Yunling naturally thought so; she would let her do as she pleased, even if it meant going to the ends of the earth, her legs wouldn't tremble even a little. However, Zhang Shi… her mother certainly wouldn't agree so easily.

Although she is now of marriageable age, in her mother's eyes she is just a little baby who has just learned to walk. How could she possibly go to such a far place as Bianjing?

She could only think of other ways...

Lu Yinghuai took in Yun Ling's little expressions and found her to be incredibly cunning and adorable. Not only Zhang Shi, but everyone else in the Yun family must have heard what he just said. He wondered how this little one would handle it.

He wasn't worried about her going to Bianjing, because he could always find a way to protect her there.

Lu Yinghuai let Yunling think as she pleased and said no more. After Zifu came out of the kitchen, he said a few words to Zhang Shi, picked up the pot containing perilla drink, and walked up to the carriage with a smile.

Zi Fu had no idea what this guy was grinning about. When he returned to the Lu family home, there was a feast laid out on the table, and he was so hungry that his mouth was watering. But he didn't eat any of it, saving his appetite to come here for noodles. What a waste!

Is the noodle soup delicious?

It was...it was...it was quite delicious.

Zi Fu scratched the back of his head, stopped the carriage next to Shengfu Restaurant, and said to the carriage:

"My lord, would you like me to go and buy some food to fill our stomachs?"

"If you're hungry, go buy some."

"I'm not hungry, I'm just worried that you'll be hungry since you only ate one bowl of noodles."

"I'm not hungry."

Zi Fu, puzzled, lifted the felt curtain and looked inside. She saw Lu Yinghuai drinking the perilla drink he had brought from the Yun family, and exclaimed in surprise.

"My lord said you weren't hungry, but you're just really starving, that's why you keep drinking perilla drink to fill your stomach."

Lu Yinghuai was at a loss with this person; he had absolutely no sense of propriety. Was he drinking perilla tea? Was he trying to resonate with Yun Ling on a spiritual level?

"Zifu, I do like to drink it."

"Why didn't I see you drinking before, sir?"

Zi Fu scratched his temple, met Lu Yinghuai's disgusted look, and suddenly a thought struck him. He seemed to have heard Zhang Shi say that the young lady liked to drink perilla tea, so...

Good heavens, what has he discovered?!

Her husband is thinking of taking advantage of a young woman.

"My lord, you've taken a fancy to that young lady, haven't you?"

If Lu Yinghuai hadn't had the perilla drink with him, he probably would have fainted on the spot. Where did his mother find such an honest man? He had made it so obvious, yet this man only just came to his senses now. He was almost surprised at how this man had lived to such an old age.

But faced with this person's curious, enthusiastic, and expectant expression, Lu Yinghuai couldn't do anything about it, so he nodded and continued:

"Hurry home, there's still a lot to do tomorrow."

Zi Fu exclaimed "Whoosh!" and pulled down the felt curtain, sitting back on the deck with a smug look on his face. He had discovered his master's audacious and sordid affair through his own intelligence. He didn't know if the rest of the Lu family knew about it, but he was probably the first to find out. He was quite something!

Yunling yawned.

After finishing her chores in the kitchen, Zhang pulled out a hammer from somewhere and sat down next to Yunling to help her pound the beef tendon.

"Ling'er, Mother is here to help you."

"No need, Mother, I can do it myself."

Zhang ignored Yunling's words and immediately picked up a piece of beef tendon and began to pound it in the same way.

"One person's strength is limited. It's always better to have more people help you than to fight alone."

But Yunling really didn't need it. She was thinking of using her superpowers to quickly and secretly win the battle, but now that Zhang Shi had joined the fray, she was back to square one.

"Mother, you've worked so hard these past few days. You should go back to your room and rest. I think I just heard Father calling you."

Seeing Yunling's distant attitude, Zhang guessed that she was a little angry. Otherwise, why would someone be willing to do the work by themselves and not want help from others?

But why is this person so stubborn? Could it be because of the trip to Bianjing?

Oh dear, she's not even angry yet, but this person is already furious? In the past, when she went to Qimin or Qingcheng, she would always throw a tantrum and beg her, calling her "Mother" and "Dear Mother" all the time. Now that she's older, she's getting more and more arrogant, directly giving her attitude.

Zhang was furious just thinking about it, but she couldn't stay angry for long before she spoke up:

"Ling-jie, Bianjing!"

“Mother, these are all things said by Young Master Lu, they have nothing to do with me.”

"Sister Ling, I meant Bianjing."

"Bianjing is a dazzling place of wealth and novelty, which is most likely to entangle a naive young lady like me. Mother, I understand. I will not think about this for the time being."

"I mean you can go to Bianjing."

"Yes, Mother."

Yunling paused, stunned. Had her mother really agreed to let her go to Bianjing? Was she dreaming?

Zhang thought that since the Xia family in the village had all been to Bianjing, why couldn't their Ling'er go? Besides, she didn't believe that the young master Lu would persuade Yunling to go to Bianjing without any preparation. She just wanted Yunling to be safe and return safely.

"Mother, are you telling the truth?"

"You can also treat it as fake."

Yunling excitedly hugged Zhang Shi and kissed her on the cheek, saying, "I knew my mother was the best person to me in the world."

Zhang was so overwhelmed by Yunling's embrace that she almost lost her balance and fell to the ground. She was both amused and exasperated by Yunling's sudden enthusiasm.

"Let me tell you, I don't care what you're doing in Bianjing, all I want is for you to come back safe and sound, okay?"

"That's for sure, Mother. It's getting late. You should go back to your room and rest. You can leave these things to me."

Now that she has Zhang's permission, Yunling is so strong that she can kill several tigers on the mountain. She is full of energy and can use it to massage the back muscles of cattle.

Zhang was stunned. This...this...this wasn't just him throwing a tantrum; he genuinely wanted her to go back to her room and rest. Would it be too much of a loss for her to simply agree to go to Bianjing with him?

**

Yunling slept well and got up with Yunchu the next day to continue pounding the cow back tendons. From dawn to dusk, they finally managed to pound out eleven elastic bands.

Yunling rubbed her sore shoulders. Although she could use her superpowers, she would still have to leave the task of massaging the cow's back tendons to others in the future. Therefore, she should not use her superpowers too much, lest she arouse suspicion and cause trouble for herself.

Moreover, with Zhang Shi and Granny Yun also fluffing cotton nearby, it was even more difficult for her to resort to such wicked schemes.