Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 353: Shared fate

 Xu Wanning took the children to Qingfeng Garden, and Li Xian had nothing to do, so he went to Songlet Hall to visit his mother Guo.

When Mrs. Guo saw her son coming alone, her face darkened again, and she asked calmly: "Where is your wife?"

Li Xian sat down on the chair and replied: "Wan Ning took the children to the second brother and sister. The second brother is away from home during the war. Wan Ning went over to visit his sister, sister and children."

When Mrs. Guo heard this, her face grew longer, and she said with a sinister tone: "She is a good person, but after all, she is more useful to the little mistress who is in charge of the family business than me, an old woman."

Li Xian is a filial son. He used to obey his widowed mother's advice. But now that he is middle-aged, he has experienced the ups and downs of his career, life and death, and serious illness. His mood is no longer what it used to be, and he now understands the importance of his wife. Mr. Guo has always been at odds with his daughter-in-law. Now Li Xian is no longer as blindly protecting his mother as before when faced with his mother's critical accusations against his wife.

After hearing his mother's tricky words, Li Xian put down the tea cup and replied to her: "Mom is getting older now, so she should take care of herself more. She always cares about trivial things like the younger generation."

Ms. Guo was also used to her son protecting her daughter-in-law all these years. Although she felt unhappy, she could do nothing about it. She drooped her old face and continued to talk for a while. Li Xian had been tortured by his mother for so many years and was used to it. He patiently listened to his mother. After chatting, he got up and left Songletang, going to Qingfeng Garden to pick up Xu Wanning and the children.

The bright moon is in the sky, and there are many colored glass lanterns tied to the laurel trees in the yard. The children are playing lively. When Brother Erlangping saw his father coming to pick him up, he said nothing and refused to go back. Xu Wanning and Li Xian coaxed Yaozi hard, but the boy refused to get in. In the end, he started to roll around on the ground again.

The little guy was rolling on the ground, but his small black eyes were secretly staring at the adults. He couldn't squeeze out a single tear, and he just opened his mouth wide and made a cry like "Wow wow wow".

Jingshu and Pingyang were amused by Erlanger's naughty appearance. Xu Wanning couldn't coax her younger son. She was so angry that she pointed at Jingshu and Pingyang and said with a smile: "Do you two still look like aunts?" I’m just letting my nephew fool around here, and instead of asking me to take care of him, he’s still laughing.”

Pingyang was so amused by Brother Ping that she burst into laughter. She took two sips of tea before she calmed down. She smiled and said to Xu Wanning: "I think only the second brother can control this Erlang. What's the point of blaming the two of us?" use?"

Xu Wanning leaned weakly on the chair and sighed to Jingshu: "When the second brother comes back, I will send this kid to you. I must let the second brother take good care of him."

Jingshu smiled and joked: "I think you are just talking about it. If your husband is really cruel to you, you will feel bad again."

Xu Wanning waved her hands hurriedly and said, "I won't feel sorry for this brat this time. It's getting more and more outrageous and irritating."

Jingshu poured a cup of tea for Xu Wanning and advised: "Okay, let's drink some tea to calm down. Since Erlang hasn't played enough, just let him play for a while."

Xu Wanning looked at Erlang and Sanlang who were having a great time playing together, and said with a smile: "These two little brothers fought so fiercely just now, and now they are playing inseparably."

As soon as Xu Wanning finished speaking, Sister Zhuang's song "Beautiful Flowers and Full Moon" under the osmanthus tree also finished playing, and several of the younger ones clapped their little hands and applauded the eldest sister with a smile.

The three sisters-in-law could not help but smile as they looked at the beautiful and lovely female dolls.

The children finally left after having fun. Li Xian led Brother Kun and Sister Zhuang, Xu Wanning led Brother Ping towards Bitangju, while Pingyang and wet nurse took Sister Qing and Sister Wan back to Xianglin Garden. .

Li Xiang was sitting in a small pavilion under the plum tree, drinking alone under the moon. Pingyang asked the wet nurse to carry the children into the bedroom to rest. Zigu sat down next to him and joked: "It's a big holiday, so I'll leave you at home alone." , I blame you for neglecting you."

Li Xiang replied: "Don't I have wine to keep me company? It's not to say that I was left out." Pingyang smiled and asked: "I'm not with the children. Since you are bored by yourself, why don't you go and sit across the courtyard?"

Li Xiang's expression froze and he said calmly: "Why are you going to cross the hospital? I don't like to move."

As he spoke, Li Xiang poured himself a glass of sake and asked Pingyang, "This is osmanthus wine. It is clear but not strong. Do you want to try it?"

Pingyang declined: "It's not that you don't know, I'm not good at drinking."

Li Xiang smiled calmly, picked up the cup and drank it all in one gulp.

Pingyang looked at Li Xiang and asked, "Can Jiao Xing know how to drink?"

Li Xiang saw Pingyang suddenly mention Jiao Xing, his hand holding the wine cup couldn't help but tremble slightly, and asked: "Why do you suddenly ask about this?"

Pingyang grabbed a handful of melon seeds from the table, held them in his hand and smacked them idlely, and replied: "It's just a casual question. Aunt Xing has been silent since she was brought back from the village. Apart from coming here regularly to say hello, I haven't seen her go out all day long. Even after all these years, I don't know her very well. I'm just curious, how did she catch your eye when you were young?"

Li Xiang put down his wine cup and replied calmly: "What's there to be curious about? It was just a matter of fun and confusion when we were teenagers. There is nothing worth mentioning."

To be honest, Pingyang has never cared about Jiao Xing. Today, he only talked about her with Li Xiang on a whim.

Pingyang then asked: "When did Aunt Xing enter the house? Does she have any other family members?"

Li Xiang picked up the jug and wanted to pour some wine, but only poured out half of the cup. Unknowingly, he had already drank the entire jug of wine.

He was already tipsy, but he still poured half of the glass of wine into his mouth, sighed slightly, and murmured back: "She was sold into the mansion when she was only seven or eight years old, but she was already tossed around before entering the mansion. There were many places where even she couldn’t remember whether she had family members, let alone where her relatives were.”

Pingyang is a simple and kind-hearted person. After hearing this, he sighed: "She is a pitiful person."

As she said that, she looked at Li Xiang again and asked, "Did you feel pity for her when you saw how pitiful she was?"

In fact, Pingyang has always been a little curious about the reason why Li Xiang fell in love with Jiao Xing in the first place. Jiao Xing is average-looking and has nothing extraordinary about him. For a nobleman like Li Xiang, even if he is fooling around at a young age, he should be the one he likes. She was a charming beauty, but he chose Jiao Xing. Pingyang had always been puzzled by this problem.

Li Xiang was drunk at the moment. He leaned on the rocking chair, half-squinted his eyes, and said with a faint smile: "Although I come from a powerful family, my parents have been at odds since I was a child. Except for my brother, no one has looked after me. I How can I pity her if I share the same destiny with her?"

 (End of this chapter)