First Concubine

Chapter 258: Fighting with the Demonic Princess (2)

Shui Linglong hit the nail on the head and said: "But Xun Feng is no longer a member of the Pingnan Hou Mansion. Besides, with current interests, what are those entanglements?" Not only that, I am afraid that even Shui Chenxiang has returned to Xun Feng's camp. This A man's ability to win over people's hearts is really not something he just blows off.

Guo Yan sat back on the chair thoughtfully, "I finally recovered my memory."

Shui Linglong stood up and walked to the desk, opened the drawer and started looking for a booklet. Guo Yan looked at her and asked: "By the way, why has the Yan family army been silent? The emperor issued two edicts one after another before he fell ill, ordering me to defend the capital and Zhuge Yu to go to Kunshan to dispatch troops and generals. Why wasn't he called Yan? The king of Qin’s family?”

"If my guess is correct, it's not that the emperor didn't call, it's that the messenger didn't leave the capital alive." Shui Linglong handed the booklet to Guo Yan, "This is the account book that Zhuge Yu stole from Xun Feng, please send more If someone protects them, Xun Feng will want to kill them if he cannot control them. "

Guo Yan took it, and Shui Linglong said again: "By the way, help me contact someone."

In November, the domestic war was tense. Zhuge Yu and the third prince fought and killed each other from the capital to the south. The third prince occupied the land in the south of the Yangtze River and became the king. Under the banner of opposing Concubine Li and saving Yunli, he organized a group of people along the way. Another group of rebels fought tenaciously against the imperial army. Considering that most of them were common people who had been deceived, Zhuge Yu did not carry out a **** massacre, but mostly outmaneuvered them. What puzzled the soldiers the most was that the strange weather they encountered along the way was simply beyond ordinary imagination. Snowstorms, hail, fog, sunny days and thunder and lightning... Many literati and poets wrote them into scripts and dramas, and spread them among the people. , there are more and more legends about Zhuge Yu, and many old people even mentioned him with a hint of legend in their words. Of course, this is a story for another day.

While the war in the south was in full swing, the situation in the capital was becoming more and more intense. Even though Bingbing came forward to confirm Concubine Li's status, as Yunli and the Queen Mother did not show up for longer and longer, voices questioning Concubine Li in the court began again. Concubine Li executed two ministers with iron and blood skills, which temporarily shocked everyone.

On this day, Shui Linglong took the winter clothes sewn by No. 1 Embroidery House and went to Qingyouyuan. "There are clothes for your mother and concubine, brother Hao, children's clothes, and four sets..." At this point, Shui Linglong paused. After a pause.

Leng Youru touched the fiery red Liuguang Brocade and said softly: "I know, I will send someone to Qingluan Residence later."

"Thank you, concubine." Shui Linglong bowed and said, "I plan to go to the palace. I asked them to come to you for matters in the palace, so I disturbed your rest."

Leng Youru took a deep look at Shui Linglong and said, "Take Cen'er with you."

Shui Linglong was a little surprised. Cen'er was very skilled in martial arts and was no worse than Zhuge Yu's owl guards. Having Cen'er by her side was like having a safe amulet. Leng Youru must have guessed that she had entered the palace. The purpose was not simple, so she wanted to help her, but this time, she really didn't need to take Cen'er with her.

Shui Linglong smiled gently and said: "Thank you for your kindness. It's enough for me to have a special guard to **** me. Cen'er will stay and help my concubine handle the general affairs in the house so that she won't have to worry about it. If there is any need for Cen'er in the future, place, I will speak.”

Leng Youru lowered her eyes and drank the milk without saying anything else. Shui Linglong sent her brother and sister to the old lady's yard and then went to the palace.

Concubine Li did not allow anyone to visit the Queen Mother, the Emperor and the Queen, but she did not say that she was not allowed to visit others. The person Shui Linglong wanted to see today was her aunt Shui Chenxiang. The last time Yunli handed Shui Chenxiang over to the Queen Mother, the Queen Mother beat her hard twenty times and slapped her with a stick and a stick. Now more than a month has passed and she is still paralyzed in bed. At least, that was how Shui Linglong felt when she entered the Qingfeng Hall of Taihe Palace.

"Blessings to my aunt." Shui Linglong looked at Shui Chenxiang who was as angry as a gossamer on the bed, and bowed politely.

