First Concubine

Chapter 115: The true murderer of evil (5)

With Zhuge Shu's sesame and mung bean trivial matter, she flattered the old lady. The old lady smiled from ear to ear: "She is a very good girl, but she is getting older. I am worried about giving birth to her daughter." What kind of in-laws is she looking for? It's far away, she can't come to serve me, and there's no suitable candidate for the nearby one. "

Ping'er blushed with embarrassment, looked at Mrs. Zhen and said, "Second Madam, please don't tease me! It's obviously Second Madam who is worried about the prince's marriage, so why did it get involved with this servant? I don't want to get married, so I'm just waiting to comb my hair one day. As a mother, I will always be with the old lady!”

 Everyone in the room laughed.

Zhuge Shu was the only one who was unhappy. She snorted and said, "What kind of marriage are you talking about? With the second brother and Dong Jialin doing this, who dares to marry the second brother?"

 A basin of cold water was poured down, and everyone's expressions changed. Shui Linglong was convinced. She always managed to condense the atmosphere in the most exciting occasions... with one sentence!

The old lady's reaction was somewhat unexpected by Shui Linglong. She took Shui Linglong's hand and said in a coaxing tone: "Those servants are talking nonsense. Don't take it to heart. What they say is grandma's fault." On your side."

This means that even if you really force Dong Jialin to commit suicide twice, it doesn't matter, I will protect you anyway.

Shui Linglong could hardly believe her ears. A newly married daughter-in-law had made such a big mistake in her husband's house. Even if the old lady didn't reprimand her, she wouldn't blindly protect her...

 The old lady smiled and touched her belly: "Is there any great-grandson of mine?"

Shui Linglong lowered her eyes shyly and said in a voice so soft that it was almost inaudible: "I don't know, the little day won't come until the end of the month."

“Then don’t let it come!” the old lady snorted.

The people in the room laughed again. Seeing the old lady doting on Shui Linglong so much, Zhen became more and more determined to propose marriage to Prince An: "Ming'er is a little overstepping the bounds this time. When Ming'er becomes Dear, I will go to Yao's house again to ask for help from girl Lin."

Leng Youru's eyelashes trembled, and Yun Danfeng said lightly: "I think Miss Dong Jia has a strong personality. Is she willing to commit herself to being a concubine?"

Zhen’s smile was mysterious. If you look closely, you will find a hint of pride in it: “If love is stronger than Jin Jian, what does fame mean?”

Shui Linglong noticed that the princess's eyes trembled hard when she heard these words, but soon the princess looked like she was fine and said calmly: "Do you have a suitable candidate for the county princess in your mind?"

Mrs. Zhen instantly became interested: "I was just about to ask for your opinion. The fifth lady of the Guo family, the third lady of Su Chenghou's house, and the second lady of the Qin family are all suitable in age and status. I, I can't make up my mind."

“Master Qin? The prime minister’s residence has a daughter?” Leng Youru seemed to be very confused. As we all know, all the daughters in the prime minister’s residence died in infancy, and the only ones left were sons. This is why the old prime minister doted on Shui Lingxi so much.

Zhen shook her head, picked up a melon seed, and peeled it open with her nails: "Oh, from the Qinhuai family, sister-in-law Qinhuai, don't you remember? The eldest son of the old prime minister separated his family and lived alone in his early years."

 Qin Huai was the daughter of Yuan Pei, and now Qin Che and Qin Fangyi are descendants of the Cao family. The relationship between Qin Huai and the Cao family was not very good, so they separated and lived alone as soon as they got married.

Leng Youru sighed and said: "It seems that there is such a person. I haven't gone out for a long time, and I have almost forgotten all my interpersonal relationships."

Shui Linglong just wanted to ask, if you don’t go out and walk around, how do you get regular contraceptive pills?

Zhuge Xi touched his bulging belly, spat out the words in his mouth, and said lazily: "I don't care about others, but I can't be the daughter of the Marquis Mansion!" She didn't want to be related to the eldest princess! Isn’t Miss Qiao’s sister the eldest prince-in-law?

Zhen's face was stiff. In fact, her favorite was the daughter of the Su Chenghou Mansion. She had seen Miss Qiao San. She had a watery appearance and a gentle temperament. But Zhuge Xi’s attitude was so resolute, and the grandmother-in-law lowered her head and didn’t look up, so it was not good to be too stiff...

