First Concubine

Chapter 200 Shangguan Exposed (3)

Zhuge Liuyun looked at Leng Youru in disbelief, his eyes getting deeper and deeper. Shui Linglong gave the princess a thumbs up in her heart. As the saying goes, the enemy of her enemy is her friend. Leng Youru set the fire on fire at the right time! Shui Linglong curled her lips and got to the point: "That's right! You must have some kind of ulterior secret when you suddenly come back after disappearing for so many years!"

"I didn't!" Shangguan wanted to chop this girl into pieces! Shouldn't Shui Linglong be blamed for poisoning Brother Hao? Why did she make everyone confused with just a few words, and then turned around to question her?

Shui Linglong will never be led by someone's nose. She is too calm. At the same time, it is easy for her to lead others by their noses. Shui Linglong said calmly: "The day you came back, Zhuge Yu refused to see you. , you came to Mo Heyuan in person the next day. On the surface, you were getting close to me and waiting for Zhuge Yu to go to court, but in fact, you bullied me and pressed my Hegu point because I didn't understand medical science! "

“What’s wrong with the Hegu point?” Zhen asked in confusion.

 Qiao Hui why do these three words sound so familiar? Shui Linglong faced Zhen: "Hegu point has the effect of relieving pain and activating blood circulation, but pregnant women should not touch it because it can also induce labor!"

Qiao Hui was dumbfounded, finally recalling the scene where Shui Linglong looked thoughtful when her mother Xu was explaining the Hegu point to her. No wonder Shui Linglong, who was as calm as she was, also lost her composure when she learned about the efficacy of the Hegu point. Among them... there was something like this The twists and turns?

 “You slandered me!” Shangguanshi argued loudly!

Shui Linglong stared at her tearful brows and said with ice-like words: "I was born prematurely. You deliberately asked someone to find out the murderer. In fact, you wanted to cover up others' eyes and prove your innocence by the way! My father may have had a little suspicion at first. But since we couldn’t find any manipulation by Moheyuan and Zitengyuan, we completely believed that I was born prematurely, so of course we wouldn’t suspect that there was something fishy about it!”

Zhuge Liuyun's expression changed slightly, he was right.

Shui Linglong continued: "You deliberately pick on me, but you don't really want to pick on me, let alone Zhuge Yu! You just want to play the role of a mother who loves her son as much as her life, a reasonable mother-in-law! The more you pick on me, the less It’s so reasonable, it makes people think you are just pretending to be your mother-in-law! I have to say, your acting skills are so good, even I was fooled by you!”

Shangguan's face suddenly turned red and white, changing like a storm, but he cried and said firmly: "Look, look, after all, you still hate me for being too picky! If I'm picky, tell me, I can change it." Yes, I said I just cared about Xiao Yu too much...but I changed it later! Did I ever speak harshly to you or criticize you at all? The servants of Ziteng Court and Mo He Court can testify to this!"

She cried so hard that I felt pity for her, and the phenomenon she stated was true, and she was not afraid that Shui Linglong could overturn it! But if she thought that Shui Linglong would be helpless because of this, then she underestimated Shui Linglong too much. Shui Linglong stared at it: "You have indeed changed it. When did you start changing it? It seems that it started when the father and mother came back to visit relatives! What's the trick in this? Do you need me to explain it one by one? "

 When they mentioned returning home, the expressions of Zhuge Liuyun and Leng Youru changed. When they returned home this time, Leng Youru was kicked out of the house, which was really unforgettable.

Shangguan's hand holding the handkerchief froze, and he said with a smile: "Naughty? Linglong, I have tolerated you time and time again, why do you have to get out of control with me? I'm wrong Okay? I shouldn't treat you like that, but please, please don't slander my character! I am Xiaoyu's biological mother and the prince's wife, and you are calling me Xiaoyu like this. How can I be so embarrassed? How can I be so embarrassed?”

