first princess

Chapter 281
Sister Yun made American ginseng chicken soup, and after cooking the soup, she took the food box and went to Zhuge Yu's study.She sat on the chair in the study and waited, yawning again and again, but Zhuge Yu still didn't leave the secret room.In the end, she couldn't resist the drowsiness, and fell asleep on the table.Brother Hong entered the room, covered his younger sister with a blanket, and gently carried her back to her own bedroom.

On the 21st, Old Madam Yao's birthday, Shui Linglong took Xun Yi out of the palace to Yao Mansion.The carriage was about to arrive, Shui Linglong opened the curtain and looked out, and saw a carriage parked at the gate of Yao Mansion, Mother Fang sent a woman up, and the woman's upper body had already got into the carriage, Shui Linglong only saw a light blue long dress embroidered with peonies.Mother Fang is the confidant of Mrs. Yao, and if it wasn't for a very important person, like Xun Yi, Mrs. Yao would not let Mrs. Fang send someone to the gate, so I don't know who that woman is.

Shui Linglong and Xun Yi walked into the Qingzhu Courtyard, Mrs. Yao greeted them with a smile, and ordered Fang Mama to serve tea.Shui Linglong looked at Old Madam Yao, and said with a warm smile: "I see that you are in good health and in good spirits, so I can return to the Empress Dowager with peace of mind."

Mrs. Yao said kindly: "Thank you, Empress Dowager and Empress Dowager, for your concern. There are still a few idiots in the family who are not successful, and I can't let go of my old body, so I have been wasting it all the time!"

Xun Yi said with a smile: "The old lady wants to be as blessed as the East China Sea and live longer than Nanshan!"

In one sentence, Mrs. Yao's heart was amused, "Take advantage of the emperor's auspicious words, my old body, I will live another 100 years and live a fine life!"

Everyone in the room laughed.Not long after, Mother Fang offered West Lake Dragon Well Tea, and Shui Linglong held the tea in her palm, and said with a slight smile, "It's the old matriarch's birthday, and the empress dowager's phoenix body is not suitable for going out of the palace, so let me bring the congratulatory gift."

As soon as the words fell, Liu Lu walked up to Mrs. Yao holding three brocade boxes. This was a congratulatory gift chosen by Yao Xin, Shui Linglong and Xun Yi for Mrs. Yao. Mrs. Yao stood up and faced Shui Linglong and Xun Yi. Saluted, "Thank you, Your Majesty, Empress Dowager, and Empress Dowager for your kindness,"

Xun Yi hurriedly helped Mrs. Yao up, "Today is a family feast, please stop being so polite, Mrs. Yao."

Mrs. Yao patted Xun Yi's hand and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, Long En!"

Xun Yi was troubled, he clearly regarded her as a relative, but she had to deliberately emphasize the distinction between monarch and minister.Mrs. Yao felt Xun Yi's displeasure, and felt a chill in her heart. Could it be that she did something wrong to make the little emperor unhappy?Shui Linglong quietly handed a cup of tea to Xun Yi's hand, "The birthday is a big one, old lady, please don't be polite to Yi'er."

Xun Yi's slightly frowned brows stretched out, "What the mother and concubine said is very true, I will listen to the old lady today."

Mrs. Yao took a deep look at Shui Linglong, then nodded to Xun Yi with a smile, "I am honored."

After chatting for a while, Xun Yi felt bored, so he planned to go outside for a walk.

Old Madam Yao looked at Shui Linglong, and smiled kindly: "I have planted some top quality peonies in my backyard, I wonder if the empress dowager would be interested in seeing them?"

Shui Linglong blinked, "Okay."

Mrs. Yao took a look at Liu Lu, and told Mother Fang: "Miss Liu has worked hard, take Mistress Liu to drink tea."

Shui Linglong nodded to Liu Lu, and Liu Lu and Fang's mother went to Xinuang Pavilion for tea.Shui Linglong and Mrs. Yao went to the backyard full of peonies.Without outsiders, Mrs. Yao asked straight to the point: "What do you think about the draft?" As if feeling that she was asking too abruptly, Mrs. Yao smiled openly and said, "It's like this , the new emperor's draft, but all unmarried women must participate in the election, but I don't want my great-granddaughter to enter the palace. If the concubine really agrees to the emperor's draft, please trouble the concubine to reveal the news. A family affair."

What she said was impeccable, even Shui Linglong didn't understand the mystery for a while, she said: "This matter has not yet been settled. Of course, Sister Hui is seventeen years old, and it is time to discuss marriage."

There was a trace of disappointment in the eyes of Mrs. Yao, although she was caught by Shui Linglong very quickly, Shui Linglong was slightly surprised. Could it be that Mrs. Yao didn't like Xun Yi's draft?
Old Madam Yao lowered her eyes, took a sip of tea, and once again had an impeccable smile on her face, "Speaking of Sister Hui's marriage, I have the courage to discuss with the concubine today."

Intuition told Shui Linglong that Mrs. Yao swallowed some words before mentioning Sister Hui's marriage, just like a movie was suddenly cut, Shui Linglong smiled gracefully: "Please tell me, Mrs. Madam."

