first princess

Chapter 30
"This must still be a dream! I want to wake up! I want to wake up!" Shui Lingyue pinched herself desperately!Pinch yourself!Even fan yourself!But she was disappointed, she couldn't "wake up", this is the reality!
Shui Lingyue jumped onto the bed in twos and threes, pulled the quilt over her head, but made a sound of "baji", as if something was broken!She subconsciously picked it up from under her buttocks and took a look, she was terrified!It was a bloody heart and lungs!

"Ah—" There was another scream, and Shui Lingyue rolled out of the bed, just hitting the table beside her. She hurriedly supported the table leg and tried to stand up, but she broke it. Take a closer look, my God!It turned out to be a bloody arm!That hand was still opening and closing, as if to grab her!
"Ah—" How did it become like this?How could there be such a disgusting thing in her room?
Suddenly, there was a sound of vomiting in the cabinet, Shui Lingyue followed the trend, and saw the mouth on the other side opened, and a tongue fell out...

Shui Lingyue rolled her eyes and passed out!

The next day, the sky was clear and sunny.

Shui Linglong still got up early, she picked out an apricot-colored embroidered red hibiscus bellyband and a set of silk inner jacket with silver thread curling, and still looked at the bronze mirror for a long time before she put on the middle jacket and outer shirt , the short jacket is made of lavender cloud-pattern brocade with a slanted lapel style, and the cuffs are tight, which is convenient for practicing calligraphy and eating.Today's breakfast was replaced with milk and beef, and Zhifan and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief, no longer having to endure the smell of mutton.

Shui Linglong had finished her breakfast and was drinking mint water when Mama Wang opened the curtain and came in: "Miss, the old lady asked the servant to send you a message that you don't have to go to class for a few days."

Shui Linglong spit out the mint water into the copper basin, opened her bright eyes and asked, "Why don't you have to go to class? Didn't the old lady say that you can't ask for leave no matter what the situation is? It's almost time to enter the palace. We should study hard!"

If this matter was asked by someone else, Ms. Wang might not say it. After all, the old lady gave the gag order, but it is another matter if the object is the young lady.The old madam didn't tell the young miss that Concubine Yu's pregnancy was due to the young lady. The purpose was to prevent the young lady from being too arrogant. In her private heart, the old lady was a very important young lady. Otherwise, she would not be allowed to deliver news to the young lady. Well, even the second lady only went to a second-class maid.The old lady is old and she is only in her fifties. Once the old lady dies, her status in the mansion will plummet.Madam, mother, son, and three children, she couldn't please her anymore, so she might as well sell favors to the eldest lady, maybe she could find a way out for herself.The status of the daughter-in-law of the Zhenbei Palace is comparable to that of the princess and the princess.Thinking of this, Ms. Wang showed a bit of embarrassment, as if she was struggling, making people see that she was engaged in an ideological struggle. After a while, she said: "The old lady didn't let me talk about it. There are unclean things in the house. The young lady was possessed by a ghost, and when she got up early in the morning, she strangled Chunyan, the close servant girl, and scratched the faces of three or four servant girls. Mama Gao is very strong, and she restrained her, but Mama Gao, a piece of flesh fell off her arm, and it was Miss Si who bit her!"

"Ah?" Mother Zhong was dumbfounded, obviously, she was also a little scared, "How could such a thing happen?"

Mama Wang sighed slowly: "Miss Si insisted that there were heads, arms, etc. in her room. Mama Gao searched every nook and cranny, but she didn't even find a drop of blood. Tell me, she is not abnormal. Is it?"

Shui Linglong picked up the teacup and touched it to her lips, covered up a meaningful smile, and said: "Just hearing what you said makes my hair stand on end, it's really embarrassing for Fourth Sister."

Ye Mao's almond-shaped eyes widened and said: "If a ghost possesses the body, he will be beaten, and the ghost must be beaten until he escapes."

"Pfft—" Shui Linglong couldn't help laughing, as if she didn't mind that Wang's mother saw her gloating, "I'm afraid that if the ghost doesn't run away, it will make the fourth sister disappear, and the loss outweighs the gain."

