First Concubine

Chapter 163 Ready to move (1)

　　In February, there must be a lot of exercise every day, but Qiao Hui couldn't help but asked for leave from the old man. The old man didn't ask anything. He just took one look at Qiao Hui and agreed that she could just take a walk and do exercises like Shui Linglong. However, Qiao Hui had a stomachache and felt weak, so the old man asked her to go back to her room to rest.

Early in the morning, everyone finished their morning exercises, changed their clothes and went to the main room of Tiananju to have dinner. Qiao Hui also came in with the help of the maid. She put on some makeup and rouge, and her face looked better than in the morning. a little better.

Zhuge Xiaotian took the men to a table, the old lady and the female family members to a table, separated by a blue gauze cabinet. Even though she was separated from the Bisha cupboard, Qiao Hui could still feel the strong cold air pressure rushing towards her face, especially where she was sitting right in front of the Bisha cupboard, and the old man's military boots were revealed through a gap under the Bisha cupboard...

　　哐婷! But it was the maid who served Qiao Hui some soup. Qiao Hui lost her balance and dropped the spoon and bowl to the ground!

Zhuge Xiaotian shouted sharply: "Which maid is so unruly?"

Qiao Hui turned pale with fright, stood up and replied in the direction of the Bisha cabinet: "Grandpa, it's... it's... it's my hands that are slipping."

There was a hint of disappointment in Zhen's eyes. Zhuge Xiaotian said no more. The old lady's eyes moved and she smoothed things over with a smile: "Okay, okay, sit down and eat. It's freezing in the sky, and my hands are too cold." I put on a lot of balm and it’s very smooth.”

Mrs. Zhen glanced at Shui Linglong, and compared with her daughter-in-law, she saw a bit more disappointment in her eyes! People's happiness index is obtained through comparison. If Shui Linglong loses her temper like Qiao Hui, Zhen will probably not notice anything. If Shui Linglong is too good, how can Zhen feel balanced?

  Qiao Hui gave Zhen a steamed lotus root cake, and Zhen smiled faintly! But Qiao Hui noticed that Mrs. Zhen didn't take a bite of the steamed lotus root cake she served until she got up to leave after breakfast. Qiao Hui's eyes darkened, and she and Shui Linglong sent her husband to live in heaven.

Before leaving, Zhuge Yu touched Shui Linglong's belly and said with a half-smile: "Son, don't make trouble with your mother, do you hear me? If you dare to make trouble, I'll beat you up later!"

Shui Linglong winked at him in a funny way!

Prince An put his hands behind his back and said gently: "Take good care of grandma, don't make grandpa angry."

 Qiao Hui's eyes darkened again!

After the two men left, Qiao Hui walked towards Shui Linglong and sighed with envy: "Sister-in-law is so lucky. I have never seen a woman as happy as my sister-in-law." There is no need to worry about concubines, no need to please family members, no need to worry about concubines, and no need to please family members. Serving the mother-in-law...even if it breaks the sky, the husband will still bear it.

　　Everyone has their own destiny, and there are some things that they cannot envy. If the price that must be paid to obtain peace in this life is the **** betrayal and abuse in the previous life, perhaps Qiao Hui does not think she is so worthy of envy.

Shui Linglong patted Qiao Hui's arm and said comfortingly: "The prince is a good man. He has achieved everything by his own hard work. I appreciate the prince more than those men who rely on the power of their mother's clan to rise. "

Qiao Hui's expression brightened slightly: "Does sister-in-law really think so?"

"Yeah." Shui Linglong nodded, and she and Qiao Hui returned to Tian'anju to chat with the old lady. Zhuge Xiaotian didn't like staying with the female relatives, so after breakfast he asked Zhuge Liuyun to go to the study. Before leaving, he gave Shui Linglong a meaningful look!

Shui Linglong raised her eyebrows, leaned forward and said respectfully: "Best farewell to Grandpa."

 “Yes!” Zhuge Xiaotian responded lightly and strode away!

Qiao Hui sighed secretly. It seemed that the old man was not cold to her.

"You should handle this matter easily." The old lady glanced at Leng Youru, then turned to Madam Zhen and continued, "What the old lady means is that there is no need to be extravagant, just find a few handkerchiefs that are close to each other and hang out. ”

 Leng Youru’s face was expressionless. Mrs. Zhen glanced at her, disdainful in her heart, but smiled on her face: "Since it's dad's order, I must handle it safely!" Then she looked at Leng Youru and said kindly, "Sister-in-law, do you have any suggestions? Or please feel free to mention anything you need to pay attention to!”

