Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

When the maid in the front hall came back and said that dinner was ready, Mrs. Xie, Ping Yang and others packed up and went out.

Snow started to fall from the sky at some point, and the falling snowflakes covered everything in pure white.

Xie tightened her mink velvet cloak and sighed: "The snow in the capital is still shining brightly."

By the time the two entered the banquet hall, the pot had been set up, steaming with white steam. The milky white soup was filled with thin slices of meat, mixed with green tender vegetable leaves. Zhao Xuan and Pei Yunqian The two of them were already drinking around the pot.

Ms. Xie stepped forward with a smile, pulled Pingyang to sit down, and said angrily to Zhao Xuan and Pei Yunqian: "You two are really good at it. If I and Pingyang had come a little later, I would probably only have leftovers."

Pei Yunqian smiled heartily, and Zhao Xuan smiled and said: "You women are troublesome. I ordered them to invite you half an hour ago. The pot was boiled two or three times before you came." As he said that, he glanced at The pot with rolling eyes said: "Look, this meat is overcooked."

Xie replied: "It's snowy and the road is slippery. How can we hurry up?"

Zhao Xuan smiled, picked up the jade chopsticks and fished out a few pieces of meat for his wife and put them on the plate in front of her: "Eat something hot first to get rid of the cold."

When Pei Yunqian heard what Mr. Xie said, he raised his glass and said with a smile, "Congratulations to my cousin for having a baby again."

When Zhao Xuan heard this, he smiled brightly and turned to the servant girl serving the banquet: "Get some rose dew for Madam."

The servant woman agreed and took the sweet dew from the cupboard in a moment. Zhao Xuan took it and poured it for Xie herself, saying: "Your sister-in-law has always been a drunkard, and now she is pregnant. I am afraid she will have to drink it for a long time." No more drinks.”

After saying that, Zhao Xuan raised his glass with a grin, "Come, let's drink this cup together."

Xie drank a glass of dew instead of wine, looked at Pei Yunqian and asked, "I heard that the Holy One gave my cousin the job of Minister of Zuodu, Patrol Department, is that right?"

Pei Yunqian smiled and replied: "My cousin is really smart. You have heard about the imperial edict I received the day before yesterday."

As the eldest daughter-in-law and eldest sister-in-law of Prince Yong's palace, Mrs. Xie has always taken good care of her brothers and sisters in the palace, and she is quite the eldest sister-in-law.

As a cousin of the prince, Pei Yunqian grew up in the prince's palace, so the Xie family treated him kindly.

Mrs. Xie smiled and said, "Cousin Pei is very capable and willing to make progress. Sister-in-law, I'm not worried about your lack of a good future. I'm just worried about your marriage."

"Now that he has received an errand in the capital, this person has settled down, and you can settle down and start a family, right?"

“You are already old enough and should have started a family long ago. You have always said that you want to start a career first, but we have no way of marrying you. Now that you have a promising career, you can’t delay your marriage any longer.”

After hearing what his wife said, Zhao Xuan looked at Pei Yunqian and echoed, "What your sister-in-law said makes sense. It's time to make arrangements for your marriage."

As he said that, he looked at his wife, then at Pingyang, and said: "While we are in the capital for a while, Pingyang, you are also familiar with the noble ladies in the capital. You and your sister-in-law work together to find a good girl for cousin Pei." Come, let’s settle the marriage first.”

Before Pingyang could speak, Mrs.

Zhao Xuan and his wife enthusiastically arranged to arrange marriage for Pei Yunqian, but Pei Yunqian, the person involved, was not enthusiastic. He only smiled and said perfunctorily: "I am free on my own. To be honest, I am not in a hurry to get married, haha , maybe I’m used to being alone.”

Ms. Xie interrupted: "What nonsense is this? There is no reason for a good man not to marry a wife. My aunt is not here, and my uncle is not in the capital. Since you call me eldest sister-in-law, I will take care of this matter." .”

Pei Yunqian hesitated and said: "My cousin's sister-in-law is pregnant, but she can't do anything about it. Besides, I just got an errand and I'm too busy to think about it."

 “Let’s forget about this matter.”

Ms. Xie smiled and said: "Cousin, don't be polite to me. This wedding is not a physical job, it can still be tiring."

As she said that, she looked at Pingyang and said: "I am not familiar with these officials in Beijing now. I have to ask you to help me choose. Although my cousin is now a fourth-grade military attache, he is not familiar with the officials in Beijing." Who doesn't know that he is a talent favored by the Holy Spirit after his martial arts examination. Now many people in Beijing are eyeing him, so we must choose carefully for my cousin's marriage. Not only should the woman have a good family background, but the girl should also Only those who are outstanding in everything are worthy of someone like my cousin." Hearing this, Pingyang twitched the corner of her lips and replied to Xie: "There are many famous ladies in Beijing, and I know a thing or two about them all. I want to help. It’s not difficult for my cousin to choose a wife.”

 She raised her eyes and looked at Pei Yunqian: "It's just that I wonder what my cousin likes?"

“A couple who stays together for a lifetime must have the same temperament.”

 The moment Pingyang raised her eyes to him, Pei Yunqian also looked at her.

His eyes were clear and affectionate through the mist of steam lingering in the air from the hot pot.

Just after taking a breath, Pei Yunqian withdrew his gaze and replied calmly: "I don't know what I like."

"Don't just talk, the meat is overcooked again." Zhao Xuan picked up the small slotted spoon to fish out the tumbling meat slices, and put it into his wife's bowl himself: "You can just deal with this matter with Pingyang."

With that said, he raised his glass and said to Pei Yunqian: "I know cousin, you are a career-oriented man. Come, let me toast you and wish you a bright future."

Pei Yunqian raised his head and drank all the wine in the glass.

 Zhao Xuan also finished his drink and sighed: "Good wine."

He looked at Pei Yunqian and said: "This Yuhua Chunlu was given to me by my father. It has been collected for more than fifty years. It is a rare wine. I brought it to Beijing this time because I wanted to share it with you." Let’s drink together.”

 “How is it? Is this wine good?”

When the wine entered his mouth, Pei Yunqian felt his throat burning and uncomfortable. When it entered his stomach, it even burned with knots in his intestines.

 He threw the wine glass on the table without hesitation, and echoed, "It's really a good wine."

The banquet was over, and after Pingyang and Pei Yunqian were sent away, Zhao Xuan supported his wife back to the main courtyard.

As soon as they walked halfway, the little girl next to Meng came over and saw Zhao Xuan and his wife. She timidly replied: "The prince, the prince, the concubine, she has been refusing to eat, and has been crying with her hands on the quilt. No matter how much the slaves try to persuade me, they can't stop it."

 After saying that, the little girl looked at Mrs. Xie timidly.

She knew how annoying it was to go back and forth, but the master and the mistress both made repeated orders to keep the general in check, and she didn't dare not do her best. After all, the master had committed suicide twice. If something happened again, She can't bear the responsibility.

Zhao Xuan said coldly: "Didn't she bring the pot to her room? Didn't she say that I ordered it to be sent to her?"

The little girl replied: "I told you, but the concubine refuses to use it. From morning to now, the concubine has not eaten enough."

Ms. Xie glanced at her husband, who was frowning deeply, and said, "Go and take a look first. At least don't let her make trouble. This is the capital."

Zhao Xuan raised his hand to gather the long cloak for his wife, and said helplessly: "I'll go take a look and then go back. You go back and wait for me."

Ms. Xie nodded and walked back with the little girls.

 The snow is still falling, and it is flying in the air.

Ms. Xie slightly loosened her mink velvet collar. The hot pot made her feel warm from head to toe.