The High Gate Mistress of Rebirth

Chapter 163 Li Xianyao reconciles with Xu Wanning

The past few days at the Zhenguogong Mansion can be described as gloomy and gloomy, with bad things happening one after another.

Since returning from the palace banquet, the old lady got angry and fell ill when she saw her granddaughter's frightened and pitiful appearance. The old lady is old and cannot withstand the blow, and the bad things happening here in Bitangju are even more difficult to let go.

She knows.

Li Xian was demoted from his official position, and suddenly he was deflated. He vented all his grievances on Xu Wanning, insisting that Xu Wanning had killed Mei Niang and caused his career to be frustrated, so he had to reconcile with her. Xu Wanning

Angrily, she returned to her parents' home.

On this day, Jingshu stayed in Anxi Hall all night, and it was already noon when she returned to Qingfeng Garden. She had no time to rest, so she hurried to Bitangju to visit Brother Kun and Sister Zhuang, who was now without the care of her mother.

Jingshu brought Danzhu to Bitangju. The housekeeper pointed at the main room and said, "The uncle is drinking wine to relieve his worries in the house."

Jingshu sighed and asked, "Where are you, brother and sister?"

The steward replied: "My cousin is holding the building and coaxing the children."

Jingshu went straight to Baoxia, opened the door and saw that Guo Cuiyan was really teaching her children how to read on the couch.

When Guo Cuiyan saw Jing Shu, she quickly went down to the ground and greeted, "It's the second sister-in-law, come in and sit down."

Then, he ordered the servant girl outside: "Go and serve tea to the second lady."

Those who didn't know the inside story would have thought she was the mistress here.

Jing Shu waved her hand to the little girl outside: "Don't bother, I won't drink, so there's no need to serve tea."

With that said, Jingshu walked to the bed, picked up Sister Zhuang, and asked the wet nurse beside her: "Brother, sister, how are you doing after eating and drinking these days? Are you crying?"

Without waiting for the wet nurse to reply, Guo Cuiyan rushed to reply: "Children don't understand adult matters. They are all fine. I'm here to take care of them. Second sister-in-law can rest assured."

Jing Shu sneered and replied: "Thank you for your help, cousin."

Now that there were so many things going on in the house, Jingshu didn't have time to chat with Guo Cuiyan. Seeing that her brother and sister were fine, she left Baoxia and walked out.

Just halfway through, my brother's wet nurse caught up with Jingshu and said, "Second madam, when will this eldest lady come back?"

Jing Shu shook her head and said, "How could she come back so easily after being hurt like this by her eldest brother this time?"

The wet nurse sighed deeply, thought for a while, and finally couldn't help but whisper in Jingshu's ear: "Since the eldest lady left, it's outrageous for this cousin to be here all the time."

After listening to the wet nurse's words, Jing Shu changed her mind and asked, "How have you been these past two days, sir?"

The wet nurse shook her head and said: "I spend the whole day drinking to drown my sorrows. My cousin often goes to persuade me. The two of them murmur, oh! If the lady doesn't come back, I'm afraid the uncle's soul will be taken away."

Jing Shu stood in the yard, looking at Bitangju, which Xu Wanning had been running for more than ten years, with mixed feelings in her heart. If it continued like this, I am afraid that Bitangju would really be occupied by doves.

Jingshu left Bitangju and happened to meet Ziyun who was returning, followed by Liang Jin Lingxiao.

Seeing Ziyun, Jingshu's melancholy in the past few days finally saw some light. She quickly grabbed Ziyun, who had lost a lot of weight, and asked: "You are not at home to honor your mother, why are you back?"

Ziyun's mother was old and terminally ill, and she passed away not long ago.

Ziyun wiped away her tears and replied: "My mother has already passed away. As long as I have my heart, it will not be the same as me observing filial piety for her."

As she said that, she looked at Liang Jin Lingxiao: "Thanks to Mr. Liang and Lingxiao these days, they helped me send my mother away. With them staying at my house, my bastard brother didn't dare to take any chances on me."

After Ziyun's mother passed away, Zhang Da always wanted to use his sister to pay off his debts. If Li Ling hadn't left Liang Jin Lingxiao behind, Ziyun, a weak woman, wouldn't have been able to fight against her rogue brother, but she couldn't keep keeping Liang Jin and Liang Jin at home.

