First Concubine

Chapter 274 Wheel of Fortune (1)

A few days later, Li Cai'er and Wu Lian'er paid their respects to Dong Jialin as usual. Dong Jialin asked them about some matters in their bedroom, and arranged for someone from the Shang Palace Bureau to buy some new furniture. The two thanked them with a smile. The whole morning passed quietly. When lunch time was approaching, the two stood up to leave. Dong Jialin waved her hand and did not mention anything unfavorable to Shui Linglong or the Queen. The two stepped back, and as soon as they crossed the threshold, they bumped into Dr. Liu, who was sweating.

 Liu Quan was the imperial physician appointed by Xun Feng, and he had a transcendent status in the imperial hospital. Liu Quan saluted them and said, "I'd like to pay my respects to Empress Zhaorong and Empress Zhao!"

Li Cai'er said gently and honestly: "Doctor Liu doesn't need to be polite."

 After a brief encounter, Liu Quan entered the main hall carrying the medicine box on his back. Li Cai'er and Wu Lian'er walked hand in hand towards the outside of the palace. Behind them came a voice that seemed to be missing, "Wei Chen is definitely a male fetus, just like the queen's..." followed by the sound of breaking things, followed by Li Cai'er and Wu Lian'er. Lian'er saw Liu Quan with a disgraced face and ran out of Yuzhao Palace as if fleeing from danger.

Wu Lian'er looked at Liu Quan's back and took a breath of cold air, "Hey, why are Hui Zhaoyi so angry?"

Li Cai'er smiled coldly, "You and I were pregnant at the same time. Mine is a son, and yours is also a son. If my status is higher than yours, will you feel comfortable?"

Wu Lian'er curled her lips honestly, "I feel uncomfortable!"

Li Cai'er frowned, took Wu Lian'er's hand and squatted behind the rockery, "Shh!"

Wu Lian'er was shocked and didn't understand what was happening to Li Cai'er. She looked in the direction of Li Cai'er's finger and saw Xing'er coming out of Yuzhao Palace with her head lowered, looking around furtively. Li Cai'er made a silent gesture and took the lead to follow Xing'er.

Xing'er walked a little faster, turning left and right, and arrived at the Xiyuan of the Imperial Palace near Leng Palace, where many oleanders were planted. It was early spring, and the oleander only grew a few leaves here and there. Xing'er picked all the leaves and secretly stuffed them into her purse before taking small steps back to Yuzhao Palace.

Wu Lian'er was stunned, "She...she...what is she doing picking oleander leaves?"

Li Cai'er's pupils shrank, "No, she wants to harm the queen!"

The wind was beautiful, the sky was clear, and the water was exquisite. She lay under the crabapple tree and basked in the sun. After basking in the sun, she fell asleep. Half asleep and half awake, she saw Zhuge Yu again. Zhuge Yu's delicate and slender fingers slowly caressed her cheek and said dotingly: "I'm here to pick you up and the child." She was so happy that she buried her head in Zhuge Yu's warm neck, feeling the warmth of Zhuge Yu's neck. With her slowly beating pulse, she felt that the frozen blood all over her body was returning to smooth flow bit by bit. Zhuge Yu smiled softly, and a lingering kiss fell on her eyebrows, like soft quicksand passing over her skin, warm, itchy, and intoxicating. She hummed comfortably, a little dissatisfied with his reluctant kiss.

Zhuge Yu was inspired, and held her waist with his generous hands. Considering that she was pregnant, he did not dare to use force, so he lingered so gently, but the kiss slowly moved down from the eyebrows, to the eyes, the tip of the nose, the cheeks...about to When he kissed her lips, she slowly woke up from her sleep. When she opened her eyes, she suddenly ran into a pair of eyes shining in the darkness, like the sun falling into the underworld, shining brightly into the abyss of evil a hundred meters away. There is an evil beauty in it.

Shui Linglong pushed him away and sat up straight. The violent shaking made her stomach churn, and she bent over and vomited.

Xun Feng's eyes filled with sadness, and he smiled speciously: "Why bother? Didn't you enjoy it just now?"

Shui Linglong gave him a cold look, stood up and walked into the inner hall. Xun Feng raised his eyebrows, smiled lightly, and walked away. Shui Linglong went into the room to wash up and eat some fresh fruits. Not long after, the palace people reported that Li Zhaorong and Wu Guifei had arrived.

Li Cai'er is a fool who can't see Xun Feng's preference for Shui Linglong. If so, why does she want to fawn over Dong Jialin, who is inferior to Shui Linglong in everything? Li Cai'er reported the strange phenomena discovered by herself and Wu Gui'er to Shui Linglong word for word, "I was not sure what Empress Zhaoyi was going to do. I felt something was fishy, ​​so I came to tell the empress!"

