Chapter 10
After that, Ling Jingshu never said another word
After asking for peace, the people from all the houses retired
Only Ling led the two Lu Hong brothers to stay behind to talk with Old Mrs Ling
Ling Jingshu pulled Ling Xiao and went to the Lotus Fragrance Courtyard together
When Yao was still alive, Ling Jingshu and Ling Xiao lived with Yao in the Lotus Fragrance Courtyard
They were naturally very familiar with this place
After Yao’s death, the Lotus Fragrance Courtyard soon welcomed a new mistress
When Li passed away, Ling Jingshu and her siblings moved to the Autumn Water Pavilion because it was inconvenient for them to live in the Lotus Fragrance Courtyard
Later, Ling Xiao accidentally blind, Ling old lady heart pity, let Ling Xiao live in Yonghe Hall personally care
Ling Jingshu daily go to Yonghe Hall to Ling old lady, by the way, to Li please a good
The Lotus Fragrance Courtyard is coming less and less
After being reborn, it was the first time Ling Jingshu had set foot here
Li’s surface work has always been well done, not to mention that today Ling Fifth Master is also there, pulling Ling Jingshu’s hand to ask for warmth, a motherly gesture: ”
These days, I’ve been thinking about your body in my heart, and I can’t eat or sleep well
Now you are finally completely good, I can finally rest assured ” Looking at the Li’s who pretended to be malicious, Ling Jingshu’s heart couldn’t say how disgusted she was
Ling Jingshu suddenly had no more patience for false pretenses, drew back her hand and responded back with a smile, “I’m not a child of a few years old, I can take care of myself, don’t bother mother”
Li: “” Li originally wanted to sell a good behavior in front of Master Ling Fifth, but she did not expect to be so stiffly pushed back by Ling Jingshu
Both losing face and having a stomach full of sulkiness, a face went red and white, white and red again
Ling Ting looked at this scene with a rather subtle expression
Ling Fifth Master also raised his eyebrows in surprise, but didn’t say anything
The six year old Ling Ling didn’t figure out what was going on for a moment, and only found it rather strange that everyone was silent, “Mother, why are you all suddenly silent?”
Li squeezed out a hard smile, “It’s nothing”
She also looked at Master Ling Fifth as if nothing had happened, and said with a smile, “It’s rare that the master is in the mansion today, and the family is all gathered at the Lotus Fragrance Courtyard, so I’ll go to the kitchen to give an order
Have the kitchen prepare some good wine and dishes”
Fifth Master Ling gave a hmmm
To go to the kitchen such a small matter, in fact, no need for Li to personally go out, as long as the maid is instructed to run an errand and give an order is
Li’s behavior is so warm, one is in front of her husband to show their own virtuous, two because by Ling Jingshu choked enough, first to avoid a calm mind
After so many years of being a virtuous and generous stepmother, she must not show her face in front of her husband
Li’s forced smile disappeared when she left the main hall where no one could see her, and her face sank
The eyes flashed with a heart-stopping coldness
“Ah Shu, come here”
Fifth Master Ling frowned and commanded in a deep voice
Ling Jingshu walked forward without moving
Without much thought, she could guess what Master Ling Fifth was going to say next
It was nothing more than “women should be gentle and chaste, and not disobey their elders” or something like that
Since she was a child, she did not know how many times she had heard these words A woman should be gentle and chaste, not to speak out of turn against elders, not to disobedience and unfiliality”
Ling fifth master face unhappy reprimand: “You always know how to be obedient, just how to use that kind of tone of voice and your mother to speak?”
Soft and chaste, understanding and obedient!
These were the eight words that had jeopardized her entire life
Now that she was fortunate enough to be reborn, how could she be willing to be as obedient as she was in her previous life?Since my mother passed away, I moved to live in the Autumn Water Pavilion
At that time, I was only six years old”
Ling Jingshu raised her eyes to look directly at Master Ling Fifth, her expression calm and indifferent: “In these eight years, I was fortunate to have my grandmother’s compassionate care
However, grandmother has to take care of all the trivial matters in the house, and has no time to ask me about everything
Most of the time I take care of myself
Father, what did I just say that was wrong?”
Ling Fifth Master never expected Ling Jingshu to speak back and have such a strong attitude, his anger immediately surged up, “Ling Jingshu!
Where did you learn the commandments of a woman?
Is this how you talk to your parents?”
Ling fifth master this year thirty two, handsome appearance, extraordinary temperament, a style of the elegant gentleman’s demeanor, speech and demeanor of the reserved and elegant
Like this moment this kind of anger is really rare
Ling fifth master this angry, the crowd was shocked
Ling Ting didn’t say a word, and the youngest, Ling Jiao, was too intimidated to speak
Ling Xiao’s beautiful face whitened, following the voice he took a few steps forward and hurriedly grabbed Ling Jingshu’s arm: ”Ah Shu, what’s wrong with you, how can you contradict father!
Still not quick enough to apologize to father!”
