After rebirth, I don’t want to be a Mary Sue heroine anymore!

After this banquet, my reputation has become even greater. At first, people thought I was just a lucky star with a false reputation. But I didn't expect that at the banquet yesterday, I was not only good at literature, but also martial arts.

Not only that, along with the rumor about me being a lucky star, Luo Qingqing was also spread. Now everyone is praising the Prime Minister's Mansion for its virtue, for being able to take in their cousin's child and treat him as their own child.

It was also said that Luo Qingqing had an incurable disease, and even the imperial physician was helpless. It was a pity that this child had to endure the pain of illness at such a young age. There was also another version that said that Luo Qingqing pretended to be sick in order to win my favor, but in fact she was arrogant and domineering.

I was not surprised to hear these rumors, after all, this was planned by Wang Yuyuan and I. When the people below told us these rumors, we just smiled indifferently.

I took my food in my bowl and ate slowly, as if I was not the heroine in the rumor. I thought about my previous life, when I became famous because of my poetry. When I learned that my literary talent was appreciated by everyone, I panicked, because I knew that my talent could not match the rumor.

This life is different. I am worthy of all those rumors. I am not panicked at all in this life. I no longer need Luo Qingqing to stand up for me. On the contrary, her own reputation is getting worse.

When Luo Wenqian first heard that everyone was praising me at the banquet, he was very happy. After all, it was something that made him proud. Everyone knew that this daughter of the prime minister was both civil and military, and during the morning court, many officials flattered her for her good parenting.

When Luo Wenqian heard these words, a smile spread across his face, and he also felt proud. He thought it was all his own credit.

Many officials also said that Luo Wenqian took in his niece out of affection. He did not expect that Luo Qingqing was actually a sickly person, and even a jealous sickly person. She wanted the identity of the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Many officials mocked Luo Wenqian, saying, "Adopting a cousin's child is a good thing. But you can't favor a concubine over the legitimate wife! What's more, the child is not even born out of wedlock! Don't lose the watermelon and pick up the sesame seeds!"

Luo Wenqian's face darkened immediately after hearing these words. He felt that others were talking nonsense. But he knew in his heart that he actually knew that he had this idea. It was natural for him to be angry and embarrassed when he was exposed by others.

He retorted: "Our Luo family's child is not that kind of person! Where did you hear that? She is just sick! She is not arrogant or domineering!"

But no one really believed it. The rumors about me were good enough. Luo Wenqian himself was not worthy of his position, and everyone had been unhappy with him for a long time.

When everyone first heard the good rumors about me, they were a little unhappy. How could they allow someone who is not worthy of the position to become better and better? Now that everyone has Luo Qingqing as a handle, they will naturally smear her as much as possible.

Everyone thought that this would bring shame to the Prime Minister's Office.

My grandfather also knew these two rumors, especially the rumor that he favored a concubine over the legitimate wife. In this era when the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children is clear, this is simply a taboo.

My grandfather was also afraid that this rumor would eventually become true, so he began to prepare to suppress Luo Wenqian's power in the court. In the past, because he was still my father, my grandfather gave him some face, but now my grandfather no longer wants to care about those things.

Luo Wenqian came back with a stern face. Wang Yuyuan and I were confused. Luo Wenqian threw his chopsticks on the table while eating.

Wang Yuyuan hated him in her heart, but she also knew that now was not the time to have a falling out, so she patiently asked, "What's wrong? Why are you suddenly angry? Have you suffered any injustice in the court?"

Luo Wenqian asked with a straight face: "Who spread Qingqing's illness? Was it you who spread it? Only a few of us know about this matter, and it's now widely spread. Do you really hate Qingqing so much? You can just say it directly instead of playing such a trick!"

After hearing this, Wang Yuyuan stopped pampering him. She also threw down her chopsticks and said, "You have seen how I treated her these days. You actually think I treat her badly. I don't understand why you care about Luo Qingqing more than your own daughter when she comes. I even suspect that she is your illegitimate daughter. Since you think I am an eyesore, I will leave. I will make room for you."

Wang Yuyuan said as she pulled me away. Luo Wenqian saw that Wang Yuyuan was serious. Luo Wenqian immediately came to hold Wang Yuyuan's hand and said, "Madam, I'm sorry. I misunderstood you. That's not what I meant. How can Luo Qingqing be more important than our daughter? I just wanted to take care of her more because her parents are both dead. I don't know where this rumor came from recently."

