Chapter 35
Miss, the clothes and luggage for the four seasons have all been packed
The jewelry and other fine things have also been packed”
Bai Yu softly reported, “It adds up to a total of eight wooden boxes”
The maids accompanying her had also packed quite a few bags each
Ling Jingshu gave a hmm, and casually said, “Later, grandmother will have Mo Kui send some jewelry and pearls over, so bring them along”
Today, Grandmother gave 5,000 taels of silver checks, and asked for another 4,000 taels from Master Ling Fifth, which, along with her and Ling Xiao’s personal silver, totaled more than 10,000 taels
Then there are all kinds of jewelry and other fine soft and so on, can also realize a large sum of silver
If she saved on food, it would be enough for her and Ah Xiao to spend for half of their lives
Bai Yu answered and couldn’t help but whisper: ”Miss, you brought all your personal silver with you
It’s not that you don’t plan to return to Dingzhou in the future!”
It was really no wonder Bai Yu would have such a guess
Ling Jingshu had not only brought along her personal silver, in addition to the bulky and fragile things that were not suitable for long-distance transportation in the Autumn Water Pavilion, all the valuables had been packed up
Just accompanying young master Xiao to the capital for treatment, do you need to bring so many things?
Ling Jingshu gazed at Bai Yu and whispered, “Would you be surprised if I said yes?”
To Ling Jingshu, the closest person in this world besides Ling Xiao was Bai Yu
Although Bai Yu was only a maid, she was similar to a sister in her heart
Other than the secret of her rebirth, she had almost nothing to hide from Bai Yu
With Bai Yu’s intelligence and sensitivity, it was only a matter of time before she realized her true feelings
Sure enough, Bai Yu was not surprised to hear this, but only a look of worry surfaced in her eyes: ”Miss, although the master and wife are not interested in you and the young master, but with the old lady in the house, no one dares to neglect you
In the future, if the young master’s eyes are cured, he will be able to study again and take the imperial examinations
The Ling family is indispensable for all of this
Staying in the capital all the time isn’t the way to go, after all, that’s the eldest house, and fostering others isn’t a long term solution”Furthermore, in a year or two, both the young miss and young master will be at the age where they should talk about marriage
The marriage must be decided by the old madam and master, how can they not return to Dingzhou?”
Bai Yu was very practical in her considerations
Ling Jingshu tugged at the corner of her lips and said lightly, “I’ve thought about all the problems you mentioned
I will think of ways to solve them one by one in the future”In short, it’s good that you have this matter in mind
Don’t let slip in front of anyone, that is, in front of Ah Xiao, don’t mention this matter for the time being”
Ling Jingshu’s expression was calm and her tone firm, clearly having made up her mind
The advantage of Bai Yu was that she was loyal and did not say much
What the master decided would only be carried out in silence and obedience, never questioned
Even if it was such a major matter that could affect the fate of a lifetime
Bai Yu nodded and softly answered
Back then, when she had listened to Li’s words and agreed to give Bai Yu to Erlang Li as a concubine, Bai Yu, clearly reluctant in her heart, had nodded her head silently in the same manner
Looking at Bai Yu’s calm and beautiful face, Ling Jingshu’s heart swept through a trace of sourness
”Bai Yu, I failed to protect you in my previous life
In this life, I will take you and Ah Xiao far away
No one will be able to harm you two again
As for Li, she harmed Ah Xiao and then Bai Yu
Even if she left Dingzhou, she would not let Li have a peaceful and comfortable lifeBai Yu, when it gets dark, you go to Big Brother’s place for me to deliver a message”
Ling Jingshu’s eyes flashed with coldness, and she instructed in a low voice, “Say that I have something important to say to him, and tell him to come to the Autumn Water Pavilion after midnight
Don’t let anyone see you when you come, and when the time comes, you personally guard the courtyard gate and lead big brother to my house”
This sudden command surprised Bai Yu greatly
However, Bai Yu did not pursue the matter and only nodded in response
After dark, Bai Yu quietly went to meet Ling Ting
Ling Ting was quite surprised to see Bai Yu come to see him, “What is it that you have come to see me for?”
Bai Yu spoke in a low voice and respectfully, “I’ve been ordered by Miss to see Young Master
Miss has something important to discuss, please come to the Autumn Water Pavilion at midnight tonight”
Ling Ting frowned and asked in a deep voice, “What can’t you say in the daytime that you have to go to the Autumn Water Pavilion at midnight?”
