Reborn as a Sickly Child: The Emperor's Beloved

At Yaohua Palace, as soon as Shen Yanyan woke up, she heard Dongxue say that Liuguang Palace had called the imperial physician, saying that Concubine Shu had caught a cold.

"Your Majesty, has Concubine Shu really caught a cold?" Xia Zhu asked in confusion.

"Maybe." Shen Yanyan smiled coldly and replied. Super male woman, enjoy the pleasure of peeling.

Liuguang Palace.

When Lin Rongyue heard that Liuguang Palace had called in the imperial physician, she rushed to Liuguang Palace to see her good sister. However, she did not even see Yuan Hanshuang.

"Liu Zhu, your queen just caught a cold. I'll go see her. A cold isn't a big deal." Lin Rongyue said to Liu Zhu, whose cheeks were still a little red and swollen.

Liu Zhu bowed and said respectfully, "Empress Rong, my queen said she wanted to rest and recuperate. Thank you for coming to visit. I will go to see you when my queen is better. And the queen is under house arrest. Please go back as soon as possible. If His Majesty knew that the queen met others during the house arrest, it would not be good for you and the queen."

Lin Rongyue thought about it and it made sense. The emperor had confined Han Shuang to her room, so it was indeed inappropriate to see her at this time.

He looked into the inner hall and left.

Liu Zhu looked at Lin Rongyue's receding figure and entered the inner room.

Yuan Hanshuang sat on the couch, looked at Liu Zhu who came in, and said softly, "Have you left?"

"My lady, he has already left."

"Who could have poisoned me? Have someone investigate secretly and don't make it public. How could I be poisoned all of a sudden?" Yuan Hanshuang looked puzzled. She didn't know which bitch had poisoned her, and she had to do it secretly to investigate the murderer and not make it public.

"Yes, I'll go and give the order right away." Liu Zhu said and walked out.

Yuan Hanshuang suddenly thought of Shen Yanyan. She had only been in the palace for a few days, and the only person she had ever beaten was Shen Yanyan. Could it be that this bitch Shen Yanyan was holding a grudge and wanted to take revenge on her?

The more Yuan Hanshuang thought about it, the more she felt that it might be her. This bitch looked harmless, but in fact she was vicious. She tripped her up but turned the tables and caused her to be imprisoned by the emperor. When she got out, she would see how she dealt with this bitch. However, a country bumpkin from Yangzhou dared to fight with her. He really didn't know how to live or die.

Shen Mansion in Beijing

In the living room of the Shen family, everyone sat together with serious expressions, discussing Shen Yanyan's affairs in the palace. Old Madam Shen sat in the first seat with a frown on her face.

"Yanyan's life in the palace doesn't seem to be easy." Old Madam Shen said worriedly.

"Shu Fei is going too far. She relies on the Empress Dowager's support for the Yuan family in the palace. She is also a concubine, but she dares to hit Yan Yan." Shen Yiwen echoed.

"What should we do? Yanyan has been weak since she was a child, and now she is in this palace full of wolves and tigers. The child has lived alone for the past ten years and has never enjoyed any of the glory of the Shen family. Now she has to stay in the palace because of the Shen family." Old Madam Shen said anxiously.

The eldest and second oldest had no girls, and the third oldest had three girls. They lived far away in Yangzhou, and could only see their two children once a year or even several years. The youngest, Shen Yanyan, had never been seen before, and she entered the palace like this. Old Madam Shen felt indescribably distressed, and now she heard that she had been wronged in the palace, which made her even more anxious.

"Don't worry, mother. Yanyan won't suffer this in vain. Our Shen family is not a pushover. We will not let the Yuan family bully us at will." Shen Yiwen said after thinking for a moment.

"But what should we do?" asked Mrs. Shen.

"The eldest son of the Yuan family is extremely arrogant in the capital. Now that he has offended our Shen family, we must make him suffer the consequences if he doesn't die." Shen Hongwen said.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

"Well, you brothers can do whatever you want. Our Shen family is not easy to bully." Old Madam Shen stood up and said in a firm tone.

The next day, when the court was in session, an imperial censor reported Lord Yuan, saying that the eldest son of the Yuan family had robbed a woman from the common people in the capital and beat her to death. Lord Yuan was reported for not educating his son well.

As soon as this happened, the Dali Temple immediately arrested Yuan Zihan, who was robbing a woman on the street. When the people on the street saw Yuan Zihan being taken away by the Dali Temple, they all applauded. This second-generation ancestor usually relied on his family's power to do all kinds of evil in the capital. Because of the power of the Yuan family, the government always took him lightly. Yuan Zihan became even more unscrupulous.

Because he was taken away in front of many people, Yuan Zihan's evidence of guilt was irrefutable, so the Ministry of Justice took Yuan Zihan away directly from the Dali Temple. After the Yuan family learned about this, they rushed to the Ministry of Justice to rescue him. The Minister of Justice Shen Hongwen refused to release him, and the Yuan family had no choice but to ask for help from the palace. In the end, it was the Queen Mother who stepped in to rescue Yuan Zihan from the Ministry of Justice.

Yuan Zihan was very frightened when he came out after staying in the Ministry of Justice for several days. He was ill for a long time. The Yuan family invited an imperial physician from the palace to see him and he finally got better.

As for Lord Yuan, because he failed to educate his son properly, His Majesty confined him to his palace for a month and prohibited him from attending court. Although the Yuan family did not suffer any substantial blow, they also made a lot of embarrassment in the capital circle.

