first princess

Chapter 170 Kill two birds with one stone (3)
Concubine?The only one who can be called a "concubine" in the Millennium Palace should be Shui Lingyue, right?Who is so bold to slap her?Shui Lingxi looked at Shui Linglong in amazement, Shui Linglong walked towards the small garden without changing her expression, and saw a gorgeous woman holding a brown-haired puppy, pointing meanly at Shui Lingyue.And Shui Lingyue, who was pointed at by her, covered her red and swollen face and glared at her viciously, but she didn't dare to say a word of rebuttal!
The woman squinted arrogantly, gritted her teeth and said, "You still dare to stare at me?" She slapped Shui Lingyue again.

Snapped!
The slap was crisper than before, and everyone's eyes widened in disbelief...

The woman looked at... Shui Linglong who had slapped her in the face in public!

"Concubine Shizi! Are you going too far? I am the concubine of the emperor, so you dare to do something to me? You are committing the following offense, do you know?"

Shui Linglong said coldly: "I respect Liang Guiren for doing this to Liang Guiren! Liang Guiren slapped the fifth-rank empress as a young master. This kind of crime is an eye-opener for me. I really admire you." You can't help but imitate Liang Guiren's courage!"

The maids and eunuchs held back their laughter.Liang Guiren was furious, and was about to ask the eunuch to give Shui Linglong a hard time, but when he saw Shui Linglong's hand caressing her slightly protruding belly, Liang Guiren's pupils shrank, and after taking a few deep breaths, he shook his sleeves and left In place!Just when everyone thought that Shui Lingyue would be grateful, Shui Lingyue just rubbed her whitish cuffs, ignored Shui Linglong and turned into Yuehua Palace.

Shui Lingxi laughed mockingly: "Eldest sister, you are really kind enough to be treated like a donkey. You risked offending the emperor and concubines to stand up for the fourth sister, but they don't appreciate it!"

Shui Linglong brushed off her skirt, and said lightly: "It doesn't matter whether you are gracious or not, as long as I don't spread the bad name of sisters' discord, fickleness, and timidity."

Shui Lingxi's face turned pale, and the words of "running" got stuck in her throat!
Liang Guiren carried the puppy on a rampage all the way, and entered Chengde Palace. As soon as she saw Concubine De, she knelt down and cried like rain: "Mother, you have to decide for my concubine! Concubine protects the pet you rewarded. As a result, she was severely abused! You see, she is really ruthless!"

Concubine De put down the brush in her hand, blew on the ink that hadn't dried up, and said calmly: "Who hit it? Concubine Zhen? Or Ji Zhaoyi who just got promoted?"

Liang Guiren shook his head, tears streaming down his face: "Neither of them!"

Concubine De asked nonchalantly: "There are only you three masters in the Millennium Palace, and you are neither precious concubines nor Ji Zhaoyi. Could it be that a slave dares to beat the emperor's concubine?"

Nobleman Liang said with extreme hatred: "It's the concubine of the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion!"

Concubine De's eyelids twitched, and the hand touching the edge of the rice paper accidentally wiped off the still wet ink. A good imitation was destroyed, and Concubine De tore the rice paper into pieces in anger.Liang Guiren thought Concubine De was fighting for her, so she was overjoyed!

At this time, Xiao Anzi walked in cautiously, and whispered a few words in Concubine De's ear, Concubine De's expression suddenly changed: "How did this happen? Too..." Looking at Guiren Liang who was about to prick up his ears, "You go to the side hall to have tea first, and I will talk to you in detail later."

"Yes, empress." Liang Guiren was led to the side hall by the little maid.

Concubine De changed her indifferent and cold expression, frowned and said: "No! I can't do this! It's so heartless!"

Xiao Anzi's eyes sharpened, and he persuaded earnestly: "Your Majesty! You and the Eleventh Prince have come to this day step by step, how much sweat and how many compatriots have you sacrificed? Don't miss this opportunity. Damn, don't leave yourself a huge hidden danger!"

"Your Highness the Twelfth Prince, I am Auntie, come here, call Auntie, ask Auntie to give you sweets!" Shui Linglong leaned over to tease the Twelfth Prince on the bed, the Twelfth Prince was seven months old, chubby, with facial features Very delicate, with big and shining eyes, like stars plucked from the night sky, and the small lips make a "giggle" laugh from time to time, so cute.

