first princess

Chapter 212
When Mu Hua returned home after dealing with the pharmacy, he saw his son dancing an inexplicable dance in the front yard, three circles to the left, three circles to the right, his neck twisted, his butt twisted... Brother Hao learned it from Mohe Academy after dancing "Bath Song", when he turned his head suddenly, he found that Mu Hua was standing at the door at some point, his smile froze, and a strong embarrassment flashed in his eyes.

Mu Hua stepped forward, squatted down, and said gently: "Son, after father solves the Zhuge family's problems, I will take you back to Nanyue, okay?"

"Huh?" Brother Hao made the first communication with Mu Hua.Mu Hua was overjoyed, and picked up his son: "Go back to Nanyue, go back to the place where we used to live. Although the palace is nice, it is not your home after all, we belong to Nanyue."

Brother Hao's eyes flashed a flash of hostility, he struggled to jump off the ground, and ran away without looking back!

"Hey—Mu Chenghao! You..." Mu Hua wanted to call out but didn't stop, shook his head, and walked towards the study, but bumped into Shui Linglong who came out first, and a faint fragrance of lily of the valley rushed to his face Come on, Mu Hua's heart skipped a beat: "Big... sister-in-law."

Shui Linglong looked at Brother Hao's back as if fleeing and disappearing into the night, and asked with a smile, "What's wrong with Brother Hao?"

Mu Hua didn't hide anything, and explained what happened just now: "...Probably, he doesn't want to go back to South Vietnam with me."

Shui Linglong smiled slightly, and the breeze lifted her hair from the sideburns, and a line of elegant color flew out: "Some things can't be rushed, the child's temperament is very important, please return to Nanyue with his consent, otherwise it will be another injury."

Mu Hua looked at Shui Linglong dully, shouldn't she keep him?He has created an unparalleled business record for the Zhuge family, even if it is for the economic development of the Zhuge family, shouldn't she persuade him to stay?But if she persuades him, he will be very, very disappointed!He despises women who disregard other people's situations for their own selfish desires!Fortunately, Shui Linglong didn't let him look down on her.But maybe... Shui Linglong doesn't welcome him at all, wishing he could leave?It seems that her friendliness these days are all pretended, such a good at pretending, the Chengfu must be not shallow, and I don't know how sincere she is to people!Mu Hua gave him a cold look: "I still have something to do, so I'm leaving!"

Shui Linglong was at a loss, there must be something wrong with this person, did she offend him?How can you change your face faster than flipping a book?And for no reason!
Shui Linglong walked back to the Wisteria Courtyard, when he passed through the second entrance, Uncle Yu led a slender middle-aged woman to meet him, Uncle Yu saluted her: "Concubine Shizi."

Uncle Yu winked at the woman again, the woman's expression was dull, and she lowered her eyebrows and eyes after a long while and said: "Oh, the concubine is auspicious!"

Shui Linglong glanced at her lightly. For some reason, she was slightly disgusted in her heart: "Is this new? I haven't seen it before."

Yu Bo blessed his body: "This is a new servant who has just entered the mansion, and she is tentatively scheduled to work in the washing room."

The woman hangs her head down all the time, acting shy and timid.Shui Linglong couldn't help but glanced at the woman more, feeling vaguely strange, but didn't see any tricks.

In the outer study room, Mu Hua was not as good as in the room, Leng Youru seemed to be waiting for him while drinking tea, Qiao Hui tidied up the table and classified the books into categories.

"Mother and concubine, brother and sister." He greeted gently.

Qiao Hui bowed and said softly, "Second brother-in-law."

Mu Hua nodded, glanced at the account book on the table, his eyes darkened: "You guys... finished the account?"

Qiao Hui smiled and said: "Second brother-in-law is working too hard, so mother concubine called us to help you clear the books."

Mu Hua thanked her, and Leng Youru put down the teacup in her hand, took out a seal from her purse, put it on the table and said slowly: "The seal of Zhuge's family is easy to keep."

Possessing a family seal is equivalent to having the absolute right to exercise the family property, including house deeds, land deeds, finances... all can implement decisions.There are two royal seals in total, Leng Youru has the son's seal, and Zhuge Liuyun's mother's seal.Mu Hua didn't dare to answer: "Concubine Mu, this...you should keep it for yourself."

