In a blink of an eye, Fu Sinian was one month old.

A grand full moon banquet was held in the palace, and all the restaurants in the imperial city were open to the public free of charge on this day. One only had to say an auspicious word to enter.

All expenses were paid from the Empress's private treasury. As to why the Empress paid for this, rumors spread that it was because the Emperor himself had no money...

However, the people just talked about these things with laughter, and no one knew whether they were true or not.

It was also on this day that Fu Jiuli officially issued an edict to enthrone the young prince Fu Sinian as the current crown prince, and he would ascend the throne immediately after he was crowned.

Because of the hot weather, the little prince Fu Sinian was only wearing a red bellyband today. His little face was white and tender. He was held by a maid and smiled at everyone he saw. He was very lovable.

They received a lot of gifts along the way. There were twelve maids in the group, and almost everyone had their hands full, except for the maid holding the little one.

The palace banquet was very lively, but Shen Nanxing was a little absent-minded.

Fu Jiuli asked with concern, "Madam, are you tired? Why don't you go back and rest first?"

Shen Nanxing grabbed Fu Jiuli's arm, her eyes anxious: "Husband, have you seen my brother? It seems that my brother didn't come!"

Fu Jiuli's expression suddenly became serious. He immediately waved his hand and called a eunuch to ask, but he found out that the Prime Minister had indeed not come.

Fu Jiuli comforted her, "Don't worry, Madam. My brother might have been delayed by something. I'll send someone to the Prime Minister's Mansion to check."

"No, I want to go myself!" Shen Nanxing felt an indescribable uneasiness in his heart: "I know him, he wouldn't be late on a day like this, something must have happened!"

Fu Jiuli nodded: "Okay, I'll go with you!"

Lord Shen happened to hear this and became anxious: "I'll go too."

Shen Nanxing: "Okay, let's go together."

Fu Jiuli quickly arranged the scene, and took Shen Nanxing and Old Marquis Shen out of the palace, riding in a carriage to the Prime Minister's Mansion.

The sun was scorching and the carriage was a bit stuffy, so the curtains on both sides were drawn up to allow the air to flow more freely.

Shen Nanxing was anxious and looked at the bustling crowd outside the window casually all the way.

Suddenly, her expression changed and she immediately shouted, "Stop the car!"

The carriage immediately stopped steadily.

Fu Jiuli asked, "Madam, what's wrong?"

Shen Nanxing stared blankly at a restaurant and murmured, "I saw my grandmother."

Lord Shen was startled, his eyes suddenly gleaming with light: "Really? She's here...where is she?"

Shen Nanxing raised her hand and pointed in a direction. Old Lord Shen looked in the direction of her finger and suddenly his breathing became heavy: "It's her, it's her!"

"That's right... isn't she recuperating in the temple? Why does she look even more haggard than before, and her hair has turned white..."

Fu Jiuli suggested: "Let's go down and take a look?"

"Okay, okay, let's go and take a look!" Old Marquis Shen was the first to jump off the carriage.

Fu Jiuli supported his wife and followed her down.

Several people walked towards the restaurant together, but happened to meet Shen Yan helping Old Madam He out.

When the two groups looked at each other, they were stunned.

Fu Jiuli immediately ordered someone to arrange a private room in the restaurant and took everyone in to sit down. The shopkeeper came in and served tea, then respectfully withdrew and considerately closed the door.

Lord Shen's hands were shaking as he held the teacup. He stared straight at Mrs. He: "You..."

Old Madam He pursed her lips, but just lowered her eyes and looked at no one: "I...I heard that the little prince was one month old, so I thought of coming to see him."

Lord Shen: "Then why don't you go home? If you want to see the child, just tell me. How can you see the child if you don't go to the palace?"

But Mrs. He fell silent again.

Shen Yan, who was sitting next to her, said, "Grandfather, grandmother, and grandson originally wanted to come to the imperial city quietly to have a drink of the little prince's full moon wine, and did not want to disturb you.

"We are all family. I am so happy that you are back. How can it be a disturbance?" Old Marquis Shen was responding to Shen Yan's words, but his eyes were fixed on Old Madam He.

Shen Nanxing looked at her grandfather, then at her grandmother, and suddenly said, "Grandfather, grandmother told me before that you had someone else you loved, and you were forced to marry her because of your parents' orders..."

Old Marquis Shen's eyes widened as they grew larger than copper bells. "What nonsense are you talking about? Aren't you the one who has someone else you love?"

Old Madam He frowned, looking dissatisfied: "When did I have someone else I loved? It was obviously you——"

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted. Old Marquis Shen roared anxiously, "What about me? If I don't want to, who can force me?"

"What do you mean by that?" Old Mrs. He's eyes were filled with disbelief.

Lord Shen's face flushed red, and it was unclear whether it was from the heat or the anxiety: "What I mean is, I finally begged for you to marry me back then, and there was absolutely no reluctance..."

As he spoke, he lowered his head.

The younger ones are still watching...

If he wasn't in a hurry to explain to this stupid old woman, he wouldn't have said this in front of the younger generation...

Mrs. He's eyes suddenly turned red: "I, I always thought you... I didn't expect that I misunderstood you..."

She covered her face with her hands and whimpered.

When Old Lord Shen saw her crying, he was immediately at a loss: "Don't cry, you're already so old and you're still crying... I haven't even argued with you about your cousin yet. You went to the temple for him, didn't you?"

He snorted coldly and became awkward again: "Otherwise, why haven't you recovered at all after living in the temple for so many years? Is it because you miss him..."

When Mrs. He heard him say this, she no longer cared about the tears on her face. She put her hand down and pointed at Mr. Shen and said angrily:

"Shen Qinghai, stop talking nonsense! My cousin did propose to our family, but I clearly rejected it... You, you..."

Old Lord Shen stood there in a daze, his face turning red and white, obviously not knowing what to do.

Shen Nanxing smiled and tried to smooth things over: "So it was just a misunderstanding. Grandpa and grandma, you must have a lot to say. My husband and I have something else to do, so we'll be leaving first! There will be a carriage at the door to take you back home..."

As soon as Shen Nanxing finished speaking, he quickly slipped away with Fu Jiuli.

Shen Yan coughed lightly: "Cough...Grandpa and grandma, I suddenly remembered that something was dropped. I'll go look for it. When I find it, I'll go straight back to the Ningguo Mansion!" After that, he disappeared in a flash.

Only the old couple were left in the room.

Decades of misunderstandings were resolved in one day, and the two of them spoke more in that day than they had in their entire lives...

On the other side, Shen Nanxing and Fu Jiuli quickly arrived at the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Unexpectedly, the servant of the Prime Minister's Mansion reported that the Prime Minister was sleeping and had not yet gotten up today...

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