First Concubine

Chapter 135 The joy of reunion (1)

Mother Wang raised her eyebrows and said thoughtfully: "That's what Liu Lu Niang said! Last night Liu Lu Niang suddenly came to see the old lady and said that she had something to talk to the old lady alone. After Liu Lu Niang left, the old lady So I gave this errand to my slave, asking her to come to the palace as soon as possible to pick up Liu Lu and go back to visit her father!"

 Confidential conversations? Shui Linglong knew very well what kind of situation Liu Lu was in their family. The ruthless parents did not regard Liu Lu as a human being at all. In their eyes, they only had A Yi and a seven-year-old younger brother. After A Yi died, After they got a settlement allowance, they sobbed and cried for a few days, and then they focused entirely on their youngest son. They were very indifferent to Liu Lu from the beginning to the end. Only when Liu Lu handed over the monthly payment of money did Liu Lu’s wife Will give you a smile. With such a relationship, Ms. Liu Lu has to invite Liu Lu to go home to visit relatives?

Shui Linglong touched the corner of the table: "If you think about her mother's expression carefully, is she really sad?"

Mother Wang tried very hard to recall Liu Lvniang’s expression from the time she entered the Fushouyuan to the time she left the Fushouyuan: "Well...she kept covering her face with a handkerchief and crying, as if she was very sad."

Shui Linglong's eyes flashed with dark and indistinguishable light. After a moment, she said leisurely: "Mama Du's husband, Uncle Zhang, works as the shopkeeper in my restaurant. He is very efficient at doing things. He has slowly earned back his hard work in just a few months." The cost has been paid. Today is the day when he wants me to report the accounts. He said that in the evening, I will not keep Mrs. Wang! "

at dusk? It's morning now! Could it be that the eldest lady...Mother Wang's eyes rolled, she stood up and bowed respectfully: "I understand!"

Mama Wang took Liu Lu out of the house. Along the way, Liu Lu was trembling with fear, as if there was a sharp knife hanging above her head. She didn't know that the moment the rope broke, the sharp knife would pierce her head!

Seeing her silence, Mother Wang smiled and consoled her: "I have to be more serious before I can take you back home to visit relatives, but I guess your father can still be saved, so don't worry too much."

She knew her mother's temperament. One point could be said to be three points, and three points could be exaggerated to seven points. Her father was probably really injured, but it shouldn't be fatal. She was worried about her own life!

When he was about to cross the second entrance, Uncle Yu suddenly pushed Zhuge Liuyun over. Zhuge Liuyun was so aristocratic that he felt a sense of oppression that could not be ignored even if he was sitting in a wheelchair. Before Liu Lu could see the person clearly, she felt His head sank and a chill ran down his spine, as if an iceberg was pressing on his back.

Mother Wang had heard about Zhuge Liuyun's injury a long time ago, and guessed the other person's identity immediately. She quickly bowed her body and said, "Good luck to you, Your Majesty."

Hearing the words, Liu Lu looked up and suddenly ran into a pair of eyes that seemed to be frozen with a layer of ice. She was so frightened that her legs weakened and she knelt on the ground: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty!"

Uncle Yu stopped pushing the wheelchair. Zhuge Liuyun’s unclear gaze fell on Liu Lu’s forehead covered with cold sweat. He smiled lightly and said, “Aren’t you very courageous?”

Liu Lu dared to glance at Zhuge Liuyun's gauze-tied right hand with her peripheral vision, and her heart skipped a beat. It was over, the prince was really going to go crazy, and her life was at stake...

Mother Wang was confused and didn’t understand what riddle the two were playing.

For a long time, the air was so quiet that even the wind could not be heard, and Liulu's knees were so numb that he almost lost consciousness. Only then did Zhuge Liuyun seem to carelessly ask: "Where are you going?"

Liu Lu said in a trembling voice: "If you want to get back to the prince, go to the Shangshu Mansion."

Zhuge Liuyun seemed... dissatisfied with this answer! Don't go!

Mother Wang thought for a while, then she said: "Liu Lu's father drank too much and fell down the hillside last night. He was seriously injured. He was afraid that he would not be able to see his daughter for the last time, so the old lady asked Liu Lu to go to the minister's office. After a visit to the palace, the servant will personally take Liu Lu back to the palace."

This time, Zhuge Liuyun finally left!

 Liu Lu Ru Lin amnesty, the prince did not kill her! Oh my god, does this mean that her little head will be safely placed on her neck from now on?

