First Concubine

Chapter 231 Marriage between two houses (3)

 “Hey!” The old lady responded happily and gave him a candy.

 The last one is Sister Hui. Sister Hui looked up at Yao Xin, who gave her an encouraging smile. Sister Hui walked towards the old lady and bowed politely: "Sister Hui, please say hello to great-grandma. Wish you all the best for great-grandma."

 The old lady touched Sister Hui's head kindly and handed her a candy: "Sister Hui is so good."

 “Thank you, Grandma Zeng.” The two-year-old Sister Hui spoke clearly, gently and politely. She had only beaten her brothers for more than three months, but they seemed to be three full years older.

 Yao Cheng, Zhuge Xi, and Yao Xin bowed to the old lady in turn, and the old lady smiled and asked them to sit down. Yao Cheng, Zhuge Xi, and Yao Xin gathered in a circle with their three children, but there was an extra stool next to them. Yao Cheng smiled and asked the old lady, "Grandma, you look good and have a strong body, right?"

The old lady did not deny it: "Thanks to your grandpa for pulling me to exercise for so many years, I finally developed a strong body!"

“I didn’t see my father, my mother, my concubine, or Brother Hao.” Yao Cheng looked around and asked doubtfully.

The old lady said in her usual tone: "Your mother-in-law was so upset that she didn't come. Brother Hao is filial and stays with her!"

Yao Chengcheng showed a look of joy and yearning: "Concubine and Brother Hao get along really well."

Zhuge Xi's expression changed slightly, and he withdrew his hand that was about to use the chopsticks for Sister Hui. Sister Hui blinked her big watery eyes and glanced at Zhuge Xi, then lowered her head and said nothing. Yao Xin hurriedly arranged the chopsticks for Sister Hui. Yao Cheng did not see this scene when he finished talking with the old lady and looked at his family.

　　While people were loading all the ingredients on the shelves one after another, the empty stools on the seats of the Yao Mansion were finally waiting for their owners. Xun Feng came back from the No. 1 Street in the World. The floods in the South had a certain impact on the economy of the Zhou Dynasty. Especially since the Zhuge family had economic contacts with the South, the losses they suffered became more and more immeasurable. It took him three full days just to count the accounts, and he basically only slept for two hours at night. He even squeezed out the time to attend this family dinner.

 “Grandma!” He first greeted the old lady and Mrs. Zhen, then looked at Yao Cheng and Zhuge Xi, and said politely, “Eldest brother-in-law, eldest sister.” I met them during the Chinese New Year.

Yao Cheng likes this brother-in-law very much. He is conscientious and hard-working. He is simply a model of labor for the new generation, especially... His eyes flashed, he walked to him and smiled meaningfully: "Mu Hua, come, brother-in-law is in a good mood recently. , have a drink with you!”

Xun Feng was stunned for a moment and was pulled to sit next to him by Yao Cheng. On his left was Yao Cheng and on his right was Yao Xin. Such an arrangement…

Shui Linglong leaned towards Zhuge Yu and whispered: "Isn't the eldest brother-in-law a non-drinker?"

Zhuge Yu held Shui Linglong's slender waist with his left hand, and put a piece of hot-boiled mutton into her mouth with his right hand: "Xun Feng waits until the peach blossoms bloom."

 Peach blossom? Shui Linglong raised her eyebrows, Yao Xin? In her previous life, she didn't pay much attention to the Yao family, so she didn't remember Yao Xin's fate. However, no matter what, Yao Xin had nothing to do with Xun Feng, but in this life, she accidentally got involved with Xun Feng. ? Yao Xin is the same age as her, eighteen this year. Originally, Mrs. Yao had planned to let Yao Xin marry Yunli. After Bingbing became the crown princess, Mrs. Yao gave up this idea. In the few encounters I had with him, Yao Xin gave people the impression of being freehand and calm. For example, at this time, when she and Xun Feng were eating at the same table, she did not show any shyness or embarrassment. She just ate in silence. She would reply to anyone who spoke to her and would not take the initiative to strike up a conversation. If she insisted that she had something to say, Taking the initiative means taking special care of Sister Hui, picking up vegetables, removing fish bones, peeling shrimps for Sister Hui...

