Dugu Jingyao is reborn as Li Chu's beloved

Dugu Jingyue returned to the courtyard and told Mrs. Qin what had happened in the Du Mansion today. Mrs. Qin also felt a little nervous after hearing it: "Is your sister really okay? Or I should go and see her!" Dugu Jingyue hurriedly grabbed her mother and said, "Mother, you'd better not go. Let my sister rest for a while. My sister is tired all day and was ambushed. Why not wait until dinner tonight to talk about it?" Mrs. Qin agreed and asked someone to help Dugu Jingyue wash up again.

Dugu Jingyao arrived at the courtyard. After Si Jian and Shi Jian helped her wash up, she lay down on the bed, staring blankly at the ceiling. Shi Jian saw Dugu Jingyao like this and thought she was tired. He said to her, "Princess, are you tired? Why don't you take a rest first?" But Dugu Jingyao ignored her. Si Jian called out twice more, "Princess, Princess?" Only then did Dugu Jingyao come to her senses: "Ah? What's wrong? I was just thinking about something." Shi Jian glanced at Si Jian, "Why are you so startled?" Then he said to Dugu Jingyao, "It's okay. The princess just saw you like this and asked if you wanted to rest." Dugu Jingyao smiled lightly, "Oh, I'm fine, but it's really tiring to be schemed against!" He added, "I'm a little tired too. I'll take a rest first. You can go down first!" The two of them bowed and left together.

At this moment, Dugu Jingyao lay in bed thinking about what happened today at the Du Mansion. Who was it? Who did she offend? She really couldn't think of it. She could only ask Shi Jian and the others to find out what happened at the Du Mansion. What happened later was mainly because her cousin saved her. She said that someone wanted to frame her, but she didn't know who it was. That's right, she would just ask her cousin when the time comes!

Then she thought of something else: she should talk to her father about registering Dugu Jingyue under her mother's name. While it wouldn't matter if she was a concubine's daughter, a legitimate daughter would be more honorable. If she remarried Li Chu, the family would rely on this sister to provide for them, so giving her the status of a legitimate daughter would be appropriate. Perhaps she was truly exhausted from all the hassle, and she fell asleep without realizing it.

After sleeping for about an hour, Dugu Jingyao woke up and said, "Si Jian, what time is it now?" Si Jian walked in, opened the bed curtain and replied, "My princess, it's just past noon." Dugu Jingyao supported her forehead and said, "Go and ask someone to see if my father is in the mansion." So Si Jian went down and told the servant to check, while Si Jian helped Dugu Jingyao to dress up again. Soon the servant came back and said, "My princess, the prince is preparing to have lunch in the main hall!" Dugu Jingyao waved her hand to signal the servant to leave. Shi Jian asked, "My princess, it's lunchtime and you haven't had your meal yet. Do you want to join the prince?" Dugu Jingyao thought for a while and said, "I won't go there now. Let's talk about dinner later. I don't have much appetite just after waking up. I'll just have something to eat later." Shi Jian responded and asked the small kitchen to prepare some light dishes.

In the main hall, the King of Yunnan, Lady Qin, and Dugu Jingyue were sitting at the same table for dinner. The King of Yunnan heard that Dugu Jingyao had rested after returning, so he did not ask anyone to call her. However, the King of Yunnan noticed that his little daughter looked worried, and thought that she was bullied at the first banquet, so he asked, "What's wrong with Yue'er? Why are you so worried?" Dugu Jingyue heard her father asking this, but because she was thinking about her sister, she replied, "Father, I'm fine. I may be tired from attending the banquet." The King of Yunnan was skeptical: "Did someone bully you at the banquet today? It's okay. If someone bullies you, tell your father and he will help you vent your anger!" Dugu Jingyue wanted to tell the King of Yunnan about her sister being framed, but Lady Qin stopped her. So he said, "Father, you are worrying too much. I am going there with my sister. Who dares to bully me? They are already trying to please me!" He felt relieved after hearing what Dugu Jingyue said. He thought: Yes, Jingyao and Yue'er are going there together. Jingyao will definitely not let others bully Yue'er, so he felt relieved.