The daughter of the emperor is reborn to be beautiful and cool, and the King of Zhenbei loves her wi

An old woman led the way, followed by a beautifully dressed and pretty young girl. Four or five maids gathered around her, looking as if they were afraid that something might happen to her.

Shen Nanzhi naturally recognized the girl, Princess Zhaoning, Xiao Xiangxue.

Because she lost her mother at a young age, she was raised by Concubine Zhang and had a very good relationship with Xiao Qian'an.

In her previous life, she and Shen Nanzhi didn't get along.

Even though Shen Nanzhi's marriage to Xiao Qian'an had already been decided and she would be her future sister-in-law, she still targeted her everywhere.

Shen Nanzhi was not the kind of person who would allow herself to be bullied or swallow her anger. However, at that time, not only had she lost all her martial arts skills, but even her cheek was scratched by the black bear's claws during the autumn siege, leaving a scar that took a long time to heal. In addition, she was framed by Jiang Yanran at the Hundred Flowers Banquet set up by the emperor, and her reputation was damaged. There were overwhelming rumors outside that she was not worthy of being the Seventh Prince's consort. Therefore, in the face of Xiao Qian's loyalty and concern, she felt more and more ashamed.

Knowing that Xiao Qian'an and Xiao Xiangxue had a deep sibling relationship, Shen Nanzhi endured it even when facing Xiao Xiangxue's difficulties. She didn't want to cause trouble for Xiao Qian'an or make things difficult for him.

At that time, Shen Nanzhi thought that Xiao Xiangxue just couldn't accept her becoming her sister-in-law for the time being. But in this life, the emperor had arranged a marriage for Xiao Xiangxue and Xie Changyuan, so how could Shen Nanzhi not understand?

Although Xiao Xiangxue's biological mother was of humble status, she was said to be the most favored by the emperor at that time. She died of illness when the emperor doted on her the most, so the emperor has been missing her for so many years.

Therefore, he also took good care of Xiao Xiangxue. Moreover, the emperor had more than one princess waiting to marry, and with Xiao Qin'an's protection, if the emperor insisted on arranging a princess to marry to destroy the marriage between the Shen and Xie families, it would never be Princess Zhaoning Xiao Xiangxue's turn.

Unless, that’s what Xiao Xiangxue wants.

In the previous life, Xie Changyuan went to the border early, and there was no subsequent arranged marriage. It seemed that there was no intersection between the two people at all, and Shen Nanzhi naturally did not think of this.

However, Xiao Xiangxue has been living in Concubine Zhang's palace. Although she has reached the age of 15, she has not yet built a mansion and rarely leaves the palace.

Shen Nanzhi was a little surprised to see her appear here.

Compared to Shen Nanzhi, when Fourth Miss Xie saw Princess Zhaoning Xiao Xiangxue, her eyes lit up as if she had seen a savior. She immediately cried and said with great grievance, "Princess, please make the decision for me!"

After this announcement, all the waiters in Yufangzhai and the attendants around Fourth Miss Xie knelt down and saluted.

Looking around, in the huge main hall, only Shen Nanzhi and Ye Qingwan were still standing.

Fourth Miss Xie complained bitterly, "Princess, Shen Nanzhi is so arrogant and domineering. She teamed up with the guys from Yufangzhai to frame me, and just now she pushed me down. Fortunately, I am lucky to have a good life, otherwise I would have hit my head on the threshold and hit a vital part, which would have been fatal!"

At this point, Fourth Miss Xie's eyes turned red and she shed two lines of tears before she continued aggrievedly, "Princess, you see, it's fine that she bullied me, but she didn't even greet you when she saw you. She's simply arrogant and doesn't take you seriously at all!"

Xiao Xiangxue was pretty and charming, especially her pair of almond-shaped eyes, which were lively and bright. However, at this moment, the eyes that looked at Shen Nanzhi were full of coldness and disdain.

She took a step forward and said in a cold voice: "Are you Shen Nanzhi?"