 Shangguan was crying pitifully, and Shui Linglong was as strong as wind and thunder. Human nature dictates that she sympathizes with the weak. Therefore, most people in the room were biased towards Shangguan. It’s true that Linglong doesn’t know how to play with water like Shangguan’s, but Shui Linglong disdains it! Shui Linglong smiled speciously: "It seems I have to say it clearly! The day before my father and mother came back, it was the day you picked me to stab my son. You disliked my sister for disturbing Zhuge Yu at night, so you said Speaking of which, I have to praise your acting skills and the script again! The role of mother-in-law is superb! But this is not the point I want to talk about. The point is that before going to bed, you suddenly came to Zitengyuan and said that you wanted to help me settle the score. Occasionally, some of the government's account books will be brought to me for accounting, and I didn't hide from you. Therefore, when you made this request, I didn't think much about it and gave you the account books written by my mother and concubine. The next day. ..." At this point, Shui Linglong glanced at Zhuge Liuyun and Leng Youru with her cold eyes, "You came to me the next day and said that the reason why you were mean to me and my sister was because you really owed Zhuge Yu too much. I want to work hard to make it up to him, and I won’t let him suffer at all.”

"Am I wrong? I've been separated from Xiaoyu for so many years, and I can't even make up for him? How can I let him, a grown man, spend all night hanging around the child's diapers?" Shangguan complained tearfully.

Shui Linglong didn't feel any pity, but felt disgusted: "What you said is just a very reasonable excuse for your weird behavior that changes every day! Your sudden change has a purpose! You took away your mother the night before The account book written by the concubine, the next day when the father and concubine returned home to visit relatives, a maid in a bamboo hat took an autograph letter written by the concubine to Leng Wei, accusing the concubine of indirectly killing Leng Wei! How dare you! Say, you sent someone to forge that letter? Your sudden change has nothing to do with caring about Zhuge Yu, and it has nothing to do with your conscience finding peace with me! You just want to deceive the mother and concubine's handwriting!"

After finishing speaking, Zhuge Liuyun and Leng Youru shot their incomprehensible glances at Shangguanshi at the same time. Shangguanshi's scalp went numb and her expression turned ugly: "You...you...you are really going too far! What happened with the Leng family has nothing to do with it. What do I do? I have good intentions to help you with your chores, so you can waste my sincerity like this?"

Leng Youru's eyes quickly turned cold, and the hands buried under her fists clenched tightly into fists.

Cen'er stepped forward: "That's right! Our princess never wrote such a letter in the first place! It's true that the princess gave the fetal medicine to Leng Wei, but the princess warned Leng Wei very solemnly that it would have side effects! The princess didn't write it either What's the letter? The servant used Qinggong to avoid the blockade of the Yao family's secret guards and directly entered the Yao Mansion! "Is the princess that stupid? Write a letter to Laoshizi? Leave a clue waiting for someone to catch you! If the princess had only such a small IQ, she would have been exposed so many times!

Zhuge Liuyun's sharp eyes fell on Leng Youru's indifferent and calm face, as if he was identifying her thoughts. After a moment, Youyou turned away and locked Shangguan's eyebrows: "Are Linglong and Cen'er telling the truth? "

Shangguan grabbed his chest and burst into tears again with great difficulty: "Your Majesty! It doesn't matter to me whether they believe it or not, I only care about your opinion! Why... why do you even come to question me?"

"Let me ask you, did you do it?" Zhuge Liuyun asked Shangguan with an expressionless face. Shangguan's breath stopped and he even forgot to cry...

A man will naturally help whomever he loves. Zhuge Liuyun now loves Leng Youru. As long as there is no conflict with Leng Youru, Zhuge Liuyun is willing to stand by the Shangguan family, but once Leng Youru is involved, Once inside, the balance in Zhuge Liuyun's heart immediately became unbalanced. This is why Shui Linglong cleared Leng Youru's grievances even though it was unnecessary. This is necessary to arouse Zhuge Liuyun's suspicion of the Shangguan family, and as long as the suspicion is aroused, the following steps can be carried out better!

In an instant, Shangguan came back to his senses and categorically denied: "It's not me! I haven't even left the palace gate, so how can I contact the so-called maids that Linglong talks about? Besides, all the people serving me are you, the prince." Assigned to me, ask them, have I ever ordered them to do anything out of the house?"

The Defu family members and Uncle Yu shook their heads. Shangguan's eyes flashed with pleasure. He had the ability to find that maid and confront her, but Shui Linglong probably wouldn't be able to find her in her lifetime!

