First Concubine

Chapter 175: Cleverly catching the culprit (3)

Zhi Fan seemed to understand, and said: "Miss, has the third lady returned to Jiangnan? The second young master seems to have gone to Xishan College." Isn't there a talk of giving up business and pursuing literature?

Shui Linglong said calmly: "Where else can he go if he doesn't go to school?" In the previous life, Shui Hangge made concessions, firstly because Shui Minyu was smart and capable and inherited his mantle and entered the officialdom; secondly, because of the relationship between him and his second uncle There is no such thing as Bing Bing's trouble that touches people's hearts.

　　After tying a knot, Shui Linglong bit off the thread and asked, "How is the old lady?"

Zhi Fan said: "It's much better. I can speak simple words and move my arms."

"That's good." Shui Linglong folded her clothes neatly.

Not long after, Ping'er sent a piece of fresh beef. As soon as Ping'er left, Uncle Yu also sent an ingredient: pigeon.

 The men of the Zhuge family are all carnivores!

Zhifan opened the cloth covering the basket and found that Ping'er's basket was separated by a wooden board in the middle, with beef on the left and a book on the right. Zhifan took it in her hand and turned it over. The strange words looked like talismans. She said "hmm" in confusion: "Miss, look! The old lady gave you a book!"

Shui Linglong stopped her sewing: "Bring it to me and let me take a look."

Zhi Fan handed the book to Shui Linglong. It was a blue book. The yellowing pages showed that it had a long history. Shui Linglong flipped through a few pages and raised her eyebrows. Dictionary? Did the old man ask her to learn Kashgar's writing?

Zhenbei Palace is the hostage used by the emperor to control Kashgar Qing. The emperor should not be so kind to let them go back to Kashgar Qing. Even if she learned Kashgar Qing's writing... it would be of no use.

Thinking about it, Shui Linglong still ordered Zhifan to put the book away carefully, put on her apron and went to the kitchen. For the sake of the old lady bribing her, let's show off and have a charcoal grilled steak and a plate of braised squab! It would be even better if there were two glasses of red wine!

Mother Zhong was chopping vegetables when she saw Zhi Fan twisting two baskets in and Shui Linglong standing next to her. She laughed out loud. A snack foodie met two big foodies!

Mother Zhong and Zhifan started washing and chopping vegetables respectively. Zhifan was timid and didn't dare to touch the cute pigeons that were cooing. Mother Zhong quickly pinched the pigeons' heads, wiped their necks with a kitchen knife, bled them, and threw them in. Plucking hair in boiling water!

Zhi Fan curled his lips, and his hair stood on end!

 After the beef was cut, the pigeons were stamped, and the onions, ginger, garlic and other ingredients were all ready, Shui Linglong walked to the stove and started cooking. But just as he poured the oil into the pot, Ye Mao came: "When I was passing by Pingtingxuan, I heard noisy noises and crying. I ran over secretly to take a look, and then I realized that something big had happened!"

In the Pinting Pavilion, Madam Zhen was sitting on the bedside, watching the basins of blood being brought out, and her heart was in her throat: "How is it? Doctor Hu?"

Doctor Hu took away his hand that was on Qiao Hui's pulse and sighed slowly: "The second young lady is still young, she will have a chance in the future."

Qiao Hui was so weak that she couldn't even open her eyelids, and she fainted immediately after hearing this.

Xiuer knelt down, threw herself on Qiao Hui's arm and cried loudly: "Second Young Mistress!"

The news spread quickly. Shui Linglong had just left, and Leng Youru and Old Taijun also came one after another. The three of them arrived at the door of Pingtingxuan almost at the same time. Leng Youru and Shui Linglong walked to Old Taijun. A gift.

 “Mother.”

 “Grandma.”

 “Stop talking, hurry in and take a look!”

Shui Linglong saluted Leng Youru again, Leng Youru nodded slightly, and the three of them entered the master bedroom together.

As soon as they opened the curtain and entered, they heard Doctor Hu's sentence of "death sentence". The three of them were all shocked and looked at Qiao Hui who was in a coma...and Xiu'er who was crying hoarsely.

Mrs. Zhen quickly stood up, blessed her body, and said solemnly: "Mom, I'm disturbing you. It's my daughter-in-law, isn't it?"

Doctor Hu also stood up and bowed his hands to the old lady.

The old lady didn't have the time to care about these false gifts. All she could think about was Qiao Hui's condition. She strode to the bedside. Mrs. Zhen gave up her seat. She sat down and took out a handkerchief to wipe the sweat from Qiao Hui's face. She felt heartbroken. Authentic: "It's so good, why did it slide? What happened?"

