first princess

Chapter 33
"It's fine for me to suffer alone. If I can fulfill your official career and the future generations of the Shui family, what hardships can I not swallow?" The old lady raised her head, forced the tears back to her eyes, took a deep breath, and looked at Shui Hangge hated iron for being weak, and said, "But if you don't wake up from what happened today! My Shui family...will be destroyed!"

Shui Hangge's heart trembled violently!
The old lady spoke earnestly and earnestly: "When the prince ascends the throne and Lingxi becomes the queen, you will be the head of the country, and the Shui family will be the queen's relatives. This is a blessing that many people can't even dream of! The future heir of the Shui family, but he just loves Longyang! If things go on like this, it’s nothing if he hates women, if the person next to him has a vicious idea and destroys his fertility, the Shui family will never have a descendant!"

Shui Hangge's heart trembled again: "Mother..."

The old lady snorted coldly: "Changfeng and Chang'an were sent by the prime minister's mansion. Don't you see Sima Zhao's heart? Their Qin family wants to replace them and become the queen's only relatives!"

Compared with the concubine Shui Minhui, Shui Lingxi is indeed closer to the people in the prime minister's mansion, including Shui Minyu, who is also closer to the prime minister's mansion... Isn't it the result of his connivance that a pair of sons and daughters did this?A gust of cold wind slipped in through the gap in the window, blowing on Shui Hangge's body, his back, limbs and bones were covered with a thin layer of cold sweat!

Seeing his expression, the old lady knew that he was quite moved: "I have finished what I have to say. The master leads you into the door to practice, and it is up to you to listen to it, and whether you are willing to change. Anyway, the old lady has only a few years. It's time to live, and when the time comes, kick your legs, and you can toss and toss as much as you like, I can't see it and don't worry about it!"

Shui Hangge knocked his head heavily, and said in panic: "Mother will live a long life, and the four generations will live together!"

The old lady closed her eyes, and sighed slightly as if she was extremely tired: "I'm tired, please step back."

Shui Hangge got up, took off the old lady's shoes and clothes, helped the old lady lie down, tucked in the quilt, lowered the curtain, and then bowed respectfully and left.

After Shui Hangge left, Madam Wang walked out from the side room: "Old Madam, does the Prime Minister's Mansion really have the thoughts of the Jueshui family?"

The lazy voice of the old lady slowly came from inside the curtain: "When giving a lecture, often you say three points, and he only listens to one point. In order to let him listen to all three points, you have to exaggerate to ten points. I didn't Evidence, but I don’t want to gamble on that just in case.”

Ginger is still old and hot, and Mama Wang lit a soothing incense for the old lady.

A quarter of an hour later, Ms. Wang was going to rest on the soft couch in the outer room as usual, at this moment, the old lady spoke in a deep voice again: "You said... Could it be Linglong's arrangements for everything that comes out today? Qin Zhixiao and Shui Lingyu, Min Yu, Chang Feng, and Chang An, after all, it was she who came up with the idea of ​​catching ghosts openly and investigating people secretly...or did she know something in advance to lure them into the game on purpose?"

Missy is not so bad!Mama Wang subconsciously wanted to argue for Shui Linglong, when the words came to her lips, her mind suddenly flashed: she often went to Lingxiang Courtyard to send messages, and had a lot of contact with the eldest lady, and she was the one who picked up the eldest lady from Zhuangzi. , this is also a kind of affection.The old lady is very suspicious, if she pleads for the eldest lady, wouldn't it make the old lady suspect that she was bought by the eldest lady?Ms. Wang finally understood why the old lady only let her go to Lingxiangyuan every time. The old lady was not showing how much she respected the eldest lady, but was testing whether she and the eldest lady had ambitions!
If she had reacted slowly and hadn't caught her, she would have been expelled from the Minister's Mansion tomorrow morning, and the eldest lady would never take a second look at an old woman who has served her master for decades and still can't figure out her temperament!She also remembered that in the morning, the eldest lady deliberately showed her trust in her. At that time, she still felt that the eldest lady did not treat her as an outsider. Now that she thought about it, the eldest lady was also testing her!This pair of grandparents and grandchildren is too... so scary!

