Rebirth of a Concubine's Daughter

When the carriage hurriedly arrived at Baiweizhai, Shang Ci had been waiting upstairs for a long time. Shen Nanyue hurried upstairs holding her dress.

As soon as the door of the private room opened, Shen Nanyan appeared as if falling from the sky. Her unmade-up face was filled with a smile as bright as the spring breeze. Her plain white dress with a light lake green hem was very suitable for this slightly warm season. Shang Ci's eyes were fixed for a moment, and then he lowered his eyes and looked elsewhere without leaving a trace.

"I've kept you waiting, my lord. I'm late."

"No, just right."

Although they had met before, they were not familiar with each other, so Shen Nanyan was still a little reserved. However, Shang Ci changed his usual deep tone and spoke softly and slowly. He also took the initiative to bring up topics from time to time, which eased Shen Nanyan's nervousness a little.

"Prince, I asked you to come here today because I want to find out something."

"What's the matter, Miss Shen, please tell me."

"Have you received His Highness's letter? Are they on their way back to the capital?"

"Your brother is fine."

Shang Ci did not answer Shen Nanyan directly, but just told her what she wanted to hear.

"Oh, huh? My brother is fine? Why is my brother fine? I mean, have they defeated the enemy?"

"Yes."

"Did the prince say when he would return to the capital?"

"After the war, the soldiers still have to help the people build roads and houses. The journey is long, so some of them may be slow."

"But didn't you say last time..."

"There's no such thing as absolute. All I can tell you is that Mr. Shen is fine."

Shang Ci had said so much, and further questioning seemed unreasonable, so Shen Nanyan did not continue. Instead, Shang Ci asked some questions about the Shen family. The two talked for a long time, from local customs to current government affairs. Shen Nanyan really didn't dare to continue talking to him.

He was the prince, so he dared to say anything, but Shen Nanyue was just a little concubine's daughter. If these words were heard by others, the entire Shen family would be in trouble. So she stood up, said goodbye, and wanted to leave.

"I will send you back."

"In broad daylight, if the prince gives me a ride, I'm afraid it will be more dangerous than being robbed and killed."

Shen Nanyan said with a smile. Although it was just a joke, it also revealed deep helplessness. Shang Ci took half a step back and said nothing more. The two said goodbye.

Shang Ci stood in the doorway, looking at Shen Nanyan's thin back, a dark thought flashed across his eyes, and finally he smiled, picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp.

Half a month later, Yue Hanzhou arrived at the border of Yujing Kingdom. His arrival excited everyone. Within three days, Yue Hanzhou led his troops to attack at night. The purpose was to catch the enemy off guard. Fifty thousand people quietly left the city gate and marched towards the garrison of Yujing Kingdom soldiers under the moonlight. Yue Hanzhou took the lead and looked majestic. The soldiers were also full of confidence.

The enemy's camp was right in front of them, and they could already see tiny flashes of fire. Yue Hanzhou ordered his men to disperse and form an encirclement around the camp, so that they could capture all the enemy troops in one fell swoop.

Yue Hanzhou had used this tactic in his previous life. When they charged in, the enemy was caught off guard and fled in panic. Yue Hanzhou captured the generals with almost no effort and made them kneel at his feet. This was how he became famous in one battle.

Everything went smoothly tonight. Yue Hanzhou looked at the sky which was slightly turning pale, and a look of satisfaction appeared on his face.

His troops had surrounded all the enemy troops, and victory was a sure thing, but the enemy didn't notice it at all. Yue Hanzhou felt a little complacent, thinking that he was a natural-born general, otherwise how could the enemy fall into his trap so easily.

"kill!"

At the hour of Mao, following Yue Hanzhou's command, all the soldiers rushed towards the enemy camp, and a battle was about to break out.

But the expected war did not come, and the tents the soldiers rushed into were empty, with not even a grain of food left in the camp.

Yue Hanzhou immediately realized that he might have fallen into the enemy's trap. His face suddenly changed and his heart turned cold. The sweat on his back had soaked through his clothes. This was not only his first battle, but also the lives of 50,000 soldiers. It was no trivial matter.

"Retreat, retreat immediately, quickly!"

As soon as he gave the order, a dense cloud of arrows flew overhead and headed towards the camp.

"Hide, hide."

In an instant, the battlefield was in chaos, and the ones who were running for their lives in this life were Yue Hanzhou's men. Yue Hanzhou was riding on a horse and was the most obvious target. In less than half an incense stick of time, two arrows had pierced his body. In the end, he barely escaped under the cover of others.

Logically speaking, if the main general was injured, the enemy would definitely be able to capture him by pursuing him. But strangely, the enemy never caught up with them and did not take any further action, as if they just wanted to drive them away.

When the group stumbled back into the city, Yue Hanzhou was already exhausted and fell off his horse to the ground. He was carried back by a group of soldiers.

Although neither of the two arrows hit anyone's vital parts, they were poisonous. However, the poison could not kill people, but only made people feel uncomfortable and weak, and they would feel dizzy when they got up. So in the following days, Yue Hanzhou almost spent all his time discussing war with others on his bed. Over time, there were more and more complaints in the barracks, and Yue Hanzhou's previous pride and complacency were no longer as great as before.

Yue Hanzhou was having a hard time at the border. Shen Nanyan, who was far away in the capital, was so shocked by the news brought back by Cai Fu early in the morning that she almost fell down. Fortunately, Nanny Yuan was quick to support her.

"Are you telling the truth?"

"I don't know whether it's true or not, I just heard someone spread it. Miss, do you think the young master is hungry now? What should we do?"

Nanny Yuan pulled Caifu.

"What do you know? You're just talking nonsense here to scare young lady. There are severe droughts every year, and the court will provide disaster relief grain. We can't let the soldiers who risk their lives starve. Why are you making such a fuss? Young lady, don't worry. The Second Young Master is with His Royal Highness the Prince of Huai. Even for the sake of the master, we can't let our young master starve."

"You guys go out and leave me alone."

Shen Nanyan sat down with the help of the table. Her whole body was cold and her mind was in a mess.

Of course she remembered that there was a severe drought in this year of her previous life, but not now, it should be in September, so when Lu Jiusi said he would come back in May or June, Shen Nanyan didn't worry about it anymore. She didn't know why it came three months earlier. This drought killed many people. The drought and the rotting corpses made it almost impossible to control. Fortunately, it was winter and the infection was not so fast. But now it is about to enter summer and the corpses will rot faster. Then the plague will spread. How can her brother hide?

Not to mention my brother, even going to Kyoto may not be safe!

Shen Nanyan began to wonder if her rebirth had disrupted some order, otherwise why would so many things have happened earlier or changed their trajectory.