First Concubine

Chapter 141 Mother and son recognize each other (2)

Shui Linglong finally understood where the good impression of Qin Fangyi when she entered the room came from. In fact, Shui Minhui gave up writing and went into business in his previous life. Although it was many years later than in this life, his character has not changed in his bones. Everyone has his own ambitions, and if you force him to do something he doesn't like, he may not do well. Therefore, when it comes to dealing with Shui Minhui, Shui Linglong maintains absolute neutrality: "What my mother said is that I am only here to visit my grandmother. How about Minhui? I respect the final result of the discussion between my father and Minhui."

Shui Lingyu showed a little disappointment!

After leaving the Fushouyuan, Shui Lingyu pulled Shui Linglong's sleeve and said reluctantly: "Sister, are you going back like this?"

Shui Linglong smiled faintly, almost mockingly: "So, what do you want me to do?"

Shui Lingyu moved her eyes from side to side and said, "Don't you remember how much grandma loved you when you were in the boudoir? Now that grandma has had a stroke, she has trouble speaking and walking, and her grandson, who she worries about the most, is in trouble, you Shouldn’t you help me?”

Shui Linglong's expression became solemn, and there was a hint of sharpness in her eyes: "Shui Lingyu! For Aunt Feng's sake, I saved you face just now in the house! Don't be so shameless. We can’t even be superficial sisters!”

“Sister! What do you mean by this?” The more guilty Shui Ling said, the louder her voice became, as if she was afraid of something or holding back something!

Shui Linglong stared at her with hatred, the fire in her eyes almost burned her eyes: "If my guess is correct, the reason why grandma was so angry that she had a stroke was not because Minhui said she wanted to give up literature and go into business, nor was it Because you said you wanted to take Minhui to Jiangnan, but you told the old lady that Shui Minhui was Aunt Feng’s son!”

“Ah—” Shui Lingyu was startled and took a few steps back. She didn’t expect that Shui Linglong had even guessed this, “I… I… I didn’t mean it…”

Shui Linglong said sternly: "If you did it on purpose, I would have sent you to see the official now!" Even if the old lady had been confused, she didn't care much about the lives of her grandchildren, but in the end she had never done anything harmful to them. You shouldn't receive such retribution!

Shui Lingyu's tears burst out of her eyes. She covered her face, squatted on the ground and sobbed: "I can't help it... My father values ​​Minhui so much that he even plans to hand over the Shui family's business to him. Minhui inherited... My mother was such a cruel person, she would definitely kill Minhui... I begged my grandmother to let her go... My grandmother refused, so I told Minhui's life experience. I thought that my grandmother loved Minhui all the time. Because of Aunt Tong, as long as grandma knows that Minhui is not Aunt Tong’s son, grandma won’t care whether Minhui stays or not. Who would have thought..."

Shui Lingyu is right about these words. With Qin Fangyi's stingy temperament, she will fight anyone who robs Shui Minyu of her glory, but Shui Lingyu's motive is definitely more than this! Shui Linglong's cold eyes swept away, looked at her intently, and said, "Do you want me to seize the opportunity and cheat my mother?"

As long as the Prince of Zhenbei is willing to intervene in this matter, not to mention Shui Minhui can successfully walk out of the Shangshu Mansion, and a lot of the property belonging to the Shangshu Mansion can also be taken away. By then, Qin Fangyi will probably be so angry that she will vomit blood! Shui Lingyu was sure that she and Qin Fangyi were incompatible, and she would not miss any opportunity to attack Qin Fangyi! And as soon as she started to fight for Shui Minhui's family property, even Shui Hangge would be offended! After all, Shui Hangge... I hope Shui Minhui stays with me!

Shui Lingyu really wanted to help Shui Minhui, but she was unwilling to withstand the anger of Qin Fangyi and Shui Hangge alone, so she desperately wanted to drag her into the water!

 The wishful thinking is so loud!

Shui Linglong didn't bother to pay attention to her and walked forward!

Shui Lingyu panicked. She knew that Shui Linglong was smart and would not be easily fooled, but this matter would be beneficial to Shui Linglong and not harmful at all! Pingnanhou Mansion and Zhenbei Prince Mansion are incompatible with each other. Shui Lingxi and Shui Linglong married into the two houses respectively. My father's attitude is very clear. He is in the camp of Pingnan Hou Mansion! Shui Linglong couldn't offend her father today, and there was nothing left of their father-daughter relationship! Why not take the opportunity to weaken the power of Shangshu Mansion and pave the way for the future of Zhenbei Prince Mansion and the Crown Prince?

