First Concubine

Chapter 248 Sister in danger (3)

The old lady frowned resentfully, "Yan'er's death was a huge blow to Youru, so she resented Qian'er. In this way, I will talk to her later, and you can do some ideological work on Qian'er's side. Don’t take it personally.”

Gong’s mother was shocked and said, “Old lady, the princess has done a lot of harm to my wife, so... forget it?”

 “What do you want?” The old lady frowned again.

Gong's mother said: "At least take the madam back to the house! Only when the princess and the madam coexist peacefully can the rumors be disproven!"

 The old lady shook her head, "I can't decide on this."

 Mother Gong left dejectedly. As soon as she left, the old lady asked Ping'er to call Leng Youru. Leng Youru was more than four months pregnant, and her belly was very big and round. Wearing autumn clothes, you could still see a slight bulge. She let go of her hand touching her belly, saluted the old lady, and said softly: "Mother. "

The old lady added her own understanding to Gong's mother's words, and said it in a tactful way, "Youru, I know you blame Shangguan Qian. You have raised Xiao Yu and Xiao Xi for her for so many years, and she suddenly came back. , you feel bad for taking away part of the prince's favor, but let me tell you, you are the most important in the prince's heart, and there is really no need for you to be angry with Shangguan Qian. Besides, she only has a few years left to live. Let her spend her remaining years in peace.”

Leng Youru frowned slightly, "I don't understand what mother said."

The old lady said earnestly: "Don't spread those rumors anymore. Xiao Yu also respects you. Although you are not a biological mother and son, you are separated by a layer, but compared to most adoptive mothers and children, your relationship has already That's great. When you give birth to a child, whether it's a son or a daughter, our whole family will love it, and Xiaoyu will work hard to take care of them. You..."

Before the old lady finished speaking, Leng Youru turned pale with anger, threw up her sleeves and left Tian'anju. This is the first time in more than 20 years that she has not given face to the old lady. As soon as he returned to Qingyouyuan, Leng Youru said coldly: "Go and pick Brother Hao up from school and go back to Leng's house!"

Cen'er didn't dare to neglect, so she went to the school to pick up Brother Hao, then packed up some personal clothes and daily necessities, asked two maids to carry them, and walked towards the gate.

Zhuge Liuyun was originally working in the study. When he learned that Leng Youru was leaving the house with Salute and Brother Hao, he was immediately frightened and lost his mind. He dropped his pen and rushed towards the door with wind at his feet.

“Leng Youru, stop here!” Seeing Leng Youru about to step onto the carriage, Zhuge Liuyun shouted anxiously.

Leng Youru paused subconsciously, but when she realized who the person was, she suddenly stepped up and got on the carriage.

Zhuge Liuyun was going crazy. He walked to the carriage in three steps at a time, opened the small curtain and said, "What are you... doing?"

Leng Youru imitated his words indifferently, "I, I, I want to go home." Cen'er and the maids and women all covered their faces and snickered.

Zhuge Liuyun's face turned the color of pig liver. He pressed his big palms against the window frame and said, "Home? This is your home! Come down here!"

 “Don’t be disgusted with me, I just ate!”

"You...you..." Zhuge Liuyun's lungs were about to explode. He remembered that she was a pregnant woman and an advanced pregnant woman. She couldn't bear the stimulation, so he couldn't bear it! "You...if you have something to say, just tell me what kind of grievance you have suffered, and I will solve it for you."

 “Humph!” Leng Youru turned away.

Zhuge Liuyun swallowed his saliva and said, "Brother Hao's father is still in the house. If you take him away like this, Mu Hua will feel uncomfortable, and so will Brother Hao, right?"

Brother Hao stuck out his little head and said, "I'm not feeling uncomfortable. Father can go to Leng Mansion to see me!"

Zhuge Liuyun choked and his eyes nearly popped out, you heartless little thing!

Brother Hao hugged Leng Youru's neck, and in the eyes of Zhuge Liuyun who wanted to kill someone, he kissed Leng Youru with a smile, and then sat back in the carriage angrily.

 "Mu-Cheng-Hao-" Zhuge Liuyun almost wanted to run away.

Snapped! Leng Youru pulled down the window panel and clamped Zhuge Liuyun's finger inside. Zhuge Liuyun jumped up in pain, "Leng Youru!"