Seeing the deep meaning flashing in Shui Linglong's eyes, Old Madam Yao felt a slight shock in her heart, she had already concealed it so well, but the concubine still seemed to feel something, remembering that man's warning, every word was really precious.

"Is it hard to tell?" Shui Linglong asked after seeing Mrs. Yao pondering for a while.

Mrs. Yao touched the peony beside her, her smile was impeccable, "What I want to mention is the marriage between Sister Hui and Brother Hong, I don't know if the concubine agrees or not."

Sister Hui and Brother Hong are cousins ​​in name, but Sister Hui was not born to Zhuge Xi, nor was Zhuge Yu to be born to Leng Youru. Married; in terms of family status, they are even more matched.This marriage, no matter how you look at it, matches, but Shui Linglong's eyes still flashed a cold light, "It's fine to talk about the old lady's words with Ai's family, but don't spread it. Ai's family married Zhenbei in the early years. The king is now the late emperor's concubine, how can the Ai family become the master of the prince's son in Zhenbei?"

But I added something in my heart: You are afraid that one day Zhuge Yu will overthrow Xun Yi's world!If this is the case, brother Hong who is Zhuge Yu's eldest son is the crown prince, and if sister Hui is really married, wouldn't she become the crown prince?In that case, the harem would still be dominated by women from the Yao family.Soon, Shui Linglong thought of Sister Yun again, Sister Yun was sixteen, and it was time to discuss marriage.

Mrs. Yao smiled faintly, "There is another matter, I would like to ask your mother for advice."

Shui Linglong said slowly: "Old Madam, please tell me."

Mrs. Yao seemed to be wearing an elegant mask, and her smile was always heart-warming, but it was not difficult for Shui Linglong to see the oldness and vicissitudes under the thick makeup, Shui Linglong felt that she did not have much time left , she should rest at home when she is so weak, why on earth is she holding a birthday banquet with such great fanfare?

Mrs. Yao said: "I want to ask the empress dowager, when will the right of legitimacy be returned to the empress dowager?"

Shui Linglong's eyes sharpened, and her probing eyes fell on the face of the old lady Yao, "Does the old lady think that the Ai family has emptied the queen mother's power?"

Mrs. Yao's chest began to heave violently, and her face turned an unhealthy blush, "Isn't it? The late emperor loved you, even though you were pregnant with King Zhenbei's child, he still accepted you as his concubine regardless of the past, but you are not grateful, You have been in close contact with King Zhenbei for so many years, don't tell me that you two are innocent and have done nothing!"

Shui Linglong frowned suspiciously, since she was about to die, wasn't she afraid that she would punish her for the crime of disrespect? "Old Madam, you know better than anyone else what happened back then. If the first emperor hadn't traded the lives of my mother and concubine and the fetus in her womb, how could I have signed a letter of divorce and left the palace? How dare you ask me to be grateful? He broke up Why should I be grateful to him for my wonderful marriage?"

Mrs. Yao's emotions became more and more agitated, and her tone became more and more repressed, "So, these years, you have actually held a grudge against the late emperor! No wonder you forcibly kept the emperor under your knees, and separated the emperor and the empress dowager for so many years! You are taking revenge on the late emperor for breaking up you and Zhuge Yu!"

Shui Linglong's face turned green with anger, "Nangongxue, Aijia respects you as Bingbing's god-grandmother, and also respects you as the queen mother's grandmother, so he treats you with courtesy, but it doesn't mean that Aijia has to be pointed at by you. Nose scolding! Why did the emperor be kept in my bedroom? Why didn’t you ask your good granddaughter? She didn’t give me freedom! She used the emperor’s decree to force me to accept the emperor, and she used the Bodhi seed to force me to stay in the palace. The imperial palace! She said, if I dare to leave the palace, she will immediately break the engagement with the Mei family, so that I can't get the bodhi seed! Are you really ignorant of this or are you pretending to be ignorant?"

Of course Old Madam Yao knew about it, but she didn't show the slightest guilt because of it. On the contrary, she became more confident and confident, "Now that the Bodhisattva is in your hands, you still don't leave the palace, hum! In my opinion, you are greedy for power! You just can't let go of the concubine. Your Majesty! Maybe, you still want to collude with Zhuge Yu, cooperate inside and outside, and overthrow my great-grandson's world!"

"Nangongxue!" Shui Linglong has never thought that Mrs. Yao is so hateful. How much she and Zhuge Yu have paid for Xun Yi over the past ten years can be learned from the sun and the moon. How could this hateful old lady slander them so much? ? "You look at me as an eyesore, and I think you are also disgusting! If you really want to get rid of me from the palace, let the queen mother let me go! What's the point of losing my temper at me? Whoever wants to take this princess! I don't care! I just want to take my son out of the palace and stay away from your troubles from now on!"

After finishing speaking in a cold voice, Shui Linglong turned around, intending to leave, but when she looked up, she saw Xun Yi standing at the door at some point.

"Yi'er..."

(End of this chapter)