Reborn as a Sickly Child: The Emperor's Beloved

Time flies, and it's almost the end of April.

Since the last time Shen Lingling got drunk and went to Shen's mother's yard the next day, Shen's mother found that she looked a little depressed. After questioning, she found out that the two sisters were drunk in the yard. Shen's mother was furious and took away all the wine that Shen Yanyan brought back from the manor. She also strictly forbade Shen's father and the two sisters to drink privately in the mansion.

Shen Yanyan was also strictly forbidden from going to the villa during this period. For almost a whole month, Shen's mother didn't even let her leave the house, which really bored her.

Seeing that her mother was really angry, Shen Yanyan didn't dare to sneak out. Every day she either stayed in her own yard or in her mother's yard.

Even her second sister couldn't stay in her plum garden, and she couldn't spend the night in her second sister's chrysanthemum garden.

Finally, she didn't have to look at the account book today. Shen Yanyan was leisurely looking at the script that she hadn't finished reading last time. Then she saw Shen's father sneaking around the gate of the courtyard and looking inside from time to time.

There were not many things that women in ancient times could do to pass the time. They were not allowed to show their faces in public, so they could only read storybooks every day and could not do any embroidery.

Seeing that Shen's father was sneaking around and didn't dare to come in, Shen Yanyan quickly sent the nanny beside her away.

"Mammy, I want to eat the chestnut cake you made. I haven't had it for a long time. Please make some for me." Shen Yanyan looked at the mammy sincerely and said with her big eyes blinking. The mammy's heart softened and she walked towards the small kitchen.

Shen Yanyan looked at the nanny who was walking away, and turned back as she walked towards the gate of the courtyard, "Dad, why are you doing this secretly? I have no wine. If mother finds out, I won't be able to go to the manor next month without wine." Shen Yanyan stood at the gate of the courtyard, folded her hands proudly and looked at Father Shen.

Her mother was afraid that she would not behave herself, so she found a nanny to watch over her every day. She didn't dare give the wine to her father.

"Yan Yan, Daddy has a good friend who passed by Yangzhou. He insisted on finding Daddy to have dinner and drink at Zuiyue Tower, and said that the sweet-scented osmanthus wine in Zuiyue Tower is the best in Jiangnan. Daddy had an argument with him for a few words, and Daddy was thinking of giving him a jar of sweet-scented osmanthus wine brewed by our Yan Yan tomorrow to try, so that he can know what the fairy wine is, and stop him from saying how good the wine in Zuiyue Tower is every day." Father Shen said childishly, like a child betting with others whose wine is better.

In fact, he was a little greedy too. He knew his daughter too well and knew that she would never put all her eggs in one basket, so she must have some wine in her hand.

"No, that won't work. If mother knew that I gave you wine, how could I leave Shen's house? I won't give it to you." Shen Yanyan still disagreed.

"How about this, you give Dad a jar of osmanthus wine and a jar of pear wine, and Dad will take you out of the house tomorrow!" Father Shen thought for a moment and gritted his teeth. He must let that old guy know what the fairy wine is today. Fight.

"Really? How can you take me out of the house? Didn't my mother forbid me? Do you really have a way?" Shen Yanyan looked at her father in confusion. It was not that she didn't trust her father, but her mother had the final say in front of her father. No one in the house dared to offend her. Could her father really take her out of the house? Shen Yanyan expressed some doubts.

"Yes, yes, believe Dad. Give the wine to Dad first. I will think of a way for you tomorrow. Otherwise, the nanny beside your mother will be back soon." Father Shen urged Shen Yanyan to get the wine.

Shen Yanyan saw her father's anxious look and told Xia Zhu to get some wine.

"Dad, these are my last two jars of wine. I spent a lot of effort to hide them. You must find a way to take them out of the house openly tomorrow, otherwise I will not let you drink the wine I brew in the future." Shen Yanyan said in a low voice.

Shen Yanyan said this in a threatening tone, to prevent her father from lying. If it was other things, she could still trust her father, but when it came to Shen's mother, she had to take some precautions.

Mr. Shen paused. He originally wanted to trick her into giving him the wine first, but now he really had to think of a way to get her. Mr. Shen suddenly felt overwhelmed. It would be difficult to trick the child now that he had grown up.

When Shen Yanyan saw Shen's father's expression, she knew that he was indeed planning to deceive her. She became angry for a moment. How could he cheat a child out of her wine?

He stuffed the two jars of wine in Xia Zhu's hands into Shen's father's hands, and said in a sinister tone: "Hehehe, Dad, remember to think of a good way tomorrow. Otherwise, not only will you have no wine to drink in the future, but if I call the nanny over now and mother finds out that you come to me for wine again, you'll be in trouble, Dad." Shen Yanyan looked at Shen's father and smiled obscenely.

Father Shen's face darkened instantly, as he was outwitted by the little girl. He then said, "If your mother knew that you secretly hid the wine, you would also be punished."

"I don't care. I brought back too many. I found these two jars by accident. I just wanted to give them to my mother, so here you are, Dad. Hehe." Shen Yanyan said sinisterly.

"Don't be angry, old man. Please think of a solution for me. When I get to the farm, I'll make more wine for you to drink. Don't be angry, don't be angry." Shen Yanyan looked at her father's droopy face and quickly went up to him, pulling his sleeve like a dog and acting coquettishly.

"Alright, alright, girl, you're still threatening me. Wait for it tomorrow." Father Shen's expression softened and he left with the wine.

