Chapter 14 Nightmare

Father has arrived in Dingzhou?

Lu Hong frowned, nodded with a smile, and looked at Ling Jingshu naturally: "Cousin Shu, A Qian and I are going to the pier to pick up our father. We can only come back another day to enjoy the flowers."

Ling Jingshu's reaction was a little strange. The color in her fair and pretty face was almost gone, and the thin smile on the corner of her lips faded completely. The bright black pupils shrank slightly, then calmed down quickly: "Cousin Lu, please help yourself."

The originally gentle voice suddenly became like winter ice and snow.

Lu Hong was secretly surprised, but didn't think much about it.

However, Lu Qian's whole body trembled, and he looked at Ling Jingshu with extremely complex eyes, as if he wanted to say something, his lips moved, but finally he did not open his mouth. He lowered his head and left with Lu Hong.

After the Lu Hong brothers left, Ling Jingshu stood there for a long time.

It took so long that both Bai Yu and Ling Xiao noticed something was wrong.

Ling Xiao couldn't see it and didn't know that Ling Jingshu's pretty face was as pale as snow and her expression was stiff. But Bai Yu saw it clearly in her eyes, and her heart sank: "Miss, what's wrong with you?"

"Ah Shu, why haven't you spoken?" Ling Xiao groped forward and grabbed Ling Jingshu's sleeves, with a look of concern and anxiety on his face: "Weren't you fine just now?"

Ling Jingshu took a deep breath: "Don't worry, I'm fine." She repeated: "I'm really fine."

She has been reborn as a girl, and the humiliation she suffered in her previous life is forever in the past. She need not be afraid, she will never let herself fall into the same situation as in her previous life again...

Ling Jingshu recited it several times in her mind, and her trembling hands finally calmed down.

With this look, it didn't look like anything was going on, but it was clearly something serious.

But Ling Jingshu didn't want to elaborate, and Bai Yu and Ling Xiao couldn't force her, so they had no choice but to stay with her.

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The sound of footsteps approaching from far away broke the silence.

Ling Xiao, who had the most sensitive ears, frowned and asked loudly, "Who is it?"

"It's me." A familiar girl's voice sounded. It was Ling Jingxian. She was walking in a hurry, and her usual sweet smile was no longer on her face. If she looked carefully, there was even some gloom and anger between her eyebrows.

He looked like he was looking for trouble.

Ling Jingshu was full of worries and her reaction was a little slow: "Cousin Xian, what are you doing here?"

Ling Jingxian twitched the corners of her lips and sneered, her voice sharp and mean: "This is the Ling family's peony garden. If you can come, can't I come?"

After saying that, he looked around and asked with an unhappy face: "Where's Cousin Hong? Didn't he come to the Peony Garden with you? Why is he missing now?"

Hearing that Lu Hong and Ling Jingshu came to the Peony Garden together, Ling Jingxian felt jealous and resentful and quickly came over.

Ling Jingshu was in a very bad mood, with nowhere to vent her anger and grievances. Ling Jing came to her door in a demure voice. Of course she would not be polite: "He has legs that grow on him. He can come when he wants and leave when he wants. No one can I don’t care. If Cousin Xian wants to see him, she should inform her earlier or ask someone to stop him and ask him to wait for you here.”

Ling Jingxian: "..."

Ling Jingxian became angry from embarrassment, her pretty face turned red from suppressing it, her eyes flashed with anger, and she gritted her teeth and said: "Ling Jingshu! You clearly promised me that day..." Out of the corner of her eye, she caught sight of Ling Xiao's figure and forcefully accepted the He swallowed what he said and said instead: "You promised me something, you won't forget it, right?"

Ling Jingshu raised her eyebrows coldly: "I never promised anything."

Ling Jingxian's expression suddenly changed. Just as she was about to say something, Ling Jingshu's condensed voice rang out again: "I'm not interested in what you want at all. What you want to do has nothing to do with me. If you say a word to me again, don't blame me for falling out."

The tone was very rude.

When Ling Jingxian heard these words, the anger on her face quickly receded, and she even showed a flattering smile: "Good sister, I just said the wrong thing in a moment of impatience. As a sister, I am here to help you. Can you? Don’t take it personally.”

Ling Xiao was confused as he listened, and couldn't help but interrupt and asked: "Cousin Xian, what are you and Ah Shu talking about? Why don't I understand a word?"

Before Ling Jingshu opened her mouth to answer, Ling Jingxian responded quickly: "It's a little secret between us sisters, so don't pry."

Ling Xiao has an honest and kind nature, and after Ling Jingxian said this, he stopped asking further questions.

Ling Jingxian rolled her eyes, but couldn't help it anymore, and asked again, "Cousin Xiao, cousin Hong came to the peony garden with you just now, why is there no sign of him now?"

Ling Jingshu seemed to be a different person recently, with a cold temperament and sharp words, which was really hard to mess with. Ling Xiao still looks easy to talk to.

