First Concubine

Chapter 185 The joy of dragon and phoenix (2)

Shui Linglong noticed that Shangguan's eyes were brightening and darkening, and she held her hand tightly. Of course, Shui Linglong didn't think that a mother-in-law who had never been masked before could be so vague about her. She probably just wanted to find a way to enter the Mohe Courtyard to "wait and wait". It's a pity that Zhuge Yu's attitude was firm to a certain extent, and he couldn't accept the fact of Shangguan's return for a while.

However, Shangguan's attitude was even more resolute. From South Vietnam to Zhou Dynasty, she went through so many hardships before arriving in the capital. How could she miss the recognition of Zhuge Yu? Almost as soon as Zhuge Yu walked out of the inner room, she caught up with him and tightened his sleeves before he walked out of the outer room: "Xiao Yu!"

Zhuge Yu didn’t even look back and pulled out his sleeve!

Shangguan quickly grabbed his belt and looked at his decisive back. He couldn't hide his tears and said: "Xiao Yu, please listen to my explanation... I didn't abandon you on purpose... I had my reasons for what happened back then. It's just I can't tell you... please believe me again... I am your mother, and I am sadder than anyone else to leave you... But I really... really can't help it... I have missed you so much these years... I am going crazy thinking about it. Now..." As I was talking, tears fell down.

 Zhuge Yu can no longer remember what she looked like. How old was he when she left? Three years old? Leaving him when he needed her most and coming back to him when he already had a happy family? What did she think he was? Without saying a word, Zhuge Yu broke his belt and strode forward!

Shangguan didn't expect Zhuge Yu to become so stubborn and rude. In fact, if Zhuge Yu wasn't the only male owner in the house, she wouldn't have recognized him. Seventeen years later, she was old and Zhuge Yu had grown up. , are not what they originally remembered. Her understanding of Zhuge Yu was still that little baby who loved to cry, laugh, and talk. She had fantasized about meeting him countless times. He might be angry, shocked, or aggrieved...but he would never even give an explanation like he did now. Don't give her any chance!

"Xiao Yu!" Seeing that Zhuge Yu was about to rush out of the door, Shangguan suddenly realized what he was doing and threw himself forward and fell to the ground, but grabbed a piece of his clothes, "Xiao Yu, listen to my explanation! If you still hate me after I've explained it, I have nothing to say..."

Zhuge Yu paused and clenched his fists, but did not turn around. He only said in a cold voice: "What else do you have to say? You big liar! In addition to lying to me and my father, you can also What are you doing? Don’t think that I can forgive you even if you coax my father with just a few words! You dream! I, Zhuge Yu, will never forgive you, Shangguan Qian!”

Shangguanshi burst into tears: "That's not the case...I had no choice back then...I..."

"That's enough! Put away your pity and go to South Vietnam to please your husband! Or go back to Qingyayuan to please your ex-husband! But don't show off in front of me! I hate you very much!" Zhuge Yu tore the hem of his clothes and left no more Make a stop and head out the door!

"Ah..." Shangguan covered her face and burst into tears...

　　Bang! As soon as Zhuge Yu stepped out of the threshold, there was a sound of breaking porcelain behind him, which seemed to come from the inner room. Zhuge Yu's heart was shocked, and he turned around and rushed in like the wind. He saw Shui Linglong slumped on the ground, her dress soaked with amniotic fluid. It flowed over the broken porcelain pieces and flowed all over the floor.

Boom!

A thunderous thunder opened a winding hole in the sky, and a heavy downpour fell, like thousands of needles and threads sewing the dark universe together tightly. Cen'er quickly closed the window, and in just a moment, a lot of rainwater got on her face and body. Cen'er wiped it with her hands and said: "Princess, the rain is too heavy. Please don't go to the main courtyard to rest tonight. Please stay in Qingyouyuan. I will report to the prince."

Leng Youru didn't say anything, just sat quietly at the table. She put her slender hands into the carved gold basin filled with water, and her green-white slender fingers teased away the ripples. Her movements were very elegant, like a highly ornamental art, and she was just cleaning jewelry.

Her way of venting is inversely proportional to the degree of her inner resentment. The quieter she is, the more proof she is extremely agitated. Therefore, compared to her taking a cold bath or frantically writing calligraphy, Cen'er is more worried about washing her jewelry as if nothing has happened. she.

