The High Gate Mistress of Rebirth

Chapter 311 Wives and Concubines

In the small courtyard of Xianglin Garden, Jiao Xing was leaning on the couch through the window and looking at the plum branches sticking out in the corner with a sweet smile on her face.

The maid Xiao Hong glanced at her master and said curiously: "Aunt Xing, I saw you just staring at these plum branches yesterday. I really don't understand. What's so interesting about this?"

As she said that, she also lay on the window and followed Jiao Xing's eyes, and said in surprise: "Ah! In this summer, why are there two flowers blooming on the plum tree?"

Jiao Xing quickly made a silence gesture towards Xiao Hong. Seeing this, Xiao Hong quickly covered her mouth, turned back and looked outside, and saw that the little girl Su Yue in the main room was not there, so she quietly

He whispered to the master: "Did the Third Master do this again?"

Seeing that her master was silent, Xiaohong walked up to her and whispered with a smile: "Yesterday was the Chinese Valentine's Day. Although the third master was accompanying my wife, he still cares about my aunt."

It has been more than a year since Xiaohong accompanied Jiao Xing back home. As Jiao Xing's personal maid, she has now understood that although the third master respects Mrs. Ai Dai, his aunt is the one who cares most about him.

It's just that although the third master loves his aunt very much in his heart, he is very tolerant. Except for her who knows the inside story because she personally serves the aunt, no one in the house knows the deep love that the third master has for his aunt.

"My servant vaguely heard that Madam seems to be pregnant again. If she gives birth to a boy this time, you can also give birth to a child for Third Master."

Xiaohong knew that her aunt had always wanted to give birth to a child for the third master, and the third master was also looking forward to it.

Jiao Xing glanced at Xiao Hong and said reproachfully: "Whether my concubine can give birth to an heir or not depends entirely on the eldest lady. Even if my wife gives birth to a boy, it is not certain whether she can give birth to a boy or not. It all depends on me."

That’s what God and Madam want.”

This is her and Li Xiang's first child. Pingyang is very caring about her daughter and does everything herself.

Pingyang stood up, took his daughter from Li Xiang's arms, held her in his arms and patted her gently, saying, "Sister, I'm afraid she's sleepy."

Just as he was talking, Li Xiang walked in slowly and saw his wife leaning on the couch with a pale face. Li Xiang walked over and asked with concern: "But you feel uncomfortable again?"

Pingyang came back from Luo'antang, rested on the soft couch for a while, and then asked Yuzhu to carry Sister Qing over.

Seeing that he was asking questions knowingly, Jiao Xing deliberately replied: "I'm not looking at anything, I'm just staring at the sky in a daze."

With that said, Pingyang took out a wooden box from under the dowry and handed it to Li Xiang.

Just as Xiaohong was about to get off the ground, she saw Li Xiang walking in. When the little girl saw Li Xiang, she couldn't help but cheered: "Auntie, the third master is here, the third master is here."

Li Xiang lay on the window sill, pulled Jiao Xing and pointed at the plum tree and asked, "How is it? I made the silk flowers myself, are they the same as the real ones?"

Yuzhu smiled and replied: "I'm afraid it's not up to you."

Li Xiang looked at Pingyang in confusion: "Why did you give me so much money?"

"I have something to give you."

Pingyang put his children on the bed, smiled and said to Li Xiang: "It seems that this child has recognized me, but he can't live without me."

"As the saying goes, 'Greed breeds worry, and greed breeds fear.' If we want to keep the only warmth in this world, we must not be greedy."

Li Xiang rarely hugged his daughter and was clumsy. Sister Qing fell into her father's arms and cried even harder.

Only then did Li Xiang realize that his wife was going to use her dowry to pave the way for his official career.

Li Xiang grinned and asked Jiao Xing: "Do you like it?"

Less than half a year after giving birth to Sister Qing, Pingyang became pregnant again, and her body was really struggling. She reluctantly handed her daughter over to Yuzhu, leaned on the couch and panted slightly: "Giving a baby is really a hard job. If this baby is...

