First Concubine

Chapter 160 The fate of the palace (2)

The old lady's eyes swept away, and everyone in the room looked at her nose and heart, as if they didn't notice the conversation between her and Zhuge Xiaotian, so she thought that she was not embarrassed. She smiled coquettishly and leaned towards Zhuge Xiaotian: "Okay, okay, I'll let you do the training, and I'll do the previous thing. How about that?"

 “Not so good!” Zhuge Xiaotian said.

 The old lady hit a snag and curled her lips unwillingly!

Shui Linglong and Zhuge Yu happened to hear the last two sentences when they entered the room, and their eyebrows jumped slightly. What happened before that made the old lady so interested?

“What are you doing there? Come in quickly!”

In fact, Shui Linglong just heard this conversation before opening the curtain and was stunned for a breath. Zhuge Xiaotian couldn't wait to throw out an angry scolding. Shui Linglong got her second impression of the old man: Impatient!

 Zhuge Yu’s face looked ugly, and Shui Linglong patted his hand to show that she didn’t take it to heart. Zhuge Yu even disobeyed Zhuge Liuyun countless times, but she couldn't hide a trace of respect and solemnity when talking about the old master. As Zhuge Yu's wife, she didn't want to make it difficult for him.

The two of them entered the main room. Shui Linglong deliberately put her hands on Zhuge Yu's shoulders to highlight the superiority of men and women. Usually, Zhuge Yu would directly hold her hand and enter. Zhuge Yu put his left hand behind his back and gave her a "yeah" gesture. Shui Linglong snickered in her heart, but her face was as calm as water.

"Grandpa and grandma." Zhuge Yu bowed his hands in a polite manner.

Shui Linglong met the old man for the first time and knelt down: "Greetings to grandpa and greetings to grandma!"

 Zhuge Xiaotian then began to take a look at the young woman in front of him who was a concubine and held the position of concubine. She had a fair complexion and was very clean; her eyes were bright and beautiful... she seemed to be easy to get along with. But when he thought about some of the strange deeds in the Shangshu Mansion that he had found out, he felt that someone who could deal with his aunt and sisters and control his own marriage... would not be a simple character.

Shui Linglong had been silently staring at the one-foot territory in front of her. She felt that Zhuge Xiaotian's eyes gradually became sharp from the initial lightness, like an unsheathed sword, approaching her little by little, stopping at her Between the eyebrows, it seemed that he was going to take her life at any time without any symptoms and no reason!

Shui Linglong came up with the third impression of Zhuge Xiaotian: he is very wary!

Zhuge Xiaotian’s sharp eyes narrowed: “Sit down!”

The old lady breathed a sigh of relief. Just now he was staring at Linglong with such cold eyes. She thought he was dissatisfied with Linglong!

"Thank you, grandpa!" Shui Linglong thanked him calmly, and sat on the chair on the right side with Zhuge Yu, but there were two empty chairs at the front. Shui Linglong was slightly startled again. One seat was for Zhuge Liuyun, and the other was...

 While thinking about it, Mrs. Zhen arrived with the members of the second room. Mrs. Zhen, Prince An, Qiao Hui and Zhuge Shu saluted Zhuge Xiaotian one by one. Zhuge Xiaotian said "hmm" and they sat on the chairs on the left according to their seniority.

Shui Linglong noticed that Qiao Hui's face was unusually pale, as if she had been frightened. Shui Linglong followed Qiao Hui's peripheral vision and then quietly took a look at Zhuge Xiaotian's appearance. He has a long face, thick eyebrows and big eyes. The bridge of his nose is very high, like a proud mountain. The wrinkles on his forehead are very deep. It can be seen that he often frowns. There are fewer wrinkles on both sides of the nose. His laughter nerves are not developed enough. In short, he can see three In the shadow of Zhuge Liuyun, he should have been a handsome young man in his youth.

Zhuge Xiaotian swept his cold eyes and said sternly: "Now that we are all here, I have a few things to announce! First, from tomorrow onwards, everyone will participate in morning exercises and have meals together; second, give the elders morning and evening arrangements. The province cannot be left behind; third, peaceful coexistence!”

Before Shui Linglong and others could react to the meaning of the last item, Zhuge Xiaotian called to the side room: "Aren't you coming out yet?"