Zhi Fan looked at Ms. Wang, then at Missy, thought for a moment, and sighed: "As the saying goes, if you don't do bad things, you won't be afraid of ghosts knocking on the door. According to slaves, Fourth Miss just does too many bad things! Let's see if she dares to bully our eldest lady in the future!"

Ms. Wang was taken aback for a moment, the eldest lady didn't hide anything in front of her, she didn't treat her as an outsider!Once Mama Wang was happy, she said another thing: "Actually, it's all right for Miss Fourth to be like this. It's not a big deal to send her to be raised in Zhuangzi for a period of time, and bring her back when she recovers!"

The life of a concubine is probably like this. When you are useful, you will be promoted to heaven, and you will be sent to hell if you are delayed. Shui Linglong smiled and motioned for Mama Wang to continue.

Mama Wang sensed the inadvertent mockery in Shui Linglong's eyes, and hurriedly said, "Miss is naturally different from them! Miss is the person on the heart of the old lady. Apart from the two young masters, the most vague thing about the old lady is You, even Second Miss, are no match for you!"

Shui Linglong smiled faintly and said, "Grandmother's kindness to Linglong, Linglong will always remember it in her heart."

Ms. Wang always felt that the eldest lady's smile and tone were unpredictable. She was obviously a very simple person, but looking back at her, she always seemed to be covered by a layer of frost.Mother Wang couldn't figure it out, so she just continued the topic just now, and said: "Changlexuan also produced unclean things! Mother Zhao was frightened and stupid, Shiqing was frightened and sick, and several maids were also frightened and talked nonsense, saying What kind of picturesque ghost has come back to take his life, with disheveled hair and blood all over his body, in short... a mess!"

Mama Zhong asked in surprise, "What did Huayi scare Mama Zhao and Shiqing? Didn't she marry Mama Zhao's son as a daughter-in-law, and died of illness a few days ago?"

Ms. Wang showed a trace of disdain: "Dead of illness? This kind of excuse can only be thought of by Mrs. Zhao. Her son is born stupid. Who knows whether Huayi was tortured to death or died of illness. As for poetry, I reckon she also does it." What's wrong with Huayi?"

Zhifan's plain hand tightened, and the needle stuck into her finger. Ye Mao and Liu Lu were born in the same family, and they would more or less ask their mother's opinion about their marriage. She bought it and signed it to death just like Huayi. Qi's slaves, where to go... It's all in the master's mind!
Shui Linglong noticed Zhifan's abnormal state: "What's wrong?"

Zhi Fan lowered her eyes: "No...it's nothing, I accidentally pricked my hand."

She didn't want to talk about Shui Linglong, so she didn't bother to ask. Isn't that what the maids think about?
Wang Mama glanced at Zhi Fan, but she didn't take it seriously, and sighed again: "The ugliness of the family should not be publicized, so the old lady asked the second young master to go out with Jin Shanggong on the pretext of greeting distinguished guests, and it would take three or two days before returning. , the old lady intends to clean up the affairs of the house before they come back."

This matter cannot be concealed at all, and within a day there will be disturbances all over the house, the old lady must be trying to find an excuse to let Shui Minhui get in touch with Jin Shanggong more.Is a retired Shang Gong worth Shui Minhui's painstaking efforts to curry favor with?It's not worth it, so Jinshang Palace has another background.Shui Linglong fiddled with the tea leaves in the water with the lid of the cup: "Grandmother, have you figured out how to deal with it?"

Mother Wang tilted her head slightly: "That's not true. The old lady is having a headache because of this matter. The master is busy with work, so the old lady doesn't want to disturb the master with such a trivial matter."

It's because she was afraid that if she asked Shuihangge for help, Qin Fangyi would naturally ask for the right to give back!Shui Linglong didn't tell the truth, she stood up, and took off a black silk that fell on the skirt: "I'm going to see my grandmother."

In Changlexuan, Qin Fangyi's belly was full of evil fire. Originally, she couldn't bear to be spoiled by Shui Hangge's maids every night, but this kind of disaster happened again!When Shui Hangge went out early in the morning, she heard the maids screaming strangely, and immediately said that she would not come over for the next few nights, and asked her to clean up the yard, her lungs would explode!According to her, [-]% of them are pretending to be ghosts!If she were to find out who made the fool, she would have to kill that person!

