First Concubine

Chapter 224: Outsmarting Cousin (5)

The old lady smacked her lips, picked the two smallest ones from the gold ingots and handed them to Zhen: "Okay, okay, I'll give you a little bit back." At the end, he curled his lips and brought back another one, which made him laugh. Everyone laughs.

Ms. Zhen doesn’t really care about money. She is quite open-minded in this aspect. Money must be spent once it is earned. If it is not spent, how can it be taken into the coffin? Although the second master came, he never entered her house once. She finally understood that after so many years of ups and downs, the old lady was the softest. She made a mistake, and after being punished, the old lady could still forgive her, unlike the second master. Therefore, as long as she can make the old lady happy, she will be happy to spend any amount of money.

  Qiao Hui looked at the cards played by Zhen and shook her head: "Ah, I can't take it. I passed it."

 It’s Shangguan Hong’s turn.

Shangguan Hong glanced at the cards on the table calmly, as if he picked one at random.

The old lady’s eyes lit up: “I’ll eat it! Haha, I’m confused! Pay for it quickly!”

They were playing cards here, and Shui Linglong came in with her sister in her arms. Behind her was Wen Yuan with a smile on her face. In Wen Yuan's arms, she was holding her stupid brother, who was playing with her and rocking up and down. The tassels on the bottom look very interesting! Seeing Wen Yuan and her brother getting along so harmoniously, the old lady couldn't help but smile with surprise: "My brother is so heavy. You carried him all the way here. Are you tired? Come and have a cup of sour plum soup!" "

"Thank you, old lady." Wen Yuan smiled sweetly and sat down with her brother in her arms. Ping'er hurriedly served the iced sour plum soup and took her brother's hand. "Come here, slave, you can rest for a while."

Wen Yuan carefully handed her brother into Ping'er's hands: "Be careful."

　　"Don't worry, slave." Ping'er nodded, and carried her brother safely to the carpet covered with a mat nearby, took out a box of toys, and placed two glasses of watermelon juice on the small stool next to him.

Shangguanhong joked: "I just saw Wen Yuan holding the child in a more professional manner than when I first became a mother. Those who didn't know better thought Wen Yuan and my brother were a mother and son!"

Qiao Hui smiled and said, "Yes, they say nephews kiss aunts. My eldest brother's children kiss me more than they kiss the eldest princess. When I go out with the little one in my arms, others ask if it is my child. "

Shui Linglong put her sister opposite her brother, then sat on a chair beside her, and said gently: "While there are children at home, my cousin can practice more, so that she can avoid many detours when she gives birth in the future. Speaking of which, My cousin is the same age as me. I wonder if my cousin got married in Kashgar."

Wen Yuan's eyelashes trembled and she replied: "My parents have always made the decision on marriage matters. I don't know."

 A hint of sarcasm appeared on the corner of Shangguan Hong's mouth. The old lady put down her cards and said with a smile: "No more playing, let's eat some candies! Ping'er, please bring the newly made osmanthus candies and corn candies! I remember Linglong loves to eat corn candies!"

The sister was holding a water glass and drinking watermelon juice. Sometimes she looked at her mother and sometimes at her cousin opposite. Wen Yuan seemed to be aware of her sister's gaze. She stood up and walked to her side, knelt down and said, "Auntie, would you like to play games with you? What do you want to play? A bell? A rattle? Or a building block?"

Sister opened her mouth, which was no longer drooling because of her long teeth, and said softly and waxily: "Auntie, hold me!"

Everyone in the room was extremely surprised. My sister never asked others to hold her, but today she actually... asked for Wen Yuan? Even the manufacturer, Shui Linglong, doubted whether this product was made by her! The favorite one was definitely Wen Yuan. Of course Wen Yuan knew how difficult her sister was to take care of. She spent the whole morning in the Wisteria Courtyard and her sister didn't even look at her seriously. During this time, Zhi Fan and Xiao Xia hugged her one after another. She loved them both. Ignore it. It can be said that getting the approval of a sister can prove her worth more than getting the likes of a brother!

 She held her sister in her arms and lowered her head to caress her little face, just like a close mother and daughter. But just when she was immersed in the peaceful relationship with her sister, she suddenly felt a heat in her belly, and a warm current flowed along her belly, through the skirt of her skirt, and flowed to the soles of her feet. Then, before she could react, she burst into tears with a loud "Wow!" The cry was so shrill that it felt like being pricked by a needle!

