I dress up as a poor noblewoman, and I bring my whole family home with my literary talent.

Chapter 90 Prayer
Song Lingyi pondered, her fingertips brushing across the pages of the book, her mind full of thoughts -

She agreed to the bet that day, and later she thought she was impulsive. But in this dynasty where the concept of family status is very serious, there is a man with excellent conditions in all aspects who is willing to go to a cold and bitter place to gain merit for her, and ask His Majesty for a marriage. It would be a lie to say that she is not tempted.

"Master, I don't care about the reputation of my family. It's easy to find a priceless treasure, but it's hard to find a lover."

Song Lingyi recalled Xie Yanshu's sincere words and determined eyes on the day of boating on the lake, and smiled bitterly: "The mountains are high and the road is long. He just wants a dream. I am not a stone heart. I am willing to give him a chance."

She has never experienced love, and has never had any expectations for marriage.
How could she deserve to become someone else's thought?

Hearing this, Ye Xu'an was not disappointed. "Disciple, you are still young and lack experience. There is no rush for love. Wait until the kid from the Xie family comes back..."

"Master, how do you know it was him?" Song Lingyi's cheeks flushed slightly.
"It takes a lot of effort to send frozen pears from the north to Chang'an. Only the kid from the Xie family has the time to do that." Ye Xu'an pointed out mercilessly, "And I saw it outside the Xuanzheng Hall on the day he accepted you as his apprentice. He treats you..."

"Stop!"

Ye Xuan dared to speak, but Song Lingyi was too shy to listen.

"Master, you are such a gossip."

Snapped--

Ye Xu'an gave her a slap on the forehead

"What do you mean old man? Does the Master look really old?!"

"Keep reading your book!"

Ye Xuan got up and left.

……

New Year's Day is the Spring Festival. The holiday order of the Daliang Dynasty clearly stipulates that the New Year's Day holiday is seven days. In fact, it is more than seven days. After the 25th day of the twelfth lunar month, there is no regular court. If there is an urgent matter, the court officials can knock on the gate to see the emperor.

It's like the beginning of a holiday.

Until the end of the Lantern Festival (the 15th day of the first lunar month), the government offices in the imperial court would take turns to work.

Ye Xu'an was worried that Song Lingyi was too young and would be distracted by playing and forget all the hard work she had done during this period. Not to mention children, many adults don't have the patience to persevere.

However, Song Lingyi was a patient person. She voluntarily promised to come to the Tai Shi Bureau to review her lessons every day. Anyway, she still lived in Nansui Garden, so it was very convenient for her to commute.

Ye Xu'an smiled and said, "It's good that you have such perseverance. But you don't have to come every day. You live in Nansui Garden, and you have served in the Shanggong Bureau before. At the end of the year, you will have to deal with the relationships between the Yongxiang Female Officials and the Palace and the Province. You must not forget the ways of the world, but you must remember not to neglect your studies."

Song Lingyi agreed solemnly.

"You are not able to take charge of things on your own this year. After a while, I won't have to serve in the palace."

Anyway, my disciple lives in the palace for 365 days a day!

The New Year's Day holiday is the longest holiday of the year in the court. It is a lively and festive occasion with banquets set up everywhere. Palace servants are even allowed to drink, set up small gambling games and have some fun. No wonder everyone looks forward to the New Year.

On the 28th day of the twelfth lunar month, before returning home, Song Lingyi prepared a big meal with He Qing and celebrated the New Year in advance with the female officials of the Sijisi. Then she carried gifts from the Shangyi Bureau to the Neiwenxueguan to visit Mr. Luo.

At the hour of You, I boarded the carriage leaving the palace. The atmosphere of the New Year was already strong on Fenghuang Street. Song Lingyi stopped and walked along the way, bought a lot of New Year goods, and when she returned to the Song family, she was just in time for dinner.

This year was the happiest one for the Song family in the past twenty years. After dinner, Zhou Xiaoniang suggested going up the mountain to pray for blessings the next day.

Mrs. Song frowned when she heard this and said that it had been raining a lot recently and the road up the mountain was difficult to walk on, and she wanted to avoid any accidents when the New Year was approaching.

Zhou Xiaoniang said, "I heard that Lingjing Temple is very popular and the fortune-telling is very accurate. I plan to take my three daughters to have their fortune told. Changling and Lingwan will be eighteen this year, and if we delay any longer, they may not be able to get married!"

When Mr. Song heard this, he thought it made sense. The eldest daughter and the second daughter were both married. The eldest daughter was the wife of a scholar, and the second daughter was the daughter-in-law of the earl's legitimate daughter. It would be very prestigious to tell others about it. If the third and fourth daughters also married into high-class families...

Now only Song Changling and Song Lingwan live in the house. Song Changling doesn't have her second sister to quarrel with her, and she doesn't have to serve her parents-in-law. She lives a very comfortable life. When she heard that she was going to be matched with a man, she was a little reluctant: "Little lady, I'm not in a hurry."

Zhou Xiaoniang squinted at her and said, "I'm anxious!"

"Some things don't make me pray to the gods and Buddhas for peace of mind. I really can't sleep at night. Just treat it as a companion to relax me."

Mrs. Song's two biological daughters were married, and both married into good families, so she was naturally not anxious about the marriages of the second and third wives' daughters. Mrs. Zhou and Mrs. Song had been secretly competing with each other for so many years, so of course she hoped that Song Changling would marry a better family and surpass the first wife.

Before going up the mountain, Zhou Xiaoniang took the three sisters to the street to buy some sundries that might be needed. Song Lingyi bought some snacks to satisfy her cravings and planned to take them up the mountain secretly.

After buying the snacks, he came out and saw Zhou Xiaoniang leading the third and fourth sisters into a tailor shop. He saw that they would not come out for less than an incense stick of time, so he stood by the carriage and waited, sharing snacks with Azhu.

After about an incense stick of time, the person still didn't come out. Fang wanted to call Azhu to go find him, but a dark shadow suddenly pressed down on him.

She turned her head and saw Lu Jing who had arrived without her knowing. He was sitting on the horse holding the reins, looking down at her with an upright posture, like a green pine.

Song Lingyi didn't expect to meet Lu Jing on Xuanwu Street. Chang'an City is so big, and she seems to meet Lu Jing every time she goes out. It's really bad luck.

During the last autumn hunt, his men chased her all over the hunting ground and almost caused her to die young; and the time before that, in that dark room, he almost strangled her to death for the jade pendant of Prince Jin.

Although she was upset in her heart, she couldn't show it on her face. Song Lingyi pursed her lips lightly and said with a fake smile, "Boss Lu, how are you?"

"Miss Song, where are you going?"

"Go to Lingjing Temple with the elders in my family to pray for blessings."

Azhu looked at Lu Jing calmly, remembering that it was the Fifth Lady who invited him to the last promotion banquet.

When did they become so familiar with each other?
Still on the street, Ah Zhu didn't want his daughter to have too much communication with Lu Jing and attract other people's attention, so he interrupted and said, "Fifth Miss, Zhou Xiaoniang and the others haven't come back yet, do you want to go and urge them?"

Just at this moment, Zhou Xiaoniang came out of the tailor shop. She first took a good look at Lu Jing on the black horse, and then saw Song Lingyi, who was as weak as a willow in front of the horse.

Seeing this, she frowned fiercely and called out, "Le Le!"

Song Lingyi heard Zhou Xiaoniang calling her, and wanted to take this opportunity to say goodbye to Lu Jing, but before she could say anything, she heard Lu Jing say in a flat tone: "Alright?"

Last time at the Song family, I also heard the Song family call her "Le Le".

(End of this chapter)