First Concubine

Chapter 46 The first encounter between mother and son (5)

Zhuge Yu put the wine glass Guo Yan gave him under the tip of his nose and smelled it gently, then smiled disapprovingly: "Is this wine? It's just water! Anping!"

 Anping rushed in from outside the door: "Your Majesty!"

 “Serve the wine!”

An Ping rushed out as fast as he could, and when he came back, he had ten jars of sealed wine in his hand.

Zhuge Yu gave three altars to Guo Yan and kept seven altars for himself: "Since ancient times, ordinary people have disturbed me. How many times can I wake up from my spring dream? You are three and I am seven. If you don't finish drinking, you are considered capable!"

Unconvinced, Guo Yan grabbed two jars and said, "I don't want you to give in! I can kill the enemy and win the princess, but I can't drink a few jars of your wine?"

Zhuge Yu's eyes as bright as obsidian narrowed into two crescent moons: "If you don't wake up from a spring dream, a jar can make a cow drunk. I advise you not to show off."

 Damn it, Zhuge Yu actually gave him such a strong drink! Guo Yan gritted his teeth, rolled his eyes, thinking about it, and laughed narrowly: "What's the point of just drinking? You decide the wine, and I decide the food! Waiter, give me my favorite food Bring the stuff!"

Zhuge Yu blinked suspiciously, the brat smiled so evilly!

Not long after, the waiter presented the dishes and wines that Guo Yan must order every time he comes. It was a plate of hot red chili peppers, a pot of boiled mutton, and a bowl of dark horse wine. When he smelled the strong smell of mutton, Zhuge Yu's stomach was churning! After living on the border between Mobei and Dazhou for a year, what he couldn't stand the most was the food there! And he... can't get used to spicy food either!

Guo Yan took in Zhuge Yu's expression, smiled proudly, picked up a chili pepper with chopsticks, put it into his mouth, and ate it deliciously.

Zhuge Yu's throat slid, but he was not to be outdone. He followed his example and ate one. This sky-high pepper was much better than the pretzels in Shui Linglong's house. Zhuge Yu felt a ball of fire between his lips and teeth. Suddenly ignited, the raging fire spread from the mouth to the intestines and stomach, even the internal organs were burned! The whole face was red!

"Hahahaha..." Guo Yan laughed so hard, "She looks like a little girl, and she's blushing!"

Zhuge Yu glared at him fiercely, picked up the wine jar, raised his head and drank heavily. It was originally a vulgar act, but he did it with ease and ease.

Guo Yan's smile froze and his eyes widened. The worst thing about him was his ability to drink! But the loser does not lose the battle, even if the only outcome is to faint, he still has to hold on and finish the five jars! As soon as he thought about this, he pulled out the seal on the wine jar and started drinking like Zhuge Yu! Not long after, he was staggering drunkenly.

This time it was Zhuge Yu's turn to laugh: "Like a bad old man, he can't sit still!"

Guo Yan straightened his posture immediately!

A trace of cunning flashed across Zhuge Yu's obsidian eyes: "Guo Yan, has anyone ever told you that you are different from before? You used to be very stupid, but now... you are even more stupid! I tell you, Linglong is the master My wife, my wife, please stop giving me evil thoughts, or I will kill you!"

 Guo Yan burped from wine and his eyes were a little blurry: "Are you trying to get me drunk and then... trick... me... into words?"

Zhuge Yu pursed his lips, you brat, you’re not stupid at all!

 Guo Yan chuckled, pointed at Zhuge Yu's nose, and said slowly: "I want to know the relationship between me and Linglong... uh... I... prefer... not to tell you... I'm so anxious for you... to let you... bully me when you were a child!"

Zhuge Yu smiled: "Come on! You and Linglong have never even met, so what's the relationship? It's just your wishful thinking!"

Guo Yan's eyes dimmed and his smile turned bitter. Then, he changed the topic and said with a smile: "Eat vegetables, Zhuge Yu!"

Zhuge Yu bit the bullet and ate a piece of mutton that Guo Yan brought over. As soon as he swallowed it, he walked to the inner room and vomited into the spittoon. Guo Yan laughed again: "Zhuge Yu, are you pregnant? You can actually do that. Wow!"

　　Bang!

 Zhuge Yu’s fist came over!

Guo Yan did not dodge, but also raised his fists and faced him!

