First Concubine

Chapter 114 The true murderer (3)

Shui Linglong looked like she had been taught something: "Yes, my daughter-in-law will obey the teachings of her mother and concubine."

Leng Youru straightened her embroidered plain white wide sleeves with her jade-like green-white fibers, and said expressionlessly: "Miss Dong Jia, this matter is not easy to handle."

"Hmm." Shui Linglong snorted softly and looked down at the teacup in her hand.

Leng Youru looked at Shui Linglong: "You can tell a lot about her relationship with Prince An. Not to mention Xiao Xi, not even Prince An would believe that she could do such a sinful thing. Of course. , the mother-in-law is willing to believe you, and the person she likes is not Yu'er. Whether she stays or not will not have any impact on you. You must be serious when you accuse her, but I can't figure out why she wants to harm you. "

 The analysis is clear and logical, but it is unwilling to give a solution. The corners of Shui Linglong's lips curled up. The princess was much more cunning than she thought, but since she came, there was no reason to go back empty-handed! Shui Linglong stood up, bowed to the princess, and said seriously: "Concubine, the reason why she harmed me is because she has not yet completely moved Prince An's heart, nor has she yet been completely recognized by the second aunt. Seeing that the eldest sister is about to marry back to Yao home, and she had to leave with him. She was unwilling to give up after walking halfway, so she hoped that something would happen to me, so that the marriage of the eldest sister and the eldest brother-in-law would be delayed, and she could buy more time for herself. Win the hearts of Prince An and Second Aunt!"

"This...seems...makes sense." Leng Youru murmured with complicated eyes.

Shui Linglong raised her fair little face and looked at Leng Youru: "Mother concubine, do you still remember what the second aunt mentioned to you after dinner?"

 Leng Youru thought about it carefully for a moment, then hesitantly said: "Miss Guo?"

In fact, Mrs. Zhen has been looking for a suitable fiancée for Prince An these days. Any lady or daughter with a little bit of fame who comes to her house will have to pester them to ask about the situation at home. However, Guo Yan is a man and Mrs. Zhen is not So I asked them directly.

Shui Linglong nodded: "Yes, at that time I noticed that Dong Jialin's face was not good. She must have sensed a sense of crisis, and then took the risk. Mother, please call Dong Jialin over, and I will confront her face to face!"

Leng Youru's eyes flashed with a dark light whose meaning was difficult to distinguish: "What if she refuses to admit it...wouldn't it make it impossible for both parties to get off the stage? It's hard for me to explain Xiao Xi's side."

Shui Linglong lowered her head in grievance: "If my mother-in-law is unwilling to seek justice for me, I will have no choice but to ask my husband to come forward and force her to leave!"

"You..." Leng Youru was furious, "Are you threatening me? I am your mother-in-law! I am your elder! How can you talk to me like this?"

"I'm almost dead, and I don't have much sanity left. If I offend my concubine, please forgive me!" After speaking stubbornly, Shui Linglong knelt down and blessed herself.

Leng Youru took a deep breath and said slowly: "If you insist on confronting her, I can agree, but you must also promise me that no matter whether she admits it or not, you will not quarrel with her to the point of death. As the so-called family harmony Everything is going well, and everyone is confused sometimes. You can't always dislike her just because she did one thing wrong. Bodhisattva is compassionate and helps the world, teaching all living beings to judge others by themselves. If she makes a mistake, I will take good care of her and will send more people to persuade her. Look at her."

Shui Linglong blessed her body and said: "Since my mother-in-law has said this, how can I not appreciate it? As long as she admits her mistake and promises me that she will never do it again, I can forgive her once!"

 Leng Youru ordered Cen'er to summon Dong Jialin.

Dong Jialin entered the room and showed a slightly surprised look when she saw Shui Linglong: "Greetings to the princess, greetings to the prince concubine."

 “Hmph!” Shui Linglong turned her face away coldly!

Dong Jialin smiled awkwardly.

Leng Youru pointed to the embroidery stool beside her and said in a gentle tone: "Sit down, I have something to ask you."

“Yes.” Dong Jialin sat down uneasily.

Leng Youru asked: "Tonight you and your maid went to the dining room to get hot soup, but you knocked over Zhi Fan's tray?"

Dong Jialin replied respectfully: "Yes, Xing'er somehow bumped into the maid in the dining room and knocked over Zhi Fan's tray before she could stabilize herself."

