First Concubine

Chapter 21 Thrilling Banquet (3)

Not long after, Shui Linglong saw Shui Lingyu’s hands covered in black blood and being carried out by the maid. With her hands injured like that, they were probably useless. Shui Lingyu was most proud of her skill in mixing perfume and making rouge, but now everything has come to nothing.

Zhifan fetched the clothes according to Shui Linglong's instructions, and met Shui Hangge and his group halfway. When she saw the unconscious Shui Lingyu, she subconsciously wanted to ask the eldest lady where she had been and if anything had happened, but the words came to her lips. He fell down and bowed respectfully.

Shui Hangge didn't have time to pay attention to her. He just said calmly: "Tell the eldest lady to wait in the carriage and return home immediately."

"yes!"

Shui Lingyu had her hands wrapped in a cloak, but when Zhi Fan passed by her, he still smelled a strong smell of blood. Zhi Fan was horrified. Fortunately, he didn't mention the eldest lady, otherwise it would be—

After Shui Hangge and his group left, Shui Linglong also walked out from behind the rockery, which shocked Zhi Fan!

"Miss! Are you okay? Third Miss..."

Shui Linglong dusted off the skirt of her skirt and said lightly, "I'm fine. She brought it upon herself."

Zhifan took a breath, it was really his own lady who did it, "Then...Miss, you showed up there after all, in case Madam investigates..."

Shui Linglong said calmly: "Pull out the radish and bring out the mud. There are many people involved in this matter, and Qin Zhixiao is the first to bear the brunt. If she dares to investigate, I will dare to testify. Of course, I guess she has no intention or this Rights checked.”

Zhi Fan and Ye Mao looked at each other. What did the eldest lady mean by her last words?

Shui Linglong led the two of them towards the gate. When they passed by the Juyuan Garden, they heard constant laughter inside. Most of them were talking about the majestic General Guo Yan and the handsome Prince Zhuge. There were even wealthy people who recommended themselves as pillows but were rejected. , cried in frustration, and many others were comforting her, but their words were full of disdain and gloating.

The more friends they are, the less likely they are to see each other as good, and strangers are not among the people they compare to. Shui Linglong smiled faintly, what's the point of having such a false friendship?

"Guo Yan! Wait for me! Why are you walking so fast? I can't catch up with you!" The third princess picked up her skirt and trotted after Guo Yan. The hairpin on her head fell to the floor. Without noticing, the little palace maid was following behind her, following step by step, picking up the hairpin she had dropped.

Guo Yan ignored her and just walked quickly towards Shui Linglong's back. He finally got rid of the entanglement of those women and wanted to meet Shui Linglong, but the people from Shui Mansion had already said goodbye.

The third princess stumbled and fell to the ground: "Ouch! It hurts so much! Is my leg broken? Ouch..."

At this moment, a gorgeous carriage stopped at the gate. Zhuge Yu opened the curtain for Shui Linglong and helped her get into the carriage.

Guo Yan's footsteps paused and his fists clenched. He turned his head to look at the delicate princess. There was still unwillingness and anxiety in his eyes that he had missed Shui Linglong, but everything fell into the eyes of the third princess - -He feels sorry for her!

The third princess smiled with tears in her eyes, finally the trouble she had endured was not in vain.

Guo Yan stepped forward, bowed and picked her up. She leaned on his shoulder and smiled silly, Guo Yan, you are mine, you are mine...

Shui Lingxi and Shui Lingyue watched helplessly as Shui Linglong got on the gorgeous carriage of Zhenbei Palace, their eyes almost bursting with fire. In order to protect Shui Linglong's reputation, Zhuge Yu only rode his horse to follow.

Under the clear blue sky, he has outstanding grace and natural appearance. His eyes are like water and the moon, clear but also cold. His luxurious brocade clothes fall next to the saddle inch by inch, like a ball of floating ink jade. The luster is soft and bright, and a pair of golden lines are slightly exposed. The steps, even the white edges are so clean that they are not stained with dust.

Along the way, they inevitably attracted the attention of many women. They had always heard rumors about Zhuge Yu, a dandy, and his wife, but they had never seen his true face. When they saw him today, they suddenly realized that if the rumors were true, the moths It’s worth putting out the fire.

Zhuge Yu remembered the accidental glance before leaving and asked, "Do you know Guo Yan?"

The water may be clear, but Zhuge Yu felt a gentle voice coming from the carriage: "I don't know you, what's the matter?"

