first princess

Chapter 168 Kill two birds with one stone (1)
On the dinner table, there are a few more dishes on both sides of the men's and women's seats: good weather, flying dragons, and family reunion.After listening to Pinger's report, the old man looked at several familiar and unfamiliar dishes, and for the first time in his life, he showed an expression of surprise and amazement: "Report the name of the dish again!"

Ping'er pointed to the crucian carp tofu soup with kelp shreds: "The weather is good." Then she pointed to the yellow and orange sides, white and tender slices, and a carrot-carved faucet. "Dragon soars all over the world." In the end, Diaoziyu was wrapped in flour and fried until it was tender yellow. It was joined end to end to form a circle, surrounded by ten small pearl balls made of glutinous rice: "Family reunion."

Zhuge Xiaotian's sharp eyes swept around, noticing that his son and two grandsons were salivating, so he held up a chopstick of fish cake, and then everyone started to move.

Behind the gauze cupboard, the old matriarch also took a piece of fish cake with chopsticks, and after taking a bite, it was so tender and delicious that her eyes almost popped out, so much so that she forgot the rule of not talking when eating or sleeping : "What is this Long Teng Si Hai made of? It looks like fish, but it has a different taste."

Shui Linglong personally served a bowl of crucian carp and tofu soup with kelp shreds for the old lady, and another bowl for Leng Youru, and Qiao Hui also served a portion for Zhen Shi and Zhuge Shu, and everyone tasted the soup. They all showed surprise, even the indifferent Ru Leng Youru drank three consecutive sips.

Shui Linglong smiled and answered the old lady's question: "The main ingredients are grass carp, meat and eggs."

"How did you do it?" the old lady asked.

Shui Linglong said gently: "First remove the fish bones and cut off the fish head, then chop the fish meat and fat, mix it with egg white, add a little salt, scallion white, ginger powder, stir it into minced fish, knead it into a square and put it on the table." Put it in a steamer and steam for two quarters of an hour, then spread the egg yolk on the surface for another half a quarter of an hour, then take out the slices, and you're done."

Everyone continued to eat, and they didn't think about the fact that the dishes came from Shui Linglong's hands. After all, almost no one, old or young, could go to the kitchen, and even if they did, they would just talk about it.

Men ate faster than women, and it took about a quarter of an hour. All the plates on the table were bottomed out, and seeing the last piece of fish cake left in the middle, Zhuge Xiaotian and Zhuge Liuyun stretched out their chopsticks at the same time, glanced at each other and stiffened their arms at the same time .The old man was thinking about giving way to his son, and the son was thinking about honoring and respecting his old man, and for a second he was lost in thought. Zhuge Yu waved his arms, and the fish cake went into his mouth.The father and son made a "swish" look at Zhuge Yu with a murderous look.King An broke into a cold sweat. Fortunately, he planned to do it, but he was a bit slower than his elder brother.

As people get older, they are neither too picky nor interested in eating. Zhuge Xiaotian thought that this was the end of his old age, but today he unexpectedly has a feeling that he still has something to say.

Ping'er reminded: "You have eaten three big bowls, you can't eat more, you will accumulate food."

Zhuge Xiaotian wiped his mouth, and said solemnly: "The dishes in the dining room are well done today, please give me a reward."

Ping'er covered her face and smiled: "Master, if you really want to give a reward, you have to pay for it yourself, the public can't afford it."

Zhuge Xiaotian frowned when he heard the words: "What do you mean?"

Ping'er pointed to the three big plates that had been swept away, and said: "The good weather, the prosperity of the world, and the family reunion are all made by the Crown Princess herself. Tell me, are the servants worthy of a reward?"

Zhuge Xiaotian was dumbfounded, and after staring at the three empty plates for a while, he said, "Bring my golden pen to the imperial concubine."

Jinhui Brush is a lanugo hair brush made of pure gold, it was given by Zhuge Xiaotian's grandfather, Zhuge Xiaotian has always regarded it as a treasure, even Zhuge Yu was not willing to give it to him, but now he gave it to Shui Linglong.

What Shui Linglong cooks is food, but it's not a dish. Zhuge Xiaotian doesn't know if Shui Linglong is happy or not. Never willing to cook, a concubine born in Zhuangzi was raised by a woman who was expelled from the family. The hardships are self-evident.If he hadn't been in and out of the kitchen often, how could he cook as good a dish as the imperial chef?Pian Shui Linglong never expressed the slightest complaint or grievance to win their sympathy.

