Rebirth of a Concubine's Daughter

After waiting in Baicao Lane until Su Zhaoyu returned home, Shen Nanyan took Su Zhaoyu's pulse and gave him medicine before she was ready to leave.

It can be seen that after this incident, Su Zhaoyu's spirit is not as good as before, mainly because of anger and depression, which cannot be recovered in a day or two. When leaving, Su Zhaoyu repeatedly warned Shen Nanyue not to tell Aunt Su about this matter, for fear that she would worry about him.

In the long and quiet alley, Su Xinyuan walked out with Shen Nanyan. The cold moonlight stretched their shadows very long.

"Keep this money on me. I'll help you earn it back in six months."

"Why haven't you finished yet? You're bringing this up again. I don't like to hear it. Also, I don't lack money at all. Even if all the shops in Shangjingcheng are gone, I won't be short of money. Just rest assured."

Shen Nanyan put her hand on Su Xinyuan's arm and snuggled up to him.

"But it's cold? I shouldn't have let you go back so late, but our yard now..."

"Big brother, why are you always afraid of mistreating me? Aren't we a family? Besides, it's not a big deal. It's not that serious."

"I always feel guilty for not restraining Xinrong."

"That's not necessary. Tomorrow you can treat me to a bunch of candied haws to offset the loss. Deal?"

"You're the only one who can comfort people."

Su Xinyuan rubbed Shen Nanyan's little head.

"By the way, are you familiar with Miss Fan?"

"It's okay, we just met a short time ago, what's wrong?"

"She...it's nothing. She just asked me to bring some things for her. I thought she was the daughter of a wealthy family, so she wouldn't ask me to do anything for her."

"You know how she spends her time in the mansion. If it's convenient for you, you can help her out."

"She is your friend, I won't give her face."

Under the cover of night, Su Xinyuan sent Shen Nanyan back to the Shen family. After watching Shen Nanyan enter the house, he turned around and left.

The weather had turned completely cold, and Shen Nanyan was a little tired after running around all day. Thinking that she still had to show the Su family a house tomorrow, she just wanted to go back to sleep quickly.

As soon as she returned to the courtyard, she heard Nanny Yuan say that Shen Lingxi came back with a cat. Mrs. Lu was so happy. As for why she was happy, it was naturally because the cat was given by Lu Yichen. Such an expensive cat was unique in the capital. The tails of the mother and daughter must be up to the sky.

Shen Nanyan had seen the cat in the afternoon, but she was not interested in it. She quickly washed up and went to bed. She fell asleep after lying down for a while. Caifu pulled Nanny Yuan out of the room quietly, leaving only a dim candlelight in the room. Not long after they left, the door was pushed open again, and Lu Jiusi's figure flashed in.

He was in the palace and heard the secret guard say that Shen Nanyan was traveling with a man, so he went out of the palace to check, but he didn't expect to see nothing. Now Shen Nanyan in front of him was sleeping soundly like a docile kitten. Lu Jiusi sat down beside the bed and looked at Shen Nanyan carefully in the candlelight, with an unmeltable tenderness in his eyes.

"If you are a 15-year-old, you..."

Lu Jiusi seemed to be talking to Shen Nanyan, or talking to himself, but he stopped halfway and gently pulled Shen Nanyan's small hand and stroked it, his movements so light that it seemed like he was stroking a feather.

It was almost Yin time when Lu Jiusi quietly got up and left. The emperor's coffin would be leaving the city in the next two days, so he had a lot of things to do. Besides, it was not convenient for someone in mourning to stay for too long.

The next day, Shen Nanyan slept until almost noon before getting up. She hurriedly greeted the old lady, and then found an excuse to go out. When she saw Su Xinyuan, she saw that he was holding a string of bright red candied haws in his hand.

"Ah, candied haws!"

"You said you wanted to eat it yesterday, how about trying it?"

Shen Nanyan took the candied haws and took a bite, her eyes smiling into crescents. Su Xinyuan reached out and helped her pull up her cloak.

"Is it cold?"

"How can I be cold when I come to see big brother? It's warm here!"

Shen Nanyan hugged Su Xinyuan's arm and rubbed it. Shen Nanyan has always liked Su Xinyuan, and he is her brother, so her actions are a bit intimate. Su Xinyuan doesn't mind, after all, she is his cousin and not an outsider.

The two began to look at houses based on the information Uncle Yi had previously inquired about. Su Xinyuan always felt that the house that Shen Nanyan liked was too big and kept refusing it. So by dark, he had not seen any suitable one and had to return disappointed.

Three days later, the emperor's coffin left the palace in a grand procession. The crown prince, Lu Jiusi, and a group of princes and ministers personally escorted the emperor's coffin to the imperial mausoleum.

The journey was very smooth. When they returned to the city, it was already 3 p.m. As soon as Lu Jiusi returned to the city, he quietly entered the Shen Mansion. Shen Nanyan, who was reading in the room, felt a gust of cold wind coming in. As soon as she looked up, she saw Lu Jiusi standing in the room.

"Your Highness? So soon... but is there something wrong?"

"Yes."

Lu Jiusi sat down next to Shen Nanyan very consciously, and stretched out his slender fingers to test the charcoal fire.

"What happened? You were ambushed. I have a feeling the Crown Prince won't let this go easily. Your existence is a threat to him. If he doesn't get rid of you, he won't be able to sleep at night. This isn't right. What...what was the late Emperor's will?"

After saying this, Shen Nanyan suddenly felt that something was wrong. After all, he was Lu Jiusi's father. It seemed a bit too cruel to mention this in front of him.

"Sorry, sorry, I didn't mean to bring that up."

"The will states that the prince will ascend the throne as emperor, and I will be the regent, with the same powers as the emperor. However, it is your Shen family that will be in trouble."

Shen Nanyan was stunned for a moment.

There was too much information and she hadn't reacted yet.

"So...so I should address you as Regent, Your Majesty?"

"You can call me by my name."

"No, no, no, no... I can't. I still want my head. In that case, my brother doesn't have to worry about anything. Just stay under your command."

If Lu Jiusi was not lying, then he would be the regent who was second only to the emperor. Maybe with his means, even the emperor would have to give him some respect. He would be the person with the highest power in Nanling Kingdom. If Shen Yunzhi followed him, he would have a bright future. Shen Nanyue was very happy in her heart and her face was full of joy.

"Do you have to be so obvious?"

"I am also happy for His Highness."

"I don't know if you're happy for me, but you're really happy for your brother. Don't worry, I will protect you."

Lu Jiusi's words were somewhat ambiguous. Shen Nanyue blushed in shock and began to make panic guesses in her heart, but she did not dare to be sure of her thoughts, let alone ask. It took her a long time to remember that Lu Jiusi said something was going to happen to the Shen family.

"You just said...that something is going to happen to my Shen family?"

"Well, it's almost time."

"what's up?"

"Miss, ma'am..."

Caifu's voice sounded outside the door.

"coming."

Lu Jiusi opened his thin lips slightly. He could clearly hear Caifu's voice coming from far away. She might rush in the next second, but Lu Jiusi still sat upright without even raising his eyelids.