The High Gate Mistress of Rebirth

Chapter 448 Family Dinner
When Shen Jinglan returned to the main hall, a family banquet had already been set up.

Father Shen is in a very good mood today. He didn't know about Shen Jinglan's return to the mansion. Seeing Shen Jingxuan coming in, Father Shen greeted and angrily said: "Your Majesty and your sister are returning to the province today, and the family banquet has been held for a long time. You child is ignorant, yet you let His Majesty and your elder sister wait for you."

Shen Jingxuan hurriedly saluted Li Lingjingshu and said: "My daughter is rude, please don't blame your majesty and empress."

Jing Shu hurriedly said: "They are all from my own family, there is no need to be strict, just sit down."

Shen Jinglan walked over with her head down, and sat down next to Jingshu.

Li Ling also hasn't seen Shen Jinglan for a long time, because Jing Shu has always treated his younger siblings kindly, so Li Ling also has a fondness for Shen's siblings.

Li Ling exchanged greetings, "Xuan'er is a big girl now, and her temperament is more reserved than before."

Shen Jingxuan had always been afraid of Li Ling, a majestic and cold brother-in-law. Now that Li Ling has become an emperor, his majesty is even stronger. Shen Jinglan, a timid little girl, is even more afraid in her heart.

In front of an emperor like Li Ling, how could Shen Jingxuan not be restrained.

After hearing Li Ling's words, Shen Jingxuan was so startled that she didn't know how to answer, she just looked helplessly at her elder sister.

Li Ling, not to mention his timid younger sister, even when he was in the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, all the female family members of the whole mansion did not dislike him.

Jing Shu smiled and said: "Xuan'er is grown up now, so the etiquette is naturally more thoughtful."

Shen Jingxuan finally breathed a sigh of relief when the elder sister made a rescue.

Li Ling Jingshu brought Shen Xing and Shen Jingxuan to raise their glasses together to toast Shen's father. Today, Shen's father was very happy and drank all the wine in his glass.

The whole family sat together, although there were differences between rulers and ministers, but because Li Ling cared about his family's feelings, he could always lower his posture, so he was not restrained during the dinner.

Now Shen Xing has reached the age of sixteen, he can be regarded as an adult man.

After drinking for three rounds, Li Ling couldn't help but praise Shen Xing to Jing Shu and said: "Cai Lun has always praised Xing'er for his excellent knowledge and articles. In the next year's provincial examination, Xing'er will definitely be on the list."

Whenever Li Ling met Cai Lun in the past, he never forgot to tell her to teach his brother-in-law carefully. Cai Lun and Li Ling were classmates and friends, so they naturally cared about Shen Xing. Now that Li Ling has become the emperor, Cai Lun naturally spared no effort in cultivating Shen Xing.

Most of those children from poor families are Han Chuang who have studied hard for most of their lives and barely passed the provincial examination.Shen Xing is intelligent and transparent, he knows that his success today is due to the credit of this brother-in-law, otherwise, no matter how hard he works, without the guidance of those famous teachers in the official school, it is impossible for him to be so great in his studies improvement.

Shen Xing said modestly: "There are many talents in the government school, and there are many people who are more knowledgeable than me. It is only because of Mr. Cai's generous training that I can make progress. In the end, I have to thank my brother-in-law."

With that said, Shen Xing raised his glass and solemnly toasted Li Ling.

Li Ling has always loved Shen Xing, seeing that he not only knows how to make progress at such a young age, but also knows how to be grateful, Li Ling is naturally happy in his heart.

Shen's father is old, and his health is not good, so he can't drink too much, but Li Ling and Shen Xing drank up two jars of wine unknowingly, until they were both slightly tipsy, and Jing Shu forcefully persuaded them to stop drinking. .

Jing Shu ordered someone to help Shen's father and Li Ling and Chen Xing back to the bedroom to rest and sober up before she left the banquet hall to find Shen Jingxuan and her pair of children who had slipped out to play early.

Shen Jingxuan was taking Brother Xuan and Sister Bao to catch fish by the lake in the mansion, and a few people got muddy all over her body. Jingshu said to Shen Jingxuan with disgust: "Look at you, you are such a big girl, you still play This trick, so dirty, is simply indecent."

Shen Jingxuan listened to the elder sister's complaints, she shrank her neck, and said to brother Xuan and elder sister Bao: "Look at your mother, now she is a queen, she is full of manners, it is really annoying."