That boy is chasing you and is so anxious that he is about to cry. Zhuge Yu thought this in his heart, but said: "Oh, it's nothing. I'm afraid you admire General Guo's grace and accidentally fall in love."

Shui Linglong suddenly opened the curtain and gave him a fierce look!

Zhuge Yu smiled instead of being angry, like mountain flowers blooming in full bloom; also like stars shining brightly, showing off the splendor of a prosperous age.

Shui Linglong’s long eyelashes trembled and she lowered the curtain.

 Monster!

After sending Shui Linglong back to his house, Zhuge Yu sat in the place where Shui Linglong had just sat. There were a few wrinkles on the soft pillow, like the traces of her green-white fingertips. His slender jade fingers gently pressed into it, like ...Covering her cold little hands.

Opened the drawer and took out a painting. Luo Cheng's words began to swirl in his mind. Looking at the people's faces, he lived in a leaky house, chopped firewood and carried water by himself, and was hungry for three days...

Zhuge Yu suddenly became a little irritable. He opened the curtain and asked Anping on the carriage: "Which one do you think is better, the Guo Yan of the past or the Guo Yan of today?"

Anping turned around and saw the painting in Zhuge Yu's hand. The eldest lady pawned it, and the prince secretly redeemed it. Anping's pupils moved and he said loudly: "Of course Guo Yan is better now! He used to be idle, arrogant, domineering and mischievous. He only knew how to cause trouble for the Guo Mansion all day long, just like a child who has not grown up! If the third princess met him in the past, she would definitely not be able to fall in love with him. By the way, Your Majesty, you have a gambling date with the third prince tonight, are we still going?"

 Zhuge Yu lowered the curtain coldly: "I won't go!"

At the end, he said: "No one will call me from now on! I quit gambling!" No one will lose to Guo Yan!

Anping smiled slyly and raised his riding whip with all his strength. He was full of energy. Look, people can change. Who said that the prince must be a rotten wood? Hum hum, that's because you don't have the power to turn decay into magic!

 “Sir, where are you going now?”

 “Go to the restaurant under Linglongpan.”

An Ping’s mouth twitched. You obviously bought it at a high price and sold it at a low price, but you treated it like a sawed-off gourd: “Master, you really care about the eldest lady!”

"Really? How much do you care?" Zhuge Yu asked lightly.

 “Compared to the past…”

“Go back home!” Before Anping could finish his words, he was interrupted by Zhuge Yu. Anping slapped his mouth hard to tell you that you couldn’t speak! I violated my taboo again!

The news of Shui Lingyu's injury spread quickly in the house. Shui Hangge authorized Aunt Feng to move to Shui Lingyu's yard to take care of her. Aunt Feng thanked her profusely and shed tears of gratitude. However, Shui Linglong vaguely felt that Aunt Feng was filled with moisture. There was no trace of sadness in her eyes, but Shui Lingqing burst into tears. Shui Linglong couldn't help but wonder, Aunt Feng didn't seem to care much about Shui Lingyu!

Just as Shui Linglong expected, Qin Fangyi didn't know what kind of ecstasy drug was poured into Shui Hangge in the car. Shui Hangge really didn't investigate the matter of Shui Lingyu's injury. Shui Lingyue secretly rejoiced, but she was more angry. If she didn't get the right person, she would have spent dozens of dollars in vain!

Just as everyone was preparing to go back to their houses, Mother Wang next to the old lady suddenly sent a message: "The old lady has summoned me!"

So the whole family hurried to the next battlefield. The moon was already above the branches. The old lady always went to bed early. What big thing happened that broke the old lady's routine for many years?

As soon as they entered Fushouyuan, everyone was shocked by the old lady's high pressure of one thousand Newtons, and they even forgot to say hello.

The old lady slapped the table and pointed at the ground. Everyone looked around and found a stiff white puppy lying on the cold floor. It turned out that Aunt Lan heard that the second young master liked to raise dogs, so she asked her mother-in-law’s family to send a dog of noble blood ten days ago. The old lady liked it and put it in the yard to raise it until it was mature, then she sent it to the second young master. In the yard, it was poisoned to death within two hours!

It’s just a dead dog, do you think it’s a big deal? Shui Lingxi cast a disdainful glance, but soon put on a look of grief: "Who could bear to poison such a cute dog? It's so heartbreaking."

