First Concubine

Chapter 246 Sister in danger (1)

"Have the doctor checked those things?" Shui Linglong asked. Logically speaking, there should be no problem with the things she ordered in the kitchen. Mother Gong and Yao Xin had no enmity, and there was no reason to harm her.

Jin Jue said honestly: "This time, the master of the slave family really had a bad stomach. The doctor checked the meals, soup and snacks from Mother Gong, and they were all fine. It was the master who was greedy and drank the seafood soup. I also ate a lot of grapes, and the doctor said that seafood and grapes should not be eaten together as it will cause vomiting. "

Shui Linglong raised her thick eyebrows. Her second uncle sent a lot of grapes from Kashgar a few days ago. She knew that Yao Xin liked grapes, so she sent more to Fengyuan, but...seafood soup? It seems that only Brother Hao and Zhuge Yu in the house like to eat seafood, so she clearly ordered black-bone chicken soup.

Shui Linglong suppressed the strangeness in her heart and went to the dining room. When the people in the dining room saw the imperial concubine coming to the scene, they were all frightened. In their impression, the imperial concubine and the imperial concubine had never set foot in the dining room, but the second young mistress and Aunt Dong Jia had visited a little more. , but the second young lady hasn’t come much since she became pregnant.

"Good luck to the Crown Princess!" The lady in charge of the dining room was the first to react and took the lead in saluting. Behind her, the others also followed suit and said, "Good luck to the Crown Princess!"

Shui Linglong's cold eyes swept across everyone's faces one by one, "Who was in charge of Mrs. Mu's supper last night?"

Mrs. Zheng took a step forward and said respectfully: "If I return to the imperial concubine, she is a slave!"

Shui Linglong asked sternly: "I obviously asked you to stew black chicken soup, why did you send seafood soup?"

Madam Zheng's face turned pale, and she lowered her eyebrows and said, "This is how the prince concubine, the second young mistress asked for the black chicken soup, and then Jin Ju came and said that Mrs. Mu was hungry, so the servant gave it to the cousin. The seafood soup was given to Mrs. Mu first, and then she stewed a new one and sent it to Qingyouyuan. At the end, she saw Shui Linglong’s gloomy face and said, “But there’s something wrong with the soup?”

The stern look in Shui Linglong's eyes disappeared, "No, I just want to ask why you don't give it according to my regulations. Whoever has the regulations belongs to whom. If anyone who comes after wants it again, let him wait in line. For your first offense, you will be fined ten days' monthly payment. "Don't be so casual in the dining room from now on, you know?"

Madam Zheng had a sudden thought, "Yes, yes, this slave knows!"

Shui Linglong breathed a sigh of relief, probably because she was in a state of panic.

Two days later, Yao Xin felt better and went to the mansion to meet with the elders. Zhuge Ling is dead, and her son has followed Leng Youru. Yao Xin is not the kind of person who has a small belly. He quickly adapted to his identity. Xun Feng still calls "father, mother, concubine, grandma, eldest brother, sister-in-law", but she Called "Prince, Princess, Old Lady, Crown Prince, Crown Princess", unlike Qiao Hui's gentleness and humility, she is quite calm and free.

After meeting with the elders, Yao Xin went to Mohe Courtyard to thank Shui Linglong. Having seen so many gentle and quiet women, Shui Linglong was refreshed by a chic woman like Yao Xin who was more generous than a man. Shui Linglong received her warmly, "Are you getting used to living in the house?"

Yao Xin said comfortably: "Not bad."

Shui Linglong thought of the monk. Last time, he said that this life was different from any other life she had been reborn in before. Before she could ask what the specific difference was, he was called away by Mrs. Yao. Shui Linglong had always wanted to see him again. His side.

“By the way, is your great-grandfather still in Yao Mansion?”

Yao Xin shook his head, "No, he disappeared after attending Mrs. Leng's funeral. Why did you suddenly mention my great-grandfather?"

Shui Linglong said warmly: "At the old lady's funeral, I had a chance to discuss Zen with him for a while, and I was thinking about it very much."

Poof—Yao Xin laughed out loud, and Shui Linglong was stunned. Could it be that she had lied wrongly? Yao Xin is not a particularly funny person, but this time she was really amused by Shui Linglong, "Don't be fooled by my great-grandfather, he is not a monk! He just likes to wear monk's clothes and show off, and he is just as good at eating meat and wine." Don’t quit!”

