first princess

Chapter 5
Shui Lingxi half covered her face with a beauty fan, and Yu's twinkling autumn pupils were shining brightly: "Young Master Leng is used to making fun of me, His Highness the Crown Prince is an outstanding talent, and he is still thinking deeply, how can I surpass His Highness the Crown Prince?"

Leng Yixuan's lips curled up slightly, and there was a hint of mockery in his tone: "You just don't know how?"

Shui Lingxi paused for breath, her complexion was ugly, she was beautiful, and everyone who saw her would be amazed by three points and cherished by two points, but this Mr. Leng showed no pity, and never showed her any favors. He has a good relationship and never scolded him.How...annoying!

When Shui Lingxi was aggrieved, she caught a glimpse of Shui Linglong passing by, and immediately came up with an idea. She waved at Shui Linglong and called out sweetly: "Big sister!"

Shui Linglong raised her eyebrows lightly, and there was a sneer in her quiet and deep eyes. In the memory of her previous life, Shui Lingxi was afraid that she would approach the prince, but today she would greet her in front of the prince.Haha, it seems that someone is planning to use her as a stepping stone again.

Shui Linglong moved to the gazebo, and Shui Lingxi warmly introduced the three of them.Shui Linglong bowed to the two of them, neither humble nor overbearing said: "My daughter Shui Linglong pays respects to His Highness the Crown Prince and Young Master Leng."

Yun Li didn't even look at her, just gave a faint "hmm", and continued to think about the solution to this chess game.

Leng Yixuan looked at her very seriously, she was delicate and fresh, calm and peaceful, much better than some pretentious vulgar fans.

Shui Lingxi took her hand and said in a low voice, but enough for everyone present to listen: "Has Big Sister ever played chess in Zhuangzi?"

Shui Linglong smiled and said: "Well, I have learned a little bit from my mother, so it's hard to be elegant."

"Then look at this chess game, can you solve it?" Shui Lingxi asked knowingly.

Yun Li let out a weak snort, as if mocking Shui Lingxi for talking too much, how could a girl who grew up in Zhuangzi understand this?
Unexpectedly, Shui Linglong stood up, stared at the chess board for a while, pinched a white piece with two fingers and dropped it.

One move determines the world.

Leng Yixuan whistled in shock.

Only then did Yun Li finally look at Shui Linglong. Under the sun, this girl stood with charm, like an agar begonia, not flamboyant, but demure and elegant. He was used to seeing all kinds of beauties, and he suddenly felt that such a woman had a delicate and delicate aura. .

Shui Lingxi's face turned pale, her hands almost broke the handle of the beauty fan, why didn't anyone tell her that this bitch can play chess?It went so well!She has only learned a little bit from Dong Jiaxue and she is so powerful, but her daughter of the second-rank Gaoming wife is helpless. Doesn't this mean that Dong Jiaxue is much stronger than Qin Fangyi?
Yun Li laughed lightly: "Linglong, what a good name."

The prince actually praised her?Shui Lingxi was so jealous that her teeth ached!

Leng Yixuan raised the folding fan in his hand, and a charming smile appeared on his face, which was three points more beautiful than a woman's: "His Royal Highness, do you still have a place to participate in the plum appreciation feast?"

The Plum Appreciation Banquet is held once a year, and it is one of the most luxurious banquets in the upper class. Only the direct family members of officials of the third rank or above are eligible to participate.If Shui Linglong remembers correctly, Shui Lingxi shined at the plum appreciation banquet this time, and became the famous No. [-] beauty of the Great Zhou Dynasty.And because she was a concubine, she was not eligible to attend the banquet in her previous life.

Shui Lingxi looked at Leng Yixuan, smiled softly and said: "Young Master Leng, although I really hope that my eldest sister can go to the banquet, but since the plum appreciation banquet was held, it has only received direct family members, making an exception for His Highness the Crown Prince. ...It will inevitably make people question the fairness of His Royal Highness, and it will also... damage the reputation of my eldest sister."

Leng Yixuan said angrily: "I am asking His Royal Highness, not you."

Shui Lingxi was devastated and depressed, but the family background of Leng's family was higher than that of the prime minister's mansion, so she couldn't refute it.

Looking at the chessboard, Yun Li smiled faintly, like the spring breeze in March, gentle and elegant: "It's okay, those who can solve the Tianlong chess game should be invited to the plum feast."

