Reborn as a Sickly Child: The Emperor's Beloved

Shen Yanyan strolled all the way back to the villa. Xia Zhu had already placed breakfast on the stone table. There was soft, glutinous and fragrant millet and pumpkin porridge, served with a few dishes of pickled vegetables, perfectly fried eggs, and Nanny Li's most famous soup dumplings that were still emitting hot steam. They looked very appetizing. After flying a long circle, Shen Yanyan suddenly felt even hungrier.

She has to practice Qinggong every day. Although her martial arts are good, there are always people better than her in this world. She has to practice Qinggong to the extreme so that she will have more protection when she encounters someone she cannot defeat and escapes.

After breakfast, it was still a little cold in the early spring morning, so Shen Yanyan took a nap.

At noon, the sun was high in the sky, driving away the morning chill. Nanny Li brought food to the outside of the villa and called Xia Zhu.

"Miss Xia Zhu, lunch is ready for you," Nanny Li stood respectfully outside the door.

When Xia Zhu heard Nanny Li's call, she went out to lead people into the cabin, put the food on the dining table in the main hall, and quickly left.

In the master bedroom, Shen Yanyan was sleeping soundly.

Xia Zhu walked in and saw the young lady sleeping soundly. She stepped forward and called in a low voice, "Young lady, get up. Nanny Li has brought the lunch over. Today we have your favorite sweet and sour pork ribs. Nanny Li said she bought them fresh in the city early this morning."

Shen Yanyan woke up vaguely. Xia Zhu helped her wash up simply, and then they sat down at the dining table.

As expected, there were sweet and sour pork ribs. Aunt Li’s cooking skills were impeccable and everything she cooked was delicious.

"This sweet and sour pork ribs is really good, it still has the same flavor." Shen Yanyan exclaimed with satisfaction!

After dinner, Shen Yanyan moved the recliner to read storybooks under the pear tree like a salted fish. She ate and slept, slept and ate, and when she woke up she read the new storybooks and drank homemade wine. Life was so beautiful.

Xia Zhu dozed off on the stone table nearby.

Shen Yanyan quickly finished reading the storybook in her hand. Shortly after noon, the sun was shining brightly outside and the weather was unusually good. It was a perfect time for a horseback ride.

"Xia Zhu, go ask Nanny Li to prepare some seasonings, snacks, fruits, and two jars of last year's pear blossom wine and have the coachman deliver them to the villa in the middle of the lake. We'll go see if there's any prey in the woods so we can have a good meal tonight." Shen Yanyan said excitedly.

I haven't gone hunting for a long time, so I took advantage of these two days to relax. My eldest sister is getting married soon, and she will go back to the mansion in two days. I don't know when she will come out next time. She has been tied up in the mansion by her mother for the past two months to learn the rules. She has been doing makeup and embroidery every day, which has bored her.

"Miss, let me get the bow and arrow," Xia Zhu was also somewhat happy. They both grew up in the Valley of Divine Doctors, and Xia Zhu was also very active.

Outside the villa, Xia Zhu was waiting beside the carriage, leading two horses, with bows and arrows hanging on the saddles.

Shen Yanyan came out dressed in men's clothes.

He instructed the coachman next to him, "Send the things to the villa in the center of the lake later." After that, he and Xia Zhu rode towards Cuiyun Mountain.

There is a Cuiyun Mountain twenty miles away from Yangzhou City. The mountain is densely forested and there is a lot of game. There is a natural lake at the foot of Cuiyun Mountain, which is the private property of the Shen family. After Shen Yanyan returned home, she asked someone to build a villa in the middle of the lake so that she could stay there when hunting.

It’s good to have money. You can build your house however you want and live wherever you want.

The two of them rode their horses all the way to Cuiyun Mountain. When they passed the main road opposite the Wu family villa, An Liu, who had just arrived at the gate of the villa, heard the sound of horse hooves. Looking in the direction of the sound, he saw Shen Yanyan riding away with her maid.

He immediately went to the master's residence.

In the courtyard, Xiao Jingzhan was playing chess with Wu Qingfeng when An Liu came in.

"How's the investigation going?" Xiao Jingzhan said lazily.

