The High Gate Mistress of Rebirth

Chapter 159 Going to the Palace Banquet

In the blink of an eye, autumn is here, and the Mid-Autumn Festival is a big festival. This year, the Mid-Autumn Festival is catching up with the joy in the palace, and one of Emperor Ming's concubines is pregnant.

Although Emperor Ming had many concubines, the Meng family had always favored them all the time, and it had been a long time since there was such a happy event.

Emperor Ming Longyan was very happy, just in time for the Mid-Autumn Festival, so he ordered the Ministry of Rites to make arrangements, and all the families of princes, princes and ministers were invited into the palace to celebrate the festival.

The Duke of Zhenguo's mansion was naturally the first to be invited. Li Ling and Li Xian were all high-ranking and high-ranking officials, and they could all enter the palace. The old lady and Jing Shu both had orders, so naturally they could also enter the palace to attend the banquet.

On this day, Li Xian returned to Bitangju after he was on duty, and said to Xu Wanning, who was leaning on the couch with her eyes closed, "Mid-Autumn Palace Banquet, grandma and younger siblings are going, do you want to go?"

Xu Wanning replied to Li Xian without raising her head, without opening her eyes: "Everyone has a mandate, so he can enter the Forbidden Palace, but I don't have one, so why not join in the fun."

Li Xian said with a smile: "This is strange, I thought you would be eager to follow along, don't you like the excitement the most."

Xu Wanning opened her eyes, glanced at Li Xian and said, "What do you want me to do? Don't beat around the bush with me here."

She gave Li Xian a blank look, and said impatiently, "Say something if you have something to say, fart if you have something to say, and leave as soon as it's over."

Seeing his wife's attitude again, Li Xian got up and sat down beside her, looked at Xu Wanning and said, "You said you can't talk to me properly?"

Xu Wanning snorted coldly and said, "I have nothing to say to you."

Li Xian held his wife's hand patiently, and coaxed with a smile: "After a while, how about I also ask for your order?"

Xu Wanning shook off his hand, and said with a sneer, "Master, I'd better ask your old lady to beg first, such a good thing can't be my turn."

She gouged out Li Xian's eyes, and said angrily: "Say something quickly, don't bother me here."

Seeing his wife's impatience in every possible way, Li Xian sighed, and after a while he forced himself to speak: "Meiniang is about to give birth, and she has learned a lesson since she was kicked out last time, I want to ask you to let her give birth after giving birth." Stay in the mansion, I promise you, if you don't indulge her in the future, you will let her be honest."

Mei Niang flattered Li Xian in every possible way, and now she played pitifully in front of him and begged him to stay, but Li Xian still couldn't bear it.

In the middle of his speech, when he saw Xu Wanning's knife-like eyes shooting at him, Li Xian hesitated and said: "Ma'am, let me beg you, okay? If you promise me, I will definitely ask for your order."

Xu Wanning said coldly: "Go away, I don't care about my old lady."

On the day of entering the palace for the banquet, Xu Wanning followed the Li family into the palace. This was not because Li Xian begged from the palace, but because of the decree from the palace. .

In the end, it was the old lady who asked the eldest grandson to follow.

Although Xu Wanning didn't order Zhai Yi, she was dressed very brightly when she entered the palace for the banquet. Seeing that her parents were happily going to the palace for the banquet, Brother Kun and Sister Zhuang clamored to follow her.

Sister Zhuang threw herself into Xu Wanning's arms and cried loudly. Brother Kun also hugged Li Xian's thigh and did not let go. No matter how the wet nurse coaxed them, the two children kept crying.

Li Xian and Xu Wanning were being disturbed by their children, when Guo Cuiyan came, she coaxed her brothers and sisters, "My cousin will take you to see your parents out, and then let's go play in the backyard together, okay?"

Brother Kun yelled: "I want to go to the palace to play with my parents."

Sister Zhuang also cried, "I want to go too."

Guo Cuiyan said in a threatening way: "There are guards in the palace who are very fierce. If you see a child, you will be locked in a cage."

When Sister Zhuang heard this, she was too frightened to say anything more, but Brother Kun still insisted: "My cousin is lying, the palace is full of delicious food and fun, and there is no cage for children."

Guo Cuiyan said to Brother Kun: "When did my aunt lie to you? My aunt can make a small fishing rod. After a while, we will take the fishing rod and go fishing in the lake in the back garden. When we catch fish, we will set up firewood in the garden. How about some grilled fish?"

When Brother Kun heard this, he let go of Li Xian's thigh, and said to Guo Cuiyan, "Auntie, don't lie to me."

Guo Cuiyan quickly picked up Sister Zhuang, led Brother Kun, and said with a smile, "My aunt is not lying to you, let's go, let's send parents out first, and then aunt will take you to catch fish."

The two children were finally coaxed by Guo Cuiyan, Xu Wanning gratefully said to Guo Cuiyan: "These two children are too noisy, thank you cousin."

Guo Cuiyan smiled and replied: "Biao sister-in-law and I are so polite, the important thing is to enter the palace, you go quickly, the child will be handed over to me."

Li Xian was also very grateful for this sensible cousin. He squinted at his wife and complained in a low voice: "The children have been spoiled by you. You say that you, a mother, are not as good as outsiders who can coax the children." .”

As he said that, he looked at Guo Cuiyan and said with a smile: "So, it's really hard for my cousin."

Guo Cuiyan hurriedly replied: "Cousin said that, but he took me out of the picture."

Guo Cuiyan led the children all the way to send Li Xian and Xu Wanning out of the second gate. The carriages and horses for entering the palace were ready, and the three stood under the carriage for a while, Li Ling and Jing Shu also came over.

Jing Shu was wearing a shining imperial dress, her jet-black hair was combed high into a wishful bun, and a five-color phoenix hairpin was inserted on her head, giving her a luxurious atmosphere.

Guo Cuiyan stepped forward and exchanged greetings: "Second Cousin's dress is so impressive, it really dazzles people's eyes."

Jing Shu smiled, and replied lightly: "My cousin is absurd. It is unusual to go in and out of the inner palace. Naturally, it takes a little thought to be considered impolite."

Guo Cuiyan was talking with Jingshu, but she looked at Li Ling from the corner of her eyes. He was wearing a dark green brocade robe trimmed with silver trim, a golden crown on his head, a face like a bright moon, a long body, and a noble demeanor that made him feel People can't move their eyes when they see it.

She exchanged a few words with Jing Shu, and then said to Li Ling in a courteous and obedient way: "Cousin, your daughter-in-law is so beautiful, she looks even more expensive than the ladies in the palace."

However, Li Ling didn't even look at her, and there was no expression on his cold face. He was really disgusted with Guo Cuiyan from head to toe.

In front of everyone, it was really embarrassing for Guo Cuiyan to be left like this.

Her face was red and white, and she didn't know how to go down the steps. Li Xian on the side smiled at Li Ling and said, "Second brother, my cousin is talking to you. Why do you keep a straight face all day long? My cousin is so timid." Little girl, be careful not to scare the little girl."

Li Ling raised his eyes and looked at his elder brother. He didn't answer his words at all, but asked, "Is grandma's place cleaned up? Did you send someone over?"

Xu Wanning replied: "Grandmother just ordered someone to come over, she will be here soon, let's wait in the car."

Li Xian said nothing more, he stretched out his hand to help Jing Shu into the carriage, followed his long legs, and followed him into the carriage.

(End of this chapter)