beauty bible

Chapter 8
Li Xuanming didn't have many close friends in the officialdom, so his first wife, An Shi, knew few official wives.

Today, An went out to a banquet.This banquet was the family banquet of Qin Jiatai, the Shangguan directly under Li Xuanming. It was held for the [-]th birthday of Qin Jiatai's biological mother.

This Qin Jiatai is a fifth-rank doctor. He is not only Li Xuanming's superior, but also has kindness to the Li family.

Li Xuanming didn't have any capable friends in the officialdom, so when he wanted to find a good martial arts master for a pair of heirs, he relied on this Langzhong Qin.

When An Shi woke up in the morning, he was in a very good mood.She put on her makeup and clothes carefully, and went to the banquet happily, but in the Qin family's courtyard, she was full of angry words.

It turned out that during the days when Li Ling was ill, the results of the palace draft had already come out.

This year, ten show girls were selected into the harem.Except for the two show girls who came from the families of the third-rank officials, the other eight show girls were all from the families of the fifth-rank, sixth-rank, and seventh-rank officials.

When these ten beautiful women entered the palace, they all got low status.

This draft matter had long since ceased to have anything to do with the Li family, and it had nothing to do with An's at all.

But before the banquet started, several officials and wives were sitting in the garden chatting, and after a while, they talked about the draft.As soon as the conversation started, several well-meaning officials and wives began to sneer at An Shi.

"Mrs. Li, your eldest girl was brought back in a hurry after only two days in the palace." The lady held a round fan in one hand to cover her snickering mouth, and said, "Is it really unlucky, I can't bear the slightest dragon's breath. Or , it can't be that...you have some unspeakable disease, right?"

An's face replied embarrassingly: "It's just a little cold, it's already recovered. It's a big girl who has no luck."

When replying, An secretly clenched her sleeves with both hands, furious, wanting to strangle Li Jingjing, the instigator!
In An's heart, this unlucky idiot is clearly Li Jingjing, but now she wants to wrong her good daughter Jingshu to take the blame!
Even though An replied in a low voice, there were still a few officials' wives who brought up this matter and said a few more words.

But these sarcastic words hit An's face hard, making her cheeks feel hot and she was extremely embarrassed and angry.She really couldn't stand it any longer, and after a while, An's face turned gloomy and she left the Qin family early with an excuse.

As soon as she came back, Anshi saw Li Ling's soft, young face smiling brightly. In an instant, the fury in Anshi's heart suddenly burst out!
Even if Li Ling didn't do anything today, An would still want to eat her!What's more!Now let her catch Li Ling's mistake!

An stared, and pointed at Li Ling with one finger, almost touching her eyes: "Second Miss! You violated the family rules today, but practiced martial arts as a concubine. This is what I saw with my own eyes. What else do you have?" What can I say?!"

Li Ling was suddenly slapped in the face and was a little confused.

Why is this man so crazy?

Just doing a few random gestures like this is called practicing martial arts?
If martial arts are so easy to learn, what kind of martial arts master does the Li family need?
Thinking this way in his heart, Li Ling took a step back and argued: "I just liked it, made a little gesture and—"

Before he finished speaking, An stepped forward, and with a "slap", another slap landed on Li Ling's face.

The flower branches in his hands have already fallen to the ground, and the small yellow flower clusters have also been trampled to pieces.

The past three months have been the most uneasy and most peaceful time for Li Ling.

In this world, the aunt An's disliked Li Jingjing.But in ancient times, which family could get rid of the shackles of the aunt? !
In the past, the aunt An's pointed at her all day long, ignoring her indifference, and Li Ling always thought that she was watching a TV series.But in terms of life, as the young lady of the Li family, she is "simple" all day long, like porridge and side dishes, not much different from the maids and servants.

Li Ling was enduring all of this.

She knew that in this world, she was helpless.She knew that in this world, she was powerless to resist.She also knew that in this world, she didn't even have the ability to leave the Li Mansion that made her unhappy.

