Rebirth of a Concubine's Daughter

Tang Manrou shrank her exposed toes in embarrassment, and instantly changed her look to a humble and submissive one. Her eyes were full of tears as she looked at Shen Nanyan, and anyone who saw her would feel pity for her.

"My... my family was robbed and burned down by thieves. My father and mother are both gone. I barely escaped death and suffered a lot along the way to Shangjing. I wanted to... I wanted to seek refuge with Uncle Shen. Sister Yan'er, please have pity on me and help me plead with Uncle Shen. I really have nowhere else to go."

What Tang Manrou said was true, her house was indeed burned down, but those people did not commit the crime without purpose. Tang Manrou was found to have affairs with several rich boys at the same time, so she suffered this disaster and her whole family was killed by her.

And she didn't really have nowhere to go. In a village outside the city, Tang Manrou had a distant aunt, but she just looked down on her.

Just like in the previous life, Shen Nanyan had a gentle smile on her face, but there was a coldness in her eyes. In the previous life, she helped Tang Manrou in every way because they had met once, and prepared a share of any good things for her. She didn't expect that she was secretly hooking up with Shen Lingxi in private.

"Of course I want to help Sister Tang, but I just made Dad angry. I'm afraid that if I go to intercede, it will make Sister Tang's situation even more difficult. Why don't you ask Big Sister for help? Big Sister has the support of the Lu family and is the legitimate daughter. No one in this mansion will disobey her."

"But I...I don't know your elder sister either."

"They are all women, so it's easy to get to know them. I'll also go find my aunt to help you. Sister Tang, don't worry, we are sisters. How can I watch you suffer? I'll go find my aunt right away."

Shen Nanyan turned around and left without giving Tang Manrou a chance to speak again.

As a result, Tang Manrou naturally did not see Shen Lingxi. It would be strange for Shen Lingxi to see her in her tattered clothes. However, Tang Manrou stayed in the Shen family with her eloquent mouth.

But Shen Lingxi and Shen Rongying looked down on her, so they naturally wouldn't get close to her, and they didn't even want to talk to her, so she went to Shen Nanyan's yard all day long, but Shen Nanyan didn't have time to perfunctory her, so she was sent away by Yuan Mama several times every time she went there, and she never even entered the door of Shen Nanyan's yard.

Shen Nanyan brought Caifu to the vicinity of Prince Huai's Mansion. In her hands was the snack that Wu You had just delivered that morning. Shen Nanyan had tasted this snack before. It was crispy and delicious layer by layer, with nuts on top. Wu You said it was called Thousand Layer Pastry. Anyway, it didn't exist in this world, so it must be a good thing.

In fact, Shen Nanyue also understood that Lu Jiusi probably didn't like these things. She knew that men liked these things, but she couldn't really give Lu Jiusi a gun. If she did, Lu Jiusi would definitely arrest her. That was a matter of life and death for the Nanling Kingdom. She could only give him some small gadgets to test the waters first.

After waiting outside the Huaiwang Mansion until noon, Shen Nanyan saw the Huaiwang's carriage. She hurriedly got off the carriage holding the box.

"This subject greets His Royal Highness Prince Huai."

Lu Jiusi paused with his raised foot and slowly turned around.

The tall and straight Lu Jiusi was dressed in a luxurious dark golden robe, with a wide brocade belt with auspicious clouds around his waist and a black cloak on the outside. Coupled with his handsome face and noble temperament, it was really hard to look directly at him.

"It's you."

Before Shen Nanyan could get close, she was stopped seven feet away by the guards.

"Your Highness still remembers your servant."

"Is something wrong?"

Lu Jiusi glanced at the guard Qingyu, and the guards who were blocking Shen Nanyue retreated instantly.

"On the Shangsi Festival, my brother and I got separated. Your Highness saved me, so I came to express my gratitude. This is a new snack from Piaoxiang Pavilion. I waited in line for a long time before I could buy it. I hope Your Highness will not refuse it."

Lu Jiusi was speechless. It had been so long since the Shangsi Festival, and she only remembered to thank him now?

Perhaps her excuse was too bad, Shen Nanyue couldn't stand it anymore, so she reached out to stuff the box to Lu Jiusi, but then felt it was inappropriate. Then she stared at Qingyu, quickly stuffed the box into his arms, and turned and ran away.

"Your Highness, you must try it, it's delicious."

As soon as she finished speaking, Shen Nanyan jumped onto the carriage and disappeared from Lu Jiusi's sight.

Lu Jiusi stared at the box, his mind full of doubts. He certainly wouldn't believe that Shen Nanyan came to thank him, but Shen Nanyan didn't say anything, so he was too lazy to guess.

"Your Highness, how about I throw this thing away?"

Lu Jiusi's expression changed instantly. Qingyu shrank his neck, hugged the box tightly, and followed Lu Jiusi into the mansion.

After finishing his work, Lu Jiusi stared at the box for a long time, and finally opened it gently with his slender fingers. A soft and sticky milky aroma wafted out of it. It turned out to be delicious, but he only tasted half a piece.

Compared to snacks, he found Shen Nanyan more interesting. She seemed different from other women. She had a bright personality and was not pretentious in her words and deeds. Even if she told lies badly, she was not annoying.

She made no secret of her alienation, dislike, and rejection, and her deliberate approach and deliberate flattery were also blatant. If it were another woman today, she would definitely not rush over as carelessly as she did. Thinking of Shen Nanyue's lies today, the corners of Lu Jiusi's lips rose slightly.

When Shen Nanyan returned to the Shen family, Nanny Yuan naturally told Shen Nanyan about Tang Manrou's visit. After hearing this, Shen Nanyan just said she knew and then went to Shen Yunzhi's yard.

These days, with Wei Ze's help, Shen Yunzhi's masculinity has obviously become stronger, he smiles more often, and looks more mature.

"Why are you here at this hour? If there's anything, I can come find you. It's getting dark, what if I fall on the road?"

Shen Yunzhi placed his sister's hand in his palm and rubbed it.

"It's not dark yet."

"It gets dark early in the winter. If you need anything next time, ask someone to call me. You don't have to make this trip."

"I see, brother, you know someone came to the mansion these past two days."

"Are you talking about Tang Manrou?"

"Have you seen it?"

"I met him on my way back from paying my respects to my grandmother yesterday morning and we exchanged a few words."

It was the same as the previous life, but in the previous life, Shen Lingxi asked Tang Manrou to seduce Shen Yunzhi, and then she cried thief, saying that Shen Yunzhi was doing something bad to her, causing Shen Yunzhi to be beaten with dozens of boards. However, Shen Yunzhi was already deeply involved at that time, and even so, he still doted on Tang Manrou.

"Brother, Tang Manrou is not simple. You must never talk to her in the future, and you are not allowed to have any other thoughts about her. You will be joining the army soon, and nothing can happen at this time."

"You look down on your brother like this? Do you think I'm going to do anything to him just because he said a few words?"

"You don't have this intention, but it's inevitable that she doesn't have it. She's living under someone else's roof now, so naturally she wants an identity to gain a foothold, and this identity can't be given by you. In short, you listen to me."

"Okay, I'll listen to you. Are you still cold?"

Seeing her brother's nonchalant look, Shen Nanyan frowned. It was Shen Yunzhi's simple-mindedness that made her even more worried. So when she heard that Huai Wang Lu Jiusi was vicious and decisive in his actions, Shen Nanyan wanted Shen Yunzhi to go under him to gain some experience.