Shui Linglong broke into a cold sweat and said, "So that's it, I think I am an eminent monk, and my skin is so well maintained."

Yao Xin couldn't help it anymore and laughed twice more, "Prince Princess, you are so funny..."

Shui Linglong raised her eyebrows. Did she make a mistake again?

It took a lot of effort for Yao Xin to hold back her smile, her face turned red, "You actually praised a twilight old man for his good skin. My great-grandfather must be very happy to hear that."

Shui Linglong’s pupils moved, and she asked doubtfully: “Have you seen your great-grandfather?”

Yao Xin took a breath and said, "No, he said he was old and ugly, and he was afraid of scaring us, so he didn't take off his hat."

Shui Linglong sighed secretly, he was so elusive all over the world, how could he find him?

Yao Xin took out a post from her purse and handed it to Shui Linglong, "The Queen has summoned us to the palace. When are you free?"

Shui Linglong counted the days, she hadn’t seen Bingbing for a long time, and missed her very much, so she smiled and said, “It’s better to choose a day than to hit it. How about this afternoon?”

There is nothing wrong with Yao Xin being alone. At this time, Zhi Fan brought the Sixi soup and presented it to Yao Xin with both hands, "Mrs. Mu, please use it slowly."

Yao Xin was slightly startled, "This is..."

Shui Linglong's eyes flashed with narrowing, and she explained with a smile: "It was supposed to be eaten on the second day after the wedding, but you were sick two days ago, but I think you should be able to eat it now."

Yao Xin's eyelashes trembled rapidly, and even though she was so free and easy, she couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed. She took it in her hand and said, "Thank you, Crown Princess."

Shui Linglong breathed a sigh of relief. It seems that the two of them have really consummated their marriage. Yao Xin, you must use your infinite charm to conquer Xun Feng's heart. My great revolutionary cause depends entirely on you!

In the afternoon, Shui Linglong dressed up her brother and sister and took them to the palace. Along the way, my brother and sister were very excited. They kept talking, but no one understood what they were talking about. The brother sat on Yao Xin's lap. At one year and three months old, his legs were full of strength. He hugged Yao Xin's neck and stood up with a jab. Yao Xin was afraid that he would fall, so she hurriedly held his small waist. He stretched out his fleshy little claws, opened Yao Xin's slightly open skirt, looked at the scenery inside, and shed a drop of crystal saliva.

The carriage was shaking a bit, and Yao Xinquan wanted to grab something to steady herself. Before she could react, her chest suddenly felt hot, and it was her brother's little paw that touched it.

"Yeah!" Yao Xin was excited and couldn't help but exclaimed in a low voice.

Shui Linglong held her sister in one hand, and immediately took her brother into her arms with the other hand. She was so embarrassed, "Zhuge Hong, who did you inherit? You are such a pervert when you were young!" Her sister clapped her hands and laughed at him, "Pervert! Pervert!" ! Sexy!" Yao Xin was also embarrassed, but the culprit kept giggling.

In the Baicui Pavilion of Weiyang Palace, Shui Linglong and his party met the queen. Bingbing wears a vermilion palace dress, with a phoenix bun and a phoenix crown. She is gorgeous, noble, elegant and very different from the young girl before entering the palace. Bingbing smiled gently, pointed to the carved official hat chair beside her, and said, "Prince Princess and Madam Mu, please take a seat."

"Thank you, Madam!" Shui Linglong and Yao Xin thanked them, walked sideways to the official hat chairs and sat down.

Brother and sister were not so disciplined. They shook off Shui Linglong's hand and started running in the open hall. As I was walking, I suddenly saw a little princess wearing a goose-yellow palace dress walking in.

The little princess is more than two months older than her elder brother and sister, and is slightly taller. Grandma said that there would be some friends in the palace today, so she came over without even eating lunch, "Queen Mother!"

Bingbing hugged her daughter firmly, smiled lovingly, pointed at Shui Linglong and Yao Xin and said, "Go and meet the Crown Princess and Mrs. Mu." Seeing her daughter's confused face, Bingbing taught her patiently, "Shi, son, Concubine, Mu, husband, person.”

The little princess recited silently several times, walked up to the two of them, and shouted happily: "The Crown Princess, Mrs. Mu."

Shui Linglong and Yao Xin each took out the prepared gifts and gave them to the little princess. Shui Linglong gave a small Barbie doll, and Yao Xin gave a string of gold and jade beads. But obviously, compared to the priceless beads, the little princess The princess prefers the little Barbie made of several pieces of cloth. She touched the little Barbie with a smile on her face, "Thank you, Crown Princess." After a pause, she looked at Yao Xin, whose long eyelashes trembled, "Thank you, Mrs. Mu."

