First Concubine

Chapter 253: Conspiracy to usurp the throne (3)

"You did a good job." Shui Linglong praised her affirmatively, then took out a bag of silver coins and handed it to her hand, "Lock Xing'er up."

 “Yes!” The mother-in-law happily took the money bag and solemnly agreed.

Shui Linglong took Ye Mao, Zhi Fan and Liu Lu and went to the outer courtyard to inform Anping, and then the four of them followed Dong Jialin quietly.

Dong Jialin wore a veil, so most people could not recognize her appearance, but she was still very cautious. Several times, Shui Linglong and her group followed too closely and almost got discovered. Dong Jialin walked forward cautiously, making many twists and turns, and turned into a small alley. At the end of the alley, she turned right and there was a third shop called "Zhen Bao Pavilion".

Zhi Fan and Ye Mao were deeply impressed by Zhenbao Pavilion. Before the eldest daughter left the palace, she spent a lot of money in Zhenbao Pavilion and bought more than two thousand taels of jewelry. The two of them suffered from the eldest daughter's heartache for a whole month. And what is so special about this shop?

Two quarters of an hour later, Dong Jialin changed out of the palace maid's clothes when she came out of the shop, but she was still covered with a veil. She looked around and hurriedly stepped onto an inconspicuous carriage. Shui Linglong and her party immediately hired a carriage to catch up from a distance. After traveling for about two-quarters of an hour, the carriage left the downtown area and turned into a quiet alley. Ruoshui Linglong remembered correctly that this was the direction to Putuo Temple.

Dong Jialin got off the carriage, folded her hands on her belly intentionally or unintentionally, slowly climbed the steps, and walked towards the temple halfway up the mountain. Shui Linglong jumped down to the ground, marked the grass on the side with special medicinal powder, and then covered it with weeds. "Wear a veil." Ye Mao, Zhi Fan and Liu Lv all took out their veils from their arms and put them on, Shui Linglong Linglong is no exception.

After Dong Jialin visited various major Buddhist temples like an ordinary pilgrim, she knelt in front of the Buddha and shook a lotus. The eminent monk patiently explained the inscription for her. Shui Linglong didn't hear the specific content clearly, but looking at the smile in Dong Jialin's eyes, at least it was Sign the branch.

Several people were throwing copper coins into an incense cauldron outside the hall. Zhi Fan looked back at Dong Jialin, who was chatting happily with the eminent monk, and asked in a low voice: "Miss, is she... just here to offer incense and pray for blessings? I heard that many Women who are pregnant with children will come to the temple to make a wish, and then return to the temple to fulfill their wish. "

Liu Lu snorted, "Pray for blessings? Come on, she probably misses a man! Look at her eyebrows and eye shadow, she looks as charming as Su Daji! Pregnant women cannot use these things. If she wants to sincerely pray for her child, she must first Don’t use makeup on your face!”

The last sentence was a little louder, and Dong Jialin seemed to have noticed something. She turned her upper body with a smile and looked outside the hall, "Yes, you are right, my brother has been through all the hardships..."

Shui Linglong and others quickly took out one copper coin after another and threw it into the tripod. Dong Jialin's expression softened slightly, then she looked at the eminent monk, "I have benefited a lot from discussing Zen with you. You are worthy of being an eminent monk."

 “Where?” the eminent monk asked politely.

Dong Jialin said goodbye to the eminent monk with a smile, picked up her skirt and walked towards the side room where female pilgrims rested. People are divided into three, six or nine grades, and the same is true for the wing rooms. The ordinary wing is on the west, the medium wing is on the south, and the row of red tile walls on the east is a resting place for the royal family or very prominent people. Dong Jialin went to the middle wing.

In order to better observe Dong Jialin's movements, Shui Linglong climbed up a hillside opposite the wing and asked Zhifan, Ye Mao and Liu Lu to ask for the wing next to Dong Jialin. Zhifan opened the front window to exchange signals with Shui Linglong. .

Shui Linglong initially thought that Xun Feng would come to see Dong Jialin in person after Dong Jialin had a conversation with the shopkeeper in Zhenbao Pavilion, but apparently, she underestimated Xun Feng's caution. From noon to sunset, Dong Jialin's door was kept tightly closed. If Zhi Fan hadn't made a "target is alive" gesture to her every quarter of an hour, she might have thought that there was a tunnel in the room and Dong Jialin had escaped.

