Chapter 51: Retribution (1)

Chapter 51: Retribution (1)

Chapter 51 Retribution (1)

In the Fushou Courtyard, Pingting came from the Shui Ling River. She was wearing a vermilion waisted skirt and a white pipa skirt. She had no patterns or embroidery. She was honest and elegant. She had suppressed the youthfulness of her age. She was a natural beauty. Zhang Yuanjian, who had countless admirers, was also shocked. This woman's appearance was impeccable. If she were also called a virtuous woman, her reputation might not be as good as that of the current Queen Yao.

Shui Linglong saluted Zhang Yuanfan: "Zhang Yuanfan."

 Judge Zhang sided to avoid it and at the same time handed over a blessing: "The second young lady has defeated a minor minister."

 He had always called himself "Old Man" before, but he immediately changed his name in front of Shui Lingxi.

The old lady's eyes narrowed slightly, and then she smiled: "Lingxi, come to grandma and let Zhang Yuanxuan take a look at the injury on your head."

Shui Lingxi was stunned for a moment, then walked to the old lady, sat down next to her and showed a grateful smile. The old lady touched the hair beside her ears lovingly: "Look at you, you are walking in a hurry, aren't you?" He took out the handkerchief and wiped the thin sweat on her forehead that seemed to be gone.

Shui Lingxi leaned into the old lady's arms shyly, and the old lady smiled: "Aren't you afraid of people laughing at you because you haven't grown up?" Then she looked at Judge Zhang and said, "Sir, please don't be offended. This girl is being spoiled by me." Well, I have to keep her in check before we get married, so that she won’t be so clingy in the Prince’s Mansion. How can His Highness find the time?”

 “Oh! Grandma!” Shui Lingxi’s expression became more and more shy, and this scene of “grandparents and grandchildren” became more warm and beautiful.

Shui Linglong sat quietly and drank the newly brewed Longjing. There was no smile or contempt on her face. It was light, like a slowly moving white cloud. The sunlight hit her body, and it was so golden that it made a hazy circle. halo. Judge Zhang rubbed his eyes and was really confused. The second young lady was so beautiful that she was so beautiful that she should enjoy everyone's attention, but why could he still not help but look at the eldest lady? After suppressing some thoughts that were running away, he said with a pleasant expression: "The second young lady is beautiful and smart, and she will surely be able to play the piano and harp in harmony with His Highness the Crown Prince."

The old lady and Shui Lingxi smiled even more, and several people exchanged some pleasantries with each other, surrounding Shui Lingxi, as if Shui Linglong had evaporated from the world. At this moment, Shui Lingxi finally felt more balanced. .

"Wei Chen, please check the injury of the second lady." Judge Zhang walked up to Shui Lingxi, Feicui put a silk handkerchief on Shui Lingxi, Judge Zhang carefully checked the pulse, his eyes trembled slightly, and asked Shuilingxi : "How is your appetite, Miss Second, these days?"

Shui Lingxi answered truthfully: "It's acceptable."

Judge Zhang asked again: "Is there anything you liked to eat in the past but no longer like it?"

Shui Lingxi was confused, but she still said truthfully: "No, there is no change in my eating habits. I am just not allowed to eat anything that tastes too strong. I have some thoughts."

The old lady couldn't help but add: "Greedy girl, isn't this just to help you get better quickly?"

Shui Lingxi lowered her head and smiled...

Shui Linglong saw that Judge Zhang's eyes were a little deeper, and she continued to ask: "Where is sleep? Is there anything abnormal?"

Shui Lingxi shook her head: "It's not abnormal, except that I couldn't lie on my right side at first, and I would wake up in pain by pressing the wound. Now I'm used to it, so it's not bad."

 “Not sleepy?”

 “No drowsiness.”

Seeing that Judge Zhang was so careful, Shui Lingxi thought that her identity as the Crown Princess played a role. She didn't think anything else. Instead, the old lady read some intriguing meanings from Judge Zhang's eyes. She asked gently. : "This child's injuries are not getting better. I'm worried. I hope Zhang Yuan will give an accurate verdict. When will she recover?"

“The speed of recovery of the injury is related to the individual’s physical constitution and the medicine used. We apologize that it is difficult to give an exact date.”

 The old lady’s gray eyebrows twisted.

Judge Zhang untied Shui Lingxi's gauze again, checked the injury on her head, his eyes flashed, he took a breath, and said: "Oh, you don't need to wrap the gauze around. Her recovery is good, and she can take medicine internally." Stop, just apply some topical ointment.”