Ms. Wang suppressed her panic, and pretended not to be annoyed, and said, "Madam, if you don't mention it, I don't think it's really a coincidence that you mention it like this! The young lady and the young master have had friction, no matter what, People's hearts are separated from each other, and there is no shortage of such things in the house."

The old lady turned around: "I'm just talking casually, what are you talking about? Linglong is not that kind of person, and she doesn't have that ability..." The voice gradually weakened and returned to silence.

Shui Linglong went to the prime minister's residence in the old lady's carriage. Qin Zhixiao drank a lot of sweat medicine. Originally, she wanted Qin Zhixiao to sleep forever, but Shui Ling insisted that he would not marry, so she reluctantly let him sleep until Tomorrow's sun will be three poles.

Shui Linglong sent Qin Zhixiao back to the Prime Minister's Mansion, and explained in detail to his second uncle Qin Che and second aunt Que Shi the events observed from the perspective of others: the whole house performed a large ritual, Qin Zhixiao and Shui Minyu secretly drank and had fun, Getting drunk, Qin Zhixiao went to Yan Lanxuan, where Shui Lingyu often haunts, and destroyed Shui Lingyu's innocence.

After sending Shui Linglong away, the Que family sneered disdainfully: "I thought it was a big deal! So what if Zhixiao ruined her innocence? Isn't it only possible to marry as a concubine if she is unmarried? A concubine is raised by the prime minister's house." worthy!"

Qin Che looked at his son's abnormal sleep, and frowned...

Shui Linglong was in a good mood, she slept very soundly, had no dreams all night, and slept soundly until dawn.

Tired of eating porridge and steamed stuffed buns, she plans to change the taste and eat sliced ​​noodles made by Zhong's mother herself. Put half of the stewed tender beef and mutton, and add some coriander, bamboo shoots, enoki mushrooms and tomatoes. Of course, she can't forget her favorite chili oil.

Hoo hoo!Delicious on earth!
With a big bowl, she even drank the soup completely!

After washing, Shui Linglong went to the Fushouyuan to return to her life. When she entered the Ming Hall, the old lady just woke up. At this time of weekdays, the old lady had eaten breakfast and read Buddhist scriptures for a long time. From this, it can be seen that the old lady slept soundly last night. Not well.

Shui Linglong personally took care of the old lady to undress and wash her clothes, and combed the old lady into a graceful yet luxurious bun. The old lady was served comfortably, but the dignified look on her brows did not weaken at all. Shui Linglong saw it After a while, the old lady asked, "How do you know how to comb your hair?"

Shui Linglong put a pearl on the old lady's forehead, smiled innocently at the person in the bronze mirror, and concealed a trace of sadness when she looked closely: "When we were in Zhuangzi, my mother and I often combed each other's hair."

The old lady thought of Dong Jiaxue, Qin Fangyi, and compared Shui Linglong and Shui Lingxi. She laughed at herself. Dragon begets dragon, phoenix begets phoenix. How could he be a scheming person?The old lady's brows finally relaxed: "When the class is over, come and comb my hair often."

Shui Linglong immediately agreed: "Okay!"

After the old lady finished her meal, Shui Linglong reported what happened last night. In fact, there was nothing special about it. She was a concubine, and the people in the prime minister's residence would not negotiate with her. Of course, the old lady could guess the other party's reaction and insisted on sending her Go, who said you don't want to take the opportunity to slap the other person in the face?

After hearing this, the old lady smiled amiably and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Shui Linglong blinked her bright eyes: "I can earn money by going out for a walk around the house! It's not hard work!"

The old lady withdrew her smile and pretended to be annoyed: "Look at your naughty spirit!"

Shui Linglong laughed for a while, took out a piece of paper from her wide sleeve and handed it to the old lady: "Grandmother, this is the list of names of people I plan to bring to Zhenbei Prince's Mansion, please go over it, is there anything wrong?"

After carefully reading the names on the list, the old lady frowned involuntarily.

"Could it be too few? There are only Mother Zhong, Zhi Fan, Ye Mao, Ah Si, and Ah Ji, and the last two are third-class maids." The old lady put down the list and looked at Shui Linglong seriously, especially Ye Mao. Last time I had trouble with Changfeng and Chang'an, I'm afraid there is impulsive factor in my bones, the old lady is not at ease.

