Rebirth of a Concubine's Daughter

Shen Nanyan stood up, sat down next to her uncle Su Zhaoyu, and held his arm.

"It's not that my uncle is useless, it's that he's kind. Otherwise, he would have chopped him up with a knife. Don't be angry, uncle. Yan'er has a way to deal with this. I guarantee that my aunt will divorce him within three days."

"So fast, what tricks does Yan'er have?"

"This is a secret. Once my aunt leaves the Cao family, our Su family will move to the city."

Shen Nanyue's words made her second cousin Su Xinrong happiest. He had only been to the city once and was particularly longing for the life there. Now that he heard that his whole family was going to move to the city, he was extremely happy.

"Are we all going? That would be great."

Aunt Yao Susu couldn't help but worry.

"Although we are a small family, your aunt has several families. If we go to the city, we can't farm and we may not even have water to drink. If we all rely on you, it will inevitably be difficult for you. You are still so young, how can we bear it?"

"Don't worry about this, auntie. Yan'er has already made all the arrangements. You, uncle, and auntie will look after the shop. My two cousins ​​will go to the private school to learn some things from the teacher. They won't have to do any heavy work in the future. Most importantly, they can help me run the shop. Yan'er is very thoughtful. Auntie, just take care of yourself and your cousins ​​so that they don't suffer any losses."

"You kid, we are a family. Besides, your mother went to that wolf's den because of the Su family. If we can live a better life, your mother will suffer less."

After reaching an agreement with the Su family, Shen Nanyan was about to leave. Su Zhaoyu and Yao Susu asked her to stay for dinner before leaving, but the sun was already setting. Shen Nanyan did not dare to stay any longer and hurried back to the city with Caifu. If she stayed any later, it would be dark, and as a girl, she would always feel unsafe. The Shen family sent her very far away.

Spending time with her family in this simple way made Shen Nanyan feel more relaxed than ever before, a feeling she would probably never be able to experience in the Shen family.

As night fell, a group of people gathered outside the city gate to enter the city. The carriage stopped. Shen Nanyue lifted the curtain and took a look. In the carriage traveling with her, Lu Jiusi saw her at a glance. Their eyes met. Shen Nanyue remembered the night of Shangsi Festival when he forced himself on her. She was very unhappy. She rolled her eyes and lowered the curtain.

After all, she had saved him once before, but he treated her like this. Shen Nanyan felt that Lu Jiusi must be a guy with ulterior motives. There were not many good people raised by the royal family.

Lu Jiusi's deep eyes sank slightly. It was obvious that Shen Nanyue didn't like him. He didn't know why, but he just withdrew his gaze. This was the first time that he was disliked by someone other than those who wanted him dead, and the person was a little girl.

After entering the city and returning to the mansion, Lu Jiusi still hadn't gotten over the roll of eyes in his mind. He felt both angry and amused.

"Qingyu, how's the investigation going?"

"My Lord, the Crown Prince and his guest officials are indeed plotting to isolate the Emperor, and are even planning to tamper with the Heavenly Sacrifice Ceremony. I have already had someone keep an eye out to ensure his plot does not succeed."

After Qingyu finished speaking, Lu Jiusi didn't say anything for a long time, just staring at him. This look instantly made Qingyu's scalp tingle. He quickly recalled what else his master had instructed him to do that he had not finished. After racking his brains, he suddenly had an idea.

"Also... there's also the story about the master falling into the water six years ago. The one who did it was Xiao Chengzi, a eunuch close to the Queen. The one who saved the master was the fifth daughter of the Shen family, the Minister of Rites. However, because she was a concubine's daughter, the reward that year went to the legitimate daughter."

"What's her name?"

"The legitimate daughter is called Shen Lingxi."

Lu Jiusi didn't say anything, but his eyes changed slightly. Qingxuan on the side lowered his head and quietly reminded Qingyu of another person's name. Qingyu then spoke hurriedly.

"The concubine who saved you is called Shen Nanyan, the fifth daughter of the Shen family. Her mother is Shen Zongyuan's third concubine. It is said that she entered the Shen family to pay off a debt. Oh, and this fifth daughter has a brother..."

"Is the news reliable?"

"Recently, the Shen Mansion sent out a group of maids, who happened to be the people around the Shen family mistress, so the news must be correct."

"Go down."

Qingyu retreated quickly as if he had been pardoned, wiping the cold sweat from his forehead with his hand.

In the room, Lu Jiusi hid himself in the darkness, turned his clear eyes to look out the window, and thought of Shen Nanyue's fierce look on the night of Shangsi Festival, with a smile in the corner of his eyes.

After returning to the yard, Shen Nanyan was interrogated by Aunt Su for a long time. Aunt Su was really worried. It would be very dangerous for a girl like her to go out for a whole day. Shen Nanyan promised not to run around again, but she was still thinking about what she should do in her heart.

After washing up, he said a few perfunctory words to Aunt Su and said that he was going to bed. Aunt Su then went back to her room. However, Shen Nanyan turned around and called Nanny Yuan into the house. She gave Nanny Yuan a bag of silver and asked her to buy a courtyard with an entrance tomorrow, and then find a human trafficker to buy three servants, and bring them to the shop to clean and renovate.

The shop was already doing business, so it was clean inside, but Aunt Su didn't know how to manage it, so it didn't make any money.

After giving the instructions, Shen Nanyue went into the Qiankun Pearl and did not come out until dawn. She fell asleep as soon as her head touched the pillow, and did not get up until Aunt Su came to call her at noon.

On the third day after returning home from the Su family, Shen Nanyan, when paying her respects to the old lady, pestered Shen Yunzhi to take her out for a walk. With the old lady's approval, Shen Yunzhi agreed.

This was all agreed upon by the brother and sister. When Shen Yunzhi went to pay his respects, he brought a box of candied date cakes for the old lady. The old lady liked it very much, and as a result, she became more kind to the brother and sister than before.

After leaving the Shen Mansion, the two headed straight out of the city. Soon they arrived at Qishi Village, which looked better than Meilin Village. After asking around, they found the Cao family. Before they even knocked on the door, they heard a burst of ugly curses from inside.

"What sin did my Cao family commit to marry a chicken like you who can't lay eggs? You are going to make my Cao family extinct. You are so cruel! A bitch like you should have been sold to a brothel long ago, leaving you with no hope for the rest of your life. Why don't you go make chicken soup for Hua Niang? What are you standing here for? Take this little bastard with you and get out of here. You are really an eyesore to me!"

Shen Yunzhi's expression changed immediately.

Presumably, the woman that Uncle Cao brought back was the beggar woman. Shen Nanyan was not very angry. There was no point in being angry now. The important thing was to rescue her aunt.

Caifu went to knock on the door, and the person who opened it was a grandmother with a face full of fat. It must have been difficult for her fat body to walk the few steps.

"Who are you looking for?"

Her voice was the same as the one that had just cursed. Shen Nanyan pulled her brother and walked forward herself.

"Looking for Su Yinghe."

Seeing that the visitor was looking for her daughter-in-law, the mother-in-law of the Cao family became more alert. She blocked the door with her fat body and only stuck out her round head.

"What do you want with her?"

"Nothing, just came to see her."

"Little brat, don't bother her if you have nothing to do. She's very busy and has no time to see you."

Shen Nanyan is not yet of marriageable age, and Shen Yunzhiye is only of the age of tying up her hair. They don't look like adults, so Cao's mother-in-law naturally doesn't take them seriously.