Chapter 1: Miss Tzu

Earth Federation, in the year 3845 of the New Era, Pluto resides in a retro mansion in the third district of the planet.

"Miss Ci, your airship has been maintained and returned to the hangar." The young man bowed to the court, respectful but not humble, and always had a soft smile on his face, and it was hard to imagine that he was just a butler.

The object of his report was a young woman, who was looking down and flipping through the light screen computer in her hand, bored browsing the gossip news. Hearing the butler's report, he just lazily said "um", and didn't seem to be very interested.

"Miss Ci, the clothes tailor shop you ordered has sent someone to deliver it."

Another housekeeper came in small steps, followed by a maid, holding a nanmu tray, a haute couture spring shirt.

"Oh?"

Young Miss Ci was obviously more interested in clothes than in airships, and when she heard that the new clothes had arrived, she was finally willing to look up from the mere onesโ€”she had a well-maintained, porcelain-white face, and the slightly raised corners of the eyes made it look vivid and flying.

More than 3,000 years into the New Era, the Earth Federation and other Hanoi alliances were becoming more and more integrated, and intermarriages between different planets brought a large number of mixed races.

Pure-blooded earthlings like "Miss Ci" have become increasingly rare, and her appearance is definitely not top-notch compared to half-breeds, but her skin is white and beautiful, and she is also very attractive.

What's more, people who are more beautiful than "Miss Ci" are not necessarily from a better background.

The Earth Federation is quite stubborn at one point: the longer the big family, the more taboo it is to intermarry with aliens, and it is their insistence to keep the bloodline alive.

The housekeeper saw that Miss Ci was "raising her noble eyes", and she was busy with the maid showing the clothes on the tray one by one.

The first set is a lotus white ancient Hanfu long skirt, embroidered with silver thread with dark lines, shaking like moonlight flowing slowly, it is the low-key beauty of the ancient Chinese civilization of the Earth Federation. There is another white jade hairpin on the tray, which is carved as a twig-wrapped lotus.

The second set is a white silk and red plum blouse in the style of the old Ming Dynasty, with a Yuehua skirt with the reputation of "skirt dragging Liufu Xiangjiang water", with colored threads around the waist, the skirt is stacked, and then covered with a bright silver-red "bijia", which is the most suitable for young women in the old Ming Dynasty.

The third set is the old Tang Tan chest and large-sleeved skirt, with a garnet red lower skirt, decorated with jade exquisiteness, which can be foreseen to be pleasant when walking.

The three sets of spring shirts are all handmade of high-quality silk fabrics, in the Earth Federation of the Great Universe Era, silk is an expensive luxury, and the tailors and embroiderers who know how to cut and make clothes can only be moved by big families.

Three sets of spring shirts, comparable to expensive jewelry.

Miss Ci's favorite is the Tang skirt, but the housekeeper recommended the lotus Hanfu.

Miss Ci has an arrogant temper, no one can persuade her to come up with anger, probably because the clothes are not as good as she wants, it happened that the little son of the Zhou family in the third district came to ask her to ride a horse, Miss Ci threw down everyone and went straight to the horse farm, after winning three games, the fire that came and went like the wind disappeared, and she rode on the back of the horse and laughed.

Zhou Gongzi saw that the beautiful woman was smiling like a flower, and he was willing to offer a bet: a penthouse apartment in the third district of Pluto.

Seeing that all the sons and brothers were holding Miss Ci, the daughter of the Situ family muttered two sour words in a low voice, to the effect that the Liu family had selected a contemporary "letter girl", it was Miss Ci's sister Liu Ziyuan, and Zhou Gongzi wasted his efforts to please Liu Ci, and he couldn't be the Liu family's concubine.

The daughter of the Situ family is unknown, but when the Liu family is a girl other than the "letter girl", she is also a marriage tool in the end, and she has always looked down on Liu Ci's lofty posture, and wants to say two sour words to stab Liu Ci, and Liu Ci has to suffer a loss in front of everyone.

After hearing this, Liu Ci smiled at her, and in the next second, he shook her two whips mercilessly.

