Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

 The person who drank the poison was just a side room, and he didn't die. In just one day, the gust of wind blew away, and no one mentioned it again.

In the evening, Princess Yongqin ordered the palace manager to hold a grand full-moon banquet for Xiao Silang given by the Xie family.

Both the legitimate children and the children of concubines in the palace are required to hold a full-moon banquet. However, the degree of grandeur is naturally different for the concubines and concubines. This is the rule.

Princess Yongzhen issued this order specifically because she was dissatisfied with what Meng had done, so she promoted Xie and Shilang even more.

Among the high-ranking families, no matter how favored the master is, the side wife cannot be compared with the main wife. Just like the Meng family, although Zhao Xuan treats her sincerely, now that she has entered the palace, Xie family does not allow her to have children. In the end, nothing happened. Since Mrs. Xie had already given birth to four sons for Zhao Xuan, even Princess Yongzin would not object to Mrs. Xie always giving the concubine soup to avoid children. Her left and right sons already had several legitimate sons, so who would care about the one born from a concubine.

On the second day, Pingyang and Li Xiang finally set foot on their way home. People from the royal palace who came to see the couple off were crowded at the gate.

Mrs. Xie could not come because she was still in confinement, but she sent her mother-in-law and confidant Aunt Zhao to see her off. Mrs. Meng could not come either. Although she survived by taking the poison this time, it is said that her body I'm so weak that I can't even get out of bed.

Compared to the second and third brothers who all came with their wives to see them off, Pingyang’s eldest brother Zhao Xuan seemed a little lonely in the crowd.

Before leaving, Pingyang Nan specifically told her eldest brother: "Sister-in-law is a rare and good wife. You should treat her well."

 In front of everyone, Pingyang couldn't say much, but Zhao Xuan didn't know what she was referring to.

He smiled reluctantly and replied: "I know that you should take good care of yourself and go to Beijing to pay tribute at the end of this year. Let's get together again."

 When Pingyang got on the carriage, his last remaining sight was still focused on his elder brother.

This quarrel between wives and concubines made Zhao Xuan seem much older all of a sudden, and Pingyang couldn't help but feel heartbroken when he saw it.

After the carriage and horses had gone away, Yuzhu sighed and said to Pingyang: "When the imperial concubine's mother-in-law came to see her off, I heard her whisper to the slave girl that it seems that the Meng family will never be able to have children again."

Pingyang was shocked when he heard this and asked, "How could this happen? But her foundation was damaged by taking poison?"

Yuzhu nodded and replied: "She has drunk poison twice, and she was injured last time. This time she is afraid that she will be seriously injured. I heard from Eminem that after the doctor came to check her pulse this morning, she said that she would be afraid of it in the future." It’s hard to get pregnant anymore.”

No wonder Zhao Xuan was so sad just now!

Two women serving one husband are destined to be incompatible. Although Xie occupies the position of the head wife and has a group of children, she and Zhao Xuan only respect and love each other. In terms of sincerity, Zhao Xuan does not treat Xie as much as he does Meng. of. Although Meng has found Zhao Xuan's true love, she has to keep herself low to others. She doesn't even have the right to give birth to a child for her beloved, and now she has lost the ability to have children.

In this battle between wives and concubines, no one is the winner, because the man they are fighting for cannot completely belong to either party. This is a lifelong competition with no end point and no way to withdraw.

If you can have a strong heart and be perseverant in this competition, just like Mrs. Xie, even though she knows her husband is in love with someone else, she can still live a good life and hold on to what she has earned, then she is considered a winner. stop.

As for the Meng family, in the final analysis, they lost to themselves.

“Madam, do you think that if Concubine Meng knew about this matter, would she be confused?”

Yuzhu's words brought Pingyang back from her thoughts. She smiled bitterly and replied: "I can't say for sure. She has already thought about committing suicide twice, but there was still hope in the end. Now she has completely lost hope. , who knows if she can hold on."

Although Mrs. Xie did not allow her to have children, she did not say that she would never stop avoiding child soup, nor did she use any private means to deal with her. The reason why she ended up in this situation was entirely due to her own lack of firmness in mind.

 If she wants to complain, she can only blame herself for being too restless. The master and servant were chatting here, and the carriage suddenly stopped. Li Xiang, who was riding the horse, got off his horse, opened the door, and asked Pingyang inside, "Are you tired? Do you want to take a rest?"

Pingyang replied: "If you're not tired, don't take a rest. Get to the station in front as soon as possible and you'll feel at ease."

Li Xiang stood under the car and said with a smile: "Don't worry, we will definitely get there before dark."

Yuzhu saw that Li Xiang had no intention of leaving after he had finished speaking, so she quickly got out of the car and made room for the couple.

Sure enough, as soon as Yuzhu left, Li Xiang lifted his legs into the carriage and sat down next to Pingyang.

Although the carriage was spacious, as soon as Li Xiang entered, Pingyang suddenly felt a lot cramped. She subconsciously moved to the side to make more room for him, but Li Xiang followed closely and moved closer to her.

“I just heard that you and Yuzhu have been chatting about elder brothers and sisters-in-law, right?” Li Xiang asked, finding a new topic.

Pingyang nodded slightly and replied perfunctorily: "It's just chatting, just killing time."

 “I heard you talking about Mengshi.”

The master and servant didn't deliberately turn their backs on anyone when they spoke just now. Li Xiang was riding outside the car to protect them, so he listened to everything they said.

Pingyang saw him mention this and asked, "Have you seen the Meng family this time?"

Li Xiang is the noble son-in-law of the palace, so he is naturally not something that ordinary women can see. However, since he recovered from his illness, the palace has held several family banquets. Meng is the concubine of Zhao Xuan, and according to the rules, she is also qualified to attend the family banquets. , it wouldn’t be surprising if Li Xiang had seen it.

Li Xiang shook his head and said: "You have too many sisters-in-law in the palace. Even if I have seen them, I can't tell which one is which."

After Pingyang heard this, she smiled and replied: "Our family is not like your family. Men are allowed to take concubines before they are married, and there are no rules against taking concubines after they get married, so the women of my brothers naturally Just more.”

Li Xiang nodded slightly, then looked at Pingyang and said: "Actually, I think that no matter how many concubines a man has, the status of those women in the man's heart cannot be compared with that of his wife."

After Pingyang heard this, she stopped smiling, looked sideways at Li Xiang and asked, "What if that concubine is the man's true love?"

Li Xiang replied: "A man's true love will only be his wife, just like the eldest brother. The reason why he is in love with Meng is just because they met when they were young, which makes him emotionally unforgettable. I don't believe that. In his heart, Meng can really surpass his sister-in-law."

 His words meant something.

 Is a concubine no match for a wife? Haha, they both fell into the water at the same time, but the first thing he thought of was to save his concubine!

 What a person shows when he is in a hurry is his true intention.

He said this just to excuse himself and also to please himself.

Since he intends to please, Pingyang will not try to tear him down. After all, who doesn’t want to enjoy other people’s overtures? As long as Li Xiang doesn’t use expressions like dancing in the water, Pingyang is still willing to accept it.

“That’s what you said.” Pingyang replied lightly, but looked out the window and sighed: “The scenery in Yizhou is really good!”