First Concubine

Chapter 69: Marriage Troubles (5)

Que'er was blessed with good health: "Thank you, Sister Xiaoqing! Que'er will do everything for her, even to death!" Sister Xiaoqing needs a confidant who can't threaten her status. She is young, so she fits the bill. Conditions, maybe she will become a thorn in Sister Xiaoqing's side when she gets older, but before that, she has several years to plan!

When Shui Linglong entered Zhuge Xi's yard, Hua Rong was instructing his men to clean up the mess on the ground. When he saw Shui Linglong, Hua Rong put down the feather duster in his hand and calmly saluted: "Miss Shui!"

Shui Linglong's sharp gaze swept across every corner of the room, and she couldn't help but hold her forehead. The battle was extremely fierce: "Where is the eldest young lady?"

Huarong said: "The eldest young lady is in the side room, my servant will take you there."

 In the folk prescription, Zhuge Xi had just cried a lot and his eyes were extremely red and swollen.

“Sister.” Shui Linglong greeted softly.

 Zhuge Xi pointed to the chair beside him without looking at Shui Linglong: "What do you want to eat tonight?"

Shui Linglong sat down on your chair and replied obediently: "I want to eat glutinous rice and lotus root sandwich. I don't seem to get tired of it."

Zhuge Xi smiled bitterly: "How is that possible? You will get tired of everything after eating it a few times."

Shui Linglong thought for a while and then said something else: "Hmm... How should I put it? I loved eating eels when I was a child. Sister, do you know how to make eels? Throw the eels alive into the hot pot. Let them jump to death, then pick them up and fry them over low heat in sesame oil until they turn from hard to soft and curl up into a ball, then add the corresponding seasonings and stir-fry."

Zhuge Xi’s throat slid, so cruel!

Shui Linglong's face showed a faint smile of memories: "It's cruel, isn't it? The way to eat it is quite special. Use chopsticks to clamp the eel head, bite the spine gently, tear off the meat on the back and eat it, then bite By tearing off the lower layer of meat and eating it, the eel is 'annihilated' with the head and intestines still there."

How to eat “…”?

Shui Linglong continued: "Others find it disgusting, and only the person involved knows how delicious it is. Of course, the reason why I eat it is not really because of how delicious it is, I just think it is exciting and special enough! After a while, fresh After the energy passed, I no longer read it.”

Zhuge Xi's eyes dimmed and he heard Shui Linglong say: "As I grow up, the only thing I haven't tired of is the white rice I eat every day. Although the eel is good, it won't last as long as the white rice."

Zhuge Xi seemed to have an epiphany. After being quiet for a long time, he said, "Don't tell Yu'er about the affairs of the Yao family."

“Then you have to tell me what happened to Leng Wei and Yao Cheng first.”

 “Children, don’t ask so many questions.”

Shui Linglong tied the tassel around her waist and sighed slightly: "I am a very curious person. If you don't tell me, I have to check it out myself, but I can't leave the house at will, so in order to satisfy my strong curiosity "Xin, I probably have to ask Zhuge Yu."

"You..." How dare this little girl threaten her?

Shui Linglong plucked her slender white hair and pointed at it: "Zhuge Yu seems to be back soon, right? Tomorrow? The day after tomorrow?"

 Zhuge Xi wants to cry! That **** Yao Cheng deceived her, but now even a yellow-haired girl is here to bully her!

"What can happen? It's Leng Wei's birthday. Several relatives from the Yao family and Zhenbei Palace went to celebrate her birthday, and the two of them got mixed up like that!"

Such a vulgar plot! Shui Linglong looked stunned: "You're pregnant now?"

Zhuge Xi would like to ask how you knew? The words fell to her lips again. This girl is very shrewd. It is not surprising to find out some rumors. She turned sideways and said coldly: "This is the only thing I saw. There are others that I can't see. Maybe the two of them are entangled." It’s been a long time!”

Shui Linglong narrowed her eyes: "Yao Cheng personally admitted that he and Leng Wei have been unclear about each other for a long time?"

Zhuge Xi said angrily: "How could he admit it? He longs to enjoy the blessings of others!"

Most people would stop asking questions after reaching this point, because Zhuge Xi's emotions are already close to the edge of collapse. But the more this happens, the more Shui Linglong feels that she will not let go of any loopholes and doubts: "You are the one who guessed that they are secretly in love. It’s been a long time, but someone still told you?”