The old lady breathed a sigh of relief, but for some reason, she felt a sudden change in her heart. She wanted to ask, but Zhang Yuanxuan had already stood up: "It's getting late, Wei Chen really has to go back to the Tai Hospital. The Empress pointed Wei Chen to Chenxiang." Visit the doctor."

Isn’t it Xiang Fei who lives in Chenxiang Hall? The old lady didn't have much interest in Shui Chenxiang's former rival, but Shui Linglong's bright black pupils moved and she raised a smile and said, "But Concubine Xiang is not feeling well?"

 Zhang Yuanjian said: "It's His Royal Highness Eleven."

Shui Linglong's pupils shrank, was it the "little glutinous rice dumpling" who accidentally ran into her room, took her hand and babbled a bunch of vague words?

The old lady's face is not looking good. Xiang Fei is Shui Chenxiang's mortal enemy. Why does Linglong care about her?

I don’t know if Judge Zhang sensed Shui Linglong’s curiosity. Before Shui Linglong could ask, he continued: “His Royal Highness Eleven was scratched by a cat. We haven’t found out who raised the cat yet, or maybe it was someone who raised the cat. It’s just a wild cat. Xiang Fei has asked her to personally take charge of the investigation. I think the truth will come out in the next two days.”

 This thing... is so weird! The specific location of the strange water Linglong could not be said for the time being.

The old lady did not want to hear more information from Xiang Fei and others, so she personally sent Zhang Yuanxuan to the door, and then asked Mother Wang to send him out of the house.

"Mom! It's really nothing! Why do you have to search my house? What will the servants in the house think of me if this spreads out?" Shui Minyu stopped Qin Fangyi who insisted on going to the bed in the inner room, and held her breath. Said happily.

Qin Fangyi poked his shoulder: "You! Get out of my way! If there is nothing inside, why are you so nervous?"

"It's not that I'm nervous, but your attitude makes me feel humiliated! How could you even think about searching your son's house?" Shui Minyu retorted seriously.

Qin Fangyi would not be fooled by Shui Minyu's three or two words. She said sternly: "Are you going to give in? If you don't let me, I will send someone to notify your father! I tell you, I will scold you for whatever I find. Dun, have you thought clearly about what your father found, so he won’t be beaten again?”

Shui Minyu's pupils moved, and she looked at the sky and said, "Okay! Just tell your father! See if he can find anything in my room!"

"You..." Qin Fangyi was so angry that her chest was clogged. Just when she was about to break in, Zhao's mother hurried in and whispered a few words in her ear. Her face suddenly changed and she glared at Shui angrily. Minyu glanced at her and said, "Shiqing! Clean the house for the young master! You are not allowed to come back until it is cleaned, do you hear me?"

Poetry bows down and responds: "I obey my command."

After Qin Fangyi left, Shui Minyu's smile faded and she said calmly: "I'm sleepy and want to take a nap. Just wait outside and clean up after I wake up!"

　　How dare you disobey poetry? Besides, Madam didn’t set a time limit. After about two quarters of an hour, Shui Minyu's lazy voice came from the room: "Okay, I've had enough rest, you can come in and clean!"

Shiqing carefully opened the curtain and went in. She understood that Madam asked her to clean, but in fact it was a search. She didn't know what exactly she was searching for, so she just wrote down the suspicious things. The eldest young master's room was very spacious, and it was obvious at a glance. She took out her handkerchief and wiped it on the Dobage, the bedside table, the wardrobe... She didn't miss any space that could hide dirt and evil, but she found nothing! Before leaving, she didn't forget to take a look at the carved window lattice. Different from the windows in ordinary rooms, this window had two layers. The inner one could be opened to the side, while the outer one was firmly fixed with hollow carved panels. It was breathable...but could not let in the air. People can come and go freely. Shiqing tilted her head suspiciously, not sure why, maybe this is a new trend nowadays?

Qin Fangyi felt wind at her feet and walked quickly towards Fushouyuan. As she walked, she asked Mother Zhao: "Can you find out why Zhang Yuanjing came?"

“When the servant came out of Fushouyuan, she gave Mrs. Xin at the door a silver nugget. She said that Zhang Yuanjing was ordered by the third princess to come to review the eldest lady!” Mother Zhao replied respectfully.

Qin Fangyi paused in her steps and raised her eyebrows suspiciously: "Revisit Shui Linglong? When did Shui Linglong become so embarrassed in front of the third princess?" Then she remembered that Zhuge Xi was the third princess's cousin, and her expression relaxed a little. The look in his eyes was even more complicated, "The Zhenbei Prince's Mansion is really a hotpot!"

