and had pried her legs apart with the other hand. His mouth was biting Bai Rouer's face randomly. Bai Rouer dodged and struggled, but how could a weak woman like her break free from the man who had lost control, and saw that his dirty body was about to cover her.

"Let her go!"

"You beast!" Bai Junzhe punched the old butcher on the side of the face. The old butcher's head tilted and he spat out a mouthful of blood. He let go of Bai Rouer's hand and turned around to punch Bai Junzhe as well.

Bai Junzhe's kung fu has improved during the four years he has been at the border. He has been on the battlefield and killed people. Unlike Lao Tu, a ruffian who only knows some wild boxing skills, he has an aura of life and death. Lao Tu usually fights with his recklessness and brute force, so he is no match for a martial artist like Bai Junzhe.

In other words, Bai Junzhe had just been injured and had not yet fully recovered, otherwise, he would have no problem dealing with someone like Lao Tu.

Bai Junzhe attacked Lao Tu with his fists and feet, and every punch hit Lao Tu's flesh. Lao Tu could only defend himself and had no power to fight back. He could never have imagined that the man he had sent to the clinic some time ago, who was in a critical condition, would have such strong kung fu skills. If he had known, he would not have gone to someone else's house in broad daylight to bully these two women.

If you can beat them, fight them. If you can't beat them, run away. This is the way of survival for ruffians. The old butcher saw an opportunity and got out of the house: "Old bitch, little bitch, don't forget that I have your stuff. I will make you die miserably."

After saying this, the old butcher ran away. Bai Junzhe did not chase him. She pulled up the quilt on the bed to cover Bai Rouer's body, took off her long gown to cover Bai, and asked, "What's going on?"