First Concubine

Chapter 194 Unexpected Discovery (4)

 Having breakfast with the old lady, lunch with Leng Youru, and dinner with Brother Hao and Shangguanshi, this is Zhuge Liuyun's current schedule. The reason why Shangguan chose dinner was because he hoped that Zhuge Liuyun could stay after the meal. However, just like every other time, Zhuge Liuyun put down his chopsticks and recited the "Three Character Classic" taught by Confucius several times to Brother Hao himself. ", told another fable, and then left.

Shangguanshi said with a smile: "Don't leave tonight, just stay with Brother Hao for one night. Master is on holiday tomorrow, so let's take Brother Hao to play outside! He is always bored in the house, and Brother Hao is also growing up. I don’t know much.” Fearing that Zhuge Liuyun would refuse, he quickly asked Brother Xiang Hao, “Brother Hao, do you want to go out and eat some candied haws and Li Ji’s Yuanbao cakes?”

 Brother Hao's tongue licked the corner of his lips again, which was a small action he would do subconsciously when he was tempted. Zhuge Liuyun always responded to Brother Hao's requests, but this time he didn't know what he thought of. Zhuge Liuyun stared at him: "I have something to do tomorrow, the day after tomorrow."

Shangguanshi winked at Brother Hao, hoping that he would ask Zhuge Liuyun to stay. However, Brother Hao climbed up onto the bed and got under the quilt. Shangguanshi fell back in anger!

After Zhuge Yu went to court, he first went to Tian'anju to visit the old lady, and then went to the main courtyard to visit Zhuge Liuyun. When he returned to Wisteria Courtyard, Shui Linglong did not come up to him to take off his court clothes as before. He raised his eyebrows slightly, Her face smelled fragrant: "Madam, do you want to be your husband?"

 “Humph!” Shui Linglong turned her face away angrily! Zhuge Yu hugged her from behind, bit her soft earlobe and teased: "Did you eat a cannon?"

While Shui Linglong tucked her sister and brother into bed, she tried hard to break away from his restraint: "From tonight onwards, you should go back to Mohe Courtyard to sleep! I took the children to live in Wisteria Courtyard! When? If the children don’t cry or fuss, they can walk, laugh and jump, then come find you!”

 You can walk, laugh, and dance. When will that happen? Didn't they agree to move back to Moheyuan together after the full moon? Could she be separated from him? Zhuge Yu was stunned for a moment, and Shui Linglong took advantage of the situation and slipped out of his arms. She took the clothes prepared by the bedside and went to the clean room. Zhuge Yu followed closely behind and got in the moment Shui Linglong closed the door!

Shui Linglong became angry and hugged her clothes and sat on a wooden chair nearby. Zhuge Yu walked around to her and wanted to lean down to look at her level. After a pause, he squatted down and asked, "Are you angry with me?"

Shui Linglong looked away and didn’t answer! Zhuge Yu leaned slightly and kissed her lips. Shui Linglong turned her head to avoid it, but he grabbed her head hard. When she took a breath, the tip of his tongue slipped in. Shui Linglong wanted to drive the intruder away, but Zhuge Yu could only kiss her harder and even put his hands into her clothes. This time, Shui Linglong didn't pull away at all. When he let her go, she leaned back on the chair weakly.

Zhuge Yu clasped her hands in his palms, looked at her bright red face seriously, but tried hard to look indifferent, and said with a smile: "Okay, if you have anything to say, say it, it will be uncomfortable to hold it in your heart! Don't you often say, The quality of the milk is not high even if you are in a bad mood? Our daughter is so young, can you bear to feed her unhealthy food? "

Shui Linglong’s lips moved, but she still didn’t speak.

Zhuge Yu sat down next to him, held her on his lap, and said softly: "Is someone making you angry?"

Shui Linglong lowered her eyes as acquiescence.

Zhuge Yu's face was close to hers: "Let me guess, who dares to be angry with our concubine who is loved by three thousand people? Is it Shangguan Qian?"

Shui Linglong said aggrievedly: "Did my sister's crying at night bother you? If it bothered you, you can sleep in another room! Or I can take my sister to change a room...so that you don't lose energy in going to court!"

Zhuge Yu hugged his wife tightly: "Ignore her! Next time she comes, you just shut the door behind you! I'll go to my father and tell him to take care of his own woman and don't bully my woman!"

　　If Brother Hong dares to do this to his wife in the future, she will definitely spank him! But Zhuge Yu is like this, she is not only happy but also happy! Shui Linglong grinned and said a little sheepishly: "Goodbye, she is your mother after all. If you can be filial, we should be more filial..."

