Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 97 It must be you

Jing Shu was worrying here when Li Ling came back. His face was ashen, and the blue veins on his forehead were faintly visible.

Jingshu stood up, met him and asked, "What's going on?"

Li Ling took off his cloak and said quietly: "Nothing." Looking at his worried wife, he said to her: "I'm just a little tired. I'll take a bath first." After that, he Went to the bathroom.

 Li Ling entered the bathroom and flushed his face with cold water, then he felt that the raging anger in his heart had been suppressed.

Qingluan is a princess, and even the people from the Duke’s Palace cannot meet her just by asking. Before she came to the mansion this time, Li Ling had not seen her for three or four years. In his impression, the emperor's cousin had always been a delicate little girl, elegant and weak.

However, he never thought that she was so ignorant and stubborn. While Li Ling was disappointed in her, he also felt angrily that the sacrifice and protection given to her by the government and himself were so unworthy.

 They were devoted to protecting her safety, but she herself didn't know how to cherish it at all.

Jingshu saw that Li Ling had not come out for a long time. She was particularly worried when she entered the bathroom and saw Li Ling leaning on the tub with his brows furrowed as if he was in trance.

She stepped forward and put her hand into the water to try: "The water is already cold, and you don't know how to add heat. You will get sick if you soak in cold water like this." As she said that, she opened the hot water bucket on the side. , ladle hot water into the tub.

The already cool water warmed up again, and the warm water vapor rose up, splashing on the face, which was particularly comfortable.

Li Ling grabbed his wife's hand and put it on his face.

Jingshu looked at her husband and whispered with concern: "Are you feeling uncomfortable somewhere?"

 Li Ling replied nonchalantly: "Headache."

“Let me press it for you.” After saying that, Jingshu walked around behind him, raised her delicate hands, and gently pressed the two points on his head.

Li Ling leaned in the bathtub and closed his eyes. Under his wife's gentle soothing, Li Ling's irritable heart gradually calmed down.

The water in the bathtub gradually cooled down again. Jingshu took the bath towel and said, "Come out. It's not good to soak for too long."

Li Ling obediently stood up and stepped out of the bathtub, stood on the ground, and let his wife help him clean himself and change into dry pajamas.

He obediently followed his wife out of the bathroom and came outside. Li Ling caught a glimpse of the letter on the table and asked casually: "Whose is it?"

Jingshu thought for a moment, picked up the letter, and said, "I told you, don't be angry anymore."

 Li Ling took the letter from his wife, looked at the signature on it, and said, "Is it from the third brother?" He nodded slightly: "This letter is quite improved."

Jingshu glanced at Li Ling and said, "I have encountered a difficult situation now."

His wife asked him for help when she was in trouble. Li Ling was very accommodating. He quickly asked: "What is troubling you? Tell me and I will help you think of ideas."

Jingshu said: "I'm afraid that you will be annoyed if I tell you. In that case, I might as well not tell you."

　　Li Ling took his wife in his arms and said, "Well, I'm not annoyed."

Jingshu pointed to the letter and said, "This letter was written by the third brother to Jiao Xing."

"Jiao Xing?" Li Ling was confused, not knowing who his wife was talking about.

“That’s the little girl in my third brother’s old room,” Jingshu reminded. Jing Shu glanced at Li Ling's face, fearing that he would be angry because of this. Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Li Ling, instead of being angry, even smiled slightly: "The third child hasn't forgotten that girl yet."

 He raised his eyes and glanced at his wife, and then said: "She is a long-term lover."

Seeing that Li Ling was not angry, Jing Shu felt relieved. She pulled him and said, "Go to bed quickly. You have just finished washing and are wearing such thin clothes. Be careful of catching a cold."

The two got into bed, and Jingshu spread the quilt and said, "I never thought that the third brother would always miss this girl. I placed the **** the Zhuangzi, thinking that I would wait until the third brother forgot about this. In the future, I will find a suitable person and give that girl a sum of money to marry."

She looked at Li Ling and asked, "What do you think I should do now?"

Li Ling replied: "Since the third brother has this responsibility, just keep that girl alive and let him make his own decision after he is weak."

Jing Shu replied: "What you said is simple, but what will happen to this girl after the third brother gets married in the future? According to the family rules, although she can be taken in as a concubine, her younger siblings may not be able to accommodate her. If they know the inside story, I’m afraid it’s my sister-in-law who should be blamed for keeping her in the first place.”

Jing Shu sighed leisurely: "I also pity the third brother and the girl, but I can't help but be a bad person."

Li Ling replied: "How can I do everything well? As long as I have a clear conscience, it will be enough."

Jingshu tasted Li Ling's words.

　　She really couldn't do it when she was asked to watch that girl wandering outside to fend for herself. Now she was asked to tear apart her lover, and she couldn't do it either.

Seeing that his wife was silent, Li Ling continued: "In the future, even if the third brother cannot tolerate that girl after getting married, it will be the third brother's fault. He will be an adult by then. Let him handle it by himself. We can't do anything for him for the rest of our lives." host"

Li Ling paused: "If he is thinking about that girl and can't bear to let her suffer, even if he doesn't marry, I won't force him."

Jing Shu did not expect that Li Ling would be so open-minded. How could a nobleman be understood if he did not marry a wife? Especially for a person like Li Ling who values ​​rules and propriety, he probably doesn't agree with it.

Jingshu looked at her husband and said, "What's wrong with you? You are quite open-minded about this matter. This is not like your style."

In the past, Li Ling would never have had such thoughts, but now that he is married and has a loved one, he can naturally deeply understand the feeling of "you must be your friend".

 He does this to Jingshu, and his brother may also do the same to that girl.

 He also saves others by himself.

Li Ling replied: "It's not that I can see it, but you can't force emotional matters. Even if you force him to get married, if he really cares about the concubine, he might as well not get married and just focus on the relationship." It's better to keep that girl than to spoil your concubine and destroy your wife and cause no peace."

Jingshu had a kind heart, and she didn't want to see her lover finally get married. She sighed leisurely: "It's a pity that the girl is a lowly girl, so she can't be a wife."

 Those with low status do not have yellow records and cannot be included in the family tree. Naturally, they cannot become the wives of Ming matchmakers.

Although it is definitely not feasible to marry a girl as a wife, as rumors spread outside, a wealthy family like Zhenguo Gongfu cannot afford to lose face like this, but if he really simply refuses to marry, no one can say anything. .

Li Ling took his wife in his arms and advised: "Don't worry about the third child. You have done a good job for them. Let the third child make his own decision in the future. In short, as long as he does not go out of his way, no matter what he chooses, , even if he really doesn't want to marry because of that girl, I, as the elder brother, will definitely not force him on this matter."

 (End of this chapter)