Shui Lingyue lowered her head and drank the tea in her hand. Life in the palace was difficult, especially for the concubine who had fallen out of favor. In order to try her best to win the emperor's favor again, she tried her best to bribe all kinds of palace people to create a chance to meet the emperor. Few, but all failed without exception.Now, she is so poor that she has no money to reward her servants.

Liang Guiren bullied her twice in three days, she complained to the queen twice, but Liang Guiren was punished lightly, but she completely gave up resistance after Concubine De set the rules again and again.Therefore, Shui Linglong's actions today are too extreme!Concubine De didn't dare to offend the people in Zhenbei Palace, but she would make things harder for her afterwards.have a finger in the pie!But things have come to this point, Shui Linglong has become the only big tree she can hold in her arms.

"Thank you, big sister." Shui Lingyue lowered her head and spoke softly.

Shui Lingxi's eyeballs almost didn't fall off. Where did the arrogant Fourth Miss who only kept a low profile to her in the past?How did it become three points similar to Shui Lingyu?She was sure that Shui Lingyue didn't want to accept Shui Linglong's love, but why didn't she add bad words, but thanked against her will?

Shui Linglong smiled indifferently: "Sisters talking about these things is too far-fetched, don't worry about Liang Guiren and Concubine De playing tricks on you, since I have expressed my position today, even if I am concerned about Zhenbei Palace, Concubine De It won't embarrass you either."

Shui Lingyue let out a sigh of relief.Shui Linglong said again: "It's just that I'm surprised that Mrs. Liang is too arrogant. Has she done anything good recently?"

Shui Lingyue's eyes dimmed: "Concubine De directly proposed to the emperor to confer her concubine Liang, and the decree will come down within two days. The queen was furious because of this, and refused to allow the concubine to pay her respects for ten days in a row."

So the queen was in a bad mood.Shui Linglong's eyes glowed with joy, which is beneficial!

During the conversation, Si Xi pushed the door open and entered: "Madam, Concubine De invites you and the two aunts to have an audience!"

In Chengde Palace, Concubine De sat on the main seat, followed by Shui Lingyue, Shui Linglong and Shui Lingxi, and opposite them, stood Liang Guiren with a gloomy face.

Concubine De changed from her usual arrogance, and said amiably: "I have investigated this matter carefully. It is true that nobleman Liang offended the concubine Zhen first, and the imperial concubine is eager to protect her younger sister. The improper method is also reasonable." Liang Guiren's voice turned cold, "Why don't you kowtow to Concubine Zhen to apologize?"

Liang Guiren knelt down as he said, and said respectfully: "The concubine below has committed a heinous crime. Please forgive me, my concubine!"

Shui Lingyue and Shui Lingxi were stunned at the same time, apparently they didn't expect that "invoking the teacher's guilt" would turn into "kowtow and plead guilty", this...should I believe it or not?

Shui Linglong fiddled with the floating petals in the cup with the lid, silent.

Concubine De saw no response from the crowd, her smile froze, and she continued: "I help the empress to manage the six palaces, and it is my job to control concubines. Now that concubines have made mistakes, I cannot absolve myself of the blame. It’s not enough to make amends to Concubine Zhen here. Xiao Anzi, bring me the pair of emerald jade colored hairpins as my apology.”

Shui Linglong raised her eyebrows, "Bengong"?Concubine De had rarely used such a self-proclaimed name before.

Shui Lingyue hurriedly stood up, bowed her knees, and said flattered, "I am afraid!"

Concubine De waved her hands indifferently, with a rare and peaceful smile still on her face: "One more thing is worse than one less thing. The empress has a lot of things to do every day, so let's stop embarrassing the empress with these trivial disputes. What do you think of the concubine and the concubine Zhen?" Put Shui Linglong in front of the concubine Zhen!
It turned out that Shui Linglong was afraid that Shui Linglong would go to Weiyang Palace as the concubine to avenge her grievances, Shui Lingyue let go of her hanging heart a little: "Your Majesty's words are very true, the concubine and sister Liang have a misunderstanding, and it can be turned into a small matter. It couldn't be better! Thank you, Madam, for being perceptive and selfless."

Concubine De covered her face and laughed: "Okay, okay, all of you are so eloquent that I don't dare to talk to you anymore."

Concubine De put down the sleeve covering her mouth, just as Xiao Anzi brought the brocade box and handed it to Shui Lingyue.Shui Lingyue took it with both hands, and saluted again: "Thank you, Ma'am."

