Chapter 33

Ling Xiao nodded and suddenly said, “Ah Shu, you want to hide the fact that we are going to the capital from the public, is it because you don’t want cousin Hong to know?”

The most important thing was to conceal it from Lu Qian

Ling Jingshu gave a perfunctory hmmm

Ling Xiao thought that Ling Jingshu was in a bad mood because of this matter, and comforted her with a smile, “Since you have no intention of being interested in Cousin Hong, it’s only right to be more distant from him

You don’t want to get entangled and cause rumors

There is no need to rush the marriage proposal, let’s talk about it in a year or two”

Carrying the hatred of her previous life, and now suffering from the strange disease of not being able to get close to men, she probably won’t be able to get married again in this life

Ling Jingshu smiled a self-deprecating smile, but in her heart, she didn’t have many lost regrets

Having a brand new life and a chance to start over is already the mercy of the heavens, and the “flaws” that come with it are not worth mentioning

After arriving at the capital, it would be good to have a chance to cure this strange disease

It doesn’t matter if it can’t be cured

However, this matter must be kept hidden from Ling Xiao, so that he doesn’t worry about himself

Ling Jingshu carefully instructed again, “In a few days, eldest uncle and the others will be traveling back to the capital, so the two of us need to start packing our bags as well

Have Jingyu and the girls quietly pack their bags, don’t alarm anyone”I don’t know how long we’ll be staying in the capital, so pack all the clothes for all seasons of the year

And then bring all the books you’ll be reading on weekdays”

Ling Xiao obediently answers

In the following days, Bai Yu and the other maids began to quietly and busily pack up their clothes and luggage

Ling Jingshu strictly ordered all the maids not to spread this matter, and in order to keep it a secret, even the number of times the maids went in and out of the Autumn Water Pavilion was strictly controlled

Ling Xiao lived in Yonghe Hall, which was the most crowded

Fortunately, Ling old lady strict orders, Ling Xiao because of blindness and the people do not interact much, a moment no one noticed Ling Xiao house of the four seasons of clothing are tied up in packages, usually daily reading books have also been packed up

Ling fifth master privately went to find Ling master, Ling old lady secretly called the eldest daughter-in-law Sun to the house to talk

What exactly was said, Ling Jingshu did not know

However, Sun’s gaze at her was a little more sympathetic

It was the pity of someone who thought they were above the weak

As long as she could achieve her goal of leaving Dingzhou for Luoyang, self-respect and whatnot would be left alone for the time being

What’s more, will come to the capital to live in the eldest uncle’s mansion, the eldest aunt Sun’s more pity for their siblings is not a bad thing

As for Lu Qian, thought she is still in the “consideration”, lest push too tight to provoke her resentment, these days did not come to harass her

Ling Jingshu has not been idle, these days has been secretly packing clothes, but also from time to time to Yonghe Hall to coax Ling old lady

The old lady Ling, who has always been careful with her money, was generous this time, and secretly prepared 5,000 taels of silver cheques for Ling Jingshu: ”

Sister Shu, you and A Xiao will be going to the capital with your eldest uncle tomorrow, so you need to bring more silver with you

These silver notes are from Longsheng, and can be exchanged at any time when you arrive in Luoyang

Each one is 500 taels, there are ten of them

Keep them all

When you get to the capital, look for famous doctors, and as long as they can cure you and Ah Xiao, don’t hesitate to spend as much money as you can

If you don’t have enough money, borrow it from your great-aunt

Or have someone send a letter back and I will order someone to send you the silver”

Five thousand taels of silver was indeed not a small amount

When a daughter of the Ling family got married, her dowry was only about five thousand taels

However, in the previous life, when Grand Master Ling was imprisoned, in order to save his life, the Ling family sold most of their family wealth and spent tens of thousands of taels of gold and silver

These five thousand taels of silver were not much for the Ling family

Ling Jingshu accepted the silver check without any burden of guilt, and a look of gratitude came over her face: ”Thank you, Grandmother

These five thousand taels of silver, I’m afraid they are all grandmother’s personal private room, now they are all given to me and A Xiao, I really don’t know what to say ” All of the Ling family’s assets were clutched in Old Mrs Ling’s hands, not to mention five thousand taels, or ten times the amount of silver notes Old Mrs Ling could also take out

This point, Ling Jingshu could not possibly not know, but her mouth said very sensational

Ling old lady heard the heart comfort, originally still some meat pain, at this time also not heartache, thought and said: “You go to the capital, in the future, less and less to go out with sister Yan as a guest

There is no need to save too much, the new clothes should be done or to do

I have two sets of red gold head and face jewelry suitable for you to wear, later let Mo Kwai pack up and send it to the Autumn Water Pavilion”

This was the side benefit of being a goody-goody

When the time came to lack of money, selling all of the two sets of red gold head and face jewelry into cash silver would be a considerable amount!