Shui Hange was afraid that the old lady would be so angry that she hurriedly stepped forward and said with a smile: "It's good that you feel sorry for Minhui. I'll ask someone to buy it tomorrow, and I'm sure to buy a more beautiful one! Just calm down, this matter will make Fang Fang happy." Yi will go check it out. If any slave has left something dirty, just give him a few slaps and be kicked out of the house. Why bother? "

The old lady snorted coldly and poked his forehead with her finger: "You! You are going to make people lose their incense and you are still not alert!"

Shui Hangge was startled and couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. In front of his daughters, how could he feel embarrassed when the old lady did this?

Mother Wang said: "Sir, this is not an ordinary thing, it is the powder of poisonous insects."

Shui Lingyue was stunned. Are you willing to buy something like this these days?

Mother Wang added: "This kind of powder is poisonous, which is not the most terrible thing. After all, the masters will not pick it up and eat it, but when spring comes, it attracts venomous snakes. Then... the second young master will be in danger. It will be mixed with insect repellent powder." If something goes wrong, we don’t know why the poisonous snake crawled into the second young master’s yard, so it should be an accident!”

Shui Hange picked up the teacup on the side and threw it at Qin Fangyi's feet: "You have really good intentions!"

 What are termites? Why do you want the boys to go in and move boxes to dry them? He originally thought that she was just taking the opportunity to deal with Shui Linglong, but since she was his legitimate wife, he gritted his teeth and forgive her, but he never expected that she would actually extend her poisonous hand to his son!

Qin Fangyi was confused. She had a son and a daughter and was her legitimate wife. How could she be stupid enough to murder a concubine? At most, he should share some of his insignificant property. Anyway, it was Dong Jiaxue's money: "Ms. sir, I don't have any! I was wronged! If you don't believe it, send someone to investigate..."

"That's enough! It's been more than half a month. You've destroyed the evidence that should be destroyed long ago. Can we still find it? How can a vicious woman like you be worthy of being the daughter-in-law of my Shangshu Mansion?" The old lady was so angry that she hurt her My dear grandson, I will bite you to death!

As soon as these words came out, everyone was startled. Is the old lady trying to force Shui Hangge to divorce his wife?

Shui Linglong wiped her mouth with a handkerchief and wiped away a faint smile. The old lady was able to defeat the old man's childhood sweetheart and charming Aunt Zhang. She definitely had some tricks. Divorcing her wife would not be a problem, but...

Shui Hange was startled. He still needed the Prime Minister's Mansion. This wife... couldn't let her go! But if the old lady is angry, the jade concubine in the palace will not be able to get around him. When she was in a dilemma, the old lady spoke again: "I know you love her and can't let her go, but this time she did too much! I really don't feel comfortable leaving this family to her!"

Shui Hangge hurriedly got off the donkey, fearing that the old lady would change her mind: "Fangyi, you have been in the house for me for the past few months to reflect on it! You don't need to worry about the family affairs for the time being!"

Qin Fangyi's head hurt violently. The basin of dirty water was pouring out so fast and so unavoidably! It's really... I feel so wronged to her!

After leaving Fushou Yuan, the daughters went back to their rooms respectively. Qin Fangyi grabbed Shui Hangge's sleeves, squeezed out a few lines of tears, and launched a tender offensive: "Mr. sir, I really didn't add any anti-termite powder. What poisonous insect powder, you have to believe me."

With that said, her delicate body leaned into Shui Hangge's arms, and her bare hands began to stir up trouble on his body.

Shui Hange's lower abdomen tightened, and he subconsciously wanted to fall into her gentle place. But at this moment, Aunt Lan came with her delicate make-up and graceful appearance. She lowered her body and said, "My maid, please give me your regards, Master and Madam!"

Qin Fangyi’s bare hands can be held in one hand, and she wears so little in the winter, so she’s not afraid of freezing to death!

Shui Hangge looked down from a high position and could just see the two looming pink spots in her slightly open skirt. He swallowed his saliva, pushed Qin Fangyi away, and pretended to be noble: "Just shut up and think about your mistakes! Don't think too much. Xixiang!"

Shui Hange helped Aunt Lan and walked towards Nuanxiang Courtyard. Unexpectedly, after walking a few steps, Aunt Lan swayed and "twisted her foot." Shui Hangge manfully picked her up by the waist. He chuckled and shyly wrapped his arms around Shui Hange's neck...

 Qin Fangyi was so angry that she almost vomited blood! But everyone was gone, and there was nothing she could do to stop them! She thought about all the unlucky things that happened today, and she didn't take Shui Linglong into account. The Qian family was not easy to explain, and now they had made a fuss about it. Well, she wanted to see who was responsible for her. set!

