Daughter Reborn as the Head of the Family

Chapter 3 Return to Beijing

It was early in the morning when the carriage arrived in the capital, but the streets were still bustling with people.

The blue cloud gauze on the car window was slowly blown by the evening breeze, and the scenery outside the window was really rich and charming. I haven't been back for five years, and the capital is more prosperous than before.

"Miss, I think it's time for the palace to send someone to take you into the palace tomorrow."

Qiu Yun was lying by the window, looking at the scenery outside the window, puffing her cheeks and murmuring.

The queen and the late wife are biological sisters. The young lady often lived in the palace since she was a child, and the queen also doted on her niece.

Thinking of her aunt's tragic death in her previous life, Song Jinyue lowered her eyes, and there was no more light in her eyes.

Qiu Yun thought that the young lady was thinking of the late Madam, so she hurriedly took back her hand and sat aside. The atmosphere in the carriage was particularly gloomy.

Walking all the way to the gate of the Duke's Mansion, Song Jinyue said nothing again.

When the carriage stopped, Qiu Yun helped the young lady out of the carriage. Song Jinyue raised her head and looked at the familiar Duke's Mansion in front of her, feeling a little melancholy in her heart. In her previous life, she had followed Aunt Zhao back to her home.

For this matter, my father rewarded Grandma Zhao very generously.

At that time, the house was decorated with lanterns and colors, and the atmosphere was joyful and peaceful.

But now, everyone in the mansion may not know that he will come back.

Looking down at the closed black nanmu door carved with auspicious clouds, she couldn't help but think of the scene when she left the Duke's Mansion five years ago, where her father also sent her to the carriage.

Her eyes were full of reluctance, and she was urged to take care of herself.

At that time, she only felt that she was unfilial. Her mother had recently died, and she was about to leave the Duke's Mansion, leaving her father alone to guard this huge Duke's Mansion.

But who would have known that half a year after she left, Mrs. Shen came in and became her stepmother.

When she learned about this incident at Yunquan Villa, she smashed countless porcelains. If it weren't for Qiu Yun's persuasion, she would have rushed back to Kyoto to find her father to find out.

Later, day after day, she also became tired.

Her "good sister" Song Jinxi sent people to Yunquan Villa to deliver letters to her day after day.

The letter told of her love for her sister, and also cried out about all the cynicism she had received when she was raised outside the house over the years. She said that their sisters were the only flesh-and-blood relatives in the world.

Later, she and Song Jinxi gradually became sisters who talked about everything.

But what happens in the end?

She robbed He Yuanjie and killed her closest relatives with him.

At this moment, she would never believe a word Song Jinxi said again.

Qiu Yun stepped forward and knocked twice on the black nanmu door, and shouted to the boy guarding the door: "Second Miss is back! Open the door quickly!"

The young man in a gray cloth jacket was stunned for a moment when he heard this, then came to his senses and hurriedly pushed the small door of the wing half open, stuck his head out, saw that the second lady was indeed back, and hurried to the main door.

He kicked his companion who was half-lying and napping at the front door, and said: "Go back to the Duke, the second lady is back!"

Suddenly, the quiet Duke's Mansion became noisy.

Mother-in-law, maid, and boy all stretched out their necks and leaned outside the main hall.

Song Guogong and Shen had already taken off their coats and wanted to rest. After hearing this, they hurriedly changed their clothes and went to the main hall.

Song Jinxi was practicing calligraphy in her room. After hearing the girl's reply, she put down her pen and hurried over.

"Father, mother, eldest sister."

Today, Song Jinyue specially dressed plainly, wearing a bamboo-green double-breasted Confucian jacket and a moon-white Confucian skirt. She lowered her eyes and looked upright at the ceremony.

Song Guogong now changed into a dark blue uniform and sat upright on the throne made of huanghuali wood. The smile on his face went straight to the bottom of his heart, but after all, because his daughter was older now, it was difficult to call her to him anymore. Maybe it was

Since I haven't seen him for many years, he looks a little embarrassed.

