Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 629: Going to find a husband

In the Duke's Mansion, Xu Wanning was even more eager to look forward to her son. Knowing that the army would be victorious today, she was so excited that she stayed up all night last night. She also got up before dawn this morning. Dong Qing finally persuaded her to have some breakfast. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, along with their servants and servants, came to the tower early to wait for Li Kun's return.

They arrived too early. When they boarded the tower, the sky had just spit out fish belly white.

The wind was strong on the tower, so Dong Qing put a thick shawl on her mother-in-law and persuaded her to wait inside the tower. Xu Wanning refused at first, but she also knew that the army would not enter the city until noon, but she was impatient and ate in vain on the tower. After a while of cold wind, Dong Qing persuaded him to go inside the tower.

A servant girl had already placed chairs and cushioned them in the tower, but Xu Wanning couldn't sit still. However, she paused for a moment while burning incense and couldn't help walking to the tower to take a look.

Sister Zhuang couldn't help but tease her mother: "Mom, you are walking back and forth like this. Before my brother comes back, I will be dazzled by you first."

As she spoke, she looked at Dong Qing, who had been patiently taking care of her mother: "Look at how calm my sister-in-law is. As a mother-in-law, you should learn from your daughter-in-law."

 In fact, Dong Qing was also anxiously looking forward to it. Last night, she also stayed up all night. She watched the pile of dried meat in the dressing room and sat alone in front of the dressing table all night.

Those preserved meats were bought secretly by Li Kun because he was worried that she would not be able to eat meat during her filial piety period. In the past, every night when the couple closed the door, he would secretly stuff the preserved meats into her mouth and coax her. She eats.

 How could she not be moved by how considerate he was to her?

Just last night, Dong Qing regretted her disagreement with her husband. She had already made up her mind that when her husband came back, she would confess all her past worries to him. She would be in love with her husband for the rest of her life, and she would take care of his middle-income family. , filial piety to her parents, giving birth to children for him, she is willing to give up her high self-esteem for him.

After hearing what her sister-in-law said, Dong Qing smiled and replied: "Actually, I am also anxious. I wish I could spread my wings and see my husband immediately."

Dong Qing has always been calm and prudent, and she is the daughter-in-law who knows the most about books and etiquette. Ever since she married into the palace, every move she makes and every word she says has been so perfect and dignified that no one can find a single fault.

 When she suddenly said such "unrespectable" words, not only Xu Wanning and Sister Zhuang, but also the maids who were waiting beside them were shocked.

As soon as Dong Qing said these words, for a moment, the air inside the tower seemed to be frozen, and everyone looked at Dong Qing dumbfounded.

"Sister-in-law, I didn't expect you to be like this." Sister Zhuang wanted to say, "There are times when you are so ungrateful." When the words came to her lips, she quickly changed her mind to "like this, such a cute time."

 Being dignified and prudent is naturally in line with the norms of a high-class daughter-in-law, but if a girl of sixteen or seventeen is blindly prudent, she is destined to lose her vitality.

Dong Qing blushed slightly after hearing her sister-in-law's words, and quickly added: "I saw my mother-in-law was anxious, so I became anxious too. Being anxious, I made a mistake."

Sister Zhuang smiled faintly, and Xu Wanning came over to smooth things over for her daughter-in-law. She said angrily, "Your brother and sister-in-law just got married, and Brother Kun went on an expedition. It's not easy for your sister-in-law to be alone. You kid, don't make fun of others here. "

Sister Zhuang knew that her mother was eager to protect her daughter-in-law, so she just smiled and said nothing. Brother Ping, who followed to greet her brother, said sarcastically: "My mother is so partial to my daughter-in-law. When I have a daughter-in-law in the future, how will I be able to gain a foothold at home? Hey! !I’m starting to feel sorry for my wife now.”

“Stop talking to me here. You haven’t looked serious all day long. Who would be willing to marry their daughter to you?”

Saying that, Xu Wanning couldn't help but come over to beat her youngest son. Brother Ping hurriedly hid from the tower and said with a smile: "I'm tired of waiting here, so I'll go out of the city to greet you." Then he got off the tower and rode out of the city. And go.

