She inserted a glass phoenix hairpin into her hair bun and looked at her mother's round face under the tassels. There was no trace of the thin and withered look she had once secretly seen.
"Mother looks so beautiful, she looks even more beautiful with this phoenix hairpin on."
Lady Lü smiled and tapped Lü Yunling's forehead.
"You little rascal, you don't have another request for me, do you?"
Lu Yunling shook her head, "No, that's not true. These are my daughter's honest thoughts."
After the two had breakfast, they heard a servant announce that Minister Lü had returned.
He went to court early in the morning and heard the emperor urging him to get married. He had already asked the Imperial Observatory to calculate the date and choose a day for the wedding.
"Daughter, your marriage to General Song is arranged. The wedding will be held in ten days. You should stay at home and not run around."
Lu Yunling was in a daze for a moment, as if she saw her own backtalking self again, shouting that she would not marry.
"Okay, Dad, I'll be good."
Minister Lü glanced at his daughter in surprise. His daughter was usually very delicate and couldn't stand ugliness, but he hadn't expected her to be so sincere towards Song Wenxuan.
“Daughter, although General Song’s appearance is disfigured, he is a great hero. He became like this for our peaceful life, so we must not despise him.”
Lu Yunling blushed slightly, feeling excited at the thought of rewriting her fate and being able to marry Brother Wenxuan.
She didn't need to say that his appearance would improve in the future.
Knowing that this was a secret known only to her, she became even more smug. She was the chosen one, blessed with a great opportunity for rebirth, and in this life, happiness was hers to possess.
"Father, Mother, don't worry, I will stay at home and won't run around. I won't dislike Brother Wenxuan either. I will be his wife."
Minister Lü and Lady Lü nodded; this was indeed the daughter of the Lü family.
Lü Yunling went to the garden. Since she ran away from home, she had no time or energy to see or appreciate the flowers.
Only now does she understand that there are many ways to live in this world, and all she needs to do is follow her parents' arrangements, marry into the general's mansion, and her future will be smooth sailing.
Thinking of Gu Ziqi, Lü Yunling's eyes flashed with malice; she vowed to make his entire family suffer a terrible fate in this lifetime.
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"Miss, look! There's a huge butterfly over there with blue wings. It's so beautiful!"
"Dongmei, quickly help me catch it."
Lü Yunling looked in the direction of the sound and saw that it was her good half-sister, Lü Yunli, catching butterflies in the garden.
In her past life, it was this half-sister who stole her happiness. Looking at her half-sister's beautiful face, her heart twisted in pain.
Thinking of what her mother had said to her in her room last night, she had another idea.
She understood her mother's meaning: she wanted to choose two maids to be her concubines, in case she became pregnant.
Although she was somewhat annoyed, she was already preparing a concubine for her husband before she was even married.
However, she understood that given Wenxuan's status and position, it was impossible for him to have only her as a concubine. Therefore, she needed to carefully select her concubines, preferably those she could control tightly.
She immediately thought of Xiahe and Qiuju. These two maids were born into the household, so she figured they wouldn't dare to disobey her.
Sharing her husband with them was a great honor for them.
However, having only two concubines is not enough; the husband must be given a noble concubine, and the status of this noble concubine needs to be carefully considered.
Now, seeing my half-sister running happily in the garden, is there anyone more suitable than her?
As for whether their parents will agree, they can't blame themselves if their half-sister loses her reputation; in that case, the only one who will be abandoned will be their half-sister.
Lu Yunling felt a surge of smugness. In her past life, she was high and mighty; in this life, she should serve her well.
She immediately returned to her room, wrote a letter, and sent it to the General's Mansion, inviting Song Wenxuan to meet her at Qingfeng Teahouse.
Song Wenxuan was quite surprised to receive the message. The divorce was only a few days away, and his young wife was actually asking him to meet her.
He felt a secret excitement, and even the pain from his physical injuries had faded somewhat.
Lü Yunling went to Lanyuan again and told her parents that she wanted to take her half-sister to the jewelry store to choose jewelry.
Minister Lü thought that his daughter had been very well-behaved lately, and that Lü Yunli would be accompanying her this time, so he agreed.
Lü Yunling took Lü Yunli to a jewelry store first, where they selected several fashionable pieces of jewelry before heading to a teahouse.
"Sister, Father and Mother told us to hurry back. Shouldn't we go home now?"
Looking at the Qingfeng Teahouse ahead, Lü Yunling said, "I'm a little thirsty. Let's go to the teahouse and have a pot of tea first, and then go home."
Lu Yunli had no choice but to agree, and the two went up to the private room. Lu Yunling drank tea while looking at the bustling street through the curtains.
Seeing that the general's carriage had already stopped downstairs, she hurriedly stood up.
The movement was a bit too forceful, and the teapot tipped over, soaking Lü Yunli's clothes with tea.
"Oh dear, little sister, it's all my fault for being careless. Quickly wipe it clean."
She handed the handkerchief to Lü Yunli, asking her to wipe herself first.
“I remember there’s a spare set of clothes in the carriage. I’ll go and have the maid bring it in now. Sister, take off your clothes first, and I’ll bring them in for you to change into later.”
Lu Yunli looked at her wet chest and was a little annoyed, but she had no choice but to accept her sister's suggestion.
Lü Yunling quickly went out and went down the stairs on the other side to get her clothes from the carriage. Song Wenxuan also happened to come upstairs and saw the maid at the door, so he knew that Lü Yunling was there.
He pushed open the door and went in, only to see a girl in a pink dress taking off her clothes. He was horrified and knew he shouldn't look.
But he had already seen it; the exposed white skin made his ears turn red.
"Ah, who are you? How did you get in?"
Lu Yunli quickly put her clothes on. Where did her sister go? She was almost crying in fear.
Before Song Wenxuan could explain, Lü Yunling pushed open the door and came in. Looking at the two people in the room, she didn't say a word, threw down her clothes, and ran away.
Song Wenxuan knew immediately that she had misunderstood, so he quickly chased after her.
Only Lü Yunli remained, her face pale with fright. What was she to do? She had lost her reputation; how would she live from now on?
After she changed her clothes with trepidation and went downstairs, she found that the carriage was gone, and only her maid, Dongmei, was with her.
She hired a carriage, and after returning home, she hid in her room and cried her heart out.
Lü Yunling didn't run far. Song Wenxuan caught up with her as soon as he went out. After a long explanation, Lü Yunling finally forgave him.
She felt a little uncomfortable, yet also smug. Seeing her brother Wenxuan and her half-sister standing together reminded her of how she had looked up to them in her past life.
The thought that her half-sister had lost her reputation and would only be able to become Wenxuan's concubine, no longer threatening her own position, made her very proud.
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