Leng Youru pushed up the window panel again and pushed his finger out. Zhuge Liuyun was stunned, the carriage was already running. Zhuge Liuyun walked back and forth angrily and ordered the captain of the guard: "Follow me from a distance. The princess will come back to her after she reaches Leng's house safely."

“Yes!” The captain of the guard led nine guards and chased Leng Youru’s carriage on horseback.

Brother Hao didn't take a nap. The carriage shook a few times and he fell asleep on Leng Youru's lap.

Cen'er glanced at him, no longer scrupulous, and cursed disdainfully, "Shangguan Qian is such a good trick! Spreading rumors to slander herself and making herself a complete victim! In this way, the old lady completely stood on the side of She's over there! According to the servant, you really shouldn't have left the palace. Maybe as soon as you left, she would live in your yard! How can such a shameless woman be so cheap? Got her?"

Leng Youru closed her eyes and said, "Check and see who spread the rumor."

"So... the princess has returned to her parents' home?" Shui Linglong asked in disbelief after hearing Anping's report.

Anping scratched his head, "Yeah, I don't know what the old lady said to the princess. The princess was fine when she went in, but she had a straight face when she came out. Then, the princess picked up her cousin from school in advance, and the whole party The man hurriedly left the palace, and the prince wanted to stop him, but unfortunately he couldn't, so he sent ten guards to follow him from a distance. "

Leng Youru is a person with very clear goals. She will not be merciful when it is time to harm others, and she will not cause trouble when it is time to raise a child. It is the first time in Shui Linglong's knowledge that she openly disobeyed her elders and left the house angrily. Not knowing what she thought of, Shui Linglong said, "Go to the concierge at the main entrance and side entrance to get this month's entry and exit registration form."

"good."

After Anping left, Shui Linglong planned to go back to Moheyuan. After thinking about it, she changed her route to Tiananju. Sure enough, she bumped into Mother Gong with a gloomy face on the path.

“Mother Gong.” Shui Linglong called her.

This time, Mother Gong didn’t bump into the tree again. She stopped smartly, saw the person coming clearly, suppressed her displeasure and bowed, “The Crown Princess.”

Shui Linglong twitched the corners of her lips and seemed to have a smile on her face, "Mother Gong, you don't seem very happy. What happened?"

Gong's mother was speechless and immediately spit out the bitterness in her heart: "Prince Princess, don't blame me for being worried. The situation in this house is much more complicated than you expected! You know people, you know faces, you don't know hearts, you have a beautiful face You may have a face, but you’re actually a bitch-hearted, Crown Princess, you have to work hard to deal with it!”

Shui Linglong smiled, "Why did Mother Gong say this? Who do I have to guard against in the house?"

Gong's mother snorted, "It's not the princess! She deliberately spread rumors to slander the wife, and also fascinated the prince, and did not allow the prince and the wife to get along. The wife and the prince are husband and wife, how can they live in the same city without seeing each other?"

"Is it the rumor spread by the princess? That's not true. She was so angry that she went back to her parents' home."

 “That was done deliberately to show others, so as to clear away suspicion!”

Shui Linglong couldn't help but be surprised when she saw Mother Gong gnashing her teeth. She had suspected that this was a trick done by Mother Gong to help Shangguan Qian return home. But if it was really Mother Gong who did it, Mother Gong shouldn't have felt guilty just now. None. It's impossible for Shangguan Qian. She can't even get out of bed, so how can she go out and spread rumors?

Shui Linglong was now absolutely sure that someone was pretending to be Shangguan Qian, and her intuition told her that this person was either at the palace or at the general's palace. After seeing off Mother Gong, Shui Linglong called Zhifan and Liulu, "You can secretly check what unusual things happened in the house within a month. For example, who suddenly got sick and asked for leave, who suddenly became generous, and who went I went to places I didn’t usually go to and observed their clothing and jewelry carefully.”

Zhi Fan and Liu Lu agreed solemnly, and just as they were about to leave, Shui Linglong narrowed her eyes and said, "Mrs. Mu was slightly injured to save her sister, so she gave her the tumble wine prepared by the prince himself." Send it to Mrs. Mu.”

Zhi Fan was startled, "Does the eldest lady doubt Mrs. Mu?"