In this way, he has a discerning eye to recognize talents, and has little to do with the relationship between men and women, and the reputation of the two can be preserved.Shui Linglong couldn't help but take another look at Yun Li. In fact, in her previous life, she and Yun Li had a life-and-death situation because of their different positions. After reliving her life, she saw clearly Xun Feng's fickleness and ungratefulness, so naturally she would not fight with Yun Li again. enemy.

She smiled lightly, like a lily of the valley in the wind, white and elegant, with just the right amount of surprise and the innocence of a girl who is very suitable for this age: "Thank you, Your Royal Highness."

Yun Li slowly raised his eyes, and the heart-warming eyes directly shone into Shui Linglong's eyes, Shui Linglong's long eyelashes trembled, giving the illusion of being seen through.

But she would not admit defeat, but Yun Li looked away: "Yixuan, don't forget to give your shark tears to Miss Shui."

Leng Yixuan smiled brightly: "Feng Ping!"

Chang Sui Fengping took a step forward: "Master!"

"Bring the merman's tears from the carriage, and I'll give it to Linglong." Leng Yixuan smiled and ordered, and Feng Ping left in a hurry.

Shui Linglong glanced at Leng Yixuan. On the surface, it seemed that he was giving him a huge favor, but in fact, he was afraid that he was waiting for his only concubine to stand out from the crowd and lose face at the plum appreciation feast. Well, isn't it just one move to break the chess game that has troubled him for three years?Why is he holding grudges like this?Small belly and chicken intestines!

Leng Yixuan sensed Shui Linglong's malicious intentions, leaned over and joked: "Linglong, I did you a big favor, would you like to thank me?"

Shui Linglong smiled and said: "The quota was given by His Highness the Crown Prince. If I want to thank him, I should also thank His Highness the Crown Prince. As for the Merren's Tears, this is a bet made by Young Master Leng. I am willing to accept the bet unless Young Master Leng wants to be that villain who goes back on his word." , then, I don’t care if I don’t want it, but in that case, Mr. Leng should thank me in turn!”

The corner of Leng Yixuan's mouth twitched: "Be reasonable and never forgive me!"

Yun Li smiled softly, his eyes soft.

Shui Lingxi's lungs were about to explode!She has a noble status, and she is also the most powerful person in the world. No matter when and where, she is the protagonist of the incident, but when Shui Linglong appeared today, she has completely become a neglected supporting role!

Not long after, Feng Ping came over with an exquisite mahogany box, and was about to hand it to Shui Linglong, when Yun Li stretched out his hand and said calmly, "I've never seen a shark tear in my life, let me have a look."

"Yes, His Royal Highness."

Feng Ping gave the brocade box to Yun Li, Yun Li opened it, and a burst of brilliance reflected on his handsome face and fell into his star pupils, giving him a different look in an instant.

Shui Lingxi glanced at the dazzling merman's tears, feeling mad with jealousy.

"That's right." Yun Li closed the brocade box and handed it to Shui Linglong himself, with a calm expression on his face, "I'll send someone to pick you up on the fifth day of next month."

Glancing at Shui Lingxi, she said again, "And Miss Er."

Only then did Shui Lingxi look a little bit happy.

Shui Linglong opened the brocade box, but what caught her eyes was not the Merren's Tears, but a stack of banknotes!Below the bank note is the Merman's Tears.She quickly closed it, and at this moment, Yun Li stood up, Yun Juan and Yun Shu said: "Yixuan, let's go back."

"Okay!" Leng Yixuan looked at Shui Linglong's startled expression, and smiled narrowly, "Linglong, in fact, I still have a lot of good things, I will give them to you at the Plum Appreciation Banquet!"

He does have a big "gift" for her, it's big, big, haha!

What she lacks most now is money. Without money, she can't even open a small kitchen to eat a good meal, let alone reward servants or bribe news.Yun Li... What a delicate thought!Shui Linglong blinked, then bowed to Yun Li and said, "Respectfully, His Highness the Crown Prince."

Yun Li gave a faint "hmm" and took Leng Yixuan out of the water mansion.

Shui Lingxi walked towards Changle Pavilion angrily, and met Shui Lingyue at the door who had just greeted Qin Fangyi. Since she knelt and copied Buddhist scriptures in the ancestral hall for three days, she has become much more honest, and Shui Hangge has never set foot at all recently. In Aunt Zhou's yard, her arrogance is no longer what it used to be, but she is in a good mood today.

