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  After Ling Jingyu finished speaking, there was a moment of silence in the carriage.

  Ling Jing was listening quietly with a dazed expression, her lips moved slightly as if she wanted to say something, but in the end didn't open her mouth.

  Jiang was also stunned by Ling Jingxu's words. After a long while, he sighed and said: "Ah Xiu, which woman is willing to compromise? Which woman does not want to grow old with her husband, a lifetime of two people?"

  "But this world has never been fair to women."

  "Ordinary people, mostly due to poverty, cannot afford a second wife and spend their lives with their wives. Those who are slightly richer, which one only has a legitimate wife? They inevitably bring beautiful concubines into the house. The young princes and nobles have beautiful and charming maids by their side before they come of age. After marrying their legitimate wives, taking in concubines and raising mistresses is a common practice."

  "It's a woman's greatest fortune to meet a man who treats his wife well and won't indulge in concubines or abandon his wife."

  "What you just said, it's fine to mention privately among us, but in the future, when facing others, absolutely do not casually bring it up. Lest you gain a reputation for being arrogant and reckless, without knowing what is proper."

  "I know these words are unpleasant to hear, but they come from the bottom of my heart. I hope you won't be unhappy after hearing them."

  Chiang finished saying these words with a heavy heart.

  Ling Jingyan's face completely lost its smile, and she hung her head, seemingly deep in thought.

  Ling Jingxu smiled at Jiang Shi: "Elder sister's kind words are all for my own good, I'm touched and grateful, how could I not be happy?"

  Before Chiang could catch his breath, he continued: "However, I don't agree with what you said, sister-in-law."

  Chiang: "......"

  Ling Jingxian's face was calm and serene, her expression peaceful. Yet the words that came out of her mouth were powerful and resounding: "It is precisely because this world is unfair to women in many ways that as a woman, one must be even more self-respecting, self-loving, self-strengthening, and self-reliant."

  "No matter what others think or do, I will stick to my own thoughts. If I meet the one who loves me wholeheartedly, we'll grow old together hand in hand. If not, I'd rather be alone and never get married!"

  Jiang's eyes widened in shock as he took a deep breath of cold air, his heart filled with astonishment.

  Ling Jingxian is not only clever and decisive, but also has a rare firmness and stubbornness among women. She doesn't care about the traditional virtues of "three obediences and four virtues", and can be said to be unorthodox.

  With such a temper, I'm afraid you'll have to suffer the consequences later on.

  But somehow she also secretly admired and envied Ling Jingxuan.

  How much courage does it take to utter such words?!

  Ling Xiao, who had been sitting silently beside Ling Jingyu, suddenly spoke up: "Jingyu is right. In the future, if I were to meet a woman I like, I will definitely treat her with all my heart and soul, and not be wishy-washy."

  Ling Jingxiao smiled slightly and pulled Ling Xiao's hand, saying intimately: "It's best if you think so, Ah Xiao."

  Ling Xiao raised the corner of his lips, smiling cleanly and purely.

  Jiang looked at this pair of siblings and was completely at a loss for words, so she also shut her mouth.

  It seems that this topic is a bit heavy for everyone, and no one speaks again on the way. Each with their own thoughts. Each has their own thoughts.

  Ling Jingyu was not affected, and soon turned her head back, looking through the dense bamboo curtain at the street outside. Later, she felt that this was not clear enough, so she simply lifted a corner of the carriage curtain.

  Fortunately, the carriage was moving at a moderate pace and the curtain only lifted slightly, revealing only her neck and chin.

  Before pedestrians could see the girl's face in the carriage, the carriage had already walked away quickly and smoothly.

  ......

  One hour later.

  The carriage left the main gate of the imperial city and entered the outer city.

  The street was still flat, but narrower than the inner city. The pedestrians on the street also increased. The speed of the horse-drawn carriage also slowed down accordingly.

  Ling Jingxu did not want people to see her appearance and lowered the bamboo curtain.

  Ling Jingyan couldn't hold it in for too long. She opened her mouth and broke the silence: "A Shu, you've been staring at something for so long, what were you looking at?"

  "In the view of Luoyang City." Ling Jingxian smiled and said: "Looking at the streets and pedestrians of Luoyang City, looking at shops and vendors, looking at the shouting and calling out to customers... Luoyang City is indeed prosperous. Along this road, everything in sight is bustling and crowded, and there doesn't seem to be any quiet or secluded places."

  A proud feeling arose in Ling Jingyan's heart: "That's natural. However, sitting in a carriage and looking around is just like walking through flowers, not very interesting. Later when we arrive at Hui Chun Tang, we'll wear our veils and get off the carriage. Why don't we take a stroll around Nan Shi nearby? That's where the real excitement is..."

  "A Yan, this doesn't seem right!"

  "Wait, we can't just go out like this," Jiang said hastily. "Before we left, our mother-in-law specifically reminded us to just take a look at Hui Chun Tang and then return. The southern city is mostly inhabited by ordinary people, and there are many prying eyes. If we reveal ourselves, who knows what kind of trouble we might stir up?"

  Ling Jingyan smiled incredulously and said, "Elder sister, we've brought so many guards and maids out with us. Anyone with eyes can see that we're the ladies of a wealthy family. Ordinary people wouldn't dare to provoke us, who would come to cause trouble for us?"

  "But..."

  "Besides, as long as we don't say anything when we get back, Mother will never know that we went to Nan City."

  Jiang still looked hesitant.

  "Alright! We won't go to those fancy silk and cosmetics shops. Let's just go to Dingxiang Tower, the most famous restaurant in South City, for lunch. We'll leave immediately after we finish eating. Is that okay?"

  "Really leaving after eating?"

  Ling Jingyan nodded seriously with a solemn expression.

  "Alright! After we go back to Huichuntang, we will go to Dingxianglou." Jiang Shi finally agreed.

  Ling Jingyan carefully concealed the joy in her heart, but couldn't hide the bright sparkle in her eyes.

  Ling Jingxu's heart moved slightly.

  Ling Jingyan exhausted her tongue and had to persuade Jiang Shi to go to Dingxiang Building in Nanshi... What's so special about this Dingxiang Building?

  Ling Jingyan unknowingly revealed her own secret, excitedly laughing: "Ah Jiao, you're in for a treat today at noon. The southern city's wine towers are numerous, and compared to the inner city's northern district, they have even more prestige. Especially this Dingxiang Tower, which has spent a lot of money to invite famous chefs from all over. Every month, they will introduce new dishes, and business is booming. Even some of the noble young masters living in the inner city like to go to Dingxiang Tower."

  "I've also heard the gentleman mention it." Jiang smiled and picked up the conversation: "The students of Guozijian will also go to Dingxiang Tower for meals and drinks. Today we're going to Dingxiang Tower, who knows if we'll run into familiar faces!"

  Upon hearing the two words "familiar person", Ling Jingyan's eyes flashed with a hopeful expression.

  Suddenly, Ling Jing's heart became clear and bright!

  Ling Jingyan pestered Sunshi to go out yesterday, and today she deliberately dressed up carefully and insisted on going to Dingxiang Building... All these abnormalities converged into a obvious fact.

  Ling Jingyan had once met a young man who made her heart skip a beat at Dingxiang Building!

  This time she went to Dingxiang Building with great effort, hoping to see that person again.

  ......(。)，。