First Concubine

Chapter 58: Competing for calculations (4)

But after Shui Linglong left Mrs. Yao's room, Yunli walked out of the side room, with a slight smile flashing in his eyes, which was very different from his usual polite smile. Such Yunli was something Mrs. Yao had never seen before. seen. Mrs. Yao pulled Yun Li to sit beside her, narrowed her eyes and smiled: "The prince is interested in Linglong, right?"

Yunli smiled and did not answer, not because he did not want to answer, but because it would be meaningless to answer.

Mrs. Yao sighed regretfully. She was determined to bring Yao Xin and Yun Li together. With the background of the Yao family, even if Yao Xin temporarily relegated herself to the position of concubine, she would give birth to an imperial heir in the future. With the support of Queen Yao, this phoenix crown It’s not like she can’t fall on her head! Pian Yunli fell in love with Shui Linglong, a woman who was engaged to the prince of Zhenbei. Not to mention Zhuge Yu's reputation, the title of Zhenbei King alone and the Kashgar Qing clan behind it were enough to make everyone in the capital fearful. Grab... Shichu Wuming!

Mrs. Yao said earnestly: "Prince, something like this happened to Shui Lingxi. Based on my understanding of my daughter, Shui Lingxi will never be able to be the princess. The other two young ladies of the Shui family are really not suitable candidates. You You should plan for yourself early!”

 It’s not Shui Linglong anyway, doesn’t it matter who you marry? Yun Li's smile turned bitter little by little: "Let's all follow the arrangements of our father and mother!"

Mrs. Yao's lips parted but she hesitated to speak. It seemed that it was necessary for her to go to the palace!

 A lot of things happened tonight!

 The first thing that happened was that Qin Fangyi fainted!

 The second thing is that the Prime Minister's Office regrets the marriage!

 The third thing, Shui Lingyu also fainted!

The Shangshu Mansion was in chaos, and the old lady suffered severe physical and mental injuries. Finally, she couldn't stand it any longer and contracted the cold.

After Zhao’s mother learned the whole story, she was so regretful that her intestines turned green! That day, when someone from the Yao Mansion sent a greeting card, she heard the driver saying that the Queen was planning to give the Crown Prince a concubine. She hesitated again and again, not sure whether the news was reliable, and even if it was absolutely true, the Master and Madam were unable to reply. God, if she talked about it, it would only increase her worries, so she felt stuffy in her stomach. Who knew that the second young lady would actually suffer from such sequelae? When she heard the news, she was so excited that she fell ill on the spot! If she had told her earlier, the second young lady would have fallen ill in the house earlier, and the madam would not have let the second young lady go to the banquet no matter what she said. The result would have been embarrassing!

Mother Zhao slapped herself hard! But the matter has come to this, no matter how regretful she is, she cannot reveal it, otherwise, her failure to report the knowledge will lead to a big mistake, and the madam will kill her!

That night, Shui Minyu favored a maid, and finally let her out for the first time with a woman.

In Lingxiang Courtyard, Shui Linglong took a hot bath and was completely sleepless. She no longer thought about Shui Lingxi and Yunli. She found a piece of black charcoal from the kitchen, cut it into the size of her little finger, and started drawing on paper. She wanted to draw a set of scalpels, but her writing skills were poor. After half an hour, she was still unsatisfactory.

"What are you drawing? With a sad face?" When Zhuge Yu jumped out of the window, he happened to see Shui Linglong's little palm-sized face wrinkled into a ball. He was scribbling something with a piece of black charcoal in his slender green hands, but he seemed to be confused and his expression was very strange. It's dissatisfaction.

Shui Linglong was shocked. After her rebirth, her senses were obviously different from ordinary people, but she couldn't detect Zhuge Yu in advance. This was really annoying!

Shui Linglong threw away the charcoal in her hand and sat on the chair in frustration: "Why are you coming to me so late?"

Zhuge Yu approached her, stretched out his hand and pinched her little nose: "It's already ugly! If you frown again, you'll look like an old woman!"

Shui Linglong opened his evil claws and said, "That's a good thing, I'll disgust you to death!"

Zhuge Yu pretended to be angry and knocked on her forehead. He hit an acupuncture point without using any force. Shui Linglong's groggy head suddenly relaxed a lot: "Hey, you know how to massage! I'm looking down on you, Zhuge Yu." ”

Zhuge Yu leaned close to her, his eyes as bright as obsidian narrowed into two beautiful crescent moons: "You always smile at others, but you have a cold face with me. You really treat me very special!"

