Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 9 Did Li Ling really marry her out of helplessness?

 It was extremely hot at night, and Jingshu slept until midnight before being woken up by the heat.

Ziyun heard the commotion and came in from outside. He poured a bowl of herbal tea and brought it to Jingshu. Jingshu took it and drank it all in one gulp, and then she felt better.

Just as she was about to go back to sleep, Ziyun said worriedly: "Miss, my uncle is back from socializing and resting in the study again."

 “Well, I understand, what time is it now?”

 “It’s been the fourth update.”

Jingshu said: "I am going to Princess Lanling's flower party tomorrow. You can help me choose some gifts for Lanling tomorrow morning."

Ziyun advised: "Miss, my uncle didn't come back tonight. Is he really angry with you? I think it's better for you to attend Princess Lanling's flower party tomorrow and go to General Zhou's Mansion with my uncle."

Jingshu smiled sarcastically: "My sister-in-law and I have made an appointment to go together, why should we turn it down? I won't change this matter. Don't try to persuade me any more. It's getting late, so go to bed quickly."

Ziyun had no choice but to retreat awkwardly.

On the second day, Jingshu packed up and took Ziyun out. When she arrived at the second door, Xu Wanning had already arrived.

The two of them were riding in a carriage, and Ziyun and Xu Wanning's four maids were riding in the same carriage. The coachman drove out of the gate just in time to see Li Ling returning. Xu Wanning called the coachman to stop.

Li Ling slept in the study last night and did not come over for breakfast this morning. The girls said that he went to the camp early in the morning.

Jingshu opened the car curtain and asked Li Ling: "Why is the prince coming back again?"

“Come back and change some clothes. We’ll go to General Zhou’s Mansion later in the day.” Li Ling stood beside the car and said expressionlessly.

Jingshu nodded, and Li Ling said no more.

 “Let’s go.” Jing Shu said to the coachman.

The carriage then drove on and out of the mansion.

 “Why do I feel something wrong when I look at my second dick?” Xu Wanning asked.

She glanced at Jingshu's face and asked tentatively: "Did you quarrel?"

Jing Shu smiled: "No, you don't know him yet, he always has a sullen face."

“The second child is usually very informal, but I just saw something wrong with the way he looked at you.”

Jingshu didn’t want to say more on this matter, so she changed the subject. The two of them talked and laughed together for an hour before arriving at the suburban villa where Lanling held the banquet.

This garden is called Linshuiju, so it was named because it is adjacent to Jinghu Lake in Chang'an City. Although the garden is not big, it is beautifully designed with pavilions and pavilions, and it is close to the water. It is a good place to hold a banquet in summer.

Lan Ling met Xu Wanning and Jing Shu and said enthusiastically, "I thought you, the prince's wife, just came in and couldn't come to show your respect."

Xu Wanning joked: "If it were anyone else, I wouldn't go out, but if you hold a banquet in Lanling, we have to come no matter what."

Jingshu ordered Ziyun to present the prepared gift, and said with a smile: "The slightest intention is not a sign of respect."

Lanling ordered his maid to accept it and replied: "Mrs. Shen, you're welcome."

 The three of them entered the banquet room while chatting. Many noble ladies had already arrived, and everyone gathered in twos and threes to drink tea and chat. When they saw Lan Ling coming in with the two ladies from the Zhen Guo Duke's office, those who had a close friendship with the Zhen Guo Duke's office came forward to greet Jing Shu and Xu Wanning.

Jing Shu was chatting with everyone when a well-dressed woman came over. She looked at Jing Shu up and down and said with a smile: "Isn't this the eldest lady of the Shen family? This dress is so lively, it almost made me look dazed. Unrecognizable."

Jingshu turned around and saw that the person coming was Zhou Qing, the third daughter of the minister of the Ministry of Industry.

She deliberately bit the "eldest lady of the Shen family" to death, just to hint that she was of mediocre origin in front of all the noble ladies.

Jingshu's father served as the fourth-rank clerk in Yushitai, so naturally he was not as good as the third-rank minister of the Ministry of Industry. But now she is the wife of the eldest son of the Duke of Zhenguo. In this room full of noble ladies, how many of them can match her status?

 Even Lan Ling, who is the princess, also intends to make friends with her, otherwise why would he ask Xu Wanning to invite her specially?

 What does this Zhou Qing mean?

If someone in her previous life had laughed at her that she was of low origin and was not worthy of the government, she would definitely feel inferior and sad.

 This life is different. "Third Miss is really discerning. My Su embroidery material was appreciated by my grandmother." As she said that, she looked at Lan Ling aside and said, "The old man's kind thoughts, if it weren't for the banquet at Lan Ling today, I wouldn't have done it." I’m reluctant to take it out and wear it.”

