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

During the three years that Luo Qingqing stayed at home, my relationship with Luo Chen became better and better. We often practiced martial arts together and got along more and more.

Luo Chen always felt that I had a maturity that was not appropriate for my age. At such times, I would comfort him that he was wrong.

Both of us had a natural talent for martial arts, and we quickly learned the moves that our grandfather taught us.

My grandfather was already famous, and people would often come to his house to discuss things with him. At such times, Luo Chen and I would still practice martial arts in the house, and my grandfather would bring guests with him, like offering treasures to let those people come and see how we practiced.

We also worked very hard and practiced hard every day. Luo Chen and I actually had a hard life. We not only practiced martial arts during the day, but also studied at night. Because we knew that many people wanted to laugh at us, we not only represented our own reputation, but also the reputation of our grandfather.

The literature teacher that my grandfather hired for us was also very good at educating us. We couldn't learn anything from Luo Wenqian's teacher before, but after changing the teacher, we found it much easier to learn.

When I have free time, I will go to the suburbs of Beijing with Luo Chen to distribute porridge. Many refugees are forced to become refugees because of natural disasters and lack of harvest, not because they have the ability to work but do not work. Every time I see these people displaced by natural disasters, I feel very sad.

So I took Luo Chen with me and we went to distribute porridge together. At first, there were only two of us, but later we got along much better. We told them our ideas, and they were willing to go with us to distribute porridge.

The people around us were all legitimate children, and they were not short of money. Perhaps they did not know what these refugees had suffered to become like this. But when they distributed porridge and saw the refugees being grateful to them for a little food, they also felt compassion.

We distributed porridge more and more often, and gradually, the people got to know us. They all praised us for our good family background and our compassion for the world.

After hearing about this, the emperor was also very happy and rewarded us officials who distributed porridge. Our original intention was not to reward, but to hope that everyone would not go hungry.

The Prime Minister's Mansion has not had a good time in recent years. After Wang Yuyuan was unwilling to use her dowry to supplement the family expenses, the family can get by, but they can no longer spend money like water like before.

The expenses of the Prime Minister's Office were maintained by Luo Wenqian's salary. He could have gotten the emperor's reward by doing more work and being praised by the emperor. But Luo Wenqian's ability was really limited, and he didn't do many things well. The emperor turned a blind eye to it because he was my father. Later, he only gave him some unimportant tasks, and he wouldn't get any reward even if he did well.

Since Luo Wenqian became the prime minister, he wanted to use the best of everything. Just one piece of clothing would cost him half a month's salary, not to mention his daily food.

Wang Yuyuan refused to give her dowry as compensation at first, and Luo Wenqian had a big fight with her. Luo Wenqian felt that since Wang Yuyuan had married him, all the dowry in her hands belonged to him.

Wang Yuyuan was also speechless. The dowry was given to her by her grandfather, not to Luo Wenqian, but Luo Wenqian had the nerve to say that it was all his.

Wang Yuyuan immediately lost her temper and said, "Luo Wenqian, you said you didn't marry me because of my dowry, but your recent behavior makes me feel that you did it for my dowry."

Naturally, Luo Wenqian didn't want to admit this, so he didn't want to have this reputation. Therefore, Luo Wenqian didn't dare to speak.

Luo Qingqing restrained herself a lot, probably because she knew that it was useless to be jealous of me for not studying. So Luo Qingqing also started to study hard.

Luo Qingqing's own food, clothing, housing and transportation were not much better. In the past, when Wang Yuyuan used her dowry to supplement her, she could live more comfortably. Later, Luo Wenqian relied on his salary to support his family, and he didn't want to lose face outside, so he had to cut down on the expenses of the mansion to maintain his dignity.

I lived a good life in my grandfather's house. I had everything I wanted. My grandfather was Wang Jin, a founding general. The late emperor had given him many gifts. In addition, my grandfather had many profitable shops.

It can be said that in my grandfather's house, his money could support the Ding Palace for a hundred years. My grandfather was also very good to us, hiring the best teachers and providing the best food, clothing and daily necessities.

