First Concubine

Chapter 154 The Grandpa Arrives (1)

 It is late at night and the wind is biting. Zhuge Liuyun sat in front of his desk, carefully reading the secret reports sent by the spies, and his face was livid with anger! Unexpectedly, Concubine De actually took the initiative to invite the emperor to favor her. He had always asked Concubine De to establish a good relationship with the queen. The favor of the emperor was second, and settling down in the harem was fundamental. The emperor was too unpredictable. He would not send troops to help Dong Mobei. To restore the country, the most important thing is the queen and the prince!

"Nonsense!" Zhuge Liuyun threw the secret report to the ground and said angrily, "What happened to Concubine De? She used to hate the emperor so much that she suddenly became a different person!"

Uncle Yu handed another secret letter in his hand to Zhuge Liuyun and said respectfully: "Xiao Anzi, who is next to Concubine De, once quietly contacted people from the Pingnan Marquis Mansion. Concubine De suddenly became favored after you, the prince, were poisoned and fell into coma. "

 “What do you want to say?” Zhuge Liuyun’s eyebrows were raised high!

Uncle Yu has followed Zhuge Liuyun for many years, and he has full control over all information, and his ability to analyze events is superior to others. He slowly expressed his inner thoughts: "I suspect that Concubine De and the people in Nanhou Mansion are the same. The poisoning of the prince is a bargaining chip promised by the Pingnan Marquis Mansion to Concubine De, and Concubine De must have obtained something from the Marquis Pingnan Mansion. Fighting for favor is just a means, and the real highlight has not yet happened. "

"The Pingnan Hou Mansion is so ambitious. All they want is the emperor's life!" Zhuge Liuyun pressed his temples and was so angry that his eyes were splitting. "My poisoning is related to the Ping Nan Hou Mansion. Doesn't it mean that... Princess Ping Nan Hou The government colluded? "

Yu Bo paused and said: "For the time being... there is no evidence."

Zhuge Liuyun didn't expect that his pillow wife would... turn out to be such a snake and scorpion! I didn’t even expect that Concubine De, whom I had worked with for many years, would run into the Xun family’s camp! How did all this come about? Could it be that Concubine De knew about her sending someone to protect Guo Yan? If so, Concubine De should be grateful to him. If he really broke with her, he should have killed all her secret guards long ago! Seeing that Uncle Yu still didn't leave, he asked again: "What's wrong?"

Uncle Yu handed him the last secret letter: "We found Shui Linglong's life experience."

The next day, Shui Linglong slept until she woke up naturally. She had the most sound sleep in many days. Zhifan and Zhong's mother heard the noise and hurriedly opened the curtain and came in to serve. Mother Zhong walked to the bedside, lifted the quilt for Shui Linglong, helped her change her clothes, and smiled warmly in the spring breeze: "Congratulations, Miss! Did you have a good rest last night, Miss? Very good, right? Haha..." Smirk!

Zhifan brought the footwear and shoes over and laughed too: "My slave also congratulates the eldest lady. Although she is a step behind Mother Zhong, the eldest lady will also remember that I am in such a good mood because I am in such a good mood!"

Shui Linglong looked at the two of them singing in harmony with slight surprise.

Zhi Fan said with a smile: "Double congratulations. Firstly, congratulations to the eldest lady and the prince for their reconciliation; secondly, congratulations to the eldest lady and the prince for giving birth to a child of happiness!"

"Yes! I'm really looking forward to the little prince!" Mother Zhong said with a smile while changing Shui Linglong's clothes, "According to me, the prince is also one of the best husbands in a hundred! Such a man is hard to find even with a lantern. ! The most correct thing the eldest lady has done in her life is to refuse the prince’s marriage and marry our prince! Fame, wealth and status are nothing, but a man’s heart is the most important thing!”

Zhifan just wanted to laugh. Last night, I don’t know who was the one who said with snot and tears, "The prince is a weak lover"!

Shui Linglong recalled the embarrassing incident of Zhuge Yu setting the small kitchen on fire, and couldn't help laughing, but soon she became solemn: "Don't tell anyone about the small kitchen!" If he wants the prince to know that his precious son cooks for a woman, he must not Angry enough to throw her out?

Zhi Fan nodded and said happily: "Don't worry, slaves. Mother Zhong, Ye Mao and the slaves know what happened last night. Bai Mei came and asked about it. The slave said that she fell asleep while making the stew. I guess, later, Er Baimei has to complain to you."

