Rebirth of a Concubine's Daughter

At the end of the year, the wind and snow became more violent. Shen Rongying was going to get married in two days. The mansion had been busy preparing for many days, but it was just a face-saving effort.

The ugly things done by Aunt Lan really hurt Shen Zongyuan's heart. Coupled with the accident of Shen Yunyi, Shen Zongyuan was exhausted. He simply handed all matters over to Lu. Lu had lost a lot of money, so how could she waste money on a concubine's daughter? So the things looked good on the surface, but in fact they were all old things that had been piled up in the warehouse for a long time.

Aunt Su asked someone to get some things and prepared to deliver them to Shen Rongying. Although she was reluctant, everyone in the mansion was watching, so she had to pretend to show some appreciation. Shen Nanyan took the things and asked Aunt Su to rest in the house while she would go and deliver them. They were sisters, and now she would eventually step into the fire pit, so she had to go and show her gratitude.

After Aunt Lan was driven out of the house, Shen Rongying's life was not as good as before. In the yard of Shen Rongying, who was about to get married, there was no lively scene at all. Even the red lanterns swaying in the cold wind looked particularly lonely.

The servants welcomed Shen Nanyan into the house. Shen Rongying sat upright at the table with no smile on her face and no intention of getting up. She was like a princess high above waiting for the servants to kneel down. Shen Nanyan straightened her back and smiled slightly. Without stopping at all, she sat down opposite Shen Rongying.

"The courtyard is so deserted, it doesn't look like someone is getting married."

"You don't need to laugh at my joke."

"But I saw it, didn't I?"

"I'm marrying into the General's Mansion, Shen Nanyan, you'd better keep your tail between your legs from now on, otherwise you'll be in trouble."

"Yes, the mistress of the General's Mansion. Fourth Sister has to thank me a lot. If it weren't for me, Fourth Sister wouldn't have the blessing of marrying into the Yue family."

"Are you finally willing to admit it?"

"Admit it, but so what? What can it change? Fourth sister, you don't really think Yue Hanzhou can do anything to me, right? Hahaha..."

"Don't be so arrogant, I will make you live a life worse than death."

"But the one who's living a life worse than death seems to be Fourth Sister. Tell me, if Aunt Lan hadn't been having an affair with Shen Yunyi, I wouldn't have discovered it. If I hadn't discovered it, their affair wouldn't have been exposed. If it hadn't been exposed, your marriage wouldn't be so cold now. In the final analysis, it was Aunt Lan who harmed you."

"It's you!"

Shen Rongying stood up suddenly and pointed at Shen Nanyan angrily with a murderous look in her eyes. Not only was Shen Nanyan not afraid, she also smiled and raised her little face. The full provocation made Shen Rongying almost faint.

"Don't be so angry, Fourth Sister. We have a give and take relationship. If you hadn't attacked my mother, I wouldn't be able to repay you with such a big gift. Didn't my mother and I take the blame for you? We are not angry. Why are you being so angry, Fourth Sister? Please sit down. Caifu, bring the things up."

Caifu waved her hand, and two maids brought various boxes and placed them on the table. The boxes contained not only pearl hairpins and jewelry, but also fine pearls and several pieces of nice cloth. These were all prepared by Aunt Su. However, Shen Rongying, who was already angry, could not bear this, and she waved her hand to knock everything to the ground.

"Who wants your things? Get out of here!"

"These things may not seem like much to Fourth Sister right now, but soon, Fourth Sister will realize how valuable they are."

"I'm the wife of a general, who cares about your junk? Shen Nanyan, don't pretend to be a good person. You and I are irreconcilable. One day I will trample you under my feet. I will make you pay for my mother's revenge."

"Remember this for yourself. I'll wait and see."

Shen Nanyue stood up and left gracefully. It would be useless to tell Shen Rongying about these things. Once she stepped into the Yue family, it was like stepping into a prison, and there would be no possibility of getting out. Even if Shen Rongying was lucky enough to leave the Yue family, she would not have time to escape, let alone seek revenge on herself.

As soon as she reached the door, Shen Nanyan saw a shadow outside the door, so she reached out and pinched her arm, her eyes instantly turned red, and when she stepped out of the door, she met Shen Zongyuan who was about to go in.

"Yan'er, why are you here?"

Shen Nanyan looked up in surprise, then blinked and quickly lowered her head.

"Why are you crying? What happened?"

Shen Nanyan still kept her head down and said nothing. Shen Zongyuan became anxious and looked at Caifu beside him.

"You tell me."

"Master, the Fifth Miss brought gifts carefully prepared by Concubine Su and ourselves to the Fourth Miss with good intentions, hoping to congratulate her on her coming of age. However, the Fourth Miss didn't seem to like our gifts and threw them all away. She also called us a lowly lady and told us to get out. She felt wronged and felt bad. I hope Master will not blame her for being rude."

After hearing Caifu say this, Shen Zongyuan's original compassion disappeared instantly.

"Sisters have been here for decades, and we came to see her with good intentions. Is this how she acts as a sister? What kind of words are you talking about? Yan'er, don't be sad. The roads are slippery in the snow. Daddy will take you back."

"Daddy, you should go check on Fourth Sister now that you're here."

"What are you looking at? Has she ever had me as her father? Her mother... She knows about Lan's affairs, but she never told me. In her heart, there is only her mother and herself. The relationship between her and me as father and daughter ends here. There is no need to mention her anymore. Let's go."

Shen Zongyuan reached out and took Shen Nanyue's hand, leading her out of Shen Rongying's yard. This was the first time in Shen Nanyue's memory that Shen Zongyuan held her hand like this.

When Shen Nanyan looked up, she saw that Shen Zongyuan had faint gray hair on his temples. Unconsciously, the man who looked the same as the day before yesterday had now grown old. Perhaps it was not because of old age, but because he was exhausted and tortured by all these trivial matters.

Not long after they left Shen Rongying's yard, a nanny sneaked into Shen Rongying's room. Shen Rongying was scolding the servants and asking them to throw away the things on the ground. When she saw the old woman coming in, she immediately shut up and drove everyone out.

"Why are you here? Is there something wrong?"

"The messenger said that Madam Lan started having an attack at noon and is likely to give birth tonight. She said she wants to see you and asked you to come."

"I... when she gives birth, a midwife can go. What's the point of me, an unmarried girl, going? Besides, I'm getting married in two days. Wouldn't it be bad luck to see her give birth?"

"But the news has spread. If you don't go, Madam will be worried."

"Will she be at peace if I'm unlucky? I have nothing to do with that child, and I shouldn't be the one to go. Okay, go ahead. I'll send someone to see her."

"Yes."

Shen Rongying sat quietly in the room for a while, and then went out with her maid when it was almost dark, walking towards Lu's yard. As soon as she left, Shen Zongyuan turned back.

After all, he still loved his daughter in his heart. After all, he had held her in his hands for decades, and he still wanted to say a few heartfelt words to her before she got married.

But before he entered the yard, he saw a maid throwing out a bunch of things. Shen Zongyuan went forward to take a look. There were crushed jewelry, broken bracelets, and torn cloth... Each one of them hurt his eyes.

After a moment, he turned and left, his tall figure looking very lonely.