Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 460 Chance Encounter

The palaces in the palace are majestic, the pavilions and small buildings are all exquisite, and the plants and flowers are also rare. It was Shen Jingxuan's first time entering the palace. She looked left and right, and unknowingly left the inner palace. When she realized, she had already I can't remember the way back at all.

She looked at the similar buildings and glanced at the setting sun. Shen Jingxuan couldn't help but speed up her pace. When she was crossing an arch bridge, her footing suddenly slipped. One of her shoes happened to fall into the water under the bridge.

Shen Jingxuan stood on the bridge and saw her shoes submerged in the water. She looked around anxiously, but she couldn't find anyone. At this moment, she regretted not letting the palace people follow her. She looked so embarrassed that she definitely couldn't go back. , Shen Jingxuan sat on the bridge in frustration, hoping that someone would come to rescue her.

Shen Jingxuan sat on the bridge and waited for a long time before finally seeing someone coming. Two small eunuchs led an official-looking person towards this side.

Shen Jingxuan hurriedly waved to the two young eunuchs, and several of them came forward. One of the young eunuchs asked, "Young lady called us home, is there something wrong?"

Shen Jingxuan blushed half-red and replied hesitantly: "I was passing by here and accidentally dropped my shoes into the water and couldn't walk."

The two young eunuchs subconsciously glanced into the water, smiled and said to Shen Jingxuan: "Looking at the girl's dress, she must be a noble in the palace. If you dare to ask where the noble is staying, I will go and report it."

How could Shen Jingxuan have the nerve to say that she was the Queen's biological sister?

 She looks like this, she will embarrass the eldest sister.

Shen Jingxuan quickly waved her hands and said: "No need, I just want to trouble my two father-in-laws to help me fish out the shoes. I'll just put them on and go back. I live not far from here."

The two young eunuchs subconsciously glanced at the water under the bridge, and said with a troubled expression: "The water is so deep, you can't see the slightest shadow of the girl's embroidered shoes. How can you fish them out? I'd better help you go back and call someone." stop."

Seeing that the two of them were unwilling to help, Shen Jingxuan lowered her eyes and replied, "In that case, please go and do your work, I'll just wait here."

When the official led by the two eunuchs saw this, he walked forward slowly, leaned on the railing and glanced into the water. Then he turned to the two eunuchs and said, "Excuse me, father-in-law, please break a long branch and bring it over."

After a while, a young **** returned from a branch. The man took the branch, looked at Shen Jingxuan and asked, "Where did the girl's shoes fall into the water?"

Shen Jingxuan lowered her head and pointed to the place where her shoes were put on just now: "It fell in from here. If it fell in, it would sink to the bottom of the water."

When the man heard this, he bent down and squatted on the bridge. He held a wooden stick and stirred it carefully in the water for a while. Finally, he fished out Shen Jingxuan's shoes. The shoes were stained with a lot of mud at the bottom of the water. The man He walked down the arch bridge with his shoes, stepped on the stones, washed them in the water, and wrung them dry with his hands. Then he turned back to the bridge and politely handed them to Shen Jingxuan, saying, "Fortunately, it's not too cold today. Girl, I'll give it a try." Just put it on and go back quickly."

His voice is gentle, making people feel very comfortable and down-to-earth, like a big brother.

Shen Jingxuan couldn't help but look up at the person who helped her solve her urgent problem. He was a young man in his twenties, wearing a fourth-grade civil official uniform, and his appearance was as gentle as his voice.

Shen Jingxuan glanced at it and quickly lowered her head. She nodded hurriedly and said, "Thank you, sir. I understand."

It wasn't until the man stepped off the bridge that Shen Jingxuan dared to raise her head. She stood on the bridge blankly, watching the man's retreating back, but her heart was beating "dong dong" non-stop.

