She loses if she divorces, the reborn mistress only divorces her husband

"Mr. Tao?" Li Jingwan was very surprised.

Tao Bopei nodded, burned incense for Li Dingzheng first, greeted Yao, and then talked to her alone.

"Before I went to Beijing to take the imperial examination, I met your brother in the northwest and gave him a few lessons. I considered myself half his teacher. I was not in Beijing in the past few years, so I just happened to catch his memorial anniversary this time."

I didn't expect there was this kind of connection.

Li Jingwan nodded slightly, "Thank you Mr. Tao for coming all the way here."

"Mr. Tao, I'm sorry to have made a fool of myself a few days ago. You made a wasted trip." The events of that day were arranged by Li Jingwan. Tao Bopei had unknowingly become her pawn, and she felt a little sorry.

"It's okay." Tao Bopei didn't care, but said with some regret, "But the Li family's vision in choosing a son-in-law is too poor. Why did they choose someone like Qin Changzhou?"

His words were indeed blunt and vicious.

Li Jingwan agreed in her heart, but said, "Mr. Tao, the Marquis didn't lie on purpose. Because Yao'er is just a concubine's son, he was worried that you would not want to come to the mansion, so he said that."

"You don't have to speak for him. He just behaves badly." Tao Bopei didn't care at all about criticizing Qin Changzhou in front of Li Jingwan.

Li Jingwan suppressed her smile.

"I told others that I value the distinction between legitimate and illegitimate children just to screen out insincere people like him." Tao Bopei stroked his beard, quite proud. "If you really want to find me as a teacher, even if it's a concubine's son, as long as I like him, I'm willing to teach him."

Li Jingwan was stunned. It turned out that those words were deliberately released by Tao Bopei. This guy is really interesting.

"Does Mr. Tao have a talented disciple?" She had an idea in her mind.

"No." Tao Bopei said arrogantly, "Ordinary people are not worthy of being my apprentice."

"I would like to recommend someone. Please give me a chance to meet him, Mr. Tao."

"Who?"

"My half-brother, Li Langqing."

Li Jingwan called over Li Langqing who was standing nearby and introduced him, "Langqing, this is Mr. Tao Bopei whom I mentioned before."

Li Langqing bowed and asked curiously, "Mr. Tao, I have heard of your great name for a long time. I heard that you have read a lot of books. Have you read any military books?"

Tao Bopei's eyes widened. "What's the point of a scholar being able to write without reading military books? Not only have I been to the northwest, I've also been to the battlefield."

The tone was quite proud.

Li Langqing's eyes lit up, "How many enemies did you kill?"

"Fighting is not about brute force. If you are good at fighting, you can fight one against a hundred at most." Tao Bopei stroked his beard, "If you know how to deploy troops and have a good strategy, one person can fight against an army of 100,000."

Li Langqing was full of admiration.

Li Jingwan blinked at him, and Li Langqing reacted and knelt down in front of him.

"Please Mr. Tao accept me as your disciple."

"What do you want to learn from me?" Tao Bopei asked him, "Writing essays and taking exams to get a good reputation?"

"No, the younger generation must defend the country."

"As expected of you, you are Li Beiwang's son." Tao Bopei laughed loudly and patted him on the shoulder, "Please stand up, my disciple."

Li Jingwan was overjoyed.

With Tao Bopei as Li Langqing's teacher, Li Langqing will surely get what he wants in this life and have a bright future.

-

The third day after the memorial day is the first day of April. As usual, Old Lady Qin goes to the temple to worship Buddha on this day, and she always brings Mother Zhang and Qin Lingyun with her.

Not long after she left the house, a letter of permission from Prince Jing Chu Tingyu arrived at the Marquis Wu'an's mansion.

Qin Changzhou went to report for duty, so Li Jingwan had to go to greet him.

This grant was given by Chu Tingyu as a special reward to Lin because Qin Chongxiao sacrificed his life for the country and his mother was still alive and in poor health.

Since Prince Jing gave me something, I naturally had to express my gratitude in person.

Li Jingwan asked the person who delivered the reward to take a rest for a while, and she went to ask Lin first to see if she could come to receive the reward in person.

Lin's yard was locked, and Li Jingwan asked housekeeper He to find someone to open the lock.

Butler He was a little hesitant, as it was Madam Qin's idea to lock the door.

"The prince's people are still waiting. Will you be responsible if things get delayed?" Li Jingwan said displeasedly. "Let's check on the eldest lady's condition first. If it doesn't work, I'll explain it to you later."

Upon hearing the title of Prince Jing, Butler He immediately did as he was told and had the lock broken.

When the door opened, the mute maid standing at the door stared in horror.

"Where is the first lady?" Li Jingwan asked.

The mute maid pointed to the room in the middle and made a sleeping gesture.

"The eldest lady is resting. It's inconvenient for you to go in. Please wait outside. I'll go and take a look."

Li Jingwan pushed open the door, and a smell of medicine mixed with mold hit her in the face, which was very unpleasant.

"Madam?" There was no one on the bed. She turned her head and looked around for a long time, then her expression paused.

Lin, with messy hair, sat in the corner with a dull look in her eyes, and it was obvious that something was not normal about her.

"Madam." Li Jingwan closed the door, walked softly to her and squatted down, "Madam, do you still remember me? I am Li Jingwan."

When she got closer, she could see clearly that Lin's clothes were dirty, the skin exposed was very dark, and she emanated a foul odor.

Li Jingwan felt a pain in her heart.

The eldest lady in her memory was always decent and gentle.

However, at such a close distance, Lin's eyes were still looking forward, and he did not respond to her words.

"Madam?" Li Jingwan called her a few more times, but there was still no response, like an old monk in meditation.

She then changed the topic and asked slowly, "Madam, do you still remember Qin Chongxiao? Your son, Qin Chongxiao."

This sentence finally made Lin respond. His eyes moved and his head slowly turned to meet Li Jingwan's gaze.

"Chong...Chongxiao..." She opened her mouth and drooled, "My...my son...son..."

"Yes, your son." Li Jingwan was slightly excited.

The fact that Lin had an impression of Qin Chongxiao showed that she was not completely crazy.

Maybe there's a chance to get her back to normal.

"My son...where is my son?" Lin stretched out her hands and grabbed randomly in the air, her voice gradually getting louder, "Give it back to me, give it back to me..."

Li Jingwan held her hand and signaled her to calm down, "Madam, do you want to see Qin Chongxiao?"

"See...see..." Lin nodded continuously, then suddenly paused and tilted her head, "Jing...Jingwan..."

She recognized her, and Li Jingwan was overjoyed, "You recognize me?"

"Jingwan..." She said with difficulty, and suddenly tears burst out, "I don't want to...I don't want to take the medicine...I want to go out, I want to find...find my son..."

Li Jingwan was even more certain that Lin's clarity of mind prevailed at this moment.

Without further ado, she said, "Madam, I am here to save you. If you want to get out, you must listen to me."

Lin nodded while crying, and started to bang her head against the wall again, "Get out...get out...don't...don't do it here..."

Li Jingwan put her hand behind her head, "Then listen carefully and remember it. Don't take the medicine, try to eat less of what is given to you, and don't let anyone know that you remember the others."

"I will bring you food in the west corner of the yard. You can sneak out to eat at night and don't be discovered."

She repeated it several times, and Lin's eyes became clearer and she finally nodded.

"Remember..."

Li Jingwan felt relieved and said, "Madam, there is one more thing you need to cooperate with me on."