first princess

Chapter 1
Big week.

The spring rain is falling continuously, dripping on the tiles, making a pleasant sound of ding dong ding dong.

In the dilapidated temple, cobwebs are full of beams, and the roots are intertwined, as if someone's lifeline is framed.

Shui Linglong took two moldy steamed buns and slowly climbed back to the temple, one round trip a day, 360 steps.

She couldn't walk because her legs were cut off.

In the back room, a little girl whose face was burnt beyond recognition and whose whole body was scorched yellow moaned loudly and silently. Flies and maggots wreaked havoc on her rotting body.

Qing'er, mother is here, mother is coming soon, don't be afraid!
Wanted to speak, but she could only make a "Yi Yi ah ah" sound because her tongue was pulled out.

Shui Linglong climbed over with difficulty, waved away the flies, picked off the newly born maggots one by one, and then washed her hands with water from the eaves, then took a bite of steamed buns, chewed them into pieces and fed them to her daughter .

The little girl's life was finally coming to an end, and she couldn't swallow a mouthful.

Qing'er, you eat!Why don't you eat?

Shui Linglong cried until her heart was broken. She opened her daughter's mouth and pressed the broken steamed buns in with her index finger.

The little girl tried her best to open her eyes full of thick liquid, and said weakly: "Mother... you... eat by yourself... Qinger... it's about to die..."

With Qing'er dead, you don't have to be dragged down by Qing'er anymore.You are a good mother, Qing'er does not regret being your daughter, and Qing'er will call you "mother" in her next life.

"mother!"

The familiar call made Shui Linglong tremble!
It's the voice of my son!The son is here, the son has found them!
For five years, she has dreamed of taking her daughter away from this ruined temple. She doesn't want to restore her daughter's appearance, but she wants the doctor to give her daughter a lifetime of peace!
But the next sentence made her fall into an ice cellar again!

"Mom, why would you want to rest in this dilapidated temple? It's smelly, maybe there are some unclean people living in it." When he said this, the boy's disgusted eyes swept across the cobwebs in the corridor, and there was still a lot of blood in the air. The smell of rot.

Shui Linglong's heart trembled again, Xun Bin, who are you calling "mother"?I am your "mother"!
Shui Lingxi is walking gracefully, she is as beautiful as a Jiugong fairy who has descended into the mortal world, her frown and smile are so captivating.That gorgeous and clean skirt was incompatible with this messy and dilapidated temple, but the messier it was, the happier she was!

She held the boy's hand and said in confusion, "I seem to have heard someone talking just now, did you hear that, Bin'er?"

The boy's legs are somewhat disabled, and it is slightly inconvenient to walk. It is said that his legs were beaten and disabled by his biological mother not long after he was born!Not only that, that ruthless poisonous woman also betrayed her father and eloped with her younger sister!
He often thought, if it wasn't for the beautiful woman Bodhisattva in front of him who treated him as if he was his own, how could he, a crippled prince, be looked at twice by his father?Therefore, he must remove all obstacles in the palace for her and help her ascend to the throne of queen!

The boy smiled: "Mom, wait here, I'll go in and have a look."

Shui Lingxi touched his handsome face, and said kindly: "Mother is with you, you know, Mother is always worried about you."

The young man showed an attached smile, like the sunshine in March, warming his heart: "Mother, you are so kind to me."

Shui Lingxi smiled gently, and walked towards the side room with the boy. When she saw Shui Linglong hugging a body that could no longer be called a "human", she was so scared that her face turned pale, and she plunged into it. In the boy's arms: "Oh my god, Bin'er, then... what is that?"

This scene hurt Shui Linglong's eyes!

"Mother, don't worry, I'll deal with that monster that scared you!" The young man comforted Shui Lingxi for a while, then took a step forward, pulled out the saber from his waist, and pierced the little girl with a sword without saying a word. the body of the child.

Shui Linglong turned pale with shock: "Ah... ah..."

Xun Bin, she is not a monster!She is your sister!How can you kill her?
The young man threw his sword and threw the little girl out of the window. His facial expression seemed to be that what he threw was just a bean sprout or cabbage, regardless of the cliffs and abyss outside the window...

In the air, there were a few faint sounds of "brother", flickering, dreamlike.

