First Concubine

Chapter 169 Killing two birds with one stone (2)

"Impossible!" Shui Lingxi rejected Shui Linglong's guess almost without thinking. Are you kidding me? My father can just put such a good thing as a treasure map in the warehouse casually? To put it bluntly, even if it is really placed in the warehouse, a concubine like Shui Linglong should not be lucky enough to get it! She is destined to be an imperial concubine, and all good luck should come to her first. Why should Shui Linglong do that?

Shui Linglong smiled faintly: "Have you forgotten that my mother is from Mobei?"

Shui Lingxi's beautiful eyes flashed with a hint of astonishment, followed by a burst of realization. Yes, Shui Linglong's mother is from Mobei. She may be a maid from a famous family. She stole the treasure map and was afraid of being hunted down. Then she fled to Dazhou and became her father's concubine by chance. Yes, that must be the case!

Shui Lingxi finished thinking about it, and a trace of disdain immediately flashed across her eyes. A **** is born a bitch, it’s really amazing! He was full of contempt, but his eyes brightened a little: "Sister, have you asked someone to identify it?"

Shui Linglong said seriously: "I checked with Zhuge Yu, and he said it was a treasure map."

Shui Lingxi tightened her hand on the handkerchief and said sourly: "In that case, eldest sister, why don't you return it to your father quickly so that he can go to Long Live Master to claim credit? This painting belongs to my father, doesn't it?" She couldn't get it. No one wants it! As soon as she goes out later, she will inform her father! This credit cannot be given to Shui Linglong alone!

Shui Linglong glared at her: "Second sister, you are stupid! Now that this painting is in our hands, how can we return it to our father? Have you forgotten who married you into the Pingnan Marquis Mansion?"

 It’s the father! Shui Lingxi's heart trembled weakly!

Shui Linglong said sternly: "If my father gets the treasure map, he will ask for an official position, a future, and gold and silver, but he will never ask for a chance to let the second sister leave the Pingnan Marquis Mansion! I don't care, anyway, Zhuge Yu has expressed his position, ordinary man The Zhuge family can't afford to have such a thing without guilt! As for whether to return it to my father, for the sake of your collusion with me, second sister, if you just open your mouth and I return it, there's no problem! ?”

Shui Lingxi lowered her eyes. Shui Linglong's analysis was correct. Her father only had official position and future in his eyes. She, the legitimate daughter, was also a stepping stone for her father to climb up. But...Xun Feng is so easy to break away from? That man finally stopped abusing her. She should be content, right?

Shui Linglong understands Shui Lingxi’s concerns. If Shui Lingxi was full of fatigue and negativity last time she came, this time it’s like a breath of fresh air! Xun Feng probably stopped abusing her, and her scars healed and she forgot about the pain. Shui Linglong drank a little warm water, her eyebrows furrowed, and Zhi Fan understood. She quickly turned around and took out the jar from the cabinet, scooped a spoonful of honey into the cup and stirred it well. Shui Linglong drank a small amount of the cup, then she touched her belly and said leisurely: "Second sister, it's easy to change a country's nature, but it's hard to change it. A lion will take a nap if it eats too much meat. If you don't take the opportunity to escape, wait until it wakes up and eat meat again. At this time, you have no chance to escape!"

This is telling Shui Lingxi that Xun Feng has suffered a heavy blow now and is not in the mood to torment her. Once Xun Feng recovers her strength, her end will not be the worst, only worse!

Shui Lingxi's heart beat loudly. Shui Linglong's words hit the mark and spoke straight to her heart. However, it's not that she doesn't want to leave Xun Feng, it's that she doesn't dare...

Shui Linglong narrowed her eyes and said with a faint smile: "Well, let me give you a trick, second sister. Whether you use it or not is your own business. Anyway, we don't owe each other anything!"

Shui Lingxi frowned and looked at Shui Linglong. Shui Linglong drank the honey water in the cup and smiled mysteriously: "As long as the second sister presents the treasure map to the queen and asks the queen for grace to reconcile with Xun Feng, the queen will definitely do it!"

 “This…” is indeed a good idea! The emperor wanted the treasure map, and he was going crazy thinking about it. Whoever could solve the emperor's urgent need would be the hero of Jiangshan Sheji. They presented the map to the queen, which was tantamount to giving credit to the queen. In return, they solved a small case. What is a small marriage? Shui Lingxi's pupils moved and she said, "What if the queen asks me where this painting came from?"

 “To tell the truth, I found it in the warehouse at home.”

