Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 16 If you have any difficulties, you can tell me

Perhaps she was tired, so Jingshu slept until daylight and then woke up. Her side was already empty, and Ziyun came in from the outside after hearing the sound.

Jingshu asked: "Isn't the prince back from practicing martial arts in the early morning?"

Ziyun replied: "Your Majesty did not go to practice martial arts this morning. He went directly to the camp."

“But what’s the emergency in the camp?”

Ziyun replied: "I didn't mention this prince."

Ziyun opened the curtains and Jingshu saw it was raining outside. She didn't get up in a hurry. She leaned on the bed and muttered to herself: "It's raining again."

"Yes, it has rained for most of the night. Although it is not heavy, there is still water on the road. The young lady and the third lady have to go to the deer park in the suburbs today. I am afraid it will be difficult."

Jingshu got up and got out of bed, and while dressing, she said, "It's not a big deal. You can tell them later and ask them to prepare two smaller carriages, which will be more flexible."

Ziyun agreed and went out, while Danzhu and Bilu served Jingshu to wash up and have breakfast.

The third girl came over just after breakfast. When she saw Jingshu, she asked impatiently: "Second sister-in-law, I heard from the stableman that you have asked them to prepare the carriage and horses early in the morning. Why don't we leave early."

Seeing her anxious look, Jingshu suppressed a smile and said, "I get so anxious when I say I want to go out. I took you shopping for most of the day yesterday and you still haven't had enough fun."

The third girl smiled and said: "Oh, second sister-in-law, you don't know that Luyuan is a good place. I like it very much." After saying that, she looked around the room and said with a dull face: "I heard that the second brother went out on errands early in the morning. , just right, otherwise I’d be worried that he wouldn’t let us go out on a rainy day.”

"Your second brother knows you are in a hurry and won't stop him." Jing Shu saw that the third girl was still upset about Li Ling's scolding her at yesterday's family dinner, so she subconsciously helped Li Ling calm down.

The third girl curled her lips and said, "For someone as cold as my second brother, I can't imagine how my second sister-in-law endured it."

Although Jingshu didn't like Li Ling's temperament, she still felt unhappy when others said something about him, so she changed the subject and asked, "It's okay if we leave early, but have you packed everything?"

The third girl nodded and said yes. Jingshu also had people pack her things last night, so the two of them took the maid out.

Jingshu and the three girls rode together, Ziyun and Meizi followed in one, and the coachman drove the carriage slowly away from the house.

As expected, there was a lot of water on the road and the car could not move very fast. It was only half way of the two-hour drive at Xiangwu.

The third girl was impatient and impatient. She opened the car door and kept urging the driver to move quickly.

The driver was being chased so hard that he had no choice but to reply: "Miss Third, it's not that I don't want to drive fast, it's just that the roads in the countryside are slippery and I don't dare to drive too fast."

Jingshu comforted her and said, "Don't worry, we'll be there in a while. It's not safe to go too fast. Let's be cautious."

As he was talking, he saw the sound of galloping horse hooves in the rain. The third girl was bored, opened the curtains and looked around, and said in surprise: "Why does the person chasing after you look like the second brother?"

Jing Shu was stunned when she heard the words, and looked out the car window. In the rainy sky, two horses, one in front and one behind, were galloping towards this side. The one in front was Li Ling.

 Jingshu was surprised!

 The driver stopped the carriage. Li Ling and the commander followed Liang Jin and ran to the carriage and stopped in front of it.

The third girl was also surprised and asked, "Second brother, why are you here?"

Li Ling didn't answer. He sat on the horse and glanced inside the car, catching Jing Shu's figure. Then he asked, "Didn't you say you were leaving at noon? Why did you come out early?"

Jingshu replied: "We were worried that the road would be difficult to walk on rainy days, so we came out early."

Li Ling looked at the coachman and ordered: "There are mountains ahead and the road is narrow, so be careful."

The driver quickly agreed, the whip whistle sounded, and the car started slowly again. The third girl saw that Li Ling was following the car on horseback and had no intention of leaving, so she asked, "Second brother, do you want to go with us too?"

Li Ling did not answer.

Seeing that her brother ignored her, the third girl angrily closed the car curtain, looked at Jingshu, and said angrily: "Second sister-in-law, don't you think my second brother will also stay with us in Luyuan?"

