First Concubine

Chapter 189 Punishing the Aunt (2)

It is impossible to say that the reactions of Zhen and Qiao Hui did not sting Shui Linglong, but Shui Linglong was relieved in just a moment. It didn't matter what they thought. Anyway, she and Zhuge Yu firmly believed that their sister could grow up safely. Everyone hugged the brother for a while. Qiu Sanniang took him down and fed him a meal, and Shui Linglong fed her sister once.

When Shui Linglong entered the side room to feed her sister's baby, Mrs. Zhen whispered her doubts: "Mom, how can a wealthy family have its own wet nurse? Are you afraid of making people laugh if word spreads about it? It's said that our majestic palace doesn't even have a decent wet nurse. I can’t afford it either!”

The old lady thought of Zhuge Yu's request this morning, and then thought of her sister's thin and small body, and sighed slightly: "Leave her alone! Maybe..." It's only a few days away!

Shui Linglong had an extraordinary ear and listened to their conversation word for word. Her heart ached and tears flowed down...

The old lady held her brother in her arms and kissed her non-stop. The pain was deep in her bones. She wished she could take her brother back to Tiananju to raise her. With this thought, she asked: "Linglong, let me see how my sister is doing." It's more difficult, and she refuses to take the wet nurse's milk. It's really hard for you to take care of her by yourself. Otherwise, you can leave your brother to my place to raise her for a few days, and wait..." When my sister is gone, I will bring her back to you.

Shui Linglong held her sister upright and patted her back gently. After her sister hiccupped twice, she put her sister back in the crib: "My sister needs my brother! My body is cold. Brother is warm and they cannot be separated."

"That's it..." The old lady couldn't bear to look at the kitten-like sister. She only touched her brother's little hand and said kindly, "In that case, I won't force you, but you have to pay attention to yourself and don't be too busy. The child has exhausted herself. "This is suitable for comforting people in the scene. She is also a mother, how could she not understand that for the sake of the child, a mother is willing to die from exhaustion?

 Everyone laughed and chatted about some light topics, then left their gifts and left one after another. As soon as she left the Wisteria Courtyard, Ms. Zhen slapped her chest and said in shock, "It's so scary. That child is as big as a mouse. I guess I'm going to have a nightmare tonight!"

Qiao Hui frowned when she heard this. What on earth is her mother-in-law’s heart made of? Such a young child is already very pitiful, how could she still say such sarcastic words? Holding back her discomfort, Qiao Hui looked into the distance, and for the first time, she ignored her mother-in-law's remarks!

Mrs. Zhen was so immersed in the joy that Shui Linglong was born prematurely and gave birth to a daughter that she could never feed. She didn't notice Qiao Hui's abnormality for a moment. She just smiled to herself and said: "I have done too many bad things, and I deserve it." God will punish her! "The Shu'er who harmed her should have her daughter buried with Shu'er! It's good to die, it's very satisfying to die!

  Qiao Hui's face turned green with anger. It seems that you are the one who has been doing bad things! How many little shoes have you secretly put on for your sister-in-law, and how many crimes have you covered up for Zhuge Shu? If you reveal them one by one, even the old lady will not be able to get around you!

Zhen turned around and found that Qiao Hui was angry, so she said coldly: "What's wrong?" Do you still think that you are a hot daughter of a noble family? Su Chenghou's mansion is so destitute that it is almost empty, and he doesn't know how to be smart enough to stay close to her big tree!

Qiao Hui suppressed her anger and forced out a forced smile: "Oh, it's nothing, I'm just thinking about my nephew and niece's wedding banquet and what guests will be invited to our second room. These are the first batch of children in the palace. , the prince and the old lady must attach great importance to it as the heir apparent."

Mrs. Zhen stroked the golden hairpin on her temples, and said with a smile: "Of course I want to invite Mrs. Wu. She is the matchmaker between you and the prince. You can make arrangements for the Su Chenghou Mansion. In addition, if you get the post, please leave." Forgot to deliver one to Yao’s house.”

It seems that it is not her turn to take care of the Yao family. The eldest aunt is the eldest daughter, so this post has to go through the eldest sister-in-law. What does the mother-in-law mean by her words? Qiao Hui was puzzled. She pinched the handkerchief in her hand and suddenly an idea flashed through her mind. She understood her mother-in-law's calculation. If she insists that the second room has anything to do with the Yao family, it must be Dong Jialin's brother Ah Jue. Her mother-in-law actually wants to make it public. Invite Dong Jialin’s brother! Why should a relative of a concubine attend the royal wedding banquet?