"Listen, listen, how duplicitous is this woman of yours?" Zhuge Yu buried his head and took a deep breath into her heart. His nose was filled with the fragrant milk fragrance. He opened the skirt of his clothes and bit it mischievously. , "So sweet!"

Shui Linglong pushed his head away shyly: "Sister, I don't even have enough to eat. Why are you here to join in the fun?"

Zhuge Yu saw the gloom on her brows melting away, and said: "I was only three years old when she left, and I don't even remember what she looked like. Now I barely eat and chat with her. That feeling... even... Not as good as my relationship with my mother and concubine." There was some self-blame in his words. As a son, he shouldn't treat his mother like this. Even if his mother is wrong, he is still his mother. After all, without a mother, where did he come from? It's just...I just can't really accept her in my heart.

Shui Linglong sighed quietly. He had followed Leng Youru when he was three years old. No matter how indifferent Leng Youru was to him, she never hurt him at all in his childhood. Childhood is the easiest time to leave a mark. Even in adulthood, Leng Youru Youru did one thing after another that hurt him or his loved ones, but in the end... he would remember his childhood companionship bit by bit and forgive Leng Youru. In the same way, he has been suffering from the pain of being abandoned by the Shangguan family since he was a child. He has hated it for seventeen years. Even if he knows the whole story, he still has difficulty accepting the Shangguan family immediately.

Shui Linglong lifted his face and covered his with soft red lips. Zhuge Yu suddenly pressed her shoulders: "You won't leave me, right? If you dare to leave me once, I will never accept you again in my life. !”

Shui Linglong looked at him seriously: "Don't leave! We, a family of four, must be together for the rest of our lives!"

The sky was slightly bright, everyone was sleeping soundly, but Leng Youru had already gotten up in the morning. Different from her usual plainness, she was dressed more festively today. Her black hair was pulled into a Yaotai bun, with an apricot-colored jade hairpin on the left hairpin and a pair of Qionghua flowers. Dian, and a four-tailed phoenix hairpin on the right. Looking at the heavy dress in the mirror, she frowned, then stretched out her hands to dye her nails with transparent nail polish, dressing herself up as a beautiful porcelain doll, then got up and took Cen'er to the second door.

The coachman stood respectfully beside the carriage. When he saw her coming, he saluted: "Hail, Princess!"

Leng Youru said "hmm" and asked Xiang Cen'er, "Have the gifts been packed?"

Cen'er nodded: "It was installed last night! Two boxes of ginseng, two pounds of cordyceps, a pair of snow lotus, a pair of Ganoderma lucidum..."

After Cen'er finished counting them one by one, Leng Youru stepped on the wooden stool with an expressionless expression. Cen'er supported her and asked: "Princess, are we really...not going to tell the prince? Didn't Mrs. Leng remind you to take the prince with you? If the old lady didn't see the prince, I'm afraid she would feel bad... The old lady is not as good as her body. It's my birthday..." Actually she wanted to say, Princess, why are you and the prince always so stiff? Do you really want to take advantage of Shangguan Qian? The prince finally came to see you last time, but you didn't even open your eyes. The prince is a man and he needs to be coaxed!

Leng Youru’s long eyelashes trembled, she clenched the handkerchief tightly with her bare hands, but said in a calm tone: “Get in the car.”

Cen'er shook his head helplessly and followed the princess into the carriage. Little did she know, before she could stand on the shaft of the carriage, she was sent back to the ground by a gentle force. She was startled and pulled out the soft sword from her waist to attack. At this time, she heard familiar, low voice. Started: "You take the carriage at the back."

Before she finished speaking, Cen'er felt a flash of light in front of her eyes, and Leng Youru had been forcibly dragged in.

 The carriage slowly left the palace. Zhuge Liuyun calmly looked at Leng Youru opposite him, who had his eyes closed and was concentrating. She had been dressed plainly for a long time, but suddenly she changed into a bright-colored skirt and hairpin. It was really eye-catching. He had been married to her for twenty years. She seemed to have never shown such a radiant side.

　　 No, it seems that it’s not that she didn’t show it, but that she didn’t observe it. He vaguely remembered that she was celebrating her marriage to Kashgar. The gongs and drums were beating loudly and the whole sky was shocked. Her white jade-like hands gently held the other end of the red silk. He knew at a glance that she must be a stunning beauty in the world. He was afraid that he would be deceived by her and be exposed. The moment he opened the hijab, before his eyes even touched her beautiful face, he put out the candle.

 After a night of rain and dew, he did not set foot in her yard for four years. If he wanted to see Yan'er, he also asked Yan'er to come to him. When I saw her again, she had already put on plain clothes for Yan'er. Since then, she has never worn bright clothes again.

