Chapter 243 Ridiculous Request

The weather is fine today.

Early in the morning, Ling Ning took her maid to a temple in the suburbs to burn incense and pray for her grandfather, father and brothers.

As the legitimate daughter of a family of military generals, Ling Ning has never believed in fate, but her grandfather, father and brother are on the battlefield, and she still prays piously for their safety every year.

After getting off the carriage, Ling Ning had just stepped through the gate when she saw her eldest aunt Wu coming, surrounded by her grandmother and maids.

After a pause on her feet, Ling Ning saluted smoothly: "Auntie."

"Ling Ning, have you just come back?" When Mrs. Wu saw Ling Ning, a warm smile suddenly appeared on her face, "Auntie has something to discuss with you."

Ling Ning's expression remained unchanged: "Auntie, please tell me if you have something to say."

"It's about your eldest sister's marriage." Wu and Ling Ning walked towards the inner courtyard together, looking at Ling Ning with a smile as they walked, "Both children are now eighteen years old this year, but she has never had a suitable marriage. I mean Yes, can you leave Prince Jing's marriage to Shuang'er? I will order a better one for you in the future..."

"Better?" Ling Ning raised her eyebrows with a playful expression, "Who does Auntie think is a better husband than Prince Jing?"

There was a moment of embarrassment on Wu's face, and then she sneered: "There are still a few princes in the palace who have not yet gotten married."

Ling Ning said calmly: "If the princes are not married, what does it have to do with me? Are they all willing to marry me, or am I definitely willing to marry them?"

The eldest prince is already married, and he and his wife play the piano.

The idle king was deposed, and his princess was demoted from the principal concubine to the side concubine, which indeed vacated the position of the principal concubine.

King Yu had previously revealed the idea of ​​marrying her, but Ling Ning thought of the hypocrisy that could not be ignored under King Yu's smile, and thought that the man was a jackal.

The fifth prince is a sick man.

The sixth prince is King Jing, and he and she are in love.

Ninth Prince Mu Tingchuan is even more unsuitable.

There are several princes in front of you, who should you choose?

"Ling Ning, why are you talking to me like this?" Mrs. Wu was a little unhappy, "I am your elder -"

"My marriage should be decided by my grandmother and myself. The eldest aunt has overstepped her authority." Ling Ning said calmly, "I haven't decided whether to agree to this marriage. Even if the eldest aunt has this intention, I should ask King Jing I can’t decide whether he wants to marry his eldest sister or not.”

Wu said in a matter-of-fact tone: "As long as you make it clear to King Jing, he should agree." m.

Ling Ning paused slightly, her eyes fell on Wu's face, and the temperature in her eyes dropped to freezing point little by little: "But why should I do this?"

Wu's expression froze.

"Pushing my own marriage away to an eighteen-year-old concubine who has not yet left the court? Don't you think this request is too much?"

Wu's expression darkened: "Ling Ning——"

"Whether it's to me or to Prince Jing, it's all too much." Ling Ning doesn't like to be conceited and submissive, and her words are more in line with the style of a military commander. "Prince Jing is a noble prince after all. How can he be willing to marry a concubine? "

Wu frowned: "Although Shuang'er is a concubine, but she is named in my name, what's the difference between her and a legitimate daughter?"

Ling Ning did not answer her question: "When King Jing sent someone to propose marriage, he clearly said 'Ling Ning, the legitimate daughter of the second wife of the Ling family'. The eldest aunt insisted on pushing her daughter out. She didn't think she was so eager to get married. Is the person’s behavior too low?”

Wu's expression darkened and she looked at Ling Ning with an evil look.

Ling Ning smiled coldly: "If aunt feels that her behavior is appropriate, she can go to discuss it with grandma. Why do you have to come to me to make yourself uncomfortable?"

"Ling Ning, I'm just discussing with you, what's your attitude?" Wu was displeased, "Even if you are the legitimate daughter of the second wife, you shouldn't treat your elders like this. You really have no rules at all!"

"If eldest aunt knew the rules, she wouldn't make such a ridiculous request." Ling Ning said, turning and walking towards her yard, "I have something to do and can't chat with eldest aunt any more, so I'll take my leave first."

Wu stood in the distance, watching her leave, her face livid with anger.

What an incompetent thing!

"Girl." Ayun, the personal maid, followed Ling Ning and spoke in a low voice, "The eldest lady is used to being domineering. If you speak to her like this today, will she hold a grudge?"

Ling Ning returned to her Ningshuang Courtyard, cleaned her face and hands under the service of the maid, changed into loose clothes, and reclined on the soft couch in front of the screen.

Then he said indifferently: "If I don't cut off her hope once and for all, she will only pester her every day, and I will be too lazy to deal with her."

The maid Ah Wan brought hot tea and nodded: "The girl is right, but the eldest lady is not a person who gives up easily. Does the girl have any countermeasures?"

What to do?

Ling Ning held the tea cup with an expressionless face, and was thinking about how to solve this matter completely, when she heard the maid outside report: "Girl, the eldest girl is here."

Ling Ning frowned and looked up.

Ayun muttered: "The big girl came very quickly. Did she fly here after practicing Qinggong?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a woman in light blue clothes walked slowly across the threshold. She had a slender figure, a delicate and delicate face, and a well-placed smile on her lips.

It was Ling Shuang, the eldest daughter of the Ling family.

"Sister A Ning." Ling Shuang walked like lotus, with a frail figure and a somewhat pitiful charm on his face, "I heard that my mother came to find you just now. I felt very sorry, so I came here to talk to you."

Ling Ning maintained her reclining posture and smiled faintly: "Eldest sister also thinks that auntie's request is too much?"

Ling Shuang's expression froze, and then she frowned softly: "As a daughter, I dare not criticize my mother. After all, she is my elder."

"Yeah." Ling Ning nodded, "So you think her request is too much, but it's hard to criticize her. I understand what you mean."

Ling Shuang's smile froze: "..."

Ling Ning raised her hand: "Sit down."

Ling Shuang took a breath and quickly recovered her smile: "Thank you, sister Ning."

The maid brought her a pearwood stool and placed it in front of Ling Ning.

Compared to Ling Ning's casual and leisurely sitting posture, Ling Shuang, who sat upright and deliberately put on an elegant and weak posture, seemed much more restrained.

The maid poured her a cup of tea, and Ling Shuang thanked her politely.

In the Ling family, she always looks like this, looking weak and kind, kind and polite, which makes people feel good.

However, women in deep mansions are best at disguising. Whether they are really kind or hypocritical, they can't tell in one or two days, but they can naturally distinguish over time.

"The reason why mother came to find sister An Ning is because I am old. Mother is worried that I won't be able to find a good marriage partner in the future, so..." Ling Shuang hesitated for a moment, and a bitter smile appeared at the corner of her lips. "Mother worries about my marriage all day long. I feel bad, and I can't stop mother's love for her daughter. I hope sister won't worry too much."