"Ah? Then...doesn't that tell the queen that our family has colluded with Mobei? Otherwise, how could we get the treasure map of Mobei?"

It doesn't matter what the Queen thinks. What matters is that the Emperor knows the relationship between Nuo Min and Shui Hange, so it's not surprising that the treasure map will appear in Shui Hange's warehouse. Shui Hangge himself doesn't know that there is a treasure hidden in Nuo Min's salute. Picture, it would be okay even if the emperor confronted him face to face. Shui Linglong smiled calmly and elegantly: "The pure will be purified. If my father knew it was a treasure map, why would he put it together with a bunch of inconspicuous antique calligraphy and paintings? My father also went to the desert with Long Live Lord. Bei, maybe I just got a pretty good painting by chance.”

Thinking about it, it makes sense. With my father’s greedy nature, if he had a treasure map, he would definitely present it to the Long Live Lord to ask for credit. At this moment, Shui Lingxi seemed to really see hope of escaping from Xun Feng's clutches! But Shui Lingxi was not a fool, and she would never dare to do anything risky. Shui Lingxi looked at Shui Linglong and said with a faint smile: "Sister, why didn't you dedicate the treasure map to the Queen and ask the Queen to give me a favor to your sister? The Queen would definitely agree! Anyway, this picture belongs to you. It's brought out from the warehouse, and it's your turn to offer it."

"Of course there is grace, but don't I want to give my sister a chance to curry favor with the queen?" Shui Linglong asked anxiously, with a rather earnest expression.

Shui Lingxi became more and more certain that there was something fishy about this painting and that it might be a fake! Didn’t the Prince of Mobei offer a counterfeit product and angered Lord Long Live, so Lord Long Live sent troops to attack the Tai clan? snort! Want her to completely anger the queen? It’s really heartbreaking! Shui Lingxi said with a smile: "No need, sister, I'm not greedy, I just want to get out of Pingnanhou Mansion, I don't want anything else!"

Seeing that Shui Linglong didn't respond, she smiled coldly, "I did what I should do, but you want to shirk responsibility and not do what you should do? Or is this what you call integrity? The Crown Princess is nothing more than that!"

Shui Linglong covered her face and yawned lazily: "Okay, I won't waste such a good opportunity if the second sister doesn't want it. I will give the queen a sign asking to see the fourth sister in the afternoon. You can enter the palace with me tomorrow. !”

Shui Lingxi frowned suspiciously: "It's a deal!" Huh, Shui Linglong, you'd better not play tricks, otherwise, I will find a way to make you unable to eat and walk around!

After Shui Lingxi left, Zhi Fan glared angrily in the direction she was leaving. Shui Linglong yawned again: "Stop staring! If you stare at me again, the door will be broken."

Even though Zhi Fan was feeling angry, she couldn't help but laugh out loud. She didn't understand whether there was a treasure map or not. She was just extremely surprised that the eldest lady and the second lady had tricked Xun Feng. The second lady was really not an ordinary person. of two! If something happens to Xun Feng, she will have to be a widow, and even her marriage with Li Mingjie will be affected.

“Miss, Aunt Dong Jia has personally sent back the gift.” Ye Mao said at the door.

Dong Jialin entered the house, and each room gave her some gifts. Old Taijun, Leng Youru, and Zhen all gave gifts. Shui Linglong also didn't miss anything, and sent Ye Mao to give her a pair of gold-headed noodles.

Shui Linglong said calmly: "If you put the things away, just say I'm resting."

"Yes!" Ye Mao walked out of Mohe Courtyard as he said and conveyed Shui Linglong's message at the door, "The Crown Princess is heavy. She rested as soon as Shui Bianfei left. I will keep the things until the Crown Princess wakes up." The slave will tell her that her aunt has been here."

Dong Jialin handed the pillowcase and quilt cover she made by herself to Ye Mao, and said with a soft smile: "Thank you very much." After saying that, she turned around and left with Myolie, but as soon as they turned into the side path, they saw someone from a distance. Xiuer helped Qiao Hui into Mohe Courtyard, yes, she went in!

After Prince An came down from court, he went directly to Zijingyuan to see Dong Jialin, and bumped into Xing'er who had received dinner from the dining room.

 “My slave, please give your regards to the king!” Xing’er saluted with red eyes.

Prince An frowned: "Why are you crying?"

Xing'er's head hung low and her voice was low: "I dare not say anything, my aunt will be angry if I tell you."