Shui Linglong withdrew her gaze from Yao Xin's face: "Yao Xin knows about it, right?" Xun Feng definitely doesn't know.

“Da, da, da!” The boy was sitting on a special baby stool, shouting and ringing the rattle.

Zhuge Yu took a small piece of fish and fed it to his elder sister. The elder sister ate happily. Zhuge Yu smiled and put some fish meat to his brother's lips. The elder brother stuck out his tongue and refused to eat, so Zhuge Yu stuffed it into his mouth. After swallowing, he said: "Well, she knows."

"But she doesn't seem to care much! It's right to think about it. Xun Feng is now using the identity of Mu Hua. Not to mention a businessman, he is still a second-married woman. Yao Xingui is the legitimate daughter of the Yao family. She has no hidden diseases and is not an ugly girl. The market should not be so bad that she would choose a second-married man as her husband." After muttering, Shui Linglong looked at Zhuge Yu, who took a spoonful of soup and fed it to her, "Don't look at me, that's all I know."

 While having a meal, the old lady and Zhuge Xi exchanged glances, which naturally did not escape the eyes of the second roommate. Mrs. Zhen put down her chopsticks, frowned and said, "Do you see any problem?"

Prince An was puzzled: "What? Where are you looking?"

Dong Jialin lowered her eyes and didn't know what to eat. After hearing Zhen's question, she almost subconsciously said: "Look at the second uncle and Miss Yao." Her cousin was really cruel. In order to prevent her from having any contact with Mu Hua, she came up with such a trick. Yao Xin wants good looks and status, her cousin is the emperor of the day, her aunt is the queen mother of the first palace, and Yunying is unmarried... How can she compare herself with the other person?

Qiao Hui followed Mrs. Zhen's gaze and said with a smile: "Mom, I think the second brother-in-law and Miss Yao are a good match." Although there is a big difference in status, the second brother-in-law is indeed a rare good man in the world. A woman's husband This is the kind of son-in-law he should choose.

Mrs. Zhen snorted disdainfully: "A good match? One is a direct daughter, one is a concubine businessman, one Yunying is unmarried, and the other has been married. In my opinion, Miss Yao most likely has some hidden disease that prevents her from getting married. I’m going to marry my second uncle! I’m eighteen, at this age, hehehe..."

 Qiao Hui's brows suddenly frowned, and Prince An poured a glass of Kashgar Qing wine: "Here."

Qiao Hui held her breath in her heart and blurted out without thinking: "I won't drink!"

Zhen Zhen put down her chopsticks and said coldly: "Is this the way you talk to your husband?"

Qiao Hui quickly stood up, and Fu lowered his body to apologize: "I'm sorry, I didn't mean it, I was..."

"What are you?" Mrs. Zhen pulled her to sit down, gritted her teeth and interrupted her, "You want everyone to watch me treat my daughter-in-law harshly? Did you do this on purpose? You have been with Shui Linglong for so long. Have you learned this kind of heresy?"

 Qiao Hui felt aggrieved, but did not dare to answer the question. Seeing Qiao Hui, who was in the limelight, depressed, for some reason, Dong Jialin not only didn't feel sad like a dead rabbit or a fox, but she felt... relieved!

 Prince An picked up a bunch of grilled mushrooms and handed it to Mrs. Zhen, and smoothed things over: "Okay, mother, let's eat."

After finishing the meal, Xun Feng was about to leave, but Zhuge Xi suddenly smiled and said: "Oh, I remembered, I made an appointment with the eldest princess to play horse hanging! Xin'er... go back by yourself?"

Yao Xin's pupils shrank, and the old lady hurriedly took over the conversation: "Oh, how can a daughter walk alone at night? Even if there is a coachman, she is worried. The prince wants to accompany Xiaohui, and Xiaoyu wants to Accompany Linglong, oh Hua'er, it's you! Send Miss Yao back home!"

