Chapter 74 Settlement

The carriage stopped at a wine shop on the way, and continued on its journey after lunch.

It was not until the evening that we arrived at the Ling family's house.

This is a three-story house with a small garden in the inner house. The place is not very large. However, every inch of land in Luoyang City is worth a lot of money. The reason why such a house can be purchased is because of the convenience of Mr. Ling's position in the Ministry of Works.

After sailing for half a month and sitting in a carriage for a day, everyone was extremely tired.

Sun cheered up and said, "Ashu, you and Axiao will temporarily live in Ayan's yard. If you are not used to it, you can settle down in another place tomorrow."

Ling Jingshu smiled and replied, "It's great to live in the same yard with cousin Yan. There is no reason to be uncomfortable. Thank you for everything, aunt."

In fact, Ling Jingshu wanted to live in a small yard alone with Ling Xiao.

However, when living in someone else's house, you can't be picky.

Seeing that Ling Jingshu was so well-behaved and sensible, Sun was quite satisfied. Immediately ordered someone to move the luggage of the two siblings to Luoxia Courtyard.

Luoxia Courtyard is located in the inner house of the third entrance. The yard is not big, and it is very elegant and tidy. Because it was getting dark, Ling Jingshu did not have time to take a closer look.

Ling Jingyan lived in the east wing, Ling Jingshu lived in the west wing, and Ling Xiao lived in the ear room of the west wing. The rooms of the two siblings were separated by only a wall.

The maids and servants lived in the last row of servants' rooms in Luoxia Courtyard.

The room was already clean, and Bai Yu led a few maids to clean it carefully again.

The big kitchen sent dinner, and the two siblings ate a few bites in a hurry, then washed and went to bed.

Perhaps because she was too tired, Ling Jingshu slept very deeply that night, and the nightmare that had troubled her for a long time disappeared.

......

The next morning, Ling Jingshu woke up early.

After all, she was young and had a good foundation. She slept soundly all night and had recovered most of her strength.

"Why did you get up so early, young lady?" Bai Yu said while helping Ling Jingshu change her clothes and wash up: "Last night, the eldest lady told me that it was tiring to travel by boat and horse, so it's okay to sleep a little longer today, and there's no need to pay respects. Listen, there's no movement in the east wing!"

Ling Jingshu smiled faintly: "It's okay for cousin Yan to get up late. If she doesn't pay respects, the eldest aunt won't be unhappy. If I, as a niece, am so lazy, the eldest aunt will definitely be unhappy. It's better to pay respects early."

That's true.

Mother and daughter are not bound by common etiquette, but as a niece, it's inconvenient to neglect it, so as not to leave room for gossip.

Ling Jingshu ordered again: "Let Xuancao go to the next room and ask Xiao to get up too."

Bai Yu responded and called Xuancao in.

After receiving the order, Xuancao quickly went to the next room. After a while, Ling Xiao, dressed neatly, came.

"Ah Xiao, let's go and pay respects to my uncle and aunt." Ling Jingshu said with a smile: "After paying respects, we will come back for breakfast."

Ling Xiao nodded obediently.

As soon as the two siblings walked out of Luoxia Courtyard, they met Ling Ji and his wife.

"Cousin, cousin's wife," Ling Jingshu greeted with a smile: "You are also going to pay respects! It's a good opportunity to go together."

Ling Ji smiled and said: "Mother specifically instructed yesterday that you don't need to pay respects today, so that you can sleep a little longer. Why did you get up so early?" Ling Jingyan was very "obedient" and did not get up.

Ling Jingshu pursed her lips and smiled: "Didn't my cousin and cousin's wife get up as usual?"

Ling Ji laughed dumbly, but didn't say anything.

Jiang's face blushed slightly and explained: "I insisted on getting up to pay respects to my parents-in-law, so your cousin had to accompany me."

As a daughter-in-law, she has no right to be spoiled and willful.

If she really didn't go to pay her respects today, Sun wouldn't say anything, but she would inevitably feel a little uncomfortable.

Ling Jingshu and Jiang smiled at each other, with a tacit understanding that was unspoken.

......

Son, daughter-in-law, nephew and niece came to pay their respects early, and Sun was really happy. Of course, she couldn't help but complain a few words: "Look at you guys, didn't I tell you not to pay your respects? Why do family members have to be so particular?"

Ling Jiying said playfully: "I feel at ease after paying my respects to my mother. Otherwise, I always feel like something is missing."

"Sweet words! You always say nice things to make me happy."

Sun was so happy that she rolled her eyes at her son with a smile, but her eyes were full of joy. She complained about Ling Jingyan with some dissatisfaction: "The whole family is here, only she is missing. Fortunately, she is an unmarried girl. If she gets married and becomes a daughter-in-law, how can her parents-in-law be happy with her laziness?"

......So, is this scolding Ling Jingyan, or is it deliberately said to Jiang?

Fortunately, Jiang came to pay her respects in time.

Otherwise, the person Sun is complaining about now must be Jiang.

Jiang was also a smart and articulate person. She smiled slightly when she heard the words: "Ayan was probably tired, so she slept a little late. She usually comes to pay respects on time, so she can't be considered lazy. Besides, Ayan is a blessed person. She will definitely be as blessed as my daughter-in-law in the future, marrying a husband of her dreams and having parents-in-law who care about the younger generation."

This flattery is really clever.

Sun's brows relaxed and a smile appeared on her face.

Ling Jingshu took in the whole scene and suddenly remembered herself in her previous life.

It is true that daughters-in-law are in trouble.

After she married into the Lu family, Ling set rules everywhere, and she suffered a lot. At that time, she was too naive. She thought Ling was doing it for her own good, so she was so strict. But she didn't know that Ling had been trying to control her from the beginning, so she tried her best to facilitate the marriage...

Ling Jingshu calmed down and squeezed these heavy and unpleasant memories out of her mind.

In this life, she only wanted to take revenge, take good care of Ling Xiao, and watch him get married and have children.

As for herself, she would not and could not marry again!

"Ashu, Axiao, did you two sleep well last night!" Sun looked over with a smile: "If there is anything you are not used to, just speak up."

Ling Jingshu smiled and replied: "Everything is fine, there is nothing you are not used to, thank you for your concern, aunt."

The two siblings were mostly answered by Ling Jingshu, and Ling Xiao didn't say much, so everyone was used to it.

Sun said a few more words of concern, and then ordered people to set up breakfast.

As soon as breakfast was set up, Ling Jingyan came.

"It's better to arrive at the right time than to arrive early," Ling Jingyan said with a beaming smile, "Just in time for breakfast. Brother and sister-in-law, Ah Shu and Ah Xiao, you are not as smart as me. I calculated the time before getting up and coming here."

Everyone: "..."

Not only are we not as smart as you, we are also not as thick-skinned as you!