Rebirth of the High Family's Beloved

Shen Zhaoyong smiled faintly without saying anything. He naturally remembered Jiang Yun's straightforward remarks on the wedding night.

There is no love between the two of them as a couple, only an exchange of interests.

What was better than a simple exchange of interests was that he was willing to marry her, and as for her, marrying him with a little purpose was not a big deal.

It is mutually beneficial for both parties, and getting married is a best of both worlds.

Moreover, in Shen Zhaoyong's opinion, Jiang Yun has a simple nature and is straightforward in her words and deeds. He feels very comfortable getting along with her.

Compared to those couples who are affectionate when they are in love but become enemies when they are no longer in love, they actually last longer.

After the New Year's Eve palace banquet ended, the drunk Yan Ci was sent back to Yun Pavilion by Jin Yao and Jin Lang. When she woke up, it was already noon the next day. The splitting headache from being drunk made her forget everything that happened the day before.

Jin Yao was not on duty today, so she came to Yun Pavilion specially to take care of Yan Ci. When she saw her wake up, she brought her a cup of warm water.

"Aci, you finally woke up. You slept for such a long time."

Yan Ci drank all the water in one breath, still feeling unsatisfied, but she was too embarrassed to ask Jin Yao to pour her more, so she handed the cup back and stood up.

"What time is it?"

Jin Yao looked up at the bright sun outside, which was already at noon, and replied, "It's already noon."

Yan Ci felt a little embarrassed. Drinking really messed things up. Fortunately, Emperor Tianqing did not summon her to serve.

"Is everything alright with the Emperor?"

"No, the emperor knows about your drunkenness. Just let you have a good rest. Jin Lang and Jin Zhu are over there."

After hearing Jin Yao's words, Yan Ci nodded and sat in front of the dressing table to put on makeup.

Although her mind was still a little fuzzy, she vaguely remembered that she drank a few more glasses last night because she was happy to see her father and brother. Who would have thought that she, who could drink a thousand glasses without getting drunk, would actually get drunk.

This person has a very low alcohol tolerance.

But since she returned to Yun Pavilion safely, nothing serious must have happened. Her last memory seemed to be that someone was scared.

Before she could think about it, Jin Lang walked in, looked at Yan Ci who had woken up, and put the food box in his hand on the table.

"The young lady is finally awake. If she hadn't woken up, the meal I prepared would have been in vain."

Hearing Jin Lang talking about eating, Yan Ci touched his belly with one hand.

My stomach was empty and I felt hungry.

I ate a little at the palace banquet yesterday, and I kept drinking afterwards, so not much actually went into my stomach.

Now, another night and a morning have passed. When I smell the food again, the glutton in my stomach starts to stir.

Yan Ci couldn't help swallowing his saliva as he watched Jin Lang bring out the food from the lunch box and put it on the table. There were two meat dishes, two vegetarian dishes, a meatball soup, and a bowl of rice.

Thinking that Jin Yao was here to take care of him, he probably hadn't eaten yet, so he said, "Let's sit down and eat together."

Jin Yao smiled and declined, "I've used it before, and I have to go on duty now. Jin Lang will stay here with you."

Jin Yao was about to leave when she suddenly thought of something.

"Oh, Ah Ci, the emperor said that you can go home when you wake up. He will give you a day off. You don't have to serve in the palace anymore. You can go to court as usual after your day off."

Jin Yao was just a messenger, but Yan Ci immediately understood the meaning.

This means that she will no longer have to enter the palace to serve as a court lady, but her position as a Yuanwailang will still count, and she can still participate in the weekly court meetings.

Yan Ci was naturally very happy to be able to go home. She had been in the palace for more than two months. Although she had not been troubled in the palace, she had to be alert at all times, for fear of being plotted against by accident.

After Yan Ci packed up a little, he went to Mingyi Palace to bid farewell to Emperor Tianqing and left the palace.

Emperor Tianqing did not meet her, but only asked Yang Zhao to tell her to be cautious in her actions.

Emperor Tianqing looked away only after Yan Ci's figure disappeared in front of Mingyi Palace. In fact, he had been watching Yan Ci from inside.

Yang Zhao followed Emperor Tianqing and said, "Since Your Majesty is reluctant to let Lady Yan go, why do you want her to leave the palace?"

Emperor Tianqing sighed, "She will have to go home eventually. I admire her talent, but I know that the world is unfair to women. Allowing her to participate in government as a woman is the best I can give her. Her talent is worth it."

After Yan Ci returned to the Yan Mansion, he found a bleak scene in the mansion.

The servants coming and going in the mansion bowed hastily to her and then hurried away.

This made Yan Ci very curious. Just as he was about to stop the person and find out what was going on, he heard a cheerful voice.

"Girl, you're back!"

Chunzhi ran over happily. When she heard that the Thirteenth Miss was coming back home, she cleaned Liufang Courtyard early and went to greet Yan Ci at the door.

When Yan Ci saw Chunzhi, his heart warmed up, and he immediately asked, "Did something happen in the mansion?"

Chunzhi's joy faded, "The girl just came back, go back and have a rest first."

Yan Ci saw that Chunzhi was indeed hiding something, so he didn't ask any more questions and walked towards Liufang Courtyard.

After returning to his own courtyard, Yan Ci felt much more relaxed. Without outsiders around, Yan Ci asked, "What happened in the mansion?"

Chunzhi walked to Yan Ci, poured tea for him, and said slowly: "I don't know it very clearly, but I heard people in the mansion say that the ninth girl climbed into the bed of His Royal Highness Prince Xiang."

Yan Ci felt as if he had heard a fairy tale, and was so surprised that he couldn't speak for a long time.

She must have heard it right, Yan Ru and Shen Zhaoyan...

No matter how you think about it, they have nothing in common.

Didn't Yan Ru want to marry into the Han family and become the mistress of the household? Now that the New Year has just passed, it's time to arrange the wedding.

Didn't Shen Zhaoyan write three letters to ask to marry Prime Minister Xiao's eldest daughter, Xiao Yizhen? Now that he hasn't married Xiao's daughter yet, news of his affair with Yan Ru has spread. What's going on?

Just listening to Chunzhi's words was not enough, so Yan Ci immediately got up and went to Zhilan Courtyard. She wanted to find out clearly.

In Zhilan Courtyard, Yan Tonglin and Jiang Qingqing sat in the main seats, with Zhao Shihuan and Yan Ru kneeling below.

Zhao Shihuan was fine. If you looked closely at her crying and wiping tears, you would understand that her crying was fake. You could only see the tears falling, but she didn't look sad at all.

Yan Ru, on the other hand, knelt there with almost no reaction, looking at him in a daze, his soul wandering away.

When Yan Tonglin heard about this, he was furious. He had finally gotten a few days off so he could stay at home and spend some time with his wife.

Who would have thought that such a big thing would happen in just one day.

Yan Tonglin's face turned pale as he looked at the two people kneeling: "Tell me, what happened?"

Seeing that his daughter had no reaction, Zhao Shihuan leaned forward and began to cry: "Master, you have to make a decision for our daughter. She is a good girl. Now that something like this has happened to her, how can she get married in the future?"

Yan Tonglin slammed the table, "Why are you howling? The matter has not been made clear yet. You still want to talk about the future. Let's get through this hurdle first. Don't forget that the Prince of Xiang and the Xiangfu have an engagement. Once this happens, how to explain it to the two palaces is the real matter. The Prince of Xiang and the Xiangfu are not vegetarians."