Wang Yuyuan sneered with a straight face, "Since she came to this mansion, it's naturally related to the reputation of the Prime Minister's Mansion. Could it be that I would embarrass the Prime Minister's Mansion? You blame me. There is no wall that is impenetrable. If there were no signs, why would those rumors come out?"

Luo Wenqian was afraid that Wang Yuyuan might misunderstand him, so he immediately asked Wang Yuyuan to sit down and softened his voice. He said, "I really didn't. The one I love the most is Qingqing. Qingqing is my biological daughter. I feel sorry for her so much. How could it be like the rumors say?"

When Wang Yuyuan heard him say this, she knew she didn't need to be so exaggerated. She softened her voice and said, "The plan now is not for us to make a scene here. Instead, we should think about how to save the reputation of the Prime Minister's Mansion. We must prove one of these two rumors. Which one do we need to prove?"

Luo Wenqian thought for a moment and naturally knew that the best thing to do was to confirm the rumor that Luo Qingqing was sick.

After hearing this, Wang Yuyuan immediately came up with a solution and said, "You can recover from illness in the future. But even Doctor Zhang can't cure this disease, so it may take several years to recover. In the next three years, Luo Qingqing will pretend to be recuperating in this mansion and not go out again, so as not to be exposed. After three years, we will say that we have found all kinds of famous doctors and cured her. This way, we will still have a good reputation."

Luo Wenqian knew that this was the best solution at the moment. Otherwise, if the rumor that he favored a concubine over the legitimate heir reached the emperor's ears, it would be a question whether he could keep his current official position.

Wang Yuyuan asked Luo Wenqian to tell Luo Qingqing about this matter himself. Wang Yuyuan didn't want to be the bad guy in this, she wanted to see a dog-eat-dog situation.

In the evening, Luo Wenqian came to Luo Qingqing's room with medicine. Luo Qingqing looked at Luo Wenqian and thought that Luo Wenqian must be worried about her.

Luo Qingqing leaned weakly against the bed, and then said in a weak voice: "Don't worry, father, I'm fine. I'll be fine after a few days of rest."

After hearing this, Luo Wenqian nodded and said nothing more. He just fed Luo Qingqing the medicine.

After Luo Qingqing finished drinking the medicine, Luo Wenqian hugged Luo Qingqing and said, "Qingqing, I know you are a good child. Father has something to discuss with you, and I hope you can agree."

Luo Qingqing raised her head in confusion and said, "Father, if you have anything to say, just tell me directly. Why do you have to use the word 'discuss'?"

Luo Wenqian patted Luo Qingqing on the back and said, "Two rumors have been circulating in the court recently. One says that you are arrogant and domineering, and the other says that you have an incurable disease. Both of these rumors are detrimental to your reputation. I thought about it and realized that we can only confirm one of them, and then the other will fall apart."

Luo Qingqing frowned and asked: "Father, why don't you even admit the rumor?"

Luo Wenqian knew that if neither of them acknowledged it, then rumors would spread that the Prime Minister's Mansion really favored the concubine over the legitimate wife. It would also implicate many people. Many people were spreading this rumor, even the families of high-ranking officials in the court.

Luo Wenqian didn't want to offend these people and wanted to use a simpler way to calm them down.

Luo Wenqian pretended to be serious, wiped his tears and said, "My daughter, this rumor has spread more and more. We can't control it. If neither of us admits it, what if those people spread new rumors? It's better to say that you are sick, and in two or three years we will say that you have recovered."

Luo Qingqing knew that this matter might not be as simple as Luo Wenqian said, but she was helpless now.

Luo Qingqing bit her lip and said as if she had suffered a great injustice: "Dad, I promise you. I know that my rumors not only represent my face, but also the face of the Prime Minister's Mansion."

Luo Wenqian coaxed, "Good child, I will never let you suffer. Just don't go out for the next few years, or else people might see that you are fake. You can have whatever you want in this mansion. Father will never let you suffer this kind of grievance. What we are doing now is so that you can become the only legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion in the future!"

