first princess

Chapter 149: Good news from heaven (1)
Since having a small kitchen, Shui Linglong’s quality of life has skyrocketed. Look at this table full of delicacies, four meat and four vegetables, sixteen-color assorted platters, one cup each of goat’s milk and cow’s milk, and even noodles with three flavors. Who would believe it? These are just her breakfast alone?Shui Linglong picked up the chopsticks and shook her head, it's really a wealthy family's wine and meat stinks, the road is frozen to death, the life of the palace is too extravagant!

Shui Linglong didn't have a good appetite, so she casually ate a few chopsticks of cold fungus, spicy fried shredded potatoes, and half a bowl of noodles, and then she lost her appetite. She swallowed a mouthful of milk, licked the froth from her lips with the tip of her tongue, and said, "You serve Go down and eat."

Mama Zhong and Zhifan started to leave the table, and they exchanged several glances with each other, and it was Mama Zhong who said, "Why don't you eat more?"

Shui Linglong pressed her dizzy head, and said weakly: "I didn't sleep well, I don't really want to eat."

Mother Zhong and Zhifan secretly sighed, it is true that they did not sleep well, and it is not false that they miss the son.Mother Zhong didn't know about Guo Yan and Shui Linglong's episode, so she was very angry at Shi Ziye's sudden disregard for her family!Before marriage, the young lady was regarded as a treasure, and not long after marriage, she followed other officials and lords to socialize and neglect his wife. According to her, the eldest son probably raised a young child outside!

Thinking about it this way, Mother Zhong felt wronged for Shui Linglong. If she knew that crows were as black as the world, why didn't she follow the master's wishes and marry the prince?At least she can be a queen in the future.Mother Zhong was so annoyed that her intestines were green!
Zhi Fan took the dishes to the side room where the maids were eating, and everyone stood up to make way for her, not to mention how affectionate her eyes were!If Liu Lu were here, she would definitely taunt them well, telling them not to show good looks to the people in the Shangshu Mansion because they are maids of the palace, and to fight with them again and again. Make a trip!Open your eyes and see clearly, who is the mistress of the palace!However, Zhi Fan glanced at him and smiled amiably: "Sit down, hurry up and finish your work."

Ah Si Ah Ji sat down happily. They didn't know the inside story of the princess poisoning the prince. The news they heard was that the princess offended the old matriarch and was expelled from the house by the old matriarch. But no matter what, the princess is gone, and the princess is the prince's mansion The hostesses who do their part, as the concubine's companions, they have an unparalleled sense of honor!
Bai Ju smiled obsequiously, and personally filled Zhi Fan's chopsticks with soup: "Sister Zhi Fan eat first."

In terms of age, it seems that Bai Ju is one year older than her!Zhifan drank a spoonful of soup calmly, counting it as an acceptance of her "sister".

Bai Ju let out a sigh of relief, and began to arrange vegetables for Zhi Fan.Baimei curled her lips!
After eating, everyone returned to their respective jobs. Baiju and Baimei took the sheets and went to the water room to wash them. The two put the sheets into the tub, Baiju poured cold water into it, and Baimei sat on the small stool and took the Wipe the soap locust and start rubbing.The water was cold and her hands were red from the cold.

Bai Ju also sat down and washed with her, looked at her expressionless face, remembered her indifferent attitude in the side room, and was puzzled, so she asked: "Bai Mei, today is different, can you not see?" Regarding the situation in the Qing Mansion, Zhi Fan is the most capable maidservant around the Imperial Concubine, we used to make things difficult for her under Hong Zhu's instigation, now we have to find a way to get on good terms with her."

Baimei sneered disapprovingly, "The situation in the mansion? I just saw it clearly, so I didn't bother to curry favor with Zhifan!"

"Ah? What do you mean?" Bai Ju asked in surprise.

Baimei scoffed disdainfully: "Let's not talk about the inside story of the princess leaving the mansion. Those secrets are beyond the knowledge of unfavored maids like us. But through this incident, I can finally see that in the mansion A concubine who has been in the house for 20 years can be kicked out of the mansion. How big a sky can a concubine who has been in the family for less than half a year support? The women in the palace can leave one or two, and the mistress is her today , maybe it will be another her tomorrow. Only the men in the mansion can truly stand tall!"