Shui Linglong rewarded the two with a pair of luminous pearls and asked Zhi Fan to send them out. On the other side, Liu Lu came in with a letter from the palace. Shui Linglong read the letter and frowned, "Send it to Weiyang Palace. "

In the Weiyang Palace, Dong Jialin walked towards Yao Xin with a bowl of lotus seed soup. Jin Jue stopped in front of her warily, "Empress Zhaoyi, please put the food on the table. It's not yet time for the empress to eat."

Dong Jialin sneered, "I'm here as I say. You, a humble servant, dare to block my way. You don't even take me seriously. Get out of the way!"

Jin Jue refused to let him go, Dong Jialin winked, Xing'er and another palace maid stepped forward and pinched Jin Jue, and blocked Jin Jue's mouth with a handkerchief. Jin Jue struggled desperately, but her delicate body was no match for the strength of the two of them. She just watched Dong Jialin sit on the bedside with lotus seed soup, and scooped a spoonful of lotus seed soup into Yao Xin's mouth...

At the critical moment, a message from the palace staff sounded outside the door, "Concubine Chen has arrived—"

Shui Linglong walked into the inner hall as cold as ice, but Dong Jialin seemed not to realize that Shui Linglong was close at hand. She quickly opened Yao Xin's mouth and poured the lotus seed soup in.

Shui Linglong grabbed her arm and said sternly: "Dong Jialin, you are so brave!"

"Ah -" Dong Jialin fell to the ground, lotus seed soup spilled all over her body, she lay on the cold floor in a mess, covered her stomach and started to cry out in pain: "It hurts so much..."

Xing'er hurriedly let go of the kumquat, looked at the accompanying palace maids, and scolded: "Are you all stupid? Your Majesty is injured, why don't you go and report it to the Emperor's Imperial Physician Xuan!"

After Xun Feng learned the news, he immediately put down his official duties and came to Yuzhao Palace. Accompanying him was Imperial Physician Liu who specially asked Dong Jialin for a safe pulse. Doctor Liu walked around the screen, checked Dong Jialin's pulse, and then came out to report to Xun Feng and Shui Linglong: "Your Majesty, Concubine Chen, Concubine Zhaoyi has a fetal movement, and the baby...can't be saved!"

Xun Feng's eyes darkened, and over there, Xing'er fell to her knees on the ground, "Your Majesty! Your Majesty, you have to make the decision for me! Empress Zhaoyi just made some lotus seed soup to honor the empress, and Concubine Chen didn't even ask. He threw Empress Zhaoyi to the ground. Empress Zhaoyi had had fetal contractions some time ago, and Concubine Chen also knew..."

Shui Linglong didn't seem to understand her subtext, and said calmly: "Mr. Liu, hurry up and deliver Hui Zhaoyi's baby. Even if the tire slips, the Zihe car must be dealt with properly."

Xing'er lowered her head and smiled proudly.

Actually, Shui Linglong also wanted to laugh. How could she not know what Dong Jialin's wishful thinking was? This trick may be effective against Yun Li, but it will definitely backfire on Xun Feng. Xun Feng's rebellious and bloodthirsty elements are no less than Zhuge Yu's. Whoever threatens him, he will bloodbath the court and the mansion, and then tell those people majestically, "Blackmail me?" Kill your whole family!

Physician Liu led two medical women into the delivery room. In the delivery room, Dong Jialin screamed heart-breakingly, and Shui Linglong secretly praised her. It was hard not to become famous for her acting skills.

The strong smell of blood came from the inner room. Xun Feng's face darkened and he looked at Shui Linglong, who was as indifferent as water. "You go back to Chen Palace."

Xing'er was so shocked that she just let Linglong go away?

Shui Linglong turned her beautiful eyes and said in a low voice: "I don't know whether the person I 'killed' is the prince or the princess, how can I leave like this?"

As soon as he finished speaking, a shrill scream rushed into everyone's ears like a sharp arrow. Xun Feng frowned and subconsciously wanted to ask. On the other end, a frightened medical woman stumbled out, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty ! So...so scary...Mother...Mother, she..."

Xun Feng's eyes turned cold and he said in a deep voice: "Speak carefully! What's going on?"

 The doctor woman was shaking like chaff, "Zhaoyi...Empress Zhaoyi...gave...a litter of mice!"

