Lie down and eat melon in the protagonist group

Chapter 20

Before Ling Jing could answer, Ling Qiong and Ji had already walked out of the hall and arrived at the entrance to the Yuantang courtyard.

Ling Qiong took a few steps up the steps of Yuantang, her ears twitching slightly, and she asked, "Is there a visitor at home?"

"It's still a rare visitor," Ling Jing picked up the marriage certificate and showed it in front of others, with a smile on her face. "It can be said that she has a great background. She was the Ning family who forcibly married an innocent girl from a poor family in Quzhen, Jichang, to rejoice the third son of the family, who was suffering from tuberculosis. .”

Jichang Quzhen Ning family? The Ning family is happy to have a wife? ! Ning San, who should have kicked off his legs long ago, is not dead yet? !
He also forged a marriage certificate and came to the door? !

Ling Qiong stepped forward with a sullen face, grabbed the marriage certificate with her hands, and smashed it into pieces with a few hisses.

She took advantage of her bad luck and said harshly: "Monk, throw them all out!"

The large and small bags wrapped around Ji's body were immediately put down on the ground. He stepped forward, saluted respectfully, and did not forget to say something to offend him. He then moved neatly, opening and closing left and right, holding a maid who was protecting the master with one hand, and took it out with him. A piece of hemp rope was tied into a pupa in twos and threes. With one step of the long legs and one buckle on the shoulder, the evil woman who was blocking Mrs. Ning Er was tied up with the remaining rope ends.

His movements were smooth and smooth, and he completed them in one go. Almost in the blink of an eye as Ling Qiong finished speaking, he had tied up the maid and wife brought by the Ning family.

Only the second wife of the Ning family was left standing in the hall like a polished commander, isolated and helpless.

Mrs. Ning Er saw that Ji had stretched out her hand towards her, and shouted with cold eyes: "Wait a minute!"

Ji Ji's fingertips rested on her ear, and he asked Ling Qiong with warm and harmless eyes.

Mrs. Ning Er clutched the handkerchief tightly and said sternly: "Does Miss Ling know her own life experience? Does she know who her biological parents are, and who her adoptive parents are."

Ling Qiong sat down in the chair on the left side of the table, supported her forehead with one hand, looked at her with disdain, and said softly: "So what if you don't know, so what if you know? I am just the daughter of Ling's eldest son. I don't curry favor with the rich and powerful, and I don't cling to any of my four in-laws." , Don’t rely on neighbors or friends, canoeing in a canoe, carrying a beam on one’s shoulders, earning one’s own business, throwing money in the gold and silver nest to play, free and fast, piston gods, how rare do I know that those who abandon me like worn shoes? Am I being base?”

Mrs. Ning Er looked embarrassed.

She underestimated it. All the little girls in the Ling family are sharp-tongued, perverse and stubborn, arrogant and arrogant. They are really immoral and rough people.

In a flash, Mrs. Ning's second wife softened her eyebrows and said: "The eldest lady is indeed a business genius. We feel ashamed, but eldest lady, don't enjoy yourself too early. Yuzhou is rich, and wealth is everywhere. After all, it will grow at the feet of the emperor. You are so wanton. Collect wealth, wealth is overwhelming, and if you are not careful, you will take it too far, and there will be no one in the court to protect you. Are you sure you can still enjoy freedom and happiness?"

Ling Qiong stood beside Ling Jing, put her hand on her shoulder, and said, "It seems that Mrs. Ning came to visit today to talk about old times. I'm afraid she won't be able to finish her talk in just a few words. Sister, why don't you go and make a pot of tea in the bright room and talk about old times. Besides, I also want to know whether the small gift Madam sent today will be the same one another day."

Mrs. Ning Er said kindly: "Giving gifts and pouring water, how can you give the same gift a second time? Wouldn't it be disrespectful?"

Ling Qiong's eyes were sarcastic, and she stood up casually, striding boldly, carrying the master's hand behind her back, and walked straight to the inner courtyard. The sound of people leaving was still heard, and she called out loudly: "Monk, follow me."

Ji had already picked up the bag and hung it all over his body, and followed it as fast as flying.

Ling Jing held out her hand and said, "Please."

