Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 301 The fate of the mandarin duck

On this day, just as Li Yu was having a rest, Jing Shu ordered Ziyun to invite Li Yu to Qingfeng Garden after breakfast.

Li Yubin greeted Jingshu politely. After sitting down, he asked, "Second sister-in-law invited me here for my wedding?"

Jingshu thought about it for a long time in order to tell Li Yu about this matter, but she never thought that Li Yu would ask it in person.

Jingshu said slowly: "I just want to mention this matter to my fourth brother. Although marriage matters are all decided by the elders, after all, this is a life-long matter. I still want to hear what my fourth brother thinks."

Li Yu smiled and said lightly: "I don't have any idea. If anyone doesn't dislike me and is willing to marry me, my sister-in-law can help me book it."

When Jing Shu saw Li Yu saying such self-defeating words again, she patiently enlightened him: "The fourth brother has achieved fame and fame, and now he has entered the Ministry of Punishment. He has a bright future, so why should he always be unhappy?"

Li Yu was speechless after hearing Jingshu's words. He just smiled bitterly and picked up the teacup to drink.

Jing Shu no longer talked in circles with him, and went straight to the subject tactfully: "My grandmother and I have taken a fancy to a few powerful families in Beijing, but the daughter's parents may not necessarily have good moral character. If the parents are decent, the daughter They all have shortcomings of one kind or another, and I looked at many of them, but I couldn’t find anyone who was a good match for my fourth brother.”

Li Yu is a smart man. After hearing this, he understood Jing Shu's difficulty. He said, "If you don't have a wife from a powerful family, just find an ordinary family."

He put down the tea cup and said with a wry smile: "As long as people don't dislike me, I don't have the right to be picky."

"It's all up to my sister-in-law to make the decision." After saying that, he bowed slightly to Jingshu, raised his legs and left.

"One's origin is not something one can choose, and the grudges in the previous life have nothing to do with you. It's just that you can control this life. I think the fourth brother should be more broad-minded and take a longer view."

Li Yu walked to the door and Jing Shu persuaded him.

Although Li Yu is a little narrow-minded, he respects his sister-in-law who has always cared for him sincerely and even saved his life.

Li Yu paused slightly after hearing Jing Shu's words, then turned around and replied to Jing Shu: "Thank you, sister-in-law, for your enlightenment."

Jingshu nodded slightly at him and replied: "If you really don't care about the girl's origin, I promise that I will carefully choose a good one for you."

In Xianglin Garden, Ping Yang had just finished breakfast with Li Xiang when Yuzhu came in and said, "Third Master, madam, Aunt Xing is here to say hello."

Hearing this, Pingyang replied: "Let her come in."

After a while, Jiao Xing slowly entered the room, saluted Li Xiang and Ping Yang and said hello, then stood aside respectfully.

Pingyang had just given birth to a daughter and was not yet in confinement. She was leaning on the imperial concubine's couch with a thin blanket wrapped around her. She glanced at Jiao Xing and asked, "I heard that you were feeling unwell the past two days. Are you feeling better?"

Since this Jiao Xing returned to the house, she has always kept her duties and behaved herself in front of Pingyang. Moreover, Pingyang saw that Li Xiang didn't treat her lightly, but he only came to live with her when it was inconvenient for her to sleep with her. It's night, so Pingyang doesn't care about this humble concubine at all now.

Every day I see her and greet her politely, I just exchange a few casual words with her.

When Jiao Xing saw Ping Yang asking, she replied politely: "I just ate the wrong thing in the past two days, which made me feel uncomfortable, but now I'm fine."

As she said that, she took a few children's clothes and supplies from her maid's hands, and said to Pingyang: "Sister, I am about to be a full moon, and I don't have anything that I can use. These few clothes are made by my own hands." I hope Madam will not find it objectionable." Pingyang ordered Yuzhu to take the things and said politely: "Thank you, Aunt Xing. I have nothing to do here. You are in good health, so go back and rest early."

Jiao Xing didn’t say much and left respectfully.

As soon as Jiao Xing left, Li Xiang found an excuse and left the house.

He caught up with Jiao Xing in a few steps and pulled her to stand in the corner of the wall where she was backing people.

Jiao Xing was pulled by Li Xiang. She looked around in panic and asked Li Xiang, "Why are you following me out again? What should I do if someone sees me?"

Li Xiang held up the wall with one hand, half-circled Jiao Xing in his arms, and asked, "Does your stomach still hurt?"

Jiao Xing glanced at him and replied, "I'm fine now. I'm fine. You don't have to worry about it."

Li Xiang lowered his head and sighed slightly: "It's a pity that this baby is not a son. I really can't talk to her to ask you to stop taking the medicine."

After hearing this, Jiao Xing's mind turned over and over again. She took Li Xiang's hand, with a smile on her face, and replied: "Madam is a kind-hearted person, and she will have a son sooner or later. I treat you well." Now that I have a legitimate son, I will personally go to my wife and ask her to stop this child-avoidance soup, and I will not ask for anything else. If I can give you a well-behaved and lovely daughter, I will ask for nothing more in this life."

Li Xiang turned his head, sniffed, and said with a gloomy expression: "You are already weak, and the Bizi Tang is so harmful to your body, I'm afraid of you."

Before Li Xiang could finish speaking, Jiao Xing raised her hand to cover his mouth and said to him: "Which concubine doesn't live like this? If others can bear it, I can bear it. Don't worry about it." ”

Li Xiang and Jiao Xing have known each other since childhood. This seemingly ordinary girl is actually a treasure in Li Xiang's heart, but he can only rely on this forbearing method to secretly love and protect her.

 Li Xiang felt depressed in his heart and choked with sobs as he said to Jiao Xing: "I really hate that I am incompetent. If I had the merits of my second brother and could play an important role in the clan, I wouldn't let you suffer such injustice."

 The so-called rules are just rules for the weak. When Jingshu was infertile, Li Ling was able to withstand the pressure and not take concubines for his beloved wife, mainly because he had the ability to support the prosperity of the Li family. The people of the family all depended on Li Ling's achievements to secure a safe and prosperous future. Therefore, he He was the one who broke the rules and no one could do anything to him or Jing Shu.

Jiao Xing felt sad after hearing this. She hugged Li Xiang and comforted her with tears in her eyes: "Don't think so. As long as I can be with you, I'm content."

 With the majestic buildings of the huge mansion, the two of them could only quietly hide in a corner behind each other and say a few thoughtful words.

 The two hugged each other and hugged each other tightly.

After a while, Jiao Xing suppressed her sadness, forced out a smile, changed the subject and asked Li Xiang: "It's almost the Dragon Boat Festival, what kind of rice dumplings do you want to eat? I'll make it for you."

Li Xiang burst into tears and smiled. He looked at the woman he loved in his arms fondly and teased her: "As long as it's made by you, I like it. But this time, be sure to steam it for me to eat."

Jiao Xing thought of the embarrassing things they had done in the past, and couldn't help but cover her mouth and smile: "I only gave you raw rice dumplings once, you are stingy for remembering them all these years."

Li Xiang reached out and pinched Jiao Xing's cheek, and replied jokingly: "I had diarrhea for three days that time. How dare I forget such a painful experience."

 (End of this chapter)