First Concubine

Chapter 190 Punishing the Aunt (3)

Dong Jialin was stunned again. Did the prince hire a tutor for his brother? This huge news completely overshadowed the impact of the encounter between Ah Jue and Shui Lingqing. She remembered that her brother disappeared for a while last summer. Her cousin said that her brother lived in a house outside and was focused on preparing for the scientific examination, but she and her cousin didn't take it to heart. Could it be that at that time, her brother was already teaching at Meng Taifu? If the person in front of her wasn't the Crown Princess who was telling the truth, she might have thought that the other person was lying, and her purpose was to build relationships and get closer to the famous people around the current Holy Emperor. But Shui Linglong doesn't know how to do it. How can a woman who doesn't even want the position of Crown Princess be a follower of others? After calming down, she still couldn't hide her surprise and said: "These... this maid has never heard what my brother said. My brother has always been very tight-lipped. Not to mention me, even my cousin can't say anything, but my maid believes that the crown prince's concubine ! Thank you Crown Prince and Crown Princess for taking care of your brother, I am deeply grateful!" After saying this, he stood up and felt deeply blessed.

Shui Linglong showed a hint of admiration, neither thick nor light. Dong Jialin could feel it if she knocked it properly. Dong Jialin secretly rejoiced and heard Shui Linglong say slowly: "Your brother didn't tell you, so I'd better find someone else." Let’s have a chance to discuss the details with him face to face.”

Dong Jialin smiled sheepishly and said, "I'm really sorry that I can't share the princess' worries."

Shui Linglong said kindly, "When your brother gets married to my fifth sister, our relationship will take another step forward. On the surface, I can't protect you too much, but as long as you stay on your own terms and don't make mistakes, I will try my best to take care of you. After saying that, he gestured to Zhi Fan. Zhi Fan understood, turned around, took out three pieces of brocade satin from the box and placed them on the table.

 Dong Jialin blinked: "This is..."

Shui Linglong smiled lightly and said: "The clothes made by the embroiderer are custom-made by the house, and everyone has them. You can use these satins to make what you want!"

　　It is welfare for everyone, but it is the individual reward that is given by one’s own heart. Dong Jialin stood up and said excitedly: "Thank you, Crown Princess!"

The Defu family got the ingredients from the kitchen and met Uncle Yu by chance by the sweet-scented osmanthus forest. Uncle Yu was carrying a wooden bucket and was about to get some hot water back to the main courtyard. He was suddenly stopped by his sister. He was startled: "What do you want from me? Do you have any orders from the madam?"

  The Delford family member lowered his voice and said, "Is there something wrong, Madam? But it's a bit difficult for me to handle this matter."

Uncle Yu looked at her doubtfully. The Defu family member added: "Madam suspects that someone has tampered with the premature birth of the Crown Princess, so she asked me to use my connections to investigate in Mohe Courtyard to see if I can find any clues. Do you think I should investigate or not? If we check, if the Crown Princess and the Crown Prince are alerted, I won’t be able to bear the consequences! If I don’t check, it won’t be easy for Madam to explain!”

Uncle Yu also fell into deep thought. Women, after experiencing some major changes, they will be completely different from before. This is true for both the princess and the madam. The former is gentle and elegant, and the latter is cheerful and bold. But what about now? The princess is gloomy and cold, and the wife is pitiful, but without exception, they are not as innocent as before.

“Brother, you are talking! What should I do?” Seeing that Uncle Yu was distracted, the Defu family reminded him.

Uncle Yu touched the edge of the barrel and said hesitantly: "I think you can check it properly. There should be no problem with the Crown Princess's premature birth. Neither the Crown Prince nor the Crown Princess are careless people. If there are any clues, , they must have discovered it early in the morning. So far, there has been no news of any maids being sold in Moheyuan or Zitengyuan, and there has been no other news from the two masters. It can be seen that what the madam wants is peace of mind. I don’t want anything fishy about this! Do you understand what I’m saying?”