 Anping stood at the door, covering his ears, gentlemen, please be gentle!

 The moon is dark and the wind is high.

A car filled with sour water drove out from the side gate of the palace. Eunuch Liu on the car showed the waist plate of the imperial kitchen to the guard. The guard walked to the car, opened the lid of a sour water bucket, and took it with him. The smell of rotten smell hit his nostrils, and the guard frowned in disgust, and hurriedly covered it again: "Why is the rancid water so smelly this time?" Even so, he still walked towards the bucket at the back.

Eunuch Liu worked as an errand in the imperial kitchen and often went in and out of side doors. He was also familiar with the guards. He smiled and said: "It will taste better if you leave it for a long time! I've been under your nose every day. What kind of person am I to you?" Not sure yet? Look what can be hidden in a few buckets of rotten water!”

Eunuch Liu stood up and stirred the other three buckets of rancid water with the stick in the car. There was no unusual collision sound, which proved that there were no valuables such as gold, silver, jewelry, jade, and porcelain bottles inside. After doing this, Eunuch Liu put down the wooden stick, took out five taels of silver from his arms, and whispered: "My wife is sick. I have to go and see her. I will be back about half an hour later. Can you please invite me? Leave a door open for me?"

Eunuchs are eunuchs and cannot marry and have children, but they can have a wife to live with. Many eunuchs buy real estate outside and "marry" their wives. They serve people in the palace and have someone to wait on them when they return home. This is a kind of psychological comfort. .

The guard had no doubts about this reason. He glanced at the sour water bucket that had just been inspected by Eunuch Liu, weighed the money in his hand, and said with a smile: "Okay, let's go! I'll leave the door open for you!"

Eunuch Liu lowered his head, the smile on his lips seemed to be gone, got on the carriage, and drove away.

Just as he was about to walk through the long passage, a voice suddenly sounded after him: "Stop him!"

The guard was startled at first, and then rushed towards the carriage. Eunuch Liu didn't care much, raised his whip and threw it hard. Being caught was definitely a dead end, so it was better to run away and maybe have a chance of survival!

Several secret guards rose into the air, and in the blink of an eye, they landed on the carriage shaft and kicked Eunuch Liu to the ground. They tightened the reins and stopped the running carriage.

The guard turned around and immediately knelt down after seeing the person clearly: "Three...three princesses!"

The third princess kicked the guard around and said, "Drag him down and put him in a cell!" This kind of person deserves to be beaten to death. It's a pity that she is not a queen or a prince, so she has no right to execute the guards.

The third princess signaled to one of the secret guards. The secret guard looked sharply and fished out a wet person from the third sour bucket!

 The third princess took a closer look and saw that it was Xiao Dezi! She was so angry that she put one hand on her hips and pointed at his nose with the other: "Okay! You actually thought of such a dirty way to sneak out of the palace. I want to see what kind of tricks you are hiding? Search for me!"

The secret guards were professionally trained and it was easy to search him. However, the four of them searched Xiao Dezi several times but found nothing.

A smile flashed in Xiao Dezi's eyes, but he cried: "Third Princess, please spare your life! Is there anything fishy about me? I just want to have fun and want to drink wine with that romantic and talented man in the palace! Let's live it up The addiction in my heart! My slave...there’s really nothing wrong with my slave!”

Eunuch Liu fainted when he was arrested and couldn't answer at all. The third princess's little face wrinkled up. Could it be that Shui Linglong had made a mistake? Shui Linglong said that if you guard the side door, you will definitely catch a big fish, but how can a little **** who violates the palace rules be considered a big fish? She thought she would get her hands dirty by killing him!

Shui Linglong in the distance shook her head. Fortunately, she didn't worry and followed her. The third princess was smart and alert, but she was naive since she was a child and was not familiar with those dirty tricks. Shui Linglong wore a veil and walked out of the forest with the support of Zhi Fan. In order to perform this scene well, she had indeed overestimated herself. After walking for a while, she was already quite tired: "Search his body! "

The third princess took a breath of cold air, turned around quickly, and ordered the secret guard: "Do as Miss Shui said!"

 Xiao Dezi suddenly changed his color!

Two secret guards held him up, and the other took off his pants. Through the thin moonlight, he saw a silk thread that seemed to be missing at the entrance of the door. He pulled it casually, and a smooth bottle fell out!

