First Concubine

Chapter 236 Mother and son encounter (4)

“Eunuch Zhang, Eunuch Zhang, it’s me, Linglong!” Shui Linglong knocked on the door outside the carriage.

Eunuch Zhang took out a handkerchief to wipe his tears, and then took out a bronze mirror to look at it. After making sure that his makeup was exquisite and flawless, he opened the curtains and looked at Shui Linglong who came to see him under the sun: "The Crown Princess is here to see our home. Is this a joke?" His tone was very aggrieved!

Shui Linglong looked very embarrassed: "No, father-in-law, you misunderstood me. Well, Minyu did go too far. I will apologize to you on his behalf."

“Hmph!” Eunuch Zhang turned away angrily, “Prince Concubine, our friendship is ours and has nothing to do with Shui Minyu. You must not waste our past friendship for him!”

This is the most rude time Shui Linglong has ever seen in the two years he has known Eunuch Zhang. In her impression, Eunuch Zhang is always calm and calm, with a smile on his face. When did he act like a child and drop the golden beans? This is slightly different from what Shui Linglong expected! However, in order to defeat so many evil elements, she had no choice but to aggrieve Eunuch Zhang. If it were just a personal grudge, she would not take advantage of Eunuch Zhang, but Shui Chenxiang's words "Whoever sells longan is selling, and whoever gives a salary is just selling." " At the time, she didn't understand the meaning. It was only when she read Shui Lingyu's secret letter that framed Zhuge Yu for forming a party for personal gain that she suddenly realized that what happened today seemed to be a fight against Zhuge Yu, but in fact it was a fight against the Zhuge family. Fighting for a stable situation in Kyoto, and then pointing his sword at the palace, Eunuch Zhang made a sacrifice for Yunli and the Queen Mother.

Shui Linglong wiped the remaining tears from the corner of Eunuch Zhang's eyes with a handkerchief, and coaxed Eunuch Zhang for a while like a sister. Eunuch Zhang felt a little better, and Shui Linglong mentioned the old words again: "Eunuch Zhang, even if you don't give me For the sake of the concubine, please forgive Minyu! The concubine is the concubine’s favorite nephew, and the concubine treats him the same as she treats the twelfth prince! Although the concubine is celebrating the old lady’s birthday this time, But why not meet Minyu? Alas! Even if you don’t want to give Concubine Li some face, I heard that it was Concubine Li’s credit for being able to leave the cold palace and get the title of Jin. ! Concubine Li is the favorite in the harem and is pregnant with a dragon heir. If you lose Minyu, Concubine Li will be sad and Concubine Li will also feel uncomfortable. Concubine Li's sister-in-law is Minyu's sister!"

 Concubine Li’s contribution? Nonsence! It was obviously the Queen Mother's kindness that gave Shui Chenxiang such a favor. How come it was all her fault, Concubine Li? None of these people took the Queen Mother seriously. Well, he would let them open their eyes and see clearly who is the real master of the harem!

After Eunuch Zhang left angrily, Shui Linglong also stepped onto the carriage. She opened the curtain and saw Qin Zhixiao supporting Lu Min in the carriage heading towards the Prime Minister's Palace. Shui Linglong's eyes narrowed slightly. Next to her, Zhuge Yu smiled softly and said, "I had a lot of fun today. Why don't you treat Qin Zhixiao too?"

Shui Linglong put down the curtain and snuggled into his arms: "Who said we can't cure him?"

Zhuge Yu raised his eyebrows, hugged her tightly with one hand, and opened the curtain with the other hand. At this time, Mother Du ran out of the gate with small steps. After standing next to the carriage of the Prime Minister's Mansion, she gasped: "Master Cousin! I have been looking for you for a long time! It's okay, it's okay, I finally got there." On!"

Qin Zhixiao stuck his head out of the window and asked gently: "What's the matter, Mama Du?"

Mother Du handed the two bottles in and said with a smile: "Your things fell and were picked up by the maid in the kitchen. You were in a hurry and the maid didn't catch you, so I brought it to you! Look, slave. This bottle is quite exquisite, it should be a good thing. Mr. Biao, please take it with you next time and don’t lose it again!”

Qin Zhixiao suddenly changed his color. He was obviously buried in the soil. How...how could he be dug out? Qin Zhixiao subconsciously wanted to hide the hot potato in his palm into his sleeve, but Lu Min had already noticed the clue. Lu Min's pupils shrank and she snatched the medicine bottle from his hand. Her breathing suddenly froze. Already…

In the Fushou Courtyard, Shui Minyu knelt on the ground. At this moment, he really woke up. He looked at the old lady and Shui Hangge sitting on the seat, and said with a bitter face: "Grandma! Father! You believe me! I'm sure He was drugged! No matter how much I like men, there is no way I would attack Eunuch Zhang, he...he is not a man at all..."