Shen Nanzhi nodded: "That's right."

Xiao Xiangxue snorted coldly: "Why don't you kneel when you see me? Do you know that disrespecting the princess is disrespecting the royal family? What crime should you be punished for?"

Shen Nanzhi raised her eyebrows and asked curiously, "Princess, what crime do you think he should be punished for?"

Xiao Xiangxue didn't expect Shen Nanzhi to react like this. She snorted coldly, "At the lightest, you'll get twenty slaps on the face. At the worst, you'll get thirty lashes with the cane. You can even be caned to death. Which one do you want to choose?"

As soon as the words fell, even Ye Qingwan, who was usually brave, felt a little scared. She subconsciously tugged at Shen Nanzhi's sleeve, intending to pull Shen Nanzhi to salute first.

Unexpectedly, Shen Nanzhi just smiled and turned to look at Fourth Miss Xie beside her: "Fourth Miss Xie, did you hear that? Which one do you choose?"

Fourth Miss Xie didn't expect that the fire would burn herself, so she quickly turned to Xiao Xiangxue for help.

Xiao Xiangxue frowned and said angrily, "I'm talking about you! Shen Nanzhi! Why are you pulling others around?"

Shen Nanzhi waved her hand, "Princess, what you said is wrong. I did not bow. However, firstly, according to the laws of our dynasty, the wives of officials above the fourth rank are exempted from kneeling and bowing when they see the royal family. Secondly, I have been engaged to the King of Zhenbei and am the future Princess of Zhenbei. Even if we haven't married yet, I am the future sister-in-law of the princess. According to the rules, the princess should greet me first when she sees me. Why do you want me to kneel and bow to the princess? Could it be that in the eyes of the princess, there is no King of Zhenbei at all? If it gets out, aren't you afraid that the civil and military officials will talk about the princess's lack of discipline, or even report to the emperor that Concubine Zhang is negligent in disciplining the princess?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the whole place fell silent. After a moment's silence, there was a sound of a large number of people gasping for air.

As for Xiao Xiangxue, her expression was even uglier. She suddenly took a step forward, frowned, looked at Shen Nanzhi and sneered: "According to you, you still want this princess to salute you?"

Shen Nanzhi smiled and said, "I didn't say that. If the princess wants to understand it that way, I can't help it."

At this point, she turned to look at Fourth Miss Xie who was standing beside her: "Although Minister Xie is a third-rank official, Fourth Miss Xie does not have to kneel when she sees the princess, but she still has to bow. Princess, did she do it just now?"

Fourth Miss Xie's face was as pale as paper, her lips trembled slightly, and before she could speak, she heard Shen Nanzhi say, "Furthermore, she just turned black into white, spread rumors, deceived the princess, and tried to play with the princess. Does this count as contempt for the royal family?"

Fourth Miss Xie never expected Shen Nanzhi to be so sharp-tongued. She stamped her feet and said, "I didn't! Don't talk nonsense. It was obviously you who pushed me down!"

Shen Nanzhi raised an eyebrow: "How did I push you? Where did I push you?"

In fact, the incident happened suddenly at that time, and Fourth Miss Xie was in a panic and did not notice how she fell at all, but she knew that it must be related to Shen Nanzhi.

Now being questioned by Shen Nanzhi, she could only casually point to her back and said firmly: "You pushed me from behind!"

Hearing this, Shen Nanzhi said innocently, "It was clearly Fourth Miss Xie who pushed me down just now. I lost my balance and stepped on the corner of your skirt, causing you to fall down. But now you say that I pushed your back. Then I want to ask, how could I have done that?"

As he spoke, Shen Nanzhi pointed to the hem of Miss Xie's skirt, where Shen Nanzhi's footprints were still left.

In other words, Shen Nanzhi had to step on the hem of her skirt and push her back, which was completely unnecessary and there was no way he could make her fall on the threshold from that angle.

Everyone present is smart, and it’s clear how could they not see it?

