First Concubine

Chapter 102: Desire in the Palace (3)

Concubine De glanced at Xiao Anzi, who was stunned, and felt sad, and said regretfully: "How did she die?"

Shui Linglong replied according to the official statement: "They said he died of illness."

 Xiao Anzi shed tears.

Concubine De clenched her fists and said with a twinkle in her eye: "To be honest, Xiao Anzi and his sister are originally from Quanzhou. They have been separated for many years since childhood. Xiao Anzi has been inquiring about the whereabouts of his sister. The maid you are talking about must be Xiao Anzi. My sister, the other jade pendant you picked up belongs to Xiao Anzi."

Xiao Anzi hurriedly bowed: "Thank you to the imperial concubine for finding the jade pendant for me, and thank you to the imperial concubine for caring for my sister during her lifetime."

Shui Linglong understood. The eleventh prince was scratched by a cat after she left the palace last time. Concubine De personally requested to catch the cat. She thought that coming to catch the cat was a lie, but looking for the jade pendant was real.

Concubine De stepped forward and grabbed Shui Linglong’s hand: “Who gave you the spices you use?”

Shui Linglong blinked and thought for a moment but still chose to tell the truth: "I did it myself."

Concubine De's eyes suddenly lit up, and her voice trembled: "Who taught you the recipe? Is it your mother?"

Shui Linglong's pupils shrank, feeling strangely familiar: "Yes."

Concubine De's eyes turned red: "Your mother..."

Before she could ask about her appearance, Xiao Anzi lowered his body and interrupted her: "Empress! It's getting late, let's go to Pantaoyuan as soon as possible! The eleventh prince should be in a hurry!" He bit hard. The words "Eleventh Prince"!

Concubine De's hands relaxed, and all the emotions in her eyes faded away in an instant, as if the approachable woman just now had never existed, and she became the concubine De, who was aloof and condescending again: "The smell of this spice is quite nice, I am. Don't be surprised if you are curious for a moment, please go to Pantaoyuan with me."

Shui Linglong glared at Xiao Anzi. She was sure that if he hadn't interrupted her just now, Concubine De would have told her some information that might be useful to her. After accompanying Concubine De to pick peaches and then go to Chengde Palace to get a box of jewelry, Shui Linglong said goodbye to Concubine De and was about to go see Shui Lingyue. However, along the way, she heard news that shocked her extremely!

Bingbing lost her footing and fell into the water. The third princess sent someone to find Yunli, but Yunli left Bingbing and went straight to Guiyi Palace to save her!

 For a time, the scandal about Yun Li and her spread a lot. Some people say that the position of Crown Princess should belong to her, but Bingbing used dirty tricks to take the position from her. Some people also say that if she had not had feelings for Yun Li, she would not have saved Yun Li in the first place. Yun Li and she were a couple who truly loved each other, but they just couldn't help but marry each other. Under the bombardment of these explosive scandals, the little fight between the third princess and Princess Taj seemed boring. But fortunately, there is another piece of earth-shattering news that dilutes this haze a lot - the Crown Princess is pregnant!

Shui Linglong went to the Millennium Palace to visit Shui Lingyue, but was told that Shui Lingyue had gone out. Thinking that she had just ordered Zhifan to send a gift, Shui Linglong left a message and went straight to the palace gate.

When passing by the Imperial Garden, Shui Linglong and Zhuge Yu, who looked solemn, met unexpectedly. Behind Zhuge Yu, they were followed by Zhi Fan who was walking closely behind him.

Shui Linglong raised her eyebrows!

Zhi Fan timidly lowered his head and ran over: "I was worried about the safety of the Crown Prince, so... so I followed the Crown Prince."

Shui Linglong said "hmm", thinking of more important things, and asked Zhuge Yu: "Why did you enter the palace?"

"I couldn't wait for you, so I came in to take a look. Unexpectedly, I met the unconscious princess on the way, and I gave her resuscitation." He said it honestly and expressionlessly, and looked at Shui steadily. exquisite.

Shui Linglong narrowed her eyes and smiled: "So you saved Bingbing, didn't you let others know?" There were rumors of an affair between Yunli and her. If Zhuge Yu had another quarrel with Bingbing, it would be... terrible!

Zhuge Yu knocked on her forehead: "You think everyone is like you! I asked the third princess to keep her mouth shut."

This is...not affected by gossip? Shui Linglong took the initiative to put her little hand into Zhuge Yu's palm and smiled with her eyebrows creasing: "refuting the rumors, haha."

