Chapter 18 A Husband's Honor Depends on His Wife
Gong Lan and Gong Yu walked up to Ling Chan at the same time and stretched out their hands to protect her behind their backs.
Hongdou came over belatedly and saw Ling Rui angrily approaching Gong Lan and Gong Yu.
Ling Rui in front of her reminded Hongdou of the past.
Although it was common for Ruan Yiyu and her friends to bully and beat young ladies, and the beatings were severe.
But compared with Ling Rui, it is very light.
It's just that Ling Rui is rarely at home and rarely cares about things in the backyard. Since Hongdou followed Ling Chan, he has only beaten Ling Chan three times.
But these three times... Ling Chan was beaten to a bloody pulp each time, leaving only half her life...
Hongdou still remembered those three times vividly. When the memories came to her mind at this moment, she was so scared that her legs went weak and she knelt down in front of Ling Rui, grabbing Ling Rui's legs and begging with her head tilted up.
"General, you can't hit the lady."
Seeing Hongdou like this, Ling Chan also found familiar memories.
Ling Rui beat the original owner three times, each time after returning from the palace.
When he took action, it was as if he was venting, with an indescribable madness.
It seemed like he was still muttering something...but in the original owner's memory, all he had was the fear of Ling Rui and the terror when he was beaten. He could no longer remember clearly what Ling Rui said at that time.
"Get out of here." Ling Rui raised his foot and kicked Hongdou down.
Gong Yu bent down to help Hongdou up, and saw Ling Rui staring at Gong Lan with bloodshot eyes.
"Why are you here?" You can even hear the sound of him gritting his teeth.
Gong Lan was actually quite afraid of Ling Rui, but she never told anyone else about it, and she herself found this emotion inexplicable.
It was obvious... Ling Rui was so good to his master, gentle and considerate, and always went along with his master, but she was afraid of him for no reason.
Thinking that the person behind her was her master's daughter, Gong Lan straightened her back and looked directly into Ling Rui's eyes.
"The lady is here." Gong Lan answered him. Since Ling Chan was here, they would show up sooner or later.
"What did you do before that?" Ling Rui shouted angrily.
Gong Lan swallowed, "Before... didn't General Ling know?"
After their master died, Ling Rui sent them to suppress bandits, and then someone attempted to assassinate them.
After more than a dozen sisters died, they realized something was wrong, and the first person they suspected was Ling Rui.
So Gong Lan's words can be considered a belated question.
But a moment of doubt flashed across Ling Rui's face, followed by annoyance, "How would this general know?"
Gong Lan turned her head and looked at Gong Yu. Gong Yu shook her head at her, telling her not to believe Ling Rui's words easily.
"Let me ask you." Ling Rui pointed at Ling Chan behind them, "Did you help this damned girl injure the guards and servants in my house?"
"And helped her occupy her sister's yard?"
Even though Gong Lan was afraid of him, she couldn't help but raise her voice when she heard him address Ling Chan like that, "General Ling!"
"Ling Chan is my master's daughter. My master is your original wife, the Marquis of Zhenbei, who was personally conferred by the late emperor."
"Ling Chan is the legitimate eldest daughter of the Ling family. She was canonized as Princess Wanyue by the late emperor at birth."
"The late emperor even allowed her to appear before the emperor without kneeling, and granted her the salary of a royal princess, and appointed her as the principal wife of Prince Huai."
"General Ling, are you sure you want to point your finger at the princess and say that?!"
"Those guards and servants dared to disrespect the legitimate daughter of the mansion and even the princess. Injuring them is the least of their worries."
Gong Lan took a deep breath and said, "Also, although I haven't been to the capital for more than ten years, I still remember that this courtyard belongs to my master, the Marquis of Zhenbei."
"When did it become Ling Xueyao's yard?"
"The princess is living back in her mother's courtyard, so how can she be said to be occupying it?"
Gong Lan stared at Ling Rui intently. "Why? After living in this yard for a few years, you've forgotten who the original owner was?"
"Just like General Ling. Our master has been dead for over a decade... General Ling has forgotten that it was my master who made great contributions to your career, made you a husband and wife, and made you a general from a lieutenant?"
The phrase "a husband's status depends on his wife" hits the point that Ling Rui cares about most...
It has been more than ten years since Gong Lele died, but he still can't get rid of these four words.
Ling Rui drew the sword from his waist and pointed it at Gong Lan's neck, "Gong Lan, your master has been dead for more than ten years."
"All of this general's achievements today are earned by himself."
"General Ling can comfort himself like this!" Gong Lan replied coldly.
Ling Chan found a lot of information from the conversation between the two.
First of all, her own identity. It turns out that she not only has the title of Wanyue Monarch, but can also meet the emperor without kneeling and enjoy the salary issued by the court? But she has never received it...
The second thing is that Ling Rui’s position as general was actually because of Gong Lele.
She guessed that the late emperor valued Gong Lele very much and wanted to use the marriage between Gong Lele and Ling Rui to ease the long-standing antagonism between the court and the martial arts world, so he promoted Ling Rui from deputy general to general to match Gong Lele's status as Marquis of Zhenbei.
And enthroning a newborn baby as a title may be a gesture of goodwill to the world.
Another point is that judging from Ling Rui's reaction, the four words "a husband's status depends on his wife" are probably the biggest thorn in his heart.
"People from the martial arts world are not allowed to enter the capital, and are not allowed to have contact with court officials. Now that you have entered my Ling Mansion openly, this general cannot sit idly by." After Ling Rui finished speaking in a stern voice, he began to attack Gong Lan.
This was the first time Gong Lan fought with Ling Rui... Firstly, because of the strength difference between men and women, secondly, because Ling Rui was furious and had murderous intent, and thirdly, Gong Lan's kung fu was indeed not as good as Ling Rui's. After just over a dozen moves, she was already at a disadvantage.
Ling Rui was also surprised.
He also believed the rumors about the female soldiers under Gong Lele.
But he didn't expect that Gong Lan couldn't withstand more than a dozen of his moves.
Ling Chan held the laser ring in her hand and tried to help Gong Lan several times, but was protected by Gong Yu, leaving her no opportunity to make a move.
Seeing that Gong Lan's arm was scratched by Ling Rui, Ling Chan pushed Gong Yu away.
Huanpei shot towards Ling Rui.
A pale yellow light shot towards Ling Rui, but it was not so obvious under the sunlight.
Ling Rui just dodged it by turning sideways.
The laser shot at the rockery behind him, and the huge stone cracked instantly, with debris scattering everywhere.
Ling Rui turned his head in surprise, then looked back at Gong Lan in astonishment.
"You..." Ling Rui stood there in a daze for a moment, not daring to attack Gong Lan again.
Gong Lan and Gong Yu both knew that it was Ling Chan who took action, but Ling Rui didn't know, he thought it was Gong Lan.
"The rumors are true. The female soldiers under Gong Lele all have special skills..." he muttered.
He called Gong Lele by her name, obviously forgetting all the affection between husband and wife.
Ling Chan stood there and couldn't help but feel disappointed for Gong Lele.
"There's no point in saying more, Ling Rui. With us here, you and that step-wife will never be able to bully my young lady again." Seeing that Ling Chan had no intention of revealing herself, Gong Lan simply didn't explain.
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