Xue Huichun couldn't help but feel amused and a little impressed. She remembered that when she was a child, she also caught small animals in this playful way, but she had never been as adept as Qiao Heyuan.
"The Qiao family's sister is really good at fighting." Xue Huichun praised sincerely.
Qiao Heyuan smiled a little embarrassedly and explained, "It's nothing, actually. I just like playing with these little things every day, and I gradually got used to it."
"I see." Xue Huichun nodded, thinking that this girl from the Qiao family was an interesting person, different from those dignified and elegant ladies in Beijing.
The two walked towards the tent side by side, and the spring scenery along the way seemed to bloom for them.
Hong Yingrong noticed Qiao Heyuan from afar. She was wearing a goose yellow double-breasted dress with floral patterns, which made her look cute and lively.
She couldn't help but praise Second Madam Qiao beside her, "Second Madam, He Yuan is such a smart and clever kid. She's really lovable."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Qiao smiled happily and nodded, saying, "Among my nieces, He Yuan is the one I like the most. Her personality is just like mine when I was young."
At this point, Mrs. Qiao couldn't help but sigh softly, then changed the subject, "However, this child also has a bad side. She always says she wants to be a coroner like her grandfather and father. Listen, old lady, does this sound like something a girl should say? Every time I hear her say this, I get a headache."
Hong Yingrong smiled slightly. She understood Qiao's inner worries. The profession of coroner was often looked down upon in the Great Zhou Dynasty.
It can be said that the people dislike it and the officials dislike it. Most people have deep prejudices against the profession of coroner.
In the eyes of dignitaries, they are lowly and disgusting "menial servants"; in the eyes of ordinary people, they are people who "damage their virtues."
Although Qiao's family had solved many strange cases and was famous, and her father and brother were both promoted to important positions in the Dali Temple, they still could not get rid of the dislike of some of their colleagues after settling in Beijing for 30 years.
Just as we were enjoying the scenery and chatting, several officials' wives and daughters came to pay their respects.
They were particularly attentive to the old lady Hong Yingrong, the young lady Jiang Shuxiu and the eldest lady Sun of the Jiang Mansion, but were cold and distant towards Mrs. Qiao.
However, Mrs. Qiao was not surprised by this. She had long since become indifferent to these worldly prejudices. She was just enjoying the cakes by herself and didn't want to pay too much attention to them.
Of course, no one could have imagined that the situation would change. Although many families looked down on the fact that Qiao's family was a coroner, they were very fond of her son Jiang Lun and had long been eager to recruit this good son-in-law.
There were also many young ladies who had already fallen in love with Jiang Lun after seeing his heroic figure on horseback from afar, making the scene quite lively for a while.
Jiang Shuxiu gently took Qiao Heyuan's hand and motioned her and Xue Huichun to sit next to him.
Qiao Heyuan sat down obediently and carefully put the wooden box aside, fearing that it would attract other people's attention.
However, Xue Huichun keenly caught her subtle movement and couldn't help but smile in her heart, but she didn't reveal this little secret. After all, everyone has their own unique hobbies and interests.
At this moment, a team of carriages and horses came in a mighty procession, breaking the quiet beauty before their eyes. The gorgeous carriages and the prominent royal emblems on the bodies attracted everyone's attention.
The dignitaries who were resting in the tent also began to whisper to each other, and whispers were heard one after another.
Hong Yingrong raised her eyebrows slightly and cast her eyes towards the gradually approaching carriage. She saw Princess Xianning Li Yunting gracefully stepping down from the carriage, followed closely by the County Horse Zhang Xianzhi.
However, what was surprising was not the luxurious appearance of Princess Li Yunting, but the eye-catching bloodstain on the face of County Master Zhang Xianzhi.
"Oh my God, how dare that vicious woman show up in public?" A noble lady covered half of her face with a round fan and exclaimed in a low voice.
"It's such a disgrace to the royal family! The Zhang family used to be a scholarly family, but now they live without dignity." Another elderly woman shook her head and sighed, her words full of regret.
Hong Yingrong listened quietly to the discussions around her, but her eyes were always fixed on Li Yunting and Zhang Xianzhi.
In their previous life, this young couple caused a sensation in the capital, and almost everyone knew about it. Hong Yingrong also heard a little about their family affairs.
At that time, your Majesty's cousin, Princess Xianning Li Yunting, had reached the age of marriage. Your Majesty intended to choose a husband for her based on the imperial examination results, hoping to give her a happy marriage.
However, most of the top three Jinshi candidates of that year were either over thirty years old and had virtuous wives at home, or had ordinary appearances and were unlikely to satisfy the princess.
Finally, His Majesty's eyes fell on Zhang Xianzhi, a second-class Jinshi who stood out. However, upon inquiry, he learned that he already had a wife who was engaged to him since childhood and had not yet married. The two were childhood sweethearts and had a deep love for each other.
Although Zhang Xianzhi's wedding to his fiancée was being prepared in full swing, Li Yunting fell in love with him at first sight at the Qionglin Banquet in the palace and vowed to marry no one but him. She even brought out the spirit tablet of her late father, Prince An, and begged her cousin Li Longze to fulfill her wish in consideration of her father's death while saving the late emperor.
However, even if the imperial power is supreme, it cannot disregard etiquette and laws and arbitrarily break up other people's marriages.
Just when His Majesty Li Longze was in a dilemma, Zhang Xianzhi's wife, who had not yet married him, suddenly died of colic.
This unexpected change undoubtedly made way for Li Yunting's infatuation and made her marriage with Zhang Xianzhi come true.
Everyone in Beijing lamented the fate that played tricks on them, but after Li Yunting and Zhang Xianzhi got married, the rumors that circulated intermittently were jaw-dropping.
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