First Concubine

Chapter 204: Gaining a Genius (2)

Leng Youru slowly approached the bedside, looked down at Brother Hao, who had empty eyes and looked like a walking corpse, and said slowly: "From today on, you will live in my yard." The order was in a tone that could not be refused. With the pressure, Brother Hao's legs stopped shaking.

Leng Youru's cold eyes wandered through the room. When she saw the cartoon patterns on the wall, her eyes condensed, and finally fell on Brother Hao's tear-filled face: "What do you like about the things in the room?" , point them out one by one.”

Brother Hao didn't move, and Leng Youru didn't get angry either. He just said calmly: "If you don't respond, I will assume that you don't like it anymore. Cen'er, take your cousin away and seal this room. Toy Burn."

Cen'er immediately rushed in and reached out to pick up Brother Hao. Brother Hao struggled and was ready to punch and kick him. However, his little strength was enough to deal with the Defu family and the wet nurse, but it was not enough in front of martial arts masters. Cen'er exerted a little force, and his legs were caught and his hands were held down. He bit Cen'er's shoulder, and blood spilled out from the corner of his mouth, but Cen'er only looked at him and sneered, and Brother Hao was stunned...

Leng Youru said calmly: "Okay, my cousin has nothing to bring, let's go."

Cen'er hugged Brother Hao and walked out the door. Brother Hao kept staring at Leng Youru with a probing and competing look. Leng Youru didn't even raise her eyelids, she even walked faster than Cen'er and left the room first. Brother Hao was startled again. He looked back at the various toys designed by Shui Linglong on the carpet. He licked the corners of his lips and glared at Leng Youru fiercely. However, Leng Youru only showed him a chic back! Just as Cen'er was holding him across the threshold, he suddenly took out his hand and pointed at the toys on the ground.

 In the first round of confrontation, Leng Youru was victorious!

"Have your concubine picked up Brother Hao?" Zhuge Yu finished his official duties in the study outside and returned to Ziteng Courtyard. When he heard Shui Linglong talking about Brother Hao, he couldn't help but ask.

Shui Linglong poured a glass of water and handed it to his hand, and wiped the sweat from his forehead with a towel: "Well, I took it. Brother Hao brought some toys."

 Zhuge Yu's eyes tightened, as if he felt something was wrong. Brother Hao is Zhuge Ling's son. Will his mother and concubine treat Zhuge Ling... the same way she treats him and Zhuge Xi?

How could Shui Linglong not understand Zhuge Yu’s concerns? Yan'er's death, Zhuge Ling's death, both mothers were hurt, and Shangguan Qian died. Although Shangguan Qian was not sterilized, she actually did not have any more children. Leng Youru, who should let go, has already let go: "You Look at the layout of the Wisteria Garden, and then think about what my mother-in-law did for me and the children before and after I gave birth.”

Zhuge Yu's frown gradually relaxed: "I hope this family can really get better." After saying this, a trace of sadness flashed across his obsidian eyes, and he went directly to the clean room without saying another word. When he came out, he found that his son, who was supposed to sleep with his wet nurse, was also lying on their bed. He was slightly startled, took off his shoes and hugged his beloved wife into his arms, "Why is my son sleeping here too? The two children take turns eating at night. Milk, you don’t have to sleep anymore.”

Shui Linglong looked at him with a smile: "My brother is so restless. No one pays attention to him. He can also move on the bed for half an hour. He eats a lot and poops a lot, but he can't urinate very well. He always likes to He did it himself. He changed more than a dozen pairs of pants today... My sister likes to be accompanied by others. She cries when no one is around. She doesn't ask for anything. She likes to eat her fingers. But she can pee and rarely wets her pants during the day..."

Zhuge Yu showed a pleased smile: "My son is with you, he is stupid; my sister is with me, she is very smart."

Shui Linglong scratched him with her little paws and pretended to be angry: "You dislike me and my son, don't you? You are so cowardly, Zhuge Yu!"

Zhuge Yu laughed loudly, and the gloominess of the night was washed away a lot. Looking at her fair and tender skin, which had an alluring sheen like a peach, his throat felt hot: "Linglong..."