The daughter of the Situ family couldn't dodge, her cheeks were swept by the tail of the whip, and she immediately became red and swollen, which shows that Liu Ci's two whips are not pretentious.

"Liu's family affairs are also something you can discuss?"

Liu Ci was dressed in a fiery red riding suit, leaving Miss Situ who was covering her face and crying to win sympathy, and rode away. The jumping red between the green mountains and green waters attracted the attention of many people, and Zhou Gongzi took the lead in chasing out, making the sons sigh.

"Ah Ci, don't take what Situ Shan says to heart."

Liu Ci's followers are the most diligent of Zhou Gongzi, and in the popular language of the common people, Zhou Gongzi is Liu Ci's "brain-dead fan".

Liu Ci pulled the reins when he heard this, and raised his eyebrows as if he was smiling: "What, do you think I shouldn't smoke her?" โ€

Zhou Gongzi hurriedly shook his head, "Ah Ci, I'm afraid that your hands hurt." โ€

Liu Ci laughed, feeling that the Zhou family kid was a good friend. She took the lead, Zhou Gongzi followed closely behind, and the two shook off everyone and stuffed a horse heartily.

When Liu Ci returned to the mansion as a farewell to Zhou Gongzi, the unpleasantness of the morning had long since disappeared, and he took the initiative to ask the housekeeper to pick out the jewelry that matched the Hanfu. Liu Ci's temper housekeepers are accustomed to it, and the housekeeper is taking the maids to pack up their belongings, and the mansion is busy.

At night, Liu Ci soaked in the milk bath and slept well, and when he woke up again, the housekeeper had already packed his luggage.

In two days, it will be the "Divine Manifestation Day" that has been inherited for thousands of years in the new calendar of the Earth Federation, and as a member of the Liu family, Liu Ci must return to the Liu family's mansion in Dongting City on time.

For the Federalists, Epiphany was an bathed in spices and tribute. As a family of faith worshipping gods, the Liu family will have small-scale ancestor worship activities every year on the "Divine Manifestation Day". This year coincides with the thousand-year-old of the "Divine Manifestation Day", and the Liu family, whether it is a descendant or a branch, has to return to Dongting City.

As long as the surname is Liu, there are no exceptions, even if it is the standard female gentleman Liu Jiaci.

Pluto completely mimics the paleo-Earth environment, but it is not Earth after all. The true aristocratic families of the Federation are proud of their fiefdoms on the Mother Earth planet - that requires a very high contribution to the Federation. The Liu family has been followed for thousands of years, and there are many elites in the clan, and it is a family of faith that worships the true gods, so it is not surprising that it occupies the most fertile and largest fiefdom in Dongting City, the mother planet of the earth.

With a mighty retinue, he came out of Starship Harbor, and the wind blowing in his face carried the moisture and the greenery of ancient trees. After thousands of years of cultivation and development, the current environment of the earth can definitely be called a five-star in the nearby star field.

When Liu Ci came out of Starship Harbor, he saw many familiar faces, which were rushing back to the Liu family branch from the stars. Compared with Liu Ci's flamboyance and extravagance, these people are much more low-key, of course, compared with her unlearned, unskilled, drunken dreams and deaths, these people are the elites of the major important fields of the Federation.

The gaze they looked at Liu Ci was jealous and disdainful.

Liu Ci completely treated them as air.

What can be done with jealousy, who told her to be born to be a concubine, they were born to be concubines! is also her sister-in-law Liu Ziyuan, who was recently selected as the new generation of "letter girls" of the Liu family, Liu Ci, has stood at the peak of the family.

Miss Ci was so relieved that she took her entourage to the Liu family's mansion next to Dongting Lake.

In ancient times, the unit of the house was called "in", and the courtyard with seven entrances and seven exits could be regarded as the mansion of high-ranking officials, but the mansion of the Liu family occupied dozens of acres of land with excellent scenery by Dongting Lake, and it had already jumped out of the category of ordinary ancient Chinese houses.

Even though the woman of the Liu family has a noble status, Miss Ci is the second daughter of the head of the family, but when she returns to the old house, she still can't open the vermilion door full of copper nails. Only when the distinguished guests in a high position visit, the heavy Zhu Door will slowly open, representing the fancy of the Liu family. Among the Liu family, only the head of the family and her sister-in-law Liu Ziyuan can enjoy such an honor.

