First Concubine

Chapter 134 Lantern Festival Troubles (5)

This silent protest seemed more like a forced acquiescence to Zhi Fan. Zhi Fan had a stern look on his face: "Why would you rather be a wife of a poor family than a concubine of a high family? I bought you off with a broken bracelet. Yours Where is your moral integrity? Have you fed the dog?”

Liu Lu was so angry that her eyebrows stood up: "What's wrong with the broken bracelet? Someone has to give away the broken bracelet! Do you have one? Don't say grapes are sour when you can't eat them! If you are jealous that I am better than you, just say so!"

Zhi Fan spat: "Bah! I don't want that kind of dirty thing that betrays my conscience!"

Liu Lu picked up the tea cup on the table and threw it at Zhi Fan: "Get out of here!"

Zhi Fan ducked sideways, but his shoes were not spared. Zhi Fan stamped his feet angrily, walked to the bed and changed his shoes and footwear, glanced at Liu Lu and went to Baoxia.

Without the outsiders, Liu Lu's body softened and she sat slumped on the water-stained ground.

 “How old?” The prince lifted her chin with his hand, and she could clearly feel the aggression and domineering look in his eyes.

 “In response to the prince’s words, I am seventeen slaves.”

Cold lips gently covered her eyes, and she hurriedly avoided them.

 He asked: "Do you think this king is old?"

 She knelt on the ground and said, "No! I don't want to be the maidservant of the first wife, so please, for the sake of the Crown Princess, let me go around!"

"Ah!"

That was the coldest and most sarcastic voice she had ever heard.

She thought that the prince would let her go. They said that the prince and the princess were deeply in love. For more than 20 years, let alone an aunt, they had never even had a room together. Who knew why the prince was so crazy that he would fall in love with her? She is somewhat pretty, but she is not on the same level as the princess. Did the prince's tricks get fooled by lard?

The prince will definitely kill her tomorrow...her life is at stake...

 The night is blurry and the wind is biting.

Leng Youru stood on the path opposite the main courtyard, separated by a few peach trees, looking steadily in the direction of the gate, her hands clenched into fists little by little, but her tone was as calm as ever: "Go and ask. "Who is it?"

Mother Qiao held her forehead. The knot was bigger this time. The princess was aloof and angry when she was suspected by the prince. She finally let go of her pride and came to talk to the prince. However, she saw a disheveled maid running from the main courtyard. Come out, doesn't this show that the fire is cooking the oil?

With a grimace on her face, Mother Qiao asked the gatekeeper. When she came back, she replied in a low voice: "It's Liulu from Mohe Courtyard."

Leng Youru’s eyes trembled and she turned back to her yard!

Returning to Qingyouyuan with a gloomy look, Leng Youru was surprised to find Zhuge Yu waiting at the door. He was wearing an ink-colored agarwood satin brocade suit with no pattern, like an ink cloud that blocked the sun. With a gilded luster. It is not difficult to see the traces of travel and dust on his elegant face. The area around his lips is green. Upon closer inspection, he discovers that he has a beard that has not been dealt with for a few days. He has always been clean and attaches great importance to image. He has never been so unkempt. It can be seen that he has come back. He must be extremely anxious, or... he must be extremely anxious to find her.

Leng Youru was surprised, just like a dragonfly, a different kind of halo appeared in her eyes. Mother Qiao behind her was not as calm as she was, and she shouted directly: "Ouch! It's... it's... the prince! You are back. ?When did you come back?"

"Mother!" Zhuge Yu bowed to Leng Youru respectfully, and then looked at Qiao's mother. He was neither pleasant nor too indifferent. This was already looking at Leng Youru's face, "I just arrived. It was too late, so I didn’t disturb everyone, and planned to pay my respects to the old lady and the prince tomorrow.”

Leng Youru raised the corners of her lips slightly and said with a clear smile: "Just come back. Come in and sit for a while. I haven't seen you for a long time."

"good."