"It's beautiful." Zhuge Liuyun looked out the window and said it unintentionally. Leng Youru seemed to be asleep and ignored him. She didn't ask him why he remembered that today was Mrs. Leng's birthday. How did he know that Leng Youru The family sent her a message.

Arrived at Leng Mansion, Zhuge Liuyun jumped out of the carriage first, then turned around and stretched out his hand towards Leng Youru. Leng Youru paused slightly, but did not respond to his intention. She just lifted up her skirt and stepped on the wooden bench next to the carriage. Zhuge Liuyun looked in the direction of the door with a faint smile on his face: "Don't let mother worry!"

Leng Youru's eyes tightened, and she looked in the direction of the gate, and saw Cui's mother beside Yao Xinyu approaching with small steps. She handed her hand to Zhuge Liuyun and got off the carriage gracefully.

Cui's mother held up a white umbrella embroidered with peach blossoms and walked up to Leng Youru and saluted with a smile: "Uncle, aunt! I've been waiting for you! The old lady has been talking about it since last night, saying that my uncle is busy with official duties and doesn't know. Can you please get away and accompany your aunt back home? My uncle said that I care about my aunt, so I can still find time no matter how busy I am! My uncle, my aunt is here, please!”

Zhuge Liuyun smiled and nodded. He was obviously more polite to the servants of the Leng Mansion than to the servants of the Wang Mansion. The sun is poisonous in summer and it is easy to get sunburned. The morning sun is not a big problem, but Cui’s mother still took the umbrella. Zhuge Liuyun looked at the umbrella in Cui’s mother’s hand: “I’ll do it.”

Cui's mother handed the umbrella to Zhuge Liuyun and smiled happily: "Sorry for bothering you!"

Zhuge Liuyun held an umbrella with one hand and held Leng Youru with the other. He also smiled and said, "You should take care of your wife."

Leng Youru’s eyelashes trembled, but she didn’t move away from his hand.

Cui’s mother took a deep look at the two of them and took them to Xiangmei Ju where the banquet was held. Xiangmei Residence, as its name suggests, as soon as you enter the courtyard, there are several plum trees with dancing postures. There are no flowers at the moment, but they do not appear to be in decline. Instead, they have a simple and solemn feeling. The ground is not grass or bluestone floor, but a winding cobblestone path. People who don't walk often will feel a slight pain in their feet when they step on it. Zhuge Liuyun wants to lift Leng Youru up!

Seeing Zhuge Liuyun's face showing a slightly awkward look, Cui's mother smiled and said, "Do you know why the ground in this yard is not smooth and flat but has cobblestones?"

"Appreciate further details."

"This is the road that the old man specially paved for the old lady before he died. The cobblestones are cold and hard. The old lady was not used to it at first, so she felt that she couldn't walk on the nice roads and grass. Why did she have to face these painful stones all day long? Even For a while, the old lady moved to another courtyard to avoid walking on these gravel roads. The other courtyard was so comfortable and simple, why would she have to live with her feet? "

 At this point, Cui’s mother paused, as if waiting for Zhuge Liuyun’s response. Zhuge Liuyun clearly felt that Leng Youru's hands shook when she heard the words "the old lady before her death". The year the old lady died was the second year after Leng Youru married Kashgar. She didn't even see her father's last face. Didn’t see it…

 Zhuge Liuyun thought of the four years when Leng Youru married into Kashgar - the first year, she was sterilized; the second year, she lost her father; the fourth year, Yan'er closed her eyes forever in her arms. Only at this moment did Zhuge Liuyun truly realize what this woman who had always been calm and calm had been through. If she didn't cry, he thought she didn't care. Zhuge Liuyun felt very uncomfortable, but he asked calmly: "What happened next? Did the old lady move in later?"

Cui's mother said: "Of course the old lady moved in later. This was the yard that the old lady loved most during his lifetime. If the old lady wanted to remember the old lady, where else could she go but here? The roads elsewhere are easy, but after all they are not the old lady's. There is only one way back, and you have to go even if you endure the pain.”

Zhuge Liuyun fell into deep thought, and Cui's mother said again: "But guess what, uncle? The old lady's internal organs were not very good at first, and she was often weak and dizzy. But since she moved into Xiangmei Residence, the old lady's energy and spirit have improved day by day. When you get up, the slave teases the old lady, this is the old lady's spirit in heaven protecting you! Later, the doctor said, "All diseases start from cold, and cold starts from the feet." So walking on cobblestones often is good for your health. It sounds like a painful thing, but if you endure the discomfort for a while, you will get unexpected results. Uncle, do you think this is true?"

Zhuge Liuyun's eyes darkened and he said, "Well, the old lady is right."

 (End of this chapter)