"You don't have to worry too much. If the queen can't even suppress some rumors, she won't be able to sit on the throne." Zhuge Yu held her hand tightly and walked towards the palace entrance with her.

Shui Linglong tucked her temple hair behind her ears and asked tentatively, "Why do you trust me?"

Zhuge Yuyun said calmly: "Trust is an attitude, there is no reason."

Shui Linglong was startled at first, and then her heart warmed slightly. In his eyes, the crux of the problem that he had struggled with for two lifetimes was so simple that there was only one attitude left. He had changed, but he had not changed either. He was more mature and deeper, that kind of The simplicity in the emotional realm has not deteriorated at all. Shui Linglong smiled knowingly, and Zhuge Yu noticed her expression with his peripheral vision, and the corners of his lips also curved in a vague arc.

After a moment, Shui Linglong suppressed her smile and said in her usual tone: "It doesn't matter whether the queen can suppress the rumors or not. What matters is that the news has already reached the ears of Lord Long Live. Yunli will inevitably be reprimanded by Lord Long Live." "What she worried about still happened. The imperial concubine set up such a big trap, including appreciating paintings, setting up fires, and exposing secret passages. The purpose was just to make her believe that everything was just a coincidence, but in fact, the imperial concubine's The devil's claws secretly reached out to Yunli and Bingbing.

 Zhuge Yu was silent. In fact, before he found Shui Linglong, he heard that Yunli was called to the imperial study room by the emperor. What could this visit be like except a scolding? He changed the topic: "Why did you go to the imperial concubine's palace?"

Shui Linglong told Zhuge Yu everything about today. Zhuge frowned: "It must be the concubine who caused the trouble!"

Shui Linglong pressed her eyebrows and said, "The noble concubine's trouble has made Long Live Master have a problem with Yun Li, and the third prince's road to becoming the heir has taken another big step."

Zhuge Yu nodded.

Shui Linglong added: "The third prince is not the only beneficiary. Yunli is fully responsible for the case of Pingnan Palace. Once this matter comes out, Long live the Lord will definitely suppress Yunli's contribution in order to sound the alarm to Yunli. Pingnan Palace The trial will probably be postponed for a while." During this period, Xun Feng will desperately destroy the evidence or... bribe Yun Li!

Zhuge Yu stopped and looked at Shui Linglong: "Did Xun Feng collude with the imperial concubine?" Xun Feng and the third prince were in a life-and-death fight, so how could he collude with the third prince's mother and concubine?

Shui Linglong didn't dare to show how much she knew Xun Feng's methods, so she had to lean into his arms gently to prevent him from seeing the disgust and hatred in her eyes when she mentioned Xun Feng: "Princess Taj appeared in the Royal Garden Palace It's a bit of a coincidence, and it's too much of a coincidence that the princess suddenly fell into the water. Of course, this is my guess, and I have no evidence. I was just thinking that Princess Taj's artillery would hit wherever she was pointed. If someone lured her there. Where the princess and the princess often appear, a dispute is inevitable. "

 The person who was most traumatized by this incident today was Bingbing.

Xun Feng discovered that she and Bing Bing had conspired to alienate his relationship with Yun Li. Therefore, Xun Feng seized the opportunity and staged a good show. In addition to political purposes, he hoped that Bing Bing would be resentful of Yun Li and grow against her. Jealousy, in this way, the person who is ultimately isolated is actually Bingbing. This is Xun Feng punishing Bing Bing for helping her drive a wedge between Yun Li and him!

Shui Linglong took out the handkerchief, wrote a line of words for Bingbing with the charcoal pen she carried with her, and sent Zhi Fan to Weiyang Palace.

After Zhi Fan left, Zhuge Yu's ears twitched and he lowered his head and kissed Shui Linglong's slightly pursed lips. Shui Linglong was startled and subconsciously wanted to stay away from him, but he pulled her hard into his arms. He carried her out of the palace gate and stepped onto the carriage.

Behind the rockery, Shui Lingyue tightened her handkerchief. She didn't expect such rumors to come out. Zhuge Yu could still wait for Shui Linglong to be like before, holding hands. He dared to kiss her like that in broad daylight! Zhuge Yu is so kind to Shui Linglong!

Si Xi withdrew his surprised gaze and asked: "Mother, do we still want to go see Lord Long Live? Now that the prince is being scolded by Lord Long Live, it is a good time to plead for Prince Pingnan's palace."

