Chapter 244 Admit It, You Like Me

Ling Ning said calmly: "I don't care too much."

She knows better than anyone what the eldest aunt means, so there is no need to worry about it.

Ling Shuang lowered his eyes and stared at the tea foam floating on the tea surface. His voice was slightly bitter: "But speaking of it, I am indeed older. I don't blame mother for being anxious."

Ling Ning said calmly: "That's because the eldest sister always failed to achieve high results and low results, so she wasted her beautiful years."

Ling Shuang defended softly: "My mother wanted to arrange a satisfactory marriage for me, but a good marriage is hard to come by. This wasted time, and I didn't expect it to be delayed until I was eighteen."

"Marriage cannot be delayed." Ling Ning said, nodding thoughtfully, "Based on my eldest sister's past experience, King Jing and I should resolve the marriage as soon as possible."

Ling Shuang's hand holding the tea cup tightened, and the overflowing tea splashed on the back of his hand, and a few red spots instantly appeared on the back of his white hand.

Ling Shuang covertly covered her red hands with the handkerchief, and said with a stiff smile: "Sister A Ning has promised King Jing?"

"I haven't thought about it yet." Ling Ning pretended not to notice her gaffe, and her voice was indifferent and calm, "But the eldest sister is right, a woman's youth is wasted. When you are fifteen or sixteen, you can still pick on others, but after ten At seven years old, you can only let others choose you.”

As the legitimate daughter of a family of military commanders, Ling Ning would certainly not have such superficial thoughts.

But the person sitting in front of him was Ling Shuang.

Since she insisted on a good marriage and even tried to snatch it away from others, Ling Ning didn't mind letting her worry.

Ling Shuang's smile became stiffer, and she couldn't help but tighten the handkerchief in her hand, but she still tried hard to maintain her elegant demeanor: "Sister A Ning is absolutely right. Now I am a living example. I just feel sorry for my mother to worry about me... …”

As he spoke, his eyes turned red involuntarily.

Ling Shuang raised her hands to wipe the corners of her eyes, "Every day when I see my mother worrying about my marriage, I feel that I am really unfilial and unworthy of my mother's sincere love for her daughter."

Ayun and Awan stood on either side of Ling Ning, slightly curling their lips.

What do the eldest girls mean by these words? Do you really think they girls can’t hear it?

If you want Prince Jing, just say it straight away, why do you have to be so roundabout and secretive?

Anyway, no matter she said it implicitly, bluntly, or pitifully, it was impossible for the girl to agree to such unrealistic requests from their mother and daughter.

Why waste time here? m.

"Actually, it's not difficult to find a husband you like." Ling Ning adjusted her posture to a more comfortable position, "As long as you lower your requirements, there will be many people to choose from."

Ling Shuang pursed her lips, with a hesitant expression on her face.

"The Ling family has a prominent family background. Although the eldest sister is a concubine, she has been raised by the eldest aunt. She is not much worse than a legitimate daughter." Ling Ning took a sip of tea and said, "As long as the eldest sister really wants to marry, how many young masters in this imperial city family can do? I’m afraid I can’t even ask for it.”

Ling Shuang's expression changed slightly.

The word "concubine" was like a needle piercing her heart, causing her unbearable pain.

Although she was fostered under the name of her aunt and uncle, she could barely be considered equal to Ling Ning, but before she was ten years old, she was indeed just a concubine from a humble background.

Her mother was strict with her, and the maids and grandmothers in the house did not think highly of her. If her aunt had not died young, her mother would never have been able to raise her under her knees.

Now that Ling Ning said it like this, it was as if a bloody wound had been opened, and Ling Shuang felt a sting and embarrassment in his heart.

She finally raised a smile, but it turned out to be a bit bitter: "Sister A Ning, does she think that I am already eighteen years old and not worthy of a good husband?"

"Eighteen is indeed a bit old. The eldest sister can lower her requirements appropriately. Her family background is about the same. As long as she has good character and can treat her well, she does not have to marry a prince or noble."

Ling Shuang put down the tea cup and forced a smile: "I mean the same thing, but mother always wants to find the best one for me..."

"The best is not necessarily the most suitable." Ling Ning interrupted her, "If eldest sister insists on asking for the best, then I suggest you choose an opportunity to enter the palace to meet the imperial concubine."

Ling Shuang was startled: "Meet the imperial concubine? What does sister A Ning mean... let me marry the fourth prince?"

"No." Ling Ning said calmly, "You can enter the palace to serve the emperor. With your eldest sister's beauty, it should be no problem to be promoted to the concubine position."

The expression on Ling Shuang's face condensed a little.

She looked at Ling Ning in disbelief for a while, and then said in embarrassment: "Sister A Ning, how can you say that? I...I..."

"Eldest sister thinks it's inappropriate?" Ling Ning raised her eyebrows, "Because the emperor is older?"

Ling Shuang clutched the handkerchief in his hand, his face turned green and white. He couldn't sit down anymore, so he stood up and hid his face.

Ling Ning sneered.

How dare you show off in front of her with just such a small amount of knowledge?

Sitting up, Ling Ning picked up the tea cup and took a slow sip of tea.

"Girl." Ayun was a little worried, "Young lady won't complain, right?"

"Complain?" Ling Ning gasped, "What complaint? Did I bully her, or did I plot against her?"

Not really.

Ah Wan smiled brightly and said: "The eldest girl wants to find a suitable husband. The girl just gave her some reasonable suggestions. Anyway, she is not worthy of King Jing, so even thinking about it is in vain."

This is a good intention.

A big girl can't make up her younger sister for no reason.

"A Wan is right." A lazy voice suddenly sounded outside the window, with a bit of casual joy, "This sentence deeply touches my heart."

Ling Ning frowned and turned to look toward the rear window.

Awan and Ayun were not panicked at all when they heard the voice. They bowed to Ling Ning at the same time and turned around and walked out calmly.

A man in a white robe opened the window and jumped in flexibly.

Ling Ning's expression was slightly cold, and his voice was even colder: "Your Highness King Jing sneaked into the Ling family in broad daylight and was not stopped. It can be seen how lax the guards in the Ling family's house are."

King Jing paused, stood in front of the window and looked at Ling Ning, his sword eyebrows raised high: "In order to see you, this king did a scoundrel in broad daylight, and you are not moved at all?"

Ling Ning was silent and looked at him without saying a word.

"Why are you looking at me like this?" King Jing walked over and stood in front of her with his hands behind his back, "I heard what you said to Ling Shuang just now."

Ling Ning hummed: "So?"

King Jing smiled with his eyebrows slightly curved, like a beautiful fox: "I heard your true words."

Ling Ning looked at him silently, his eyes calm as water, with a bit of unfathomable and profound meaning.

"Ling Ning." King Jing bent down and easily trapped Ling Ning in his arms. "Admit it, you actually like me too."