"Sister! Listen to my explanation!" Shui Lingyu stepped forward to catch up with Shui Linglong. Naturally, she would not reveal her true thoughts, but said, "I promised Aunt Feng that I would take good care of Minhui. You see, When we arrived, my father’s attitude was very firm. I couldn’t convince him on my own..."

"Wait a minute!" Shui Linglong waved her hand to interrupt her words, and her suspicious eyes fell into her dodgey eyes, "What do you mean by 'you promised Aunt Feng'? Did Aunt Feng look for you before she died?"

Shui Lingyu's mouth twitched. This eldest sister was born to defeat her, right? Why is it that before you even say a few words, all your secrets are revealed?

Shui Linglong narrowed her eyes and grabbed Shui Lingyu's clothes. Her eyes were as sharp as a knife and she wanted to tear Shui Lingyu's face off: "Why did Aunt Feng commit suicide? Tell me clearly!"

The brilliance of Shui Lingyu's pupils faded in an instant. For a moment, her eyes were so dark that it was as if she couldn't see the whites of her eyes. They were as dark as a night pool, shrouded in a shadow of fear that even she couldn't face: "I... Aunt Feng... I I just said a few words to Aunt Feng... She said she only loved Shui Minhui and Shui Lingqing, not me... She would have misunderstood me and thought I would tell Shui Minhui's life story, so..."

So I would rather commit suicide and cut off the last clue than let Shui Minhui's life experience be revealed to the world!

Shui Linglong pushed Shui Lingyu away, clenched her hands into fists, and left the place decisively. It’s not that I’m not annoyed, I’m annoyed with Aunt Feng’s calculations, I’m annoyed with Shui Lingyu’s unobtrusive words, I’m also annoyed with Aunt Feng’s irresponsible solution...

 Their biggest fault is that they are too self-righteous!

Aunt Feng felt that Minhui must be Aunt Tong’s child so that the old lady would keep him by her side; Shui Lingyu thought that Aunt Feng had been lukewarm to her over the years because she didn’t care about her; before she died, Aunt Feng realized that she She really owed Shui Lingyu, for fear that Shui Lingyu would take revenge on her and reveal the truth about that year...

 But why don’t they think about it?

The old lady is lonely, and she will keep Minhui by her side no matter who gives birth to her; when Aunt Feng sees Shui Lingyu, she thinks of her former Aunt Tong, so she cannot face it calmly; and if Aunt Feng really doesn't care about Shui Lingyu, she should kill her Shui Lingyu, the only person who might reveal the truth, should not commit suicide to seek Shui Lingyu's forgiveness!

After walking a few steps, a thought flashed through Shui Linglong's mind. They are like this. Where are she and Zhuge Yu? Are you also measuring the other person's thoughts based on your own inner standards? For example, she thought that Zhuge Yu cared more about the princess than about her, so she didn't dare to tell Zhuge Yu anything about the princess, but maybe... everything was just her own guess, and Zhuge Yu actually cared about her more than she thought?

 She should ask Zhuge Yu! The two of them must not lack communication like the old lady, Shui Lingyu and Aunt Feng!

In the side room, Qin Fangyi personally showed the old lady how to cook medicine on the stove. The person who helped her was a new and beautiful maid. Ever since Shui Hange had the idea of ​​"selling" Shuilingxi to Governor Jiang, Qin Fangyi had completely treated him I have given up, let alone having **** now, Qin Fangyi will feel sick even if she hugs him more! Zian Shiqing was pregnant and could not sleep with her, and Shui Hange didn't like the other maids very much, so Qin Fangyi bought Ru'er.

Shui Lingxi's meaningful eyes swept across Ru'er's beautiful face, and she asked Qin Fangyi in a low voice: "Mom, Ru'er...is she still a virgin?"

 Ru'er lowered her head, pretended not to hear, and fanned herself on the fire.

Qin Fangyi said casually: "Yeah."

Shui Lingxi was overjoyed, her eyes flashed slightly and she said, "I am in need of a maid to serve you, mother, please give me Ru'er!"

Qin Fangyi looked at her with a swipe, and said in confusion: "I gave you ten maids to accompany you! Why are you still short? The Hou Mansion should also have maids!"

 So what about ten? All of them are ugly as hell!

Shui Lingxi bit her red lips lightly with her white teeth, her eyebrows furrowed slightly, and she was as beautiful as Xizi: "They are not as good-looking as Ru'er."