Shui Linglong didn't answer, but tapped her index finger on the table. This was an action she would make every time she was thinking about important issues. The two of them did not dare to neglect, and went after assigning tasks to each other.

At night, Zhuge Yu returned from the court. Shui Linglong told Zhuge Yu about the affairs in the palace. Zhuge Yu's eyes flashed and he went to the palace.

There were many maids and women in the house, and they were secretly checking them one by one. Zhi Fan and Liu Lu were so busy that they didn't even bother to eat dinner, and they were busy until midnight.

That night, the little maid in the General's Mansion hurriedly brought news that a group of local ruffians surrounded the General's Mansion, threw rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves into the mansion, cursed Prince Shangguan Qian and Humei, and wrote a sentence on the wall with paint. Another disgusting remark, which roughly meant warning her to keep to herself and stop messing with people she shouldn't mess with. And it is clear who this person who should not be provoked is.

Zhuge Liuyun couldn't sit still. He had already finished washing and was about to go to bed. He dressed up and went to Leng's house to understand the situation. Unexpectedly, Leng's house didn't open the door for him at all. Leng Chengkun personally took charge, and he suddenly lined up the eighteen secret guards of the Leng Mansion, and formed a formation with knives and guns. If Zhuge Liuyun insisted on breaking through the defense, he would have to fight with force. But if the Leng family and the Zhuge family really went to the stage of fighting, they would announce to everyone that the two families were at odds. In the end, Zhuge Liuyun returned to his house in disgrace.

After getting off the carriage, Xun Feng called him from behind. He turned around and his frown slightly relaxed, "It's Hua'er. Are you coming back so late? Is the No. 1 Street in the World very busy?"

Xun Feng looked at his unhappy look and said slightly surprised: "Father, what's wrong with you?"

Zhuge Liuyun cleared his throat and said, "It's nothing. Your mother-in-law went back to her parents' home to recuperate for a few days. I just went to see her."

Xun Feng raised his eyebrows and smiled slightly: "Today we are formulating the list of relief materials and the specific matters of escorting them. What I mean is not to follow the court's route and send special personnel to the disaster area to distribute them. This way we can ensure that all the relief materials can be delivered. into the hands of victims.”

Zhuge Liuyun was obviously not interested. He waved his hand and said casually: "You have been in charge of Tianxia No. 1 Street for two years and have never made any mistakes. You can take care of the relief supplies."

Xun Feng's pupils moved and he smiled: "But I need your stamp. I've decided to send it out tomorrow morning. It's so late that I can't disturb my sister-in-law."

There are two types of royal seals: the mother seal and the child seal. The authority of the mother seal is greater than that of the child seal. However, usually Zhuge Liuyun will not refute Shui Linglong's decision. In the past, Xun Feng tried his best to get Shui Linglong to seal it, but he came back late this time. Then he went to Zhuge Liuyun.

Zhuge Liuyun pressed his forehead, feeling a little tired, "You come with me."

Shui Linglong left Zhifan's room, and Anping came in with the concierge's records for the past month, "Prince Concubine, I just took a look at them, excluding the dining room, the miscellaneous room, Tian'anju, the main courtyard, and the Mohe courtyard. The entry and exit records are circled with cinnabar, please take a look."

Shui Linglong glanced at him approvingly, "You are thoughtful."

Each house and courtyard has its own matching cards. After taking the right cards, it is not impossible to go out to buy rouge, gouache or silk and satin, or even simply go shopping and visit the lake. For example, in September, Prince An took Qiao Hui out eight times. , Zhen went out of the house alone eleven times. Shui Linglong flipped through the pages, and when her eyes glanced at a name, she couldn't move away. She stretched out her green-white fingertips and slowly wandered over the name. Some images that had been ignored but were now slowly becoming clear appeared in her mind.

While thinking about it, Zhi Fan and Liu Lu came back. Liu Lu checked the dining room and reported: "There is nothing unusual in the dining room. It's just that the second wife keeps running to the dining room recently. It's probably because the second young lady is pregnant."

Shui Linglong blinked slowly and looked at Zhi Fan, "What else did you find out?"

Zhifan replied: "It's very strange over there in Fengyuan. Aunt Dong Jia actually went there and said that she was ordered by the king to send some midnight snacks to my uncle. I remember one time when I sent supper to Fengyuan, I accidentally saw something on the table. Putting the dishes on the table, I thought my uncle asked for it in the dining room, but now that I think about it, it’s most likely that it was given by the second room.”

