First Concubine

Chapter 176: Cleverly Finding the Culprit (5)

The hairs all over Zhuge Shu's body stood up: "Yes, I...I haven't gone out, so I can't help you, sister-in-law..."

Shui Linglong waved her hand and said with a faint smile: "But I already thought of another way on the way here!"

Zhuge Shu asked almost without thinking: "What method?"

Shui Linglong looked solemn and said, "Do you still remember the puppy I raised?"

 “Remember, it’s called Duoduo.”

“Dodo has a keener sense of smell than ordinary dogs. I can find out who kicked the flower pot just by holding it and smelling it!”

Zhuge Shu felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar, and even her toes seemed to have lost feeling...

Shui Linglong tucked the quilt for her and said with a soft smile: "I won't disturb your rest. Go to sleep. I will go pick up Duoduo and find the murderer. Grandpa is still waiting for the result. If he is caught this time, If you catch that life-threatening slave, I will give her fifty strokes until she dies!"

After Shui Linglong left, Zhuge Shu fell to the ground, lit the fire in a panic, and threw the shoes he wore today into the brazier: "Second brother is mine, no one can **** him from me! Second brother is the most important The person who cares is me, not Miss Lin, not Dong Jialin, nor Qiao Hui..."

　　哐婷! The door was suddenly kicked open, and a strong wind swept in, blowing up the ashes from the brazier and flying into Zhuge Shu's eyes. She blinked, squeezed out two tears, and saw Prince An standing with a sinister look on his face. At the junction of candlelight and shadow, it looked like a devil emerging from hell... Beside him, there was Ping'er with the same gloomy face...

The truth of the incident should be: Zhuge Shu overheard the conversation between Qiao Hui and Zhen, and was dissatisfied with Qiao Hui for bringing her and the second young master Qiao together, and was also dissatisfied with Prince An for taking Qiao Hui so seriously, so he secretly sent a maid in the hall. The floor was waxed, trying to make Qiao Hui unable to get out of bed and unable to pester Prince An. As for Dong Jialin, she was not in Zhuge Shu's plan at all. Because Zhuge Shu didn't know that Dong Jialin would be sitting on the edge of the hall waiting for Qiao Hui. The reason why Zhuge Shu kicked down the flower pot before was not because she lost her composure after hearing the shocking news, but because she found out that Dong Jialin was coming. She felt guilty and feared that her secret would be exposed, so she ran away in a hurry and kicked the flower pot down. pot.

Shui Linglong sighed: "Even I was shocked this time. Zhuge Shu said to Prince An..."

Zhi Fan lowered his head and did not dare to answer the conversation.

Shui Linglong glanced out of the corner of her eye and caught her strangeness: "You know that, right?"

Zhifan was startled and covered his eyes. He felt so guilty that he changed the subject: "The eldest lady is so clever. She exposed the true face of the fourth lady in one go. This time, not only did the prince and the fourth lady separate, but also For redressing the injustice of Aunt Dong Jia, the old man will definitely reward you well!"

Shui Linglong's eyes sharpened: "If you don't want me to kick you out of the house, just tell me the truth!"

Zhi Fan fell to his knees on the ground: "My slave... I only found out about this a few days ago..." He told Liu Lu about how he saw Prince Cheng bullying Zhuge Shu in the pavilion, but was accidentally injured by Prince An, "Finally, Everyone left, and the Fourth Miss... The Fourth Miss kissed Prince An..."

　　In this way, Zhaoyun did not have good intentions to bring reinforcements to Prince An that time, but wanted Zhen to witness his daughter and son's indecent behavior in order to retaliate against Zhen for having made things difficult for their maids! Shui Linglong glared at Zhi Fan fiercely, threw up her sleeves and returned to Mo Heyuan!

"Second brother! Second brother, I was wrong! I beg you, don't tell grandpa! Ignore me! I will change it! I swear in the name of Princess Kashiqing that I will never do evil again! Second brother, please believe me." Come back!" Zhuge Shu knelt at Prince An's feet, hugged his legs, and cried hoarsely.

Prince An was extremely sad and angry. He looked down at her as she begged. In his impression, she was so innocent and lovely, but he never imagined that... she was so vicious in her bones!

“Miss Lin, you pushed her into the water on purpose, didn’t you?”

Zhuge Shu’s crying stopped suddenly, but... there was no answer!