The sympathy card is not easy to play, and the practice of crying and showing weakness like Zhen's does not work in Zhuge's family, which respects violence against violence and respects the strong. This is the conclusion that Shui Linglong came to by accident when she massaged Zhuge Yu's injury.Therefore, what Shui Linglong showed the old man was the skill she honed in the face of adversity. The stronger it is, the more hardships she has put in. The old man knows the direct ratio of hard work and hard work, and he also likes the opposite. People who bow their heads in adversity.I had thought that this trick would ease the old man's cold attitude towards her, but I didn't expect that the old man would give her such a valuable gift. I was really... flattered!
After leaving Tian'anju, Qiao Hui took Shui Linglong's hand and said enviously: "Sister-in-law does not show her face, I only know that she is good at embroidery, but I never expected her to be so good at cooking. When I get better, sister-in-law is willing Taught me?"

Shui Linglong smiled and nodded: "After you gave birth to your nephew safely, if you want to learn, I will naturally teach you."

Qiao Hui thought of her mother-in-law's eyes full of joy when she was eating those dishes, and then looked at the honest and generous Shui Linglong, and suddenly felt that it was a very happy thing to have such a sister-in-law.Qiao Hui patted the back of Shui Linglong's hand, and said softly: "I thank my sister-in-law first, last time the eldest princess came to visit me, she brought a piece of black agarwood satin, the elder brother has such a color, I will ask Xiuer to give it to me later. Sister-in-law sent it."

In fact, Qiao Hui shared a lot of things that the eldest princess gave Qiao Hui... Shui Linglong thought about it, but she didn't say the words of rejection: "Okay, it's only as if you paid the tuition in advance."

The only one who was displeased was Zhuge Yu. As soon as he returned to Mohe Courtyard, he pressed Shui Linglong to sit on the bed, and squatted down to check her hands carefully to see if there were any scratches or scratches. Once in, and almost burned, he worried that Shui Linglong was a rookie in the kitchen like him: "You, you, don't go to do such tiring work when you are pregnant! What if you bump into it? What to do? What if the smoke burns the eyes and burns the hands?"

It's exactly the same as Zhong's mother said!Shui Linglong just laughed.Zhuge Yu was very serious, and his cold eyes shot straight at her!If it made her behave, he could shoot her a hundred times without hesitation!

"Is it delicious?" Shui Linglong asked with a smile.

"Humph!"

"Is it delicious?" Shui Linglong still asked with a smile.

"Humph!"

Shui Linglong leaned over and kissed his handsome face: "Is it delicious?"

Zhuge Yu failed in an instant, but still forced himself to frown: "It's delicious, I don't want you to work hard."

Shui Linglong raised her hand to smooth the word "Chuan" between his brows, looked at him tenderly and said, "Believe me, I usually don't force myself to do what I don't want to do. If I don't want to, I don't have to." Whoever gets me by force, I enjoy it."

Zhuge Yu drew inferences: "Then what about you and me? Did you marry me voluntarily? After marriage, you have always been nice to me and didn't force yourself at all?" Looking forward to it!
Exactly, marriage and the initial way of husband and wife are special cases outside the general. For her, marriage is an indispensable part of life, but marrying him was the best choice at that time. As for the consideration after marriage, A large part of it is to get his long-term favor and make it easier for him to live in the palace.Of course, the human heart is fleshy, and feelings can be cultivated, especially when facing a handsome and angry evildoer, Shui Linglong knows that her heart beat hard for him at a certain moment, maybe he used the imperial decree to give her control When he got married, maybe he saved her from blood bats or assassins, or maybe he threatened Zhenshi and Leng Youru for her... But it was far from the point of deep love, and it has been the slightest Not forcing myself not to be quite right.

Zhuge Yu's eyes dimmed, but soon returned to normal. He touched her blushing face and said with a smile, "Don't force yourself in the future."

Shui Linglong said in a low voice: "Now...it's not too forced."

The brilliance in Zhuge Yu's eyes reunited, he stood up, leaned over to cover her head, and kissed her lips tenderly.

After Shui Linglong fell asleep in his arms, Zhuge Yu got dressed and went to the study in the outer courtyard to handle some official duties.Anping pushed the door open and came in, and told the story of Shui Linglong's fishing as if playing a trick: "My lord, how is this servant doing?"

