First Concubine

Chapter 126 Offering treasure to save son (2)

Shui Linglong pondered for a moment, vaguely feeling that it was strange that the eldest princess never went to Yao's house but she made an exception today: "Put away the clothes I made for my nephew. I will go to Yao's house."

In the Yao Mansion, Zhuge Xi leaned on a wicker chair in the courtyard with a big belly. The eldest princess tightened the silk cloth around her body, snatched the grapes that Zhuge Xi was about to put into her mouth, and asked, "Tell me To be honest, did Prince An get married in Kashgar?"

Zhuge Xi rolled his eyes at her angrily and denied: "You asked me a hundred times and I still answer this, no!"

The princess hummed in disbelief and stuffed the grapes into her mouth.

Zhuge Xi took another one, and the eldest princess snatched it again.

Zhuge Xi got angry: "Yun Xin, you are full and you have nothing to do and you come here to grab grapes from me, a pregnant woman. Are you embarrassed?"

The eldest princess approached her again, and her moves were very bright: "Which one of us is dating whom? Just tell me whether King An has ever been married! I promise not to tell anyone, I'm just curious!" If you don’t believe it, I swear to God!”

Come on, you don’t know what’s going on, what’s going on, what’s going on, what’s going on, how can you remember the oath you swore when Qiao Xu fools you?

Zhuge Xi closed his eyes and slowly rocked up the wicker chair: "I told you and you didn't believe it. It's a waste of time!"

The eldest princess felt very wronged about this matter. Her father-in-law and mother-in-law suddenly heard that Prince An was married for some reason. Mrs. Pian Wu repeatedly assured that it was a rumor. Her father-in-law and mother-in-law were doubtful, so they asked her to come to Yao Mansion to find Zhuge Xi for verification. Su Chenghou's Mansion and Yao Mansion were one in the south of the city and the other in the north. Her intestines were about to break while riding in the carriage, but she couldn't find any gossip. It was boring!

 The eldest princess picked up a whole plate of grapes and said, "Thank you for your hard work!"

Zhuge Xi reached out to take it: "Can you eat so much?"

The eldest princess stood up, avoided her paws and smiled brightly: "I will eat with the consort!"

Zhuge Xi glanced at her coldly!

The eldest princess happily left with Putao in her arms. As soon as she crossed the second entrance, she bumped into Shui Linglong. The eldest princess's eyes rolled around and she smiled mysteriously: "Prince Princess, let me ask you something. Something.”

“Huh?” Shui Linglong opened her bright eyes wide and looked innocent.

The eldest princess was secretly happy, "I can't fight you, Fairy Zhuge, so I can't fool my pink little brother and sister like you?" Holding back the light that flashed inadvertently in her eyes, the eldest princess smiled kindly and said: "Your eldest sister just told me that Prince An celebrated his marriage in Kashgar. Is it true or false?"

If Shui Linglong showed even the slightest trace of panic, the princess would be able to conclude that Zhuge Xi was lying! However, Shui Linglong really didn't mention any rumors about this. Shui Linglong said doubtfully: "Huh? I haven't heard of it!"

 The eldest princess sighed in disappointment: "Okay, I'm just joking with you, don't take it seriously!"

Shui Linglong remembered that when everyone was discussing the marriage between Prince An and Qiao Hui, Leng Youru once said, "Don't let anything go wrong this time." At that time, she suspected that Prince An had an engagement in Kashgar Qing. Now after listening to the eldest princess's words, combined with the scene of Zhen bribing Mrs. Wu, I can't help but think in my mind: it is true that Prince An got married in Kashgar, but it is also true that the news was sealed. The people in the Suchenghou Mansion got the news from nowhere, and wanted to find out from the Zhuge family that Zhen's bribery of Mrs. Wu must have been in the hope that Mrs. Wu would act as her lobbyist.

The reason why Mrs. Zhen suddenly complained about her - probably because Mrs. Zhen thought that she also knew the inside story and deliberately leaked the news? There were so many mistresses in the mansion, why did Mrs. Zhen doubt her?

With doubts in her heart, Shui Linglong handed the baby clothes to Zhuge Xi, exchanged a few words and returned to the palace. Along the way, Shui Linglong was thinking about who was behind the scenes. Who knew the inside story of Kashgar Qing so well and could successfully mislead Zhen to suspect her? In short, who wants her to fight to the death with Zhen?

 The answer…seems…obvious.

When we returned to Moheyuan, it was dinner time. The food in Zhifan's food box was taken out, including a plate of corn and shrimps, a plate of braised pork ribs, a bowl of braised chicken with chestnuts, a portion of stir-fried cabbage, and a small plate of spicy food. brine platter.