Mother Wang took a deep look at Liu Lu, and then looked back at Zhuge Liuyun's back. She always felt that something was wrong with these two people!

"You girl! Are you so brave? Even the prince dares to bite you! You are really impatient! Aren't you afraid that the prince will get angry and cut off your parents, mother, and brothers and make them into puppets?" Inside the Fushou Yuan , Lady Liu Lu twisted Liu Lu’s ears and scolded her all over her face. Last night, a stranger sent a letter, saying that the prince fell in love with Liu Lu, but Liu Lu refused to obey, and even bit the prince at the critical moment. The prince didn't get angry on the spot, and he probably really wanted to take advantage of Liu Lu. She didn't believe it at first, but looking at her hesitating and panicked look, she knew that the man wasn't lying!

Liu Lv Niang felt that that person should be sent by the prince! Liu Lu would rather die than obey, so the prince had no choice but to start with her. As long as she persuaded Liu Lu to follow the prince, how much glory and wealth would there be in the future?

Liu Lu frowned and said with tears in her eyes: "Who told you?"

Liu Lv Niang hummed: "Who else could it be besides the prince?"

Liu Lu was startled. She bit him, so it was fine if he didn't kill her. Maybe it was because of the prince's concubine, but did he want to be so mean and insist on getting her?

The old lady put down the tea cup and finally said: "Okay, you can do it to my flowery daughter. What should I do if it hurts?" She smiled and looked at Liu Lu, "Come here and let me take a look."

Liu Lv Niang let go, and she knew that with her daughter’s beauty, she could definitely catch a big fish! I originally thought that it would be best for my daughter to marry the prince, but I didn’t expect that my daughter was so fierce and she immediately fascinated the prince!

The old lady affectionately pulled her to sit on the Arhat's bed. Liu Lu was shocked. She was a slave, how could she sit on the master's bed? When she was about to get up, the old lady held her down and said kindly: "Liu Lu, your father is injured and will be unable to work in the short term. All the burden of the family falls on your mother."

Liu Lu has not recovered from the shock yet: "My share of the money will be given to my mother."

The old lady's eyes tightened, and there seemed to be anger for a moment, but it turned into an approachable smile on the corner of her lips: "How can you support such a big family with your meager income?" She looked at Liu Lv Niang and saw the other party. Nodding, she said earnestly, "Your father's injury is too serious this time. It costs dozens of taels of silver to hire a doctor and buy medicine. That's okay. After all, your parents are the sons of the family. I looked at the old man. It’s okay to help him with your appearance, but you still have a young brother, and your mother has another one in her belly. I don’t know whether it’s a boy or a girl..."

"Ah? Mother! Are you pregnant again?" Liu Lu interrupted the old lady in shock. How many children could her mother have? Counting those who died in infancy, she couldn't even count them on her ten fingers!

Liu Lv Niang touched her reddish face, and her smile was uglier than crying: "Oh...oh! I just found out, and I'm going to wait three months before telling you!"

The old lady forced out a soft smile: "Your mother is pregnant and needs to take supplements, and your father is sick in bed and can't work at all! Who will take care of your brother? And how? Is it possible that he will be like A Yi again? This Isn’t it too chilling?”

Liu Lu lowered her head when she mentioned A Yi who suddenly died in the lake.

The old lady touched the hair on her temples and continued to be seductive: "The prince has not taken a concubine for twenty years, so he is a man of long-term love. It is your fate that he can take a liking to you. Even if you don't think about yourself, you have to think about your family." , isn't it? You hurt the prince, and the prince took the news to the Shangshu Mansion regardless of the past. Compared with the bureaucrats who snatched you back to the courtyard without saying a word, the prince's behavior really respects you! Be aware of yourself. If you refuse once, you are naive. If you refuse twice, you are pretentious. Let me tell you something that shouldn’t be said. A man likes you. You are a treasure. Your greed, ignorance, desire, hatred, brutality, and anger are all in his heart. There is only one word - 'cute'! But once he doesn't like you, you are nothing! No matter how fancy you are, you are just a pile of dirt to him! When he loses interest and thinks about you hurting him again, you and your family of five will not be able to withstand that anger!"

Liu Lu Niang knelt on the ground with great cooperation, wiped her eyes with a handkerchief daubed with onion water, her tears burst instantly: "Liu Lu... I beg you, mother... please obey the prince... Otherwise... our whole family... will have to be buried with you... wuwu... pity your unborn little brother..."

