First Concubine

Chapter 11 The first bloom of glory (2)

The second young master, Shui Minhui, was born to his biological mother, Mrs. Tong, the old lady's biological niece, who was also Shui Hangge's cousin. She encountered dystocia when she gave birth to Shui Minhui and died after giving birth. On the one hand, the old lady felt sorry for her niece. On the one hand, he pitied Shui Minhui for losing his mother, so he took him under his knees. If not, how could Shui Minhui grow so big? Thinking about Aunt Zhou's third young master, he died unjustly. A five-year-old boy pushed eight-year-old Shui Lingxi into the water?

Shui Minyu and Shui Lingxi are twins. Shui Minhui is one year younger than them and is thirteen. Both brothers are studying at Xishan College a hundred miles away. They have three months of vacation from the end of the year to the beginning of spring. Counting the days, it will be around the end of the month. It's time to go home.

Just as several maids were packing up gifts to deliver to their masters' courtyards, the inner courtyard remembered Ah Si's exclamation: "Fourth...Fourth Miss? My slave, please give my regards to Fourth Miss!"

Shui Linglong frowned, and several maids looked at each other in shock.

"Sister! I'm here to see you!" Outside the door, Shui Ling Yue's sweet voice sounded like a silver bell.

Shui Linglong waved her hand, and Ye Mao went to open the door and welcomed Shui Lingyue in. Shui Lingyue wore a rose-red waisted long coat, lined with a honey-colored embroidered hibiscus pleated skirt, and had a touch of makeup on her face. Compared to her previous immature appearance, she seemed to be more charming than a daughter.

"Hello, big sister!" Shui Lingyue bowed politely.

This is the first time in Shui Lingyue's thirteen years that she has paid tribute to a concubine. She has been courteous for nothing, and is either an adulterer or a thief. Shui Linglong stood up and gave her a half salute: "Fourth sister, you're welcome."

The three maids immediately knelt down and said, "Good morning, Miss Fourth!"

Shui Lingyue raised her hand to indicate that they were lying flat, and then opened the brocade box she carried with her, revealing a suet-fat jade bracelet: "Congratulations to my eldest sister for shining brightly at the plum blossom appreciation banquet! I have eyes that cannot recognize Mount Tai, and I have offended many people in the past. Sister, please don’t argue with me if you have a lot.”

Shui Linglong took the brocade box. The bracelet was indeed exquisite and of high quality. I was afraid it was something Shui Lingyue put at the bottom of the box, but there seemed to be something wrong with Shui Lingyue's eyes.

Shui Linglong handed it to Liu Lu and put it away, and said with a smile: "What did the fourth sister say? It's not a waste of time for us to get along well with each other. It just so happens that I have some novel items here that I want to send to you. Since you are here Okay, let’s take a look for ourselves.”

After finishing speaking, Zhi Fan and Ye Mao came forward holding the tray.

Unexpectedly, Shui Lingxi only glanced at Luo Zidai briefly, then looked at Luo Zidai on the table, and said with a sweet smile: "Sister, I am naturally beautiful. I don't think I need those vulgar powders. She is not as ugly as me. No It’s almost impossible to see anyone when you dress up so carefully. If the eldest sister is willing to bear it, how about giving the box of Luozida to the younger sister?”

Liu Lu frowned and hesitated to speak. She really couldn't stand the way the fourth lady was so greedy for petty gains.

Ye Mao didn't have that much trouble, he just looked at it innocently.

 Zhi Fan had a complicated look on his face, but he didn't say anything.

Shui Linglong raised her eyes and said with a clear smile: "Since Fourth Sister likes it, just give it to Fourth Sister."

Shui Lingyue was slightly startled. The person who refused to lend her two hairpins last time actually gave her the valuable and unmarketable Persian Luozida?

Looking at her dumbfounded look, Shui Linglong's eyes flashed with an indistinguishable meaning, and then she said with a half-smile, "What? Could it be that the fourth sister doesn't want it anymore?"

"No... no! Of course I want it! Thank you, big sister!" Shui Lingyue thanked her again and again, and then took Shui Linglong and talked a lot about her own daily life, and then she left with Luo Zidai with a smile on her face. .

As soon as she left, Liu Lu closed the door and muttered: "Who is it? As soon as he sees the young lady getting better, he comes to the door to fawn over her, like flies!"

"Bold!" Shui Linglong slapped the table with her bare hands, causing the porcelain to ping. Liu Lu turned pale with fright, and heard Shui Linglong say coldly, "You are the eldest maid in my house, don't you understand that you can't Why are you talking about the master's right and wrong behind his back? There is no shortage of people who work hard in the courtyard, but there are many who get into trouble accidentally! If you do it again, I will not let you stay in Lingxiangyuan!"