Ling Jingshu was moved to tears, snuggling up to Old Mrs Ling’s side, choking back sobs, “I haven’t had a mother since I was a child, and after my father renewed his marriage, he paid very little attention to me

Luckily, I have my grandmother to take pity on me

Being able to be your granddaughter must be a blessing that took me several lifetimes to cultivate”

Meatty and numb, she wanted to vomit herself

Elder Mrs Ling listened but was very flattered, and gave generously, “This girl of yours, grandmother’s heart is also sour

I have a box of good South China Sea pearls, and also gave you”

This box of South Sea pearls, obviously more valuable than the two sets of red gold head

Ling Jingshu crouched in old lady Ling’s arms, whimpering, “Grandmother, you treat me really good, in the future granddaughter must double the filial piety you ” “That’s just it, I’ll have someone prepare some more gold and current silver for you”

Old Mrs Ling endured the pain and sighed

You can stop crying, cry again grandmother I can not pull out the silver

Being able to “gouge” so much silver out of Old Mrs Ling’s hands, Ling Jingshu was satisfied

She wiped her tears and thanked her with all her heart

She then went to the fifth master’s study, where the old lady was bleeding

Elder Mrs Ling had shed blood, so she had to let her own father show some “fatherly love” as well!Father, Ah Xiao and I are leaving Dingzhou tomorrow

We’re going to Luoyang to look for a famous doctor, and we don’t know when we’ll be able to come back, so it’s a shame for my daughter not to be able to fulfill her filial duties by her father’s side

Before we leave, I have come to say goodbye to father”

Ling Jingshu’s eyes flooded with a bit of watery light, and as she spoke, she knelt down and respectfully kowtowed three times

Ling Fifth Master was not hard-hearted, and sighed with some self-reproach, “A Xiao is sick, and I should have been the father to take him to the capital

But now you have to be a daughter of a girl in the middle of a girl’s life to travel thousands of miles, to say shame, should also be my father”

Of course, Ling Fifth Master’s shame was just lip service

To ask him to give up his current leisurely life of eating, drinking, and having fun to travel long distances, that would never work

Ling Jingshu knew Master Ling Fifth’s unfeeling nature all too well, and couldn’t help but secretly sneer in her heart, while responding under her breath, “When parents are around, they don’t travel far

The Ling family’s old and young depend on their father and fourth uncle to stay at home to support the family, so how can they leave so easily

A Xiao and I are twin siblings from the same mother, it is only right that we accompany him to the capital

Father need not be concerned”

The crippled fourth master Ling did work hard to organize the fields and stores, and the Ling family could not do without the fourth master Ling

As for fifth master Ling, he did not care to manage these trivial matters

He was busy reciting poems, drinking and socializing every day, making a great contribution to the prosperity of Dingzhou City’s restaurants, drinking houses, boats and other industries

In the end, Master Ling Fifth had not yet practiced to the point of brazenness, and his face flamed a bit at Ling Jingshu’s remark

Coughing, he said: ”In short, if you accompany A Xiao to Luoyang this time, you will have to run around and work hard to consume your time and energy

If A Xiao really has the day to see the light of day again, you deserve a lot of credit”I only hope that A Xiao can cure his eyes, read and write like other young men, make friends and go for a walk, and get married and have children in the future”

Ling Jingshu’s voice was soft but firm

Ling Fifth Master was moved and was about to say something when she heard Ling Jingshu add, “When we go to the capital, we will seek medical help for A Xiao

Even if there is a slightest hope of a cure, we can’t give up

If we do this, we will probably stay in the capital for a long time, and we will definitely spend a lot of money

Just now at Yonghe Hall, grandmother has already given me some silver for defense

If it’s not enough, I’ll sell some of my jewelry, and I’ll be able to get by

Father need not worry”