Rebirth of a Concubine's Daughter

On the fourth day of the New Year, food and fodder shipped to the border left the city in the morning glow. Lu Jiusi, wearing an elegant gold-threaded cloak, stood on the city wall, watching the slowly advancing team. His deep eyes seemed to have traveled thousands of miles to see the battle at the border.

Food and fodder must be sent before troops move out. Food and fodder have always been the most important things in wars. With these food and fodder, soldiers will have the strength to fight against the enemy. Lu Jiusi expects to return from this battle before May. After all, they have fought with Xuan Su Kingdom before, so they are familiar with their methods, so it shouldn't be too difficult.

"Your Highness, this batch of grain and fodder is being personally escorted by the Ministry of Works, and they are all traveling on official roads, so they will probably arrive earlier."

Shang Ci took a step forward and stood side by side with Lu Jiusi.

"Didn't you arrange for someone to follow secretly?"

"This time, Lord Cao is in charge. Lord Cao is well-known for his integrity and integrity, so nothing will go wrong. Besides, all the provinces and states along the way have prepared food and fodder. With such momentum, who would dare to act rashly?"

Lu Jiusi took a deep breath and didn't say anything else. Shang Ci has always been Lu Jiusi's capable subordinate, and there are some things that Lu Jiusi would not interfere too much.

After standing on the city wall for a long time, the two discussed the possible means that Xuan Suguo might mention. When the sun rose overhead, the two went down the city wall. Lu Jiusi rejected Shang Ci's invitation and turned to go to the Shen family.

When Lu Jiusi's carriage stopped in front of the Shen family's gate, the servants were stunned. They had to kneel down to greet Prince Huai and crawl in to report. At that moment, the whole mansion woke up.

When Shen Zongyuan came out to greet him, Lu Jiusi had already stepped into the Shen family's gate.

"Your Highness, Prince Huai, I apologize for not welcoming you from afar. I hope Your Highness will forgive me.

"No problem."

Shen Zongyuan didn't even dare to straighten his back, and followed Lu Jiusi timidly. When he entered the front hall, he invited Lu Jiusi to sit at the upper seat. He only dared to stand aside. When Lu Jiusi signaled him to sit down, he gently sat down at the lower seat.

"This is my first visit to Shen Mansion."

"Your Highness, it is a blessing for me to visit my humble home."

"After all, it's a family of scholars, and the atmosphere of literati and poets is evident everywhere. Not bad."

"Thank you, Your Majesty..."

"I, Shen, and my daughter-in-law, Lu, greet His Royal Highness the Prince of Huai."

Just as Shen Zongyuan was responding awkwardly, the old lady hurried over.

"Madam, please stand up."

Because the old lady had no imperial decree, she was just an ordinary old lady without any special status. When she sat down, she just sat at the bottom, opposite her son. In order, it was Lu, Lu's son Shen Yunyi, and finally Shen Yunzhi.

With more people around, there were more topics to talk about. Shen Zongyuan felt a little more relaxed and his heart gradually calmed down.

The old lady glanced at her son a few times, the meaning in her eyes was self-evident. Shen Zongyuan nodded slightly without leaving a trace, just waiting for a suitable opportunity to speak after they became more familiar with each other.

At this moment, Lu Jiusi suddenly found a pair of white rattan satin embroidered shoes under the screen on the side. He recognized this pair of shoes. When he hugged Shen Nanyue on New Year's Eve, she was wearing this pair of shoes. He stared at them for a long time that night. It was not because the shoes were special, but he didn't dare to look anywhere else.

For some reason, when Lu Jiusi saw the pair of shoes, his cold face softened a little.

"Your Highness, actually...actually, the reason I invited Your Highness to visit my humble abode today is because my son will be going to war with you soon, and my grandmother is really worried, so I wanted to ask Your Highness to take care of him."

Lu Jiusi retracted his gaze and turned to Shen Zongyuan.

