Transmigrating into a female supporting role in a book

At this time, it was the eldest aunt who came out to smooth things over, otherwise the original family reunion would have been ruined.

Before the family dinner started, someone came to report that King Zhenbei had arrived.

Situ Jue actually came here by himself. I deliberately did not inform him and chose to go back to the Shen family when he was not in the palace. I had already decided not to include him.

However, Mr. Shen's expression suddenly turned from gloomy to bright, and he even took the initiative to run to the front to greet me, as if Situ Jue was his biological son and I was just an outsider who came to the banquet.

Because of his flamboyance, my uncle and aunt looked at each other and stood up to greet him. I sat there with the most stable Duke, unmoved. There was almost no information about my grandfather in my original memory.

From what I heard from the servants around me and what I saw with my own eyes during my return trip, the Duke of the Shen family is indeed old, over 60 years old, which is considered a long life in this era, and he is very serious. Even at this time, when everyone in the room ran out to welcome the prince and only I was left sitting with him, he just glanced at me indifferently and did not intend to express any opinions.

This is good. I like quiet people who are easy to get along with.

After a while, they heard lively voices outside, and a crowd of people came in, surrounding Situ Jue.

Father Shen walked and talked to Situ Jue eagerly, his expression almost fawning. I just looked away, not wanting to look at him any longer, when I heard him call my name, "Shen Xingye! How do you do your job as a princess? You don't even wait for the prince to go with you when you go out. People outside who don't know would think that we in the Shen family have no tutors!"

No wonder I always feel angry and anxious when I hear Situ Jue calling me by my full name. It turns out this is the reason.

It seems that the original person was scolded by his father since he was a child, and he was always yelled at by his full name, so he felt disgusted.

I stood up slowly and was about to retort when I heard Situ Jue defending me, "Father-in-law misunderstood. I was afraid that it would take too long to handle the official business, so I asked Xingye to come back first. I didn't expect that everything would go smoothly on my side, so I finished early and rushed over."

"I see." Father Shen seemed surprised that Situ Jue would speak for me, and changed the subject with a little embarrassment.

It was not until Situ Jue entered the room and bowed to his grandfather and was invited to sit in the seat of honor that he declined and sat down next to me.

"Since it's a family dinner, we are all elders, so there's no need to be polite."

I quietly observed Situ Jue chatting and laughing with the Shen family members. His choice of words was very particular. He did not put on airs of a prince, but was very humble. The topics he chose were very suitable for the other party, which seemed to be to please the Shen family. He would also do these things.

After all, he was raised in a wealthy family. He had been in and out of the palace since he was a child and studied with real princes. He had a firm grasp of etiquette. As long as he was willing, it would be easy for him to make those around him feel comfortable.

But the original body had been married to him for three years and had not received the slightest kindness from him, and finally died of depression, and it was all intentional on his part.

The more I see how he is doing things that satisfy the Shen family, the more I feel sorry for his original self, and the more I think this man is terrifying.

I was absent-minded during the meal. Aunt Qiu threw in some resistance several times, but I ignored her, which made her feel frustrated.

Isn't it just using the topic of inducing childbirth to disgust people? She just gave birth to a son for my cheap father, and was about to be promoted to the legal wife. She was in high spirits. After I had said a few words to her, she wanted to find a chance to step back. Unexpectedly, I ignored her at this time, and her confident combos all turned into empty punches, and the expression on her face was a little better.

After the banquet, Mr. Shen wanted to chat with Situ Jue for a while and invited him to have tea next door.

Aunt Qiu took the opportunity to tell us to stay at the Shen Mansion and go back tomorrow.

Situ Jue looked towards me. I was about to say no when I heard my cousin Shen Ru say, "That's great. Big brother should be here tomorrow. You can stay at home. When big brother comes back tomorrow, you don't have to go back and forth from the palace anymore."

Then she took my arm and whispered, "Sister, you should stay here. If you go back, I will have to go with you."

So this was what she really meant, so I had no choice but to nod in agreement.

The man went to the flower hall next door to drink tea and chat, so I went to Aunt Qiu's yard with my aunt and cousin to see the baby.

Originally, Aunt Qiu was not very happy about it. She made the excuse that Brother Hui had caught a cold the day before and was very noisy. He had just been coaxed to sleep by his wet nurse and was not suitable for being visited.

The eldest aunt said half-jokingly and half-seriously, "It's rare for your elder sister to come back. It's okay to take a look. In the future, your elder brother Hui will still count on his elder sister and brother-in-law for support, so naturally he wants to recognize his relatives."

Aunt Qiu probably got some hints from Father Shen and felt that the Situ family's title of prince still had some weight, so it was not good to spoil my fun at this time. She could be at odds with me, but her son also had the surname Shen, so maybe she could get some benefits from the Zhenbei Palace through me in the future without suffering any loss.

After a few changes in expression, Aunt Qiu finally agreed to let us in.

But to be honest, this baby is really good-looking. He has none of the typical square faces, flat noses, and upturned noses of Shen family men. How beautiful must Aunt Qiu have been when she was young to give birth to such a good-looking baby.

But there is another saying that the child looks strong and doesn't look like a premature baby.

Although I have no personal experience, I am a modern soul after all. I have never eaten pork, but I have seen pigs run. It happened that I worked as a volunteer in a children's hospital for a period of time during college. The children I saw in the premature baby ward were not so fat and big.

Father Shen is in his forties, almost fifty, and his appearance is nothing to brag about. As for his talent, I haven't heard of him being very capable. The main reason is that he was reborn, all thanks to his ancestors' good deeds. Could Aunt Qiu be cheating on him? Could this child not be his?

However, there is no scientific paternity test in this era, so my guess is unfounded, unless he looks more and more like his biological father as he grows up, which would be interesting.

I heard that this time when Mr. Shen returned to Beijing to report on his work, he still wanted to stay in Beijing, so he had to make some moves everywhere, use his father's name to make some noise, and do some favors, and I guess he would be able to get his way.

Even if the official rank remains unchanged, the fifth-rank official in the local area is incomparable to the fifth-rank official in the capital.

I guess he was looking forward to Situ Jue's arrival, probably because he wanted to get some information from Situ Jue. Although Situ Jue was a newcomer in the officialdom compared to him, more than half of the people in the Ministry of War were the old prince's former subordinates. Even the Minister of War had fought on the battlefield with the old prince and they had a life-and-death friendship. In addition, the Concubine Dowager was a relative of the Queen. Although the Situ family was small in number, it was still a hot commodity in the eyes of Shen's father.