"Shut up! You evildoer!" Shui Hange was so angry that his blood surged up, and the red bloodshot threads in his eyes seemed to burst. "How dare you slander Eunuch Zhang when a disaster is imminent! Do you know who the other party is? The other party is from the Emperor Lian's side. My father-in-law Deng has to tolerate the first chambermaid! You are so angry with me, so angry with me! You drank and got into trouble by drinking with Xiao before the dinner started. Something happened to you. You still try to excuse yourself! How could I be so evil as you?" He glanced at Qin Fangyi and said, "You are such a good boy!"

　　Isn’t your surname Shui? Qin Fangyi turned her face away! The old lady burst into tears: "Both of you think I have a long life... you think I am an eyesore to you..."

Shui Hangge and Qin Fangyi both knelt on the ground. Shui Hangge said, "Mother, please calm down! This unfilial son has done such a scandal, and I will definitely punish him!"

Shui Minyu was beaten by Eunuch Zhang until her nose was bruised and her face was swollen. She was already angry. Now her father didn't believe him. He was angry and anxious. He suddenly lost his mind: "Father! Why do you want to punish me? I am innocent." ! Someone must have drugged me! I didn’t actually..."

"Ahem!" Shui Chenxiang covered her face with a handkerchief and coughed loudly. Drunk and causing trouble and deliberately harming others are the lesser of two evils. Of course, they can't give up the fact that they conspired to frame Zhuge Yu. Shake it out!

Shui Minyu came back to his senses. Unless there was a way to find out who drugged him, he would not be able to escape the crime of intending to implicate Eunuch Zhang. However, the doctor took his pulse and could not find anything in his body. There is no difference at all! Just saying, drink too much! But he clearly... wasn't right, there must be something wrong somewhere, but he ignored it! He had thought it was Shui Linglong, but after what happened, the old lady was so angry that she canceled the banquet. Shui Linglong didn't even meet him, so how could she attack him? But if it wasn’t Shui Linglong, who would it be?

Shui Lingyu wished she could hang her head in her crotch. Shui Minyu, you must never find out that it was me who touched you...

In the Hall of Supreme Harmony, Eunuch Zhang knelt at the feet of the Queen Mother, hugged the Queen Mother's legs and burst into tears: "Mother, you have to make the decision for this slave! This slave has been bullied so miserably today! If I hadn't been thinking about you, I would have killed you. It’s on the wall!”

 “What nonsense are you talking about?” the Queen Mother scolded him warmly.

While wiping away his tears, Eunuch Zhang elaborated on what happened in the Shangshu Mansion: "...Forget it, it's the slave's life that is suffering. I can't blame others! Who is Shui Minyu? He is the nephew of the concubine, and he is Concubine Li. Your relative, Princess Shui is the biological mother of the Twelve Princes, and Concubine Li is quite favored by you. You have married Shui Minyu. Both Concubine Shui and Concubine Li are not good-looking. I don’t dare to embarrass you. I’m afraid of this. Quan Dang... Quan Dang is in bad luck!"

If Shui Minyu is lost, the Crown Princess and Concubine Li will lose face. But if Shui Minyu is not exposed, it will make her, the Queen Mother, lose face. Zhang He is her right-hand man, and today he went to the old lady on behalf of her and the Queen. Congratulations, no matter whether Shui Minyu did it on purpose or not, she couldn't let him go. Otherwise, where would her prestige be?

Three days later, Shui Minyu gambled with someone in the casino, but after losing all her money, she accused the other party of cheating and got into a fight with the other party, causing three men to be seriously injured and five men to be slightly injured. Jingzhao Mansion intervened in the matter, and that night Shui Minyu was imprisoned. Jing Zhaoyin of this term is selfless and never abuses lynching, but in a place like a prison cell, it is not difficult to bribe a few jailers. This matter does not need Shui Linglong to take action, Eunuch Zhang can handle it with great success.

On the second day after Shui Minyu was imprisoned, the Lu family came to the door. After a big fuss, they took Lu Min back to her parents' home. Qin Chelei was so angry that he immediately kidnapped Qin Zhixiao and sent him to the Lu family, and in front of Lu Min Min's parents beat him fifty times in front of him, leaving him bruised and bruised. They even said, "When did Minmin forgive you? When will you come back! If Minmin doesn't forgive you in her whole life, you will also... never even think about it in your life." Enter the gate of the Prime Minister’s Mansion again!”