“Lie! You clearly ordered Myolie to hit her! Do you still want to deny it?” Shui Linglong scolded her mercilessly!

Dong Jialin frowned, and a look of grievance appeared in the corner of her eyes: "No...no! I didn't instruct Myolie to knock over anyone's tray..."

Shui Linglong frowned coldly: "Stop pretending to be confused! Didn't I just give you a little bit of face? How could you use me as your stepping stone for your own selfish desires?"

Dong Jialin stood up in a hurry: "Prince Princess, I don't understand what you said."

Shui Linglong pointed at her nose and said sternly: "If you don't understand, I'll explain it to you! You don't want to go back to Yao's house so early, so you try every means to postpone the marriage between my eldest sister and Yao Cheng! You want me to be sick and disabled Or even die, so that you can have enough time to stay in the palace and pursue your Prince An!"

Dong Jialin was so anxious that tears welled up in her eyes: "How can I be as miserable as you said?"

Shui Linglong's sharp and cold eyes as sharp as a knife were directed at Dong Jialin, "Why are you not as unbearable as I said? Tell me how old you are? Are you seventeen? Why haven't you discussed the marriage yet? It's because Feng Yanying didn't give it to you. Or do you think you don't care about marriage at all, and you have to wait until one day to fly on a branch and become a phoenix? On the day of the third princess's birthday, do you dare to say that you didn't go to see the prince for the sake of getting together with those noble ladies? Why is the prince looking at you so much? Why, the prince doesn't like you, so you decided to go to the palace? My handsome brother is handsome, kind and upright, and he is the ideal husband for thousands of women. How can you be willing to be close to the water if you don't get the moon first? "

"Ugh..." Dong Jialin covered her face and cried, "You...you actually think of me like this...It's useless for me to think that you are more sincere than them..."

Shui Linglong snorted coldly: "Sincerely, it depends on who is right!"

Dong Jialin's crying became louder and louder. Finally, she suddenly lost her heart and hit the door panel!

　　Bang!

 Dong Jialin fell in a pool of blood...

Leng Youru suddenly changed her color: "Linglong! Are you going too far?"

Shui Linglong was not moved at all: "Concubine, don't be fooled by her tricks! She must have thought up another cruel trick just to stay in the palace to recuperate!"

Leng Youru hesitated to speak, her probing eyes scanned Shui Linglong's sulky face several times, and finally called out the door: "Cen'er, carry Miss Dong Jia into the wing and ask Doctor Hu to come and treat her."

Cen'er called the maid to carry Dong Jialin into the wing in the backyard, and then quickly went to call for the doctor.

Doctor Hu was puzzled. He had lived in the mansion for such a long time. A few months ago, he was called by the Crown Princess in the middle of the night to show off his skills in the Shangshu Mansion. The rest of the time, he was too idle. Today was a good day. First, The Crown Princess invites you, and then the Princess invites you. What happened in the mansion?

Everyone dispersed, and Shui Linglong sat down again without any look of guilt. There was a hint of deep meaning in Leng Youru's beautiful eyes, and she said tentatively: "You seem to be very prejudiced against Dong Jialin. Are you hiding something from me?"

Shui Linglong cleared her throat and pursed her lips again, showing a guilty conscience.

Leng Youru’s tone became more serious: “You want me to stand up for you, but you also refuse to tell me the truth. Do you want to treat your mother-in-law like a monkey?”

Shui Linglong walked to Leng Youru's side and raised a flattering smile: "Concubine, I didn't mean to hide it from you! It's just that the matter is important, and I was afraid that you would be sad, so I never dared to say it."

Leng Youru’s eyelashes trembled, and her tone was normal: “It doesn’t matter if you just say it.”

Shui Linglong bit her lip, frowned again, and finally sighed: "Mother, concubine, don't be deceived by Dong Jialin's gentle and timid appearance. She is actually an extremely vicious woman!"

"How to say?"

Shui Linglong recounted the conversation with Leng Wei before her death to Leng Youru word for word, including the strokes written by Leng Wei. Leng Youru's fingers spread out fiercely and her arms trembled violently, like a lightning strike. He was shocked, and his eyes were stained with lingering surprise: "Is this so? Wei'er... was killed by someone?" After saying that, he grabbed the Buddhist beads hanging on his chest, like dragging a string. Life-saving straw!

