Transmigrated Female Official

Ji Qili felt utterly defeated in Guangren Hall, and the more he thought about it, the more resentful he became. Instead of returning directly to Changming Hall, he headed towards Feixian Hall.

"Fifth Brother, it's rare to see you look so pale." The Eighth Princess invited Ji Qili to sit down and then dismissed the others.

Ji Qili sighed heavily: "You're right, your fifth brother is really frustrated."

"What's going on?" The Eighth Princess had never seen Ji Qili like this before, and suddenly became interested.

He stared at the Eighth Princess and said helplessly, "Just like my Eighth Sister, we both got a cold shoulder from that Chu guy."

The Eighth Princess looked at Ji Qili suspiciously and asked, "Fifth Brother, have you taken a liking to Chu Qingluo?" Seeing his tacit agreement, she asked again, "When did this happen?"

"Sigh—" he sighed again. "Earlier than Eighth Sister."

Upon hearing this, the Eighth Princess snorted coldly: "These two siblings! They're both so arrogant, trying to be gentle with them but they won't listen! They insist on using force!" She was furious just thinking about it. How could she, a princess, tolerate Chu Yilin's repeated rejections?!

"Eighth Sister, I want to personally ask His Majesty to grant me a door."

The Eighth Princess was taken aback at first, then asked, "You want the Emperor to bestow you upon Chu Qingluo?"

"Hmm." Ji Qili nodded. "I've thought about it. Instead of me repeatedly asking her to come, it would be better to have His Majesty grant it to her personally. That way, she won't be able to refuse." After saying that, he looked at the Eighth Princess, suddenly gave a self-deprecating laugh, and shook his head, saying, "Thinking about it, it's ridiculous. Why should my brother and I be so persistent?"

The Eighth Princess pouted and said arrogantly, "I don't care. Anyway, if he doesn't make me happy, I won't let him have his way!" After saying that, she thought of something else: "Chu Qingluo hasn't done any merit yet. If Fifth Brother goes to ask the Emperor to grant her a door, will the Emperor agree?"

Ji Qili smiled and said, "Isn't the palace currently busy with the selection of Yunshi? After things are settled, I'll ask Eighth Sister to put in a good word for her with His Majesty..." The Eighth Princess has always been favored by the Empress, and Ji Qili thought this was a feasible idea.

"I understand." The Eighth Princess smiled slightly. "Fifth Brother just needs to wait quietly."

……

In the Chu residence after dusk, Chu Qingluo sat on a swing. She was partly contemplating how to arrange the selection process, and partly waiting for dinner.

She was having a great time swinging when Kurama and Kirito suddenly ran over and knelt down in front of her.

Chu Qingluo stopped swinging, narrowed her eyes in confusion, and asked, "What are you doing? Why are you kneeling down for no reason... Have you been doing something bad behind my back again?"

Nine-Tailed Fox put on a pleading face and said first, "Miss, please, please do me a favor and see this through!"

"Explain clearly, what does it mean to be a good person?"

Kirito continued, "The palace is selecting cloud attendants for the princesses, and both Kurama and I are within the age range for this selection..."

Chu Qingluo nodded, raising an eyebrow slightly: "Isn't that great? If you're chosen, you can rise to the top quickly."

Tongmu shook his head: "Kyuu and I have already discussed it. Neither of us wants to enter the palace. We just want to stay by Miss's side."

Nine-Tails added, "So, please, Miss, take us in!"

"Huh? Hahahaha—" Seeing the two of them singing in unison, Chu Qingluo first laughed, then asked, "Are you two particularly confident in yourselves, or are you trying to take advantage of me?"

The two exchanged a glance, then couldn't help but give each other a look of disdain before turning away. Nine-Tails, still unwilling to give up, said, "What if? What if we get chosen? Wouldn't we never be able to come back?"

Chu Qinglu rolled her eyes dramatically and sighed, "Aren't you guys overthinking this? My second brother isn't even worried, why are you all in such a hurry?"

Nine-Tailed Pompom pouted, looking very aggrieved: "Anyway, I just don't want to leave the Chu family mansion, I don't want to leave Miss."

Chu Qinglu raised an eyebrow and readily agreed, "Alright, alright, granted."

Upon hearing this, Nine-Tailed Fox was overjoyed: "Miss, do you agree to let the two of us join the sect?"

Chu Qinglu chuckled mischievously, "Don't misunderstand. I mean, you can rest assured to participate in the selection, you'll be back."

"Miss—!" Nine-Tails realized she had been tricked and cried out in despair.

"Alright, alright, you guys go ahead and get busy. There's still a month until the selection, no need to rush." ​​Chu Qinglu waved her hand, dismissing them.

"..." Hearing her say that, Kurama and Kirito were at a loss. With long faces, they reluctantly withdrew.

Although the selection of Yun Shi made most people happy, Nine-Tailed Fox and a few others were not the only ones filled with anxiety. If Wu Yang hadn't come to him personally, Chu Qingluo would have forgotten that he was also among those selected.

Wu Yang had returned to the Chu family with Gongsun Yu. As soon as Chu Qingluo saw him, she guessed that he had also come to seek help.

After exchanging pleasantries and taking their seats, Wu Yang finally spoke, "Qingluo, I've come here without asking for your help."

Chu Qingluo was not surprised at all and asked, "Don't you want to participate in the selection of Yun Shi?" With her good figure and flute playing, she would surely be kept in Yun Palace.

"Hmm." Wu Yang nodded, somewhat embarrassed, and said, "I heard that Qing Luo is in charge of this matter. I wonder if there's any way... to help me avoid this?"

"Um..." Chu Qingluo rested her chin on her hand, lost in thought. Normally, letting him sneak in through some back door would be a minor matter, easy to handle. But the Eighth Princess, determined to prevent Chu Yilin from slipping through the net, had blocked all the back doors Chu Qingluo could open.

The household registration books of all cities in Ji Kingdom are on their way to be handed over, and the Eighth Princess has made it clear that she wants to review them personally... As things stand, unless someone is crippled or suddenly dead, pretending to be insane or faking their non-existence is simply not going to work.

She sighed helplessly, "Now that the Eighth Princess is keeping a close eye on this matter, it's really difficult to handle..."

Wu Yang looked at her, then glanced at Gongsun Yu beside her, her ears growing increasingly red, and hesitated before saying, "Actually, there's another way..."

Seeing Wu Yang's hesitant expression, Chu Qingluo guessed that he wanted to talk about the same method as Jiuwei and the others. "You mean..."

"I want to become a disciple of Qingluo!" Wuyang blurted out almost with his eyes closed.

Before coming to the Chu family, Wu Yang had practiced this sentence countless times. But even now, his heart was pounding violently! It was as if he had already suffocated the moment the words left his mouth!