first princess

Chapter 38
The moral of the story up to this point is that small things lose big things. However, what touched Shui Linglong the most was that the child didn't even notice that the soy sauce in the bowl was spilled. What an obvious mistake!Just like how Aunt Zhou jumped into Qin Fangyi's trap without even seeing the maid's face clearly, she was so stupid!
There is a second part of the story. When the child returns home and shows the soy sauce at the bottom of the bowl to his mother, the mother asks suspiciously, "It's only two pennies worth of soy sauce? Is the boss cheating on you?"

The child smiled triumphantly, turned the bowl over, and began to claim credit: "I am so smart, who can cheat me? Look, there are more!"

As a result, the soy sauce at the bottom of the bowl was also spilled.

Why didn't Aunt Zhou use the last blow to destroy the last bit of tolerance that the old lady and Shui Hangge had for her?Now she actually wants her to plead with the old lady to keep Mama Gao?The result of doing this can only be that even the bowl is completely broken!

Shui Linglong said in a calm tone: "Just now so many old ladies only left me to do this matter, just to see if I would use public affairs for personal gain, so as to infer whether I was involved in spreading poisonous insect powder in Minhui's yard at that time. It's nothing to be exposed, the big deal is to marry into the Zhenbei Palace as soon as possible. As for you, it's really ineffective every day! Besides, I can tell you with certainty, whether I ask or not, the old lady will not The people in Cuiyuxuan will be spared!" The old lady was angry with Aunt Zhou, but she couldn't ignore the fetus in her womb, so she could only let the people around her be scapegoats.

Aunt Zhou wanted to persuade her, but Madam Gao shook her head at her, she would not be afraid of running out of firewood if she kept Qingshan, she had already offended everyone, and if she offended the young lady again... she would lose the last layer of protection.

Getting kicked out of the house and being sold are two completely different endings, and the former at least has freedom.

Shui Linglong asked Mother Du to call her servants, and sold all sixteen servants of Cuiyuxuan. Most of the older maids would go to the lower mansions to do heavy work, while the young and tender maids would go there more. Go to a kiln or a brothel, and become a prostitute from then on.Some maidservants who had served Aunt Zhou for many years were crying hoarsely, and Aunt Zhou was so sad that she kept crying. The lessons the old lady taught were too deep and unforgettable...

After doing this, Shui Linglong went to Fushouyuan to return to her life, and bumped into Wang Mama who was sending a batch of new maids to Aunt Zhou on the way, and the second lady nodded briefly, without saying much.

In Fushou Courtyard, after Shui Linglong reported the situation of Cuiyuxuan, the old lady smiled kindly, praised her, and rewarded her with many new satin and jewelry.Shui Linglong thanked her with a smile, and chatted with the old lady about the dowry for a while.

The betrothal gift from the Zhenbei Prince’s Mansion is comparable to that from the Crown Prince’s Mansion, but it is much more expensive. However, it is not good for the Crown Princess’s dowry to go beyond the Crown Princess’s, otherwise the Crown Princess will not be able to hold her head up in the social circle. There are more products from Lingxi, and try to make up for Shui Linglong in terms of quality.The Prince of Zhenbei is rich and powerful, the prince is the brother of the patriarch of the Kashgar Qing Clan, and the princess is the daughter of the Leng family. When the gifts were handed over, the old lady was so frightened that she didn't come back to her senses. Only then did she realize how much the Prince of Zhenbei cared about Shui Linglong. To a certain extent, she hoped that Shui Linglong would explain the twists and turns to Zhenbei Wangfu in a tactful manner, so that the other party would not think that Shangshufu had treated Shui Linglong badly.

"The Zhuangzi and the shop promised to you before, there are quite a few of them. The one allocated to Lingxi in the mansion is no more than you. As for whether your mother will prepare for her alone, I don't know." After the old lady finished speaking, Shui Linglong didn't think about it. She said with a smile, "Grandmother can arrange it, Linglong has no objection."

The old lady put away the list, straightened the hair on Linglong's temples, and her smile condensed a bit: "Your third sister and Qin Zhixiao cooked cooked rice, and she won't be able to make it if she doesn't enter the prime minister's mansion. Concubine, let's see her fortune."

In words, it is hard to hide her indifference and disappointment towards Shui Lingyu, the old lady now hates the prime minister's mansion, and Shui Lingyu will only become an abandoned son of the Shui family if she marries or runs away.Shui Linglong smiled: "Everyone has their own destiny, grandma doesn't need to worry about it."