Shui Linglong glanced at Leng Youru, her eyelids moved, and then said: "Yes, I only recognize 'Xun' and 'Dong Jia' for surnames starting with the cursive character, but the Xun family seems to be related to the Leng family and the Yao family Not very familiar, so only Dong Jialin is left!"

 “You…didn’t lie to me?” Leng Youru’s voice was trembling!

"Mother, if one word of what happened that night between me and Leng Wei is not true, I will be struck by lightning!" The reason why Shui Linglong dared to swear a poisonous oath was because she really didn't lie or do anything about her experience that night. reserve!

Leng Youru's hand tightened, almost crushing the Buddhist beads made of fragrant wood: "That Dong Jialin... is so abominable..."

Shui Linglong sneered disdainfully: "She fainted so fast! When she wakes up, I will ask about Leng Wei's affairs! When it's time to clamp the stick, when it's time to move the board, move the board, I don't believe there is anything in the world that can't be knocked open What a mouthful! She dared to trick Yao Cheng and Leng Wei and give Leng Wei this kind of life-preserving medicine that could kill people. I really don’t know how many bad things she has hidden from us!”

All the blood on Leng Youru's face faded: "It's really... people can't be judged by their appearance... it's too... too scary..."

"Princess! The prince's medicine is ready. Do you want to send it to the prince?" Cen'er reported softly at the door after settling Dong Jialin.

The medicine has actually been cured a long time ago. Being able to go to the main courtyard means that the father-son conversation between Zhuge Yu and Zhuge Liuyun is over.

In just one breath, Leng Youru once again became the fairy who did not eat the fireworks of the world. She stood up and said softly to Shui Linglong Yun Danfeng: "Don't tell anyone about this yet, Yu'er, don't tell me either. I'll try to check with the Leng family and the Yao family before I give you an answer. As for Dong Jialin, don't go to her for the time being to avoid disturbing the situation."

Shui Linglong stood up and bowed to Leng Youru, and said respectfully: "Yes, I remember." But there was obvious unwillingness in her tone! It seems that as soon as no one is watching, she will rush into Dong Jialin's yard and Dong Jialin will carry out the ten tortures and rigorous interrogation!

 Leng Youru glanced at her again!

Leng Youru and Shui Linglong walked towards the gate together. In the light and shadow, Zhuge Yu had been waiting for a long time. When Shui Linglong saw her, she ran into his arms regardless of the rules. Zhuge Yu was slightly startled, and then raised his arms He hugged her tightly: "Be careful, don't fall."

After finishing speaking, he noticed that Leng Youru had also walked out. He hurriedly straightened Shui Linglong and saluted Leng Youru: "Mother concubine."

“Yeah.” Leng Youru looked at Shui Linglong, who didn’t understand the rules, and Zhuge Yu, whose eyes were full of doting, with a complicated look in her eyes.

Shui Linglong lowered her head "shyly" and hid behind Zhuge Yu, looking very embarrassed. Zhuge Yu held Shui Linglong's hand and smiled lightly at Leng Youru: "Linglong and I are going back first, mother and concubine. "

Zhuge Yu took Shui Linglong to an uninhabited rockery, pressed his arms on the rockery to cover her, half-smiling but not smiling, and said in a twisty tone: "I can't think of anything else, eh? In front of my mother, You dare to throw your face at me, how deeply do you miss me?"

Shui Linglong blinked and said with a smile: "Haha, I drank some wine at night, so my head is dizzy and I am easily impulsive."

"Really?" Zhuge Yu's plump lips slightly raised a paradoxical arc, and a trace of evil charm inadvertently flashed through his obsidian eyes. Shui Linglong suddenly felt something bad and wanted to push him away, but was stopped by him. He clasped two wrists above his head with one hand. He was the one who drank too much tonight!

 Zhuge Yu leaned over, kissed her lips gently, and said softly: "That's right, I'm quite impulsive too."

As soon as he finished speaking, his body pressed tightly against Shui Linglong's. Shui Linglong felt a hard thing pressing against her stomach. She looked around and her breathing quickened involuntarily. This was... Outside!

Zhuge Yu looked at her cute expression of nervousness and embarrassment. He laughed and bit her pink lips fiercely: "I won't do this again!"

　　Before she really fell in love with him, he would rather she always passively accept it, rather than pretending to be enthusiastic, taking advantage of him, or being grateful. In short, he didn't want her like this.

Shui Linglong glared at the culprit in pain and pushed him away, but instead of going back to Mohe Courtyard, she went to Zhuge Xi's courtyard.

