First Concubine

 Chapter 84 The sound of wind and cranes (3)

Zhuge Xi shook his bare hands and began to breathe heavily: "Carry him into the house and find a doctor."

"This..." Huarong looked embarrassed. The prince and the prince hated Lord Yao deeply. If they knew that the young lady had brought Lord Yao into the house for treatment, they would definitely be furious. Her eyes moved, "How about... send Will Mrs. Yao be sent back to Yao Mansion?"

That's okay... too!

Zhuge Xi held the umbrella and turned around slowly: "You can make arrangements."

Hua Rong took a long breath and hurriedly called two guards and a carriage to take Yao Cheng back to Yao's house.

Shui Linglong took a charcoal pen and drew a circle on the engineering drawing: "The location of this dam is not good. It is in Bo City, two hundred miles east of Kashgar Qing, which means that its control is in the hands of the imperial court. , if the imperial court wants to destroy Kashgar, it can just open the floodgates to release the floods.”

Zhuge Yu said seriously: "This is where my father has been arguing with them. Geographically speaking, Bocheng has many basins and many dry lakes. It is indeed close to the best dam location in the west. If you want to hoard water in the south, it’s hard to find a better choice. The drought in Kashgar is so severe that Kashgar needs this project.”

Shui Linglong naturally knew that the location of the dam selected by Xun Feng had been carefully inspected, but if the control was handed over to the court, no matter who became the emperor, Kashgar Qing would become a lamb to be slaughtered. Shui Linglong dropped the charcoal and pressed He pressed his eyebrows: "Then change the city! Exchange the city of Kashiqing with the city of Bo. You must, you must control the initiative in your own hands."

Zhuge Yu's eyes lit up, yes, this is a good idea!

 Yao Mansion.

Mrs. Yao brought the unconscious Yao Cheng into her yard to take care of her. After ordering someone to change him into dry clothes, Mrs. Yao and Feng Yanying also came to the house.

Mrs. Yao glared at Mrs. Yao fiercely and said sternly: "You are so good, you let the person out! Look what good things you have done?"

Mrs. Yao knew she was in the wrong and did not dare to express her anger. She just lowered her head and allowed her mother-in-law to scold her.

Feng Yanying didn't want to get involved in the fight between her mother-in-law and her mother-in-law, so she pretended not to hear and looked at her nose and heart.

The doctor checked Yao Cheng's pulse and administered acupuncture, but still could not make the high fever go away, and Yao Cheng's body was too exhausted!

“Sir, how is my son?” Mrs. Yao asked anxiously.

The adult shook his head and sighed slightly: "I haven't eaten or drank water for three days. If I guessed right, he vomited all the things he used randomly in the morning. Not to mention getting wet in the rain, he even vomited it out. It is also very dangerous to run for a while. According to his pulse, he was soaked in the rain for no more than three hours. The cold air entered his body and his heart and lungs were damaged. There is no way to save him. Let's prepare for the funeral. "

In the side hall, Zhuge Yu was having dinner with Shui Linglong. They had been delayed for a long time because of the discussion about the water flowing from the south to the west, and both of them were very hungry.

 The dinner was very sumptuous, including braised chicken with mushrooms, beef tripe in spicy oil, brine platter, stir-fried cabbage, cold bamboo shoots, and mutton-boiled meat... all very spicy!

Shui Linglong remembered that Zhuge Yu didn't eat spicy food very much, but today he ate very happily. He even ate several pieces of mutton-boiled meat, eh? Shui Linglong was puzzled. Not many people in Zhou Dynasty could eat mutton.

 But Zhuge Yu is a bit of a chauvinist after all. It is impossible for him to serve Shui Linglong like Yao Cheng serves Zhuge Xi. It is not easy for him to serve Shui Linglong with a full table of meals taking into account Shui Linglong's taste.

As the saying goes, you eat without talking and sleep without talking. After the meal, the two of them didn't say a word. Shui Linglong discovered a problem. She and Zhuge Yu didn't seem to have anything in common when they were together. After a little quarrel, they started talking. It was endless silence. She didn't know what he was thinking, and he probably didn't understand what was in her head.

Yun Li is as gentle as jade, Xun Feng is as cunning as a fox, Yao Cheng is silly and straightforward, what is Zhuge Yu like? Thinking of him killing Xue Juan and her husband, and remembering that he pardoned and rescued a beggar mother and son; thinking of the numerous troubles he had caused and his notorious reputation, and also thinking of his rigor and seriousness when talking about the South River and the West, Shui Linglong She felt that the Zhuge Yu she saw now was not the real Zhuge Yu.

