first princess

91 Chapter 5 Turning the tide ([-])
Madam Cheng has a slightly fat body and plump cheeks, and looks like a wealthy person. She bowed to Bingbing neither humble nor overbearing, and Bingbing said politely: "Mom is flat."

Cheng Momo's sharp eyes fell on the empty bowl on her tray, and her voice sank, she said, "Did the princess go too far today? What is the princess doing as her highness? A dude who is idle and doing nothing? Your Highness is busy day and night, so hardworking and still can't finish the official duties at hand. The Crown Princess is a girl, so it is reasonable not to solve His Highness's worries and problems, but what does it mean for the Crown Princess to find an excuse to deliver desserts to disturb His Highness's work? ?!"

Bingbing's heart skipped a beat, and her complexion turned ugly. She understood that Madam Cheng must have received the queen's acquiescence if she dared to say these words, and her refutation of Madam Cheng was tantamount to disobeying the queen.

Cheng Momo touched the bottom of the bowl, feeling slightly cold, and her eyes also turned cold: "Your Highness has taught ordinary people to be fragile since childhood, and they can't eat ice, but you gave His Highness a few bowls in one day. Do you want to eat it?" Did it make His Highness sick?"

Bingbing's fingers pinching the tray turned pale. After a long time, she took a deep breath to hold back the boundless grievances, and said in a calm tone: "I understand, thank you for your teaching, I will pay more attention in the future, and I will never disappoint the empress." expect."

Madam Cheng gave an arrogant "hmm".

Bingbing returned to her room, only then did she remember that she had made an appointment with Shui Linglong, and Shui Linglong should be arriving at the Prince's mansion soon after calculation.She hurried into the clean room to wash up, and when Shui Linglong came in, she saw that she was wearing a navy blue skirt with a skirt lined with a plain white gold silk skirt, looking elegant and unique, with her black hair tied in a lily bun and a hairpin Two begonias are swaying with flowers, and the tassels hang over the ears, echoing the bright moon pendant on the earlobe, which is luxurious and natural.

"Greetings to the Crown Princess." Shui Linglong bowed calmly.

"Pingshen." Bing Bing swept his eyes and ordered, "You all step back first, and you are not allowed to enter without my palace's permission."

"Yes." The maids left the door one after another.

There are no outsiders anymore, Bingbing changed her previous attitude, and smiled and pulled Shui Linglong to sit on the soft couch: "Why are you here so late today?" After a training session, alas!
Shui Linglong noticed that Bingbing's eyes were a bit strange, so she joked: "Could it be that you did something wrong before, and I didn't stop you in time?"

Bingbing roughly explained today's oolong and Cheng Nanny's admonition: "... I'm so angry! I didn't mean it... The mansion is very boring, and I don't even have a playmate! The prince is also true! He eats If you don’t have ice, don’t eat it! I was scolded!”

Shui Linglong smiled: "I think the crown prince treats you very well, which makes you push forward and forget the rules of the monarch and his subjects. The study room is a secret place of the whole family. Which female family member can come and go freely?"

Bingbing's eyes lit up: "You really think so? Did you lie to me?"

Come on, I already believed it in my heart!Shui Linglong smiled slightly: "I didn't lie to you, you see that the emperor's imperial study is not allowed to enter, even the empress is the same."

Bingbing couldn't help showing a smile: "Maybe the prince... just likes my desserts! So he's greedy! For his own good, I'll make them once in a while."

Shui Linglong smiled and said nothing, Bingbing was living happily, there were no other concubines and aunts in the mansion, only a nanny who liked to reprimand others, she was not sad except for being angry.

Bingbing approached Shui Linglong, blinked her crystal eyes, and said playfully, "The prince called my name that day."

Shui Linglong was slightly taken aback, what's your name if I don't call you?
Bingbing thought that Shui Linglong was as surprised as she was, and the smile in her eyes was even bigger: "The prince said, let me give him a child." After saying that, recalling the indulgence that day, her whole face turned red up!I'm afraid the crown prince will think that she, Meng Lang...

Shui Linglong jokingly said, "Isn't the crown prince very powerful?"

"Yeah, he's always tossing..."

"I can't get out of bed" before she finished speaking, Bingbing suddenly realized that she had slipped her tongue, Linglong hadn't left the cabinet yet, how could she discuss such a topic with Linglong?She immediately turned sideways in shame: "You came to see me today for something, right? Don't just tease me and forget about the business."

Shui Linglong explained the idea of ​​visiting Shui Chenxiang in the palace.

Bing Bing rubbed her temples, thoughtfully said: "I see if I can ask the Queen for a favor, at least Mrs. Shui is my cousin."