Mr. Shen wears a tan-coloured double-breasted Confucian coat embroidered with flowers and a purple pleated skirt with silver edges. She looks dignified and kind.

Mrs. Shen's eyes were crescent, and she stepped forward, took Song Jinyue's hand, sighed, and said, "I've longed for you to come back."

Shen's hair was tied up in a bun casually, with only a golden hairpin with a golden phoenix and a bead carved on it. The blood-red beads looked like the top-grade agate from the country last year.

On the Lantern Festival the year before last, the queen rewarded these agates to a group of ladies from aristocratic families.

The queen sent someone to deliver a separate copy to Song Jinyue at Yunquan Villa.

"Your yard is carefully cleaned by my mother every day. It's convenient to go back to your house now. When you wake up early tomorrow morning, you can take a closer look. Whatever needs to be added or replaced, please share with your mother.

explain."

Mrs. Shen smiled kindly and patted the back of her hand.

Song Jinyue just said "hmm" and took her hand away from Shen's palm. Shen was stunned for a moment, came to her senses, and with a smile on her face, turned around and walked towards the seat next to the Duke of Guo.

Song Guogong was very satisfied with Shen and said, "Let the kitchen deliver some food to Yue'er's yard."

"yes."

"Let's go down and have a rest first." Song Guogong waved his hand, feeling sorry for his daughter who had had a hard time traveling all the way.

Song Jinyue bowed again and then walked out of the main hall.

A crowd of women and girls outside the hospital gathered around her. When they saw her coming out, they hurriedly saluted respectfully and called her "Second Miss."

Song Jinyue raised her eyes and looked.

All the women and girls in the yard were replaced by the Shen family.

In her previous life, after she left the Duke's Mansion, Mrs. Shen changed her approach and replaced the old people in the mansion who had served her mother.

In the past five years, there has been no familiar face seen in this government palace.

"Second Miss, wait a moment."

Behind him, a woman wearing a dark purple double-breasted Confucian coat chased after her.

That was Aunt Zhao who went to pick her up yesterday.

"Madam specially ordered this old slave to lead the way for young lady." Aunt Zhao smiled apologetically, having lost all trace of her arrogance at Yunquan Villa.

Seeing that she didn't answer, Aunt Zhao took a few steps closer to her, stretched out her hand and took out a fine gold hairpin from her spacious dark purple sleeve, and said: "Last night, I remembered that the eldest lady specially ordered me to do it.

The gift I brought for the second young lady was left in the house, so I hurried back to pick it up. I thought I would pick up the second young lady tomorrow, but who would have thought that the second young lady came back by herself."

The first is to tell the second young lady why she left without saying goodbye yesterday, and the second is to tell her how much the eldest lady cares about her sister.

In fact, the hairpin was not left in the mansion. When she returned to the mansion yesterday, she originally wanted to arrange an affair with the second lady in front of the Duke and his wife, but the wife asked her to hold on.

Firstly, it is a certainty that the second young lady will return home. Secondly, if Aunt Zhao gets into a dispute with Song Jinyue, it will make others think that her stepmother treats her stepdaughter poorly, and she will easily be the subject of criticism.

Aunt Zhao really planned to pick her up tomorrow, but unexpectedly the second lady came back by herself.

In the main hall just now, Aunt Zhao was afraid that the second young lady would mention the matter of Yunquan Villa in front of the Duke.

Fortunately, she didn't mention it, so she came here, hoping to leave a good impression on the second lady and let her know that she didn't leave without saying goodbye on purpose yesterday.

Song Jinyue's slender eyelashes trembled slightly, she twitched the corners of her lips and gave a faint "hmm".

She didn't believe this. In her previous life, Aunt Zhao presented the hairpin in front of her as if she wanted to take credit.

The women and girls in the courtyard looked at Aunt Zhao as if they were watching a show. Aunt Zhao's face turned blue and purple, but it was hard to get angry, so she had to chase after her with a smile.

When they arrived at the gate of Mingzhuxuan, Song Jinyue asked Qiuyun to send Aunt Zhao away.

(End of chapter)