First Concubine

Chapter 61 Mother and son meet again (1)

 Following that, the coachman and the guards let out several screams one after another.

Shui Linglong quickly pressed the switch at the back, and the door panel that was originally closed suddenly popped open. Ye Mao was shocked. Shui Linglong had pulled her and jumped to the ground! Ye Mao never expected that there was a trap at the back of the carriage. Did the eldest lady make arrangements early in the morning?

The carriage was on fire. Shui Linglong and Ye Mao ran backwards under the cover of the fire. However, this struggle was obviously in vain. In just a few breaths, five masked men in black caught up with them!

Shui Linglong and Ye Mao stopped and stared at each other eagerly. Shui Linglong said sharply: "What on earth do you want to do?"

The man narrowed his eyes and said: "Kill and silence!"

As soon as the words fell, the five people raised their swords and slashed at Shui Linglong and Ye Mao!

The blade is as sharp as snow, and the chill is hitting my forehead. At this time, dark clouds are rolling in, the night is heavy, and the cold wind is blowing in waves, rustling the lush forest beside the road, and the birds seem to be frightened, flapping their wings and rushing into the sky! Shui Linglong clenched her fists and said silently in her heart: Three, two...

At this critical moment, two more men in black fell from the sky, as if they were peeled off from the night. Before Shui Linglong could see clearly how they appeared and how they moved, the sword that was about to fall on her and Ye Mao's heads was struck by Bounced away!

With two against five, there is no numerical advantage, but the two men in black are more superb in martial arts, and their attacks are fast, accurate and ruthless! In just a moment, the scene was cleared!

Shui Linglong’s hand holding the poison had veins popping out. This was so unexpected! Who is coming?

At this moment, another carriage came quickly, with the logo of Zhenbei Prince's Palace all over it. Shui Linglong's eyebrows jumped and she saw the carriage stopped beside her. Zhuge Yu opened the curtain and pulled her up. . Ye Mao also got in the car, but only sat outside with Anping.

Zhuge Yu glared at her angrily and took the poison from her hand. Look, he even took the poison. He was obviously prepared! Knowing that someone would intercept and kill her, she still dared to wander outside pretending to be nonchalant. Is this woman impatient with life?

 “Aren’t you afraid that there are too many people on the other side and your poison is not enough?” With a gritty tone!

 At any rate, he is a lifesaver. It doesn’t seem impossible to give in for a while! Shui Linglong cleared her throat and gave a reassuring smile: "I only took four guards with me when I went out. The other party sent out at most seven or eight people. This measure is for ten people!"

 Can you still laugh? You're such a heartless little thing, he's almost scared out of his wits! Zhuge Yu's expression became even more angry: "What if the opponent's martial arts skills are too high and you have no chance to take action? Or if the opponent uses hidden weapons or sharp arrows!"

Shui Linglong's smile remained the same as before, but her intention to please became more obvious. She stretched out her hand and made a small shrimp gesture: "Zhuge Yu, I'm just a weak woman. Do you need a hidden weapon to kill me?"

Zhuge Yu turned his face angrily: "Humph! But I was worrying for nothing, I'm just being sentimental!"

Shui Linglong's bright black pupils rolled around, and she said with a smile: "That's not true, Master, I just want to ask you for a favor." She originally planned to do this by herself, but it would be very difficult to do it. If Yu works in secret, the chance of success is much greater.

Zhuge Yu felt more at ease: "Okay, leave the investigation of the murderer to me. These people don't look like ordinary killers. I'm afraid even the secret guards of your Shangshu Mansion don't have such martial arts."

Seeing Shui Linglong lowering her eyes and saying nothing, Zhuge Yu asked, "Do you know who the murderer is?"

Shui Linglong hesitated for a moment, and finally decided to answer truthfully: "Maybe it's my aunt, maybe it's your father, there are only two possibilities." From the moment she opened her mouth to protect Guo Yan, Qin Fangyi should have had murderous intentions towards her. , in Qin Fangyi’s view, Guo Yan hurt Shui Lingxi, and she defended Guo Yan in every possible way. She might have colluded with Guo Yan to murder Shui Lingxi. Shui Linglong never expected that a bottle of medicine could completely bluff her from the beginning. When Qin Fangyi stayed, all she did was to anger Qin Fangyi to the greatest extent and force Qin Fangyi to attack her. As for the King of Zhenbei, the old lady's actions humiliated him. It was not surprising that he became angry and wanted to destroy the Shui family. Perhaps he had already thought of searching Shui Hangge's official records for more than ten years.