Zhuge Xi snorted coldly: "What's the difference? Once it's stealing, and ten times it's stealing. Anyway, it's all stealing!"

"The difference... is huge!" Shui Linglong tapped her green-white fingers lightly on the table, "If it's just once, then Yao Cheng may have been calculated; if there are many times, Yao Cheng is voluntary, and the latter is the real one. What a steal!”

Thinking of how she and Shui Lingyu plotted against Qin Zhixiao, Shui Linglong felt that in this evil old society, this kind of trick was almost overused and failed time and time again!

Zhuge Xi remained silent.

Shui Linglong straightened her hair on her temples: "If Yao Cheng tells you personally that he and Leng Wei have been together for a long time, I hope you can agree to Leng Wei's passing. It means that Yao Cheng cares about Leng Wei; if it is someone else, especially around Leng Wei, Someone brought this 'secret' to you, I think you should consider the other party's intentions. It's precisely because the other party can't wait to start with you, it's because Yao Cheng has no way to start!"

If Feng Yanying hadn't told her that people from the Leng family had been here, maybe she wouldn't have thought of this. And if Yao Cheng really hated Zhuge Xi, he wouldn't have been so kind to her last time he saw her, "Sister, what a special day today." day?"

"Today?" Zhuge Xi pondered for a moment, "It seems that there is no special event in the Yao Mansion. It is neither the old lady's birthday nor the birthday of my father-in-law and mother-in-law. If there is nothing special, it is probably because your cousin is a serious master. I’m staying in Yao Mansion!”

Hua Rong came in with tea and cakes, and added on Zhuge Xi's behalf: "Don't you remember, the eldest young lady? Today is the third day of the eldest princess's daughter's bath. The eldest young master should have wanted to ask you to go with her just now." But you took the sword. Driven away.

Zhuge Xi’s face turned pale: “I don’t want to go anyway!” How could she not know what the eldest princess was thinking? Didn't he just want to stimulate her into not having a child? Just like a sow, one a year, she doesn't feel tired?

Shui Linglong’s dark and bright pupils moved, and a cold light flashed through: “If you don’t go, you are really following someone’s wish.”

The eldest princess has been married for five years, and this is her sixth year. She has four sons and one daughter. This high-density, high-quality production scale has always been the envy of many female relatives in the capital. The eldest princess's biological mother was a lucky concubine. She was not favored and was pedantic. She only had one daughter in her life. This concubine was given to her by the queen for the eldest princess's sake. Otherwise, she would just be a noble person now. Compared with other princesses, except for the title of eldest daughter, the eldest princess really has nothing to offer. Her husband, the eldest son of Marquis Su Cheng, was named Qiao Xu, who was Qiao Ying's brother. Unlike Qiao Ying, who diligently studied medicine, Qiao Xu had a sinecure in the court, and spent many years reciting poems and joking with a group of literati on the boat. Elegance.

 She was able to find such a "good husband" thanks to her concubine Ji.

Su Chenghou said to Concubine Ji, "My son is a talented man, both civil and military. I don't know how many girls admire him. But he fell in love with the eldest princess at first sight. He will not marry her unless she is in this life. Please fulfill his infatuation, my young master!"

Ji Bin smiled and went to the Queen's Palace to ask for a marriage decree.

That year, Qiao Xu was three years old and the eldest princess was one month old.

If the post-marital life of other legitimate wives from prominent families can be described as "difficult and fiery", the eldest princess's life can be described as "sea, river and clear", and there is nothing else to do except getting pregnant and giving birth to children all day long.

Qiao Xu was holding the little girl in his arms, with the fourth child on his head, and the third and second children hanging on his left and right legs respectively. The eldest brother had just eaten too much sugar water and was currently in the groom's room. He looked at the out-of-shape figure and bloated cheeks on the bed. The eldest princess twitched the corner of her mouth and said with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work, ma'am. It's important to be in confinement. The wind is strong in April, don't blow it. I'll feel bad! I'll go to meet the guests first, and I'll bring Ji Xiang later." Grandma came to take a shower."

After he finished speaking, he asked the wet nurse to take the children out, leaving only his daughter in the arms of the eldest princess. He approached the eldest princess's face and planned to kiss her on the lips, but when he was about to touch her, he suddenly changed to kissing her forehead. .

The eldest princess smiled shyly: "Master, go quickly."

