first princess

Chapter 77 The Art of Separation (1)
The moon is dark and the wind is high, and the breeze is blowing.

A shadow quietly approached the warehouse, and he looked around, looking very vigilant.The door of the warehouse was closed tightly. He took out a wire and inserted it into the crack of the door, and gently and gently pried open the lock inside.

crunch--
The door made a harsh sound, he bowed his body, looked around like a startled mouse, and stepped into the room boldly after making sure no one had noticed.

On his back is a heavy burden.

He walked to a pile of brand-new wooden boxes, opened them one by one, took out the powder and scissors from the bag, sprinkled a layer on the box first, and then dug out a few bolts of high-quality silk from the bottom. Cut it down "Catch him for me!"

With a sudden shout, his body trembled, and before he could react, he was pushed to the ground by two Kong Wu's powerful women!
The fire instantly lit up the dark warehouse. In the light and shadow, Shui Linglong was dressed in white and stood arrogantly. She glanced at the man indifferently, which was unexpected but felt reasonable. Ever since Mama Wu made trouble, she had suspected someone Finally, she couldn't sit still and wanted to take revenge on her, but her Lingxiangyuan was not easy to attack, and the other party could only attack from the departments she managed one by one. There was a quarrel between the miscellaneous courtyard and the dining room, and there will be no further troubles in the short term. Only the warehouse remains.

Shui Linglong walked to the box, stretched out her hand and squeezed some medicinal powder, sniffed it and snorted coldly, it turned out to be phosphorus!Is this trying to set the Prince's Mansion on fire in midsummer?
Shui Linglong looked at the man coldly: "Ayi, I didn't expect it to be you. It seems that you haven't had enough cold water last time. Come, someone, bring the water tank in."

"Yes!" Mother Du responded respectfully, and led two rough envoys to move in the large water tank that had been prepared earlier in the morning.

Shui Linglong said without asking, "Throw it in, I'm upset to see it, if you die, you can bury it in the mass grave in the back mountain."

die?Ah Yi was dumbfounded, his mother is a slave in the mansion, and so is Liu Lu, but he is not!His old lady once helped the old man a lot, so the old man took him off his slave status while he was still alive, and allowed him to live in the mansion. He is a commoner and is protected by the laws of the Zhou Dynasty. The eldest lady can't treat him like this!He swallowed his saliva and roared: "Miss, you can't kill innocent people indiscriminately, and I'm not a servant of the mansion! You have no right to deal with me!"

"Who says I'm dealing with the servants of the mansion?" Shui Linglong shrugged and asked Xiang Zhifan, "I'm dealing with the servants of the mansion?"

Zhi Fan smiled and replied: "Our Shangshu Mansion has a strict family style, and we will never produce such treacherous slaves. Tonight, some villains broke into the Shangshu Mansion without permission. They will be punished according to the law. If they are killed, they will be registered in the government. Let’s forget it.”

Shui Linglong smiled slightly: "That's right, I'll just say, my lady has a kind heart, how can she be willing to do such a cruel thing to the slave? Since she is a villain, then kill her!"

When all the slaves heard the words "the heart of the house is kind", they all shuddered. It was like a fox saying, I love vegetables and never eat meat...

Shui Linglong clapped her hands, turned and left the warehouse, and there was a sound of water behind her.

She doesn't like to bargain with others, especially Ah Yi, who knows who ordered her without asking her.What Ah Yi moved was Bing Bing's dowry, if there was a problem with the dowry, on the one hand, Bing Bing would lose face in front of Yun Li, and on the other hand, Bing Bing would blame the person who prepared the dowry for her.Who is jealous of Bingbing and hates her but Shui Lingxi?

Look, even if she wanted to let Shui Lingxi go in this life, Shui Lingxi would still have to fight her. I really don't understand what her own illness has to do with her?It was Shui Hangge who made up his mind to replace the princess and not her, why didn't Shui Lingxi trouble Shui Hangge?
Sure enough, there is something wrong with the brain!

Shui Linglong raised her eyebrows lazily, thinking about what kind of gift she should give Shui Lingxi in return as she walked.

Liu Lu returned to Lingxiang Courtyard, Ye Mao was very happy, the eldest lady likes a lot of people in the room, but Ah Si and Ah Ji always like to flatter her, the eldest lady usually doesn't let them in, she and Zhi Fan occasionally take turns going out to do errands, and only The two stayed with the eldest lady, now that Liu Lu is back, how wonderful it is!

