First Concubine

Chapter 148 The real murderer is exposed (4)

Before entering the kitchen, Shui Linglong was still thinking about what Zhuge Yu liked to eat. The answer came to her mind as soon as she mentioned the kitchen knife. She didn't know when she remembered the dishes he used more chopsticks for every meal.

Chicken stewed with mushrooms, chestnut braised pork, grilled pork ribs with onions, beef tenderloin stir-fried with green onions, prosperous king prawns, Dongpo eggplant, glutinous rice with jujubes in sweet sauce, fresh orange steamed eggs, pumpkin steamed lily, a total of five meats and five vegetables, with a perfect meaning. And a piece of eucommia black bean pork ribs soup and a piece of white fungus and snow pear soup.

 Zhi Fan and Ye Mao looked at the table full of brightly colored and fragrant delicacies, their mouths watering!

Shui Linglong wiped the sweat from her forehead with a handkerchief, took off her apron, and was very satisfied with the results of her labor: "Okay, take it to the main room."

Zhifan and Ye Mao placed the food on the dining table in the main room. Shui Linglong went to the clean room to wash up. When she came out, Zhuge Yu still hadn't come back. She looked at the hourglass on the wall and saw that Zhuge Yu was not out socializing. I am used to getting home early at this time in the past. She hid her face and yawned, then lowered her eyelids and said, "Ye Mao went to the second entrance to see if the Crown Prince was back."

 “Yes.” Ye Mao exited the room.

The earth dragon in the room is warm, Zhi Fan's forehead is covered with a little sweat, and Shui Linglong is afraid of the cold, which feels just right.

Zhifan gave Shui Linglong a cup of rose water and said softly: "Miss, how about...you take a break? You didn't sleep all night last night, so you squinted for half an hour in the morning, and you were busy... Even my iron body can’t bear it.”

Shui Linglong yawned again, her eyes filled with mist: "After dinner, go to sleep. Idle time is idle. You bring the embroidery basket and I'll make another pair of shoes. One pair is not enough."

"Okay." The eldest lady never listened to advice, so Zhi Fan was used to it. She respectfully agreed and took out the embroidery basket, soles and uppers from the cabinet, and handed them to Shui Linglong.

Shui Linglong walked to the side and sat down on the chair, stitching stitch by stitch. The hands that once held the butcher knife and were stained with blood were actually doing the prostitutes gently at this time. Shui Linglong herself felt... funny.

Two quarters of an hour later, Ye Mao returned, her head covered with flying snow. She wiped her head and said, "The prince has not returned, and Anping is not here either."

Shui Linglong said lightly, "Hmm", her eyes never leaving the needle and thread in her hand: "Then wait a little longer."

A quarter of an hour…

 Two quarters of an hour…

One hour…

 Two hours…

Three hours…

The smile on Shui Linglong's face condensed on the corners of her lips little by little as time passed, and finally disappeared.

Zhi Fan and Ye Mao looked at each other, not daring to express their anger. This time, let alone Zhi Fan, even Ye Mao could tell that something was wrong. The prince had come back late every time, maybe three or five times, but every time the prince asked Anping to send a letter in advance, telling the eldest lady not to wait for him to eat. But tonight...don't the relationship between the two of them be very good? Which song is this sung from?

Zhi Fan sighed secretly, Guo Yan kidnapped the eldest lady without saying a word, and the eldest lady left Guo Yan alone without calling for help. The prince is a normal man, is it strange that he is not angry? This is not a question of trust or distrust, but the eldest lady's behavior has touched the prince's bottom line. Even if the other party is a close friend, there is no reason to throw her drunken husband into the car and leave. This matter has to be left to Qin Fangyi. Shui Hangge has probably scolded her to death a long time ago. The prince just ignored the eldest lady for a few days. Zhi Fan thinks it is reasonable!

Shui Linglong put the half-made shoes into the embroidery basket and said as if nothing had happened: "Take the vegetables and heat them up, and ask Mrs. Zhong to come in and eat together."

Zhi Fan and Ye Mao did as they were told and carried the dishes to the small kitchen. When they came back, they were followed by Mother Zhong.

Shui Linglong pointed to the stool beside her and said lightly, "Are you hungry? Sit down and eat."

 Three people... did not move!

Shui Linglong said slowly and authentically: "We cooked a lot of food, it will be wasted if we don't finish it."

 The three of them...still didn't move!

Shui Linglong slammed the chopsticks she just picked up on the table. The three of them were startled when they heard Shui Linglong say in a cold voice: "You have to take your time even when eating! Can you become more efficient at work?"

Mother Zhong sat down first, next to Shui Linglong, followed by the lush leaves, and then the lush branches, all sat down.

Shui Linglong's expression softened slightly, and she picked up the chopsticks again. When she started, the three of them slowly started to eat.

Shui Linglong smiled: "How is it? My craftsmanship is pretty good, right?"

The three of them were stunned for a moment, and then they all nodded: "It's delicious!" It's a pity that the prince didn't eat it.