Ah Jue is now a popular figure among the emperor, and I heard that the emperor is considering promoting him to an official position. Su Chenghou's Mansion is good, a skinny camel is bigger than a horse. In terms of assistance, Ah Jue can't compare to Hou's Mansion. It's just that the people in Hou's Mansion are too high-minded and don't pay attention to the second wife at all, especially The thought of the eldest princess's coercion and inducement made Zhen angry. Therefore, Zhen would rather get close to the inferior Ah Jue than to curry favor with Su Chenghou, who had humiliated her! Mrs. Zhen glanced at Qiao Hui lightly, and she was completely different from Qiao Hui's charitable mother-in-law after she had a miscarriage: "Okay, let's take care of the second house's affairs. If possible, we won't wade into the muddy water of the eldest house to avoid muddy feet. I’ve been implicated for nothing!”

Qiao Hui was startled, her mother-in-law seemed to have something in her words! Qiao Hui asked: "Mom, how can we be implicated?"

Zhen's beautiful eyes turned, and when she found no suspicious person, she took Qiao Hui's hand and said firmly: "Your sister-in-law was tampered with and gave birth prematurely!"

"Huh?" Qiao Hui was stunned when she heard this, "...someone is harming my sister-in-law? Who is it?"

Zhen's eyes flashed, and the corners of her lips curved into a contemptuous smile, but Qiao Hui didn't see it: "Who else could it be? Whoever has the most contact with her, who treats her the best, who is not the real murderer behind the scenes?" "

 The one who has the most contact and is the best to her, isn’t it...the princess? Qiao Hui was shocked by her bold guess: "Mom, hasn't the princess changed her mind? Grandpa said that we will live in peace from now on."

"Fool! You are the only one who believes this! It's easy for a country to change its nature but it's hard to change it. The hatred between the princess and Zhuge and his son will never be wiped clean in this life, let alone, isn't the princess's love rival back? Even though the princess was indeed in the old man's house before After being beaten and persuaded, I deliberately put down the butcher knife, but now that I was provoked by someone, all the blood feud came to mind again!" Zhen said disdainfully, "This matter needs to be investigated. It is probably difficult to find any clues. The princess was defeated last time! He suffered such a misfortune, so he must be extra careful this time!" After saying that, he gave Qiao Hui a meaningful look!

Qiao Hui tightened the handkerchief in her hand. She didn't believe that with Shui Linglong's wit, she could be framed so easily, but the princess's criminal record and sudden change were really suspicious. She reminded herself to be more careful... After thinking about this, Qiao Hui smiled: "Mom is right. I can avoid the eldest brother's matter if I can, and I will never cause trouble to the second wife! I will go and discuss the post of the third banquet with my sister-in-law, and then send someone to deliver it. To the Yao family and Suchenghou Mansion."

“Hmm.” Mrs. Zhen raised her eyebrows, made a lazy nasal sound, and left the place with Liuzhu. Qiao Hui's smile faded and she turned around and entered the yard!

 “Shhh—we haven’t gone far yet! Why are you in such a hurry?” At the corner of the wall, Bai Mei covered Bai Ju’s mouth to prevent her from making any sound.

They were originally ordered by Zhi Fan to go to the dining room to get ingredients. As soon as they walked nearby, they heard the conversation between the second lady and the second young mistress. For a moment, they could neither advance nor retreat, so they hid around the corner. It can be said that these two masters are too careless. They have not yet left the jurisdiction of Moheyuan, and they dare to talk about the rights and wrongs of Moheyuan, and they are so outrageous!

When the figure disappeared, Bai Mei finally let go of her hand covering Bai Ju. Bai Ju suddenly came to the surface as if from the deep sea, breathing heavily: "Second Madam...Is what the Second Madam said true? The princess’s pregnancy was caused by the princess? Why did the princess harm her own grandson?”

