Rebirth of the High Gate Mistress

 Every New Year's Eve, there are temple fairs in Beijing.

The wine shops were open, and the vendors were driving carts and selling pulp. Men, women, old and young walked hand in hand. The long street was crowded with people and it was very lively.

Pingyang agreed to Li Xiang’s trip. On this day, she got up early, packed up, and took the children out of the yard.

Children are in the mood for fun. Today they are going out to play with their parents. Everyone is so happy that they surround Pingyang and go out happily.

Li Xiang had ordered people to prepare the carriages and horses, and came over to check again early in the morning. When he saw his wife coming out with the children, he came up to meet her. He first looked at Pingyang and said with a smile: "The way you are dressed today is very different."

Because he had to go shopping, Pingyang changed into fancy clothes today. He only wore ordinary brocade clothes, and his headdress was simple, with only a jade hairpin inserted.

 She smiled and replied: "It's better to dress low-key when walking on the street."

 Li Xiang’s eyes were glued to his wife, and he smiled and praised: “You look good no matter how you dress up?”

Sister Wan came over and asked, "Dad, do you think I look good today?"

 “It’s beautiful! Sister Wan’s red dress is so beautiful.”

“Dad, do you think I’m pretty?” Sister Mei also came over eagerly.

Li Xiang smiled helplessly: "It looks good, and Sister Mei's is also good-looking."

Brother Heng saw that the sisters were delaying their fast trip by surrounding their parents. He pouted and said, "Girls' families are troublesome. It doesn't matter whether they are beautiful or not when we go shopping. Let's get in the car quickly. I can't wait any longer."

Pingyang patted his son on the head: "Brother Heng is really impatient. He was looking forward to going out today last night."

Li Xiang leaned over and carried his son into the car first, and then helped his three daughters get into the car. After giving some instructions to the maids taking care of him, he came over to help Pingyang get into another car. Pingyang said uneasily: "Heng Sister Mei and I are still young, so we can ride on different buses, is that okay?"

Li Xiang said: "There are maids here, just don't worry."

With that said, he pulled Pingyang into another car.

The car started slowly, and Pingyang still looked ahead from the car window uneasily: "I'm worried that Brother Heng is being naughty in the car."

Li Xiang pulled his wife back: "The maids are taking care of her, so you can rest assured."

He smiled again and said: "I brought you out just to relax you. Just leave everything to me today. You just eat, drink and go shopping. Don't worry about anything."

 After a while, we arrived at Long Street.

 Although it is morning, the long street is already lively.

The vendors setting up stalls on the street shouted at the top of their lungs, and all kinds of interesting gadgets were dazzling in a way that made it difficult for people to take their eyes away. There were also jugglers on the field. Spewing out blazing fire.

Children looked happily, clapped their hands, and pointed their fingers to ask adults to buy them the gadgets they liked.

Pingyang was afraid that the children would be lost due to crowds, so he hurriedly waved to the girls to keep an eye on them and kept the children from running around.

 At noon, Li Xiang found the best restaurant and had lunch with his wife and children.

The children were having fun, and they were still looking out the window of the wine shop while waiting for the food to be served.

“Dad, what is that?” Sister Mei asked, pointing to the street stall.

Li Xiang looked over and replied: "That's the candy man."

Sister Mei said: "I want it."

Brother Heng also said: "Dad, I want it too." Pingyang pointed to a lot of trinkets piled aside and said: "I have bought so many today, don't buy any more. If you really like it, Then just wait until you finish eating and go downstairs to buy some."

Brother Heng pouted: "After finishing the meal, I'm worried that the vendor will leave."

Sister Mei frowned: "I really want that thing."

Li Xiang said: "Since you like it, let the girls go down and buy it for you."

Sister Mei smiled and said, "I want to choose by myself."

Li Xiang glared at the young girl and said helplessly: "Then daddy will accompany you." Then he said to Pingyang: "It will take a while for the left and right dishes to be served. I will just coax them to buy them."

 Speaking, he walked downstairs with a pair of children.

Pingyang called to Li Xiang: "Let the girls follow."

Li Xiang waved his hand: "No need, just go and come back."

Pingyang warned: "There are many people on the street, so keep an eye on them."

 After Li Xiang left with Brother Heng and Sister Mei, Yuzhu smiled and muttered to Pingyang: "The prince is becoming more and more patient with the children now."

Pingyang sneered: "He! It's just a burst of enthusiasm."

While talking, the waiter brought tea, and Yuzhu poured tea for Pingyang. Pingyang drank the tea and muttered: "After lunch, I'd better go back. There are still many things waiting for me to take care of in the house."

Yuzhu advised: "Your Majesty, seeing how hard my wife is working in the house every day, I took the time to take you out to relax. Taking advantage of this opportunity, my wife should relax a bit."

Just as he was talking, Li Xiang ran back panting. When he entered the door, his voice seemed to have changed and he said, "Brother Heng and Sister Mei are back?"

Pingyang was shocked when he saw Li Xiang's anxious look: "Didn't they go out with you?"

When Li Xiang saw that his children had not returned, he said dejectedly: "I bought something for them, but as soon as I paid for it, the two children disappeared."

Pingyang’s head buzzed and he almost fainted.

Yuzhu hurriedly supported Pingyang, and hurriedly called to the other little girls who were following him: "Hurry up, follow the prince out to look for him. They are all young, and they can't run far at this time."

Pingyang took a breath and went downstairs to look for the child without bothering to blame Li Xiang.

At this time, there are the most people on the street, crowded and densely packed.

Li Xiang directed several little girls to search separately, but could not see any trace of the two children.

Human traffickers often take advantage of the crowds at temple fairs to abduct children. Most of the boys are sold into slavery, and most of the girls are sold to lowly places such as Qinlou and Chuguan.

 It scares me just thinking about it.

Pingyang was so anxious that he cried.

Li Xiang saw that several people couldn't find him, so he ordered his servants to rush back to the house to move the people. He took Pingyang and several girls to carefully inquire around the place where the child was lost.

After a while, the servants moved people from the mansion. When Mr. Fu heard that the young master was missing, he hurried over with dozens of servants and wives. Seeing that Li Xiang and others had not found him yet, the deputy The manager calmly ordered his subordinates to search separately, and ordered them to stay at the restaurant where they had just eaten. Then he suggested to the anxious Li Xiang: "Why don't you report it to the official? If the patrol camp comes forward, even if the children are abducted, , and maybe we can find it back.”

Without waiting for Li Xiang's reply, Pingyang said anxiously: "It's been almost an hour. If he was really abducted, he must have escaped from the city."