Painting Doctor Jinhua

"Everyone knows that Han Zigao is the favorite of Emperor Wen of Chen, but no one thought that he actually has feelings for Xiao." Xiao Jinyu murmured to herself unconsciously.

Fenghuang didn't hear clearly, so she asked, "What is Brother Qing saying?"

Xiao Jinyu came back to her senses and smiled, "Nothing." She immediately stood up and looked through the box of relics left by the Xiao family again. She saw that in addition to some ordinary ornaments and precious medicinal materials such as rhino horns, there was also a small purse with lotus flowers embroidered on it. It looked very ordinary and the embroidery was not very good, which showed that Xiao's needlework was also very ordinary. However, the purse was heavy, and one could vaguely feel a strange power seeping out of it.

Xiao Jinyu opened the purse and saw that inside was actually a purple-red jade pendant.

When Xiao Jinyu saw this jade pendant, her expression changed completely, because this jade pendant was exactly what she wore in her previous life, and after her death, it fell into the hands of Chen Shili.

In her previous life, she could glimpse the destiny, predict good and bad luck, and even life and death, fortune and disaster, and the fate of the country. This was originally due to a notebook left by an ancestor of the Xie family. But in order to prevent people from regarding her as a wise and evil freak, she lied to Chen Shili, saying that all the secrets she had obtained were due to this jade pendant.

It was ridiculous that Chen Shili actually took her life for this jade pendant.

But why is this jade acetylene in Xiao's hands?

Could it be that what Chen Shili wanted to know from Han Zigao in his dream was related to this jade quinone?

Seeing Xiao Jinyu tightly holding the jade acetylene, frowning and thinking silently, with a strong sense of sarcasm and anger in her eyes, Fenghuang asked curiously: "Brother Qing, what's wrong with this jade acetylene?"

Xiao Jinyu came back to her senses and said, "Nothing, I just felt that this thing my mother left behind was different."

"What is the difference?"

Xiao Jinyu did not answer again, and asked instead: "Phoenix, I remember you said that you can disguise yourself, why don't you help me disguise yourself into another face today?"

"Okay! How do you want to disguise yourself, Brother Qing?"

As he spoke, he pulled Xiao Jinyu to the dressing table.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Jinyu replied, "Just disguise yourself as my mother." After saying that, she took out the portrait of Xiao that Xiao Xian had painted last night.

"So Brother Qing asked Xiao Xian to paint you in order to change your appearance. But why did he want to change into my aunt's appearance? Brother Qing, aren't you afraid of being criticized by the people of Jiankang?"

After learning about Xiao Jinyu's life experience, Fenghuang knew that no matter whether she had the same appearance as her biological father or her aunt, she would become a shameful existence despised by the world.

“If you really want to gain a foothold in Jiankang City, I’m afraid your aunt’s appearance won’t be enough.”

"No, since I was born as their daughter, I cannot be ashamed of this identity. I should get up from where I fell. This is the last thing I can do for my mother."

From the results of her divination and her dreams, it can be known that Xiao was completely framed, and Han Zigao was just a pawn used by that person. What's more, he had sent people to protect the safety of Xiao's mother and daughter, which shows that his character is not too bad.

Since she occupied the original owner's body, she naturally had to take on her responsibilities.

At the same time, we must avenge the original owner.

Phoenix seemed a little confused, but nodded approvingly.

"So what is Brother Qing going to do? Are we going back to the Xiao family? Brother Qing doesn't really want to..."

Thinking of the conversation between Xiao Jinyu and Xiao Xian last night, when they talked about "entering the political center of Southern Chen and controlling the entire court of Southern Chen", Fenghuang was also shocked.

"I didn't expect Brother Qing to have such big ambitions." The boy said jokingly.

Xiao Jinyu asked, "What is your ambition? Famous teachers and generals should not be arrogant, and thousands of troops avoid white robes. Do you want to be a famous general like Chen Qianzhi?"

Mentioning the song he sang last night, Phoenix couldn't help but blush and nodded secretly.

"Okay, then we will be famous generals."

Hearing this suddenly, Fenghuang looked up in astonishment, and asked in surprise and joy: "Can I really become a famous general?"