Well, I stayed with my mother for five days, and then she came back.

Jing Shu looked at Liang Jin Lingxiao and said, "Thank you both very much."

Ling Xiao quickly returned: "Mrs. Prince, you are too polite. We are afraid that we will not fulfill the Prince's instructions to the best of our ability."

Liang Jin lowered his head, not even daring to look at Jing Shu. He just followed Ling Xiao and mumbled, "You're welcome, madam."

Jing Shu ordered Ziyun to go back and rest first, and she took Danzhu on a carriage and horse and left the house, heading straight for Yongyi Hou Mansion and Xu Wanning's natal family.

The carriage and horses arrived at Yongyihou's residence, and Jingshu handed over the greeting card. After a while, Xu Wanning's sister-in-law, Mrs. Guo, the wife of Yongyihou, came out in person.

She pulled Jingshu warmly and said, "Come in quickly, Madam Prince. Oh, we haven't seen each other for a while."

Jingshu was led into the main hall by Mrs. Guo. The girls served fragrant tea and fruits and entertained her very warmly.

Before Jingshu could say anything about Xu Wanning, Guo said, "Mrs. Prince, you are here to visit my sister-in-law."

Jing Shu smiled and said, "Yes, it's been seven or eight days since my sister-in-law came back. I came to see her."

Mrs. Guo replied: "Our sister-in-law has really done nothing wrong with you. If it had been someone else's family, the sisters-in-law would have been intrigued by each other. How could they be as sincere as you?"

Jing Shu asked: "How are you, sister-in-law?"

Mrs. Guo sighed and said: "How can she be better? The children at home are still young. As a mother, why don't you worry about her?"

Mrs. Guo took a sip of tea and continued: "Now that my parents-in-law are gone, according to the etiquette, if she encounters such an unsatisfactory thing at her husband's house, I, as the eldest sister-in-law, should pay more attention to her. But I am really worried these days.

Too busy, you know my second son has just made an engagement with the third girl from the second house of Zhongshun Hou Mansion, and the marriage between my eldest daughter and the second daughter has also just been announced."

Jingshu also knew about the engagement between the second son of the eldest son of the Yongyi Hou Mansion and the third girl of the second eldest son of the Zhongshun Hou Mansion. However, she did not know the inside story about the marriage between the eldest daughter and the second daughter. The eldest daughter was the biological daughter of the Guo family. Since the Guo family

At the mention of it, she asked casually: "Your eldest daughter's marriage has also been decided?"

Mrs. Guo said with a smile: "I am also worried about this matter. A while ago, the Shangshu Mansion asked someone to do a matchmaking. The person they mentioned was the youngest son of the Master of Military Studies. Your eldest brother and I have also met that child. His character is very good.

They all have good tempers.”

Mrs. Guo paused, sighed and said: "It's just that I haven't heard from them in the past two days. I originally said that I would come over at the beginning of this month to discuss the proposal of marriage. I have been waiting for several days and no one has come over there."

She glanced at Jing Shu and said helplessly: "There is also my second concubine. Originally, Mr. Zhou came to propose marriage a while ago, but this time he said that there was something wrong in the family and he wanted to slow down. Now, your eldest brother and

I'm really pissed off."

Mrs. Guo sighed: "There are too many women here. It's an injustice. I really can't stop worrying about it."

Mrs. Guo spoke through her children's affairs, and Jingshu couldn't tell what she was thinking. If Xu Wanning and Li returned to her parents' home, the marriages of the children in their family would be affected, especially the marriage of the girl's family.

It's going to lead to disaster.

Although it sounds better to have an aunt in the family who has been divorced by her husband than to be divorced, but everyone in the big family knows that it is just a face-saving thing between the powerful and they don't want to cause too much trouble.

In fact, separation and abandonment are both the same.

Xu Wanning's eldest sister-in-law, Mrs. Guo, is not an unreasonable person, and she has always been close to Xu Wanning. However, no matter how close the sister-in-law is, she cannot kiss her own flesh and blood. Who can ignore the happiness of their children and be willing to fulfill their sister-in-law?

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(End of chapter)