first princess

Chapter 8
The old lady snorted coldly, ignored Shui Hangge, just pushed a plate of red meringue rose cake in front of Shui Linglong, and said in a gentle tone: "When you first returned home, you were so thin that it makes people feel distressed. After a month, I finally got something to watch, but I still need to eat more."

"Thank you grandma." Shui Linglong smiled obediently, picked up a piece of rose cake and tasted it carefully.

Shui Hangge lost face a bit, he understood what the old lady was upset about, he glanced at his eldest daughter embarrassingly, and said with a smile: "Fangyi will go back to the temple and ask the presiding master to chant scriptures for Linglong to eliminate the disaster, and I guarantee that Linglong is fine .”

The old lady looked at the demure and gentle Shui Linglong who hadn't said a single word of complaint, and felt more and more that the child had been wronged too much.She shook her head and said, "Ask Qin Fangyi to assign the five shops on East Street and South Street to Linglong's dowry!"

Shui Hangge was startled: "Mother, that's for Lingxi..."

"In addition to the two Zhuangzi in Tong County!"

"Mother, that's Lingxi too..."

"Five Zhuangzi!"

"Yes! My son will do it now." Shui Hangge broke out in a cold sweat...

After leaving the Fushouyuan, Shui Hangge stopped Shui Linglong: "I heard that you are going to participate in the plum appreciation banquet. This time, I would like to thank your second sister. You see, she is not a person who knows how to repay her kindness. The prince's Let it be like this, the family status of Zhenbei Prince's Mansion is not low, you live well with Zhuge Shizi, I will be your father at any time, and Shangshu's Mansion is also your home."

Thank you, Shui Lingxi?It seems that Shui Lingxi shamelessly took the credit for herself again.In Shui Hangge's heart, Shui Lingxi is his pride and the hope of the Shangshu Mansion, and even if his little concubine can get three or two shares of his love because of Dong Jiaxue, she will always only be assigned to Shui Lingxi Be a stepping stone, because what this father loves most...is power.I hope that after one month, Shui Hangge will still be as precious as Shui Lingxi.Shui Linglong smiled slightly, her sparkling eyes were extraordinarily bright, extraordinarily clear, and extraordinarily sharp under the reflection of the moonlight: "My daughter respectfully obeys the teachings of my lord father."

Shui Hangge's scalp tingled for a while from her cold gaze, and he felt a little shame that he couldn't hide. Did he treat her too coldly?After all, this is his first child. She has been hugged and kissed in pain. When she was a child, she always lay softly in Dong Jiaxue's arms, tugging at his sleeve and asking, "Daddy, can you not leave tonight?"

She was undoubtedly cute back then, and Dong Jiaxue at that time...

Thinking of Dong Jiaxue, Shui Hangge's eyes flickered with a trace of deepness, like the shadow of a tree blown by the night wind, with a few spots.After a while, he gritted his teeth, as if he had made some kind of decision, and sighed: "Well, rest early."

When Shui Linglong returned to Lingxiangyuan, Concubine Yu sent someone to bring over a plain satin dress with gold and silver ruyi cloud pattern, a bright yellow misty cloud butterfly skirt, and a pair of Suzhou embroidered shoes inlaid with pearls. Both the matching and the texture and workmanship are perfect, which shows that Concubine Yu has put a lot of thought into choosing the clothes.

Shui Linglong asked Nanny Tan if the other sisters had received the concubine Yu's reward, and Nanny Tan replied with a smile: "Only you and the second lady will go to the plum appreciation feast. Don't bother me, my lady said, after the old lady recovers, please invite the young miss to enter the palace with the old lady, so that she can thank you for saving the old lady's life in person."

Shui Linglong remembered that Imperial Physician Chen had come in the afternoon, and the old lady must have entrusted Imperial Physician Chen to deliver the news to Concubine Yu.At present, the old lady has only improved a little, so Concubine Yu put on the label of "can be cured", which is not a kind of pressure.Concubine Yu has been in the palace for five years, but before she gave birth to an heir, she made an exception to become a concubine, which shows how much the emperor loves her.It was beyond her expectation that someone with such a noble status would actually give her an audience to thank her.

