First Concubine

Chapter 121 Secrets of the Royal Palace (2)

After Bingbing left, Shui Lingxi bravely walked into the clean room, sat there for about a quarter of an hour, and then walked out with a gloomy look.

Shui Linglong looked at her pretending to be tired and sneered in her heart. Shui Lingxi deliberately pretended to be sick and stayed in her room, which was definitely not good at all!

Shui Linglong's hands practicing calligraphy paused, and she looked at Shui Lingxi, as if she was very concerned: "Second sister is not feeling well, and I can't keep you for dinner. I will send someone to take you back home, please." A doctor will treat you."

 She was pretending to be sick just because she wanted to stay! With her beauty, as long as Zhuge Yu takes a second look, he will definitely forget about Shui Linglong and become obsessed with her! What she has less than Shui Linglong is just some opportunities to get along with her!

Now, let alone complaining about Qin Fangyi, why does she have to seize the position of Princess Shui Linglong when she is so good? Let Shui Linglong marry the prince and discuss marriage with Zhuge Yu, while Bingbing, that little bitch, will live in Quanzhou for the rest of her life and never get ahead... How wonderful!

Seeing that she was silent, Shui Linglong added, "Or is it that the second sister wants to have a meal at my place?"

Shui Lingxi held her stomach and smiled coquettishly: "I don't have the strength to walk for the time being. If eldest sister doesn't mind, I will stay and have dinner with eldest sister."

Shui Linglong picked up the pen, made a list of recipes, and called Ye Mao in: "I didn't say hello to the kitchen. I'm afraid it's inappropriate to add dishes suddenly. You can take the list to Qingyayuan and ask my eldest sister to prepare it in the small kitchen. Bring it over."

 Ye Mao took the order with both hands: "Yes!"

Shui Lingxi She straightened the tassels on her bun and waited happily for Zhuge Yu's return, just like a little wife looking forward to her husband.

Liu Lu entered the room, poured the herbal tea on the table, and filled it with new ones. Her doubtful eyes fell on Shui Lingxi's brow-faced face, and she suddenly felt a sense of disgust in her heart!

Shui Lingxi raised her head and met Liu Lu's eyes. Liu Lu rolled her eyes without concealment. Shui Lingxi was so angry that she wanted to slap this little bitch!

 Half an hour later, Ye Mao came back with the food box, but there was still no sign of Zhuge Yu.

Shui Linglong sat down at the table and called Shui Lingxi, "Second sister, please sit down!"

“You can’t wait for brother-in-law?” Shui Lingxi blurted out.

Shui Linglong looked at her suspiciously, Shui Lingxi lowered her eyes guiltily and said with a smile, "I was thinking... would this be rude?"

Shui Linglong used the wet handkerchief handed over by Ye Mao to clean her hands. An indistinguishable light flashed through her eyes, but she said in a normal tone: "There are women present, and your brother-in-law will not come over to eat. Let's eat first."

Shui Lingxi had a stale breath stuck in his throat. You should have told him earlier that he wouldn't come over for dinner! I've been waiting in your house like an idiot for so long!

 After a meal, Shui Linglong was full, but Shui Lingxi was a little bit unsatisfied. She was always embarrassed to say that she was staying in the palace, so she had no choice but to say goodbye to Shui Linglong.

 Back at Shangshu Mansion, she was so tired that she was about to collapse, but she had to revive the old lady before she could go back to her yard to rest. She used to be extremely envious when she saw Shui Linglong running in and out of the old lady's house, sometimes the prince's palace, sometimes the prince's palace, but now that she is doing it herself, she is deeply aware of the hardship involved. There wasn't much else, just looking at other people's faces was a bit overwhelming for her, not to mention that she hadn't rested all afternoon and her head felt like lead.

She braced herself up, walked up the steps and walked around the corridor, but before she entered the old lady's room, she heard a violent sound of breaking glasses, followed by the old lady's hysterical roar!

“What? Linglong’s mother is not called Dong Jiaxue? Dong Jiaxue is someone else? Then who is her mother?”

"Mom, don't get excited, and don't ask who Linglong's mother is. Anyway, I can't give her the position of equal wife. She's already dead. There's no point in doing this. What do you think?"