Shui Linglong raised her feet so that Zhifan could put on her footwear and shoes. She smiled calmly and said, "Baimei, this maid is quite clever." She is pretty and smart, quite similar to Liu Lu from before, but even better than Liu Lu. Lu Geng is more calm. She hopes that Bai Mei will complain, which at least proves that Bai Mei has the intention to surrender. Unfortunately, she doesn't think Bai Mei will!

Shui Linglong glanced at Zhi Fan again. This girl had not learned anything else, but she had learned how to suppress others: "Is Liu Lu's face feeling better?" in a very casual and ordinary tone!

Zhifan said almost without thinking: "It's much better, there are no traces left."

Yesterday morning when she went to the main courtyard to visit the prince who had just woken up, there was still a finger mark on Liu Lu's face that had not faded away... Shui Linglong dusted off the skirt of her skirt and asked with a hint of unknown smile: "Tell me. What do you think of the maids in Moheyuan?"

 This range...is very broad! Zhifan was startled at first, and then replied: "Since Hongzhu left, everyone has gotten along fairly well."

Shui Linglong added: "Liu Lu has left, and I am short of a tea server in my house. Who do you think is more suitable to promote?"

Zhifan was a little confused as to why the eldest lady said this, whether she was really asking for her opinion or simply testing her position. She thought for a moment and replied: "Bai Mei and Bai Ju are first-class maids. Logically speaking, letting them enter the house is the right thing to do." It's the most suitable. Unfortunately, the Crown Prince has said that no one else is allowed to enter the main house except a few of us. I should have no objection to choosing the Crown Prince from among the maids brought by the Shangshu Mansion. Ah Si and A Ji have also been tempered during this period. I know a lot about etiquette. But if the room is full of maids from the Shangshu Mansion, it will inevitably chill the hearts of the royal family’s forces in the long run... So it’s really hard to make a choice.”

 It is said in vain. But Shui Linglong had already gotten the desired effect from Zhi Fan's expression.

After Shui Linglong entered the clean room, Zhi Fan let out a long sigh. During these days, the eldest lady did not restrain her, and her interactions with Zhao Yun became closer. Liu Lu always advised her to trample the palace maid to death, saying, The reason why the eldest lady is protecting her companions now is because she has not really taken charge of the family yet. Once the eldest lady takes charge of the house, not to mention the maids in Mohe Courtyard, the entire inner palace of the palace belongs to the eldest lady. By then, the eldest lady will no longer care about the Shangshu Mansion. and the Prince's Palace, and in order to win the hearts of the Prince's Palace's forces, the eldest lady will definitely use the Prince's Palace's people... What she needs to do now is to step down one by one the unruly opponents before the eldest lady takes charge of the family! But...she was hit by the eldest lady as soon as she started using it! Zhifan didn't understand why the eldest lady would acquiesce to Liu Lu's domineering behavior but not allow her to play tricks?

People are different. That girl Liu Lu only knows how to suppress her subordinates, but she doesn't know how to form cliques and break up the Tiangu family. On the contrary, the more she jumps around, the more alienated she is from others, and the more she wants to turn to Shui Linglong. But Zhi Fan is not like that. What she is best at is winning people's hearts. If she learns Liu Lu's tricks again, it won't be long before a secret master emerges from Mo Heyuan. This is not the outcome Shui Linglong expected.

There is no one who is absolutely useful in this world. Even Anping, who has been with Zhuge Yu for more than ten years, was once deceived by Leng Youru and became a spearman? Therefore, while Shui Linglong was using them, she also had to guard against them.

Shui Linglong had a simple breakfast and then went to Tian'anju to pay her respects to the old lady. Strangely, Zhuge Liuyun was also there!

“Don’t come out to enjoy the breeze as soon as you wake up. The same goes for us when we go to your yard!” The old lady sat on the edge of the kang, and Zhuge Liuyun sat on the wheelchair beside him. The mother and son were holding hands, so close that others envied them.

Zhuge Liuyun said gently: "How can there be any reason to let the mother run around? The son is already well, and going out for activities will help his recovery."

Zhen, Qiao Hui and Zhuge Shu sat on the chairs next to them, all with joyful smiles on their faces. Zhen joked: "Your Majesty, you are so happy! When you are happy, you can't sit still!"

 The old lady was stunned for a moment, and then her eyes flashed with astonishing luster: "It's time to be happy, it's time to be happy! Has anyone sent someone to notify the Shangshu Mansion?"

Mrs. Zhen said: "I've informed you, they just left."

 The old lady nodded: "Although the biological mother has passed away, my aunt and father are still alive. It is my duty to inform them of the good news first."