In the blink of an eye, it was the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, and Shui Linglong was called up by Zhong's mother early on. This was the first time Shui Linglong attended a social event in the capital, and Zhong's mother and others attached great importance to it.

"Miss, you change the sapphire nobile, that looks good!"

"No, no, the bun is a little crooked, comb it again."

"Put more rouge on it to make you look more energetic."

...

Mother Zhong and Liu Lu talked to you and me, and they worked from dark to full sun, making it more solemn than getting married, and finally dressed the ordinary-looking Shui Linglong beautifully and delicately.

Shui Linglong walked towards the gate of the Shangshu Mansion, where the carriage sent by the prince was already waiting. The previous one was pulled by eight horses, it was gorgeous and elegant, the top cover was inlaid with more than a dozen night pearls the size of pebbles, and the hanging bead curtains The grains are inlaid with gold, shining under the sunlight; the latter one is relatively ordinary, pulled by four horses, without expensive car decorations, but there are cloud patterns of different shapes carved on the body of the carriage, at first glance, it looks like The blue waves and clouds do not have an elegant charm.

Shui Lingxi stepped out of the gate almost at the same time as Shui Linglong. She was wearing a bright red tunic skirt with a gold silk transparent gauze lining. Insufficient, Shui Linglong can almost imagine the sensation caused by Shui Lingxi appearing in everyone's sight.

"Big Sister." Shui Lingxi greeted her in an approachable way. This smile actually made the sun shine a little bit, but when her inspecting eyes swept over Shui Linglong's exquisite and gorgeous clothes, the corners of her mouth twitched imperceptibly. After a while, this cheap girl is really capable!Seduce the crown prince first, and then seduce the concubine Yu, even the grandmother who never gave her granddaughter a second look repeatedly told her to play chess and chat, and ordered the dining room to cook all kinds of delicious supper for her every night, It makes it seem like she is the serious daughter-in-law in the mansion, just thinking about it makes me angry!
Shui Linglong knew that Shui Lingxi was jealous again, but due to the occasion, it was not easy for her to show up, hehe, she deserved it, smothering her to death!
Shui Lingxi suppressed her anger, and stepped into the luxurious carriage that matched her identity incomparably.

Shui Linglong usually doesn't bother to argue with people about small things, anyway, it's enough to have a means of transportation, so what's the difference if it's more expensive or more ordinary?Shui Linglong stepped on the wooden bench and got into the carriage. She opened the curtain, but unexpectedly, she bumped into a pair of eyes that were as moist as water, and her steps stopped: "His Royal Highness?"

Shui Linglong didn't expect Yunli to be in this unremarkable carriage. If Shui Lingxi gave way to her eldest sister, she wouldn't miss the opportunity to get close to Yunli. Is this called evil comes with evil?
Yun Li smiled slightly, handsome and elegant, but a look of narrowness inadvertently flashed in his eyes: "I thought you two would ride in the same carriage, that's fine, just sit down and play chess with me for a while."

pretend you!Can't you see that Shui Lingxi and I are not right?This prince is gentle on the surface, but he is actually a black-bellied guy!I really don't understand why a clever man like him was so clumsy in his previous life that he got mixed up with Xun Feng, and in the end Xun Feng took the throne and the country.Shui Linglong thought of the banknote he secretly gave her, and based on the principle of short-handedness, her tone softened a bit: "Your Highness and the minister's daughter have engagements, so it's better not to meet in private, so as not to cause criticism, minister The status of a woman is lowly and worthless, but your highness is a body of ten thousand gold, and every word and deed represents the image of the royal family of the Great Zhou Dynasty, so please think twice before you act. The money your highness lent to the courtier's daughter, the courtier's daughter will offer interest in the future Return it, but before that, please don't meet your servant again, Your Highness."

As soon as the words fell, the coachman waved his whip, and the carriage rushed out like a sharp arrow. Shui Linglong didn't sit down. This huge change made her lean forward suddenly, and rushed straight towards Yunli !

Yun Li subconsciously spread out his arms, trying to hug her firmly, but she didn't know that her left hand tightly clenched the edge of the table beside her, and when she turned around, she bumped into the hard table, and her palm also A piece of skin was peeled off due to the huge friction.

