Rebirth of a Concubine's Daughter

Ten days later, the sky cleared and a ceremony to crown the king was held in the palace. Lu Jiusi officially became the regent of Nanling Kingdom, second only to the emperor. The elders of the clan and the old princes of each fiefdom all rushed back. The queen and the prince gave him enough face on the surface, and the whole palace seemed to be in harmony. However, Lu Jiusi knew how many small tricks the prince had done in private, and even gave benefits to win over people. However, these tricks of the prince had already been secretly cracked by Lu Jiusi, so he did not take them to heart.

More than half a month later, the prince ascended the throne. Although the time was short, all matters were ready without any omissions, which showed how many years the prince had been preparing for. Guo was named empress dowager, and princess Wu was canonized as queen. Sacrifices in the ancestral temple were scheduled to be held after the New Year.

At this time, Shen Yunzhi also arrived in Shangjing City smoothly. Aunt Su specifically asked the old lady to take Shen Nanyue to the city gate to greet him. She always wanted to see her son as soon as possible to feel at ease.

Originally, Shen Nanyan asked Aunt Su to just sit in the carriage and watch, but when Shen Yunzhi and several generals entered the city, Aunt Su got out of the carriage excitedly and looked at the crowd eagerly. Before they saw Shen Yunzhi, a familiar voice rang out.

"Mother, Yan'er, mother, mother..."

Shen Yunzhi's horse ran faster, regardless of the cold wind. When he was about to arrive, he jumped off the horse, which scared Aunt Su so much that her heart was in her throat.

"Be careful, be careful, be careful... It's so dangerous! How could you be so reckless? What if you get hurt?"

Aunt Su ran forward, hugged her son and looked him up and down. Shen Nanyue followed closely behind. Wei Ze, behind Shen Yunzhi, bowed slightly to Shen Nanyue. The two did not speak, but just smiled at each other, as if they were old friends who had not seen each other for a long time.

"My son is not made of clay, so how could anything happen to him? I pay my respects to you, my mother."

After saying this, Shen Yunzhi was about to kneel down to pay his respects, but Aunt Su was reluctant to do so and held him tightly, not allowing him to kneel.

"What are you doing? Everyone's watching. Are you dressed appropriately? Are you cold? Are you hungry? Are you injured?"

"No, no, my son is fine!"

"Mother worries about my brother day and night. Only when my brother stands in front of her can she feel at ease."

Shen Yunzhi reached out and pulled Shen Nanyue's cloak.

“Only when I see you are well can I feel at peace.”

At this time, someone shouted at Shen Yunzhi, urging him to hurry up.

"My son still has to go see Huai... Regent Prince, and will be home soon. Yan'er, take mother back quickly, don't catch a cold."

"Brother, go ahead. I will take good care of mom."

Aunt Su reluctantly let go of Shen Yunzhi's hand, and watched his back with red eyes as he walked further and further away.

Shen Nanyan was turning around to help Aunt Su onto the carriage when she looked up and saw a woman walking towards her. If the woman had not been pregnant, Shen Nanyan would have almost not recognized Aunt Lan. However, Shen Nanyan did not intend to pay attention to her. Since she had already left the Shen family, she had nothing to do with her anymore. Shen Zongyuan did not hurt her because of their years of friendship. This was a blessing she had earned in several lifetimes.

So Shen Nanyan didn't tell Aunt Su, but just glanced at Caifu. Caifu immediately understood and reached out to help Aunt Su, thinking about getting in the car and leaving quickly.

"Sister Su, Sister Su..."

At this time, the people who had just watched had dispersed. Aunt Su's voice was quite loud, so Aunt Su naturally heard it. She paused and was about to turn around, but was grabbed by Su Shennanyue.

"Mom, get in the car."

"But someone seems to be calling me."

"It's Aunt Lan."

After Shen Nanyan finished speaking, Aunt Su got into the carriage without any pause. Shen Nanyan pulled up her skirt and got in as well. Caifu immediately ordered the carriage to leave, but the carriage stopped after only two steps. Then the coachman Uncle Yi was heard persuading Aunt Lan to leave, but Aunt Lan was still the same as before, not taking these servants seriously at all, and started talking directly outside the carriage.

"Sister Su, we've been together for many years. Now that I'm in trouble, you're unwilling to say a word to me? Sister, I'm not desperate. I won't bother you. We used to be good friends. Have you forgotten?"

Aunt Su in the carriage frowned, looked up at Shen Nanyue for a moment, then reached out and lifted the curtain.

"What's the matter, Miss Lan?"

Hearing Aunt Su's voice, Aunt Lan hurried to the window, tilted her neck and looked at Aunt Su happily. But after just one glance, she clutched her dress in embarrassment.

In the past, she was in the Shen family, relying on Shen Zongyuan's exclusive favor. What she ate, drank, used and wore was almost the same as Lu's, or even better. Every time she went back to her parents' home, she would receive hundreds or thousands of taels of silver as a subsidy. But now she was driven out of the Shen family. She no longer had the glamour and the money. Everyone in her parents' family looked down on her. In the past few days, her sister-in-law had been saying some words to force her to leave. But when she left the Shen family, she didn't even have a decent piece of clothing, let alone a copper coin. So she had no choice but to come to Aunt Su for help.

"Sister Su, I...I am now..."

"Yulan, give Miss Lan ten taels of silver."

Yulan didn't say anything, but her eyes looked at Shen Nanyan. Apart from anything else, Aunt Lan had bullied Aunt Su so many times, and she even blamed Aunt Su for poisoning the old lady. Every one of these things was vicious, so why did she want to give her silver now? Shen Nanyan naturally knew what Yulan was thinking, because she was also confused. However, ten taels of silver was not considered money to Shen Nanyan, so she signaled Yulan to give it to Aunt Lan. After all, Aunt Su had said it, and there was no need to be so petty about this little bit of silver.

Aunt Lan did not refuse and quickly took it. It was obvious that she was really afraid of being poor.

"I am only a concubine. This is all I can give you. I only give you money out of pity for the child in your belly. After all, the young child is innocent. Let's go."

After hearing what Aunt Su said, Shen Nanyan and Yulan felt a little relieved. They were afraid that Aunt Su would be too nice and be deceived by Aunt Lan with just a few words.

"Wait, Sister Su, I...I would like you to tell Rong Ying to help me leave the Lan family as soon as possible and come pick me up as soon as possible."

"The baby is about to be born, and you have people taking care of you at your mother's house. If you leave now, I'm afraid there won't be anyone around to take care of you when you give birth."

Aunt Su was still worried that something might happen during childbirth. After all, giving birth is like walking through the gates of hell, and she might not be able to get through it alone.

Just what Aunt Su said made Aunt Lan's eyes red in an instant. None of her brothers and sisters-in-law cared about these things. They just thought that she couldn't get the money back, so they thought she was useless and a freeloader, and always thought of ways to drive her away.

"Mother...my mother's home. I still have a home there. Sister Su, if you really pity me and the child in my belly, please tell Rong Ying to come pick me up soon."

"it is good."

Aunt Lan didn't want to say too much. The more she talked, the more she exposed herself. She didn't want Aunt Su to see her embarrassment, so after she finished speaking, she turned around and left in a hurry.

On the way back, Shen Nanyan did not mention Aunt Lan to Aunt Su again. She felt that such a trivial matter was not worth affecting Aunt Su's mood. Although this matter was done by Lu Jiusi, it was also his own plan. Aunt Lan has become like this now, and Shen Nanyan does not pity her at all. It is all retribution and she deserves it.