I endured it for three months and pretended to be weak for three months.

But today, Li Ling felt that he was clearly just making blind gestures and was not learning martial arts secretly at all. Why should he be slapped in the face? !

Hit people without hitting them in the face.

At this moment, Li Ling's heart started to scream with dissatisfaction.After enduring three months of humiliation, the suppressed emotions suddenly burst out.She raised her head, said nothing, and stared at Anshi fiercely.

An's body froze slightly, unexpectedly frightened by the resentful eyes.

But after a while, An Shi came back to his senses and was furious: "Good girl! What kind of eyes do you have? Are you dissatisfied? What right do you have to dissatisfy?! What are you?"

With that said, An raised his hand and waved towards Li Ling again.

Li Ling narrowed his eyes slightly, quickly raised his hand, and pinched An Shi's wrist firmly.

"what--"

Anshi screamed, not only because of the pain in her wrist, but also because she was surprised that the quiet and cowardly Li Jingjing dared to fight back!
At this time, the maid who was standing behind An's rushed forward, trying to break Li Ling's hand.

How can the speed of a maid and servant compare to the speed of a warrior!

When Li Zhi and Li Jingshu saw An Shi and Li Ling quarreling, they both stopped and stood quietly by the side.

Seeing that Li Ling pinched An's hand, Li Jingshu flew forward and kicked Li Ling's chest with her right leg.

In Li Ling's anger, he felt a blur in front of his eyes, and then a pain in his chest, and he flew upside down and fell to the ground fiercely.

His buttocks and left hand hit the ground, and the pain made Li Ling unable to move for a long time.

Li Zhi and Li Jingshu stood on both sides of An. Li Zhi asked softly: "Mom, does your hand hurt?"

An Shi touched her right wrist, moved her right palm, turned her head and smiled at Li Jingshu: "It's still Jingshu who treats mother well. Mother doesn't hurt, mother doesn't hurt."

Li Ling was lying on the cold ground, and when he heard the phrase "Mother is kind and daughter is filial", tears burst out of the corners of his eyes.

She also has parents who really love her!

But this is not her home.

An Shi, Li Zhi, and Li Jingshu stepped forward.

Standing beside her were a pair of extremely outstanding sons and daughters, and the two children were extremely filial to her. At this time, this feeling of "same hatred and hatred" really made An's heart feel comfortable and proud. She looked down at Li Ling who was motionless on the ground , sneered and said: "Second Miss, you violated the family rules today, which is a mistake. Disrespecting your aunt is a big mistake. Today, I will ask the family law to teach you a good lesson for an unfilial daughter who does not respect family rules and respects her aunt."

Li's family law: Men are punished with sticks.Women caning.

The family law of the Li family has been in place for a long time, but in the past ten years, except for An's whipping a few restless aunts, it really hasn't fallen on the children of the Li family.

For the timid Li Jingjing, she did not dare to make mistakes, so she had never experienced caning.

Li Ling lay silently on the ground, the numbness in her body gradually passed, and she moved slightly.In addition to the pain in her buttocks and the palm of her left hand, she also felt a little cold in her hands and feet, but she didn't feel any severe pain in her body.It seems that she did not have a broken bone, at most a muscle contusion.

Hearing An's words, Li Ling didn't say a word.

Without martial arts, you can't fight, and you can't escape.

The situation is stronger than the person. It seems that there is no way to escape this suffering!
Li Ling slightly adjusted his posture to make it more comfortable to lie on the ground, but did not get up immediately.

The body was pressed against the icy cold ground, and the cold feeling forced Li Ling to calm down.

Li Ling suddenly understood why An always said that Aunt Qian stopped talking.

Probably, Aunt Qian has already figured it out, and the more she said, the more wrong she became.If you want to add a crime, there is nothing wrong with it.If you talk less, it will not be easy for An's to find the fault and take the opportunity to attack.

(End of this chapter)