After dinner, the rain subsided, and Zhuge Yu sent Shui Linglong back home. He held an umbrella for Shui Linglong, and the umbrella was above her head. He was mostly exposed, and he remained silent all the way.

Liu Lu really saw her uncle's appearance this time. As Zhi Fan said, he was the most handsome man she had ever seen. The eldest lady is so lucky.

Zhifan followed the two of them cautiously, with a smile in his eyes.

After getting on the carriage, Shui Linglong looked at Zhuge Yu's wet shoulder, hesitated for a moment whether to care about him, and finally took out a dry towel to wipe him.

Zhuge Yu was slightly startled. He was not used to the behavior of a little woman like her. After thinking for a while, he said, "Tell me, how can I help you now?"

Shui Linglong holds her forehead, sister really has nothing else on her mind this time, she just wants to be gentle to you. Shui Linglong threw the towel on him and said angrily: "Wipe it yourself!"

Zhuge Yu was stunned again. His tone was very good. Why should she be angry?

Suddenly, a burst of rapid hoofbeats came towards us. When they passed by the carriage, they accidentally startled the driving horses. They heard the horses raising their hooves and roaring, and then rushed to the side with the carriage like crazy.

Anping was frightened on the carriage shaft. The man's aura was so powerful just now that he frightened the horse to such an extent that he disappeared into the night without even a chance to curse. What should he do now? The horse is frightened and cannot be controlled!

"Lü-Lv--" Anping called loudly.

Zhi Fan and Liu Lu were so frightened that they quickly hugged each other.

The carriage shook violently, and Shui Linglong crashed into the table in front of her!

Zhuge Yu pulled her into his arms with one arm, and held the handrail on the edge of the door panel tightly with his other hand. A cup of hot tea poured towards Shui Linglong with the help of inertia. Zhuge Yu couldn't keep his hands free. At the critical moment, he suddenly He turned his back to block the cup of hot tea.

 His!

There was severe pain in his back. Zhuge Yu frowned slightly, but did not say a word. He just held Shui Linglong tightly in his arms. After An An stabilized the carriage, he sat up straight and leaned against the door panel, pretending to be something. Didn't happen either.

Shui Linglong straightened her hair and skirt with some embarrassment: "Thank you."

Zhuge Yu snorted softly, with a great expression on his face.

Shui Linglong glanced sideways at him. She was originally quite grateful to him, but when he put on such a twitchy expression, all her gratitude was gone, and she felt extremely at ease.

Shui Linglong opened the curtain and asked the people outside: "Are you okay?"

Anping smiled apologetically: "I'm sorry, miss, I didn't catch the train well."

"It's not your fault. The man was riding too fast just now, so it was expected that the horse would be frightened. Were you not injured?" Shui Linglong asked.

 Anping scratched his head: "No, thank you very much for your concern, Miss."

“Where are you?” Shui Linglong asked Xiang Zhifan and Liulu again.

Liu Lu patted her chest and was in shock: "It's okay, okay, I was a little frightened, but not injured. It was so scary just now, the slave almost fell out."

Zhi Fan lowered his head: "My slave...it's not bad."

 What does "it's okay" mean? Shui Linglong asked: "Where are you injured?"

Zhifan replied truthfully: "It's a little scratched, but it's not a problem."

Shui Linglong looked at Zhuge Yu and smiled: "You seem to have some golden sore medicine. Can you reward me with a bottle?"

 “Chi—” Zhuge Yu laughed, the meaning was a bit difficult to distinguish, “It’s in the cabinet, you can get it yourself.”

Shui Linglong took out a bottle of golden sore medicine from the cabinet and handed it to Zhi Fan: "Wipe it first, then clean it up later."

Zhi Fan held the medicine and said happily: "Thank you, Your Majesty, and thank you, Miss."

Shui Linglong asked everyone, except Zhuge Yu, the one who was really injured: "By the way, Zhuge Yu, that person just seemed to be going in the direction of Zhenbei Prince's Mansion."

Zhuge Yu stared at him and said, "Yes." Moreover, there was the royal totem of Kashgar Qing on the saddle, which seemed to be someone sent by his second uncle, so he didn't care about the other party's recklessness.

