Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 77 My cousin went to the tree to pick fruit for me

On the tenth day of the lunar month, it snowed again, and the heavy snow fell like cotton wool.

The old lady was wearing a lake-blue Zhai coat embroidered with gold-threaded Baifu dumplings. Early in the morning, she and her family members stood at the gate waiting eagerly for her granddaughter's carriage.

From a distance, amid the flying snow, I finally saw the royal colorful tent approaching slowly. The old lady was supported by Nanny Xu and rushed forward impatiently.

The colorful carriage inlaid with gold and treasures stopped in front of the gate of the Zhenguo Palace. The servant put a footstool under the car. The female officer stepped forward and opened the door, and helped the ninth princess Qingluan to get out of the car slowly.

The princess is naturally not allowed to show up at will. Qingluan slowly walked to the old lady with a silk hat and the support of the female officer.

The old lady held her granddaughter's hand, and before she could speak, tears burst out, and hot tears fell on the back of Qingluan's hand.

The person behind the veil also started to cry.

　　Everyone comforted the two of them, and surrounded the Ninth Princess to go to the old lady's Anxi Hall first.

When grandparents and grandsons meet, they naturally have to talk about themselves first. After settling the Ninth Princess and the old lady, Jingshu and Xu Wanning ordered everyone to retreat, leaving only Nanny Xu waiting inside.

 In the second half of the day, a reunion banquet was originally arranged for the Ninth Princess, so Li Ling also returned from the camp early. Li Ling and Jing Shu had packed up early, but unexpectedly, there was a message from Anxi Hall that the princess was tired, so the old lady ordered the family banquet to be canceled, and only spent time with the princess in Anxi Hall, leaving Li Ling After dinner with Jingshu, go over.

Li Ling glanced at Jingshu's face and asked, "Have you seen the Ninth Princess?"

Every time Qingluan was mentioned in the past, the two would always get into trouble. Now that Li Ling knew his wife's thoughts, he never mentioned his cousin in front of her. But now that he had moved into the house, he couldn't hide away even if he wanted to.

Jingshu shook her head and said calmly: "She was with her grandmother when she came, and we didn't get to see her."

Li Ling felt a little uneasy when he saw his wife's indifferent expression. He looked at her and asked directly: "Do you dislike her coming?"

She naturally doesn't like a woman who cares about her man living in her home, but this is not only her and Li Ling's home. She wants to stay at her grandmother's house, so who has the right to stop her. Besides, she is a princess, so even if she wanted to stop her, she couldn't.

Jing Shu felt unhappy and did not want to hide it in front of Li Ling. She said frankly: "I really don't like her coming."

I originally thought that Li Lingding would advise her to be more generous. After all, she was his cousin. She was so pitiful and helpless, and the Zhenguo Palace was her only support.

Unexpectedly, Li Ling said: "She will stay for a few days and then leave. If you don't like her, don't go to grandma's place now."

Hearing what Li Ling said, Jing Shu felt very submissive. She smiled and said, "That's not the case. I am the host and she is the guest. How can the host hide when the guest comes?"

 After saying that, she called Ziyun to dress up seriously.

 Didn’t she order a female official to look at her a few days ago? Today she has to shine brightly so that she can see her well.

After Jingshu got dressed up, she and Li Ling had dinner, and then they left Qingfeng Garden and headed towards Anxi Hall.

As soon as they arrived at the door, a lady came up to them and greeted them with a smile: "The uncle and his wife have just entered, and the old lady is inside talking about the prince and his wife."

The two entered the main room and saw that Li Xian and Xu Wanning were already there with Brother Kun and Sister Zhuang. The old lady was sitting at the top, talking warmly to them. Next to the old lady, there was a man wearing a palace skirt. , looking at the frail little woman.

 It is the Ninth Princess Qingluan.

Seeing Li Ling come in, Qingluan stood up subconsciously, her watery eyes looking straight at Li Ling eagerly.

 The military parade was far away that day, but seeing Li Ling up close now, he looked even more heroic.

 Qingluan's cheeks are slightly red.

 She turned to the person beside him.

 The moment she saw Jingshu, she was stunned.

"Come and meet your imperial cousin, Shu'er just came in, and you haven't met her yet." The old lady greeted happily.