Shui Linglong's heart was shocked, and she snatched her sister into her arms. Her sister hurriedly hugged Shui Linglong's neck and cried heartbreakingly: "...Mother...Mother..."

Shui Linglong hugged her sister tightly with one hand and stroked the back of her head with the other: "It's okay, mother is here..."

Qiao Hui asked blankly: "Are you feeling uncomfortable? She has stopped peeing since she was eight months old."

Shangguan Hong twitched the corners of her lips and said as if unintentionally: "Why do I feel like sister is frightened?"

 Scared? Who scares her? Wen Yuan? The old lady looked at Wen Yuan who could no longer laugh. Wen Yuan resisted the urge to vomit because her body was hot and her laughter was worse than crying: "I don't know, not long after I hugged her, my sister... peed. I'm going to change clothes first."

 When Wen Yuan came out of the clean room, her sister had returned to normal, and she and her brother were sitting on the floor playing with rattles. In order to prove that she and her sister just had a misunderstanding, Wen Yuan mustered up the courage to walk towards her sister again and raised a soft smile: "Sister Nao, my aunt will play with you." She didn't dare to hug her anymore!

Sister Nan was stunned for a moment, then handed her the rattle in her hand with a smile: "Aunt, aunt." She called her very affectionately!

Wen Yuan breathed a sigh of relief. Look, this child still likes her. He must have drank too much watermelon juice and couldn't hold back and peeed on her. It's normal for such a young child to be unable to hold back his pee! As I thought about it, the smile on my face returned to its previous confidence! She took the rattle and shook it gently.

Sister clapped her hands and shouted: "Okay, okay, okay..."

Shui Linglong glanced at her sister and frowned slightly, but said nothing. She continued to chat with the old lady and Shangguan Hong about interesting things about the Kashgar celebration.

Wen Yuan's action of ringing the bell successfully attracted her brother. He lost what he was holding and started to raise his little paws to grab hers.

 “Call aunt, if you call aunt, aunt will give it to you.” Wen Yuan smiled seductively.

Brother shouted: "Ah-ah--" His little claws kept scratching, but he couldn't catch it, no matter how anxious he was!

Wen Yuan stopped and handed the rattle to her brother with a smile. Finally getting his favorite toy, my brother giggled loudly and waved the rattle, excited. Wen Yuan looked at her brother playing happily, with a look of pride and confidence in his eyes. But suddenly, like a strong wind passing by, her smile was blown away...

"...The temperature difference in Kashgar is so big that eggs can be boiled during the day and cattle and sheep can freeze to death at night..." The old lady said patiently to Shui Linglong. When she heard her brother's excited cry, she couldn't help but turn her head and take a look. And facing Shui Linglong, she said with admiration, "Wen Yuan is a little more sensible than I thought. Even my brother and sister like her so much. Children's intuition is the most accurate. If they get close to someone, that person will His character will definitely not be bad..." Before he could finish his words, his voice caught in his throat.

 “Ah—” Brother suddenly burst into tears!

Wen Yuan's smile froze at the corners of her lips: "No...it's not me, it's my sister. She stole my brother's toys..."

 “Yeah--” My sister also burst into tears. The brother was crying, the sister was crying, and the room suddenly exploded. No matter how Shui Linglong coaxed her, it was of no avail. Especially my sister, she cried so hard that she was out of breath and her face turned purple.

My sister is in poor health. As we all know, even if she cries once, the old lady will feel distressed for a long time. Now it has not been half a day, but she has already cried twice. The old lady fixed her cold gaze on Wen Yuan: "What's going on? What did you do to my brother and sister?"

Wen Yuan shook her head in panic: "I didn't do anything. I just gave the rattle to my brother. He was very happy. My sister snatched the rattle from my brother's hand, and my brother cried."

 “Wow—” Sister’s cry rose another octave. The old lady's heart throbbed, and she looked at Wen Yuan with an even sharper look, "Where's that sister? She rarely cries. She cried twice when she was with you today! And she doesn't do it casually. Pee, she said to herself when she wanted to pee, but she peed on you today! "

"No! I really don't know what's going on, old lady!" Wen Yuan was so anxious that she almost went crazy. She really didn't understand why the one-year-old child was so noisy and peed on her. She was crying! The toy is gone, cry! I grabbed the toy, but I still cried!

Shui Linglong hugged her sister who was crying non-stop, wondering in her heart. Could it be that Wen Yuan really did something to her sister, so she was so wronged and uncomfortable?

