The High Gate Mistress of Rebirth

Chapter 240 Southern Expedition

On the day Li Ling set out for the expedition, all the members of the Zhenguo Duke's family came to the city tower to see him off.

Li Ling, wearing a golden helmet and silver armor, stood tall and tall on his horse and looked like a god. He appointed Liang Jin, Zhou Jin and Hu Dahai as deputy generals, and followed the army south to conquer and recover the five cities.

Loud horns resounded through the sky, and the heavily armored tiger and wolf divisions spread outside the city like a black tide. Accompanied by the sound of thunder and drums that soothed people's hearts, the uniform steps of thousands of troops and horses awakened the sleeping earth.

Before marrying Li Ling, Jing Shu, the daughter of a fourth-rank official, had never thought that she would experience such a heart-pounding moment in her life.

Just because she married a person like Li Ling, her heart that originally only contained poetic and picturesque sentiments became broader and stronger. Looking at the majestic Li Ling commanding thousands of troops and horses, her proud husband,

Jing Shu's heart was filled with admiration and love for him.

Just as he was watching Li Ling lovingly lead this heroic army on an expedition, Li Ling, who was riding on a horse, suddenly turned around and cast a deep look at her across the thousands of troops.

He was born to be a warrior, and wearing armor made him look more majestic and cold, but the eyes he looked at her were filled with tenderness.

It makes people feel excited.

Jingshu stood quietly on the city tower, separated by thousands of troops, and cast a gentle smile on her husband who was about to go on an expedition.

In his previous life, Li Ling successfully recovered five cities and won the victory. Although she knew that he would still win this time, Jing Shu could not help but worry about him, but she would not show any weakness like before.

When Princess Jin saw the two of them, she lowered her body and came forward to greet them with a smile: "What a coincidence, I met the two ladies here."

Princess Jin took Jingshu's hand warmly: "After all, we are cousins. I would like to get closer to my cousin."

The weakness in the previous life caused her and Li Ling to lose the happiness they should have had. The weakness in this life also caused her to lose a lot. After experiencing all this pain, Jingshu finally understood that she should be stronger and more powerful in order to

She lived up to Li Ling's deep affection for her.

Li Xian did not argue with his wife because of this. He stepped forward and tightened his wife's cloak, and said gently: "It's windy on the tower, please come down."

Jing Shu glanced at Xu Wanning's reddish eyes and joked half-jokingly: "Sister-in-law is more sad than me. Don't worry, my husband will return in triumph."

Jing Shu asked doubtfully: "Why is sister-in-law not willing to accept it?"

Jingshu, who was immersed in her thoughts, was suddenly targeted by someone. She turned her head and saw that it was Xu Wanning.

It was true that Xu Wanning was good at martial arts, but Li Xian knew in his heart that she didn't really look down on literati. When she married him, a young beauty, all she could think about was him, and he would dance in front of her every time.

, she had a look of admiration on her face. Her wife is like this now, but she is still resentful of herself because of what happened before.

Li Xian, who was accompanying Duke Zhen Guo, heard his son's commotion and walked towards him. He scolded his son with a cold face: "Why are you practicing martial arts at a young age? It is serious to read the book in peace and quiet."

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Brother Kun was scolded by his father and retorted unconvincingly: "It was my mother who said she wanted to hire a martial arts master for me."

"This is the first time you have seen your second brother take command and go on an expedition since you married into the house. You are quite calm."

As she said that, she pretended to be angry and said: "Those people in the East Palace don't have a fuel-efficient lamp, and I can't get along with them. On the contrary, every time I see my cousin, I feel extremely cordial."

Xu Wanning touched her son's head happily and praised: "My son is doing well. Now you are six years old. When the spring gets warmer, my mother will hire a martial arts master to teach you martial arts."

Xu Wanning rolled her eyes at Li Xian and said with a cold face: "The son I gave birth to will naturally want to be a martial artist in the future. He will learn from those men of letters. Why does the empress chatter all day long?"

Jingshu replied calmly: "What a coincidence."

Xu Wanning glanced at Princess Jin with a neutral expression and said nothing.

When they got to the city, I don't know if it was a coincidence or someone did it on purpose, but they met Princess Fang of Jin Dynasty.

"Before I left the government, every time I saw my father wearing a battle armor and fighting the enemy, I yearned for him. After marrying into the palace, every time I sent my second brother to take command of the army, I was also filled with envy."

Breaking up differences and forming cliques. How could Jing Shu not understand Fang's thoughts?

Xu Wanning shook her head helplessly, and said with Jing Shu, "It's a pity that I'm just a woman, and I can only be trapped in this back house. Even though I don't want to, I still have to stay in such a broken marriage."

Li Xian followed up closely with his wife and held her hand as if to please, but Xu Wanning threw her away impatiently. Xu Wanning turned her head and glanced at Li Xian fiercely, then turned around and held Jing Shu's arm beside her, all the way.

He walked down the tower chatting and laughing.

Xu Wanning rolled her eyes at Li Xian, turned around and headed towards the city.

Xu Wanning glared at Jing Shu: "Of course I believe in my second brother's ability, I'm just unwilling to do so."

Although the Duke of Zhenguo founded his family with martial arts, the sons of the prince inherited the mantle, and many of the other clan members were civil servants. For example, Li Xian's father was a civil servant of the highest rank, and Li Xian also followed his father's orders.

Following the path of literature, he firmly believed that his son would also follow the path of literature in the future.

If he is born to be a warrior, then as his wife, she should also have a pair of strong wings and fly high with him.

Although Brother Zhuang understood only half of what the adults said, the child also understood some of the meaning. He raised his head and said to Xu Wanning: "Mom, don't worry, when I grow up, I will also be a majestic general like my second uncle.

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In the end, Xu Wanning still couldn't really understand Li Xian.

Xu Wanning's heart, which had been hurt and numb, became active again by such a passionate scene.

Princess Jin came forward, with a gentle smile on her face, and said to Jing Shu: "In the princess's mansion a while ago, the people from the East Palace made a scene. My cousin was really wronged."

"Great, great, I want to practice martial arts." After hearing Xu Wanning's words, Brother Zhuang clapped his hands and jumped up happily.

Jing Shu replied: "Although women can't decide on many things, men also have to bleed and sweat when they go into battle to kill the enemy. In short, each has its own difficulties. Since my sister-in-law is a woman, why not find ways to untie her knot and live a good life?

The days are serious."

Xu Wanning replied with a cold face: "I am not willing to be born as a girl."

She understood in her heart, but did not show it on her face. She only replied calmly: "That Zhou Liangdi is just the concubine of His Highness the Crown Prince. The Crown Princess is the master of the East Palace. No matter how favored Zhou Liangdi is, it cannot represent the entire East Palace. This matter is the Crown Prince's.

If the concubine says it’s a misunderstanding, it’s a misunderstanding, and I won’t take it to heart.”

Princess Jin didn't have much dealings with Jingshu, so she didn't expect her to come from a small family, but she was a determined person who was not easy to fool.

After hearing what Jing Shu said, she said with a smile on her face: "My cousin sister-in-law has a lot of things, I really admire you."

Jing Shu smiled at her and said politely: "Thanks to Princess Jin for your compliment."

(End of chapter)