"The situation on the battlefield changes rapidly. If I have to take care of everyone, then there's no point in fighting this war."

Shen Zongyuan looked embarrassed. She had always heard that Prince Huai was cold-hearted and didn't give face to anyone. She didn't expect to experience it herself today. Lu Jiusi's words made the old lady's heart even colder. The thought of stopping her grandson from going to the war surged up again.

Behind the screen, Shen Nanyue frowned. She had just hurried to stop Lu Jiusi on the road to ask for help, but she didn't expect Shen Zongyuan to arrive earlier. Now that Lu Jiusi said this, the old lady might have to think of other ways.

With a light sigh, Shen Nanyan turned around and wanted to leave, but Lu Jiusi's voice sounded behind her again.

"However, since this is Young Master Shen's first time on the battlefield and he has no experience, we can let him get familiar with the situation in the rear first. He doesn't need to fight desperately."

The pair of soft satin embroidered shoes appeared again, and Lu Jiusi felt happy in his heart, knowing that he had guessed right.

"Your Highness is wise. Although my son is loyal and patriotic, he has no experience and may only cause you a lot of trouble. Let him help out in the rear and gain more experience. He will surely be able to help both Your Highness and the Emperor in the future."

"Mr. Shen has perseverance and potential. He is well-versed in poetry and literature, and has some martial arts skills. He will achieve great achievements in the future. Mr. Shen is very lucky."

"It's all thanks to His Highness for his kindness. Yunzhi, come and thank His Highness."

Praise from Lu Jiusi made Shen Yunzhi full of confidence. He looked more manly, as if he was the pillar of the Shen family. Shen Zongyuan and the old lady loved him more and more.

But Mrs. Lu was so angry that she could hardly maintain the fake smile on her face.

Lu Jiusi kept calling him Master Shen, but was Shen Yunzhi worthy of that? A lowly bastard was also worthy of being addressed like that.

"Your Highness is truly destined to be with our Shen family. Your Highness, do you still remember when you were little, my Xi'er saved you? Oh, why hasn't Xi'er come yet? Cuizhu, go quickly and invite the eldest lady."

Mrs. Lu was afraid of being rejected by the old lady and Shen Zongyuan, so she didn't dare to look at their expressions. She hurriedly ordered the maid to call Shen Lingxi. Shen Zongyuan's words were on the tip of her tongue, but she swallowed them back.

When a man from outside the family came to the house, the women in the backyard tried to hide away, but Mrs. Lu actually invited him specially. He only hoped that his daughter could understand some etiquette and not come over.

Lu Jiusi's attention was all on the pair of embroidered shoes, but after Shen Yunzhi thanked Lu Jiusi, the shoes disappeared.

Soon, a colorful butterfly flew into the hall. Everyone looked closely and saw that the old lady was the first to turn her head away. Shen Zongyuan also frowned and closed his eyes, as if he didn't want to face the scene before him.

Shen Lingxi was seen wearing a flower cloud satin skirt with golden butterflies. The light red skirt had soft fluff on its wide sleeves, and large silver butterflies on the hem, fluttering as if they were about to take off at any time. When she walked, the red fluff would sway in the wind, making people's hearts sway unconsciously. Her head was piled with all kinds of luxurious ornaments, and she appeared in more gorgeous attire than a bride.

Mrs. Lu was very satisfied with this. Her daughter was pretty, graceful and noble. Only a girl like her was worthy of His Royal Highness the Prince of Huai.

But just as Shen Lingxi stood still and was about to salute, Lu Jiusi smelled a strong fragrance at the tip of his nose, which made him feel very uncomfortable, and he raised his hand to cover his mouth and nose.

"Sir Shen, could you please let Young Master Shen show me around?"

Shen Lingxi paused when she was halfway through the ceremony!

Despite her dazzling appearance, she was interrupted by His Royal Highness Prince Huai before she even finished her greetings. He didn't even look at her. Was he shy?