"If everyone is as sensible as you, I don't know how much to worry about! As for your fourth sister..." The old lady paused, Shui Linglong's eyebrows twitched, and the old lady's next words confirmed her guess, "Your father said She promised to fill in the house for the governor of Guangdong and Guangxi. Although the other party is a bit older, she used to be a concubine after all, and her children were divided into houses. She didn't have to raise other people's children, and there were no parents-in-law to serve her. She was... at ease "The most important thing is that Governor Jiang is the queen's cousin, and he is highly regarded by the emperor. Yu Shui Lingxi's prospects and Shui Hangge's career are of great benefit, so she will not give Shui Lingyue's dowry too little.

Shui Linglong blinked her bright eyes, Qin Fangyi really planned to marry Shui Lingyue to Governor Jiang, does this mean that Shui Lingqing's bad luck has changed since then?It is true that the Governor's Mansion has no parents-in-law and no children, but there are several ruthless concubines. It is really a good home for Shui Lingyue: "Have you set a wedding date?"

"No." The old lady took a sip of warm water, "I heard from your father that the other party intends to attend the wedding of the crown prince and Lingxi before going to the door to hire people. The wedding date of the prince's mansion is slightly earlier than that of Zhenbei Wang's mansion. Then you will also Can you help me with Lingyue's marriage."

Shui Linglong smiled slightly: "Thanks to grandmother's promotion, Linglong is willing to share her worries."

In the luxurious and chic bedroom, the candles are burning brightly. Ever since Shui Lingyue had a nightmare, she likes to make the room look like daytime.Shui Lingyue reluctantly let Aunt Zhou hold her hand, her eyes never fell on Aunt Zhou's pale face.

Aunt Zhou held back the bitterness in her heart, and said earnestly: "Miss Si, what I'm going to tell you next is very important, please listen carefully!"

Shui Lingyue snorted coldly.

Aunt Zhou swallowed her bitterness and choked with sobs, and said, "Madam intends to marry you to Governor Jiang, who is nearly [-] years old, to fill in the house. My aunt's intention of setting Madam up today is to completely shake her position in the hearts of the master and the old lady." , so that the marriage she proposed will have to be weighed by the master and the old lady, and I will ask your grandfather to follow Qi Taishi's path, and ask Qi Taishi to talk to your father, there may be a turning point for this marriage."

It is so!How could the eldest lady treat her like this? !Damn it!

Shui Lingyue turned her head to look at Aunt Zhou, wanting to say that I misunderstood you, but she remembered that Aunt Zhou hadn't done anything, she still had to marry, she turned her face away again.

Aunt Zhou was pleasantly surprised, thinking that her daughter had realized her good intentions, but only for a moment, her daughter put on a face again, it was clear that apart from disliking her as a concubine, there was also a trace of her inability to accomplish anything of contempt.Aunt Zhou held back her tears and forced out a smile: "Miss Si, there is one more solution right now, and it is also the last one!"

When Shui Lingyue heard the words, the gloomy eyes reunited: "What method?"

Aunt Zhou's gaze froze: "Let someone else marry!"

Shui Lingyue looked at her: "Huh?"

Aunt Zhou said thoughtfully: "The Eldest Miss and the Second Miss are impossible. After all, no one can afford to offend the Prince's Mansion and the Zhenbei Prince's Mansion. The third Miss and Qin Zhixiao can't hide the messy things from me, and neither can she. Only Miss Fifth is left!"

Shui Lingyue was dumbfounded: "Shui Lingqing? She's only thirteen, okay?"

"The laws of our Great Zhou didn't specify what age to get married. Didn't you see those child brides-in-law, one or two are only five, six, seven or eight years old?"

Shui Lingyue pondered for a moment, and gradually her heart moved, her expression brightened with joy, and there was a smile on her face, but after a while, the smile froze again: "It may be harder than going to heaven to persuade father and grandmother to change their minds, especially if you have such a thing. !"

Aunt Zhou patted her daughter's hand, and said meaningfully: "In a few days, don't you want to visit Empress Yufei in the palace? You just need to please Empress Yufei, and ask Empress Yufei to open the golden mouth and let Shui Ling Qing marry In the past. Of course, the usual tricks of flattery cannot impress Empress Yufei, you have to..."