She quickly covered her injured hand with her sleeves, and under Yun Li's slightly flustered and worried gaze, she saluted neither humble nor overbearing: "Your servant, let's go in the carriage in the mansion, and my servant will leave!"

"No, I got off the car, and I was here to pick you up." After speaking, Yun Li gracefully got up, opened the curtain and jumped off the shaft, and replaced the previous driver before leaving, "The golden sore medicine is in the dark compartment. "

The Plum Appreciation Banquet is held once a year in the famous Ruixue Mountain Villa ten miles east of the capital. The Ruixue Mountain Villa has beautiful scenery, luxurious furnishings, and various novel entertainment activities. Regardless of consumption or not, you have to pay 100 taels in advance. Only silver can enter the door. This harsh condition not only did not keep the guests out, but became a symbol of status and taste. Therefore, its business is surprisingly good, from princes and generals to merchants and common people. The place is full of longing.However, no one would have thought that Xun Feng is the behind-the-scenes boss of Ruixue Villa!
Last year it was the Leng family who held the plum appreciation banquet. This year it should be the turn of the Xuanguo mansion. However, Shui Linglong's design made Mrs. Li break her leg bone, and the second daughter-in-law of the Xuanguo mansion is pregnant again. Princess Yu'an, who was over [-] years old, was moved to the stage. In desperation, Princess Yu'an had no choice but to ask her cousin Yao's family to host the banquet.

Speaking of which, the Yao family is also related to Zhenbei Wangfu by marriage. The wife of Yao's patriarch, Sun Yaocheng, is Zhuge Xi, the eldest daughter of Zhenbei Wang, who is 23 years old this year.

At this moment, Zhuge Xi was drinking tea and chatting with Leng Yixuan in the gazebo, after listening to Leng Yixuan's vivid description, she put down her teacup and said in surprise, "You mean, the little girl who broke the game of Tianlong Chess is Yu'er's fiancée? "

Leng Yixuan put away the folding fan in his hand, nodded: "Cousin, isn't it a coincidence?"

Princess Zhenbei is the first daughter of the Leng family, so she was right when she called her cousin.The first time Leng Yixuan saw Shui Linglong, he had the urge to match Shui Linglong and Zhuge Yu, so he intentionally invited the crown prince to invite Shui Linglong to participate in the plum appreciation banquet. Who would have thought that Shui Linglong and Zhuge Yu were indeed destined, and they made an appointment so quickly Kiss!
Zhuge Yu has turned eighteen, but he is still alone, and even the maids in the room refuse to touch him. Zhuge Xi is more anxious than her old man, wishing to put women in his room every day.

Seeing Zhuge Yu's pensive look, Leng Yixuan couldn't help but smirked: "Cousin, cousin seems to have a good impression of this fiancée, he threatened in the temple, who dares to kill her, whose whole family will he kill?" .”

Zhuge Xi rested his chin on one hand and said, "I'm worried that she will be killed by Yu'er. It doesn't matter if she dies. I have pity on my 12-year-old Yu'er. I should have let the maid teach him how to have sex, but in the past six years he hasn't had a good time. The woman's fingers have never been touched before, they are all very beautiful maids, but he doesn't like it, after all, one of them has his fancy, what if they are killed before they pass the door?"

Uh... Leng Yixuan has black lines all over his face, cousin!Can you not say such things as semen in front of my face!It's embarrassing, okay?

Zhuge Xi looked over and raised his eyebrows: "How old were you when you ejaculated?"

Leng Yixuan... Khan!

Leng Yixuan didn't answer, Zhuge Xi forgot about it in a blink of an eye, rolled her eyeballs, and suddenly slapped the table: "Yes! Let them cook the raw rice! In this way, it doesn't matter if she dies." It's a pity!" She believed that as long as her younger brother tasted the taste of bone-destroying love, he would start to touch women slowly.

As soon as Shui Linglong entered Ruixue Villa, she felt many malicious eyes. Every circle has its own rules, and the daughters of aristocratic families are not all monolithic. They can always aim at the guns and unanimously speak out, especially after Shui Lingxi "greeted" them, the contempt became more obvious.

