First Concubine

Chapter 116 The mystery of life experience (1)

 As the end of September approaches, the weather is getting cooler.

Shui Linglong made a winter coat, agarwood satin brocade dress, and two pairs of shoes for Zhuge Yu. She also made a navy blue moire brocade dress and a pair of white soles and black shoes for Guo Yan. When he ordered Ye Mao to send him to Guo Mansion, he happened to hear the news that Leng Youru had returned from the temple.

Leng Youru would stay in the temple for a period of time every September. On the surface, he was worshiping the Buddha, but in fact, he was reciting sutras for Zhuge Yan to achieve salvation. Everyone in the house, from the old lady to Zhuge Shu, had been on a vegetarian diet for several days. Zhuge Shu... no complaints! Does this mean that Zhuge Shu also knows the anniversary of Zhuge Yan's death and even the cause of Zhuge Yan's death?

Shui Linglong put down the storybook in her hand, rubbed her slightly sore eyes, and said, "I remember that the fourth lady loves to eat corn candy, so I gave the fourth lady the corn candy that the old lady rewarded."

Zhifan stopped the needlework in his hand: "Okay!" He glanced at Shui Linglong and said consolingly, "Please look carefully at yourself~ www.readwn.com~ If you hurt your eyes for too long, the prince will have to worry again."

Shui Linglong turned over a page of the book: "He has been very busy recently, how can he have time to take care of me?" This is the truth. Zhuge Yu used to go home on time after going to court, and sat in the study for half an hour before talking to her. We're tired of being together, but these days... it's the dragon that never sees the end! I don’t know what you are busy with?

Zhifan laughed: "Why do these words sound sour?"

Shui Linglong glanced at her and said angrily: "Who is so sour? You girl is getting more and more presumptuous!"

Zhi Fan pretended to be afraid: "My slave is too talkative, please don't blame me, Miss!"

Shui Linglong couldn't help but smile.

Zhifan put down his clothes, packed a box of corn candy, and asked casually: "Miss, it seems that your little day this month hasn't come yet, right?"

Shui Linglong was stunned for a moment. Logically speaking, she should have arrived on the 25th, but now it was already the 28th...

Zhi Fan covered his face with a veil: "Miss, do you have a young prince?"

 “How could it be so fast?” Even so, I was somewhat hopeful. Shui Linglong felt sleepy after sitting for a long time, so she got up and walked around. As soon as she walked, her lower body felt hot, and Shui Linglong sighed slightly, "The young prince is in trouble again."

Zhi busy said with relief: "You are still young, you just need to work harder!"

 On September 30th, Guo Yan and the third princess got married.

The Zhenbei Palace sent people to attend the wedding banquet. Zhuge Liuyun had difficulty moving, Leng Youru was not familiar with worldly affairs, and the old lady was old. Only the Zhen family brought Zhuge Yu, Zhuge Xi, Shui Linglong and Prince An to accompany them. As for Zhuge Shu, Mrs. Zhen kept her in the mansion to keep Shui Lingqing company because she was young and ignorant and might offend the nobles.

This was the second time Shui Linglong set foot in the Guo family in her life. The difference from the last time was that she did not go directly to the inner house. Instead, she sat with Zhuge Yu at a banquet in the outer courtyard for a while and socialized with dignitaries. Went to the inner house.

"Be careful! This is a gift personally selected by Empress Dowager De!" Xiao Anzi raised a whisk and directed the five or six eunuchs behind him to send piles of beautifully wrapped gifts into the inner courtyard.

Concubine De was attached to the empress and was closer to the three princesses than the other concubines. It was understandable to send more gifts, but Shui Linglong's sharp eyes noticed that one of the eunuchs, who had a delicate skin and tender flesh, always lowered his head and did not dare to talk to anyone. It looks... a little weird!

Shui Linglong greeted with a smile: "Mr. An, what a coincidence!"

Xiao Anzi turned around, saw the person clearly and hurriedly called Qian'er: "I want to say hello to the Crown Princess! May the Crown Princess be blessed!"

Shui Linglong noticed that the nervous little **** paused for a moment, but soon walked into the third princess's room again.

Xiao Anzi moved to block Shui Linglong's sight, and said with a flattering smile: "I haven't seen you for a long time, and the imperial concubine has become more and more beautiful! Even if you are a new beauty in the palace, none of them can compare to your Shuiling!" According to my servant, even if you get married, you are just like the little girl who has not left the court!"