"Son, haven't you seen the situation clearly yet? Bingbing is not close to us, and we can't count on the Prince's Mansion! As for the Xun family, it was okay to say that it was originally a prince's palace, but now it has been demoted to a marquis' mansion, and two lives have been lost. level, and Lingxi is just a concubine. How much help can they give us when they can't save themselves? Minyu is your legitimate son. I don't want to see you have no successor, so I feel ashamed. Pizi goes to deal with Linglong, you also know what trouble your unfilial son has caused Linglong, if you don't give Linglong some favors, how can Linglong help Minyu? "

“Mom, my son will take care of Minyu’s affairs, but... don’t mention the matter of asking Linglong’s mother to be granted the title of equal wife!”

"You and Qin Fangyi have the final say on other matters, but you must listen to me this time! You will go to the press tomorrow and ask Linglong's deceased mother to be your equal wife. In this way, Linglong will also be the legitimate daughter, and she will stand in the palace. Stop it!"

"Mother! She...she is from Mobei! The Great Zhou Dynasty prohibits intermarriage with Mobei!"

Shui Lingxi covered her mouth and suppressed the screams...

Xun Feng had his arm broken by Zhuge Yu and needed to recuperate in the short term. He would not come out to cause trouble. However, due to the oolong incident at Pingnan Hou Mansion, the emperor's trust in the Xun family suddenly dropped, which also led to large-scale surgery. Development of the device has also been stalled.

On this day, Shui Linglong was in the room carefully flipping through the booklet she got from Jin Shang Palace. It was not so much that she got it, but it was better said that it was given by Xun Feng. Xun Feng just wanted her to see him controlling the court and the people. The capabilities of various advanced technologies, well, she saw it! Are you tempted? the answer is negative!

 Zhuge Yu went to court a little later than usual today, and it was already past lunch time.

When he returned to Mo Heyuan, he found Shui Linglong waiting for him without eating. He couldn't help but feel warm in his heart. Maybe in her eyes, this was a trivial matter, not even related to love, but just the obligation of a wife. , but he will still be uncontrollably happy.

"I'm back." Shui Linglong put down the book in her hand and smiled at him. Zhuge Yu's tiredness from the day disappeared without a trace in her Yunjuanyunshu smile. Why is the man so busy outside? Isn’t it just a carefree smiling face and a warm and happy family? In the past, Zhou Dynasty destroyed Zhuge Yu without even bothering to blink an eye, but now Zhuge Yu feels that he can fight anyone who dares to invade his country!

Shui Linglong stood up, walked to Zhuge Yu, and began to take off his court clothes. Zhuge Yu hugged her slender waist and pressed lingering kisses on her lips one after another.

Shui Linglong tilted her head to avoid it and shouted: "Don't make trouble! Behave!"

Zhuge Yu really stopped making trouble.

The weather is a little hot today, so Shui Linglong asked the maid to prepare water in the clean room. Zhuge Yu took a bath, and when he came out, there was new, steaming food on the table.

"It was sent from the concubine's kitchen. The concubine knew that you and Prince An didn't have lunch, so she ordered the kitchen to make it and each of them sent a portion." Shui Linglong saw Zhuge Yu's surprised expression and explained. .

Zhuge Yu sat down. He didn't like people hanging around in front of him while eating, so he asked all the maids to go down.

The lunch is quite rich: roasted pork with enoki mushrooms, sweet and sour pork ribs, eggplant with oil, steamed sea bass, scallops with water and eggs, and sweet and salty glutinous rice and lotus root sandwich. The dipping sauce is prepared with spicy oil, which shows that the taste of Shui Linglong is taken care of. .

 “My concubine is not bad to you!” Zhuge Yu smiled slightly, picked up a piece of salty lotus root clip, dipped it in spicy sauce and put it into a bowl of exquisite water.

Even though Shui Linglong confessed many things to Zhuge Yu, the princess was the initiator of the "Leng Wei Incident" and "Zhuge Xi's five-year infertility". She did not say this for a while. Zhuge Yu and she are husband and wife, but he and the princess are mother and son. She still understands the truth that blood is thicker than water. If Zhuge Yu thinks that she is instigating the relationship between their mother and son, then she will lose her only love in the palace. Rely on.

After thinking about this, Shui Linglong smiled: "Yes, my mother-in-law treats me very well."

Zhuge Yu touched her head as if she were a child and he was a kind yet strict parent: "She is cold on the outside and hot on the inside. You should be more considerate of her."

 Look, she really does defend the princess!