Knowing she was in the wrong, Fourth Miss Xie hurriedly tried to make amends: "It was because you stepped on the hem of my skirt that I fell. I don't blame you, do I?"

Shen Nanzhi glanced at her as if she were a fool, then smiled and said, "So, you admit that you pushed me?"

Only then did Fourth Miss Xie realize that she had been tricked by Shen Nanzhi.

Her face turned pale, and she pointed at Shen Nanzhi: "You...you...you are slandering me..."

However, at this point, her words were no longer convincing.

Xiao Xiangxue couldn't stand it any longer. She glared at Fourth Miss Xie and said coldly, "Useless trash! Get out of here!"

Although Fourth Miss Xie felt aggrieved, she did not dare to say anything. Her originally pale face turned red because of Xiao Xiangxue's humiliation. She immediately turned around and ran away with her maid.

"I didn't know you were so sharp-tongued."

Xiao Xiangxue looked at Shen Nanzhi coldly, her eyes filled with hatred as if she wanted to skin Shen Nanzhi alive.

But Shen Nanzhi had no engagement with Xiao Qian'an in this life, and she never had any affair with him again. The only person Shen Nanzhi could think of was Xie Changyuan.

However, these are just Shen Nanzhi's guesses.

Thinking of this, Shen Nanzhi raised an eyebrow and looked at Xiao Xiangxue: "Yes, Princess has a good eye. After all, even the eloquent young Marquis Xie was defeated by me."

As soon as she finished speaking, the hatred in Xiao Xiangxue's eyes deepened visibly.

Shen Nanzhi thought to himself, it is indeed so.

She just mentioned Xie Changyuan tentatively, and it made her so angry.

Just because she and Xie Changyuan almost got engaged, and just because Xie Changyuan once had a crush on her, Xiao Xiangxue hated her to the core?

This really doesn't make sense.

If Shen Nanzhi was still entangled with Xie Changyuan after the emperor had granted them a marriage, Xiao Xiangxue would have deserved to hate her.

However, since the engagement, Shen Nanzhi almost drew a line between herself and Xie Changyuan and cut off all contact with them.

It wasn't her fault that Xie Changyuan once liked her.

If Xiao Xiangxue likes Xie Changyuan, then just like him and pursue him. Why does it matter if she comes to target Shen Nanzhi?

Whether in the past life or this life, Shen Nanzhi could not like her.

Moreover, there should be no possibility of reconciliation between the two, so the attitude towards her could not really be considered polite.

"Princess, is there anything else? If not, we will take our leave now."

Xiao Xiangxue was very angry, but she couldn't really do anything to Shen Nanzhi in public, so she could only let her go.

But Shen Nanzhi took a few steps and suddenly turned around, looking at Xiao Xiangxue with a smile: "Oh, by the way, Fourth Miss Xie left in a hurry just now and hasn't compensated me for the bracelet yet. Since Fourth Miss Xie is the princess's person, I believe the princess won't be so stingy as to refuse to pay, right?"

Xiao Xiangxue became even angrier.

Money is a small matter, but being teased by Shen Nanzhi and losing face is a big deal.

Of course she was unwilling to pay compensation, but she had no way to refute Shen Nanzhi's words. If she did not pay compensation, it would make her look even more petty, and would also disappoint or make the noble ladies who followed her look like a laughing stock.

Xiao Xiangxue could only grit her teeth and accept it.

"I'll compensate you!"

Shen Nanzhi waved her hand. "Thank you so much, Princess. No wonder Fourth Miss Xie always makes things difficult for me, trying to vent her anger on the Princess. It turns out that the Princess is so generous to those around her."

After saying this, without waiting to see Xiao Xiangxue's angry face, Shen Nanzhi pulled Ye Qingwan and turned to leave Yufangzhai.

On the way back, Ye Qingwan kept talking.

Shen Nanzhi also wanted to take her back home so that they could have a good reunion. For Ye Qingwan, it had only been half a month since they last saw each other, but for Shen Nanzhi, who had lived two lives, it seemed like a long time.