Shui Linglong straightened her hair at the temples, and said: "Today, I just want to take this opportunity to mention to my grandmother that Zhi Fan will be promoted to a first-class maid, and Ah Si and Ah Ji will be promoted to second-class maids, so that the people around me There will be more people."

"Why is there no Liulu?" The old lady didn't see Liulu many times, and most of the people who came to greet her with Shui Linglong on weekdays were leafy or branchy. The old lady remembered Liulu because Liulu had a very beautiful face , especially those eyes full of water waves, like pearls gathered, looking forward in the translucent light.Among the dowry maids, there must always be some attractive ones, who are as jealous as Qin Fangyi, don't they also have the delicate and lovely Aunt Feng?

Shui Linglong showed a bit of embarrassment, and said: "Oh, her mother is not in good health, so let her stay in the house and take care of each other."

The old lady keenly grasped the subtext in Shui Linglong's words: "Did she want to stay or did you let her stay?"

Shui Linglong lowered her head: "I let her stay."

"You..." The old lady took a weak breath, her expression turned serious, "Tell the truth to grandma, are you afraid that she will rob you of uncle?"

Shui Linglong sighed "helplessly": "Grandmother, Linglong is still young, and she doesn't want to prepare a room for her husband so early. Liu Lu is beautiful, and she knows her own capital, and she spares no effort to dress up. She is nothing. I have a bad mind and I am very diligent in doing things, but I still can't get over that hurdle in my heart, I am not afraid of grandma's jokes, before I have my own son, I will not let Zhuge Yu touch other women."

The old lady was slightly taken aback, and then smiled: "It's not bad that you can think of this level. In this way, I think Liu Lu is quite a pretty girl, let her stay in my yard first, and wait until you need me again." I will send her to the palace for you, her parents are in my hands, she dare not disobey you, when I am really too old to move, you can just think of a way to cure her."

Shui Linglong hugged the old lady's arm, and said softly: "Grandmother, don't say such things, I feel bad to hear."

"Why is it hard? Everyone has that day, it's just that sooner or later, if you haven't returned home, I've probably already gone." The old lady sighed, stretched out her wrinkled hands to touch Shui Linglong "Don't worry, since I escaped from the gate of hell by chance, I won't die until I see Min Hui and you standing firm."

In her previous life, she didn't have a deep impression of Shui Minhui. She only knew that after he got married, he abandoned his education and went into business, started a business with his second uncle, and never returned to the capital. stumbling man.Shui Linglong blinked her eyes, and said knowingly: "I like Minhui very much, and I hope to go out with him more after I get married."

The old lady smiled gratifiedly, and tightened her arms around Shui Linglong: "Let's get down to business, how do you think about Liu Lu's matter? It's brought up today, so let's settle it."

Shui Linglong blinked her bright eyes: "Grandmother, Liu Luqiqi, will be an old lady in two or three years, Zhuge Yu... don't like it."

The old lady patted her forehead, and suddenly realized: "Focus on her beauty, but ignore her age. According to you, she is really not suitable."

Shui Linglong got up from the old lady's arms and poured a cup of hot tea for the old lady: "I sent someone to ask Simei in the morning, and the reply said that Simei was very quiet last night. I think Daxian Yang exorcised evil spirits quite cleanly. Just why, I heard that Min Yu is sick?"

Shui Minyu was so beaten that she couldn't get out of bed. The old lady only announced that he had contracted the cold and needed to recuperate.The old lady took a sip of tea, her eyes flickered and she said: "He, he secretly drank the foreign wine given by your father yesterday, fell drunk on the floor, slept for several hours, and started to have a high fever in the middle of the night, you know his temper Yes, don't visit him, lest you get shut down."

Shui Linglong lowered her eyes to hide a little smile, and said respectfully: "Yes, Linglong understands." Then she picked up the list on the table, "If grandma has no objection, I will order these people. The rest of the maids and servants, grandma Let's look at the arrangements."

A thought flashed in the old lady's mind: "You really don't want Liu Lu?"

Shui Linglong shook her head.

The old lady's eyes flickered with dim and indistinguishable rays of light, and after a while, she said with a smile: "I remembered, yesterday Minyu got drunk and fell ill because the maids didn't take care of her well, so why did the master sleep on the ground for several hours but still get sick?" No one found out? So, I cured the maids around him, and there is a lack of one serving tea and water, since you don't want Liu Lu, send her to Minyu's yard."

