Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

The year before was busy with everything, but Mr. Xie still wanted to finalize Pei Yunqian's marriage as soon as possible.

On this day, under the control of Pingyang, Xu Wanning invited the fifth wife of her natal family and her cousin to the mansion, and Mrs. Xie also came as invited.

When the fifth wife Gu arrived at the palace, Xu Wanning took her cousin to Bitangju Xiaoxu, leaving space for Gu to see Pei Yunqian.

Since Li Ling ascended the throne, he has vigorously promoted new members. Although the Pei family has declined, the dignitaries in the capital know that Pei Yunqian is a person whom the emperor has vigorously cultivated. Mrs. Gu also inquired about this person before and learned that he has a good character and temperament. Therefore, she is very optimistic about this marriage.

Mrs. Gu was led into the main hall by Pingyang. Mrs. Xie and Pei Yunqian had been waiting for a long time. Mrs. Gu saw Mrs. Xie. Although she was chatting warmly with her, she had already looked at Pei Yunqian several times from the corner of her eye.

 Handsome in appearance and talented in appearance.

Even though the formal ceremony has not yet taken place, Mrs. Gu is already very satisfied.

 Everyone sat down, Pingyang smiled and introduced Mrs. Gu, "Fifth Aunt, this is my cousin from my mother's side, Pei Yunqian."

Pei Yunqian greeted Mr. Gu respectfully.

Mrs. Gu looked around again, with a thick smile on her face, and said hurriedly: "No courtesy, no courtesy."

Mr. Gu and Pei Yunqian asked about the situation at home, and Pei Yunqian answered them one by one. Seeing that he was polite and steady in his behavior, Mrs. Gu felt more confident and the smile on his face became more and more obvious.

Mrs. Xie saw Mrs. Gu's thoughts and hurriedly called Sister Qing and said, "The house is stuffy. Sister, let's take uncle to go for a walk in the garden."

In a big family blind date, if the elders take a fancy to it, they will also find opportunities for the parties to take a look at each other. Although it is impossible to have detailed contact, a brief glance will not tell you anything about the person you want to marry. Know.

Sister Qing understands these things at her age. She listened to Mr. Xie's words, agreed, and took Pei Yunqian to the garden.

Xu Wanning also got the message and knew that her aunt was interested in Pei Yunqian, so she personally took her cousin to the garden.

Pei Yunqian was sitting in the pavilion in the garden waiting, and saw Xu Wanning coming with a girl from a distance. He stood up to greet Xu Wanning and walked out of the pavilion, and greeted Xu Wanning and the Xu family girl.

Although the Xu family girl was born as a concubine, because her biological mother died young, she was always raised by her aunt Gu, so she was well-educated and a typical lady. She only glanced at Pei Yunqian and blushed.

Xu Wanning glanced at her cousin, smiled and made an excuse: "I'll go back and order them to bring some tea and snacks. You guys can sit here for a while."

After Xu Wanning left, Pei Yunqian invited Miss Xu into the pavilion and sat down. He sat opposite Miss Xu, observing etiquette and keeping an appropriate distance from Miss Xu.

 There were only two of them, so the scene was a bit awkward.

Pei Yunqian spoke first: "Although I was born in Beijing, my family fell into decline when I was young, so my family moved to Yizhou. My biological mother died young, and there is only one old father in the family. Although I am currently on an errand in Beijing, It's just a hard job." As he said that, he smiled bitterly: "As a military attache, you will inevitably have to fight in the north and south in the future, and the risks are also high."

The girl from the Xu family has grown hair, and she has experienced this kind of blind date several times. The men always try their best to talk about their strengths when they meet, like Pei Yunqian, who talks about his shortcomings when they meet. This is the first time for Miss Xu to meet her. .

She raised her eyes and glanced at Pei Yunqian. Not only was this man handsome, but the most important thing was that he gave people a sense of solidity and stability. At first glance, he looked like someone he could trust for life.

Ms. Xu smiled faintly and replied: "General Pei's family was in trouble when he was young. It is indeed unfortunate, but compared to me, you are still much luckier."