Leng Youru said calmly: "Everything is fine."

Mrs. Zhen stroked her hair on the temples and said with a smile: "Okay, sister-in-law, think about it by yourself first. I'll go back and make a list. If sister-in-law wants to add or subtract anything, tell me later!"

Leng Youru quietly touched the corner of her lips. A cough broke out, and she hurriedly covered her face with a handkerchief. Shui Linglong and Qiao Hui happened to hear Leng Youru coughing when they entered the room. They subconsciously wanted to ask aloud, but they kept their mouths shut in unison. The old lady didn’t say anything! Mrs. Zhen glanced at her, but like everyone else, she didn't say a single word of concern!

Leng Youru stood up and saluted the old lady: "My daughter-in-law has to take leave now. I will come back to pay my respects to my mother in the evening."

After leaving Tian'anju, Cen'er supported Leng Youru, who was about to collapse, and said with a frown: "These people have gone too far! Your face is so ugly, and you don't even have a word of concern! The old man didn't give you any shame. , they are quite courageous!”

Leng Youru tightened the silk fabric around her body and said casually: "It was just a pretense before, but now I'm too lazy to do it." There is essentially no difference!

Cen'er stamped her feet angrily: "How about I go teach them a lesson tonight? I promise not to be discovered!"

Leng Youru shot Cen'er with a cold gaze. Cen'er's scalp went numb and she quickly lowered her eyes.

Even though the old lady told herself that she would never forgive Leng Youru, when she thought of the old lady's words and Leng Youru's sick look, she became worried again: "You guys, please leave first. I'm sleepy. Let's take a nap."

Shui Linglong blinked and said warmly: "Grandma, please rest first. My mother-in-law seems not to be feeling well. I'll go take a look."

The old lady's eyes lit up and she said kindly: "It's not good to go empty-handed. I have some ready-made here. You don't have to go back to Mo Heyuan and just take them." Then he said to Ping'er, "Put the blood swallow and ginseng." And cordyceps for the Crown Princess.”

Seeing Shui Linglong taking the lead, Qiao Hui also smiled and said, "I'll follow my sister-in-law." She turned around and gave Xiu'er a few instructions. Xiu'er understood and withdrew.

Mrs. Zhen glared at her daughter-in-law without any trace. She dared to curry favor with the eldest daughter-in-law without her approval! I really don’t take her mother-in-law seriously! She needs to do something!

Leng Youru now lives in the main courtyard. After Shui Linglong and Qiao Hui asked the gatekeeper to report, Cen'er personally welcomed them in.

 “Mother’s concubine.”

 “Great aunt.”

The two of them bowed politely to Leng Youru. Leng Youru sat on the chair, pointed to the chair opposite, and said calmly: "Sit down, why are you here?"

Shui Linglong handed the bird's nest, ginseng and cordyceps to Cen'er, while Qiao Hui presented the donkey-hide gelatin that Xiu'er took from the yard. Shui Linglong said politely: "My mother's complexion is not very good, let's come and take a look. "

 Qiao Hui smiled slightly, with concern on her face, but she couldn't hide the alertness in her eyes: "Doctor Hu, please come and check your pulse! It's cold now, and my eldest aunt may have caught the wind and cold."

Cen'er frowned, one was hypocritical and the other was on guard. Is this also called a visit?

Leng Youru took a sip of the **** tea served by Cen'er, as if she didn't care about the two people's attitudes, and just said slowly: "You are thoughtful, I'm fine."

Shui Linglong comforted her and said: "Please ask the doctor to take a pulse to confirm the condition and the appropriate treatment plan. The mother and concubine are like golden branches and jade leaves, so don't make trouble with your body."

Leng Youru smiled, it was mocking, sarcastic and yet she felt pure joy, "I remember your filial piety, if you don't have anything else to do, just step aside."

Leng Youru had a grudge against Zhuge Yan's death, so she took revenge on everyone crazily. In this revenge, Zhuge Xi and Leng Wei were the biggest victims, followed by Shui Linglong, but this does not mean that Shui Linglong I no longer hate Leng Youru. People are selfish. You can take crazy revenge because of the pain you have suffered, and I can also refuse to forgive because of the harm I have suffered. In short, people with different Taoism should not conspire with each other, and it is good to be polite enough not to give others any leverage. Shui Linglong didn't care at all whether Leng Youru was seeing a doctor or dragging her down. She didn't even care about Leng Youru's ridicule.