Concubine De smiled, then looked at Liang Guiren, her smile faded a bit: "Get up, if I let me find out that you have committed a crime, I will never let you down!"

Liang Guiren responded hastily: "Concubine, remember your mother's admonition!"

Only then did Shui Linglong take a serious look at Concubine De, she had a melon-seeded face, fair complexion, deep eyes, and a pair of thick eyebrows instead of the slender willow-leaf eyebrows that women are used to. Shengsheng took away the heroic spirit between his brows.It's just that after such a close look, she does have three or two points similar to Nuo Min.Shui Linglong suddenly had a very bold guess: Does the emperor know the true identity of Concubine Dao?

Concubine De smiled and glanced at the crowd: "It just so happens that today, a new batch of venison has arrived in the small kitchen of Chengde Palace. I haven't eaten it once! Let's try something new together!" She winked at Xiao Anzi.

Xiao Anzi went to the small kitchen in the side hall with a smile on his face, and when he came back, he had an extra tray in his hand, which contained a plate of golden venison cakes, and several sets of bowls and chopsticks.As soon as the breeze blew, the whole hall was filled with a refreshing scent of chopped green onion. The chopped green onion was obviously mixed into the pancake after frying. It was so fragrant that everyone moved their index fingers.The little palace maid took a pair of bowls and chopsticks from the tray and placed them on the small box on Defei's right hand side, and sandwiched two pieces of venison cakes, and Xiao Anzi and the little palace maid spread the chopsticks and divided the cakes for the others one by one. .In the end there were two left, Concubine De smiled and said, "Concubine Shu was diagnosed with pregnancy two days ago? Send it to Concubine Shu, if she likes it, I will order the small kitchen to make more later."

"Yes!" Xiao Anzi carried the tray to the study.

Concubine De held up her chopsticks, smiled and said to Shui Linglong: "I'm pregnant at Eleventh, it's very spicy, they all say sour children, I don't believe it, I think I can give birth to a son, and in the end, I won Yes. The concubine has to have confidence, and she can give birth to a white and clean big fat boy!"

Shui Linglong smiled slightly: "Thank you for your kind words!" Concubine De has so many words and smiles today...

Concubine De took a bite, and everyone started eating too.The smoked venison is salty, with a faint smell of smoke. The fish is not much to eat, but the cornmeal is very refreshing and sweet, which makes people want to stop.Everyone ate it, and even the pregnant Concubine Shu also gave it away. The venison cake should be fine.Shui Linglong didn't know why, it was fine when she smelled it from a distance, but when she smelled it from a distance, she always felt a little...nausea.

"Doesn't the concubine like it?" Concubine De wiped her mouth after eating the second piece of venison pie and asked Shui Linglong.

"No, I'm about to eat." Shui Linglong blinked, took a bite, and began to chew carefully.As soon as she swallowed it, something unexpected happened, her stomach twitched almost reflexively, she had no choice but to cover her mouth and run outside the hall, throwing up violently.

When Concubine De chased her out, Shui Linglong had already vomited, and Zhi Fan was wiping her mouth with a handkerchief. Concubine De's eyes flashed, and she asked with concern: "What's going on? It's been more than three months and I'm still upset about this." Is it as serious as it is?"

A cold light flashed across Shui Linglong's eyes, and when she turned to face Concubine De, there was only deep embarrassment left: "Yeah, I've always been shy. I heard from experienced mothers that some people vomit during pregnancy. Pretty good."

Concubine De had mixed emotions in her heart, she didn't know whether to be disappointed or to be thankful, she touched the tip of her nose with the hand holding the handkerchief, and said: "Go to the wing of the side hall and lie down for a while!"

"Thank you, empress." Shui Linglong saluted, and was led by the little maid to the wing with the support of Zhi Fan and Ye Mao.As soon as he entered the door, Zhi Fan gave Ye Mao a wink, and Ye Mao closed the door and guarded the door.Zhi Fan supported Shui Linglong to sit down on the stool by the table, poured water for Shui Linglong to rinse her mouth, Shui Linglong shook her head, "I don't dare to use the things from Chengde Palace."

Zhifan's eyes widened suddenly, and he lowered his voice and said, "Is there something wrong with the venison cake just now?" Yes, the eldest lady rarely suffers from morning sickness, especially after three months, she is no different from normal people in all aspects. But just now the eldest lady told Concubine De that she had a serious embarrassment.

