Chapter 167
No matter how domineering King Yan is, he cannot forcefully marry the Ling family’s daughter”
Grand Master Ling stroked his beard, a brilliant light flashing in his eyes, “The Empress Dowager has been busy choosing a consort for King Yan recently
With our Ling family’s family lineage, the Empress Dowager would never consider making Ah Shu the rightful consort
At the very least, she would have to wait until after King Yan’s wedding before agreeing to King Yan taking A Shu into his household again”By that reckoning, we still have enough time to plan a response to this matter!”
Grand Master Ling spoke as he stood up and paced, “First, we must send another letter to Dingzhou as soon as possible
Mother is too old to be traveling, so have Fifth Brother make a trip to the capital
With Fifth Brother around, it will be possible to set up a marriage for Ah Shu in a fair and honorable manner”Then, secretly go and seek an audience with His Highness the Great Sun
Reveal the fact that His Highness King Yan is interested in A-shu
As long as His Highness Taisun is interested in Ah Shu, he will definitely not stand by and do nothing
As long as we get a head start on the marriage with His Royal Highness, there will be nothing the Yan King can do to stop his domineering behavior”
By the end of his speech, Grand Master Ling was already full of confidence
Sun’s tightly furrowed brows unfolded, smiling and praising, “Master is wise!
After my concubine learned of this matter, I was flustered and at a loss for half a day
Hearing Master say this, my heart instantly gained strength again”
Master Ling smiled smugly, “You’re an inner house woman, you can’t help but panic when things go wrong
Alright, let’s talk about it later
I’ll go to the study now and write a family letter to fifth brother”
The words were easy to say, but in fact, Master Ling’s heart was also anxious
Sun immediately said, “Concubine will study the ink for Master”
Master Ling and Sun’s couple discussed their strategy and had a hard time sleeping all night not to mention
Ling Jingshu, who had always remained calm in front of others, was actually also full of worries
After dinner, she fed Ah Xiao the medicine and reapplied ointment to his eyes
After finishing this, Ling Jingshu urged Ling Xiao to rest earlyAh Shu, if King Yan keeps pestering you
What should I do?”
Ling Xiao was thinking about what happened during the day and said with a worried look on her face, “This King Yan, he seems to be easy-going and amiable, but he is actually very overbearing
It can be seen from the fact that we were invited to the Yan King’s residence as guests today
If we hadn’t been intoxicated by Eunuch Wei, I’m afraid we wouldn’t have been able to get away easily today”
Ah Xiao had truly grown up!
He was not confused by the Yan Wang’s appearances, and was also keenly aware of his shrewdness and power
Ling Jingshu did not want Ling Xiao to worry about herself, and deliberately responded lightly, “Don’t worry about it
I can handle it”
Ling Xiao frowned, “Ah Shu
This is not a trivial matter
It is about your reputation and your life, in case King Yan uses his power to bully others and wants to forcefully marry you in his house
Just ask for a phoenix decree from the Empress to bestow the marriage, at that time, if you want to escape, you can’t escape “Yes!
In her previous life, Empress Xu’s secret decree had taken her life
With Empress Xu’s favor to Yan Wang, if Yan Wang insisted on marrying her
It is not difficult to ask for a phoenix decree
Huang Taisun is proud of his nature and does not care to make things difficult for others
Yan Wang can be different Ah Xiao
I’ve thought of everything you’ve said”
Ling Jingshu said in a low voice, “Today, I asked cousin sister-in-law to tell Great Auntie about the King of Yan, so I was waiting for Great Uncle Great Auntie to think of a countermeasure for me”
Eldest Master Ling was bent towards the Eastern Palace and would never want the Ling family to have any involvement with King Yan
Will definitely try to find a way to resolve this matter
Ling Xiao thought about it
Finally, he is slightly relieved, “Hopefully, Great Uncle will come up with a good method”
After a pause, he sighed again, “In the end, it’s all because I got you into trouble
If you hadn’t accompanied me to the capital
You wouldn’t have encountered so much trouble”
Ling Jingshu tugged at the corner of her lips and said if she had a point, “Perhaps
There would have been more trouble if I had stayed in Dingzhou”
Ling Xiao froze, and without waiting for him to ponder over the meaning of this sentence, Ling Jingshu stood up, “Today has been a busy day, so you should go to bed early!
I’m also sleepy and tired, I need to go back to the house and rest”
A thick weariness comes through in her voice
Ling Xiao’s heart aches and he says, “You quickly go back and rest, it’s not too late to say something tomorrow”
The weather is hot and dry, and after taking a bath, it is finally a bit cooler
Ling Jingshu was used to going to bed early and getting up early on weekdays, but today, lying in bed, she had no sleep
The events that happened during the day swept through her mind one by one
Huang Taisun’s implicit confession, her euphemistic refusal, and the subsequent defection I wonder if Huang Taisun is willing to accept
Yan Wang’s sudden appearance, a strong invitation, the heart is clearly revealed
Must think of countermeasures as soon as possible
There is also Dr Wei
The subtle, seemingly imperceptible defense between four eyes
Everything is she is too careful and overthinking it!
Dr Wei is not close to women, she is suffering from a strange disease, and has no intention of marrying again in this life
The two of them, apart from curing Ah Xiao, shouldn’t have any more interactions
Ling Jingshu silently stared at the roof of the tent, her heart rising and falling, and it was difficult to calm down for a long time
Rolling over, she waved away all the chaotic thoughts in her mind and forced herself to sleep
I don’t know how long it took before I became dazed and sleepy
The next day, at dawn, one of the Ling Mansion’s servants hurriedly left the side door
This family man had been ordered by Grand Master Ling to deliver the family letter to Dingzhou in the shortest possible time
Grand Master Ling had also specifically ordered that the letter must be handed over to Old Madam Ling in person, and that the letter must be brought back to the capital
Sun temporarily hid the matter of sending the letter back to Dingzhou, and did not tell Ling Jingshu’s siblings
Just two days after the family man who sent the letter left, Sun received a letter from Dingzhou
Sun was first stunned and quickly reacted
The latest letter would not be delivered to Dingzhou until at least ten days later, and this should be the reply to the last letter
Sun could not hold back the anxiety in her heart, and without waiting for Master Ling to return to the house, she opened the letter and read it
After hurriedly reading it, Sun’s face quietly sank
Old Mrs Ling did not say much in the letter, but only hinted that Ling Jingshu was suffering from a strange disease and could not get close to any man
Before the disease is cured, the marriage will be put aside for the time being
Old Mrs Ling’s reaction was also expected by Sun
But now things have changed, and there is the additional change of Yan Wang
The problem has to be solved as soon as possible
She only hoped that after receiving the latest letter from the family, Old Mrs Ling would figure out this layer and allow the fifth master to come to the capital as soon as possible Your Ladyship, Miss Nine and Young Master Xiao have come to pay their respects”
The maid’s report interrupted Sun’s thoughts
Sun was busy folding the letter and stuffing it into an envelope, in her haste she couldn’t think of where she could hide it for a moment, so she just got up, placed the envelope on a chair and sat up
Just as she sat down, Ling Jingshu’s siblings came
The two siblings greeted Sun as usual
Sun sat on the chair without moving, her smile was extraordinarily gracious: “Why don’t you two siblings get some more sleep and come so early”