After entering the room, Zhuge Yu put the twisted pastries on the table and served Leng Youru tea with his own hands. Seeing that her face was pale and seemed to have been infected by the cold, he checked her pulse, took medicine, boiled medicine, and gave her medicine. He did it all by himself. He had not slept for days and nights, and his brows were full of fatigue, but he mustered up the energy to complete every step seriously, leaving Mother Qiao and Cen'er dumbfounded.

After drinking the medicine, Leng Youru broke into a sweat. Leng Youru felt a little warmer. She leaned on the imperial concubine's couch and glanced at the pastry box sent by Zhuge Yu: "What is it?"

Zhuge Yu replied: "A well-known pastry shop in the south of the Yangtze River provides a limited supply of golden jujube cakes. Concubine and Linglong each receive a box."

 The implication is that even Zhuge Liuyun and Old Taijun are not there!

Something flashed in Leng Youru's eyes: "Now that you're interested, go back and have a rest early."

"Honey, my dearest concubine, my son will come see you tomorrow." Zhuge Yu was deeply blessed and left Qingyouyuan. He never said a single word of complaint or blame. Leng Youru's expression became more solemn as she ordered, " Go find out when the prince returned home and where he has been!"

"Yes!" Cen'er immediately left and came back two-quarters of an hour later, panting, "Princess Qi, the prince returned to the mansion an hour ago. He has been staying in Mohe Courtyard since he came back. He didn't go anywhere. He came directly to our courtyard, but the maid found out that Anping went to Qinghuixuan with a booklet. After Anping left, Prince An immediately rushed out of Qinghuixuan with a serious face, and went to the second lady's house as if he was going to accuse him. Xianglan Courtyard.”

 Zhezi...raise an army to question the guilty...

The color on Leng Youru’s face instantly faded: “Turn out the lights, I’m taking a rest.”

 Cen'er and Qiao's mother looked at each other and exited the room.

In the corridor, Cen'er approached Cen's mother and laughed softly: "The prince is so kind to our princess. As soon as he came back, he greeted the princess and gave him cakes that even the old lady and the prince didn't have. Who said he didn't put our princess in the house?" In my opinion, it’s not a big deal even if the prince’s concubine is the prince’s wife, in the prince’s heart, the princess is more important!”

"You idiot!" Mother Qiao poked Cen'er on the forehead and said angrily, "Is the princess really more important? The pastry prince doesn't have the old lady, but besides the princess, who else has it?"

Cen'er was stunned, it was... the Crown Princess!

Mama Qiao continued: "Think about it again, did the prince really greet the princess as soon as he returned home? He didn't go anywhere before coming to Qingyouyuan?"

 Cen'er was stunned again. He stayed in Mohe Courtyard for more than half an hour!

Mama Qiao snorted coldly: "Old lady, I finally understand. The prince is warning the princess!"

 “What do you mean?” Cen’er’s head couldn’t turn around.

Mother Qiao looked into the boundless night and said: "If my guess is correct, although the prince is far away in the south of the Yangtze River, what happened in the mansion cannot be hidden from his eyes. The prince's invitation to be appointed as an official in the court must be hidden by the prince." It was rejected. The prince was using Prince An as a raft to beat the second lady! Some time ago, the second lady called the prince’s personal maid to the Xianglan Courtyard to fool around, more than once or twice in those ten days! The Madam's status in the palace increased sharply, and the Crown Prince's prestige was in decline. It wasn't until some maids gathered in the Mohe Courtyard to cause trouble, and the Crown Prince killed Mrs. Yu with a thunderous cane and punished two other maids. But no matter what happened now, the Crown Prince restored the situation. It is an indisputable fact that the concubine was angry, and who gave this anger to the second lady! As for whether the second lady was instigated by the princess to dare to attack the prince, the prince should not know, but the second lady used Liu Lu. The princess nodded when they were working as coolies, so there is no doubt that the princess is an accomplice! "

"Ah?" Cen'er's eyes widened, "Since the prince wants to seek justice for the prince's concubine, why is he still so kind to the princess? It's completely different from treating the second lady!"