Another two quarters of an hour later, Shui Linglong's stomach growled with hunger. The aroma of rice from the temple came rushing towards her face along with the breeze, and Shui Linglong's saliva flowed out. Just as she was daydreaming about countless delicacies, a bald novice knocked on Dong Jialin's door carrying a food box. The door opened and the novice walked into the room. Five minutes after the door closed, the novice walked out.

Shui Linglong frowned suspiciously. She just delivered the food to the door. Why did she go in for several minutes? Shui Linglong gestured to Zhifan, and Zhifan said to Liu Lu: "The eldest lady asked you to follow that young monk." Liu Lu followed her words and followed lightly.

After a while, a cleaning lady entered the room. The temple would take in some homeless people as appropriate, and they would help the temple with whatever they could. Therefore, the appearance of the cleaning lady was not surprising. Five minutes later, Shui Linglong saw Dong Jialin coming out wearing a veil. This surprised Shui Linglong. She made a gesture and Ye Mao chased after her. The servant girl was still in the room. What was she doing? Simply clean up the room, or give it a makeover?

Suddenly, thick smoke billowed out of a meditation room at the end of the corridor. Then, someone ran out and shouted, "The water is leaking! The water is leaking! Leave the Zen room quickly and go to the front hall! Everyone, move quickly, hurry up. Leave the monastery! It’s burning!”

 At her call, all the doors to the meditation room opened one after another, and the female guests fled out one after another. In just a few breaths, the scene fell into chaos. Shui Linglong noticed that the sweeping maid rushed out of the door and blended into the crowd. Shui Linglong made a gesture to Zhi Fan, who was frightened and barely maintained his composure. Zhi Fan held his chest and stepped to follow.

Now all that's left is to wait, because even Shui Linglong herself doesn't know who among the three is the real Dong Jialin. The bald novice is the least likely to be the one with different genders, but the possibility of dressing up in disguise is not ruled out.

Time passed for another two-quarters of an hour, and Liu Lu came back. She held up the train of her skirt and kept panting, "Eldest...eldest lady, that...monk is the real Dong Jialin. She wore a special hat on her head. She pulled it halfway. The slave girl saw the hair inside. Now she entered a courtyard, and the slave girl looked at the door and saw Jin Shang Palace! "

 What a clever idea! Xun Feng was sure of her suspicion, so it was difficult for ordinary people to guess the head of the little novice monk because he was a man with a bald head. One that eliminates suspicion.

Shui Linglong's pupils narrowed, and something flashed through her mind, but she couldn't catch it too quickly, "You wait here for Zhi Fan and Ye Mao, and don't go anywhere after that. I'll be back soon."

In the room, Xun Feng pointed to the book on the table and said: "The account books of these officials have been collected. They must take them all with them when they leave. They must not fall into the hands of others."

"Yes, I understand."

 “How is the situation outside?”

Jin Shanggong said with a hint of joy: "Your Majesty, as you expected, the Emperor has ordered a reexamination of the treasure map case and is now calling you back to the capital."

"Yao Xin is in my hands. The Yao family has to protect me first, and then protect Yao Xin." Xun Feng smiled, "Of course, this is also thanks to the fact that the Leng family and the Zhuge family remained neutral and refused to support The Yao family is Yunli's biggest supporter of imperial power, can Yunli not do his best to protect them? "

Jin Shanggong couldn't hide his smile, "As long as Madam is by the Crown Prince's side, the Yao family will protect the Crown Prince. In this way, it will be much easier for us to plan our own affairs." After saying this, the guard reported that Dong Jialin was coming.

Xun Feng winked, Jin Shanggong understood, and went to the next room with the book in his arms.

Dong Jialin pushed open the door and walked in. As soon as she saw Xun Feng, she pulled off the hood on her head. Her black hair hung down and her tears fell, "Your Majesty."

Xun Feng gently held her in his arms and asked softly: "Why are you crying? Are you wronged in the house?"

Dong Jialin sobbed: "It doesn't matter if I feel a little wronged, as long as the prince always remembers me and the child in his heart."

"Child?" A trace of surprise flashed across Xun Feng's dark and deep eyes.

Dong Jialin took Xun Feng's hand and put it on her not-so-obvious abdomen, and choked with sobs: "On the day of your accident, Doctor Hu diagnosed me with a one-and-a-half-month pregnancy. Because of it, I escaped death and was placed under house arrest in Zijingyuan. I've been waiting for you to pick me up every day, but you..." At the end of the story, she burst into tears, "You only have Yao Xin in your heart, and you don't forget to take Yao Xin with you when you leave, and you don't care about the life and death of our mother and son..."