Shangguan Hong smiled sarcastically: "Wen Yuan, in my opinion, it is better for you to stay away from my sister and brother. My sister is weak and cannot withstand crying several times a day."

Shui Linglong and Qiao Hui raised their eyebrows at the same time. Shangguan Hong didn't seem to like Wen Yuan very much?

Wen Yuan bit her lip and shed two tears in grievance: "Auntie, you said it as if I really did something to my sister and brother, but I really didn't do anything."

Shangguan Hong sneered and turned his face away. The old lady looked at the children who were crying heartbrokenly no matter how much Shui Linglong coaxed them, and then at Wen Yuan who was well-dressed and well-decorated. She frowned and showed a hint of disappointment in her eyes.

After leaving Tian'anju, the group of people went back to their respective courtyards. Qiao Hui and Zhen went first, Shangguan Hong and Shui Linglong fell behind. My sister cried a little more this morning, and now she fell asleep on Shui Linglong's shoulder. past. Brother was carried back to Wisteria Courtyard by Xiaoxia.

Shangguan Hong glanced at Wen Yuan who was following not far away, and a trace of impatience flashed in his eyes: "Linglong, don't blame the second aunt for not warning you. Some people come with bad intentions, and you must not be negligent in taking precautions."

Shui Linglong looked in the direction where Shangguan Hong had glanced, and found Wen Yuan standing uneasily under the banyan tree, as if he had made a special trip to wait for her. Shui Linglong didn't have a good impression of Wen Yuan, but Shangguan Hong and Wen Yuan were both members of the Shangguan family. Even if they had the eldest brother and the second brother, they were related to each other. Why did Shangguan Hong reject Wen Yuan so much?

“Second Aunt, I can’t understand what you say.” Shui Linglong said truthfully.

Shangguan Hong sighed: "Silly boy, if it weren't for the love between your mother and me who grew up together, I would really not be happy to be in the muddy water of your house. I know that your love with Xiaoyu is as strong as gold. , but sometimes if you don’t deal with certain things and people in advance, once the overall situation is decided, there will be no room for regrets!”

 The overall situation has been decided? Shangguan Hong seemed to be... hinting at something, and Shui Linglong raised her eyebrows suspiciously.

Shangguan Hong worriedly smoothed his hair on the temples, and said sincerely: "Believe me, I hope that you and Xiaoyu will be a couple for the rest of their lives more than anyone else. I hope that Qian'er's soul can rest in peace in heaven, and I also hope that my brother and sister will never have to live together in this life." Calling someone a father together, don’t accidentally attract a wolf into the house! Do you understand what I’m saying?”

It means that Wen Yuan has ulterior motives for Zhuge Yu and asked her to be careful. Shui Linglong nodded.

Shangguan Qian took a deep breath and slowly exhaled: "As long as you understand, some words are hard to explain in words. If you still have any doubts, just ask Xiao Yu or your father. If you ask them, you will know that I am definitely not lying! Remember! "Remember, you have to strive for happiness by yourself. If you don't protect yourself, no one can help you." After saying that, he gave Wen Yuan a meaningful look and walked away.

As soon as she left, Wen Yuan walked over with small steps. There were tears in her eyes, and there were still tears on her cheeks that had not yet dried: "Cousin! I really..."

Shui Linglong looked at Shangguan Hong's back and interrupted Wen Yuan's words: "There is no need to mention my sister's matter. The children are just making trouble. Don't take it too seriously."

Wen Yuan shook her head, her eyes trembling slightly and said, "No, that's not what I want to tell you."

Shui Linglong looked at her with a puzzled look on her face, and Wen Yuan also looked at Shangguan Hong's back as she gradually disappeared at the end of the path: "Cousin, is my cousin trying to instigate a relationship between you and me? I told you to be careful of me, don't Believe me?"

Shui Linglong wanted to laugh. Are these aunt and nephew... a little abnormal?

Wen Yuan pursed her lips and said with great solemnity: "Cousin, I shouldn't have said these words originally, but I really don't want you to fall into someone else's trap. My cousin is not a simple person. Don't be deceived by her appearance. Don't believe anything she says! Is she insinuating that I will ruin the relationship between you and your cousin? Cousin, I promise you that I won't! She is the one she should really be wary of! She hates her eldest aunt even more than her second aunt! So, she also hates you, her cousin, and everyone in the palace! , So, she also hates me! Cousin, you must not believe her instigation!"

 (End of this chapter)