The secret guard wiped the bottle with a handkerchief, took the clean letter inside and handed it to the third princess.

The third princess only felt disgusted, how could she dare to look at it?

Shui Linglong took it in her hand. The third princess couldn't help but went over to take a look out of curiosity. She was shocked: "What kind of talisman is this?"

Xiao Dezi cried and said: "It's just a peace talisman! Our hometown's superstition is that ghosts press the bed, and the peace talisman is stuffed into the soul's door to drive away evil spirits!"

This layer of insurance is really... so cleverly installed! Hiding people in foul water and getting away with it, even if they were discovered, who would have thought that the other party would hide the information in a dirty place like Soul Gate? And even if this move is wrong, the words inside are definitely not familiar to everyone!

Who else in the world besides Xun Feng could come up with such rigorous and detailed production methods? Xun Feng actually planned to make the emperor the "mastermind" behind the incompatibility. She was obviously engaged to Zhuge Yu. If the emperor really fell in love with her and accepted her as his concubine, the Zhenbei Palace, who was slapped in the face, would immediately give the emperor a cold face. , and the twenty-year tax holiday for the Kashgar Qing people was about to end, and Xun Feng was again stirring up trouble. The emperor may have thought that King Zhenbei was using her name to make trouble, but in fact he wanted to stir up the independence of the Kashgar Qing people. The two sides will soon fight fiercely, and Xun Feng is waiting to reap the benefits.

Shui Linglong smiled coldly: "This is a Western! Shehasbeentakenaway.Shewaspretendingtobesick.Whattodonext? It means, 'She was taken away, she has been pretending to be sick, what should I do next?' This 'she' is naturally me!" "

Seeing the surprise on the third princess's face, Shui Linglong added, "When I was a child, I got a Western picture book by chance. If the third princess wants to read it, I will order someone to bring it to you another day."

Little Dezi was so shocked that he was dumbfounded. Jinshang Palace secretly taught Yufei for several years, and Yufei barely managed to learn it. Shui Linglong... Shui Linglong was just a concubine from a village, so why did she know this?

The third princess quickly thought of Concubine Jade. Xiao Dezi was a slave of Concubine Jade. Without Concubine Yu’s instructions, how could Xiao Dezi have the courage and power to sneak out of the palace and collude with outsiders? "You **** slave! Tell me! Who is Concubine Yu colluding with?"

Xiao Dezi denied it flatly: "It has nothing to do with the empress..."

Who is colluding with him will definitely not be found out. If her guess is correct, the person who contacted Xiao Dezi is not Xun Feng himself. If Xun Feng didn't even have the ability to protect himself, how could he defeat the men of the Yun family in his previous life? As for the Jade Concubine? Linglong smiled lightly and said: "Third Princess, please ask the Empress for a decree, and ask everyone in Guanyong Palace to imitate this note, and ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to supervise who is the real one. If you don't come, the prince will definitely be able to tell who is hiding his clumsiness on purpose!"

"Okay! I'll do it right now!" The third princess was very excited to be able to punish evil and promote good. She ordered the secret guards to send Xiao Dezi and Eunuch Zhang to the Queen's Weiyang Palace, while she looked at Shui Linglong with a smile, There was a hint of admiration in his eyes, "You are so awesome, I have decided to be friends with you!"

"No, the most powerful one is the princess." Seeing the third princess widening her eyes in confusion, Shui Linglong added, "You and I are just two-way friends, but you can make a decisive decision to trust me when you suddenly know that I am pretending to be sick. This The magnanimity and courage are truly admirable.”

From the moment Concubine Yu wanted to bring her and the emperor together, she suspected that Concubine Yu was actually planning to drive a wedge between the Prince of Zhenbei and the Emperor. If Concubine Yu was not favored, one could still think that she was trying to use her biological niece to favor her. But although the emperor did not stay in Guanyong Hall, he went to visit him regularly every day. There was really no need for Concubine Yu to establish a love rival for herself. In order to force Concubine Yu to contact the mastermind behind the scenes, she had no choice but to pretend to be ill. Unexpectedly, the mastermind behind the scenes was Xun Feng.

The third princess pouted, it’s not you I believe, it’s Guo Yan! "By the way, isn't Concubine Yu your aunt? Why does she seem to be colluding with someone to harm you?"