The maid who serves the tea belongs to the second class, and sits on an equal footing with Ah Si and Ah Ji. In the past, when Liu Lu was the first class maid, she often suppressed the people below her. He obviously didn't say anything, but he felt a little jealous and jealous of Liu Lu.Now Liu Lu is back, but she is just a second-class maid, how wonderful!
The one with the most complicated mood is Zhi Fan. She was the one who advised the eldest lady to beware of Liu Lu, and she was the one who took the initiative to visit Liu Lu later on. Everyone is like this. When your companion is weaker than you, you will feel pity in your heart, but once the other party shows You may not feel so good when you exceed your potential.

Liu Lu handed over a cup of rose tea and said with a smile: "Miss, please use tea."

"En." Shui Linglong picked up the teacup, the aroma, temperature and concentration were just right, it was the taste she liked, she drank a cup, then handed it to Liu Lu, who happily filled it up.

Zhi Fan put down the embroidery work in his hands, and said with a smile: "Missy hasn't massaged her hands yet, my servant will do it for you."

Shui Linglong couldn't help thinking of Zhuge Yu's enjoyment of holding her hand, she shook her head and said, "No."

Zhi Fan lowered her eyes and continued her embroidery work.

Shui Linglong glanced at Zhi Fan calmly, and said again: "Is the item sent?"

Liu Lu and Ye Mao looked at Zhi Fan in surprise, the eldest lady asked Zhi Fan to send something?
Zhi Fan felt the gaze of the two of them, and let go of her hanging heart a little. The eldest lady usually entrusts her with confidential matters, which shows that her position in the eldest lady's heart is unshakable. With a smile: "I sent it, I gave three times the silver, and it will be delivered in a few days."

"En." Shui Linglong made a slight nasal sound, and the relationship between the maids must be well balanced, neither making them monolithic nor really making them quarrel.

According to the auspicious days calculated by Qin Tian, ​​Yun Li and Bing Bing got married in mid-April.Seeing that the wedding day is approaching, the old lady ordered people to redecorate the house, with red silk on the floor, delicate flowers in the corridor, the white lanterns embroidered with colorful pictures were torn off and replaced with bright red octagonal glazed lanterns. Wearing two sets of new clothes, the whole Shangshu Mansion was filled with joy.

At the same time, the important ministers in the court and the central government are discussing the plan of diverting the water from the south to the west every day, and Shui Hangge is so busy that he doesn't care about the affairs in the house.It stands to reason that even if Bing Bing is not his biological daughter, he is also his niece, and Bing Bing has a good face as the princess, but he has shown unprecedented indifference to Bing Bing and the prince's wedding!
And another thing that Shui Linglong didn't expect was that King Zhenbei, who had always only had a idle job in the army, suddenly asked to participate in the deployment of Nanshuixidao. As an important figure in Kashgar Festival, it is understandable that King Zhenbei participated in it.

However, Yun Li rejected King Zhenbei's request in the court hall, thinking that the matter should be handled by specialized water conservancy officials.

The king of Zhenbei and several officials jointly played the concert, and started a thrilling verbal battle with the prince, until the emperor was dizzy, and the emperor waved his hand impatiently: "Zuo! Canonize Zhuge Aiqing as Nanshuixi The lost supervisor will track the progress of this project throughout the process."

In the previous life, the king of Zhenbei did not pay much attention to the water falling from the south to the west, and allowed Xun Feng to build the ditch where he wanted. As a result, Kashgar rioted, and Xun Feng opened the gate to release the flood for two hours, and immediately flooded more than a dozen people. In the village, Kashgar surrendered unconditionally.

I don't know why the king of Zhenbei in this life suddenly started to pay attention to this matter. Did someone remind him to be careful about the project of the south water falling to the west?Shui Linglong thought of Guo Yan, who was most likely to be reborn just like her.

The old lady was concerned about the marriage between Bingbing and the prince, so she sent Shui Linglong to the Yao Mansion to bring Bingbing back. Shui Linglong went there several times but failed to make the old lady fulfill her wish. The old lady gradually had an ominous premonition in her heart. She called Shui Linglong went to the Fushouyuan: "How can you live in someone else's house even after getting married? How did Bingbing tell you?"