If I can get a man, I don’t plan to have another baby in the future.”

"Just give me a hug."

Pingyang nodded towards Li Xiang.

Jiao Xing nodded towards Li Xiang and replied: "I like it, but don't do such a thing in the future. It would be terrible if people knew about it."

"Then you still come to ask me?" Jiao Xing asked Li Xiang angrily.

"Third Master!"

Jiao Xing glanced at Xiao Hong helplessly and waved her hand: "You go down and do your work first."

Pingyang smiled and said, "Being a mother is not hard work."

Pingyang hugged Sister Qing and coaxed her for a while, and then Yuzhu came forward to persuade her: "You are so delicate now, so you'd better rest more, or let me hold my sister in my arms."

There were only two people in the room. Li Xiang stepped forward to hold Jiao Xing and asked with a smile: "What were you looking at at the window just now?"

Xiao Hong and the two hurriedly put on their shoes and got off the ground. When they went out, they closed the door tightly. There was a little girl in the room who had been admired by the main courtyard. If the door was open, it would be difficult for the two of them to meet each other, and they would inevitably not be able to let go.

open.

Li Xiang opened it and saw a neat pile of banknotes, all in denominations of one thousand taels, stacked together thickly, amounting to tens of thousands.

Pingyang smiled and said: "How long have you been working as a lieutenant general? I heard that the inner court is short of a left-handed commander. The people who serve in the inner court are all noble relatives, so they have to take care of more."

Li Xiang sat down on the chair and discussed with Pingyang: "Now that you are pregnant and working hard, let Sister Qing sleep with the wet nurse from now on, so that you can sleep more peacefully at night."

"Shut up!" Before Xiao Hong could finish speaking, Jiao Xing stopped her sharply.

As soon as Li Xiang finished speaking, the infant Sister Qing started crying. Li Xiang stood up, awkwardly took his daughter and said, "What's going on? Isn't it possible that this little guy can understand adults at such a young age?"

Xiaohong pouted and said: "I really don't understand, the third master cares about you so much, why are you so cautious with the madam? You just begged the third master to go to the madam to express your love, I don't believe the madam will stop you,

Why are you bothering?”

Seeing Xiao Hong's aggrieved look, Jiao Xing couldn't bear it and explained patiently: "My identity and that of the third master are so different that there shouldn't be true love between us. If we hide this love carefully,

There is still a trace of our happiness. If anyone knows about it, we will definitely not be tolerated by this world."

Jiao Xing nodded and said, "You can indeed confuse the fake with the real."

Pingyang said: "I have already told the third master that if this baby is a son, he agrees not to want it anymore."

As she said that, she licked her lips at the banknotes Li Xiang was holding: "It's okay to leave these coins alone. Just take them and clear them."

"Hey! You're lying. I just saw you looking at the plum tree."

Li Xiang said helplessly: "It's really hard on you."

Although Xiaohong didn't understand what she said, seeing her master speaking so earnestly to her, she didn't dare to talk nonsense anymore. She just replied: "I understand, slave. I'll go to the kitchen to get you some."

Here comes some snacks.”

Under the gentle coaxing of her mother, Sister Qing fell into a sweet sleep after a while.

"I know that when you got married, your uncle gave you a lot of dowry, but these are your private property, you can just keep them for yourself." With that, Li Xiang sealed the box of banknotes intact.

He put it back under his wife's dowry without moving.

Seeing that Li Xiang refused to accept it, Pingyang pouted and said, "We are husband and wife, and my money is yours, so why bother being so secretive."

Li Xiang patted his wife on the shoulder and replied: "I'm not having an affair with you, I just don't want to spend your dowry. If you expect me to be promoted, then I will work hard to make progress in the future."

Li Xiang still looked gentle, but there was a hint of helplessness in his eyes.

(End of chapter)