"Bang!"
Ling Yanran lost her grip on the porcelain bowl and it shattered into pieces.
My father is stationed at the border and hasn't returned to Beijing for ten years.
Without the imperial edict, he was not allowed to return to the capital without permission, otherwise he would be considered to be deserting his post and committing a serious crime which would cost him his head.
There was clearly no news, and the mansion hadn't received any news at all that Dad was coming back!
Li was also frightened.
My mind was filled with all kinds of speculations, but I tried to calm myself down, "Where is the master?"
"We're almost at the gate!"
Li kicked him out, "Asshole! You didn't know until we were at the door!"
Nanny Wang staggered after being kicked, and immediately got up. Others did not know, but as a personal servant, she knew very well what kind of personality this general's wife, who was praised by everyone outside as elegant and kind, had.
Li didn't have time to take it out on her, after all, old people are more experienced.
She has calmed down. "The master is exhausted. He always likes cleanliness, so he should wash up first. Go and tell the housekeeper to ask the people who usually serve the master to wait. Call all the maids outside the door in to help me put on makeup!"
Nanny Wang went down quickly.
"Mom..." Ling Yanran's voice trembled for once, "Why did Dad come back at this time? Ling Jing will be sent back tomorrow, and Dad..."
Li glanced at her and said, "What are you afraid of? Shangguan Xun has been on your mind for the past few years. You are not as steady as you were five years ago!"
Li was not afraid of what her daughter was worried about. "The master didn't know about the scandal of Ling Jing, the little bitch, five years ago. We forged the letter. Now that the master is back and Ling Jing is alive, she is just a daughter who was thought to have been killed by bandits. The master values integrity and reputation the most. Even if Ling Jing was liked by him when she was a child, if he really knew that Ling Jing was pregnant with a wild man's child before marriage and let the wild child grow in her belly until it was seven months old, would he tolerate such a grain of sand in his eyes?"
He sneered, "Do you understand? I understand the master, and Ling Jing should also understand her father's character! She will not tell you about the drugging you did to her. If she had not kept the child, she might have complained. No matter what her purpose is for coming back this time, she is destined to lose the master's love from the moment she secretly left the child! What can a slut who has lost her father's love do? I will just treat it as raising a cat or a dog. When the time is right, I will just find someone to take care of her."
Ling Yanran was not stupid, and she understood after a moment of confusion. "So when you found out that Ling Jing was pregnant, you turned a blind eye and didn't force her to get rid of the baby right away..."
"It's always a good idea to pave an extra road, Yan'er, you have to remember that a cunning rabbit has three burrows."
Li's plan worked out very well.
But I didn’t expect that Nanny Wang would rush in like a whirlwind again.
"Madam, the master and... and..."
"Why don't you tell me? What?" Useless thing, she becomes like this when something happens. Five years ago, she dealt with the person who knew the inside story, and she no longer has a capable maidservant around her.
"The master and...the third young lady's sedan chair met at the gate of the mansion!"
Nanny Wang was later transferred to Li's side, and she didn't know the specific events five years ago. In the past few days, I only heard from the servants in the mansion that the third young lady who went out to burn incense and encountered bandits five years ago did not die, but was saved by the miracle doctor of Futu Pavilion. She will be sent back in the next few days.
Although she didn't know what happened five years ago, Nanny Wang still knew that Li didn't like the third young lady's concubine's daughter.
At the gate of Ling Mansion.
The middle-aged man, who was dressed in ordinary people's clothes, tall and handsome, looked at the girl in front of him with some disbelief.
This girl, dressed in plain clothes, with a veil covering her face, and a slender figure, who looked frail no matter how you looked at her, was really his third daughter who loved to wear fiery red clothes, had a cold temper, but was always as brave as a man and was heroic?
Baili Feiyue was also looking at him.
After not seeing each other for ten years, many memories are blurry.
But she still remembers how this man personally taught her boxing and martial arts when she was a few years old.
For a moment, no one spoke.
Ling Yanran helped Li out, just in time to see her father's big, broad hand falling on the head of the figure that made her so vicious.
"Jing'er, you've suffered."
Baili Feiyue lowered his brows.
The master's influence spies are not very useful in Dajing, but they are more useful at the border.
General Ling was seriously injured in a battle, and his physical condition was not as good as before after he recovered.
This is one of them.
Second, for unknown reasons, Ling Sheng returned to Beijing under a secret order.
It was certainly no coincidence that she and her father Ling Sheng arrived at the same time.
