Reborn Princess

Outside the hall, maids and servants were waiting at the door. Among the maids and servants, Shen Jing from the second branch of the Shen family and Shen Cong from the third branch of the Shen family were both waiting here.

When Shen Yanlan saw Shen Jing and Shen Cong, hatred reached the bottom of his heart. The Shen family's century-old foundation and loyalty were destroyed in the hands of these two people.

Today is not a day off, so Wang Ciyuan must have sent someone to report back.

Shen Jing and Shen Cong were both sons of Wang Ciyuan, both born out of wedlock. Shen Jing passed the imperial examinations and was promoted to the position of Taichang by virtue of the Shen family's favor. Shen Cong was recommended by someone and became a chief historian of a moderate level.

Shen Jing was a lustful man with many wives and concubines, and all the maids around him were touched by him.

But it was not the case with Shen Cong. In Shen Lilan's impression, he seemed to have only married Qin Xiwen and had no concubines.

They rose to this position thanks to the Shen family's foundation, but in the end they went against their ancestors' teachings, betrayed their father, murdered their brother, and even attempted to join forces with Zhou Jingmo to usurp the throne.

Shen Xilan tried her best to suppress the hatred in her heart, but her eyes were very sharp. She looked at the people in front of her, no matter if it was Shen Jing, Shen Cong, or their wives and children, she would not let any of them go.

After being distracted for a moment, Zhou Cechen seemed to be a little closer to her, standing beside her, giving her enough peace of mind.

Shen Xilan and Zhou Cechen were escorted into the front hall by a group of maids and servants, and the Shen family members were also standing respectfully in the hall.

She glanced at everyone and found that Shen Cong's frail and bedridden wife Qin Xiwen was there.

It seems that everyone is really afraid of her husband Zhou Cechen's title of King Ding'an.

As she was thinking, she looked at Zhou Cechen who was standing beside her. The man happened to be looking at her at this time. Their eyes met. Shen Lilan raised her lips towards him, sincerely, without any disguise.

All the members of the Shen family bowed to Shen Xilan and Zhou Cechen.

"Your Highness, the banquet is over. Please go to the men's table." Shen Jing said.

The Shen family had many servants, and when entertaining guests, men and women sat at different seats.

Zhou Cechen looked at Shen Lilan, as if asking her if she needed him.

Shen Yanlan curved his lips and said, "Your Majesty, go ahead. I have Chunhua and Qiushi by my side."

"Okay." Zhou Cechen replied.

"If anything happens, let them come find me."

Shen Lilan nodded.

The interaction between the two was like that of an ordinary couple, newlyweds but reluctant to separate, and this action was seen by the man standing beside them.

When Shen Xilan turned around, he saw him, the adopted son of the third branch of the Shen family. Qin Xiwen was weak and had difficulty giving birth, so the couple adopted Shen Qingyu to raise as their eldest son.

"Cousin." Shen Qingyu called her.

Shen Xilan nodded and went into the house. The table was already set. Wang Ciyuan went in and sat in the main seat.

In the past, before she got married, Shen Xilan would have sat in the middle of the table. Firstly, she was a junior and could not sit in the front. Secondly, she was the eldest daughter of the family and, except for her elder sister, she was the only one sitting in front of the juniors.

But now that she is married, she is the Princess Ding'an. Even if others are unwilling, she will sit in the seat to the lower right of Wang Ciyuan.

After Shen Xilan sat at the head of the table, Yu Panchun sat next to her.

When the meal started, Yu Panchun seemed to be trying to please Shen Xilan because of what had just happened, and kept using the serving chopsticks to pick up food for Shen Xilan.

"Lan'er, it was your aunt who was wrong just now. It was your aunt who was rude. We are a family. You should forgive your aunt."

Shen Xilan did not speak, nor did she eat the food that Yu Panchun picked for her. She ate the food that Birui placed for her in silence.

The younger generations all knew Shen Lilan's current status, and no one dared to speak. The entire table was very quiet.

"She just married a prince, but now she's acting so arrogantly."

Shen Luoning suddenly spoke, Yu Panchun looked at her and shook his head at her.

Shen Luoning lowered her head and remained silent.

"Luoning is a child and doesn't understand things. Lan'er, you should not argue with a child." Yu Panchun said with a smile.

Shen Yanlan smiled and said, "You are really a big kid. Doesn't your aunt like to teach me the rules? Why are you and your children so unruly?"

Yu Panchun suppressed the anger in her heart, calmed herself down and said, "I was wrong before and was too harsh on you, but now isn't our Lan'er a lady praised by everyone in the capital?"

"So what aunt means is that I should thank you too?" Shen Lilan looked up at Yu Panchun.

Yu Panchun felt panicked for a moment when she was looked at by her. She shifted her sight, but her gaze met Wang Ciyuan's. Wang Ciyuan gave her a wink.

Yu Panchun didn't respond to Shen Lilan's words. She took a spoon and scooped a bowl of chicken soup and handed it to Shen Lilan.

"Sister Lan is already a married woman, so you should be more careful when speaking." Wang Ciyuan, who was sitting in the main seat, spoke.

Shen Lilan didn't respond to her and didn't even look at her.

"The third young lady has been married for three months now." Qin Xiwen suddenly spoke.

Yu Panchun continued her words, "Isn't it? If the couple is in love, they might be pregnant with a child."

"It's just... I heard Luo Ning say yesterday that the relationship between Lan'er and the prince seemed very distant."

"For a woman, the most important thing after marrying into her husband's family is to have children and branches. If the relationship between husband and wife is not harmonious, it will be a misfortune for the family."

Shen Lilan quietly ate the fish sashimi in the bowl, as if he didn't hear what Yu Panchun said.

Yu Panchun looked at her and saw that she had no reaction, so he gritted his teeth and continued, "If you don't give birth to a child, then our Shen family will be laughed at."

"As the saying goes, if one prospers, all prosper, and if one suffers, all suffer. If the Shen family wants to survive for a long time, it is better to expand the family for the prince as soon as possible."

"The prosperity of a family depends on the close connection between brothers and sisters. For example, the Yang family sent their daughters and sisters to the palace to be concubines one after another, which is why they have the current powerful status."

"Even if it was Prince Ding'an's mother, Concubine Yang, who was once a concubine of the Yang family, with such a low status in the underworld, she was able to enter the palace and become a concubine, right?"

"After she died, the Yang family sent her sisters to the palace, which stabilized the foundation of the Yang family. It can be seen that the sisters help each other..."

Before Yu Panchun could finish her words, she heard a "bang" and a bowl of boiling hot chicken soup spilled at her feet.

"Ah!" Yu Panchun almost jumped up.

And the bowl of soup fell down with a wave of Shen Yanlan's hand.

Wang Ciyuan said "Asshole" after seeing this scene.

Yu Panchun's anger was completely aroused, and she said to the maid beside her, "Hit her."

The maid seemed to be very familiar with this matter. As soon as she walked forward and stretched out her hand, it was restrained.

Chunhua stopped her hand from reaching down, and seeing this, Yu Panchun winked at the servants nearby, and they walked forward and tried to restrain Chunhua.

"stop."

At the command, everyone looked towards the door and saw Zhou Cechen walking in. He walked straight to Shen Lilan, took her hand, and asked her in a low voice, "Is there anything?"

Shen Yanlan shook his head, gave him a soothing look and said softly, "Nothing."

Zhou Cechen took Shen Xilan's hand and protected her behind him, his eyes suddenly became sinister.