But Qiao Hui was dying. As soon as she left the main hospital, she pulled Shui Linglong and asked: "Sister-in-law, the eldest brother and eldest sister are not the princess's biological flesh and blood. Do you know this?"

Shui Linglong was stunned for a moment, then nodded: "Yeah, I know."

Qiao Hui lowered her voice: "Why did the old lady get the princess back? Aren't you afraid that the princess will frame you and your eldest brother again?" In her heart, she was really afraid of the princess's methods!

Shui Linglong pressed her eyebrows and said in her usual tone: "The marriage between the princess and the prince was granted by the emperor. It cannot be ruined just by ruining it. But I believe that since the old man dared to take the princess back, he must have convinced the princess not to do evil again."

Qiao Hui didn't seem satisfied with this answer, but she saw that Shui Linglong had no intention of speaking again and had to give up: "Be careful on a ship that sails for thousands of years. There will always be places where you have to come into contact with the princess, so be careful."

“I know.” Shui Linglong smiled and nodded.

At night, Leng Youru still slept on the cold floor. The thick quilt was still warm at first, but after being grounded for a long time, it became the coldest in the middle of the night. In the past, she would always wake up from the cold three or two times, but not this time. She had a sweet dream, a dream she didn't want to wake up from.

She dreamed of a yard full of lilacs. Three-year-old Yan'er was lying on the stone table drawing circles with a brush. Her chubby little hands, rosy face, round and **** eyes like grapes, and her white and sparse smile. The teeth... are so clear.

She looked at Yan'er, and Yan'er also saw her. She raised her cute little face and smiled softly: "Mom, come to Yan'er quickly! Yan'er can write, look!" , Yan'er casually picked up the white paper pressed under her elbow, but accidentally knocked over the inkstone, and the ink was all over her body. Yan'er's little face wrinkled and she started crying: "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuust...it's dirty...my motherfucker." My clothes are dirty..."

 Don’t cry! Yan'er don't cry! Mom will wash it for you. No, Mom will make you a new one! Make lots and lots of new ones! Please stop crying, Mom feels bad... But no matter how much she yells, she can't make any sound.

Yan'er looked at her, crying louder and louder: "Is it because Yan'er is not good, so Mom doesn't want Yan'er? Yan'er washes the clothes herself, and Mom, you come to Yan'er, okay?"

Yan'er was so clumsy that she took off her outer robe, walked to the small fish pond in the yard, squatted down, soaked the dirty clothes in the water, and started rubbing them with unskilled techniques.

It’s such a cold day, Yan’er, what are you doing? I said you don’t need to wash it, mother will do it! She ran towards Yan'er. Unexpectedly, before she passed the exam, Yan'er heard a "pop" and Yan'er fell into the cold and biting water. Her heart trembled violently, as if the world suddenly collapsed in half, and as if her soul suddenly flew away from her body. That kind of fear and hesitation was more difficult for her to accept than a sharp knife hanging above her head by her hair.

 “Mother! Save Yan’er! Yan’er is so cold! Woohoo…save Yan’er…Mother…”

 She threw herself at the fish pond! However, just when her hand was about to touch Yan'er, her body suddenly rose into the air for some reason, and she floated...

 “Cough cough cough… cough cough…”

One after another coughs came from Leng Youru's quilt. Zhuge Liuyun tossed and turned on the bed and couldn't sleep. At first, he thought it was just an ordinary cough that would get better in the middle of the night. Who knows, when she finally stopped coughing, she He started sobbing quietly again, and he sat up straight almost reflexively! He couldn't believe that as cold as she was, there would be a day when she would secretly cry at night. Even on their wedding night, when the marriage was consummated, she almost fainted from the pain without shedding a single tear. She cried when Yan'er died, but she just held Yan'er's body and cried quietly. This was the first time he had encountered such convulsive crying.

Zhuge Liuyun opened the curtain and took a look, only to see that she had left the "floor bunk" at some point and was lying on her stomach less than three feet away from the door... Was she sleepwalking? Climb this far? He thought she was struggling with the quilt just now.

“Leng Youru, what are you doing? Isn’t it fun to stay up in the middle of the night?” A cold tone!

 Leng Youru ignored him!

 He called out again with an emphasis: "Leng Youru! Come back and sleep!"

 Leng Youru still ignored him!