Zhuge Liuyun's eyes flickered and he said nothing.

The old lady said again: "I heard that Mrs. Shui had a stroke. I wonder if she is feeling better? Linglong was favored by Mrs. Shui before she came out of the cabinet. Now that she is sick, Linglong may feel uncomfortable. Let Dr. Hu go there in the afternoon. Go to Shangshu Mansion and show it to Mrs. Shui."

Mrs. Zhen glanced at Zhuge Liuyun and saw that he was happy and had no objection. She said respectfully: "Okay, I will do it later."

“Old lady, the imperial concubine is here.” Ping'er reported at the door.

 Everyone in the room fell silent, even holding their breath. Shui Linglong slowly walked in, and all eyes fell on her belly. Her face blushed slightly, and she walked over and saluted the old lady, the prince and the Zhen family: "Grandma, father, you two aunt."

Qiao Hui and Zhuge Shu knelt down and said, "Sister-in-law." There were joyful smiles in their eyes!

The old lady waved to Shui Linglong. Shui Linglong walked to sit next to the old lady. The old lady touched her belly and smiled from ear to ear, with a hint of uncertainty and inquiry: " Yes, yes? Really?"

Shui Linglong lowered her head and smiled: "Yes, I have it."

"Hahaha... See what else Mrs. Yao can do in front of me? I also have a great-grandson!" Old Mrs. Yao clapped Shui Linglong's hand and said with great appreciation, "You and Yu'er really did a great job this time. Well! This is the first great-grandson of our Zhuge family!"

Zhuge Liuyun had only one son, while Zhuge Liufeng had many heirs, but only Prince An was married, and the rest were either dependent on relatives or had not yet reached the crown.

Zhuge Liuyun opened his palm, revealing a very delicate purple gold lock with a gourd pattern, and smiled warmly at Shui Linglong: "To my precious grandson."

Shui Linglong is simply flattered! It's been more than five months since she passed away, and this was the first time Zhuge Liuyun smiled at her! Moreover, for some reason, Shui Linglong felt that the way Zhuge Liuyun looked at her contained too many emotions, not negative ones. Is this the legendary saying that mother is more valuable than son? Putting aside the doubts in her heart, Shui Linglong walked up to Zhuge Liuyun, took the golden lock with both hands, and bowed respectfully: "Thank you, father."

 Zhuge Liuyun smiled with satisfaction!

Zhen Shi smiled and said: "Linglong has had a good start in the New Year!" After finishing her words, she looked at Qiao Hui with a smile.

Qiao Hui lowered her eyes shyly, then looked at Shui Linglong, her face showing joy from the bottom of her heart: "Congratulations, sister-in-law! I wish that sister-in-law will be like my elder sister, and have two babies in one child, all of them will be brothers!"

 Everyone in the room laughed! The old lady gestured with her fingers: "No, no, no, what's so rare about twin boys? I want twins!"

Zhuge Shu shouted: "Isn't it? How rare it is to have twins of dragon and phoenix!"

 The old lady got mad: "It's not like our Zhuge family has never had twins of a boy and a girl. Back then..."

As soon as he said this, the old lady realized that she had spilled the beans. When she looked at Zhuge Liuyun and Zhen, their expressions became unsightly, especially Zhuge Liuyun, whose eyes were almost bursting with fire. Taijun stuck out his tongue angrily and lowered his voice, "Everything is fine, everything is fine..."

Shui Linglong took in the expressions of the old lady, Zhuge Liuyun and Zhen Shi, and blinked suspiciously! The same goes for Qiao Hui! Zhuge Shu, on the other hand, spoke innocently and innocently: "Has anyone in our Zhuge family ever had twins? Who is it? Why don't I know?"

 “Ahem!” Zhen and Qiao Hui coughed at the same time!

Zhuge Shu was young and didn't take it too seriously: "What's wrong with you? Are you all sick? Or did I say something wrong?"

Mrs. Zhen regretted letting her daughter go. This natural troublemaker had not only offended Prince Cheng, but also wanted to run against Qiao Hui. However, the prince had taboos that even the old lady did not dare to touch at will. Zhuge Shu...why dare?

As expected, Zhuge Liuyun's face darkened, and he said to the old lady, "My son is a little tired. I'll come back to pay my respects to my mother another day."

The old lady wanted to slap herself a few times. Why did she get carried away when she was happy? Seeing Zhuge Liuyun being pushed out of the door by Uncle Yu, she leaned on the Sixi pillow in frustration.

After leaving Tian'anju, Qiao Hui helped Zhen back to Xianglan Courtyard. Zhuge Xi went to the back garden. Thinking that Prince An was not in the mansion, Zhen left her alone.

