The Concubine's Daughter Travels Through Time and Space and Takes the Road of Confrontation

By the time Changchun Palace released the exact news, all the clothes and jewelry in Kyoto had already been bought up by well-informed noble families.

Mrs. Ma invited Mr. Gao to come back and make clothes for Qingbo half a month ago, and Cui Erlang was sent back to the Cui family in Boling by Yu Ge'er's uncle.

She and Mrs. Si have become more familiar with each other these days. They go shopping today and plan to go to Xiyuan to watch a few plays tomorrow. After the banquet hosted by the Empress Dowager is over, she will find an opportunity to mention it to Mrs. Si.

The only thing that bothered her was that, ever since she had made it clear last time, Qingbo had been stubborn and refused to come to Qinghui Garden. She had asked her several times to send an invitation to invite the daughter of Xu Hanlin's family to come to her house, but he acted as if he hadn't heard.

Forget it, forget it. My children are the result of my sins from my previous life. I deserve to owe them in this life.

Cui Lanxi looked towards the gate of the courtyard with disgust. After sending her brother away, her aunt had not yet been released from the ancestral hall by the old lady. All matters of the main house were temporarily under the management of the old lady.

The old lady had assigned two stubborn maids to guard the courtyard gate, and whenever she went out, someone would follow her. Cui Lanxi lowered her eyes to hide her emotions and said softly, "Mom, I want to go and pay my respects to the old lady."

The old woman was very polite and immediately walked ahead to lead the way.

After entering the house, Cui Lanxi knelt and saluted, saying, "Greetings, old lady. Good morning, old lady."

Old Lady Wan was holding a pair of crystal glasses, watching the maids playing cards for fun, and casually pointed to a stool for her to sit on.

Cui Lanxi took a stack of papers from the maid behind her, walked up to her, and said respectfully, "Old Madam, my aunt is chanting sutras for Sister Minghui in the ancestral hall. As a junior, I've thought about it and found that my handwriting is the only one that's acceptable, so I copied the 'Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva Sutra' twenty-one times. Please give me some advice, old madam."

Old Lady Wan smiled kindly and let the maid take the tea. "I know what you mean." Then she picked up the teacup and took a sip.

Cui Lanxi's expression was stiff as he bowed and took his leave.

After they left, Old Lady Wan pulled out a few and examined them carefully, saying nothing more. Seeing this, the old nanny called over the maid and said, "Send these to Madam, and say they're from Miss Cui. Don't say anything else."

The little maid took the order and left.

After Cui Lanxi returned, she locked herself in the room. The old woman who was watching the yard stuck her head in to look several times. She was relieved when she saw the light on in the room and the shadow of a sitting person reflected on the window.

Sitting behind the desk, Cui Lanxi looked hatefully at the portrait on the table that was covered with dense pinholes. His hands kept moving, venting his anger again and again, muttering to himself.

Someone from the Cui family came. Upon hearing this, Old Lady Wan said "Oh" and let her eldest daughter-in-law out of the ancestral hall to meet the guest.

Perhaps it was the effect of the Buddhist scriptures, but Cui seemed much calmer than before. Facing the questioning of her sister-in-law Zhou, she calmly recounted every detail of Cui Erlang's actions.

After hearing this, Zhou showed no sign of surprise. She just cried, "Your Dingyuan Marquis's family is wealthy and powerful. What you say is true. But my son's health was ruined by his aunt's family at such a young age. I - I will go to the government office to sue you." Zhou pretended to leave.

Cui sat still. "Go ahead. According to our dynasty's laws, anyone who trespasses into someone else's house will be punished with twenty strokes of the cane and a lifetime ban from taking the imperial examinations. Serious punishments include being exiled to the border for three years and also being banned from taking the imperial examinations for life."

Zhou paused, sat on the ground and burst into tears. "You are so cruel! You watched your brother die without a son or grandson, and Erlang's career was hopeless. What good will this do you, a married woman?" She stood up and pointed at Cui's nose and shouted, "Don't forget, your last name is Cui too. You are the eldest daughter of the Cui family in Boling."