Bingbing smiled happily and said, "Yue'e, take some of the young masters to play in the Imperial Garden. I will chat with the Crown Princess and Mrs. Mu for a while."

"Yes, empress." Yue'e responded respectfully, and she and Zhifan left Weiyang Palace with their elder brother, elder sister and little princess.

Bingbing then ordered the other maids and eunuchs: "You should also step back."

Everyone filed out, and when there were no more outsiders, Bingbing stood up suddenly, walked to Shui Linglong and sat down with a sweet smile, looked at the two of them and asked: "It's boring in the palace, why don't you come to see me? ?”

Shui Linglong smiled and said, "I think the little princess is lovely. Are you still bored with her by your side?"

Bingbing pursed her lips, "She is the only one who can accompany me."

Yao Xin lowered his eyes and did not answer.

Shui Linglong held her hand and asked with concern: "Is the Emperor very busy?"

Bingbing sighed slowly, "He is busy. He is very busy in the court and the harem. I have not been pregnant since I gave birth to the little princess. The Queen Mother made the decision and promoted several Zhaoyi, Zhaorong and noble concubines without waiting for him. I'll just send him over every night. Except for the fifteenth and sixteenth, he will come to accompany me and the little princess just for lunch on weekdays."

 This is the last resort of an emperor, especially a kind and filial emperor. Shui Linglong didn't comment much on this. Shui Linglong thought of another thing, "Concubine Li...is she highly regarded by the emperor?"

Bingbing sighed again, "That's right. After all, she is pregnant with the dragon heir, and the emperor will go to her palace to sit in her palace every once in a while."

"What about Concubine Yan?" Shui Linglong thought of the young woman who tried to learn cooking skills from her in the palace. She always felt that such a persistent woman would not be willing to succumb to a lower position once she entered the palace.

When Concubine Yan was mentioned, Bingbing's eyes froze, "Don't mention her! All day long, relying on the fact that she is the concubine conferred by the Supreme Emperor, she is tyrannical in the palace. Even I don't take her seriously! I would rather ignore me. That’s all, but even the Queen Mother can’t touch her! This is really annoying!”

 There is no doubt that Queen Mother Yao is on Bingbing's side. After all, Bingbing is the goddaughter of the Yao family. In this regard, other concubines cannot catch up. The Leng family wisely protected themselves from participating in the fight for the heir, and the Zhuge family gradually became neutral under the orders of the old man. The Xun family has long since declined, and now the only one that stands out is the Yao family. As long as the Yao family protects Bingbing, Bingbing can securely take the position of queen. Unfortunately, the emperor is jealous of the Yao family while reusing them, so he supports the newly powerful Yan family. It can be said that the Yan family is the one that restrains the Yao family. piece.

After clearing her thoughts, Shui Linglong had an idea flash in her mind and asked: "Did the Queen Mother push Concubine Li to the position in order to check and balance Concubine Yan?"

There are rumors that Concubine Li is the most favored harem, but Shui Linglong knows that Yunli treats Concubine Li poorly, and it is the Queen Mother who really protects Concubine Li. And the reason why Concubine Yan has not conceived for more than a year is probably because of the Queen Mother's move. hands and feet.

Bingbing touched her temples embarrassedly, "Can you stop being so smart? The Queen Mother forbids me from talking about this."

This little daughter's embarrassment reminded Shui Linglong of the nights the two spent together before leaving the cabinet, and she couldn't help but feel nostalgic, but those simple and beautiful years were gone forever. Shui Linglong looked at Bingbing and then at Yao Xin. She really felt that God's arrangements were very clever sometimes. Yao Xin, the most noble person, married a businessman's wife, and Bingbing, the daughter of the businessman, became the queen.

 Bingbing held Yao Xin's hand and said seriously to Shui Linglong: "Xin'er is taciturn and has difficulty getting along with others. You should take more care of her in the palace."

Yao Xin was moved and raised the corners of her mouth.

Shui Linglong smiled and nodded, "I like Xin'er's temperament very much. She is non-competitive and calm, free and easy."

Yao Xin’s eyes moved slightly, and his smile became a little deeper.

Bingbing held their hands together in her palm and said succinctly: "No matter what, the three of us are best friends! No matter how many storms there are in the future, we must trust each other and tide over the difficulties together!"