After a while, Li Xiang and Ping Yang also rushed over. When Xu Wanning saw them, she said angrily: "The third brother is still weak. What are you doing here? It's just a kid's house. I just want to welcome him with my kids." " Pingyang replied: "I was going to come with you early in the morning, but he insisted on coming with me. I waited for him to finish taking the medicine, so I was delayed until now."

Li Xiang contracted the epidemic. Although he saved his life, his body still did not fully recover. He was supported by Pingyang and sat in the tower. He couldn't help coughing and insisted: "This is Brother Kun's first official meeting." We are going on an expedition. As an uncle, ahem, how can I not come to greet you? Ahem, cough."

Pingyang saw that Li Xiang kept coughing, so he quickly asked his maid to bring a kettle, handed it to Li Xiang and said, "Drink some hot water quickly and stop talking."

Li Xiang took the kettle and took a few sips. He suppressed his cough and said to Pingyang, "Thank you, madam."

As the sun rose higher and higher, more and more family members came up to the city tower to greet the conscripts. When it was almost noon, Brother Ping, who had left the city to meet the army, galloped back on horseback. He ran to the bottom of the city and climbed up the city tower with a "thump thump thump". When Xu Wanning saw her youngest son, she hurriedly grabbed him and asked, "Where is the army? Have you seen your elder brother?"

Brother Ping first took the kettle from the boy's hand and drank a gulp of water. Then he wiped his mouth and replied breathlessly to his mother and family: "The army has captured the Gaoshan Kingdom. Your Majesty will stay there." A group of soldiers were stationed to clean up the aftermath, and I heard from my uncle that my eldest brother actually invited himself to stay there."

"Where did you leave it?" Xu Wanning could hardly believe her ears, her voice changed in anxiety, and she grabbed her son and asked.

Brother Ping frowned and replied: "Of course I stayed in Gaoshan Country. Oh no, since they were surrendered, Your Majesty has changed the name to Yuzhou."

　　Everyone was stunned when they heard the news. Xu Wanning staggered and almost fainted. Brother Ping quickly supported his mother and comforted him: "This is our Daqi land. Don't worry, mother."

Sister Zhuang asked: "Did His Majesty order my eldest brother to stay there? Did my uncle tell me when he will return?"

The "uncle" in Brother Ping's and Sister Zhuang's mouth is Jin Yan's husband Zhou Jin. This time, Li Ling leads the expedition in person, and Zhou Jin is the deputy commander. Although Li Ling is a close relative, he is still the king. As the army marches, Brother Ping He couldn't easily see the Holy Face, so he got this information from Zhou Jin.

Brother Ping replied: "Your Majesty did not leave my eldest brother there. He asked him to stay there. Your Majesty originally advised him to bring him back. My uncle said that it was my eldest brother who refused to come back and insisted on staying there."

Xu Wanning finally recovered from the shock. She sighed heavily and said in disappointment, "It's all in vain. Why does this child have to stay there? The letter at home didn't even mention it, hey! It really makes me anxious and angry.”

Li Xiang interrupted: "It is said that the high mountain country, oh no, the climate over Yuzhou is mild and the scenery is beautiful. Ahem. Brother Kun must be nostalgic for the scenery there."

As soon as Li Xiang said these words, Pingyang scolded him: "Do you think Brother Kun is like you? This kid is self-motivated, how can he be fooled by the scenery outside."

Xu Wanning also said hurriedly: "Pingyang is right, this child can't do such a thing." Then he sighed: "What's going on with this child?"

Not receiving anyone, everyone in the family sighed. Only Dong Qing stood aside silently without saying a word. When Pingyang came back to her senses, she hurriedly comforted her and said: "Qing'er, don't be anxious. It won't take long for Brother Kun to be here." It’s home.”

Seeing her daughter-in-law's loss, Xu Wanning felt even more sad. She took Dong Qing's hand and said, "It's all because Brother Kun is so ignorant. I've spent all my time messing with you."

Dong Qing was silent for a while. She sniffed and tried to calm herself down. Then she knelt down and knelt in front of Xu Wanning and said, "Mother, I want to go to Yuzhou to find my husband. Please allow me to do so."

 (End of this chapter)