Everyone looked a little startled. You looked at me and I looked at you. They didn’t know who Zhuge Xiaotian was calling out.

Immediately afterwards, a surprising scene appeared - Zhuge Liuyun walked out of the side room expressionlessly. Behind him was Leng Youru, who had not seen him for many days and had a cold face!

 Everyone was startled! Leng Youru was obviously kicked out of the palace by the old lady, and now... she's back? Only then did everyone realize what the old man's last words meant. They hated Leng Youru and were bound to be unwilling to accept her from the bottom of their hearts, so the old man issued a death order - peaceful coexistence! Half of the people in the room have been plotted by Leng Youru, so it’s no wonder that everyone is willing to coexist peacefully with her!

There was no movement in the Leng family for a long time. Shui Linglong guessed that Leng Youru's matter would not end so easily, but she never expected that Leng Youru would be taken back to the house by the old man!

 Qiao Hui's eyes moved slightly. There seemed to be no big conflict between the second wife and the princess. The princess probably wouldn't open fire on the second wife...

 Zhuge Shu glanced at Leng Youru. Children cannot empathize with adults' grudges. She is a person with less resistance.

 As for the men here, probably no one feels comfortable.

The most uneasy one is undoubtedly the Zhen family. It’s not that Zhen family bears a grudge against Leng Youru’s plan to sow discord, but...

Zhuge Xiaotian said calmly: "Well, don't mention what happened before! From now on, no one is allowed to cause trouble! No one is allowed to play tricks! We are all a harmonious family, do you understand?"

Everyone suppressed the various emotions in their hearts, stood up and said: "I understand."

Mrs. Zhen breathed a sigh of relief, but did not mention returning the power of the middle fund to the princess!

At nightfall, everyone had dinner together. No matter how complicated or disgusting the looks from all sides were, Leng Youru remained very calm, and would sometimes give Zhuge Liuyun food, and Zhuge Liuyun ate it with a normal expression. As if the previous frame-up had never happened, they were still a husband and wife who had respected each other for more than 20 years.

After dinner, Zhuge Liuyun took Leng Youru’s hand and went for a walk in the garden. Qiao Hui's eyes almost fell off! After finally waiting for the old man to take his two grandsons to the study to chat, Qiao Hui finally couldn't help her curiosity and expressed her doubts: "Grandma, grandma, what's going on with the prince and princess? Is there any new discovery about the prince's poisoning?" ? Or...we have all misunderstood the princess?"

 The old lady tied the tassel around her waist and said nothing!

Zhuge Shu couldn't stand the incitement the most. When Qiao Hui asked, she pulled up the old lady's sleeves: "Grandma, tell me! Did grandpa come to Beijing just to bring my eldest aunt home? Why?"

Shui Linglong and Zhen also showed vague expressions of concern. The old lady couldn't resist the enthusiastic expectations of everyone. After twisting her eyebrows, she sighed unwillingly: "Hateful people must have pity. Besides, she was deceived and committed many crimes. Fortunately, everyone Everyone should be happy. Xiao Xi and Linglong have children one after another, and the prince's toxins have been eliminated. The most unfortunate one...is still her!"

The life experience of Zhuge Yu and Zhuge Xi was not revealed, nor was the cause of Zhuge Yan's death mentioned. In the old lady's understanding, Qiao Hui, Shui Linglong and Zhuge Shu were unaware of these complicated entanglements. Zhuge Shu really didn't know that Qiao Hui and Shui Linglong blinked at the same time, and then lowered their eyes at the same time.

After Zhuge Liuyun and Leng Youru walked around the garden, Leng Youru followed Zhuge Liuyun back to the main courtyard. After entering the bedroom, Leng Youru undressed Zhuge Liuyun as if nothing had happened and planned to take a bath for him. Zhuge Liuyun took her hand away and said coldly: "That's enough! The old man's eyes can't be found here, you don't have to be pretentious anymore!"

Leng Youru took a breath, and her eyelashes trembled in an irregular rhythm, but she didn't seem to feel Zhuge Liuyun's disgust, and said softly: "I am waiting for the prince to take a bath."

"I said no!" Zhuge Liuyun said angrily, turned around and walked into the clean room. Leng Youru followed closely, but when she was about to enter the door, there was a "bang" and she was locked out.