"You're tired from running back and forth, so it's fine to leave it where you are, but don't lose it." Leng Youru stood up, and looked at him meaningfully, "We're all family."

"What? The concubine gave the seal to your second brother-in-law?" In the Xianglan courtyard, after listening to Qiao Hui's statement, Mrs. Zhen was so excited that she almost fell off the imperial concubine's couch. Is Leng Youru out of her mind?To actually give the seal of Commanding the Palace to an outsider?No matter how good Mu Hua is, his surname is Mu, not Zhuge, and he is not the son-in-law. He will leave the palace one day. At that time, will he leave with ease, or will he use his seal to make a fortune and then escape?
Qiao Hui was annoyed that she had slipped her tongue, but she just wanted to ask what the seal was for. Why did her mother-in-law react so strongly?She collected herself and said, "Well, I'll keep it with my second brother-in-law for now."

"Temporary? Hehe..." Zhen sneered, "Isn't she afraid that she won't get it back?" The second house and the head house both prosper and lose, if Mu Hua has a different heart someday, even she will be affected!Therefore, she was really worried and disapproved of Leng Youru's move!

Qiao Hui frowned slightly. The second brother-in-law was a little weird, but he was kind. Can mother-in-law stop thinking so badly about people?

Zhen ate a melon seed and said with a mocking smile, "Is it for Brother Hao?"

"Yeah?" Qiao Hui's almond eyes widened.

Mrs. Zhen spat out the melon seeds, and her mocking smile remained unchanged: "I never thought that this femme fatale has been poisoned for most of her life, and finally she has a kind heart! That's Zhuge Ling's son, doesn't she feel uncomfortable looking at it? Even if everything was done by Shangguan Yan, but without Zhuge Yu and without Shangguan Qian, the only antidote would be Yan'er! If I were her, I would kill Shangguan Qian's flesh and blood to vent my anger!"

Qiao Hui sighed slightly, if there was no Zhuge Yu, the only antidote would be destroyed by Shangguan Yan, because they just didn't want the concubine and the prince to be good, they just wanted to ruin the alliance between Leng's family and Zhuge's family.

Mrs. Zhen was chattering all by herself, but she didn't realize that Qiao Hui had stopped talking a long time ago: "No, I was just wondering, the princess has always hated Zhuge Yu and the others, why did she suddenly treat Brother Hao well? Do you remember when?" Is it time to start changing?"

Qiao Hui was stunned for a moment: "It seems... It started when Brother Hao was brought back to Qingyouyuan."

Mrs. Zhen ate another melon seed, and said thoughtfully: "Of course I know that it started with taking Brother Hao, otherwise, why did she take him? I want to ask, did anything happen before taking him?" Something special?"

Something special?Qiao Hui rubbed her belly. She had an impression. That day, a fairy girl who sold Guanyin, a son-in-law, came to the gate of the mansion. She and Dong Jialin both wanted to buy it, but they didn't buy it, and the princess bought it instead.

Qiao Hui roughly repeated what happened that day.Mrs. Zhen squinted her eyes, and even forgot to knock the melon seeds: "Xianggu? Has anyone seen what it looks like?"

Qiao Hui shook her head: "No, I heard from the guard at the door that she couldn't see her face when she was wearing a bamboo hat, but she was wearing red clothes."

Red clothes?Miss Zhen threw away the melon seeds in her hand, picked up the teacup and fell into deep thought. In her memory, there was also a person who loved to wear red clothes and was as beautiful as a passion flower. For her sake, the prince really planted all of the Kashgar Qingbaili Long Causeway. When the passionflower blooms, when the breeze blows, it burns like a raging flame along the length of the plant all the way to the top of the sky.That is the dream of all girls in Kashgar. Even when she was young, she once looked at thousands of passionflowers and shed tears. If one flower is planted from the bottom of her heart, she will also be devoted to that person for the rest of her life... Mrs. Zhen has no interest in drinking tea and chatting: "Come back, I'm tired."

But Mu Hua took the seal and walked towards his yard. He urgently needs to go back to his house to open the secret letter in his arms. It wasn't an accident in the pharmacy just now, but the quack moth he hired with money came back from South Vietnam to investigate.He dreamed of that scene more than once, which made him suspect that it was not a dream at all, but a memory he had lost.There is no one else who can be called his wife except Zhuge Ling. In his cognition, Ling'er died of dystocia, but since he dreamed that his wife was killed, he began to suspect that his memory was not accurate.