When Shui Chenxiang heard Shui Linglong's words, she slowly opened her eyes and glared at Shui Linglong with annoyance. You must know that her injury was due to Zhuge Yu. People from Fangdian, why did she suffer such a torture? She seemed to have completely forgotten that if she didn't seek death, she wouldn't die. It was all her own fault. Of course, as she was always good at disguising her emotions, she suddenly did not hide her anger, which made Shui Linglong narrow her eyes.

Shui Linglong sat down uninvited, as if she didn't care much about Shui Chenxiang's resistance, and said with a slow smile: "I brought the special gold sore medicine in the house. The effect is very good, and my aunt was happy." After saying that, she handed the medicine in her hand to Shui Linglong. Agarwood, water Agarwood didn't reach out to take it, so she put it on the bedside table.

Shui Chenxiang turned away from her and said, "Are you seeing my joke? Don't you think it's too late? My most embarrassing state is over!"

Shui Linglong was not led by Shui Chenxiang, "It's almost the New Year, I'll send you some New Year's gifts."

“Don’t be pretentious! Don’t forget that you have harmed me and I have harmed you not once or twice. You act so filial, and others may really think that we have such a close relationship between uncle and nephew!”

"Isn't this bad? It's better to dissolve enemies than to make enemies. Why should I indulge in hatred and spend the rest of my life in it?"

Shui Chenxiang snorted disdainfully, "If nothing happens, just leave the gift and leave quickly. My wounds will hurt for a few more days when I see you!"

Shui Linglong's meaningful eyes swept across the autumn-colored quilt embroidered with cinnamon branches, flowers and bird patterns. "This medicine is very effective. I will apply it for my aunt."

Shui Chenxiang said angrily: "Don't come! I'm tired and need to rest. Please leave!"

Shui Linglong smiled lightly, "My aunt used to have a good temper, but why is she so easily angry now? Is it because she misses the Twelve Prince too much? Yes, if it were me, I would be anxious all the time. Although my biological mother is not as good as her. The reason why the adoptive mother is older is because the children have no choice. If possible, who wouldn't want to grow up happily under the protection of the biological mother? I just passed by the Hall of Supreme Harmony and heard the cry of milk. I wonder if it belongs to the Twelve Princes. "

There are three princes who have not yet reached the crown living in the Hall of Supreme Harmony: the seventh prince, twelve years old, the son of the Queen Mother; the eleventh prince, five years old, the son of the original concubine De; the twelve princes, two years old, the son of Shui Chenxiang, he was originally He was handed over to Shui Lingyue to be raised, but the Supreme Emperor took him to the Queen Mother's palace before leaving the palace.

Shui Chenxiang's expression changed a little after hearing Shui Linglong's words. She turned her head and faced Shui Linglong again, "The Twelve Princes are crying? Have you entered the Hall of Supreme Harmony?"

Shui Linglong shook her head, "No, I heard it when I was passing by. If my aunt is worried, she can go to the Hall of Supreme Harmony to see the Twelve Princes. Based on my relationship with Concubine Li, entering the Hall of Supreme Harmony will not be a problem."

Shui Chenxiang lowered her eyes and remained silent. Shui Linglong seemed to be very surprised, "Oh! Could it be... Could it be that Concubine Li has become a supervisor, but she doesn't even give you a chance to reunite with the Twelve Princes? Oh my god, this is really... too... It’s not fair!”

Shui Chenxiang’s hands buried in the quilt gripped the sheets tightly. Shui Linglong did not let go of any expression on her face, making sure that she was a little excited, and then said: "If people don't tell secrets, how can Concubine Li get to the position? God knows that you know that I know it. I have no evidence." Overthrowing Concubine Li is just because I feel sorry for my aunt. You are obviously serving Xun Feng, so why is it that she has become a powerful prisoner, but you can't even see your own son? "

Shui Chenxiang's heart skipped a beat. It was hard to believe that Shui Linglong would come to such a crazy and bold conclusion. How could she connect herself with Xun Feng? She never disclosed her private dealings with Xun Feng. In fact, she only found out after Concubine Li entered the palace that the boss behind Ruixue Villa was actually Xun Feng, and the mysterious person she had been working with many years ago was also Xun Feng, but she could never admit this! Shui Chenxiang bit her lip, "Don't talk nonsense, I don't know Xun Feng at all..."

Shui Linglong watched Shui Chenxiang act and felt really tired for her. Shui Linglong stared at her eyes and said in one breath: "Aunt, I have no evidence, so don't worry that I will expose you. In fact, you have recovered a long time ago, but you deliberately pretended to be too weak to get out of bed. This eliminates the suspicion of framing the Queen Mother's illness!"