When Zhuge Liuyun came out, Leng Youru was making a quilt. Zhuge Liuyun was used to normal temperature and the house was not burned, so Leng Youru added an extra quilt for him.

Zhuge Liuyun said coldly: "Leng Youru, you have never been virtuous in twenty years, and you suddenly pretend to be so realistic. How determined are you? You want me to relax my vigilance so that you can hurt me again, right? ?”

Leng Youru straightened up and turned to face him. Her bare hands touched the cold quilt and turned red from the cold. She shook it, trying to warm her nearly stiff fingers: "No." Her tone was as usual!

"You can go back to your own courtyard! If you can't, there are countless rooms in the main courtyard. Just pick one and don't hang around in front of me!" After saying this in a cold voice, Zhuge Liuyun sat at the small desk and then picked up the A book began to open.

Leng Youru remained silent, walked behind him with a towel, and wiped his wet hair. Zhuge Liuyun slapped the book on the table and grabbed one of her wrists: "What evil has happened to you? Where did your dignity and pride go? I told you to go, did you hear?" Don’t keep getting more and more clingy like a fly, and don’t force me to say uglier words!”

His strength was so great that Leng Youru's wrist instantly turned red. The blood seemed to be blocked and unable to flow, and the five fingers swelled little by little. Leng Youru continued to wipe his hair with her other free hand, and said lightly: "From now on, I will sleep with you."

Zhuge Liuyun turned around and glared at her fiercely, his eyes so sharp that he almost tore her delicate skin apart: "I find it disgusting to sleep with you, Leng Youru!"

Leng Youru is a human being, not a puppet. She can also cry, laugh, get angry, and be happy. She can tolerate being squeezed once and twice, but the last sentence is really heart-breaking. Her chest rises and falls suddenly, and her mood becomes a little... Fluctuation: "I've had nausea for twenty years, and you've only had nausea for one day, and you can't stand it anymore. How ridiculous!"

"You..." Zhuge Liuyun stood up in a hurry, remembering the hug between her and Yunli at the lantern party. Zhuge Liuyun didn't want to believe it but now he believed it, "Since being with me is off-putting, and now you are Why do you have to force yourself? Didn't you really like living in a Buddhist temple? Why don't you go there now? Your appearance is so tolerable to a Bodhisattva that I would have a nightmare!"

 Leng Youru felt that her right wrist must be broken because she could no longer feel the pain in her palm and fingers. She stared at her shoes indifferently. No matter how Zhuge Liuyun ridiculed her, she would not refute him.

Zhuge Liuyun was like a punch on cotton. Not only did he not feel relieved when he scolded him, but it made him even more upset! He shook off Leng Youru's hand and stepped onto the bed.

Leng Youru stiffened her right arm and went to the clean room silently. When she finished washing and came out, the curtain on the bed had been lowered. She rubbed her right wrist, which was swollen like a bun, and walked gently towards the bed. Unexpectedly, as soon as she stepped on the pedal, a quilt flew out from the gap in the curtain and hit her all over the face. She subconsciously turned her head to avoid it, and reflexively stretched out her arms to catch it steadily. Zhuge Liuyun's meaning is very obvious. It's not impossible for you to stay in my room, but it's up to you where you sleep. It can't be my bed!

This room is simple and plain, with not much furniture, not even the simplest soft couch. Leng Youru frowned, hesitated for a long time while holding the quilt, and finally spread it on the cold ground, half covering it and half covering it.

It was an extremely cold January night. There was a warm earth dragon burning in the master bedroom of Tian'anju. The old lady was still shivering a little from the cold. She sat on the bedside and tightened the thick cotton covering her waist. He said worriedly: "Oh, how can you let Leng Youru and Liu Yun live in the same room? Aren't you afraid that she will become violent in the middle of the night and just stab her..." The following words are unlucky and cannot be said!

Zhuge Xiaotian squinted at her and sneered disdainfully: "If Liuyun falls into the hands of the same woman twice, then he deserves to die!"

When the old lady heard this, she became anxious: "You heartless person! How can you curse your son to death? I tell you, if your son has any shortcomings, I will kill him! After drinking Meng Po soup on the road to Huangquan, I won’t wait for you to come down to me and I’ll be reincarnated, but I won’t follow anyone in this life!”