Shui Linglong thanked her, and then asked: "I wrote an anonymous report letter to the crown prince, can the crown prince read it? The letter paper is on the light blue side."

Bingbing thought for a while, and said: "When I entered the study for the fourth time, I did see the crown prince holding a blue-edged letter paper, but he took another letter."

Shui Linglong fell into deep thought, what kind of letter would the other letter be?If they had nothing to do with each other, Yunli wouldn't be holding them at the same time. Could it be that the letter was also related to the third prince or Xun Feng?
Bingbing said again: "I'll take you to the lotus pond. I have newly raised water lilies."

Shui Linglong had no reason not to agree, the two walked side by side to the lotus pond, and just halfway there, they saw Chu Yun approaching in a hurry.

Chu Yun bowed to the two of them: "Greetings to the Crown Princess, Miss Shui."

Bingbing asked: "Where are you going in such a hurry?"

Chu Yun took a look at Shui Linglong, and said solemnly: "I have something important to report to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!"

"Oh, so, you go." Bingbing said with a smile.

Shui Linglong frowned suspiciously, Chu Yun glanced at her just now, could it be that this matter is also related to her?
Chu Yun took two steps, then suddenly turned his head to look at the two of them and said, "King Zhenbei was hit by five arrows when he confronted the thugs head-on. The death knell has been... sounded in the barracks!"

This is dead?
Shui Linglong suddenly changed color, how could this happen?In my memory, King Zhenbei died in the winter eight years later. Was it so much earlier in this life?
Chu Yun sighed, and strode towards Yun Li's study.

King Zhenbei is Shui Linglong's future father-in-law and the pillar of the palace. If he falls, Zhuge Yu may not be able to support the facade of the palace with his own strength. What will Shui Linglong do then?Bingbing frowned worriedly: "Linglong..."

Shui Linglong's long eyelashes trembled fiercely a few times: "Bingbing, please do me a favor, I want to know what the other letter the prince read today!"

The news of King Zhenbei's death spread quickly throughout the capital, and people from every house felt sorry for King Zhenbei and worried about the future of Kashgar.I heard that the patriarch was seriously injured, but now the King of Zhenbei has died. The thugs still wantonly kill innocent people in a brutal way every day. The sky above Kashgar seems to be filled with blood...

The Zhenbei Prince's Mansion has gradually become a crowded place from the initial crowd. After Zhuge Xi and Li, there were many female relatives who were not afraid of rumors and gossip. Now none of them came.

Leng Youru locked herself in the Buddhist hall!
Zhuge Xi washed his face with tears every day, crying until Yao Cheng's heart was broken.

The most terrible thing is that Zhuge Yu went to Yancheng and has not returned yet!

Shui Linglong went to Zhenbei Prince's Mansion. Zhuge Xi was tired from crying and just rested. Yao Cheng took the twenty strong guards of Zhenbei Prince's Mansion along the official road to Kashgar, hoping to receive the remains of Zhenbei King as soon as possible. .

When Shui Linglong entered the room, she found that Mrs. Yao and Feng Yanying were also there. Feng Yanying was holding a basin, and Mrs. Yao twisted the handkerchief to wipe Zhuge Xi's face and hands, wiping away tears: "What evil is this?"

Mrs. Yao and her daughter-in-law made a high-profile appearance at the Zhenbei Palace to tell the world that no matter how the Palace fell, the Yao family would always be the allies of the Palace.

Shui Linglong was slightly taken aback, and saluted Mrs. Yao: "Hello, Mrs. Yao." After that, she and Feng Yanying greeted each other.

Mrs. Yao was in a bad mood, she waved her hand lightly, and said, "You are here to see Xiaoxi, right? Xiaoxi is asleep, please sit down for a while, Yan Ying, serve tea."

The princess didn't care about things at all, she came to the room in the morning and hugged Zhuge Xi and cried for a while before returning to the Buddhist hall. Whether Zhuge Xi ate or drank water, the princess completely ignored her!How could there be such a ruthless mother in the world?If the second son dies, are the elder son and daughter not human beings?Living in the shadow of the second son for so many years, where do you leave the two children?
At this moment, Mrs. Yao really felt that Zhuge Xi was so pitiful!

Shui Linglong sat down on the twig, Feng Yanying put away the handkerchief and basin, poured a cup of tea for her, and said with a sob: "Miss Shui uses tea."

"Thank you." Shui Linglong took it with both hands.

Mrs. Yao tucked the quilt for Zhuge Xi, and looked at Shui Linglong with tears in her eyes, "I beg Miss Shui to stay with Xiao Xi at the palace tonight, I'm worried that she will be too sad... she won't be able to bear it..."