Mother Qiao poked her forehead again: "Well-developed limbs, simple mind! When will you learn to behave better? The prince used the strategy of 'courtesy first and then attack' with our princess! His meaning was very clear: 'Mother, concubine, if You think that I am not filial enough to you, so you are making things difficult for my wife. That’s fine, I will be more filial to you in the future. But if I am filial to you, but you still don’t buy it, I’m sorry, I can poke my second aunt’s heart today, but in the future I dare to teach you a lesson! '"

Cen'er seemed to have an epiphany: "No wonder the prince suppressed Prince An so hard. He only showed his love to the princess." The prince has never cared about anyone so much!

“I’m not my biological child after all!” Qiao’s mother glanced at Cen’er and then looked into the boundless night again, “I only knew that the prince was a good fighter, but I didn’t expect that he could be so clever at scheming!”

Zhuge Yu returned to Mo Heyuan, cleaned his beard, put on his obscene clothes, and came to the bedside. Taking a closer look, he found that she had kicked off half of the quilt at some point, and her white calves were exposed, and her tentacles were exposed. A piece of ice cold.

He pulled the quilt to cover her legs, unbuttoned her underwear, and put her cold feet against his warm belly. The moment of coldness made him take a breath and make the hairs all over his body stand up.

Shui Linglong was in a daze, first dreaming that she was walking barefoot in the snow, shivering from the cold, and then suddenly stepped onto a warm soft ground. She moved her feet, trying desperately to absorb the warmth of the warm ground. The cold here was replaced by the cold. If it gets cold there, move to another place.

Zhuge Yu saw Shui Linglong's feet wreaking havoc on his belly and even his entire chest until he was completely cold, but her feet were warm. She snorted in disgust, they were no longer warm! He retracted his feet into the quilt, turned over, and continued his sweet dream.

Zhuge Yu glanced at Duoduo on the soft couch. Does this woman want a child? She actually got a pet, and it was the furry one that she hated the most!

 Do you need to work harder?

Thinking of this, Zhuge Yu curled his lips and smiled, lifted up the quilt and slid in, took her soft body into his arms, and gave her another extreme pleasure in her sleep.

The news of Zhuge Yu's return spread throughout the palace the next day. When Shui Linglong woke up, Zhuge Yu had already gone to Tian'anju to pay his respects to the old lady.

Zhi Fan went into the room to help Shui Linglong wash herself, smiling with crooked eyes: "Prince Concubine, do you want to sleep a little longer? The Crown Prince said you don't have to get up, so he came back soon. The old lady sent someone to pass the message, and you don't have to." Go and say hello.”

 What does it mean that she doesn’t need to get up and he will get back soon? Did he want to sleep with her all day? There was a murmur in my heart, but there was a little joy overflowing from a small corner, and there was even a faint smile on my rosy face: "I've slept enough."

 It was too cold in winter, so I put on a red bellyband embroidered with hibiscus and dangled it in front of a bronze mirror, and came to the conclusion that "massage is indeed the best way to enlarge the breasts."

After washing up, Shui Linglong asked Zhi Fan: "I forgot to ask you last night whether Cen'er knows martial arts."

Zhi Fan thought for a moment and said, "I tried your method. She caught the shark's tears safely. She should be a practicing practitioner."

Shui Linglong pressed her eyebrows: "The person who sneaked into Dong Jialin's yard that night and made Dong Jialin hang herself was undoubtedly Cen'er."

Zhifan opened the food box and set out the rice, a basket of crystal steamed dumplings, a plate of fried meat with fungus, a sixteen-color assorted platter, a plate of creamy scallion rolls, a bowl of three fresh noodles, and a cup of rice specially sent by the prince. Goat milk.

Shui Linglong poured half a cup of goat's milk to Zhifan: "It's beautiful and nourishing. It's rich in nutrients. It's very high in protein and calcium. It can also help you grow taller."

Zhi Fan stiffened her arms and picked up half a cup of goat's milk that made her hair stand on end. She smiled and said, "Slave... I'm sixteen and can't grow any taller." So, master, drink it yourself!