Doctor Hu did not want to participate in the struggle in the house and walked out on the pretext of boiling medicine.

Zhen choked up and said: "I...I went to the clean room. I'm not sure. Tell me, Xiu'er!" She didn't lie. She really didn't know what happened. She was having diarrhea when she heard a scream, which seemed to be Qiao's. Hui's voice sounded. By the time she went out after using the toilet, Liuzhu had already ordered someone to carry Qiao Hui back to Pingtingxuan. She was only a quarter of an hour earlier than Shui Linglong and others.

Xiu'er grabbed the lapel of her chest and couldn't stop her tears from falling: "It was my aunt! It was my aunt who pushed the second young lady down!"

Dong Jialin?

Everyone was shocked at the same time, and all showed an incredible light. Dong Jialin had only been here for a few days? Do you have the guts to cause trouble?

As if feeling everyone's doubts, Xiu'er wiped the tears from the corners of her eyes and said sadly and seriously: "After the Second Young Mistress and the Second Madam finished talking about the Fourth Young Lady's marriage, they took the slaves back to Pingting Pavilion. They had just walked a few days. Young Mistress Bu Er said that she seemed to have dropped her handkerchief in Mistress 2's room. The servant went back to get it. When she took the veil and walked into the hall, she saw Aunt Dong Jia grabbing Mistress Second Young Master's arm and pressing Mistress Second Young Master down... Servant Ruruo Half a lie is enough to be struck by thunder!"

Leng Youru stood aside quietly, her faint eyes scanning the worried faces of Mrs. Zhen and the old lady, without saying a word.

Shui Linglong looked at the bloodless Qiao Hui, smelling the smell of blood remaining in the air, her eyes darkened a bit!

The hairs all over Zhen’s body stood up. Regardless of whether she was in charge of the house or not, she could not escape the blame for such an unfortunate incident that happened to her second wife! If it was handled properly today, that would be fine. If it was unfair, the old lady would probably take back the power in her hands! After looking at Leng Youru, who had an indifferent expression and a rosy look on her face, Zhen felt that her guess was absolutely correct! Mrs. Zhen glared at Qiao Hui with hatred. She didn't know how to pay attention to the pregnant woman. The concubine and the legitimate wife were born to be public enemies. Didn't she know how to avoid them?

Zhen completely forgot, how can there be any reason in the world for a wife to give up a concubine?

Mrs. Zhen looked at Liuzhu and said sternly: "Where is Dong Jialin? Call her here!"

Dong Jialin fell badly and broke the skin on her knees and elbows. Xing'er squatted down, washed her wounds with water, opened the medicine bottle and applied the golden sore medicine on the wounds: "Auntie, does it hurt from the fall?"

"How is the second young lady? It seems she can't move." Dong Jialin asked, holding back the pain.

As a maid who is as motivated as Zhi Fan, Xing'er believes that she must take her master's worries as her worries and her master's happiness as her joy. Xing'er said: "Auntie, you lie down on the bed, and your servant will go to the door to greet the prince. When the prince comes back, your servant will take him directly to the Bauhinia Courtyard. You seize the opportunity and get pregnant with the prince's child!"

child…

Dong Jialin's eyes flashed with excitement. Only if she was pregnant with the blood of the Zhuge family, would the people in the palace look at her seriously. She pursed her lips, suppressed her emotions and said, "Let's check on the second young lady first! "

As soon as he finished speaking, Liuzhu rushed into the room with two rough servants...

Dong Jialin was dragged to Pingtingxuan by someone. Her hair was messed up, her clothes were dirty, and she was in an awkward state. It seemed that this was the only way to show Zhen's determination to protect Qiao Hui, but she only heard the story of the incident. Xiuer’s one-sided words!

“Ss—” Dong Jialin was forced to kneel on the ground, and the wound on her knee split open instantly. She gasped in pain, but held back the discomfort and said respectfully, “My maid, please pay your respects to the old lady and the princess.”

 Leng Youru didn’t even look at her!

The old lady's eyes shone with cold light, and she nodded gently, then looked at Leng Youru, who had just recovered from a serious illness, and Shui Linglong, who was pregnant: "You guys sit down."

Shui Linglong kindly gave Leng Youru a hand: "Mother concubine."

Leng Youru smiled in response and patted her hand: "Don't stand either."

 It seems that the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is very good!

The old lady sighed with satisfaction. She couldn't erase what had happened, and she couldn't do anything to drive away Leng Youru. If Leng Youru could really let go of her grudge and get along with Linglong, this would be considered...a good thing!