I heard from Qiao’s mother that when Master Yan died, the princess didn’t even cry. She just hugged Master Yan’s body and wept quietly. But the princess was not like this before. When she was a child, the princess was as helpless as many fragile daughters Second, she can act coquettishly in her mother's arms, and she can giggle after her brother. She is not aloof or cold... I don't know when she started to change. Qiao's mother didn't notice it. Maybe she was withdrawn from the marriage by the Xun family, and then by the emperor. It was the wedding celebration in Kashgar; maybe it was the endless hours of staying alone in the empty house after the wedding night; maybe it was Yan'er who abandoned her self-esteem and begged everyone to save her... In short, by the time Mother Qiao realized what she was doing, the princess was no longer the original princess.

Cen'er frowned displeased: "Princess, please rest! Since the prince has Shangguan Qian, he may not be able to care about you now! He won't even rest in the main courtyard!"

Leng Youru's long eyelashes trembled in an irregular rhythm, but her movements were still graceful. She dried the ruby ​​phoenix hairpin with a handkerchief and gently put it into the mahogany-carved begonia flower fan-shaped brocade box beside her without any rebuttal. Cen'er's suggestion.

Cen'er breathed a sigh of relief. From another aspect, it might not be a bad thing for Shangguan's return. Anyway, the princess was not willing to serve the prince. Instead of having noses with the prince and eyes not eyes, they should take the opportunity to go their separate ways. Even if It’s not the princess’s problem if the old man pursues it! However, when thinking of the woman who took advantage of everything, Cen'er felt seriously unbalanced! Cen'er didn't know why she left Kashgar back then. Cen'er only knew that the woman could remarry if she didn't live well, and she could come back if she didn't get married! But the princess doesn’t even have the right to remarry! Annoyed!

"Princess! Princess! The people in Moheyuan are saying that the Crown Princess is about to give birth!" Suddenly, a maid's report sounded outside the door.

"Linglong! What's wrong with you?" Zhuge Yu quickly walked to Shui Linglong, hugged her pale face, and stretched out a hand to feel her pulse.

A contraction came, and Shui Linglong held Zhuge Yu's hand tightly. When the contraction passed, she gasped and said, "I can't stand it anymore. My water has broken. Take me to the delivery room." At this moment, she truly felt Realizing how valuable Leng Youru's foresight was, the child's attack was too early, earlier than Zhuge Xi's.

Zhuge Yu picked up Shui Linglong, walked out of the room, and headed towards the Wisteria Courtyard from the small door, which was only a few steps away.

Shangguan's eyes widened: "Is... going to... give birth? It's only less than eight months..."

Zhuge Yu had no time to pay attention to her and continued to move forward with Shui Linglong in his arms. When Zhi Fan and Ye Mao saw this posture, they were both frightened. After a long time, Zhi Fan was the first to react: "Ye Mao, hurry up! Go and report to the princess! She is arranging the midwife and wet nurse, please hurry up Send someone to ask for it!" Originally, the princess thought she was too hasty when she decided to appoint a midwife and wet nurse, but now it seems that women are not as accurate as they are when they give birth to babies every month! Leng Wei, Zhuge Xi, and the eldest lady all seemed to have an attack in advance! The princess is so... brilliant!

Ye Mao responded hurriedly, picked up his feet and ran out! Zhifan hurriedly turned around and went to the small kitchen to inform Mother Zhong that their girls were inexperienced and hoped that Mother Zhong could come to the rescue before the midwife came!

 Zhuge Yu carried Shui Linglong into the delivery room of Ziteng Courtyard, and Shangguanshi followed closely behind. Seeing the gorgeous and warm facilities in the room, both Zhuge Yu and Shangguan Qian were shocked...

The little maids were well-trained. They were stunned for a second and then immediately closed the doors and windows and rolled out a new mattress to welcome Shui Linglong. One of them asked: "Have you informed the princess?"

 Zhifan nodded: "Notified!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a thunderous thunder resounded through the sky, shaking the ground and the window lattice. Everyone was shocked, as if not only a hole opened in the sky, but also a crack was torn in the heart, and fear burst out!

Zhuge Yu leaned over Shui Linglong: "Don't be afraid, I'm here! Are you feeling better? I'm going to make ginseng soup and see if my mother-in-law has sent someone to ask for the midwife." His voice was so nervous that he was trembling!