Shui Linglong's attention seemed to have been successfully diverted, and she followed Xiao Anzi's words and said: "How can I compare with the young masters in my beauty? Mr. An is so ridiculous!" Without waiting for Xiao Anzi's reply, he asked again, "Zhen Concubine" How are you and the twelfth prince?"

Xiao Anzi lowered his head and said, "Everything is fine. The twelfth prince caught a slight cold a few days ago. Concubine Zhen took good care of him and is now fine."

Shui Linglong smiled and walked towards the third princess's new house. During the conversation, the weird little **** had already withdrawn and was standing at the gate waiting for Xiao Anzi's order.

Xiao Anzi winked at the other party and strode away.

"Zhuge Xi, did you hear me talking to you?" In a fragrant orange grove to the north of the Guo Mansion, the eldest princess pulled Zhuge Xi's sleeve and asked with a frown.

Zhuge Xi brushed her hand away, his beautiful face as cold as frost: "Yun Xin, are you disgusted? When something happened in the palace, you hid thousands of miles away for fear of contaminating the bad luck of our Zhuge family! Now I My father has returned safely, and my brother has made great achievements, so you start to get involved! How can there be such a shameless woman in the world? "

The eldest princess's face turned pale, her eyes flickered and she said, "Didn't I tell you that I was sick and it was inconvenient to go out during those days? We have been friends for so many years, how could I be the kind of villain who worships superiors and scorns inferiors? You also Don't be too excited, you're pregnant!" After taking a look at her bulging belly, I felt that her belly was too big for more than six months.

Zhuge Xi snorted coldly and said disapprovingly: "You are so embarrassed to mention our friendship with me for so many years! Just because I have known you for so many years, I can clearly see the Xiao Jiujiu in your heart! If we talk about snobbery, you rank second , Who dares to be ranked first? I left it here, Qiao Hui wants to marry Prince An, there is no way! "

The eldest princess pursed her lips. Do you think I care about this marriage? If Qiao Xu hadn't been coaxing her, begging her, and promising that he would never love his aunt again as long as this marriage happened, how could she slap herself in the face? When the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion was in trouble, she was indeed... afraid of causing disaster to Yuchi and hid far away!

The eldest princess suppressed her anger and smiled softly: "Oh, Xiao Xi, let the past go by now. For the sake of me teaching you the secret recipe for pregnancy, let's write off those unpleasant things. How about that? ?”

She still thinks that Zhuge Xi's sudden pregnancy is because the method she taught worked.

Zhuge Xi turned his face away coldly, there was no need to tell her the inside story!

When the two people were in a stalemate, a deliberately lowered voice came from the path not far away: "Is he here?"

“Here we are, back at the old place! We have to hurry up. The people in the Guo Mansion are very distracted today, and they are afraid that someone will accidentally break into the yard like last time!”

"knew!"

Zhuge Xi and the eldest princess turned around and saw Xiao Anzi leading a tender-skinned little **** hurriedly towards the deep winding path. What are they sneaking around and planning to do?

Out of curiosity, the two exchanged glances and followed him from a distance!

In the wedding room, Shui Linglong and the third princess chatted about each other: "... Mrs. Guo and Mrs. Guo are both very good. You will definitely be very happy after your marriage... Guo Yan is young and has a sense of responsibility. But very strong...you will have children in the future..."

They were all polite words for the occasion, but the third princess listened with gusto. Thinking that she and Guo Yan had finally become husband and wife, her whole body was floating. She interrupted Shui Linglong: "You can come see me more often when you have nothing to do. "I'm bored in the house. Several of Guo Yan's sisters are getting married, and Guo Rong is about to leave. Only Guo Su, the second wife, is left. I think she's a fool, so we probably won't be able to talk for a while." He said in a commanding tone. !

Shui Linglong smiled: "If I have time, I will come to visit the princess more often!" It's a pity that I don't have time!

The third princess did not hear the mystery behind Shui Linglong's words, and chatted with her for a while. Shui Linglong kept Xiao Anzi's whereabouts in mind, so she found an excuse to go to the toilet and said goodbye to the third princess.

In the unguarded courtyard, Xiao Anzi took the young eunuch's hand and slipped into an inconspicuous wing on the east side.