She picked up the teacup and took a sip. The tea was cold. She frowned and said, "Where's the tea? Why is it cold? How do you do things? You don't even have the eyesight to see tea! What's the use of supporting you?"

As she said that, she threw the teacup hard on the ground, and the maids in the room knelt down on the floor.

Shui Lingxi, who had just finished reading the poetry, came in. Seeing these scenes, she understood that her mother was angry again. In Shui Lingxi's impression, Qin Fangyi was a very rational woman. Exaggeration, but she doesn't get angry easily, she thinks that instead of spending time venting her emotions, it's better to find ways to solve the urgent need, which is why Shui Lingxi has always respected her and listened to her.But Shui Lingxi discovered that in the past month or so, Qin Fangyi's temper has become worse and worse, and she threw things frequently. She and her elder brother persuaded it to no avail. Qin Fangyi verbally agreed, and she could kill any maid in a blink .

Seeing that Qin Fangyi was about to hit someone again, Shui Lingxi hurriedly said, "Okay, you guys go down, you are not allowed to come in without my mother and my orders."

Everyone was amnesty: "Yes!"

After the maids retreated, Qin Fangyi held down her pulsating temple, and asked rather tiredly, "You don't have to go to class today?"

Since being grounded, the news of my mother has been blocked a lot.Shui Lingxi shook her head, and sat down beside Qin Fangyi: "I asked someone to find out, not only Chang Le Xuan is haunted by ghosts, but also Fourth Sister's yard has problems. Grandma asked Shui Minhui to take Jin Shanggong out to play."

The last sentence suddenly overshadowed Qin Fangyi's "interest" in the haunting incident, and Qin Fangyi frowned slightly: "Hmph! What does she mean by asking Shui Minhui to entertain Jin Shanggong? Minyu is the son! What? Good but stick to that bastard Shui Minhui! She just doesn't like me, thinking that if she kicks her legs, I will embarrass Shui Minhui! With a villain's heart, she is jealous of a gentleman's belly, and she is only capable of this!"

Shui Lingxi's face turned pale, and she made a silent gesture: "Mother! Don't say such outrageous words again, your father and grandmother will be angry." She did benefit a lot from Jin Shanggong's class. There are a lot of youthful characters in her personality, and the complete settlement of her marriage with Yun Li also gave her an extremely real sense of mission. She is a princess and the future queen, and not only her words and deeds must accept the approval of the people Her family's judgment is also the same, so now, as long as Shui Linglong keeps herself safe, she will not take the initiative to find fault with Shui Linglong, and whoever is in charge of the house is fine, she just wants everything to be harmonious, to be praised and envied by the world.

Qin Fangyi slowly raised her eyes and looked at her daughter with a complex expression in her eyes. After a while, she murmured in a dazed way: "I hope...you are really sensible and filial."

Shui Lingxi's long eyelashes blinked a few times quickly, and her face was awkward for a moment, but she smiled gracefully: "Family and everything is going well, my daughter just hopes that everyone is well."

A look of disappointment flashed across Qin Fangyi's eyes. She closed her eyes and waved her hands: "I'm tired and want to rest. You can step back."

"Daughter to help you into the house." Shui Lingxi stretched out her hands obediently. The moment she was about to touch Qin Fangyi's arm, Qin Fangyi suddenly raised her arm to touch the tassels on the hair bun. Shui Lingxi's hands froze in the air, uncertain It was just an accident, or it was my mother's intention. Qin Fangyi stood up and said with a faint smile, "I'm not old, I can still walk, my heart is not blind, I can see clearly."

The heart is not blind... Shui Lingxi frowned, looking at Qin Fangyi's back, feeling a little irritable!

Fushouyuan.

The old lady was at a loss, and she was a little confused about how one after another of strange things happened, and they broke out overnight. Her first reaction was: Someone is doing something wrong!
Shui Linglong thumped the old lady's shoulders, and asked knowingly while beating: "What is grandma worried about this time?"

The old lady told Shui Linglong about the strange things in the house, Shui Linglong showed surprise, and said after a while: "Grandmother, don't worry, such things happen in ordinary people's homes, not to mention our Shangshu Mansion."

"So, it's not artificial, but there are ghosts?"