Zhuge Yu put down the secret letter in his hand, and said calmly: "Well, yes, let's do this in the future."

Anping smiled and didn't leave.Zhuge Yu raised his thick eyebrows and looked at him: "What's the matter?"

Anping scratched his head, a little embarrassed, Zhuge Yu said in a deep voice, "You look like a big girl, are you ashamed?"

Anping put down his hands and rubbed the corners of his clothes again, as if realizing that something was wrong, he stiffened again with his arms hanging by his sides, and said with a smile: "My lord, slave... can slave marry a wife?"

Zhuge Yu couldn't help laughing: "Why do you think it's such a big deal? Who do you like in the house and tell me."

Anping's eyes flickered, and he made a happy bow: "Thank you, my son!"

In the afternoon of the next day, Ping'er came to the Mohe Courtyard and twisted a bamboo basket in her hand, which roughly meant that the old man was very interested in fishing in the lotus pond today, and he caught a basket of fish for the Crown Princess, whether it was to watch or eat, According to the arrangement of the princess.Shui Linglong glanced at the pouring rain, and cooked herself. For dinner, there were two fresh and tender dishes on the tables on both sides - fish with pickled cabbage and fish head in casserole.

On the afternoon of the third day, Uncle Yu came to the door and sent a piece of fresh venison and a lively wild duck. The general meaning is that the imperial concubine is pregnant and needs tonic. Good life to enjoy.Not surprisingly, for dinner, there was a plate of slippery deer tenderloin and a red grilled wild duck on the tables on both sides.

The mother in charge of the dining room obviously felt that the food supply in the past two days was too much.Zhuge Yu couldn't bear it anymore, and the woman he married is not a cook for you!If you have the ability, let your lady do it!
The old lady shrugged and said that she would only eat candy.

Leng Youru turned over a page of the storybook, the princess's ten fingers do not touch the spring water.

At the beginning of March, Zhuge Shu turned fourteen. According to the current laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, when a woman is fourteen and a hairpin, the mansion held a grand wedding ceremony for Zhuge Shu. Mrs. Yao was invited to be the guest of honor, and she changed Zhuge Shu's hair and hairpin. .The reason why Mrs. Yao was invited, besides Mrs. Yao's high morals, was another reason: on the same day, Dong Jialin came over.

As a noble concubine, Dong Jialin was carried into the palace by a sedan chair from the side door. She was dressed in a pink dress and became a member of Zhuge's family.That night, King An rested in Dong Jialin's yard.

"Second young lady, rest, it's late." Xiu'er took a cloak and put it on the thinly dressed Qiao Hui.

Qiao Hui looked in the direction of the Bauhinia Courtyard by herself, silently shed two tears, and sighed: "Turn off the lights, lock up."

In Mohe Courtyard, Shui Linglong used scissors to cut the agarwood satin Qiao Hui sent. The color and workmanship are excellent, it really is a good thing.Zhi Fan helped hold the corner of the cloth: "Miss, I just heard from Hu Po that the second young mistress locked herself in the room as soon as she came back to Pingtingxuan, and the fourth lady went to visit her, but she ignored her. Young Mistress...are you sad?"

Sadness is inevitable, which woman is willing to work with others?In this society where men are superior to women, the generosity of the first wife is balanced by power, and the forbearance of the concubine is determined by status. No one calls that "sister and sister" from the bottom of their hearts.

Shui Linglong shook her head and sighed: "It's a knife horizontally, and it's also a knife vertically. I don't want to do it. The sad days are yet to come." Just passed the door. Dong Jialin is a normal woman. She will probably be pregnant and have children. It's much worse than seeing a concubine make a fuss.

Zhi Fan smiled: "The eldest lady is still lucky! You don't need to do anything, and our son will naturally not make trouble for the eldest lady to find those messy things!"

Shui Linglong put down the scissors: "Tomorrow early in the morning, you go to Pingnanhou's mansion and tell me that I'm not feeling well, please come and visit me."

