Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 311 Wives and concubines

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

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 there to see in this?"

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

Jiao Xing quickly made a silent gesture towards Xiao Hong. Xiao Hong quickly covered her mouth when she saw this. She turned around and looked outside. When she saw that the little girl Su Yue in the main room was not there, she quietly He whispered to the master: "Did the Third Master do this again?"

Seeing that the master was silent, Xiaohong walked up to him 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, he is extremely tolerant. Except for her who knows the inside story because she is personally serving the aunt, no one in the house knows about the deep love that the third master has for his aunt.

“My slave heard vaguely 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, there is no telling whether she can give birth to a boy or not. It all depends on me." It’s God’s will and my lady’s will.”

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?”

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

Seeing Xiao Hong's aggrieved look, Jiao Xing couldn't bear it, and explained patiently: "My identity and the Third Master's 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."

“As the saying goes, ‘Greed breeds worry, and greed breeds fear.’ If we want to keep the only warmth in the world, we must not be greedy.”

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

 “Third Master!”

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

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

Xiaohong and his wife hurriedly put on their shoes and got off the ground. When they went out, they closed the door tightly. There is a little girl in this room who has been admired from the main courtyard. If the door is open and the two of them meet each other after a long time, they will inevitably not be able to let go.

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?"

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

“Hey! You’re lying, I just saw you looking at the plum tree.”

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

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 by myself. Are they the same as the real thing?"

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

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

Jiao Xing nodded at 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."

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

 This is her first child with Li Xiang. Pingyang is very concerned about her daughter and does everything by herself. Pingyang held Sister Qing in his arms and coaxed her for a while, then Yuzhu stepped forward and persuaded her: "You are so delicate now, so you'd better rest more, or let your servant hold Sister."

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 birth 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.”

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

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

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 nodded towards Li Xiang.

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."

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 wrong? Is it possible that this little guy can understand adults at such a young age?"

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

 “Give me a hug.”

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."

 Sister Qing, under her mother's gentle coaxing, fell asleep sweetly after a while.

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

Li Xiang said helplessly: "This is really a hard work for you."

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

 “I have something to give you.”

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

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

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

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 nobles, so they have to do more."

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."

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

"I know that when you got married, your uncle gave you a lot of dowry, but these are your private property, so you can just keep them for yourself." With that, Li Xiang sealed the box of silver notes 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 alienating 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 this chapter)