Shui Linglong and Yao Xin exchanged glances and said in unison, "Okay!"

"Your Majesty, the female official of Guifang Palace wants to see you." Outside the door, a report from the young palace maid suddenly came.

As soon as Bingbing heard the words "Guifang Palace", her brows furrowed slightly, "I am not free. If she has anything to do, please report it to the chamberlain on duty!"

The little palace maid said solemnly: "Yes, I understand."

Shui Linglong raised her eyebrows. Isn't it the third prince's biological mother, the concubine, who lives in Guifang Palace? The third prince was the former third prince. Because he used him to plot against Xun Feng, Shui Linglong still remembered him. If she remembered correctly, he was the one who sent Shui Minyu to a separate cell. Shui Minyu was saved from the bad luck of being tortured by Eunuch Zhang. And from Bingbing's tone, it seemed that he didn't like his biological mother very much.

As if seeing Shui Linglong's doubts, Bingbing explained: "The Queen Mother found out that the third prince had ulterior motives, so she put the concubine under house arrest. It was also a warning to the third prince. He should behave himself, and the concubine could live in peace in the palace. If he starts a rebellion, the Queen Mother will be the first to kill the Concubine. Because the matter is so important, I don’t dare to have too much contact with the Concubine. However, she is very picky. There are cockroaches in the house today and in the yard tomorrow. There are rats, and people come to my place every three days. People who don’t know how close she is to me think that I just don’t see anyone from Guifang Palace.”

Shui Linglong was noncommittal, "Ignore it if you can, so as not to cause trouble."

“Yes, nosy may not necessarily lead to good rewards.” Bingbing agreed, and suddenly her pupils shrank and she asked: “Oh, what’s going on between you and the Crown Prince? Are those rumors true?”

Shui Linglong looked at her in astonishment, and Bingbing said: "Now it has spread throughout the palace, saying that the prince is not the biological son of the princess, and that the prince's first wife in Kashgar has moved to Beijing and lives in the general's mansion. Are these true? Really?"

Shui Linglong looked as usual and said, "Oh, I'm not my biological child."

The rumors were just rumors, but when it was actually confirmed from Shui Linglong's mouth, Bingbing was still very surprised, "Then, what about Zhuge Xi?"

 “Nor does it belong to the princess.”

Bingbing took a breath, "Oh my God! The princess has been married to the prince for more than 20 years, but she doesn't have a child! No, she's just pregnant now!"

Shui Linglong briefly stated the story of Yan'er's early death, omitting the process of seeking an antidote for the poisoning. Bingbing was so shocked that she couldn't speak for a long time, "Then... what should I do now... the prince's original wife is back? They are both the prince's wives. When the Supreme Emperor granted the marriage, he did not ask the prince to divorce his first wife. At that time, the prince He’s not a prince yet, so he decided on the candidate but didn’t issue an edict.”

Shui Linglong tucked her temple hair behind her ears, "Yes, it only said a marriage, and nothing else. It was ambiguous and deliberately aroused speculation. It just confirmed that the princess was unofficial, just like Kashgar Qing couldn't accept the princess as the wife of the patriarch, and the emperor Shangguan Qian is not allowed to become the Princess of Zhou."

Bingbing pressed her head and said, "The Emperor is so cunning."

During the conversation, a young **** stumbled in. Bingbing's eyebrows suddenly furrowed, "What are you so nervous about? Do you want me to come in?"

The little **** hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, and said in panic: "No... no... it's not good... the noble concubine somehow escaped from Guifang Palace and Taihe Palace..."

“Since you have escaped from the Palace of Supreme Harmony, please quickly inform the imperial guards to arrest you!”

“No…the Royal Forest Army has gone…but no one dared to touch her…”

"Why?"

The little **** glanced at Shui Linglong, Shui Linglong's eyebrows skipped a beat, and she heard the little **** tremble: "The noble concubine... the noble concubine rushed to the imperial garden... hijacked... hijacked the young lady of the Zhuge family..."

boom! The tea cup in Shui Linglong's hand was smashed to pieces on the ground...

The sun was shining brightly, and the imperial garden was full of flowers. The imperial concubine in a brown palace dress hugged her crying sister, put a hairpin against her neck, and looked at everyone with fierce eyes, "Stay away! Otherwise I will Kill her! She is the legitimate daughter of Zhenbei Palace, and you will all be buried with her when she dies in the palace!"

 (End of this chapter)