 Prince An suddenly increased his voice and shouted: "Zhuge Shu! Did you push Miss Lin into the water? You asked for my forgiveness and refused to tell me the truth! How can I trust you?"

Zhuge Shu said tremblingly: "Okay, okay, I say, I say! As long as you are willing to forgive me, I will say anything! I was the one who pushed Miss Lin into the trap. I didn't think much about it at the time. I was just very angry and jealous. I I didn't know she would die, I just wanted to vent my anger...I was jealous of her...Second brother, I didn't lie, I...I couldn't control it...At that time, my mind seemed to be blank, and my hands were no longer in control. When I came back to my senses , Miss Lin has fallen into the pool...I don’t know what happened to me..."

 This is the sister he has loved selflessly for fourteen years! This is his sister who risked falling out with the family, being jealous of his aunt and brother, and being cut into pieces by the enemy to take the war merits to keep her safe! How much love I had in the past, how much I hate now!

"Okay! Even if you were crazy that time! What about this time? You did something in the hallway, and you had such a long time to reflect and regret. Why did you still let Qiao Hui walk into the trap you set? Not only that, you also tried to blame Dong Jialin and let her take the blame for you! "All the good things have turned into bad things. A person is labeled as a "villain", and all bad things are hers.

Zhuge Shu shouted loudly: "I didn't! I didn't put the blame on Dong Jialin! How did I know that she would have been sitting on the side of the hall waiting for the second sister-in-law? She pulled the elder sister-in-law at that time, maybe the elder sister-in-law did not slip in the first place! She was the one who pushed Yes! It’s her…”

"That's enough!" Prince An interrupted her sternly, with a cold and ferocious look on his face that Zhuge Shu had never seen before, "That's my first child! Zhuge Shu, you killed my child!"

The huge noise disturbed Mrs. Zhen who had already rested. When she dressed neatly and walked to Zhuge Shu's bedroom, she saw the brother and sister turning against each other. She grabbed the arm of King An who passed by her and asked in fear. Said: "Where are you going?"

 “Go to grandpa!”

 “You’re not allowed to go!” If you tell the old man, will Shu’er still be alive?

“Mom, if you spoil her like this, what kind of prodigal son have you spoiled?”

 “She is young and it is normal for her to be ignorant...”

The stalemate lasted for a while, and the maid guarding the door ran over: "Second Madam, Prince of the County, the old master has asked you and the fourth young lady to go to Tian'anju!"

Shui Linglong returned to Mohe Courtyard. She felt a little sleepy, so she took a shower and went to sleep. In the middle of the night, an arm suddenly rested on her waist. Shui Linglong turned over in a daze and got into his arms. Zhuge Yu lowered his head, covered hers with his cool lips, then pried open her teeth with his tongue, and kissed her lingeringly.

Shui Linglong was half asleep and allowed him to do whatever he wanted. It wasn't until her heart felt cold that he took off her clothes, and she suddenly woke up from her sleep: "You... what are you doing?"

"Do what you haven't done just now." Zhuge Yu said softly and seriously, and took off his clothes. After teasing him, he still wanted to escape. Is this woman too naive?

Shui Linglong looked at him quietly and yawned: "No, shouldn't you tell my grandpa how to deal with the second wife? You... um..."

Zhuge Yu didn't give her a chance to ask, and directly blocked her lips. He hated that she always put other people's affairs more important than him. He was her husband, and she could only have him in her eyes, not other people or others. Everything must be far behind him!

Shui Linglong finally realized the consequences of seducing him but not satisfying him. That night, he was like a man possessed and never left her body.

When Shui Linglong woke up again, Zhuge Yu had already gone to court, which meant that she broke the rules set by the old man! I didn’t help my husband change his clothes, I didn’t sympathize with my husband’s hard work, I didn’t go exercise, and I didn’t have breakfast with everyone!

 Just thinking about it... makes me feel scared!

"Miss, you're awake." Zhi Fan heard the commotion and hurriedly brought in a cup of golden red date tea. After placing the tea cup on the table, he began to help Shui Linglong change her clothes and said with a smile, "The prince is here with the old lady." I asked you to take a leave of absence, saying that you were too tired to get out of bed yesterday. The old lady promised you not to go to Tian'anju today and to eat in your own room."

Shui Linglong ignored her!

