Rebirth of a Concubine's Daughter

Seeing this, Mrs. Lu hurriedly stood up and stood beside Shen Lingxi, with a very standard aunt's smile on her face, as if Lu Jiusi was already her son-in-law. Shen Lingxi also calmed down and made herself look pure and innocent, with a variety of postures.

The old lady's eyes were about to spit out fire. This Lu family didn't care about the face of the Shen family at all. She dragged her daughter to stick to Prince Huai. But it was obvious that Prince Huai had no interest in Shen Lingxi, otherwise why would he suddenly interrupt her ceremony? If this matter got out, how could the Shen family still have any face?

But Mrs. Lu didn't pay attention to the old lady's expression and didn't even look at her.

"Your Highness Prince Huai, you and Lingxi have met before. Do you remember? Why not let Lingxi accompany you for a walk? Although the flowers haven't bloomed yet, the sunshine in the garden is quite nice."

Without even raising his eyelids, Lu Jiusi stood up with a very cold look in his eyes and walked past Lu and Shen Lingxi.

"Master Shen."

"Your Highness Prince Huai, I will accompany you..."

Shen Lingxi was really anxious.

She didn't care about etiquette and wanted to stop Lu Jiusi directly, but Lu Jiusi didn't even glance at her. Before she could touch Lu Jiusi, she was stopped by Qingyu.

Although Shen Lingxi has already climbed up to the third emperor's grandson, the current political situation is unstable, and the prince and the king of Huai seem to have opportunities, so Shen Lingxi agreed to Lu's plan, but unexpectedly, the king of Huai did not take herself seriously at all.

"Yes, Your Highness, please."

Shen Yunzhi immediately extended his hand in a gesture of invitation and nodded slightly to Shen Zongyuan.

Lu Jiusi was angry.

When he left, he didn't even say hello to Shen Zongyuan and walked straight out the door. Shen Yunzhi led him into the garden.

The front hall suddenly became quiet, even the sound of the wind blowing was unusually clear. The old lady picked up the teacup and smashed it directly at Shen Lingxi's feet. The brown tea splashed on her colorful dress, but she didn't even dare to scream.

The old lady said nothing and was helped away.

"Don't be angry, mother. Your health is important."

Shen Zongyuan offered a weak word of comfort, which he felt was insignificant.

"I've been married to you for decades, and I had no idea you were so unpresentable. Mrs. Lu, how many more things can you do to bring shame to the Shen family?"

There was a sense of sadness in Shen Zongyuan's voice. Everyone in the capital knew that his wife was gentle, kind, broad-minded, and well-mannered. Who could have known that she would act like this today, and in front of His Royal Highness the Prince of Huai.

"Master, Xi'er has already lost her marriage proposal at General Yue's Mansion, and she's already reached marriageable age. It's time for her to get married, not to mention that she and Prince Huai have a childhood relationship..."

"Shut up, is that what you should say? He's from the royal family, the emperor's most beloved son. If you talk about affection with him, you have to look at your own weight. If you want to die, don't drag the Shen family with you. If you can live this life, then live it. If not, I will divorce you with a letter of divorce, and we will both live in peace."

"Shen Zongyuan, you want to...you actually want to divorce me?"

"Of all the things you've done, is there one time that I don't deserve to be divorced?"

"I am the legitimate daughter of the Lu family, the mother of Yun Yi and Xi'er. I have worked hard for the Shen family for so many years, you can't divorce me."

"Don't mention your hard work. Aren't you afraid of being laughed at if you tell me about it?"

"I'm arranging a marriage for my daughter. What have I done wrong? If you divorce me, I'll have my brother file a complaint with the emperor. I don't know how you can stay in the capital anymore."

"Threatened me...ah? You threatened me."

"Father, please calm down. Mother is just too worried about my sister, so she got a little anxious. Prince Huai didn't get angry, which shows that the matter is not as serious as we thought. I hope Father will give Mother a chance for my sister and me."

Seeing that both of them started to speak harshly, Shen Yunyi hurried out to stop them, and Shen Lingxi knelt in front of Shen Zongyuan with tears in her eyes.

"Daddy, it's all my fault. I didn't seize the opportunity to marry into the Yue family, which is why mother has to worry about me. Please have some compassion for me, and don't blame mother."

It would have been fine if Shen Lingxi didn't say anything, but Shen Zongyuan got even angrier when she opened her mouth.

A mother with bad conduct raised a daughter who had no manners at all and who even had no shame in meeting men outside her family.

"You...you...you, how could my Shen family have a daughter like you? Don't you have any sense of shame? The Prince of Huai has already interrupted your ceremony, don't you understand the reasoning behind it? You still stick to him. Do you think your father's face is a leaf on the ground that can be trampled on at will?"

"No, Daddy, that's not what I meant. I didn't mean to..."

"You didn't think about it, but you did it. Okay, okay, okay, you and your daughter really opened our eyes today. My Shen family is so honored. Butler Zhao, take them away, take them away, lock them up, and confine them to the yard. Don't let them appear in front of me. Take them away!"

Shen Zongyuan's anger rushed to his head. He had never been so desperate at this moment. That was his wife and his legitimate daughter, yet they did such a thing.

"Master, if you want to punish me, punish me. Xi'er didn't do anything wrong. It was my idea for her to come to the front hall. Don't punish Xi'er. His Royal Highness the Prince of Huai is still in the mansion. Xi'er saved him. If he finds out that you've confined Xi'er, he'll definitely blame you."

"Ms. Lu, what's going on in your head? Isn't the rejection and disdain of Prince Huai obvious enough? What are you still fantasizing about, Butler Zhao, are you dead?"

Housekeeper Zhao was trembling with fear, with a thin layer of sweat on his forehead. This was the first time he had seen Shen Zongyuan so angry in all the years he had been in the mansion, so he hurriedly called the maid in to take Lu and Shen Lingxi out.

Shen Zongyuan was so angry that he overturned the things on the table and stood in the hall for a long time before adjusting his mentality. Then he took a deep breath, curved the corners of his lips, raised a standard smile, and then walked away.

Shen Yunzhi took Lu Jiusi for a stroll in the garden. Lu Jiusi's eyes were looking around. Soon Shen Yunzhi was pulled by Qingyu to get a collection of poems for Lu Jiusi. Lu Jiusi walked towards Shen Nanyue's yard, but before he reached the vicinity of the yard, he saw Shen Nanyue walking on the path with her maid. When he saw that figure, the expression on Lu Jiusi's face became much gentler.

"Shen Nanyan."

"Your Highness Prince Huai?"

Shen Nanyan looked confused.

"Are you lost? Why are you alone? This is the backyard, go to the front yard..."

"Would you be satisfied if I were in the front hall?"

"Your Highness... How did you know I'd been there?"

"Feel."

"That's quite good. I didn't realize Your Highness is quite clever."

"Is that a compliment to me?"

"Why, isn't this obvious?"

Lu Jiusi smiled silently, as if when he was with Shen Nanyue, he was no longer the feared Prince Huai, but just an ordinary commoner, and her compliments to him seemed perfunctory.

"Thank you, this is for you."

Lu Jiusi handed Shen Nanyue a sandalwood box. There was no special pattern on it and it looked extremely ordinary.

"what is this?"

"On the morning of the first day of the new year, I received your red envelope, but I didn't bring any gifts when I came to your house. This is my return gift."

Shen Nanyan didn't act pretentiously. She reached out to take the box and opened it.

Inside was a translucent jade bracelet, without any impurities, like a clear stream, which made people love it at the sight of it.