Zhuge Xi and the eldest princess followed closely behind, walked around to the window on the other side and squatted down, using the cover of the bushes to hide their figures.

As soon as their front legs were stable, Shui Linglong also entered the yard. The difference was that Shui Linglong chose the next room.

 “How are you feeling?” The voice asking the question was a woman’s!

 Zhuge Xi and the eldest princess looked at each other. Xiao Anzi and the others recognized the male **** who was a fake one. Could it be that the other **** was a palace maid pretending to be?

 “I’m almost better.”

As soon as the man finished speaking, Zhuge Xi lost his composure. Why did this voice sound so familiar?

“That’s good, what do you think about Guo Yan’s matter?”

"Guo Yan... must have slaughtered the entire Dong family under the emperor's order. It seems inappropriate to put all the blame on him."

"No! The emperor did not issue this order! At that time, all the Dong clan members surrendered. It was he who insisted on killing people, not that Dong clan resisted stubbornly! He was just afraid that if Dong clan surrendered without a fight, he would lose his military merit!"

By this point in the conversation, Shui Linglong had already guessed the identities of the two people. There was no one else but Concubine De who had such deep hatred for Guo Yan, and who else was colluding with Concubine De except Zhuge Liuyun? Shui Linglong was extremely surprised. Zhuge Liuyun was clearly recuperating in the mansion, but now he sneaked into the Guo mansion. It seemed that his leg injury had already healed, but he had just kept it a secret from everyone.

Zhuge Liuyun wore the clothes of a servant of Zhenbei Palace and entered the inner house on the pretext of carrying a gift. He didn't have enough time. He looked at Concubine De and said seriously: "Listen, things are far from as simple as you think. During this period, I secretly observed Guo Yan. He doesn't seem to be that kind of meritorious. Those who are happy, besides, it is more beneficial to keep Guo Yan than to kill him."

This is simply too unconvincing! The Dong family was completely destroyed by Guo Yan, and the newly appointed Tai family had no idea how close they were to Guo Yan! Prince Taijiu and Guo Yan have been brothers all day long, and they have also given away a large number of rare treasures from Mobei. How could Guo Yan... be willing to help her recover her country? Concubine De gritted her teeth and stared with almond-shaped eyes: "I don't care! I just want Guo Yan's life! If you want me to help you steal "Guanyin Buddha Lotus", just give me Guo Yan's head in exchange!"

After saying that, he threw the cup of warm tea out of the window!

The eldest princess had her face watered all over and almost screamed!

Zhuge Xi covered her mouth and gave her a warning look.

The eldest princess is so wronged. Why are you eavesdropping? It made her a drowned rat!

Zhuge Liuyun sighed slowly: "Guo Yan... I can't kill him..." If he kills Guo Yan, his son will turn against him.

Concubine De turned her back angrily and soon began to cry: "You...you only think about the glory of Zhenbei Palace and don't care about my life and death in the palace...and so on..."

Before the words "Ge Liuyun" came out of his mouth, Zhuge Xi swayed as if he had lost his footing, and raised his toes to a piece of broken tile, making a medium-sized but very abrupt sound!

Shui Linglong was instantly alert. Is there... anyone else?

Zhuge Liuyun and De Fei were both startled. Last time they were ignored, and this time the nightmare happened again? Zhuge Liuyun's deep eyes were filled with endless undercurrents and murderous aura. He walked to the window in three steps and two steps at a time. When he stuck his head out and looked around, he saw a piece of purple clothes disappearing around the corner. He recognized that clothes, it was Xiao Xi's. of…

 “Who?” Concubine De asked warily.

Zhuge Liuyun's eyes flashed, and when he turned around, his face was calm: "Oh, it's just a little wild cat, no need to make a fuss."

 De Fei breathed a sigh of relief.

Shui Linglong in the next room was puzzled. She clearly heard the footsteps that were getting away. With Zhuge Liuyun's ears, he should have heard them too. However, he said that he was a little wild cat. He was clearly covering for the other party and could make Zhuge Liuyun. Who would it be that Yun protects like this?

Zhuge Xi held her big belly and walked quickly out of the yard with the eldest princess, and flashed into the orange grove not far away. Zhuge Xi swore that this was the most thrilling thing she had ever experienced in her life! With how cautious his father was, if he discovered the eldest princess, he would definitely kill her and silence her.

The two of them were holding on to the orange tree, panting. They were not tired, but scared!

