Rebirth of the High Family's Beloved

Yan Ci thought that it would take some effort for her to come to Prince Xiang's Mansion, but she didn't expect that after returning home, she was called to Zhilan Courtyard by Jiang Qingqing and told that she was going to Prince Xiang's Mansion to attend the wedding banquet.

In his joy, Yan Ci did not forget to ask, "Why are you taking me with you?"

Jiang Qingqing looked at Yan Ci with a strange expression, "Don't you always like lively places? You've been stuck at home for half a month. I want to take you out to have some fun. Why don't you want to go?"

Yan Ci immediately smiled and said, "I want to go. Why wouldn't I want to go?"

Therefore, when the invitation from Prince Xiang's Mansion was delivered to Yan's Mansion, Yan Tonglin went there with his wife and daughter.

Yan Ci deliberately dressed inconspicuously today so that when she took action, she would not attract other people's attention.

But she didn't expect that she would be noticed by Xie Chengyi as soon as she entered Prince Xiang's Mansion.

From a distance, she saw Xie Chengyin, who was standing with Xie Chengyi, looking straight at her, but this was in the palace, with many people around, so Yan Ci just glanced at them and lowered her eyes, and followed Jiang Qingqing obediently.

Xie Chengyi originally wanted to call his brother over to say hello, but he didn't expect that the girl from the Yan family actually pretended not to see him. After a moment of stunnedness, he couldn't help but burst out laughing.

He turned to look at his younger brother next to him, and his expression was indeed much gloomier.

Xie Chengyi was overjoyed, "Is this an appointment?"

Xie Chengyin naturally knew that Yan Ci was avoiding suspicion, but he couldn't tell Xie Chengyi the truth, so he could only divert Xie Chengyi's attention.

He pushed Xie Chengyi aside and said, "The feast is about to begin, Lord Xie, why don't you hurry up and take a seat?"

"Well, then Young Marquis Xie should come along as well."

The two brothers entered the table laughing and joking.

Yan Ci followed behind Jiang Qingqing, observing the topography and layout of Prince Xiang's Mansion along the way, and matching them one by one in her mind with the map Xie Chengyin gave her.

The wedding banquet and wedding hall of the palace were arranged on the east side. The place here was spacious and the scenery was beautiful. There was also a large garden of three feet square. Many guests who arrived early gathered around the garden to enjoy the scenery.

The new house is not far from here. Judging from the current time, the auspicious time is almost here. I guess Xiao Yizhen will come out soon.

Yan Ci glanced in the direction of the new house and then turned her eyes away. That was not her destination. She wanted to go to Shen Zhaoyan's study and bedroom.

Shen Zhaoyan's study and bedroom are both in the northwest corner, not very close to here. Yan Ci secretly wondered how he could get there quietly.

While he was thinking, Yan Ci had already sat down at the women's table with Jiang Qingqing.

Compared to the noise at the men's table, the women's table was much quieter. The ladies from each family were all chatting and laughing in low voices. Occasionally, there would be one or two who laughed louder, but they were looked at with disdain by the other ladies.

These ladies all take chastity as their role model, and are afraid that speaking loudly will affect their dignified and graceful image, so they all whisper as if they are saying something bad about others, but their eyes play a lot of roles.

It was difficult for Yan Ci to listen to any gossip, so he simply said something to Jiang Qingqing and left the table.

The men's and women's seats are separated by only a flower path, one on the left and the other on the right.

As Yan Ci walked casually, he saw people coming to the men's table to attend the wedding banquet. Most of the loyal ministers in the court had come, and those with lower positions were also present.

Yan Ci chuckled, it seemed that they still had great expectations for Shen Zhaoyan's future.

Suddenly she glanced and saw two people sitting at the end of the table. Since no one noticed, they did not sit separately.

Yan Ci was surprised for a moment.

Isn't that her cousin the Crown Prince and his Crown Princess?

The two of them grabbed the melon seeds from the tray and started eating them as if no one was around. Soon, there was a small pile of melon seed shells on the table in front of them.

Yan Ci didn't understand what these two people were doing. A high and mighty Crown Prince was actually sitting at the last seat with his Crown Princess. Judging from their looks, they seemed very happy.

She didn't expect that Shen Zhaoyong would actually come to Shen Zhaoyan's wedding. Although he was not recognized in this way, his arrival had already given Shen Zhaoyan great face.

She remembered that her cousin did not come to her and Shen Zhaoyan's wedding. She heard that he did not come because he suddenly fell ill.

Looking at the two people happily eating melon seeds, Yan Ci felt a sense of relief in her heart, because she felt that her cousin the prince had been in better health since Jiang Yun married into the East Palace.

According to the current situation, if the cousin prince can live to see the day of his enthronement, there will be no problem for Shen Zhaoyan, and the General's Mansion and the Yongding Marquis' Mansion will also be safe.

Yan Ci was daydreaming in his heart when he heard a loud shout: "The auspicious time has arrived, please invite the newlyweds!"

Everyone's attention was directed to the flower path in the middle, only to see Shen Zhaoyan and Xiao Yizhen walking side by side. One was handsome and unparalleled, the other graceful and charming. They were truly a perfect pair, a perfect match.

Yan Ci stood at the end of the crowd, glanced twice and then quietly left the crowd.

Everyone was watching the ceremony at this time, and Shen Zhaoyan was also at the wedding. It was a good time for her to take action.

She followed the path on the map in her memory, avoiding the guards, and soon arrived at the Japanese-style courtyard where the study was located.

Looking at the study room so close at hand, Yan Ci did not rush in directly. Yan Ci guessed that with Shen Zhaoyan's cautious personality, it is impossible that he did not secretly deploy people in the study room.

So she just stood at the door of the study and then turned and left.

Not long after Yan Ci left, a figure fell from the eaves, looked at Yan Ci in confusion, and prepared to go back.

At this moment, a dark shadow suddenly appeared behind the man. The man paused and was stabbed in the throat with a sword without even turning his head. He was dead.

Yan Ci walked out from behind the big tree next to him, looked at Qi Cun who was dealing with the corpse with a smile, and couldn't help but stretched out his hand and gave him a thumbs up.

Qicun forced a smile with a slightly stiff face, and dragged the still warm corpse out of the yard.

Only then did Yan Ci walk into the study room with confidence.

Shen Zhaoyan's study is spacious, but the furnishings are simple.

There is a row of bookshelves about two meters high, on which are placed various books and several small jade ornaments, a desk with writing brushes, inkstones, and a teacup, and a mahogany chair in front of the desk.

Nothing else.

Yan Ci walked slowly to the table and first reached out to touch the teacup. It was still warm, which showed that Shen Zhaoyan was still here before going to the wedding hall.

But the table was unusually clean, and Yan Ci couldn't guess what he was doing here.

Looking around the room, Yan Ci's eyes finally fell on the row of bookshelves.

The bookshelf was very tidy, with the books and memorials on it placed separately, separated by jade ornaments.

Yan Ci touched the ornaments one by one, but did not find any switches.

Could it be that she thought wrong?