After His Majesty was reborn, the poor little girl in his previous life was spoiled to death

The spring sunshine in February is so warm that it brings a gentle warmth to your face.

Shen Chongyao was sitting in the sedan chair, but cold sweat was pouring down his back.

He held the hot treasure in his arms. The exquisite rosewood box seemed to weigh a thousand pounds, weighing down his heart.

Shen Chongyao swallowed his saliva and cried out silently: Oh my God! I must have not checked the almanac before going out today.

When he entered the mansion, the gatekeeper greeted him attentively: "Hey, Second Master, you left early this morning."

Shen Chongyao's face twitched, and he walked into the yard absent-mindedly.

As soon as he entered the room, he dismissed the maids and boys who came to serve him, and only ordered his trusted servant to guard outside the study door, and instructed: "Don't let anyone in."

He washed his hands first, then took out the treasure box with extreme caution, held it high in both hands, and looked up.

Seeing this, Shen Chongyao's heart was completely shattered.

There was a seal on the bottom of the box, with the four characters "Jin Zhao Yu Cui" engraved on it.

Even though he was an idle man who spent his days singing to the wind and enjoying the moon, he knew that this was the palace seal made by the inner palace and used by the emperor!

Shen Chongyao gave a bitter smile and lamented his own stupidity. Judging from his behavior, the handsome and elegant man before now looked like a eunuch in the palace!

He opened the box with trembling hands. The jade box that had dazzled him before now became a hot potato.

Although that person kept saying that you only need to bring the things hidden in the box into the palace, and you can take whatever you want from the wooden box and jade box, but now that he knows that they are royal items from the palace, he would not dare to keep them privately even if he had the courage.

Shen Chongyao usually keeps a low profile, and is almost unknown in the circle of nobles in Beijing. But that doesn't mean he is ignorant. On the contrary, he is a very smart person.

He immediately understood that the palace had passed this item to him in order to avoid the eyes and ears of his brother and mother. He couldn't help but sweat profusely, and his thoughts instantly flew to the process of secretly storing forbidden items, confiscating property and exterminating the clan.

Fortunately, he still had his reason: the current Holy Emperor ascended the throne at a young age, and has been ruling the country for more than a decade. He has brought grace to the world and exerted his influence over the four seas. If he really wanted to clean up the Marquis' Mansion, he would not need to take these roundabout ways.

Shen Chongyao thought hard but had no idea, so he could only muster up the courage to open the jade box.

Fortunately, there was no life-threatening imperial edict inside - only a rare and top-quality gold-mud paper.

The handwriting on the flowery paper was as graceful as floating clouds and startled dragons, beyond words.

After just one glance, Shen Chongyao turned his head away, and he had some vague guesses in his mind.

This was probably written by the Emperor himself.

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There was a joyful atmosphere in Songshou Hall.

Old Madam Zhu was wearing an ochre satin jacket embroidered with gold flowers and a gilded headband with kingfisher feathers, which made her look extremely wealthy and dignified. At this moment, she was looking at her pair of well-behaved grandchildren who were bowing to her with such a smile that she didn't know where to look:

"Okay, okay, get up! Come to grandma."

Ning'er looked down and saw the brother and sister snuggling on the old lady's left and right. They looked quite similar, both with excellent looks, but the boy was a little sharper, while the girl was more charming.

The girl was wearing a long coat with a silver-red plum blossom embroidery and a seven-treasure gold necklace. She threw herself into her grandmother's arms and acted coquettishly:

"Grandma, Yaoer missed you so much, why didn't you pick me up earlier?"

Old Madam Zhu hugged her and loved her endlessly: "Grandma is thinking about my Yao'er day and night!"

Then he stroked the boy's neck and said, "Let grandma take a good look at you. How come you have lost a lot of weight?"

Shen Chengying wore a round-necked robe with a bamboo branch pattern, and an exquisite red tasseled crown.

