Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

Chapter 642 [Extra] If life were just like the first time we met (4)

Princess Yongqin regarded Pei Yunqian as her own nephew, and Prince Yong also cultivated him carefully. The princes in the palace were all well-educated. None of them looked down on Pei Yunqian, a son of a poor family, and treated him very kindly, especially the eldest son Zhao Xuan. She also took good care of him, and gradually, the young Pei Yunqian got used to the life in the palace.

But when he sat on the porch to rest after practicing martial arts every day, he no longer only thought about his parents at home. Many times, he would think of the cute little princess in the palace, and every time he thought of this innocent and kind little cousin. , Pei Yunqian couldn't help but smile.

This angel-like little princess in the palace is like a bright ray of sunshine in winter, shining into the gloomy heart of the young man who has experienced changes. This bright light has been shining on him, even when he meets again. Big difficulties can also give him hope.

In the blink of an eye, many years have passed, and he has grown from a young boy to a young man, and his youthfulness has faded away. Adults say that he is more calm and tenacious than his peers.

The little princess in Prince Yong's Mansion has also grown up, but she is completely different from the Pei family boy who has grown up rapidly. Although she has lost the naive and cute appearance of a child in her early childhood and has grown into a graceful little girl, she may have been influenced by her family. Although she was so well protected, her mind was still like that of a child, very simple and completely ignorant of the sorrows of the world.

She still likes to pester her cousin Pei. She once said that her brothers in the house treat her well, but they often laugh at her for being naive. Only cousin Pei is always very patient with her.

She saw the baby bird on the tree being blown to the ground by the strong wind. She stood aside and cried anxiously. Her brothers all laughed at her for being childish. Only Cousin Pei climbed up the tree to help her return the baby bird to its nest. When her brothers went out hunting, she asked them to catch little rabbits for her to raise. Those brothers refused to agree to her, saying that if they caught little rabbits and raised them to death by her, she would cry endlessly. Only Cousin Pei not only caught them for her but also raised them to death. When he returns the little hare, he will personally teach her how to raise it in captivity.

 Pingyang will always be a child who will never grow up, and her cousin from the Pei family will always be the one who can coax her.

 So, she was willing to pester him and treat him as an omnipotent hero.

 It’s just that her cousin, who is omnipotent and tenacious in her eyes, also has moments of vulnerability.

That year, his mother unfortunately passed away. The woman who came from a well-known family but fell into the quagmire could not survive until the day when her son could stand out and regain his family status.

It was dusk when Pei Yunqian received the bad news of his mother's death. It was getting late. He could not go home immediately, so he could only cry bitterly in the house.

Later, his aunt, the princess, learned of the news, and she hurried over to accompany him and comfort him not to be sad. He didn't want to be so embarrassed, but he couldn't stop crying.

At that time, Pingyang didn't know how to comfort people, but when she saw her always tenacious cousin crying so sadly, she felt scared, so she cried too, even more sadly than her cousin from the Pei family.

When Prince Yong ordered his guards to **** Pei Yunqian home for the funeral in the early morning of the next day, Pingyang hurried over from the inner courtyard. She chased her dowry cousin who was about to return home and asked hurriedly: "Cousin, what are you doing?" Will you come back?"

The late autumn morning was extremely cold. After many years, the little face that was red with cold that day, and the deep eyes like dewdrops, have always been focused on Pei Yunqian's heart.

He cried all night, his eyes were swollen like rotten peaches, and his mood was like falling into an ice cave because of his mother's death. But when he saw Pingyang chasing after her, he gave her a smile.

 “I’ll be back,” he told her.

　　Until Pei Yunqian became a gray-haired old man, every time he went to visit his mother's grave, in addition to paying homage to her and remembering her, Pei Yunqian's mind would always unconsciously have the image of him going home for the funeral that day and chasing after her in the early morning.

 And no matter how difficult the situation he was in, he could always smile when he saw her.

 Pingyang! Pingyang!

She is the sun in his heart. Whenever he sees her or thinks of her, he can always feel the light and warmth.

 So, since Pei Yunqian was a child, Pingyang has taken root in his heart, and he only has Pingyang in his heart. Protecting her has become his entire meaning.

Therefore, he later learned superb martial arts in Prince Yong's Mansion. After all, the troops affiliated to Prince Yong's Mansion were only guards and could not be compared with the regular army that went into battle to kill the enemy. For the sake of Pei Yunqian's future, Prince Yong had revealed many times He was willing to work for him and send him to train in the famous military forces of the DPRK and China, but he was rejected by Pei Yunqian for various reasons.

 Although his future is important, he is reluctant to leave Pingyang.

Pei Yunqian knew that with his status, he could not marry Pingyang, a proud daughter of heaven, but he just couldn't bear to leave. Even though he knew that she would marry someone else sooner or later, as long as he could silently protect her for one more day, Pei Yunqian felt that it was worth it.

 He protected her until she reached hair age.

 Since this year, he has completely lost her.

This year, when the DPRK was paying a large tribute, Concubine Lan, who had been away from Beijing for decades, suddenly proposed to return to Beijing with her daughter-in-law and granddaughter Pingyang.

The old man said that he missed his old friend in Beijing, but Prince Yong and Princess Yongqin both knew what the old man was thinking.

She wanted to find a good family for Pingyang in Beijing. After all, a family like theirs was already a top family in Yizhou, and no family in Yizhou was worthy of a noble little princess like them.

 So, in fact, Concubine Lan had already made plans for her granddaughter.

The Duke of Zhenguo's mansion is the leading high-ranking sect in Da Qi, and Princess Fuxi was raised by her personally. The family tradition of the Duke's family is upright, and Concubine Lan has long heard that Princess Fuxi and the second son of Duke Zhenguo, Li Xiang, have a close relationship. Like a crown jade, a sign of talent.

Although Li Xiang is the second son, this is exactly what Concubine Lan wants.

She is a person who came out of the whirlpool of power, and her mind is clearer than ordinary people. As the eldest daughter-in-law, she is beautiful, but the little princess of their family is always delicate, and the old man can't bear to have his granddaughter in charge of the family.

 So, this time Mrs. Lan brought her granddaughter back to the capital with a clear purpose.

Princess Yongqin was also in favor of her mother-in-law's plan. Only Pingyang was stupidly kept in the dark. She knew that her grandmother and mother were going to take her to the capital. Pingyang was extremely excited and had no time to spare, so she would pester the capital. The cousin from the Pei family came and asked questions.

She has never been to the capital and is full of curiosity about the legendary beautiful place.

With the exception of Princess Lan and Prince Yong, no one else knew the purpose of this trip to Beijing, but Pei Yunqian felt extremely heavy.

 For the person you care about most, the person concerned will feel the slightest disturbance.

Facing the naive and ignorant Pingyang, Pei Yunqian would patiently explain everything about the capital to her as usual, but whenever he was alone, he would always feel heartbroken and suffocated.

That bright little princess will eventually become someone else’s wife.

 (End of this chapter)