Shui Linglong rushed towards Shui Lingxi like crazy, Shui Lingxi took a step back, looked down at her condescendingly, and satirized silently: "Sister, didn't you say that my body that has served the prince is not good enough for Brother Feng? You see, the person who is with him now is me! Also, you feed me the baby-killing medicine, so it doesn’t matter if you don’t have a baby. Look, your son has become mine. Oh, I forgot to tell you, I burned your daughter, I beat your son, and I destroyed his memory, but in his heart, you are a poisonous woman, and I am a loving mother. Let it go, hehe...Sister, sister, Brother Feng left you a pair of eyes just to let you see your own retribution! 'Betray' him, this is the end!"

Betray him?She loves him so much that she can't extricate herself. When did she betray him?I don't remember how many open and dark arrows I blocked for him, and I don't remember how many Zhongliang I framed for him. She was covered in blood and was cast aside by thousands of people!However, he has a great virtue and reputation, and has become the favorite of all!
She held a sword and bathed the mountains and rivers in blood, and helped him win the Ninth Five-Year Plan, but because of a few or two provocations, he allowed her to be reduced to the half-human, half-ghost appearance she is now!
Xun Feng, you are so heartless and ungrateful!

Shui Lingxi, you are vicious and vicious enough!

I, Shui Linglong, swear here that even if I turn into a fierce ghost, I will be entangled with you two forever and fall into the eighteenth level of purgatory together!

She turned over and jumped into the abyss.

...

A carriage was parked by the turbulent river, and a handsome man in black Chinese clothes was leaning on a soft couch, quietly gazing at the direction of Nanyue Kingdom on the other side of the river.

"My lord! My lord! Look!" Anping pointed at the two corpses beside the river, which were swollen but tightly hugged, and shouted loudly!
Zhuge Yu took advantage of the situation to look, and thought of something, his gaze became as deep as a pool, and under the seemingly calm lake surface, there were endless undercurrents lurking, as if a collision would destroy the world.

After a long time, he made a gesture and said slowly: "It's a mother and daughter. The river is fast, but she hugs her so tightly. Her loving mother's heart can be learned from the sun and the moon. It's good to be buried, and find a good monk to do it." Faji, give her the power to save the undead."

"Yes!" Anping was astonished, following the prince for more than 20 years, this was the first time that the prince showed kindness.

In the eighth year of Emperor Dezong, Shui Linglong died.

Big week, severe winter.

Thirty miles north of Kyoto, in the most inconspicuous house in a small village in Tong County, the rain fell from the eaves and dripped into three dilapidated washbasins. With a small hand, he picked up the washbasin and poured water into the yard, then put it back to its original place.

At this time, Mother Zhong walked in with a food box: "Miss, this servant has cooked some porridge, you can use some later."

"You eat too." Shui Linglong took it with a light smile, and divided half into another empty bowl. Mother Zhong quickly poured the porridge back, swallowing, "I've eaten it, I'm not hungry!"

grunt.Mother Zhong's stomach growled unsatisfactorily.

Shui Linglong smiled slightly: "I'll save some for you after I've eaten."

No matter how poor the place is, there are rich families, and no matter how rich the families are, there are also poor people. They belong to the latter.

When my mother was alive, my father came to visit occasionally, and their life was fairly manageable.After the mother passed away, the father never came again, and they were driven out of the spacious courtyard and squeezed into this house of less than ten square meters.A screen, her "room" on the left, and mother Zhong's "room" on the right.

Her mother, Dong Jiaxue, was originally the daughter of a wealthy family in the south of the Yangtze River. By chance, she met the poor scholar Shui Hangge. Before Dong Jiaxue had time to rejoice, Shui Hangge married Qin Fangyi, the daughter of the current prime minister.

At that time, Dong Jiaxue was three months pregnant, and she had no way out if she wanted to regret it. In addition, she really loved that man so badly, so Dong Jiaxue watched Shui Hangge use her "dowry" to build a mansion in the capital, marry a wife, Bribing the officials, she climbed up all the way, from the sixth-rank editor to the current second-rank Shangshu, but her own body deteriorated through repeated betrayals and disappointments, and finally passed away, leaving Shui Linglong suffering from the ridicule of the servants and the frustration of life. torment.