 Based on the gestational age, the child is his. It was just a woman he had played with, and he didn't take it seriously, but if she was pregnant with his child, that would be a different matter. Xun Feng raised his lips and smiled, and said with relief: "If I really didn't care about you, would you be able to find your way here today smoothly?"

Dong Jialin sniffed and looked at him with wide, tearful eyes, "Then tell me, how do you plan to arrange for me in the future?"

"Your Majesty, my wife refuses to eat." Just when Xun Feng was thinking about how to answer Dong Jialin, the maid's report sounded outside. Xun Feng patted her shoulder, "You change your clothes and take a rest. I'll be right back."

Dong Jialin felt sour in her heart. Didn’t Yao Xin just refuse to eat? Are you so nervous?

In the antique room, Yao Xin leaned weakly on the bedside. The maid invited her to have a meal, but she waved her hand and told the maid to leave, "Get out, I have no appetite."

The maid glanced at Jinjue in embarrassment. Jinjue took the tray and sighed: "I'll do it, you go down."

The maid blessed herself gratefully and left the room.

Yao Xin’s favorite food is: stir-fried bacon sprouts, fish-flavored shredded pork, sweet and sour pork loin, shredded sweet potatoes, honey-glazed barbecued pork, steamed baby cabbage with preserved eggs and a black-bone chicken soup with wolfberry. Jin Jue put the tray on the table, picked up the rice bowl, picked up some vegetables, walked to the bed, and advised: "Miss, you should eat something. It's not possible to stay hungry like this. The prince will have to kill and cook later." "The maid."

Hearing this, Yao Xin's eyes flashed with disgust, "I don't want to eat it now, so I'll leave it for now and eat it when I'm hungry."

Kumquat obediently put the rice bowl back on the table. Yao Xin fell on the bed and "slept" with her head covered like a living dead. Suddenly, a woman's voice came from outside the door, "Madam, the slave has brought food."

Yao Xin frowned, didn’t he give it away? After thinking about it, the woman added: "It's grapes, Madam's favorite. There's no seafood, so Madam doesn't have to worry about vomiting."

Yao Xin’s temples twitched, and she hurried over to open the door. Sure enough, she saw Shui Linglong standing at the door, "Ling..."

Before the word "Long" came out of her mouth, Shui Linglong's ears twitched, she covered her mouth and ran into the room. She closed the door and bolted it. Almost at the same moment, a man's magnetic voice sounded outside the door, "Xin Son, it’s me.”

Yao Xin's eyes widened. Shui Linglong only covered her mouth, but she felt like she couldn't even breathe through her nose. Shui Linglong held back her shock and winked at her, while Yao Xin nodded. Shui Linglong slowly let go of her hand. Yao Xin's chest rose and fell a bit. Shui Linglong raised her arms to signal her to take a deep breath. Yao Xin took a few deep breaths and gradually calmed down her urge to scream.

At this time, Xun Feng asked again: "Xin'er, are you asleep?"

Yao Xin waved his hand towards Jinjie who was also frightened. Jinjie pulled Shui Linglong into the clean room. Yao Xin looked at the two people tiptoeing and said, "Well, I was a little sleepy, so I went to sleep first. I want to wake up." Come and eat again.”

Xun Feng frowned suspiciously, as if he was worried, "Open the door and I'll come in to see you."

Yao Xin's heart was shaken, and a layer of chill ran down his spine, "I'm going to sleep, you can come back tomorrow."

Xun Feng became more and more confused, "I'll stay in your room tonight."

Upon hearing this, Jin Jue felt so guilty that he staggered and accidentally knocked down the washbasin in the clean room. This sudden sound made Xun Feng more and more suspicious. Xun Feng used his internal strength to open the door. The cold wind rushed in suddenly, like a cold knife slashing across his face, and the hairs all over Yao Xin's body stood up. However, just as Xun Feng was about to cross the threshold, a maid came quickly and said, "Your Majesty, someone in your room has fainted!"

Xun Feng's eyes sharpened, he took back his feet that were raised in the air, turned around and returned to his room.

Yao Xin collapsed on the ground without any strength. Shui Linglong walked to her side, held her shoulders and said seriously: "There is not much time, I just ask you, are you willing to leave with me?"