Shui Chenxiang’s expression changed again and again! Shui Linglong sighed: "Auntie, do you know that you have an ostrich mentality? When you are in danger, you dive into the sand, deceiving yourself and others into thinking that no one can see you."

Shui Chenxiang almost vomited blood, "What on earth do you want to say?"

Shui Linglong shrugged, "I want to say that you are not qualified to be a qualified mother. You know that the Twelve Prince is in a difficult situation, but you hypnotize yourself all day long, 'My Twelve is living a good life, and the Queen Mother will treat him well.' Auntie , the Queen Mother has been 'ill' by you, and now it is Concubine Li who is 'treating' her well! Concubine Li can use the little princess to control the queen, and she can also use the twelve princes to control you in the future. "

 “Don’t be alarmist!” Concubine Li roared.

A dark light flashed across Shui Linglong's eyes, and she quickly smiled and said: "Am I being alarmist? Just go to Concubine Li for confirmation and see if she will return the Twelve Princes to you. You must have agreed to cooperate with them at the beginning. In addition to getting out of the cold palace, the proposed conditions also include the custody of the Twelve Princes! In the past, the Queen Mother and the Emperor were suppressing her, and Concubine Li could not make the decision. Now Concubine Li is in charge of the Sixth Palace and dominates the court. Drag out and chop two of them, your little long-cherished wish couldn't be simpler for her! Finally, I remind my aunt, don't forget how you got into the cold palace in the first place, Xun Feng can give up on you once, I can give up on you twice! After all, you know too many secrets, and only the dead can keep them forever!"

Shui Chenxiang took a breath and almost bulged her eyes out, "You..."

"Auntie, do you want to say that Concubine Li is in the same situation as you and she has no reason to harm you? Auntie, do you know why you lose again and again? Because you are too smart and take yourself too seriously. You I feel like I am a chess player, but I don’t know that you are just a **** between Xun Feng and Concubine Li. Why does Xun Feng treat Concubine Li differently?” Shui Linglong’s eyes flashed and her smile was as bright as a flower, “Because there is a relationship between them. There is a crystallization of love—Prince Xunsi!”

No matter how Shui Chenxiang told herself that Shui Linglong was best at sowing discord and secretly changing concepts, she still couldn't help but worry about the Twelve Princes. Once the seeds of doubt take root in the mind, they are not easy to eradicate.

After Shui Linglong left, Shui Chenxiang rushed to Huining Palace. Concubine Li is reviewing the memorial. Although she is a businesswoman, she has been secretly trained by mysterious people since she was ten years old. She knows that she will never be a shell hidden in the mud. She is a pearl that will shine one day. lofty.

 “Your Majesty, Concubine Shui wants to see you.” The little palace maid reported softly.

Concubine Li frowned and said in a long voice: "Xuan."

When Shui Chenxiang entered the inner hall, Concubine Li had already dismissed all the eunuchs and maids, and there were no outsiders. Concubine Li simply opened the skylight and spoke frankly, "The entire palace knows that you are still injured and can't get out of bed. You suddenly show off like crazy and are not afraid of annoying people." Are you jealous? Don’t you think there’s enough gossip inside and outside the palace?”

Shui Chenxiang's mind was filled with the cries of the Twelve Princes. She stood outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony for a long time and indeed heard her son crying. He cried so loudly that her heart was broken. Therefore, her feelings for Concubine Li were The questioning fell on deaf ears, and he only gasped: "I want my son! Must! Now! Immediately!"

Concubine Li frowned upon hearing this, "You are confused! I have expressly prohibited everyone from entering and exiting the Hall of Supreme Harmony, so I cannot make an exception for you! Otherwise, if someone accuses you and me of having a close relationship and conspiring to conspire in the harem, it will be over!"

 “We are relatives, it’s okay to get closer.”

“It’s precisely because we are relatives that we have to avoid suspicion!”

Shui Chenxiang turned away and gritted her teeth: "I don't care. Back then you promised me a fiefdom so that my son and I could live at ease!"

"The key is that things haven't been done yet!" Concubine Li has a bad temper and is not as tolerant as Shui Chenxiang. It's terrible for her to get angry. Something was wrong with the way she looked at Shui Chenxiang now. Unfortunately, Shui Chenxiang was immersed in anger and didn't notice the difference in Concubine Li at all. Shui Chenxiang settled for the next best thing, "Then at least let the Twelve Princes live in my bedroom."

Concubine Li refused, "No, you can't change the harem ethics at will."

Shui Chenxiang slowly became angry, "The harem is normal? Then how do you keep the little princess by your side?"