Shui Linglong glanced at her airport-like front and said, "You can grow breasts!"

Zhi Fan blushed deeply and drank the goat's milk.

Shui Linglong was still growing up, so she ate a bowl of three-fresh noodles, half a plate of fried pork with fungus, two crystal steamed dumplings, a few chopsticks and assorted vegetables, the scallion rolls were not touched, and the cream was not pure. The taste of the three fresh noodles is average, not as good as Zhong’s mother’s. It’s a pity that Moheyuan doesn’t have a small kitchen.

Shui Linglong gargled her mouth with mint water and used a handkerchief to clean her hands. Zhi Fan removed the meal on the table and replaced it with a bunch of fresh fruit and a cup of Yin Yun tea: "Miss, the princess is sick!"

Shui Linglong casually picked up an orange segment and tore off the white orange strips on it: "You were fine when you were shopping yesterday, why did you suddenly become sick?"

Zhi Fan said with a hint of a smile: "I'm not sure. I asked the doctor to take a look. I heard that you have to rest for a long time. Hehe, has the princess done too many unscrupulous things and the old man has punished her?"

Shui Linglong ate the orange and did not answer her question: "What's going on with Hongzhu recently?"

Zhi Fan shook his head: "No movement, very honest!"

Shui Linglong raised her eyebrows suspiciously, but there was no movement? Could it be that Hong Zhu made a big fuss in Mo Heyuan, even fighting Liu Lu until they almost lost their looks, because she just wanted to compete with Liu Lu? Is it necessary for the princess to go to such trouble to get rid of a maid?

Mentioning Hong Zhu, Zhi Fan immediately thought of Liu Lu. She hesitated for a moment, and finally told Liu Lu's strange behavior: "Miss, Liu Lu came back late yesterday, and she looked particularly panicked. The slave asked her what happened. She didn’t say anything, and she even had a fight with the slave! I don’t know...if she was bribed by the second lady!”

She can be friends with Liu Lu, even very considerate friends, but only if their positions are completely consistent. Once Zhi Fan feels that Liu Lu has left their camp, Zhi Fan will no longer care about those thin friendships. ! After all, no matter how good friendship is, it is not worth a life, just like the love between children is not worth four ounces of love.

Shui Linglong tapped the table with her index finger, thinking about the strangeness of the matter, and planned to directly ask Liu Luxuan for questioning. At this time, Mother Zhong reported that Mother Wang from Shangshu Mansion was here.

Shui Linglong summoned Liu Lu and met Wang’s mother in the bright hall. Mother Wang bowed respectfully to Shui Linglong and said with a flattering smile: “My slave, please say hello to my great aunt! Wish you all the best!”

Shui Linglong pointed to the chair beside her and said with a pleasant expression: "Mother Wang, sit down and serve tea in Liulu."

Liu Lu had been in a daze since she entered the room. She didn't hear Shui Linglong's order. Zhi Fan poked her arm before she came back to her senses. Zhi Fan reminded her in a low voice and she hurriedly walked into the side room to make tea. I gave Shui Linglong and Mama Wang a cup each.

Shui Linglong looked at her deeply!

Mother Wang held the tea cup and said: "I came here today to take Liu Lu back to visit her father at the old lady's order. Liu Lu's father drank too much and fell down the hillside last night. It seems...he is dying." "

Liu Lu's face instantly turned pale: "My dad...my dad...something happened?"

Shui Linglong's eyelids moved, and she smiled lightly and said: "Old Madam's grace, Liu Lu quickly went back to the house to change clothes, and will go to visit your father with Mother Wang later."

Liu Lu held back her tears and said, "Thank you very much, Miss!" She left the bright hall!

Shui Linglong made a gesture, and Zhi Fan also stepped back. She and Mother Wang were the only ones left in the room. She got straight to the point: "Mother Wang, tell me the truth, is Liu Lu's father really seriously injured?"

 (End of this chapter)