The Daily Life of a Concubine's Daughter After Transmigrating

Madam Zhao quickly stepped in to smooth things over.

"Siyun meant well."

Then, Madam Zhao turned to Li Baoqin and said.

"Qin'er, you've misunderstood your sister-in-law. Hurry up and apologize to her."

Madam Zhao gave Li Baoqin a wink, and after a moment of struggle, Li Baoqin reluctantly apologized to Zuo Siyun.

"...I'm sorry, elder sister-in-law. I've always been outspoken. Please don't take it to heart."

After saying that, Li Baoqin looked away awkwardly.

"Siyun..." Li Anxiu was about to say something to Zuo Siyun.

"It's alright, everyone please have a seat."

Zuo Siyun interrupted Li Anxiu and invited everyone to sit down with a smile.

The old lady and Li Miao exchanged a glance.

The Zuo family and the Jingguo family were old friends, and the Left Chancellor was also on good terms with Li Miao.

Zuo Siyun was formerly the daughter of the Zuo family, and now she is a new bride of the Jingguo family.

Neither the old lady nor Li Miao wanted to offend her, so they had no choice but to slowly sit down with embarrassed expressions.

"Xiu'er, please sit down too," Madam Zhao said softly to Li Anxiu.

Li Anxiu frowned slightly, but finally sat down.

"Let's serve!"

Zuo Siyun instructed the servants to serve the dishes.

On the large table inlaid with mother-of-pearl, there were delicacies from land and sea, and delicious dishes.

On the small wooden table, however, were only cabbage, tofu, and plain steamed buns.

"What is that?!" Aunt Gao was clearly talking about the dishes, but her tone sounded like she was cursing.

"What?! Cai'er, you said you don't want to eat, you feel like throwing up?!" Aunt Gao held Li Ancai, who looked completely bewildered, and said in an exaggerated and urgent voice.

"What's wrong with Cai'er?" Li Miao asked.

Aunt Gao led Li Ancai to Li Miao.

“Master, Cai’er is suddenly feeling unwell, it seems to be a stomach problem. It’s probably because the tofu has chilled his stomach. I’ll take him back first.”

Li Miao's face paled slightly, and he nodded, saying, "Find a doctor to take a look."

"Eh."

Aunt Gao swayed her hips, picked up Li Ancai, and left, not forgetting to glance at Zuo Siyun as she went.

Li Anhua took a bite of the steamed bun, then looked at the colorful delicacies on the mother-of-pearl inlaid table next to him. Suddenly, his nose tingled with tears, and he threw down the steamed bun and ran out.

"Painting, painting!"

Aunt Xia couldn't stop her, so she hurriedly apologized to Li Miao and the old lady and chased after them.

On the small wooden table, only Li Anqi and Li Anshu remained.

Li Anshu hesitated, her chopsticks poised to pick something up, as she glanced at Li Anqi, who was eating slowly and deliberately, her eyes filled with sorrow.

Li Anqi patted her on the back: "It's okay, let's eat."

Li Anshu then picked up his chopsticks, took a piece of tofu, and began to chew slowly.

This scene made the old lady and Li Miao feel inexplicably sad.

The two little girls were so sensible that it broke my heart.

New Year's Day.

Li Anqi got up very early to pay his respects to the old lady for the New Year.

Unexpectedly, someone else had arrived even earlier than her.

Upon looking at the newcomer, it was none other than the Valiant King.

While Xiao Wang and the old lady were chatting, Li Anqi waited quietly outside the door.

"Qin'er was ill recently and hasn't left the manor for a long time. Would Your Highness like to go and see her?" The old lady asked Prince Xiao with a hint of probing in her voice.

The Prince Xiao pursed his lips and smiled slightly.

"I am merely a business colleague of Miss Qin. Moreover, Miss Qin is not yet married, so it would be inappropriate for me to visit her so abruptly."

The old lady smiled and nodded: "The prince has always been upright, of noble character, and his conduct has always been the best in the eyes of the people of the capital. I was just confused for a moment."

"You flatter me, Madam."

The Prince smiled slightly, rose, cupped his hands in farewell, and said, "I have other matters to attend to, so I will return first."

"Your Highness, please take care," the old lady said.

Xiao Wang stepped out of Fushou Hall and looked at Li Anqi, who was waiting outside the door.

Li Anqi bowed his head and greeted Prince Xiao, saying, "Wishing Prince Xiao a happy new year."

"You too."

After saying this, King Xiao left.

"Granddaughter Anqi greets the old lady and wishes her a happy and healthy New Year." Li Anqi kowtowed to the old lady in greeting.

"Come, come, come sit down."

The old lady smiled and waved, inviting Li Anqi to sit down next to her.