She originally planned to have a good time in Deer Park with this friendly sister-in-law, but suddenly a second brother appeared and was bound to compete with her. Moreover, with such a cold person following her, it would be hard to have a good time.

Jingshu saw her little thoughts and replied: "Your second brother probably sent us there and left. We can't live there. He is busy with errands and has no time to stay."

After hearing Jingshu’s words, the third girl let out a long sigh of relief and said, “Then I’ll feel relieved.”

Jingshu picked a snack from the tea table and handed it to her, saying, "It will probably take a while before it arrives. Let's eat something to cushion our stomach."

The third girl took the snack and took a few bites. She suddenly recalled Li Ling's attitude towards her just now and felt uneasy again. She looked at Jing Shu and said, "Second brother just ignored me because of yesterday's family dinner." I’m angry about what happened above.”

Jingshu naturally saw that Li Ling was indeed brooding over this matter. Although she, like Li Ling, disapproved of the third girl using her status as a legitimate daughter to look down on the fourth master who was a concubine, she was somewhat partial to this sister-in-law. .

Not to mention that her sister-in-law was close to her in this life. Even in her previous life, she couldn't let go of many things and lived a depressed life. She paid very little attention to this sister-in-law. She remembered that this sister-in-law, who was her direct relative, extended a warm hand to her many times.

She clearly remembered that after she had a miscarriage in her previous life, her husband was fighting **** battles for other women. Instead, the old lady, Xu Wanning, and this sister-in-law came to visit her from time to time. The third girl was young and naive, but she saw her melancholy and advised her to be more open-minded, saying that her nephew would come again in the future.

Although it was a child's words, she was really moved by such a situation.

Jingshu opened the curtains and looked at Li Ling who was riding a horse to guard the car, feeling mixed emotions in her heart.

Perhaps I was severely injured in my previous life. In this life, she really didn't dare to have high hopes for him anymore.

“Second sister-in-law, do you think my second brother will find an opportunity to punish me someday?”

The third girl thought that this brother had just punished her third brother Li Xiang. Although she would not use family law against her like the third brother, it would be enough for her to be punished by copying the "Family Rules" and "Women's Code", or by making her shut up and think about her mistakes. .

The third girl tugged on Jingshu's sleeves, her face full of worry.

Jing Shu finally came to her senses. Although she didn't agree with the third girl bullying the fourth master because of her status as his legitimate daughter, she couldn't bear to watch Li Ling punish her. She couldn't help but feel sorry for her when she saw her being wronged at yesterday's banquet. , it’s just that it’s hard to speak in front of everyone. If Li Ling continues to punish her relentlessly, she will definitely not stand idly by.

Jingshu was thinking about it in her mind, and comforted the third girl with a smile: "No, your second brother may be harsh on you on the face, but you are his only sister. If he doesn't love you, who will he love?"

The third girl pouted and said, "I don't see that he loves me. The fourth brother and I are only one year apart. Whenever we have a dispute, the second brother always favors him and scolds me."

Jingshu said: "You are the legitimate daughter. You are loved by your grandmother and parents, and your brothers and sisters-in-law. You are loved by all, and you have everything you need. But what do you have for your fourth brother?"

"He has an embarrassing status. The servants who are famous in the mansion are even more respectable than him. He is also a pitiful person. As an elder brother, your second brother naturally needs to take more care of him. To him, your second brother is just a servant of the mansion. It is a responsibility to be a family member, but it is a real affection for you, how can we compare it with each other?"

The third girl lowered her eyes and whispered: "Who told him to be born in that outer room? Without him, how could mother abandon us?"

"The grudges in the previous life were caused by my father-in-law, my mother-in-law, and my fourth master's mother. What does it have to do with the fourth master? He is also an innocent person. If he had a choice, would he be willing to be someone else's concubine and be looked down upon by others?"

Seeing that the third girl was silent, Jing Shu continued in a gentle tone: "Besides, my mother-in-law didn't abandon us. Without my mother-in-law, how could the royal family give so much favor to the Duke of Zhenguo, allowing us to enjoy the glory and wealth?" , how can we be lucky enough to go to a royal villa like Deer Park to play."

The third girl’s eyes moistened after hearing Jingshu’s words, and she nodded silently.

 (End of this chapter)