Bai Mei narrowed her eyes slightly and said meaningfully: "Didn't you hear the second lady say that the hatred between the princess and the prince and his son will never be wiped clean in this life? There are many couples who hate each other in the world, but there are not many mothers and sons who are mortal enemies of each other. "

Bai Ju's head was rather stupid and she couldn't turn around for a while: "What kind of enmity does the princess have with the prince and the prince? The prince is the husband of the princess, and the prince is the son of the princess. These three people... can they have any hatred? Can't they?"

"Not to mention, isn't the princess's love rival back?" Bai Mei carefully considered Zhen's words, and in her mind came the beautiful woman who entered the Mohe Courtyard with the princess yesterday evening. She was similar in age to the princess, and she was similar to the princess. The Crown Princess was so close, and the Crown Princess gave birth, so she followed the Crown Prince into the Wisteria Courtyard...

 Hate, rival in love, rival in love, hatred... Bai Mei's brain was spinning rapidly, and finally, with a flash of light in her eyes, she came to the conclusion: The prince is not the biological son of the princess! Only in this way can we explain the fact that the princess offended the old lady and was kicked out of the house, but the prince did not intercede for the princess. As for the princess's love rival mentioned by the second wife, she should be the woman who entered the Mohe Courtyard with the Crown Princess yesterday. Perhaps she is also the Crown Prince's... biological mother!

"Bai Mei, why are you in a daze? Let's go in quickly and report to the Crown Princess!" Bai Ju pushed Bai Mei who was distracted.

Bai Mei came back to her senses and sneered: "What are you reporting? Are you reporting that the princess is a suspect who killed the crown princess, or are you reporting that the second lady guessed that the princess is a suspect? They are all masters, don't let us be accused by the crown prince or the prince before we finish the complaint. Drag him out and beat him to death!"

Bai Ju’s pupils shrank and she stopped talking. Bai Mei shook her hand and said sternly: "What happened today is rotten in your stomach, do you understand?" Ever since the princess left the house, she no longer believed that the women in the house could have any future, she just Work hard, don't want to be another Zhifan, and don't want to be another Cen'er.

 In the Wisteria Courtyard, the water is exquisite and teasing her son. My daughter was barely awake. At most she would open her eyes, wiggle her little paws, and act coquettishly, then she fell asleep again. The son's condition is slightly better and he can stay awake and play with Shui Linglong for several minutes. Shui Linglong teased him, and he tried to keep his eyes wide open, looking here and there. However, newborns have weak eyesight and only react weakly to light. For a long time, he couldn't see anything, so he simply yawned and tilted his head. Start looking for milk sources.

"Little greedy cat!" Shui Linglong smiled and held her son in her arms, lifting up her clothes. He reacted very quickly and ate the milk after smelling it. Zhifan walked around the screen and saw this scene, and immediately blushed. After her son was full, Shui Linglong put her son in the crib, "It's so warm, sister, you know?"

Warmth is on the one hand, and on the other hand, they have been together since their mother's womb. Shui Linglong hopes that her daughter can feel the presence of her brother and not feel that the new world is too strange. She must live a good life even for the sake of her brother's warmth.

Shui Linglong kissed her daughter's forehead lovingly, went to the clean room and changed into dry clothes. Then she took out her needle and thread and started making new clothes for her son and daughter. Leng Youru ordered the clothes to be made in normal size, but they were a little too big and did not fit. , it should be just right to wear in August.

Zhi Fan cleared his throat, lowered his head and said, "My servant sent Doctor Hu out the door. Doctor Hu said that there is no problem with the ingredients in the kitchen and your daily necessities."

no problem? So, she was born prematurely naturally. Shui Linglong looked at the pair of sleeping treasures, lowered her head and continued to embroider. Not long after, a little maid reported that Qiao Hui was here. As soon as Qiao Hui walked around the screen, she saw Shui Linglong doing embroidery work. She couldn't help but frown. She walked to her side in three steps and then put the needle, thread and fabric into the embroidery basket: "Made for brother and sister." Clothes? You have just given birth and you can’t bear it, let alone taking care of the baby yourself! Let me do it for you, I know the size of my nephew and niece!”

Shui Linglong paused, but did not refuse: "Okay, then it will be really hard for you!"

Qiao Hui sat down, looked seriously into Shui Linglong's eyes and asked, "Sister-in-law, have you ever thought about why you gave birth prematurely? I mean, did you have any signs before? For example, you were dizzy, sir. bathroom."