Ms. Zhen felt even more uncomfortable when she did not receive the pardon. She glared at Dong Jialin fiercely: "You have only been here for a few days? Why do you want to cause such unrest in the family? Has Qiao Hui ever treated you harshly? Or ridiculed you? Once and a half? You are too cruel!"

 The old lady couldn't stand the incitement, and the anger in her eyes burned more and more blood!

Shui Linglong secretly shook her head. Before she could figure out the ins and outs of the incident, the second lady decided Dong Jialin's guilt categorically. If it wasn't Dong Jialin, would she be able to come to Taiwan?

"Let's ask more clearly. How did it happen? Why did it happen? Where did you get the courage?" The person who spoke was Leng Youru, her expression was still indifferent, it seemed that she just said a few unintentional words, but they all brought up the point.

The anger in the old lady's eyes was gradually tinged with doubt. Zhen withdrew her gaze from the old lady's face and turned to Dong Jialin: "Tell me! Why did you push Xiaohui? You didn't know she was pregnant. Is it true? It seems that I told you on the first day not to offend the Second Young Mistress, but you turned a deaf ear to my words? "

 Always never forget to put gold on your face!

Dong Jialin's almond-shaped eyes widened: "No...I didn't recommend the second young lady! I really didn't! I was wronged! I didn't dare!" In excitement, she even changed her self-identification.

Xiuer said angrily: "Auntie! Don't be so harsh! I only left for a short while, and when I caught up with the second young lady, I saw you dragging the second young lady and pressing the second young lady to the ground in the hall!"

"I didn't press the second young lady! The second young lady was about to fall, and I went to help her. As a result, my soles slipped and fell. Just to avoid pressing the second young lady, I took a big step forward, using my elbows and knees. It's all worn out! If you don't believe it, look..." Dong Jialin said excitedly, lifting up her cuffs to reveal the red and swollen scratches on her left elbow.

How could there be such a shameless woman in the world? Xiu'er was going crazy: "If you didn't make yourself bruised and bruised, how could everyone sympathize with you and think you were an innocent victim? The second young lady held back her grievances to accept you and tolerate you. Instead of being grateful, you turned to the second mistress Young Mistress, you are so cruel! Now that Second Young Mistress’s child is gone, are you happy? The Prince is pampering you again. You will be pregnant soon, so you can give birth to the Prince’s eldest son, right?”

Xiu'er said everything that should be said and shouldn't be said at once. She was blinded by anger and no longer knew the rationality. Unlike Xing'er and Dong Jialin, she and Qiao Hui were half-way masters and servants. She had followed Qiao Hui since she was a child. If something happened to Qiao Hui, she would feel heartbroken.

Zhen originally believed Dong Jialin's words when she saw Dong Jialin's wounds, but now after hearing Xiu'er's rebuttal, she felt that Dong Jialin was really shameful! Her face darkened and she shouted angrily: "That's enough, Dong Jialin! Stop your hypocrisy! It's so disgusting that I don't even want to eat dinner! Did you overhear me saying that the prince cares more about Xiaohui than you, so Are you jealous and want to frame Xiaohui? You kneel down in the yard! I have the final say on how to deal with you until Xiaohui wakes up!”

Shui Linglong glanced at Mrs. Zhen. She was cunning and cunning. It was true that Dong Jialin was a concubine, but her cousin was the second young mistress of the Yao family. If she really wanted to beat, kill or drive her away, Feng Yanying would never give up, especially Dong Jialin's. Her brother was very likely to be among the top three in the imperial examination. Zhen was unwilling to take on such a hot potato, so she left it to Qiao Hui. At that time, she could just say, if you want to cause trouble, go to Su Chenghou Mansion!

 The old lady looked deeply at Mrs. Zhen, leaving Ping'er to take care of Qiao Hui, and she and the others dispersed.

  Prince Anjun returned from the imperial court. After learning about the situation from the Zhen family, he immediately rushed to Pingtingxuan.

Dong Jialin knelt on the cold bluestone floor, her knees hurting terribly. When she heard the familiar footsteps, the dim light in Dong Jialin's eyes reunited: "Your Majesty!" Full of expectation...

Prince An subconsciously paused and glanced towards her. Then, when he was just a few feet away from her, he suddenly pulled back. Then he dusted his wide sleeves and stepped onto the steps without saying a word!

 Dong Jialin shed two tears in disappointment...

Shui Linglong took Zhifan and slowly walked to Mohe Courtyard, her expression a little solemn, as if she was thinking about something!

Zhi Fan reminded in a low voice: "Miss, dinner is in Tian'anju, we are going in the wrong direction."