Jingshu stepped forward with a smile on her face: "Cousin Huang, how are you?" A gentle voice like the cry of a warbler reached Qingluan's ears, and she was called out of her wits. She hurriedly replied: "I've seen you. Cousin-in-law."

Li Ling sat down on the chair and said in a casual tone: "We haven't seen each other for a few years, and the emperor's cousin has grown a lot taller."

Hearing this, Qingluan looked at Li Ling again, and she said shyly: "My cousin, why are you so old-fashioned? I am about to get hairpins and am already an adult. Why are you talking about me in such a way that you are trying to coax a child?"

The old lady pulled Qingluan to sit beside her and said with a smile: "It has been four years since Qingluan came to the house, and you brothers and sisters have not seen each other for many years. Naturally, your cousin still treats you as his child." look."

Qingluan twisted the gold silk handkerchief in his hand, glanced at Li Ling, and said to the old lady sweetly: "On my aunt's birthday three years ago, she invited our unmarried princesses to play in the princess mansion. I have also seen Cousin’s.”

 After saying that, she couldn't help but glance at Li Ling.

Li Ling, however, picked up the tea cup and drank the tea without saying anything.

Qingluan looked at Li Ling coyly, and then said: "There is a big pear tree in my aunt's princess mansion. That day, my cousin personally picked pears for me to eat."

Seeing that Li Ling didn't speak, Qingluan looked at him with a smile, then looked at Jing Shu sitting next to him, and asked: "Cousin, do you still remember?"

Li Ling raised his eyes and glanced at Qingluan, then turned his head to look at his wife beside him. It happened that Jing Shu was also looking at him.

Jingshu looked indifferent and said to Li Ling who was looking at her stupidly: "Cousin Huang is asking you a question."

Li Ling smiled at Jing Shu, touched his nose, and said hesitantly: "I don't remember when this happened."

Jing Shu looked at Qingluan, with a warm smile on her face, and said: "Your cousin is good at everything, but he has a bad memory. After so many years, it is rare that my cousin still remembers it, but he has forgotten it." It’s all clean.”

Jingshu said a few words, and finally made Qingluan, who kept asking questions, shut her mouth angrily. After listening to Jingshu's insinuations, her face turned pale, and her originally bright eyes dimmed. She sat down beside the old lady in a depressed manner. make a sound.

While everyone was chatting, Sister Zhuang staggered up to Jingshu, opened her little hands and said, "Auntie, give me a hug, auntie, give me a hug."

Jingshu possessed Sister Zhuang and held her on her lap to play with her. Xu Wanning smiled and said, "Sister likes younger siblings. I look for them every time I see her."

Hearing this, Li Ling turned sideways and touched Sister Zhuang's head, and asked with a smile: "Sister Zhuang, why do you like your aunt?"

Sister Zhuang is two years old and can already speak a lot. She looked at Jingshu and grinned, and said in a sweet voice: "Because my aunt is beautiful, and my aunt is the most beautiful."

Yuxue’s cute little baby’s innocent words made the adults laugh. Li Ling looked at his wife beside him, with a gentle smile in his eyes, and with a hint of flattery, he whispered to Jing Shu: "My niece praises you."

Jingshu glanced at him lightly and ignored him. She lowered her eyes and started teasing the child in her arms.

Brother Kun who was playing on the side ran to Li Ling's side, looked up at him and said, "Second uncle, can you teach me to lead troops in war?"

Li Ling touched his nephew's head and replied: "You are still young. When brother Kun grows up, my second uncle will teach you."

Brother Kun replied calmly: "I have grown up. I will be four years old after this year."

Li Ling picked up his nephew, stood up and weighed him, and teased him with a smile: "Isn't that right? Brother Kun has indeed gained a lot of weight after the New Year. He has really grown up."

Brother Kun chuckled and said, "Second uncle, please teach me how to lead troops in war."

Xu Wanning looked at Li Ling and Jing Shu, smiled and joked: "You two are so precious about children, so hurry up and have one."

As soon as Xu Wanning finished speaking, Qingluan, who had been sitting silently beside the old lady, said softly "Yo".

Although her voice was soft, everyone present noticed her because she and the old lady were sitting at the top, and everyone's eyes couldn't help but look at her.

Qingluan quickly put down the tea cup in his hand, covered it with a handkerchief and said hesitantly: "This tea, this tea is a bit hot."

 (End of this chapter)