"Did you hear what Grandmother and Prince Xiao were saying just now?" the old lady asked.

Li Anqi nodded.

"Ugh."

The old lady sighed and continued.

"Qin'er has a bad reputation outside, and she's getting close to Prince Xiao. Prince Xiao cares most about his reputation and demands perfection in everything. It's really unexpected that he can get along so well with Qin'er."

Li Anqi thought for a moment and said, "Presumably, it's because my sister has some merits that Prince Xiao values ​​highly."

The old lady nodded in agreement and looked at Li Anqi with a smile.

"Her wedding is coming soon. I imagine it won't be more than a year before Prince Xiao proposes to the Jingguo Mansion. After Qin'er gets married, you'll be next! Grandma will prepare a generous dowry for you, so you can have a grand wedding!"

Li Anqi blushed, and his heart skipped a beat for no apparent reason.

The image of Ling Ye riding a horse that day involuntarily resurfaced in my mind.

"Hahaha, cough cough cough... Alright, alright, Grandma won't tease you anymore. I know you're a shy little girl, cough cough cough cough..."

The old lady started coughing again as she was laughing, and the coughing grew louder and more severe.

Li Anqi's expression was serious, and he quickly patted her back: "Grandmother?"

The old lady coughed for a while before she recovered.

Granny Wang brought over the medicine and helped the old lady drink it.

The old lady wiped her mouth with a handkerchief.

"Grandma just wanted to say that she's getting old and doesn't know if she'll be able to see you get married."

The old woman smiled through her tears; her wrinkled face looked decayed and haggard.

With tears welling up in his eyes, Li Anqi knelt down and knelt on the old lady's knees, holding her hand and whispering softly.

"It definitely will, you must take good care of yourself, you will definitely see it..."

In recent months.

The emperor neither appointed Li Miao to any official position nor summoned him to the palace, clearly neglecting him.

The officials in the court seemed to have sensed the emperor's displeasure and gradually distanced themselves from Li Miao.

As a result, the number of guests who came to Jingguo Mansion to pay New Year's respects to the old lady and Li Miao this year was much less than last year.

On the eighth day of the first lunar month, an uninvited guest suddenly arrived at the Jingguo Mansion.

The old lady is seriously ill again.

The reason was that Zuo Sinian begged his wife to take Li Anqi as a concubine.

To avoid disrupting the relationship between the two families, Madam Zuo first wrote a letter to Zuo Siyun, and then specially sent a matchmaker to the Jingguo Mansion to sound out their intentions.

Zuo Siyun felt that Li Anqi was born out of wedlock, so there was nothing wrong with her becoming a concubine for her legitimate younger brother.

Madam Zhao did not object.

But when the old lady heard that Zuo Sinian was not going to marry a wife but to take a concubine, she became furious on the spot, drove the matchmaker out, and then fell ill from anger.

Li Anqi learned about this from Granny Wang while taking care of the old lady.

However, no sooner had one wave subsided than another arose.

The nineteenth day of the first lunar month is, as is customary, the day when the entire Jingguo Mansion goes to Qingyun Temple to perform a Taoist ritual.

Zuo Siyun should have made preparations a few days in advance, but on the day before her departure, she suddenly informed Li Miao and the old lady that there were no plans for the illegitimate daughters, sons, and concubines to leave the mansion.

"Why not arrange for An Qi and the others to go together?" Li Miao asked Zuo Siyun.

"They are of lowly status, how can they perform a religious ceremony as masters?"

Li Miao was already depressed because of being neglected by the court, and now Zuo Siyun's actions ignited the pent-up anger in his heart.

"They're all children of the Li family, why can't they go?!"

Zuo Siyun remained calm and said.

"They're not important people. Why waste so much money by sending so many people? Si Yun's heart is entirely for the Jingguo Mansion. I hope you can understand Si Yun's good intentions."

Madam Zhao quickly replied, "Yes, sir, Siyun is thrifty and hardworking; she's a rare and virtuous woman!"

The old lady, with a headband tied around her head and a livid face, sat slumped on the couch without saying a word.

Hearing what Zuo Siyun and Madam Zhao said, Li Miao's tone softened considerably, and he spoke earnestly and patiently.

"Sacrifice is a major event; if there are few people, the heavens will feel that there is a lack of sincerity!"

Zuo Siyun, not wanting to miss out on trouble, immediately retorted.

"Logically speaking, Anxiu and Baoqin are legitimate children. As long as they go, how could they lack sincerity?"

"Yes, sir," Madam Zhao nodded in agreement.

"but……"

Li Miao was about to say something more.

"enough!"

The old lady suddenly spoke up, slamming her hand on the table to stop her.