Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 448 Family Banquet

By the time Shen Jinglan returned to the main hall, a family dinner had already been served.

Father Shen was in a good mood today. He didn't know about Shen Jinglan's return home. When he saw Shen Jingxuan coming in, Father Shen greeted her and said angrily: "Your Majesty and your sister are returning to the province today, and the family banquet has been going on for a long time. You kid is so ignorant that you actually let His Majesty and your eldest sister wait for you."

Shen Jingxuan hurriedly saluted Li Lingjingshu and said, "My daughter is rude, please don't blame me and your Majesty."

Jingshu said hurriedly: "We are all members of our own family, so there is no need to be polite. Come and sit down quickly."

Shen Jinglan walked over with her head lowered and sat down next to Jing Shu.

Li Ling has also not seen Shen Jinglan for a long time. Because Jing Shu always treats her younger siblings well, Li Ling also favors the Shen siblings.

Li Ling said politely: "Xuan'er is a big girl now, and her temperament is more reserved than before."

Shen Jingxuan has always been afraid of Li Ling, a majestic and cold brother-in-law. Now that Li Ling has become an emperor and is even more majestic, Shen Jinglan, a timid little girl, is even more afraid.

 How could Shen Jingxuan not be reserved in front of an emperor like Li Ling?

 After hearing Li Ling's words, Shen Jingxuan was so shocked that she didn't know how to respond. She only looked helplessly at the eldest sister beside her.

Li Ling, not to mention his timid sister, even when he was in the Zhenguo Duke's mansion, all the female relatives in the mansion were jealous of him.

Jing Shu smiled and said, "Xuan'er has grown up now, so her etiquette is naturally more thorough."

With the eldest sister coming to the rescue, Shen Jingxuan finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Li Lingjingshu, Shen Xing and Shen Jingxuan first raised their glasses together to toast Father Shen. Father Shen was very happy today and drank all the wine in one gulp.

The family sat together. Although the emperor and his ministers were different, because Li Ling cared about the feelings of his family, he could always keep his attitude low, so the dinner was not formal.

 Shen Xing is now sixteen years old and can be considered an adult man.

After three rounds of drinking, Li Ling couldn't help praising Shen Xing and said to Jing Shu: "Cai Lun has always praised Xing'er for his excellent knowledge and articles. Xing'er will definitely be on the list in the provincial examination next year."

Li Ling never forgot to tell Cai Lun to teach her brother-in-law carefully every time he met Cai Lun in the past. Cai Lun and Li Ling were classmates and good friends, so he naturally treated Shen Xing with care. Now that Li Ling has become the emperor, Cai Lun will naturally spare no effort to cultivate Shen Xing.

Most of those children from poor families have studied hard for most of their lives and can barely pass the provincial examination. Shen Xing is smart and perceptive, and he knows that he is where he is today because of his brother-in-law. Otherwise, no matter how hard he works, without the guidance of famous teachers in the official school, he would not be able to achieve such great results in his studies. improvement.

Shen Xing said modestly: "There are many talents in the official school, and there are many people who are better learned than me. It is only because of Mr. Cai's unstinting cultivation that I can make progress. In the end, I have to thank my brother-in-law."

 Speaking, Shen Xing raised his glass and gave Li Ling a toast solemnly.

Li Ling has always liked Shen Xing. Seeing that he is not only motivated but also grateful at such a young age, Li Ling is naturally happy.

Father Shen was old and in bad health, so he couldn't drink too much. However, Li Ling and Shen Xing drank two jars of wine without knowing it. It wasn't until they were both tipsy that Jing Shu forcibly persuaded them to stop drinking. .

Jingshu ordered people to help Shen's father and Li Ling, Chenxing and others back to the bedroom to rest and sober up. Then she left the banquet hall and went to find Shen Jingxuan and her children who had slipped out to play early.

Shen Jingxuan was taking Brother Xuan and Sister Bao to catch fish by the lake in the house. Several people were covered in mud and water. Jing Shu said disgustedly to Shen Jingxuan: "Look at a girl like you, you are still playing This trick, so dirty, is simply unseemly.”

When Shen Jingxuan heard her eldest sister's complaint, she shrank her neck and said to Brother Xuan and Sister Bao: "Look at your mother, she has become a queen now, she talks about rules and propriety, she is really restrictive."