Zhao's mother's scalp felt numb when she heard this. How could she hear something sour? Could it be that the madam regretted snatching the eldest lady’s hand in marriage and missed the opportunity to send the second lady to the Zhenbei Palace?

Qin Fangyi was feeling uneasy and praying that before Judge Zhang had diagnosed her daughter, she saw not far away, Mother Wang sending Judge Zhang towards the second entrance with a smile. In this way, the diagnosis was over. ?

 Her heart instantly fell into the bottomless abyss...

“Mom! Why are you here today? Do you want to pay your respects to your grandmother?” Shui Lingxi’s beautiful eyes flashed with a smile. Qin Fangyi was slightly stunned. Her daughter had walked up to her and held her hand. She did not answer her daughter's words, but asked anxiously: "Did Judge Zhang check your injuries? What did he say?" She was very nervous.

Shui Lingxi smiled and said, "I saw it and said it's okay. She asked me to stop taking the medicine."

 You have stopped taking the medicine, does that mean... you are really fine? ! Well, that must be the case. Qin Fangyi finally breathed a sigh of relief and held her daughter's hand: "I made some chestnut cakes. We haven't talked together for a long time. Seeing that your wedding is coming, the person you married is You are the crown prince of my court, and I can’t see you just because I want to.”

Even now, why don’t you go visit your grandmother? There was a little disappointment in Shui Lingxi's eyes. Her biological mother disrespected her grandmother. How could her virtue be any better in the eyes of outsiders? She wanted to say, "Mom, you were not so ignorant before." The words took a detour in her stomach and she suddenly realized that in fact, her mother had always been like this. What had changed was her and the Crown Princess's mentality. She said tentatively: "Mom, grandma..."

"Oh, I also made candied date cake. It's very sweet. It's all your favorite flavors. If you don't like these too, tell me what you want to eat, and my mother will make it for you!" Qin Fangyi decisively interrupted Shui Lingxi's words. , Shui Lingxi's face changed slightly, and she smiled again and said, "My mother's food is always delicious, and I just happen to be a little hungry!"

Liu Lu, Bi Qing and Lan'er were taken to the Fushouyuan. The old lady was in a good mood today and saved them from the bad luck of leaving the house. Each of them was beaten ten times and fined three months' worth of silver. If you go to the courtyard to do menial work, you are never allowed to get close to Shui Minyu. While she was doing the work, Mother Du happened to be ordering people to move things in the courtyard. When she saw Liu Lu's miserable expression with tears hanging down her face, she said to the boy: "At least he came from the eldest lady's courtyard."

For the sake of the eldest lady, the young man softened his strength. Biqing and Laner were both unconscious, while Liulu could still walk around.

Liu Lu was so grateful that her eyes filled with tears. She knelt down and kowtowed to Mama Du: "Thank you, Mama Du, for your kindness!"

"It's not me who is gracious to you. After all, everyone has done things in Lingxiangyuan. If you don't want to fight for the eldest lady's face, you must not let the eldest lady's face fall. What do you think?" Stop clicking. Yes, Mother Du didn’t want to talk about it. Liu Lu was pointed to the eldest young master’s yard by the old lady without incident. No matter what the truth was, at least, firstly, the eldest lady did not blame her, and secondly, the eldest lady had no idea what to do. Keep her.

Liu Lu wiped away her tears and walked to the courtyard in the west of the mansion where the family lived for their children.

In the pavilion in the small garden, Shui Linglong and Shui Lingqing sat down around the stone table. Shui Linglong rarely did embroidery work. It wasn't that she didn't know how to do it, but she didn't like it very much. She probably inherited this from Dong Jiaxue. Don't look at Dong Jiaxue. She is a girl from the south of the Yangtze River. Su embroidery and Hunan embroidery are not good at all. Fortunately, Mrs. Zhong came from a good family and was very good at needlework. She has taught Shui Linglong step by step for many years. Shui Linglong has achieved a little success. At least, she is more than enough to teach Shui Lingqing. .

Shui Linglong pointed to the purse in Shui Lingqing's hand: "Look, the stitches here must be denser to make them stronger."

“Is that so?” Shui Lingqing made up a few injections. Linglong nodded in approval. She narrowed her eyes and smiled, “Am I very powerful?”

"Yes, in three or two years, Qing'er will surpass me." Shui Linglong did not hesitate to praise her. The Pygmalion effect means that children who are expected to succeed are more likely to succeed.

Shui Lingqing giggled with joy. She was probably like this only when she was around Shui Linglong and Aunt Feng.

