Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 461 Why are you so polite to me?

The four brothers gathered together, not very happy, until the moonlight rose above the willow trees and the family banquet broke up.

The brothers were all tipsy. Although Li Ling's steps were a little sloppy, his mind was still clear. He took his wife and children back to Jiaofang Hall. Jingshu ordered someone to prepare sobering soup. Li Ling drank a bowl and felt relaxed again. He came over to go to the imperial study room to review the unfinished memorial, but was stopped by Jingshu. Jingshu was worried that he would catch cold after drinking, so she ordered the servant to move the memorial to the bedroom. Li Ling followed his wife's instructions and got busy in the palace.

Li Xian, Li Xiang and Li Yu became even more drunk. Li Xian was helped into the carriage by Xu Wanning. Li Yu was escorted back to the mansion newly given by Li Ling by the chamberlain. Li Xiang was the most drunk and fell asleep at his desk during the banquet. Pingyang could not wake him up until the palace banquet was over, so Pingyang simply asked two young eunuchs to carry him and throw him into the car.

The carriage and horse drove by the moonlight, and after a while they returned to the Zhenguo Palace. Xu Wanning supported Li Xian and took the children to Xiyuan. Pingyang got off the carriage and horse, and called the boys to look after Li Xiang. , and he took the already sleepy children back to the yard first.

As soon as Pingyang entered the house, Lantian came up to him and said, "Madam, we have a letter from the prince in the middle of the afternoon."

Pingyang heard the letter from her mother's family. She didn't even bother to change her clothes, so she opened the letter and read it.

This family letter was written by Pingyang’s mother, Princess Lan. The family letter said that a distant cousin of Pingyang would go to Beijing to participate in martial arts competitions soon. Princess Lan asked her cousin to bring her many things and told Pingyang to take good care of this cousin. .

 Pingyang read the letter home from his mother several times before carefully putting it away and calling the maid to take care of him to bathe and remove makeup.

Pingyang sat in front of the bronze mirror. After taking off his makeup, Li Xiang was helped back by the servants. Yuzhu quickly called on the servants to help Li Xiang to the bed, and called Lantian to bring him sobering soup, which was a lot of trouble.

Pingyang took off her makeup and went to the bathroom. When she came out after taking a bath, Li Xiang had already woken up from the wine. He leaned on the bedside, rubbed his brows and said to Pingyang: "Is the smell of alcohol all over my body caused by smoke?" it's your turn?"

Pingyang raised his eyes and glanced at Li Xiang, and replied: "It's okay."

"I'm going to wash up too." As he said that, Li Xiang struggled to get up and walked towards the bathroom with frivolous steps.

Pingyang went to bed by herself. Perhaps she was too tired today, so her head became blurry as soon as it hit the pillow.

“Madam, you haven’t taken the medicine yet?”

Pingyang was about to fall asleep, but was awakened by Yuzhu. She opened her eyes and replied: "I'm fine, I don't need to drink this medicine anymore."

Yuzhu insisted: "You are feeling better now. The imperial doctor has ordered that you have to drink this for two or three more days, otherwise I'm afraid it will happen again."

The master and servant were talking here. Li Xiang came out of the bathroom. He had almost sobered up from the wine after bathing. Li Xiang came over and took the medicine bowl in Yuzhu's hand, handed it to Pingyang and said: "Follow the imperial doctor's instructions, drink two more day."

Pingyang was speechless. Seeing this, Yuzhu stepped forward to help Pingyang up and advised: "Just listen to the doctor and my uncle, otherwise if the condition recurs, you will be the one to suffer."

Pingyang took the medicine bowl from Li Xiang's hand, took a deep breath, and drank it all with a frown. Li Xiang handed him hot tea, and Pingyang rinsed his mouth with the tea before lying down again.

“I heard that your mother-in-law came to write a letter today?”

　　After all this tossing, Pingyang's sleepiness just now disappeared, and she replied calmly: "It was from my mother."

Li Xiang asked again: "What did my mother-in-law say in the letter? Is everything okay at home?"

Pingyang replied calmly: "I'm fine at home. My mother said that a distant cousin of mine will go to Beijing to participate in the martial arts competition and will bring some things with me." Li Xiang asked: "Which of your cousins ​​has never listened to you? Mentioned.”

The Lan family is a rich family, and there are too many cousins ​​in Pingyang to count. After hearing Li Xiang's words, she didn't know how to respond. She just said perfunctorily: "He's just a cousin from a distant aunt's family. Back then, this uncle was in Beijing because of His righteous speech offended the emperor, so he was convicted and sent to the south. His father and mother took good care of their family. This cousin has been working under his father. Now that the second brother is looking for talented people, his father recommends him to come to Beijing. Give it a try.”

“Has the mother-in-law mentioned in her heart when he will arrive in the capital, so that I can order someone to go outside the city to meet him?”

Pingyang replied: "It will arrive around the end of the month. I will just order the boys to take care of you. There is no need to trouble my husband."

 “Why are you so polite to me?”

As soon as Li Xiang said these words, Pingyang raised his eyes and glanced at him. Both of them looked a little embarrassed.

"Go to sleep, I'm tired." Pingyang said this and turned away.

Li Xiang extinguished the candle on his desk and lay down. The bright moonlight poured into the room. Although his wife's hazy figure was close to the pillow, Li Xiang felt that she was far away in the horizon. He listened. Hearing his wife's even breathing, he subconsciously moved his body closer to his wife.

 Inside Jiaofang Hall.

It was already midnight after Li Ling read the last memorial. He stood up and stretched his waist, which was already numb from sitting, and took off his outer cloak. For fear of waking his wife, he quietly entered the inner hall, but Li Ling just lay down. Next, my wife's delicate body leaned over.

"Are you still asleep?" Li Ling took his wife into his arms and asked softly.

"I fell asleep just now, but you're not by my side, so I can't sleep well." As she said that, Jingshu buried her head tightly in her husband's arms. Smelling the familiar smell, she felt sleepy. Really hits.

Li Ling hugged his wife, who was as soft as a kitten, and the alcoholic energy that had just been dispelled came rushing back.

Jingshu opened her eyes and scolded him: "You have been working so late, aren't you tired?"

 “It’s okay.” As he said that, Li Ling looked lively again.

　　Although the two have been married for so many years, Li Ling is still very greedy for his wife. That night, the wind and rain were swaying, and the noise in the inner hall did not stop until the sky dimmed.

The next morning, Li Ling brought breakfast for the two children. Sister Bao didn't see her mother and kept asking questions.

"Father, what happened to my mother and queen? Why didn't you get up for breakfast today?"

Li Ling replied perfunctorily: "Didn't I tell you that my mother was tired from hosting the palace banquet yesterday and needs to rest more."

Sister Bao pouted and said, "Then I go to the study every day to study and am very tired. Why can't I sleep a little longer?"

Li Ling helplessly lied to the child and said: "You are not as hardworking as your mother. Your mother has to manage the harem and take care of you. It is normal to get up late occasionally. Children should be sensible and have breakfast quickly. After eating, it is good to go. study."

 (End of this chapter)