The High Gate Mistress of Rebirth

Chapter 4 Li Ling treats her a little differently

The birthday celebration of the old lady of Zhenguo Gongfu was naturally very grand.

Strings and bamboo tunes were played, dramas were sung and stories were told, and the water was flowing on the table. It was not until the full moon rose into the sky that the guests dispersed one after another.

The women's seats were cleared earlier than the men's seats. Jingshu and Xu Wanning were almost paralyzed from exhaustion. Xu Wanning pinched her lower back and complained as she walked: "It's really tiring. Fortunately, you came in before my grandmother's birthday. If I didn't have your help today,

I, I’m going to be tired for half my life.”

Jing Shu was secretly wondering that she had been following Xu Wanning to entertain guests today, but she had never seen Qingluan.

"It's indeed tiring, but I didn't see anyone from the palace today?" Jing Shu asked politely.

If she said she didn't care about Qingluan and Li Ling at all in this life, she really couldn't do it. But the reason she cares about it now is not because she was infatuated with Li Ling like in the previous life, but because of her unwillingness or unwillingness to admit defeat.

In her previous life, during the old lady's birthday party, Qingluan came to the house to celebrate her birthday, and Jingshu only saw her once. Although she was beautiful, there was a hint of sadness in her eyes, and she looked delicate.

Such a soft and frail woman can naturally arouse men's desire for protection.

Especially a man like Li Ling.

Xu Wanning replied: "The Holy Emperor sent His Royal Highness to celebrate his birthday, but no female relatives came."

Jing Shu suddenly realized that His Royal Highness the Prince was at the men's table, so naturally she didn't know.

"The Ninth Princess was originally going to come, but I heard that she had a high fever last night and couldn't get up, so she didn't come.

Xu Wanning continued.

In the previous life, Qingluan had not yet grown into a hairpin and was a close relative of the Duke of Zhenguo, so there was no need to be taboo about the relationship between men and women.

Well, even though she came to celebrate her grandmother's birthday that time, she only stayed with the old lady for a cup of tea, and then she found an excuse to stick with Li Ling.

"The Ninth Princess is in poor health, and the Imperial Aunt passed away early, so the Duke's Mansion is her only support. But now that the old lady is old, she is unable to take care of her. The Duke and the Eldest Princess are in such trouble.

, naturally I can't take care of her. Alas! Even though she is a princess, she is still a poor person."

With Li Ling, a cousin who would risk his life for her, to protect her, there is nothing to be pitiful about!

It's just a pity that she didn't come today, and Li Ling's inkstone "that he insisted on not letting go of Qingshan" was not sent out after all.

Seeing Jingshu silent, Xu Wanning asked: "What's wrong? Why are you so depressed? But what's on your mind?"

Jing Shu recalled her thoughts and smiled at Xu Wanning: "What can I have on my mind? I'm just thinking about how I can live my life well so that my life is not in vain."

Xu Wanning didn't expect that Jing Shu was as transparent as she was. She felt like a close friend. She pulled Jing Shu along and said with a smile, "We women have to think openly and not wrong ourselves in order to live a free and unrestrained life."

The two of them talked and laughed all the way back to the backyard.

It was already midnight when we arrived at Qingfeng Garden. Jingshu was taken care of by the little maids and took a bath before going to bed. After a busy day, she was really tired, so she fell asleep as soon as she touched the pillow.

After sleeping until midnight, Jingshu was woken up by the sound of opening the door and knew that Li Ling was back.

In the past, no matter how tired she was, she would have stood up and served him. Now when she heard that he was coming back, she just wanted to continue sleeping.

After washing up, Li Ling went to bed, leaned into Jingshu's ear and asked softly: "Are you asleep?"

Since she was pretending to be asleep, she should keep pretending to the end. Jingshu closed her eyes and said nothing.

Li Ling lay down next to her and put a big hand into her pajamas.

The anger aroused by the bride this morning made him feel itchy all day long. Although he was tired after a busy day of socializing, he still wanted to do it.

After all, it’s just a newlywed.

"I'm sleepy and want to sleep." Jingshu took his hand away and muttered.

Huh? She actually rejected him!

Li Ling's hands froze on one side, and he felt a little unhappy. Remembering that she was also impatient with him in the morning, he became even more angry.