Xun Feng strode into the inner room, his sharp eyes scanning over the nest of soft little glutinous rice dumpling-like animals, feeling an unprecedented chill in his heart!

Dong Jialin looked at Xun Feng blankly, tears falling down her cheeks, "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... You... You listen... I am... I am unjustly accused..."

No matter how sweet her tongue was, Xun Feng would never believe it. The mouse was Shui Linglong’s fault, but Shui Linglong couldn’t control the disappearance of the fetus. Dong Jialin used Wu Lian'er and Li Cai'er to hope that Shui Linglong would believe that she had the intention to murder the queen, and then pretended to be pushed down when Shui Linglong stopped her in order to "slip the tires". In order to completely win Xun Feng's trust, Dong Jialin also prepared Got a fresh stillbirth and a Zihe car. Dong Jialin was unable to enter and leave the palace freely, and Liu Quan, who had been asking for a safe pulse for Dong Jialin, became the object of Shui Linglong's suspicion.

Xun Feng looked coldly at Liu Quan, who had been holding Dong Jialin's pulse safely, "The car is broken!"

As for Dong Jialin, he didn’t even bother to take a look, and said in disgust: “Take away the title, demote her to changing clothes, and beat her to death with a stick!”

Dong Jialin felt as if she had fallen into an ice cellar and said in panic: "Your Majesty! Your Majesty, please listen to my concubine's explanation! Your Majesty!" Xun Feng ignored her and left decisively.

Shui Linglong took out an embroidery needle from her purse and said, "The queen and I came out of the mother and baby store. Suddenly we encountered a crazy horse and almost died. I thought it was Shui Lingxi at first, but then I thought about it. Shui Linglong Xi didn't know that the queen and I would appear at the mother and baby store, so how could she arrange the accident in advance? Dong Jialin, was it you? "

The truth of the matter that day was that Xun Feng wanted to see Yao Xin, found out that Yao Xin had gone to the maternal and infant store, and then took a carriage to the destination. Dong Jialin, who had been accompanying Xun Feng, naturally knew this news. Dong Jialin never thought about harming Shui Linglong, she wanted to get rid of Yao Xin's fetus. A woman who wouldn't even let go of her unborn baby. What reason did Shui Linglong have to let her go? Dong Jialin's lioness roar came from behind. Shui Linglong didn't care at all. Misfortunes committed by God can be forgiven, but misfortunes committed by oneself cannot survive.

In the Guo Mansion, Guo Yan cooked a table of delicious dishes, opened the door with a smile on his face, looked at the third princess curled up on the bedside with empty eyes, and said, "Madam, it's time to eat!"

 The third princess was indifferent. She had been like this ever since she heard about the change of imperial power and the bad news about the Yun family.

“Madam, let me feed you.” Guo Yan brought a bowl of rice and a plate with several dishes, and picked up a chopstick of her favorite young bamboo shoots. “Ah, open your mouth.”

The third princess turned away, but Guo Yan didn't give up. He walked around to the other side and put the young bamboo shoots into her mouth.

The third princess didn't chew it, just held it in her mouth blankly, tears falling on the back of her hand. Guo Yan took away his chopsticks and sighed distressedly: "I haven't eaten for three days again. If you feel uncomfortable, just beat me. I'm thick-skinned and thick-skinned. It doesn't matter how many times I get beaten, but you are delicate and will be hungry for a long time." I'm sick. How about a bite?"

Guo Yan put down the bowl and chopsticks, took out the whip, and then took off his shirt, revealing his bronze texture and countless wounds from swords and arrows, large and small. The third princess felt a sore nose when she saw the unknown hardships behind his outstanding military exploits, and hugged him from behind. She had no choice but to feel sorry for him, so much that she didn't even have the courage to die for the country. It was obviously his father who ruined her family and forced her brother to death, but she couldn't hate him at all. What should she do with this man?

Guo Yan turned around and held her in his arms while she was crying silently. The third princess struggled to get up, put on his clothes, and sobbed: "Where is my sister-in-law?"

Guo Yan said: "She is fine, and so are the two children." Bingbing and others were imprisoned in the palace. It was not that he did not try to find them, but Xun Feng ordered the guards to surround the palace tightly. They couldn't break through Xun Feng's blockade.

The third princess looked into Guo Yan's eyes with tears in her eyes and begged, "Can you send them to Mobei?"

 Guo Yan looked at the haggard appearance of the third princess and could not say a word of rejection, "I will find a way."

Xun Feng was discussing government affairs with Jin Shang Palace in the imperial study. Eunuch Deng quietly reported at the door, "Your Majesty, General Guo wants to see you!"