Qin Fangyi laughed: "That's natural. I'm a roommate. She's so good-looking that it's easy to seduce my uncle. The ones my mother has picked for you are honest people who are hard-working and plain-looking. Just use them with confidence!" After saying this, he suddenly realized. Something was wrong, "What are you talking about? They are not as good-looking as Ru'er? Why do maids want to be so good-looking?"

 Very, very surprised tone!

Shui Lingxi's slender eyelashes were trembling, and her beautiful eyes almost shed tears: "Mom, I... hurt..."

Qin Fangyi was startled at first, and then burst into laughter. She approached Shuiling River and said mysteriously: "Does it hurt to have sex?"

Shui Lingxi blushed and nodded!

Qin Fangyi patted her cold hand and couldn't help laughing: "Silly boy! The pain of breaking a melon is something that every woman must experience. When I was newly married to your father, I had no restraint and it hurt for half a month! How many days have you been married? When the scratch inside slowly heals, you will definitely not be able to live without me!"

What she didn’t point out was that the pain proved that a man with a big body is good at work. According to her, after her daughter tastes pleasure, her life of happiness will be later!

Shui Lingxi's face turned red and she said angrily and angrily: "Anyway... give me Ru'er!"

"Silly girl! Ru'er is so beautiful. If she goes to the Marquis Mansion, she might fall in my uncle's eyes. You won't regret it anymore!" Qin Fangyi shook her head and firmly disagreed.

 A trip in vain! Shui Lingxi held back her tears and added, "I'm worried about my grandmother, so I'm staying here today. My mother sent Mother Zhao to the Hou Mansion to inform the prince."

"Nonsense!" Qin Fangyi raised her eyebrows and her eyes became cold, "How can you spend the night at your mother's house just after getting married? You shouldn't do this if you want to gain a reputation as a filial and virtuous person! While there are no other concubines in the house, you It’s right to conceive an heir as soon as possible. As long as you give birth to your eldest son, your parents-in-law will always be on your side, no matter who becomes the heir in the future!”

The father-in-law basically doesn't care about anything, and the mother-in-law... sees Xun Feng like a mouse sees a cat. How can she dare to comment on Xun Feng's general affairs? He would only give her a stumbling block secretly. One moment he said that his back was sore and he asked her to take care of her, and the next moment he said that her mouth was tasteless and asked her to cook by herself. She was used to living a life of stars and moons, and learned a lot of ways to scare maids. However, he didn't know how to deal with the mother-in-law's difficulties at all.

That's all, it's not impossible to enjoy peace and quiet, but...but...

Qin Fangyi turned her head again and found Shui Lingxi crying silently. She was shocked: "Why are you crying? Are you having a hard time in the Hou Mansion? Tell your mother!"

Somehow, Shui Lingxi thought of Shui Linglong. She had been to the palace several times and heard a lot of news from Shui Lingqing. She knew that Shui Linglong lived a very happy life in the palace. The princess had an indifferent temperament, so Shui Linglong didn't need three The two sides of the sky serve around her, and the old lady is like a child at heart. Besides eating sweets, she also plays cards, and gives all the money she wins to Shui Linglong. As for the husband, let alone that. Looking at Shui Linglong’s beautiful face, you can tell that the relationship between the two of them is excellent...

Why? Why wasn't she the one who married into the palace?

Shui Lingxi burst into tears, and Qin Fangyi was so frightened that she hugged her shoulders and said, "Daughter, if you are unhappy, tell your mother. Is it your mother-in-law who gave you little shoes, or did Prince Xun neglect you? Tell your mother , Mom will find a way for you! You are my only daughter, and I will never wrong you, what do you think? "

Shui Lingxi finally stopped crying and looked at Qin Fangyi with tears in her eyes: "You didn't lie to me? You really won't let me be wronged?"

Qin Fangyi was puzzled. Could it be that her daughter really was not living a satisfactory life in the Hou Mansion? Her first reaction was domestic violence! She immediately picked up her daughter's sleeves and opened her daughter's skirt. She found that there were no wounds on her body, and she was able to let go of her temporarily worried heart: "Say!"

Shui Lingxi thought that this might be her only chance to ask for help. It would be even harder to escape from the Hou Mansion than to reach heaven... She calmed down, looked hard, and said seriously: "Mother! Prince Xun, he..."

“Lingxi, what are you telling your mother about me?”

Shui Lingxi trembled violently all over, and an unprecedented fear entered her mind along with the elegant and clear voice, like an ice knife suddenly hitting her, she was so scared that she almost lost her wits! For a moment, despair spread in her heart, and she looked at the door in panic, where the unparalleledly handsome man appeared: "Mr...Mr., why are you here?"