Shui Linglong’s inquiring eyes fell on the brine platter, spicy, available in every meal, specially made for her...

 The next day, there was a snow-white puppy in Moheyuan. He was six months old and had a nickname.

Shui Linglong fed Duoduo the spicy beef on the plate one bite at a time. Duoduo couldn't get used to it at first, but after Shui Linglong starved it for two days, it stopped being picky about food.

Shui Linglong put down her chopsticks, raised Duoduo, looked left and right, squinted and asked, "Are you full, Duoduo?"

Duoduo made two "woof" noises, and Shui Linglong handed it into Zhi Fan's hand. The smile disappeared from her face, and upon closer inspection, there was a hint of disgust. Yes, she didn't like pets, especially furry ones!

Zhi Fan liked Duoduo very much and hugged Duoduo to play in the yard with a smile.

Liu Lu brought the food to the side hall where the maids ate, and Hong Zhu, who was also a first-class maid, was also there. Hong Zhu looked at the empty small plate, her eyes flashed and said: "The Crown Princess really loves spicy food! Every meal There’s nothing left!”

Liu Lu sneered and said: "You want to eat too? If you want to eat, you can pay for it yourself and let the people in the kitchen cook it!"

Hong Zhu's eyes flashed with a trace of ridicule, is it really a good thing? What a bunch of idiots!

At nightfall, Shui Linglong finished practicing calligraphy and read the storybook for a while. She figured that Mrs. Zhen should go back from Tian'anju, so she put down what she was doing and went to Xianglan Courtyard.

During these days, Mrs. Zhen was trying her best to make trouble for her, always using trivial matters in Xianglan Courtyard to manipulate the people in her yard. Zhi Fan, Liu Lu and Ye Mao were called to do coolies more than once. Ye Mao He was honest and honest and had no other thoughts, while Zhi Fan and Liu Lu's faces turned green with anger! Pian Zhen asked Leng Youru for instructions again, but Leng Youru didn't even say "no".

Zhen's intention was clear to Shui Linglong. She just wanted to make her not in the mood to continue to harm Prince An and Qiao Hui's marriage. This was one of the reasons. The other was to show her status to everyone in the house so that everyone could understand. No matter how upright she is, she is still just a junior.

In the bright hall of Xianglan Courtyard, Mrs. Zhen was sitting on the main seat. Shui Linglong smiled and greeted her: "Second Aunt."

Zhen Zhen suppressed the disgust in her heart, pointed to the chair beside her and said, "Sit down, why do you want to see me so late?"

Shui Linglong sat down and Liuzhu offered her a cup of tea. Everyone in the house knew that she loved to drink Yin Yun, but Liuzhu offered her a cup of Longjing. Even Zhen herself didn’t like to drink Longjing. As if she didn't understand Zhen's deliberate neglect, Shui Linglong took a sip as usual: "I came here to have a heart-to-heart talk with Second Aunt to resolve some unnecessary misunderstandings."

Madam Zhen obviously didn't expect Shui Linglong to be so straightforward. She couldn't help being stunned, and then said: "What did the Crown Princess say? I don't quite understand. Is there a misunderstanding between me and the Crown Princess? Could it be that the Crown Princess thinks that I am Are the maids in your yard deliberately torturing you?"

"Isn't it?" Shui Linglong asked back unceremoniously.

Mrs. Zhen was slightly startled. Shouldn't Shui Linglong say, "Where is it? The second aunt is the elder. You should use my maid as you should. I definitely don't think you are deliberately causing trouble."

Shui Linglong's frankness really made her feel at a loss. She raised her voice and said, "If you don't like it, I won't use it from now on! Why do you need to find an excuse to exclude me? Do you think I am eating the prince's free food?"

Shui Linglong was not affected by her anger and said calmly: "If there is a demon in the heart, everyone is a demon; if there is a Buddha in the heart, everyone is a Buddha. It doesn't matter whether I dislike the second aunt. What matters is whether the second aunt dislikes me."

Zhen’s hand holding the veil became a little tight...

Shui Linglong added: "What I want to tell my second aunt is that my husband-in-law will make a name for himself in the capital in the future and will need the support of the county king. Therefore, my husband and I are very in favor of the marriage between the county king and the Marquis of Sucheng. The more powerful the king is, the more useful he will be to me. I am not the kind of person who is blind and doesn't care about my brothers and sisters. I hope my second aunt understands my thoughts. If there is anything I have ever misunderstood, please tell me. Auntie is willing to teach me so that I can correct it in time.”