Shen Yanyan lay back on the recliner, and soon the nanny stood beside her with a bowl of hot chestnut cake.

Shen Yanyan read the plot in the storybook. The heroine who escaped fell into the water and lost her memory. The crazy hero who caught up with her took her back to the palace and doted on her. My goodness, dog blood is everywhere. Shen Yanyan sighed.

While eating delicious chestnut cakes and reading melodramatic stories, Shen Yanyan thought that she would be able to go out tomorrow. Suddenly, she felt that the cakes in her mouth tasted even better.

Xia Zhu poured tea for Shen Yanyan from time to time. Looking at the young lady who was smiling happily, he asked doubtfully, "Miss, will the master really help you leave the house?"

"Yes. If my father lies to me, he won't have any share of the wine in the future. For the sake of wine, he will find a way." Shen Yanyan said slowly.

She knew her father too well. If she was a drunkard, her father would be an alcoholic. For the sake of alcohol, he would find a way.

Shen Yanyan waited for the next day with peace of mind. Sure enough, after noon the next day, Shen's father came to her yard.

"Yan Yan, pack up and follow your father out of the house." Father Shen said somewhat arrogantly.

Shen Yanyan quickly picked up the bag she had packed yesterday and followed Shen's father out of the mansion. Along the way, she asked curious questions, but Shen's father smiled mysteriously without saying anything.

How could Shen's father say that? He told his wife that when he went to see Shen Yanyan, she looked listless, thinking that she was bored in the mansion. He tried to persuade her with emotion and reason, saying that Shen Yanyan was not used to being bored in the mansion, and if it lasted for a long time, the child would have psychological problems, and she had not been in the mansion since she was a child, etc. Shen's mother softened her heart and agreed.

When they arrived at Zuiyue Tower, Shen Yanyan found that she could not get any information from them, and after her father repeatedly assured her that her mother had agreed, she took Xia Zhu and rode towards the city gate.

In the private room of Zuiyue Tower, looking at his old friend, Father Shen sat proudly beside the table holding two jars of wine.

"Old man, let me show you what the real fairy wine is," he said as he tore off the seal of the osmanthus wine. Instantly, the fragrance of osmanthus wine filled the whole room. The osmanthus in the third autumn and the fragrance of lotus in the ten miles make people feel as if they are in the south of the Yangtze River in late autumn. The fragrance of osmanthus in the streets and alleys, coupled with the fragrance of wine, makes people intoxicated.

Afterwards, Shen's father poured two glasses of wine and drank with Zheng Yuechuan. After tasting it, Zheng Yuechuan praised it highly and said to Shen's father: "This wine is really top-notch! It is many times better than the osmanthus wine in Zuiyue Tower!"

Zheng Yuechuan, the second son of the Zheng family in the capital, offended Prime Minister Gao and was dismissed from office by His Majesty. Seeing that his official career was hopeless, he left his family in the capital and spent his days traveling around the mountains and rivers.

In the past, he and Shen Jingwen were known as the two heroes of the capital, and they were the objects of admiration of many noble ladies in the capital. However, fate played a trick on them. Shen Jingwen went to the south of the Yangtze River for love, while Zheng Yuechuan, a fourth-rank loyal general, was forced to resign and live at home because he offended a powerful official.

"That's right. I told you that you are ignorant, but you still didn't believe it." Father Shen's expression at this moment was like a child who had won a bet.

"You old man, you have such good wine. Why don't you send some to Beijing? I eat it all by myself. Where did you buy this wine? I'll take some with me too." Zheng Yuechuan said.

"Wow! What a fragrant wine!" Zheng Yuechuan couldn't wait to taste it again, one cup after another, praising it endlessly.

Father Shen smiled proudly and sighed in his heart: This wine is of course top quality, it was brewed by my daughter, and it’s a good deal for you, old man!

"However, if you are really willing to leave your family behind in the capital, where are you going? Why don't you live out your retirement in the capital instead of running around?" Shen Jingwen looked at his friend hesitantly.

Zheng Yuechuan looked at his old friend's confusion, a strange light flashed in his eyes, and then he returned to normal in an instant. "I have served the country for many years, and I don't want to end up like this. Now that my son has a small official position in the Yulin Army, I feel relieved. I want to travel around to avoid being unable to walk when I get old."

Shen Jingwen looked at his old friend, feeling a little melancholy, but he didn't ask any more questions. The two of them just talked about some things from their youth.

After drinking with his old friend, Mr. Shen returned home slightly tipsy.

Seeing that he was drunk again, Shen's mother frowned at him.

Father Shen looked at Mother Shen cheerfully and said, "Don't be angry, Madam. I just met a good friend I haven't seen for many years today and drank a few more glasses."

"That's the General Zheng Yuechuan that I always told you about. Oh. He is not a general now." Father Shen said again, with a tone of regret.

Seeing this, Mother Shen felt a little sad. He gave up everything in the capital, his friends and family for her, and lived alone in Yangzhou for more than 20 years. He must be very happy to meet his old friend today, as he drank so much.

"Just drink it. I'll ask someone to make you some hangover soup before you go to sleep. Otherwise, you will have a headache when you wake up tomorrow. You have to deal with so many official duties every day. How can you bear it?" Shen's mother didn't pursue the matter of his drinking.

"Madam is so nice." Father Shen said drunkenly.

The maid and Shen's mother helped Shen's father into the bedroom and only after he drank half a bowl of sobering wine did they feel satisfied.