Cultivation Quick Transmigration: The Believer Girl is Lacking Money and Morals
Chapter 71 Marriage Swap
In a side room in the backyard of the Minister's mansion, Mo Chenchen felt a splitting headache. She didn't open her eyes rashly, but instead twitched her ears to listen to the sounds around her.
Realizing there was indeed a second exhale, he kept his body still and dared not open his eyes.
They immediately began examining the original owner's memories.
This body is named Liu Chenchen, the illegitimate daughter of Liu Wenyuan, the Minister of Rites. Her birth mother, Aunt Zhou, was originally Liu Wenyuan's cousin, and they grew up together as childhood sweethearts.
In the second year after Liu Wenyuan's marriage, the old lady arranged for her to be brought into the mansion as a concubine.
Aunt Zhou was very good at reading people's expressions and knew how to please the master and mistress. She treated the legitimate children born to the mistress as her own and lived a comfortable life in the mansion.
Liu Chenchen is the third child in her family. She has an older sister, Liu Qiongqiong, an older brother, Liu Yanfeng, and two younger sisters and one younger brother.
Her half-brother was her biological brother, born of the same mother.
As the legitimate daughter, Liu Qiongqiong's greatest source of confidence comes from her brother, Liu Yanfeng, the eldest son of the Minister, who now holds a position in the court.
In the Liu family, children born out of wedlock had a low status, but she was stubborn and refused to submit to her elder sister. Whenever she saw Liu Qiongqiong being treated like a star, she felt jealous.
Liu's father, Liu Wenyuan, had a close friend named Xu Shaozhi.
The two grew up together and had a very deep bond. Even when he was demoted, she took some of the blame for him.
Xu Shaozhi was originally a court official, but three years ago he was implicated in a case and demoted to a commoner. Now he lives in a narrow alley in the south of the city and makes a living from the few acres of land his family owns.
Xu Shaozhi has a son who is 21 years old this year. He just passed the imperial examination and is now a seventh-rank compiler in the Hanlin Academy. He is very good at literature and can be considered a young talent.
Three months ago, the two were drinking and reminiscing, and when they got carried away, they actually got engaged.
Liu Wenyuan betrothed his illegitimate daughter, Liu Chenchen, to his friend's son, Xu Jingming.
When the news reached Liu Chenchen's ears, she could hardly believe it.
Although she did not yearn to marry into a high-ranking family like her elder sister, she never thought of marrying a commoner who was a minor official of the seventh rank.
No matter what, she was still the daughter of a concubine in the Minister's household. If she couldn't marry the heir, she could marry a third or fourth-rank official.
Moreover, she had someone she liked, Du Chunxing, the son of the Minister of Personnel.
Du Chunxing always treated Liu Chenchen with gentleness and politeness, which made Liu Chenchen have inappropriate thoughts.
But from Mo Chenchen's perspective as an observer, Du Chunxing's true love was the original owner's elder sister, Liu Qiongqiong; Liu Chenchen was merely Liu Qiongqiong's shadow.
The original owner of the object was blinded by his own involvement and, unwilling to accept the situation, went to beg his father, but he didn't even get to see his father's face.
When they pleaded with the stepmother, Madam Li, they were only met with the words "the marriage was arranged by the parents and the matchmaker," and that the marriage was decided by the master, the betrothal papers had already been changed, and it could not be altered.
When she pleaded with her birth mother, Aunt Zhou, the aunt turned around and blamed her: "You wretched girl, you've offended the master and mistress, and now I'm being neglected too! The master doesn't even come to my room anymore, it's all your fault!"
Liu Chenchen caused a scene in the mansion for several days, going on a hunger strike, crying, and smashing things, but all she got in return was even stricter supervision.
The stepmother, Madam Li, disliked that she was disrupting the peace of the household and was even more afraid that she would ruin the joy of her elder sister's wedding. So she decided to marry Liu Chenchen off along with her elder sister, Liu Qiongqiong, on the same day that Liu Qiongqiong was getting married to the Prince Xian's heir.