The Defu family member nodded: "Okay, I know what to do."

The two said goodbye and left. Uncle Yu quickly returned to the main courtyard after fetching water, and told the whole story about Shangguan's order of the Defu family to find out the truth about premature birth. After hearing this, Zhuge Liuyun put down the pen in his hand and looked thoughtful. The look…

In the Wisteria courtyard, Shui Linglong is arranging the wet nurse's schedule: "Qiu Sanniang will be on duty in the morning, Xiaoxia will be on duty in the afternoon, and they will take turns in the evening."

"Yes." The two of them had no objection to this arrangement. On the contrary, they were very happy. I work as a wet nurse in a wealthy family nearby, and I always stay by the side at all times. As long as the little master howls, everyone will tremble three times. But they can maintain enough sleep every day, and they don't have to coax the little master. The princess said that as long as they are not hungry or wet the bed, let the little master cry when they cry, and hug them when they don't cry. Get up and reward. In this way, they are much more relaxed.

Shui Linglong straightened her sleeves and said without anger: "Qiu Sanniang lives in the east room, Xiaoxia lives in the west room, and you can play in the front and back yards."

　　Xiao Xia blessed her body gratefully: "Thank you, Imperial Concubine. I have already greeted my daughter. You are not allowed to enter other people's rooms or leave Wisteria Court casually. You will never bump into any nobles."

"Yes." Shui Linglong nodded expressionlessly, "Xiaoxia is on duty tonight, Qiu Sanniang will go back to the house to rest. Remember to express milk every two hours to prevent the milk from getting less and less."

 “Save it for me, slave.” Qiu Sanniang responded respectfully, turned around and returned to the room. Xiaoxia stayed at home doing embroidery. Life in the palace was much easier than she imagined, so she could use her free time to sew clothes for her family.

Shui Linglong lay down on the bed: "I'm going to sleep for a while. When my brother wakes up, you feed me. When my sister wakes up, call me."

 “Yes!” Xiaoxia responded warmly.

Sister slept a lot, and my brother woke up twice in the middle of the night, once to **** and once because he was hungry. Sister didn't wake up even once, but Shui Linglong had time to sleep for most of an hour. When she woke up, she heard a burst of laughter in the yard.

“That’s not how it works! After you throw the tiles into the grid, you can no longer jump into the grid with tiles! I’ll show you how!”

 A little girl about four years old, wearing a pink pipa-breasted top and a skirt of the same color, was jumping around in the painted house. Brother Hao stared at her feet with curiosity. Seeing her jumping up and down, her skirt flying, floating and blooming like flowers in the dark night, Brother Hao felt very happy!

After Xiao Qiuyan finished dancing around the house, she looked back at Brother Hao and smiled, and said bluntly: "Have you learned it? Let's compete!" After saying that, he handed the tiles in his hand to Brother Hao in an elegant way! Unexpectedly, Brother Hao's expression suddenly changed, and without thinking, he kicked Xiao Qiuyan with force!

"Ouch!" Xiao Qiuyan fell to the ground, clutching her stomach and crying, "Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu"

Shui Linglong fed her sister for a while. At first, she listened to the laughter and laughter outside, but in a blink of an eye, it turned into the howling of Xiao Qiuyan. Xiao Xia's face turned serious, and she quickly put down her clothes and said, "My slave... I'll go out and take a look."

 There seems to be no other little boy in the house except Brother Hao. Shui Linglong put her sister in the crib next to her brother, then tucked the two of them into bed, and walked to the outer courtyard with Xiao Xia. Sure enough, she saw Brother Hao standing next to Xiao Qiu Yan with a red face, holding her tightly with both hands. He looked at Xiao Qiuyan who was crying in tears with complicated eyes.

