Chapter 11: Chapter 11
When she got home the first thing she did was dig up information about the elegant beauty she saw, Jing Ruihua. Leisurely eating the sweets that were prepared for her, she awaited news of her younger sister as she listened to the information gathered, as the first miss of her father's house the servants didn't dare to slight her and obeyed her every word, most likely they relayed all her actions back to her father. From what she understood her stepmother had little power over her matters as her father took care of her personally, he was an intelligent man, there is no way he wasn't aware of the fact that stepmothers could be rather cruel. She didn't mind her father realising her budding rivalry with the main character type lady she met, he would probably help her marry the prince if she asked nicely. "Long lost daughter? Affinity for martial arts?" This main character type was a long lost daughter with extraordinary talent and beauty, she whistled in awe this was the sort of person the author loved to shower with luck, if she competed will she be able to win?
She played with the information in her head a little unsure of where to start, it didn't take long for her to realise she had to appear as a talent that rivalled that of the main character type. Beauty, brains and brawn. The creeping excitement in her made her smile slightly.
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Of course, she was dead.
A sheltered, prideful female martial artist that let the success and praise from her family get to her head, so she met someone who was actually a genius and died. Liu Jilian felt indifferent to this news, but she had to pretend to be upset so she opted to lock herself in her room and took the time to finish the books before she had to return home, the banquet for the winners is a few months away which gave the participants who lost a loved one time to grieve, it would also give her more time to think of songs, the banquet was also a stage for the last bit of the competition, the top 7 of each area will compete for the number one spot, whoever wins will be rewarded by the monk and have the pride of their kingdom. The only way to beat the main character type is to become the main antagonist type, she needed to be the best. Once she had the reputation and power she could now win his love.
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"Li'er! welcome home!" It was her father, he walked up to hu her, he had heard she would be advancing to the final round and he was so proud, he has lost his second daughter but he had gained a great first daughter, he felt his eyes water but he stopped himself from crying, she was finally living up to her birthright as the first missus. Liu Jilian felt strange, shouldn't this man be upset his daughter was dead? We weren't even able to find a corpse, she looked around but was unable to see her stepmother, she must be devastated, she felt a little bad but didn't say anything and enjoyed her father's fawning.
Subsequently, she was no longer grounded and even had her pocket money reimbursed and upgraded, and she suddenly found herself rather rich. She smiled, looking at all her beautiful jewellery that had been confiscated and decided that it was best to make her father proud, he was a walking money tree. She held back her excitement as she turned to mei li giving her instructions on what to request from her father, she wanted more books, and she wanted permission to start a business under his name, she was not an expert on business so she would rely on his to provide reliable employees. Her life was starting to shape up; hopefully, she would be able to compete with that woman soon. According to investigators, she was just a normal noble lady who excelled in the instruments and paintings, Jilian refused to buy that, she most likely wasn't as simple as she seemed, it wouldn't be surprising if she was secretly the head of an emerging martial arts sect. She needed to arm herself for any weird surprises she has hidden, it will all start with the banquet, if she was going to be the main antagonist shouldn't it makes sense for her to be a secret talent too?
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"She wants more books? and reliable men?" He looked confused but decided it was best for her to be knowledgeable and gain experience. "Give her what she wants"
"My lord" Looking towards the door he saw a woman in white with a haggard face and a weak voice, his expression stiffened, she noticed but didn't care anymore. "My lord do you not care that our daughter was dead? I didn't even get to see her body, aren't you a little too heartless?" To say he didn't care was a bit too much, even though he didn't have a lot of feelings towards this daughter of his, she was still his flesh and blood, but he couldn't let her death interfere with his daughter's future. "We can talk about this later, go back to your room and rest." She pursed her lips, she felt her emotions roll around inside her but she couldn't say anything. She turned around and left, her heart was in turmoil but all she felt was complete rage, she had married the wrong man because of her idiocy and now even her daughter is unable to have a loving father.
She was angry at herself for putting them in this situation, if she hadn't insisted back then... "mother!" she stopped to see the first miss wearing all white bowing in front of her. "I'm sorry for my younger sister's death".
She wasn't even paying attention to what Liu Lian was saying, she only focused on the first word, mother.
The only person that called her mother was her daughter, she felt her eyes sting and her vision blurred as tears dripped from her face.
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