After finishing the meal, Shui Linglong opened the curtain and went into the back room. Mother Zhong and Ye Mao got up and put away the dishes.

 Zhong’s mother winked at Zhifan and motioned for her to follow.

Zhi Fan shrugged his shoulders, expressing his inability to comfort him.

 Mother Zhong pouted again. She will be on duty tonight to change branches, and Ye Mao will rest first.

Zhi Fan sighed secretly, okay...!

The cold wind howled and the sky was filled with snow.

Zhuge Yu was dressed in ink-colored brocade clothes and a black gold boiling water-patterned cloak, which looked particularly abrupt in the white snow. Anping was beside him, holding an umbrella for him, and the two of them walked towards Mohe Courtyard together.

When passing by a path with rocks on the left and a greenhouse on the right, Cen'er suddenly ran over from another path and knelt down in front of Zhuge Yu without saying a word: "Master! Please save the princess!"

Zhuge Yu looked down at her who was about to cry, his eyes as indifferent as water mixed with an indescribable undercurrent: "What's wrong?"

Cen'er said with tears: "The princess was poisoned! But they forced the princess to leave overnight! The princess has lived in the mansion for so many years, and her life and death have long been closely related to the Zhuge family. If you drive the princess away, isn't it costing the princess's life? Your Majesty, You always respect the princess the most, you must make the decision for the princess this time!”

A complicated look flashed in Zhuge Yu's eyes: "Anping, the princess has been poisoned. Please ask Dr. Hu to diagnose and treat the princess. It's windy at night. Prepare a good carriage and check the wheels carefully to prevent slippery roads."

 Anping said solemnly: "Yes, the Crown Prince!"

Cen'er was startled and looked at Zhuge Yu in disbelief: "Sir, you can't ignore the princess! The princess is your mother, how can you leave your mother alone, lord? The princess is really unjust!" It's all Zhaoyun, she poisoned the prince and the princess, and made the princess take the blame! Please be aware of the situation and don't let the traitor continue to do evil, and let other princesses leave the house because of their injustice!"

Anping glared at Cen'er coldly, wishing he could kick her away!

Zhuge Yu faintly raised the corners of his lips, half smiling but not laughing, half mocking but not mocking: "Tell me, how did Zhaoyun frame the prince and the princess?"

Cen'er was overjoyed and bravely said: "He is such a prince. The princess knew that Zhaoyun was not of high birth and was not good at playing music, chess, calligraphy and painting, so she kindly called Zhaoyun to her side and taught her patiently every afternoon. She treated her like a biological sister. Zhaoyun came to the house many times and was very familiar with the house, including the princess's daily necessities and the secret beauty medicine. Once, Zhaoyun came a little early, and the princess knew everything about it! Taking a nap in Xinuang Pavilion, the slave asked Zhaoyun to sit in the room for a while. Unexpectedly, she looked around and turned over the things in the princess's room. Then she pointed to a pot of purple river under the bed. Che asked the slave what it was, and the slave planned to hide it. After all, using Zihe Che to look good was not a glorious thing! But she kept asking, and the slave couldn't help it, so he told her. The frame-up was so fierce today that the slave didn't think about it for a moment. It wasn't until she returned to the yard that she suddenly remembered that Zhaoyun knew where the princess had put the Zihe cart. Therefore, Zhaoyun poured rouge into the princess's incense, first. Let the princess be poisoned, and then transmit it to the prince through sex, so that she can poison the prince without anyone noticing. She served the prince every day, pinpointed the date of the prince's illness, and hid the rouge in the princess's room in advance. In Zihe's car, when everyone searched, the princess became the culprit! She is so heart-wrenching! "

 This version sounds like it’s true at first glance!

Zhuge Yu looked at her and said in surprise: "Then why did she poison my father? I have heard of rouge drunkenness. It is a kind of incense. If a woman smells it for a long time, it will affect her fertility. She stays with the princess every day. At the same time, I must not be immune. Isn’t it worth the loss? "

Cen'er's confidence increased greatly, and the light in her eyes returned: "Master, you don't know something. Zhaoyun was originally unwilling to follow the prince. The first time he touched her, she even bit him. Later, her family members probably persuaded her, She came to the prince obediently, and within a few days, her parents were taken to the village owned by the prince by Uncle Yu. Zhaoyun hated the prince in her heart, and just now she would not hesitate to destroy her fertility but also used a trick to put the prince to sleep. I’m not awake, but rouge drunkenness is a woman’s incense, and the prince will definitely not use it, and it can only poison the prince if they have **** with each other, so Zhaoyun used the princess as a raft!”

Zhuge Yu touched the bridge of his nose: "Oh, that's it. Zhaoyun never thought that the relationship between the prince and the princess was good. Didn't the princess have a reason to poison the prince?"

 Everything is going as expected, which is great! Cen'er suppressed the joy in her heart and said sadly: "When I mentioned this, I was quite puzzled at first. Logically speaking, not many people in Master Yan's house knew about it, and I don't know who told Zhaoyun about the entanglement between the princess and the prince. I thought about it. , Zhaoyun only knows a few people in the house..." The voice was soft and inaudible at the end, as if she was waiting for Zhuge Yu to think of the person she designated.