He was so furious that he went down and picked her up without even wearing shoes, but when his big palm touched her incredibly hot skin, he was stunned...

In the Mohe Courtyard, Shui Linglong was reading Guo Yan's letter. She was in good condition along the way. However, she encountered heavy snow and blocked the mountains. She was delayed at the Mobei border for half a month. She would arrive at the Mobei Royal Court in three days. The Tai family in Mobei was not as good as Dong. The Dong family was powerful. If the Dong family had not been destroyed with the help of the Zhou Dynasty in disguise, how could the Tai family have a share in the throne? Now, Tai's family was hit hard by Guo Yan again, and he had no power to resist at all. She was looking forward to a peaceful world, clear seas and rivers, and a happy reunion with Guo Yan and Zhuge Yu's family.

Shui Linglong folded the letter and put it into the box, then took out the tiger skin sent by Guo Yan, cut it with scissors, and made a small vest. She calculated the days and found that her due date was in September, and the baby would be in time when winter came. It was two to three months old, about the same as Ji Ge'er and Xin Ge'er today. It should be right to make it according to their size. Of course, in addition to the three smaller ones, she also cut out a slightly larger one.

Zhuge Yu, who was sitting opposite her and flipping through the excerpts, asked with a smile: "Do you want to do so much? Do you want four treasures in one child?"

Shui Linglong put the scissors back into the embroidery basket and glared at him: "Would you like to see if you can have four treasures in one child?"

“I am a man, what is my life? You, a woman, are becoming more and more unruly in your speech!” Zhuge Yu snorted weakly.

Shui Linglong didn't want to be serious with him. She folded three small pieces of tiger skin, picked up the big one, and picked out three or two beads with threads from the makeup package and placed them on the tiger skin to compare. He added: "My son has no use for these feminine things."

 “Who said it was made for boys?”

 Zhuge Yu was startled at first, and then smiled: "Dragon and phoenix twins, this is not a bad idea." He didn't know what he thought of, and a dark light flashed in his eyes.

"I made it for Sister Hui, and the other three pieces are for Brother Ji, Brother Xin and our baby." Shui Linglong said with a smile, turned her head to look at him, and found that his face was no longer as happy as before. ,"What’s wrong with you?"

"It's nothing. I suddenly remembered something urgent to deal with. I'll go to the study. Don't do it too late. Go to bed early." After saying it casually, Zhuge Yu walked over and kissed her forehead, without looking back. He left the bedroom.

Shui Linglong sighed secretly, still unwilling to mention her life experience to her!

Zhi Fan opened the curtain and came in: "Miss, the second lady is here."

Shui Linglong met Zhen in the Nuan Pavilion. The two sat down at the head of the kang. On the small table in the middle were placed exquisite and delicious pastries and fresh fruits. It is not suitable to drink strong tea at night. Shui Linglong gave up the branches and served milk and red bean paste. .

Zhen Shi sneered and said, "How old are you and still need to breastfeed? I can't do that."

Shui Linglong took a mouthful of it with a spoon and ate it. She smiled and said, "Auntie, try it. Milk is very nutritious and can beautify the skin. I have boiled it to remove the fishy smell and added sugar."

Zhen couldn't refuse, so she took a sip, and a strong sweet taste spread between her lips and teeth. The sweetness was not greasy, and it was very refreshing. Mrs. Zhen smiled in surprise: "It's indeed a good thing!"

Shui Linglong drank the sweet soup in her hand and handed the empty bowl to Zhifan. Zhifan replaced it with a cup of warm water. Shui Linglong held it in her hand and said: "Second Auntie is still up so late, she is really working too hard. "

Zhen put down her spoon and smiled a little brighter: "I just can't take any time off. When I'm free, I get nervous. It would be fine if I had grandchildren to tease me, but isn't it true? So if I do more work, I will feel more at ease. , To put it bluntly, I was born to work hard.”

Shui Linglong raised her eyebrows slightly. Didn't Zhen come to Mohe Courtyard in the middle of the night to show her how hardworking she was? She echoed: "Second Aunt's hard work has made great achievements. I think both the old lady and the old lady will remember Second Aunt's good deeds."

Mrs. Zhen couldn't help showing a trace of pride, but said: "Don't say that! It's my duty to serve the prince, so how can I get more for my hard work? No wonder the old lady loves you so much that it hurts her to the bone. It's just your mouth." , sweeter than the milk red bean paste in the bowl!”

 (End of this chapter)