The old lady of Zhenguo Gongfu is the most famous among the noble ladies in the capital. She was born in the Murong family, the only heterosexual vassal king in Da Qi.

　Even the current Holy Father has to give him some respect.

Mrs. Li's birthday has caused a sensation in the whole city of Chang'an. At the birthday banquet, the news that the old lady had a favorable eye for the granddaughter-in-law who had just entered the house has already spread among the ladies.

 She has such a backing when she first enters the door, who dares to underestimate her?

After listening to Jingshu's words, Lan Ling quickly smoothed things over for her and said, "Look at how this Su embroidery is as fine as the embroidery we usually buy in the shop. It turned out to be a reward from the old lady. The old lady's mother's family is in Jiangnan, and this It must be the most authentic Suzhou embroidery.”

Xu Wanning smiled and joked: "You still know the goods. After all, our old lady is also your cousin. If you like this material, why not take advantage of the moment and ask our second lady to say a kind word for you in front of the old lady? , please ask the old man to reward you with two horses to make clothes for you."

Lan Ling replied: "If you had reminded me earlier, I would have begged you to ask for it for me."

Xu Wanning said: "It's useless for you to beg me."

Lan Ling hid her face and smiled: "What? If the old lady has a new granddaughter-in-law, she won't love you, the eldest granddaughter-in-law?"

Xu Wanning hesitated and said, "Isn't that right? Who makes me look so handsome?" As she said, she pulled Jing Shu over and said, "Look at my younger siblings, are they more handsome than the Nine Heavens Mysterious Girl?"

Everyone saw that Jingshu dismissed Zhou Qing with a few words, and heard that Xu Wanning's words were all about Jingshu winning the favor of the old lady in the mansion. They couldn't help but think to themselves: The wife of the eldest son of Zhenguogong's mansion looked at her silently. Xiang, he is really a master who is not easy to mess with.

They all responded by saying, "Mrs. Shen is well-known in her boudoir. Now that she is the wife of the prince, she is even more noble."

Zhou Qing felt sour when she saw everyone following Xu Wanning and complimenting Jing Shu. It felt so bad. There was a reason why she had a hard time with Jing Shu in public.

Zhou Qing relied on her beauty and good family background. Most importantly, she was arrogant and had Li Ling's plans in mind.

After her parents knew what she was thinking, they also dreamed of using their daughter's beauty to climb to the top of the Zhenguo Palace. Mrs. Zhou once asked someone to go to the old lady to find out what she had to say, but the old lady did not refuse her in person. However, two days later, the person in charge replied that it was the old lady who asked her grandson's opinion.

 It was Li Ling who refused!

Zhou Qing was sad. She originally thought that Li Ling looked down on her family background: she also heard that he might want to marry Princess Shang.

If he really wanted to be his master, she would have been convinced, but he later married Shen Jingshu, whose family background was far inferior to hers.

 Zhou Qing cried in her boudoir for several days.

 She really couldn't swallow this breath!

"Sister Zhou, do you think our second wife is handsome or not?" Zhou Qing embarrassed Jing Shu in public, and Xu Wanning obviously didn't want to let her go.

Everyone's eyes were focused on Zhou Qing. Her face turned blue and white, and she hesitated not knowing how to answer. She prides herself on her beauty, but in front of Jingshu, even she has to admit that she does pale in comparison.

At the beginning, she was also convinced that Li Ling had no choice but to marry Jingshu because of her lack of integrity. She also secretly regretted this: If she had known that she could marry Li Ling, she would have taken advantage of her earlier.

Now she was staring at the shining Jingshu, and an idea suddenly came to her mind.

Did Li Ling really have no choice but to marry her because of responsibility?

 He who comes is a guest. Although Lan Ling resented Zhou Qing for being ignorant, she still had to take good care of her guests even if she was hosting a banquet. She changed the subject and said: "Speaking of Su embroidery, I really prepared a good show for everyone today."

She paused for a moment, then continued: "I asked someone to bring some dancers back from the south a while ago, and now I will dance for everyone to cheer up."

 Everyone agreed.

Lan Ling winked at the waiter, and in a moment more than ten young dancers entered. For a while, the hall was full of singing and dancing, and the sleeves were flying.

Although the weather was hot, it was quite comfortable as it was next to the water and there were ice dishes in the hall. The ladies drank, ate and chatted, and lived comfortably and happily.

Unknowingly, it was evening and everyone was about to disperse when suddenly several thunders sounded and it started to rain.

 Everyone was watching the rain under the eaves, hoping that it would stop and return to the city.

From afar, a little girl walked over quickly holding an umbrella. She bowed slightly to Lan Ling and said respectfully: "Princess Princess, the Crown Prince of the Zhenguo Palace is outside. He said he came to pick up Mrs. Shen."

 (End of this chapter)