Aunt Zhou stopped suddenly, and looked at Shui Lingyue with a smile that was not a smile. Shui Lingyue's curiosity was ignited at this moment, her heart was like a cat's paw scratching, itching her uncomfortable, she leaned softly into Zhou In the arms of the aunt, she called out softly: "Mother—you don't want to be secretive, tell your daughter!"

This is the first time my daughter called her "mother", and Aunt Zhou smiled half-gratifiedly and half bitterly...

However, after the third princess ordered someone to send Jing Zhaoyin to the Prince’s Mansion, Yun Li personally interrogated the other party and sent people to investigate various cases under his jurisdiction, and found as many as 49 unjust cases. Afterwards, Yun Li went to Jing Zhaoyin Yin's mansion was inspected, and what made Yun Li furious was that a court official of the third rank actually "raised" child molestation and young girls in the mansion!Not to mention his priceless loot, which could almost buy a town!
Yun Li immediately reported it to the emperor, who was furious with thunder and lightning, dismissed his post, punished him with chariots and confiscated all his property, as an example to others.

After finishing the official business, Yun Li came to the Shangshu Mansion.

On the bed, Shui Lingxi's appearance seemed to have been meticulously groomed, her eyebrows were like a distant mountain daisy, her skin was as fat as a sheep's fat, her hair was neatly combed, and a white gauze was wrapped around her head because of a wound, which did not affect her She was endowed with unique beauty, with a few strands of black hair hanging down the edge of the bed, looking delicate and delicate.

The moment Yun Li walked into the bedroom, Shui Lingxi slowly lifted the quilt and struggled to get up to greet him. Yun Li is kind-hearted by nature, seeing her hurt so badly, she couldn't bear her to make any mistakes, so she stepped forward Helped her up: "You don't need to be too polite, just lie down."

Shui Lingxi's eyes turned red, tears fell, and she threw herself into Yun Li's arms, hugged him tightly, and said, "Your Highness! Your Highness, you are finally willing to come and see Lingxi!"

On Najib's day, Zhuge Yu waited for Shui Linglong in the mansion all day, and she was going crazy with envy!She tried her best to tell herself that the reason why the prince didn't wait for her was because the prince had a lot of things to do every day, unlike Zhuge Yu who was idle, such a man was worth entrusting her for life.However, when she saw Zhuge Yu clean up Shui Linglong's wound from a distance, and took her hand that was beaten with a ruler and blew gently, she really, really longed for a man who could take care of her like that!
Yun Li subconsciously wanted to push her away, but she smelled good but he didn't like it. What lingered in his mind was the fragrance of lilies of the valley when someone bumped into his arms on the day of the plum appreciation banquet, and he and she were roughly the same. Impossible, he wants to marry, she wants to marry.

Seeing that the prince did not push her away, Shui Lingxi thought that the relationship between the two could finally be eased. His chest was broad and warm, exuding a faint ambergris, reminiscent of the sky-like azure, the sea-like broadness, such as As gentle as jade, she couldn't help but want to be infatuated with it.She rubbed her head up and buried it into his soft and warm neck: "His Royal Highness, Lingxi was ignorant and made many mistakes in the past, but Lingxi assured His Highness that Lingxi has really changed! Lingxi for His Highness , must work hard to be an excellent wife and princess!"

Yun Li raised his hand, supported her shoulder, and gently pushed her away: "I'm here... to tell you something."

Shui Lingxi was stunned: "What's the matter?"

Yun Li said unhurriedly: "The person who accidentally injured you was a friend of mine. He drank too much alcohol and didn't mean to hurt others." All issues, including the withdrawal of the complaint against Guo Yan.

Shui Lingxi's heart was completely lost, it turned out that he didn't come to see her specially, but to intercede for a friend!

Shui Lingxi lowered her eyes, and said with a hint of loneliness in her voice: "Male or female?"

"male."

She still wanted to ask who it was, but seeing Yun Li's expression of calm and authority, Shui Lingxi swallowed her words, bit her lips, and said, "Then...Your Highness, are you still angry with Lingxi? Are you still planning to keep alienating Lingxi?"

This is... a deal?Yun Li thought about it for a moment, but felt relieved: "Isn't it going to be married soon? Where is the estrangement? You and I...will always be husband and wife." At the end of the talk, his heart was filled with bitterness.

After bidding farewell to Shui Lingxi, Yun Li did not leave the mansion directly, but walked slowly in the direction of Lingxiangyuan. At this time, the night was late, and the breeze was cold, blowing his blue clothes, like a quiet sea flowing under the night .In the deep and secluded part of the winding path, winter jasmine bloomed all the way, with a faint fragrance, and he recalled those cold and quiet eyes.

