first princess

Chapter 10
Everyone was shocked by this sudden change, but no one suspected that Guo Rong had ulterior motives, and they all thought it was just an accident.

Xun Feng's heart trembled slightly, but he was far away in the pavilion several miles away, and there was nothing he could do.

Yun Li's mind moved, and he blew a strong wind.

Zhuge Yu smiled faintly, and also blew a strong wind.

Two strong winds collided fiercely in the air, and the ball that was supposed to hit Shui Linglong suddenly flew towards Shui Lingxi!

It was too late to make amends, only Shui Lingxi let out a scream and fell off the horse.

Yun Li frowned, and looked at Zhuge Yu, seeing his innocent face, an inexplicable undercurrent flashed across Yun Li's warm eyes.

This year's Plum Appreciation Banquet, Shui Linglong and Yao Xin won the Wen Champion and Wu Champion respectively, but the former's limelight far outweighed the latter's. With her achievements, the previous remarks about how, how she is not worthy of being the princess of the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion are also much less.As for the beauty of the Shui family who should have received everyone's attention, Shui Lingxi not only lost a crushing defeat, but also fell on her back, her face was swollen, and her image was completely lost. She became the most embarrassing daughter in the history of plum appreciation banquet.

After going to the locker room to change, Shui Linglong walked towards the gate of Ruixue Villa, where she "accidentally" bumped into Yun Li.

Yun Li wanted to stretch out his hand to support her: "How could you be so careless? What if you fell? How is the injury on your left hand? Let me see."

Shui Linglong hurriedly took a step back: "It's all right, thank you His Royal Highness for your concern."

At this time, Zhuge Xi came over and took Shui Linglong's arm affectionately, as if the two had known each other for many years. After greeting Yun Li, she said to Shui Linglong cheerfully: "Linglong, Xiner can get the Thanks to you, Wu Guanjun, the Yao family has not been so prestigious for a long time! I, the sister-in-law, thank you on her behalf, come, come, and I will take you home."

Laughing so weirdly, can something good happen?Shui Linglong's eyes flashed, and she left with Zhuge Xi.

Yun Li looked at the backs of the two going away, hesitant to speak.

Not long after, Shui Lingxi, wearing a veil, came over with tears in her eyes: "Your Highness... Lingxi has shamed you, Your Highness please punish!"

Yun Li took out a handkerchief to wipe her face, but he could feel the difference in texture as soon as he held it in his palm, he was about to withdraw his hand but it was too late.Shui Lingxi smelled the woman's fragrance on the handkerchief, she snatched it over, her long eyelashes trembled, and said with a smile: "Your Highness, I'll wipe it myself, I'm sorry for dirtying your handkerchief, I'll wash it another day Send it to you."

This handkerchief is obviously not his, could it be because of the collision just now?Linglong's smiling face flashed in his mind, Yun Li shook his head: "No, if you don't dislike it, then keep it, and I'll take you back home."

Shui Lingxi leaned against his chest and smiled coyly: "Thank you Your Highness, Your Highness will get in the car first, and I will come after a few words with my friends."

After bidding farewell to Yunli, Shui Lingxi looked serious, and walked towards Guo Rong's carriage. As soon as she entered the carriage, she slapped Guo Rong without saying a word: "No wonder you didn't do anything, you didn't do anything at all. I never thought of framing Shui Linglong, you always wanted to harm me, right? I warn you, don’t move those thoughts that you shouldn’t have! Is His Royal Highness the one who can be promoted by your status? Do you think the Guo family is still a hundred years ago? One of the top ten famous families? Wake up! The Guo family has already been torn apart, and your father, Guo Rong, is nothing more than a dog under my father’s hands! Disappear from the capital!"

In the carriage, Shui Linglong listened quietly to the movement over there, the corner of her lips raised a mocking arc, the current Guo family is indeed not as prosperous as it was a hundred years ago, and it can even be described as depressed, but according to the memory of the previous life, it will not be long before, Guo Yan, the eldest son of Guo, is about to return from the battlefield triumphantly. He will be named a mighty general, highly praised and favored by the emperor, and be honored by the three princesses. She will become the hottest figure among noble ladies.

Shui Lingxi got out of the carriage, Guo Rong was crying like pear blossoms and raining, and the maid Taoer said cautiously: "Miss, why did your handkerchief get on His Highness the Crown Prince's body? Did someone set you up?"