He wanted to pull her over directly, but he stared at the thin back Jing Shu left for him and held back for a moment.

After working hard all day.

Maybe she was really tired today.

When Jingshu woke up, it was already three o'clock in the morning.

Yesterday was the old lady's birthday, and today she was supposed to go to Anxi Hall to pay her respects, but she actually overslept.

When Jing Shu saw Ziyun coming in from outside, she couldn't help complaining: "It's already this hour, why didn't you wake me up earlier?"

Ziyun smiled and replied: "My uncle said that the young lady was too tired yesterday and would not disturb you."

Jing Shu couldn't believe that Li Ling could actually say such a thing.

"Do you have someone to tell the old lady?" Although the old lady has always been tolerant towards the younger generation, etiquette cannot be ignored.

"My uncle told my slave that he will explain it to the old lady when he goes to pay his respects."

Jingshu felt relieved.

Yesterday, I was really tired after a long day of preparations. Although I felt better after taking a nap, my body was still tight: "Go prepare some bath water. I want to take a good bath and relax."

Ziyun called Bilu in, and the two of them put warm water in the bathtub, dropped scented dew, and sprinkled skin-nourishing petals. In a short time, they were ready.

Jingshu soaked in the warm and slippery water for a long time, and then got out of the tub until her muscles and bones relaxed.

Ziyun brought a bath towel to try on her. Jingshu saw the smile on Ziyun's face and asked, "What are you thinking about? You are so happy."

"I am happy for the young lady. When the young lady first got married, I saw that my uncle was so cold-tempered and worried that he would not be considerate to the young lady in the future. Now it seems that I am overly worried. Although the prince looks cold, he seems to be more and more towards the young lady.

I’m getting more and more interested.”

Ziyun is a careful person, and Li Ling's behavior of not letting others wake her up this morning is indeed a bit abnormal. Since they got married, he gets up early every day, and she gets up too. He has never cared about whether she is tired.

If Li Ling didn't go too far in this life, she would still have to live with him.

Divorce was the last option. It would break her bones and hurt her family. She would not take that step unless it was absolutely necessary.

After bathing, Danzhu brought a bowl of bird's nest porridge. After Jingshu drank it, she lay on the imperial concubine's couch in front of the window and read a book.

She is proficient in all kinds of music, chess, calligraphy and painting. In her previous life, she did not have the love and protection of her husband, and rarely went out to socialize. During the long lonely time, she relied on these to support her.

Just after reading two pages, I heard Li Ling asking from outside: "Is Madam awake?"

"I'm awake, I'm in the house." It was Ziyun's voice.

Li Ling stepped up and entered the upper room. When he opened the door, he saw Jingshu wearing a moon-white nightgown and her bare feet, lying on the imperial concubine's couch reading a book. Her half-dried hair was spread out like a waterfall.

Come down.

She looks like a lazy and delicate little girl.

Seeing Li Ling come in, Jing Shu raised her eyes and asked, "Didn't the prince go to the military camp? Why did he come back again?"

"There were many birthday gifts delivered yesterday. Grandma said you worked hard yesterday, so she asked me to pick out some jewelry for you." He walked towards Jingshu as he spoke.

This morning Mrs. Li ordered people to keep all the fancy jewelry given to her by yesterday's distinguished guest, and let the two wives and granddaughters who came to pay their respects pick up a few pieces each.

When the old lady heard that Li Ling said that Jingshu worked too hard yesterday and was not feeling well in the morning and did not come to greet her, the old lady not only did not feel unhappy at all, but actually felt very sorry for her granddaughter-in-law. She asked Li Ling to choose some jewelry for her.

This grandmother's thoughts on her planning the birthday party.

Li Ling walked up to Jingshu and handed the box containing jewelry to Jingshu.

Jingshu took the box and said politely: "Just let the girls bring it over. Why bother the prince to make this trip?" She glanced at it and added, "It's getting late, prince, please go to the Yamen.

Don’t delay any longer.”

"There's enough time." Li Ling nuzzled at her, gesturing for her to open the box.

Jingshu opened the box, and inside there were two fine white jade hairpins, a pair of South Pearl earrings, and a pair of engraved gold bracelets. Naturally, they were all good things, but they were not uncommon. On the contrary, the blood-red coral bracelet

, it is indeed a rare thing to live in.