After leaving Lingxiang Courtyard, Hong'er, the personal maid, asked doubtfully: "It is said that the eldest lady will be killed by Prince Zhuge. Is it true or false?"

Shui Lingyue smiled coldly: "I thought it was true at first, but now she is prosperous and seems to be suppressed to death? In my opinion, Prince Zhuge not only failed to suppress her this time, but also prospered. Got her!"

It was only later that she found out that she went to offer incense for a blind date between Shui Linglong and Zhuge Yu. The eldest lady was really partial. She was also a concubine, but she was the daughter of a noble concubine. Why did she give up the opportunity to marry into the palace to Shui Linglong? ? Could it be making up for it?

Shui Lingxi can take Shui Linglong’s position as crown princess, why can’t she take Shui Linglong’s position as crown princess?

Last time, she was negligent and failed to calculate the value of Shui Linglong in Qin Fangyi's mind, but this time, she will never miss it again!

In the cold pool, smoke was lingering, as cold as ice purgatory. Zhuge Yu leaned against the wall of the pool, letting the evil fire destroy him bit by bit. But every time when he was about to finish, the cunning and innocence of Shui Linglong when he looked back and smiled appeared in his mind. The appearance of coexistence, and then all previous efforts were wasted, and the body was burned with desire.

After repeating this for countless times, he finally got rid of the effect of the medicine. He stood up, water splashed everywhere, and with the baptism of the moonlight, he was like a fairy emerging from the water, with a noble and elegant body and a face as graceful as jade. From top to bottom, even the toes are as perfect as if they were carved from raw jade.

He walked barefoot on the smooth white marble floor, and his wet clothes were heavy, outlines a shallow watermark, and it shined brightly, like a shining light.

Leng Yixuan's acupuncture points were tapped and thrown into the other corner of the cold pool. His teeth chattered with the cold. He soaked in the cold pool in the middle of winter and was not allowed to use his inner strength. Wuwu... Why was it that Zhuge Xi was the one who made bad ideas every time, but the one who got punished was It's him? His gift was in vain, and bribing Linglong was of no avail, ahhh!

 Going back to the house and changing into dry clothes, Zhuge Yu leaned on the bedside, a thick fog looming on his stern face, which was frighteningly gloomy: "Didn't you find it?"

Anping trembled and said, "No... my subordinates searched carefully, even at Ruixue Villa, but no bracelet was found."

Zhuge Yu blinked his eyes as bright as obsidian and said impatiently: "Three days, I'll give you three days. If I can't find you all, get out of the palace!"

Anping shuddered, and Zhuge Yu fell into deep thought. However, what he was thinking about was not the bracelet, but the strange glass of wine. Leng Yixuan did not take the initiative to hand it to him at that time, but he drank it. Does this mean that Leng Yixuan Wasn't he the one who wanted to drug him in the first place?

 If it wasn't him, then it could only be...Shui Linglong!

Anping felt a dark shadow pass before his eyes, and when he stared again, Zhuge Yu was nowhere to be found.

 Lingxiangyuan.

Shui Linglong's left hand was slightly injured, and she tightened the reins tightly when she was riding. Even though she was separated by a handkerchief, her palm was a **** mess. She lay down in the bathtub, and Mother Zhong applied medicine to her little by little, with tears streaming down her face: "Miss, don't let yourself be so unpitying to me in the future, otherwise, this slave will be knocked to death, and you will be out of sight and out of mind." bother!"

Even the angry words were spoken. It was obvious that Mother Zhong was too anxious. Shui Linglong smiled and said, "I'm fine. I have a skin injury. It'll be fine in three or two days. By the way, who is guarding the courtyard gate tonight?"

She clearly ordered the lock, so why did she let Shui Lingyue break in?

Mother Zhong had already heard about Shui Lingyue and asked the person on duty in the front yard tonight. She replied: "Oh, it's Mother Du. She suddenly had a stomachache and left for a while, thinking it was so late. There will be no one to disturb her, so no one will keep an eye on her. I think this mother Du is a little too irresponsible. I am trying to find a reason to transfer her out of Lingxiang Yard."

 Perhaps she is overly concerned, but it is always good to be just in case. Besides, an obvious enemy is always much easier to control than a hidden enemy. Shui Linglong thought about it for a moment and said: "If we don't drive her away now, we'll slap her ten times, deduct one month's monthly payment, and let everyone in the yard watch the execution."