 “The Queen is pregnant!”

 “The Queen Mother is sick!”

Concubine Li choked with anger and stopped messing around with her, "There's no discussion anyway! If you continue to be stubborn, I'll lock you up too!"

If Shui Chenxiang only believed one point of Shui Linglong's words before, now she believes five points. Five points was enough for her to risk everything to get her son back. Shui Chenxiang glanced at Concubine Li coldly, then turned and returned to the bedroom.

As soon as Shui Chenxiang left, Concubine Li called the female official, "What kind of stimulation did Shui Chenxiang receive today? Go to Haosheng to investigate."

The female official said: "Returning to your Majesty, the Crown Princess of Zhenbei Palace came to see Princess Shui today."

Shui Linglong wandered around the imperial garden leisurely, picking a wintersweet, pinching a crab apple, and finally throwing it to Zhi Fan as if she didn't like it at all. Zhifan was puzzled. The eldest young lady would start thinking about the children as soon as she went out. She wished she could put on a pair of wings and fly back. What happened today? She actually went to visit the imperial garden. Still in a state where the tip of her nose was red from the cold, she The young lady is most afraid of the cold.

Zhi Fan chuckled and said, "Miss, is the prince really Xun Feng's son? How can he be so good at sowing seeds? No one else can get pregnant, but he can?"

Shui Linglong laughed out loud, "How do I know whose father the prince is? It's just nonsense."

Zhifan’s smile froze at the corner of his mouth, it was really...a god-level liar!

“Shui Linglong!” Shui Chenxiang picked up the skirt of her skirt and walked over quickly.

Shui Linglong raised her head, with no surprise in her eyes, as if to say, look, I guessed it right, Concubine Li just won't return the Twelve Princes to you! How could Shui Chenxiang not guess Shui Linglong’s thoughts? But she didn't want to pay attention to this. She looked around with a wary look on her face.

Shui Linglong smiled lightly and said, "Zhi Fan is one of our own."

Shui Chenxiang took a deep breath and said seriously: "I know that you have a deep love for Sister Bingbing and want to help Bingbing get out of trouble. In fact, it doesn't matter who becomes the emperor to me. As long as you can convince Bingbing or the emperor to make the decree, maybe I will leave the palace with the Twelve Prince and go to the fiefdom, and I will help you deal with Concubine Li!"

 …

July has passed again, and there are still no signs of improvement for the Queen Mother and the Emperor. Although Concubine Li has repeatedly assured that both of them have woken up at different times, the voices of doubt are getting louder and more and more people are requesting to visit the Emperor and the Queen Mother. Bingbing intervened again, but with little success. Some people even pointed the finger at Bingbing, thinking that she was plotting evil, framed the emperor and the queen mother first, and colluded with Concubine Li to bring trouble to the court.

Concubine Li was worried about why there was no "good news" coming from the south, and was tired of dealing with all kinds of criticism. Finally, on a dark and windy night, she couldn't bear it anymore and called Shui Chenxiang to discuss countermeasures. After a whole night of detailed discussions, the two decided to open a forum to seek blessings from God.

 That night, Concubine Li made a decree and ordered people to spend a lot of money to invite Yang Daxian to the palace. After three days of preparation, Yang Daxian opened an altar on a lawn in the southeast corner of the palace to cast spells.

 Concubine Li invited the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty and many noble ladies to observe the ceremony. Even Bingbing, who was pregnant, and Concubine Yan, who was sent to the Buddhist hall as a punishment, were also called to the scene. Shui Linglong looked at the dark circle of heads and estimated that there were over a hundred people present, including royal family members, civil and military officials, noble ladies, and several important concubines, including those of the Supreme Emperor and Yunli.

 Bingbing is sitting on the phoenix seat due north, with Concubine Li and Concubine Yan sitting on both sides. Concubine Li has gentle eyes, while Concubine Yan has an arrogant expression. The two of them poured a cup of tea at the same time and handed it to Bingbing. Their eyes met and a strange spark flew into the air. Bingbing's pupils moved, and she smiled softly: "Leave it all alone, I'm not thirsty."

Yang Daxian stood up, raised his arm, and blood was sprinkled on the yellow paper, "Demon star, appear!" Then, a word jumped out on the paper, and it was... Li! Among the hundreds of people present, there was only one person named Li, the powerful Concubine Li.

Yao Qingfeng said with a stern look: "Execute the demon star! Give me a prosperous Zhou Dynasty!"

 (End of this chapter)