Shui Linglong hurriedly smoothed things over: "Who are you going to ask the second aunt to go to the bride's house to negotiate a match?"

Zhen's slightly frowned brows relaxed: "Mrs. Wu from Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, I heard that she was the matchmaker for your marriage to Yu'er. I think she has a good eye for choosing people. I'll do it again later. Walk around with her and compare the situations of several daughters before making a decision.”

"This time...you have to be careful and don't make any mistakes again." Her tone was soft, as if the wind would blow her away. Leng Youru's expression was as calm as a jade Guanyin standing in the hustle and bustle.

Suddenly, Shui Linglong noticed that everyone in the room, including Zhuge Xi, was stunned for a moment, as if these words touched their hearts. Is it possible that Prince An’s wedding celebration in Kashgar ended up being... messed up?

In the afternoon, Leng Youru went to Putuo Temple to stay for a while, and it was said that he would not return until seven days later.

 After a few days, the weather seemed to get cooler.

In Mohe Courtyard, Liu Lu carried half a bucket of water and walked into the house. Her face was frighteningly white, and her eyebrows were full of wistfulness. Normally she could walk quickly with only half a bucket of water, but now she could barely walk with only half a bucket of water. move.

Suddenly, a bare hand snatched the bucket from her hand. She looked sideways and saw Zhi Fan expressionlessly twisting the bucket and walking towards their room.

Liu Lu rubbed her belly and followed closely: "Stop! Give me the bucket! I'll carry it myself!"

Since the last quarrel, the two of them have lived in the same room and have not seen each other and have not spoken a word.

Zhi Fan kept walking and walked directly to the corridor. He brought a basin full of clothes from the room, poured the water from the bucket into it, squatted down and started scrubbing Liulu's **** pants with soap locust.

Liu Lu's face became unnatural: "Zhifan, what are you doing? I can wash it myself! You... open it for me!"

 Zhi Fan lowered his head, wiped the soap locust, and continued rubbing: "I'm sorry."

Liu Lu was startled again. What did this little hoof say to her? sorry?

Zhifan washed Liulu's pants very seriously, and there was no trace of disgust on his plain face: "I didn't look at you like that. I was so angry at the time that I just wanted to say something you didn't want to hear." But. After experiencing so many things, she truly understood Liu Lu's painstaking efforts. Without Liu Lu's reminder, she would not have realized the reason why the eldest lady neglected her. As a result, she would have been kicked out of the house like Bizhu. The eldest lady's scheming is so deep that she can't even escape the princess's plot. Who else can get good results from her?

Liu Lu's nose was a little sore. She didn't say whether she would accept Zhi Fan's apology. She just raised her head and said calmly: "I will go out to buy fabrics for the eldest lady later. I will bring you something to eat if you want."

Zhi Fan grinned, and his plain-looking face immediately gained a bit of aura: "Tanghulu!"

“Pfft--look at your potential!” Liu Lu sneered at her as if mockingly, but a smile gradually appeared in her eyes.

Zhifan helped Liu Lu wash her clothes. Liu Lu had some free time and slept in the room for a while. When she woke up, she looked much better. She took the pair of cards from Mo Heyuan and went to the cloth store to buy the fabric ordered by Shui Linglong. Liu Lu brought a bunch of candied haws to Zhi Fan, Liu Lu walked into the inner courtyard holding a few pieces of cloth, and Hong Zhu was watering the peonies. When she saw Liu Lu, she said hello enthusiastically: "I'm back from buying cloth, isn't it hard?" "

Liu Lu raised a big smile: "Doing things for the master, how hard is it? Don't let people think that we are hypocritical slaves!"

Hong Zhu’s mouth twitched. She might not be inferior to Liu Lu in terms of appearance, and she was a maid transferred by the princess. I really don’t know where Liu Lu got the confidence to put on airs in front of her?

Liu Lu snorted lightly and entered the bedroom that Hong Zhu was not qualified to enter without looking back.

Shui Linglong is making winter clothes for Zhuge Yu. Zhuge Yu loves ink colors. All satins have ink bottoms, either plain or with simple patterns. He can always wear them with different temperaments.

