Ling Yufei had never thought that one day, she would be afraid of this eldest sister who had not been taken seriously by her since she was a child. Even though she did nothing and just stood quietly in front of her, she still had that kind of anger that was not angry.

The oppressive feeling of power made it impossible for him to generate any resistance and hostility.

It was an unspeakable fear, as if in front of this woman, her slightest move would bring disaster to herself.

The words of pleading disappeared on the tip of her tongue, and Ling Yufei moved her lips in embarrassment: "Sister, you finally got home, so don't stand at the door. If you have anything to do, go inside and talk about it."

The slightly flattering words slightly relaxed the solemn atmosphere in front of the mansion.

Ling Keqing glanced at his little daughter approvingly. Not bad, she knew how to adapt to changes, and it was not in vain that he had devoted all his efforts in cultivating her since childhood.

Ling Ruoxi nodded slightly, her expression so indifferent that it was hard to see her true emotions, "Okay."

"Please." Ling Yufei took over the job of leading the way, wearing a flattering smile, and took the lead in the door.

The aunts and the heirs of the Ling Mansion were all following behind. They looked at this relative who had undergone tremendous changes without leaving any trace. They couldn't believe that the woman in front of them was the cowardly and incompetent waste they remembered!

In the past half year or so, they have heard too much about Ling Ruoxi's great achievements. They learned that she became the regent of Nanzhao Kingdom, defeated Beining's cavalry, and had the imperial court defrauded a sum of money. These various deeds were beyond

How could a woman do such a thing beyond their expectations? They admired her, but were also afraid of her. No one would forget the scene where Ling Ruoxi brutally murdered the second aunt in the Ling Mansion.

From that day on, they knew that this relative had changed, becoming inaccessible and extremely strange.

"Tsk, this place is really shabby." Yun Jingchen looked around with disdain. How could the mansion where the prime minister of a country lived be related to the exchange of greetings? He was just using this relationship to hurt Ling Keqing.

"Which courtyard did Ruoxi live in when she was a child?" he asked with raised eyebrows.

Ling Ruoxi pointed to the most desolate courtyard in the north: "That's my old residence over there."

"I want to take a look." He also secretly sent people to investigate Ling Ruoxi's former residence, but he never walked in openly to take a closer look. Even during the investigation, he learned what kind of life she lived before.

But he still wanted to see it with his own eyes.

"What's there to see? It's just a desolate place where no one lives." Ling Ruoxi said nonchalantly. She didn't have many real memories of that place. After all, the people who had lived in that house,

It is the original owner of this body, not her.

"I want to see what the place where you lived before was like." Yun Jingchen was stubborn and refused to compromise.

Ling Ruoxi had no choice but to nod, but she did not forget to ask Ling Keqing, the master: "Prime Minister Ling, do you have any objections?"

Can he say there is?

Noticing the forcefulness in Ling Ruoxi's words, Ling Keqing had to be stupid to refuse.

"That place has been sealed up since you left. No one has cleaned it for a long time. How about I send someone to tidy it up first?" Ling Keqing didn't want Yun Jingchen to just go there like this. The place was too big.

Desolate, he was worried that Yun Jingchen would mistakenly think that Ling Ruoxi was not respected in the house, although that was true.

"Ha, this is what makes it look real. Why do I want to see a tidy yard?" Yun Jingchen sneered, and Ling Keqing suddenly stopped talking with his harsh words.

He could only nod angrily and lead the people to the north yard in person.

Along the way, Ling Ruoxi admired the scenery in the entire mansion. This place was full of strangeness to her.

"Well, mother, where are we going now?" Ling Xiaobai blinked his eyes, secretly held her finger, and asked softly.

"Go and see the place where I lived before." Ling Ruoxi explained.

"What's there to see?" Ling Xiaobai, who had been lucky enough to visit it, had no favorable impression of that place at all.

"Is there so much nonsense?" Ling Ruoxi tugged hard on the hair on the top of his head, looking slightly displeased.

Seeing the mother and son bickering, Ling Keqing felt a little uncomfortable. She was also a daughter, but she turned a blind eye to her father and had no respect at all.

When he thought of this, he couldn't hide the anger in his heart.

Ling Yufei secretly tugged on his sleeve, shook her head, and told him not to be impulsive. At this time, they must not offend the eldest sister. Behind her, she now has the Dongfang family as her backer, and with her

They must be wary of her cultivation and strength and cannot beat and scold her like before.

The high and desolate walls came into view, some of the gray walls were even cracked, the corners were covered with green moss, the surroundings were overgrown with weeds, and the air was filled with a pungent smell of moisture.

Yun Jingchen looked slightly cold, staring at the dilapidated yard, his eyebrows as cold as a knife: "Have you been living in this kind of ghost place since you were a child?"

Thinking of the hard days she had lived in the past, Yun Jingchen wished she could raze this place to the ground.