 The word "Chuan" quickly formed between King An's brows: "I didn't tell your aunt that it was you who said it."

"Thank you so much, Prince!" Xing'er said with a sigh of relief, "Actually, it's nothing, it's just that... my aunt personally sent the gift to the imperial concubine, and the imperial concubine excused herself from falling asleep and didn't let her into the house."

 Prince An smiled disapprovingly: "Pregnant people are already heavy, so the imperial concubine must have really fallen asleep."

Xing'er cried: "But as soon as we left, the second young lady entered the Mohe Courtyard..."

The brows that Prince An finally relaxed furrowed again. He put one hand behind his back and the other across his abdomen, and strode into Dong Jialin's bedroom.

At this time, Dong Jialin was sitting on a crimson lacquered mahogany carved thread chair by the window sill, embroidering a small landscape embroidery in her hand, intending to make it into an inkstone viewing screen and place it in Prince An's study, when she suddenly heard With the sound of heavy footsteps, she hurriedly put down her embroidery and bowed her body respectfully towards the door.

Prince An quickly helped her up and asked with concern: "What are you doing?"

Dong Jialin pointed to the embroidery in the basket and said softly: "I want to make an inkstone viewing screen for the prince with green mountains and green waters. If the prince is tired when he is reviewing and writing the folds, he can look up and see it to relieve the discomfort of his eyes. I I am going to embroider a poem. Which one is better, "The bright moon rises above the Tianshan Mountains, among the vast sea of ​​clouds", or "The willows are green and the river is level, and I can hear the singing on the Langjiang River."

She has both talent and talent, but it’s a pity that she is an orphan. Otherwise, how could she commit herself to him as my concubine? Prince An felt a trace of pity in his heart. He held her soft and boneless hand and said, "I will try my best to spend as much time with you as possible. You don't have to move around the other people in the house. If Xiaohui is pregnant, you can go there occasionally." Okay, mother, you can follow mother’s arrangements.”

Dong Jialin looked up at him and said with a confused look on her face: "Prince...why did you suddenly talk about this?"

Prince An touched her thin face lovingly and sighed: "I've wronged you. When you have our child, everyone will treat you the same as Xiaohui."

Hearing this, Dong Jialin’s face turned red with embarrassment: “I just came through the door.”

  Prince An lowered his head and leaned close to her ear, jokingly saying: "Does it still hurt?"

"Huh?" Dong Jialin looked at him in shock. After reading the cunning in his eyes, she exclaimed "Yeah" and turned around, not daring to face him.

  Prince An hugged her from behind, his warm breath blowing on her collar, "I'll come back in the evening."

"No!" Dong Jialin turned around, looked at his ambiguous gaze seriously, and said, "I was blessed to have the prince's rain last night. Please make sure the prince stays with the second young lady tonight. The second young lady has a hard time getting pregnant. , Don’t let the second young mistress think that the prince has a concubine and has forgotten his wife.”

  Prince An shook her hand lovingly, turned around and left the Bauhinia Courtyard.

Xing'er unscrewed the food box and came in, put the dishes in the food box on the table and asked: "Auntie, the prince wants to stay, why do you drive him away?"

"Didn't you understand the warning from the Crown Princess? When I lived in the mansion before, was there anything in the Mohe Courtyard that I couldn't enter? The Crown Princess just took the opportunity to beat me for keeping my duty!" Thinking of Shui Linglong Dong Jialin's heart became hairy as she tested the princess's methods, "Besides, I am the concubine and the second young mistress is the wife, so I can't compete for things on the surface. It would be better for me to keep a low profile, not only to comply with her wishes, but also to It will make the prince miss me even more."

Xing'er didn't understand the last sentence, but the one in front understood it: "But the second young mistress looks quite gentle, could she be such a jealous person?"

Dong Jialin sighed quietly, and an inexplicable darkness flashed in her eyes: "You know people, you know faces, but you don't know hearts. It's always right to be cautious."

In the afternoon, Shui Linglong sent someone to hand over a sign to the Queen. The Queen decreed that Shui Linglong and her husband would visit the concubine in the palace tomorrow.

The next morning, Shui Linglong reported to the old lady. The old lady looked at Shui Linglong’s belly and nodded, but still said a few words of worry: “Although March to June is relatively safe, you don’t have to worry about it. You really treat yourself like an ordinary person, you are not allowed to run or jump, you are not allowed to be naughty, and you stay away from all hidden dangers, do you understand?"

Shui Linglong responded obediently.