Liu Lu put the satin on the table and said softly: "Miss, I have put the satin down. Do you have any other instructions?"

Shui Linglong did not raise her head, but pointed to the steaming brown sugar water on the coffee table, and said casually: "Drink it, it will relieve abdominal pain."

Liu Lu was stunned on the spot. She didn't often suffer from menstrual discomfort. This was the first time that the eldest lady actually noticed it? She first thought of Zhi Fan, Zhi Fan must have told the eldest lady, but she quickly rejected this idea. She could still guess one or two of Zhi Fan's thoughts, but Zhi Fan didn't have the courage. In this case, it can only be the eldest lady’s own wish.

At this moment, Liu Lu's mood suddenly became complicated. To be honest, she really resented the eldest lady for what happened to the eldest young master. The eldest lady knew that the eldest young master was a broken sleeve, but she didn't remind her a word or two, which hurt her. She had to eat all her mouth. Precisely because she had suffered so much, she didn't want Zhifan to make the same mistake again, so she took the risk and plotted against Bizhu to sound the alarm to Zhifan. Although, the effect at that time was...not good!

Thinking of this, she suddenly had an enlightenment. She could see clearly now and was proud of how deeply injured she was. If she hadn't been injured, maybe her attitude would be no different from Zhifan's before...

Liu Lu picked up the warm brown sugar water and drank it in sips, tears streaming down her face. Finally, she put the bowl back on the coffee table, knelt down and kowtowed to Shui Linglong: "Thank you, Miss!"

Shui Linglong smiled lightly and said, "Okay, let's go and have a rest."

"Yes!" Liu Lu wiped away her tears, stood up and walked out of the room. She looked up at the moonless and starless night sky, and suddenly felt... the night tonight was very good!

Shui Linglong sewed the winter coat in her hands very seriously. To be honest, she was very grateful to Zhuge Yu. He neither looked down upon her because she was a concubine nor alienated her because of her occasional arrogant temper. The most important thing was that , except for his resolute refusal to let her have sex, he would listen to her on everything else, big or small. Compared with the days when she was looked down upon in Prince Pingnan's palace in her previous life, she feels much more comfortable now.

“Miss!” Zhi Fan opened the curtain and came in, “I have your letter.”

Shui Linglong put down her winter clothes and took the letter from Zhi Fan. After reading it, her eyes lit up: "Prepare the car, I'm going out."

Zhifan was slightly stunned: "Miss, it's almost meal time, don't you wait for the Crown Prince? If the Crown Prince comes back and finds you are not here, he will definitely be angry. My possessiveness towards you cannot be used in a domineering way. Described.”

Shui Linglong walked to the round table, touched the satin bought by Liu Lu, and sighed quietly: "After all, the things bought by others are not as good as the ones I choose myself. Seeing that winter is coming, I chose some satin for him to make clothes." "It's too late for him to be happy, so how can he be angry?"

Zhi Fan took out the cards for the second entrance from Liu Lu, prepared two boxes of snacks for the road, and then walked out of Mo Heyuan with Shui Linglong.

After buying the cloth, Shui Linglong asked the driver to drive the carriage to a small courtyard on the outskirts of the city.

Shui Linglong didn’t expect that Guo Yan’s work efficiency was so high. He only mentioned Jin Shang Palace a few days ago, and today he arrested all the people who should be arrested.

In the clean and tidy room, Jin Shanggong sat on the sandalwood carved phoenix bird chair, with a haughty look on his face, as if he was not aware of his situation. She wore a pea green double-breasted dress with intricate totems outlined in gold thread on the edge. It contrasted sharply with the color of the plain white high-waisted skirt underneath, making her even more graceful and luxurious.

 “Jin Chen.” Shui Linglong called lightly.

Jin Shanggong slowly raised his eyes to look at the visitor, and said coldly: "Who are you? Why did you bring me here?"

Shui Linglong sat down on the chair opposite her, poured herself a cup of tea, lowered her voice, and tried not to expose herself, even though she felt that with Jin Shanggong's intelligence, it was not difficult to guess who she was: " I just want to ask you a favor, you don’t need to be so excited.”

 “Hmph!” Jin Shanggong snorted, his eyes filled with mockery.

