Reborn Princess

"Your Highness lived with General Shen in Mobei until she was eight years old, and was sent to Yanjing when she was eight years old."

Zhou Cechen naturally knew all this.

He motioned for the speech to continue.

"After arriving in Yanjing, the queen has been taught by Yu Panchun, the second wife of the Shen family, but she is often scolded."

"Just like the day when the queen returned to the Shen Mansion and treated Yu Panchun, Yu Panchun often set some rules. If the queen did something that didn't go her way, she would be punished by standing in the scorching sun in summer or in the cold wind in winter."

Yanci looked up at Zhou Cechen, and seeing him frowning, he continued, "I heard that Madam Shen doesn't care about these things, and lets Yu Panchun discipline her."

"If this continues, even the servants will treat the queen harshly, and her food and clothing will be inferior to those of the concubines of the second and third wives."

"Yu Panchun became even more unscrupulous. Even after the Madam had lived in Yanjing for three years, she still did not allow the Madam to study and go to school with other young masters and ladies."

"I heard from the old man in the Shen Mansion that in the third year of Yongzhen, General Shen was recalled to the capital. Yu Panchun sent the queen to school only after hearing the news."

"But Yu Panchun bribed the teacher of the academy, and the teacher didn't pay much attention to the teaching of the queen. He even often punished the queen and didn't let her attend classes like other students."

"Your Highness's guess is correct," Yanci continued, "Your Highness...many of the things you learned in the academy were taught incorrectly by the teacher."

"But about half a year later, when Shen Jiyuan and Li Heyi returned to the capital, Wang Ciyuan was afraid that they would see something, so she asked the teacher to teach the queen the same way as other young masters and young ladies."

Zhou Cechen's eyes were cold at this moment, and he knew from his words that these people were doomed.

After Yanci left the study, Zhou Cechen sat alone in the study for a long time.

He looked at the falling snow outside the window with a lot of thoughts in his mind. She had suffered so much injustice. If he had not returned to the Shen Mansion that day and seen the actions of the Shen family, he would not have known what Shen Xilan had experienced.

……

Shen Xilan stayed in Liyuan Pavilion for two days and often had nightmares at night. The first thing she did when she woke up was to look for Zhou Cechen. She would feel at ease only when he was around. She also found that the excruciating pain in her body would only disappear when Zhou Cechen slept beside her at night.

Zhou Cechen could feel Shen Xilan's need for him, and he had been almost inseparable from her side for the past two days. Even when he was handling official business, he stayed by her side.

Shen Xilan had many dreams at night and often dozed off during the day, so Zhou Cechen discovered that she seemed to be more afraid of the cold than before.

Seeing Shen Lilan staying in Zhou Cechen's Liyuan Pavilion for two days, Nanny Lin was extremely happy. She seemed to be afraid that Shen Lilan would move back to Xiaolanxuan, so she ordered the maid to move all of Shen Lilan's clothes and jewelry, big and small, to Liyuan Pavilion.

Nanny Lin's idea seemed to coincide with Steward Lin's, so many maids appeared in Liyuan Pavilion that day to help Shen Xilan move things.

They were all afraid of Zhou Cechen, but they found that despite such a big commotion, Zhou Cechen did not get angry, but let them move into the yard.

Shen Lilan looked at the busy crowd and his leisurely self, feeling somewhat helpless.

She walked to the desk and saw Zhou Cechen copying calligraphy, so she stood aside and watched him write. His hands were beautiful, with distinct bone structures in his fingers. She had seen him hold a pen or a sword.

Zhou Cechen looked up after he finished writing the word. Seeing Shen Lilan standing beside him, he stood up and said, "I promised to teach you calligraphy before. How about today?"

"it is good."

"Sit down." Zhou Cechen gave the chair to Shen Lilan.

Shen Lilan sat on the chair, she dipped the pen in ink, and Zhou Cechen stood behind Shen Lilan, holding Shen Lilan's hand.

When their hands touched, Shen Lilan's heartbeat quickened and the tips of his ears turned red.

When Zhou Cechen, who was standing behind her, held her hand, Shen Xilan seemed to be half-enclosed in Zhou Cechen's arms.

An ambiguous atmosphere arose between the two of them. Shen Xilan clenched the wolf howl tightly, and when Zhou Cechen moved her hand, she seemed not to move.

"Concentrate." Zhou Cechen's soft voice sounded in my ears.

Shen Lilan came back to his senses immediately.

"Your Highness, do you want the things outside..." As soon as Tang Song came in, he saw Shen Lilan half-surrounded in Zhou Cechen's arms.

The two people in front of the table both raised their heads and looked at Tang Song.

Tang Song stood still, not knowing whether to go out or go in.

Shen Yanlan realized it later. The ambiguous posture of the two seemed very easy to be misunderstood.

Zhou Cechen looked at Tang Song and said calmly, "If you have something to say, just tell me."

Tang Song immediately asked, "Do we need to move the things outside in?"

"Well, find some meticulous people to pay more attention when moving."

When Shen Xilan stayed in Liyuan Pavilion for the first night, she didn't want to stay long, but after one night she began to miss it. Now she found that she seemed to be unable to leave Zhou Cechen when she went to bed at night.

So she did not stop the maids from moving things, but when she saw the boxes in the yard, she did not expect there would be so many. Was Nanny Lin planning to move everything in the yard?

When Zhou Cechen saw this, he was not annoyed at all, but seemed to be in a good mood.

After Zhou Cechen finished giving instructions to Tang Song, Shen Lilan suddenly held Zhou Cechen's hand. Zhou Cechen looked down at their holding hands and then looked at Shen Lilan, and she was also looking at him.

"Your Highness, the snow has stopped today. I want to go to the market in the East Market. It will be very lively now that the year is almost over."

Zhou Cechen looked at Shen Lilan and answered her, "Okay."

After Yanci prepared the carriage, Shen Lilan and Zhou Cechen got on, followed by Chaoyun and Liuchun.

……

The Ding'an Prince's Mansion was close to the East Market, and they arrived at the East Market in less than half an hour.

The customs of the Great Zhou were open, and near the end of the year, both ladies and young ladies would go shopping in the shops.

When getting off the carriage, Shen Lilan was carried down by Zhou Cechen, and then Zhou Cechen held Shen Lilan's hand.

Zhou Cechen can now do these things naturally compared to before.

If it was half a month ago, Zhou Cechen had never thought or dared to think that he could get along with Shen Lilan like this.

The way the two of them get along is like a couple who have been married for a long time, making passers-by extremely envious.

After getting off the carriage, Shen Lilan suddenly turned around and said to Liu Chun who was standing beside her, "My handkerchief fell on the carriage. Help me find it."

"Yes."

After getting on the carriage, Liuchun did not rush to look for the handkerchief, but opened the drawer of the small bookcase and found that the calligraphy and paintings were still inside. She frowned.

Liuchun did not stay in the carriage for too long. She closed the drawer, picked up the handkerchief on the table, and got out of the carriage.

"Madam, your handkerchief."

Shen Lilan did not take it, but stared at Liuchun with interest for a long time, which made Liuchun start to feel nervous. Only then did Shen Lilan take the handkerchief from her hand.

"Why has Liuchun been so restless these past few days?"

Liu Chun became even more panicked when she heard Shen Yanlan's words. "I am not uneasy at all. Your Majesty must be overthinking it."

Shen Lilan was dragged by Zhou Cechen to stroll in the market. She couldn't help but ask, "Really?"

"Then I really hope I'm overthinking it."

Shen Lilan's words were drowned out in the bustling market, but Liu Chun heard them clearly.