Quick Transmigration: The Love Rescue Plan

Chapter 149 Dragon Travels the World (8)

Days passed, and in the grand mansion of the capital, Dong Xiaoli idly did embroidery. She wasn't hoping to earn money from it; it was purely to pass the time.

It wasn't that other ministers' wives didn't send invitations to Dong Xiaoli, or host flower-viewing banquets or poetry gatherings. Years ago, when Yang Linxin had just become Grand Secretary, Dong Xiaoli had also attended one of these events.

In the following years, Dong Xiaoli retired and stopped attending gatherings of the women.

Firstly, it's always the same old thing, and after going there too many times, it gets boring.

Secondly, it's not convenient for Dong Xiaoli to be too active in public.

At the beginning, Yang Linxin was the youngest person to win six consecutive top honors in the imperial examinations. Later, he became the youngest prime minister. Now... he is already a middle-aged man in his thirties, while Dong Xiaoli still looks like she is sixteen or seventeen years old.

That day, Yang Linxin stormed in from outside and threw a huge tantrum.

Dong Xiaoli sat quietly in the main courtyard, drinking tea, and watched as Yang Linxin smashed teacups on the ground one by one.

Dong Xiaoli had long sensed that this day would come, but she never expected Yang Linxin to be so willing to do it.

The Grand Secretary, at thirty years old, was still young and vigorous, still able to display his talents and ambitions in the court, yet he was able to give them up.

Dong Xiaoli gestured for the maids and servants to leave, then threw her teacup to the ground and smashed it. Afterwards, Dong Xiaoli picked up a vase and said, "Alright, don't tire yourself out by yourself. I'll act with you."

Yang Linxin paused, his hand holding the teacup faltering slightly. His eyes flickered with a hint of guilt as he stammered, "What am I acting for? I...I..."

"If you're not guilty, why are you stuttering?" Dong Xiaoli threw the vase in her hand away, grabbed Yang Linxin's hand and said, "How can a chief minister who can eloquently debate with his ministers in the imperial court stutter?"

"me……"

"What do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'what do you mean'?" Dong Xiaoli rolled her eyes at Yang Linxin, annoyed. "I know you did it for me..."

Yang Linxin retorted, "I didn't!"

"No?" Dong Xiaoli glared at Yang Linxin, grabbed his ear and said, "Fine, now you not only want to hide it from me, but you also want to lie to me?!"

"No, no, why were you arguing with the emperor in court? After arguing with the emperor, you even argued with the prime minister. Are you afraid the emperor won't demote you?" Dong Xiaoli reached out and poked Yang Linxin's forehead, saying, "Husbands and wives are birds in the same forest. You've done all this for me, and you still want to hide it from me?!"

"I..." Yang Linxin knew he couldn't hide it from Dong Xiaoli, so he simply stopped arguing.

He did indeed deliberately stir up trouble in the court today to provoke everyone's anger, and his purpose was indeed, as Dong Xiaoli said, to get the emperor to demote him from the capital.

He only pretended that his demotion was due to political differences so that Dong Xiaoli wouldn't feel guilty.

"Li'er, you're too smart." Yang Linxin sighed helplessly.

Yang Linxin held Dong Xiaoli's hand and said, "Li'er, I'm sorry to trouble you to accompany your husband to that desolate place."

Dong Xiaoli shook her head and said, "What are my grievances? The one who is truly wronged is you, my husband!"

“What’s there to feel aggrieved about? My wish has already been fulfilled. I revitalized the Yang family, and the Lin family regretted it and came to my door begging me to acknowledge my ancestry, but I ignored them all.” Yang Linxin said with a smile, “What ancestry do you mean by acknowledging someone? My surname is Yang and has nothing to do with their Lin family.”

Yang Linxin pulled Dong Xiaoli into his arms, raised his hand and patted Dong Xiaoli's head, saying, "As long as you are an official and work for the benefit of the people, it doesn't matter where you are."

"Mmm." Dong Xiaoli looked up, stood on tiptoe, and took the initiative to kiss Yang Linxin.