Since he ascended the throne, Guo Yan has taken sick leave and not come to court. He thought he would stay on for the rest of his life. "Xuan!"

Guo Yan wore dark red court clothes and entered. He bowed respectfully to the people sitting on the seat and said, "I am here to greet you, Your Majesty."

Xun Feng threw the book in his hand coolly, pointed to the imperial chair aside, and said with a faint smile, "Sit down, General Guo has recovered and is ready to go to court in the morning?"

 “How is Linglong?” Guo Yan did not answer Xun Feng’s words.

Xun Feng couldn't help but take another look at Guo Yan. Guo Yan and Shui Linglong were in the same group, and they often helped Shui Linglong harm him. Moreover, he was the consort of the third princess. Logically speaking, if he wanted to consolidate his power, he would first kill him. He wanted to kill him, but for some reason, he couldn't bring himself to kill him.

 “She is fine and the fetus is healthy.”

Guo Yan hummed lightly, and then said: "Yunyao and I want to go to the palace to visit Bingbing."

no! Xun Feng frowned, looking at Guo Yan who looked aggrieved like a little poodle, and said in a strange way: "Okay." After saying that, he wanted to slap himself.

Guo Yan was slightly stunned. For a moment, he felt the aura of father's love, but in just a moment, Xun Feng once again showed his powerful imperial pressure. Guo Yan lowered his head and said inconsistently: "Um... Your Majesty... Your Majesty, I have something to confess to you." If I don't confess, I'm afraid I won't have a chance...

"Are you telling the truth?" Shui Linglong asked Zhifan with a smile in Chen Palace. This time, the smile was from the heart, and Zhifan could feel it at a glance.

Zhi Fan nodded, feeling very good, "Yes, I heard from the people in the imperial kitchen that the emperor has kept General Guo for dinner."

Shui Linglong breathed a long sigh of relief. There had been no news from Guo Mansion in the past few days. She had been worried about what Xun Feng would do to Guo Yan. She was hesitating whether to tell Xun Feng Guo Yan's true identity to prevent Xun Feng from killing him by mistake. son.

“Let’s go, I’m hungry too. Let’s go to Hualong Palace for some food.”

"Why should I believe you?" After hearing Guo Yan's eloquent statement, Xun Feng was so shocked that it took him a while to recover.

Guo Yan looked down at his clasped hands and said softly, "You don't have to believe me. I just want peace of mind. They say that people who are about to die are good at what they say. I don't seem to get any benefit from lying to you."

die? As soon as this word came to his mind, Xun Feng frowned in displeasure, "How could there be no benefits? Don't you like Shui Linglong? Aren't you willing to do anything for her? Now help her tell a lie to deceive my sympathy. What’s the big deal? If you were my son, wouldn’t it be ridiculous to go against me several times?”

 Guo Yan smiled faintly, with the helplessness of fate and the paleness of time, "Don't you wonder why Linglong knows your habits and methods so well? And why does he oppose you for no reason? It's just an injustice in the previous life!"

Xun Feng was shocked. The reason why he had been defeated repeatedly was because Shui Linglong could always see his strategic tendencies. He couldn't figure out the reason before, but now after listening to Guo Yan's explanation, he seems to understand a little better.

"If what you said is true, then why did I let her go? If I don't canonize her as a queen! Isn't it enough for me to pamper her all my life?"

“She and Zhuge Yu fell in love with each other and had children…”

"She and I also have a child!" Xun Feng interrupted Guo Yan sharply, his voice trembling slightly, "She and I also loved each other, so it is possible for us. Thank you for telling me such good news!"

Guo Yan didn't expect that his persuasion not only failed to make Xun Feng give up Shui Linglong, but also ignited Xun Feng's hope. If he had known this, he...he wouldn't have said it!

After Guo Yan retreated, Jin Shanggong walked out of the side room. Xun Feng changed his excitement in front of Guo Yan and his eyes were as calm as a lake. "How is it? How credible is his words?"

Jin Shanggong said thoughtfully: "Your Majesty, do you still remember that I told you that you are the destiny of Tianlong and General Guo is the destiny of the real dragon?"

Xun Feng nodded. If he hadn't remembered these things, he would have killed Guo Yan on the spot for using evil words to deceive the emperor. Jin Shanggong took a weak breath, "The True Dragon is the son of Tianlong. Judging from his luck, Guo Yan, uh... Xun Bin, he is indeed your son."

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud noise outside the door, but Guo Yan fainted on the ground. Xun Feng strode to the door and hugged the pale Guo Yan into his arms, "Mr. Xuan!"

 (End of this chapter)