Guo Rong sniffed, and said angrily: "She can only do the frame-up! Why is there no excuse if she wants to impose a crime? She just blamed me for not doing things for her, and deliberately found a reason to punish me. Unless I Threatening her position as the Crown Princess, otherwise the Shangshu Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion won't care about my petty troubles with her, she is really vicious!"

At the corner near the gate of Ruixue Villa, Yao Cheng was instilling Zhuge Yu's experience in controlling his wife. Although this brother-in-law is a dandy and doesn't know how to be polite, he still treats him very well.

He spit and said: "Little brother-in-law, you are about to get married. Let me tell you a few words from the bottom of my heart. Women are all cheap. The better you treat her, the more unambiguous you are. On the contrary, the more you ignore her, she will be more ignorant." The more she leans on you! Let’s talk about your sister, isn’t she tough? Huh? In your house, even the concubine can’t control her, but since she married me, under my extremely tough wife control policy Come on, be as good as that! I say east, she dare not go west, and I say west, she dare not go north! So don't look at your daughter-in-law today, but you have to treat her later! Don't let her put her eyes on top of her head! We are pure men, we have to look like pure men! Understand?"

Zhuge Yu raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Oh."

Little... little... little bastard, don't you believe it?
Watching Zhuge Yu's receding back, Yao Cheng wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and got into his carriage in two or three steps. There, Zhuge Xi was leaning on the soft pillow. As soon as she sent Shui Linglong to the carriage of Zhenbei Palace, she looked for The excuse of going to the toilet is gone, and the effect of the medicine will take place in a quarter of an hour after calculating the time.

Zhuge Xi gave Yao Cheng a sideways look, raised his leg, and asked lazily, "Did you tell Yu'er all about it?"

Yao Cheng's solemnity collapsed in an instant. He smiled flatteringly, sat on the couch, put Zhuge Xi's leg on his own, and thumped lightly: "Hey, lady, don't you feel relieved when I do things? Since I After marrying you, under your incomparably tough husband-controlling policy, I am as obedient as that! If you say east, I dare not go west; if you say west, I definitely dare not go north!"

Zhuge Xi held back his smile, hooked one foot, and he fell on top of her...

The gift from Ruixue Villa was said to be delivered in ten days, and Shui Linglong thought that she might be able to see Xun Feng himself in ten days.She was looking forward to meeting her for the first time after rebirth.

But Zhuge Yu found that something was wrong with him since he drank the wine in Leng Yixuan's hand, it seemed... very hot.Having never experienced a woman before, he really didn't understand what was wrong with him. It wasn't until he lifted the curtain of the carriage and saw Shui Linglong sitting inside, and he wished he could pounce on her immediately to "tear her apart" that he realized that he was being raped. Calculated!
Leng-Yi-Xuan!
"today…"

Before finishing the words "Thank you", Shui Linglong felt her eyes darken, the curtain was lowered, Zhuge Yu had disappeared, he fled away, and even dropped something without noticing.

"Am I that scary? It's inexplicable!" Shui Linglong leaned over and picked up the object on the floor into her palm. It was a twisted gold wire bracelet for women. The workmanship was ordinary but the quality was high, unlike the ones bought outside. , as if he made it himself, and judging from its color, it can be inferred that it has been around for some years.

Shui Linglong's first reaction was: Zhuge Yu has a sweetheart.

The Zhuge family was originally the leader of the Kashgar tribe in the west. They occupy the land as the king and do not submit to the court. The people of Kashgar believe in gods, but the surname Zhuge is the only one. Whenever the imperial court sends troops to attack the Kashgar tribe, the people along the way, regardless of gender Young and old, regardless of sickness or strength, they all spontaneously stopped in front of the imperial army. The imperial court could not carry out cruel massacres on the people of the Great Zhou Dynasty, and the war between the two sides entered a stalemate.The General Zhengxi at that time was Leng Yu'an, the patriarch of the Leng family. He had negotiated peace with the Zhuge family many times, but with little success. Later, Leng Youru, the daughter of the Leng family, married Zhuge Liuyun as his wife and gave birth to his eldest daughter, Zhuge. Xi and his eldest son Zhuge Yu, the Kashiqing tribe finally surrendered to the imperial court.

