Rebirth of a Concubine's Daughter

After calming herself down, Shen Nanyue walked out of the yard and went to Shen Zongyuan's study. The servant said that Shen Zongyuan had not returned yet. Shen Nanyue went to the gate to wait again. She didn't know if it was because of the severe drought that Shen Zongyuan had not returned yet.

After finally waiting for Shen Zongyuan's carriage to return to the mansion, it was already 9:00 a.m. Shen Nanyue couldn't wait for Shen Zongyuan to enter the mansion, so she rushed out directly.

"Dad, you're late today."

"What's going on? Is there something wrong in the mansion?"

Shen Zongyuan got off the carriage and pulled his robe.

"Is it because of the drought?"

"How did you know?"

"Caifu heard it when she went shopping, but is it true?"

Shen Zongyuan looked inside the door and hurriedly pulled his daughter away.

"Don't talk about this in the mansion for now. Your grandmother is not in good health, and we can't let her get anxious and angry."

"Then it's true."

Shen Nanyan's heart sank completely to the bottom.

A few months ago, Shen Nanyan had asked her uncle to collect food everywhere, and even asked Su Xinrong to go to the border of Yujing Kingdom to collect food. At that time, it was to prepare for Yue Hanzhou's expedition. She not only wanted Yue Hanzhou to be defeated, but also wanted him to be surrounded by enemies on all sides.

Now the grains have already been transported back to Shangjing and stored in a farm in the suburbs. However, we did not expect the drought to come early. Now, if we want to send these grains to the border of Xuansu Kingdom, it will be no small matter.

"Dad, has the imperial court sent any food to the border? Will my brother starve?"

"The food left the capital a month ago. I believe your brother will be fine. It's just that the Xuansu Kingdom is making moves again."

"Didn't we just finish the fight?"

"We have a severe drought here, and they might want to take advantage of it. Don't worry about it. The emperor is more worried than we are."

It was really a case of adding insult to injury. If Xuan Su Kingdom chose to counterattack at this time, Lu Jiusi and his men would not know how confident they would be in fighting back given the shortage of food.

Shen Nanyue's heart became more and more panicked. She said a few words hurriedly to Shen Zongyuan. After the father and daughter agreed to keep it a secret, they entered the Shen Mansion together. But before they had gone far, a servant came running in anxiously, saying that the old lady had fainted.

The father and daughter rushed towards the old lady's yard again. When they arrived, a little maid was kneeling in the room. Mrs. Lu, Aunt Lan, Aunt Su, and others were also there.

"Mother, mother...have you called a doctor? Yan...Yan'er, come and see your grandmother."

Shen Nanyan, who had not yet squeezed in, was pulled in by Shen Zongyuan. Shen Nanyan did not delay and immediately checked the old lady's condition.

At this time, the old lady's face was blue and purple, and her whole body was hot and sweaty. The most serious thing was that the old lady had difficulty breathing, as if she might die at any time. Shen Nanyan immediately raised her feet to the bed, knelt beside the old lady and began to press her chest for first aid.

"Grandma, grandma, don't sleep. Daddy, talk to grandma, don't let her lose consciousness."

“Mother…Mother…”

Seeing Shen Nanyue so nervous, Shen Zongyuan's voice trembled unconsciously. Aunt Su supported Shen Zongyuan with tears in her eyes and helped talk to the old lady.

Standing at the door were Aunt Lan and Shen Rongying. They didn't even get close to the bed. Aunt Lan was the one who wanted the old lady to die the most. The old lady had disliked her for many years. If she really died, her good days would be over. Aunt Lu stood by the bed, but her face was indifferent, as if the old lady's life or death had nothing to do with her.

In the time it takes for a stick of incense to stick, Shen Nanyan's sweat dripped down her thin chin. She pressed while observing the old lady's complexion. At this time, the doctor hurried over and started to give her an injection. Soon the old lady's complexion began to ease a little. Shen Nanyan stopped pressing and leaned over the old lady's chest to listen to her heartbeat. In fact, she could use a stethoscope, but there were so many people around and it was not convenient to take it out.

After confirming that the old lady's heartbeat was gradually recovering, Shen Nanyan began to take her pulse.

"what happened?"

Shen Zongyuan, who had been feeling uneasy, asked cautiously.

"She should be fine, but Grandma's body can't stand any more shocks. She needs to be taken good care of. It will probably take a few months for her to recover."

"May the Bodhisattva of Heaven protect us, may the Bodhisattva of Heaven bless us!"

The old lady escaped death again, and the people in the room looked very happy.

After everyone left the inner room, Shen Zongyuan slowly sat down in the upper seat, his clothes on the back wet. The old man had just passed away last year, and Shen Zongyuan really didn't want to see the old lady off so soon.

The room was eerily quiet. No one dared to move, and even their breathing was cautious, for fear of making any noise.

In the end, it was Shen Zongyuan who broke the silence.

"what's going on?"

Seeing that no one spoke, Mrs. Lu stood up.

"Master, I heard from Nanny Yin that this little maid mentioned the severe drought at the border when she brought cakes to Mother. Mother was worried about Yun Zhi, so she suddenly didn't..."

"boom!"

Before Mrs. Lu could finish her words, the teacup in Shen Zongyuan's hand flew straight onto the little maid's forehead.

"Slave, you are such a talker, who do you think you are? Steward, beat this bastard to death. Drag him out and beat him to death."

"Master, please spare my life. Please, Master, please spare my life. I know I was wrong and I will never dare to do it again. Please, Master, please spare my life."

"It's not impossible to spare you. Tell me, who told you to do this?"

Shen Nanyan walked out from the inner room, her voice and face were as cold as ice, and she looked at the maid as if she wanted to kill her. After hearing what Shen Nanyan said, the maid unconsciously glanced at Mrs. Lu from the corner of her eyes, and Shen Nanyan knew what was going on.

Lu's brother from her mother's side was an official in the court, so it was not surprising for him to know about this. However, the old lady had been very kind to her, so she didn't know why she suddenly wanted to attack the old lady again.

"I don't know what Fifth Miss is talking about. I just came to deliver some snacks. I just said it casually when the old lady asked me. I just wanted to please the old lady and had no other thoughts. Fifth Miss, please have pity on me."

"I don't know if you have bad intentions, but the people behind you have serious intentions. If you tell me the truth, maybe I can ask my father to spare your life."

"I... this I..."

The little maid raised her eyes again and looked at Mrs. Lu timidly. Mrs. Lu had a calm expression on her face. She just raised her hand to adjust the silver hairpin in her hair. The hairpin was extremely ordinary and did not match the other accessories. However, the hairpin was not very eye-catching, so no one noticed it.

"Madam, this maid looks familiar to me."

Nanny Zhao, who was beside Mrs. Lu, suddenly spoke, which attracted everyone's attention.

"Daddy, I think I've seen her before. She seems to be Feng'er, the servant girl beside Aunt Lan. Aunt Lan, do you recognize this maid?"

Shen Lingxi waved her round fan and turned to look at Aunt Lan. Ever since Shen Nanyan came in, Aunt Lan and Shen Rongying had been hiding at the back. It was not known whether they were afraid of being contaminated by the old lady's bad luck or for other reasons, but Shen Nanyan was very sure that what happened today must have been Lu's doing.

The incident has been provoked, and it seems that Mrs. Lu and Aunt Lan are going to fight again. Shen Nanyue walked to Aunt Su and sat down with her. The show is about to begin, and they can't miss it.