Shui Linglong picked up a book and slapped him: "Stay away from me!" This guy is getting thicker and thicker!

Zhuge Yu knew that she was not used to being too close to others, so he did not take this issue seriously. Instead, he gave her a bottle of elixir: "Once a day, it will help control the disease and reduce the number of attacks."

"Episode?" Shui Linglong took it, a trace of confusion flashed in her quiet eyes, "Is this... medicine for epilepsy?"

Zhuge Yu nodded: "The medicine is given to you. As for whether you destroy it or let Shui Lingxi take it, the choice is yours. I guarantee you that Zhang Yuanfang cannot get such a good medicine."

Shui Linglong felt comfortable hearing these words. If Zhuge Yu came all the way to deliver medicine to Shui Lingxi, she would probably be so angry that she would kick him out, but it seemed like he wanted to give her a chance to make the decision. . Moreover, since he knew that Shui Lingxi was ill, he also knew that she treated Yunli's injury, but he didn't say anything! Shui Linglong put the medicine in the drawer and poured a cup of hot tea to Zhuge Yu with a smile: "Thank you for your hard work, Your Majesty!"

"True power!" Zhuge Yu snorted, took the tea cup, and drank it slowly. His tea drinking movements were very elegant, holding the tea cup lightly with jade knuckles, and his red lips were slightly open, like a picture In the painting of beautiful water painted by the master, the long eyelashes trembled slightly, and the eyes were lowered.

 Zhuge Yu took a few sips and suddenly laughed out loud: "According to me, Guo Yan has vented his bad breath for you this time."

Shui Linglong tilted her head: "Guo Yan? What do you mean?"

 Zhuge Yu looked surprised: "Don't you know that Shui Lingxi's head was injured by Guo Yan?"

 It turned out to be...him? No wonder Yunli came to Shangshu Mansion to visit Shui Lingxi that night. He thought that the visit was a lie, but that he was helping Guo Yan deal with the aftermath was true. If this matter were spread out in another version, it would have a great impact on Guo Yan's career. The worst possibility is that Lose your official position.

When Zhuge Yu said this, he kept looking at Shui Linglong's expression with his peripheral vision. Seeing that she was calm and magnanimous, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The last time he and Guo Yan had a drinking contest and had a big fight, the drunk Guo Yan actually said it in one breath. Numerous Shui Linglong's preferences and taboos came out, which made him have to be careful. But he used the power of his men to dig out everything that could be found about Guo Yan from his birth to the present, and there was no trace of a relationship between Guo Yan and Shui Linglong. What on earth was going on?

After drinking the tea, Zhuge Yu put the cup away and picked up the charcoal that Shui Linglong had thrown aside. "What do you want to draw? I'll draw it for you."

Shui Linglong's eyes lit up, and her branches trembled with laughter: "Oh, why is this so troublesome to the Crown Prince?" Even so, she quickly laid out a new piece of paper.

 Zhuge Yu couldn't help but laugh, and drew a set of strange... hidden weapons according to the specifications she verbally described.

The third princess stayed at the Yao Mansion that night, and Mrs. Li and Li Cai'er also lived there. However, just as Mrs. Yao expected, the prince did not stay in the mansion for long, and returned to the palace at night to report to the emperor and the queen. Make this clear.

 In recent times, the newly promoted and precious people have become quite favored. The emperor has been calling for blessings for seven days in a row, and he has been envious of all the lonely concubines. That night, the seventh prince felt unwell, so the emperor left Shui Lingyue and went to the Queen's Weiyang Palace.

Shui Lingyue stood by the Taiye Pond, feeling depressed. She was used to sleeping next to the emperor every night, but suddenly she was alone, and she felt empty in her heart. Moreover, there were many high-ranking concubines in the palace, so she had to greet all kinds of people every day, which was much more tiring than in the Shangshu Mansion. She originally thought that a woman who became an emperor would be superior to others. Unexpectedly, life in the palace was completely different from what she imagined! In the palace, even if she was afraid of Shui Lingxi, she would occasionally talk to him; in the palace, if she dared to disrespect a high-ranking concubine, she would end up in the cold palace! Recently, the queen was busy reorganizing the palace. She saw with her own eyes the eunuchs, maids, and concubines who were selling palace items were beaten to death, and even tortured. She felt as if she had fallen into a dark ice cellar, and no one could save her from now on. Get out of misery!

Why?

 Why does she have to live such a humiliating life?

Shui Lingxi and Shui Linglong, one is the Crown Princess and the other is the Crown Princess, why can they be the official wives while she is the concubine?