As soon as she returned to Changlexuan, Qin Fangyi asked Mother Zhao to find out who in the house had been to the pharmacy. This poisonous insect powder was expensive and ordinary pharmacies did not dare to sell it. About an hour later, Mother Zhao came back.

“It’s Mama Du,” Mama Zhao reported. “She went to the drugstore to buy the poisonous powder on the day of the Plum Blossom Festival. Because the day was special, the shopkeeper of the drugstore remembered it.”

Qin Fangyi instinctively wanted to take Mama Du over, but as she spoke, she remembered that the old lady had stripped her of her power as the head of the family. She was so angry that her blood surged, and it took her a long time to come back to her senses: "You can think of a way to get rid of her. She's talking nonsense."

"yes!"

Just as Zhao’s mother was about to exit, Qin Fangyi touched her face again, as if sighing but not sighing: “Am I really old?”

 …

 The lights are dim.

Aunt Feng stepped away from the servants and twisted her handkerchief to wipe Shui Lingyu's body. Although she really didn't want to see Shui Lingyu in her heart, she had to do enough on the surface. She unbuttoned Shui Lingyu's clothes and took off her skirt and trousers. Suddenly, a fishy-sweet smell that was familiar to her came over her. She couldn't help but be startled and turned the wick brighter. Looking at Shui Lingyu under the candlelight, she almost screamed!

It is extremely red and swollen, and there is dried filth, could it be...

Aunt Feng's heart suddenly rose to her throat. After taking a deep, deep breath, she washed the area with a handkerchief. To confirm her guess, she stretched out her fingers to explore...

 A thunderbolt from the blue exploded in the back of my head!

Shui Lingyu has... been broken by Qin Zhixiao! The **** Qin Zhixiao excused himself by saying that he just happened to be passing by, and he clearly didn't want to marry Shui Lingyu!

Aunt Feng rubbed the handkerchief tightly. What should she do? Should he continue to help the eldest lady deal with the eldest lady to ensure the stability of the second young master, or... try to please the eldest lady and ask her to marry Shui Lingyu to Qin Zhixiao so as not to harm Shui Lingqing's reputation?

 The palms and backs of her hands are full of flesh. What should she do?

 …

Poetry and painting are both first-class maids of Changlexuan, so their relationship is naturally closer than that of other servants. Tonight, it was Huayi's turn to be on duty. After Huayi washed up, she planned to go to Qin Fangyi's house. Shiqing stopped her and said, "Huayi, you are dressed too plainly and it is a waste of your pretty face."

"Huh?" Hua Yi was confused and turned to look at her, "I usually dress like this!"

Shiqing took her hand and sat down on the bed, and said seriously: "Usually is usual, now is now. Don't you understand the meaning of Madam's words?"

 “Which sentence do you mean, madam?” Huayi asked.

Shiqing touched her face, Huayi took a breath, looked around, and lowered her voice and said, "Madam, you are actually worrying too much. She is quite young and has not a single wrinkle on her face!"

Poetic sneer: "What's the saying? 'The beauty is cut off before she gets old, and she leans against the smoked cage to sit until dawn.' No matter how beautiful her face is, there will be a day when she looks crooked. Aunt Zhou is favored, but she can't beat Aunt Lan. Here she is, has the master looked at her seriously?"

 “This…” Huayi didn’t understand what Shiqiu wanted to say to her.

Shiqing sighed secretly, with your simple temper, if I hadn't held down those restless maids in private, you would have been stepped on countless times! Shiqing patted Huayi's hand and said: "My wife has been deprived of power. If she wants to make a comeback, she can only capture the master's heart. But Aunt Lan is in the spotlight. If she wants to keep the master in Changlexuan, she must take a different approach." . As the saying goes, if you don't do it for yourself, there is no one with ordinary looks, and there are few who don't want to turn into a phoenix. Your family is all dead anyway, so it's better to have a servant at will in the future. It's better to follow the master. As long as you are devoted to the madam, the madam will allow you to have your own daughter. Look at Aunt Feng, isn't she a good example? "

Huayi lowered her head. Her family was not dead. She was just separated from her brother in Mobei... But she didn't dare to say that she was from Mobei. "What about you, Shiqing? Why don't you introduce yourself?" There was a trace of vigilance in her eyes. .

 (End of this chapter)