A thought flashed through Shui Lingyue's mind. Qin Fangyi had just written her a letter asking her to plead for the Pingnan Palace. The prince who was in charge of investigating the case was scolded by Long Live Lord. What a coincidence!

Or, did Qin Fangyi expect that there would be such an opportunity?

　　　Evil!

Shui Linglong frowned and said, "Go back to the Millennium Palace!" She decided to curry favor with Shui Linglong. Shui Linglong became the master of Zhuge Yu and would become the master of Zhenbei Palace in the future. Can Shui Lingxi do that? joke! Instead of risking everything to help Prince Pingnan get out of trouble, Xun Feng would then marry a royal concubine. In that case, Shui Lingxi would be nothing! What can I give her Shui Lingyue!

Just as Zhuge Yu said, the rumors in the palace lasted for less than an hour before they were suppressed by the queen. The queen announced to the outside world that Yunli had gone to rescue the imperial concubine and the prince's concubine on her orders. As for Yunli, he was suppressed by the emperor. The call to enter the imperial study became a version of "the emperor discusses his merits and rewards them". A steady stream of rewards came into the prince's palace as if they were free, and those who heard the rumors gradually believed the queen's words. However, the outside world received news that Yunli died heroically and was seriously injured, and needed to rest for a month. The case in Pingnan Palace was temporarily shelved. !

 Prince’s Mansion.

Bingbing was lying on the bed, crying silently. Yunli was also frightened when he learned the news that she fell into the water. Bingbing asked him: "Your Highness, if you knew that I fell into the water and was unconscious, would you still run to Guiyi Palace to put out the fire? ?"

Yunli answered her with silence.

Mrs. Wei twisted the handkerchief and wiped her daughter's face. While wiping her face, she said, "I feel very sad, don't you?"

Bingbing originally just cried silently, but when Mrs. Wei asked, she couldn't help crying anymore: "Mom! I have worked very hard to accept him and Linglong! Even, I found that I also I fell in love with Linglong's calmness and maturity, and couldn't help but want to get close to her and have **** with her, but now...now I'm so jealous of her! I'm going crazy with jealousy! Why does she have someone who loves her and she loves her too? My husband still dominates the prince’s heart? Why is it that even the queen praises her so much that all my efforts go to waste without doing anything?”

Mrs. Wei followed her daughter's words and sighed: "Yes, my Bingbing is so good and hardworking, why should she come to destroy your family?"

Bingbing was startled when she heard this. It seemed that Linglong did not destroy it intentionally. It had always been the prince's wishful thinking...

Mrs. Wei put the handkerchief and the basin into the clean room, took off her shoes, lay down next to her daughter and held her daughter in her arms, saying softly: "If you think about it again, did Linglong really not do anything for the prince? Who exposed Xun Feng’s ambition?”

　　means Linglong.

"Who conspired with you to make the prince see Xun Feng's ambition clearly, but not let the prince know that she had this merit?"

　　means Linglong.

“Who secretly brought down the third prince, prevented him from grabbing the military glory, and turned against Xun Feng?”

 Still Linglong.

The anger in Bingbing's eyes was no longer so strong. She could only be considerate of the prince in life, but the one who really helped the prince stabilize the country... was Linglong.

Mrs. Wei saw her daughter showing a look of self-blame, and smiled with relief: "When people are angry, they only think about the shortcomings of the other party, so they are prone to be impulsive and foolish and make irreparable mistakes. But I believe that my Bingbing That's not the case. My Bingbing is kind, generous, intelligent, and contented, but Shui Linglong is not as good as you. She is insidious, stubborn, selfish, and greedy. These may be related to her unfortunate childhood experience, but no matter what, she is definitely not. As bright and beautiful as you see, there must be pain in her heart that no one can understand, no less than you are now. So, why are you jealous of her? "

Bingbing bit her lip and said nothing.

Mrs. Wei knew that her daughter had listened, and continued to persuade: "She is not helping the prince out of the so-called love between a man and a woman. You can rest assured on this. I would rather believe that she doesn't want to see Xun Feng feel better than that she has moved on the prince." Xin, didn't Linglong write you a letter? "What did she say?"

Bingbing paused and said, "Ask me if I still remember what Bao Linxuan said."

 “Then what did you say?”

"I said, 'For the sake of the prince, I will not hesitate even if my body is broken to pieces!'"

Wei nodded her forehead: "He can be shattered to pieces, why can't he be allowed to pretend to be a human being?"