Shui Linglong raised her eyebrows suspiciously. When did King An feel so concerned about Xun Feng?

In the Bauhinia Courtyard, Dong Jialin vomited violently into the spittoon, almost vomiting out bile. Xing'er hurriedly handed over a glass of warm water, "Auntie, rinse your mouth."

Dong Jialin straightened up and took the water glass, but as soon as she smelled the heat, she vomited again.

Xing'er was so frightened that she trembled all over, "Auntie...are you...are you...important?"

Dong Jialin rinsed her mouth, wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and said with deep eyes: "What's the big deal? I just have a bad stomach, just like Mrs. Mu."

Xing'er nodded tremblingly, without a trace of blood on her face. Ever since Dong Jialin threatened her, she had completely turned against Dong Jialin. Her wealth and life were closely linked to Dong Jialin's, so she hoped from the bottom of her heart that Dong Jialin would have a bright future, but she was heartbroken when she looked at anything that was too risky. …

Dong Jialin is actually not much better than her, but at least she can control it. "Have you taken care of everything?"

Xing'er replied: "It's taken care of."

Dong Jialin put down her handkerchief, straightened her clothes in front of the bronze mirror, and walked out of the clean room with a normal expression. As soon as she sat down, Shui Linglong led people into the room. Dong Jialin and Xing'er were both shocked and looked at her in disbelief. The powerful water is exquisite. Shui Linglong didn't even bother to look at them, she just said: "Search for me!"

Dong Jialin was horrified, "Prince Princess, what are you searching for? This is my room, how can you... search my things at will? Does the Second Madam know? Does the Second Young Madam know?"

Shui Linglong ignored her at all. She had just asked Qiao Hui. Prince An never asked anyone to send supper to Fengyuan, and Qiao Hui never asked for black chicken soup. This Dong Jialin... is very problematic!

Ye Mao, Zhi Fan and Liu Lu led several maids from the Mohe Courtyard to launch a series of intensive searches in the Bauhinia Courtyard. The huge commotion disturbed the Zhen family, Prince An and Qiao Hui. Several people came to the scene at the same time and all responded to the search. Shui Linglong’s behavior expressed incomprehension.

Mrs. Zhen frowned and said angrily: "Linglong, although you are in charge, this is still the second bedroom. Do you have to talk to Xiaohui first before you come to search?" Using Qiao Hui as a raft is actually saying Shui Linglong, she is the one in charge of the second house. Is it too arrogant for Shui Linglong to be so arrogant and disrespectful to her elders?

Shui Linglong said calmly and calmly: "Second Aunt, something happened suddenly. I was afraid that someone would destroy the evidence, so I rushed here in a hurry. If there is any lack of consideration, please forgive me."

These words came to fruition. Zhen didn’t have to go against Shui Linglong in the first place. Since Shui Linglong gave her the chance, she had no reason not to appreciate him. “Is there some unclean person in the Bauhinia Courtyard who has done dirty things?” ?”

Shui Linglong said in the usual tone: "We won't know until the search is completed."

Not long after, Liu Lu came out carrying a baggage, "Prince Concubine! My servant found this in the utility room!"

Everyone glanced at Liu Lu with regret at first, and then followed her words and noticed what was in her hand. Prince An and Qiao Hui looked at each other, not sure what was going on. Zhen's smile faded and she looked around. She saw Liu Lu shaking off her baggage and dropping out a red dress and a red gauze bamboo hat. Zhen was confused, "Clothes? What's so strange about this?"

Dong Jialin and Xing'er followed. Looking at the clothes, they subconsciously denied it, "This... this is not my thing..."

Shui Linglong's eyes sharpened and she said coldly: "Of course you won't admit that these are your things! Which thief would identify his stolen goods?"

The blood on Dong Jialin's face faded instantly, "Stolen items? I...I don't have any...Prince Princess, I don't understand what you are talking about...These are really not my things..."

Shui Linglong interrupted her coldly, "Whose is it if it's not yours? I sent people to find out who spread the rumors to slander Madam, and they found a woman wearing red clothes and a hat! If it hadn't been for me After checking the entry and exit records of the concierge, I can’t think of anyone who has stolen the goods. Do you still want to deny it? "

 (End of this chapter)