First Concubine

Chapter 215 Referring to a deer as a horse (4)

Shui Linglong was sitting cross-legged on the grass, wearing a blue cloud pattern with beads and peacock patterns on her upper body, and a gold-threaded gauze skirt on her lower body. Her dark hair was pulled into a single bun and fixed diagonally behind her head with a blue ribbon. , the breeze blew, and the ribbon flew, outlining her white jade-like face, which was incomparably beautiful. She opened her arms, smiled at her brother and sister who were three meters away, and said, "Come to mother quickly!"

 Brother and sister staggered toward Shui Linglong at the same time. My sister fell twice on the way, and my brother jumped into Shui Linglong's arms first, calling sweetly: "Mom!"

 “Awesome!” Shui Linglong hugged her son and kissed him hard!

Sister was jealous and cried loudly. Ye Mao subconsciously wanted to hold her and walk to Shui Linglong, but was frightened by Shui Linglong's cold look and stopped. Shui Linglong let her son sit on her lap, hugged her son's small body with one hand, and stretched out her other hand towards her daughter: "If you like mother, just come over by yourself. It doesn't matter if you take your time. Mother and brother will wait for you together."

Sister sniffed, took small steps, and finally threw herself into Shui Linglong's arms: "Mom, I want a kiss."

Shui Linglong kissed her lovingly: "Sister, she's great too!"

Xun Feng, who was not far away, saw this scene, and a warm current flowed through his heart. There is a kind of woman who does not amaze the time, but perfects the years...

Suddenly, Shui Linglong’s legs felt hot, and it turned out to be little Zhuge Hong who had peed on him! Shui Linglong's eyes sharpened: "Zhuge Hong! How many times have I told you? If you do this again, I will beat you. Don't believe me!"

Xun Feng’s excitement suddenly stopped and he shook his head, alas! Shrew!

Just as Zhuge Yu was on his return journey, Zhuge Liuyun completed his mission and returned to the capital. Twenty days later, the clan leader entered the capital with the first tax payment from Kashgar.

 Since the South-to-West Water Diversion Project solved the drought in Kashgar for several years, the tax collection work went smoothly this time. Zhuge Liuyun explained to the people that the imperial court had spent huge sums of money to build the dam, and promised that there would be no more droughts in Kashgar Qingdu from now on, and the people willingly paid the tax.

Tian'anju has not been so lively for a long time. The old lady was sitting on the edge of the kang, and sitting on the chairs next to her were Leng Youru and a beautiful woman wearing a dark red moiré brocade coat and a white waistband skirt. Beneath the woman's head is Mrs. Zhen, who is standing with her head bowed. Mrs. Zhen will not sit down, and Qiao Hui does not dare to sit down. But the woman waved to Qiao Hui and said pleasantly: "Xiao Hui, sit down."

 Qiao Hui glanced at Mrs. Zhen, who was smiling more than she was crying, and sat down tremblingly. The woman nodded with satisfaction, her smiling eyes became colder as she glanced at Mrs. Zhen, and when she looked at the old lady again, she only had a gentle smile.

After digesting the news told by the woman, the old lady smiled from ear to ear: "Is there really such a thing? Haha... put it away, put it away, your father will be so happy that he can't sleep when he returns to Kashgar to celebrate!"

The woman was blessed with a happy body and said with a pleasant smile: "People say that the old man is already old, but he is running around for the future of Kashgar. He even guards the dam in Bocheng during the New Year. The old man is ours." As the patron saint of Kashgar, everyone wrote Qianjiawen to praise him. "Qianjiawen is a congratulatory message written by a thousand people with long life and good fortune. It is a noble and auspicious symbol in Kashgar Qing.

The old lady's eyes turned red when she thought of Shangguan Qian. She took the woman's hand and sighed: "Your sister-in-law has gone, and Ling'er has gone too. Ling'er is buried in South Vietnam, and your sister-in-law... is also buried in South Vietnam. No. Thinking that Shangguan Yan was so ruthless... She actually plotted against our family... Her death is considered a minor matter. Such a heartless person deserves to be..." The following words made the owner confused when he thought of the woman's identity, "That's all, it's all. It’s over.”

At this time, Shui Linglong opened the curtain and came in. The old lady patted the woman's hand and smiled brightly: "This is Xiaoyu's wife, Linglong."

The woman looked at Shui Linglong with an expression of surprise: "Linglong, come here quickly and let me take a look!"

The old lady introduced Shui Linglong with a smile: "This is your second aunt."

 Second aunt? Shui Linglong looked at the smiling Zhen, and raised her eyebrows. Could it be that she was Zhuge Liufeng's legitimate wife Shangguan Hong?

Grand Master Shangguan gave birth to five children. Among them, the eldest son’s daughter Shangguan Hong married Zhuge Liufeng, and the second son’s daughter Shangguan Qian married Zhuge Liuyun. Shangguan Hong is the legitimate daughter of the eldest wife, Shangguan Qian and Shangguan Yan are the legitimate daughters of the second married woman, and the three of them are cousins, just like the relationship between Zhuge Shu, Zhuge Xi, and Zhuge Ling. In this way, Shangguan Hong is both her second aunt and her aunt.

