Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 142: Taking back the second aunt Guo

 Because the weather is warm, the journey back is smoother than when we left.

It was already May when Li Lingjingshu returned, which was the most beautiful time in Chang'an City.

As soon as Li Ling entered the city, he ordered someone to report the news to his home. As soon as the carriage and horse entered the alley far away, he saw the old lady and her family waiting for them outside the door. The three girls couldn't wait to run when they saw their brother and sister-in-law. He came over and took his second sister-in-law's arm affectionately.

Zhou Jin followed Li Ling on horseback and saw the beautiful third girl. The young man's eyes lit up and he asked Li Ling: "Is this girl Jin Yan? I haven't seen this girl for a while. Unexpectedly Now she is a big girl."

 Children grow up quickly, and the third girl is already fourteen. At her tender age, she already looks like a slim little woman.

After listening to Zhou Jin's words, Jin Yan held Jing Shu's arm, looked up at him and said with a smile: "As the saying goes, a woman changes her age. It's only because Cousin Zhou is so dim that he can't recognize me." .”

Zhou Jinjun had a smile on his face and replied: "It's just that this fierce temper has not changed."

When they walked outside the house, the whole family exchanged pleasantries. The old lady and her grandson and granddaughter-in-law entered the house in a lively manner. A reception banquet had been set up for the two of them in the front hall.

Jingshu first followed Li Ling back to Qingfeng Garden to change clothes and rest for a while, then the two of them rushed to the front hall to have dinner with their family members.

It had been two or three months since the grandson and grandson's daughter-in-law left. How could the old lady not think about it? As soon as they entered the hall, the old lady greeted her grandson's daughter-in-law and said, "Shu'er, come sit next to grandma and let me I'll take a good look at it."

Jingshu obediently sat down next to the old lady. Xu Wanning quickly sat down next to Jingshu. The third girl took a step away from her sister-in-law and had to sit under her grandmother.

Today, Fourth Master Li Yu also did it without any delay. On the other hand, the uncle Li Xian arrived late after everyone waited for him for a long time.

During the dinner, Jing Shu glanced at Li Xian's gloomy look, and quietly asked Xu Wanning beside her: "Brother, what's wrong? He doesn't seem very happy, but has something happened?"

Xu Wanning glanced at Li Xianbai, leaned into Jingshu's ear and said, "What could possibly happen? It's not my mother-in-law, she's been acting like a monster these days."

Jingshu lowered her voice and asked, "Second aunt, are you in trouble again?"

Xu Wanning snorted and quietly replied: "This morning someone from the family temple came to spread the word, saying that my mother-in-law was very ill. How could she not do this all the time? She just wanted to come back. I can't I didn’t seek bad luck.”

 She glanced at Li Xian: "He went alone."

Li Xian was satisfied with having such a mother in the stall, but he was also a foolish and filial person who couldn't handle things well. As long as his mother cried or made a fuss, he would lose his sense of proportion.

When the banquet was halfway through, Li Xian knelt in front of the old lady in front of everyone, and said with a sigh: "Grandma, my mother has been thinking about her in the temple for seven or eight months. She has realized her mistake and begs her to remember her." My mother is old and frail, and she has been a widow for so many years for my father. Please forgive her."

 “I beg my grandmother to let my grandson bring my mother back to fulfill my filial piety as a son of man.”

As he spoke, he shed tears.

At the moment, in front of the whole family, the grandson is begging like this. If the old lady doesn't comply, it will appear that she is being mean.

No matter how confused Guo is, she is still the upright daughter-in-law of the Duke of Zhenguo. She is the widow of his deceased son and the biological mother of her eldest grandson. If the old lady doesn't want to see her anymore, she won't leave her in the temple forever.

 It’s just that the grandson’s daughter-in-law just took charge of the family a while ago. The old lady has been Guo’s mother-in-law and daughter-in-law for decades, so she knows the temperament of her daughter-in-law best. If she were to be released early, something might happen again. The Guo family has been rooted in this house for decades. The granddaughter-in-law has just taken charge of the family, so how can she be defeated by her, so she keeps delaying.

