Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

The journey went smoothly, and the couple arrived in the capital after five or six days of traveling.

After returning to Zhenguogong Mansion, Pingyang first went to Anxi Hall and Luo'an Hall to say hello to his two mothers-in-law, and then hurriedly returned to Xianglin Garden to see the children who missed him day and night.

Sister Qing was studying in the palace and had not returned yet. When the two little ones saw Pingyang, they fluttered in her arms like a baby and chattered non-stop.

Li Xiang looked at the children with crooked eyebrows and said gently: "Your mother is tired from the journey. Let her rest for a while. After dinner, father and mother will accompany you to play in the garden."

The two children were sensible enough. After listening to Li Xiang's words, they followed the wet nurse out obediently.

The water for bathing has been prepared. After the children went out, Pingyang had time to go in and wash off the dust. The road was dusty. Although you can take a bath in the post house, it is not as comfortable as at home.

During Pingyang's bathing break, Sister Mei's wet nurse brought Sister Mei over to say hello after hearing the news. Li Xiang saw the young girl and held her in his lap. He was asking the wet nurse about Sister Mei's daily life without a word. Living, he looked up and saw Pingyang leaving the bathroom.

Because she had just taken a bath, she was only wearing a light pink light jacket. The fresh and tender color made her skin look better than snow. Standing in the sunlight coming from the diamond-shaped window, she was so beautiful that people couldn't take their eyes away.

“Father, can I go and pay my respects to my mother?”

Li Xiang stared at Pingyang blankly, and couldn't help but stare straight in his eyes. It wasn't until Sister Mei called him that he came back to his senses.

Pingyang slowly walked out of the inner room and said, "Is it Aunt Sun who is here with Sister Mei?"

Mother Sun, who was standing at the door of the outer room, saluted respectfully: "I heard that Madam has returned, so I brought my sister and son to greet Madam."

Sister Mei saw Pingyang. She slipped off Li Xiang's lap and walked to Pingyang. She reached out and touched her hair that hung down to her waist. She opened her eyes and said, "Mom, you are so beautiful."

 Children are simple-minded and praise others from the bottom of their hearts.

Pingyang lowered his eyes and looked at the little girl's clear eyes. She smiled, raised her hand to touch her soft face, and then told Yuzhu: "Give sister the snacks we brought back from Yizhou." Some, and some of the clothing materials, also bring out two pieces."

Mammy quickly pulled Sister Mei and said, "I still haven't thanked you, madam."

Sister Mei is the same age as Brother Heng, but only five years old. When she heard this, she turned her head to look at the wet nurse, and suddenly her big clear eyes flashed and asked doubtfully: "My mother gave me something, do I still want to thank you?"

Mammy frowned and said: "Of course I have to thank you."

Sister Mei was even more puzzled: "My mother gave my sisters things, but I never saw them say thank you."

The child is still young, and there is no biological mother around. Although she is aware that she is different from her sisters, she cannot tell the difference clearly after all. In addition, Pingyang is also kind to her, which makes the child feel that she and Sister Qing are both called Pingyang's "mother" is no different.

Pingyang stopped the wet nurse and only said: "Autumn is coming soon. Grandma will take the clothes back and order them to cut new clothes for my sister and son."

Although Pingyang comes from a prince's family, she has an innocent temperament. Although Li Xiang and Jiao Xing once deeply hurt her, Pingyang never angered innocent children because of this, and she did not treat Sister Mei harshly at all.

 As time goes by, Pingyang's attitude toward Sister Mei is obvious to everyone in the government.

After receiving Pingyang's instructions, Mammy no longer blamed Sister Mei. She just agreed with a smile and went down with Sister Mei.

Li Xiang poured a cup of tea for Pingyang and said: "You are tired from the journey, you go and take a rest. I will call you again during dinner." Pingyang had just bathed and was thirsty, so she reached out and took Li Xiang's hand. She drank the tea she was given in one gulp, agreed to his words, then turned around and went to the inner room and went to bed.

Li Xiang followed suit and saw Pingyang getting into bed. Li Xiang raised his hand and closed the inner window: "It's almost autumn and the wind is cool. It's better to close it when you sleep."

Pingyang didn't say anything. Maybe she was too tired. As soon as she closed her eyes, she fell asleep.

　　After learning that the couple had returned, Xu Wanning came to look for Pingyang in the evening. The two sisters talked for a long time and agreed to go to the palace to visit Jingshu together the next day.

Jingshu is now the queen, and it is not easy to leave the palace. Therefore, Xu Wanning and Pingyang often go to the palace to reminisce about the past. Pingyang's trip to Yizhou lasted more than a month, so he naturally had to enter the palace after returning.

After breakfast the next day, Xu Wanning took Brother Ping to Xianglin Garden and walked with Pingyang. When they got out of the second gate, they saw that the carriages and horses entering the palace had been prepared, and Li Xiang in official uniform was standing in front of the carriage. Talk to Sister Qing.

Xu Wanning smiled and said, "Third brother didn't go to court today?"

Li Xiang saw Pingyang and Xu Wanning coming out. He first helped his eldest daughter get into the car and replied: "I just came back yesterday, you must allow me to rest for a day."

Xu Wanning joked: "I heard that your eldest brother said that you are very diligent in your work now, and even the emperor praised you. What? You just made some progress, and then you want to be lazy again?"

Li Xiang smiled and replied: "How can I be lazy? I am waiting to enter the palace with you. I will go to the imperial study room to ask for an audience with the emperor in the next half hour."

With that said, he raised his hand to help Pingyang get into the carriage, and then helped Xu Wanning get into the carriage. Brother Ping also got on the horse, and before the carriage started, he had already jumped on the horse and rushed out of the house.

Xu Wanning quickly pressed against the car window and called to her son: "Brother Ping, please be careful."

As she spoke, she sighed slightly, shook her head and said, "This kid has really grown up from Xiaopi. If he could be half as calm as Brother Kun, I would be relieved."

Pingyang asked: "I was just about to ask you why I didn't see Brother Kun. I didn't see him at my grandmother's place yesterday."

Xu Wanning replied: "He went to Northern Xinjiang."

"Didn't the Holy One send some military generals to Northern Xinjiang for training? This kid has to go with him. Oops! From time to time, barbarians come to cause trouble there. I entrusted him to the care of your cousin from the Pei family as I ordered. , Although this child is calm, he is still young after all, so I don’t worry too much.”

Pingyang smiled and said: "Brother Kun has always been ambitious, so don't hold him back."

As he said that, he asked Xu Wanning: "Yesterday I heard from my grandmother that you were already looking at your wife for Brother Kun?"

 “Isn’t it a little early?”

Xu Wanning replied: "He will be weak next year. It's not too early. I just need to pay attention first and don't rush to make a decision first."

Pingyang couldn't help but sigh: "Time flies so fast. You will be a mother-in-law in a blink of an eye. Haha, are we all getting old?"

Xu Wanning glared at Pingyang angrily: "You are only in your early twenties. It is too early to say this. You can only talk about being old when your brother Heng gets married."