Shui Linglong pretended to be puzzled and said: "I have been there a few times, and the third princess is always there. The third princess likes Bingbing, so I don't want to ask too many questions."

is that so?The third princess is the prince's direct sister, and she has a good relationship with the third princess. In the future, the chances of saving Shui Chenxiang from the cold palace will be higher. The old lady kept comforting herself until the day before the wedding. Yao Fu picked up Bingbing back, but was told that Bingbing had left early in the morning.

left?
Where did you go?

Did Bingbing regret her marriage?
The old lady returned to the mansion anxiously, paced back and forth in the room, thinking about the cause and effect of the whole incident in her mind, first she wrote a letter of apology to Wei Shi and expressed that she wanted Bingbing to be the princess The meaning is that they sent Bingbing to the capital and received the imperial edict from the empress in the Shangshu Mansion.

Where is the problem?

With a flash of inspiration, the old lady's eyebrows twitched!
letter!
By the way, it is a letter!

The Wei family and the second son didn't reply any letter to her, they just sent Bingbing to the capital!She thought that her second son and Wei Shi agreed to let Bingbing enter Beijing after forgiving her, but now that she thinks about it carefully, they didn't even say a word of forgiveness!

They had no intention of forgiving her at all, they were just using her!

"Quick...quick...call the old man over here!" The old lady was so angry that her blood was surging, and her eyes were shining with gold stars.

Ms. Wang hurried out, and the old lady sat slumped on the soft couch. From head to toe, every hair stood up. If the second son didn't forgive her, but Bingbing became the princess, then Shui Chenxiang came out of the cold palace. What a fool's dream!
Not long after, Mama Wang ran into the house with her head covered in sweat, her face so ugly that it looked like she had been coated with toner: "Old... old... old madam... old man, he is... busy with work, so he can't get away!"

It's in the mansion, but he can't get away? !

This son... is blaming her!

The huge pressure came overwhelmingly, the old lady felt dizzy, top-heavy, and then her back hurt sharply, she hit something, all the sounds around her seemed to become completely silent in an instant, the old lady closed her eyes...

"Old madam! Old madam! What's wrong with you, old madam?" Mama Wang looked at the old madam who fell to the ground suddenly, her face turned pale with shock. Was it... so fast?
The prince's big wedding, the whole country celebrates.

The Imperial Forest Army escorted the wedding team from the Prince's Mansion all the way to the newly built Water Mansion in the capital. Yun Li was dressed in a red auspicious suit specially made by the Shang Palace Bureau. With an elegant smile, he who is used to the attention of the public is also used to wearing an impeccable mask.

In order not to marry him, she actually calculated everyone painstakingly and let her cousin replace her. He really wanted to ask himself where did he lose to Zhuge Yu?
In the wedding room, Bing Bing changed into the princess concubine's auspicious clothes, wearing a small phoenix crown, and looked at Wei Shi and Shui Linglong with a smile on her face.When the old lady fell ill, Shui Linglong came to congratulate Bingbing on behalf of Shangshufu, and gave Bingbing the dowry prepared by Shangshufu, which Bingbing deserved.

A thin layer of mist rose from Wei's eyes, because she left in a hurry, the children were still in Taizhou, she and her husband moved here first, so Shui Linglong was the only family member in the house.Wei Shi and Shui Linglong are very frank with each other through several letters, Shui Linglong bluntly said that she does not want to marry into the royal family, Wei Shi stated that she wants to seek justice for the dead father, brother and children.Second Master Mu knew half of it, this was the secret of the two women.

Wei smiled and said to Bingbing: "Go to Gongfang first, I heard that after entering the palace to see the emperor later, there is no time to rest even after three kowtows and nine obeisances."

Bingbing took a look at Shui Linglong and said with a pleasant smile, "Okay."

After Bing Bing left, Wei got straight to the point and said: "Bing Bing likes His Royal Highness the Crown Prince very much, she mentioned him in every letter she sent me."

Shui Linglong's eyes flashed, and she smiled lightly: "Bing Bing is extremely intelligent and beautiful, His Royal Highness will one day discover Bing Bing's goodness." She didn't deny anything!
Wei Shi nodded: "If you hadn't managed to make Bingbing the goddaughter of Mrs. Yao, I think there must be several side concubines entering the mansion together this time."

