Rebirth of a Concubine's Daughter

Watching Shen Lingxi's back getting farther and farther away, Shen Rongying hated her very much, but now she was alone and didn't even have anyone to discuss with. What could she do? She thought that she should go to Yue Hanzhou in person. She was engaged to him, and he hadn't given her the betrothal gift he promised to give her yet. Perhaps she could think of a way to deal with this.

"Fourth sister."

Shen Nanyan's voice sounded behind Shen Rongying. Shen Rongying turned around and rolled her eyes speechlessly.

"Didn't you leave?"

"Yes, but I remembered that someone asked me to give a message to Fourth Sister, so I came here again."

"Who?"

"Of course it's Aunt Lan...Lan's."

"Mom, you saw my mom. Is she okay? What did she say?"

"It's hard to say whether it's good or not, but it looks so tattered that I wouldn't recognize her if I didn't look closely. She asked me to tell you to pick her up and leave as soon as possible."

"Gone?"

"No, it seems she's having a hard time, otherwise she wouldn't appear in front of my mother like that. It seems that the domineering attitude in her body has disappeared. The Shen family is living a good life, but she has to hang out with Shen Yunyi. Who is Shen Yunyi? He stays in the brothels all day long. How can he be a good man? Lan is confused. But after all, this child is also Shen Yunyi's. It's right for Lu to take care of them."

"You think the Lu family is too kind. They can barely protect themselves right now, so how can they care about my mother?"

Shen Nanyan didn't respond to her, but raised the corners of her lips and smiled.

"Actually, this matter isn't that big of a deal, but it's not that small either. I just need someone of status to counsel my father. If Princess Chunxi is willing to help you, maybe it won't be so difficult."

Shen Rongying stared into Shen Nanyue's eyes. No matter how dumb she was, she knew that she couldn't believe what she said. Besides, who was Princess Chunxi? How could she possibly help her?

"Are you trying to tell me that you can help me? What are the conditions?"

Shen Nanyan smiled again.

"I dare not say that, but considering that the Lan family has helped my mother before, I can introduce you to Princess Chunxi. As for whether the princess can help you, that depends on your own luck."

"Are you really that kind?"

"I'm not a saint, so I'm not that kind. But my mother said that my brother has more and more opportunities to go to the battlefield now, so we must accumulate some blessings and ask the Bodhisattva to keep him safe. My brother's life is worth anything I can do. I've already said it. If you want this opportunity, come to Jinglan Residence to find me at 3:15 tomorrow afternoon."

Without giving Shen Rongying another chance to speak, Shen Nanyan turned around and disappeared into the night.

That night, Shen Rongying tossed and turned in bed, unable to sleep. She guessed Lan's situation, but she didn't expect that Lan's situation was even worse than she thought. If she hadn't been desperate, she would not have appeared in front of Aunt Su. That was someone Lan looked down upon in the past. How could she allow herself to stand humbly in front of Aunt Su and accept her scrutiny?

If she had money, she could take Lan out immediately, but... Suddenly, Shen Rongying had an idea, as if she had discovered something extraordinary. She quickly got out of bed. The maid Dongmei heard the noise and hurried into the room to greet her.

"Miss, would you like some tea?"

"No, find me that dark green cloak, quickly."

"Miss, you're going out, but it's already so late. If you have anything to do, I'd better let you do it. Don't let you get cold..."

"Shut up and find it for me."

Seeing that she couldn't persuade him, Dongmei had no choice but to look in the closet.

After an incense stick of time, the master and servant, dressed in dark clothes, walked out of the yard together and ran quickly towards Lan's former yard in the moonlight.

The further they walked towards this side, the quieter it became. Since the Lan family was driven out, almost no one came here, and the gate of the Lan family's yard was locked. Shen Rongying took Dongmei to the west wall of the yard and found a hole under the weeds at the base of the wall. She had discovered this when she was a child, and no one had taken care of it. She didn't expect that she could use it today. It seemed that there was an arrangement in the dark.

Shen Rongying looked into the cave and swallowed quietly.

"Dongmei, go in."

"Ah! Miss, are you going in from...from here? But...we don't know what's inside. Why don't we come back in the morning? Anyway, no one else is here."

"What nonsense are you talking about? I've raised you for so many years, and now you're not willing to crawl into a hole? Besides, you're not the only one going in. I want to go in too. Don't waste time, just go in."

In the dark night, Dongmei had no choice but to stick her butt out and crawl in. The cold ground was chilling. Dongmei gritted her teeth and moved slowly in. However, Shen Rongying became impatient and kicked Dongmei hard in the butt.

"Go in quickly."

Dongmei couldn't help but scream and rushed in.

"How's it going in there? Any problems?"

"No...Miss, no problem."

After hearing Dongmei's affirmative answer, Shen Rongying began to move in. After both of them were in, Shen Rongying did not delay. She always kept in mind the purpose of her sneaking in.

So he pulled Dongmei and walked towards Lan's former courtyard. It was only a short while ago that the courtyard seemed deserted and even looked a little creepy. After all, all the servants who served Lan died in this courtyard.

Dongmei was already extremely scared, but Shen Rongying pulled her and insisted that she walk in front of her. The master and servant walked into Lan's former house in fear and trepidation. The room was exactly the same as it was that night, nothing had changed.

"Let's split up and look for it, quickly."

"Miss, what are you looking for?"

"You're so stupid. Of course you're looking for anything valuable. Mother didn't take anything with her when she left. Her silver, jewelry, and land deeds should all still be there. As long as we can find them, our current predicament will be solved."

What she didn't know was that the shops, farms, lands, silver, and the jewelry and calligraphy and paintings given by Shen Zongyuan that Lan owned had already been looted by Shen Zongyuan's men at the suggestion of Aunt Su. How could they still be here?

So the master and servant searched for a long time but couldn't find even a copper coin. Shen Rongying kicked over the stool in anger. Dongmei hurriedly picked up the stool and came over to help Shen Rongying sit down.

"Miss, don't be angry. The master might have already taken those things back. Otherwise, it wouldn't be appropriate to leave them here."

"Daddy is so cruel!"

"The Fifth Miss said that she would let you meet Princess Chunxi tomorrow. Why don't you give it a try? People say that Princess Chunxi is arrogant and domineering, but you can see that she treats the Fifth Miss differently. It shows that the Princess Chunxi also has another side. If you can catch her eye, even if you become her wife, she will have to give in to you in the future."

"Do you think Shen Nanyan can really help me?"

"Miss, to be honest, the only people before us are Madam and Aunt Su. Which of these two people would you rather believe?"

Dongmei's words made Shen Rongying think about it. In this case, she would of course prefer to believe Aunt Su and Shen Nanyue. After all, they were much kinder than Mrs. Lu.

“That…Ah!!!”