Ms. Zhen was startled at first, and then looked at Shui Linglong carefully, as if trying to distinguish the truth from falsehood in her words.

Shui Linglong met Zhen's probing gaze with a clear conscience and said sternly: "Whether what the second aunt has done these days is unreasonable or not, the second aunt knows it in her heart, and I know it in my heart. I don't tolerate the second aunt because I am afraid of the second aunt." Auntie, I don’t like to make the family uneasy and damage the reputation of my husband and the prince. I don’t care whether my aunt cares about the future of the prince, but I will never allow anyone to ruin my husband’s career! If Auntie insists on misunderstanding me and is incompatible with me, I will never tolerate it as of today!"

After listening to Shui Linglong's conclusive words, Mrs. Zhen's expression changed. She was used to the days when Kashgar Qing's family was the dominant one. She did not understand the intertwined interests in the capital, but she thought about her son running around among various powerful people. He looked busy during the period, and felt that Shui Linglong's warning was reasonable. The capital city... is not easy to mess around with!

“Isn’t it true that you leaked the news about Prince An?” Zhen asked with a frown.

"Second aunt, are you referring to Prince An's wedding in Kashgar? To be honest, the eldest princess told me about this when I went to Yao Mansion to visit my eldest sister." Shui Linglong said with a magnanimous expression.

Zhen was shocked: "Yu'er... didn't tell you?"

Shui Linglong shook her head: "My husband rarely talks about Kashgar Qing with me."

 "It's safe..." Zhen stopped talking.

"Anping?" Shui Linglong was really surprised this time. Anping was the person left by Zhuge Yu to assist her. If this matter had something to do with Anping, it's no wonder that Zhen would be suspicious of her.

Zhen elaborated on the rumors that Mrs. Wu heard at Huangji Restaurant: "...Mrs. Wu said that it was two young people who also went to Huangji Restaurant on Anping day, and they were sneaky when they came back. You can guarantee that it was not you. Instruct Anping to spread the news? "

Shui Linglong's heart was filled with turmoil, and her complexion also changed again and again: "Am I the only one who can control Anping? Besides, it's hard to say whether it's a rumor spread by Anping. I'm sure it's just a trick. "

Ms. Zhen stopped talking.

Shui Linglong looked at Zhen's sudden silence, her eyes narrowed slightly, and she said mockingly: "Still...Second Aunt, you actually guessed who the mastermind behind the scenes was, but you were willing to follow her wishes and make things difficult for me, and you didn't want to , Or don’t dare to expose her conspiracy and confront her? "

 The veil in Zhen's hand fell to the ground.

"Second Aunt, I'm not a soft persimmon, anyone can pinch me!" After saying it coldly, Shui Linglong stood up suddenly, put the tea cup on the table, and left without looking back, throwing away her sleeves. Just as she walked to the door, Mrs. Zhen said in a trembling voice: "Linglong, if your mother-in-law does something...that is unacceptable to you, don't blame her, the Zhuge family owes her this!"

These words sounded very incompatible with the previous words, but if you think about it carefully, it would tell her who the mastermind behind it was?

Shui Linglong turned back to look at Zhen, without criticizing her, she just said suspiciously: "Second aunt... what do you mean by this? Isn't the princess doing well in the Zhuge family?"

Zhen's long eyelashes trembled, looking very embarrassed: "Think about why she hasn't given birth to children for so many years..."

Shui Linglong tilted her head: "The princess was given a killer drug?"

Zhen Shi sighed in disappointment.

Shui Linglong continued to guess: "After giving birth to the first child, the foundation was damaged and you can no longer conceive?"

Zhen was silent.

Shui Linglong’s pupils moved, and she asked again: “Did the Zhuge family do it?”

Zhen’s face turned away, how could it be possible? How could the Zhuge family do such an outrageous thing?

Zhen's expression was clearly understood. The princess lost her child, but it was not the Zhuge family's fault. So where did Zhen's "Zhuge family owe her" come from?

Shui Linglong thought about the cause of Zhuge Yan's death again. Could it be that the Zhuge family had failed the princess by giving the medicine to Zhuge Yu? Isn't Zhuge Yu also the princess's child?

As soon as she thought of this, a very absurd guess flashed through Shui Linglong's mind. She looked at Zhen again and found that Zhen had an expectant look on her face, as if she was waiting for her to tell her this guess. A cold light flashed in her eyes: "Zhuge Yu...isn't the princess's child?"

Zhen's eyes lit up, and soon there was an easily detectable erratic look, as if she was confused about what she was talking about: "This... this... you... don't talk nonsense..."