"One legitimate son and one illegitimate son, both getting married on the same day, can be considered a double celebration." Madam Li made the decision casually, her tone devoid of warmth.
Thus, the scene we see today is as follows: the eldest sister, Liu Qiongqiong, with a dowry of 108 sets, is married off in a grand manner through the main gate, with her ten-mile-long red bridal procession making the whole city envious.
The concubine's daughter, Liu Chenchen, brought out twenty dowry chests quietly through a small door. The chests contained mostly worthless items.
A few quilts, a few sets of old clothes, and several boxes of books were said to be prepared for her future husband. There were only two hundred taels of silver, barely enough for a small family to live on for a few years.
At this moment, Liu Chenchen's room was quiet, but Liu Qiongqiong's room must be bustling with activity.
Thinking of something, Mo Chenchen thought, "Oh, from today onwards, I am Liu Chenchen."
She yanked off the veil from her head and looked at the maid who had grown up with the original owner, who was sitting in a chair facing outside. She narrowed her eyes dangerously.
He touched a gem on the bed and threw it at the maid without a sound, causing her to collapse onto the table.
This traitorous woman has long been the legitimate wife's person. The reason the original owner fainted was because this little maid carried out her orders.
Looking down at her brand-new wedding dress, she was relieved that her father, who was concerned about his image, had made the dress look presentable, even though it wasn't as nice as Liu Qiongqiong's.
Except for Liu Qiongqiong, who is green, Liu Chenchen is red.
The room was quiet, with only this little maidservant. In the original owner's memory, there were two strong old women guarding the door, just in case the original owner ran out and caused trouble.
Sit on the bed and quickly analyze the current situation to come up with the best solution.
Liu Chenchen quickly rolled out of bed, her limbs still feeling weak, likely because the effects of the drug hadn't completely worn off.
He quickly drank a cup of well water from his spatial storage. Although this pure water couldn't cleanse his marrow, it could still provide a simple boost to his spirit.
A cold smile curled at the corner of his lips as he took off his wedding attire and threw it into his spatial storage.
He quickly changed into the most unremarkable outfit he had taken from the closet and then walked around the room for a short while.
Only then did he push open the back window and look outside.
In this era, green was the most prestigious color. The principal wife and legitimate wife were required to wear green as the main color and red as the secondary color, while commoners were not allowed to wear it.
The wedding procession is always held around sunset, as dusk is considered an auspicious time for the transition between yin and yang, hence the evening wedding procession.
It's all dark outside the window now.
The two old women guarding the gate probably thought she was unconscious and couldn't escape, so they were hiding under the eaves, whispering and laughing.
Liu Chenchen held her breath and climbed out of the window.
This body wasn't very tall; Liu Chenchen estimated it to be around 160 cm, with a slender frame.
Her movements were light and graceful, and she landed with only a slight sound. Taking advantage of the darkness and the old women's inattention, she crept along the wall towards the main courtyard.
Although she was not familiar with the Minister's residence, she still retained the original owner's memories and knew the general direction.
The main courtyard was brightly lit at the moment, and the noise could be heard from afar.
Liu Chenchen dodged several groups of servants and went around to the side corridor of the main courtyard, hiding behind a clump of lush roses.
Liu Qiongqiong's boudoir was in the east wing. At this moment, the door was wide open, and several elegantly dressed women were coming out one after another, all with smiles on their faces.
"Qiongqiong is so lucky to have married such a wonderful husband!"
"Indeed, the Crown Prince is handsome and talented, and also enjoys the Emperor's favor; his future is certainly limitless!"
"Madam Wang, you are truly blessed!"
The stepmother, Madam Li, was surrounded by people, her face beaming with undisguised pride.
She wore a deep purple dress with a rich peony pattern, and a headdress adorned with red gold and kingfisher feathers, which shimmered in the candlelight.
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