Entering the main room, Qiao Hui took the tea from Liuzhu and personally served it to Zhen. Zhen held it in her hand with a smile: "Does Ming'er love you these days?"

Qiao Hui blushed with embarrassment: "Thank you for your advice, my husband treats me very well." She changed the furnishing style of the room according to Zhen's preferences. She removed all the magnificent goldware and put on exquisite and elegant ones. The jade articles... In the past, when the prince came back from court, she would always be working on the beauty industry, but now she was practicing calligraphy or painting. The prince couldn't hold back and wanted to kill her during the day several times...

Zhen took a sip of tea and smiled happily: "Don't be too envious of Linglong. The prince only cares about you right now, and you will have children soon!"

Qiao Hui said gently: "Mom said it!" But inside, she was a little complicated. On the one hand, she really wanted to have a child of her own; on the other hand, once she got pregnant, it meant that Dong Jialin would come... Alas! Why doesn't she envy her sister-in-law? The story that the eldest brother chased away Bai Fumei, put on his Chinese clothes, and carried his eldest sister-in-law back to the Mohe Courtyard from the Buddhist Hall has been widely spread. How many such dedicated and affectionate men can there be in the world?

Mrs. Zhen glanced at her and said with a half-smile: "Some blessings seem to be very great, and the price to enjoy them is also high. Not everyone can afford the muddy water of the long house!"

Qiao Hui's heart skipped a beat, and she quickly suppressed her undue envy and asked, "By the way, Mom, I just noticed that when the old lady and Shu'er were talking about twins, the prince's mood was not right. Why?"

Mrs. Zhen sighed faintly: "Oh! Why? Isn't it the Qingluan that gave birth to a pair of dragon and phoenix? The son is the one you saw, the daughter..." Qiao Hui pricked up her ears, but Mrs. Zhen didn't say anything. .

On the other side, Shui Linglong was also trying hard to find out Zhuge Liuyun's taboos. She looked around and made sure no one was there before whispering to Zhi Fan, "How have you been with Hu Hu lately?"

Zhifan smiled confidently: "Amber was quite wary at first, but after a few times with her, she started talking to her about everything."

Shui Linglong tied the tassel around her waist: "The old lady has just rewarded a lot of fresh cakes, which the prince bought from outside. You can give a box to Amber, and ask her who in the Zhuge family has given birth to dragons and phoenixes." fetal."

"yes!"

The news of Shui Linglong's pregnancy quickly spread to Shangshu Mansion and Yao Mansion. Qin Fangyi first went to Tian'anju to visit the old lady. The old lady did not understand the inside story of Shangshu Mansion and thought that it was Qin Fangyi who took the initiative to arrange this marriage for Shui Linglong. I was very grateful to Qin Fangyi in my heart, so she treated Qin Fangyi very kindly: "...I feel really sorry to have to ask my grandmother to go there in person. I should have let Linglong go back to her parents' house to spend a few days with you, but I can't bear to part with this child. I feel uncomfortable being away from her. Thank you so much for giving me such a wonderful granddaughter-in-law..."

Qin Fangyi smiled and said: "Old lady, please don't say that! I am the one who feels sorry. The old lady is ill in bed, and even the doctor has not made much improvement. Doctor Hu gave the old lady some acupuncture today. The old lady was able to say one or two words immediately, and my husband and I were so happy that the doctor of the palace was Hua Tuo! "

 The old lady smiled with her eyebrows crescent. Qin Fangyi was happy to see the old lady and flattered her one after another: "Speaking of this child Linglong, I like her a hundred times in my heart! Although she didn't grow up beside me, she fell in love with me. I fell in love with her the first time I saw her. She is treated as my own daughter! Otherwise, how could I go beyond the concubine’s fourth daughter and marry her directly? I don’t really want her to have a good life!”

The old lady was so amused that she hurriedly asked Ping'er to get a set of purple gold and ruby ​​​​head masks and gave them to Qin Fangyi. She patted her chest and said, "Don't worry, grandma, Linglong will never be wronged in the palace. Who will If you dare to make her angry, I will be the first to avoid it!"

 Qin Fangyi happily took over the purple gold and ruby ​​​​head and face, a flash of strong surprise flashed in her eyes, and she was dumbfounded after hearing the old lady's sworn assurance. Thinking of the scene when she paid homage to Mrs. Pingnan Hou, and comparing what she saw before her, she secretly sighed, Shui Linglong... she really married well! So sorry!

 (End of this chapter)