Shen Jingxuan didn't dare to wander around, so she put on her shoes and got off the bridge. She finally caught a palace man and asked for the way, so she trotted all the way back to the harem. Just halfway, Shen Jingxuan happened to meet her. of purple clouds.

Seeing the embarrassment on Shen Jingxuan's face, Ziyun hurriedly asked, "Where have you gone? Your Majesty asked me to look for you. I have been looking for you in the inner palace for a long time."

Shen Jingxuan quickly shrank her feet into her skirt and hesitated: "I just went to the imperial garden to see the flowers."

Ziyun did not doubt that he was there, and said with a smile: "The inner palace is big, next time I go out for a walk, let the palace people follow me."

As she said that, she pulled Shen Jingxuan over and said, "Let's go. Your Majesty and your concubine are hosting a banquet at Yuhuatai. They want you to go." Shen Jingxuan hurriedly replied, "Then I'll go back and change my clothes first."

After Shen Jingxuan had changed her clothes, she followed Ziyun to the Jiaofang Hall to look for Jingshu. At this moment, in addition to Xu Wanning and Ping Yang, there was another female family member in the Jiaofang Hall, and that was the newly married Li Jinyan.

Jing Shu saw her sister and hurriedly waved her hand: "Xuan'er, come here quickly. Do you still remember Jin Yan?"

Shen Jingxuan stepped forward, and Jin Yan also stood up. The two of them greeted each other with greetings. Jingshu saw that everyone had gathered together and said, "It's rare for a family to gather so neatly today. His Majesty ordered a family banquet to be held at Yuhuatai. My children We are about to finish school, so let’s go over there right now.”

 A group of female relatives left the Jiaofang Palace and walked along the palace road to the Yuhuatai.

"Let's see who's here?" As soon as the women entered the hall, Li Ling, who was at the top, greeted them with a smile.

“Ah! Is this the fourth brother?”

 Xu Wanning was the first to exclaim.

“Is it really fourth brother?” Li Jinyan then covered her mouth and said in surprise.

Li Yu stood up. She first saluted Jingshu respectfully and said, "I've seen your empress." Then she saluted the other female relatives and said, "I've seen my eldest sister-in-law and third sister-in-law."

He had a gentle smile on his face. When his eyes fell on Shen Jingxuan among the group of female relatives, Li Yu's expression couldn't help but change slightly.

Jingshu caught Li Yu's doubts and introduced with a smile: "This is my natal sister."

Li Yu finally regained his composure. He quickly saluted respectfully and said, "I have met the Shen family sister."

Shen Jingxuan was even more shocked than Li Yu, and she was not as good at concealing her emotions as others. Until Li Yu saluted her, Shen Jingxuan still didn't come back to her senses. She just nodded calmly and followed the female officer's guidance to take her seat.

“Fourth brother has changed a lot after being separated for several years.” After Xu Wanning sat down, she still held on to Li Yu.

“No, I almost didn’t recognize him.” Pingyang agreed.

"My fourth brother is now a local official. I heard that my fourth brother is praised by the people in the south." Jing Shu looked at Li Yu and said with a smile.

The family has lived together for several years. Although they have experienced many setbacks and wrongs, when they are together now, everyone only feels cordial. No one is still entangled in the grudges of the past. Even Li Yu, who was once melancholy, is now a mature person. He became a gentle, cheerful and motivated young man.

Li Yu saluted the sisters-in-law again and said, "I, Li Yu, am not where I am today because of the care I received from my sisters-in-law."

Xu Wanning said quickly: "As sisters-in-law, we should take care of you, but now His Majesty has recruited you to be an official in Beijing, and you will never leave again, right?"

Li Ling said: "Although my fourth brother is young, he has extraordinary abilities and has made great achievements in the local area for so many years. I am recruiting him to the capital this time to entrust him with important tasks."

Hearing this, Li Yu quickly stood up and saluted, saying, "I really don't think I should be a humble minister. If I can share your Majesty's worries, I will die even if I can."

 (End of this chapter)