Shui Linglong raised her hands to wrap around his neck and kissed him proactively. Then, the sky thundered and the earth fired, and it was out of control. After the clouds and rain passed, Shui Linglong lay on top of him, panting slightly. Zhuge Yu didn't feel sleepy, so he gently stroked Shui Linglong's smooth back. Shui Linglong realized that he was still not relieved: "Zhuge Yu, you can express your sadness. It feels uncomfortable in your heart."

The thing that worried her the most was his sulky temperament. She was tired and sad, so she kept herself in the study for most of the night, stuffing all her emotions into her heart, and then came back as if nothing was wrong. He just said he was dealing with official business, who can guarantee that he is not licking his own wounds?

Zhuge Yu hugged Shui Linglong tightly and was speechless for a long time. The night was so quiet that only each other's breathing and heartbeats could be heard, and the occasional snoring of the babies. He held her as if falling asleep.

Just when Shui Linglong was helpless and about to close her eyes and fall asleep, his vague whisper floated above her head: "I found the temple and read Shangguan Yan's notes and realized that I had been hating the wrong thing for so many years. She left. I even cried tears of blood before... I hate myself, why do I always wait so stubbornly for her to go to the appointment? Why can't I take the initiative to look for her? Maybe if I do, she won't die, and neither will my sister..."

His tone was calm, as if he was talking about someone else. But the sorrow in his eyes is like a thorn, which can pierce people's hearts every time he blinks. Shui Linglong took him into her arms and put his cold face against her warm heart: "Don't blame yourself for the past. If you blame yourself and feel sad and regretful, neither mother nor Ling'er can come back. Everything Everyone was kept in the dark and did what they had to do. You stubbornly waited for her to go to the appointment because you wanted to prove that she had not forgotten her original promise and that she was not only thinking about her sister but also about you. You were not wrong. After suffering such a blow at such a young age, all I saw was the despicable side of human nature. How could I guess that my mother had ulterior motives?"

Zhuge Yu's eyes were slightly red, and he hugged Linglong as if he was holding his own mother. Shui Linglong patted his shoulders gently like a pair of babies: "You live a happy life, so that your mother can feel at ease in heaven."

 Zhuge Yu nodded in her arms. The deepest relationship between a man and a woman is quite complicated to say the least, but very simple to say the least. It is nothing more than cherishing the other person as a child and respecting the other person as a parent. Shui Linglong lowered her head and pressed a gentle kiss between Zhuge Yu's eyebrows. After a moment, Zhuge Yu fell asleep peacefully in Shui Linglong's arms.

There were no lights in the room, and Mu Hua stood in front of the window. The moonlight slanted in from under the eaves, shining on his handsome and delicate face, outlining a hazy halo. His eyes spread over the plum trees, flowers, and walls in the yard, and spread out toward the vast sky. He always felt a little lost, a little empty, as if he had lost something.

He touched the back of his head and remembered the accident. He was swept away by a mudslide and thought he was certain to die. As a result, he was in a coma for three days and three nights. When he woke up, he forgot many things. It was also that accident that delayed his trip and stayed out for a month before returning to the mansion. After that, Brother Hao was stolen. The impression of his son was vague, but fortunately, although it was vague, he still recognized him.

He took out his wife's relics, touched the gold thread on the bracelet, and began to search for images of his wife in his unclear memory. Thinking of the two walking hand in hand at dusk and smiling at each other in the morning, he smiled slightly. These were all It is the most precious memory. Fortunately, it was not lost.

After putting away his wife's belongings, he returned to the bed and lay down. He touched the wooden sign around his neck out of habit. He had no memory of the wooden sign, but the fact that it was worn around his neck meant that it was important. The card has a compound surname on the front and a single character on the back. It's strange. This compound surname is well-known in South Vietnam, but he doesn't seem to know anyone with this surname. Maybe he just forgot.

 The next day, before dawn, the Wisteria Courtyard became busy. Brother and sister woke up early. Shui Linglong and Xiao Xia took their brother and sister aside to feed them respectively. Zhuge Yu opened the buns to let them dissipate heat. When he saw Shui Linglong, he smiled slightly: "Good morning."

Shui Linglong stretched out leisurely and sat down opposite Zhuge Yu: "You are in a good mood today, huh?"

Zhuge Yu picked up a small steamed bun and put it in her bowl, showing a happy smile: "My lady worked hard last night, how can I not be happy for my husband?"