Ye Mao twisted two food boxes over and said, "Miss, the pastries you asked for."

"Put it on the table!" After Shui Linglong ordered, Zhi Fanzhi quickly put the needles and threads of the two masters into their respective embroidery baskets, took out the pastries from the food boxes, and placed them one by one, along with chopsticks, plates, and cups. Qiaoer helped, and soon the bare table was filled with a dazzling array of delicacies: sweet and sour hawthorn cake, osmanthus chestnut cake, longan concubine cake, glutinous rice shortcake, red bean ingot cake, and a pot of warm and fragrant four Overflowing honey tea.

Shui Lingqing couldn't help but swallow her saliva.

Shui Linglong pinched her fair little face, smiled and said to Qiaoer: "Put away Miss Fifth's embroidery."

“Yes!” Qiaoer took the embroidery from Shui Lingqing and put it into the basket.

Ye Mao took out a small copper basin filled with warm water from another food box. Shui Linglong took Shui Lingqing's hand and put it into it. He washed her carefully, his eyes as soft as the breeze blowing through the willow branches in March: " Do you like embroidery?”

Shui Lingqing thought for a moment, blinked her watery eyes and said, "I like to embroider with my eldest sister."

The maids laughed out loud.

Shui Linglong also smiled: "Don't you like embroidering with me?"

Shui Lingqing nodded without hesitation: "Yes, I just want to be with my eldest sister, no matter what I do!"

Shui Linglong’s plain hands gently shook, as if I had heard this conversation somewhere...

"Bin'er, what do you like to play? Mother will accompany you."

“As long as Bin’er is with his mother, it’s okay for him not to play with anything!”

Bin'er...how will you live after I die? Are you still being used by Shui Lingxi? Does your father still dislike your leg disease?

Shui Linglong's heart ached violently, and there were tears in her eyes. A voice told her: Marry Xun Feng again, and you can give birth to Bin'er and Qing'er again in this life! You survived but they didn't, why are you so selfish? Is revenge more important than letting them come into this world?

“Sister! Why are you crying?” Shui Lingqing asked worriedly.

Shui Linglong suddenly came back to her senses and hurriedly wiped the tears from the corner of her eyes: "The side effects of the medicine are that the eyes are always astringent. If you stare at one place for a long time, you will cry." Without giving Shui Lingqing time to figure it out, she added: "That Qingqing Son, just imagine what you like to do most when I’m not around?”

Shui Lingqing thought about it seriously and said, "If I were alone, I would like to play the piano." But she didn't have a piano, and she was lucky enough to play it a few times while attending Master's class.

Zhi Fan handed over the towel, Shui Linglong wiped Shui Lingqing's hands, then looked at Ye Mao and said, "Send the piano in my room to Miss Fifth's yard later."

"Ah? Sister! You have already given me a lot of things, I can't ask for your piano anymore!" Qins... Qins are so expensive!

Shui Linglong glanced at her, and Zhi Fan immediately filled up two cups of honey flower tea. Shui Linglong picked up the tea cup and gave Shui Lingqing a sip. Zhi Fan's eyebrows jumped. The eldest lady...is she doting on the fifth lady too much? How do these look like sisters? Totally like a mother to her daughter!

Under Shui Lingqing's flattered gaze, Shui Linglong smiled and said, "I'm going to get married soon, and it's troublesome to bring these things over, so I might as well give them to you. Aunt Feng can play the piano, let her teach you!"

is that so? Shui Lingqing smiled happily, and a drop of tea flowed down the corner of her mouth. Shui Linglong picked up the handkerchief and wiped it gently for her. Shui Lingqing curved her eyebrows and showed a happy smile: "Sister, you are so kind!"

Shui Linglong put the veil on the table, and Zhi Fan put it away and handed over a new one. The eldest lady's veil would only be wiped once before being replaced, not only for others but also for herself.

Shui Linglong asked again: "Qing'er, what do you think about your fourth sister?"

Shui Lingqing swallowed the honey tea in her mouth: "Fourth sister, um... I met her before leaving, and she seemed quite happy. The emperor must be very handsome!"

I want to ask you, don’t you think it’s strange that Shui Lingyue is favored? Shui Linglong blinked and asked patiently: "What about aunt?"

"Auntie." Shui Lingqing's eyes dimmed, "She's so pitiful. Something like that happened while she was pregnant with the child. I heard the palace maid said that she didn't have enough to eat or keep warm in the cold palace. What would she do? "

 Zhifan and Qiaoer exchanged glances with each other, but neither spoke.

 (End of this chapter)