In fact, his memories of the past are all vague. He remembers Linger's outline, remembers Linger's habits, and also remembers the sweetness and warmth between Linger and him, but he always feels that something is missing. what is it then?Is the truth about Linger's death?
With trepidation, he opened the secret letter with trembling hands.But what surprised him was that the spies said that Ling'er had indeed died of blood collapse due to dystocia, and he also presented evidence of the midwife's pledge.how so?If Ling'er died of an unintentional blood collapse, how would he explain his frequent dreams?

Perhaps, someone covered up the original truth?right!It must be so!Someone must have dealt with the aftermath and done strict secrecy work, just like Shangguan Yan used to bribe the governor to forge his death documents, even he was in South Vietnam. After traveling thousands of miles to find his house, he may still be kept in the dark, still foolishly looking for his long-lost son in South Vietnam.He can't get away now, but when No. [-] Street in the World is completely on the right track, he will immediately go back to South Vietnam to investigate the truth of the incident. He doesn't believe that he will find the murderer who killed his wife in the end of the world!

Having made up his mind, Mu Hua put the letter into the bedside table and put the bracelet in his arms into it. When he saw the bracelet, he missed it even more. He always felt that there was something missing in his life. He felt lonely, so he picked it up from the bookshelf. The flute played a song gently.

It is like the moonlight flowing down the sky for a long time, and it is also like the quiet and lonely top of the independent mountain with green pines.Dong Jialin was sewing a purse for mandarin ducks to play in the water, when she suddenly heard the sound of the flute, as if a strong sorrow hit her heart, her hand shook involuntarily, and she tore off a red The thread, the perfect mandarin duck tail was ruined just like that!

Xing'er wiped the jade on Duobaoge with a rag, and asked, "Who is playing the flute? It seems... pretty nice."

Dong Jialin got up and went to the door, looked at the vast starry sky, and found that the voice came from Fenglin's direction.

Xing'er took a cloak and chased it out, put it on Dong Jialin and said, "Auntie, it's windy outside, let's go in."

Dong Jialin tightened her cloak with both hands, and sighed melancholy: "He is missing his dead wife, there really are people with the most affectionate nature in this world."

Xing'er took a deep look at Dong Jialin, and said: "Auntie, it is not impossible to regain the favor of the county king. Although the second young lady has a deep love for the county king, she has nothing to do and is not valued by the second lady." , Auntie just needs to go to the second lady's room more, and the second lady will arrange it for you when Cheng Yulu has a chance."

Dong Jialin's eyes dimmed when she heard the words: "I'm tired, I'm tired of fighting."

You were the one who insisted on being a high-ranking concubine at the beginning, but now you are the one who retreats. Isn't it just that you have been neglected by your husband for a few months?Whose concubine's house doesn't make a living like this?But she didn't know what she thought of, Xing'er said earnestly: "I hope my aunt is real...pure...tired!"

Dong Jialin's eyelashes trembled violently, she didn't answer Xing'er's words, she turned and entered the room.

The sound of the flute is still flickering, floating among the buildings and wandering among the mountains and rivers.Zhen turned over and covered her head with the quilt: "Who is this? You don't sleep in the middle of the night, why are you playing the broken flute! Do you want your soul or your life?"

Zhen was not the only one who was emotionally excited. In Tian'an Residence, the old matriarch hugged the pillow and cried until the sky was dark. The sound of the flute is very nice, why is the old lady crying?

"Old Majesty, if you don't like it, this servant will go and see who is playing it, and tell him to stop."

The old matriarch sniffed, and tearfully said: "No, it's because I miss Ermao..."

In the wisteria courtyard, Shui Linglong heard the melodious sound of the flute, and suddenly felt a strong longing forcefully burst from the bottom of her heart, occupying the whole body in an instant, closing her eyes gently, as if Zhuge Yu was sitting opposite her when she opened it, holding a memorial smile at her.

"Do you think that anyone can be the ghost of this son's sword? This son only kills beautiful women. Obviously, you are still far from that standard."

"Knowing that you are suffering, you can cry if you want to cry. You don't have to pretend to be in front of me."

