Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 159: Going to the Palace Banquet

Autumn has arrived in a blink of an eye, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is a major festival. This year's Mid-Autumn Festival coincides with a happy event in the palace. One of Emperor Ming's concubines is pregnant.

Although Emperor Ming had many concubines, the Meng family always favored them. It had been a long time since there had been such a happy event.

Ming Emperor Longyan was very happy, and it was just in time for the Mid-Autumn Festival, so he ordered the Ministry of Etiquette to make arrangements. All the princes, princes, and ministers were invited to the palace to celebrate the festival.

The Zhenguo Duke's Mansion was naturally the first to be invited. Li Ling and Li Xian were both high-ranking officials and could enter the palace. Both the old lady and Jing Shu had official orders, so naturally they could also enter the palace for the banquet.

On this day, Li Xian returned to Bitang Residence after taking off duty. He said to Xu Wanning, who was leaning on the couch with her eyes closed and concentrating, "My grandmother and two younger siblings are going to the Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet. Do you want to go?"

Xu Wanning replied to Li Xian without raising her head or opening her eyes: "Everyone has a royal decree, so he can naturally enter the forbidden palace. I don't, so why not join in the fun?"

Li Xian smiled and said: "That's strange. I thought you were eager to follow me. Don't you love the excitement the most?"

Xu Wanning opened her eyes, glanced at Li Xian and said, "What else do you want from me? Don't beat around the bush with me here."

She rolled her eyes at Li Xian and said impatiently: "If you have something to say, just say it, if you have something to say, just let it go, and leave as soon as you're done."

Seeing his wife's attitude again, Li Xian stood up and sat down next to her. He looked at Xu Wanning and said, "Don't you think you can't talk to me properly?"

Xu Wanning snorted coldly: "What do I have to say to you?"

Li Xian patiently held his wife's hand and coaxed with a smile: "How about I give you a favor after a while?"

Xu Wanning shook off his hand and said with a sneer: "I'd better beg your mother first. How can such a good thing happen to me?"

She dug her eyes out at Li Xian and said angrily: "If you have anything to do, tell me quickly. Don't bother me with your chirping here."

Seeing that his wife was impatient, Li Xian sighed, and after a while he reluctantly said: "Meiniang is about to give birth. She has learned a lesson since she was kicked out last time. I want to beg you to let her give birth to the child." If you stay in the house, I promise you that if you don't indulge her in the future, you will make her stay honest."

Meiniang tried every means to please Li Xian, and she pretended to be pitiful in front of him again and again and begged to stay, but Li Xian still couldn't bear it.

Halfway through his words, when he saw Xu Wanning's dagger-like gaze directed at him, Li Xian hesitated and said, "Madam, I'm begging you, okay? If you agree to me, I will beg you for a favor."

Xu Wanning said coldly: "Go away, I don't care about you."

On the day of entering the palace for the banquet, Xu Wanning entered the palace with the Li family. This was not requested by Li Xian and the palace, but because of the decree from the palace, the three female family members were allowed to enter the palace. .

 In the end, it was the old lady who asked the eldest grandson’s daughter-in-law to follow her.

Although Xu Wanning was not married to Zhai Yi, she was dressed very brightly on the day she went to the palace for the banquet. Brother Kun and Sister Zhuang saw that their parents were happily entering the palace for the banquet, so they also shouted to follow.

Sister Zhuang threw herself in Xu Wanning's arms and cried loudly. Brother Kun also hugged Li Xian's thigh and refused to let go. No matter how much the wet nurse coaxed the two children, the two children just kept crying.

Li Xian and Xu Wanning were being troubled by their children. Guo Cuiyan came. She coaxed her brothers and sisters and said, "My cousin will take you to send your parents out, and then we can go play in the back garden together, okay?"

Brother Kun shouted: "I want to go to the palace to play with my parents."

Sister Zhuang also cried and said, "I want to go too." Guo Cuiyan threatened, "There are guards in the palace who are very fierce in stopping children. If they see a child, they will put him in a cage."

When Sister Zhuang heard this, she was too frightened to say anything more, but Brother Kun still refused and said: "My cousin is lying. The palace is full of delicious food and fun, and there is no cage for children."

Guo Cuiyan said to Brother Kun: "When did my aunt lie to you? My aunt can make small fishing rods. After a while, we will take the fishing rods and go fishing in the lake in the back garden. When we catch the fish, we will set up firewood in the garden. How about making grilled fish?”

When Brother Kun heard this, he let go of Li Xian's thigh and said to Guo Cuiyan, "Aunt, please don't lie to me."

Guo Cuiyan quickly picked up Sister Zhuang, led Brother Kun, and said with a smile: "Auntie won't lie to you. Let's go. Let's send your parents out first, and then Auntie will take you to catch fish."

The two children were finally coaxed by Guo Cuiyan. Xu Wanning gratefully said to Guo Cuiyan: "These two children are so noisy. Thank you very much, cousin."

Guo Cuiyan smiled and replied: "My cousin, why are you so polite to me? It's important to enter the palace. You can leave quickly and leave the child to me."

Li Xian was also very grateful to this sensible cousin. He glanced at his wife and complained in a low voice: "The children have been spoiled by you. You said that you, the mother, are not as good as outsiders who can coax the children." .”

As he spoke, he looked at Guo Cuiyan and said with a smile, "That's really a hard work, cousin."

Guo Cuiyan hurriedly replied: "My cousin said this, but he took it out of me."

 Guo Cuiyan led the children to send Li Xian and Xu Wanning out of the second gate. The carriage and horses entering the palace were ready. The three of them stood under the carriage and waited for a while. Li Ling and Jing Shu also came over.

Jingshu was wearing a dazzling imperial imperial robe, her black hair was combed high into a Ruyi bun, and she had a five-color Luan and Phoenix hairpin on her head, which made her look luxurious and elegant.

Guo Cuiyan stepped forward to greet her and said, "Second cousin sister-in-law is so dressed up in such an elegant way. It's really eye-catching."

With a smile on her face, Jingshu replied calmly: "My cousin is so complimentary. It is unusual to enter and exit the inner palace, so naturally you have to put some thought into it to not be rude."

Guo Cuiyan was talking to Jing Shu here, but she glanced at Li Ling from the corner of her eyes. She saw him wearing a dark green brocade robe with silver piping and a golden crown on his head. People can't take their eyes away when they see it.

She exchanged a few pleasantries with Jing Shu, and then said to Li Ling, "Cousin, your wife is so beautiful. She looks more noble than the ladies in the palace."

Li Ling, however, didn't even look at her, and his cold face showed no expression at all. His disgust for Guo Cuiyan was evident from head to toe.

 In front of everyone, Guo Cuiyan was exposed like this, which was really embarrassing.

Her face was red and white, and she was wondering how to get down the steps. Li Xian, who was standing beside her, smiled at Li Ling and said, "Second brother, my cousin is talking to you. Why do you keep a straight face all day? How dare you, cousin?" Xiao, be careful not to scare that little girl."

 Li Ling raised his eyes and glanced at his brother. He didn't answer his words at all, but asked: "Is grandma's place packed? Has anyone been sent over?"

Xu Wanning replied: "Grandma just ordered someone to come over and say that she will be here soon. Let's wait in the car."

Li Xian was silent again. He stretched out his hand to help Jing Shu get into the carriage, and followed him to get in the carriage with a long step of his legs.

 (End of this chapter)