"The human heart is sinister, and I have really seen it today. I am also wondering, she is obviously my aunt, what is she doing to me?" Shui Linglong did not intend to tell the third princess, because even she herself had many doubts, such as why the emperor Will she say to the cumin beef she made, "I have never forgotten this taste for more than ten years"? For another example, how could the Jade Consort know the emperor’s preferences more than ten years ago?

The third princess suddenly remembered something. She lowered her head and took out a half-moon-shaped jade pendant from the purse at her waist and handed it to Shui Linglong: "Hey! This is your thing. You were pretending to be faint at the time and I forgot to give it to you. , I found it next to your shoes.”

 “Shoe edge?”

"When we were in Guanju Palace! Didn't you grab my hand and write a letter begging me to take you away? I asked the palace people to carry you out, and then I saw the jade pendant on the wooden couch. Okay, I have to go find the Queen Mother Now that Concubine Yu has been punished, you can go back to Chongming Palace. Your cousin is waiting for you!" After saying this, the third princess left the place surrounded by everyone.

The half-moon-shaped jade pendant was left to her by Huayi. Shui Linglong thanked her, opened her purse, and prepared to put the jade pendant in, but found that the original piece was already inside! An idea flashed in her mind. She quickly raised the jade pendant high and looked at the moonlight to see clearly the words "Chi Na" on the north side of it.

 China means "wolf" in Mobei dialect.

In order to confirm the guess in her heart, Shui Linglong took out the jade pendant with a painted meaning and put the two pieces together, which happened to be a complete full moon, and the lines that were originally unclear gradually became highlighted, one on each side, and together they were --Siqin.

Siqin, one of the four great families in Mobei, is very noble and prominent. Even though the dynasties have changed, the Siqin family is still standing. Siqinna, Siqinova, sound like a brother and sister.

There were ten, if not twenty, people who had just entered her house. Who could have dropped it? No matter who dropped it, Siqin China was most likely in the palace. Shui Linglong suddenly thought of Princess Mobei, who had a close relationship with King Zhenbei, and felt a little unsure for a moment.

The third princess told the queen exactly what happened today, and the queen was furious. She followed Shui Linglong's method and asked everyone in Guanyong Palace, including Concubine Yu, to imitate foreign writing, and asked Yunli and Taifu to follow suit. Supervisors found that Concubine Yu was indeed exposed, but Concubine Yu was pregnant and could not be tortured. The Queen could not find out any other information besides confirming that she colluded with others to frame Shui Linglong. As for Eunuch Liu and Xiao Dezi, they were only responsible for passing on the information. According to the news, I had never seen the other party’s true face. The transaction took place in a deserted and ruined temple in the west of the city. However, when the Queen sent people to investigate, there was no trace at all!

The matter of taking people out of the palace greatly stimulated the queen. The queen gathered six bureau cronies and conducted a seven-day search in the harem. It was discovered that many precious antiques had been secretly replaced with fakes. After being tortured, she learned that these Things were smuggled out of the palace in various ways by concubines or palace attendants, and they were exchanged for money and then brought back with fakes. The somewhat confused master, everything in the house was exchanged so that nothing was fake, and she still happily met people. Praise her for having many good products.

Although she did not blame the public, the queen was obviously angered to a certain extent. She resorted to thunderous methods and executed hundreds of palace maids and eunuchs to death. Ten palace ladies and two palace concubines were particularly severely punished. One of them was It was Li Meiren who sentenced everyone to Lingchi and invited everyone from the palace to visit except the prince and princess! For a time, everyone in the palace was in danger! This was the cruelest operation in Queen Yao's life to clear the palace siege. It was recorded in history books as the "Jia Mao Rebellion". Of course, this is a story for another day.

Shui Linglong sat with Zhuge Xi in Chongming Palace for a while, and then the third princess came back with news - Concubine Yu was demoted from the second-grade concubine to the seventh-grade concubine, and she was imprisoned in the cold palace for life. After the child was born, she was handed over to a precious person to raise.

 Zhuge Xi raised his eyes and asked in confusion: "Precious person? Is there such a person in the palace?" She often went to the palace to visit the queen, and she knew exactly which concubines there were.

The third princess looked at Shui Linglong and saw that she was not surprised at all. She couldn't help but stamp her feet: "Did you guess it a long time ago?"

 (End of this chapter)