Mrs. Ning Er glanced at the maids and women tied up in a ball. Ling Jing looked at their appearance and said with a smile: "Madam, don't worry, since the visitor is a guest and sincerely giving gifts, there is no reason to be embarrassed. It's a long journey, so come here." It’s not easy, let them rest here. Madam, please.”

The mother-in-law looked miserable and shook her head slightly. She was afraid that the Ling family would be audacious and deliberately leave the maid and the mother-in-law behind so that they could seize her in private. She pleaded with her voice: "Second Madam..."

Ling Jing looked at her coldly and said lightly: "Madam, please come quickly. My eldest sister has a bad temper and poor patience. If we delay any longer, there will be no store like this in this village."

Mrs. Ning Er pondered for a moment, turned her face away, clasped her hands and slimmed herself inside.

Ling Jing glanced at the Ning family's mother-in-law and said to the young man, "It's nice to take care of her."

The maids and wives held their breath and surrounded Mrs. Ning Er and Ling Jing as they walked across the hall and across the courtyard to the meeting hall.

The north wind did not take its course, and there were gusts of wind that made people laugh. Lingdang hung the paper kite on the tree in the courtyard without paying attention. She tied up her skirt and stuffed it into her belt. There was no need for a ladder, and she hugged the tree with her arms. It rubbed up a few times.

"Fourth girl, come down! Come down! Don't go up again!" Kui Qing raised her neck, anxious and panicked, and shouted at the bottom of the tree until her voice became hoarse.

Ling Qiong heard the noise and stopped to look at the excitement. She put her palms to her mouth and shouted, "Ah Dang, if you don't hurry up, your third sister will be here soon."

Ji had already taken his chin and pressed the bag, struggling to look over there, "Do you want help?"

Ling Qiong gloated: "No need. Our children are not porcelain dolls. They are all very solid. The tree is not high, so it won't hurt if it falls, but it is not always possible to guarantee that your arms and legs will not fall. You have to find a chance to do well." Teach a lesson."

As soon as he heard that Ling Jing was coming, Ling Dang hurriedly picked off the kite, threw it down quickly, found a short branch to swing his arms, and jumped down to the right spot.

"Fourth girl!" Kui Qing screamed in fright.

Ling Dang staggered with fright and almost sprained his legs.

Then, he raised his eyes and saw Ling Jing standing in front of the doorway with a sinister smile.

"Third sister." Ling Dang was about to cry but had no tears. Whether the eldest sister is good or bad, it is not a big deal to watch the fun.

Ling Jing's heart jumped into her throat and finally fell back to its original place. She was angry and amused for a moment. She glared at Ling Dang and said, "I'm not free now. I'll talk to you later about chatting."

Mrs. Ning Er glanced at Ling Dang with her peripheral vision, her eyes hiding memories, she was in a trance, almost tripping her feet, her steps were slightly disordered, and she hurriedly collected thousands of thoughts to stabilize her body.

She looked at Ling Jing: "Who is that child?"

Ling Jing answered her lightly: "My fourth sister."

Really like ah.

He entered the meeting hall one step at a time.

Ling Qiong and Ling Jing sat down, one on the left and the other on the right. Mrs. Ning sat down with a slight frown on her face. She quickly went around to the inner courtyard to hand over her bag, then hurriedly turned around and came back to guard the door.

The maids made tea and filed out.

Ling Qiong raised her hand, "Please speak."

Mrs. Ning's second wife had a dignified manner and said, "Girl's life experience is very big, so it's best to know little about it."

"Okay." Ling Qiong scraped the foam from the tea without raising her head, "Monk, see you off."

Ji was already inside, and she stretched out her hand to guide the way, "Please." Madam Ning Er barely managed to keep the smile on her face.

Ling Qiong put down the lamp and said, "Please understand the situation clearly. Regarding the issue of life experience, I didn't ask to hear it. It's you who insists on speaking."

Ling Jing answered with a smile, "Madam, if your mouth is dry, you might as well drink some tea to moisten your throat first. It doesn't matter if you have to show off, just drink the tea before going back. But please, please don't come to my house again in the future. , my family is a serious businessman, and we don’t engage in indirect business.”