“Look, look, you cry, make trouble, and hang yourself, like that ignorant shrew, aren’t you ashamed?” Zhuge Xiaotian scolded, raising his hand to wipe the tears from her face.

The old lady refused to give up: "I don't care, I don't want my son to be in the same room with a crazy woman!"

Zhuge Xiaotian stared at her and said seriously: "I used to think that you were simple and not as thoughtful as those women who love to be jealous and quarrelsome. I didn't expect you to be so heartless at all!"

 The old lady’s cry stopped abruptly: “You…”

Zhuge Xiaotian waved his hand: "Farewell to you and me. You are also a mother yourself. Let me ask you, how would you feel if you were sterilized after giving birth to your child?"

The old lady thought for a while and said: "Sad, no, it's because I'm completely hopeless. I can no longer have children, and I can't be considered a complete woman."

Zhuge Xiaotian pointed at himself: "Then, your only son Zhuge Liuyun died due to the poisonous method of his husband's family. Your husband, that is, me, comforted you a few words, turned around and hugged Zhuge Liufeng to ride a horse. How do you feel about archery and practicing calligraphy and memorizing poems?”

The old lady's face suddenly darkened: "You're heartless, my son is dead, and you're hugging another woman's son to spite me! If you really dare to do this, I... I'll risk my life and kill you!"

"You can kill, but Leng Youru can't?" Zhuge Xiaotian asked back.

 The old lady's eyes widened and she stopped talking. Zhuge Xiaotian said again: "Let me ask you again, if it was Xiao Yu who poisoned Liu Yun this time, would you also drive Xiao Yu out of the house?"

"Of course not! Xiaoyu is my grandson! No matter how big a mistake he makes, even if he kills me too, I won't be willing to blame him." The old lady said, tears welling up again. come out.

Zhuge Xiaotian said sincerely: "Then why are you willing to blame Leng Youru? It's not because although you tolerate her on the surface, you don't regard her as your relative from the bottom of your heart, let alone treat her as an indispensable part of the Zhuge family. Not only you, but everyone is the same! If you don't treat her as a relative, how can she regard the palace as her own home? It's just that you tolerate me and I tolerate you. One day the volcano will erupt. ”

 “I…she…”

"You are Liu Yun's biological mother, and she is Yan'er's biological mother. Is there any essential difference? Just because your son is alive, you are the responsible matron of the Zhuge family. But after her son dies, she has no blood connection with the Zhuge family. So, Classified as an outsider?"

 The old lady lowered her head. Zhuge Xiaotian looked at his wife's expression and knew that his words had an effect on her. It was just that the master led her in. Cultivation is personal, and he gave him all the advice. The extent to which his wife could understand was beyond his control. . About a quarter of an hour later, he patted his wife's hand and said with a hint of unnoticeable excitement: "I have something serious to tell you!"

"What's the matter?" the old lady asked in confusion, and also covered Zhuge Xiaotian's waist with a quilt. As he was old, his shoulders couldn't bear the cold, so in order to avoid grabbing the quilt, he still covered himself with each other.

Zhuge Xiao's white eyebrows twisted and he said: "I came to Beijing this time and met an eminent monk on the way. He talked to me about the future of Zhenbei Palace, saying that the palace's power was about to be exhausted, and in the near future, there might be Cut off the descendants."

The old lady suddenly changed her expression: "Huh? What... what kind of eminent monk? He must be full of nonsense! The Zhenbei Palace is doing well, but how can it be exhausted? You are a marshal after all, how can you listen to such rumors? ?”

Zhuge Xiaotian held his wife's hand and said with a solemn expression: "It's not just trying to catch a glimpse of something. He has completely figured out my past. He even knows some things that I deliberately concealed from the outside world, including what my previous name was." , how many wives I have married, and how I met you are all accurate! I am sure that there is no such holy monk in Kashgar Qing, because we in Kashgar Qing believe in Nuwa Empress and reject all foreign religions, whether monks or Taoist priests. He is not allowed to appear in Kashiqing. How could he want so many secrets from me since he has never been to Kashiqing? That’s why I trusted him.”

 (End of this chapter)