Special treatment during special times, Mrs. Yao has come to the palace with shame, why is she still worried about those reputations?Of course, Mrs. Yao would say that, probably with a sense of temptation.Shui Linglong nodded: "Okay, I'll let the servant girl go back to the house to report her safety, and I'll stay tonight."

Mrs. Yao quietly breathed a sigh of relief. The husband and wife were originally birds of the same forest, and they flew separately when the disaster was imminent. She had also heard about the oolongs in the Shangshu Mansion and the Zhenbei Palace in private. She was afraid that the Zhenbei Palace would be severely damaged this time. Yu and Shui Linglong's marriage will fade away again.

Shui Linglong asked Feng Yanying: "You're here, what about Brother Zhi and Brother Tong?"

Feng Yanying's throat slipped, and she said with red eyes: "For the time being, we will put it in the old lady's yard. It is inconvenient for us to stay in the palace. We have to go back when it gets dark, but I will let my cousin stay here and help you. If you have something to do, don't worry." Tell her to do it, she can't do it, but she is willing to suffer."

While talking, a woman wearing a light green soft smoked skirt slowly walked into the room with a plate of pastries. She had an oval face, delicate features, and clear eyes. There were two shallow pear dimples on her smiling face, a typical The Jiangnan woman's voice is also soft and soft: "Ma'am, cousin."

Looking at Shui Linglong, she doesn't know her well.

Feng Yanying said: "It's Miss Shui, the fiancee of Prince Zhuge."

She bowed her knees and said calmly and gracefully: "Dong Jialin has met Miss Shui." She didn't have the petty air of a business girl!

Shui Linglong returned a half-gift to her. After all, Dong Jialin had lived in the Yao Mansion for several years and was familiar with Zhuge Xi. It would be nice if she could stay and take care of Zhuge Xi.

Mrs. Yao and Feng Yanying sat until dark before leaving worryingly. Before leaving, they gave thousands of instructions to comfort Zhuge Xi and stop irritating her.

At Haishi, Zhuge Xi woke up leisurely, and when he woke up, he thought of Zhuge Liuyun, and his swollen eyes filled with tears again.

"I'm going to be a mother, why don't you stop? What if you move your fetus?...With my father and king here, don't be afraid!"

"I'm sorry, I've embarrassed my father."

"What did you say? You gave birth to offspring for the Zhuge family, so why should you say it shamefully? Don't care what others think, you and your child are the hope of our Zhuge family."

Zhuge Xi covered his face with his hands and wept silently.

Shui Linglong walked around the screen and sat down beside the bed: "Sister, don't cry, the matter hasn't reached the final stage yet."

Zhuge Xi was taken aback for a moment, only to realize that the speaker was Shui Linglong: "What do you mean the matter hasn't reached the final stage? Do I have to hug my father's body to cry?"

Shui Linglong nodded: "That's right, seeing is believing and hearing is not. Don't believe that the prince is dead until you see the body with your own eyes! Even the imperial decree can be faked, let alone a piece of news before the battle? Please take care, elder sister." Body, don’t let the prince return safely at that time, but you and the child have troubles due to excessive sorrow.”

Shui Linglong's voice was not loud, but her eyes were firm, and she exuded a kind of soothing power invisibly. Zhuge Xi held her hand tightly: "My father... is really not dead?".

Just as Shui Linglong was thinking about how to answer Zhuge Xi's question, Anping knocked on the door, and Zhuge Xi let him in, and he bowed his hands and blessed his body: "Miss, the eldest son is rushing directly from Yancheng to Kashgar to celebrate!"

Zhuge Xi turned pale in shock: "What did he go to Kashgar? Kashgar is so dangerous! Call him back quickly! I have lost my father, and I can't lose my only younger brother!" Most importantly, without the emperor's will, privately Returning to Kashgar is a felony...

Anping didn't move because he couldn't persuade Shi Ziye.What the son of the world is determined to do, even the prince can't stop it.

Zhuge Xi looked at Shui Linglong with tears in his eyes: "Yu'er listens to you the most, write him a letter and tell him to come back quickly!"

Even though there is a dragon's pool and a tiger's lair ahead, Zhuge Yu must make a breakthrough. This is the responsibility of a son of man. Although he resisted the order, he had to resist it. Kashiqing was indeed dangerous to a certain extent, the emperor would not allow Zhuge Yu to take this risk, or he did not want Zhuge Yu to make such a military exploit.But now that Zhuge Yu is gone, the emperor will soon know, what will the emperor... do?Shui Linglong lowered her eyes, and the veins in her hands buried under her wide sleeves were bulging, but she said softly, "Eldest sister, you can take care of your baby at ease."

Zhuge Xi closed his eyes in despair.

(End of this chapter)