Jiu Zhang Ji: The Daily Life of the Reborn Daughter

Chapter 92: Eight Looms

The Duke Dingguo's Mansion in the capital.

Eight looms, lotus swaying and rippling, lotus-picking boats stop to watch ducks play. Candlelight in the west window, banana trees in the night rain, when will I return?

After letting Xiaobai fly away, Qiao Lili went to the outer study room. She missed Brother Ajing too much recently, so she asked about when he would return. Would Brother Ajing laugh at her if he saw it?

In a blink of an eye, it has been almost three months since Brother Ajing passed away. Brother Ajing has done so many things that benefit the country and the people in these three months. It has also been three months since I was reborn. What have I done in these three months?

They have done something, more or less. The Salesian Church has begun to take in homeless children, and the intelligence organization Jingyun Pavilion has quietly opened for business in the wealthy and prosperous Xicheng District of Beijing.

But this is really far from enough.

Qiao Lili took out Yu Jingyan's letter, took a look at his current location, and marked it on the map hanging on the wall.

Rock Mountain.

This mountain is well named.

I appreciate your humble thoughts. If you are here, I hope you will come soon. You should be like a rock, and I should be like a reed. Reeds are as tough as silk, and rocks are immovable. (From the Han Dynasty Yuefu, The Peacock Flies Southeast)

After marking Panshi Mountain, watch Ajing's trek along the Gan River from top to bottom. When the Gan River crosses Panshi Mountain, you will reach Huaijiang Beach.

An alarm sounded in Qiao Lili's brain.

Huaijiangtan. In her previous life, she had already married into the Bai Mansion. The first shocking news she heard in the Bai Mansion was that more than a thousand people from twelve villages in Huaijiangtan were submerged by the mudslides caused by mountain torrents.

In her previous life, she did not care about court affairs, and she knew even less about the Ganjiang River flood. After all, it was too far away from her, so she did not know that the so-called flood was the flood caused by the Ganjiang River.

Brother Jing is in danger.

What should she do? Xiaobai came back last night. She originally wanted Xiaobai to rest at home for a few more days, but it was in a hurry to leave and kept circling there. She had no choice but to let it fly back today.

She is going to find Ajing.

At this time, Shang Zhen came. Qiao Lili told Shang Zhen about her going out. Of course, she couldn't tell him about her past life: "Master Shang, I'm going to Panshi Mountain. The Sixth Prince is there. It's the rainy season in the Ganjiang River Basin now. I'm a little worried about his safety."

"It takes three days to ride from the capital to Panshi Mountain. Can you bear it, young lady?" Shang Zhen looked at the sixteen-year-old, delicate-looking young lady in front of him. The farthest place she had been to since she was a child was probably the Jokhang Temple.

"What did the old Duke's wife say? Will she agree to let the young master go out?" Shang Zhen felt that this would not work. "Let me go. I will protect the Sixth Prince."

"I'll leave a letter with my grandmother, saying that I've gone to Concubine Yun's palace." Qiao Lili glanced at Shang Zhen, "Master Shang, you have to keep it a secret. Also, you must pay attention to Qiao Zhen's safety."

Shang Zhen saw that Qiao Lili had made up her mind and had even brought up Concubine Yun, so he could not say anything more. After spending a few months with her, he knew that the young master had clear ideas, an extremely calm mind, and was very persistent. Once she made a decision, she would not change it. As a subordinate, his duty was to obey orders, not to try to command the master.

Sometimes he even felt that the young master was a middle-aged man who had experienced many hardships, and was not as delicate and soft as he looked.

"Please rest assured, I will personally pick him up before you come back. I will also keep a close eye on the Bai family and the East Mansion." Shang Zhen clasped his fists and said that he would act carefully.

"Okay, if there is any disturbance, follow the previous plan."

The human skin mask has been made, and the replacement can imitate it almost perfectly. If the Bai family maintains the status quo, then they will wait for her to come back before taking the next step. However, if they make any unusual moves, then they will immediately implement the replacement plan.

After Bai Junzhe entered the princess's mansion, all he did was compete for favor with Su Xi every day. He no longer cared about his duties as a city defense officer, and was intermittent. Maybe he felt that he had hooked up with the third princess and had a bright future, so he didn't care about this small eighth-rank city gate captain.

Moreover, after Su Xi had the affair with Bai Rouer that day, the Third Princess began to dislike him, which gave Bai Junzhe the opportunity to win her favor.

Shang Zhen said that Bai Junzhe might be too tired to guard the city gate for a whole day.

Giving herself drugs is like trying to grab chestnuts from the fire and drinking poison to quench thirst. Moreover, the drug is laced with ingredients. Perhaps before she can take action herself, Bai Junzhe will kill himself.

No matter what, Qiao Lili can only put these things aside for the time being. Whether it is revenge or finding the truth, it is not more important than the safety of Brother Jing.

She wrote a letter to Concubine Yun, saying that she had gone to find the Sixth Prince. She had dreamt last night that there was a landslide near his place. She was very worried and had to go and see it to feel at ease. She asked her grandmother to cover up for her.

After thinking about it, if Concubine Yun had a faster channel to contact Ajing than her, it would be even faster. She wrote below that the Sixth Prince was currently in Panshi Mountain and Huaijiang Beach area. Now it is the rainy season, and she is worried that there will be natural disasters such as mudslides and flash floods in Panshi Mountain. If Concubine Yun could notify him faster, he would be more careful.

She gave the letter to Shang Zhen, who sent it to Yunxiao Palace after she left the city.

Let Caiqin reply to the old lady of the Duke's wife in Zhenxiayuan that the Imperial Concubine has sent someone to invite her to have dinner at Yunxiao Palace, so she will not have dinner with her grandmother tonight.

This kind of thing happened twice. On one occasion, Concubine Yun even let her stay overnight, so the old Duke's wife would not suspect anything for the time being.

Qiao Lili ordered a carriage to be prepared, and sent the two fastest horses in the mansion and Wuzong to the city gate. She hurried back to Lu Pingyuan, "Caiqi, Caixing, pack your things and follow me out. Each of you should bring two sets of men's clothes. Hurry."

"Yes." Caiqi and Caixing didn't ask any more questions. A quarter of an hour later, everything was packed up.

Qiao Lili asked Cai Ge to pack her things, and Cai Wei helped her dress up for going to the palace. The three of them took their packages, got on the carriage, left the house, and headed straight for the city gate. In the carriage, Qiao Lili took off her heavy clothes and jewelry and changed into men's clothes. Cai Qi and Cai Xing also took turns getting into the carriage and changing their clothes.

After leaving the city, Shang Zhen, Xiang Dazhuang and Tang Chengmin were waiting in a teahouse on the side of the road with a few horses.

"Master, let Dazhuang and Chengmin protect you along the way. They are the best in martial arts. I will pick up the young master and take him to the academy." These two people have been responsible for picking up Qiao Zhen during this period. Qiao Lili was afraid that the person behind the scenes would not be able to find a breakthrough with her and would turn to Qiao Zhen.

Qiao Lili thought about it and decided that this was a good idea. At least her grandmother would know about it and she wouldn’t have to worry too much about her safety, after all, she was followed by so many people.

Qiao Lili didn't know that the old Duke's wife had also given her a secret guard who would rescue her when her life was in danger.

"Okay." Qiao Lili took Wuzong's reins and climbed onto the horse.

Shang Zhen knelt on one knee, "Young Master, please be careful along the way."

"Let's go back." Qiao Lili shook the reins, squeezed her legs together, and ran out with all four hooves. Like an arrow from a bow, she was out of Shang Zhen's sight in the blink of an eye.