Shui Linglong took a deep look at Zhen!

After Shui Linglong left, Liuzhu came out from behind the gauze cabinet, looked at the swaying bead curtain, frowned and said: "Madam, you swore a poisonous oath in front of the statue of Nuwa Empress not to tell the secrets of the past... If Empress Nuwa blames you, you will be punished!"

Zhen’s face was no longer panicked, and she looked calm: “Which ear of yours heard me tell the secret?”

Liu Zhu was startled. Yes, it was the Crown Princess who was guessing all the time. Madam didn’t say anything, not even nodding or shaking her head! But Madam successfully guided the Crown Princess to guess the truth of that year...

Liuzhu was filled with admiration. She used to think that Madam had a blustering temperament and often offended people without realizing it. Now that she saw her, she realized that she had underestimated this aunt who was the only one in the history of Kashgar to be straightened up.

Zhen sneered, she did suspect that the princess was the mastermind behind the scenes, but as Shui Linglong said, she did not want to and did not dare to confront the princess. In addition, she stabbed Shui Linglong several times, but Shui Linglong swallowed her anger, so she thought that Shui Linglong Linglong is easy to bully, so she just pretends to make things difficult for Shui Linglong, and Shui Linglong doesn’t lose a piece of her flesh, so she just keeps on doing it! But now that Shui Linglong had a showdown with her, she finally realized that Shui Linglong was not a dough that could be kneaded by anyone. She neither dared to offend the princess, nor wanted to actually fight with Shui Linglong, so she simply decided to let Shui Linglong know the truth and fight with the princess!

The bright moon is in the sky, and there are countless stars. The light is like the Milky Way, and the brilliance is like the scorching sun, shining brilliantly above the head. The watery eyes are looking up at each other, and the thoughts are drifting away little by little.

 Zhuge Yu... is not Leng Youru’s child!

Such surprising news shook her heart like a drum. She began to think hard about various things related to Zhuge Yu. Many things that were unbelievable at the beginning gradually had answers in her mind.

Three fiancées were killed in a row. Leng Youru must have sent people to kill those innocent women. The purpose was to make Zhuge Yu bear the reputation of being a wife-killer until no one in the capital dared to marry his daughter to him.

 Why was she spared? She once thought that the mastermind behind the incident was a hostile force in Zhenbei Palace, but the other party did not take her, a little concubine of Shangshu Palace, seriously.

“You are my father’s son, and whoever kills your father will kill his whole family!”

 Actually, it was Zhuge Yu's words that saved her life.

On the day of the blind date, Mrs. Li and Xue Juan were probably arranged by Leng Youru, and Xue Juan's ex-husband was also part of Leng Youru's scheme. Leng Youru knew that Zhuge Yu hated people who abandoned their husbands and children, and was sure that he would kill Xue Juan after he discovered Xue Juan's secret. Zhuge Yu knew it was a trap but still stepped into it...

There was also the pursuit on the way to Yao's house. She used to think that Qin Fangyi was responsible, but now she feels that Leng Youru is more likely!

Leng Youru was intimidated by Zhuge Yu's threat for a while, but in the end she couldn't hold back her murderous intention. It's just that Leng Youru made a mistake. Not only did she not die, but her relationship with Zhuge Yu got better day by day. Unable to torture Zhuge Liuyun's son, Leng Youru turned her sword and pointed it at Zhuge Liuyun's daughter. This was the change in Leng Wei's fate.

If she is like in her previous life, holding on to the jade pendant and refusing to give it to Qin Fangyi, she will not discuss marriage with Zhuge Yu. Then, everything else will be the same as in her previous life. Zhuge Liuyun will die eight years later. In the same year, Zhuge Xi Pregnant, Zhuge Yu never married until middle age...

 Because she chose a completely different path, the fate of everyone related to her changed.

In the past, she couldn't figure out how Zhuge Liuyun lost to Xun Feng, but now the answer is obvious.

 Leng Youru and Xun Feng, these two people are obviously in collusion!

Just because Leng Chengkun lost a pill, Zhuge Liuyun gave Zhuge Yu the chance of survival. Leng Youru, who had lost her beloved son, felt resentful and began to take revenge on each of them severely!

 This woman is simply crazy!

Shui Linglong felt a chill in her heart. Even if she could not forgive Leng Chengkun's negligence and Zhuge Liuyun's ruthlessness, how could Zhuge Yu and Zhuge Xi be innocent?

 Back to Moheyuan, Shui Linglong took a milk bath.

 (End of this chapter)