"What do you think a husband and wife are? People who can provoke you like strangers with a few words? I marry you because I want to trust you, protect you, and love you. Why do I hate you? Don't say he doesn't have one, even if he does... I will only It hurts you more."

It turned out that before she knew it, her feelings were like maggots on the tarsus, Shui Linglong laughed and shed tears, took out the Guqin, and played a piece lightly.

Like a faint breeze blowing across the mountains, rivers and rivers, like a ray of morning sun piercing through the thick clouds, the loneliness in Mu Hua's heart quietly dissipated in the sound of the zither.He put down his flute and listened quietly. The more he listened, the more he felt... cordial!
After finishing the song, Shui Linglong remembered that she had researched a new dessert during the day, and she called Zhifan: "Send the recipe to the second son-in-law, um, by the way, send him a piece of Cordyceps chicken soup to nourish his body, he is tired enough .”

Zhifan turned around and went to the small kitchen, and after a while, twisted the food box and left the wisteria courtyard.

The bright moon hangs high, and the night wind is cold.Mrs. Yang, the gatekeeper, was sitting on the bench picking her teeth. Mrs. Zhang was weaving handmade tassels with red thread. As she was weaving, she asked Mrs. Yang in a low voice: "Tell me, the second son-in-law has moved here for half a year! He doesn't seem to have taken a concubine or touched him Which maidservant did you pass? This..." The following words came to an abrupt end.

Mrs. Yang looked in, and said with an unclear smile: "The maids in the yard are all beautiful and beautiful, the first batch of young masters didn't like it, and the princess sent new ones, and the young master still didn't like it." Touch, in my opinion, this is not normal!"

"Huh? Why is it abnormal?" Mrs. Zhang pretended to be puzzled.

Mrs. Yang despised Mrs. Zhang in her heart. She knew everything clearly, but she insisted on telling it through her mouth. She was so mean-spirited, and she talked endlessly as soon as she teased her: "Which man doesn't need that? My uncle won't touch it, maybe ..." made a click gesture on the lower abdomen.

Mrs. Zhang choked and lowered her head.If there is something wrong with that aspect, the problem will be big.Forget it, it's better not to bring your daughter into the house.

While the two of them were talking, a thin rough maid came over with a pot of wine and said, "Hello, two old sisters!"

Both Mrs. Yang and Mrs. Zhang looked at the person who came, and they were born!The woman seemed to know their doubts, and hurriedly volunteered: "My surname is Gao, and my single name is Mei. I am a new servant in the mansion. I was assigned to do cleaning nearby. I am afraid that I will have to meet each other often in the future. The two old sisters Take it easy!" After saying that, he took out two money bags filled with silver coins from his bosom, and handed one to each of them.

Both of them are old people in the mansion, and they are not surprised by this unwritten rule, so they accept it with peace of mind.The woman opened the food box again, and brought out the smoked chicken legs, cured bacon, beef brisket with potatoes and a pot of wine: "It's a small thing, it's not a respect, and I hope the old sisters will accept it."

Mrs. Zhang smiled happily: "Don't worry, there will be benefits in the future and I can't forget you."

The two ate all their supper and drank all their wine.There was a sneer in the woman's eyes, and when they fell down, she strode into the yard.

When Zhi Fan came to Mu Hua's courtyard with the food box, she saw two women guarding the gate drank totteringly, she frowned, she was on duty after all, were these two men a bit too courageous?If someone breaks into the yard, can they take the responsibility?Shaking his head, Zhi Fanmai stepped into the yard.Unexpectedly, as soon as she stepped into the corridor, she heard someone calling: "Oh, why is there no desk by the window? There are other rooms... Ouch, hello..."

A woman's voice!Not too young!Climb the window?Zhi Fan shrank his pupils, and quickly walked back to the wisteria courtyard.

There was a full moon in the sky, but the moonlight couldn't shine into the place where he was standing. The dark corridor stretched all the way without light.Mu Hua came to this place again.

"Don't...don't...you don't do this...please..."

With this voice again, Mu Hua stood in the dark corridor, looked around, then raised his head to look at the full moon in the sky, wondering why the bright moonlight couldn't reach this corner for countless times!He turned around and planned to go back to his room, still thinking that it was his own illusion.

(End of this chapter)