Zhi Fan fastened the pipa button on Shui Linglong's chest and said with a flattering smile: "Relax, the Second Young Mistress just had such an incident yesterday. What the old lady is most concerned about is the flesh and blood in your belly, but even half of it I don’t want to tire you out!”

Shui Linglong still ignored her and went directly to the clean room. Zhi Fan's eyes dimmed and he sighed.

It was a rare breakfast at Moheyuan. Mother Zhong showed off her skills and made a bowl of haggis ramen, a plate of cold fungus, a steamed mung bean ball and a plate of assorted vegetables. Shui Linglong ate enough for two people, and she ate an astonishingly large amount of food. She ate more than half a bowl of ramen, four mung bean **** and a whole plate of assorted vegetarian dishes. She didn't eat much fungus, perhaps because it was not spicy enough.

Mother Zhong laughed angrily and said, "Don't eat like that. It's too big to give birth to. Although the stomach is usually tightened until seven or eight months old, but if you don't restrain your stomach now, it will be difficult to hold it back."

Shui Linglong felt that what Mrs. Zhong said was reasonable. She looked at the half-cup of milk on the table and sighed, "I won't drink it anymore."

Zhifan took the food away, but Shui Linglong didn't even look at her. Mother Zhong noticed the clues. When Zhifan left, Mother Zhong handed her a glass of mint water, and then took a silver basin to take it, while Shui Linglong rinsed it. She asked, "Miss, did Zhifan make you angry?" She didn't know that Zhifan and Zhaoyun had concealed Zhuge Shu's feelings for Prince An.

Shui Linglong said casually: "The little girl has a bit of a temper and needs to settle down."

Mother Zhong laughed and said, "You sound like you have seen all the vicissitudes of life? Zhi Fan is about the same age as you!"

Shui Linglong followed Mother Zhong's words and said, "So, she is seventeen years old and has reached the age of marriage, huh?"

Zhi Fan had not walked far with the tableware in hand. Hearing these words, his body froze, he bit his lip, and tears fell from his eyes.

Zhong’s mother took a ruler and measured Shui Linglong’s waist. She wanted to make her clothes for the next season: “Miss, are you willing to give up? She is smart, hard-working and versatile. We at Moheyuan can’t choose the second one!”

Shui Linglong blinked slowly: "I'll just say casually, okay, ask Ye Mao to follow me to Tian'anju to pay my respects to the old lady and the old lady."

After measuring Shui Linglong’s waist and then her bust, Mother Zhong showed a meaningful smile in her eyes. My uncle loves the eldest lady to death, right? This body, oh my, this old woman wants to have a nosebleed just looking at it! Mother Zhong raised Shui Linglong's arm again and measured it: "No, the old lady left Beijing early in the morning. After visiting the second young mistress, the old lady went back to the house and went to bed." I heard that she couldn't bear to leave the old lady, and she cried all night last night Woolen cloth.

“What’s going on?” Shui Linglong asked with round almond eyes.

Mother Zhong put away the ruler, secretly noted Shui Linglong's measurements, and replied: "It seems that the fourth lady's old illness has relapsed, so the old man sent the fourth lady back to Kashgar for treatment. I can't believe that there are people as lively as the fourth lady." It’s an old illness, but I often hear people say that people who are more likely to get minor illnesses are less likely to be seriously ill, but those who don’t even get cold are more likely to get sick. Oh, how pitiful!”

In the Pingting Pavilion, the eldest princess sat on the bedside, holding Qiao Hui's hand, frowning and saying: "Tell me the truth, why is the good child gone? Is it the new concubine who tripped you up?" son?"

Qiao Hui's tears couldn't stop falling when she mentioned the child, and soon she burst into tears.

The eldest princess has been married to Su Chenghou's house for many years. Let's not talk about her father-in-law and mother-in-law for the moment. Her husband is definitely incompetent and does not do his job properly. The concubines and aunts brought in one after another. If the sister-in-law hadn't been caring to her, she wouldn't have known she was pregnant. How did you survive those lonely days? She hugged Qiao Hui, patted her back and whispered: "Cry, it will make you feel better if you cry, but you can only cry for a while. Crying too much will damage your eyes. You are in the confinement period." ”

 Qiao Hui was so weak that she couldn't even hold on to the eldest princess's clothes, so she lay softly in her arms and cried loudly. She didn't know how long she cried before she finally stopped. The eldest princess took a thick pillow to cushion her back, wiped the tears on her face with a handkerchief, and asked the previous question again: "...Tell me the truth to my sister-in-law, how did you lose your child?"