As soon as Shui Linglong left, Zhuge Liuyun and Leng Youru entered Tian'anju together. When Leng Youru fell ill, Old Madam Leng worried a lot. Now that Old Madam Leng has stepped out of the Buddhist hall, they will The children have to go and pay a visit. The old lady agreed and ordered Ping'er to prepare some wild ginseng and bird's nests for Mrs. Leng.

When Shui Linglong left the house, Shui Lingxi’s carriage was already waiting. Shui Linglong smiled: "Then I'll take my sister's carriage!"

Ye Mao and Shui Linglong got on Shui Lingxi’s carriage together, followed by Zhi Fan and Anping in the palace’s carriage.

Anping looked forward and said with a smile: "I asked the prince, he allowed me to take a wife!"

Zhi Fan said: "What does it have to do with me that the prince allows you to take a wife?"

Anping swallowed his saliva and continued to speak bravely: "Zhifan, you said... there are so many maids in the house, who is more suitable for me?"

Zhi Fan was not very interested and said in a nonchalant manner: "How can I say this accurately? You can feel it for yourself!"

In the carriage, Shui Linglong told Shui Lingxi some things to pay attention to in the palace, such as which palace's empress was the most favored and which palace's empress had the most bad temper. The general idea was to warn Shui Lingxi not to be in the deep palace with every inch of bones. I accidentally guessed the mine.

After hearing this, Shui Lingxi couldn't hide her mocking smile: "So, Shui Lingyue has really fallen out of favor?" She heard the servants of the Hou Mansion talking about the secrets in the palace, and thought it was just spreading rumors. How long? Two months? Three months? He actually fell from heaven to hell!

At the gate of the palace, Eunuch Zhang gave the two of them a thousand dollars and laughed in a high-pitched voice: "Good luck to the imperial concubine! Good luck to the imperial concubine Shui!"

Shui Linglong smiled gently and said, "Eunuch Zhang, please stay down. It's freezing. I have to wait for you for so long. I'm really sorry." After saying this, she handed Eunuch Zhang a green-grey purse embroidered with cinnamon twigs.

Shui Lingxi also took out a red envelope from her wide sleeve and handed it to Eunuch Zhang: "Thank you for your hard work, Eunuch."

Eunuch Zhang took it, held it with his fingers, and compared Shui Linglong's sincere smile with Shui Lingxi's inadvertently perfunctory expression. He curled his lips contemptuously, turned to look at Shui Linglong, and said very humbly: "The Crown Princess is pregnant, and I haven't congratulated the Crown Princess yet!"

Shui Linglong joked: "Isn't this congratulations?"

 Eunuch Zhang laughed out loud: "Yes, yes! Congratulations!"

Shui Lingxi watched the two of them talking to each other, but she couldn't get a word in. She sneered in her heart, a **** born from a concubine is worthy of being with a slave!

Suddenly, Shui Linglong held her belly and said with a smile: "Pregnant people always like to go to the bride's house. I wonder if I can ask Eunuch Zhang to show me the way to the nearest bride's house?"

Eunuch Zhang gave Shui Linglong a meaningful look and said, "The Queen is practicing calligraphy with the Seventh Prince, and she can't find time to socialize. The Crown Princess and Concubine Shui should go and thank the Queen after they visit Concubine Zhen!"

 “That’s very good.” Shui Linglong felt relieved.

Eunuch Zhang tilted his head slightly, and immediately a handsome young **** about thirteen years old came up with a hunched body: "Eunuch."

 Eunuch Zhang was not angry but said with authority: "You take Concubine Shui to the Millennium Palace first. After the Concubine has gone to the toilet, I will send the Concubine to see Concubine Zhen."

"Yes!" The young **** said, "Shui Lingxi, concubine Shui, please come!"

Shui Lingxi did not doubt that he was there, and was a little unhappy that Shui Linglong left her behind when she went to the toilet, but still followed the young **** to the Millennium Palace.

Probably because Shui Linglong was fast on her feet, or because Eunuch Zhang took her to take a shortcut, when Shui Lingxi arrived at the Millennium Palace, Shui Linglong also came from the other direction.

Snapped! A crisp slap came from the small garden of the Millennium Palace, followed by a wave of curses and shouts: "Humph! You dare to kick even the pets of Concubine De, you are so impatient! Don't think you are occupying it. The title of concubine really makes you think of yourself as a person! Count the days, how long has it been since the emperor visited you? Is your body getting moldy? If I were you, I would just shut up. Gate, so as not to be embarrassed outside!"

 (End of this chapter)