Tonight's luck is pretty good, on the necessary fork from Fushouyuan to Lingxiangyuan, he is in the south, and she is in the east, so they met unexpectedly.

"Greetings to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Shui Linglong bowed respectfully, Yun Li came to visit Shui Lingxi?Have the two settled their suspicions?

Looking at her delicate face, Yun Li thought of the wisdom and quickness she lacked in Zai Han, her heroic posture on horseback, and the fact that the two of them were married, a layer of irritability suddenly surged in his heart, and he squeezed Clenching his fists, he asked, "How are you doing these days? I heard that the mansion has invited Jin Shanggong to be your wife. She is the strictest and unreasonable. Did she make things difficult for you?"

Shui Linglong's pupils moved, and she replied modestly and politely: "Replying to Your Highness, my daughter is all well, and the Master's class is also very good. My daughter has benefited a lot and has not encountered any difficulties."

The corner of Yun Li's lips raised into a slight smile, slightly sad and sporadic: "You don't ask me if I'm doing well?"

What Shui Linglong didn't say was that in her previous life she had helped Xun Feng to hurt Yun Li enough, and Yun Li had never done anything to hurt her until his death, so she was more or less uncomfortable facing him in this life.Shui Linglong took a step back, took out the old lady's dowry bank note from her wide sleeve, counted 21 pieces and handed them to Yun Li, and said in a distant manner: "The principal is 2000 taels, and the interest is 100 taels. No more involvement!"

Yun Li didn't reach out to pick it up, Shui Linglong directly took his hand and gave it to him, then disappeared into the night without looking back.

Yun Li, Yun Li, if it wasn’t for saying that I owed someone in my previous life, that person would be you, so don’t get close to me, don’t treat me well, and don’t remind me of the evil I did to you...

Since Aunt Zhou's yard was cleared, the mansion was peaceful for a time, and the only major event happened was Shui Minhui's 14th birthday. Lingxi and Shui Minyu, the two wounded, and others including Qin Fangyi went to join in the fun for a while, but Shui Linglong was surprised to find that Shui Lingyu, who always liked to listen to operas, kept frowning: "Sister, what are you doing?" Not happy? Today is also your birthday, you should be happy."

Shui Lingyu and Shui Minhui were born on the same day, and the old lady also gave Shui Lingyu a gift.

But she didn't wait for Aunt Feng's surprise. She thought that the hairpin that Aunt Feng regarded as a treasure was a birthday present for her. up.

The day after the two's birthdays, people came from the palace to welcome several daughters into the palace to accompany them. Shui Lingxi remained in the mansion with her injuries unhealed. For the sake of empress respect, she also stayed in the mansion.

The old lady exhorted and told many precautions. Tan Nanny smiled and assured that with Concubine Yu, the daughters would have a great time.

Shui Linglong and her party left the Shangshu Mansion, Tan Nanny respectfully helped Shui Linglong onto the wooden stool, Shui Lingyue saw Tan Nanny trying to curry favor with Shui Linglong's servant, and felt furious!But thinking of Aunt Zhou's advice, and having to pretend to be a kind elder sister, it really... smothered her to death!
"Miss!" Shui Linglong had just stepped onto the shaft of the car when Anping's happy voice came from behind. Everyone followed the sound and saw Anping driving the luxury carriage of Zhenbei Prince's Mansion to the door of Shangshu Mansion. Anping lifted the curtain and Zhuge Yu jumped off the ground, walked up to Shui Linglong, stretched out her hand towards her, smiled elegantly and handsomely, "I will send you into the palace."

Shui Linglong raised her eyebrows, Zhuge Yu, your head was kicked by a donkey, right?so gentle!

If something goes wrong, there must be a demon, don't be fooled!

Shui Linglong smiled shyly and timidly: "Thank you for your kindness, but you don't need to trouble your son, I will just take the same car with my sisters."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhuge Yu took the initiative to grab her hand, and with a light pull, she fell from the carriage into his arms.

Zhuge Yu smiled brightly: "Hehe, you don't fit well with this carriage. Look, you fell down before you were on the road. You should take my carriage."

After saying that, regardless of Shui Linglong's face as black as charcoal, she was dragged into the carriage of Zhenbei Palace.

Prime Minister's House.

(End of this chapter)