Jingshu checked out the bracelet and put it on her hand. She raised her arm, looked at it carefully, and smiled with satisfaction, showing two shallow dimples on her fair cheeks.

This was the first time Li Ling saw his wife smile.

She has a charming smile and is indescribably cute.

He couldn't help but grab hold of her and hugged his little wife on the couch.

Jingshu was startled by his sudden action.

She had been with him for five years in her last life. Although he was happy to cuddle her up in bed, he had never held her like this.

"What are you doing?" Jingshu asked in surprise.

"It's cold in front of the window. You're wearing thin clothes. Be careful of catching a cold."

This is June???

There was a sudden whirl, and Jingshu was put on the bed by him.

After a few back and forth, she was so tormented by him that she was dripping with sweat.

The bath just now was in vain.

After Li Ling had enjoyed himself, he got up and put on his clothes. He put on his inner coat, his official uniform embroidered with red vermilion python patterns, and tightened his rhinoceros horn jade belt.

He was well-dressed and in high spirits. He had a serious and majestic appearance, and it was completely impossible to tell what kind of hearty joy he had just experienced.

"I'm leaving." He said to his little wife who was trapped in the quilt.

"Yeah." Jingshu replied weakly, acknowledging him.

"Wait for me when you come back for dinner."

Li Ling was a very lustful person, and when he got into the mood at night, he would sometimes toss her to the point where she couldn't even get out of bed the next day. Fortunately, it was clear day, and he hurried to go on errands without going too far. Even so, she was still tormented by him.

She was so tired that she just wanted to sleep and was too lazy to talk anymore. She squinted her eyes and nodded slightly at him.

I saw her palm-sized little face was flushed, and she was nestled in the quilt like a kitten, looking weak and obedient.

Li Ling couldn't help but feel a little moved again.

It's just that there are still important things to deal with in the army, so we can't delay any longer!

He leaned over and pushed the quilt up, covering her round and white shoulders, and then turned around and left neatly.

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In the second half of the day, Xu Wanning came to Qingfeng Garden.

Princess Lanling will hold a flower viewing party at her mansion in seven days. Xu Wanning and Lanling are close friends, so Xu Wanning will naturally be invited.

Xu Wanning asked Jingshu: "Lan Ling wanted to ask you to go with her, but she was worried that you were newly married and would not want to go out. She asked me to ask if you would like to go with her."

Although Jing Shu did not have a close relationship with Lan Ling, she was familiar with her, so she readily agreed to Xu Wanning: "I have nothing to do these days, so I will go to the banquet with my sister-in-law."

After the two decided to go to the flower viewing party, they sat on the couch and drank tea while chatting. Xu Wanning accidentally saw the coral bracelet on Jingshu's wrist and said casually: "This is a good thing. It's from the old lady."

Second gift?"

Jingshu took off the bracelet and handed it to Xu Wanning, replying: "He gave it to me, my grandmother rewarded it this morning."

Only then did Xu Wanning realize that the old lady asked everyone to choose jewelry this morning.

It's just that she got up late this morning, and everyone dispersed when she arrived at Anxi Hall. She only heard the third girl complaining to her, saying that she originally had her eye on a good coral bracelet, but the second child picked it up.

It can be seen that this is it.

Xu Wanning took the bracelet and looked at it carefully. The color of the coral was bright red like blood, and it was very moist. It was the best among corals. She smiled and said: "It is indeed a good thing. This should have been the reward in the palace yesterday."

Come down."

As she said that, she looked at Jingshu and joked: "It's different now that we're married. I never thought that the ice bump on my dick would hurt."

Xu Wanning felt funny and funny when she thought about the cold-faced and serious prince all day long competing for handbags with the three teenage girls.

It is normal to give something to his wife. Besides, the old lady asked him to choose this jewelry for her. He just borrowed flowers to offer to Buddha.

But for such a common thing to happen to someone like Li Ling, not to mention Xu Wanning, even Jing Shu herself would find it strange.

In this life, Li Ling did treat her a little differently.

Jingshu: You performed well today!

Li Ling: Thank God, I finally got it right for once.

Jing Shu: Don’t be proud, I’ll see how you behave in the future.

(End of chapter)