Qiao Xu turned back three times with one step and left "reluctantly".

The eldest princess’s smile gradually condensed on her lips: “Come here! Wait for me to change my clothes!”

The Yao family's carriage drove into Su Chenghou's Mansion and stopped at the second entrance. Yao Cheng opened the curtain and jumped to the ground. He asked his entourage to bring the gifts and went to Yue Ranju to entertain the guests.

He had just walked a few steps when he saw Qian's mother helping a young woman in a red moon dress to come towards him. This woman had a pretty oval face, slender black eyebrows and crystal phoenix eyes. It's bright, the moonlight shines, and the ripples of light gather in the corners of the eyes, and tenderness spreads on the eyebrows, as if the fairy from the Yaochi accidentally fell into the rolling mortal world.

 “Brother Cheng.” A gentle call touched my heart.

Yao Cheng looked away embarrassedly: "You... are here too? Your current situation is not suitable for traveling and traveling."

Mother Qian retreated to a distance, and Leng Wei slowly walked towards Yao Cheng. When they were almost close to each other, Yao Cheng cleared his throat: "Since you're here, let's go in!"

After finishing speaking, he ignored Leng Wei and walked directly through the second door.

 Leng Wei followed closely behind.

Yao Cheng stopped, turned around, frowned, and said, "You and Qian's mother are together."

 Leng Wei began to sob quietly.

Yao Cheng frowned and turned around: "It's hurting your body, so stop crying. It's not good for the fetus."

Leng Wei cried more and more fiercely, twitching like an abandoned orphan, which made me feel pity for her.

Yao Cheng was a little flustered. He and Zhuge Xi had been married for five years. Except for the consummation and the quarrel a few days ago, he had never seen Zhuge Xi cry. Therefore, when Leng Wei cried, he suddenly felt powerless: "Why are you crying? Who bullied you?"

Leng Wei raised her tear-filled face, stared intently into Yao Cheng's deep eyes, and touched her flat belly with her bare hands: "My cousin doesn't agree...do you want me anymore?"

Yao Cheng thought, if I don’t want you, I also want the child in your belly! Can you two be separated? No way! Yao Cheng looked at the sky, exhaled, and looked at her again with the same expression as before: "No, your cousin is angry. I will talk to her in two days. I am sorry for her, so don't go and cause trouble." As he spoke, his displeased eyes swept across Qian's mother in the distance.

Leng Wei lowered her thick long eyelashes like bead curtains to cover up the glow, and choked up: "I...I only found out later that Mother Qian had gone. It really wasn't my intention..."

Yao Cheng saw Leng Wei's tears falling desperately as if she wanted no money, and suddenly felt that the tough Zhuge Xi had never given him such trouble at least. Thinking of Zhuge Xi, his eyes darkened a little: "I didn't It’s your fault, don’t worry too much about having children.”

He is not qualified to put pressure on Leng Wei and let Leng Wei convince the Leng family to make concessions on the marriage, because he feels that this is not what a man should do! Since he slept with someone and sowed a seed in their belly, he should bear the corresponding responsibility.

 He strode forward.

Leng Wei followed closely behind him. Yao Cheng walked a little faster, but Leng Wei couldn't catch up, so she started trotting. This run almost scared Yao Cheng out of his soul! He turned around and held Leng Wei's arm: "What are you doing?"

The month was still young and she had no feelings. Leng Wei didn't understand where Yao Chengnu came from. She opened her watery eyes and said, "I...I just want to follow you."

Yao Cheng is going to say, you haven’t come through yet, so why don’t we make it public? But when the words came to his lips, he felt that if he really said it, the tears that Leng Wei had finally stopped would definitely burst out again, that's all, a girl doesn't care about her reputation anymore, and he, a big man, is coquettish. What to do? I will marry her after all.

 His big palm slid down her arm and held her soft, boneless hand: "I'm holding you, don't run around."

Leng Wei lowered her head and smiled: "Yeah."

As soon as Zhuge Xi entered the second entrance of Su Chenghou's mansion, she saw the scene of this man's affection for his concubine. She was so angry that her blood boiled up, and she wished she could slap each of them! Linglong was indeed right, the other party just wanted to make her unable to attend the third bathing banquet in the Hou Mansion! This concubine is not qualified to attend such an important occasion! And when Leng Wei came, she was still cared for by Yao Cheng in every possible way. Isn't this a disguised appeal to everyone that Yao Cheng wants to marry Leng Wei as his equal wife?