Compared to his younger sister Shen Ruyao, he was much more reserved. He just smiled and said, "I'm not thin at all. It's just that grandma loves her grandson."

The three generations of grandparents and grandchildren had not seen each other for ten days, and they were noisy and affectionate for a while.

After a while, the old lady reached out her hand to Ning'er, pointed at her and said, "There's a new sister in our family. You should get to know her."

Shen Ruyao looked Ning'er up and down twice before she smiled and said, "Grandma, I wonder whose sister she is? Judging from her stature, she must be the younger sister."

The old lady laughed and asked, "What a coincidence that you and I were born in the same year. When was Ning'er's birthday?"

Ning Er bowed and replied, "It is February."

The old lady said, "Ouch!" "But your sister is my baby's birthday is in July."

Shen Ruyao got off the couch, walked to Ning'er and took her hand: "Sister, you are so slender and graceful, I envy you so much."

She was born with a plump complexion and bright features. She had been raised in luxury since she was a child. At the age of twelve or thirteen, she was full of energy and vitality.

Ning'er was just the opposite of her. Even though she had been well taken care of for these days, she was born with congenital deficiencies and had been weak for a long time. She had also just recovered from a long illness. Although she was a few months older than Shen Ruyao, she was smaller in stature. At this moment, when the two of them stood side by side, Ning'er looked even more pale and timid.

Ning Er just smiled and was about to speak, but suddenly she heard the old lady looking at the door and said in surprise:

"Your father is back!"

Just as Ning'er was about to look, she felt her hand suddenly being thrown away. Shen Ruyao turned around abruptly and said excitedly to Xin Yuanhou, "Daddy!"

Shen Chengying had already stood up and, together with his sister, greeted his father whom he had not seen for a long time.

Shen Chongyan was wearing a white cloak with silver satin edges, and he looked exhausted.

Compared to his children who were obviously excited, Xin Yuanhou just nodded, motioned for them to stand up, greeted their mother, and then sat down on the left.

Ning'er hesitated for a moment but did not speak. This kind of occasion was not the time for her to reminisce with the Marquis.

She thought about it, then took the tea tray brought by Xiuyu and carefully placed it on the Marquis's table. When she was about to leave, she heard the Marquis suddenly call her:

"Ning'er."

When Shen Chongyan entered the room, his eyes fell on Ning'er vaguely. Seeing that she lowered her head and looked submissive, and wanted to leave after drinking tea, he couldn't help but call her.

Seeing Ning'er looking at him with a somewhat frightened look, there seemed to be a hint of unhappiness in her eyes.

Shen Chongyan smiled softly and asked her seriously, "How is your health? Are you still taking the medicine?"

Ning Er glared at him quietly and said obediently:

"Thank you for your concern, Lord. Ning'er is in good health now, but she is still taking Doctor Ge's medicine. He said that she can stop taking it after the Dragon Boat Festival."

Shen Chongyan said "hmm", but turned to the old lady and said, "Thank you, mother. Ning'er is weak, so I need you to take care of her."

As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere in Song Shoutang suddenly became a little subtle.

Madam Zhu smiled and said, "Don't worry, Lord Marquis. Ning'er is my nephew's granddaughter. I will definitely take good care of her."

Ning'er felt as if her back was being pierced by a knife of eyes.

Xinyuan Hou asked again, "Are your father-in-law and mother-in-law all right?"

This time, Shen Chengying stood up and answered respectfully: "Grandpa and grandmother are in good health, and my uncle and others are also well."

The old lady looked at the father and son's methodical questions and answers and wanted to speak but said nothing. She comforted herself that no matter what, her son was able to come back today, which showed that he had two children in his heart.

After chatting for a while, the old lady pushed her son to change clothes: "You have been outside all day, and there is no one to serve you. You are so dirty."

Shen Chongyan responded with a smile.

Ning Er heaved a sigh of relief and took the opportunity to excuse herself. She took Chuncao for a walk around the yard twice and was about to go into her room when she heard a voice from behind:

"stop!"