Zhuge Yu's eyes dimmed, really... could he be his father? He had obviously threatened him like that, there was no way he wouldn't do it.

Shui Linglong smiled, and her tone was very friendly and measured: "It doesn't have to be your father, even if it is, you are you. The King of Zhenbei is the King of Zhenbei, and I won't confuse him with him."

Zhuge Yu frowned, not liking her polite tone that made people feel distant. He would rather she throw a pillow over, even if she scolded him for being nosy. Without knowing what he thought of, he grabbed her right hand, raised it and took a look, and found that the bracelet given to her was not in his hand! His eyes turned cold: "Why don't you wear it?"

 Aren’t you talking about the murderer? Is this topic changing too quickly?

Shui Linglong couldn't laugh anymore, but she didn't take her hand away, and just let him hold it, as if she didn't care what he did: "It's too expensive, I'm afraid of losing it, so it's better to lock it in the cabinet. Well, I am just a concubine who has never seen the world. I don’t feel at ease wearing such precious things. Another day..."

"Don't think about it, I will let you marry into the Prince of Zhenbei smoothly!" Zhuge Yu interrupted her words in a cold voice, which were getting more and more hurtful. "There is no reason to take back what you have given out! We are committed to the marriage. There is no refund or exchange option!”

Shui Linglong lowered her eyes. Zhuge Yu was so excited that it hurt her wrists when he pinched her, but she felt that the physical pain was nothing. She even survived having her legs chopped off. Is this different from sneezing? However, Zhuge Yu's persistence time and time again made her uneasy. She didn't feel how good she was or how worthy of his pursuit. There were concubines like her all over the capital. Zhuge Yu didn't have much contact with other women, so he was a little bit jealous of her. It feels fresh to her. When he matures and sees countless beauties, when he looks back at her, he may no longer care about her. How could she forget this unforgettable lesson as soon as she was reborn?

With a slight sigh, she said: "It's up to you. If you want to fight, go and fight. Anyway, I was born in the Shui family, and I can't control my marriage. Whoever wins the fight, I will be the spoils of that fight."

Zhuge Yu's brows that finally relaxed were frowned again: "What nonsense are you talking about? Who took you as a trophy? You were planning to marry me from the beginning!"

Shui Linglong shook her head: "Wrong, it's not the marriage you and I have discussed. It's the marriage between Mrs. Shangshu and Princess Zhenbei."

 “You didn’t object.”

"invalid objection."

Zhuge Yu was startled! His eyes as bright as obsidian were full of disbelief, as if he had met Shui Linglong for the first time: "So you have been waiting for an opportunity to terminate your engagement with me. Now your goal has been achieved. The huge chaos in the Shangshu Mansion would not have happened without you. Is it because of Shui Linglong? You deliberately muddied the water in the pond, deliberately made the Shangshu Mansion panic, and deliberately withdrew your engagement!"

Shui Linglong was silent. She originally wanted to use Zhuge Yu and the forces behind him to deal with Xun Feng, but now she suddenly didn't want to do that. She and Zhuge Yu had no enmity, so why did she have to drag him into **** with her? ? As long as he didn't go against Xun Feng, according to the memory of his previous life, Zhuge Yu would inherit the hereditary title after the death of King Zhenbei. Although he never married, he lived a happy life. She is a reborn evil ghost, and anyone who has anything to do with her will be in trouble! As for causing chaos in Shangshu Mansion, yes, she did it on purpose! Thinking of what Shangshu Mansion owed to their mother and daughter in her past and present lives, she would only feel that the retribution given to them was not enough!

 “You’re dreaming!”

“…” Shui Linglong raised her eyes and looked at him without knowing why.

Zhuge Yu gently pulled Shui Linglong into his arms, and the faint fragrance enveloped her in an instant. When she heard his strong and disordered heartbeat, Shui Linglong had the intention to retreat and wanted to pull away from his arms. But he hugged her tightly: "Shui Linglong, I tell you, if you want to get rid of me, you are just dreaming!"