Bingbing put her arm on Wei's waist and rubbed her head against her chest: "Mother."

Wei said earnestly: "Bingbing, what kind of storms has Mom not seen in this life? Listen to Mom's advice, don't think about how much you have lost, see how much you have gained. You have a husband and a wife who are the envy of the Zhou Dynasty women. They have an unattainable status, and now they are pregnant with their sweetheart's child. Tell me, don't you really feel happy? "

Leaving aside what happened today, the prince actually treated her quite well... Bingbing pouted and smiled charmingly: "If I can't be a good wife, I'll try my best to be a good mother! Anyway, the one crawling out of my belly must be the only one in my heart. Me! Just like my father, I love my mother the most!”

"What a mouthful!" Ms. Wei laughed. She knew her daughter's heart was open, so she said no more. She just pulled the quilt over her daughter and patted her back to coax her to sleep.

Bizhu was an older maid in Zhenbei Palace. She first worked in Leng Youru’s courtyard. After Zhuge Yu’s wedding, Leng Youru transferred her and another maid Hongzhu to Mohe Courtyard to serve tea. It was said that they were serving tea, but Zhuge Yu didn't like many people milling around the room, so he didn't allow other maids to enter the room except for the lush leaves, branches and willows brought by Shui Linglong.

Liu Lu carried a basin of clothes and walked out, rubbing her sore waist with her hands from time to time. When Bizhu saw it, she stepped forward and asked with a smile: "Liu Lu, what's wrong with you? But where do you feel uncomfortable?"

Liu Lu sighed and said, "I have come to Kuishui, my waist is sore and my stomach hurts. I haven't finished washing my master's clothes yet!"

Bizhu smiled and said: "I've finished my work today, I'll help you wash it!"

Liu Lu said awkwardly: "Isn't this... not good?"

Bizhu grabbed the basin directly from her hand and said with a smile: "Everyone should help each other! Maybe I will need you in the future!"

Liu Lu half-pushed and agreed, and then said: "It's hot now, and the clothes will dry quickly. When the clothes are dry, remember to remind me to put them away. I...go back to the room and take a nap first."

Bizhu nodded: "Go to sleep! I'm here!"

Liu Lu walked a few steps and then turned back and said solemnly: "You must remember to wake me up, otherwise the prince will get angry if there is no one to take care of him when he comes back to bathe."

Bizhu's eyes flashed and she vowed: "Well, I will call you!"

Shui Linglong and Zhuge Yu went to Xiangmanlou for a delicious meal. They strolled around Qinghu Lake for a while in the afternoon, and then hung out in the carriage until Shui Linglong "fainted". Zhuge Yu licked his lips with satisfaction, and then walked away from her. After getting off his body, he summoned Anping and drove back to the palace.

When they arrived at the palace, Shui Linglong showed no sign of waking up. Zhuge Yu picked her up by the waist and walked back to Mohe Courtyard in a swaggering manner. After putting Shui Linglong gently on the bed, Zhuge Yu went to the study and gave her to the family at home. The elder sent a message saying that he was unwell and would bring Shui Linglong to see him tomorrow morning.

Zhuge Xi laughed when he heard this, who did you fool? It was obviously you who made this little girl faint! He works so hard during the day, he is really "young and promising"!

Zhuge Xi touched his swollen abdomen and ordered: "Hua Rong, make a bowl of cold medicine for the prince and send it to you." You need my sister to protect you.

Shui Linglong woke up not long after Zhuge Yu left. She rubbed her sore legs, frowned and said, "Ask Liu Lu to fetch water, I want to take a bath!"

Zhi Fan opened the curtain and went out.

In the clean room, Shui Linglong soaked in the hot bathtub and closed her eyes comfortably. For a while, she thought about the beautiful scene when Zhuge Yu took possession of her crazily, and for a while, she thought about how to teach the imperial concubine and Xun Feng a lesson. Xun Feng wants to take advantage of this month to destroy all evidence, but that is impossible because...

At this time, Bizhu came in holding a set of clean clothes: "Master, my servant has brought you a change of clothes."

Shui Linglong suddenly woke up from her dizziness and turned her head to look at the other party! I saw Bizhu wearing a pea green double-breasted top, with the bra pulled down extremely low, revealing a pair of plump breasts!

And Bi Zhu called her "Master"? !

Shui Linglong picked up the towel and threw it at Bi Zhu’s face!

 (End of this chapter)