Cui said with a half-smile, "My niece told me about the dirty things Erlang did at home. Of course, I am a married woman and I don't care about the family affairs of my daughter-in-law, but if you treat my uncle's house as your private home and do whatever you want." She sneered, "If it weren't for my face, your Erlang would have turned into a pile of yellow earth and been thrown away by someone." Zhou said with a fierce look on her face, but she was actually weak, "Let's see who dares."

Cui Shi did not argue with her. "According to the doctor's diagnosis, it will not be difficult for Erlang to have a child. I hope that he will be more careful with his words and deeds after learning this lesson and focus on his studies." In addition, Cui Shi took out a note from the small kang table and handed it to her sister-in-law. "In order to select concubines for the third and fourth princes, the Empress Dowager will hold a flower viewing party in the palace in half a month and invite children of appropriate age from the noble families in the capital to participate."

Zhou immediately reached out to take it, and after confirming that it was correct, her brows were full of joy. "Sister, I know what you said, but seeing Erlang like this really made me feel uncomfortable, so I made a scene. Let's put this matter behind us. There's only a flower viewing banquet in a few days. I hope that sister will give Lanxi more advice for your brother's sake."

Cui couldn't bear to watch it, and after sending the man away, she sighed heavily. With descendants like this, the Cui family of Boling will surely get worse day by day.

The turmoil in the outside world had nothing to do with Lu Yun. She was thinking of bringing some local specialties from the palace back home. During her stay in the palace, the Empress Dowager had given her many rewards, including food, clothing, and toys.

For example, the clay doll of the beautiful girl in front of her, with a high bun and a long skirt, looked shyly at the ground. Lu Yun found a box to put her away, and this one would be left for Rong Jie'er.

She was in a dilemma when it came to giving it back to her brother. The little boy loved swords, guns, sticks and clubs, which were obviously not available in Yongfu Hall. After thinking for a long time, she had no idea and could only put it aside for the time being. She began to pack the small purses for Caihe, Jinhe and Chang Mama.

The gift for my mother, Mrs. Zhang, was a beautiful palace lantern with glass beads. The glass lantern was windproof and rainproof, which made it much more convenient for my mother to pay her respects in the morning and evening.

What was given to Sister Yuan was a set of the best study tools for her to use in accounting and writing.

In addition, Lu Yun packed two larger purses for Yingchunyuan.

There was a pile of things on the messy carpet, and Lu Yun was shuttling back and forth among them like a diligent drone.

Madam Xu had already reported the situation to Madam Guizhi. The Queen Mother was delighted to hear this and praised her, saying, "What a considerate, meticulous, and filial child! It's incredible that she could dig out such things from such small things."

The next day, Lu Yun went to her old place to practice. The Third Prince stood by and watched her, occasionally lifting his foot to make a few gestures. "If you don't say anything, then I won't say anything either." The two of them had been practicing like this for a month.

After completing the last move, Lu Yun withdrew her hand, wiped the sweat from her forehead and walked towards the third prince who was still practicing. He had been secretly learning for so long, so it wouldn't be too much to charge him some tuition.

"Big brother, can you please do me a favor?" The girl had a pair of chubby cheeks that looked easy to pinch, and the third prince moved his fingers.

"You say?" He agreed immediately. Compared to the Crown Prince, the Third Prince looked more like the Longqing Emperor, with fair skin, a sharp jawline, and a smile often visible in his open eyebrows and eyes.

Lu Yun gestured for him to follow her. Back at Yongfu Hall, she pulled out a drawing. It depicted the courtyard she remembered. Lu Yun wanted to create a miniature version of the courtyard she had seen in her past life. She had asked a female official from the Empress Dowager's palace to help her draw the drawing, with dimensions noted.

"Brother, can you ask the craftsmen in the palace to make one for me according to this drawing?"