"Of course. Nothing is impossible as long as you want it." Xiao Jinyu said with a smile, "However, if we want to gain a foothold in Jiankang City, what we need first is reputation, prestige, and connections."

"But we have just arrived in Jiankang, and we have nothing?"

"Yes, we have nothing, so we need to create it ourselves."

“How do we create it?”

Xiao Jinyu was very clear about her current situation and status. She was no longer the noble lady of the Xie family in her previous life, so she no longer had the noble status that made people look up to her. Her network of contacts was almost zero, and even her current identity would be ridiculed by the world. Therefore, if she wanted to establish a name and a surname in Jiankang City, the difficulty could be said to be a thousand times that of her previous life.

But if she wants to revive the Xie family, she must enter the political center of the Southern Chen Dynasty. The first step to enter the officialdom is naturally to cultivate her reputation. Although it is not the Wei and Jin Dynasties, the scholars are no longer like the famous scholars of the Jin Dynasty who "learn from Tang and Wu but not from Zhou and Confucius, transcend the teachings of the sages and follow nature", dare to denounce the king and scold Han Fei,

However, today's official selection system still follows the Nine-Rank System of the Wei and Jin Dynasties, which recommended filial and honest officials. However, since the Xiao and Liang Dynasties, although the criteria for evaluation are still family background and talent and appearance, family background is no longer as important as it was in the Wei and Jin Dynasties. If a person from a poor family is truly talented and is appreciated by some officials, he or she can also get a chance for promotion.

There were also some people from humble families who were directly appreciated by the king and entered the court, such as Han Zigao.

Of course, whether in the Wei and Jin Dynasties or the Southern and Northern Dynasties, appearance is still one of the criteria for evaluation.

So even if she changed her appearance, she couldn't let her appearance look too ordinary.

As I was thinking, I heard Fenghuang say, "Brother Qing, I am fine now, what do you think?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jinyu looked into the mirror, only to find that the face reflected in the mirror was exactly the same as the portrait drawn by Xiao Xian, which was a little beyond her expectations.

She had only heard the boy say that he had learned the art of disguise from someone else, but she had never imagined that his skills had reached such an advanced level.

"Very good. I didn't expect Phoenix's craftsmanship to be so good."

The boy seemed very happy after receiving the praise and asked, "So what are you going to do with this face, Brother Qing?"

"Of course, I go out and meet people."

The boy was stunned, and then she smiled and said, "Okay, let's go out for a walk! And by the way, let's see what delicious food and fun places there are in Jiankang."

When Fenghuang heard about the delicious and fun places, her eyes lit up. Xiao Jinyu couldn't help but laugh in her heart. After all, she was only a ten-year-old child and still had a childlike innocence.

The boy quickly packed up his things, and the two of them went out. Xiao Jinyu seemed to have thought of something and asked again, "By the way, I forgot to ask you last night, did you find out who those people who followed Xiao Xian were and who sent them?"

Fenghuang replied, "I didn't ask that. I just beat those people up. But you don't need to ask me to know who sent them. It must be Princess Yunyin. I have seen many stepmothers mistreat their stepchildren. Maybe it was she who broke Xiao Xian's leg."

Xiao Jinyu smiled and said, "No, what if it's someone else?"

"If there really is someone else, then there are too many evil spirits in the Xiao Mansion!"

Xiao Jinyu smiled again and did not answer. Although the memories of the original owner that she obtained were incomplete, she could roughly understand what kind of dangerous place the Xiao Mansion was.

As the two were talking, they had already walked onto the street. They saw that the street was still bustling with the rumbling of cattle and horses, and people coming and going. Seeing the clatter of wooden clogs and the sound of young men chatting and laughing as if they had walked out of "Late Spring", Xiao Jinyu couldn't help but feel a warmth in her heart, and unconsciously thought of her brothers from her previous life.

"Yuqing, look what my second brother brought you. These are snacks from Jinxin Tower, your favorite."

Just as I was losing my mind, there was a sudden loud noise on the street, and I could hear the sound of people talking. The crowd was slowly rushing towards one place, and it became very crowded. Among the people running back and forth, suddenly a little girl almost fell to the ground in the pushing and jostle.

Xiao Jinyu's face changed, and she turned around suddenly. She walked over quickly and hugged the little girl in her arms.