Shui Linglong stopped and happened to be under a gardenia tree. She pinched a leaf and with a sway of the branch, she had thoughts: "Call Xiu'er and tell her that I have some bird's nests to replenish qi and blood for the second young mistress. "

Zhi Fan responded: "Yes!"

Zhifan and Xiuer were very fast. Shui Linglong had only pinched dozens of leaves before they arrived at the scene. Looking at the jade-like green leaves scattered on Shui Linglong's feet, they both swallowed their saliva and said, "Prince Concubine!”

Shui Linglong got straight to the point: "The second lady just said that Aunt Dong Jia was eavesdropping. What did you mean?"

Xiu'er sobbed as she explained the conversation between Qiao Hui and Zhen in the morning and someone kicked over the flower pot on the porch: "...She must have been so stimulated that she kicked over the flower pot in panic! Liu Zhu What my sister saw with her own eyes can never be false!”

A meaningful dark light flashed in Shui Linglong's deep eyes. After a moment, she said slowly: "Xiu'er, if you have sudden abdominal pain, go back to the yard first. I will send someone to send the bird's nest to Pingtingxuan."

Xiuer was stunned for a moment, then nodded with tears in her eyes, clutching her stomach and returned to Pingtingxuan.

After Xiuer left, Zhifan sighed and shook his head: "I didn't expect that Aunt Dong Jia, a gentle and gentle person, would be so cruel. A woman's jealousy is so terrible!"

Shui Linglong lost the leaves in her hand and raised her hand to pinch them again. She didn't touch them for a long time. When she looked up, she found that the branches had been pinched out by her. She wiped her hands with a handkerchief, Zhi Fan took it quickly and offered a new one. She shook it and raised her eyebrows and said, "I don't know whether Dong Jialin kicked the flowerpot or not, but I know Liu Zhu will definitely Didn’t see it with my own eyes.”

 “Why?” Zhifan asked without hesitation, Liuzhu didn’t need to lie!

Shui Linglong glanced at her sideways: "You have been more active recently. Liuzhu ran out when he heard the sound of the flower pot falling to the ground. Could it be that Dong Jialin kept raising his feet, waiting for Liuzhu to catch him?"

Liuzhu is not lying. Human nature is like a blind man touching an elephant. It is very easy to add subjective color to objective facts. Shui Linglong speculated that Liuzhu heard the sound and ran out to see. Dong Jialin was holding the flower pot, and Liuzhu It was determined that Dong Jialin was the one who kicked over the flower pot, and then speculated that she was the one who eavesdropped on the corner. But is this really the case? Shui Linglong hooked her fingers towards Zhifan, and Zhifan listened and heard her say: "You take the bird's nest to Pingtingxuan, and then..."

　　A meal is tasteless. One person is missing, but a large piece seems to be missing. The gauze cabinet separated the male and female relatives. Shui Linglong didn't hear the old man say anything about this. She couldn't help but wonder in her heart, Prince An is his grandson after all. Even if he was a concubine, he still has the blood of the Zhuge family and Qiao Hui's. Does the old man really not care about the matter?

This is the difference between the education system of the Shangshu Mansion and the Prince's Mansion. When the old lady takes power, she has to take care of everything from Shui Hangge and her concubines to her grandchildren. There are few cases of intergenerational education in the palace. The old man intervened in the matter between Zhuge Liuyun and Leng Youru, because Zhuge Liuyun was his son. Shui Linglong was not suitable for sexual **** when she was pregnant. Zhuge Yu couldn't hold back the anger at the corner of his mouth but still refused to have **** with the two maids. The old man couldn't stand it, but he didn't say much. This is why the old lady scolded Zhuge Liuyun, Leng Youru, and the old lady when solving the "Leng Youru Incident", but did not accuse Zhuge Xi and Zhuge Yu face to face.

After finishing the meal, Zhuge Yu took Shui Linglong's hand and returned to Mo Heyuan. He had fed her last night, but he didn't enjoy it as much as he could. He endured it for more than a month and could only touch her twice. It was so uncomfortable. No, the corner of his mouth was still... There is really a fire blemish that cannot be seen without looking carefully.

Shui Linglong chuckled, hugged his neck, and bit his lips gently. Painful and itchy, Zhuge Yu's body was filled with evil fire. He hugged her waist and took the initiative to hook her lilac uvula when she was about to pull away.

The misfortune around us always reminds people to be patient and cherish it. Seeing that Qiao Hui, who was smiling beautifully yesterday, has lost all her flesh and blood in her belly today, Shui Linglong relived the fear of almost losing her little persimmon again. She didn't dare to face it at all. See!

 (End of this chapter)