"Yes." Ling Ruoxi nodded. The courtyard in her memory matched the place in front of her completely.

"Hmph, the Prime Minister's Mansion can't even find a good yard? How can he let his direct eldest daughter live in a place like this?" Yun Jingchen decisively pointed the muzzle at Ling Keqing and defended Ling Ruoxi.

What kind of life did this woman live in the past? Damn it!

For the first time, he hated it so much that he didn't get to know her earlier. If he could have been involved in her life earlier, would she have suffered less?

How could he know that if it weren't for the sufferings in the first half of his life, where would the soul exchange come from? Without those bullying and suppression, standing in front of him, she would no longer be this unique woman.

Ling Keqing looked a little embarrassed and didn't know how to respond to his question.

"What happened in the past was because we all treated my eldest sister poorly and treated her badly." Ling Yufei took the initiative to admit her mistake.

Ling Ruoxi was surprised. She didn't expect that there was someone in the Ling family who could bend and stretch.

In fact, if you think about it carefully, she and this third lady don't have much grievances. Even when she was a child, she was not among the people who bullied her. This person just watched with cold eyes. There were even several times when Ling Yuhan secretly bullied her predecessor.

She said a few nice words for her predecessor. Of course, Ling Ruoxi could guess the reason why Ling Yufei did what she did. It was probably to embarrass Ling Yuhan.

"Huh, I thought you didn't know how despicable everything you did was, but it turns out you know it in your heart." Yun Jingchen raised the corner of his mouth in a funny way, scorning Ling Yufei's move to admit his mistake now.

In this world, sorry is always the most useless word.

"I've seen it, should we get down to business?" Ling Ruoxi changed the subject and did not dwell on the childhood of her predecessor.

Ling Keqing hurriedly walked down the steps she gave, "Yes, yes, yes, Ruoxi, let's sit in the front hall first and say, you guys are tired from traveling, I have already ordered my servants to prepare lunch, and we will talk after eating."

Something else.”

"No need, I can still find a place to have a meal." Ling Ruoxi rejected his kindness, "Let's get down to business. You are trying every possible means to get people to deliver messages, but you can't just treat me to a meal.

It’s just food.”

Her rejection caused the smile that had managed to squeeze out of Ling Keqing's face to freeze again. For a moment, he was neither smiling nor angry.

Ling Xiaobai chuckled wildly. Seeing this annoying guy deflated, he couldn't be more happy.

The harsh laughter violently hit Ling Keqing's fragile and sensitive nerves, and the muscles on his face twitched slightly. He used all his strength to barely restrain the raging flames in his heart: "In this case, let's talk about things first.

Bar."

He endures!

Following him back to the front hall, the spacious room was quickly filled with this large group of people. The guards of the Dongfang family were like door gods, guarding outside the door. Their tall figures and cold aura made him

The servants passing by shivered and were a little scared.

Ling Keqing specially asked Ling Ruoxi to sit in the first place. This seemingly small move was enough to show how much he valued her now.

Yun Jingchen sat lazily beside Ling Ruoxi, his posture was lazy, his narrow eyes were slightly narrowed, like a cat yawning happily.

Even though this was the case, no one present dared to underestimate him.

Ling Keqing waved the women to leave, leaving only Ling Yufei, who sat down with her on the wooden chair below. Soon, the servants with trembling legs presented them with high-quality red robes, and the elegant fragrance of tea filled the air.

Scattered in all directions, curls of white mist rose from the crystal clear white jade tea cup, blurring Ling Ruoxi's sharp expression.

"Ruoxi, we haven't seen each other for many days since we last parted. I heard that you are doing well in Nanzhao recently. I am very happy for you." Ling Keqing kept his posture very low and his tone was very low.

Even tinged with a touch of flattery.

When had he ever thought that one day he would bow down to a daughter he had never paid attention to? When had he ever thought that he, who used to be so aloof, would talk to her so humbly now? If he had known that this day would come,

At the beginning, he would not have treated her harshly and wasted his bright future.

To this day, Ling Keqing still regrets his ignorance, rather than his unreasonable partiality and indifference.

"Happy? I thought you would be in bed every day thinking about when I would fall from the clouds to the bottom." Ling Ruoxi said aggressively. She didn't think that Ling Keqing would still be sincere after being tricked by her so many times.

is happy for her success.

He was not a saint, and neither was she, so such words, which were so obviously false, did not move her heart at all.

Ling Keqing coughed awkwardly, "Why would a father think that way?"

"If you don't talk about business, I don't think there is any need for me to stay here any longer." Ling Ruoxi was too lazy to listen to his nonsense about getting closer to each other, father? This kind of thing will never happen either in the previous life or in this life.

exists in her dictionary.

"Dad, eldest sister is so impatient, let's get straight to the point." Ling Yufei started to smooth things over again. Now, Ling Yuhan has lost her favor. In the prime minister's house, she, the third young lady, has become the most favored existence. In this situation
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