Xiaoxia knew that her daughter had offended someone she shouldn't have as soon as she saw the luxuriously dressed young master. Although she had just arrived and had never heard of a young master in the palace other than her brother and sister, she could not rule out any one. A distinguished person comes to your house as a guest. How can they offend each other as slaves?

"Shut up!" After thinking about the stakes, Xiaoxia shouted at her daughter. Xiaoqiuyan's cry suddenly stopped. Then she got up and threw herself into Xiaoxia's arms as if she had seen reinforcements. "Mother--" she thought She sought some comfort from her mother, just like any time she had been bullied by her neighbors. However, what she was waiting for was not her mother's soft words or her mother's gentle touch, but ruthless love. A slap in the face!

Everyone was shocked. Obviously, no one expected that the gentle and polite wet nurse could show such a strong side. Xiao Qiuyan was stunned, Brother Hao was stunned, and the little maids who were watching were also stunned...

"Why don't you kneel down and kowtow to the young master and confess your guilt?" Xiao Xia pushed her daughter and pushed her to her knees on the ground.

 Xiao Qiuyan’s knees hurt and she looked at her mother in disbelief. She had done nothing wrong, so why did she have to plead guilty? It was the little boy who was wrong! She was playing hopscotch, but he came and watched and refused to leave. She kindly taught him. He was so stupid that he didn't know how to play the game several times. She patiently taught him over and over again, and finally demonstrated it to him personally. But in the end, he kicked her without saying a word, and it hurt her to death... Damn it. Wasn't he the one who apologized? How did you become yourself?

"Why are you staring, you little girl? Why don't you quickly apologize to the young master?" Xiao Xia saw her daughter looking at her in a daze, as anxious as ants on a hot pot. No, the two of them are just two weak ants now, noble man It’s so easy to crush them to death! She had only nursed her little brother for a day and had not established any feelings at all. If she were replaced, he would not even cry. How could the Crown Princess fall out with a nobleman like her?

The moment Xiao Qiuyan knelt down to him, Brother Hao was so startled that he took several steps back. His embarrassment became more and more obvious, and he didn't even know where to put his hands.

Shui Linglong stared, waved to Brother Hao, and said slowly: "Brother Hao, come here."

When Brother Hao heard this sound, he froze as if struck by a bolt from the blue. Then he followed the sound and looked sideways. When he saw the clear water, he turned around and ran away as if he was running away! Shui Linglong raised her eyebrows. Is Brother Hao simply acknowledging life, or...a little afraid of her? The last time Zhifan gave him candy, he also grabbed it and ran away. Today it was the same.

Xiao Xia waited tremblingly for Shui Linglong's anger. The young master ran away, indicating that he was unwilling to forgive Xiao Qiuyan. If the young master went back to complain to his mother, Xiao Qiuyan was afraid... I was afraid that the worst would happen!

　　"The prince's concubine...servant...I failed to teach my daughter well...I am willing to bear the thorns to apologize..."

Shui Linglong interrupted Xiao Xia and said in the usual tone: "Take Xiao Qiuyan down to wash up. He has the upper hand. There is nothing to be angry about. Please pay attention to safety next time." He did not rehabilitate Xiao Qiuyan. It has its own rules of survival. When Xiaoxia decided to bring her daughter to work in the mansion, she should have expected that she would be able to live comfortably in the mansion, but she was destined to depend on people's looks.

Xiao Xia kowtowed and took her daughter back to the west room. As soon as she entered the room, she lifted up her daughter's trouser legs to see if there were any wounds: "I'm sorry, mom didn't mean it..."

Xiao Qiuyan turned her face angrily: "Mother is a bad person! I obviously didn't do anything wrong, but he asked me to admit my mistakes! Mother is confusing right and wrong! Mother is not upright!"

 Xiaoxia's face was extremely irritated. While touching her daughter's red and swollen knees, she asked, "Mom, I want to ask you, do you still want to treat daddy's injuries?"

Xiao Qiuyan took a breath, and most of her anger disappeared: "I want to."

 (End of this chapter)