Baiju was dumbfounded, but it was undeniable that Baimei's words were not unreasonable. The princess and the prince had been husband and wife for more than [-] years, and the old matriarch kicked her out with just one word. Who else is more valuable than the former princess?Bai Ju lowered her head, Bai Bai's hands ached from the cold water, "The Shi Ziye treats our Shi Zifei differently."

Baimei sneered: "What's the difference? At first we were all envious that the princess found a good husband who was single-minded, but how did Liu Lu's cheap hoof climb into the prince's bed? The concubine has just passed the door, and the prince has something new. I rely on her for everything, but once the freshness wears off, the concubines and aunts will take turns carrying them into the yard!"

Bai Ju stopped rubbing her clothes: "Last time, Bizhu deliberately seduced the Shizi, and the Shizi sent her away without saying a word. I still feel that the Shizi is sincere to the Shizi."

"It was sincere back then, but now..." Bai Mei paused, and smiled strangely, "Did you know that the Crown Princess was busy in the small kitchen for more than half an hour last night?"

Bai Ju shook her head: "I don't know."

Baimei dipped her fingers in cold water, and dusted Baiju's face. Baiju's neck shrank from the cold, and Baimei smiled even more: "The former son slept in the study, and yesterday the son concubine cooked for himself. As a result... the son didn't make the order at all. Come back, in my opinion, the eldest son is probably tired of the imperial concubine, and the imperial concubine is trying her best to win back her husband's heart. After less than half a year of marriage, there is a relationship crisis. Tell me, are the women in the mansion reliable? ?”

"This..." Bai Ju fell into deep thought.

Baimei looked coldly, and thoughtfully said: "And let me tell you, this matter is never over at all! The woman bestowed by the emperor can be chased away by Zhuge's family if they want?"

Shui Linglong put on her cloak and went to the main courtyard, and finally saw Zhuge Shu today.Zhuge Shu was wearing a white rabbit fur jacket, a pea green skirt with flowers and smoke, jadeite beads hanging around her waist, her head full of blue silk tied into a double snail bun, two pairs of jasper inlaid hairpins, and a necklace hanging on her forehead. The golden Huasheng made her petite and lovely look a bit extravagant.

"The tassels are pretty. Where did you buy Shu'er?" Qiao Hui asked Zhuge Shu, who was not very emotional, gently.

Zhuge Shu curled her lips: "Miss Dong Jia made it herself. Her hands are so good that she can weave a lot of things. My second brother and I like it very much. Sister-in-law, will you?" Eyes, exceptionally innocent.

Qiao Hui's expression froze, and she smiled unnaturally: "I...I won't."

Mrs. Zhen gave her daughter a hard look. After shutting her up for so many days, she still didn't improve her memory. As soon as she came out, she ran against Qiao Hui. Looking at the slightly embarrassed Qiao Hui, Mrs. Zhen smoothed things over: "No, it's okay, this kind of thing There are so many on the street, why bother to do it yourself?"

Qiao Hui smiled gratefully at her mother-in-law.

Zhuge Shu made fun of herself, and changed the topic: "Is Uncle better? Why haven't you woken up yet?"

The old matriarch choked up and said, "The doctor said he's about to wake up."

Shui Linglong entered the room and greeted the old lady and Mrs. Zhen. Zhuge Shu and Qiao Hui stood up and saluted her. She nodded with a smile, and then asked the old lady, "Grandma, how is your father?"

The old matriarch sniffed, and the tears that had finally stopped came out again: "It is said that her life is not in danger, but she still hasn't woken up for some reason."

Shui Linglong sat down beside the old matriarch, raised her hand to wipe her tears, and comforted her softly: "Since your life is out of danger, grandma, you can rest assured and wait for your father to wake up."

The old lady took a deep breath and nodded, "By the way, I have something to discuss with you."

Shui Linglong glanced away from the corner of her eye and saw Zhen's mouth curled up. Shui Linglong looked away and said with a smile: "Grandma, please tell me."

The old matriarch sighed again, and said slowly: "The lord is sick in bed, and all the burdens of the house have fallen on Yu'er's shoulders. Let's not say to help him, but we can't let him worry about the future. I am old. I can't do anything except eat sweets and play cards. I discussed with your eldest sister yesterday, and someone has to take care of the house, what do you think?"

Shui Linglong nodded obediently: "Grandma is right."

The old matriarch is not the kind of person who beat around the bush. Seeing Shui Linglong's frank attitude, she bluntly expressed her intentions: "Yu'er is already twenty, and there should be several men and children of his age. Your first priority is to get along with him Yu'er gave birth to a few big fat boys, and your second aunt will temporarily take care of the middle class in the mansion, what do you think?"

