The legitimate daughter becomes cannon fodder? Rebirth to overthrow the system's fatality

The first few days of the New Year are spent visiting relatives and friends to wish each other a happy new year.

Cheng Jiuyuan paid New Year's greetings to his uncle and master, and then hardly went out.

After the fifth day of the New Year, there are more and more posts about various banquets.

Mu Jin took a stack of notes and read them to Cheng Jiuyuan.

"The Qin Censor's family is holding a flower-viewing banquet on the eighth day of the first lunar month."

Cheng Jiuyuan was practicing calligraphy without raising her head: "No."

"On the ninth day of the first lunar month, the grandson of the Minister of Justice Qi, will have a full-moon celebration..."

"Don't go."

"On the eleventh day of the first lunar month, the Fourth Princess's Plum Blossom Poetry Meeting..."

Cheng Jiuyuan stopped writing. The fourth princess? Oh, Chu Qing's title had been taken away. She was no longer Princess Yongfu.

"Don't go."

"The twelfth day of the first lunar month..."

Mu Jin read out the proposals one by one, but Cheng Jiuyuan rejected them all.

Some posts happen to overlap on the same day, and it’s easy to attract hate if you go to one and ignore the others.

Some people just use the banquet as an excuse to build relationships, which is meaningless.

"On the twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month, the Third Prince's coming-of-age ceremony..."

Cheng Jiuyuan stopped writing.

Chu Ze's 20th birthday had actually passed long ago, but his birthday coincided with the late emperor's birthday, so the Imperial Astronomical Observatory reselected a day for the coming-of-age ceremony.

"On the twenty-fifth day of the first lunar month, go ahead."

These past few days, she saw Cheng Yunge running out every day, using money to help beggars. Maybe she wanted to accumulate more so-called "merit points". Would she really use medicine on Chu Ze when she had enough points?

Just thinking about it, Cheng Jiuyuan is looking forward to it.

At this time, Song Lan hurried in and handed Cheng Jiuyuan a letter.

Cheng Jiuyuan opened it and saw that it was Chu Heng's handwriting.

The news said that he had an appointment with the Imperial Observatory to go to Ruyi Tower at 9:00 p.m. tomorrow.

……

The carriage stopped steadily in front of the restaurant.

"Girl, here we are."

Cheng Jiuyuan got off the carriage and looked up.

Ruyi Tower and Qusheng Tower are equivalent to the two famous brands of the capital.

It was not yet lunch time, and there were only a few people in the other restaurants, but people kept coming into Ruyi Tower.

Cheng Jiuyuan covered her face with a veil and walked inside with Mu Jin.

The lobby was full of guests, and people were sitting together in groups of three or five, chatting and laughing.

The waiters were busy shuttling between the tables and chairs, serving tea and water, serving dishes and collecting bills for the guests. They were quick and efficient, and their attitudes were enthusiastic.

As soon as he saw Cheng Jiuyuan coming in, he hurried forward to greet her: "Miss, please come in. Would you like to sit in the private room or in the lobby?"

"I……"

Before Cheng Jiuyuan could answer, a man who looked like a manager came forward and said to the waiter, "Go and get busy."

After the waiter left, the steward looked at Cheng Jiuyuan and said, "Miss Cheng, please follow me."

Cheng Jiuyuan followed him to the second floor. Unlike the noisy lobby, the second floor was very quiet.

"Girl, His Royal Highness is inside, please."

Cheng Jiuyuan thanked him and pushed the door open, only to see Chu Heng sitting opposite a middle-aged man, talking.

This should be Shixi of the Imperial Observatory.

"Are you here?" Chu Heng looked at her.

Cheng Jiuyuan closed the door, walked forward and bowed to Chu Heng, then looked at the middle-aged man.

"This is Lord Shi from the Imperial Observatory." Chu Heng introduced.

"Master Shi." Cheng Jiuyuan nodded.

"Please sit down." Chu Heng pulled a chair for her and Cheng Jiuyuan sat down.

"What do you want to see Shi for, young lady?"

"Does your Excellency know of something called 'system'?"

Shixi looked puzzled: "What is that?"

"Then let me change the question. Has your Excellency ever encountered someone who has robbed her of her destiny?"

Shixi thought for a while and answered slowly: "There is an ancient witchcraft in Xiangzhou that can indeed change one's fate. Not only can it change one's fate, but it can also extend one's life. However, my dynasty strictly prohibits witchcraft, and these witchcrafts have gradually been lost."

"Then, sir, have you ever seen someone from another world?"

