Loyang Jin

Ling Mansion.

On the first day of the new year, everyone in the Ling Mansion left the house with smiles on their faces, but when they came back in the evening, everyone had a heavy look on their face.

"No! Ah Shu, you can't enter the palace!"

Ling Xiao stood up with a look of eagerness and anxiety: "In a few days, you will go into the palace to apologize to the Queen and resign from this job."

"Ah Xiao, don't mess around!" Ling Wuye scolded with a stern face: "The Queen has opened the mouth of the Phoenix, how can she take it back casually? Ah Shu has already taken the initiative to agree to this matter, and entering the palace to refuse is going back on her word. Doing this , our Ling family will have a reputation of being ungrateful, and it will even anger the Queen."

Ling Jingshu cannot bear the consequences of this, and neither can the entire Ling family!

Ling Xiao's eyes flashed with anger and disappointment: "Father, do you want to watch Ah Shu being taken into the palace? Once you enter the palace gate, it is as deep as the sea. Once Ah Shu enters the palace, when can you escape? If, like those palace maids, she is released from the palace when she is old and has lost her youth, won’t Ah Shu’s life be ruined?”

Lord Ling Wu was speechless.

How could he not know this truth?

In fact, he was much more anxious than Ling Xiao. He originally planned to cure Ling Jingshu's illness as soon as possible and climb the big tree of the Emperor Taisun as soon as possible. Now Queen Xu suddenly came like this, which caught people off guard.

When Ling Jingshu entered the palace, she didn't know that she would only be able to leave the palace in the Year of the Monkey and the Year of the Horse. What should she do with her marriage to the emperor's grandson?

But the arms couldn't twist the thighs. Things have reached this point, and there is no point in being anxious or angry. As soon as the Lantern Festival is over, Ling Jingshu has to go to the palace obediently.

Uncle Ling and Mrs. Sun looked at each other, and both saw the sadness in each other's eyes.

Ling Jingyan held back the tears for a long time and fell from the corners of her eyes, sobbing and crying. While choking, she said: "Ah Shu, I can't bear to have you enter the palace. Please don't enter the palace, okay..."

When Ling Jingyan cried, the atmosphere became even more depressing.

Ling Xiao's eyes also flashed with water.

Ling Ji frowned and looked at Uncle Ling: "Father, is there really no room for turning around in this matter?"

Uncle Ling sighed: "The matter has come to this, Ah Shu can only wait to enter the palace."

Mrs. Jiang wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief.

…

Ling Jingshu, who had been silent all this time, suddenly opened her mouth and said, "You don't have to worry about me. I will take care of myself after entering the palace."

His tone was unexpectedly calm.

Fifth Master Ling was stunned and looked at Ling Jingshu: "Ah Shu, are you willing to enter the palace?"

Ling Jingshu twitched her lips and said lightly: "It doesn't matter whether I am willing or not. In short, I have already agreed to this matter. I cannot and will not regret it. What my father just said is right, I cannot go back on my word, let alone anger Queen Xu. ”

She no longer looked at the complicated-looking Ling Wuye, but then turned to look at the sobbing Ling Jingyan and Ling Xiao whose eyes were filled with water: "Cousin Yan, please stop crying. It is an honor to be a female official in the Jiaofang Palace. It’s a decent thing that others can’t even envy!”

"Axiao, don't worry. The Jiaofang Palace is not a dragon's pond or a tiger's den. Could someone else eat me? Besides, I am on an errand when I enter the palace. I can bring two maids with me. If I leave the palace for something, I will get a waist badge. You can come back.”

Ling Jingyan's sobbing gradually stopped.

Ling Xiao wiped the corners of his eyes with his sleeve, and his voice was a little hoarse: "Ah Shu, you need to take more care!"

Ling Jingshu smiled and hummed, pretending to be relaxed and said: "From now on, when I'm not in the house, you have to take good care of yourself. Study harder and get admitted to the Imperial College as soon as possible."

Ling Xiao nodded vigorously, and the corners of his eyes that had just been wiped dry became moist again.

Mrs. Sun cleared her throat and said: "It's getting late, let's move to the dining room. Everyone has been tired for a long day, so let's have an early dinner and rest early!"

…

The family dinner in the evening was still boring. Everyone had no appetite, so they ate a few hasty bites and then dispersed.

Uncle Ling called Mr. Ling Wu to go to the study to talk. No one knew what they discussed. When Lord Ling left the study, the heavy look on his face was gone, and his steps became much brisker.

Ling Jingshu remained calm and composed in front of everyone. It wasn't until she returned to the house that only Bai Yu was left by her side, then she took off her mask, revealing her face full of exhaustion.

Bai Yu saw it in her eyes, felt pain in her heart, and whispered: "Miss, I will help you change your clothes and freshen up! It's getting late, so go to bed and rest early."

Ling Jingshu composed herself and said, "Don't worry, come here, I have something to tell you."

Bai Yu responded and walked to Ling Jingshu: "What are your orders, Miss?"

Ling Jingshu raised her head and looked at Bai Yu, and said slowly: "Bai Yu, when you enter the palace this time, you will have unpredictable fortunes, life and death. I will take Qiaoyun into the palace with me, so don't follow me."

Bai Yu's whole body was shocked, with a look of disbelief on her face: "Miss, are you going to abandon this slave?!"

"I don't want to abandon you." Ling Jingshu smiled reassuringly: "We, master and servant, have been dependent on each other for many years. In my heart, you have long been regarded as my closest family member. If possible, I would not bear to be separated from you."

"However, this time is different from before. The situation in the palace is unclear, and Queen Xu is eyeing me. She may not have good intentions in calling me into the palace. I don't know if I can protect myself, and I'm afraid I can't care about your safety. So, Just don’t follow me into the palace.”

"I have planned everything for you. After I enter the palace, you will stay in the Ling Mansion. In a year or two, when you are old enough to get married, let your eldest aunt choose a good marriage for you. I have also prepared the dowry for you. You are ready..."

Before she finished speaking, Bai Yu knelt down with a plop, tears overflowing from the corners of her eyes: "I'm not going anywhere. Wherever the young lady goes, I will follow you. Young lady, please stop trying to convince me. I will never leave you." of."

Looking at Bai Yu whose face was full of tears, Ling Jingshu felt a little sour in her heart.

In her previous life, her weakness and concession caused Bai Yu to suffer humiliation and die prematurely. In this life, she has to take a dangerous road of narrow escape. I really don’t want to drag Bai Yu down anymore.

"Bai Yu, listen to me..."

"No, miss, listen to my slave." Bai Yu wiped away her tears quickly, with a firm face: "There are many dangers in the palace. Qiaoyun is the emperor's grandson, and he may not be loyal to the miss at the critical moment. I will follow the miss into the palace. , Even if you can’t do anything else, at least you have someone you can trust.”

"This slave is not afraid of danger or death. As long as I can stay with the young lady, I am willing to do anything."

"Miss, I beg you, please don't abandon me!"

Unconsciously, Ling Jingshu's face was filled with tears. She held Bai Yu's hand tremblingly: "Okay, I won't abandon you, we will enter the palace together."