At this time, filial piety was the most important thing
The word “filial piety” was worth more than a thousand pieces of gold
If she fell into the reputation of being disobedient and unfilial, it would not be a good thing for Ling Jingshu
Ling Xiao was in a hurry and used more force
Ling Jingshu gave Ling Xiao a soothing look, thinking that Ling Xiao couldn’t see, she softened her voice again: ”Ah Xiao, I’m not contradicting father
I’m just explaining the facts to father, father has always loved us and is the most reasonable, he won’t blame me”
Two high hats were put on, and the anger on Ling Fifth Master’s face did fade slightly
Ling Jingshu coaxed Ling Xiao, and then turned her head to look at Ling Fifth Master, the calm indifference on her face was replaced with a sincere and genuine look, “Father, my daughter has been sick on her bed all these days, and my mother has also visited her
As a stepmother, to be able to do all this, my daughter’s heart is already grateful
Just now, when the daughter and mother said those words, they were not meant to be sarcastic”
A trace of discomfort flashed across Ling Fifth Master’s face as he listened to these words
Ling Jingshu had been sick for so many days, and Li had even gone to visit once, but instead, he, his own father, had never set foot in the Autumn Water Pavilion
Once a person’s heart is weak, the bottom of their speech is not as strong
Ling fifth master’s tone softened: “This time, forget it
Just pay attention to your attitude when you speak in the future”
Ling Jingshu slightly lowered her eyes and softly answered, “My daughter will follow my father’s teachings”
The tone was still soft and respectful, the same as before
The sharp and indifferent Ling Jingshu just now seemed to be an illusion
Ling Fifth Master’s anger was gone, so he couldn’t help but ask a few questions with concern
Ling Jingshu replied one by one, but in her heart, she laughed coldly
When her mother, Yao, was alive, Master Ling and Yao were still on good terms, and they were quite fond of their first-born sons and daughters
Unfortunately, Yao’s life was thin, and she left her two siblings to die early
After Li’s arrival, she quickly enlisted the heart of the fifth master
The two siblings moved out of the Lotus Fragrance Courtyard, and had less contact with Mr Ling on weekdays
After the birth of Ling Jiu, Ling Fifth Master’s attention was mostly focused on Ling Jiu, and he paid less and less attention to Ling Jingshu’s siblings
If it wasn’t for Jingshu’s efforts to curry favor with Old Madame Ling, and the old lady’s favor, the two siblings wouldn’t be in the position they are in now
In Ling Fifth Master’s mind, the future and face are the most important things
The Lu family put her under house arrest, in order to block the mouth of the Ling fifth master, specially for the Ling fifth master to find Zhengzhou general judge position
Ling fifth master weighed some, then accepted the Lu family’s “good intentions”, happy to lead his wife and children to go to the office
Totally ignored the daughter in the Lu family suffered a lot of humiliation
There is such a father, really sad and pathetic!
Thinking about the past, Ling Jingshu’s resentment surged in her heart
However, now was never the time to tear her face off
If she wanted to deal with Li, she had to start with Ling Fifth Master
Even for the sake of Ling Xiao, she had to forcefully hold back nowToday, Ah Xiao and I have specially come here because we have an important matter we want to ask father”
Ling Jingshu started the conversation but did not continue, “Ah Xiao, speak to father yourself!”
Ling Xiao calms his mind and plucks up the courage to open his mouth, “Father, I have been idling around in the mansion all day, wasting my time, and my heart is really ashamed
I want to continue studying!”
Fifth Master Ling was a bit surprised, and subconsciously responded, “You can’t see out of your eyes, how can you still study”
The disbelief in his tone caused the already apprehensive Ling Xiao’s heart to go cold, and his smile froze on his face
The next words also got stuck in his throatIf you can’t see with your eyes, you still have ears to hear”
Ling Jingshu quickly picked up the conversation, “There is a literate boy beside A Xiao, who often reads to A Xiao on weekdays
The only thing is that the boy’s knowledge is limited and he can only read, but he doesn’t understand the meaning
If you can pick a literate and intelligent person to go to home school every day instead of A Xiao, and then come back to A Xiao to listen to it again after he understands it
With A Xiao’s intelligence, it will definitely be very beneficial”
The Ling family’s family school was quite famous in Dingzhou, and most of the lecturers in the family school were learned scholars who had been hired at great expense
The Ling family’s children and grandchildren from the same clan all studied in the family school, and there were also some in-laws and distant relatives who beat around the bush and begged to come to the family school
It is not difficult for Master Ling to arrange for a boy to enter the family school
Mr Ling agreed after a moment’s thought: “It’s a good thing that A Xiao wants to study, even if he can’t get a meritocracy in the future
Even if you can’t get a degree in the future, studying more will always be beneficial
I’ll send someone to say something later, you pick a boy to go to the family school tomorrow”
I didn’t expect this matter to be resolved so easily
Ling Xiao is overjoyed in his heart and is busy saying thank you, “Thank you father”
Seeing Ling Xiao so happy, Ling Jingshu also feels pleased
Ling Fifth Master praised Ling Xiao for a few words and then looked at Ling Ting, “Ah Ting, you are going to take the Childhood Examination this year
You need to work harder these days
Look at Lu Hong, only a year older than you, has already passed the county and government exams, and has the title of Xiu Cai
You also need to work harder”
Ling Ting respectfully responded
Ling Ling was only six years old and only started reading last year
Ling Fifth Master would not reprimand anything, but only quizzed him a few times
Li went to the kitchen and quickly turned around
She met Mr Ling’s fifth master, who was testing Ling Ling’s skills
Ling Ling’s answers were good, and the fifth master was quite satisfied
Li’s face also felt bright, the heart of the stifled unhappiness suddenly swept away, secretly self-satisfied
Ling Ting is just a commoner’s son, and Ling Xiao has become a blind invalid In the future, the fifth house will still have to rely on Ling Ling to support it