In order to appease the people in Kashgar, the imperial court exempted them from taxes for 20 years and retained the Zhuge family's leading position in Kashgar. King Zhenbei, Zhuge Yu was five years old that year.

A five-year-old child definitely doesn't understand love, and after entering Beijing, Zhuge Yu has never had contact with a woman with a foreign surname, so Shui Linglong thought, this bracelet is not for a sweetheart.

Inside Changle Pavilion, Shui Lingxi was lying in Qin Fangyi's arms, crying until her voice became hoarse: "Mother, that bitch is too much! How could she do this? Mother, you must express your anger for me! Huh..."

Isn't Qin Fangyi angry?Of course she was angry, thinking that the daughter she had carefully cultivated by the daughter of the Prime Minister's Mansion lost to the daughter of a businesswoman, and the Prime Minister's Mansion's face was completely humiliated by Shui Lingxi.She didn't reprimand her, but she was fine. Instead, she complained?In the past, when Shui Lingxi cried, Qin Fangyi would definitely soften her heart, but now Qin Fangyi has been devastated by the affairs in the house, how can she have time to compete with a concubine daughter who is about to get married?The end of the new year is approaching, and Shui Minyu and Shui Minhui are going to return from Xishan Academy. When she thinks of Shui Minhui who grew up under the old lady's lap, her head hurts.

"Okay, dear girl, if you lose this year and win next year, it's a loss of dignity to compete with a concubine. His Royal Highness personally sent you back to the mansion, and he has already stated that he will treat you as before, so don't feel wronged." It's gone." Qin Fangyi touched her swollen pig-like face, and said, "Don't go out of the yard for a few days, wait until the swelling subsides."

"Mother! I..." Shui Lingxi still wanted to say something, but Qin Fangyi had ordered Huayi to send her back to her yard.

Not long after, Shui Hangge walked in without any displeasure on his face.

Qin Fangyi was overjoyed. Although her daughter was ashamed, she was the crown prince's concubine, and the master had to give the prince some favors. She offered a cup of tea to Shui Hangge: "Mr. Gong, this is your favorite Longjing. "

"En." Shui Hangge sat down on the couch, took the teacup, and thought about how to speak about this matter, and saw that Qin Fangyi had ordered Shiqing to put hot water in the bathroom, and he didn't plan to spend the night here!He cleared his throat and said, "Well, Linglong has saved face for Shang Shufu this time."

Qin Fangyi did not deny this: "Yes, Linglong is a well-behaved child, I will take care of her in the future."

But I thought in my heart that the dowry gift given by Princess Zhenbei would be much more expensive!

Shui Linglong took a sip of tea and said, "Ahem, cough, what I mean is, she is considered a respectable person now, and the dowry should be richer, so as not to cause criticism."

Qin Fangyi's biggest problem is greed for money. At this moment when Shui Hangge mentioned it, the hairs all over her body stood on end. She clenched the veil tightly, and said with a fake smile: "Master is right, I have already lost the original dowry." Let me show you, how about adding another Zhuangzi and a shop? Don’t worry, I will pick the right ones.”

A Zhuangzi, a shop?Shui Hangge couldn't help being a little disappointed. He kept his salary, and Qin Fangyi's dowry was locked up by himself. After all, the food and clothing in this house were all spent on Dong Jiaxue's money. Now that Dong Jiaxue's daughter is married, Qin Fangyi But he didn't even buy a decent dowry. He who was lacking in confidence suddenly became angry: "Give Linglong the five shops in East Street and South Street, and two villages in Tongxian County as dowry!"

"Sister!" Qin Fangyi turned pale, "Then...these are the best shops and Zhuangzi, and they are all given to Linglong, what will Lingxi do?"

"Aren't we still short of Zhuangzi and shops? You can put another row under Lingxi's name."

"Sir, Lingxi is going to be a crown princess, if her dowry is not as good as that of a crown prince, she will lose face to the crown prince!"

As soon as these words came out, Shui Hangge's expression became a little loose. No matter how good the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion is, he is a minister after all, and he still has to serve the prince. But when he thought of the old lady's tough attitude, he, who has always been filial, couldn't bear to brush her off. What the old lady meant, in fact, he really didn't understand why the old lady favored a concubine's granddaughter like that.

Just when Shui Hangge was in a dilemma, outside the door, Huayi said that Liu Guanshi asked to see him.

