Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 157 Guo Cuiyan drinks with Li Xian

 After Li Xian got off duty, he was invited by Mr. Guo to Songlet Hall and he was chatting with his mother when Guo Cuiyan opened the door and came in.

She wore a moon-white waist-skirt embroidered with light green brocade patterns, and her hair was pulled into a loose fairy bun with only a jade hairpin inserted diagonally.

The gentle and elegant dress is most in line with the aesthetics of a literati like Li Xian.

Seeing Guo Cuiyan slowly entering, Li Xian first said, "My cousin is here."

Guo Cuiyan smiled slightly at Li Xian and said softly: "Hello, cousin."

When Mrs. Guo saw her niece arriving, she told Nanny Xu, "Just order them to serve food."

Nanny Xu took the order and left. Guo Cuiyan sat down under Guo's head and asked, "Why didn't my cousin come over?"

Mrs. Guo replied with a cold face: "Today we, my mother-in-law, are having a meal, and I don't have anyone to call her. Besides, it's not like you don't know that your cousin-in-law is very arrogant. Even if my mother-in-law wants to invite her to dinner, , she may not appreciate it."

Guo Cuiyan smiled and said to Mrs. Guo: "This is because you are partial, aunt. How can you invite your son to dinner without calling your daughter-in-law? Before the meal is served, aunt will order someone to call the cousin-in-law." .”

After hearing what her niece said, Ms. Guo felt that it was not right to call her son and niece, but to leave her daughter-in-law alone, so she told Nanny Xu, "Go and call the boss's wife."

Guo Cuiyan added: "Brothers and sisters will also be brought together. There are many people eating and it will be lively."

Xu Yan went out of the house, and he ordered people to put on rice, and he invited Xu Wanning.

After a while, the food was put on the table. Mrs. Guo, her son and niece sat down at the table and looked at the food and wine on the table. Seeing that her daughter-in-law was still not coming, Mrs. Guo said to her son with a cold face: "Just take a look. , even if you are now a cabinet minister, you still can't control your wife."

Mrs. Guo snorted coldly and said: "Let me, a mother-in-law, wait here for her to come to eat. Is there any rules for this?"

Before Li Xian could speak, Guo Cuiyan advised: "Auntie, don't be anxious. Maybe my cousin is rushing here with my brothers and sisters, so please be slow and we'll just wait a little longer."

Just as she was talking, Nanny Xu took Brother Kun and Sister Zhuang into the house, and replied to Mrs. Guo: "Madam said she had already put the food over there, so she didn't want to come over to use it. Madam asked me to My son and sister are here to have dinner with you."

After hearing what Nanny Xu said, Ms. Guo was so angry that she threw down her chopsticks and scolded Li Xian: "Do you, your wife, care about my mother-in-law at all? I kindly invited her over for dinner. She actually refused to come over and only used two ignorant children to deal with me, which really **** me off."

Li Xian stood up quickly, bowed to his mother and said, "Mom, don't be angry. I'll take good care of her when I get back."

Mrs. Guo rolled her eyes at her son and snorted coldly: "Don't use these words to deal with me. I don't know you. You just have a wife and forget about your mother. You are protecting Mrs. Xu overtly and secretly. How can you treat Mrs. Xu like this?" I, an old woman, keep this in mind."

Li Xian saw that his mother wanted to talk about her lust, so he had to accuse her repeatedly.

Guo Cuiyan picked up Sister Zhuang and came to Guo's side. She smiled and said, "Auntie, don't be angry. Look how handsome your eldest granddaughter is."

With that said, she put Sister Zhuang in Guo's arms and coaxed to the little guy: "Good sister, please coax grandma quickly. Grandma, please don't be angry."

Sister Zhuang is young, and she is based on Guo Cui Yan's teachings, and faces Guo's milk. "Grandmother is angry."

Mrs. Guo weighed her granddaughter in her arms and said angrily: "If it weren't for Mrs. Xu who gave birth to a son and a daughter for our Li family, I would have had to let my son divorce this unfilial daughter-in-law."

Guo Cuiyan took Brother Kun again, sat him down next to Guo, and persuaded: "Auntie, don't be angry. Since my cousin is not here, we can use the same thing ourselves." Li Xian poured wine for his mother. , coaxing: "Today, my son will accompany you to drink a few more drinks. How about we, mother and father, don't get drunk and don't go home?"

Her son and niece were coaxing her, and Guo's expression finally softened. She waved her hand towards her son: "I can't compete with you for wine at my age. You can drink with your cousin."

Li Xian raised his eyes and looked at Guo Cuiyan and said, "Can my cousin drink?"

Guo Cuiyan smiled at Li Xian and replied: "I don't know how to drink. But since my aunt and cousin are both in the mood today, I will have a small drink with you."

Mrs. Guo greeted her son and said, "I'll give you a glass of wine for your cousin. You're not at home, and your wife is angry with me all day long. Thanks to your cousin being around me every day and keeping me company, I'm so happy." My niece is really better than my son and daughter-in-law."

Li Xian stood up, poured a small cup for Guo Cuiyan, and said, "In that case, let's have a small drink, cousin. This wine is light and not intoxicating."

After Li Xian poured the wine, Guo Cuiyan raised his glass to Guo and Li Xian and said, "Cuiyan is lonely and helpless, but fortunately her aunt and cousin take care of her. This glass should be my tribute to my aunt and cousin."

As he spoke, he drank the wine in one gulp.

As the hot wine entered her stomach, Guo Cuiyan couldn't help coughing twice. She quickly covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and with a trace of moisture in her eyes, she looked at Li Xian and said angrily: "My cousin lied to me, this wine is obviously very spicy." .”

Li Xian quickly handed over a cup of tea and advised: "I'm not tricking you, but I didn't expect my cousin to be so drunk. Just drink some tea to calm down."

Guo Cuiyan took the tea cup and took two sips. A blush appeared on her cheeks and she said shyly to Li Xian: "It's much better this time."

While serving food to her son and niece, Mrs. Guo told her son: "You are now an important minister of the imperial court, and you have many disciples with old friends. You have young talents with good family backgrounds. You should pay more attention to your cousin." Yes, you know?"

Without waiting for Li Xian's reply, Guo Cuiyan said coquettishly to Mr. Guo: "What do you mean by this? I don't want to get married for the time being."

Mrs. Guo said angrily to her niece: "You are already in your prime now, so you should seize the opportunity to look for a good girl while you have a good time. The younger your daughter's family is, the easier it is to find a good one."

Guo Cuiyan replied: "Is it possible that my aunt is tired of me being by your side all day long?"

Mrs. Guo said angrily to her niece: "You kid, why are you saying stupid things? My aunt really wants you to stay with me all the time. How can I get tired of you?"

Guo Cuiyan looked at Mrs. Guo and smiled and said: "Since my aunt likes to have me around, then I will stay with my aunt for a few more years. What's the point of getting married? Cuiyan is not in a hurry to get married."

Sister Zhuang on the side listened to the adults' words and seemed to understand. She also followed the parrot and said: "Yes, my cousin is not married, and my cousin still has to teach me to recite poems."

Guo Cuiyan touched Sister Zhuang's head lovingly and asked, "Have you memorized all the poems my aunt taught you yesterday?"

Sister Zhuang nodded and started to carry it babblingly.

 Looking at her little granddaughter being so popular, Mr. Guo’s face turned into a smile.

Li Xian looked at his daughter, then glanced at Guo Cuiyan, with a smile on his face.

 (End of this chapter)