 Mother Zhong didn’t understand why the always fierce and decisive young lady was so soft-hearted towards Mama Du, but she still respectfully agreed: “Yes.”

“Miss, Miss Ah Rong has returned with a gift.” In the outer room, I remembered Ye Mao’s announcement.

“The eldest lady is taking a bath, why don’t you ask Miss Ah Rong to put down her things.” Mother Zhong said.

“No, let Miss Ah Rong come in and just talk for a while through the screen.” Last time it was Aunt Feng who ordered Ah Rong to remind her to be careful about bonuses. This time, Aunt Feng may have new information for her.

Ah Rong entered the room and stood outside the screen and saluted: "My slave, please say hello to the eldest lady. Thank you very much for the gifts you sent to the third and fifth ladies. Aunt Feng stewed some red dates, wolfberry and chicken soup herself. With a little care, I hope the eldest lady Accept it.”

"Aunt Feng is so thoughtful, please say thank you for me." Shui Linglong said in a sincere tone.

Ah Rong said with a smile: "As the saying goes, summer diseases are cured in winter. Although winter is cold, it is also a good time to take care of the body. It is very helpful to eat some medicinal foods, such as red dates, wolfberry and chicken soup, which can activate blood circulation, replenish qi, and beautify the skin. Radish and Gastrodia tofu soup can It calms the wind and calms the sleep, but if the eldest lady does not understand medicine, she must not take random prescriptions, such as Angelica sinensis, white peony root, Chuanxiong, and Sichuan Fritillaria, which are not allowed to be eaten by the eldest lady. "

 Mother Zhong returned to the house after seeing A Rong off. Shui Linglong had finished making up and lay down on the bed. She had Angelica sinensis, white peony root, Chuanxiong root and Fritillaria stir-fried with wine. These were obviously anti-fetal medicines!

 So, someone in the house is pregnant.

 Aunt Feng has not been favored for several years, so she can be ruled out.

Qin Fangyi is the official wife. If she is pregnant, she will notify the government immediately and will not hide it. Then only Aunt Zhou will be left.

 In Shui Linglong’s memory of her previous life, Aunt Zhou was not pregnant again. It seems that with her rebirth, the fate of many people has undergone surprising changes.

 This is really exciting!

Even though she tried her best to remind herself not to live in the past and not to be blinded by hatred, there were still countless rainy nights when she woke up crying from nightmares and her body was completely burned! Her legs were chopped off! Tongue was pulled out! She watched Shuilingxi climb onto Xun Feng's bed and take away everything that belonged to her, including her son!

 Hate? Of course I hate it!

 Before she was reborn, she hated them; after she was reborn, she hated herself.

 The winner is the king and the loser is the enemy. This is the simplest rule of battle. She doesn't want to make any excuses for her failure. She just wants to live a new life. She doesn't want others to control her destiny.

“Mother Zhong, I remember that there was Aunt Lan in the house, and she had a good relationship with Aunt Zhou, right?”

When Zhuge Yu sneaked into Shui Linglong's room, she had already turned off the lights and gone to bed. It seemed that she was sleeping deeply.

Actually, he had figured out halfway through that nothing would happen to Shui Linglong, and he was supposed to go home, but by some strange coincidence, he came anyway.

Since he is here, he must take a look. This is his fiancée. It is natural for him to care about her, Zhuge Yu comforted himself like this.

So he walked to the bedside and opened the silk curtain. A faint fragrance of virginity hit his nostrils. If it was there or not, it reminded people of the lily of the valley in May. It was vague and beautiful, but it was noble in nature and not easy to get close to.

 The more difficult it is to get close to someone, the more likely he is to get closer.

He leaned over and watched Shui Linglong's small face slowly dilate in his pupils. He always hated beautiful women, but her plain appearance just caught his eye.

 The two of them were getting closer and closer, and his heartbeat was getting faster and faster.

Just when he was less than a hand away from Shui Linglong's face, Shui Linglong suddenly opened her eyes. Zhuge Yu was so startled that his whole body trembled. He lost consciousness for a second and felt a pain in his stomach. He was kicked hard by Shui Linglong.

"You...you stinky girl! A dog bites Lu Dongbin, but you don't know a good heart!" He wasn't worried about her so he ran over to her, but she actually kicked him!

Shui Linglong sat upright elegantly and said with ice-like words: "Lu Dongbin, you have a good heart? I think you have a shameless and lustful heart covered in lard! You stayed up in the middle of the night and came to my room to be frivolous with me. Zhuge Yu, I I really misjudged you!”

 Light...thin? How dare this stinky girl use such words to insult him! He wanted to be frivolous towards her, and he had already started to do it when he was so excited by the love potion in the carriage!