When Miss Ci went home, it seemed to be a huge momentum, but in fact, the real power figures in the family were busy worshipping the ancestors, and it was only small fish and shrimp that picked her up. A few cousins from the side branch were waiting for her at the corner gate, talking and laughing and hugging Liu Ci in.

The youngest cousin was twittering, pushing Liu Ci's brainless fan Zhou Gongzi's family affairs. Liu Ci didn't expect the gossip to spread so quickly, but the little cousin is only sixteen years old this year, so it's a little early for her to plan for herself?

Too lazy to be too perfunctory, Liu Ci turned on the communicator on his wrist that looked like a gold bracelet, and directly dialed Zhou Gongzi's video call.

Zhou Gongzi was surprised with an unconcealable surprise. He has been chasing him for several years, and Liu Ci has taken the initiative to contact him only a handful of times, let alone on the eve of the Liu family's ancestor worship day!

Who knew that Zhou Gongzi's smile had just emerged, and Miss Ci had already switched the channel to her cousin's communicator very casually:

"There is someone in the Liu family who is interested in you, you can have a good chat."

Zhou Gongzi's smile froze suddenly, and the little cousin was also caught off guard and stunned on the spot. Liu Ci didn't bother to perfunctory with his little cousin, and in a moment he turned around the corridor and disappeared around the corner.

Zhou Gongzi, who was extremely embarrassed, said two kind words and quickly ended the call.

Several cousins looked at each other, Liu Ci's temper did not change at all, and he still didn't save half of his face.

The little cousin lost her face at Zhou Gongzi, her face turned red as if she was about to cry, and several cousins saw that they couldn't catch up with Liu Ci's footsteps, so they simply stayed to comfort her.

"Sister Aci misunderstood me, what should I do?" The little girl bowed her head and sobbed in a pitiful manner, and the sisters were speechless. They are all side branches, in the face of the "arrogant" Liu Ci, in addition to silent condemnation, who can really speak up for the little cousin?

For a moment, the atmosphere was a little resentful, and the little cousin lowered her head, and there was a flash of resentment in her eyes that did not match her age.

Without the flattering cousins, Liu Ci traveled all the way, and the busy waitresses shuttled by, and they all greeted her respectfully. Liu Ci walked through the corridors and came to a secluded courtyard of the Liu family's mansion.

Compared with other well-carved courtyards, the small courtyard is located in a remote location and is very plainly furnished, with a small two-story wooden building built on the waterfront, and a small lotus pond behind the building.

Liu Ci stepped on the wooden stairs and went up, and the old wooden planks made a slight noise. Even though it has been using the latest technology to maintain it, thousands of years have inevitably made the small wooden building inevitably age.

Only Liu Ci has not been very fond of this building since she was a child, and the simplicity of the small courtyard is the opposite of her innate extravagance.

Pushing open the carved door on the second floor not very gently, a slightly thin back leaned over the window, concentrating on what was written on the bookcase, and it seemed that he was not disturbed by the sound made by Liu Ci at all.

Liu Ci was inexplicably a little deflated, and was about to close the door and leave, when the woman in front of the bookcase spoke helplessly:

"Ah Ci, you're still so dry."

Liu Ci pouted, "Eldest sister, you know that I didn't love calligraphy since I was a child. โ€

Don't love calligraphy? The woman's wrist of the pen was stunned, and she remembered that her sister's talent was even above her when she was a child, and she didn't know when she was "stubborn" hat...... The reason for this, I'm afraid that except for her mother, who knows a little more, outsiders have been deceived by Liu Ci. Thinking of this, the woman's heart softened a little, put down the pen and turned around:

"You know that's not what I'm talking about, Ah Ci ......"

The woman is a compatriot with Liu Ci's mother, and her facial features are also seven-pointed, but compared with Liu Ci's flamboyant and bright beauty, her whole person has the beauty of a scholarly ink rhyme, but she is the contemporary "letter girl" of the Liu family, Liu Ci's sister-in-law, Liu Ziyuan.