Mrs. Ning Er was so angry that her chest heaved. She tried her best to calm down, and said softly with a spring breeze on her face: "Girl, you're welcome, then I'll start from the beginning."

She asked a question: "Do you two girls know the Si Yun family of Puyu County and the Xie family of Danmixing County?"

Ling Jing nodded.

Ling Qiong said: "This is a powerful and powerful family in Kyoto. Who in the world doesn't know about it?"

"Then have you ever heard that spring in March in Kyoto brings beauty to both peach and plum blossoms?"

Ling Qiong looked at Ling Jing, who shook her head and asked, "What does such a meaningless sentence have to do with my life experience?"

Mrs. Ning Er said: "In Kyoto more than ten years ago, the master of the palace was not named Lin, but Nanning, and his country was Jin. At that time, the two aristocratic families of Si and Xie got married, and the eldest son of the Xie family married the second girl of the Si family. After passing through the family, Si's second girl was able to have children, and gave birth to two sons and one daughter in just five years. The last queen of the previous dynasty, with the posthumous name Wenzhen, came from the Xie family in Danmixing County, whose name was Zhengyao, with the small name Atao, that is, She was born to Miss Si Er back then, and she is one of the 'Two Girls with Peach and Plum'. She is both talented and beautiful, and is famous in Kyoto."

"As for the other girl, she is the eldest brother of the second girl of the Si, the eldest son of the Si, and he married the third girl of the Xie family. The two were childhood sweethearts and had a deep relationship, so they only had an only daughter. Her given name was Li, and her nickname was Li. The girl is Xiao Mu, with a fragile body. I feel sorry for her when she cries for pear blossoms and brings rain, but her literary talent is outstanding. The 'Peach and Plum Shuangshu' are cousins ​​to each other. They have been inseparable since childhood, just like peaches and plums competing for beauty in spring, it is difficult to tell them apart. They are both high and low, so they have the same reputation as 'Peach and Plum Shuangshu'."

plum……

Thinking of this, Ling Qiong feels blessed.

Lee's!

Is she Si Yunli? !

The cheap lady Li was born into the Si Yun family in Puyu County? ! Or an only daughter? ! Since she is an only daughter, she must be held in the palm of the family's hand and held in her mouth, and she is loved by countless people.

Cheap girls are not cheap at all.

What happened back then that caused a talented and beautiful young lady to die in a foreign land? !
Ling Qiong was shocked.

Mrs. Ning Er said softly: "Girl, your biological mother is Empress Wenzhen, and your biological father is the last emperor of the former Jin Dynasty, with the posthumous name Gong'an. Your adoptive mother is Si Yunli, and your adoptive father is the leading general of the former Jin Dynasty and concurrently serves as the imperial guard. Province."

"..." The background is a bit big. Ling Qiong dispersed her thoughts.

Ling Jing asked her: "What happened back then? Who are you?"

Mrs. Ning Er said slowly: "I served Empress Wenzhen since I was a child, until Emperor Zhou's ambition came to the court and dismissed all the old people who served the empress. After I left the palace, I wandered around and was lucky enough to marry into the wealthy businessman Ning's family in Ganzhou. I filled a house and lived a prosperous life ever since. I thought I would live a stable life from then on. Unexpectedly, in the winter months a year ago, I accidentally got an embroidered handkerchief. The embroidery stitches on the handkerchief were so familiar that they were clearly made by Puyu. County Secretary Yun's unique boudoir embroidery was created by Miss Li. After that, I ordered my mother-in-law to keep an eye on her. When she learned that she came to sell embroidery, I boldly invited her to come into my room to talk about old times with me."

"At first, Miss Li refused to admit it. I couldn't help but invite her to come to my house and talk to her. After going back and forth, Miss Li finally opened her heart, relaxed, and told her all about the eldest daughter's life experience. .”

Ling Jing smiled lowly, "I heard that Queen Wenzhen once gave birth to a princess. Unfortunately, the eldest princess of the previous dynasty unfortunately contracted smallpox, and the hospital improperly dispensed the medicine, causing the eldest princess to die young."