Shui Linglong was lying on the soft big bed, her face covered with sweat. The huge thunder just now really scared her, and a lot of amniotic fluid flowed out. But she was extremely excited inside. She was about to give birth to her first child after her rebirth, not Bin'er, not Qing'er... the child of her and Zhuge Yu! He will receive the full love and care of his grandparents and the loving care of his parents. He will not have to get involved in power struggles or flattery, and he will not be viciously persecuted by his concubine and aunt, let alone follow her. Failure dimmed the years.

“Zhuge Yu, let me ask you, if I gave birth to a daughter, would you really be happy?” Do you really not want concubines? Why don't you obey when your elders ask you to take a concubine? The emperor rewards you with a concubine, but you don’t want it?

The hairs all over Zhuge Yu's body stood up. He held Shui Linglong's hand and almost said in a broken voice: "I'm happy, I'm happy for whatever happens to you!" With a glance from the corner of his eye, he seemed to understand Shui Linglong's worries and said seriously. Authentic, "Really don't think about it. I belong to you and your child in this life, and you and your child can only be mine!"

Shui Linglong smiled happily: "Go."

There is a difference between experienced and inexperienced people. Although Shui Linglong is excited, even though she suffers from contractions from time to time, she can face the sudden attack calmly. Zhuge Yu can't. Just now, he hugs Shui Linglong and concentrates on Thinking about her safety, nothing went wrong. At this time, I was going to make ginseng soup. As soon as I stood up, my legs and feet were weak and swaying before I could take two steps. The cold and serious image of the past was gone.

 When Zhuge Xi gave birth, why did he laugh at Yao Cheng?

"Look at your potential! How important is it for women to give birth to children? Isn't this how they all come about? Her pulse is very good, why are you so anxious? Hey! What about you! Don't wander around, it will make me dizzy! If your colleagues see it, they won’t laugh to death! You don’t have any sense of manhood!”

 Fortunately Yao Cheng is not here!

Shangguan raised his feet as if he wanted to follow Zhuge Yu. He looked at Shui Linglong who was taking a deep breath with her eyes closed and stayed in the room.

Mother Zhong and others had just met her in the Mohe Courtyard, and they roughly guessed that she was the prince's woman, but they didn't know that she was the biological mother of Zhuge Yu and Zhuge Xi. They could vaguely see the outline of Zhuge Yu between her eyebrows, but Who cares about these things at this juncture?

Mother Zhong didn’t even pay attention to her! The little maids are Leng Youru's confidants. If Leng Youru hadn't told them to respect the Crown Princess, they would have ignored her. How could they care about someone who had lost eleven hairs and had bloated skirts since she came in? Wrinkles, dust on her shirt, tears at the corners of her eyes... In short, a woman with no image? Even if you have a face that is full of shame!

The extremely picky little maids all ignored Shangguan Qian's existence. Shangguanshi didn't notice at all that she was being ignored, or maybe she even ignored herself. She carefully looked at everything in the room, from the curtains to the screen. , from the bed to the wardrobe, even the washstand...every place is perfect to the extreme. The totem is just the right amount of simple elegance, and the color is neither too dark nor too light, pleasing to the eye. Even the carpet under her feet seems to be breathing, with a hint of summoning vitality. The magic power makes people feel that she is the palace that breeds life.

Shangguan clenched his fists. What kind of Leng Youru did he create in seventeen years?

“Princess, join us!” When the maids at the door saw Leng Youru, they all knelt down and saluted. When the people in the room heard the voice, they also stopped and saluted.

Shangguan Shi followed the sound and saw his love rival after seventeen years of absence. Leng Youru was wearing a plain white moonlight skirt and came from the place of light and shadow. The white skirt slowly brushed across the threshold, like a silvery glow spreading all over the ground, moving like a stream of light. Her brows were raised slightly aloofly, and there was a bright light in her eyes. She was vaguely still the same as before, but she seemed completely different. If she looked closely, she actually had a touch of...sadness!

