Shen Jiang felt "well" after a night's rest, but she still stayed in Qingning Palace and did not go out. Instead, Bumbutai came to talk to her.

"Sister, do you feel better?" Bumbutai asked with a smile.

Shen Jiang nodded: "Much better, thank you for your concern, sister."

"I heard from my brother that my sister has been staying at the headquarters for the past few years and doesn't want to get married."

Shen Jiang lowered her head and said nothing. Although Bumbutai was younger than her, she had been with the Khan for nearly ten years and seemed to be more stable than Shen Jiang.

Seeing that her sister didn't say anything, Bumbutai sighed and said, "Sister, I don't know what you think, but as girls of the Borjigit clan, we should do something for the family. In fact, the Khan is a very good man. When you marry him, you will understand."

Shen Jiang smiled slightly and said, "I know my father and mother will not allow me to remain single forever. I have to get married anyway, and marrying the Khan is naturally better than marrying anyone else."

Bumbutai smiled and nodded: "I'm glad that you can figure it out, sister."

"But there is one thing I don't understand."

"Sister, please speak."

Shen Jiang stared at her, not missing any expression on her face, and said: "I still remember when you were a child, a lama predicted your fate and said that you were a noble man sent from heaven. Now, you have really become the Khan's favorite woman. You are still young and favored. Even if you have three daughters in a row, it does not mean that you will not have sons in the future. Why do you have to let me marry the Khan too?"

Bumbutai sighed softly again and said sadly: "It's just a joke from the lama, how can I take it seriously? Perhaps my father and mother are disappointed in me!"

Her expression didn't seem fake, and Shen Jiang couldn't tell whether she really didn't know or was hiding it too well.

Shen Jiang sat down beside her, took her hand and said, "Don't be sad, sister. The three of us, aunt and niece, came here from Khorchin for the honor of our family. I will marry the Khan with peace of mind. In the future, no matter if it's my aunt, me or you, the prince we give birth to will become the crown prince."

Bumbutai held her hand and said excitedly: "It's great that you think so!"

The two sisters held hands and smiled at each other.

System: "Is what she said true or false? I am confused."

Shen Jiang: "It doesn't matter whether it's true or not. Anyway, my son won't take the blame for anyone."

Not long after Bumbutai left, the sky became gloomy and thunder rumbled in the distance, as if a rainstorm was about to come.

"Grape, close the doors and windows to keep the rain out."

Zhezhe assigned two maids to Shen Jiang, and Shen Jiang changed their names to Grape and Pomegranate. Zhezhe was very satisfied and said with a smile: "Good, both of them will have many children and good fortune."

As Huang Taiji's queen, pomegranates were planted in the courtyard of Qingning Palace, symbolizing many children and good fortune.

Grape closed the doors and windows as instructed. As soon as she closed them, she could hear the sound of raindrops hitting the window frames.

Grape folded his hands and said, "The rain came so quickly."

Shen Jiang sat on the big kang by the window, supporting his chin with his hand, listening to the sound of rain outside.

Grape took a look at her and was attracted by her at first sight. She couldn't help but say, "Gege is so pretty."

Shen Jiang turned around and smiled at her. Grape blushed and quickly retreated.

The early summer rainstorm came and went quickly. After half an hour, the rain stopped, and after a while, the sun came out.

"The weather in Shengjing is just so nice."

Shen Jiang smiled and said, "It's the same on the grassland. Sometimes you feel like you can touch the clouds in the sky with your hand." She opened the window and looked out, wanting to go out for a walk.

Shen Jiang left without taking any palace maids with him and went out by himself.

The ground was still wet and the air was full of moisture mixed with the freshness of plants.

She strolled around casually and saw the pomegranate flowers in the yard were in full bloom.

The pomegranate flowers are full of water, as if a beauty's eyes are filled with tears.

Shen Jiang sighed softly, picked up a drooping flower bud, took out a handkerchief, and gently wiped the water droplets on the petals.

System: "Host, do you want to learn how Daiyu buried the flowers?"

Shen Jiang answered the question irrelevantly: "Will you fall in love with a woman because of a flower?"

System: “Huh?”

A deep voice suddenly came from behind: "Are you a maid in Qingning Palace?"

Shen Jiang seemed to be startled. He turned around and secretly looked at the man who asked the question from under his eyelids like a frightened rabbit.

The man was about forty years old, wearing a royal blue robe with a dragon pattern. He exuded dignity and had an aura beyond that of an ordinary person.

Shen Jiang took two steps back, lowered his head and said nothing, leaving only his fair and slender neck exposed.

"How dare you!" The servant beside the man just shouted, but was stopped by the man.

"I don't think I've seen you in the Queen's Palace. Who are you? What's your name?"

Shen Jiang raised her head slightly, glanced at him quickly, then lowered her eyelids and said softly, "My name is Ulan Tana."

"Ulan Tana?" The man narrowed his eyes. "Are you Bumbutai's sister?"

It doesn't look like that. If she is Bumbutai's sister, she should be older than Bumbutai. Why does she look younger?

Shen Jiang nodded, looked at him curiously and asked, "Are you... Huang Taiji?"

The attendant beside Huang Taiji turned green in the face. He wondered whether to scold him, but was afraid that the Khan would be unhappy. He glanced at the Khan, but saw that the Khan was smiling, and was immediately glad that he did not speak.

"Yes, I am Huang Taiji."

Seeing that he had admitted it, Shen Jiang could no longer play dumb, so she bowed and said, "Ulan Tana pays respects to the Khan, may the Khan be blessed with good health and happiness."

Huang Taiji raised his hand: "No need to be so polite." He walked to Shen Jiang's side, and Shen Jiang quickly moved away. He was stunned for a moment, then smiled.

Standing in front of the pomegranate flower, Huang Taiji asked: "Just now I seemed to see you wiping this flower?"

"Yes."

"Who cares about the water droplets on the flowers?" Huang Taiji seemed to be asking her, but also seemed to be talking to himself.

Shen Jiang lowered his head even lower.

Huang Taiji turned around and looked at her, a feeling of pity welling up in his heart. He gently pinched Shen Jiang's chin and lifted her face. When he saw this face clearly, Huang Taiji was startled again, and a sentence inexplicably emerged in his mind: "Beauty is like a flower, budding and waiting to bloom."

"Princess! Where are you?" Grape's voice came from far away and would soon find this place.

A trace of panic appeared on Shen Jiang's face. She broke free from Huang Taiji's hand and ran away gracefully and quickly like a jungle deer.

Huang Taiji chased for a few steps and stopped, then bent down to pick up the handkerchief that Shen Jiang had dropped.

When Grape ran here, he just saw Huang Taiji leaving.

Although she was given to Shen Jiang by Zhezhe, she was still a maid in Qingning Palace. After standing there for a while, she turned around and went to find Zhezhe.

"Have you seen the Khan? But the Khan didn't come." Zhezhe said.

"Yes, I was going to look for the princess, but I saw the Khan leaving."

Zhezhe groaned and said, "So, the Khan may have met Ulan Tana."

As he was speaking, someone came from Huang Taiji's side and told him that the Khan would have dinner at Qingning Palace tonight.

Zhezhe said to himself: "It seems that what I said was right."

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