"That's nonsense!" Mrs. Ning Er said, "The eldest princess was obviously covered to death on the bed by the gangster!"

Ling Jing said: "Since they are all dead, where is the princess today? Don't say that my mother stole the body halfway or dropped the bag early."

Mrs. Ning Er said: "The third girl is smart, but she lost her job early. Don't forget that your father is a member of the royal palace. He is walking in front of the emperor. How could he not know that someone is secretly plotting to kill the princess? If not, why did Miss Li cut off her family? Come and go, follow your father to leave Kyoto incognito? Your father is just a rough man, a helpless orphan, so what if he has outstanding military exploits? Miss Li will marry him after all. If the Si Yun family didn't love their daughter so much, how could it be possible? Do you agree to this marriage?"

"Back then, your father committed a crime and was demoted and resigned from his official position. The Si Yun family wanted Miss Li to remarry. You don't know something. When the wealthy family heard that Miss Li was going to remarry, young talents who wanted to marry her lined up from the city gate. Palace gate. In those days, the Si and Xie clans had girls in their families, and hundreds of families wanted to see them. It was such a grand occasion, let alone back then, it is still the same today."

Mrs. Ning Er expressed compassion: "Miss Li, she decided to go away from home with your father, wash her hands and make soup. She was willing to be poor and humble, and became an ordinary peasant woman, and finally ended up in this situation. As long as she was willing to look back, she would never be like this. "

Ling Jing was still at ease: "I have a question."

"You said."

"Who killed the eldest princess of the previous dynasty? And why?"

"Emperor Zhou. If he wants to usurp the imperial court, he must find a legitimate reason to make Emperor Gong'an abdicate, so that Emperor Gong'an will have no heirs."

"Why did you force my eldest sister to celebrate?"

Mrs. Ning Er held the handkerchief to her heart, tears rolled down her eyes, and she said in a trembling voice, every word with tears: "The eldest girl is the daughter of Queen Wenzhen. She is the only flesh and blood of my girl left in the world. My girl is from I watched her grow up with my own eyes, from babbling to getting married, and the girl didn’t think I was of low status and treated me like a sister. The girl is so kind to me, and to me, she is like a new parent. How can you let me sit back and watch? How can she let her child wander around with Miss Li, even without food or clothing?"

She fell back into the chair and said: "How dare I let the princess get happy? I just want to find a legitimate reason to bring the girl into the house to take care of her, so as not to cause other people to gossip."

Ling Jing sipped her tea and said, "Oh, really."

The fruit plate was placed in the middle. Ling Qiong touched a few dates and rubbed her teeth.

Mrs. Ning raised her sleeves and wiped her tears, and said sadly and timidly: "The eldest daughter is so beautiful, the Ning family's daughter-in-law has really humiliated her status. But I was asked to let go, but it was really not possible. So she had the guts once and overstepped her bounds and accepted the eldest daughter as her righteousness. Girl, right now the imperial court is sending people to make secret visits to various states and counties to investigate cases of corruption and bribery in aid relief. With the Ning family as a guarantee, we will ensure that the eldest daughter’s business goes smoothly. I wonder what the eldest daughter’s intention is?”

"Ah?" Ling Qiong listened with interest, and when she suddenly mentioned it, she looked blankly at her face, with jujubes in her mouth, she smiled, bent her eyes, and lifted her thin lips, "Not so much."

Mrs. Ning suddenly choked, a sigh of relief pressed on her chest, she pressed her chest with her hands, unable to go up or down.

Ling Jing covered the tea and said with a smile that did not diminish, "Madam may not know something. The eldest sister was born in the third year of Xihe, and the former eldest princess of Jin was born in the second year of Xihe. The ages are not right."

"Hey," Ling Qiong sighed, "What a pity, I almost became a princess."

Mrs. Ning Er stood up in disbelief, "How is that possible?!"

Ling Jing stood up leisurely and said, "How is it impossible? If Madam doesn't believe it, you can go to the government to investigate."

Mrs. Ning Er stared at Ling Qiong closely and said, "Absolutely impossible! Your life experience was told to me by Miss Li's handwritten letter!"

Ling Jing's cold eyes fell on her face, "A handwritten letter?"

(End of this chapter)