Shui Linglong rubbed her arm that she thought would be sore but felt inexplicably comfortable, raised her eyebrows, and raised her chopsticks to eat. You don't need to think about it to know that it must have been him who woke up and used his inner strength to help her unblock her veins. After the meal, Shui Linglong served Zhuge Yu to change into court clothes: "Have you not found Xun Feng and Jin Shang Palace yet?"

Zhuge Yu shook his head: "These two people seemed to have disappeared from the world. I even doubted whether they had fled to Mobei. Jin Shanggong knew some Qimen Dunjia skills and could predict fortunes and divination. It was easy to find important people. backing."

 So, Xun Feng is supported by an old lady? Shui Linglong shook her head, it was not like his style.

Zhuge Yu said again: "I sent people to Mobei to search, and also inquired about the movements of the Supreme Emperor and Nazha. It's not necessarily that Xun Feng changed his name. Anyway, his name was not Xun Feng at the beginning."

Shui Linglong's hand holding his belt paused slightly: "What was his previous name?" I never heard Xun Feng mention it!

Zhuge Yu said casually: "He was born in a stable. His father didn't even look at him, so he didn't give him a name. His mother called him 'Ajing', and his father planned to name him directly after he recognized him." He was named 'Xun Jing'. How old was he at that time? He seemed to be five or six years old, but he insisted on 'Xun Feng'."

Shui Linglong fastened her belt and raised her hand to touch the hem of his clothes: "Well, since it was a name that was abandoned when I was a child, I think it is unlikely that I will use it when I grow up." She glanced at Zhuge Yu and said, "But Just to be on the safe side, check it out.”

Zhuge Yu leaned down, Shui Linglong smiled shyly, kissed him on the face, turned around to leave, but was pulled into his arms and kissed him all the time.

 Chingyouyuan.

Leng Youru and Brother Hao sat down at the small round table. On the table were exquisite and delicious breakfasts: milk-flavored steamed buns, ghee scallion rolls, lotus root glutinous rice dumplings, cold fungus, stir-fried cucumber, five-color grains, and sixteen pigments. Assorted flavors platter. Brother Hao's resentful eyes swept over the food on the table, and he lowered his head in a depressed manner.

Leng Youru looked at him. Her hair was combed brightly, her clothes were not messy, and she had some anti-drying cream on her face, exuding a light fragrance. Leng Youru's eyes moved down and landed on a button on his slanted lapel. No, to be precise, it was a thread less than two millimeters from the edge of the buttonhole. Her fingers began to tremble slightly uncontrollably.

The Defu family member noticed that the atmosphere between the two of them was not right, and said with a smile: "Princess, let's eat while it's hot, my cousin will go to school later."

At this time, Brother Hao's nose felt a little itchy, so he raised his sleeve and rubbed it on the tip of his nose. Leng Youru breathed heavily in her chest and almost fainted: "Take him in to take a bath! Change the clothes in the third box next to the closet!"

Cen'er and the Defu family members were all stunned, and then took the surprised and puzzled Brother Hao to the clean room. Brother Hao was forced to take a bath, and then put on the clothes that Leng Youru made for Yan'er. However, the child didn't have time to put on the clothes once, and finally returned to the dining table angrily.

Leng Youru picked up the chopsticks and said, "Eat it. Go to school as soon as you finish eating."

Brother Hao bit his lip and picked up the chopsticks, but he didn't seem to have any appetite. He glanced at the breakfast on the table and lowered his eyes. Leng Youru followed his gaze and looked over the breakfast meal. Her eyes moved slightly and she said, "Ask the kitchen to bring over a bowl of three-fresh noodles, a cage of small steamed buns and a platter of brine."

The princess has not had meat on her table for several years. When dining at Tian'anju, the princess follows the trend and drinks some pork rib soup, but does not go to Qingyouyuan to serve meat... It's incredible! Cen'er happily went to the dining room to get a platter of three fresh noodles, steamed dumplings and brine.

Brother Hao still refused to eat. A trace of confusion flashed in Leng Youru's eyes. After hesitating for a moment, he took a mouthful of soup with a spoon and drank it. He also ate a mouthful of xiaolongbao and a piece of braised pork. Brother Hao then raised his chopsticks and started eating. Cen'er curled his lips, did this little guy think that the princess would poison him?

Brother Hao ate half of the bowl and wanted to eat more. Leng Youru pushed his bowl away: "That's enough. If you eat any more, your stomach will be full."