Zhuge Xi had just stopped him in time, and the eldest princess did not hear the young **** calling out the man's name. However, the eldest princess was not a fool. She hummed: "Zhuge Xi, you Zhenbei Palace are so brave! You actually made the decision. Go to the treasure map presented to my father in Mobei! Colluding with the maids of the palace and stealing royal belongings is a capital crime for plundering the family and annihilating the clan!"

 The words "things used by the emperor" and "things given by the emperor" are just one word different, but their meanings are completely different! If you waste the things that the emperor rewards you with, you will be beheaded at the most. If you destroy the things that the emperor wants to use himself, at least you are disrespecting the emperor, and at worst you are despising the imperial power and conspiring to rebel!

Of course Zhuge Xi understood the stakes, so he did not hesitate to expose himself and interrupt the woman to call out her father's name. If the eldest princess really wanted to bring this matter to the imperial court, the worst possible outcome would be for the palace to appoint a housekeeper or secret agent. Wei went out to take the blame. Zhuge Xi said coldly: "I will check this matter carefully when I return to the palace. Don't blame the Zhuge family!"

The eldest princess turned her beautiful eyes, pulled Zhuge Xi who was about to turn around and leave, and said with a strange smile: "Actually, it's not impossible for me to keep my mouth shut..."

Zhuge Xi frowned: "What do you want to do?"

 …

After Zhuge Xi left, Miss Qiu who was hiding in the woods came up to her. She understood the conversation between the two of them just now. She said worriedly: "Princess, do you really want to hide this crime for the Zhenbei Palace? ?”

The eldest princess rubbed her temples and sighed: "I owe her my life! When we just escaped, Zhuge Xi asked me to go ahead, just because he didn't want the other party to discover my existence. Otherwise, the other party would most likely kill me and silence me. I can't push Zhuge Xi into despair. Besides, "Guanyin Buddha Lotus" is a good thing. Everyone wants it, not to mention Zhenbei Palace, even Suchenghou Palace and Pingnanhou Palace. They all have such evil intentions, but they just didn’t let me see them!”

  Miss Qiu said no more.

The eldest princess pinched a piece of green leaf and said thoughtfully: "Send a message to the queen mother and ask her to tell her father to send more people to look at the treasure map. Just say... I overheard someone talking about it, as if Very interested."

OFFICIAL QIU looked at the eldest princess without knowing why.

The eldest princess' eyes gradually became complicated: "I am not only the daughter-in-law of the Suchenghou Mansion and Zhuge Xi's friend, I am also the princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty and the daughter of my father."

Shui Linglong stepped out of the courtyard immediately after Zhuge Liuyun left, and was waiting beside a path full of jasmine that was the only way from the small villa to the second entrance.

When De Fei and Xiao Anzi passed by here with solemn expressions, Shui Linglong suddenly jumped out from behind the tree and hit Concubine De!

 De Concubine was caught off guard and was knocked upside down by Shui Linglong!

Shui Linglong seemed to be very surprised and apologetic. She looked at Xiao Anzi and then at De Fei. She wrinkled her fair face and said, "Oh, I'm sorry. I'm a little anxious. I was about to go to Ru Toilet! Didn’t it hurt you?”

Stretched out his hand to Princess Radha.

Concubine De quickly turned her face away!

Shui Linglong stared at her face, which was actually flawless, covered her face and exclaimed: "De... Concubine De! Why are you out of the palace? Are you still wearing **** clothes? What are you going to do?"

Little Anzi was so frightened that she covered Shui Linglong's mouth, lowered her voice, and said in a trembling voice: "Hey, little ancestor! I beg you, my slave! You...please keep your voice down!"

Shui Linglong was secretly happy. Now she had discovered Concubine De's secret. In order to seal her mouth, Concubine De had to do something good with her, such as some useful information.

Concubine De got up from the ground and said in shock: "Don't make any noise. If you have something to say, say it properly!"

Shui Linglong opened her eyes wide and nodded!

Concubine De made a gesture to Xiao Anzi. Xiao Anzi slowly let go of Shui Linglong with lingering fear, and lowered his head to apologize: "I'm sorry, I was reckless!"

Shui Linglong said generously: "Oh, it's a normal reaction in a hurry, I won't blame you!" Then she looked at Concubine De, "On the other hand, Concubine De, why did you come to the Guo Mansion in disguise?"

 (End of this chapter)