The High Gate Mistress of Rebirth

Chapter 353 Connected by the same 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's place. The second brother was away on an expedition and was not at home. Wan Ning went over to visit the younger brother, sister and children."

When Mrs. Guo heard this, her face became even 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 was a filial son. He had always obeyed his widowed mother before, but now that he is middle-aged, he has experienced the ups and downs of officialdom, 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. Guo Li Xian has always been at odds with his daughter-in-law, but 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. She should take care of herself more. She always has to argue with the younger generation over trivial things."

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 rumbling on, he got up and left Songletang, going to Qingfeng Garden to pick up Xu Wanning and the children.

The bright moon was in the sky, and there were many glazed lanterns tied to the osmanthus trees in the yard. The children were playing lively. When Erlang Ping saw his father coming to pick him up, he refused to go back. Xu Wanning and Li Xian tried to coax Yao Zi. , but this kid couldn't get enough of it, and in the end he started to roll around on the ground again.

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

Jingshu and Pingyang were amused by Erlang'er's naughty appearance. Xu Wanning couldn't coax her younger son, so she pointed at Jingshu angrily, and Pingyang laughed and scolded: "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 it, he's still laughing."

Li Xiang was sitting in a small pavilion under the plum tree, drinking alone in front of the moon. Pingyang asked the wet nurse to carry the children into the bedroom to rest. He 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."

As soon as Xu Wanning finished speaking, Sister Zhuang's song "Beautiful Flowers and Full Moon" by Sister Zhuang 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.

Li Xiang replied: "Don't I have wine to keep me company? It's not to say that I was left out."

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

The three sisters-in-law couldn't help but smile on their faces as they looked at the beautiful and lovely girl dolls.

Pingyang asked with a smile: "I'm not here with the children. Since you're bored alone, why don't you go sit across the courtyard?"

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."

The expression on Li Xiang's face froze, and he said calmly: "Why go to the cross-yard? I don't like to move."

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."

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.

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

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

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

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 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 fall into your eyes when you were young?"

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."

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

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

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

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

When 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 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?"

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

After saying 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 noble man 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 looks after me. I

How can I pity her if we are bound by the same fate as her?"

(End of chapter)