Transmigrated Female Official

Chu Qingluo returned to Guangren Hall from Changxuan Palace. She had been pointed at and whispered about the entire way, which only fueled her already irritation! She picked up the scissors Ji Qibai had dropped, moved to the bronze mirror, grabbed an equal amount of hair from the other side of her face, and slashed it off!

Another lock of black hair fell to the ground.

Fortunately, I used to trim my bangs at home often, so I've developed a good skill at it.

Chu Qingluo trimmed the short hair on both sides of her face and looked at it again... It was barely presentable.

But now, she had no mood to spend any more time designing for Ji Jie in her inner room. She casually sketched a few lines of ancient costumes that she had seen on TV before, and then pressed the finished paper pattern under the inkstone.

He clapped his hands and called it a day! He swaggered out of the palace.

……

Nine-Tailed Fox and Kirito were stunned when they saw Chu Qingluo's new hairstyle from afar. As she approached, they gasped in shock: "Miss, your...your hair..."

Chu Qingluo's eyes were sharp as she raised her head and asked, "How's the new hairstyle? Doesn't it look good?!"

The tone of her voice sounded off, and Nine-Tailed Fox asked incredulously, "Miss cut it herself?"

"...I guess so!" She did cut half of it herself.

The two men exchanged another glance, and couldn't help but wonder if their young lady had masochistic tendencies. Why were there so many aftereffects from her fainting spell of extreme joy last time…?

"If it doesn't look good, so be it. It'll grow back anyway." Convinced they wouldn't appreciate it, Chu Qingluo didn't bother explaining and simply jumped into the car.

The car was empty, which surprised Chu Qingluo. Gongsun Yu usually accompanied them to pick her up, but he was nowhere to be seen today. She asked, "Why isn't Gongsun here?"

Tongmu replied, "Young Master Gongsun went out today; he hadn't returned when we came out."

"Huh?" That's strange.

It's no wonder Chu Qingluo was surprised, after all, Gongsun Yu had been by her side ever since the day he entered the sect, and had never been absent.

Upon returning to the Chu family, she found that Gongsun Yu had also returned and was waiting for her in her room.

"Where did you go today?" Chu Qingluo asked this as her first question. She was just curious and had no other intention.

Gongsun Yu glanced at her, paused for a moment, and then replied, "I'm sorry, I didn't have time to pick you up. You..."

She noticed he was staring at her hair and immediately sighed. She dragged a stool over and sat down, then, with a gloomy face, recounted how the Ninth Prince had teased her by cutting her hair, even honestly admitting that she had slapped a tiger cub's bottom.

"How could there possibly be such a lame legend?" She still gets angry when she talks about it.

Seeing that Gongsun Yu remained silent for a long time, with one hand clenched into a fist and pressed under his nose without moving, as if he was enduring something...

Chu Qinglu rolled her eyes at him: "I said, laugh if you want to, but I'm not responsible if you get internal injuries from holding it in!"

Hearing her say that, Gongsun Yu finally smiled. "...I've never heard of this legend before." Knowing that she was annoyed, she simply changed the subject: "Didn't you ask me where I went today?" After she nodded, she added, "I searched for many days and finally found these books about plants and flowers. I hope they can help you." After saying that, she moved several books on the table toward her.

"Huh?" Chu Qingluo's eyes widened, and she picked up the book on top of the stack and started flipping through it.

It turned out that Gongsun Yu had been quietly searching for books for her all along, and a warm feeling rose in her heart.

Bonus points! This man gets bonus points so easily!

What surprised her even more was that... the book included some illustrations of plants, all in a very easy-to-understand way. She excitedly shook Gongsun Yu's arm several times: "Gongsun! You truly are my wise and capable wife!"

Chu Qingluo believes that in the Ji Kingdom, the term "virtuous wife" is perfectly appropriate when applied to men.

Just as she was getting excited, Nine-Tailed Fox came in: "Miss, Madam said that today is Uncle Sihan's birthday and she wants you to have dinner together in the main hall."

"Okay, I'll go right now." Chu Qingluo was so excited that she completely forgot that her new hairstyle would displease her mother...

At this moment, at the large round table in the hall, sat Chu's mother and her eight male servants. Even Chu Yinuo and Chu Yilin, who were rarely seen, were seated, waiting for the two of them.

"puff--!"

When Chu Qingluo appeared with Gongsun Yuyi, everyone except Chu Yilin, who suddenly burst into laughter out of ignorance, stared at Chu Qingluo's head with incredulous eyes.

After glaring angrily for a long time, Chu's mother finally spoke, "What's wrong with you?!"

Chu Qingluo was certain that the truth of the matter would be incomprehensible to her mother. She could only swallow hard and weakly reply, "New... hairstyle."

"I think you've hit your head!" This explanation infuriated Chu's mother. Uncle Sihan quickly stepped in to smooth things over, soothing her, "It's not a big deal. Besides, it looks quite nice, right?"

He looked at everyone present, seeking their support. But at this moment, the other seven male servants of Chu's mother were still in shock, not yet recovered from their shock.

"...It is very beautiful." At the crucial moment, it was Gongsun Yu who stepped forward.

What a loyal friend! Chu Qingluo quickly gave him a look of deep gratitude.

Chu's mother glanced at the two of them: "Only you would go along with her like this—so if she were to shave her head and become a nun one day, would you even offer your approval?"

When asked this question by Chu's mother, Gongsun Yu smiled sheepishly.

Chu Qingluo becoming a nun? That's absolutely out of the question.

Chu Yilin, who had been watching the commotion from the sidelines, laughed even more unrestrainedly. Chu Qinglu glared fiercely at this person who not only stood by but also gloated over the misfortune!

The laughter further displeased Chu's mother: "You still have the nerve to laugh?! Look at yourself, what kind of person are you? All day long..."

"Mother... I didn't say anything!" Chu Yilin tried to turn the situation around.

But Chu's mother still wouldn't let it go, and now he could truly say that his joy had turned to sorrow.

He gave me another long lecture...

"Phew..." With Chu Yilin's voluntary sacrifice, Chu's mother's focus had shifted. Chu Qingluo and Gongsun Yu both breathed a sigh of relief, exchanged a glance, and raised their eyebrows in secret delight.

Seeing that he couldn't be of much help, Uncle Sihan could only sit idly like the others. Only after Mother Chu had finished speaking was everyone able to start eating. During the meal, Mother Chu recalled Chu Yilin's refusal of the Eighth Princess's invitation and couldn't help but scold him a few more times.

Chu Qingluo kept her head down, trying to remain silent and obedient. She ignored the several pleading glances Chu Yilin gave her and continued to enjoy her food. She didn't want to be as foolish as him and get herself burned.