Shangguan looked at Leng Youru, and Leng Youru also looked at her. She was wearing a lavender Ruanyan gauze skirt. She was slender and as light as a flying swallow. Her loving eyes seemed to be smiling but not smiling, and seemed to be angry but not angry. She was not just beautiful at first sight. A woman who is angry and resentful is a scorching sun that shines brightly no matter where she stands. However, right now, she lacks the boldness in her memory and has more vicissitudes of time. It turns out that everyone is getting older, but no matter how they get older, the hatred that becomes more and more intense as time goes by still slowly spreads in the hearts of the two of them. Yes, Shangguan Qian hates her, and she also hates Shangguan Qian!

"Princess." Shangguan suppressed the overwhelming hatred in her heart and said hello without saluting. She is Zhuge Liuyun's first wife, the bride blessed by the gods. There is really nothing wrong with her in front of Leng Youru. Waist.

Leng Youru's cold eyes flashed with a dark and indistinguishable light, fleeting, like a sharp cold blade passing through Shangguan Qian's scalp! The freezing cold instantly penetrated her internal organs, and then spread to her limbs and bones, making her feel like she had fallen into an ice cellar... Shangguan clenched his fists and looked away.

The two women seemed to have passed several moves, but in fact, it only took a few breaths. Leng Youru withdrew her gaze from Shangguan Qian's face and assigned tasks to the people in the room in an orderly manner. Everyone had a backbone and immediately became energetic. Get busy excitedly.

Everything was ready. Mother Luo came in the heavy rain. Leng Youru first ordered her to go to the next room to wash up and change into clean clothes, and then allowed her to enter the delivery room to deliver Shui Linglong. On the way, Zhuge Yu wanted to sneak into the delivery room by giving him ginseng soup, but was stopped by Leng Youru.

It was raining heavily and it was late at night. Shui Linglong’s screams were drowned in the raging rain before they penetrated the night.

Leng Youru and Shangguan Qian sat face to face on chairs outside the screen in the delivery room and waited. Zhuge Liuyun also got the news and rushed over quickly. As for the others, Leng Youru did not release any news for the time being.

Zhuge Liuyun was on pins and needles, whether he was anxious to have a baby or worried that the two women would fight when they met, no one else knew. In the end, he couldn't stand the torment in his heart and ordered someone to call them to the bright hall. It's safer to keep it under your nose!

 As time went by, the labor pains became more and more intensive and intense. Shui Linglong bit the handkerchief in her mouth tightly and followed Mother Luo's instructions to exert force again and again.

“Okay, okay, stop! Don’t exert any more force, this contraction has passed!” Mother Luo parted Shui Linglong’s legs, looked down, and sighed secretly, what’s going on? It’s obviously not the due date! Different from Zhuge Xi and Leng Wei's natural premature birth, this time the Crown Princess... probably had a temporary seizure due to external interference, but she is not a doctor and cannot tell whether she took oxytocin, was stimulated, or something else. Furthermore, in their line of work, the most important thing is not to talk too much, otherwise once any secret comes out of her mouth, it will be difficult for her to do business with a wealthy family.

Mother Zhong remembers that Shui Linglong’s delivery date was early August, and now it’s June 20th. Is it too early? Mother Zhong asked tentatively: "Sister Luo, you are an expert in this field. Can you tell why the Crown Princess gave birth prematurely?"

Mother Luo’s eyes flashed, I bet they didn’t know there was something behind the Crown Princess’s premature birth! Last time at the Yao family, she saw the prince's medical skills, and the prince didn't notice anything unusual? Humph, it’s right to think about it. He has a certain knowledge of Taoism, a specialty in medicine, and he is not a specialized gynecologist. Just relying on a few prescriptions for inducing labor and replenishing qi and blood from a book does not necessarily prove that he is good at fertility diseases. . It's not that she's bragging, but even if the palace doctor comes, he may not know more about maternity than she does! Of course, her duty is to deliver babies, not to diagnose illnesses, not to solve crimes, and not to participate in the infighting in the mansion.

As soon as she thought about this, Mother Luo showed a bright smile: "Oh, your name of 'eldest sister' is really annoying to me. You are the wet nurse of the Crown Princess. Don't condescend to me with this status! But since you called me, Even if I call you 'big sister', I will tell you everything I know!"

 Mama Zhong pricked up her ears! Shui Linglong was the same, but her strength was depleted too quickly, and what little strength she had left had to be used to make small persimmons, so she really couldn't speak.

 (End of this chapter)