Shui Linglong finally understood why Zhuge Xi said such a sentence before leaving yesterday - "The weather is getting warmer, let's move around more, you don't have to worry about getting pregnant, sometimes your body is fine, and it's not easy to conceive when you're under a lot of pressure. Please be filial, I have discussed with grandma about the middle school in the mansion, grandma will make arrangements, you don't need to rush about some things, when Yu'er inherits the title, the mistress can only be you."

Zhen Shi pursed her lips and snickered, she knew the character of the old matriarch too well, the old matriarch wanted to hug her great-grandson like crazy, so how could she let Linglong worry about the trivial matters in the house?Alas, the family in charge of the Prince's Mansion, how face-saving it is to spread the word!

Qiao Hui was completely stunned. Last night, her mother-in-law told her that the second wife's good life was coming and she hadn't realized it yet. Now, she saw that her mother-in-law had expected that she would take over the middle class of the palace.But will sister-in-law agree?

Shui Linglong brushed her hair from her temples back, looked at Mrs. Zhen with a gentle smile: "I have no objection, Second Aunt Lao is here."

Zhen Shi smiled and said: "If I can contribute to the palace, I will feel more at ease when I stay!"

These words were useful, at least she recognized her own position, Shui Linglong smiled even more, thought for a moment, and said: "The Leng family... how do you say it?"

"Hmph!" The old matriarchs pouted one after another, "What can they say? They are not afraid of embarrassment and can make trouble, even if they make trouble in front of the empress, I still say the same thing, we don't want such a poisonous woman to enter the Zhuge family! "

Because it is a marriage bestowed by the emperor, you can neither take it off nor kill it. It is the limit to be kicked out of the mansion. The old lady's attitude is very obvious, and she will never accept Leng Youru even if she risks disobedience to the royal family. Even if you lose your life, no one is allowed to hurt your own flesh and blood.As snobbish as the Zhen family, she was not willing to "sell" Zhuge Shu to pave the way for Prince An. From this point alone, Shui Linglong still felt that marrying into the palace was the right choice.

Just thinking of Zhuge Yu... Shui Linglong secretly sighed, chatted with everyone and went back to Mohe Courtyard.

She had just entered the door on her front foot, when Zhi Fan came back rubbing her cold red hands on her back foot, smiling but happy.

Shui Linglong sat down on the imperial concubine's couch, picked up the unfinished shoes last night, continued to thread the needle, looked at Zhi Fan who was smiling so much that she could hardly see her eyes, and asked, "What's so fun?"

Zhi Fan put his hands on the charcoal basin and roasted for a while, then said with a smile: "The princess went to find the prince before dawn."

Shui Linglong raised her eyebrows: "Then?" She definitely didn't see it, and she wouldn't gloat so much after seeing Zhi Fan.

Zhi Fan leaned forward and backward with a smile: "Then Liu Lu blocked the door! Liu Lu survived this catastrophe, and the people in the main courtyard became more and more jealous of her. Her words were more effective than Uncle Yu's, and she said, 'Close the door! ’, the wives shut the princess out of the door with a bang! Haha...I didn’t expect Liu Lu to have such a majestic day, so relieved!”

Shui Linglong smiled faintly: "It's like what she would do." Liu Lu has a typical temperament of worshiping high and trampling on low, and he is a bit vengeful. At the beginning, I just didn't tell her that Shui Minyu was a broken sleeve, so she was afraid After answering for so long, and the concubine almost killed her, how could she swallow this breath?
At night, Zhuge Yu still hadn't come back on time. Shui Linglong was crooked on the imperial concubine's couch to make shoes like last night. After she was done, she put the shoes on the footboard in front of the bed, and took out the material and cut them to make winter clothes for Zhuge Yu. The cold weather is relatively long-lasting, and it only warms up a little in March. There are special court clothes for the upper court, but clothes for rest or entertainment are essential.

Zhuge Yu prefers ink-colored clothes, but Shui Linglong feels that it is too deep and not good, so he chooses Shu brocade with crescent moon white and light bamboo patterns. He is handsome and looks good in everything he wears. He was also fierce and raging, but it was undeniable that even with a stinking face, he looked awesome.Shui Linglong laughed after thinking about it.

That night, Shui Linglong was so sleepy that she still fell asleep on the couch, and woke up the next day to find that she had changed into obscene clothes and slept on the bed again, and she looked down at the pedals, the newly made shoes were gone!