 “Okay, okay, okay!”

After saying "good" three times in a row, Cen'er was elated. Before her death, Qiao's mother told her that the only person who could keep the princess was the prince. It seems that what mother Qiao said was right. The prince was indeed on the side of the princess. Damn it!

Zhuge Yu looked up at the snowflakes flying in the sky, like an elegant scholar, so peaceful that he seemed to blend into the world. However, what Cen'er didn't expect was that Zhuge Yu sighed slightly and gave Anping After making a gesture, Anping raised his foot and kicked her away hard!

 Cen'er's heart hurt and a large mouthful of blood spurted out.

Zhuge Yu put his hands behind his back and said coldly: "I have never told the crown prince about the disputes back then. Every sentence you said before was perfect, but the last paragraph... is really superfluous!"

Anping gave Cen'er a contemptuous look, idiot! Even if you question the Crown Prince, don’t question the Crown Princess, you don’t even understand this! After all these years, has the prince not done enough? Even if the princess puts on small shoes for the prince's concubine, the prince also repays evil with kindness, first with courtesy and then with force, but what the princess did is so disappointing! He gave birth control pills to his eldest aunt for five years, then used Leng Wei to destroy the relationship between his eldest aunt and uncle, and also gave birth control pills to the prince’s concubine. In the end, he didn’t know what was wrong with him, and ended up sharing the same bed with him for more than 20 years. The prince was so poisoned that he fell unconscious! They were all the people who were dear to the prince's heart, yet she frantically framed them one by one!

How much does Master Yan’s death have to do with the Zhuge family? There was someone else who poisoned someone, and someone else who lost one of the medicines. The prince endured the pain and chose the eldest son. Is it okay for the prince to suffer the death of his youngest son? She is the only mother, so isn’t the prince the father? The prince has not kept concubines for more than 20 years. She was happy to be married to him for a few days, but was unhappy and moved into the Buddhist hall for a few months. He is a man! Did he say anything? What have you done? And what kind of concubine does she have to deal with her?

Everyone in the Zhuge family held her in the palm of their hands, forgave her willfulness, and tolerated her rudeness. For so many years, she ate more fasting, chanted Buddha's words, and raised children than her husband and her husband, and no one complained. However, everyone's blind indulgence resulted in negative consequences. She takes revenge again and again!

It’s really unforgivable!

 Anping turned his face angrily!

Zhuge Yu looked at Cen'er and said word by word: "Tell the princess that the relationship between mother and son between me and her ends here!"

Leng Youru’s expression behind the rockery changed. Is there really... no hope of improvement?

Zhuge Yu went to the main hospital to visit Zhuge Liuyun. Doctor Hu dealt with it in a timely manner and the toxins were cleared. When he woke up naturally, the old lady was worried and kept holding Zhuge Liuyun's arm and sitting on the bedside. She He was afraid that if he let go, his son would be seduced by ghosts and monsters.

Zhuge Yu comforted him and said, "Grandma, my father is fine. You go back to the house and rest."

 The old lady shook her head stubbornly, holding Zhuge Liuyun's arm tightly and refusing to let go!

Zhuge Yu accompanied the old lady to keep watch for most of the night.

It was already bright when Shui Linglong woke up. She rubbed her sleepy eyes. If the biological clock in her body hadn't forced her to wake up, she would have been able to sleep for another hour or two. She looked around and found that she had fallen asleep on the bed at some point. She clearly remembered that she was leaning on the imperial concubine's couch to make shoes. Halfway through, she was so sleepy that she couldn't even raise her eyelids, let alone walk. , so I decided to take a nap for a while...

How come it’s already dawn just by squinting? You don’t even know how you got on the bed or how you put on your obscene clothes? Was she sleeping so deeply? !

“Who was on duty last night?” Shui Linglong asked in a hoarse voice.

Zhi Fan opened the curtain and came in. He said with a smile, "It's my slave. How did you sleep last night? It's still early. Why don't you sleep a little longer?"

It was indeed still early. Looking at the empty bed, Shui Linglong's eyes dimmed, she blinked and asked, "Where was I sleeping when you came in at midnight?"

Zhifan chuckled: "Of course you sleep on the bed! Is it possible that you can sleep on the floor?"

 No, she doesn’t have the habit of sleepwalking!

Shui Linglong’s pupils moved, she touched the pillow stained with his fragrance, and asked tentatively: “Did the prince return to the room last night?”

Zhifan subconsciously wanted to say "no", but after thinking about it, he said more objectively: "Well... Anyway, I didn't see the Crown Prince come back before I went to bed, and I didn't see the Crown Prince himself when I woke up. Maybe he came back at night, but I didn't Got it."

Shui Linglong lowered her eyes and said calmly: "Serve me and change my clothes. I'll go see my father."

 (End of this chapter)