She raised her eyes to look at Pei Yunqian, then returned her gaze, and continued: "My mother passed away when I was born. Although I was raised at the knees of my legitimate mother, I am... after all."

 After all, she is not her biological mother.

Ms. Xu did not finish her words, she just shook her head with a wry smile, then looked at Pei Yunqian and said, "So, we are all poor people in the world."

Pei Yunqian did not respond. He was silent for a while and finally said: "Actually, I have no intention of starting a family."

As soon as these words came out, Miss Xu's face suddenly turned cold. She frowned and looked at Pei Yunqian, wondering: "What is the general talking about?"

Pei Yunqian stood up, gave a slight salute to Miss Xu, and said frankly: "I know that this is really rude to the girl, but it is related to the girl's lifelong happiness, and I don't want to delay the girl." Miss Xu's eyes moved slightly, and her face finally relaxed. , politely replied: "General, it's serious. Marriage is a matter of mutual consent. Since the general doesn't like me, we can just pretend that it doesn't happen. Although I am not a generous person, but I won’t be unreasonably resenting the general because of this.”

Pei Yunqian hurriedly waved his hands and said, "Girl, I misunderstood. It's not that I'm dissatisfied with her, but that I have no intention of marrying a wife. No matter who she is, I don't want to marry her."

He was afraid that Miss Xu would be unhappy because of this, so he explained: "I have been protected by Prince Yong's palace since I was a child, and my cousins ​​have repeatedly worried about my marriage. I am really too kind to refuse, so now"

With that said, Pei Yunqian stood up and bowed deeply to Miss Xu: "Girl, I'm really sorry for you. When you get home, just say you don't like Pei."

These words sounded unbelievable, but Miss Xu could see that Pei Yunqian was telling the truth and was not just making excuses.

She smiled and replied: "It's okay, I can understand the general's difficulties."

 She is a concubine who is struggling to survive in the hands of her aunt. Although she looks beautiful on the outside, the various hardships and helplessness she experienced while growing up have already trained her to be perceptive and able to understand the mood of others without putting herself in her own body.

Pei Yunqian smiled faintly at Miss Xu and said, "Miss Xu understands justice so well that she will definitely meet her beloved in the future."

Ms. Xu said: “I’d like to borrow the general’s auspicious words.”

Pity! Miss Xu suddenly felt a little disappointed in her heart, but she concealed it very well, and her face remained calm and calm.

Pei Yunqian politely said: "I will take the girl out of the garden."

Ms. Xu did not refuse, and the two of them left the pavilion and walked along the bluestone road towards the outside of the garden.

When they were about to arrive at the gate of the garden, Miss Xu suddenly asked Pei Yunqian, "Excuse me for asking the general, why don't you want to get married?"

As soon as the words came out of her mouth, even Miss Xu herself was a little surprised.

 She is an extremely reserved person, how could she suddenly ask such a question.

She smiled awkwardly and hesitated: "I'm just curious. General, don't be offended. If you don't want to say it, just don't say it."

Pei Yunqian stopped and said slowly: "I don't want to start a family at my age, and I don't blame others for thinking too much. It's normal for a girl to have such curiosity."

When Miss Xu heard such funny and considerate words, she covered her mouth in amusement: "The general is not yet thirty, how can he be so old?"

As she spoke, she added: "This is the general's private matter. I really shouldn't ask."

 She said this the most, but somehow, she still hoped that Pei Yunqian could tell the reason.

Pei Yunqian replied: "In the words of my cousin, if a man of my age has children running all over the floor, I am not 'too old'."

Ms. Xu could not help covering her mouth and snickering.

Pei Yunqian replied: "The reason why I don't want to start a family is because I have a woman in my heart. Since I can't give all my thoughts to the girl who marries me, I don't want to delay her."

Ms. Xu didn’t expect Pei Yunqian to be so honest with her.

 After all, they are strangers to each other. Since they cannot get along, it is impossible for them to have any intersection in the future.

She shouldn't have asked him such a question, but now that it was said, he could have found an excuse at will.

 But he was so frank.

Ms. Xu suddenly felt sour in her heart. She raised her eyes and glanced at Pei Yunqian. She didn't know what to say and left the garden in a depressed mood.