　　The voice is both emotional and shameless, and the actor-level acting skills are even secretly praised by the old lady!

Liu Lu lowered her eyes and didn't want to talk to her mother!

Seeing that the fire was not enough, Liu Lu Niang stood up and shouted: "Let me die! My own daughter got into trouble, and she didn't pay for it, which made our whole family implicated! It's better for me to die early and be reincarnated, with my eyes closed, Why are you tormenting me without being bothered? Oh my! What kind of evil did I do? I am such a white-eyed wolf! I only care about my own love and happiness..."

"That's enough! Stop saying a few words! You're scaring the child! We can only advise on this matter. The final decision is in Liu Lu's hands. How can a mother threaten her with death?" the old lady scolded in a low voice.

This red-faced and white-faced singer sings and sings in harmony, the performance is flawless and makes people cry!

Liu Lu was so confused that she unconsciously tightened the handkerchief in her hand: "Maybe... it's not the news from the prince!" This was a bit strange, and her intuition told her that the person who came to deliver the letter last night was not the prince. Pai, but if not the prince, who would it be?

"Old madam! A doctor is coming from outside, holding a sign from the palace and saying he wants to see you." Feicui reported loudly outside the door.

The person here is Dr. Hu from Zhenbei Palace. Shui Lingqing had high fever last time and was diagnosed and treated by him. Doctor Hu came in and bowed to the old lady and then explained his purpose: "Your Majesty heard that Liu Lu's father fell and was seriously injured. He ordered me to give him good medical treatment. Any medicinal materials needed will be provided by the Zhenbei Palace. I also asked the old lady to make it convenient."

 The old lady and Liu Lu Niang were overjoyed. Now, even if they were told that the letter was sent by someone else, they would not believe it! In their opinion, the prince was probably sincere towards Liu Lu, so they thought of one move after another. This time, Liu Lu would not be able to do anything unless he flew up a branch and turned into a phoenix!

 But the problem is... Liu Lu’s dad wasn’t injured in the fall!

Liu Lv Niang and the old lady exchanged a look and then said with a smile: "Oh, the place I live in is too simple. I'm afraid I might miss your respect. Just wait here and I'll ask some women to take me there." Bring that mouth over here!”

 The old lady nodded, showed Doctor Hu a seat, and called Jade to serve tea.

Liu Lu’s mother returned to the house in a hurry, and Liu Lu’s father was leaning on the bamboo bed, drinking soju and eating some meat.

"You **** ghost! You're still drinking! Trouble is coming!" As soon as Liu Lvniang entered the room and saw his careless appearance, she wanted to slap him with the sole of her shoe!

Liu Lu's father had a mouthful of wine stuck in his throat, and he choked and coughed until his face turned red: "What's wrong? My daughter doesn't agree?"

"Hmph! How can I handle the thing crawling out of my belly?" Liu Lu Niang felt a little embarrassed.

Liu Lu’s father hurriedly put down the wine bottle and squeezed the shoulders of his wife, who had contributed so much to it: “What kind of trouble is that?”

Liu Lvniang's expression turned solemn, and she turned sideways to face him and said: "The prince learned that you were seriously injured and sent a doctor from the palace to treat your injury. But you are so good. If the news reaches the ears of the prince, will we be the ones?" What... committed the crime of "deceiving the emperor"?

Liu Lu's father was startled and jumped up: "Oh! The crime of deceiving the emperor is to be beheaded!"

"I came up with a good idea on the way back. As long as you cooperate a little bit, we will have all the glory and wealth for the rest of our lives and Ah Wei's bright future!" Liu Luniang smiled mysteriously, stood up and took it from the corner. Pick up the laundry stick.

Liu Lu's father was shocked: "You...you...what are you going to do?"

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The old lady entertained Dr. Hu warmly, and kept praising Liu Lu in front of him: "...you don't know, this girl has been very capable since she was a child. She has been with me for so many years, playing chess, calligraphy and painting." He said he is proficient in everything but has learned a lot..."

Liu Lu curled her lips. When I was a child, I worked as a sweeper in the outer courtyard. When did I become immersed in your music, chess, calligraphy and painting? Besides, you're a country boy, do you know how to do those things?

 Doctor Hu sat upright, smiling and answering a few words from time to time.

