Rebirth of a Concubine's Daughter

The three of them landed outside the city. The sun was already high in the sky. Shen Nanyue didn't hide anything and just put away the plane. She looked back at the horse she and Xiao Yichen had ridden before, her eyes flashing slightly.

"You go ahead and go into the palace right away. I'll go back by myself."

"Ms. Shen, don't run around here. I'll have someone come pick you up."

It was already daybreak, and it would be inappropriate for Shen Nanyan to ride on the same horse with anyone, so Xiao Yichen thought of arranging a carriage to pick her up into the city, which would be safer.

"it is good……"

"Come up."

But Lu Jiusi was worried about leaving Shen Nanyan alone outside the city, so he jumped on his horse and reached out his hand to Shen Nanyan.

"Your Highness, we are entering the city in broad daylight. This is not appropriate. How about..."

"Come up."

Lu Jiusi didn't listen to what Xiao Yichen said at all. He just wanted Shen Nanyan to leave with him.

"Your Highness Prince Huai, do you want me to be cursed by everyone in the capital?"

"I won't leave you in this difficult situation."

"I will go back by myself. Your Highness Prince Huai should go to the palace first."

Shen Nanyan almost said directly, your emperor father is dying, you should go and see him for the last time.

But Lu Jiusi still did not retract his outstretched hand.

"I'll go into the city by myself. You guys leave quickly."

Shen Nanyan didn't want to waste any more time. The deadline Wu You mentioned was not long away. Shen Nanyan was afraid that Lu Jiusi would not be able to see the emperor for the last time, so she turned around and walked towards another path. However, before she took two steps, a gust of wind blew from behind her, and then she was caught by Lu Jiusi's big hand. When she opened her eyes again, she was already sitting in Lu Jiusi's arms.

The panicked Shen Nanyan struggled and tried to push Lu Jiusi away, and Lu Jiusi also followed her wishes and gently let go of his hand. However, this loosening scared Shen Nanyan so much that she hugged his waist directly. Realizing her action, Shen Nanyan's face turned red to her neck, and she immediately let go of her hand. Only then did Lu Jiusi tighten his arms and hold her in his arms.

"Is my waist hot? Let go so quickly."

Shen Nanyan didn't dare to speak, let alone look up. The next second, her eyes darkened, and the biting wind was isolated outside Lu Jiusi's cloak, and inside was the warmth with his body fragrance.

"If you don't hold me tight, you'll fall."

Lu Jiusi's voice came softly. Shen Nanyue hesitated for a long time before reaching out and grabbing his clothes around his waist. A hint of warmth appeared at the corner of Lu Jiusi's lips.

Shen Nanyue couldn't see the scenery outside while galloping all the way, so she didn't know whether they had entered the city. She only felt that Lu Jiusi was riding a horse very fast, and gradually heard the sounds of hawking, so she guessed that they must have entered the city.

Just when she was still confused, the horse finally stopped, and a corner of the cloak was lifted up. Shen Nanyan's little face was a warm pink, as delicate as a child. Lu Jiusi patted her back gently, then completely lifted the cloak and got off the horse.

"This is the side door of Prince Xing's Mansion. Please go in."

Shen Nanyan was about to jump down when Lu Jiusi hugged her and carefully placed her on the ground.

"After the wind, remember to drink a bowl of ginger soup when you go in."

"Well, thank you, Your Highness."

After Shen Nanyan bowed perfunctorily, she hurried into Prince Xing's Mansion. She didn't know why she was nervous, she just wanted to leave quickly. In her heart, Lu Jiusi was indeed as fickle as the rumors said. He had clearly ignored her before and pretended to care about her, but now he pretended to care about her.

However, Shen Nanyan also knew in her heart that if she did not have those secrets and those unique weapons, Lu Jiusi might have slapped her in the face long ago.

Shen Nanyan had not taken a few steps when she saw Caifu coming to pick her up. Shen Nanyan always disappeared inexplicably, which made Caifu very worried.

"Miss, you are back. Where did you go last night? What happened? I am alone in this palace and I feel very uncomfortable."

Caifu grabbed Shen Nanyan's hand and was instantly surprised.

"The young lady's hands are so warm, but she must have come back in a carriage."

A moment of embarrassment flashed across Shen Nanyan's face.

"Well, didn't Princess Chunxi take good care of you? Why are you feeling uncomfortable?"

Shen Nanyan gave a perfunctory response and quickly changed the subject.

"You take good care of me, but you take too good care of me. That's why I feel uncomfortable."

"Okay, let's go say hello to Princess Chunxi and then we'll go home."

"it is good."

All the men in Prince Xing's Mansion went to the palace, leaving only the women in the mansion. Led by Princess Chunxi, Shen Nanyue paid her respects to the elders and then prepared to leave.

Princess Chunxi was of course reluctant to let Shen Nanyan go. It was the first time Shen Nanyan came to her house, and she was leaving without even having a meal. She kept muttering all the way until Shen Nanyan's ears quieted down when she left the house.

At noon, Shen Nanyan was about to step into the Shen family's gate when suddenly a loud bell rang in her ears!

Shen Nanyan turned around and stood under the eaves, looking up at the sky, silently counting the number of times the bell rang.

The bell rang for a long time, and the entire capital seemed to be silent. Everything was quiet, waiting for the bell to stop, and also anticipating what the bell meant.

A total of forty-five sounds!

The emperor passed away!

When I entered the mansion again, the housekeeper was already asking the servants to take down the red lanterns in front of the door, and all the bright colors in the mansion would be replaced by plain colors.

Shen Zongyuan hurried out and prepared to go into the palace to wait. Lu was also busy asking the maids to take off their jewelry and change into plain clothes. As soon as Shen Nanyue entered the yard, Nanny Yuan had already brought a set of clear mountain-colored dress waiting for her.

During the national mourning period, the whole country is in mourning. The people have to wear plain clothes for 27 days and are not allowed to sing and dance, have banquets, get married, or offer sacrifices. Therefore, the capital city will spend the next 27 days in grief and depression.

That night, Shen Nanyan fell ill and had a high fever all night long. Aunt Su stayed by her bedside to take care of her, but the fever did not subside until dawn. She was busy in the yard all night and asked a doctor to come to the house for treatment early in the morning. She lay in bed for several days before she felt a little better.

The first heavy snow began to fall from the sky. Shen Nanyan sat in front of the window, staring at the branches bent by the snow in a daze. Nanny Yuan came in with her maid, holding some account books and quietly placed them on the corner cabinet. Shen Nanyan glanced sideways.

"Have all the account books from various places been delivered?"

"Young lady, you are not feeling well. Please leave it alone for now. Young Master, please do your job properly. Young lady should take good care of yourself."

Su Xinyuan would prepare the shop's account book and hand it over to Nanny Yuan's man, who would then send it to the Shen Mansion for Shen Nanyue to review.

"It's not tiring to look at the account book. I have to look at it sooner or later anyway."

"The weather is bad, so you need to be careful. There has never been a problem with the account book. The young master is watching over it. Why bother with this, young lady? Once the snow stops, the plum blossoms in the yard will bloom. Miss, take care of yourself. I will let Caifu accompany you to check it out tomorrow."

Nanny Yuan was chattering on and on, but Shen Nanyan suddenly thought of Lu Jiusi.

I don’t know what he is going through now. Will he fight for that position, or has the late emperor already made a better arrangement?