"Your Highness the Crown Prince!" Shui Lingyue was deep in thought when she heard the little palace maid behind her greeting Yun Li. She quickly turned sideways and saluted, "Your Highness the Crown Prince!"

Yun Li responded lightly and walked towards Weiyang Palace. When he passed Shui Lingyue, an idea flashed in Shui Lingyue's mind and she called out to him: "Your Highness! Take a step to speak!"

The next day, Ye Mao served Shui Linglong to wash up. While sorting out the gifts from Mrs. Yao, Mother Zhong exclaimed: "The Yao family is really rich. These jewelry boxes are all inlaid with gold."

Shui Linglong smiled and said nothing.

Zhi Fan opened the curtain and came in. He took over what Mrs. Zhong said with a smile: "It's true that the Yao family is rich, and it's even more true that they treat our lady extraordinary! The things of the other ladies are not as good as the eldest lady's!"

Mother Zhong said: "The young lady saved His Highness the Crown Prince. Naturally, Mrs. Yao will express something." When he returned to the house yesterday, Zhi Fan told the key points about what happened in the Yao Mansion, so there is evil in evil. Report wow!

Shui Linglong chose a white magnolia hairpin and put it on: "How is the old lady?"

"I asked the doctor to check it yesterday. A little bit of wind chill is not a serious problem. But Third Miss..." At this point, Zhi Fan paused. Except for her, no one else in the room knew that Shui Lingyu was pregnant. , she wasn't sure whether to speak out in front of so many people. Seeing that Shui Linglong didn't mean to avoid anyone, she said, "Miss Third has fetal force, I'm afraid..."

As soon as these words came out, Zhong’s mother and Ye Mao were both startled. Did they feel fetal movement? So the third lady is pregnant? Thinking of the rumors circulating privately in the house, it was said that the young master cousin had spent the afternoon with the third lady at Yanlanxuan. Could it be that the two of them were involved?

Shui Linglong took off the plain white magnolia hairpin and replaced it with a gorgeous gold hairpin inlaid with rubies. She said, "Since you have fetal motility, please send someone to notify grandma!"

The Prime Minister's Mansion originally promised to give the Shangshu Mansion a satisfactory explanation: to marry Shui Lingyu as his wife. Unexpectedly, in just a few days, Shui Chenxiang and Shui Lingxi suffered bad luck one after another. The Prime Minister's Mansion no longer wanted to put their treasure in the Shangshu Mansion. So he sent someone overnight to cancel the marriage with Shui Lingyu. He said he was canceling the marriage, but in fact he wanted the Shangshu Mansion to bow his head and marry Shui Lingyu to Qin Zhixiao as his concubine.

When Shui Lingyu knelt down and begged her to fulfill her infatuation with Qin Zhixiao, she told her the feasibility and risks of this method, but what could she say if the other party insisted on flying a moth to the flame?

Everyone looked at each other, and finally Mother Zhong nodded: "Slave, go ahead and tell me!" If something like this happens, the old lady will inevitably burst into flames, and the little maids may not be able to bear it. She is old, and the old lady should be a little bit nervous. Proportionate.

Zhifan and Ye Mao glanced at Mother Zhong gratefully, and Shui Linglong said, "Okay, it's time for me to visit my mother and second sister."

In Changlexuan, Shui Lingxi fell ill again. The reason was that Shui Minyu learned about it and gave her a severe scolding. This attack frightened both Qin Fangyi and Shui Minyu. A woman No matter how beautiful the country is, if she catches this disease, who would dare to want her? Qin Fangyi was so angry that she told Shui Minyu to roll back to his yard, while she stayed at her daughter's bedside, crying.

She admitted that she had done many wrong things in her life, such as killing Aunt Tong's first child, but blaming it on Aunt Feng, making the two of them turn against each other; and bribed people in Zhuangzi to drug Dong Jiaxue, making Dong Jiaxue unknowingly a hero. He died young; and for example, he buried musk in Aunt Lan's yard, so that she still cannot conceive a child, and may never be able to conceive a child again...

It was she who was wrong, and she should be punished, but why did God bring retribution to Shui Lingxi? No, it's not God's retribution, it was Guo Yan who harmed Lingxi!

She wiped away her tears, stood up and walked to the desk, picked up a pen and wrote a letter, indicating it was signed by her brother Qin Che. This marriage was decided by the Emperor. Even if the Queen wanted to go back on her word, she would have to ask the Emperor for his consent!

 “Madam, the eldest lady is here.” Shiqing reported at the door.

 “Let her go!”