"My Lord, I went to Yangzhou myself and found out that what Mr. Wu said was the same. However, the Shen family never said that Third Miss Shen went there to recuperate. They just said that Third Miss Shen went to stay at the manor for a few days. Outsiders all said that Third Miss Shen was weak and sickly, and the Shen family never officially refuted the rumor. I think they tacitly accepted the rumors."

"I have inquired carefully. Every time Miss Shen returns to the manor, she stays for two or three days at the shortest and half a month at the longest. She either plays in various towns or stays in the nearby Lihua Villa every day. Occasionally, she goes hunting in the lakeside villa not far from Qingtang Town. Miss Shen and the maid beside her are both very good at martial arts. They rarely live in Yangzhou City. Therefore, the outside world believes that Miss Shen has a long-term illness and often lives in the manor to recuperate. Maybe she will not live long."

"My subordinates have not found any information from the Valley of Divine Doctors, and outsiders are not allowed to enter the valley. I think she learned her martial arts from the Valley of Divine Doctors. The third lady of the Shen family has no involvement with any forces. After returning to Yangzhou, the people she interacts with the most are the maids around her. She is just a little more lively than ordinary ladies in the boudoir, and there is nothing unusual about her." An Liu said carefully.

But secretly complaining in his heart. How could this be more lively? Hunting, fishing, eating, drinking and having fun. The Third Miss of the Shen family might have been born a girl by mistake. She should have been a boy in her previous life. With such behavior, there is no other woman like her in the whole Dali Kingdom.

"As for why the Shen family did not clarify the rumors from the outside world, I don't know either." An Liu was a little confused.

"Oh, Master, when I arrived at the door just now, I saw Miss Shen San and the maid riding horses with bows and arrows on their backs towards Cuiyun Mountain. They must be going hunting."

The man in a black robe twisted the black piece between his fingers, raised his eyebrows slightly, with a bit of interest in his eyes, and made a move. The opponent had already lost.

Wu Qingfeng took a look at the chessboard and felt it was a bit boring. This person was too evil. He surrounded him layer by layer, let him win on purpose, and then killed him with the last move.

"The Shen family is huge. The eldest and second eldest sons of the Shen family both hold important positions in the capital. Your Majesty has been on the throne for three years. She is bound to be selected for the beauty pageant. With the power of the Shen family, she will definitely be included in the list. The two elder sisters of the Shen family have been engaged early, and only the third daughter of the Shen family is left. If she has been weak and sickly since childhood and will not live long, she would not have to enter the palace. The Shen family has never said that the third daughter is still sickly. These are all rumors from the outside world, and it is not considered deceiving the emperor. The Shen family really loves this young girl and has made a good calculation. Otherwise, if she entered the palace with her identity, she would at least be a concubine, and it is also an honor for the Shen family." Wu Qingfeng analyzed carefully!

The Shen family is powerful, and Shen's mother's family is even richer than a country. In the Jiangnan area where every inch of land is worth a lot of money, they can be called the richest people, and the wealth in their hands is unimaginable.

The man raised his eyes slightly and spoke coldly, a hint of amusement flashing across his sharp face: Shen family, Shen Yanyan, it's interesting. The weather is good today. Anliu, go prepare the carriage, and let's go for a walk "near" Cuiyun Mountain.

Wu Qingfeng was a little surprised that this black-hearted guy was interested in her. Third Miss Shen was really unlucky. It was not a good thing to be targeted by this black-hearted guy.

Wu Qingfeng became famous at a young age. He always felt that reading thousands of books is as good as traveling thousands of miles. He studied in order to become an official, and became an official for the people. Since he was studying for the people, he should go out and see the real life of the people, so he went all the way west from Jiangnan.

In the prosperous areas of Jiangnan, people could still survive, and at worst they could have enough food to eat. But the further they went, the more frightening it became. Even in peacetime, there were still people who could not get enough food and wandered around. If there was a famine, the ground would be filled with starving people.

But it was not until he reached the border that he realized what hell on earth was. At that time, the current His Majesty was still the Fourth Prince of Li Kingdom.

The Emperor of Liguo is old, and the princes are fighting for power and profit for their own selfish desires, ignoring state affairs. The Xiliang Kingdom on the border frequently plunders and kills civilians and steals food. The dignitaries in the capital still wear fine clothes and drink fine wine, but the people and land thousands of miles away seem to be forgotten, and they are starving and clothed.