Now, since her grandson knelt down and begged her in front of the whole family, the old lady naturally would not deny her face. She put down the jade chopsticks and said to the eldest grandson: "Grandma knows that you are a filial person, so let me let go." It's okay for her to come back, but you must also know that it is right to be filial to your elders, but if you are so filial that you don't distinguish between right and wrong, then it is going too far, and that is foolish filial piety."

Seeing that his grandmother finally agreed to let his mother come back, Li Xian agreed with tears in his eyes: "Grandma's teachings, my grandson will keep them in mind."

He nodded deeply towards the old lady: "My grandson thanks my grandmother." The old lady replied: "That's all, if you can arrange the backyard well and don't make the house uneasy, that will be the best way to thank your grandmother."

The old lady waved her hand: "Go to the family temple tomorrow to bring your mother back."

Li Xian stood up, wiped away his tears, and sat back down. His face was no longer as ugly as before. This time, Xu Wanning's face was serious.

Xu Wanning rolled her eyes at her husband and murmured in a low voice: "It's only been a few comfortable days, but there will be trouble again in the future."

Her words were indeed true. Li Xian went to the family temple to pick up his mother excitedly early the next morning. Before Xiangwu, Guo returned to Song Le Hall in Xiyuan.

　　　Guo has a narrow-minded nature and is the kind of person who only cares about eating but not about fighting.

She had just entered Songlet Hall and before she could sit down on the couch, she asked her son with a slumped face: "You went to pick me up this early in the morning, but your wife didn't go either. Now that I'm back, she's nowhere to be seen." Is she half a human being?"

He rolled his eyes at his son: "Does she still think of me as a mother-in-law? Does she want me to go over and pay her respects?"

Li Xian hurriedly comforted his mother and said, "Sister Zhuang is going to take a nap now. She has to put her child to sleep before she can come over."

Ms. Guo snorted coldly and said angrily: "You are really promising, so you know how to protect her."

With that said, Mrs. Guo called to Nanny Xu who was serving at her side, and ordered: "Go to Bitangju and call my good daughter-in-law. I want to ask her why she didn't come to say hello when I entered the house. "

She spat and said bitterly: "This is the rule in this town's government. A daughter-in-law dares not to look at her mother-in-law. Such a daughter-in-law should be trained and trained."

As she said that, she glared at Nanny Xu: "Why are you still hanging around? Why don't you go quickly!"

Mama Xu hurriedly agreed and went out.

Mrs. Guo glanced at her son who was standing aside: "I must set good rules for your dishonest daughter-in-law today."

Li Xian stood aside with his shoulders slumped and his face downcast, not daring to say a word.

Xu Wanning was sitting on the couch coaxing Sister Zhuang to take a nap. When she raised her head, she saw Nanny Xu entering the yard, one big and two big.

She was worried about waking her daughter, so she put on her soft shoes and went out.

Mother Xu saw Xu Wanning and sighed, "The second wife is back and is waiting for you at Songlet Hall."

Now that this troublesome mother-in-law has been taken back by her husband, she has nowhere to hide even if she wants to. Xu Wanning said helplessly: "I'll come here after I change some clothes."

Mama Xu agreed: "Hurry up, don't keep the second wife waiting."

When Xu Wanning changed her clothes and came to Songletang, Mrs. Guo was already impatient with waiting. She was pointing at her son and scolding: "I wonder if your daughter-in-law is sincere in showing off to me? As a wife of another family, she still wants to I, my mother-in-law, am here waiting for her to come back? This is really unreasonable! Is there any etiquette in this dignified government palace?"

Seeing Xu Wanning finally enter the yard, Nanny Xu quickly persuaded: "Second Madam, Madam is here."

Mrs. Guo then stopped talking, straightened her clothes, sat in the front seat, and placed her mother-in-law's book.

 (End of this chapter)