When the old lady asked this question, there was a hint of vigilance in her eyes, Shui Linglong knew very well that the old lady was very suspicious, if she was too smart she would think you were scheming, but if she was too mediocre she would think you were deliberately hiding your clumsiness.Shui Linglong's eyes trembled, and she said calmly: "Linglong dare not judge whether this is man-made or something else, Linglong just thinks that grandmother runs the family well, and the servants are very grateful, so we should not make such a fuss. Waiting for something, it seems like they are deliberately taking revenge on someone. Leaving aside the courtyard of the fourth sister, the mother's Changle Pavilion is the most heavily guarded, and the father is also resting there. .”

The old lady was thoughtful: "Go on."

Shui Linglong rubbed the old lady's shoulders, "Of course, the possibility of someone stirring up trouble cannot be ruled out, but wouldn't it be worse if they startled the snake?"

"what do you mean…"

"Assuming that this time it's really a villain who caused trouble, we will definitely startle the other party if we wantonly pursue it. Why don't we first declare to the mansion that something unclean has been encountered, and we need to do something to lower the other party's vigilance, and then openly subdue demons and demons, and then secretly Find a reason to investigate one by one, and you can always find clues! If you don't find anything, there must be something unclean, then this ceremony is not bad." Shui Linglong said calmly.

"You're right. I haven't seen you for a few days, and you've become more intelligent." The old lady's deep eyes fell on Shui Linglong's fair face, as if she wanted to... see through her.There is no way, this granddaughter is too smart, and every time she seems to speak carelessly, it can solve her urgent needs. This situation makes her instinctively uneasy, because she feels that she cannot control this granddaughter.

Shui Linglong smiled shyly: "It's the master who taught me well, Linglong dare not take the credit."

"Oh? So, you like Master very much?" The old lady's eyes darkened a bit.

Shui Linglong's complexion darkened, with a hint of anger: "That's not true, she is so fierce, and she beats people at every turn. If it wasn't for the knowledge she imparted that really benefited me a lot, I might..."

Speaking of this, Shui Linglong's face turned red suddenly, as if she had said something wrong, she was very embarrassed.

The old lady looked at her shy and timid appearance, and asked jokingly: "Maybe what's the matter? Could it be that you want to skip class and escape to Zhenbei Prince's Mansion?"

"Grandmother--" Shui Linglong "shyly" got into the old lady's arms, which made the old lady laugh out loud. The old lady patted Shui Linglong's shoulder, thinking of something, the smile on the corner of her mouth gradually condensed, " Your mother passed away early, and there is no time to tell you some things, so grandma will tell you today. Grandma knows that Zhuge Shizi treats you well, and she gives you things in different ways every day, but why didn’t the prince give your second sister? Does the prince like your second sister? I don’t think so. Men don’t necessarily want to please women out of sincerity. It’s just a way for them to show their identity and character. What kind of love is the legend in the storybook. In life, there are only firewood, rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea, and intrigues between people. When you love a man more than yourself, you are not far from destruction. Therefore, being a good Zhuge Yu's wife is also Be a good future princess of Zhenbei, but remember, keep your heart and don't sink easily, understand?"

Even though the old lady valued her and guarded her everywhere, these words really came from the heart. Thinking of the past, Shui Linglong only felt that the old lady's words were perfect. She planned to pretend to dispel the old lady's suspicion. Confidentially speaking with her so much.Thinking about it, Qin Fangyi taught Shui Lingxi this way in her previous life, so Shui Lingxi never really loved any man, be it Yun Li or Xun Feng, she would follow whoever could give her happiness.Shui Linglong's eyes turned red: "Thank you grandma, Linglong will remember it!"

The old lady straightened Shui Linglong's hair at the temples, and said kindly: "You are a smart child, you can see through a little."

The two chatted and laughed for a while, and before leaving, the old lady asked: "Let the matter of inviting the mage be handled by you, what do you think? You are getting married soon, so it is better to practice in advance."

Shui Linglong thought for a while, then smiled and refused: "Grandmother loves Linglong, Linglong is very grateful, but I am not the only one who is waiting to marry, it will make the second sister feel that grandma favors each other, so it is better to find someone else to do it, I think Minyu is quite suitable."

(End of this chapter)