Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 452: Neglect

 After dinner, Pingyang took a few children to Xiyuan.

When the children got together, they were playing and having fun. Xu Wanning and Pingyang sat together, drinking tea and discussing Jin Yan's marriage.

Pingyang is young after all, and it is inevitable that she will not be able to support the huge Zhenguo government by herself. Fortunately, she has Xu Wanning, a cheerful sister-in-law, to help her. The two sisters-in-law can discuss things when they encounter problems, which greatly reduces Pingyang's pressure.

After the two of them discussed several important matters before Jin Yan's marriage, Xu Wanning couldn't help but talk about Jing Shu: "It would be great if your second sister-in-law was still in the house. I miss her every day these days." She can't sleep well, hey! I wonder how she is doing in the palace?"

Pingyang smiled and said, "After finishing the wedding of the third sister, we can go to the palace to visit the second sister-in-law."

Xu Wanning sighed and said: "Oh! After being busy for a while, it means that the third sister will also leave the house. Isn't this home even more deserted? It really makes me feel sad."

As he spoke, Xu Wanning's tears fell.

At this moment, the third girl Jin Yan opened the door and walked in. When she saw Xu Wanning with tears in her eyes, she was surprised: "Sister-in-law, what's wrong?"

When Pingyang saw it was Jin Yan, she smiled and said, "You came just in time. My sister-in-law is feeling sad when she mentioned that you are getting married. Come over and give her some peace."

With that said, Pingyang pulled Jin Yan to Xu Wanning's side.

Jin Yan has become thick-skinned these days. She can no longer blush and run away shyly when mentioning Zhou Jin. She put her face in front of Xu Wanning, smiled naughtily and joked: "I used to marry If I don't go out, I see that the sister-in-law is the one who is most worried in this house. I don't believe that the sister-in-law can't bear to leave me. She just burst into tears when she saw that I was getting married."

Xu Wanning burst out laughing. She glared at Jin Yan and said, "No, such an old girl is worried about staying at home. Now she is finally getting married. How can I be unhappy?"

The third girl sat down next to the two sisters-in-law, and said with disdain: "Hey! Just look at it, I know that my sister-in-law will not be reluctant to let me get married."

Pingyang said: "You really don't know what my sister-in-law is thinking. Ever since the second sister-in-law entered the palace, my sister-in-law has been thinking about it day and night. Now you are getting married again. Haven't you seen that my sister-in-law has been so sad that she has lost weight? "

The third girl smiled, poured a cup of tea for Xu Wanning, and replied: "Although the second sister-in-law is in the palace, she has the protection of the second brother who dotes on her, so there is nothing to worry about. But I, this marriage I don’t know what the future will be like when I go out. In my opinion, the elder sister-in-law doesn’t need to worry about the second sister-in-law, she can just worry about my affairs.”

Xu Wanning said harshly: "You don't need to worry about me. Zhou Jin has waited for so many years to marry you home as he wished, and it's hard to support him alive. He! I don't want you to be wronged."

The three of them were chatting in the house. The mother-in-law was called outside and replied: "Madam, the Crown Prince, the Crown Prince has come to pick you up. He is waiting outside the yard."

Hearing that Li Xiang came to pick up Pingyang, not only Pingyang was surprised, but Xu Wanning and Jin Yan were also surprised.

Jin Yan subconsciously glanced at Pingyang and said casually: "What's wrong? Third sister-in-law, are you having trouble with third brother?"

After all, Jin Yan is not married yet, and she seems to know a lot about things between husband and wife, but she also knows that although Li Xiang and Ping Yang are friendly on the surface, in fact, their relationship is only superficial.

Xu Wanning naturally knew the twists and turns of their meeting. She was a warm-hearted person and hoped that the young couple would become more affectionate. When she heard that Li Xiang had come to pick up Pingyang, Xu Wanning hurriedly urged: "The important things we need to discuss have been discussed. Since the third brother is here, Come on, take your child back quickly."

Pingyang smiled helplessly, said goodbye to Xu Wanning and Jinyan, and took the children out of Bitangju. As expected, Li Xiang was waiting for Pingyang in the pavilion outside Bitangju courtyard. When he saw Pingyang coming out with his children, Li Xiang quickly got up and came out of the pavilion, greeted Pingyang and said, "Are you here to discuss things with your sister-in-law again?"

Pingyang nodded slightly and walked back with his son in his arms.

 Li Xiang was left standing. He looked at Jin Yan beside him and said with an embarrassed smile: "Your third sister-in-law has become very cold and aloof since she became the mistress of the house."

Jin Yan has been depressed because of Zhou Jin's affairs in the past few years. Although she doesn't know the twists and turns between Li Xiang and Ping Yang, she does know a little bit about it.

Jin Yan rolled her eyes at Li Xiang and replied: "Third sister-in-law is lively and cheerful, and treats everyone kindly. Why are you so cold to me?"

Li Xiang was stunned for a moment, then smiled and said perfunctorily: "How do I know this? Maybe I have offended her."

Jin Yan said: "If you could treat the third sister-in-law half as sincerely as the second brother treats the second sister-in-law, the third sister-in-law would definitely not treat you like this. Huh! You should think clearly about who is the person who can accompany you for the rest of your life."

 After saying that, Jin Yan also left Li Xiang behind and rushed towards Pingyang in a hurry.

The aunt and sister-in-law took the children and joked all the way. When they reached a fork in the road, they separated and each headed towards their own yard.

Pingyang returned to Xianglin Garden and sent the children back to their bedrooms one by one. The two daughters were already old and could be taken care of by the wet nurse. Pingyang personally bathed the younger son and then hugged him to bed. She accompanied him. Standing next to his son, he patiently told him several short stories. It wasn't until Brother Heng fell into a deep sleep that Pingyang handed the little boy over to his wet nurse and returned to the main room.

At this moment, the night is deep and Li Xiang is still awake. He is sitting outside, as if waiting for Pingyang to return.

When Pingyang met Li Xiang, she asked casually: "If you don't have to be on duty early tomorrow, why aren't you sleeping?"

With that said, without waiting for Li Xiang's reply, she went into the inner room, sat in front of the mirror and began to remove her makeup.

 After a while, Li Xiang followed him casually. He stood behind Pingyang and said nonchalantly: "I went to Zhuangzi, but I didn't see Jiao Xing."

Pingyang just said a faint "Oh". She didn't ask the reason and continued busy removing her makeup.

Li Xiang stood stunned for a while, then he sat down on the little Wuzi next to Pingyang and said to her: "Jiao Xing is very ill, but she doesn't want to see me. Since she doesn't want to see me, I won't either." Forcing her, I left some money and asked the steward of the village to take care of her, and then I hurried back."

Pingyang listened to Li Xiang's words, but the movements of her hands did not stop. She quickly removed the last beaded hairpin, then picked up a horn comb and combed through her hair carefully, and replied: "I I understand, you don’t have to tell me about these things from now on, if you need money, just withdraw it from the account."

With that said, she put the ramrod-horn comb in her hand on the dressing table with a click, called her maid outside softly, stood up, left Li Xiang behind, and went into the bathroom to take a bath.

 (End of this chapter)