Of course, the reason why Shui Hangge has been able to keep Dong Jiaxue steady for so many years is not without a trump card, but--
"Miss! Miss! What a happy event!" While thinking about it, Cui's mother walked in with a smile on her face. She shook her rain-soaked coir raincoat, took it off and put it by the door. She was extraordinarily kind, and when she distinguished carefully, there was even a hint of flattery.

Mama Zhong resisted her disgust, and stood up with a smile to greet her: "What wind brought Mama Cui here? Please sit in the room."

Mother Cui saluted Shui Linglong respectfully, and instead of sitting down, she said happily, "Miss! The Shangshu Mansion has sent someone to pick you up and return to Beijing! The carriage has already entered the village entrance, and we will have our Zhuangzi in a quarter of an hour." !"

Qin Fangyi moved so fast!

Shui Linglong's eyes showed appropriate surprise: "Who are all here?"

Mama Cui told the truth: "It's Mama Sun and Mama Wang."

Shui Linglong smiled, Mama Sun is Qin Fangyi's confidant, Mama Wang is the person beside the old lady.

Mama Wang was not among the people who came to pick her up in the previous life. She was captured by a group of robbers on the way to the cottage. It became the catastrophe of her life!

Thinking about it now, whether it was the robber or Xun Feng, they were all traps set by Qin Fangyi for her.

Now that Mrs. Wang is here, at least it means that she has won the bet, there will be no robbers, and she will not meet the man who made her pay for her life by mistake.

The eldest lady obviously smiled gently, but for some reason, Mama Cui saw some traces of murderous intent. When she wanted to investigate further, Shui Linglong had already turned her face away. , isn't she just a 15-year-old girl?
Mama Cui left the house, Mama Zhong glared at the back!
Shui Linglong didn't feel anything at all. It's human nature to worship the high and step down. It's no big deal for Cui's mother to treat her coldly. Besides, except for her bad attitude, Cui's mother did not cause any substantial harm to her.

The person she wants to collect debts from is not her.

Mama Zhong closed the door, and said solemnly: "Miss, tell the truth to this servant, is the reason why Qin Fangyi took us back to Beijing because...you gave her the jade pendant?"

Shui Linglong nodded: "En."

Mama Zhong thumped her chest in pain, she burst into tears: "Miss! That's your only hope! When Madam was alive, Qin Fangyi often used this kind of coercion and temptation. As long as Madam handed over the jade pendant, she promised Madam peace. The position of wife, but madam is willing to be a famous concubine for you, is it true that madam has suffered for so many years in vain? There are two months, only two months, and the prince will come to the Shangshufu to propose marriage At that time, no matter how unwilling Qin Fangyi is, she will have to put on a big show to take you back to Beijing! Now... how can you let go of your engagement token?"

Shui Linglong said slowly, "I don't like the prince."

In her previous life, she was reluctant to hand over the jade pendant and had suffered so much. Not only that, but she was also ruthlessly calculated. She fell into a love network designed by Xun Feng, and she willingly escaped the marriage of the Prince's Mansion. In the end, Shui Lingxi became the princess.In fact, in the end, Shui Lingxi was not able to be the mother of the world, because the throne was taken away by Xun Feng!

Qin Fangyi's mother and daughter wanted this hot potato, so she gave it to them!

Not long after, the sky cleared.

Mother Cui sent two sets of brand new clothes: "This is the grace of the eldest lady, eldest miss, the servant has put you on the bed."

After Mama Cui left, Mama Zhong frowned: "Miss, don't change, just let Mama Wang see what your daily life is like! Let the old lady know Qin Fangyi's virtues!"

Shui Linglong calmly said: "So what if I know? The old lady will divorce the prime minister's daughter, spit out my mother's money, and return my status as a descendant? Besides, the Shangshu's house spends all my mother's money, This shirt should belong to me, why don't I wear it?"

What Shui Linglong didn't say was that in her previous life she returned to Shangshu's Mansion after the beginning of spring. At that time, the old lady had already died of illness. In this life, she returned to Beijing two months earlier. Don't want to bet on a sick grandmother.