The news that Dong Jialin was injured quickly spread throughout the palace, but Leng Youru asked Shui Linglong to keep silent, so Shui Linglong kept silent. She only announced that Dong Jialin accidentally fell and hit her forehead. The happiest person was Zhuge Shu, the little devil, who was so happy Somersaulted on the bed!

As soon as Prince An came back from the Guo family, he heard the news that Dong Jialin was injured. He actually sat in the house for an hour regardless of the safety of men and women before leaving.

At this sitting, the relationship between Dong Jialin and him was completely unclear.

Mrs. Zhen tapped Prince An's forehead, and said in an unyielding voice: "You, you! You are so close to Dong Jialin before you even marry your first wife. How can my mother propose a marriage to you? How can I ask the future princess to marry her?" Where? "She doesn't hate Dong Jialin, on the contrary, she likes her a little, but Dong Jialin is an orphan. How can an orphan be worthy of her serious daughter-in-law? She originally thought that if her future daughter-in-law was generous and willing to accept Dong Jialin, it would be good for her to ask her son to be a concubine. If her future daughter-in-law couldn't accept it, she would naturally alienate Dong Jialin. But now it's good, she can't get rid of her even if she wants!

Prince An knew he was in the wrong and did not refute Zhen's words. Zhen looked at his silence and made a calculation in her heart...

 In the main courtyard, Zhuge Liuyun was sitting in a wheelchair reading a book. Since he became unable to move, he slept more during the day and fell asleep less at night.

“Your Majesty.” Leng Youru pushed the door open and entered.

Zhuge Liuyun raised his head, and a beautiful face came into view. She seems to be slightly different today than before. What is different? It seemed like there was a faint smile on his face. Zhuge Liuyun put down the book and smiled slightly: "Just ask the servants to deliver it. You don't have to wait so late."

Leng Youru fetched warm water from the clean room, lifted Zhuge Liuyun's right trouser leg to the root of his thigh, untied the gauze tied to his thigh layer by layer, took off the plaster, then twisted the handkerchief and wiped it gently for him: "Does it still hurt?"

Zhuge Liuyun said with a smile: "It doesn't hurt much anymore."

Leng Youru asked again: "But is it okay?"

Zhuge Liuyun’s eyes flashed and he sighed: “It’s still too early.”

Leng Youru also sighed, and there was no trace of sadness or joy: "My lord, don't be discouraged. I believe that Yu'er's medical skills will definitely cure you."

Zhuge Liuyun's eyes slowly swept over the almanac he had just turned over, and gradually became tinged with sadness: "The day after tomorrow is Yan'er's death anniversary."

Leng Youru's hand holding the handkerchief tightened, and a few drops of water stained Zhuge Liuyun's legs and her face. She wiped them off one by one: "I was about to tell the prince about this. Yes, I want to..."

Zhuge Liuyun interrupted her: "Do you want to stay in the temple for a few days to pray for our son? You have been doing this for fifteen years, so there is no need to inform me."

 “Our son.” Leng Youru murmured in disbelief.

Zhuge Liuyun's face turned pale as he thought of something: "What happened back then was really unavoidable. You should let it go."

"I gave up on my son long ago when he turned into a handful of loess." Leng Wei said expressionlessly, then she put the new plaster on Zhuge Liuyun's leg, then wrapped it up layer by layer with gauze. After tying a knot, he put the water basin and handkerchief into the clean room. When he came out, his eyes were a little red, "Your Majesty, I took a rest earlier. I'm going back."

Zhuge Liuyun looked at her, his eyes seemed to be forbearing: "Tonight...stay and rest."

Leng Youru's eyelashes trembled, and she said in a soft voice, "Okay, please allow me to take a bath first."

In the Qingya Courtyard, Zhuge Xi picked two white jade hairpins inlaid with sapphires from the dowry and put them on Shui Linglong's head. He smiled and said, "The color is a bit too tender. It doesn't suit me, but it suits you just right!"

“Thank you, eldest sister.” Shui Linglong smiled happily, “Who gave me this hairpin?”

“My mother asked the people from Baolinxuan to customize it.” When talking about Leng Youru, Zhuge Xi sighed with emotion, mostly out of respect.

Shui Linglong blinked and said, "The princess is very good to the eldest sister, isn't she?"

Zhuge Xi paused his hand, closed the dowry box and said with a smile, "Mothers are naturally good to their children, and it will be the same when you have children."

 (End of this chapter)