The empress dowager, who was worshiping Buddha in the Cining Palace, was even more furious. She had heard about Yuan Hanshuang's house arrest and wanted to ask the emperor to release her. But when she thought about what was happening outside, she knew it was the Shen family's revenge, so she ignored Yuan Hanshuang and let her reflect on her mistakes in her own palace.

She was really spoiled too much on weekdays. It was fine that she would beat and scold the servants at will, but Shen Yanyan was after all a concubine appointed by His Majesty himself, yet she slapped her without caring and didn't even know how to find a good reason to hit people. The empress dowager was so mad at this idiot.

After hearing about this, Shen Yanyan in Yaohua Palace lay on a recliner and ate fresh grapes. She felt a little warm in her heart. After all, her family supported her, so she was not isolated and helpless in the capital.

"Your Majesty, I heard that the Empress Dowager had a very bad temper in the Cining Palace. Will she cause trouble for us?" Xia Zhu worriedly said.

Shen Yanyan was not panicked at all, and said leisurely: "When the enemy comes, we will stop him with our generals. After this incident, we have completely forged a feud with Yuan Hanshuang. There is nothing to be afraid of. Her Yuan family is a royal family, and our Shen family is not something that can be manipulated by others."

Shen Yanyan had no intention of tolerating Yuan Hanshuang at first. She would not get close to her if she didn't provoke her. If she didn't provoke her, they would be fine. But if she attacked her, she would not remain indifferent. She was not someone who would allow others to bully her.

The Shen family has been able to take root in the capital for less than a few generations, and not everyone can step on them. Shen Yanyan suddenly felt that life was not so bleak.

In the Cuichen Palace, Concubine Gao couldn't stop laughing when she heard the news. If she just added fuel to the fire, the two families would start fighting, and she wouldn't have to deal with them herself. Now she would let them fight. She would deal with the bitch Xu Xiaolan first, and then deal with the other two.

Concubine Gao looked in the direction of Qiluo Pavilion, with a hint of malice in her eyes. She immediately waved for Lanxiang to come forward and said a lot of words in her ear.

When Lanxiang heard this, a hint of pride flashed in her eyes, and she immediately took her leave to prepare.

In the Shen Mansion in Yangzhou, the three members of the Shen family waited for the imperial edict sent from the palace before they saw Shen Yanyan return to the mansion. They learned that Shen Yanyan not only did not fail in the selection, but was also named Concubine Yan.

After the person who was waiting to announce the decree left, Shen's mother immediately collapsed, which scared Shen's father and Shen Lingling.

In Shen's mother's bedroom, Shen Lingling and Shen's father were anxiously looking at the doctor who was examining Shen's mother.

Father Shen asked anxiously: "Doctor, what's wrong? What happened to my wife?"

After taking Shen's pulse, the doctor said to Mr. Shen, "Don't worry, sir. Madam is just angry and has fainted temporarily. It's nothing serious. She will recover after taking some medicine." The doctor bowed and left.

"Daddy, mother must have been frightened by the news that Yanyan stayed in the palace. What should we do? Yanyan can't come back to Yangzhou," Shen Lingling said with tears falling one by one.

I originally thought that Yanyan was just going to the palace for a formality and would be back, but why couldn't she come back?

Father Shen looked at Shen Lingling and said softly, "Don't worry, Yanyan is so smart, nothing will happen to her." Father Shen comforted Shen Lingling, but he felt bad. In a place like the palace, no matter how smart Yanyan is, she will inevitably suffer some grievances. Thinking of this, Father Shen's eyes turned red.

Then he thought of the potatoes that Yanyan took him to see when she went to the capital, and he had some thoughts in his mind. In the past, he just wanted to stay with his wife and children in Yangzhou, but now Yanyan's entry into the palace was a foregone conclusion. He also had to make some plans for Yanyan and would not let his daughter suffer any grievances in the palace.

Shen Qingqing, who was at the Wang family, was also shocked when she learned that Yanyan was going to Beijing for the selection. Later, her family said that they had asked their grandmother and uncle in Beijing to mediate and that Yanyan would definitely be eliminated and return to Yangzhou. More than half a month had passed, and her family had not sent her any letters, nor did they say whether Shen Yanyan had been eliminated. Shen Qingqing could no longer sit still and returned to the Shen residence.

As soon as she entered the door, she heard what happened in the mansion, and hurriedly took the maid to Shen's mother's yard.

When I entered the inner room, I saw Shen's mother still lying unconscious on the bed, with Shen's father and Shen Lingling beside her.

Shen Qingqing hurried forward, "Father, I haven't received any news from the Wang family, so I came here anxiously. I heard about Yanyan's situation as soon as I entered the mansion. How is mother?"

When Shen Lingling saw Shen Qingqing coming, she rushed forward to hug her sister, burying her head in her sister's neck and sobbing.

Shen Qingqing hugged her sister, feeling extremely bitter. She was the elder sister and, logically, she should have been the one to participate in the beauty pageant. However, she had been engaged early, so this matter fell on Yanyan's shoulders. Yanyan had just returned home when she was sent to the palace again. She felt deeply indebted to her sister.

"Your mother is fine, she just got a little excited and fainted. The doctor has seen her, and she will be fine after taking some medicine." Father Shen was also a little depressed and said softly.

"I'll stay at home for two more days to accompany my mother," said Shen Qingqing.

"Okay, you sisters stay with your mother. I'll go write some letters to the capital to ask about Yanyan's situation. By the way, I'll ask your grandmother and uncles to take care of Yanyan. We are far away in Yangzhou and can't help her."

After saying this, Mr. Shen walked out.