Because Bingbing and the Yao family were tied together, Empress Yao stopped other people from thinking carefully, at least until Bingbing gave birth to the eldest son, there would be no other concubines in the mansion.But Wei Shi didn't say thank you!
The cooperative relationship between Wei Shi and Shui Linglong is like two people fell in love with an orange at the same time. Fortunately, one only needs the peel and the other only needs the pulp, so there is no need to fight over who gets more or less.

Shui Linglong doesn't like to listen to Wei's polite words, so it's fine like this: "Compared to most people, Bingbing is indeed lucky. I walked all the way from the street, and the crying flower I don't know how many embarrassing young ladies there are!"

It's a joke, but the meaning is true.There is no need for everyone to thank anyone, but please remember clearly, Wei Shi, who gave Bingbing this luck, and it is not true that Shang Shufu has no daughter.

Wei's face changed slightly when he heard the words, and soon he smiled again, his eyes were less probing, and more sincere: "Bing Bing's temper is still a bit simple, I hope you will walk with Bing Bing more in the future and teach her how to behave. The way things are going, I'm here, thank you."

After saying that, she got up and went down towards Shui Linglongfu.

Shui Linglong sideways avoided, gave her another salute, and smiled brightly: "Second Aunt is serious, Bingbing is the Crown Princess, and it's too late for me to rely on her, so how can I teach her? It's just gossip between sisters, to kill boredom. It's just time."

Every sentence she said was very gentle and humble, but Wei clearly felt an incomparable strength from it. The girl in front of her always liked to take the initiative in her own hands, which showed that she seriously lacked trust and sense of security. Wei Shi sees through and doesn't tell the truth, just smiled and said: "Well, you and Bingbing are about the same age, and you are sisters, you should walk around more. What happened back then..." After a pause, the smile gradually faded, "I still hope you can understand .”

Shui Linglong raised her eyebrows!
Wei said: "My father and brother didn't die in mudslides, but at the hands of a princess. The princess fell in love with your second uncle, but your second uncle insisted on marrying me. The death of my father and brother and the tragic death of my fetus, the princess is the mastermind, the old lady and your father are the accomplices, I am just avenging my tragic death of relatives, Bingbing doesn't know..."

Shui Linglong said lightly, "I know."

Not long after, outsiders reported that the prince was coming.

Wei Shi and Shui Linglong sent Bingbing to the sedan chair.

Before leaving, Yun Li looked at Shui Linglong: "Is your wedding date set yet?"

Shui Linglong didn't look at him, she lowered her eyebrows and said: "It's decided to go back to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Yun Li clasped his hands together: "What is the date? I'm going to have a wedding wine too." That voice was tinged with banter.

Shui Linglong frowned slightly, Yun Li seemed to be a little aggressive: "At that time, I will send an invitation to Your Highness, Your Highness and the Crown Princess are welcome to come to watch the ceremony."

A trace of sadness flashed across Yun Li's twinkling eyes, and after a while, he said slowly, "Okay."

I wanted to leave here, but suddenly said, "If you change your mind..."

Shui Linglong interrupted him: "Even if you change your mind, His Royal Highness, please bless the courtiers!" After a pause, she said, "I've found another full moon."

"It means everyone except me..." Yun Li smiled bitterly.

Bingbing sat down in the sedan chair and opened a gap in the curtain with her slender fingers. The prince's back was facing her. She couldn't see his expression clearly. The gongs and drums were blaring, and she couldn't hear his voice. It was only his slightly trembling fist that made her understand. , this man endured very hard.

Bingbing remembered what her mother said to her last night, "Daughter, this is your own choice. Mother has nothing against it. It is better for the prince to pretend to be someone than no one, because this person will never be his. Woman, if you can't get his heart, no one can get it. The status of the woman behind you is not as high as yours. If you don't have the prince's heart, what are you afraid of? So, don't be jealous of Shui Linglong, and don't deliberately separate Shui Linglong and the prince. Even if the prince no longer loves her, the next one may not love you, instead of risking the prince to fall in love with another concubine, it is better... let nature take its course, even if Shui Linglong occupies the prince's heart for the rest of his life."

(End of this chapter)