Sometimes, when Wang Yuyuan really couldn't stand the food in the Prime Minister's Mansion, she would go back to her grandfather's house to stay for a few days, under the pretext of visiting me.

Luo Wenqian also came to see us several times during his stay, thinking of eating here. But since my grandfather knew that Luo Qingqing was his illegitimate daughter, he began to have a problem with him. The food Luo Wenqian ate here was the same as that in the Prime Minister's Mansion.

My grandfather was afraid that Luo Wenqian would eat and drink for free at the mansion, so every time he came, he would deliberately order the servants to serve inferior dishes. We also had to live a hard life for two days.

Luo Wenqian knew that he could not get any good results or gain any advantage from his grandfather, so naturally he came here less often.

Not only can I go out at will, but I can also experience the difference between the lives of the noble families and the common people. At the same time, my reputation is not only spread among the noble families, but also among the people. With the blessing of the reputation of a lucky star, everyone knows that Luo Qingqing is a lucky star with good looks and abilities!

Three years passed in a blink of an eye. Luo Qingqing was finally able to leave the Prime Minister's Mansion. She couldn't wait to leave the Prime Minister's Mansion.

On the day she went out, I was in the south of the city with my friends giving porridge to the people.

Luo Qingqing walked around the bustling market for a long time. She hadn't felt the atmosphere of the market for a long time. As she walked, she came to the porridge distribution center in the south of the city without anyone noticing.

Luo Qingqing saw me distributing porridge from a distance, but she was not sure. So she came closer to take a look and found that it was really me.

Luo Qingqing thought that as long as she had something to do with me, she would also be able to gain a good reputation. So when she approached me, she immediately said, "Cousin! Long time no see! You are distributing porridge here, do you need my help?"

I know she had good intentions. She came to help me and spread the word that Luo Qingqing had just recovered from a serious illness and was here to give porridge to the people. She didn't come out before because she was not in good health, but now that she is well, she has come out. She doesn't have to pay for the porridge. I bought it with the dowry that Wang Yuyuan gave me.

Without waiting for me to speak, the women with me all said, "Qingqing, who is this? We are here to distribute porridge, so of course we have both porridge and manpower ready, and we don't need your help. Otherwise, people will laugh at us. We want to distribute porridge to the people, but we don't have enough manpower? Then how long will the people have to wait before they can drink the porridge?"

Especially Wen Qiao, the daughter of the Minister of Revenue, who is an upright woman. Seeing Luo Qingqing's appearance and then looking at me, she naturally knew who Luo Qingqing was.

Luo Qingqing and I do look about 60% alike. Wen Qiao then said, "Isn't this your cousin? Didn't I hear that she was seriously ill? She couldn't even go out. Is she cured now?"

Luo Qingqing was very happy to hear Wen Qiao say this. Luo Qingqing thought Wen Qiao still had good intentions towards her. Luo Qingqing said: "Yes. Now the disease is cured. I came out for a walk today and unexpectedly ran into my cousin who was giving out porridge here. I thought I could help a little."

Wen Qiao was not a person who liked to beat around the bush, so she immediately said, "Since you have just recovered from a serious illness, you should take good care of yourself. As for distributing porridge, let us do it. It would be bad if distributing porridge makes your illness worse or your old illness relapses!"

Just these few words made Luo Qingqing stand there awkwardly, not knowing whether to leave or not.

I saw Luo Qingqing's embarrassment, so I smiled and said to her: "Cousin, there are too many people here, and you have just recovered from a serious illness. Find a quiet place to stay. I will find you to play when I am done with my work."

Luo Qingqing was not stupid either. She knew that she couldn't show her displeasure in public, so she walked down the stairs I walked down, bowed and left.

After Luo Qingqing left, our porridge distribution activity was over. We found a restaurant in the south of the city, went in and found a private room, and sat down to eat together. Everyone in the room was saying: "Qingqing, your cousin doesn't look like a kind person, you have to be careful. From her looks, I think she is very scheming."

