Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

 After marriage, as the days of contact with Li Xiang increased, Pingyang's heart became increasingly empty.

As for Li Xiang, Pingyang can be said to have fallen in love with him at first sight. She is simple-minded. If she falls in love with someone, she will dive in and devote herself wholeheartedly to him.

 However, the deeper she fell, the more disappointed and even suffocated she felt.

 For a long time, Pingyang fell into deep confusion.

To be fair, Li Xiang was gentle and considerate towards her. As long as he was at home, he would accompany her attentively every time she went to greet her elders. He would also instruct the maids in Xianglin Garden to obey her in every detail, and even every time she asked her When her two sisters-in-law go out to socialize, Li Xiang will also carefully entrust her sisters-in-law to take more care of her.

 However, although he was so gentle to her, she deeply felt that there was a part of his heart that was completely closed to her.

 Li Xiang's occasional sadness, occasional trance, and when he returns from work every day, he would stand there in silence under the plum tree in the courtyard while passing by.

All this made Pingyang feel inexplicable panic. The deeper she fell in love with Li Xiang, the more this panic bothered her.

Pingyang could not express her feelings, because even her personal maid felt that Li Xiang treated her well enough. None of them could understand Pingyang's thoughts. Pingyang began to miss her Pei cousin often. He understood her best in the world. If he were still here, he would definitely be able to sort out this inexplicable mood for her that even she herself couldn't understand.

It's a pity that she is already married and can no longer go to the Pei family's cousin to talk to her when she has something on her mind like she did when she was in the boudoir.

This kind of panic and helplessness plagued Pingyang's entire wedding period, until that year, Qingluan had a dispute with the eighth princess, and Qingluan was angry and wanted to die. When the old lady heard the bad news, she became ill because she was worried about her granddaughter.

Several couples from the palace went to visit the old lady. After leaving Anxi Hall, cousin-in-law Xu Wanning kept muttering angrily: "Cousin Qingluan Emperor is really my grandmother's nemesis. She makes trouble every now and then. I'm so tired that my grandmother gets sick every time."

Hearing this, Li Xian secretly tugged at Xu Wanning's sleeves and whispered, "Be careful what you say. How can you be so unobtrusive?"

Xu Wanning retorted: "I didn't say it at home, and I didn't go out to say it."

Li Xian frowned and said, "It's not even possible to say it at home."

The fight between the crown prince and the king of Jin was going on fiercely. Li Xian was about to confront Xu Wanning, but before he could speak, Xu Wanning shook him off, rolled her eyes and said, "Don't nag me, I don't like to hear it." These things." After saying that, she left Li Xian and went away.

Li Xian smiled awkwardly at everyone and said, "Look at her, she has a bad temper." Although he said this, he couldn't help but chase after her with his long legs.

Qingluan is Pingyang's cousin. When she was getting married in Beijing, Princess Fuxi often invited several nieces and daughters-in-law to her princess mansion for gatherings. Although she did not have a close relationship with the eccentric Princess Qingluan, she would always The first time at the princess mansion, Pingyang saw Qingluan always looking at Jingshu with unconcealed jealousy.

 The daughter’s family knows the daughter’s family best.

At that time, Pingyang guessed that this weird cousin was in love with Li Ling.

 I just don’t know if Jing Shu knows Qingluan’s thoughts, and I don’t know if Li Ling cares about Qingluan’s friendship.

When he came out of Luo'antang, Pingyang was curious and kept silently paying attention to the expressions of Li Ling and Jing Shu.

When the couple first came out, their expressions were as usual, but when Xu Wanning complained about Qingluan, Li Ling's expression suddenly turned cold. Although Jing Shu didn't say much, there was a trace of helplessness on her eyebrows. With a look on her face, she raised her eyes and glanced at Li Ling. When Pingyang saw Li Ling seeing his wife looking at him, he quietly held Jing Shu's hand under his wide sleeves. Then, the coldness on Li Ling's face dissipated again. There was also tenderness in his eyes unconsciously. After parting ways with the couple, Pingyang tentatively asked Li Xiang, "Why has my ninth cousin never been willing to get married?"

When Li Xiang heard this, he replied calmly: "She is a princess, how can others know her thoughts?"

Looking at the situation of Li Xian, Li Ling and his wife just now, it can be seen that they are aware of Qingluan's thoughts.

Everyone knows this, so how could Li Xiang not know?

They are husband and wife, why can't they be as intimate as Li Xian and Xu Wanning, and Li Ling and Jing Shu.

Pingyang felt desolate in her heart, and she asked unwillingly: "Why don't you know the inside story?"

Li Xiang said perfunctorily: "I don't know."

Pingyang's heart became cold. She couldn't hide her emotions. Because she was dissatisfied, her face also turned cold.

But Li Xiang didn't notice her displeasure. He walked back by himself. It wasn't until he was almost at the gate of Xianglin Garden that he realized that Pingyang was lagging behind for a long time. Li Xiang stopped and stood there to accommodate her and follow her. , when Pingyang caught up, he still didn't notice anything strange about his wife, and just returned to Xianglin Garden with Pingyang as if nothing had happened.

 That night, Pingyang tossed and turned and almost stayed up all night. This was the first time in his life that Pingyang suffered from insomnia.

She couldn’t understand why she and Li Xiang couldn’t be like Li Xian and Li Ling.

Although Li Xian and Xu Wanning always do not talk to each other, they can regard each other as more important than themselves, not to mention Li Ling and Jing Shu. People like Li Ling, who are so cold and solemn, have a look in their eyes when facing Jing Shu. They are always gentle. Although there are many troubles between them, the tacit understanding between husband and wife has reached a level where they can understand each other without communicating.

At this moment, Pingyang was so envious of Li Xian and Li Ling. That was the kind of couple she longed for to get along. Thinking about her and Li Xiang, she treated him unreservedly, but he was always a little distant from her.

what is this?

From this day on, Pingyang began to pay close attention to the behavior of her two sisters-in-law towards their husbands, and she also began to constantly reflect on herself.

 Is it because you’re not doing a good enough job? Could it be that I am not virtuous enough to him? Could it be that I don't know him well enough?

 The simple Pingyang began to change himself.

She saw that Xu Wanning was raising two concubines in the yard, and Jingshu was also raising a concubine given by the emperor in the yard. Pingyang simply thought that men really like generous wives.

Pingyang is deeply in love with Li Xiang, and of course he doesn't want her to share her husband with another woman when they are still newly married. However, in order to please Li Xiang, Pingyang still proposes to take Jiao Xing back against her will.

Jingshu and Xu Wanning heard her idea and neither agreed with her. However, in order to win Li Xiang's favor, the simple Pingyang secretly took Jiao Xing back without telling Li Xiang.

　　When Pingyang took Jiao Xing back to her house and settled her down, she told Li Xiang the news. When Li Xiang heard this, although he was very surprised, his eyes looked at Pingyang with light for the first time.

At that time, Pingyang simply thought that Li Xiang was moved by his virtuous and generous nature. She even thought that the couple would be able to be intimate in the future.