It was night, and she was still sleeping on the imperial concubine's couch. Before going to bed, she washed and dried the newly finished brocade clothes and hung them in the cabinet. Not surprisingly, when she opened her eyes on the third day, it was exactly the same as the previous two times: On the bed, I changed clothes, took off my shoes and socks, and the brocade clothes in the closet... disappeared!

Shui Linglong is angry and funny!But she always wanted to wait for him and talk to him face to face, but she was so sleepy every time, and she couldn't wake up from a thunderstorm. When did she become so sleepy?

Zhuge Liuyun finally woke up on the morning of NO.12. Shui Linglong and the others immediately went to visit the main courtyard. He was not in good spirits. Everyone only greeted him before the bed, and then the old lady led him out.Shui Linglong learned from Zhi Fan that Zhuge Yu was determined not to forgive Leng Youru, but she didn't know whether Zhuge Liuyun was also firm in her heart.After all, the relationship between a husband and wife and adoptive mother and child is different, with Zhuge Liuyun's tolerance for Leng Youru for so many years, it is hard to guarantee that there is no sympathy or pity in his heart.

Of course, these problems are not for Shui Linglong to worry about for the time being. The old matriarch gave the order to die, and Zhuge Liuyun can't surpass the word "filial piety". What Shui Linglong is really worried about is the attitude of the empress. Hurry up, how does the emperor feel?

"Miss, the empress summoned you to enter the palace." Shui Linglong was holding the scripture book in a trance, when Zhi Fan opened the curtain and came in, reporting softly.

Sure enough, it is here!Shui Linglong put down the script and asked, "Is it just me?" Was it too obvious?

Zhi Fan replied: "The third aunt also went with her, she said she was going to the palace to chat."

He also knows to use Shui Lingyu as a cover.Shui Linglong stretched her waist, yawned again, and sighed, "Change clothes."

It has been snowing heavily for several days, and the sky finally cleared up. The golden sun shines on the cornices of the bucket arches and the glazed tiles, reflecting colorful colors, echoing the clear blue sky, which is pleasing to the eye.

"Concubine Shizi, the snow has melted and the road is slippery, be careful." Eunuch Zhang said in a thin voice with a smile on his face.

Shui Linglong blinked, and there was a meaningful gleam in her eyes, she smiled lightly and said, "Thank you, Eunuch, I will definitely be careful."

Eunuch Zhang secretly admired that it is easy to deal with smart people. As a slave, it is really wrong to discuss the rights and wrongs of the master in private. He went back to the point that the imperial concubine never got to the bottom of it, which saved him a lot of trouble!
In the Baicui Pavilion of Weiyang Palace, Shui Lingyu has arrived, and is sitting on the carved chair on the right, talking and laughing happily with the queen.The queen wears a bright yellow palace dress with a hundred birds facing the phoenix, her black hair is tied into a very gorgeous flying fairy bun, a nine-tailed phoenix hairpin, and some red gold inlaid with rubies and round flower tines. The ring finger and little finger wear pointed The gold armor inlaid with small rhinestones is full of jewels, elegant and luxurious.From time to time, her hand touched the beads made of white jade on her neck, she couldn't put it down very much!

"You did a good job in disaster relief this time. Although the title of the fourth-rank wife is a bit low, there is always a process in everything. You and Governor Jiang will have a long life in the future, and you may not have the opportunity to raise it." The queen said kindly.

Being able to be the imperial concubine Dangdang is already an honor that Shui Lingyu never dreamed of, but her heart is not enough. Thinking of Shui Linglong who has become the second-rank concubine, Shui Lingyu feels that her rank is really too low some.Shui Lingyu smiled softly: "It is my honor to be able to share the worries and labors of the governor, and I don't expect anything else."

At this time, Zhang Gonggong led Shui Linglong into the warm and spring-like Baicui Pavilion.Shui Linglong saluted respectfully, presenting a pair of topaz Pixiu with both hands: "May the lady be blessed!"

The queen touched the prayer beads on her neck, ordered Eunuch Zhang to accept the gift, and sent a red envelope to Shui Linglong, then said kindly: "Pingshen, give me a seat."

"Thank you, ma'am." Shui Linglong blessed again, Shui Lingyu stood up and greeted her, with an affectionate smile on her face, "Elder Sister." But she glanced at the purse in Shui Linglong's hand.

(End of this chapter)