Shui Linglong smiled, lowered her head and started eating.

After lunch, the two of them rinsed their mouths. Shui Linglong planned to take out the clothing materials to make winter clothes for Zhuge Yu as usual. Zhuge Yu held her hand and said dotingly: "I have to go out, probably at the end of October or November." I'll report back at the beginning of the month. I've already ordered people to go to Mobei to investigate your mother's affairs." I have to believe what Xiao Anzi said, but I can't believe it all. It's a pity that she has grown up and doesn't know who her own mother is. She was really wronged.

"I can let go of my life experience." Anyway, I didn't know anything about my previous life and lived it in a muddle. Shui Linglong pushed her hair back from her temples and said, "Where are you going? What's taking you so long?"

A casual polite word fell into Zhuge Yu’s ears but every word was lost. He felt that this little woman cared about him and couldn’t let him go! Zhuge Yu's smile deepened a bit: "The project to divert the South Water to the West is about to start. Your Majesty has appointed me as the inspector to preside over the groundbreaking ceremony and patrol the base."

 In this way, the emperor's high regard for Zhuge Yuting should be due to Yun Li's Zhou Xuan.

Zhuge Yu saw her deep in thought, pinched her fair face, and said with a slight smile: "I will meet Governor Jiang and Third Sister. Do you have anything to bring to them?"

Shui Linglong thought for a while and said: "Third sister has been conferred the title of Madam. I haven't had time to send the congratulatory gift yet. Let's take this opportunity to send it. Will it be hard for you?" She didn't want to cause him any trouble. After all, she had to wait another two months. , Shui Lingyu and Governor Jiang also want to go to Beijing to express their gratitude.

Zhuge Yu felt as sweet as honey when he heard her caring words: "There are many guards accompanying me. They won't tire me, so just pretend."

“When will we set off?” Shui Linglong asked again.

 “Leave in an hour.”

"So fast? Then I'll pack your clothes." With that said, Shui Linglong got up and walked to the cabinet.

Zhuge Yu put his arms around her, hugged her, bit her ear and said, "There are spare clothes in the carriage. If not, you can buy them on the road. Don't waste time."

"Why is this a waste of time?" As soon as he finished speaking, Shui Linglong understood what he meant. They said goodbye for more than a month, and the two would not see each other for a long time.

"Is your little life over?" Zhuge Yu kissed her earlobe, put his big palm into her clothes, and asked softly.

Shui Linglong's body trembled slightly, and she didn't answer loudly. She just said "hmm" in a low voice. In fact, it had been over for several days, and she wanted to avoid having sex, so she never told him.

Zhuge Yu hugged her and went to bed, and his warm lips covered hers. Her thin lips were slightly opened, and his tongue slipped in, hooking hers and tasting...

Thinking about being away for so long, Zhuge Yu wanted to eat her and take her away...

I can't remember how many times I came. I just know that in the end I couldn't bear the extreme pleasure and cried softly under him. It was as if I was walking in the clouds or in a fairyland. My whole body was light and airy, and I couldn't feel the difference between reality and dreams. , it seems like I have returned to my childhood, my heart has become pure, and I no longer need or can pretend to be cold or strong.

Zhuge Yu kissed the tears from the corners of her eyes and looked at her graceful and perfect body, which was as if it had been carefully carved, with traces of his planting all over it, like delicate little flowers blooming on the white snow. , he enjoyed the results very much, so he planted one flower after another, and one flower after another...

An hour passed like a flash, and before he could get enough of Liu Lu, he had the courage to rush at the door: "Sir, Anping said the carriage is ready."

Shui Linglong finally regained consciousness and hurriedly urged him to leave.

Zhuge Yu moved it hard a few more times and then gave it to her.

Shui Linglong didn't have any strength at all. She wanted to struggle to collect something for him, but she couldn't even lift her arms. She couldn't fulfill her responsibilities as a wife.

Zhuge Yu went to the clean room to wash up. When he came out, he was fully dressed and ready to kiss her goodbye and leave. However, he saw that she was like a delicate flower that had gone through a violent storm. She was so weak that I felt pity for her. He felt soft in his heart. He brought warm water from the clean room and wiped her body carefully.

Shui Linglong's expression became unnatural: "Oh, hurry up, the carriage is waiting, I will come by myself later."

 “It’s okay, just run faster on the road.” He said in a relaxed tone.

