Reborn as a Sickly Child: The Emperor's Beloved

The next day

Wu family villa.

"Keep keeping an eye on Jinling. Once there is news reported back to the capital, I will return to the capital today." Xiao Jingzhan said to Wu Qingfeng.

"Well, don't worry, I will keep an eye on it. Your Majesty, you'd better return to the capital as soon as possible, to avoid anything going wrong if the time is too long." Wu Qingfeng had a rare serious face.

"Also, you'd better stay away from Shen Yanyan when I'm not around." Xiao Jingzhan glanced at Wu Qingfeng coldly, with a hint of warning in his eyes.

"Can't I go to her for a drink? Miss Shen is such an interesting person. I live next door to her and I can't even go to her. You are too selfish." Wu Qingfeng was a little scared, but thinking of the fine wine and delicious food, he still mustered up the courage to refute.

She was like that, she loved to tease men when she was drunk. Last time it was him. If Wu Qingfeng was alone next time, would he have to put his arm around Wu Qingfeng's shoulder? Xiao Jingzhan wanted to tear Wu Qingfeng's arm off just thinking about it. A layer of fire suddenly appeared in his eyes. He looked at Wu Qingfeng and said, "If you are too free, go to Jinling and keep an eye on King Wu yourself."

"Forget it, forget it, I'm just kidding, I will definitely stay away from Miss Shen." Wu Qingfeng said with an embarrassed smile. Going to Jinling in person, is he going to die? That is the territory of King Wu. With his friendship with Xiao Jingzhan in the past, will he be able to come back alive after going to Jinling? Black-hearted.

Xiao Jingzhan ignored him and turned around to take his men out and mount his horse back to Beijing.

He rode at full speed all the way back to the capital and headed straight for the palace.

Dark night

Inside the bedroom of the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Eunuch Li, who was guarding the outer palace, saw someone coming in the dark, and his face was filled with surprise.

"Your Majesty, you're back," Eunuch Li hurried forward and knelt down to salute.

The person lying on the dragon bed in the inner room immediately stood up when he heard the sound, looked at the person who walked into the inner room, tore off the skin on his face, got off the bed and knelt on his knees.

Xiao Jingzhan sat on a stool at the round table, and Eunuch Li hurried forward to serve him tea.

"How have you been during this period?" Xiao Jingzhan raised his eyes and looked at the person kneeling on the ground. The aura all over his body was strong and cold. He was completely two different people from when he was in Jiangnan.

"Your Majesty, I have only been to the Qiluo Pavilion to avoid being exposed. I have never set foot in other palaces. Concubine Gao has troubled Concubine Lan several times."

"Prime Minister Gao has found a few beautiful women and secretly raised them in the suburbs of Beijing, intending to send them to the palace." The kneeling man answered respectfully.

"Well, step back." Xiao Jingzhan said calmly.

While they were talking, Eunuch Li had already replaced all the bedding items.

Eunuch Li helped Xiao Jingzhan to wash and dress, then returned to the outer hall.

After staying at the villa for a few days, Shen Yanyan brewed some pear blossom wine and grape wine, and then took some of the wine brewed last year back to the Shen Mansion in a carriage. She didn't dare to stay too long, fearing that her mother would scold her when she returned home.

"Mom, can I not come? I'm so tired of studying these account books with you every day." Shen Yanyan looked at her mother crying.

"If you don't learn, how can I hand over this huge shop to you sisters to manage in the future? Our family has so many businesses, you must learn well." Mother Shen said as she knocked on Shen Yanyan's head with the account book.

"Can't you just give it all to your eldest and second sisters?" She just wanted to be an indifferent person, why was it so difficult? She was a social animal in her last life, and she was still a social animal in this life. Ahhhh.

"No, no, Yanyan, my elder sister and I can't take care of so many things. You have to do your own things. What's yours is yours. Don't even think about running away." Shen Lingling said quickly, fearing that Shen's mother would really hand over all the properties to her and her elder sister.

"Your second sister is right. Our family has so many businesses that it's impossible for you to be lazy. Just study hard." Mother Shen said with a smile.

When Shen's mother married into the Shen family, it was considered a high marriage. In order to prevent the Shen family from looking down on Shen's mother, and because she was the eldest daughter of the Ji family, the Ji family gave her an innumerable dowry.

The industry in Yangzhou is only a small part. The Ji family has businesses all over the country. The dowry given to Shen's mother is already large. Her brother is the next head of the Ji family appointed by Ji's father, and he privately subsidizes her with countless shops and businesses in Jiangnan and other states. When Shen's mother came to Yangzhou, she brought almost one-third of the Ji family's assets. It is not something that one or two people can manage.

Shen Yanyan is a bit like an eggplant hit by frost. Sometimes having too much money can be tiring. I don’t know how her mother manages all these shops by herself. No wonder the whole family is so busy and they rarely go to the Divine Doctor Valley to see her.

"Well, there's really no way to hide it." Shen Yanyan said slowly.

In the Western Border military camp, Shen Zhimo rode back to the camp at full speed and went to meet General Feng Cheng.

Inside the general's tent, General Feng dismissed his attendants.

Seeing that there were only two people in the barracks

"The western border has been peaceful recently. General, why are you urgently calling your subordinates back to the barracks? What happened?" Shen Zhimo asked with a bow.

"Everything is normal in the western border." Feng Cheng said in a deep voice, "It's just... the spies in Xiliang reported that there has been unrest in the Xiliang royal court recently. The eldest prince and the second prince have been fighting openly and secretly, but I don't know who has been secretly sending troops to the border between the two countries. I urgently called you back just in case. The chaos in the Xiliang royal court is probably a smoke screen." General Feng did not tell Shen Zhimo the contents of the emperor's secret report. This matter was top secret and should not be known by too many people.

