Reborn Princess

When Shen Lilan woke up, there was no one beside her. She sat on the bed, feeling empty inside.

There was a letter next to the bed. Shen Xilan took the letter but did not open it immediately. She was reluctant to read this one letter.

"Is your Majesty awake?" Lu Nong came in and saw Shen Lilan sitting on the bed.

"When did the prince leave?"

"Yin hour." Lu Nong answered her.

"The prince did not want to disturb the queen when he left, but he left her words. If the queen goes out, the words can guarantee her safety."

Yanci is Zhou Cechen's personal bodyguard. He keeps Yanci by his side, but it is obvious that he is the one in danger.

Shen Yanlan nodded and said, "Wash me up."

"Yes."

……

In front of the Shen Mansion, Yu Panchun and Shen Luoning were looking around.

"Mother, why did you drag me here so early?"

Yu Panchun glanced at her and said, "If that girl comes, Prince Ding'an will definitely be with her. You should go around more in front of the prince. I will ask for a concubine for you..."

"Mother!" Shen Luoning interrupted Yu Panchun.

Yu Panchun: "What's wrong with you? Didn't you always say you wanted to marry into the Ding'an Palace?"

Shen Lilan frowned: "Then Shen Lilan will marry as the principal wife, I won't be a concubine."

Someone promised her the position of queen.

"What do you know, little girl? If you marry into the royal family, you will be a royal relative. You should listen to your mother!"

Shen Luoning was speechless for a while.

When Shen Lilan arrived, she saw this scene and raised her eyebrows.

"Your Highness pays respect to Prince Ding'an and Princess Ding'an."

"The prince is not here, so don't pay your respects." After getting off the carriage, Shen Xilan threw a cold word to Yu Panchun.

Yu Panchun's respectful expression immediately changed. "Then let's go."

Yu Panchun pulled Shen Luoning to the mansion and said, "The West Mansion has prepared tea. Your Majesty, please go and talk to the old lady."

Shen Yanlan walked behind with a smile in his eyes, a sneer.

As Shen Luoning walked, she caught a glimpse of Shen Lilan walking with a condescending look. She frowned and thought, "Just wait, Shen Lilan."

Shen Luoning suddenly raised her head, stretched her neck and walked forward with a dignified posture. A Jing said that she wanted to adapt to life in the palace.

Shen Xuanlan looked at Shen Luoning who was walking in front of him like a peacock and turned his eyes away helplessly.

Li Helai was also in the reception room of the West Mansion. Seeing Shen Xilan coming back, she stood up happily.

"Fufu is back."

Shen Yanlan smiled and nodded, "Mother."

"Didn't Jinzhi come back with you?" Li Helai asked, holding Shen Xilan's hand.

"The prince has official business to attend to."

"Who knows if he's been rejected or what." Yu Panchun suddenly said.

Li Helai frowned and said, "Yu Panchun, watch your mouth."

Yu Panchun didn't know what to say, after all, the power of the housekeeper in the mansion was in the hands of Li Helai.

At this time, the old lady walked in slowly with a rattan cane.

"Miss Shen is back?" The voice was already strong and powerful.

Lu Nong stepped forward and said, "This is Princess Ding'an. How can you address the palace like that?"

Wang Ciyuan glanced at Lu Nong and said, "Who do you think you are? You speak to me like that."

Shen Yanlan stopped Lu Nong and said, "The servants in the palace are just reminding grandma of the rules. Grandma has lived for decades and they are afraid that she has forgotten them."

Wang Ciyuan laughed coldly: "I am an old woman and I am useless. Anyone dares to step on my head."

Yu Panchun said, "Mother, you are the most important person in the Shen family. We, the younger generation, must respect you."

Li Helang looked at them singing the same tune and turned his eyes away with some impatience.

"The tea is getting cold, let's drink some." Li Helai pulled Shen Xilan to sit down.

Ignore the others.

"Is Third Aunt not here?" Shen Lilan looked at everyone in the hall, but did not see Qin Xiwen.

"Your third aunt is sick again, just leave her alone." Li Hetao answered her.

Yu Panchun suddenly spoke up: "The capital has been in turmoil recently, with many officials being arrested. It seems a bit gloomy."

"There is no New Year atmosphere at all. It's really boring. I had a headache a few days ago so I invited a magician to come. The magician said that something had to happen in the family to bring good luck."

Shen Xilan sipped his tea while listening to Yu Panchun talking nonsense.

Interesting to get.

"How can we have a happy marriage?" one of Shen Jing's concubines asked tentatively.

Yu Panchun glanced at her and said, "Marriage is the best thing."

Shen Yanlan put down the tea bowl in his hand and suddenly said, "If you are talking about marriage, I heard that King Xuan is going to get married."

There was silence in the hall. Yu Panchun didn't know why Shen Lilan suddenly interrupted with this remark. She remembered that King Xuan had favored Shen Lilan at that time. Now she said this so lightly without any shame.

Besides, she originally wanted to use the marriage to ask for a concubine position for Shen Luoning.

This damn girl interrupted her just like that.

Shen Luoning, who was sitting next to her, stopped drinking tea. No one noticed except Shen Lilan.

"Fu Fu, are you talking about the Zhao family?" Li Heluo asked.

"Yes, the emperor intends to grant the marriage, and he will issue an edict after the Lantern Festival." Shen Lilan replied.

A sharp sound of tea bowls falling to the ground was heard in the reception room, and everyone looked towards Shen Luoning in the direction of the sound.

"What's wrong with you, sister? You can't even hold the tea bowl?" Shen Lilan asked her with a smile.

Yu Panchun quickly asked someone to pick up the broken porcelain and put it away.

"The tea was a little hot, and I couldn't hold it firmly." Shen Luoning explained.

Seeing her panicked look, Shen Lilan's eyes were deep.

"Be careful, sister."

Shen Luoning left with the excuse of changing clothes.

After the meal, Shen Xilan and Li Helai left the west mansion of the Shen family together.

"But what is going to happen?" Li Helai asked her.

Shen Yanlan thought for a moment and then asked Li Helai: "Aniang, do you care about the fact that everyone prospers together and everyone suffers together?"

Li Heyao said: "If it is glory, then it depends on what kind of person is worthy of such glory; if it is a disaster, if something happens to an insignificant person, I will not intervene."

"Then wait and see the show."

Li Helai patted Shen Yanlan's hand and said, "Whatever you decide to do, remember to think twice before you act."

Shen Yanlan nodded, "Yes."

……

It was late at night and everyone was asleep. Shen Xilan, wearing a moon-white long-sleeved robe, was kneeling in front of the window with his chin in his hand. The moonlight of the winter night, with a bone-chilling chill, was shining outside the window.

The cold wind blew across Shen Lilan's face, lifting her hair. Shen Lilan looked at the bright moon in the sky. The moon was full.

Stroking the letter in her hand, Shen Xilan did not open it. She counted the days and found that Zhou Cechen had been gone for three days.

For three days, she ate and slept alone. She was awakened by a nightmare in the middle of the night and unconsciously touched the bed beside her, but all she felt was cold.

After waking up with a start, he couldn't fall asleep again. Sitting in front of the window, feeling the biting cold wind, Shen Lilan thought about what the old monk in Jing'an Temple had said to him.

"It is hard to let go of the pain of love, and to go through this life with all the ups and downs."

Her life is destined to be full of ups and downs, and she will not let go of anyone who hurts her or stands in her way.