Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 168 The miserable Li Xian

 The autumn air is crisp and the weather is particularly sunny today.

Inside Bi Tang Residence, Xu Wanning was dressed brightly and was about to go to Jing Shu's place to play with her daughter. Aunt Qiu came in. She sighed and said: "Madam, the uncle called me again in the side hall and kept shouting. I want to see you, why don’t you go over and take a look.”

Xu Wanning snorted coldly: "Why should I go to see him? It's such a good day. I'm going to take my sister to find my younger brother and sister to talk to."

Now Li Xian has suffered a stroke and is in bed, unable to move. He needs help for everything he needs to eat, drink, and take care of himself.

Aunt Qiu said: "There really is no one to take care of my uncle. It's really a mess."

Xu Wanning snorted coldly and replied nonchalantly: "Didn't I assign two girls to serve him?"

Although Aunt Qiu was angry with Li Xianbo for treating her aunt, who was a bastard, she still respected Aunt Qiu as an elder over the years. Now that she saw him like this, Aunt Qiu couldn't help but feel soft. .

Aunt Qiu replied: "Those two little girls are too young, how can they serve them well? Oops! My uncle wanted to relieve himself this morning, but the two of them couldn't lift them, so they made a bed."

Aunt Qiu advised Xu Wanning: "My uncle has become like this now. You should at least send a suitable person there. The prince brings the imperial doctor from the palace to give my uncle acupuncture every day. There is not even a serious person to take care of my uncle." None of it will bring bad reputation to you."

After listening to Aunt Qiu's words, Xu Wanning thought for a while and then ordered: "Go and call Aunt Wang and Aunt Ping who are across the courtyard, and ask them to go over and wait on you."

 After a while, Li Xian's two aunts were called to the main room.

Xu Wanning asked the two of them: "Which of you is willing to go to the side hall to serve the uncle?"

After hearing Xu Wanning's words, the two aunts just twisted their handkerchiefs, the other looked down at her toes, and neither of them said anything.

Seeing that both of them were reluctant, Xu Wanning continued: "If you are willing to go, the monthly rate will be quadrupled."

Aunt Wang is weak-tempered. She lowered her head half-way and said hesitantly: "My monthly profit is enough, and the lady gives me a lot of rewards during the holidays. I have little expenses here and I am not short of money."

 This means not wanting to go.

Xu Wanning looked at Aunt Ping again: "I know that Aunt Ping's natal brother is about to get a wife, and it's time to spend money. Why don't you go to the side hall to serve the uncle? I'll give you three more monthly allowances. How about that?"

Aunt Ping is an outspoken person. After hearing Xu Wanning's words, she said cheerfully: "I don't want to serve him. This uncle was harmed by Mei Niang's vixen. When Aunt Mei was around, all the uncle was thinking about was her. , where have they ever looked at us? The last time my natal father was ill and needed money, you, the eldest lady, gave it to me. To put it bluntly, we couldn’t count on him when he was well, but now that he’s like this, we can’t even count on him. Yes, I have already thought about it. From now on, I will serve you wholeheartedly, and I will rely on you to live my life."

Although it is natural for my aunt to serve her master, Li Xian did not treat her sincerely in the past. Now when I let others serve me, I have to pay attention to the relationship between you and me.

Seeing that the two aunts were unwilling to go over, Xu Wanning had to ask them to step back, and then said to Aunt Qiu: "Since those two little girls can't serve you well, why don't you go down and find two rough women to take care of them?" stop."

The servants in the back house are not allowed to come in. A rough woman is stronger and can serve the immobile men better than a little girl. Hearing this, Mother Qiu had no choice but to go downstairs to find the right person. Xu Wanning picked up her daughter and followed her out, planning to go to Qingfeng Garden to chat with Jingshu.

As soon as she walked to the courtyard, she heard Li Xian's ghostly cry and howl in the side hall: "I said, madam, how could you be so cruel and leave me half dead here and ignore it? Let's just be husband and wife. Ah! You are too cruel! Ah! Ah—"

Xu Wanning handed her daughter to the wet nurse. She strode to the side hall, opened the door with a bang, and sternly said to Li Xian, who was lying upright on the bed: "You still have the nerve to mention that we are husband and wife? You dotes on me. Did you ever care about the relationship between husband and wife when you killed your concubine? When you wrongfully accused me of killing your concubine, did you ever trust me as your wife? When you were so cruel that you wanted to abandon me, how could you show any pity to me? Humph! Now! You ended up in such a situation, but you remembered me, and I tell you Li Xian, it's too late!"

Li Xian had been lying on the bed for ten days due to a stroke. When he saw his wife coming over for the first time, he was met with a thunderous accusation. He begged Xu Wanning with a tearful face: "Madam, what happened before is all my fault, please." Please forgive me, okay? I promise to treat you wholeheartedly from now on and never make you sad again."

Xu Wanning sneered and said: "Now you have woken up, but I still said the same thing, it's too late!"

As she said that, she closed the door with a bang, hugged her daughter and headed outside.

When Xu Wanning passed by Songletang, she happened to meet Guo Cuiyan who was walking towards Songletang. Guo Cuiyan was afraid to avoid Xu Wanning when she saw him.

Xu Wanning walked up to her and asked with a sneer: "Why can't my cousin go to my side now?"

Guo Cuiyan gritted her teeth and said with a smile: "My aunt has been in poor health since my cousin fell ill. I have been busy taking care of my aunt here. When I have some free time, I can go chat with my cousin."

Xu Wanning snorted coldly and said with a sneer: "When you mention my mother-in-law, I think of one thing."

She looked at Guo Cuiyan and said: "My cousin is gentle and virtuous. Our uncle has always admired you. I am still thinking about it. I will go to discuss with my mother-in-law in the next few days and hire my cousin to be our uncle's concubine."

When Guo Cuiyan heard this, her face turned pale with fright. She hesitated and said, "My cousin, please don't make such a joke."

Xu Wanning sneered and said, "I'm not joking with you. Since the uncle likes you, my mother-in-law can't leave you. When I bring you here, you can guard the uncle and his wife every day. Isn't it the best of both worlds?"

 After saying that, Xu Wanning hugged her daughter and left without waiting for Guo Cuiyan to tell her.

Guo Cuiyan did want to marry Li Xian unscrupulously, but she was ambitious and focused on the position of the first wife, not a concubine below others. Now that Li Xian is paralyzed in bed, let alone a concubine, she is If she was given the position of head wife, she wouldn't even want to take it.

　　Do you want to live with a paralytic for the rest of your life or be a widow for the rest of your life?

After hearing what Xu Wanning said, she was so frightened that her heart went cold.

If Xu Wanning really goes to mention this matter to Mr. Guo, given Mr. Guo's selfish temperament, he will not be able to respond.

Guo Cuiyan no longer had the intention to please Mr. Guo, and returned to the courtyard dejectedly.

 (End of this chapter)