Luo Qingqing knew that she had no right to refuse and could only agree. So she nodded and said, "Father, it's okay for me not to go out. Maybe I need to ask teachers to come to teach me. I don't want to fall far behind in my studies after three years of not going out. I also want to bring honor to the Prime Minister's Mansion!"

Luo Wenqian was very moved after hearing this, and he also said: "It's no problem to hire a master. The Prime Minister's Mansion still has the money to hire one."

After Luo Wenqian left, Luo Qingqing asked her servants to find out how the rumor spread.

After the incident with Luo Qingqing's rumor, Wang Yuyuan knew that Luo Wenqian was a bully who only bullied the weak and feared the strong. Wang Yuyuan discussed with me and decided to send me to study with my grandfather. Then Wang Yuyuan counted her dowry and gave me the better jewelry. All the shops were said to be at a loss.

The Prime Minister's Mansion has been supporting Wang Yuyuan with her dowry. Wang Yuyuan brought a lot of dowry when she got married, and only a little bit of it was used after the Prime Minister's Mansion's extravagant spending in recent years. The rest of Wang Yuyuan has already been transferred.

Wang Yuyuan gave me all the shops and houses under her name, as well as jewelry. The rest were worthless things piled up at home. Those things were just a trick to fool Luo Wenqian.

Luo Wenqian knew that Wang Yuyuan had a lot of dowry, but he never asked how much it was. After all, he always relied on his literary character and felt it was shameful to use his wife's dowry. He also didn't want others to say that he married Wang Yuyuan because of her dowry. But after marriage, when Wang Yuyuan used her dowry to supplement her household expenses, he pretended not to see it.

Luo Qingqing soon found out that the capital was not only full of rumors about her, but also about me being a man of both civil and military talents.

Comparing the two rumors, Luo Qingqing was furious. She didn't understand why she was always inferior to Luo Qingqing even though she had taken every step very well.

Luo Qingqing became more and more jealous of Luo Qingqing. She was determined to snatch away anything Luo Qingqing wanted, which made Luo Qingqing feel uncomfortable.

Luo Qingqing knew that she was weak now and could not compete with him. So she had to keep learning. When she heard that Luo Qingqing would not be in the Prime Minister's Mansion in the future, she knew that her chance had come.

She wanted to win over Luo Qingqing's mother and father, as well as her brother. She wanted Luo Qingqing to experience the feeling of being unloved.

Listening to everyone talking about Luo Qingqing being good at both literature and martial arts, she knew she couldn't compare with her in martial arts. But she was talented in literature, so she had to learn more and make Luo Qingqing look bad in public in the future. When her literary and martial arts skills didn't match her strength.

Luo Qingqing thought of Li Cui again. If Li Cui hadn't said that, she wouldn't have to ask the imperial physician. She wouldn't have made a big fuss like now. Now she not only has no reputation, but she can't even go out to make friends with noble ladies.

During these three years, Luo Qingqing studied hard at home. I also lived in my grandfather's house and studied hard, not falling behind in both literature and martial arts. Not only that, I also made friends with the noble ladies of the aristocratic families.

When I get along with them, I actually feel that they are much better than Luo Qingqing. Luo Qingqing gives people a stingy feeling, but those noble ladies from aristocratic families all reveal a generous temperament.

When you get along with them, you don't need to take care of other people's self-esteem, and you can chat with them. The noble ladies of the aristocratic families are not all unlearned, but more of them are knowledgeable. They have their own talents, and with the influence of their family and teachers, they naturally become more talented people.

However, most of these noble ladies from aristocratic families will not show off. They know that there are always people better than them and that it is never wrong to be humble.

My outspoken character was also appreciated by the noble ladies. They did not think that I was being special, but rather admired me. In addition, I had close contacts with them and we had the same values, so I became friends with many of them.

Although Luo Qingqing couldn't go out of the mansion, she was always paying attention to my news. When she heard that I had made friends with too many noble ladies, her resentment increased. She became more and more unbalanced. She couldn't take a step out of the mansion, while I was thriving in my circle. Because of this, her temper became more and more irritable.

But she had learned her lesson, and she would smash things secretly behind Wang Yuyuan and Luo Wenqian's back, so that they wouldn't notice. Sometimes she would even throw her pet to death out of anger, and then tell everyone that it was actually the pet that accidentally died. She enjoyed the feeling of dominating the fate of others, and she felt so happy!