Brother Hao glared at Leng Youru resentfully and wanted to get angry. He glanced at the powerful Cen'er and retracted his neck angrily. He jumped down and took the book bag from Defu's family before leaving.

"Take him to rinse his mouth and wash his hands!" Leng Youru gave an order, and Cen'er screwed Brother Hao into the clean room. His book bag fell to the ground. Leng Youru glanced at it, and the Defu family picked it up with sharp eyes. Wiping the invisible dirt on the book bag with a clean handkerchief, he said with a smile: "Princess."

Leng Youru took out the "Three Character Classic" and "The Thousand Character Classic" from the book bag. They were clean, but many of the footers were rolled up. Leng Youru stretched out her green-white fingertips and flattened the rolled area bit by bit. When Brother Hao came out after washing, she showed it to him and said sternly: "Remember, if there is a footer curled up when you come back from school, If you eat more than five pieces of meat, it will be deducted from tomorrow’s meal.”

Brother Hao glanced at her angrily, threw the book into his bag, and was really going to leave this time.

 “Come back.” Leng Youru opened her thin lips slightly and called him. Brother Hao paused in his steps and turned around unwillingly. Leng Youru raised her index finger gracefully and said without anger, "Farewell, elders."

Brother Hao turned his face away, and Leng Youru made a gesture to Cen'er. Without saying anything, Cen'er pressed his neck and saluted Leng Youru. Brother Hao was pinched so hard that he raised his foot and kicked him. He caught Cen'er, and Cen'er easily controlled him. The little leopard went crazy, tearing and biting, showing its teeth and claws. Cen'er just twisted it gently and lifted him up like a grape. Finally, when he was defeated, Cen'er let him go and let him leave Qingyouyuan with the Defu family.

Today's dinner was served at Tian'anju, and Mu Hua officially met with many relatives as his uncle. The old lady rewarded him with a pair of heavy gold locks, the Zhen family gave him a pair of luminous pearls, Prince An and Qiao Hui gave him a set of four treasures of the study, and Zhuge Yu and Shui Linglong gave him a master painting. Mu Huadu politely took them one by one and thanked them.

Zhuge Liuyun looked at Leng Youru with a gentle expression. Leng Youru handed him a brocade box. He took it with both hands and heard Leng Youru's voice slowly ring out: "This is Ling'er's property. From now on, It's up to you to take care of it, good or bad is yours."

Mu Hua instantly felt that the brocade box in his hand was heavy: "I can't have this. I didn't give Ling'er a generous betrothal gift when I married her. How could I take Ling'er's things instead?"

Leng Youru straightened her wide sleeves and said with her usual expression: "There's nothing I need or need. If you don't want it, we will still give it to Brother Hao in the future. It just cost us a lot of effort to take care of it. Now that you are here, there is no need." Let us work hard for your family."

Mu Hua's thick eyebrows frowned. He felt uncomfortable, but he couldn't say a word to refute, so he had to accept it obediently: "Thank you, concubine."

Brother Hao was sitting next to the old lady, still a little timid. Watching them talking, he couldn't help but glance at Leng Youru, and every time he glanced, a hint of resentment flashed through him.

Shui Linglong observed Brother Hao, who seemed very funny to her, and lowered her eyes to take a sip of tea. She did not tell Brother Hao the details of Shangguan Yan's death, for fear that he was too young to understand the entanglements of adults, so she only talked about Shangguan Yan's death from illness. . But Brother Hao is sensitive and knows more or less that Shangguan Yan hates Leng Youru.

Mu Hua returned to his seat, looked at Brother Hao, who was shaking his calves, and smiled slightly uneasily: "Brother Hao, come to father."

Brother Hao raised his head following the sound, and his unfamiliar eyes fell on Mu Hua's face with a friendly smile. He looked at Mu Hua for a moment and then lowered his eyes. Although it was only for a moment, everyone including Mu Hua saw clearly that Brother Hao did not remember him at all!

Zhuge Yu then said: "Brother Hao, call your father quickly!"

A trace of fear flashed in Brother Hao's eyes, and he moved his **** towards the old lady. The old lady hugged Brother Hao on her lap and said angrily: "The child is young, don't scare him. We have a long time to come. He will bark naturally when we get to know each other better."

 (End of this chapter)