In the Wintersweet Garden, Lu Yiyi, the second young lady of the Lu family, took Shui Lingxi's hand, and couldn't hide her sarcasm: "Yo! Lingxi, isn't that your concubine sister? She has such a thick skin that she actually dares to come to the banquet." You are not afraid of losing the face of Shang Shufu!"

Shui Linglong smiled and barked and called "dog". She is a human being and doesn't know as well as a dog.

Seeing that she hadn't been stimulated, everyone was surprised, but they couldn't help but feel a little disappointed and annoyed, especially Shui Linglong was so different from the concubine they imagined. Aren't concubines all trembling and unable to get on the stage?But look at her clothes are more luxurious than theirs, and her graceful and elegant temperament is not inferior to any daughter of a famous family!
Wu Lian'er, the fourth lady of Duke Wu's mansion, continued: "That's right! How can a wild girl who grew up in a village deserve to live in such a high-end place? That is, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince loves you and gave her such an honor for your sake. , but if it were me, I would definitely not run outside to embarrass myself!"

Beside them are Chen Xuan, the third daughter of the Chen family, and Guo Rong, the fifth daughter of the Guo family. He scolded them: "Aren't you finished? Shui Linglong was invited by the crown prince. Are you dissatisfied with His Royal Highness's decision? Everyday, everyone claims to be a lady from a famous family, but they don't even have the capacity to accommodate others. Shame on you!"

Lu Yiyi snorted disdainfully: "Well, you actually speak for a humble concubine, and if you don't agree with each other, you can hang out with a concubine!"

"That's right! Guo Rong, if you are willing to lower your status, don't pull us!" After speaking, Wu Lian'er pulled Shui Lingxi and Lu Yiyi out of the winter plum garden and walked towards the winter plum garden.

Leng Yixuan who was not far away saw this scene, and frowned slightly. He admitted that he invited Shui Linglong to the banquet in a disguised form. I felt a little uncomfortable again, and suddenly couldn't bear to give away the glass of wine in my hand.

"cousin!"

While thinking about it, Zhuge Yu strode over to him. Originally, he was not very willing to attend such an occasion, but the kindness of Leng Yixuan and Zhuge Xi was hard to resist, and Shui Linglong also came, so he was more or less curious , So I made an exception and went to the banquet.

After walking for a short distance, his mouth was dry, so without thinking, he picked up the wine in Leng Yixuan's hand and drank it down in one gulp.

Leng Yixuan was dumbfounded: "Cousin...cousin...you...you..."

you are done...

"Oh! I seem to have a bad stomach today. Cousin, please say sorry to my cousin for me, and you must convey it personally. I... I will go back to the mansion to see the doctor first!" If you don't leave now, let alone when ?Zhuge Yu's methods are unforgettable in his mind, he is someone who even the King of Hell is afraid of. He remembered that Zhuge Yu threw him into the cold pool of Zhenbei Prince's Mansion the year before last, but he couldn't lift his "head" for three full months, which made him Almost thought he had become a eunuch.That kind of experience once is enough, hurry up and get out of here--
Cousin, I'm sorry, the enemy is too powerful, you, you, you wish you luck!
Leng Yixuan fled, Zhuge Yu threw the wine glass to the maid at the side, and started looking for Shui Linglong.

Everyone was really surprised that Zhuge Yu would appear in a social occasion. If they hadn't been to the Zhenbei Palace for a banquet, they probably wouldn't recognize what Zhuge Yu looked like. In their eyes, Zhuge Yu was a strange person who didn't fit in with them. Everything he did was despised by them, and even several of the children of the aristocratic family had eaten his fists, but he had such a powerful father, no one dared to point at his nose and scold him, so, envy , contempt, ridicule, fear... all kinds of emotions slowly filled the air.But no matter what, all the men present must admit that even if Zhuge Yu's conduct is bad, as soon as he stands there, he immediately becomes the most beautiful scenery under the clear blue sky and colorful purples and reds!
The Plum Appreciation Banquet was created by Yun Sangyue, the legendary female emperor in the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty.

(End of this chapter)