Dong Jialin’s eyes trembled and her bare hands clenched into fists! Yao Xin frowned, and Xun Feng said bravely: "Yes." The happiest person was Zhuge Yu. Regardless of whether Xun Feng was Murong Feng or whose memory he had, Xun Feng's farewell to being single meant You will never be able to compete with him for Linglong.

 Everyone dispersed, Shui Linglong and Zhuge Yu each held a little baby, and went back to Mohe Courtyard together. The moonlight illuminated the family of four, and they suddenly felt happy for a long time. Qiao Hui touched her flat belly and wondered if she and the prince could have such a happy life.

However, due to the instructions of his elders, Xun Feng had to send Yao Xin back to the mansion. When he left the second entrance, Xun Feng called for the royal carriage, but Yao Xin suddenly turned around and smiled politely: "Well, I It's just a formality, you should be the same. Well, the acting doesn't have to be too realistic, I'll just take my own carriage back home."

Xun Feng pointed to the opposite side, raised his eyebrows and asked, "Is this... what you are talking about?"

"Huh?" Yao Xin turned around and looked in the direction of the parked carriage, but saw only a light and shadow that almost disappeared at the end of the road. She shook her bare hands and looked ugly.

If Xun Feng always dislikes this woman or that woman, Yao Xin is just a special case. He has no feeling of heartbeat, but he has not found anything in her that displeases him. Xun Feng said with a normal expression: "I will send Miss Yao back home, so that I can have an explanation to the old lady. Miss Yao, please don't worry, I have not considered marrying a man to a woman at the moment. This marriage means... they choose The load is just too hot."

Yao Xin nodded and got into the carriage with Xun Feng. The driver waved his riding whip, and the carriage, hung with luminous pearls like a luminous object, slowly drove away from the palace. Yao Xin was not good at talking, and Xun Feng was unwilling to talk. Along the way, the two of them were silent, and in their ears they heard the sound of the wheels of the cart crushing the ground and the carefree "dah" of the horse.

Xun Feng closed his eyes and began to think about strategies to save the new round of economic decline. Yao Xin glanced at him. She had seen too many beautiful men. Zhuge Yu was like a man she had seen since she was a child. No matter how handsome Mu Hua was, in her eyes, he was just a blue and pink skeleton. She picked up the book and flipped through it.

Just when the two of them thought everything was calm without a trace of ripples, something unexpected happened! The horse was frightened and began to run around aimlessly. The carriage shook violently and Yao Xin pounced on Xun Feng. Her lips pressed against his softly, and before she could feel the taste of a first kiss, her teeth smacked against his. Everything happened in a flash of lightning. Yao Xin groaned in pain, and salty blood flowed down the corner of his mouth.

Yao Xin hurriedly pushed Xun Feng away, trying to use her strength to return to her original seat. Unexpectedly, the carriage shook more and more violently, as if a huge wave was coming, and she threw herself into his arms again. This time, the two of them turned away from each other in a very tacit understanding. To prevent her from falling, Xun Feng stretched out his arms and hugged her steadily.

"I'm sorry, uncle! The horse was frightened and I couldn't control it!" The driver said apologetically after the carriage stabilized.

Xun Feng and Yao Xin both blinked in embarrassment. Yao Xin quickly pulled away from his embrace and sat back across from him, her face so red that it looked like it could bleed. Xun Feng cleared his throat and continued to close his eyes. This time, he could no longer enter the state.

The coachman pulled his ears, smiled evilly, and struck the horse on the head with another whip. There was only a high-pitched neigh, and the carriage jolted violently again. Yao Xin was unsteady, and threw himself into his arms for the third time. Xun Feng's thick eyebrows frowned slightly, he put one arm around her waist and said calmly: "That's it."

Yao Xin can’t wait to find a hole in the ground and crawl into it! The carriage traveled another distance and bumped several times. Yao Xin's first reaction was that she wanted to chop up her eldest brother and feed it to the fish when she got home!

“Just turn another corner and we’ll be there!” the coachman said cheerfully, “Tonight, it’s me…”

The words stopped abruptly! Out of instinctive reaction to the crisis, Xun Feng opened the curtain. Almost at the same moment, a strong wind came in and shot straight towards Yao Xin. Yao Xin's eyes darkened and she leaned softly against Xun Feng. Over his shoulder, Xun Feng's eyes sharpened: "Who?"