Shui Linglong raised her eyebrows and asked, "No, I was fine all day yesterday. What's wrong? Do you suspect that my premature birth is abnormal?"

Qiao Hui hesitated whether to directly report Zhen's words or to analyze Shui Linglong from her own perspective. After thinking about it, she decided not to mention Zhen: "Sister-in-law, didn't I always remind you to be careful about the princess? I I always feel that it's a little unusual for her to suddenly treat you in every possible way. Think about it, who gives birth so early? It's like the princess has calculated your date. She just finished setting up the delivery room, and you had a seizure. Is it really such a coincidence?"

For fear that Shui Linglong wouldn't believe it, Qiao Hui quoted a few more words from Zhen: "Nature is easy to change, and the hatred between the princess, the prince, and the eldest brother will never be wiped clean in this lifetime, let alone the prince's biological mother is back." Even though the princess had deliberately put down the butcher knife under the old man's beating and persuasion, now that she was provoked, all kinds of blood feud came to mind again! The princess was defeated so miserably this time, you must be particularly careful! Just because there are no clues doesn’t mean the princess didn’t do it!”

Shui Linglong looked at Qiao Hui in surprise, and Qiao Hui sighed: "The county king has told me that the person who came is the eldest brother's biological mother, Shangguan Qian."

Shui Linglong shook her head: "No, I want to ask, who taught you these words?" She knew very well how much Qiao Hui weighed. She was simple, kind, smart and generous, but not good at reading people's hearts. Qiao Hui is not yet capable of analyzing the inside story of the palace clearly.

Qiao Hui smiled far-fetchedly: "No, I guessed it myself."

Shui Linglong's eyes narrowed slightly, and Qiao Hui quickly changed the subject: "Sister-in-law, who are you going to invite to my brother and sister's third bathing party? Have you prepared the post? Just tell me whatever you need me to do!"

Shui Linglong said: "The princess is preparing the three banquets. She also prepared the list of guests, so I don't need to worry about them. The invitations will be delivered to each courtyard tonight."

"Oh, then I don't have to bother the princess." Qiao Hui said with a smile, twisted the embroidery basket and stood up, "Then I'll go back first."

As soon as Qiao Hui left, Shui Linglong pinched the lily of the valley in the vase. Madam Zhen really doesn’t have a long memory. She didn’t argue with Madam Zhen about Concubine Yan, so Madam Zhen felt that everyone was drunk and she was the only one awake? Regardless of whether her premature birth has anything to do with the princess, Mrs. Zhen's mentality of wanting to sow discord and watching the fight from the other side is too bad!

 “Ye Mao!”

 “The eldest lady.”

“Invite Aunt Dong Jialin to sit down.”

Dong Jialin came to Wisteria Courtyard as promised. This was the first time she had met Shui Linglong alone since she entered the palace as aunt, and she was very excited inside!

"Happy Princess!" Dong Jialin bowed respectfully, bowed her knees, nodded and smiled. Every movement was smooth and graceful. She had improved a lot compared to last summer. Shui Linglong smiled slightly, pointed to the chair beside her and said, "Sit down, I'm calling you here suddenly, will it delay what you are doing?"

Dong Jialin was so flattered that she almost didn't dare to take the cup of tea in her hand: "If you come back to the imperial concubine, you haven't wasted anything. I'm free."

Shui Linglong picked up the milk and took a sip. She looked at her gently and said, "I should have asked you to move around a long time ago. I have been busy but it has been postponed until today."

Dong Jialin secretly told me, I will come to the door in person. You would rather lie about sleeping than see me. How can you really be busy? It's just that you don't want to see me as an aunt. He thought so in his heart, but said politely: "Where is it? It was my maid who should have taken the initiative to come to see the Crown Princess. I was negligent. Please let the Crown Princess Haihan."

Shui Linglong smiled: "I called you here today because I want to discuss the matter between your brother and my fifth sister."

Dong Jialin was stunned. Isn't the fifth sister of the Crown Princess Shui Lingqing? What's going on with her brother and Shui Lingqing? Shui Linglong took in all her expressions and said without blushing, "Your brother and my fifth sister met in Yao Mansion by fate, and we have been in love since then. I have always regarded your brother as one of my own. How can your brother In addition to being talented, diligent and studious, the prince's appointment as a tutor also contributed greatly to his successful success in the exams."

 (End of this chapter)