Sister Bao has a wild temper, and the little guy is having a good time with Shen Jingxuan. Seeing Jingshu coming to stop her, Sister Bao pouted and yelled: "Mother, don't stop us, we are catching fish with my aunt, how can you do that?" Once stopped, all the little fish were scared away."

The two children were confined in the palace every day, and it was rare for them to come out to play wild. Jingshu saw that the few people were having fun, so she didn't stop her. He sat down in the pavilion by the lake and only looked at the younger sister. Playing around with a pair of daughters.

Although Shen Jingxuan has reached the age of Ji, she is still a child at heart. She took Brother Xuan and Baojie stepping on rocks, holding a fishing bag, and the three of them had a great time by the lake. The more they played, the more interested they became, and then Shen Jingxuan Xuan even took the lead in taking off her shoes, rolled up her trouser legs, and went down to the river barefoot to fish.

Jing Shu said helplessly: "It's late autumn now, the river is icy cold, don't catch a cold."

Shen Jingxuan retorted: "Just after the afternoon, the water is warmed by the sun, and it's not cold at all."

When Brother Xuan and Sister Bao saw this, they followed Shen Jingxuan's example and took off their shoes to fish in the river.

"Oh! These two children are having fun."

Jingshu turned her head when she heard the sound, and saw that it was Li Ling.He didn't know when he came over, and he was standing behind her. Seeing the children having fun, Li Ling also had a smile on his face.

Jing Shu asked: "You drank so much wine just now, why don't you sleep more in your room?"

Li Ling smiled and said, "I didn't drink too much, just squint for a while."

Shen Jingxuan was having fun with Brother Xuan, Erbao, and Sister Bao. It wasn't until Li Ling and Jing Shu chatted in the pavilion for a while that she realized that Shen Jingxuan had always flinched at Li Ling, and now Li Ling saw her rude appearance , She was even more flustered, and hurried ashore with her two children.

Brother Xuan and Sister Bao saw their father, one by one happily said to Li Ling: "Father, come and accompany us to catch fish, Father, come here quickly."

The two children were having fun on the shore, which completely attracted everyone's attention. Shen Jingxuan quickly put on her shoes, quietly moved into the pavilion, and whispered to Jingshu: "Sister, I'm going back first. "

Jing Shu smiled and asked in a low voice: "Why do you want to leave as soon as your brother-in-law comes?"

Shen Jingxuan stuck out her tongue quietly, leaned into Jing Shu's ear and said: "The emperor's brother-in-law will come here after seeing the eldest sister for a while, he is too clingy, let the elder sister and brother-in-law have a good talk here, I will go back to see my father .”

As she said that, Shen Jingxuan took advantage of Li Ling's inattention and slipped away quietly.

Brother Xuan and Sister Bao carried the fish bucket into the pavilion, and Sister Bao pulled Li Ling and said, "Father, look at how many small fish we caught, and look at the biggest red fish, my aunt helped me catch it. "

Saying that, Sister Bao looked around, the little guy frowned and asked in doubt: "Where is Auntie? After all this time, where has Auntie gone?"

Jingshu replied: "My aunt went back to visit my grandfather."

It's rare for Sister Bao to meet a girl who can play wildly with her. When she heard that Shen Jingxuan had left, the little guy immediately lowered his face, pouted and complained to Li Ling: "It's all my father's fault. When you came, you scared my aunt away."

Li Ling looked at his daughter with a look of injustice and replied: "How can you blame the emperor? I didn't even say a word to your aunt when I came here, and she left. How can Sister Bao say that it was the emperor who scared the aunt away?" of."

Sister Bao reasoned and said: "Everyone is afraid of the father. Those maids in the palace will walk around when they see you. My aunt is as timid as those court ladies, so she was scared away when she saw you. .”

Li Ling was speechless.

Jing Shu smiled and said: "Sister Bao has always liked the emperor the most, and today she has a aunt, so she is not even clinging to the emperor anymore?"

Sister Bao lowered her head and thought for a while, then looked up at Li Ling and said, "My aunt is accompanying me and my brother to catch fish. We are having a good time. Since the father scared the aunt away, then the father wants to accompany us Only catch the fish, if the father refuses to agree, then he will personally go and bring my aunt back to Sister Bao."

It took Li Ling a long time to realize his daughter's complicated logic. He sighed slightly, stretched out his hand to pinch his daughter's chubby face, and replied with a smile, "Okay, then father will accompany you to catch fish together."

(End of this chapter)