"A servant came to report just now, saying that my uncle has arrived at the dock, and cousin Hong and cousin Qian have gone to pick him up." Ling Xiao said quickly.

It turned out that my uncle was here.

Ling Jingxian frowned and said with a smile: "My aunt has been talking about it all day, and my uncle is finally here. Speaking of which, the uncle and his family should be arriving soon! Grandma's birthday is coming soon. If she doesn't come back, she won't be able to make it in time. "

As soon as she finished speaking, a maid came to report with a happy face: "The old lady asked the slaves to deliver letters to the young masters and ladies. The eldest master and his family have also arrived at the dock. They are now loading the luggage into the carriage, and they will be with the aunt soon. Come to the mansion. Please come to Yonghe Hall together, young master and ladies."

"Speak of the devil and he will appear." Ling Jingxian laughed dumbly, then took Ling Jingshu's hand affectionately: "It will be more lively if we go together. Uncle and his family haven't been back for five or six years. It looks like they will cry like aunt did when she came back."

She thought she said this humorously, and she giggled after she finished speaking.

Ling Jingshu looked at her expressionlessly.

Ling Jingxian was originally laughing happily, but being looked at expressionlessly, she gradually laughed a little embarrassedly: "If you don't want to go, then I'll go first."

She couldn't help but mutter in her heart. Uncle's family came back, and my uncle who I had never met before also came back. The whole family reunited, this is a big happy event. Why didn't Ling Jingshu have any joy on her face?

Although Bai Yu didn't understand the reason, she remembered that Ling Jingshu deliberately avoided Ling Shi and others when they came back that day, and whispered to Ling Jingshu: "If the young lady doesn't want to show up, I will go to Yonghe Hall to report that the young lady is not feeling well..."

"No need!"

Ling Jingshu took a deep breath and interrupted Bai Yu: "I will go with cousin Xian."

You can hide for a while, but you can't hide forever.

What is coming will come, and what should be faced must be faced. She must straighten her chest and face the nightmare of her previous life.

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Along the way, Ling Jingxian was very tactful and didn't talk too much.

Since Ling Jingshu woke up from a high fever, her temperament, words and deeds have changed a lot. When Ling Jingshu was concentrating on her pretty face, she actually exuded a palpitating coldness and chill.

To put it bluntly, Ling Jingxian is a paper tiger with a fierce appearance but a weak heart. She is aggressive on weekdays, but when she meets Ling Jingshu with a sullen face, she immediately becomes timid...

After arriving at Yonghe Hall, Ling Jingshu almost immediately restrained the coldness in her body. She smiled and went forward to greet Old Lady Ling and others, and then quietly stood beside her stepmother Li.

Ling Jingxian secretly spat at herself. It must be that she was dazzled just now, and she thought so much. Ling Jingshu is still as gentle and docile as ever!

Everyone chatted while waiting for Uncle Ling and Uncle Lu to return.

"Big brother has worked in the Ministry of Works for many years, and I heard that he is highly appreciated by the Minister of Works. Minister Qiao of the Ministry of Works is about to retire, and the vacant position will most likely belong to Big brother."

Most of the people Ling Wuye interacted with on weekdays were officials, and he was quite familiar with the promotion of officials in the Great Zhou Dynasty. At this time, he talked freely, which was quite convincing.

Fourth Master Ling took over the conversation with a smile: "Big brother has been a Langzhong of the Ministry of Works for so many years, it's time for him to get promoted."

Langzhong of the Ministry of Works is a fourth-rank official position. If he can be promoted to the Minister of Works, he will be a third-rank official.

A third-rank official position is not considered a high-ranking official in the capital, where there are many nobles and relatives of the emperor. However, he has made it through the civil service. If he can endure for another ten or eight years, he may be able to go one step further and become a regular official in one of the six ministries.

Speaking of her eldest son, Mrs. Ling was full of pride and joy, and her face was full of smiles: "It would be best if he could get promoted. However, the most important thing is safety. At my age, I don't want anything else, I just hope that my children and grandchildren are full of safety."

Safety in the whole family?

Ling Jingshu pulled the corner of her lips sarcastically.

Mrs. Ling had a good idea, but it was a pity that her uncle was unwilling to be mediocre and had to get involved in the vortex of the struggle for the throne, which brought him a huge disaster and he was sent to the prison of the Ministry of Justice. In order to rescue him from the prison, the Ling family sold their property and begged for help everywhere. Finally, they found the Lu family and rescued him.

After this incident, Mr. Ling lost his official position and was unable to recover. Most of the Ling family's huge business was also lost, and it gradually declined.

It was because of this that Lu An dared to imprison her in the mansion without any scruples, without caring about the face of the Ling family. After she escaped back to the Ling family with great difficulty, Mrs. Ling refused to offend Lu An for this, and cruelly tied her up and sent her back to the Lu family...

People can't escape the words power and profit in their lives, but the innocent and pitiful her paid the price for this.

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