Sister Bao has a wild nature. The little guy was having fun with Shen Jingxuan. Seeing Jingshu coming to stop her, Sister Bao pouted and shouted: "Mother, don't stop us. We are catching fish with my aunt. You are so Once we stop it, all the small fish will be scared away."

The two children were confined in the palace every day, and rarely had the opportunity to go out and run wild. Jing Shu saw that the few people were having fun, so she did not stop them. He sat down in the pavilion by the lake and just looked at his young sister. Playing around with a pair of daughters. Although Shen Jingxuan has grown hair, she is still a child at heart. She and her brother and sister Xuan stepped on the rocks and held a fishing bag. The three of them had a great time playing by the lake. The more they played, the more interested they became. Later, Shen Jingxuan Xuan even took the lead in taking off her shoes, rolling up her trouser legs, and touched fish in the river under her bare feet.

Jingshu said helplessly: "It's late autumn now, and the river water is cold. Don't catch a cold."

Shen Jingxuan retorted: "It's just after Xiangwu, and the water is warm due to the sun, and it's not cold at all."

Seeing this, Brother Xuan and Sister Bao also followed Shen Jingxuan's example, taking off their shoes and going into the river to fish.

 “Ha! These two children are having a great time.”

Jingshu turned her head when she heard the sound and saw it was Li Ling. He didn't know when he came over and was standing behind her. Seeing the children having fun, Li Ling also had a smile on his face.

Jingshu asked: "You just drank so much wine, why don't you sleep more in the room?"

 Li Ling smiled and said: "I didn't drink too much, I just squinted for a while."

Shen Jingxuan was having fun with Brother Xuan and Sister Bao. It was not until Li Ling and Jingshu chatted in the pavilion for a long time that she realized that Shen Jingxuan had been rude to Li Ling, but now she was caught by Li Ling in such a rude manner. , she became even more panicked, and quickly took her two children ashore.

Sister Xuan Gebao saw her father and said to Li Ling happily: "Father, come and catch fish with us. Father, come here quickly."

The two children were jumping and having fun on the shore, completely attracting everyone's attention. Shen Jingxuan quickly put on her shoes, quietly moved into the pavilion, and whispered to Jingshu: "Sister, I'm going back first. "

Jingshu smiled and asked in a low voice: "Why do you have to leave as soon as your brother-in-law comes?"

Shen Jingxuan quietly stuck out her tongue and leaned into Jingshu's ear and said, "The emperor's brother-in-law will come looking for the eldest sister if he doesn't see him for a while. He is so clingy. Let the eldest sister and brother-in-law talk here. I will go back to see my father." .”

With that said, Shen Jingxuan slipped away quietly like a cigarette while Li Ling wasn't paying attention.

Brother Xuan and Sister Bao carried the fish bucket into the pavilion. Sister Bao pulled Li Ling and said: "Father, look at how many small fish we have caught. Look at this biggest red fish. My aunt helped me catch it." "

As she said that, Sister Bao looked around. The little guy frowned and asked, "Where is my aunt? After all this time, where has my aunt gone?"

Jingshu replied: "My aunt went back to visit my grandfather."

It was rare for Sister Bao to meet a girl who could have fun with her. When she heard that Shen Jingxuan was gone, the little guy immediately darkened his face, pouted and complained to Li Ling: "It's all my fault, Father. As soon as you came, you scared my aunt away."

Li Ling looked at her daughter with an innocent look on her face and replied: "How can you blame your father? I came here and didn't even say a word to your aunt, and she left. How can Sister Bao say that my father scared my aunt away?" of."

Sister Bao argued rationally: "Everyone is afraid of Emperor Father. When the maids in the palace see you, they all walk around. My aunt is just as timid as the maids, so she was scared away when she saw you." .”

 Li Ling was speechless.

Jingshu smiled and said: "Sister Bao has always liked my father the most. Today I have an aunt, and I don't even cling to my father anymore?"

Sister Bao lowered her head and thought for a while, then looked up at Li Ling and said, "My aunt is accompanying my brother and I to catch fish. We are having a great time. Since my father scared my aunt away, my father wants to accompany us." Just catch fish, if the father doesn’t agree, then he will personally go and bring my aunt back to Sister Bao.”

It took Li Ling a long time to think of his daughter's complicated logic. He sighed slightly, reached out and pinched his daughter's swollen face, and replied with a smile: "Okay, then father will accompany you to catch fish."

 (End of this chapter)