Li controlled her voice and called out in a soft but not weak voice of surprise, "Master."
Ling Sheng turned his gaze towards her, and seeing that Li's rouge couldn't cover up her haggardness and thinness, he said kindly, "Thank you for your hard work over the years."
Li had tears in her eyes. "How can it be considered hard work to take care of this household for the master? I am happy to do it. The master, please go to the mansion first."
Ling Sheng nodded.
"Jing'er..." Li's eyes moved to Baili Feiyue, and this time her tears completely rolled out of her eyes, "Thanks to God and Sister Zhen, Jing'er has been found again... Hurry up, Yanran, help your third sister into the mansion!"
Ling Yanran also came over with red eyes, "Third sister... I never thought... I would see you again."
I feel hatred in my heart.
Even with his face covered, she recognized those eyes!
Ling Jing, this damn bitch!!
Damn it, damn it!!
Baili Feiyue's eyebrows were indifferent, because she no longer regarded them as relatives. So when facing Li and Ling Yanran, she just felt that it was ridiculous.
The group entered the mansion, washed up, and when they returned to the front hall, all the other sisters in the mansion had heard the news.
Ling Sheng hadn't been home for ten years, so of course the first thing he talked to was Li.
Li cried, "How long can the master stay in the mansion this time?"
"My position at the frontier has been temporarily taken over by a general, and Your Majesty has graciously allowed me to stay in the capital to recuperate." Since this was a matter of national importance, Ling Sheng spoke vaguely.
Ling Sheng is not a man who lives a life of debauchery, and he has few concubines in his house.
When I took a quick look and didn't see that familiar figure, I couldn't help feeling sad.
Li had a keen eye and wiped away her tears. "Sister Zhen..."
Ling Sheng knew this from the letter he received five years ago.
Jing'er encountered bandits while burning incense, and found only a body that was unrecognizable. Zhen Mi was so heartbroken upon hearing the bad news that she hanged herself and died.
Ling Sheng waved his hands, "That's fine, she is just that kind of person."
Baili Feiyue, who was sitting at the bottom, felt a little cold in his heart.
When my mother was still alive, she and Ling Sheng were a loving couple.
After experiencing life and death, all I get is such a casual statement.
Hehe, as a father, do I really understand my mother?
In his eyes, my mother was just a beautiful, considerate woman who men liked, right? Even if she was favored, she was just an insignificant concubine. To put it bluntly, she was just a toy.
If the mistress of the house was dead or alive, you wouldn't even investigate or ask, and would just say this?
A young girl in yellow clothes sitting opposite Baili Feiyue said, "Third sister will have good fortune after surviving a great disaster." Then she complained, "Dad, although Third sister is back, the death of Aunt Zhen should be attributed to the bandits! Those bandits are so evil. I was still young at that time, but I heard that the bandits did all kinds of evil. Even if the girls and ladies who fell into their hands were saved in the end, those women all committed suicide. I think those bandits must have done something excessive! Five years ago, mother privately reported to the authorities, although most of the bandits were executed. I heard that some of them escaped! Dad, you are back now, you must avenge Third sister and Aunt Zhen!"
Baili Feiyue's gaze shifted to the innocent and cute girl's face, which showed an indignant expression on her face.
I sneered in my heart, Ling Xueer is also the daughter of my aunt.
She and her mother, Aunt Lan, were all dependent on the Li family.
Five years ago, Ling Xueer was only ten years old and still very cute.
Five years is enough for people to become vicious.
But, no brains!
As expected, Li's face darkened, "Well, the master just came back and needs to rest. We can talk about these things later."
Ling Xueer was completely unaware. She had almost no impression of Ling Sheng as a father, and she didn't know his temperament. He was always unruly. Now Aunt Lan was not around, and her brain was not enough. She kept interrupting, "Mother, Daddy needs to rest, but Third Sister's matter can't be delayed. Third Sister is back home today, and others will discuss the fact that she was captured by bandits. They will say that Third Sister was captured by bandits... In short, the sooner this matter is resolved, the better. Otherwise, not only will Third Sister's reputation be damaged, but the reputations of other sisters will also be affected."
This statement is too obvious, and is no different from directly saying, "How can you still be innocent if you are captured by bandits?"
It has to be said that Li understands Ling Sheng.
At this moment, Ling Sheng's face darkened.
Baili Feiyue naturally saw it as well.
The words have been said to this extent, and the corners of her lips under the veil slightly raised, "Eighth sister really cares about me."
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