Shui Linglong glanced at him coldly and said, "What? Do you want to kill me to vent your anger? Or do you want to **** my corpse?"

"You..." Zhuge Yu's lungs were about to burst with anger. He knew that he had a bad reputation, but it had absolutely nothing to do with "sex"! She actually said that he wanted to... **** a corpse? A girl who has never left the government is not ashamed to say this!

“Shui Linglong, I’ve left my words here for you, but with your skinny body, I’m not even the least bit interested in standing naked in front of me!”

"That's great! Remember what you said today, don't touch me after we get married! The door is on the opposite side, and the window is on the left. Leave slowly without seeing me off!" After saying this in a cold voice, Shui Linglong lay back on the bed. After such a noise , but completely forgot about the bracelet.

"If you don't touch it, don't touch it! What do you think of me as a master?" After leaving Shangshu Mansion, Zhuge Yu got on the carriage prepared by Anping.

 “Your Majesty, where are you going?”

 "Hanchi!" To extinguish the "fire"!

 After more than a month of treatment, the old lady is in good health, no longer coughing or wheezing, and her appetite has improved a lot.

Shui Linglong served the old lady and ate a steamed bun and a bowl of soup. The old lady felt physically and mentally comfortable and said half-angryly: "Others treat me as a sick person and are afraid to avoid me, but you are not afraid of catching my illness. "

Shui Linglong showed an innocent smile: "How can you? God is watching what you do. Serving your grandmother is a blessing that your granddaughter can only dream of. God will only reward you, not punish you. Look, your granddaughter will go back to work this time. Isn’t the banquet a blessing? It’s all thanks to you!”

"Silly boy! That's all your own. Why do you have to serve a lonely old woman like me?" Even so, the old lady was quite satisfied with Linglong's argument of putting the credit on her. She added, "I've already I handed the sign to the Jade Concubine, and someone should take us into the palace this afternoon."

So fast? It should be more than just a thank you.

After leaving the Fushouyuan, Zhi Fan came over in a hurry: "Miss, something happened."

When Shui Linglong entered Changlexuan, Qin Fangyi and Shui Hangge were sitting on the main seats. Shui 2, Shui 3, Shui 4, and Shui 5 were sitting on both sides. They originally came to pay their respects to their father and mother, but they didn't know that it was useless. As for breakfast, there was such a farce.

The pretty Aunt Lan was kneeling in the center, crying so hard that she was wearing a pale pink jacket that highlighted her graceful figure. Even if she was crying, she was so beautiful that it was breathtaking. The most important thing is that she was more beautiful than Zhou Zhou. Auntie is more like that **** Dong Jiaxue, Qin Fangyi gets angry when she sees her!

"Master, Madam, if I hadn't been really scared, I would never have risked breaking the rules of the Shangshu Mansion and asked to see you privately! Please, Master and Madam, make the decision for me!"

Qin Fangyi wished she could be killed, but she pretended to be worried and said, "Aunt Lan, what are you afraid of? Speak clearly."

Aunt Lan sniffed and said with bright eyes: "Someone is trying to frame me! Master and Madam, please be aware of this!"

Qin Fangyi said again: "Strapping you? You have always been dignified and rarely go out of the yard. It is no exaggeration to say that everyone is not familiar with you at all, so who would set you up?"

Aunt Lan pointed at Shui Linglong, who had just walked into the Ming Hall, and said angrily: "That's the eldest lady! She wants to frame the maid!"

Everyone was startled, and Shui Linglong also had a look of astonishment on her face: "Aunt Lan, you can eat randomly, but you can't talk nonsense. How did I frame you? I haven't even seen you before!"

Aunt Lan took out a brocade box, opened it and asked, "Excuse me, eldest lady, is this gift you gave to your servant?"

Shui Linglong did not deny it: "I got a lot of gifts that night at the Plum Appreciation Banquet, so I divided some among everyone. I sent someone to deliver this jade bracelet."

"That's good!" Aunt Lan pulled up her sleeves, revealing a section of her red and swollen wrist, and looked at Shui Hangge, "Master, look, what happened to me after wearing that bracelet! I am also afraid that I will wrongly accuse the eldest lady. , I asked the wet nurse to wear it last night, you see!"

 Mama Tian, ​​the wet nurse, knelt on the ground and pulled up her sleeves. Her arms were also red and swollen. This means there is something wrong with the bracelet!

Shui Hange frowned.

Shui Lingyue took a closer look and was stunned. How come the bracelet she gave to Shui Linglong was transferred to Aunt Lan by Shui Linglong?

 (End of this chapter)