Although Ling Qingwan looked cold, she was warmer than anyone else in her heart.
She was born a young lady, but she suffered in the countryside for more than ten years and became a child bride of a poor family. Madam Pu and Luluo knew how much Ling Qingwan longed for the care of her family.
But the people in the Ling Mansion are all heartless and have never treated Ling Qingwan as a family member.
Thinking of this, Nanny Park's eyes turned red and she felt like crying.
After the matter was explained, Nanny Park and Luluo left.
"Mammy, what's wrong with you?" Luoluo saw that Mammy Park was not feeling well and asked with concern.
"It's okay, there's sand in my eyes." Nanny Park pulled her sleeve and wiped the corner of her eyes.
Green Radish didn't ask any more questions.
After Madam Park and Luluo left, the room instantly became empty. Ling Qingwan leaned on the couch with her eyes closed, thinking of the past, and sighed.
She particularly remembered how happy Ling Qingwan was when she returned to the Ling Mansion for the first time in her previous life, thinking that she had finally seen her relatives.
Later, she trusted Ling Chuchu and watched the old lady favor Ling Chuchu. And Ling Feng, not only did he secretly hide his lover behind Ling Shenshi's back, but the day after Ling Shenshi's death, he brought Cheng Man back to the Ling Mansion and supported Ye Yun to become the eldest master of the Ling Mansion, and the family was reunited.
All these things made Ling Qingwan completely disappointed with the Ling Mansion, the home she once trusted so much.
In Ling Qingwan's heart, her family has always been only her grandfather, mother and brother. But compared to Ling Chuchu, Madam Ling's sins were not serious, and she was not bad to the core.
Ling Qingwan always thought she was stupid.
Madam Park was right. Facing Madam Ling's aggressiveness, Ling Chuchu's repeated attempts to frame her, and Ling Feng's cold-eyed observation, Ling Qingwan was not without feelings in her heart, but they were not very profound.
After all, Ling Qingwan had seen through this family in her previous life.
She was just thinking, how nice it would be if Madam Ling would be willing to be quieter, not oppose her, and just eat and drink well every day and enjoy her old age.
But Ling Qingwan was just thinking about these. When Nanny Zhang left, Old Madam Ling didn't reflect on herself, so she expected someone to wake her up.
Now, the only person that Madam Ling trusts the most is Ling Chuchu.
When Shen Chengzhou was young, he met many good friends during his military campaigns. Because of his generous and righteous character, he is still in touch with most of them. Hearing that someone from the border had sent Shen Chengzhou some high-quality yak meat, he specially sent someone to invite Ling Qingwan to taste it.
The food in Dongjing City was rather light, and Ling Qingwan had eaten too much, so she wanted to change her taste. So she packed up and led Qiao'er out.
As soon as I walked out of the gate of Ling Mansion, I saw An Yi's carriage parked at the door.
"Wan Wan!" An Yi jumped up to Ling Qing Wan. "What a coincidence! I was just about to look for you and I bumped into you."
"What do you want to talk to me about?" Ling Qingwan asked puzzledly.
Seeing An Yi's smiling eyes, Ling Qingwan was also happy.
"I just want to play with you." An Yi took Ling Qingwan's hand affectionately. "What about you? Where are you going?"
Even if An Yi didn't say it, Ling Qingwan knew that the little girl was afraid that she would be wronged in the Ling Mansion and wanted to come and accompany her.
"My grandfather's friend sent him some yak meat and asked me to go to his place for lunch. It's a great opportunity, you can come with me." Ling Qingwan said with a smile.
"Yak meat? Sure, sure!" An Yi nodded repeatedly.
The two got on An Yi's carriage and headed straight to the general's mansion.
"Wanwan, let me ask you a question." An Yi held Ling Qingwan's hand.
"You say." Ling Qingwan smiled.
For some reason, Ling Qingwan could never be serious when facing An Yi. She felt that An Yi was like having another younger sister.
"It was your birthday two days ago. Did Miss Xu give you a lot of gifts?" An Yi looked serious.
"Yes." Ling Qingwan answered truthfully. "What's wrong?"
"Then what I gave you would be too embarrassing." An Yi grumbled. "I told you to give me more, but my mother wouldn't let me, saying you wouldn't like it, and asked me to pick something you could use. Now Xu Yuanyuan has stolen the spotlight."
An Yi gave her a plain hairpin, which looked plain, but was made of top-grade materials. That hairpin alone was worth a lot of money, and it just hit Ling Qingwan's spot, so Ling Qingwan liked it very much.
It turned out that An Yi was competing with Xu Yuanyuan, and Ling Qingwan didn't know whether to laugh or cry.
"I'm not familiar with Miss Xu, and she suddenly gave me such an expensive gift. I was wondering what to do. On the contrary, I like your gift more."
"Really?" An Yi's eyes lit up.
"When have I ever lied to you?" Ling Qingwan and An Yi looked at each other.
An Yi took a look and felt that Ling Qingwan was not lying, so she immediately hugged Ling Qingwan happily.
"I knew that Wanwan and I are the best."
The two of them laughed happily and unknowingly arrived at the general's mansion.
It's a bit unfortunate. I heard from the housekeeper that Shen Chengzhou went to the palace half an hour ago and has not returned yet.
The morning court session had ended for several hours. At this time, the emperor summoned Shen Chengzhou to the palace, which made Ling Qing think of the war between Northern Zhou and Dai Viet.
Her heart was in her throat.
Even though she knew that this war would most likely have a different outcome from her previous life, Ling Qingwan still felt nervous.
After An Yi arrived at the General's Mansion, no one knew where she went. Ling Qingwan was worried about the war in Northern Zhou and rested alone in the hall.
After a while, An Yi jumped up the stairs lively.
"Wanwan, can we go out and play for a while?"
Ling Qingwan withdrew her thoughts, raised her head, and saw Ling Xiao standing behind An Yi.
"And Brother Lingxiao, let's go together." An Yi said as she took Lingxiao's arm.
Ling Xiao felt a little awkward, but he didn't break free. Ling Qingwan saw this and felt relieved.
It seems that even though Ling Xiao has lost his memory, he still likes An Yi. It is just as the saying goes, two people who truly love each other will fall in love again even if they start all over again.
Just thinking about the day when An Yi would become her sister-in-law, Ling Qingwan couldn't help but want to laugh.
"Wanwan, what are you laughing at?" An Yi wondered. Ling Qingwan didn't say anything, but just kept grinning.
"Okay, let's go out for a walk." Ling Qingwan agreed.
Ever since Ling Xiao often took Liu'er out, causing people in the capital to gossip about him, Shen Chengzhou got angry and locked Ling Xiao up, not allowing him to go out.
How could Ling Xiao dare to resist Shen Chengzhou? He had a lot of grievances. Today, he could go out with Ling Qingwan and An Yi, so Ling Xiao was naturally happy to do so. So when An Yi proposed, Ling Xiao agreed without thinking too much.
"By the way, I want to take Liu'er with us." Ling Xiao suddenly spoke.
As soon as he finished speaking, Ling Qingwan's eyes turned cold.
An Yi's reaction was even more intense, and she rejected Ling Xiao without even thinking about it.
"I don't want to be with Liu'er. I don't welcome her."
"Liu'er hasn't gone out for a long time, and I have promised her." Ling Xiao frowned, looking a little unhappy.
"Brother Wan, forget it. I won't go."
At this time, Liu'er came in crying from the door. If you didn't know, you would think someone bullied her.