Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 501

That evening, Li Xiang's fever subsided slightly. He opened his eyes and saw his wife standing beside him. A smile appeared on Li Xiang's face. He grabbed Pingyang's hand and said, "Have you been here all this time?"

Because he was so ill, his voice was hoarse and his words were out of tune.

When Pingyang saw him waking up, she had a smile on her face and quickly advised him: "Your throat is swollen due to the fever, please stop talking."

With that said, she stood up, came to the table, poured a bowl of tea, brought it to Li Xiang's side, and fed it into his mouth bit by bit with a small spoon.

Li Xiang drank some water and gained some strength. He struggled to get up, grabbed Pingyang's hand and said, "Pingyang, I have a lot to say to you."

His voice was so hoarse that his words sounded like broken gongs.

Pingyang stopped him and said, "Didn't I tell you? Don't talk too much. Take good care of your health first. Even if you have anything to say, wait until you are well before speaking."

"Pingyang, I've been holding these words in my heart for a long time. I can't wait any longer, so I have to say no." Li Xiang held Pingyang's hand tightly and coughed anxiously: "Pingyang, cough cough cough - be patient. listen to me."

Pingyang quickly fed him two more sips of water, and said helplessly: "If there is something important, it is worthy of your urgency. You have to say it now."

Li Xiang swallowed the water Pingyang gave him, and he pulled Pingyang tightly beside him, as if he was afraid that she would run away suddenly, even though Pingyang was right next to him.

“Pingyang, I know you have always been worried about me because of Jiao Xing’s matter.”

As soon as Li Xiang spoke, Pingyang's face darkened. She said, "If that's what you want to say, then I'm sorry, I really don't want to hear it."

As she spoke, she turned her head away.

Li Xiang coughed violently. After finally calming down, she stood up and pulled Pingyang over, blocking her at the head of the bed. He kneeled in front of her, looked at her and said, "Pingyang, listen to me. Okay, please finish, I beg you.”

As he spoke, he couldn't help but cough violently.

Pingyang still twisted his face and replied calmly: "If you insist on saying it, then just say it."

Li Xiang sighed slightly and said leisurely: "When I was five years old, my mother and father had a falling out. My mother abandoned the three of us brothers and sisters and went to the princess's mansion alone."

Pingyang turned around and interrupted: "I know all these old things. You were still young at the time, and it was indeed wrong for my aunt to abandon you in anger, but she didn't have great grievances at that time."

Li Xiang said: "I can certainly understand my mother's grievances now, but when she left the house, I was only five years old, Jin Yan was not yet three years old, and even my second brother was only seven or eight years old. We just need our parents." How can you know so much when you are caring?"

Seeing that Pingyang was silent, Li Xiang continued: "After my mother left, I cried for seven days. My wet nurse held me. When I was tired, I fell asleep in her arms. When I woke up, I continued to cry."

When Li Xiang said this, Pingyang suddenly thought of her young children, and she felt sad and shed tears. Li Xiang's mood fluctuated, and he couldn't help coughing. He took the tea on the side, drank two sips, suppressed the cough, and then said: "After my mother left, although we had my grandmother to take care of us, my grandmother was taking care of us at that time. She was in charge of the house, and she had to take care of the affairs of the whole family, so she couldn't take care of it. Fortunately, the wet nurse my mother left behind was very capable, and she took good care of me. So after my mother left, I became particularly attached to the wet nurse, but I was eight When I was 20 years old, my wet nurse passed away suddenly due to a serious illness."

Li Xiang smiled bitterly: "After the wet nurse left, I cried for a long time. At that time, I thought that everyone I could attach to would have to leave me."

As he spoke, he looked at Pingyang and said: "Then I met Jiao Xing. At that time, Jiao Xing was only seven or eight years old. She was sold by her parents before she could remember anything. By the time she arrived at our home, she was already a child. It has changed hands countless times.”

"I remember the first time I saw her was in the winter. When I came back from school, I saw the housekeeper leading her into the house. She was so scared when she saw me that she hid behind the door. He just saw that she was pitiful, so he let the housekeeper take care of her. I arranged her into my yard. Later, I overheard the manager talking about her tragic experience, and I thought to myself that there are children in the world who are more pitiful than me. Therefore, I treat her more often With care, we all grew up without knowing it. Once I was depressed and drunk, and we got together in a daze."

She looked at Pingyang, took her hand and said: "Pingyang, I can't explain my feelings for Jiaoxing. Maybe it's because I was too lonely and lonely as a child. In short, since my mother and wet nurse left me, My heart is always empty. Jiao Xing is kind and honest, so I treat her like a relative."

Pingyang turned his head, wiped away his tears, and replied: "You have failed her, and you have failed me."

Li Xiang coughed violently, his face turned red from suppressing it, and his face was full of decadence. He pulled Pingyang over, raised his hand to try to shed tears for her, and said deeply: "Pingyang, please don't cry. Seeing you cry makes me feel so uncomfortable. .”

As he spoke, he let out a long sigh and said leisurely: "Pingyang, you are kind and innocent, and a good woman. I am not strong, and I have no ability or ambition. I really wronged you by asking you to marry me. , to be honest, I really don’t deserve you.”

Pingyang turned around, looked at Li Xiang and said, "What do you mean by this? Although I always wanted you to make progress in the past, I never despised you."

Li Xiang nodded: "Pingyang, I know you treat me sincerely."

He sighed again: "It's just that I have done something to make me sorry for you before. I am also very conflicted. I know that I am not worthy of you and do not deserve your understanding, but I really can't let you go." .”

As he spoke, the corners of Li Xiang's eyes became moist, and big drops of tears came out all at once. He coughed violently and choked up and said: "To be honest, when I first married you, I didn't care much about you, but The longer I spend time with you, the more I can't live without you. I don't know when, but I have fallen in love with you irresistibly. When I see you unhappy, I feel extremely sad. The more I am afraid that you will leave me, the more I am afraid that you will think I am incompetent, so now, I work very **** my errands, cough cough cough - Pingyang, you are so good, I am always afraid that I am not worthy of you, and that you will never be the best. Forgive me, I'm more afraid of losing you."

Because of his excitement, Li Xiang spoke incoherently, and his voice was hoarse. When he said this, his voice was as hard as a broken gong, but Pingyang burst into tears when he heard it.

She covered her face, choked with sobs and repeated: "Don't say it again, don't say it again."

   Lately, many book friends have asked Li Xiang about his inexplicable feelings for Pingyang. In fact, it is true that Li Xiang loves Jiao Xing, but when he first married Pingyang, he liked this wife. Later, the drowning incident happened, and his feelings for Jiao Xing were exposed. Although Pingyang resented him, he still helped Jiao Xing when she was having difficulty giving birth. After Jiao Xing left the house, Pingyang did not anger Jiao Xing's daughter.

Such kindness is not something that ordinary women can achieve. No matter how many setbacks she experiences, Pingyang can still stick to her original intention. This is the main reason why Li Xiang slowly falls in love with her. I don’t know if you have noticed, but there are Li Xiang was deeply moved every time by the small details of Pingyang's treatment of Sister Mei. It was Pingyang's kindness that made Li Xiang fall in love with her slowly and deeply. It had nothing to do with him forgetting his first love, Jiao Xing. His first love was true, but his later feelings for Pingyang also came from the heart.

After all, it’s really hard to not be tempted by a good girl like Pingyang. Even A Que, a woman, deeply likes our little Pingyang.

And Cousin Pei, he is only leaving temporarily, their story is not over yet.

 (End of this chapter)