"What? Xun Feng is missing?" After hearing Zhuge Yu's words, Shui Linglong suddenly opened her eyes wide, "Didn't he send Yao Xin back home? How could he be missing? Where is Yao Xin?"

Zhuge Yu originally had dam business to deal with, so he went to the outer study to drive all night. Unexpectedly, Anping suddenly stumbled in and said that something happened to the carriage sent by the palace to the Yao family. The driver died suddenly and Yao Xin was unconscious in the carriage. Inside, Xun Feng was missing. He planned to go look for it in person, but he had to say hello to Shui Linglong first so as not to worry her. He stared hard, and a hint of coldness flashed across his eyes as bright as obsidian: "Yao Xin is fine, but she is unconscious. The other party's target is Xun Feng."

"Who do you suspect?" Shui Linglong had the answer in her heart. She believed that Zhuge Yu also had the answer in his heart, but she just wanted to ask. Perhaps what she didn't want to admit was that she was afraid that Xun Feng would regain his memory. .

Zhuge Yu touched her eyebrows and said comfortingly: "Don't worry, I will find it. The capital is such a big place. I can't believe that I can't find out the old statement of Jin Shang Palace!"

Yes, you can find it. The question is how long will it take? What if you arrive late and find Xun Feng whose memory has been awakened by Jin Shang Palace? She originally thought the method of writing notes worked well, but now she suddenly wasn't sure. No matter what, we must hurry up before Jin Shanggong implements hypnosis! But the capital is so big? How can we find them as quickly as possible? She didn't put any trackers on them!

"Ah! Yes!" An idea flashed in Shui Linglong's mind, "Look for Li Jing! Jin Shanggong is a person hiding in the dark. A rabbit has three burrows. We don't know where she is hiding, but Li Jing and Shui Lingxi have been hiding since they got married. Live in Li Mansion!”

Zhuge Yu kissed her temple: "Well, I will take care of it. You and the children go to bed first. I promise you that if I am a step late, I will kill Xun Feng and never leave this Hidden danger!”

Don't! Shui Linglong almost yelled out this word because she promised Guo Yan that if Xun Feng didn't go against her, she would let him live. But when the words came to her lips, she remembered that Xun Feng had colluded with Shangguan Yan, Jin Shanggong and Li Jing to do this. She felt that if Xun Feng really recovered his memory, "die in an accident" would not be bad.

Facts have proved that Shui Linglong's method is very effective. Zhuge Yu caught Li Jing in his study without any effort. In the middle of the night, Li Jing did not indulge in the warm jade fragrance or linger in the red and pink flowers. Instead, he immersed himself in working with a pile of account books and drawings. Companion, Zhuge Yu's first reaction is that he is very diligent; his second reaction is that he is ambitious. Ambition proves ambition, and ambition leads to breakthroughs, and those who work diligently to realize their ambitions...are the best suited to negotiate terms! Zhuge Yu made a slight movement, jumped out of the window, and landed in front of Li Jing.

Li Jing was startled by this sudden change. The charcoal pen in his hand pierced the architectural drawings he had finally drawn. He stared at Zhuge Yu in surprise, anger and annoyance: "Who are you? Why did you come in at night?" Li Mansion?”

　　Although they are brothers-in-law, they have never met each other.

 Zhuge Yu's lips raised a paradoxical arc: "Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, which one is better for you?"

Li Jing was startled. Who else could call him brother-in-law besides Shui Linglong’s husband Zhuge Yu? He dealt with businessmen all day long, kept a low profile, and had little contact with the powerful. In addition, the relationship between the Zhuge family and the Shangshu Mansion was not good, and Shui Lingxi and Shui Linglong were incompatible. How could he have the chance to meet Zhuge Yu? But even though he has never met him, he can still judge the truth of the other person's words after having been in business for many years, especially this person, who is simply noble and handsome. He calmed down and said, "Oh, it's my brother-in-law. I'm not welcome from afar. What's the matter with my brother-in-law's visit late at night?"

 (End of this chapter)