These people are all legitimate daughters of their families, and they also have concubines. They also know how many despicable means their concubines have used to become legitimate daughters. So they can see at a glance that Luo Qingqing is not a good person.

These people are all scheming, intelligent, and well-connected. How could a concubine's daughter possibly be better than them? Do you really think that all those years of education for the legitimate daughters were in vain? Naturally, no concubine's daughter in these families could surpass them.

They would not deliberately cause trouble to their concubine sisters at home, as they thought that was a way to lower their character. Sometimes they would even share good things with their concubine sisters.

If some concubine sisters fail to understand the situation and want to take away things that belong to them, then they will naturally follow suit. Their parents also know who to protect, the legitimate or the illegitimate.

I knew they all meant well, so I immediately said, "Thank you for your reminder, sisters. I will pay more attention in the future. Everyone, enjoy your meal today. Luo Chen and I will treat you together."

The legitimate daughters were all well-off and took turns treating the guests to meals. No one would care about this little money because it was nothing to them!

After dinner, I asked Luo Chen to go back first, and I went back to the Prime Minister's Mansion. Luo Qingqing was naturally unhappy to see me come back. When I was away, the servants in the mansion treated her as the master. When I came back, her status would naturally be lowered.

Luo Qingqing's eyes flashed with impatience, but she quickly covered it up. She walked towards me with a smile and said, "Cousin, why did you want to come back today?"

I took out a bracelet from my arms and gave it to her. The bracelet was made entirely of gold and inlaid with countless gems. It looked dazzling.

Luo Qingqing looked at the bracelet, her eyes sparkling. She hadn't seen such a gorgeous thing for a long time. But she still pretended like Luo Wenqian, clearly wanting it. But she still said, "Why did my cousin suddenly want to give me this? This is too expensive, I can't accept it."

I took the bracelet in my hand, pulled her hand over, and put the bracelet on her hand. Then I pointed at her hand and said: "Look, this bracelet matches you so well? Wear it. I heard that you have recovered from your illness when I was giving out porridge, so I thought of giving you a gift to cheer you up. This bracelet suits you very well, please accept it."

Luo Qingqing pretended to be embarrassed and said: "Since my cousin has said so, I will obey your order. How has my cousin been doing recently?"

I removed my hand from hers and sighed deeply, "I've been doing okay lately, just like usual, practicing martial arts every day! But since my sister has recovered from her illness, I think my cousin should be able to go to the next banquet, right?"

Luo Qingqing immediately raised her voice and asked me: "Cousin, what party is it? I didn't know anything when I was recovering from my illness."

I pretended to be shocked and said, "It's the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet. The emperor said that officials of the third rank and above can bring their wives to attend. Didn't father tell you yet? This banquet can be attended by all officials' wives."

Of course Luo Wenqian didn't want to tell Luo Qingqing, after all, he had to buy clothes and jewelry for the banquet. Luo Wenqian didn't want to pay for it himself. But Luo Wenqian would definitely take me with him.

Luo Wenqian knew that if I attended the banquet, my grandmother and the others would prepare everything I would need for the banquet, and they would all be excellent things.

Taking me there would not cost him a penny, but he could also gain face. Why not? As for me telling Luo Qingqing, it was naturally because I wanted her to participate. Didn't she really want to attend this banquet? Then let her attend!

If she doesn't go to this banquet, the following drama will be difficult to perform. I believe Luo Qingqing will naturally find a way to make Luo Wenqian agree to let her go.

After that, I left on the pretext of having something to do. Luo Qingqing knew that it was a banquet hosted by the emperor, so she naturally knew how many children from noble families would attend the banquet. This was exactly where she would catch a rich husband, so how could she not go?

After Luo Wenqian came back, Luo Qingqing immediately went to discuss the banquet with Luo Wenqian. Luo Wenqian was shocked at how she knew this. He was also afraid that she would be embarrassed if something went wrong at the banquet.

After Luo Qingqing whispered a few words into Luo Wenqian's ear, Luo Wenqian happily agreed to let Luo Qingqing attend the banquet!