But it was Yao Cheng, Leng Yixuan, Princess Zhenbei, the three princesses, and Xun Feng, the heir of Prince Pingnan who sent congratulatory gifts one after another to celebrate Shui Linglong becoming the champion of the literary examination at the Plum Appreciation Banquet.

It is reasonable that Zhenbei Wangfu and Yao's family would give gifts, but Leng Yixuan, the third princess and Prince Pingnan's son also sent congratulatory gifts, which was completely beyond Shui Hangge's expectation.Obviously, compared to Shui Lingxi who has a peerless beauty, the beautiful and intelligent Shui Linglong is more like a fish in water among the rich and powerful.

In particular, the third princess is the prince's relative sister, Leng Yixuan is the prince's friend, and Xun Feng is the prince's confidant. They all expressed their affection for Shui Linglong by coincidence. After the congratulatory gift was delivered, Shui Hangge began to speculate, maybe...they got the crown prince's order?The prince fell in love with Linglong?At this moment, Shui Hangge suddenly regretted, why did he agree with Qin Fangyi to change the candidate for the crown princess?
But soon, he thought, Linglong and Zhuge Yu's Geng Tie hadn't come to fruition yet, and the Prince's Mansion hadn't come to propose marriage. Does this mean that there is still room for change?
Naturally, Shui Linglong didn't know that her marriage was remembered by Shui Hangge, she stepped through the second entrance, and Zhong's mother greeted her with a cloak in her hands. happy.Shui Linglong didn't say anything, but Ye Mao kept talking like pouring beans. Mother Zhong wept as she listened. She knew that the children raised by an outstanding woman like Mrs. were not good enough?

While chatting and laughing, they saw a figure slowly passing by the corridor in front. Mother Zhong took a closer look and was stunned for a moment: "Husband... madam?"

Ye Mao looked up, and the man had turned around and disappeared.

Shui Linglong smiled faintly: "You also think Aunt Zhou looks a bit like my mother, don't you?"

In her previous life, when she saw Aunt Zhou for the first time, she was just like Mother Zhong, too surprised to speak. Even because of the three or two points of similarity, she had a good impression of Aunt Zhou, but these feelings were completely lost by Shui Ling. The moon is gone, so she and Aunt Zhou have no major conflict of interest, and they have lived in peace for several years.In this life, Aunt Zhou took the initiative to break this balance, and she will never sit still.

Zhou... Aunt Zhou?Mama Zhong was startled for a long time, as if she had thought of something, a flash of understanding flashed in her eyes.

Back at Lingxiangyuan, Shui Linglong found out that Yao Cheng, Leng Yixuan, the third princess and Xun Feng had all sent congratulatory gifts. Yao Cheng sent a pair of gold-encrusted beaded green hairpins, rubies, gold bases, and blue emerald feathers. , with bright colors and novel styles, it looks like Zhuge Xi's handwriting.

What Leng Yixuan sent were the Four Treasures of the Study and the novelties of the moment.

The three princesses gave a box of Luozidai from Persia and several bolts of high-quality satin and silk.

What Xun Feng gave was a pair of Nuanyu Go.

The prince is good at keeping birds first, and playing chess second. At first glance, it seems to be the prince's handwriting, but Shui Linglong understands that this is definitely Xun Feng's own idea, but if it falls into the eyes of Shui Hangge, it may be the prince's instruction.

It seems that Xun Feng intends to pretend to be a tiger and prevent her from marrying into the Zhenbei Palace.

"This satin is so beautiful, the third princess is so generous." Liu Lu said enviously as she sorted out the satin.

"I think Mr. Leng's gift is good. Look at this little windmill, it can spin by itself with some water. It's so novel." Ye Mao had a great time playing.

Zhi Fan thought for a while and asked Xiang Shui Linglong: "Miss, the old lady rewarded you with some satin last time, would you like to show some respect to the old lady?"

Although Zhifan is not a child of the mansion, she is shrewd. Shui Linglong looked at her approvingly: "I want to give it away, send a piece of silk to the old lady, pick one of the novelties and give it to the mansion." Ladies, send the Four Treasures of the Study to the old lady as well."

"The Four Treasures of the Study?" Ye Mao packed up the windmill and asked puzzledly, "Miss, the old lady doesn't write."

Zhi Fan smiled at her: "Miss wants to give it to the Second Young Master."

(End of this chapter)