Yao Xin nodded without thinking, Shui Linglong took her hand and led her and Jin Jue towards the door. This is a secluded courtyard in the mountain behind the temple. If she hadn't followed Dong Jialin, Shui Linglong would never have imagined that the temple could have such a high-end courtyard for pilgrims to rest. There are five places in the courtyard side by side, where some dignitaries live. In order not to attract extra attention, Xun Feng did not place too many people in the courtyard. In this way, Shui Linglong could go in and out of the courtyard with luck.

"We have to move quickly, Dong Jialin won't be able to delay for long." Shui Linglong solemnly reminded Yao Xin and Jin Jue as they looked at Yao Xin and Jin Jue who were gradually losing their strength.

Yao Xin casually wiped the sweat from his chin, "Dong Jialin? Why is she here?"

Shui Linglong looked around and whispered: "I can't explain it in too much detail. Basically, Xun Feng and Dong Jialin have an unclear relationship. Dong Jialin was pregnant with Xun Feng's child. She came to find Xun Feng. I followed her to find her." It’s up to you.”

Dong Jialin probably discovered that the four of them were following her when they were in the temple. She came here in person, and Dong Jialin could guess with her toes that her purpose was to take Yao Xin away. After Dong Jialin dressed up as a novice monk, she deliberately pulled off her hood to expose her hair to show Liu Lu. In fact, in this game, she and Dong Jialin had the same position, that is, they did not want Yao Xin to continue to stay by Xun Feng's side.

Yao Xin's eyes trembled, and she squeezed Shui Linglong's hand a little tight. Shui Linglong understood how Yao Xin felt. No one would be comfortable if this matter was left to her. It was fine for Xun Feng to conceal his identity, but he had an affair with another woman... Shui Linglong couldn't help but wonder if it was wrong to ignore it at the beginning. She hoped that Xun Feng Feng has been the innocent and cute Mu Hua all her life, and she also hopes that someone can tie Xun Feng's heart, so that she and Xun Feng can change the reincarnation of their lives, and also change everyone's repeated bad luck, but it seems... she underestimated Xun Feng Feng has an emperor complex. In order to become emperor, he can do anything and use anything.

 “Thank you for coming to save me.” Yao Xin said in a low voice.

Shui Linglong looked at the disappointment in her eyes, with a hint of despair. An idea flashed in her mind. If Yao Xin gave up on Xun Feng, no longer married Xun Feng, and did not become the queen of the new dynasty, her fate in this life would be the same as what the monk had shown her. There is a difference. Is this the "difference" that Yao Junjie said? If so, then Yao Xin can be said to have saved everyone! Shui Linglong shook her hand and said, "Don't think too much, it's all over. From now on, the bridge will return to the bridge, and the road will return to the road."

Yao Xin’s eyes tightened, “That’s right, I have nothing to do with him anymore!”

"Xin'er, if you say this, your husband will be sad."

Shui Linglong and Yao Xin were shocked at the same time. Their soles felt like nails were drilled into them, and they could no longer take a step.

Xun Feng put his hands behind his back and casually passed by the three of them. He stopped a meter away from the opposite side, turned around and smiled coldly and evilly, "Who am I talking about? It turns out it is Crown Princess, why are you coming all the way to see my wife and why don’t you just say hello to me?”

Yao Xin turned away stubbornly, "Who is your wife? I am marrying Mu Hua. Since you are not her, this marriage is invalid."

Xun Feng looked at Yao Xin, his smile lost the coldness and evilness when facing Shui Linglong, and became as gentle as a spring flower, "We are husband and wife, Xin'er, you can't deny it."

Yao Xin turned pale with anger, "Shameless!"

Xun Feng could have told Yao Xin that I am not the only one who is shameless, but also Leng Youru and Shui Linglong. They knew I was Xun Feng but did not tell you, but Xun Feng did not intend to say it out loud. He was not happy to see Yao Xin. Xin and Shui Linglong broke up, and he hoped that the two of them would live in peace and emulate Ehuang Nvying. He looked at Shui Linglong again, "A few weak female monks dared to break into the dragon's pond and the tiger's den. I underestimated your courage, Shui Linglong." After saying this, he clapped his hands, and several powerful young novices escorted them to the ground. forward.

Shui Linglong's expression changed slightly, "The branches are lush, the leaves are lush, and the willows are green!"

Xun Feng smiled and said, "How about exchanging three for one?"

Shui Linglong suddenly clenched her fists, Yao Xin raised her head, pushed the tears back from the corners of her eyes, and smiled bitterly, "Linglong, please take them away, I can't leave."

 (End of this chapter)