Chapter 113: Unexpected
"I know that with my current situation, marrying someone should be a luxury, and with my identity, I only want to be a concubine for others, but even if I am a slave and a maid, I just want to be able to serve by the side of King Xiang, I can't say that I have experienced ups and downs in this life, but it is also a big ups and downs, and now, I only have this one wish, nothing else, and I hope you can help me."
As she spoke, Shui Duyao knelt in front of Shui Lianyue with tears in her eyes, the sound was only afraid that it would be not light, Shui Lianyue didn't make any response, just looked at her and said lightly: "How do you know that I can help you?" Not to mention that the Yuwang Mansion has not sent a dowry gift so far, just saying this gossip, I am almost unable to resist, and it is difficult to protect myself."
Shui Duyao was slightly stunned, and then tears rained down, because she didn't apply powder, that appearance was even more touching, pitiful, she leaned over and choked up: "If you are willing to help me, I naturally have a way, but you refuse so harshly, as if holding a dagger, slashing through my heart, Yue'er, count me beg you, count me beg you."
Shui Lianyue frowned deeper, and was just about to speak, when she saw the fourth lady slam open the door of the inner room, stride in front of Shui Duyao, help her up, turn her head to look at Shui Lianyue, and reproach softly: "Yue'er, no matter how you say that she is also your own sister, now she has put down her dignity to beg you, and she has helped you a lot, if you can help her, you can help, why do you have to do too much?"
Shui Lianyue was stunned, then stood up, sighed lightly, and said helplessly: "Mother, it's not that I don't want to help her, it's just that I'm standing on the edge of the wind knife now, and it's hard to protect myself, how can I have the ability to help her again?"
When she said these words, she was indeed thinking and worrying about it, not to mention the gossip, just the day before the wedding, Nangong Ling was going to approach her mother to the palace, this move undoubtedly overturned all her plans, and her every move was monitored, and she was not allowed to have any intention to resist.
Originally, she had planned to escape by water from the docks, but since she returned from the palace yesterday, she had no bottom in her heart, and now it seems that she can only wait and see what happens.
The fourth lady also sighed lightly, turned her head, took out a handkerchief to wipe the tears on her cheeks for Shui Duyao, and then looked at Shui Lianyue and said, "Mother is not embarrassed for you, it's just that Yao'er also said that if you are willing to help her, she has her own way, and you can listen to her method, and it will not be too late to make a conclusion."
Shui Lianyue nodded helplessly, looked at Shui Duyao, and said in a softened tone: "Let's talk about your method."
Shui Duyao glanced at the fourth lady gratefully, couldn't help but choke and asked softly: "It's just that I don't know when King Xiang will return to Nanyang County, if he leaves tomorrow, I'm afraid."
"You don't have to worry about this, the imperial concubine who entered the palace yesterday said that she should return after my wedding", Shui Lianyue waved her hand and replied lightly.
Shui Duyao continued softly: "Then on your wedding day, I think, King Xiang should go, when the time comes, you just need to bring me over, find an opportunity and I will solve it, but afterwards, if Yue'er is lucky enough to meet the emperor or the queen mother, you can take the opportunity to mention a few sentences, whether it is successful or not, it depends on the will of God."
Shui Lianyue went through Shui Duyao's words and knew what she wanted to do, but after thinking about it, it was no wonder that Shui Duyao would make such a decision, she was not finished, if she married Chen Yixuan in a grand manner, it would be difficult to guarantee that the cave room would be demolished that day, but if it was medication or drunkenness, it was another rhetoric.
Seeing that Shui Lianyue still didn't speak, the fourth lady couldn't help but feel a little anxious, and urged: "Yue'er, okay or not, you have something to say?"
Shui Lianyue sighed lightly, nodded slightly, and said lightly: "Okay, it's just that you have to think about it yourself, and I will try my best to deal with you, but whether it succeeds or not, it is the will of heaven."
Shui Duyao listened to Shui Lianyue's words, and immediately burst into tears and laughed, but there was a bit of bitterness in that smile, she knelt on the ground again, and refused to get up regardless of how the fourth lady helped her, and swore that "if this matter can be done, if he has any orders, I will not hesitate to go to the soup and fire", in fact, she knelt down to find an idea, nothing more than to let Shui Lianyue do her best to maneuver, not perfunctory.