 Qiao Hui, Prince An and Mrs. Zhen looked at each other in confusion. Time seemed to have stood still at this moment. Shui Linglong’s analysis was very reasonable, but Shangguan’s proof was solid, so she didn’t know... how things could turn around.

Suddenly, A Si Xing ran in in a hurry: "Your Majesty, Princess... there is someone outside the door asking to see you! He said he is my cousin's father! He is from the Mu family in South Vietnam!"

Shangguan's body swayed, and the handkerchief fell to the ground.

 “Where is my son?” This was the first thing the man said when he entered the door. His tone was so anxious that it made your heart tremble!

Everyone followed the sound and looked sideways towards the source of the sound. They saw a tall man with a jade-like face standing at the door. Unlike the domineering and arrogant men of the Zhuge family, he was a typical weak man. He is a scholar, but despite his frailty, his appearance is stunning. His thick eyebrows slant into his temples, his phoenix eyes are shining, his nose is like a gallbladder, his lips are red and his teeth are white. When he appears, he is a different kind of scenery. No wonder Brother Hao is so handsome. It turns out that both his parents are extremely good-looking. Before, I thought Brother Hao looked a lot like Zhuge Yu, but now that I saw the man's face, I realized that Brother Hao actually looked a lot like him too.

Mrs. Zhen took advantage of everyone's inattention and touched her buttocks, which started to hurt after sitting for a while. Then, in order to cover up the guilt caused by such a small indecent act, she asked: "Your son? You mean Brother Hao." Son? No, Shangguan, didn't you say that Brother Hao's father is dead?" His probing eyes turned to Shangguan!

Shangguan's face was frighteningly pale. Perhaps it was because he was too shocked and frightened, and his whole body could not help but tremble slightly. Her mouth opened and closed, closed and opened again, and so on, but she still couldn't say a word!

Zhuge Liuyun's eyes became darker little by little. Leng Youru smiled lightly with interest, as if she was watching an unprecedented show. Suddenly, her cold gaze passed over Shui Linglong's calm brows, condensed, and then slowly turned away.

"Who said I was dead? Her?" The man pointed at Shangguanshi angrily, and Shangguanshi's face turned pale!

Zhuge Liuyun looked at the silent Shangguan family, and felt that this person was too strange to be true. If Youru is ice, Xiaoqian is fire, and the sun shines brightly no matter when and where. But look at these days. She has become so fragile and helpless, as if... she is no longer her! Has he changed his mind? Seeing her being pointed at the nose and questioned, she was not as anxious as expected. Zhuge Liuyun withdrew his gaze from Shangguan and looked at the man again: "Are you... Mu Chenghao's father?"

The man put down his hand that was trembling with anger. If he guessed correctly, the people on the throne should be the King of Zhenbei and the Princess of Zhenbei. The young talented man next to him with a look of astonishment did not know whether he was the crown prince or the county prince. As for the other female family members , the only thing he noticed was the woman standing in the center of the crowd, as if she was being interrogated, but exuding an air of overlooking all sentient beings. He didn't look closely at her appearance, it was rude to do so, but he felt that her aura was overwhelming, vaguely overwhelming the prince and princess. For him who was full of benevolence, justice and etiquette, this woman was undoubtedly not liked by him.

The man collected his thoughts and answered Zhuge Liuyun's words in a friendly manner: "Yes, my surname is Mu Minghua, whose given name is Linyuan. I am from Linzi, South Vietnam. My father is the lord of Linzi City. My deceased wife is Liu, whose single name is Ling. Her original name is Zhuge Ling. Mu Chenghao is your son. This is your identity card and the city lord’s personal letter.”

After listening to "The deceased wife Liu's single name is Ling", Zhuge Liuyun's heart felt like a knife cutting him. How he hoped that his daughter would "resurrect from the dead" like the man in front of him. Everything was Xiao Qian's lie, but the man The serious look on his face made him understand that his daughter was really... gone. Zhuge Liuyun held back his heartache, opened the document and looked through it carefully. It was indeed a seal stamped by the South Vietnamese government.

Mu Hua said anxiously: "Where is my son?"