After insisting on cleaning her and applying ointment, he helped her put on clothes one by one, and sat on the couch with her tightly for a while. It wasn't until Liu Lu and Zhi Fan came in to change the sheets that he tucked her into bed again. .

 This time, I really want to leave.

 He rubbed the hair on her forehead lovingly and said with a smile, "Wait until I come back."

After saying that, he kissed her red and swollen lips, turned around and left the house.

 There was no turning back three times at every step, nor was he going a long way and then coming back to continue to be tender.

But Shui Linglong still saw a deep sense of reluctance from his handsome back. Shui Linglong sighed slightly, but she didn't know what she was sighing for.

After Zhuge Yu left, Shui Linglong slept in a dark place. From the afternoon to the next morning, she didn't even eat dinner.

It is said that Shui Lingxi came once and was ridiculed by Liu Lu without seeing him.

Prince An had told the people in the mansion about Zhuge Yu's southern tour yesterday. The old lady was afraid that Shui Linglong would be lonely if she separated from her husband before she was married enough, so she asked the troupe to sing in the mansion for three days. During the party, the old lady was drooling from her sleep in the stands, but Shui Linglong was made a big fuss. In the end, Zhuge Xi, a pregnant woman, couldn't bear it anymore, so the old lady angrily canceled the opera for the next seven days.

Shui Linglong was practicing calligraphy in the house when a maid reported that Shui Lingxi was coming.

Shui Linglong met Shui Lingxi in the outer room. Compared with the jewels last time, Shui Lingxi was dressed much more plainly this time. She wore a plain white floral top, a purple floor-length skirt, and her dark hair was **** in a lily. The bun is fixed with a circle of tiny pearl hairpins, just like the stars dotted in the night sky, it is bright and beautiful without falling into the cliché.

"Sister." Shui Lingxi greeted her lightly, her tone unable to conceal her arrogance.

Shui Linglong glanced at her, not as angry as she was: "Well, sit down."

Shui Lingxi sat down on the chair in a hurry. This was Shui Linglong's seat, but now she had snatched it away, and she was so confident!

Liu Lu placed the tea cup heavily on the table next to her, causing the tea to spill out!

Shui Lingxi's face turned pale, and she said with a strange tone: "Sister, are the maids in your house too unruly? This is not Shangshu's Mansion. You can just close the door when you lose someone. How precious is the palace? Maid Everything you say and do represents the face of the master! Sister, the people in this house are really unruly. In my opinion, you should send one or two maids to scare the monkeys!"

Liu Lu mentally spat at her, shameless thing! How could I ridicule the eldest lady in the past? Now that the eldest lady has become famous, she rushes to fawn over her!

Shui Linglong walked slowly to Shui Lingxi and looked at her with a smile: "Second sister is right, this is not the Shangshu Mansion. You can just close the door after losing someone."

Shui Lingxi felt happy and glanced at Liu Lu with schadenfreude.

Liu Lu lowered her head.

Shui Linglong added: "So, second sister, if you bring shame to the palace, I, the eldest sister, will have to say something to you."

Shui Lingxi felt like she was hit in the head, why... was it pulled on her head?

Shui Linglong’s smile made people’s hair stand on end: “You run to the palace every once in a while when you have nothing to do. To put it mildly, you are missing your sister, but to put it worse, you have bad intentions.”

"Why do I have bad intentions? Why didn't you tell me that Shui Lingqing lives here with you? I've only been here a few times and you're just talking about it! You are partial!" Shui Lingxi Huo Dadi shouted.

Shui Linglong smiled slowly and said: "How did Fifth Sister treat me in the past, and what did you do to me? Please feel your conscience, am I wrong in my partiality? Furthermore, Fifth Sister has not yet reached the age of hairpins, so she can only Just a child, just a companion for Shu'er. How old are you this year? If I remember correctly, you are engaged, right? My husband's family is still incompatible with our Zhenbei Palace. Tell it for yourself, you have the honor! You don’t have the nerve to stay in my room all day long?”

"You..." Shui Lingxi was so angry that her eyes were filled with stars.

Shui Linglong continued to look at her, her smile unchanged: "Also, I am the master of this room. You are sitting in my seat. Please give way."

Shui Lingxi shivered in anger, and her legs almost uncontrollably dragged her body to the chair next to her.

 (End of this chapter)