This secretive demeanor inevitably gave rise to not-so-good associations
Bai Yu replied with a difficult face, “Miss only instructed the slave girl in this way, the specifics of the slave girl also do not know”
After a pause, she added, “It’s already getting late, so if you wait a few more hours, you’ll know everything
Please be careful when you come to the Autumn Water Pavilion and don’t let anyone notice
The slave girl still has to go back to resume her orders, so I will leave first”
It had to be said that Ling Ting’s curiosity was thoroughly aroused
What in the world was so important that Ling Jingshu had to talk to him at the stroke of midnight this night?
He also specifically instructed him not to let anyone notice when he went there
It was thought that he wanted to avoid the eyes Li had planted around him
Ling Ting thought about it and could not guess the reason no matter what
I don’t know how to eat dinner, distracted in the study for a long time to read books, it is not easy to stay up to the hour
At this time, the people in the mansion had already rested
Ling Ting stayed in the study on the pretext of reading and did not arouse suspicion
The night was deep and quiet
Ling Ting went out of the garden alone and quietly arrived outside the Autumn Water Pavilion
Without waiting for him to knock on the door, the door of the Autumn Water Pavilion opened
Bai Yu’s face appeared in front of Ling Ting’s eyes and quickly whispered, “Young master, please follow the slave girl in”
Ling Ting gave a hmmm and followed Bai Yu into the Autumn Water Pavilion
Bai Yu led Ling Jing to the outside of Ling Jingshu’s chambers and pushed open the vaguely concealed door of the room
After Ling Ting entered the room, Bai Yu immediately closed the door and guarded the door vigilantly and cautiously
Two candlesticks were lit in the room, their glow soft and quiet
Ling Jingshu stood there playfully and smiled at Ling Ting, “Big brother, I have been waiting for a long time”
Ling Jingshu was already born with a beautiful face, and at this time, enveloped by the soft candlelight, she added a few more moments of heart-stopping color
Her eyes were brimming with light
Even though Ling Ting was used to seeing Ling Jingshu’s beauty, he couldn’t help but breathe slightly
In his heart, he secretly thought, no wonder the two Lu Hong brothers were mesmerized by it
Who would be able to see such a beautiful woman and not be moved?
Although Lu Hong and Lu Qian had tried to hide it, however, the sharp minded Ling Ting had already detected the thoughts of the two brothers
He only pretended not to know
Ling Ting coughed and opened his mouth, “Sister specially called me over in the middle of the night today, I don’t know what important matters to discuss”
Ling Jingshu smiled faintly, and with a calm demeanor, she opened her mouth and said, “I specially asked big brother to come, and indeed there is something extremely important”
Inexplicably, Ling Ting’s entire body tensed up, always feeling that what he was about to hear next would surprise him
Sure enough, he heard Ling Jingshu slowly say, “Big brother, tomorrow, A Xiao and I will be leaving Dingzhou for the capital”
Ling Ting was startled and blurted out, “Leaving tomorrow?
Why is it so urgent?”
There hadn’t even been any news before, so how come we’re suddenly going to the capital?
Ling Xiao’s eyes were blind, and he rarely even left the door of the Ling family on weekdays, let alone traveling long distances
Ling Jingshu had traveled thousands of miles to bring Ling Xiao to Luoyang, what could it be for?
Ling Jingshu said lightly, ”I heard that there is a Wei Divine Doctor in the capital who specializes in treating difficult and miscellaneous illnesses, and is very skilled in healing
He has cured many incurable and terminal diseases
When A Xiao fell and hurt his brain, he lost his eyesight
I’m going to take him to the capital to seek medical help, and maybe I can cure his eyes”
What?
Ling Xiao is going to the capital to cure his eye disease?
Ling Ting’s expression remained unchanged, but his heart steeply sank
Although he was the eldest son of the fifth house, he was a concubine
His birth mother was disliked by his father and died of illness a few years ago
Nowadays, the most favored son in the fifth house is the youngest son, Ling Xiao
Although Ling Xiao was the first son, he had become an invalid because of his blindness, and in the eyes of the fifth master Ling, he was even worse than him, the commoner son
If Ling Xiao cured his eyes, in the future, this fifth house, where is his place?
Ling Jingshu’s gaze was deep, as if she had seen through all of Ling Ting’s dark and hidden thoughts, and asked word for word, “Big brother, are you really willing to live under people for the rest of your life?”
Ling Ting’s breath hitched and his face quietly changed