However, not long after they walked out of Yufangzhai, Ye Qingwan was stopped by the maid in the mansion. Her father had just returned from the Ministry of Works and wanted her to go back urgently.

Although Ye Qingwan was reluctant to leave, she thought that they were both in the capital and could meet at any time, so she had to go back with him and take care of her father first.

After seeing Ye Qingwan off, when Shen Nanzhi was returning, he happened to meet someone coming from the palace.

It was Eunuch Gui who was by the side of the Empress Dowager. He went to the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion in person to take Shen Nanzhi to the palace, saying that it was the Empress Dowager's wish to let her enter the palace to accompany her and relieve her boredom.

Shen Nanzhi and her aunts looked at each other, somewhat confused as to what the Queen Mother meant.

Even Shen Nanzhi was confused.

Because, in the previous life, when Shen Nanzhi was betrothed to Xiao Qian'an, the empress dowager did not summon her.

The Empress Dowager is not the Emperor's biological mother, and her relationship with the Emperor is not very close.

Except for major festivals or sacrifices, the empress dowager would rest in Yongning Palace most of the time, never asking about the affairs of the former court or the harem, and except for *** and Lin Lanyin, she seldom saw other outsiders.

Could it be because of Lin Lanyin?

Shen Nanzhi saved Lin Lanyin, so the Queen Mother wanted to see her?

But even if she was grateful, the Queen Mother's status meant that she only needed to be rewarded with something and there was no need to summon her.

Shen Nanzhi couldn't figure it out.

Although the aunts were worried, it was the first time they had encountered such a thing and they were at a loss as to what to do.

Eunuch Gui was still waiting, and Shen Nanzhi didn't want to delay any longer. She went back to the yard, changed her clothes, and followed Eunuch Gui into the palace.

All the way to the second gate, the carriages and horses stopped.

Shen Nanzhi got off the carriage and followed Eunuch Gui to Yongning Palace.

When passing by Taiye Lake, Shen Nanzhi subconsciously looked up at a pavilion beside the lake.

In her previous life, she received Xiao Qian'an's order and was hurriedly brought into the palace. It was in that pavilion that she met Xiao Qian'an.

She originally thought that it was just the imperial edict that asked her to assist in the emperor's funeral arrangements, but she never expected that Xiao Qian'an personally fed her a glass of poisoned wine.

On that day, the sky was bright and clear. Xiao Qian'an, dressed in the prince's gorgeous clothes, stood tall and slender in the pavilion, before he officially ascended the throne.

He held the wine in his hand and looked at Shen Nanzhi with a smile: "Zhizhi, I do need your help with something, but it's not to take care of my father's funeral."

Shen Nanzhi already felt that something was wrong in the atmosphere, and she instinctively took a step back, but Xiao Qian'an kept pressing forward, and behind her was a cold stone pillar, leaving her with nowhere to avoid or retreat.

Xiao Qian'an held the wine glass in one hand and pinched her chin with the other. His tone was gentle, but the words he said were like a knife filled with poison.

"Zhizhi, don't blame me. You are the only one who can restrain Shen Changan. But this is not poisonous wine. It is just to prevent you from running around and causing trouble for me. I want you to behave better. After a while, I will let you out."

"I promise you, you'll be fine."

Xiao Qian'an's guarantee has no credibility at all.

Because, after Shen Nanzhi was forced to drink the wine, she completely lost consciousness. When she woke up again, she was already in the dilapidated courtyard of Wuyi Lane and fell into Jiang Yanran's hands.

Xiao Qian'an assured her that everything was fine, but he caused the Shen family to fall apart, and made her be tortured by Jiang Yanran. After her tragic death, she almost couldn't even be reborn.

How ironic.

When his memory reached this point, Shen Nanzhi's eyes happened to fall on the pavilion.

At this moment, Xiao Qian'an, dressed in a dark cloud brocade robe, was standing in the pavilion, and his eyes accidentally met Shen Nan's.