Shui Linglong was naturally extremely grateful.

After leaving the Fushouyuan, Shui Linglong "coincidentally met" Mama Du. Mama Du recounted what happened to Shui Minyu last night in detail. Shui Linglong couldn't help laughing: "Who is the big guy? It's so funny! Is there really such a naive person in the world? Could it be some kind of enemy of Shui Minyu by chance?"

Mama Du was debating whether to tell Guo Yan what he said. He didn't look like a bad guy, and he had a good relationship with the young lady. Last night, she couldn't sleep. When she closed her eyes, it was his lonely background. She cried so much that half of the pillow was wet, and she felt so evil to herself!But after thinking about it, even if he and the young lady had been in Zhuangzi for a while, according to the current situation of the young lady... it is really inappropriate to have anything to do with him.

Seeing Mama Du in a daze, Shui Linglong couldn't help asking: "Mama Du, what are you thinking? Is there anything else you want to say to me?"

"Uh..." Mama Du pulled her collar and smiled unnaturally, "It's like this, the servant girl went home yesterday, and heard the story of the restaurant from the servant girl, the renovation went smoothly, everyone Miss, do you want to send someone to investigate?"

Shui Linglong looked at her: "No, I can rest assured that Uncle Zhang will do things."

Mother Du lowered her head: "Thank you for your trust, miss."

Shui Linglong shook her head, no matter what Mama Du was hiding from her, as long as she didn't want to harm her, she would turn a blind eye. After all, everyone has their own secrets.

Shui Linglong took two steps, and Du's mother suddenly called her: "Miss! Do you know a person named Bin? The mansion is about to select some capable servants from the Zhuangzi, and a lady in charge of the dining room asked the servants Walk through the back door, I forgot what my surname is, I just remember the word 'bin'."

Bin'er... Shui Linglong touched her belly, there will be no Xun Bin in this life: "I don't know."

Mama Du breathed a sigh of relief, look!Missy doesn't remember him!It was simply wishful thinking on his part!What a fragrant building, go to hell!
In Shui Lingyu's room, Aunt Feng was doing embroidery work, and Shui Lingyu was teaching Shui Lingqing how to make rouge. In the past, she would have refused to let her skills spread to the outside world. Now that her hands are useless, she can't even write well. Suo, let alone make rouge.It was a matter of time before she married into the prime minister's mansion. She might not be able to curry favor with the eldest and second sisters, but this pure-hearted younger sister was left to help each other a little bit.

"Put two more crabapple petals."

"Oh, okay, is this okay?"

"The color is not enough, add some plum petals."

"Oh." Shui Lingqing was sweating profusely from busy work. She was clumsy, clumsy and tongue-tied since she was a child, unlike the third sister who was all-round and exquisite, and knew how to make perfume and rouge. Even the concubine Yu liked to use her products.

Shui Ling Qing is... so stupid!Shui Lingyu frowned and said: "Fifth Sister, this is for Empress Yufei, you have to work hard, you know?"

Shui Lingqing wiped the sweat from her forehead with her sleeve, nodded and said, "Understood, Third Sister."

Aunt Feng stopped her embroidery, looked at Shui Lingqing and said distressedly: "Are your hands sore? Come here, Auntie will rub it for you."

Shui Lingqing felt relieved, and ran to Aunt Feng's side. Aunt Feng pinched her nose affectionately, and then rubbed her wrists.

Shui Lingyu's heart was full of taste. She also cooked incense in front of Aunt Feng, but Aunt Feng never cared whether her hands were sore. She admitted that she was selfish, not as selfish as Shui Lingqing was to Aunt Feng. Heart and soul, but no matter how bad the children are, they are their own. Why doesn't Aunt Feng treat her well?No, it's not that I'm treating her badly, it's just that I feel that there is a little less sincerity in it.

"Ouch—" Suddenly, there was a tumbling in her stomach, and Shui Lingyu vomited into the spittoon.

Shui Lingqing's almond-shaped eyes widened and said: "Third Sister, did you spoil your stomach?"

Aunt Feng's eyes flashed, and she said with a smile: "Your third sister has a stomach problem, and she will vomit if she eats too much food that is not easy to digest. Don't tell anyone. Those who are in poor health find their in-laws...it's hard to find. .”

(End of this chapter)