Shui Linglong's faint, ethereal voice slowly sounded: "Anyway, it's not you, it will be someone else. I can't choose my own marriage, so I haven't thought about getting rid of anyone."

anyone? She actually classified him as anything! Zhuge Yu was so furious that he held her head with his big palm and stared at her sternly, as if he wanted to see through her in one fell swoop!

Shui Linglong smiled charmingly: "Want to kiss me? Whatever, there's no one else in the car anyway, so no one knows what you did."

 “You…” Now he is sarcastically saying that he is the one who takes advantage of others’ danger! Zhuge Yu let her go angrily!

Shui Linglong breathed a sigh of relief, she was really afraid that he would do something wrong.

Zhuge Yu said again: "I know you don't like Yunli!"

 Do you know her so well?

　　"Humph! You don't like me, but you can like him?"

 What logic? !

Soon, the carriage arrived at Yao Mansion. Zhuge Yu jumped out of the carriage and reached out to hold Shui Linglong. Shui Linglong bowed out of the carriage, but accidentally knocked down a plate of cakes on the table, and round sesame **** rolled along the shaft of the carriage. On to the ground.

A dirty little beggar ran over in a hurry. Without saying a word, he picked up the sesame **** on the ground and put them in his mouth. He didn't realize that he had stepped on the feet of the noble Prince Zhuge!

Shui Linglong was shocked. Oh no, with Zhuge Yu's brutality in killing Xue Juan, this child... I'm afraid he won't survive!

Shui Linglong winked at Ye Mao and signaled him to take the child away. Unexpectedly, before Ye Mao could take action, a ragged woman limped up to her! The woman hurriedly held the child in her arms, while she knelt on the ground and kept kowtowing to Zhuge Yu: "Noble man, please have mercy! Noble man, please have mercy! The child of the untouchables is young and ignorant, and he bumped into you! He didn't mean it! Noble man, please forgive me!" Just punish the untouchables!"

In this society where men are superior to women, a woman begging with a child, the hardships involved are self-evident. Shui Linglong couldn't help but think of the days when she and Qing'er were trapped in the temple in her previous life, and a sense of compassion gradually rose in her heart. Subconsciously, he wanted to plead for the mother and son, but before she could speak, Zhuge Yu made a decision: "Anping, give them some money and let them go."

Shui Linglong was shocked again. Did she hear it correctly? Not only was Zhuge Yu not angry, but he also gave them money? Moreover, Anping was not surprised at all, which shows that he expected Zhuge Yu to do this.

I have met all kinds of people, cunning, insidious, hypocritical, pure and kind... I have to say that Zhuge Yu is a complete alien! Call him a good man, he can even kill a weak woman like Xue Juan; call him a villain, why did he let go of a beggar mother and son who had collided with him now?

Anping gave the mother and son some scraps of silver, and the mother and son kowtowed several times before leaving with tears of gratitude.

 Zhuge Yu straightened his hair on the temples, his movements as gentle as his tone: "Go and play, I'll pick you up later."

 “Aren’t you going to see your sister?”

 “Something’s wrong.”

Linglong stopped talking and took Ye Mao into the Yao Mansion.

At the second entrance, Fang's mother personally welcomed her in: "The eldest lady is here! The third princess and the old lady have been talking about you for a long time! They just asked why it took so long to arrive. Did something happen on the way to delay the delay? ? If Miss, it’s a quarter of an hour or two later, the government should send someone to pick her up!”

Shui Linglong said politely: "Linglong is really sorry that the old lady bothered her."

Mama Fang said with a smile on her face: "Why do you think the eldest lady is so outspoken? You are the younger sibling of the eldest mistress, and we are one family, and we don't speak the same language!"

 It seems that the Yao Mansion is not aware of the trouble between Shui Hangge and the old lady, and the Zhenbei Palace really gives face to the Shangshu Mansion and does not publicize this matter everywhere.

While they were talking, the two entered the Qingzhu Courtyard. Mrs. Yao was playing leaf cards with Mrs. Li, Mrs. Yao and Mrs. Guo. When she saw Shui Linglong coming in, she hurriedly smiled and waved: "Hurry, I lose. What a shame, Linglong, come here and calm my anger!"

 Looking across the room, they all came together like this! Shui Linglong smiled and greeted several people: "The old lady is well, the ladies are well."