“The eldest lady said she came to deliver medicine to the second lady.”

Qin Fangyi shook her bare hands, and a sharp light flashed in her eyes: "Please come in."

Shui Linglong walked into the room. She wore a white double-breasted spring dress, a lake blue floor-length skirt, and a golden silk ribbon hanging from her waist. As she moved lightly, she looked like a line of blue sky and white clouds. The golden dazzling light was the first light of the morning sun. A ray of light lit up the whole room, she was the scorching sun.

 Qin Fangyi’s eyes... hurt slightly! When did Shui Linglong become so beautiful?

Shui Linglong knelt down and said, "Linglong would like to say hello to my mother. May my mother be blessed."

blessing? My son has the habit of Longyang, and my daughter has become like this. Where did she get her blessing? She sat upright and pointed to the embroidery stool beside her: "Sit down."

"Thank you, mother." Shui Linglong sat down as she was told, full of energy and vitality. On the other hand, looking at the unconscious Shui Lingxi, her facial features were really beautiful, but they were like candles in the wind, losing their vitality... Qin Fangyi's heart was again It was a pain, and I heard Shui Linglong's soft voice: "Why is the second sister unconscious again? Could it be that... she is sick again?"

 Asking knowingly! Qin Fangyi was shaking with anger, but she said disdainfully: "I heard that you are here to deliver medicine to your second sister. Even the doctors are helpless about this disease, so what good medicine do you have?"

Shui Linglong said calmly: "It was given by Prince Zhuge. The Zhenbei Palace has a doctor he brought from his clan. He knows some prescriptions that the doctors in the capital are not familiar with."

By saying this, I am also warning Qin Fangyi not to try to tamper with the medicine, because it is not me you are slandering, but the Zhenbei Palace.

Qin Fangyi took a small blue and white porcelain vase from Shui Linglong's hand with disbelief. Shui Linglong glanced at Qin Fangyi's hand and said slowly: "This disease cannot be cured and can only be controlled through medication. Once a day, this bottle Here is a month’s dosage. Moreover, this medicine is a unique secret recipe of Zhenbei Palace, and no other doctors in Taiyuan Hospital or Kashgar Qing can prepare it.”

Qin Fangyi frowned: "What exactly do you want to say?"

Shui Linglong glanced around the room, lingered for a moment on a letter she had just finished writing on the desk, then looked at Qin Fangyi, and said with a smile: "It's nothing, I just think that the second sister's injury and father's The future is more important than anything else.”

 This girl! He was clearly threatening her!

Yes, she is indeed determined to bring Guo Yan to justice. In this way, Shui Lingxi is a complete victim. The royal family's anger needs a breakthrough, as long as they vent all their anger on Guo Yan. , there is still hope for the marriage between Shui Lingxi and the prince! But **** Shui Linglong! She actually threatened her with medicine! She is just a concubine, how dare she speak to her in such a tone and from such a stance? !

"Mom, you don't have to make a decision in a hurry. You can let the second sister try it for a while, or find another doctor to prescribe a prescription. If you can find a better medicine than this, Guo Yan, feel free to file a lawsuit! But! I reminded my mother one last time, whether it is an egg hitting a stone or a stone hitting a jade, Guo Yan will still be the princess's consort even if he loses his official position. Unless his second sister dies, Guo Yan will probably die for her. But I think, mother, you shouldn't I will send my second sister to **** in order to punish Guo Yan." Shui Linglong stood up and bowed, "Mother, rest well, don't work too hard. You know, besides your daughter, you also have a son!"

Qin Fangyi's heart suddenly trembled, and every word Shui Linglong said hit her heart like a hammer. Is her daughter's health more important, or is it more important to fight to the end with Guo Yan to pursue that slim hope? Or, if the daughter has little hope, should the son also join in?

Shui Linglong couldn't explain why she had to help Guo Yan deal with the aftermath. Maybe she was grateful to Guo Yan for accidentally hurting Shui Lingxi, maybe she was grateful to him for catching her in the mud pond, or maybe she was returning the favor of the third princess... maybe she even Shui Linglong didn't realize it herself. She just wanted to protect Guo Yan, just like she protected Qing'er. For this reason, she gave up the pleasure of watching Shui Lingxi suffer from frequent illnesses. Subconsciously, she felt that to protect Guo Yan, she would It seems more important than revenge...!

After leaving Changlexuan, Shui Linglong walked in the direction of Fushouyuan. The old lady fell ill. People always need to deal with the miscellaneous things in the house, so it would be good for her to help.

 (End of this chapter)