After being rejected, he emptied the mansion and went into exile

Shen Jinyao and Xiang Hongxuan chatted until very late last night, and by the end Shen Jinyao had lost all her sleepiness.

Later, after Xiang Hongxuan left, Shen Jinyao thought about the relationships between these characters for a long time, and it was already late at night when she fell asleep.

Shen Jinyao, who always gets up early, was woken up by the knock on the door.

The Shen family thought that Shen Jinyao had been traveling for days and had been busy since she got home, so she got a little sleepy and didn't think much of it.

Shen Jinyao was woken up by Nanny Li.

Mrs. Shen also came with them.

Shen Jinyao was puzzled. She didn't expect her mother to come and wake her up.

She said a little embarrassedly, "Mother, I slept late yesterday. But what's the matter?"

Otherwise, Mrs. Shen must be busy with Shen Tingyao's marriage instead of appearing here.

Mrs. Shen naturally did not blame Shen Jinyao. It was their Shen family that owed Jin'er too much.

She thought of what the master had just said and had no time to say anything else.

"Jin'er, hurry up and pack up. The Empress has sent a verbal order, asking you to enter the palace at noon."

Shen Jinyao was stunned.

"Me? Just me?"

She wondered if she had said something wrong.

Shouldn't it be Shen Tingyao?

After all, she will be Shen Tingyao's real mother-in-law in the future.

Why did the Queen want to see her?

As Shen Jinyao packed up, she asked Madam Shen, "Mother, why does the Queen want to see me? Are you and Tingyao going with me?"

After all, it is less than two hours until noon.

Although there is still time, entering the palace is not like shopping. In addition to paying attention to your appearance, you must also pay great attention to the etiquette of the palace.

Mrs. Shen did not stop working either. She had already asked Nanny Li to go out and buy the jewelry that was still missing.

She paused when she heard Shen Jinyao's question, and said with some concern: "The Queen Mother specifically asked you to go."

"The Queen Mother said that the most important thing for the Shen family right now is Tingyao's marriage. She asked me to stay home and prepare for it with peace of mind, so that Tingyao can stay home and wait for her wedding with peace of mind."

At this time, Shen Jinyao had already finished washing up, and she stopped sitting in front of the dressing table.

Her Majesty has eliminated all the people who should have gone.

It's even hard to find any faults.

After all, for the Shen family now, the most important thing is Shen Tingyao's marriage.

If anything goes wrong, the emperor and empress's people will be lost.

The Shen family had just regained their title and knew best the consequences of offending the petty emperor.

Shen Jinyao pursed her lips and asked, "Mother, when will father and elder brother leave court?"

Madam Shen thought for a moment and said, "Your Lord Marquis told me today that the Emperor wants to discuss with him the matter of the Qiang prince coming to Jiuzhou. It should be in the afternoon."

Shen Jinyao couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Could it be that the Queen really wants to see her?

Madam Shen watched the maid applying makeup to Shen Jinyao and continued, "The Queen Mother said that because you have grown crops so well in Quzhou and increased grain production for the people on the border of Jiuzhou, she said you are a heroine and wanted to meet you."

It turned out to be the case.

Shen Jinyao looked through the dressing mirror at Mrs. Shen, who was frowning behind her.

She smiled and said, "Don't worry, mother. Jin'er has learned the rules very well and won't make any mistakes."

"Besides, Jin'er might have come to the palace to receive a reward this time."

When Mrs. Shen heard this, she naturally didn't care about any reward. Now that the Shen family returned to Shangjing City, the political situation kept changing, and she, as the mistress of the Shen family, could only tread on thin ice.

She just hoped that nothing would happen during Shen Jinyao's trip to the palace.

Mrs. Shen naturally knew that these were Shen Jinyao's ways of comforting her, so she smiled and responded.

Shen Jinyao suppressed the doubts in her heart.

Now that her father and elder brother are still in the palace, she has no way of getting any useful information and can only take things one step at a time.

"Shen Jinyao."

Shen Tingyao's voice came from outside.

She walked towards me gracefully, her posture so beautiful that people were mesmerized by her.

But the expression on her face betrayed her.

Shen Tingyao entered the room and bowed to Madam Shen, then looked at Shen Jinyao.

She said, "If you want to enter the palace, don't embarrass me."

When Mrs. Shen heard what Shen Tingyao said, her eyelids twitched. She glanced at Li Ma, and Li Ma took the maids out first.

Only Mrs. Shen, Shen Jinyao and Shen Tingyao were left in the room.

Seeing that everyone had left, Shen Tingyao no longer had any concerns.

She sat down and said, "Mother, you don't know that the Queen is not easy to get along with. I'm worried... worried that Jin Yao might accidentally say something wrong and anger the Queen."

Shen Jinyao stood up and patted Shen Tingyao on the shoulder.

"I know you're worried about me, don't worry."

Shen Tingyao disagreed, "Who said I was worried about you? I'm not..."

"Are you really okay?"

Shen Jinyao and Madam Shen looked at each other and smiled.

Mrs. Shen no longer had any worries because of Shen Tingyao's interruption.

"Okay, don't worry, Jin'er won't delay your marriage."

Shen Tingyao lowered her head and said awkwardly, "Mother, I'm not just worried about this..."

Mrs. Shen smiled and said, "Okay, Jin'er knows. Come on, I'll take you to see your wedding dress..."

After Mrs. Shen took Shen Tingyao away, Shen Jinyao's face also darkened.

"Madame Li, let's hurry up."

"Yes, Miss."

Not long after, Shen Jinyao's sedan left the Shen family and headed towards the palace gate.

In the sedan chair, Shen Jinyao was thinking about what she would say and do when she saw the Queen, and the purpose of the Queen calling her into the palace.

suddenly!

The sedan stopped.

Judging from the time, they definitely haven’t reached the palace gate yet.

This time, Shen Jinyao brought Xia Zhu and Lan Xing into the palace, and was accompanied by Nanny Li.

Xia Zhu and Lan Xing have been taking care of Shen Jinyao since Tingyao ran away from home.

This is also because the two of them were influenced by Dongmei and no longer had a shallow vision.

The time I spent in Wuhe Village was much more peaceful than when I was in the Marquis' Mansion.

Although she doesn't know Shen Jinyao as well as Dongmei and Qiuyan, she is still loyal to Shen Jinyao.

The Shen family just bought maids and servants yesterday, and they didn’t have anyone who could handle the job right away.

These three are the only people Mrs. Shen could gather.

It is even more unlikely that the Queen would send someone to pick up Shen Jinyao.

In addition, there are several guards.

But the guards were not allowed to enter the palace and could only wait at the palace gate.

Shen Jinyao was holding a dagger in her hand. She had been out for less than half an hour and couldn't even see the palace gate.

Why did you stop?

Shen Jinyao thought, this is definitely not a good thing!

"Miss."

Xia Zhu's voice came to my ears.

Shen Jinyao didn't feel panicked at all when she heard the voice, but rather a little surprised.

surprise?

"What's the matter?"

Nanny Li replied, "General Xiang must be waiting for you up ahead."

Xiang Hongxuan?

Didn’t he say that it’s not good to appear outside during the day? Why is he here?