Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 4 Li Ling treats her a little differently

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

String song bamboo songs, singing and speaking books, flowing places, until the full moon rise, the guests have been cleaned one after another.

The women's seats left 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, Me, I’m going to be tired for half my life.”

Jingshu was secretly puzzled. 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 now she cares about this not because she was infatuated with Li Ling like she did in her previous life, but because she is unwilling to admit defeat.

In the last life, Qingluan came to the house to celebrate the old lady's birthday banquet, 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."

Jingshu suddenly realized that His Royal Highness the Prince was at the men's table, so she naturally 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 hair and was a close relative of the Zhenguo government, so there was no need to be taboo about the relationship between men and women.

It doesn't matter, although 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 her aunt passed away early. 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. Hey! Even though she is a princess, she is still a pitiful 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 Qingshan and would not let go" was not sent out after all.

Seeing that Jing Shu was silent, Xu Wanning asked, "What's wrong? Why are you so depressed? But what's on your mind?"

Jing Shu came back to 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 in the latter half of the night, Jingshu was awakened by the sound of the door opening and knew that Li Ling was back.

 In the past, no matter how tired she was, she would still stand up and serve him. Now that she heard that he was coming back, she just wanted to continue sleeping.

Li Ling washed up and went to bed. He leaned into Jingshu’s ear and asked softly: “Are you asleep?”

 Since you are pretending to be asleep, then pretend it till 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 this 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." Jing Shu took his hand away and muttered.

Um? She actually rejected him!

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

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

 Have been working hard all day.

 Perhaps she is really tired today.

 Jingshu woke up at 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.

Jing Shu saw Ziyun coming in from the outside and 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 me that he will explain it to the old lady when he goes to pay his respects."

Jing Shu felt relieved.

I was really tired after a long day of work yesterday. 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 greeted Bilui to come in. The two of them put warm water in the bathtub, dropped scented dew, and sprinkled skin-nourishing petals. After a while, 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 a 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 was indeed a bit abnormal. Since they got married, he got up early every day, and she got up too. He never cared whether she was tired.

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

 Heli is the next best option. She would not take that step unless it was absolutely necessary to hurt her muscles and bones and bring harm to her family.

 After bathing, Danzhu brought a bowl of bird's nest porridge. After Jingshu used it, she lay on the imperial concubine's couch in front of the window and read a book. She is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting. In her previous life, she had no husband to love her, and rarely went out to socialize. She relied on these to support her during the long period of loneliness.

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

 “I’m awake and 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, her bare feet lying on the imperial concubine's couch reading a book. Her half-dried hair was scattered 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?"

“Yesterday, many birthday gifts were sent from outside. Grandma said that you worked hard yesterday, so she asked me to pick out some jewelry for you.” He walked towards Jing Shu 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 daughters-in-law 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 felt very sorry for her grandson's daughter-in-law. She asked Li Ling to choose some jewelry for her, which was a token of appreciation from her as a grandmother for taking care of her 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 said, "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 unusual. But the blood-red coral bracelet is indeed a rare item.

Jingshu checked out the bracelet and put it on her hand. She raised her arms, 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.

He has a charming smile and is indescribably cute.

He couldn't help but hugged his little wife on the couch.

Jingshu was startled by his sudden action.

Five years had passed since she was with him in her last life. Although he was happy to cling to her in bed, he had never held her like this.

 “What are you doing?” Jing Shu asked in surprise.

 “It’s cold in front of the window, you are wearing thin clothes, be careful of catching a cold.”

 This is June? ? ?

The sky was spinning and the earth was spinning, and Jingshu was put on the bed by him.

 The shower just now was in vain.

After the storm, Li Ling got up and put on his clothes. He put on his inner coat, his official uniform embroidered with red vermillion python patterns, and tightened his rhinoceros horn jade belt.

 Well-dressed and full of energy. He looked serious and majestic again, completely unable to tell what kind of fun thing he had just experienced.

 “I’m leaving.” He said to his little wife who was trapped in the quilt.

"Yeah." Jingshu replied feebly, in response to him.

 “Come back for dinner and wait for me.”

Li Ling is a very lustful person, and when she gets into the mood at night, sometimes she is so tormented that she can't even get out of bed the next day. Fortunately, the sky was clear and the sun was shining brightly, so he hurried to go on his errands without going too far. Even so, she was still tortured by him. Now 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.

 Seeing her whole body nestled in the quilt like a kitten, she looked 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 helped her tuck the quilt up, 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 is a good friend of Lanling, so she will naturally invite Xu Wanning.

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

Although Jingshu did not have a close relationship with Lan Ling, she did know him. She would not be trapped in this deep house in this life and would not leave the house. She wanted to socialize.

Jingshu readily agreed to Xu Wanning's request: "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. Was it a gift from the second child?"

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

Xu Wanning then realized 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 girl 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 the corals. She smiled and said: "It is indeed a good thing. This should have been rewarded by the palace yesterday."

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 second **** would be painful."

Xu Wanning found it funny and funny when she thought about the cold-faced and serious prince competing for bracelets with the third teenage girl.

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

 But such a common thing would be strange for 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 this chapter)