Mrs. Yao was a little disapproving, but she still betrayed her mother-in-law and said with a smile: "There are no outsiders, so don't be so reserved!"

"Yes." Shui Linglong walked to Mrs. Yao's side. Fang's mother brought a spoon and she sat down.

Mrs. Yao pointed to her cards and asked, "Should I play this one? Or this one?"

Mrs. Li turned her beautiful eyes and said with a smile: "Who doesn't know Miss Shui is smart? Does the old lady want us to go back with only a pair of underpants after losing everything?"

“Are you not ashamed to say such things in front of the children?” Mrs. Yao gave her an angry look and played a card at random, making the whole room burst into laughter.

Mrs. Guo showed some sincere admiration and said kindly: "Rong'er has mentioned you in front of me more than once and said that she hopes to be friends with you."

Guo Yan said so, and Mrs. Guo also said so. Could it be that Guo Rong really planned to be friends with her? Shui Linglong tucked her hair behind her ears: "Is Miss Guo here today?"

Mrs. Guo played a card and said happily: "Here we are, playing hut with the three princesses in the garden."

"Okay, I know you can't sit still, go and play with the girls!" Mrs. Yao said kindly, pinching her delicate and pink face with affection.

Mrs. Guo laughed and said, "Do you think the old lady has too few granddaughters?"

Mrs. Yao joked without hesitation: "It's a pity that a famous lady has an owner, otherwise my second son's family would have a very good young man, 'Yunying is not married'!"

 The whole room burst into laughter again.

Shui Linglong got up and went to the back garden under the leadership of Fang's mother. There were two bonfires lit in the back garden, and a table full of food and wine was placed next to it. In the open space in the middle, there were several narrow-mouthed porcelain bottles, and three The princess, Yao Xin, Li Cai'er and Guo Rongzheng were enjoying themselves.

 In fact, Shui Linglong really hopes that they can successfully meet Yunli and capture Yunli's heart, so that she doesn't have to marry Yunli!

Shui Linglong raised her smile and was about to step into the garden. Suddenly, a force grabbed her arm. She slashed with her backhand, raised her right knee, and hit the attacker's neck and vital parts!

Guo Yan was shocked. If he hadn't learned grappling skills, he would have been attacked by now! Only then did he realize that Shui Linglong had saved face for him that day in the mud pond. But it's very strange. Grappling is not a martial art of this era. He learned it from Xun Feng. Who did Shui Linglong learn it from?

 Guo Yan wrapped one arm around and cleverly avoided her attack. At the same time, he held her arm and pulled her behind the tree: "It's me, Guo Yan!"

Shui Linglong was also extremely surprised! This set of grappling skills was taught to her by Xun Feng. When the opponent is unprepared, close attacks rarely miss. How could Guo Yan see the flaw so easily? Could it be that Guo Yan is from Xun Feng? At this thought, Shui Linglong looked at Guo Yan with a look of caution: "General Guo, you have offended me again and again. Don't you think you are going too far? I don't want to become the third princess. A thorn in the side!”

Guo Yan felt extremely uncomfortable. It turned out that being treated as a stranger by the person he cared about most was like having his teeth knocked out and having to swallow them in his stomach. He suppressed his grievance and said, "Don't marry the prince!" When something happened in the palace, he asked people to pay attention to the activities in Shangshu's Mansion. The old lady took Shui Lingqing to Zhenbei Prince's Mansion and couldn't hide it from him.

Shui Linglong shook her plain hands, but there was nothing strange about her face: "General Guo, I don't understand what you are talking about. I have no relationship with His Highness, so how can I marry him?"

Shui Linglong's defensiveness was so strong that it almost shocked Guo Yan. A young woman should not have such indifferent eyes and temperament. What on earth did she experience in Zhuangzi? Guo Yan really regrets not being able to be reborn a few years earlier! He took a deep breath and said slowly: "The prince cannot be the emperor! If you marry her... you will not end well!" In the previous life, the prince married Shui Lingxi, but died tragically on the way to avenge the three princesses. The history books of these previous lives include According to the records, although he did not witness the process, he could guess that it was closely related to Xun Feng.

Shui Linglong changed her color in shock: "How could you..." know this? "So?"

 (End of this chapter)