After Shen Zhimo came to the military camp five years ago, he has always performed well in the army. He is brave, resourceful, and has good character. He is a good seedling. Feng Cheng has promoted him to be his personal soldier. If he returns to the capital in the future, he may be able to take his place and stay on the border.

"I understand." Shen Zhimo nodded seriously.

Feng Cheng nodded slightly, expressing his agreement: "So we must not take it lightly. When you come back this time, you need to intensify the training of troops to prevent Xiliang's surprise attack."

"Yes! I will definitely live up to your trust!" Shen Zhimo clasped his fists and accepted the order.

"Well, how was your trip back to Yangzhou this time? You haven't been home for three years. Is everyone in your family doing well?" Feng Cheng said with a smile, as if thinking about something.

He has always known that Shen Zhimo is a member of the Shen family. After all, he is his personal soldier, so his background must be clear. After investigating Shen Zhimo's family background, he was a little surprised that a young man from a noble family could go to the border to suffer so much. With the power of the Shen family in the capital, if he studied and entered the court to become an official, his career would be much smoother.

"Everything is fine at home. Thank you for your concern, General." Shen Zhimo said seriously.

"Your parents agreed to let you stay at the border because you are the only son in your family. You are not young anymore, it's time for you to get married." General Feng asked with a loud laugh.

"My family does have this idea, but I have been in the army all year round and have never thought about starting a family." Shen Zhimo frowned slightly. The situation on the border was complicated, and the Xiliang royal court was ready to make a move. How could he delay them?

"Forget it, you are a stubborn guy. Go down and train the army well." General Feng did not ask any further questions. This guy was afraid of delaying others. No matter how many times he was asked about marriage over the years, he always gave the same answer.

"Yes, I'll take my leave." Shen Zhimo bowed.

Shen Zhimo returned to his tent. Several days of running around made him a little tired. He asked his personal guards to bring some food, then he washed up casually and fell into a deep sleep.

At the Shen residence, Shen Yanyan still went to Shen's mother's yard every day to look at the account books and learn management. After the two sisters came out of Shen's mother's yard, Shen Yanyan grabbed her sister.

"Second sister, let's go to my yard for dinner. I brought back a lot of wine from the farm last time. I asked the kitchen to make a small hot pot, and we can have a drink in the evening." Shen Yanyan held Shen Lingling and looked at her with sparkling eyes.

"Okay, okay, then I'll sleep at your side tonight. I need to drink more." Shen Lingling's eyes also sparkled. She had always wanted to drink this wine. If her mother hadn't kept an eye on her and made her study every day, she would have wanted to stay at the farm with Yanyan for a few days.

"Okay, let's go. I'll ask Xia Zhu to go back and prepare it in advance. We'll have hotpot to eat when we get back." Shen Yanyan took her sister's hand and trotted to her yard.

At night, in Shen's mother's courtyard.

"Husband, drink less," Mother Shen frowned as she looked at the wine jug that had been mostly drunk. Father Shen was good in everything except drinking a little wine, especially the pear blossom wine that Yanyan brought him every time she came back from the farm.

"Madam, I will only drink a little. I haven't had a drink for a long time. You usually don't let me drink. Yanyan finally brought me a jar. I will drink a little occasionally." Father Shen said slowly.

"Hmph, you are worthy of being father and daughter. You even have the same habit of loving wine. Yanyan was led astray by you. Every time you come back from the farm, you bring back a lot of wine. Not only does she drink it herself, but she also leads her two sisters astray. One bad apple spoils the whole barrel. It's all your fault. You've taught the children bad things." Shen's mother said sarcastically.

"This, this is all my fault," Shen's father stammered.

"It's your fault." Mother Shen looked at the intoxicated Father Shen, and the more she thought about it, the angrier she got. Her three delicate and soft daughters were just as drunkards as Father Shen, especially Shen Yanyan. If she hadn't watched her every day, she would have become a little drunkard.

"You will sleep in the study today," said Shen's mother, and then she walked into the bedroom angrily.

Father Shen had no concubines, and every time he upset Mother Shen, he was banished to the study. But what happened today? Even if he occasionally drank, his wife would not throw him to the study to sleep. He did something that he didn't know about to make his wife unhappy. Father Shen was confused, and he stopped drinking immediately, and hurried to the bedroom to coax Mother Shen.

"Madam, I was wrong. I won't drink anymore. Madam, please open the door..."

In the Plum Garden,

"Yan Yan, how did you brew this wine? Why is it so delicious? Hehe." Shen Lingling's face flushed, and she was leaning on the table, staggering with the wine glass in her hand.

"Second sister, I'm not saying that you usually get drunk if you drink too much wine, but you dare to drink pear blossom wine." Shen Yanyan looked at Shen Lingling, whose face was flushed, and was speechless.

She is a talented person who loves to drink. This girl usually drinks half a jar of wine. When she went out to relieve herself, she secretly drank a small cup of pear blossom wine and became drunk like this.

Shen Yanyan snatched the wine glass from her hand and told Qiuju to take Shen Lingling to the side hall to rest.

Seeing Shen Lingling staggering, Shen Yanyan's mouth twitched. Why did she feel like her whole family was drunkards?

He immediately put down the pear blossom wine he was drinking and went to his bedroom. He couldn't drink any more. If he drank any more, he would become an alcoholic.