The old lady had her own plans. She originally held Liu Lu's wife in her hand, thinking that one day Shui Linglong would be able to use Liu Lu as a pet. At the moment, Zhuge Yu didn't take a fancy to her, but the prince showed some interest. She has been working hard to please Shui Linglong, hoping that Shui Linglong will help Shui Chenxiang get out of the cold palace, but Shui Linglong always tries to play tricks on her, which makes her feel itchy but has nothing to do. Now, Liu Lu has been directly promoted to the prince's bed partner. Why does she need to fawn over Shui Linglong?

Not long after, Liu Lu’s father was carried on a stretcher by several rough ladies into the wing of Fushou Yuan.

Doctor Hu looked at it and frowned: "Isn't this caused by a fall?"

Liu Lv Niang said with a smile: "Oh, I fell down first, and then got into a fight with someone!"

 …

The news that the princess was sick spread quickly. Old Taijun, Zhen, Prince An, Zhuge Shu, Shui Linglong and others came to visit her. She was not in good spirits, so she leaned on the bedside. Everyone asked her whether she was happy or not. Ignoring it, everyone asked for trouble and left Qingyouyuan with a depressed face.

Zhuge Liuyun didn't look at her. He thought this woman was just angry with him!

Zhuge Yu personally served tea and water in front of the bed and asked about his welfare. The servants in the palace kept praising the prince for his kindness and filial piety. For a time, his reputation spread far and wide, and even the emperor praised him in the court. Of course, this was later Talked.

Zhuge Yu stayed in Qingyou Courtyard, and Shui Linglong returned to Mohe Courtyard first. She didn't know whether Zhuge Yu knew that he was not the princess's biological child. According to her observation, Zhuge Yu treated the princess with great respect, and he was extremely arrogant. His temperament actually made him calm down to serve the princess.

When Shui Linglong returned to Mohe Courtyard, she was surprised to find Hua Rong coming, and next to Hua Rong was a strong, unsmiling middle-aged woman - Mama Yuan.

Once upon a time, after the incident of Concubine Jade in the palace, Zhuge Xi was afraid that her scheming might harm Zhuge Yu, so he planned to ask Mama Yuan to serve her. She refused unceremoniously and even had a big quarrel with Zhuge Xi. She didn't know why Yuan's mother was here today.

The two of them greeted Shui Linglong, and Shui Linglong said kindly: "Are you here to visit the princess on behalf of my eldest sister?"

Hua Rong smiled and said: "Yes, I heard that the princess was ill, so the eldest mistress sent a servant to come to greet her, and by the way, she discussed with the prince about the small kitchen of Moheyuan."

 “Small kitchen?” Shui Linglong’s eyes brightened a little.

Hua Rong nodded with a bright smile: "The eldest young lady said that today is different from the past. The prince works hard as an official and has a lot of entertainment. He often misses meals when he comes back. The dining room is far away from Mohe Courtyard. It takes a long time to wait for meals alone. Not convenient for small kitchen.”

Shui Linglong raised her lips and smiled, as if she believed Hua Rong's words: "Sister, I'm interested. I will definitely come to say thank you someday."

Hua Rong suddenly stopped smiling and said seriously: "The eldest young lady said that the servants in Moheyuan don't know much about the taste of the prince. Therefore, from now on, Mother Yuan will manage the small kitchen specially for the prince. meals.”

Hua Rong originally thought that Shui Linglong would refuse. She had even prepared a series of excuses in advance. Unexpectedly, Shui Linglong said simply: "Thank you, Mother Yuan."

Yuan's mother said, "It is a slave's blessing to serve the prince and his concubine."

Shui Linglong’s smile was even bigger. Mother Yuan was Zhuge Xi’s best confidant, so she had to be an old lady in a small kitchen. Who said that Zhuge Xi didn’t suspect that the princess had tampered with her meals?

  I wanted a small kitchen in the morning, but I had one in the afternoon! Zhuge Xi was also alert! Everything is going in the direction she wants, and this palace is really prosperous for her!

 Not long after, Uncle Yu came!

Yu Boyan expressed the prince's meaning concisely and comprehensively: The prince wants a maid named Liu Lu!

This request is indeed somewhat inappropriate. There are over a hundred maids in the palace, so who does Zhuge Liuyun want, but her companion? In other words, how can a daughter-in-law send a maid to her father-in-law? Of course, Shui Linglong would not simply think that Zhuge Liuyun wanted Liu Lu to serve him tea and water.

Shui Linglong remembered that Liu Lu had accompanied Zhen to deliver New Year pictures to various masters last night. Could it be that Zhuge Liuyun fell in love with Liu Lu at that time?

 And Liulu was brought there by Zhen!

 (End of this chapter)