"Second sister." She bowed politely.

Shui Lingxi was angry and didn't want to talk to her at all, but when she thought about why Shui Lingyue was punished, she changed her mind again, and she smiled softly: "What did mother say to fourth sister, fourth sister is so happy?"

Shui Lingyue replied respectfully: "Mother said that she would take us to the temple to offer incense the day after tomorrow. I haven't gone out to play for a long time."

Shui Lingxi pulled out the suet jade bracelet from her wrist, and handed it to Shui Lingyue. Shui Lingyue was flattered, but she heard Shui Lingxi softly say: "His Royal Highness just gave me a place to participate in the plum appreciation banquet. I thought it was pitiful for my eldest sister to have lived in Zhuangzi for more than ten years, so I decided to take her to the banquet, please help me give her the bracelet, it will be counted as a little sympathy from me."

Plum blossom feast?Shui Lingyue's eyes lit up: "Isn't that only prostitutes can participate? Eldest sister is a concubine..."

"It's not like you don't know the relationship between His Royal Highness the Crown Prince and me." After she finished speaking shyly, Shui Lingxi seemed embarrassed, "Unfortunately, there is only one place, if there are two, I will definitely take you, after all, we are both concubines , but you are different."

Shui Lingyue grabbed the bracelet tightly, she was the most honorable among the concubine daughters, Shui Linglong was just playing a sympathy card!What if, what if there is no Shui Linglong?Then the only one who goes to the banquet is her!

When Shui Lingxi entered the Changle Pavilion, Qin Fangyi was playing with the East China Sea Night Pearl sent by the nobleman. Although it was daytime, the translucent brilliance still illuminated the room a bit. His smile froze immediately, and he asked, "Isn't it fun to play chess with the prince?"

Shui Lingxi sat down beside Qin Fangyi, and said angrily, "Mother, what about the parrot you asked uncle to buy? Why haven't you got it yet?"

"I said that kind of parrot is not a bird of Dazhou. Besides, it will take some time to find one that looks exactly like it. Why are you bringing this up? Could it be that the prince asked?"

"It's fine for him to ask about this, at least I have some common topics with him."

Hearing her daughter's sour words, Qin Fangyi knew that her daughter was very angry, so she took her hand and asked with concern: "Tell me, what's the matter?"

"It's not that bitch Shui Linglong! She dared to seduce His Highness the Crown Prince in front of me! Do you know? His Highness the Crown Prince wants her to attend the Plum Blossom Banquet!" As for the part of breaking the chess game, Shui Linglong automatically ignored it. Li really doesn't want to admit that Shui Linglong has such a glamorous side, "Didn't you say that she has self-knowledge and won't compete with me for the position of princess? I think she just wants to hand over the jade pendant and wait for the opportunity to go back to the house so that she can get closer." Prince, seduce the prince!"

Qin Fangyi frowned, her eyes flashed with strong displeasure, but soon, she smiled: "Silly boy, if mother said that the crown princess is yours, it must be yours. Since mother dares to call her Going back to the mansion must have made a perfect plan!"

This day, the sky is clear.

Hua Hong changed Shui Linglong into a plain embroidered yellow peony tunic skirt, lined with a sky blue double-breasted short jacket, making her look graceful, delicate and charming.Afterwards, Huahong tied her three thousand green silks into an elegant lily bun, and put the sapphire-encrusted hairpin and white jade flower tins from Qin Fangyi on the hairpin. After confirming that she couldn't be more beautiful, she said with a smile: "Missy is getting more and more mature." It's beautiful, and it's not much inferior to the second young lady."

How can she compare with Shui Lingxi?If this word gets out... Shui Linglong has a smile that is not a smile: "Really? I think people rely on clothes and makeup, thanks to mother's blessing."

Huahong's eyes flashed, and she said with a smile: "What the eldest lady said is that a woman must know how to dress herself up. Look at the makeup of the third lady every time. The servant girl heard that the rouge and gouache of the third lady are made by herself. of it!"

Shui Lingyu can make rouge and gouache, and occasionally give some to the concubine Yufei in the palace. This is no secret in the mansion. Why did Hua Hong deliberately mention it?Shui Linglong pretended not to understand, and only looked at herself in the mirror.

(End of this chapter)