Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 339: The government’s way out

, Li Lingjingshu came to Luo'an Hall, but the Duke of Zhen was not there, so Aunt Ju warmly invited the two of them into the hall.

The eldest princess was waiting for the two of them. After the two sat down, the eldest princess said straight to the point: "Your late aunt's death anniversary will be in seven days. The old lady and I will go to pay homage. You two should go with us." .”

In the past, the eldest princess had always been at odds with the Duke of Zhen. The eldest princess was never alone with him. Therefore, whenever the two aunts' death anniversaries were celebrated, the Duke of Zhen would accompany the old lady, and the eldest princess would also miss them at different times. , but because the two aunts were both concubines of Emperor Ming and were buried in the imperial mausoleum, there were extremely strict rules for worshiping the royal family, so the juniors in the palace had never done such a thing.

Now that his father and mother have reconciled, there is nothing wrong with her mother asking them to go together, so Li Ling happily agreed.

After talking about this, the eldest princess said to her son: "The Holy Dragon's body is not as good as before. There is a lot of chaos in the palace now. The prince and King Jin will definitely come to win over you."

The eldest princess looked at Li Ling and asked, "Boyo, do you have any plans?"

Li Ling replied: "The prince is violent and the king of Jin is cruel. To be honest, neither of them are good people. I don't want to surrender to either of them."

After Li Ling and his mother spoke their minds, he sighed slightly and said, "It's just that with the temperament of these two people, no matter who inherits the throne in the future, I'm afraid they will all hold grudges against the Duke."

 If you want people to serve you, you must surrender your heart. It is indeed difficult for people like Li Ling to serve for them willingly because of the character and temperament of the prince and the king of Jin.

The eldest princess was naturally aware of her son's difficulties. She was silent for a while and said slowly: "After all, Your Majesty is still in his prime, and it is not critical yet. If you really don't want to surrender to either of these two people, then Let’s wait and see.”

When the two of them came out of Luo'an Hall, the full moon was already rising in the sky. Li Ling held his wife's hand and walked back.

The bright moonlight cast a soft luster on Li Ling's angular face. Jingshu looked sideways at her husband and asked, "You must feel a lot of pressure in your heart now, right?"

After listening to his wife's words, Li Ling turned his head to look at her, the expression on his face softened, and replied: "I can't say it's very big, but it's still a little bit."

Jingshu didn't know that her husband was pretending to be relaxed because he didn't want her to get angry. She looked at Li Ling with a smile and said slowly: "No matter what happens in the future, I will face it with you."

After so many years of marriage, Li Ling heard his wife say such words for the first time. He lowered his eyes and smiled at his wife, stretched out his arms to hug her, and replied: "No matter what, I will be able to protect you. "

As soon as they stepped into the courtyard gate, Brother Xuan and Sister Bao ran out to welcome her and threw themselves into their parents' arms. Li Ling let go of his wife, picked up his daughter, looked at his son, and asked, "It's so late, you guys?" Why aren't you two sleeping?"

Brother Xuan held his mother's hand, looked up at his father and replied, "My sister and I are waiting for our parents to come back. If our parents don't come back, we won't be able to sleep."

Li Ling reached out and touched his son's head, and replied with a smile: "Let's go, father and mother will accompany you to bed."

The family entered the house, but the two little guys were not sleepy at all. They chattered around their parents for a while before they were forced to take them back to the bedroom by Li Lingjingshu. As soon as the anniversary of Queen Li's death arrived, Li Ling, Jingshu and Li Lingjingshu got up early.

Jingshu first served Li Ling to put on the plain clothes that had been prepared, and then called Ziyun in to help her dress and wash. After the two of them had packed up, the whiteness of fish belly was just showing in the east.

The morning in early spring was the coldest. After going out, Li Ling subconsciously raised his hand to gather the cloak for his wife. The two came outside the second door. The steward had already prepared the carriage and horses. After waiting for less than half a cup of tea, the old lady and The eldest princess also came with their personal nannies.

 The group got on the carriage and headed straight to the imperial mausoleum.

Li Ling and Jing Shu were riding in the same car together. Since Jing Shu married into the government, she had only heard a few words about some legends about the eldest aunt of the Li family, the former Queen Li. She was bored in the car, so Jing Shu asked Li Ling. : "Do you know anything about this eldest aunt?"

Li Ling looked at his wife and replied: "She happened to have passed away when I was born, and I have never seen her. I just heard that this aunt had a quiet temperament and was a learned and talented woman."

Jingshu sighed and said: "I heard that my aunt gave birth to two princes for the Holy Emperor. It's a pity that God is jealous of Hongyan. If she were still alive and her children were still alive, Daqi would not be left without any successors."

Li Ling echoed: "The most ruthless emperor's family, it's a pity that my aunt is not kind to others."

The two of them talked all the way to the imperial mausoleum. The steward handed over all the petitions and names before letting them go. The family got off the carriage. Jing Shu supported the old lady and walked in front. The eldest princess and Li Ling walked behind. The attendants Holding the sacrifices, the group slowly came to Queen Li's mausoleum.

Although her daughter has passed away for so many years, the old lady is always in pain and her mood has calmed down. However, the eldest princess, who has always been silent, may have touched the heartstrings because Emperor Ming suddenly fell ill a while ago and came to Queen Li's bedchamber. In front of the mausoleum, they talked a lot to the tombstone.

After the elders offered incense, Li Ling and Jing Shu also came forward to offer incense to Queen Li. The eldest princess actually burst into tears and murmured: "Brother Ling has already married and established a business, his wife is virtuous, and his children are well-behaved and lovely. .”

Li Ling looked at the eldest princess in surprise and whispered: "Okay, why are mother and aunt talking about this?"

The eldest princess quickly tested her tears with a silk handkerchief and said repeatedly: "As the eldest daughter, your aunt has always been concerned about the rise and fall of the Li family during her lifetime. You are the eldest son of the Duke's family, and you are so accomplished in both civil and military affairs, with both political integrity and talent." , your aunt will be delighted to see you."

Although the eldest princess has always loved the eldest son the most among the three children, the eldest princess is not an ordinary woman who will always talk about praising her children.

Now that Li Ling was twenty-seven years old, this was the first time he heard such words from the princess's mother. He looked at the eldest princess with even more confusion and said with a hint of worry: "Mother, I know that my aunt has always been very close to you during childbirth. Are you too sad today? Already?"

Jingshu, who had always been attentive, naturally noticed the eldest princess's gaffe. She came to the eldest princess, supported her lovingly and comforted her: "Mom, take care of yourself, don't be too sad."

The eldest princess' tears welled up again. She took Jingshu's hand and continued: "Axian, as you can see, Ling Ge'er's wife is really a good child. The two of them are deeply in love." , they only have each other in their hearts, and these two children have truly achieved the deep love of 'a pair for life' that we imagined when we were young."

 (End of this chapter)