Mother Zhong was at a loss for words, the young lady has changed a lot since her serious illness, no longer crying and complaining, living a very happy life every day, and being very magnanimous in looking at problems, presumably my wife can rest in peace in heaven.

Shui Linglong changed her clothes, and walked to the carriage with Mama Zhong, where Mama Sun and Mama Wang were already waiting.

This was the first time Ms. Wang saw the eldest lady. She saw her delicate features and clear eyes, a very juicy child, but her body was too thin, as if she was malnourished. Ms. Wang frowned involuntarily.

"My maidservant pays respects to the Eldest Miss." The two bowed and saluted, and Mama Sun's salute was obviously not very respectful.

Shui Linglong sees through but doesn't say anything, and politely said: "You two mothers don't need to be too polite."

After finishing speaking, she took graceful steps, stepped on the footstool and got into the carriage, completely unlike a humble woman who had never learned manners.

Ms. Wang was secretly surprised. How did Ms. Wang know that Dong Jiaxueyuan was a talented woman, and her etiquette and rules were not inferior to those of the upper-class ladies. How could the daughter she taught be any worse?In addition, Shui Linglong conspired with Xun Feng in her previous life and was well-informed, her demeanor unknowingly overwhelmed others.

Mama Sun has seen Shui Linglong before, but for some reason, she still feels that Shui Linglong has changed a lot since a year ago, not because of her appearance, but because of her calm and quiet demeanor, which made her think of the second lady of the Shangshu Mansion. , the noble lady Shui Lingxi who overwhelms the country and the city and is famous all over the world.But in just a split second, Mama Sun put this amazingness behind her, what are you kidding?Second Miss is unique, no one can surpass her!

The vermilion gold-lettered plaque reads "Water Palace" in a free and easy manner.

Shui Linglong stood at the door, looking up at the two words that made her life miserable, she felt an indescribable irony in her heart, all the bricks, tiles, plants and trees, every person and death were spent by her mother. In her previous life, even adding a new dress had to depend on Qin Fangyi's face.

What ends up in her hands is often not new clothes, but old dresses that Shui Lingxi wears and don't want.But because of this, she also gained a bad reputation of liking to imitate Shui Lingxi.

And she ran away from marriage and went with Xun Feng, which "harmed" Shui Lingxi, who already had her own heart, into the sedan chair for her. When they met again, Shui Lingxi cried like rain: "My sister is not wronged, as long as my sister is happy. "

She was so moved that she felt that she and her lover were finally married, but her younger sister was separated from the person she loved forever. Since then, she has been extremely guilty of Shui Lingxi all her life, allowing Shui Lingxi to commit adultery by her side again and again The crime caused Shui Lingxi to hook up with Xun Feng in the end.

Why didn't she turn the corner then, Shui Lingxi actually didn't have a sweetheart at all, she wanted to be a princess from the beginning?

"Miss, you go to pay your respects to the madam, the maidservant has returned to the old madam." Seeing Shui Linglong's thoughtful refusal to enter the mansion, Madam Wang reminded her.

Shui Linglong looked at Mama Wang with a faint smile, and asked knowingly, "Shouldn't I go to pay my respects to grandma first?"

Mother Wang sighed slightly: "The old madam had a high fever again last night. This morning, when the slaves left the house, they still hadn't retreated. The old madam was afraid that others would be sick, so she told everyone not to go to sleep in the morning and evening. Wait until the old madam gets better." , servants will lead the young lady to kowtow to the old lady."

She still did not forget to send someone to pick her up when she was sick, and Shui Linglong couldn't help feeling a little fond of this grandmother: "May I ask what kind of disease my grandmother has? Why is she so severe?"

Mama Wang saw that the concern in Shui Linglong's eyes did not seem to be fake, so she talked to her in detail: "The old lady suffers from tuberculosis, and it has been some years, and it has been maintained by medicine, sometimes it is good and sometimes it is bad, but it can't get rid of the root cause. "

Tuberculosis should be the "tuberculosis" mentioned by Xun Feng.In her previous life, she marched and fought with Xun Feng. One year, when the battle at the border was tense, a large number of soldiers in the barracks suddenly contracted tuberculosis. Xun Feng cured them with a strange medicine. What was it?She couldn't remember for a moment.

(End of this chapter)