Shui Linglong bowed respectfully to Shangguan Hong: "Second Aunt." Out of the corner of her eye, she glanced at the pale-faced Zhen. From now on, everyone in the house knew that she was just an ordinary wife. This title is...

 “Stop being so polite, come here and let me take a look!” Shangguan Hong smiled elegantly, with a kind of weight accumulated over time, and the elegance of his temperament was definitely comparable to that of the Zhen family. Shui Linglong walked to her side obediently and called softly, "Second Aunt."

Shangguan Hong took Shui Linglong's soft and boneless hand and sighed with emotion: "I remember that Xiao Yu was only four years old when she left Kashiqing. She chased after me all day long, and in the blink of an eye, she got married and had children. Time is not forgiving, we are all old!"

The old lady pretended to be angry: "When you get old, won't I turn into ashes?"

Shangguan Hong scoffed slightly and laughed out loud: "It's my fault that I can't speak! Don't be angry, mother! Didn't I get angry when I saw Linglong? Besides the princess, who in the house can withstand God's knife?" He pointed. In the corners of my eyes, "Look, I have fine lines here."

The old lady looked at it and hummed: "Where is it?" But suddenly he turned his gaze to Leng Youru, "You are the same as you were many years ago, there is no change." Thinking of what happened many years ago, his eyes dimmed a little. !

Leng Youru lightly twitched the corners of her lips: "What does it mean if God uses a knife outside? Just put more powder on it and you'll be fine."

The old lady's eyes moved slightly, and she remembered the fact that Leng Youru was sterilized, and her heart softened: "I see that you have lost a lot of weight. You still have to eat some meat when it's time to eat."

Leng Youru smiled and said nothing, but Shangguan Hong showed a surprised look: "Did the princess change to a vegetarian diet? When did it happen?"

Leng Youru's long eyelashes trembled, and she said casually, "Oh, I haven't eaten much meat since Yan'er passed away, but I can eat it now."

Shangguan Hong smiled and did not answer any more words. Shui Linglong noticed that there seemed to be a strange undercurrent between Leng Youru and Shangguan Hong. Leng Youru never spoke with guns blazing, and she didn't care about other people's attitudes towards her. But just now, she had an affair with Zhuge Hongsheng. Several moves were made.

Shangguan Hong looked at Shui Linglong again, who had been left to dry for a while, and said, "Where are my brother and sister?"

Shui Linglong smiled respectfully and said, "I'm asleep, but I haven't woken up yet. When I wake up, the wet nurse will bring me."

Shangguanhong's eyes lit up: "Do you look more like you, or do you look more like Xiao Yu?"

Shui Linglong replied: “Like him.”

Shangguan Hong's eyes were slightly moist, and he smiled happily: "That must be a lot like Qian'er."

The old lady wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes with a handkerchief, looked at Shui Linglong and said with a smile: "Before leaving the palace, your mother and your second aunt had the best relationship." She and Shangguan Yan were incompatible since they were children, even if they are twins. fetal.

Shui Linglong raised her eyebrows slightly and smiled warmly.

Shangguan Hong took an upright rectangular brocade box from the table next to her and handed it to Shui Linglong: "This is the wine I brewed myself. Drinking a glass before going to bed can beautify your face. You and Xiaohui can each have a bottle."

Shui Linglong took it with a smile: "Thank you, Second Aunt."

"We are all our own!" Shangguan Hong clapped Shui Linglong's hand, and then seemed to notice that Zhen had been standing, "Oh, sister, why don't you sit down? Standing is so tiring."

Zhen’s mouth twitched. If you don’t ask me to sit down, how can I dare to sit down? Holding back the displeasure in her heart, Mrs. Zhen forced out a friendly smile: "Thank you, sister."

Shangguan Hong gave a perfunctory smile, then turned to Shui Linglong and said warmly: "I heard Ming'er mentioned before that you like spicy food. Your grandmother specially made a jar of hot sauce and asked me to give it to you."

 Grandma? Isn't she and Zhuge Yu's grandmother Mrs. Leng? Soon, Shui Linglong realized that Shangguan Hong was referring to Shangguan Qian's mother. Saying such words in front of Leng Youru was really a slap in the face to Leng Youru.

Shui Linglong didn't think that Shangguanhong was a soft persimmon just because Shangguanhong treated her extraordinarily well. Seeing that Zhen, who usually had a high level of eyesight, didn't dare to show off her temper in front of Shangguanhong, she knew that Shangguanhong had a handle on it. The concubine's methods are very powerful. However, according to Qiao Hui, Zhuge Liufeng was strict in running his family, and no disputes between wives, concubines, and concubines were allowed in the inner house, otherwise everything would be dealt with according to clan rules. Compared to Qin Fangyi, who couldn't tolerate his aunt, and Leng Youru, who casually pulled Zhaoyun on his back, Shangguanhong's reputation was much better.

 (End of this chapter)