Shui Linglong pressed her chest and didn't answer right away.

Zhi Fan put the teacup on the table, and said thoughtfully: "What I'm wondering about is that...everyone ate it, Concubine De, Liang Guiren, and the two aunts, it's okay for them to eat it."

Shui Linglong's pupils moved left and right, and she said seriously: "There is no poison, if she dares to poison me blatantly, she will be found out immediately!"

"It's not poison...could it be...abortion pill?" Zhi Fan frowned suspiciously, "Concubine De also gave it to Concubine Shu, Concubine Shu has a body, so she won't kill Concubine Shu too, right?"

"Concubine Shu doesn't know how to eat things from Concubine De at all! Concubine De dared to give it to Concubine Shu because of this! Because..." Shui Linglong's eyes sharpened, and she said again, "If something happens to me, the queen will definitely I will send someone to check all the food and tableware I used in the palace today. The venison cakes have already been divided up, and the ones from Concubine Shu are the only physical evidence. She sent venison cakes to Concubine Shu just to prove herself Innocent! If my guess is correct, except for the bottom two venison patties, everything else is faulty! It’s not an abortion pill, but crab legs!”

It sounds good, what about venison and grass carp meat, in fact, there is no grass carp, only crab feet, but the seafood has a fishy smell, so De Fei lied that it was fish, and used deep-fried chopped green onions to cover up the smell.If you really want to check, every corner of Chengde Palace is clean, who cares about a few crabs in the small kitchen?Fortunately, she was born allergic to seafood, so she would vomit as soon as she ate it, otherwise, today's little persimmon would be dangerous.

I didn't expect the methods of harming people in the palace to be so clever, and the retreat was planned before the layout. If the concubine Shu's place is physical evidence, those women in Chengde Palace are the witnesses, and everything will be fine. The fetus, no one could blame Concubine De's head.Especially the crab leg meat can't feel the pulse when you eat it in your stomach... Zhifan's heart beat wildly: "Okay... so ruthless... Miss, what are you going to do next?"

what to do?Concubine De sent people to chase and kill Guo Yan first, and persecuted her with a fetus in her womb. She is a mother!If it is said that Guo Yan was chased and killed because the original owner of the body suffered a crime, but what about Little Persimmon?Did he offend Concubine De at all?Is it because the blood of the Mobei royal family flows in her body, so Concubine De is afraid that she will give birth to a son and compete with the eleventh prince for the Mobei throne?Eleven princes have the right to compete for imperial power, so does her child not even have the right to live?It's ridiculous!

But such meticulous thoughts and methods are not like what Concubine De can come up with. If Concubine De has this ability, how could she be dismounted by Shui Chenxiang in her previous life?It must be Xun Feng!Only Xun Feng would come up with such a crazy method!No wonder Xun Feng didn't pay attention to Shui Lingxi and her movements, he dared to set a trap in Chengde Palace and wait for her to sneak in!Shui Linglong took a deep breath, touched her slightly protruding belly, almost, almost lost him...

"Wait!"

"Wait?" Zhi Fan was stunned.

"Prince Concubine, the empress is calling!" Outside the door, a report from the little maid suddenly sounded.

Shui Linglong clasped her plain hand, and said with a fixed gaze: "Tell Ye Mao to go to Yuehua Palace to bring the gift I prepared for the Empress."

In Weiyang Palace, the queen felt uneasy, Zhang Gonggong blew the wind in his ear: "Your Majesty, I have met the concubine a few times, but I don't have much contact with her, but I think she is a well-educated person. It is said that she is a second-rank concubine. A concubine with a low status does not need to salute, but Mrs. Liang is the woman of Lord Long Live, so it seems impulsive for her to beat her. Your empress should be punished."

penalty?The Zhenbei Prince's Mansion is already thinking of quitting, and if she punishes Linglong, won't it give the Prince's Mansion a very good excuse to quit?Therefore, instead of being punished, she should be rewarded!Great reward!Having made up her mind, the Queen put on a gentle smile when Shui Linglong and his party entered the Bai Cui Pavilion.

"Greetings to the empress!" Several people saluted the empress together, and the empress said softly: "Be flat, and give me a seat."

"Thank you madam!"

Concubine De, Shui Lingyue and Liang Guiren sat down on the lower right, and Shui Linglong and Shui Lingxi sat opposite them.

(End of this chapter)