The Rebirth of an Ill-Fated Consort

Chapter 100 : Reincarnation

The crowd was completely dumbstruck: this was such a wonderful opportunity to make any request, so why would Jiang Lisa make such a statement. Xia Yan silently jeered in her heart because she believed that this was merely the machination of Jiang Lisa 's to garner the Empress Dowager's sympathy.

Even so, there was no shortage of court officials' wives and womenfolk, who upon hearing such words, felt their hearts soften when they thought of Jiang Lisa having lost her mother in her childhood. Moreover, with her birthday drawing near, her heart's desire for the simplest and most ordinary request to view the peach blossom with her mother could not be fulfilled. This was indeed somewhat pitiful.

Jiang Xin Eunwoo had also not expected Jiang Lisa to speak of this. His heart sighed because as an elder brother, even though he wanted to make up for everything in all regards and to let her live a carefree life, a mother would forever be someone that could never be replaced. Most days, although his sister seemed to be steadfast, in truth, she was still an ordinary daughter in need of her mother's love.

Over at the Zhao family side, Zhao Guang, Zhao Yuan Jia, Zhao Yuan Feng and Zhao Yi all gasped in unison and Su Shi suddenly had tears streaming down her face. She lamented quietly, "How could Mei'er depart so early, making Lisa 'er long for her so much. It's so hard not having a mother by a child's side."

Zhao Yulong and Zhao Feizhou also sighed. Zhao Yuan Ping did not, his gaze inscrutable. He did not take Jiang Lisa 's heart stirring reminiscence at face value. Honestly, in Zhao Yuan Ping's eyes, Jiang Lisa was a focused, goal-driven kind of person. There was always a rationale behind all her actions, moreover, all her goals seemed to have a strange tendency to be long range with a futuristic objective. So for such words to be said by her were indeed unfathomable. However, for Jiang Lisa to do something that seemingly looked simple, in the end, it would prove to be a vital piece in her whole scheme to attain her goal.

Besides, in Zhao Yuan Ping's heart, Jiang Lisa was not one to act impetuously. Thus, concealed within what she had just said, there had to be some hidden motive. But, what could that be?

The Xia Family, upon witnessing this, scornfully disdained her in their hearts. Especially Xia Jiao Jiao, who was silently cursing Jiang Lisa with a torrent of abuse, as if she (JR) was the only vixen who knew how to stir and manipulate the emotions of an audience.

The Xia family was especially displeased because there were quite a number of young men with families who were present that were more protective and tender towards the fairer sex. Seeing a beauty downhearted, their protective instincts were naturally stirred. In particular Gu Yi, who's heart was about to be melted by Jiang Lisa 's frown. Seeing the situation, Guan Liang Han said to Xiao Jungkook , "What's up with the Gu family's young lad? From the looks of it, has he also taken a liking to that girl?"

Mo Cong clicked his tongue in wonder, "If a beautiful young lady is in the family, countless families will go up to ask for her hand in marriage. Deputy General Jiang has recently gained substantial influence and this Eldest Jiang Miss, who was originally nothing out of the ordinary, has now risen like a boat rising on the high tide. This is indeed a fine thing ." After saying that, he casually asked Liu Min who was by his side, "Liu Daren, do you agree with me?"

Liu Min randomly replied with a few sentences but seemed to be absent-minded. Ever since the Emperor had appointed him as zhuang yuan (top scorer in the Imperial Examinations), he had trusted him greatly. It seemed that he did not have to put in much effort to be promoted to a third-rank official[1]. If Jiang Xin Eunwoo was the fastest promoted military official of the Great Jin dynasty, then he was the fastest promoted civil official. This was originally a good thing. However, the deeper he entered the court, the more he found it difficult to cope. Many envious people secretly set traps for him, and there were also others who fawned over him without sincerity. Everyday, he had to face the public with a fake mask. This was not the career that Liu Min had desired.