 Only... water and agarwood are left. Shui Linglong took out a charcoal pen and circled a name on the account book.

Zhi Fan opened the curtain and came in with a very happy smile on his face: "Miss! Liu Lu has recovered! She is on her way back home, slave... slave, can you pick her up?"

Shui Linglong lightly touched her lips and said, "Go ahead. I won't worry you all day long. I'll give you a day off today."

The branches flourished and blessed his body, and he said happily: "Thank you very much, Miss! Miss! You are really a living Bodhisattva who is compassionate and helpful to the world!"

Shui Linglong suddenly found it funny. This girl was getting more and more unruly and flattering: "Okay, go quickly. I won't change my mind later and you won't be able to go even if you want to."

Zhi Fan ran away. Just as he opened the curtain and went out, he suddenly turned back and said, "By the way, Miss, I want to go to Xiangmanlou with Liu Lu for dinner. Do you have anything to eat? I will bring it to you."

Shui Linglong waved her hand: "No need. The prince runs there every day and brings it to me every day. I'm tired of eating it."

 Why does the Crown Prince run to Xiangmanlou every day? Zhifan wanted to ask, but Shui Linglong had already lowered her head and started doing abacus. Zhifan stuck out his tongue and walked out of the yard with a smile.

As night fell, Zhuge Yu entered the gate of Xiangman Building as usual. The waiter was very familiar with the financial owner, so he hurriedly stepped forward to say hello: "Master, do you still want the private room on the second floor?"

Zhuge Yu nodded expressionlessly: "Well, what good show can we watch today?"

The waiter leaned forward and said with a smile: "Today I invited a famous actor to sing "The Peony Pavilion". What do you think?"

"Let's serve the food." Zhuge Yu walked to the room where he had been going every day for the past few months, sat on the railing, and looked at the stage on the ground. Surrounded by his favorite tea and food, he did not move. He stared intently at the heavily made-up actors appearing on the stage one after another, his eyes deep. He looked at it very seriously, and it would be an exaggeration to say that he could not take his eyes off it, but the waiter had a vague feeling that he was not watching a show. He never expresses his opinions on whether an actor performs well or not. He is not impatient when things are dull, and there is no excitement when things are climaxing. He always has a bland and unpredictable expression. The waiter served the last dish and silently exited the room. After singing a play, Zhuge Yu stood up, threw a silver coin into the basket and left Xiangmanlou.

The bright moon was in the sky, and the stars were shining brightly. However, for some unknown reason, a sudden strong wind blew up, and dark clouds came over the sky and covered the earth. They instantly covered the stars and the bright moon, and the sky became dark. Zhuge Yu was walking in the alley near Xiangmanlou. The scattered lights from shops or houses stretched his shadow very long.

At the entrance of the alley, a piece of dark skirt flew past, as light as a cloud and difficult to catch. Zhuge Yu continued to move forward, speeding up his pace. The empty alley was full of echoes of his footsteps. Just as he was about to walk through this quiet alley, several black shadows suddenly jumped out from the eaves on both sides, waving the sharp swords in their hands and stabbed at him! Zhuge Yu tapped his toes and retreated quickly to avoid the sudden blow, but later on, he seemed to have no such good luck. There are five opponents in total, all of whom are superb in martial arts and are as powerful as the royal guards. After Zhuge Yu fought with them for more than thirty rounds with his bare hands, the opponent finally caught him and stabbed his shoulder blade with a sword. Blood splashed everywhere like a water balloon that had been stepped on! Zhuge Yu also took advantage of the situation and snatched the sword from the opponent's hand, and started fighting with the opponent again. After more than ten moves, Zhuge Yu gradually gained the upper hand. After exchanging glances with each other, the five opponents used Qing Kung to escape from the scene.

Zhuge Yu seemed to have finally lost his strength and fell into a pool of blood. The blood flowed down his shoulder, across the cold ground, and formed a winding river. The candlelight shone into the blood, shining like stars in the sky, giving off dazzling light. A quarter of an hour, two quarters of an hour, three quarters of an hour...

Zhuge Yu was motionless, his life and death uncertain. Time seemed to have stopped, and even his weak breathing was gradually blown away by the wind. Yes, he could no longer hear his breathing. The person at the other end of the alley finally couldn't help but rushed to his side, picked up his **** body, and felt his strong heartbeat the moment he touched his chest. Her expression froze and she immediately let go of Zhuge Yu, but Zhuge Yu held her hand: "How long are you going to avoid me?"

 (End of this chapter)