Quick Transmigration: My First Female Skill Takes Effect

Chapter 146 Imperial Examination Essay, First Female Candidate

The Great Sheng Dynasty, the thirteenth year of the Jingtai reign.

The residence of the Marquis of Pingning.

Stars dotted the blue sky, and three bright shooting stars streaked across the horizon.

The next day, shortly after dawn.

Luo Sheng woke up with a start, not answering the maid's question, but just looking at the room from her childhood and the hand from her childhood.

My confidante, Plum Blossom, from my youth.

She grabbed Meihua's hand, her voice hoarse and a little nervous: "What year is it now, Meihua?"

Mei Hua hesitated for a moment, then glanced at the young lady and said, "April, the eighteenth year of the Jingtai reign."

Luo Sheng thought of the day she returned from the manor and rescued Zhao Jue—no, Cui Jue. Now, Cui Jue was still recuperating at her house. A smile involuntarily crept onto her lips.

Plum Blossom sensed that the young lady's smile contained both joy and resentment.

Before she could think further, Luo Sheng's instructions came to her ears:

"Plum Blossom, go and get my dagger."

In her previous life, she saved his life, but he forced her to abdicate, leaving her with no choice but to commit suicide.

In this life, she will not save him.

"I can't help you anymore, Third Sister-in-law." A timid voice rang out. She lowered her head, her hands clasped together, and her eyes furtively observed her surroundings, as if looking for anyone who might frighten her.

"My mother asked me to help Dalang tidy up the house." As she spoke, she looked at the person in front of her with embarrassment.

Wang Erhua felt guilty because she had promised her third sister-in-law to help her, but now she had broken her promise.

Li Ling looked at her second sister-in-law, whose thoughts were written all over her face, and was speechless for a moment. Considering this person's temperament, she nodded: "I understand, second sister-in-law. Go and do the task that Mother gave you."

"Let the third son wash these clothes when he gets back."

The third son she mentioned was her husband, Gu Sanhe.

Wang Erhua hesitated for a moment, then said, "Mother doesn't like you giving in. You should let your third brother do the work."

Grandma Gu felt that she had never made the third son do these things, so why should the third son's wife make him do them?

She's not going to suffer a loss.

Li Ling thanked her for her kindness, but declined.

According to the old lady, she had never washed clothes when she was a girl at home, so if she did wash clothes, then her mother would be at a disadvantage.

Her mother treated her well, and she didn't want her mother to suffer.

Wang Erhua glanced at her worriedly, then jogged off to clean the room for Gu's eldest son. She was young in stature but had a big heart.

The child, who is only three years old, actually wants to have a room by himself.

You should know that in Gujia Village, no one ever lived in a single room; these days, houses were a scarce commodity.

Li Ling was very dissatisfied with this, but she didn't have children yet, so she couldn't start fighting for them.

"My child, my child, come quickly, I'll get you a big house to live in." She muttered as she went back into the house, unwilling to look at the work in the yard.

As soon as Li Ling entered the house, she heard a loud and piercing voice: "Third brother's wife, third brother's wife."

"No, the third son's family isn't here."

She replied directly from inside the house.

She answered every question; her mother taught her that it's a matter of manners.

As for what to say, everyone has their own answer, but no matter how I answered, I did answer.

Grandma Gu was furious. She had prominent brow bones, a square face, and upturned eyes that made people shudder. But the third son's wife was an anomaly.

She was fearless and even dared to lie to her face.

Grandma Gu walked over in a few steps and stood at the door, glaring angrily at Li Ling, who was lying on the recliner.

She looked at Li Ling's shadow and said, "Didn't you say you weren't here? What, are you a ghost now?"

Li Ling calmly retorted, "Mother, you were calling for the third son's family, but I thought you were calling for Sanhe."

"I didn't know Sanhe went to town with his second brother to find work? I saw them off this morning." Old Mrs. Gu angrily slammed her hand on the wooden door.

"Mother, do you know that as your daughter-in-law, I have to answer your questions, otherwise people will say I'm disrespectful to you?"

Li Ling also had her own explanation: "You must be tired from taking Sanhe and Second Brother here so early in the morning, Mother. Go and get some sleep and rest."

She thoughtfully said, "Wait a minute, I'll check the time and wake you up."

Grandma Gu stared intently at Li Ling, realizing that her third daughter-in-law was utterly ruthless.

"Li Ling, don't try to pull this on me, I'm not buying it."

"Hey, Mom, what do you want?" Li Ling heard her name clearly this time and responded enthusiastically.

She was afraid that if she couldn't hear clearly, the old lady would start yelling at her.

Grandma Gu held back the words of her anger, feeling a deep sense of powerlessness: "It's your turn to cook today, remember to do it."

"Okay, Mom, I understand. I'll cook dinner. You'll be happy to taste my cooking."

Li Ling reached out to the old lady for the key.

You can't hit someone who's smiling, so Old Mrs. Gu subconsciously took it out of her purse and handed it to her.

But as soon as the keys were in Li Ling's hands, Grandma Gu remembered that it was not yet noon, and cooking was in the evening. Was it too early to give her the keys now?

But since she had already given the money, she didn't want to argue with the third son's wife.

Grandma Gu turned to leave, but Li Ling stopped her. She looked down at her hand being held by the third son's wife. To be honest, apart from her sisters, she was the only one who could hold her hand.

She's never been this close to anyone before.

"Mom, I bought a bag of osmanthus cakes, please try some." Li Ling took out a piece and held it to the old lady's lips.

She had to watch the old lady eat it, otherwise she was afraid the old lady would give it to someone else.

Then she would have wasted a piece of it for nothing.

No one else can tell her whether she does housework or not; only the old lady can tell her what to do and let her do it.

Grandma Gu sighed, thinking that her third son's wife did have some good points. At least she was good to her, and she would even give her these sweet and white flour pastries.

It tastes so good, you can chew it slowly, bite by bite.

After wiping her mouth, Old Lady Gu turned to Li Ling and said, "I'll have Fourth Brother's wife come back from the fields early."

"Oh, thank you, Mother. You are truly the best mother-in-law in our Gu Family Village. I won't stand for anyone who says a bad word about you." Li Ling immediately pledged her loyalty.

Sweet words came again, and Grandma Gu chuckled, a slight smile playing on her lips. She was just that kind of person.

When the kind old lady Gu saw Wang Erhua running hurriedly and almost bumping into her, she didn't get angry. She just told her to watch where she was going.

Wang Erhua subconsciously looked into her third brother's wife's room.

The mother-in-law was pleased with herself.

She silently thanked her third sister-in-law, saying she would definitely help next time.

She refused to help rescue people.

"Why? Why did you kill me?" Cui Jue lay on the couch, a dagger stuck in his heart. He looked up at the benefactor who had saved him.

If you're going to kill him, why save him?

His red eyes were filled with resentment.

He cannot die yet.

Luo Sheng got up from the ground and plunged a dagger into Cui Jue's body, but was kicked by Cui Jue.

Mei Hua was completely stunned, but seeing her young mistress's actions, she hurriedly found a stool and followed behind her.

He kept his eyes fixed on Zhao Langjun on the couch.

The young lady's enemy is her enemy.