Later, he heard that the Fourth Prince had asked to go to the border to pacify Xiliang. When he first met Xiao Jingzhan, they were in a small village. The Xiliang army was burning, killing and looting. Xiao Jingzhan, wearing hard armor and holding a long sword, led an army that was unstoppable. In a few moves, the Xiliang army was defeated and scattered. Later, the two hit it off and became close friends.

He followed him from the Western Border to the Upper Capital, and watched him ascend to the throne of the Supreme Being. However, his foundation was not stable, and ascending to the throne of the Supreme Being did not mean that everything would go as planned. The Prime Minister was powerful and had many disciples.

He was a juren at the age of fifteen. If he could take part in the imperial examination three years later, he would have been able to pass the exam in the past. However, Prime Minister Gao was extremely powerful, and a disciple of His Majesty like him would have no chance to participate in the exam. His Majesty had just ascended the throne and was cleaning up a lot of chaos, so he could not take care of everything. So he returned to Yangzhou and managed the news network in Yangzhou for Xiao Jingzhan.

After three years of planning, the overall situation is now determined. When Your Majesty returns to the capital this time, Prime Minister Gao will be killed. He will also take part in the spring examination after the new year. Your Majesty will then reshuffle the entire court, and the world will be a completely different scene.

The two have known each other for five years and interact more like friends than as king and subject.

In the forest of Cuiyun Mountain, Shen Yanyan rode a horse through the woods. Her horse had caught a lot of prey, a rich harvest. Xia Zhu, who was not far away, also had a good harvest. The two looked at the full load of prey, feeling satisfied, and rode their horses down the mountain.

"Miss, there are so many. Did we kill too many?" Xia Zhu looked at the prey that Shen Yanyan hung up, including many pheasants and rabbits.

"It doesn't matter. The extra ones can be made into jerky. The rabbit can be made into dry pot rabbit. You can eat the rabbit cold, spicy rabbit, or braised rabbit. There are all kinds of ways to cook it. Master Zhang is the best at cooking rabbit. The chicken can be used to make soup, spicy chicken, and all kinds of ways to eat it. You won't have to worry about not being able to finish it." Shen Yanyan said happily as she looked at the hanging prey.

All right, let's get down the mountain quickly. We can go to the other courtyard to catch some fish and grill fish while it's still early. Shen Yanyan squeezed the horse's belly, and the two of them quickly ran down the mountain.

When they reached the foot of the mountain, they saw a carriage on the road leading to the other courtyard. Shen Yanyan walked closer and found that it was the same carriage from yesterday. The two young men on horseback were still in front of it, so she immediately stepped forward to greet them.

When Wu Qingfeng and his companions heard the sound of horse hooves in the distance, they slowed down. When they got closer, they saw that it was Shen Yanyan and stopped the carriage immediately.

"Young guard, we meet again. Where are you going? What a coincidence," Shen Yanyan smiled with her teeth and mouth. There must be that peerless handsome man sitting in the carriage. How could she not be happy? Look, they met again by chance.

"Nice to meet you, young lady. I heard that the scenery of this mountain is nice, so I thought of coming here for a visit," An Liu said politely!

Shen Yanyan smiled even more happily when she heard that. She looked at the carriage and said, "Your young master is here too. Oh, what a coincidence. I am here to play as well. The scenery of our villa is unique here. How about you all come together and have a barbecue in the evening?" Shen Yanyan pointed at the prey on the horse, but her eyes were always on the carriage.

Then a hand as white as jade lifted the curtain, and two handsome men were sitting inside, one was handsome and elegant, and the other was cold and beautiful.

"Thank you for the invitation, young lady. We are sorry to bother you." Xiao Jingzhan nodded slightly to Shen Yanyan!

Wu Qingfeng on the side had a smile on his face, a dignified gentleman, gentle as jade, and nodded slightly, as a greeting.

Good fellow, two handsome men, how can that be a bother, hahaha. Shen Yanyan smiled in her heart. She immediately said: "Don't bother, don't bother, it's more lively with two gentlemen, please follow me."