Rebirth of a Concubine's Daughter

The situation in Danzhou was more difficult than expected, but Lu Jiusi still let go and let Shen Yunzhi take overall command. He just gave a few suggestions on the side. It took Shen Yunzhi less than seven days to stabilize the originally chaotic situation.

The medicine sent by Shen Nanyan also greatly controlled the death toll, and everything was proceeding according to plan.

In the capital city.

Because of Shen Lingxi's injury, the Lu family did not make any more trouble and even had the news of Shen Lingxi's injury blocked. The doctors they invited all lived in the mansion. Shen Lingxi's scalp was injured, which was no different from disfigurement. It would take some time to recover, so she must not let outsiders know during this period, otherwise how could she be a royal concubine in the future.

Shen Yunyi, who was a little frightened, became more unrestrained than before. Anyway, he was already disabled and Shen Zongyuan no longer cared about him, so he began to live a life of debauchery as before. Every time he returned home, he would ask Lu for money. However, the Lu family had lost power and the Lu family was not as prosperous as before. How could they give him so much money?

That day, Shen Yunyi had been staying in the brothel for the fifth day. The madam brought her thugs and had him thrown out of the girls' room.

"Mr. Shen, it's not that we don't want to do business with you, but you only paid two days' worth of silver, and now you've taken possession of my daughter for five. I really have no choice but to ask you to leave. Please bring the silver as soon as possible, otherwise you won't be allowed to enter my place in the future."

"Bah! I spent so much money on Miss Huanxiang, what's wrong with her staying a few more days, you old, naive woman."

"Throw him away, don't let him get in my way!"

While Shen Yunyi was struggling, he was thrown into an alley, where he was beaten and kicked by several thugs.

But Shen Yunyi didn't care. He stood up, wiped the blood from the corner of his mouth, and was about to leave, but he was stopped by a woman's voice.

"Eldest son."

When Shen Yunyi looked up, he saw Tang Manrou in a turquoise dress. Perhaps because he hadn't seen her for a while, Shen Yunyi's eyes lit up and he felt a sense of freshness in looking at her.

"Manrou, it's you, are you okay?"

"How can it be better than being with the Master?"

"Of course. Many girls can't bear to leave me, and you are no exception."

"But the young master is like this now..."

"It's okay. It's all because the madam doesn't know how to appreciate a pearl. In two days, the Japanese young man will make her kneel at my feet and cry."

"Why don't you come sit in my courtyard?"

Shen Yunyi raised his eyebrows and instantly laughed.

The meaning of Tang Manrou's invitation is probably obvious. Although he looked down on Tang Manrou before, now that she is right in front of him, he would be a fool not to eat her.

The two went to the courtyard where Tang Manrou lived. It was a small courtyard with two entrances, which was more than enough for her to live in alone. However, there were no servants to serve her, so she had to do everything by herself. But how could she get used to such a life since she had been a child of luxury? So she thought about renewing her relationship with Shen Yunyi, and if she got pregnant, she would not be afraid of not being able to return to the Shen family.

But she didn't know that Shen Yunyi would never make her pregnant again, so after some ups and downs, the two seemed to have returned to the time when they first got together and were inseparable. However, since they were together, Shen Yunyi had to give Tang Manrou some money, but where would Shen Yunyi get the money from? In addition, Tang Manrou had not gotten pregnant yet, and as time went on, both of them seemed to feel that it was meaningless.

In the month of fireworks in March, General Yue’s words at the morning court set the entire capital city in an uproar!

The old general proposed a beauty contest to enrich the emperor's harem.

Logically speaking, Danzhou was hit by a disaster and it was not the right time to hold a beauty pageant. However, the emperor did not object and was even a little excited. The ministers were all experienced people and naturally followed the emperor's wishes. So the beauty pageant was decided and an imperial edict would be issued soon to announce it to the world.

After the court session, Shen Zongyuan left the palace quickly and lightly. He didn't say a word in the carriage and kept closing his eyes in deep thought. After entering the mansion, he asked someone to invite Aunt Su to Luxiangzhai. After the three of them were seated, he spoke.

"Lingxi and Yan'er must get married as soon as possible."

The old lady was puzzled. It was okay to marry Shen Lingxi. After all, she had been a marriageable girl for two years. But Shen Nanyan had just come of age and was not in such a hurry.

"Stay for two years, Yan'er is still young."

"Yes, Master, I want to spend more time with Yan'er."

Aunt Su naturally didn't want to do that either.

"I really want to keep her, but I can't. The palace will issue an imperial decree soon. The emperor will start the selection of girls. All girls who have reached the age of marriage must enter the palace. Lingxi and Yan'er... Mother, Yingqiu, although I value the honor of the Shen family, life in the palace is so bad. If you are not careful, everything will be ruined. By then, let alone bringing honor to our family, it may not even be possible for the whole family to live in harmony. Besides... I don't want to trade them for any glory, so the safest way is to let them get married as soon as possible."

"The Emperor has only been on the throne for a short time, and he's already started the selection process. Sigh... fate is unavoidable. Right now, only by getting married can I feel at ease. Aunt Su, what do you think?"

Aunt Su's eyes turned red when she heard about the talent show.

"If she has to choose between marrying out or entering the palace, I would definitely prefer her to marry out. At least there wouldn't be so many complications. Once you enter the palace, it's like entering a deep sea, with no telling how many hidden schemes there are. It's better to marry into an ordinary family and live a peaceful and stable life."

"I think so too. On the way back just now, I had already thought of a few candidates: the third son of Mr. Yan, the doctor of the Ministry of Personnel; the legitimate son of Mr. Zhang, the doctor of the Ministry of Public Affairs; and the fourth son of Mr. Wang, the deputy minister of the Ministry of Shangshu. Although these families have lower official positions, their family education is very good, and their children are also very hardworking. They will definitely be able to obtain some official positions in the future. Although their lives may not be rich and noble, they will definitely not be hard on her."

"I remember that you seemed to have a very good relationship with this Lord Wang."

"Mother is still young indeed. She can even remember such things."

"I'm old, old... I only vaguely remember that you two entered the palace together. But how come he is still just a minister now?"

"Lord Wang is a man of integrity, unwilling to be tainted by others. He has been ostracized everywhere, to the point that he is still a sixth-rank official. However, this also shows his integrity, and his child is naturally someone who can be trusted."

"That's right, Aunt Su, what do you think?"

"This...concern for the child, please let the old lady and the master decide. I only hope that the man can treat Yan well, nothing else matters."

"How about this, Zong Yuan? Find an excuse to call these children home so that Aunt Su and I can take a look at them, and then we can decide."

"Row."

"This matter should be dealt with as soon as possible. We must seize the initiative before the imperial edict is posted. Otherwise, we will not be able to keep the sisters and offend the person in the palace."

"Yes, son, I understand. I'll make arrangements right away."

After the three of them finished discussing, on the way back to the study, Shen Zongyuan thought it over again and again and finally asked someone to pass a message to Lu. However, when Lu heard that the emperor wanted to select a concubine, she actually smiled.