Shui Linglong said again: "Then why didn't he say hello to you? This is the carriage of Zhenbei Prince's Palace, and there is a mark on the outside." In fact, she wanted to ask, what happened, why did the other party run so fast?

Zhuge Yu touched the bridge of his nose and said in a relaxed tone: "Who can see so clearly at night?"

The carriage stopped at the door of the house. Zhuge Yu's back was in burning pain, but he did not move. He only said in his usual tone: "Go back by yourself, I won't send you in."

Shui Linglong raised her eyebrows, it was okay, she couldn't help it anyway if he gave it to her. Shui Linglong smiled, turned around and got out of the carriage.

In the room, Aunt Feng was trying on Shui Lingyu's wedding dress that she had made by herself. Aunt Feng said happily: "Governor Jiang is a bit older, but he doesn't look old, and his official position is high. You are marrying as a direct descendant." Wife, this is much better than being a concubine to a bastard. "It's Qin Zhixiao!

A trace of impatience flashed in Shui Lingyu's eyes. Aunt Feng had said this so many times that her ears were getting calluses. Who wants others to finally expose her scars? Those are all **** lessons and shame!

 “Is the color of these clothes too bright?” Completely ignored Aunt Feng’s words!

Aunt Feng smiled coquettishly: "Then... I will change the pattern and make it again tomorrow."

Shui Lingyu took off her wedding dress and threw it to Aunt Feng. The corner of her lips raised a faint, vague arc: "No, I'll have someone order the wedding dress from the First Embroidery House."

The First Embroidery House is the best embroidery house in the capital. Just a piece of clothing costs hundreds of taels of silver, let alone a wedding dress with complicated workmanship. I'm afraid...it's worth a lot of money! Where did Shui Lingyu get her money? Aunt Feng looked at Shui Lingyu in confusion.

Shui Lingyu met Aunt Feng’s gaze through the bronze mirror and said calmly: “I am Aunt Tong’s daughter!”

Aunt Feng's heart trembled, and a trace of panic flashed in her eyes: "You...what did you say? How could you be Aunt Tong's daughter?"

Shui Lingyu turned around and stared intently at Aunt Feng's pale face, "Shui Minhui and I were born on the same year, the same month, and the same day. You used a trick to change Shui Minhui and me, and changed the relationship between Shui Minhui and me. My happiness is given to Shui Minhui. Now, you plan to continue to use me to build a bright future for your little daughter, right?"

Aunt Feng was so stunned that she couldn't speak. How could Shui Lingyu know this?

"Not everyone is a fool, you are the only smart one." Shui Lingyu turned around indifferently and stopped looking at her. Aunt Feng had not treated her as well as Shui Lingqing since she was little. She thought that Shui Lingqing was the youngest and therefore received more favors. But how could she still not understand everything that happened later? Of course, she dared to speak out so bluntly because she felt confident now.

Aunt Feng held the wedding dress, her hands trembling with sadness. She admitted that she had selfish motives. If she didn’t put her son under the old lady’s knees, her son would never grow up! Isn't the third young master a living example? Shui Lingyu was not her biological child, and she did lack a sincerity in her treatment of her. But the moment she heard that she was getting married, she realized that she actually had feelings for her after raising her for so many years!

Shui Lingyu no longer believed her, and when she saw her crying, she just thought she was acting on occasion. The governor's wife, with such a noble status, could give Shui Lingqing a lot. But why should she, Shui Lingyu, give Shui Lingqing?

"Third Miss, Governor Jiang is here to see you!" Lu'er happily reported at the door, "He said he was discussing with you the furnishings of the new house in the Governor's Mansion, and the master agreed."

Shui Hange let people in, and Shui Lingyu had no reason not to welcome him. Moreover, this was not the first time. Shui Lingyu touched the tassel on her head and said calmly: "I don't have time to entertain Aunt Feng. Aunt Feng Please come back."

Aunt Feng blessed her body and said, "My maid, please leave." The moment she turned around, a trace of despair flashed across her eyes.

Governor Jiang quickly entered the bedroom, and Lu'er took the maids out. The moment the door closed, Governor Jiang hugged Shui Lingyu without saying a word, pressed her down on the table and kissed her: "Be careful, sweetheart. did you miss me?"

Shui Lingyu smiled sweetly and hugged his neck: "I think about it, it makes my heart hurt."

Governor Jiang took off their clothes in a few moments and did that to her on the table.