Shui Linglong shook the tea cup in her hand and said calmly: "Tell me, when did you start working for Xun Feng?"

Jin Shanggong showed an extremely surprised look: "You...what are you talking nonsense about?" He turned his face away to cover up the slight trace of panic.

Shui Linglong curled her lips and said in a cold tone: "They say politeness first, then attack. In this case, if you tell me some useful information and do something for me, I will double whatever chips Xun Feng offers you. As the saying goes, wealth can be found in danger. If you don't really retire and return to your hometown, it means you are greedy. Xun Feng is no longer the prince of the palace. There is really no need for you to put your wealth and life on his pirate ship. Good bird Why don't you choose the right tree to live on? Jin Shang Palace, you should be able to make the right choice!"

 Jin Shanggong was unmoved!

Shui Linglong's eyes sharpened: "You're not honest, are you? I don't have much patience. If you don't want to say it, I have no choice but to force you to say it!" After speaking, he stood up and walked out of the room slowly.

Soon, two men in black pushed in a torture cart, which was filled with all kinds of sticks, hooks, knives, awls, iron plates and long needles.

Jin Shanggong looked at these instruments of torture that she had used countless times, and smiled coldly: "You want to do anything to me with just these little tricks? OK, if I say a word, I won't be called Jin Chen!"

Shui Linglong leaned against the porch and smiled lightly: "Who said they were used to deal with you?" Jin Shanggong has been rolling around in the palace for decades, what kind of punishment has he not experienced? If she can't even endure these things, how can she climb to the position of No. 1 Shang Palace? Hitting the snake seven inches, Jin Shanggong also has her own weaknesses. In order to find this weakness, Guo Yan took great pains.

Jin Shanggong's eyes condensed: "What on earth are you going to do?"

Shui Linglong made a gesture, and two men in black escorted a skinny blind old man into Jin Shanggong's sight. Jin Shanggong's eyes suddenly widened: "Dad!"

The old man looked to be in his seventies, his eyes were blind, and his ears were not working well. He seemed to hear someone calling him, but he was not sure! He pricked up his ears and asked in a voice that he thought was very small but was actually thunderous: "Who is it? Who is there? Didn't you say you would take me to see Jin Chen? Where is the person?"

Jin Shanggong's chest began to rise and fall violently, his breathing became disordered, and his voice trembled as if he had just crawled out of ice purgatory: "Dad! It's me! I'm Jin Chen!"

The old man heard it this time, someone called him daddy! The old man was holding a cane and was about to walk towards the source of the sound. At this moment, Shui Linglong snapped his fingers. Two men in black quickly grabbed the old man and pressed him on the chair. The old man got angry and swung his cane. Beating around: "What are you doing? I'm not old yet! I can still walk!"

Shui Linglong walked to the old man's side. The man in black grabbed the old man's hand that was waving wantonly. Shui Linglong leaned down and said loudly in his ear: "Jin Chen is discussing business with me. She wants to make money for you to support your retirement! You first How about taking a rest in the side room next to me and waiting for Jin Chen to finish his work before talking to you?"

The old man understood, and his excitement gradually calmed down: "Oh, that's it, Jin Chen is busy, I understand! Okay! I have been waiting for so many days, it doesn't matter if I wait a little longer! This noble man What’s your name? Thank you for supporting my family, Jin Chen. When I offer incense to my ancestors later, I’ll ask them to bless you too!”

Shui Linglong smiled and looked at Jin Shanggong. She was wearing a bamboo hat and Jin Shanggong couldn't see her expression clearly, but the creepy laughter still made Jin Shanggong shudder uncontrollably: "Haha... This is not me helping Jin Chen." , it’s Jin Chen who’s helping me! You go and rest first, we’ll be done talking soon!”

The old man smiled and followed the man in black into the side room behind the gauze cupboard. Behind the old man, the execution cart was also moved in.

The moment the door closed, Jin Shanggong's eyes turned red with excitement: "Stop! You beast! You won't even spare an innocent old man! Who are you?"

Shui Linglong ignored her, and the sound of shaking iron chains came from inside, like the last straw that broke the camel's back. Jin Shanggong almost roared: "I said! Whatever you want to know, I will tell you! You want it?" Whatever I do, I promise you! Let my father go...I will listen to you in everything..."

 (End of this chapter)