Rebirth of a Concubine's Daughter

It turned out that the person who pulled his sleeve was Caifu. Shen Yunzhi looked around, then walked out and motioned Caifu to follow him. The two of them stayed away from the crowd and found a secluded place. Shen Yunzhi couldn't wait to speak.

"Where is the young lady? Where is she?"

"The young lady was rescued by the Prince Regent. He only left me a message, asking me to tell you not to make this public. If anyone asks, just say that Princess Chunxi sent someone to take the young lady away."

"What happened?"

"I'm not too sure about this, and the prince's people haven't said anything either."

"Okay, I get it. Just follow me and don't run around."

"Yes."

Although he didn't see Shen Nanyue, the prince sent someone to deliver a message, and Shen Yunzhi's heart was slightly relieved.

When they returned to the courtyard, everyone was ready to leave. The emperor had personally given orders and no one dared to disobey. So after the instructions, no one dared to stay any longer. They all said that it was getting late and they should go back home. Yue Hanzhou did not show up. It was General Yue and Madam Yue who came out to see them off. Shen Yunzhi also followed the others and left the Yue family quietly.

After going out, he got on the carriage and asked the driver to turn around and go to the Regent's Palace.

When we arrived at the palace, it was already dark. It seemed as if the days were getting shorter and shorter in winter. In the blink of an eye, night had already fallen.

This was not Shen Yunzhi's first time in the palace, so the servant did not stop him and led him in directly.

In the room, Lu Jiusi sat at the table, holding a book in his slender hands. The flickering candlelight made his profile look like it was carved by a knife.

"I see you, Your Majesty."

Lu Jiusi's eyes moved away from the book. Just a glance was enough to make people sink into it a thousand times.

"Now that you're here, come in and take a look."

Lu Jiusi naturally understood the purpose of Shen Yunzhi's visit to the palace. If he didn't let him see it with his own eyes, he would not feel at ease, so he let Shen Yunzhi directly into the inner room.

On the bed, Shen Nanyan's little face was sunken in the soft quilt, as quiet as a fairy in a painting. Shen Yunzhi reached out and touched her little face. Only then did he completely feel relieved. When he came out again, he no longer had the urgency and tension he had just felt.

"Thank you for your help, Your Highness. I would like to ask Your Highness to explain what is going on."

"Yue Hanzhou added Ecstasy Powder to the charcoal fire in the warm room, hoping to defile your sister. I was just passing by and took her out."

"Indeed, I was wondering why he kept persuading Yan'er to drink. What a despicable villain! I'm going to chop off Yue Hanzhou's head right now."

"General Yue's guards have all been on the battlefield. Can you kill Yue Hanzhou?"

"I'm going to kill him even if it means risking my life."

"Stop, killing him will only make him die, but if you can replace the Yue family, then he will be worse than death."

Originally, Lu Jiusi wanted to kill Yue Hanzhou, but after calming down, he wanted to torture Yue Hanzhou and the Yue family to death, so that Shen Nanyan could feel more relieved.

He advised Shen Yunzhi because he was worried that Shen Yunzhi would be impulsive. If something went wrong while he went to avenge Shen Nanyue, he would have a hard time explaining to Shen Nanyue.

"Yes, I understand. Please give me more chances, Your Highness. I will definitely take your place. I will torture Yue Hanzhou to death and exterminate his entire family!"

"It's good that you figured it out. Now you should go back to the Shen family. Shen Nanyan has been taken to the residence by Princess Chunxi and will be back tomorrow."

"My subordinate understands."

After Shen Yunzhi left, Lu Jiusi dropped the book in his hand and sat next to Shen Nanyue again. She looked like a silly rabbit when she was sleeping, much gentler. It seemed like Lu Jiusi could never get enough of looking at her.

He placed Shen Nanyue's small hand in his palm and rubbed it gently, as if he was admiring a piece of fine jade and couldn't let it go.

At the end of the western hour, Shen Yunzhi entered the Shen Mansion. As soon as he entered the door, the housekeeper came to greet him and said that Shen Zongyuan wanted to invite him. It happened that Shen Yunzhi was also very angry and wanted to talk to Shen Zongyuan.

As soon as I entered the front hall, I saw Shen Zongyuan, the old lady, Mrs. Lu, and Aunt Su were all inside, and Shen Lingxi was wiping her tears.

"Grandma, Dad, Aunt."

"Yunzhi, where is your sister?"

The nervousness in Aunt Su's eyes was clearly visible. She stretched her neck to look outside the door, but there was no one there.

"Princess Chunxi sent someone to take Yan'er to Prince Xing's Mansion. She said she would be back tomorrow and asked me to tell my father and grandmother."

"She dared to go somewhere else to play. Wasn't it embarrassing enough at the Yue family today?"

As soon as Shen Yunzhi finished speaking, Shen Zongyuan yelled angrily, which made Shen Yunzhi confused.

"What does the Yue family's affairs have to do with Yan'er?"

"It's not her...she...you, her brother, are you not restraining her behavior when you're with her? How can the Third Prince be just an ordinary person? Is he someone she can cling to? And then there's the Yue family. Yue Hanzhou said before that he wanted to marry not only your fourth sister, but her as well. I asked her about it, and she refused directly. So why...why is she trying to seduce her own brother-in-law today? Today is your fourth sister's wedding day. Isn't this a joke?"

"Master, Yan'er is not that kind of child, no."

Aunt Su's eyes were red from crying. As soon as Shen Lingxi came back, she complained to them, saying that what Shen Nanyan did in Yue's family shamed her and made her unable to raise her head, but no matter how she heard those things, she didn't believe that they were done by Shen Nanyan.

"Dad, what you mean is that Yan'er is fickle, flirting with the Third Prince and seducing Yue Hanzhou?"

"Isn't it?"

"Dad, we have lived under the same roof for so many years. Even if you are not familiar with your daughter, you can probably hear something about Yan'er's character. Let alone actively seducing her, you haven't even taken the initiative to say a word to them. Shen Lingxi, if I'm not mistaken, you said all these things, right?"

"So what if I said it? Am I wrong? Otherwise, why would they be alone in that warm room today, a man and a woman in the same room? I don't need to tell you what they could do."

After hearing Shen Lingxi's words, Shen Yunzhi smiled instantly.

"So that's it."

"Dad, the Yue family did have a scandal today, but it has nothing to do with our Shen family. It's..."

"Shut up, don't say anything."

Seeing Shen Yunzhi was about to tell the truth, Shen Lingxi panicked.

She thought that the emperor had ordered that no one should talk about this matter, so she spread rumors, saying that it was Shen Nanyan who had committed the shameful act in Nuanhe. Even if Shen Yunzhi knew the truth, he would be powerless. However, she did not expect that Shen Yunzhi was not afraid of the imperial power, and he said what the emperor forbad him to say.

"What, are you scared?"

"Of course I'm scared. To save the reputation of the Yue and Shen families, the Emperor has ordered that no one should speak of this matter. If you speak out now, wouldn't you be endangering the entire Shen family?"

"Imprison all... my entire clan. Is this... true?"

When Shen Zongyuan heard that his entire family was going to be executed, he was naturally afraid. He was just a civil official and naturally did not have the character of a powerful general. When he heard about the matter of life and death, he instantly panicked.

"It's true. Father, do you think the Emperor would issue such an imperial decree for the sake of a minister?"

"This……"

Although General Yue has spent his entire life in the military, it is not enough for the emperor to be saved in this way, let alone himself. Without me, the emperor will have more choices.

The determination in Shen Zongyuan's heart began to waver at this moment.