Zhen Shi spoke: "Brother Hao has been poisoned, and the doctor is doing his best to treat him."

"Poisoned?" Mu Hua suddenly raised his voice, "How could my son be poisoned? Isn't this a palace for you? Can a child be poisoned by a palace? He is you..."

"He is my grandson, I know." Zhuge Liuyun said with a complicated expression.

Mu Hua didn’t answer the call, and he didn’t visit his father-in-law immediately!

Zhuge Liuyun's peripheral vision wandered past the faces of Shui Linglong and the panic-stricken Shangguan: "The murderer is under investigation. Please be patient. Brother Hao's life is not in danger. You'd better tell me what happened." , why are there rumors that you passed away, but you came here intact?"

Mu Hua bowed his hands and said seriously: "I'm not dead! I just went out to work and was delayed for a while. When I came back, my family told me that my son was missing! I have been looking everywhere for a year. I traveled almost all over South Vietnam, but I never expected that my son would be brought to Dazhou!"

Shangguan suddenly stood up and shouted: "My lord! Don't listen to him! He is a fake! Brother Hao's father died long ago on the way out for work. This man is just a bit like Mu Hua, but It can’t be Mu Hua! My lord, believe me! Didn’t you write a letter to the governor of Linzi City? Mu Hua is dead!”

Mu Hua became angry: "You lied! I was only out for a few days for work, and indeed I encountered a small accident on the road, but I returned home in a month! Your so-called evidence of the governor is false! You stole my son first!" He bribed the governor to forge false information! His intentions are terrible! That governor has been investigated by my father! If you don't believe it, just send someone to South Vietnam to see if there is any lie in what I said! "

"I don't know whether to investigate or not. I don't know anything about it, even a woman or a child... Who can say for sure what happens in the officialdom? You said that I bribed the governor, why didn't you bribe the city lord?" Shangguan said sharply!

Zhuge Liuyun's eyes froze slightly. Yes, this official document was genuine, but the ones sent to him by Linzi Prefecture Yin before were also genuine, and they were all stamped with South Vietnam's exclusive seal. If he had to choose between the two of them, he...should choose Shangguan's, right?

Leng Youru quietly drank the tea in her hand, glanced at Shui Linglong and then at Mu Hua calmly, and said lightly, "Isn't it all just one-sided words?"

Shui Linglong praised the princess again. It was really admirable for a woman to do what she did. She could clearly see that Mu Hua's arrival was closely related to her, and she was sure that she still had backup plans. Shui Linglong asked Mu Hua with a normal expression: "You... knew Zhuge Ling's true identity, right?"

Mu Hua resolutely disliked this kind of woman who gave people endless pressure even if she asked casually. He frowned and said: "Ling'er is my wife, and I naturally know her true identity. My mother-in-law's pseudonym is Liu Qian, and she rented a house When I grew up, I took over part of the property left to me by my father, including that shop. I went to collect the rent every month. Gradually, I got to know Ling'er and told my father that I wanted to marry him. My father said nothing and agreed to Ling'er's proposal. On the day I went to propose marriage to Ling'er, my mother-in-law asked me to think twice about marrying Ling'er. "

“How did Linger die?” Shui Linglong asked.

 When talking about his deceased wife, Mu Hua's eyes suddenly darkened: "Ling'er died of hemorrhage when she was giving birth to Brother Hao."

 Same as what Shangguan said! The corners of Shui Linglong's lips curved up in a vague arc: "Your mother-in-law took your son away. Please discuss with your mother-in-law and father-in-law what to do specifically!"

"Mother-in-law?" Mu Hua was confused. "My mother-in-law passed away not long after Ling'er passed away. Where did my mother-in-law come from?" He paused and looked at Shangguan's family, "Her?"

The second monk of the Zhen family was confused and quietly asked his son beside him: "Ming'er, do you see any clues? What's going on between these two people? They all say that the other is fake, but who is the fake? "It can't be the Shangguan family. This face has changed a bit since more than ten years ago. But except for that monster Leng Youru, who really hasn't changed at all since he was a girl?

 Prince An turned slightly and whispered: "I don't know, mother, let's not get involved in this matter."

 (End of this chapter)