Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 240 Southern Expedition

On the day Li Ling set out for the expedition, all the members of the Zhenguo government came to the city tower to see him off.

 Li Ling wore a gold helmet and silver armor, and his tall and straight posture was as strong as a **** on the horse. He appointed Liang Jin, Zhou Jin and Hu Dahai as deputy generals, and followed the army south to conquer and recover the five cities.

Loud horns resounded across the sky, and the heavily armored tiger and wolf divisions spread outside the city like a black tide. Accompanied by the sound of thunder and drums that soothed people's hearts, the uniform steps of thousands of troops and horses awakened the sleeping earth.

Before marrying Li Ling, Jingshu, the daughter of a fourth-rank official family, never thought that she would experience such a heart-pounding moment in her life.

Just because she married a person like Li Ling, her heart that originally only contained poetic and picturesque feelings became broadened and strengthened. Looking at the majestic Li Ling commanding thousands of troops and horses, her proud husband, Jing Shu's heart was filled with admiration and love for him.

Just as he was watching Li Ling affectionately leading this heroic army on an expedition, Li Ling, who was riding on a horse, suddenly turned around and cast a deep look at her across the thousands of troops.

He was born to be a warrior. Wearing armor, he looked more majestic and cold, but the eyes he looked at her were filled with tenderness.

　　It makes people’s hearts move.

Jingshu stood quietly on the city tower, separated by thousands of troops, and gave a gentle smile to her husband who was about to go on an expedition.

In his last life, Li Ling successfully recovered five cities and won the victory. Although she knew that he would still win this time, Jing Shu could not help but worry about him, but she would not show any weakness like before.

 If he is born to be a warrior, then as his wife, she should also have a pair of strong wings and fly high with him.

The weakness in the previous life caused her and Li Ling to lose the happiness they should have had. The weakness in this life also caused her to lose a lot. After experiencing all this pain, Jingshu finally understood that she should be stronger and more powerful in order to Live up to Li Ling's deep affection for her.

“This is the first time you have seen your second brother take command and go on an expedition since you married into the house. You are quite calm.”

Jingshu, who was immersed in her thoughts, was suddenly targeted by someone. She turned her head and saw that it was Xu Wanning.

Jingshu glanced at Xu Wanning's reddish eyes and joked half-jokingly: "Sister-in-law is more sad than me. Don't worry, my husband will return in triumph."

Xu Wanning glared at Jingshu: "Of course I believe in my second brother's ability, I'm just unwilling to do so."

Jingshu asked in confusion: "Why aren't you willing to give in?"

Xu Wanning replied with a cold face: "I am not willing to be born as a girl."

“Before I left the government, every time I saw my father wearing armor and going into battle to kill the enemy, I yearned for him very much. After marrying into the palace, every time I sent my second brother to take charge of the battle, I also felt envious in my heart.”

Xu Wanning shook her head helplessly, and said to Jingshu, "It's a pity that I'm just a woman, and I can only be trapped in this back house. Even though I don't want to, I still have to stay in such a broken marriage."

Xu Wanning's heart, which had been numbed by the injury, became active again by such a passionate scene.

 In the final analysis, Xu Wanning still cannot truly understand Li Xian.

Jing Shu replied: "Although women can't decide on many things, men also have to bleed and sweat when they go into battle to kill the enemy. In short, each has its own difficulties. Since my sister-in-law is a woman, why not find ways to untie her knot and live a good life? The days are serious."

Although Brother Zhuang understood only half of what the adults said, the child also understood some of the meaning. He raised his head and said to Xu Wanning: "Mom, don't worry. When I grow up, I will be a majestic general like my second uncle. "

Xu Wanning touched her son's head happily and praised: "My son is doing well. Now you are six years old. When the spring gets warmer, my mother will hire a martial arts master to teach you martial arts." "That's great." Okay, great, I want to practice martial arts." After hearing Xu Wanning's words, Brother Zhuang clapped his hands and jumped up happily.

Li Xian, who was accompanying Duke Zhen Guo, heard his son's commotion and walked towards him. He scolded his son with a cold face: "Why are you practicing martial arts at a young age? It is serious to read the book with peace of mind. "

Although the Duke of Zhenguo established his family through martial arts, the mantle was inherited by the heir apparent, and there were also many other clansmen who were literary. Just like Li Xian's father was a civil servant of the highest rank, Li Xian also followed his father's orders and chose the path of civil service, so he knew in his heart that his son would also be a civil servant in the future.

After being scolded by his father, Brother Kun pouted and retorted unconvinced: "It was my mother who said she wanted to hire a martial arts master for me."

Xu Wanning rolled her eyes at Li Xian and said with a cold face: "The son I will give birth to will naturally be a martial artist in the future. He will learn from those men of letters. Why does the empress chatter all day long?"

It is true that Xu Wanning is good at martial arts, but Li Xian knew clearly that she did not really look down on literati. When she got married to him, a young man, she was all about him. Every time he danced in front of her, she had a look of admiration on her face. The wife is like this now, but she still feels sorry for herself because of her previous behavior. Things are angry.

Li Xian did not argue with his wife because of this. He stepped forward and tightened his wife's cloak, and said gently: "It's windy on the tower, please come down."

Xu Wanning rolled her eyes at Li Xian, turned around and headed towards the city.

Li Xian followed up closely with his wife and held her hand as if to please, but Xu Wanning threw her away impatiently. Xu Wanning turned her head and gouged out Li Xian's eyes fiercely, turned around and held Jing Shu's arm beside her, all the way. Talking and laughing, he walked down the tower.

When they reached the city, they didn't know whether it was a coincidence or someone did it on purpose. The two of them met Princess Fang of Jin Dynasty.

When Princess Jin saw the two of them, she stepped forward and greeted them with a smile: "What a coincidence, I met the two ladies here."

Xu Wanning glanced at Princess Jin with a neutral expression and said nothing.

Jingshu replied calmly: "What a coincidence."

Princess Jin came forward, with a gentle smile on her face, and said to Jing Shu: "In the princess's mansion a while ago, the people from the East Palace made a scene, which really made my cousin feel wronged."

As she said that, she pretended to be angry and said: "Those people in the East Palace don't have a fuel-efficient lamp, and I can't get along with them. On the contrary, every time I see my cousin, I feel extremely cordial."

Princess Jin took Jingshu's hand warmly: "After all, we are cousins. I would like to get closer to my cousin."

 Break down dissensions and form cliques. How could Jing Shu not see what Fang was thinking.

She understood in her heart, but didn't show it on her face. She just replied calmly: "That Zhou Liangdi is just the concubine of His Highness the Crown Prince. The Crown Princess is the master of the East Palace. No matter how favored Zhou Liangdi is, it cannot represent the entire East Palace. This matter is the Crown Prince's. If the concubine says it’s a misunderstanding, it’s a misunderstanding, and I won’t take it to heart.”

Princess Jin didn’t have much dealings with Jingshu. She didn’t expect her to come from a small family, but she was a determined person who was not easy to fool.

After hearing what Jingshu said, she said with a smile on her face: "My cousin sister-in-law has a lot of them, I really admire you."

Jingshu smiled at her and said politely: "Thank you for the compliment from Princess Jin."

 (End of this chapter)