Zhi Fan was stunned. She didn't know that Shui Linglong used Shui Lingxi to trick Xun Feng last time, but she also understood that the pair of sisters always looked at each other and hated each other... Besides, the eldest lady is in good health, so she pretended to be sick to ask for help. Why did the second aunt come here?
The next afternoon, the sun was shining brightly, and Shui Lingxi came to Mohe Courtyard as scheduled.Compared to the slumped last time, this time she was a little more elated.Xun Feng has one advantage, that is, he always looks for problems from himself first.Shui Lingxi's presumptuous idea of ​​going to be bait is because of Shui Lingxi's greed, but he fell into Shui Linglong's trick because he made a mistake in judgment. He can understand these reasons, so he didn't criticize Shui Lingxi too much. I just warned her sternly not to act rashly again.

Inside the Warm Pavilion, the two sisters were sitting on the kang, and on the tea table were some fresh seasonal fruits, such as oranges, zizi, and pipa; and some soft and fragrant snacks, such as red bean cake with coconut milk, mincemeat cake and yam cake with date paste.Shui Lingxi picked up a piece of jujube yam cake, glanced at Shui Linglong's hand covering her belly when she sat down, and said with a smile, "How long have you been pregnant? Why can't you see it?"

Shui Linglong tugged at the corner of her lips: "Three months, in early spring, the clothes are thick and don't show much."

Shui Lingxi put down the pastry that had already been brought to her lips, blinked and asked, "Can I touch it?"

Zhi Fan who was standing aside frowned!
Shui Linglong took a sip of warm water and said bluntly, "I'm not used to it."

Shui Lingxi hit a snag and ate the jujube paste yam cake sullenly.To be honest, she was a little guilty. Last time she kept saying that Shui Linglong would frame Xun Feng, but she finally told her everything, and Xun Feng didn't tell her, but she was not difficult to see from Xun Feng's bloodthirsty eyes. Guessing that Xun Feng failed.I really don't understand, she obviously said everything, why did Xun Feng still lose?
Shui Linglong waited for Shui Lingxi to finish eating a piece of pastry before she said with a smile on her face, "I called Second Sister here to fulfill my promise to Second Sister."

Shui Lingxi's hand trembled, and two drops of the tea she just picked up spilled out.She smiled on the skin and said: "I...I'm so excited..."

"I'm so excited, I thought Second Sister didn't want to leave Pingnanhou's Mansion again!" Shui Linglong looked at her at a loss and said with a half-smile.

Shui Lingxi lowered her eyes to cover up the panic that flashed by frequently, and said bravely: "Why? I don't want to stay in that place for a moment, and I hope to leave soon. It's just a matter of great importance, and I don't want to hurt my eldest sister , Eldest Sister is so worried, I... I have endured it for so long, and I don't care about a day or two."

Shui Linglong gave her a sharp look: "Hey - what did the second sister say? You and I are sisters. We don't talk about friendship, but we have to keep our promises. You helped me severely hurt Xun Feng, so that he couldn't even go to court in the morning. Son, in return, I will immediately rescue you from the fire!"

When she heard "You helped me injure Xun Feng so badly that he couldn't even go to the morning court", Shui Lingxi's soul was almost frightened away!Why did she have the illusion that Shui Linglong actually understood her disguise and expected that she would inform Xun Feng, so she intentionally sent false news to Xun Feng through her? !In this way, in Xun Feng's eyes, wouldn't she become Shui Linglong's accomplice?Wiping off the cold sweat from her forehead, Shui Lingxi tremblingly said: "Elder...Elder Sister think...have you found a solution?"

Shui Linglong held her cold hand, squinted her eyes, and said sternly: "As long as the second sister cooperates a little bit, I promise you with my wealth and life, you will be able to successfully escape from Pingnanhou's residence!"

Shui Linglong took out a painting from the box at the side, and said to Shui Lingxi: "To be honest, I accidentally saw this painting in the storeroom when I was helping the old lady manage the house, and I took it because I thought it was novel. "Speaking, she spread out the scroll on the kang, and before Shui Lingxi could see it clearly, Shui Linglong quickly put it away again.

Shui Lingxi thought that she was a small family member who was not on the stage, and said wantonly: "It's just a painting, so my father probably wouldn't say anything."

It seems that Xun Feng didn't tell Shui Lingxi about the treasure map.Shui Linglong blinked, leaned forward slightly with one arm across the coffee table, and lowered her volume as if she was afraid of being known: "Second sister, you can't underestimate this painting. If my guess is right, It is the Mobei treasure map "Avalokitesvara Buddha Lotus" that Lord Long Live has been looking for!"

(End of this chapter)