These days, she and Governor Jiang are always secretly changing things up. At first, she disliked him a little, but she didn't dare to disobey him because of her status. Gradually, she tasted the joy from Governor Jiang's skillful skills and the sharp blows of the sword. Even if Governor Jiang didn't come for two days, she would still think about it.

Governor Jiang fell in love with Shui Lingyu's body. This woman was naturally charming. She didn't look particularly outstanding at first glance, but every look in her eyes and every move she made to resist her in bed made him fall in love with her!

After finishing, Shui Lingyu asked Lu'er to bring hot water, while she helped Governor Jiang bathe and change clothes. Looking at her naked body, Governor Jiang took her in the water again.

“Is Shui Hange okay with you?” After getting dressed, Governor Jiang asked Shui Lingyu while sitting on the soft couch with his arms in his arms.

Shui Lingyu had lacked fatherly love since she was a child. Being held in Governor Jiang's arms like a child, she felt a vague sense of security, especially since this man was so powerful that even Shui Hange had to flatter Shui Lingyu. She smiled softly and said, "It's very good. My order sent me a lot of bird's nests and ginseng to nourish my body, and my share of money also increased by five taels."

"Five taels? Huh!" Governor Jiang took out a thick stack of banknotes from his arms and threw them on the soft couch. The action of "throwing" made Shui Lingyu feel that her self-esteem had been trampled on, but then he Her words made her slightly cold heart feel warm again, "Take it and buy whatever you want. I've already said hello to Shui Hange. You can go out anytime you want. I'll also send you a special carriage." The men are ready, and two guards from the Governor's Mansion have been appointed. They will live in the outer courtyard of your Shangshu Mansion before you get married."

Shui Lingyu's vanity was greatly satisfied: "I accepted the carriage and escort, but the banknote is too... too much..."

Governor Jiang felt cute when he saw her timid and innocent look: "Someone has to spend the money I earn, don't save it for me, eh?"

 “Yes.” Shui Lingyu nodded obediently.

She didn't have the old-fashionedness of an ordinary concubine, nor the charm of a cunning concubine. She was very fresh and cute. Governor Jiang became more and more pleased with her behavior, and pressed her on the soft couch and teased her for a long time, which made Shui Lingyu giggle. , even accidentally kicked him, Shui Lingyu was scared to death, but he smiled instead of angry: "You reward those bird's nests and ginseng to this servant, I will send someone to send you blood swallows and thousand-year-old ginseng later. "

Shui Lingyu hugged his waist and closed her eyes. At this moment, she was really happy that she had chosen a man who had ability, status, status, maturity, and knew how to tolerate and love her: "You can also How many days will you stay in Beijing?”

Governor Jiang said: "When the plan to divert the water from the south to the west is finalized, I should return to the Governor's Mansion in the south of the Yangtze River. I estimate that it will only be this month."

Shui Lingyu burst into tears.

Governor Jiang tapped the tip of her nose: "If you are willing, I can also advance the wedding date."

Shui Lingyu raised her head and looked at him with tearful eyes: "Really?"

Governor Jiang chuckled: "You want to marry me so much?"

Shui Lingyu said softly: "You are nice to me. You are nicer to me than they are to me. Of course I want to marry you."

Governor Jiang sighed. The life of a concubine was indeed difficult. Seeing how simple her boudoir was, he knew it. He lifted her face full of tears and said, "Okay, this time you come with me."

Shui Linglong was practicing calligraphy in her room, thinking in her mind whether Xun Feng realized that the prince's alienation from him was her own plan, and if he did, how would he fight back next?

At this time, Zhi Fan opened the curtain and came in. Her face was as pale as wax paper, but with the lesson of her recklessness last time, she calmed down, steadied her steps, and said in a softer voice: "Miss, something happened in Zhenbei Palace." ”

Shui Linglong wrote the word "思" and said, "What's the matter?"

Zhifan swallowed his saliva: "An anti-god faction in Kashgar Qing launched a riot and viciously massacred a village of 500 people. No one survived. The patriarch sent troops to suppress it but was seriously injured. Kashgar Qing was leaderless and burned, killed and looted frequently. Happened, King Zhenbei asked for the imperial edict and has already embarked on the journey to Kashiqing! "

Shui Linglong’s eyebrows twitched, what a cruel thug! She looked at Zhifan and realized that she hadn't finished speaking, so she added, "What else is there? Make it clear once and for all!"

 (End of this chapter)