Rebirth of a Concubine's Daughter

When they arrived at Danzhou, it was still light, so they didn't waste any time and went into the city first to find horses. At the moment, Lu Jiusi and his group were staying in a big house in the west of the city because it was relatively safer there.

Shen Yunzhi was still outside and had not returned yet, but Shen Nanyue was not worried. She took out two plant protection drones and practiced with Lu Jiusi for a while. This thing was the first time Lu Jiusi had seen it and it was very novel, but he soon mastered how to use it, even better than Shen Nanyue.

Before Shen Yunzhi came back, two drones had already flown out and began to spray disinfectant indiscriminately in the city. So when Shen Yunzhi and Xiao Yichen rushed back, Lu Jiusi had already gone to other places with Shen Nanyue. It was not until the hour of Hai at night that the whole city was sprayed. When they returned to their residence, Shen Yunzhi was already waiting outside the door. When Shen Nanyue saw Shen Yunzhi, she hurriedly shook off Lu Jiusi's hand. Lu Jiusi paused and saw that Shen Nanyue had thrown herself into Shen Yunzhi's arms.

"elder brother."

"Why are you here? Do you know how dangerous it is?"

"I'll come and play."

"Nonsense, this is not a place for fun. I will arrange for someone to take you back tomorrow."

"I can't, I can..."

"Whatever you can do, don't stay here. It's too dangerous."

The two of them were arguing. Even though Shen Nanyan had pouted, she still didn't let go of Shen Yunzhi's hand. Lu Jiusi's eyes were dark, and although his expression was not unhappy, it was not gentle.

"Miss Shen is here now, please go in first. We can talk about tomorrow's matters tomorrow."

Xiao Yichen interrupted their conversation. Shen Yunzhi didn't say anything else and pulled Shen Nanyan into the mansion. Before Shen Yunzhi asked someone to arrange a yard for Shen Nanyan, Lu Jiusi had already asked someone to prepare it. The yard was not big but the scenery was unique. It was more than enough for Shen Nanyan to live alone.

The brother and sister entered the courtyard, but Lu Jiusi did not follow them in. He stood outside the door for a while and then left. He knew that Shen Yunzhi should have known about it.

Sure enough, as soon as he entered the room, Shen Yunzhi spoke.

"You and the prince, are you..."

Shen Nanyan was a little flustered for a moment and hurriedly turned around to pour tea, but was stopped by Shen Yunzhi.

"Yan'er, you've just reached marriage age. There's no need to rush into marriage. Mother and I want you to stay for a few more years."

"Brother, why don't you talk about the plague?"

"What plague? What plague is more important than you? You... Lu Jiusi... he is two years older than me. Okay, even if we don't talk about age, with your status, what are you doing in the palace? You're just a concubine or a maid who warms the bed. What's more, he has poison on him. If you follow him, what if he abandons you halfway? What will you do in the future? Will you be a widow forever?"

"I can cure his poison. I'll do it when you return to Shangjing."

Shen Nanyue barely mentioned the issue of her identity. She knew in her heart that her identity as a concubine's daughter meant that she could not stand with Lu Jiusi.

"That won't work either. There are many young men in the capital who are suitable for you. Although the prince is good, he is not your ideal man. The royal family has complicated relationships and many rules. In the future, he will have three wives and concubines, not to mention other things. How can he put you, a concubine, in the same position? Brother wants you to live a smooth life, not waste your years."

"I don't want to get married, but I'm just attracted to someone and want to get a little closer. Don't worry, brother. Maybe when the novelty wears off, we'll go our separate ways."

"This... this is even worse. Wouldn't it ruin your reputation?"

"Don't worry, I don't want to get married anyway, and I don't have to rely on anyone to live. Whether they are good or bad doesn't affect me at all. As long as I am happy, that's fine. Brother, no matter who I marry, I can't guarantee that they will treat me consistently. It's better not to marry. There is still a long way to go. There is no rush to talk about this now. Anyway, I promise that I will not let myself suffer any loss."

"Ugh!"

Shen Nanyan has always been a person with her own ideas, and Shen Yunzhi doesn't know how to persuade her, but he definitely does not agree with his sister being with Lu Jiusi.

The more powerful the family, the more complicated matters they have to deal with. Whoever can marry into the palace in the future can be a good person. My sister is like a little white flower, how can I send her to the palace to be tortured?

In the end, Shen Yunzhi could only leave dejectedly. He tossed and turned all night and couldn't fall asleep. Thinking back on the past, he realized that the reason why Shen Nanyue was with Lu Jiusi was because of him. That's why they came into contact. In the final analysis, it was he who had misled his sister, which made him even more regretful.

The sun was shining brightly the next day, which was not a good thing. The rising temperature could only accelerate the decay of the corpses and make the plague more rampant. Before dawn, Shen Yunzhi and Xiao Yichen led people to find and deal with the corpses respectively, while Lu Jiusi stayed in the city to arrange for the separation of patients and normal people to avoid infecting more people.

Because of Lu Jiusi's instructions, no one dared to disturb Shen Nanyan, which allowed her to sleep well. At noon, Lu Jiusi came back to have lunch with her. The two did not mention anything about Shen Yunzhi. Shen Nanyan just fell into deep thought as she looked at Lu Jiusi who was taking care of her.

"Are you full?"

"Ah."

"What are you thinking about?"

"If you want a cure, you should stop the plague now before too many people are infected."

This was definitely not true. The prescription had already been in Shen Nanyue's mind. She was just wondering how long Lu Jiusi's novelty towards her would last.

"Can't you just think about me?"

"Don't make trouble."

"You haven't told me yet, do you like me?"

"Lu Jiusi, how long will you like me?"

Lu Jiusi was stunned.

"How long? Who knows how long I can live? As long as I'm alive, I'll always love you."

Shen Nanyan smiled without saying anything, picked up the teacup and sipped it carefully. Looking at her expression, Lu Jiusi naturally knew that she didn't believe it, but Lu Jiusi didn't explain. Some things seemed more and more false the more they were explained. Anyway, there was still a long way to go.

In the next few days, Shen Nanyan joined the many doctors. At first, these old doctors naturally looked down on her as a young woman disguised as a man, but when Shen Nanyan successfully came up with a prescription and cured the seriously ill people, they instantly shut up. Everyone changed their previous attitude and rushed to learn medical skills.

With the addition of Shen Nanyue, the situation in Danzhou quickly improved. The plague was brought under control and most of the bodies were buried or burned. So Lu Jiusi arranged for people to help the people rebuild their houses, leaving only a small number of people to continue searching for the bodies.

Everyone was naturally happy about such news, but the Emperor Lu Shiyao in the palace was furious. He did not like the fact that Lu Jiusi was outstanding in every way, and he did not like him surpassing himself in everything. Yue Hanzhou and Lu's mother and son were also unhappy.

Shen Yunzhi snatched this opportunity from Yue Hanzhou. He thought that Shen Yunzhi had no experience and would not be able to accomplish anything even if he went. However, not only did he not cause chaos or riots in Danzhou, but he arranged everything in an orderly manner, and even the epidemic was well controlled. This made him even better than Yue Hanzhou. If he wanted Shen Yunzhi to return home safely this time, he would have to rely on his own strength.

So before going to Tang Manrou's courtyard again, Yue Hanzhou asked someone to meet Shen Yunyi in a teahouse. Because of Shen Lingxi, the relationship between the two has always been good. This secret meeting lasted for more than an hour. When they came out, both of them felt refreshed and full of joy.