"You get up", how could Shui Lianyue not know Shui Duyao's thoughts? It's just that she pressed it in her heart, took two steps forward to help Shui Duyao up, took out a silver ticket from her arms and stuffed it into her hand, and said lightly: "You don't have to be like this, you can take this silver ticket first, maybe you can use it, you have been out for a long time, go back first, I don't want to keep you."
Shui Duyao looked at the silver ticket in her hand, her heart was even more sore, not to mention what it was like, where could she have imagined it in the past, today, she also needs others to help her, and this person is still the sister she once looked down on the most and always bullied.
After collecting the silver ticket, Qiaocui entered the house and handed a food box to Shui Duyao, and sent her to the door, just as Shui Duyao left, the old Liu of the concierge hurriedly ran over, gasping and said, "Hurry up and invite the fourth lady to the front yard, King Yu's dowry gift is here."
When Qiaocui passed the words to Shui Lianyue, her cousin Xiàn was extraordinarily calm, which was the dowry of King Yu? It is clear that she entered the palace yesterday, and Nangong Ling promised her, Nangong Yu? Oh, after this move, if she wants to marry such a cold man, I'm afraid her life will not be much better in the future.
After a simple tidy-up, Shui Lianyue followed Lao Liu towards the front yard, and as soon as she arrived at the gate of the courtyard, she saw Xiao Lingzi sitting on the upper seat talking to Shui Yunheng, and when she saw her coming, she hurriedly got up and went out.
"I've seen the fourth lady", Xiao Lingzi bowed and saluted, but didn't kneel down again, and after he stood up, he smiled slightly: "Today, the Sprinkle family has served the emperor's will and sent a dowry in the name of his brother, and then King Yu will personally come to the door to send the dowry of the palace, and the Sprinkle family will congratulate the princess again."
As he spoke, Xiao Lingzi picked up the dust in his hand and saluted to Shui Lianyue.
"Come, Yue'er, please invite Grandpa Ling into the house for tea", behind him, Shui Yunheng saw Shui Lianyue standing still, and was a little annoyed that she didn't understand etiquette, but today's event was really a happy event, and he didn't have a good seizure, so he had to endure it and said with a smile.
"No, the Sprinkle family is going back to the palace to resume their lives, so they won't bother", Xiao Lingzi turned his head and looked at Shui Yunheng, smiled slightly, and when he turned around, he saluted Shui Lianyue again, and led more than a dozen guards who carried the dowry to leave slowly.
Shui Lianyue didn't speak from beginning to end, but she was thinking deeply about another thing, what did Nangong Ling do to let Nangong Yu come over to give the dowry in person?
Shui Yunheng saw that Shui Lianyue was still silent, standing in place, couldn't help but be a little annoyed, and was about to have a seizure, when he saw a person walking in outside the courtyard, she was wearing a pale pink gauze dress, white lace embroidered on the cuffs, her white shoulders were looming, her long hair was pulled high, her temples were full of Zhu Hai, her face was delicate and gorgeous, and her posture was like a willow in the wind.
When she saw Shui Lianyue, she couldn't help but be stunned, stopped, and felt that the woman in front of her was very familiar, but this scene fell in Shui Yunheng's eyes, as soon as he saw Li Shanshan, the anger on his face disappeared, and there was tenderness in his eyes, he took a few steps forward and walked in front of Li Shanshan, pointed to Shui Lianyue and said: "Rou'er must not know each other yet, this is my fourth daughter, named Shui Lianyue."
The reason why Shui Yunheng called Li Shanshan Rou'er is that first, he has a daughter who has a daughter, and she is always very awkward, and second, Li Shanshan is docile and well-behaved, and she is extremely soft, so she changed her name to Rou'er.
"Yue'er, this is your little Qi Niang, you have to be respectful in the future, do you hear?" Shui Yunheng just whispered softly to Li Shanshan, and in a moment, his voice was raised three tones, and he said to Shui Lianyue.
Shui Lianyue retracted her thoughts, turned to look at Li Shanshan, when the four eyes met, Li Shanshan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly remembered that the man who bought them that night, because she had carefully observed the man, now it seems that the eyebrows and eyes are so similar, but Shui Lianyue didn't have too many ideas, just glanced at Li Shanshan indifferently, and said to Shui Yunheng: "The daughter retreats first, wait for the prince to come to give the dowry, and the father is ordering someone to call his daughter."
After speaking, he didn't care whether Shui Yunheng agreed or not, and without looking back, he walked out of the front yard.