Every few years or decades thereafter, Yang Linxin and Dong Xiaoli were demoted to countless places. It could be said that they were sent to almost every part of the entire dynasty.

This reminded Dong Xiaoli of Su Shi, who was exiled to most parts of China.

Thinking of this, Dong Xiaoli couldn't help but laugh out loud. Yang Linxin, who was sitting in the carriage with his eyes closed, looked at Dong Xiaoli, reached out and held her hand, and said, "What are you thinking about? Why are you laughing so happily?"

At this time, Yang Linxin's temples were gray and his face was aged, but his eyes were still bright and piercing.

“The journey to the capital is long this time, so let me tell you a story,” Dong Xiaoli said, shaking Yang Linxin’s hand in return.

"it is good."

“Once upon a time, there were two brothers who took the imperial examination together and both entered the imperial court. As soon as the elder brother entered the court, he opposed the prime minister. This elder brother was also a sharp-tongued person who loved to write poetry. So the prime minister’s faction collected the elder brother’s poems and attacked him in the court…” Dong Xiaoli slowly told the story of Su Shi, who was demoted to most parts of China, and the story of Su Zhe’s efforts to get promoted in order to save his brother.

Everything felt like going back to the days when I left the small mountain village and headed to Anyang County.

Yang Linxin slowly, slowly, rested his head on Dong Xiaoli's shoulder and drifted off to sleep, muttering, "It's a pity, this time... you can't be my wife..."

Dong Xiaoli was silent for a moment, then chuckled and said, "Little Star, will you think I'm too old?"

"How could that be?" Yang Linxin held Dong Xiaoli's hand tightly and said, "Madam, do you think I'm too old?"

Yang Linxin only calls himself "wife" when he is nervous; otherwise, he calls himself "Li'er."

It must be hard for him to grow old while his lover doesn't. He just never says it.

"Silly boy, how could I dislike you! Little Star will always be the brightest little star." Dong Xiaoli raised her hand and patted Yang Linxin's head, saying, "Go to sleep, we'll be in the capital when you wake up."

"Take good care of yourself. The Emperor has summoned you back for an important matter."

"it is good."

Yang Linxin returned to Beijing because a neighboring country was about to send envoys for peace talks. The envoys from that country were notoriously cunning and difficult to deal with. It was only in their past encounters that Yang Linxin had managed to inflict losses on them.

Therefore, the emperor hurriedly reinstated Yang Linxin to his original post and recalled him to the capital to prepare for welcoming the envoys from the neighboring country.

Dong Xiaoli created a dream for Yang Linxin, telling him to get some rest, and then said, "Uncle Liu, let's stop the car."

"Yes, Master." Liu Menglong reined in his horse upon hearing Dong Xiaoli's words.

Dong Xiaoli helped Yang Linxin lie down on the soft cushion, and then got off the carriage.

"Uncle Liu, I don't want to go to Heaven anymore," Dong Xiaoli said to Liu Menglong.

Liu Menglong sighed helplessly, but said nothing.

The carp spirit had already abandoned her own path to follow Dong Xiaoli, hoping to gain the chance to become an immortal. Now that Dong Xiaoli wanted to give up going to the Heavenly Court to receive her investiture, what could she do?

Did they kill Yang Linxin?

Yang Linxin was a good official who served the people throughout his life and had accumulated many merits. However, he committed murder, and Liu Menglong would not get involved in such karma.

Liu Menglong nodded with some relief: "It's all fate, no one can be blamed."

When Yang Linxin woke up, he was placed on the bed in the capital. Before he could react, the door creaked open.

A woman with a full head of silver hair walked in. When Yang Linxin saw the woman's appearance clearly, he exclaimed in surprise, "Li'er?"

"Now that you're awake, get familiar with the court and prepare to meet the Emperor and your old friends," Dong Xiaoli said with a smile as she helped Yang Linxin to his feet.

"Li'er, you..."

Dong Xiaoli glared at Yang Linxin and said, "What? You think I'm ugly?"

Yang Linxin quickly shook his head and said, "No."

"Fool, I also want to grow old with you, and I want to be with you for a lifetime! To share the same bed in life and the same grave in death."