Hua Rong tugged on Zhuge Xi’s sleeve to signal her to calm down.

Zhuge Xi shouted sharply: "Yao Cheng!"

When Yao Cheng heard the familiar voice, his body trembled instinctively. He quickly let go of Leng Wei's hand, then turned around and looked at the person: "Xiao...Xiao Xi."

Zhuge Xi took three steps at a time and walked to Yao Cheng's side. His fierce eyes swept over Yao Cheng and Leng Wei. Leng Wei was so frightened that her face turned pale, and tears filled her eyes again, as if Zhuge Xi could destroy flowers with his own hands: "Cousin...cousin..."

 Looking very scared!

Zhuge Xi’s chest was heaving violently, as if a volcano was about to erupt at any moment!

Leng Wei leaned closer to Yao Cheng and timidly called: "Brother Cheng."

Zhuge Xi suddenly raised his arm and was about to slap Leng Wei in the face!

Yao Cheng's color suddenly changed, and he subconsciously stretched out his arms to block it. However, Zhuge Xi's hand suddenly stopped and touched Yao Cheng's collar. All the hostility seemed to disappear in an instant, and her angry face slowly bloomed. A smile that confuses all living beings: "Look at you, your collar is not done yet. If the Marquis and the eldest princess see it, they will laugh at you again. Isn't it just that I am a little cold and let you sleep in the study for two nights? How could that happen? So embarrassed?"

 “Xiao Xi…” Isn’t he dreaming?

Zhuge Xi met his stunned gaze, smiled, and turned to look at Leng Wei, still smiling: "That's how your cousin-in-law is. If I'm not with him, he won't be able to take care of himself. Don't take it off my cousin." ”

Leng Wei was stunned: "Brother Cheng..."

 Zhuge Xi reminded: "Call me cousin."

 “Huh?” Leng Wei pretended to be confused.

Zhuge Xi sneered: "I said...call him cousin-in-law. I am your cousin, and my husband is naturally your cousin-in-law! How can the dignified daughter of the Leng family not even understand such basic ethics?"

Leng Wei’s heart tugged hard and she said with restraint, “Cousin…cousin-in-law.”

 Zhuge Xi smiled contentedly: "That's so good."

Yao Cheng was so embarrassed that he could neither leave nor stay, his eyebrows were furrowed: on one side was his wife, on the other was the woman who was pregnant with his child. This atmosphere was really strange.

Zhuge Xi took out an exquisite silver brocade box from his purse and said with a smile: "Qian's mother told me that my cousin will attend the third bathing banquet in the Hou Mansion on my behalf. Just let me rest at home. My cousin did this for me. Thinking about it, I was moved and picked out a box of rouge. Cousin, please don’t dislike it.”

Yao Cheng's eyes turned cold. What does it mean to attend the third banquet of the Hou Mansion in place of Xiao Xi? Xiao Xi was angry with him because of Qian's mother's lies?

Leng Wei’s pupils narrowed: “No! I didn’t ask Mother Qian to say that!”

As soon as she finished speaking, Leng Wei realized that she had been deceived. Wasn't this a disguised admission that Mother Qian was sent by her?

Yao Cheng's deep eyes became darker little by little, like a bottomless pool. "Go back. Just ask your cousin to deliver the gifts from the Leng family on your behalf!"

Leng Wei’s teeth bit Yan Hong’s thin lips with such force that she almost broke it. Her bare hands touched her lower abdomen again, and Yao Cheng’s expression changed!

Zhuge Xi noticed something strange about Yao Cheng, shook his hand, and the rouge fell off: "Oops! The shoes are dirty!"

Yao Cheng looked at Zhuge Xi, his eyes trembled slightly, Zhuge Xi turned his face away stubbornly, he took out the handkerchief, squatted down and wiped the rouge on Zhuge Xi's shoes.

Leng Wei's eyes widened in disbelief. How could the dignified eldest son of the Yao family... clean a woman's shoes? She put down her self-esteem to please the man but put down her self-esteem to please another woman?

Yao Cheng finished wiping, folded the handkerchief, and then looked at Leng Wei who kept touching her stomach: "But you have a stomachache? I will send someone to take you home. Your physical condition is not suitable for gatherings with many people. Don’t be too willful.”

 Leng Wei fell back in anger!

 (End of this chapter)