 The voice...is shaking so much!

Xun Feng's thin red lips pursed into a curve that confounded all living beings: "I heard that grandma is sick, so I came to see you and take you back home. It's freezing cold and I'm not worried about you being alone. Or... I said yesterday Are you angry with me because you drank too much and didn’t come back to your room? I slept in the study and didn’t go anywhere.”

Qin Fangyi laughed at herself, what is she thinking in such a mess with her pig head? The Xun family has been a family for hundreds of years. Has there ever been a scandal involving mistreatment of a daughter-in-law? It turns out it was my daughter’s uncle who was causing trouble! What a big deal! It is natural for a man to drink and sleep in his study, but his daughter is so spoiled that she divorces her uncle over such a trivial matter!

Qin Fangyi stood up and said with a smile: "I asked you if you went to court today. Lingxi was about to answer, and you came."

Xun Feng walked to Shui Lingxi, took the shivering Shui Lingxi into his arms, and said with a slight smile: "Yes, I just took over my father's official position recently. There are too many things that need to be handed over, and I can't even celebrate the New Year." I was negligent in spending time with Lingxi, I will pay attention to it in the future."

 The mother-in-law looks at her son-in-law, and the more she watches, the more interesting it becomes! Especially this son-in-law Chenglong Kuai will one day sit on the throne!

Qin Fangyi smiled so hard that she couldn't even see her eyes: "To be honest with you, I know Lingxi's temperament very well. She is arrogant and willful. She has caused trouble to the prince a lot. Please forgive her for her youth and ignorance!" "

Xun Feng lowered his head and glanced at the person in his arms, smiling even more: "I will treat Lingxi... very well!"

Shui Lingxi shivered...

Shui Linglong and Shui Lingyu walked out of the Shangshu Mansion. The carriages from the Governor's Mansion and the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion were already waiting. Shui Lingyu looked at the luxurious carriages and the uniform sixteen servants, and felt that Jiang Hai gave her a lot of face. You know, there was nothing beside the carriage in Zhenbei Palace except a coachman.

Shui Lingyu felt a little more balanced in her heart. Shui Minhui's matter had to be settled whether Shui Linglong participated or not. I hope Jiang Hai has a good night. Jiang Hai is a bit older, but he understands and loves women. He usually agrees to her requests.

Just when Shui Lingyu was glad that she had found a good husband, Zhuge Yu opened the curtain and jumped out of the carriage, walking towards Shui Linglong with an indifferent expression but full of adoration in his eyes.

Shui Linglong’s eyes lit up and she smiled slightly.

Zhuge Yu walked to Shui Linglong and the two of them, and they smelled the strong smell of alcohol on his body. Zhuge Yu politely greeted Shui Lingyu: "Third sister."

"Brother-in-law." No wonder there are no servants. It's because he doesn't want the crowd to disturb the couple's enjoyment. Shui Lingyu felt very unhappy in her heart. She didn't admire Zhuge Yu, but she felt that Shui Linglong could easily live a better life than her, as they were both concubines, and she was a little upset.

How does she know that Shui Linglong suffered in her previous life and how tired she is in this life?

Shui Linglong blinked: "Drunk?"

 Zhuge Yu put the cloak in his hand on Shui Linglong and corrected the flaw in her words: "Drinking."

Looking at the way he was trying to remain calm, it was obvious that he was drunk. Shui Linglong felt warm in her heart and said, "It's windy, so you should wear more clothes."

Zhuge Yu and Shui Linglong went into the house to visit the old lady, and exchanged a few words with Shui Hangge and Qin Fangyi. Shui Hangge was an old fox. Even though he secretly colluded with Xun Feng, he did a good job on the surface. After Weng and his son-in-law chatted for a while, Zhuge Yu stood up to say goodbye and took Shui Linglong out of the Shangshu Mansion.

As soon as the two got on the carriage, they saw Xun Feng coming out of the gate through the gap in the curtains with his arms around the pale Shui Lingxi. Rather than "hugging", it would be better to say "lifting" because Shui Lingxi's feet were barely touched. When she reached the ground, it was Xun Feng who held her between his body and his arms. At this moment, Shui Lingxi suddenly looked towards Shui Linglong and the two of them, the dim light in her eyes regained its luster, and then she revealed a pleading look.

Without saying a word, Zhuge Yu tightened the curtain and leaned on the Sixi embroidered mandarin duck quilt on the simple couch. No longer hiding the fact that he was drunk, he muttered: "Xun Feng and Shui Lingxi have a good relationship, huh?"

 (End of this chapter)