Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Pei Yunqian on the other side of Qushui also saw Pingyang from a distance. He abandoned his horse and came towards Pingyang with the same eagerness.

　　 Thirty years later, when I saw my cousin from the Pei family again, Pingyang couldn't help crying again.

He said to Pei Yunqian: "Li Xiang has gone and the children have grown up. I don't have to be stuck there anymore. Now, I can finally go home."

Although Pei Yunqian has entered old age, because he is a military commander and diligent in martial arts, he still looks energetic. Pei Yunqian's face is resolute, and his eyes are still as bright as when he was young.

He looked at Pingyang with an endearing smile, and spoke to her as before, as if coaxing a child.

He said: "Don't cry, don't cry. It's a good thing to go home. Since there is no more worries there, you can stay at home for a long time."

Seeing that Pingyang was still crying, Pei Yunqian looked at her and smiled: "I went up the mountain yesterday and actually caught a little hare. I was planning to give it to you to keep for fun."

After hearing this, Pingyang finally burst into laughter. She raised her eyes to look at Pei Yunqian, wiped her tears and said with a smile: "Cousin, now that all my grandchildren are running around, I am no longer a child."

Pei Yunqian also laughed, and he replied: "Who said children can only raise rabbits? You don't know. I have raised many little rabbits, deer cubs, and a few little wild boars in my house. I picked them up from the mountains with my own hands." It’s so interesting, you’re finally back, I’ll give them all to you.”

Pingyang smiled and said: "People call me old lady now, but you are the one who treats me like a child. I'm afraid I will never grow up in your eyes."

Pei Yunqian laughed: "In my eyes, you are the little princess who will never grow up." As he said that, he jokingly said to Yuzhu, who was supporting Pingyang on the side: "Yuzhu, please go ahead and don't allow anyone to call you in the future." Old Madam Pingyang, now that she has returned home, she should be called the princess."

Yuzhu is several years older than Pingyang, and is now a gray-haired old man. However, she has served the nobles all her life. Even now that she is old, she is still decent, and her words and deeds are dignified and decent, without any defects. .

Yuzhu looked at Pei Yunqian with a smile and replied: "Marquis Pei is right, I will give you orders soon."

  Prince Yong’s Mansion is still glorious and prosperous.

Even the courtyard where Pingyang lived before leaving the pavilion is still intact.

Sister Qing, who is now the Princess of Yongzin, helped her mother into the courtyard and said with a smile: "Before my mother-in-law passed away, she specifically told your husband and me that this courtyard was where my mother lived before she left the palace, and it is given to you. Keep it, mother-in-law said, you will definitely come back one day."

 The mother-in-law in Sister Qing's mouth is Pingyang's sister-in-law, Mrs. Xie.

Pingyang smiled and replied: "My sister-in-law is really shrewd all her life. She can see through everyone's heart. There is nothing in this world that she cannot see through."

Sister Qing sighed: "That's right. If it weren't for my mother-in-law's wisdom, how could Prince Yong's palace have maintained its honor for three generations?"

Royal princes will be demoted one level every other generation. For example, in Prince Yong's Mansion, it is a special case that the third generation can still enjoy the dignity of a prince.

Pingyang patted her daughter's hand and said seriously: "As the mistress of the palace, you must imitate your mother-in-law. Don't imitate me. I have been confused all my life. In the end, it was all in vain." Sister Qing's son is Pingyang. She is the eldest daughter, so she knows more about things between her parents than her younger siblings. After listening to her mother's words, she sighed slightly and replied: "Why did mother say this? You and your mother-in-law are two different types of people. My mother-in-law is shrewd and wise, and has maintained the honor and prosperity of the palace. Although you are not as smart as my mother-in-law, you have been kind in your life and treated everyone. Everyone sincerely respects and loves you. In my heart, you Greater than mother-in-law.”

"You are the only one with a sweet mouth." Pingyang and her daughter were walking in the garden behind the courtyard. She looked up at the vast expanse of red poinciana trees and murmured to her daughter: "I like the poinciana trees the most. My father The king and his mother-in-law ordered people to plant a lot of flowers here. During the flowering season, I would come here to enjoy the flowers and paint. Later, "

“Later, my cousin planted more trees here, so we have the current sea of ​​flowers.” Sister Qing continued after her mother’s words.

Pingyang was surprised: "This happened when I was a child, how do you know?"

Sister Qing smiled and replied: "I guessed it." Glancing at her mother's astonished look, she continued: "Mom, you and your cousin are childhood sweethearts, and the kindness your cousin treats you will be appreciated by anyone with eyes. I can tell."

As she spoke, Sister Qing sighed again: "Even though my cousin has been granted the title of Marquis by the prime minister, he still has never married. Mother, my cousin treats you with great affection."

Pingyang lived in Prince Yong's Mansion for less than a month before she proposed to move to a villa on the mountain.

When a royal princess comes out, the emperor will personally give her a palace. Although Pingyang's father is not an emperor, she only has a legitimate daughter like Pingyang, and he regards her as the apple of his eye, so when Pingyang grows up, he orders a skilled craftsman to help her. I built such a special garden for my daughter on the top of Lingshan Mountain in Guangzhou.

Even though he knew that his daughter who married far away would not have the opportunity to live here, Pingyang’s father still insisted on building this villa for his daughter.

To outsiders, this is just a willful act of a wealthy prince. Only a father may understand: a father's love for his daughter is not enough even if he reaches for the stars and the moon.

Faced with the efforts of his daughter and son-in-law to stay, Pingyang said to his daughter: "The two men who love me most in this world are my father and your cousin, but I have given them very little in return. , now I live in the villa that my father built for me, which can be regarded as a reward for his love and care."

In this way, Pingyang moved to Lingshan Villa.

This private garden is built on the top of Lingshan Mountain, far away from the hustle and bustle of the city. The only sounds that can be heard are the chirping of cicadas and the chirping of birds, and the sight of green trees and flowers is truly a fairyland on earth.

On the first day Pingyang moved here, he felt refreshed and had a sweet dream all night.

As the sun rose, accompanied by the melodious chirping of birds, Pingyang opened his eyes, and Yuzhu came in, gently opened the window, and said with a smile: "Princess, look, who is that."

Pingyang looked out the window and saw Pei Yunqian burying his head on a fence outside the house. There were a few naive little beasts enclosed in the neat fence.

A smile suddenly appeared on Pingyang's face. She looked at Pei Yunqian, who was concentrating on his work, and called out with a smile: "Cousin."

Pei Yunqian turned his head when he heard the sound, with gentleness in his eyes. He stood up and replied to Pingyang: "I'm here to give you some little pets to relieve your boredom."

 “How did you sleep here last night?” He walked towards her and asked through the window.