Shi Xi glanced at Chu Heng, then looked at Cheng Jiuyuan: "Young lady, I'm afraid you have read too many novels about strange stories."

Cheng Jiuyuan paused: "...Your Excellency is knowledgeable, can predict the mysteries of the universe, and has supernatural powers. Have you really never seen people from another world?"

"Miss, you think too highly of Shi. Shi is not a deity. He can only observe the celestial phenomena, predict the wind and rain, and calculate the solar terms."

A trace of disappointment flashed across Cheng Jiuyuan's eyes: "I am too fanciful."

"But since the girl asked these questions, I thought of someone who might be able to answer her questions."

Cheng Jiuyuan's eyes lit up: "Who is it?"

"Master Buwang of Huguo Temple."

Cheng Jiuyuan murmured again: "Master Buwang."

"Thank you, sir."

"I was unable to help the young lady, so I am unworthy of your thanks." He stood up and bowed to Chu Heng, "It seems that it is useless for me to stay. If Your Highness has no other instructions, I will take my leave."

Chu Heng said 'hmm'.

Shixi bowed to him, nodded slightly to Cheng Jiuyuan, and then walked out.

Seeing that this man was so respectful to Chu Heng, Cheng Jiuyuan asked curiously, "Is he your man?"

Chu Heng nodded, "What are the 'system', 'life-taking pattern', and 'people from another world' that you just asked about?"

Cheng Jiuyuan couldn't answer this question, she herself didn't understand it.

"Your Highness, just think that I have read too many stories."

Chu Heng glanced at her and found that this girl had quite a lot of secrets.

"Speaking of bizarre things, I also have some puzzles. When are you going to go find Master Wuwang? I'll go with you."

The dream was so bizarre that he wanted to interpret it.

"Just these two days."

She had to find a way to get Cheng Yunge to go with her. Maybe when the master saw Cheng Yunge, he would kill the "monster" in her body.

"Okay, set a time and have someone let me know."

Cheng Jiuyuan looked at Chu Heng. He was more unfathomable than she had imagined.

The Imperial Observatory was a fifth-rank official position. Although it was not a high-ranking position, there were many things that could be done.

Moreover, he can invite people to Ruyi Tower, so this Ruyi Tower is probably his property.

She had really misjudged him at the beginning, and really thought he was a useless person with no power, no influence, and no ambition.

Cheng Jiuyuan had lunch at Ruyi Tower before returning home.

She arrived at the main courtyard and saw Lin sewing a small bellyband for the baby.

"The second young lady is here? Can she have her meal now?" Nanny Wang asked with a smile.

"used."

She sat down next to Lin, "Mother's hands are so skillful."

Lin's face was full of tenderness, "This child should be born in the summer. The weather is hot then, and a thin bellyband is most suitable."

"Mother, my daughter has not been sleeping well recently. I want to go to the temple to worship."

Lin put down her needlework and asked with concern, "What's wrong?"

"I don't know, but I've been dreaming about Aunt Zhou these past few days. She was very scary in my dreams, and she kept saying that she died unjustly."

Cheng Jiuyuan calculated the days and knew that Zhou would only be gone in a few days.

Who knew that just as he finished speaking, Lin's maid Xiyan came in hurriedly.

"Madam, Zhou is gone."

Lin was shocked.

So mysterious?

So you said you dreamed about Zhou, but that person is really gone?

"When did it disappear?"

"It could have been yesterday, or a few days earlier. It's winter now, and you can't smell anything after someone's been gone for a while. The old woman who was watching over the room noticed that there had been no sound in the room for several days, and the food was left inside the door and no one had touched it, so she discovered..."

After a long while, Lin finally said, "If he's dead, then he's dead. Let the prime minister know, and then have someone buy a thin coffin to bury him."

"Yes."

Lin felt a little uneasy.

Zhou Yurong was trapped to death by her. This bitch had even appeared in Cheng Jiuyuan's dreams. She would definitely come to find her in the future...

Nanny Wang saw her uneasiness and said, "Madam, why don't we go to the temple to pray? Madam is three months pregnant and the fetus is stable. It's time to go and fulfill your wish."

Cheng Jiuyuan agreed, "Yes, my daughter heard that the Huguo Temple is the most effective. If you pray for a boy, you will get a boy. If you pray for a girl, you will get a girl."

"Okay, let's go to Huguo Temple."

"Mother, the Concubine Zhou in the dream seemed to be quite angry. Why don't you let my sister go too? She is Concubine Zhou's biological daughter. Let her go to the Huguo Temple to chant sutras for Concubine Zhou, maybe that can resolve her anger."

"This method is feasible."