Qiao Hui sniffed and smiled bitterly: "I didn't stand firm and accidentally fell down."

The eldest princess didn’t seem to believe it: “How did I hear that that aunt fell down with you?”

Qiao Hui looked into the eyes of the eldest princess and said seriously: "She wanted to help me, but she couldn't, and she fell down, and she was injured a lot."

"Humph! That's what she deserves!" The eldest princess hates all concubines, such as Leng Wei back then, and Dong Jialin now. "What's the matter with Zhuge Shu? As soon as you miscarried, she suddenly suffered from an old illness. This is also Too much of a coincidence?”

A trace of strong sadness flashed in Qiao Hui's eyes, but she still bit her lip and said the lines she had agreed with her husband in advance: "She ate unclean things, had diarrhea all day during the day, and had diarrhea at night. The disease has recurred. I don’t know what the disease is. She was groggy. When I got the news this morning, she had already boarded the carriage back to Kashgar with the old man. "

The eldest princess asked some more circumstantial questions, and Qiao Hui gritted her teeth. She finally believed that everything was just a coincidence: "Okay, you will have a good life and will have another child soon. Don't break up with the prince because of this. Men, three wives and four concubines are indispensable. The angrier you are, the more you push them into the arms of others. We, the first wives, must have the generosity of the first wives and the skill of the first wives. The husband must be coaxed, and the concubines must be good. Knock it down! While everyone is letting you go, force them to make a statement - they must wait until you give birth to your eldest son to stop the concubine's evasion! "If you don't dare, I'll tell you!"

Looking at this point alone, the eldest princess thinks that her husband is relatively reliable. At least he never allows his concubines to get pregnant, and he never respects them very much. When he gets tired of playing, he will give food to those who like it, and directly complain to those who don't. Selling... The eldest princess, who has been married for six years, labeled Qiao Xu a "good man" for the first time!

Shui Linglong went to Tian'anju to visit the old lady. The old lady cried all night and was sleeping so darkly. Thinking about it, why did the old lady not want to travel thousands of miles to the capital? Isn't it just to protect Zhuge Shu? But instead of bringing about Zhuge Shu's change of heart, her connivance caused the death of her unborn great-grandson. She felt pain, regret and anger! But no matter how annoyed she was, Zhuge Shu was also her granddaughter, and she didn't want to let Zhuge Shu go back to Kashgar to celebrate and face Zhuge Liufeng's wrath...

Ping'er served tea to Shui Linglong and said with a smile: "The old master had a few words to tell the imperial concubine before he left. I'll tell you all for the old master. I hope the imperial concubine won't dislike it."

Shui Linglong held the tea cup and said with a slight smile: "Miss Ping'er, please speak."

Ping'er changed her charming smile and said seriously: "Miss Shui, you have been married into the Zhuge family for more than half a year, and it's time for you to recognize your identity. You are first the daughter-in-law of the Zhuge family, and then the eldest son's wife. As a Daughter-in-law, you must serve your parents-in-law sincerely and respect them as your biological parents. Your children will have to suffer whatever they deserve for their biological parents’ mistakes!”

Shui Linglong blinked and did not refute.

Ping'er saw Shui Linglong thoughtfully, knowing that she understood the meaning of her words, she secretly praised her and then continued: "Furthermore, as a wife, in addition to loving your husband wholeheartedly, you must take care of the household affairs." , and handle the relationship between relatives and sisters-in-law, blame others with a heart of responsibility, and forgive others with a heart of forgiveness. Whether the prince and concubine wants to leave a superficial house to the young prince, or a happy and beautiful family, all depends on the prince. Concubine, think about it yourself!”

First you call her "Miss Shui" and then you call her "Prince Concubine". This is telling Shui Linglong that you have made the Shangshu Mansion miserable without any scruples, just because you will get married one day. How about the Shangshu Mansion? , it has little to do with you; but what about the palace? After you have tried your best to fight to the death, can you take your children and fly away? Or, when you go to a place, you trample on people if you don't like them, and when you're done, you move around like you're fighting guerrilla warfare?

 (End of this chapter)