Rebirth of a Concubine's Daughter

After returning to the mansion, Lu Jiusi looked at the dagger for a long time. Even the master craftsman who specialized in weapons in the martial arts world could not make such a perfect dagger. But why did Shen Nanyue give him such a top-quality dagger? What was her purpose?

The snow outside the window was even heavier, lighting up the originally dark night.

After Tang Manrou's fever subsided, she did not stay for another day. She immediately said goodbye to Shen Zongyuan and left the Shen family. Shen Nanyan even personally took her brother Shen Yunqian to see her off, but Tang Manrou did not even dare to raise her head and hurried out the door.

Two days later, Mrs. Lu was released. After not seeing her for a few months, Mrs. Lu had become much thinner and more humble, but Shen Nanyue knew that this was all an illusion.

After regaining her freedom, Mrs. Lu went to pay her respects to the old lady first, and took the opportunity to tell her that she wanted to go back to the Lu family. The old lady immediately refused, and said directly that their Lu family had been in turmoil recently, and asked Mrs. Lu not to go back and bring bad luck. She also said that the New Year would be coming in a few days, and asked her not to go out again, and to help Aunt Lan prepare for the New Year.

These days, the Lu family was in chaos. It seemed that those unclean things would appear at any time. They could be seen when the masters slept, ate, or even went to the toilet. Not only the masters, but even the servants had seen them. So many timid servants cried and begged to redeem their indentures and leave, and more of them just ran away.

So, the news about the haunted Lu Mansion spread, and now everyone is avoiding it.

Refused to go out, Mrs. Lu looked calm and said nothing. After leaving the old lady's yard, she immediately instructed her confidant to go to Enze Temple outside the city to invite a monk to come into the city to solve the current predicament for the Lu family.

When Shen Nanyan received the news, the monk had already entered the Lu family, so Shen Nanyan hurriedly found Wu You and asked them to leave.

"Since that's the case, let your friends go. If the monk is ruthless, they'll all be utterly horrified. Don't harm them. Be careful too."

"It's okay, actually. There's only one senior monk. Even if he stays at the Lu family every day, he might not be able to do anything to us."

[That's what I said, but there's always a chance of something happening. Let's just disperse. I'll have people burn some more things outside the city so they can have a peaceful New Year's Eve. We'll talk about this later.]

[That's fine, you don't need to do anything else, just burn more paper money.]

[Okay, is there anything you want?]

[Shen Nanyan, do you think I'm a ghost too? ]

【Isn’t it? 】

[I...Okay,...then I'm a ghost. How could I possibly need your little thing? You really underestimate me.]

【Speaking of which, are you ready for everything I asked you to prepare?】

[I've put them all in your little storeroom.]

[Okay, we'll send it out tomorrow. New Year's Eve is only three or four days away. Do you want to spend New Year's Eve with us?]

[Forget it, my mere presence would scare the hell out of everyone. I'd better go and keep the old man with me, and see if there's anything else I can find.]

As the two chatted, Shen Nanyan fell asleep hugging the quilt. Every time Wu You appeared, Shen Nanyan had to put on more clothes and quilts, otherwise she would feel like she was in an ice cellar.

The next day, the snow seemed to be even heavier. Normally, Shen Nanyan was unwilling to go out in such freezing weather, but she was still thinking about her brother and had no choice but to go.

By noon, the sun still hadn't come, so Shen Nanyan still went out. The carriage crawled alone on the street, and Shen Nanyan felt that the carriage was drafty.

"How much money does it cost to build a carriage yourself?"

"Miss, this servant doesn't know, do you want a carriage like the master's?"

"I haven't seen his carriage yet. I'll ask someone later. This old carriage is really cold in winter and hot in summer."

"Okay, I'll ask around. Miss, we're here."

The carriage stopped in front of the Prince Huai's Mansion. Shen Nanyue got off the carriage. There was thick snow under her feet. Caifu went to knock on the door, and Nanny Yuan's husband took several boxes off the carriage.

The door was opened by a servant. When he learned that someone was there to deliver something, he called the butler, who was quite polite.

"It's almost the end of the year. These are just some of my gifts. They're not expensive. I hope Your Highness won't refuse them."

Looking at these four or five boxes, the housekeeper was a little surprised, because it was normal to receive gifts at the end of the year, but this was the first time he had seen so many sent at once.

"These... so many, are they all for His Highness?"

"It's not much, not much. Compared to what Your Highness has done for the people of the world, it's nothing."

After exchanging a few words with the housekeeper, Shen Nanyue felt like she was almost frozen. She pulled her cloak tightly and wrapped herself in it, but the cold wind still blew in from all directions.

So Shen Nanyan began to say goodbye and leave. She couldn't stand in the cold wind for even a second.

But just as she turned around, everything went dark in front of her. She didn't see what was in front of her and was knocked down. Her body quickly leaned back, and a face with bright eyes and white teeth was reflected in her frightened eyes. It was Lu Jiusi. But because Lu Jiusi was too tall and too close, Shen Nan didn't see clearly what it was.

Shen Nanyan did not fall to the cold ground, but was grabbed by Lu Jiusi by the wrist. He didn't even reach out to support her, but directly lifted her up. For him, this was the most intimate contact he had ever had with a woman.

In panic, Shen Nanyan grabbed the belt around Lu Jiusi's waist at the first moment, which made the tips of Lu Jiusi's ears turn red instantly.

"Miss."

Caifu hurried forward to support Shen Nanyan, and Shen Nanyan finally stabilized herself and stood up.

"Why is Your Highness standing quietly behind me?"

"What are you here for?"

Lu Jiusi withdrew his hand and hid under his cloak.

Shen Nanyan suddenly woke up, put on a pleasant face, and said with a smile.

"New Year's Eve is in two days. I came to give His Highness something."

Lu Jiusi didn't say anything, but stared at Shen Nanyan with his deep eyes, as if he wanted to see her hidden purpose from her face. Shen Nanyan unconsciously reached out and touched her face.

"Come in."

Before Shen Nanyan could react, Lu Jiusi had already stepped into the mansion.

The housekeeper and the servant standing by were all surprised. This was the first time in the history of the Huai Palace that a female guest had entered. Everyone in the capital knew that the Huai Palace did not receive female guests. It seemed that this Miss Shen was truly different.

Only after entering the Huai Palace did Shen Nanyan know what a truly wealthy family was. In this life and the next, the best mansions Shen Nanyan had ever visited were those of the Shen family and the Lu family. She thought they were already the best courtyards, but compared with the Huai Palace, they were just thatched huts.

But if you have to say there is any shortcoming, it is that the Huai Wang Mansion is too rigid. The trees are tall and straight, the buildings are angular, and even the pot of ancient boxwood in front of you is probably all male. There is no female creature to be seen in the entire mansion.

The front hall is also mainly decorated in ink color, with only a few jade ornaments being the most gorgeous colors.