After asking Liuyun, Xiao Qian'an's close follower, he learned that he was seriously injured and lost too much blood. He hurriedly treated his wound and rushed here to find King Zhenbei, which caused the wound to split.

Since he couldn't die, Shen Nanzhi certainly wouldn't ask to keep him.

After Liuyun took Xiao Qian'an away, Shen Nanzhi heard Jiang Yanran muttering to the side: "It turns out that the Seventh Prince was also injured on another road. If I had known earlier..."

I shouldn't have turned around if I had known.

In Jiang Yanran's view, no matter how famous the King of Zhenbei was, he was just a sickly man and was destined to have no chance of becoming emperor. How could he be more fascinated by the spirited Seventh Prince in front of him?

In a hurry, Jiang Yanran almost blurted out.

Fortunately, she stopped quickly and looked at Shen Nanzhi with some guilt.

Shen Nanzhi seemed not to notice the annoyance and impatience she had just revealed, and said with a smile: "Let's go, sister, we should pay our respects to grandma."

There was a flood in Jiangbei, and Shen Nanzhi's father was sent by the court to provide disaster relief, and he has not returned yet.

Her brother Jiang Qingyuan was studying at the Imperial College and would only come back during holidays.

At present, the only person in the Jiang Mansion is the old lady Zhao of the Jiang family.

When they rushed over, Zhao had already been waiting for a while.

She was feeling sulky because Shen Yanxin didn't come to pay her respects as soon as she came back, but the other party was of noble status, and even her son Jiang Shiyan had to look at the Shen family's face, so Zhao could only suppress her feelings.

"The daughter-in-law pays respects to her mother."

Shen Yanxin stepped forward to greet them, and Shen Nanzhi and Jiang Yanran also stepped forward to greet them obediently.

"Hello, Grandma."

"Hello, great aunt."

Zhao had to force a smile: "Good boy, you have had a hard time on the journey, you should have a good rest and get enough energy before coming back, why do you have to rush after an old woman like me."

Shen Yanxin smiled; "As I should have, I should have rushed here as soon as possible, but something delayed me, please don't blame me, mother."

Zhao naturally couldn't say anything.

Before her son became rich, her ancestors were all farmers, working in the fields. Even though she had maids and servants to serve her in recent years, she was still dissatisfied and afraid of the daughter-in-law from a noble family.

Both sides felt uncomfortable, so after talking for a while, Shen Yanxin wanted to take Shen Nanzhi to say goodbye.

With that, the mother and daughter turned to leave.

"Aunt, I also..."

At this time, Jiang Yanran couldn't help but stand up.

After knowing that the Prince of Zhenbei lived in the Shen family and was involved with the Seventh Prince, she was no longer willing to stay in the Jiang family. Naturally, she would take advantage of the situation.

But before she could finish her words, Shen Nanzhi smiled and said, "I know, sister has always been filial to grandma. She should stay with grandma and live here."

In the previous life, Jiang Yanran also wanted to stay in the Shen Mansion. Not only did she cause chaos in the Shen family, but she also did a lot of "good things" outside under the name of Shen family's cousin. This time, Shen Nanzhi would never give her this opportunity.

Moreover, with all the things she was going to arrange for Jiang Yanran, she had to sever her ties with the Shen family.

Shen Nanzhi's words stopped Jiang Yanran from talking.

Jiang Yanran didn't give up: "But my aunt is not in good health, I still want to stay by her side to serve her."

Shen Nanzhi smiled and said, "It was always sister who took care of mother before. Mother and my aunt have been together these days and have endless things to talk about. Sister can relax and accompany grandmother. Grandmother just said that she caught a cold a few days ago and hasn't recovered yet. Thank you sister for taking care of her."

Shen Nanzhi had said so much, if Jiang Yanran continued to refuse, the word "unfilial" would be written on her forehead.

Seeing that Zhao had come to her senses and looked at her with some displeasure, Jiang Yanran could only force a smile: "Sister, you are right, then I will stay here with my aunt at ease."

But when he looked at Shen Nanzhi, there was already a hint of ruthlessness and unwillingness in his eyes.

Shen Nanzhi pretended not to notice, said goodbye to everyone with a smile, and then took her mother's hand and left the Jiang Mansion.

As soon as she entered the gate of the Su Mansion, she immediately asked someone to pack up all the luggage left by Jiang Yanran and send it over.

He said that it was to reassure Jiang Yanran, but in fact he didn't want Jiang Yanran to be involved with the Shen family at all.

Two days passed in a flash, and it was the day when the eldest princess held a Hundred Flowers Banquet.

Shen Nanzhi sent people to Xiao Chuyun every day to greet him, and he was very polite.

In his previous life, after Xiao Qian woke up at the Shen family, he hurriedly thanked them and left. Even though he was seriously injured, he insisted on attending the Hundred Flowers Banquet.

There was no other reason. This Hundred Flowers Banquet was originally set up for him by the Princess to select his principal wife and concubines. Naturally, he, the protagonist, could not be absent.

But Zhenbei King Xiao Chuyun did not get involved in this matter. He did not take the initiative to leave, and Shen Nanzhi certainly would not urge him, allowing him to recuperate here in peace.

The eldest princess really put in a lot of effort this time.

In fact, she and Concubine Zhang had already reached an alliance and intended to bring together Princess Jiahe and Xiao Qian'an, a pair of cousins. The so-called Hundred Flowers Banquet was just to give Princess Jiahe face and serve as a foil.

Almost all the prominent ladies from aristocratic families in Kyoto received invitations.

Jiang Yanran was just the daughter of a minor official and was not even qualified to be invited. She got this opportunity because she was following Shen Nanzhi.

But in her previous life, Jiang Yanran was not only ungrateful, but also used Shen Nanzhi's name to make an appointment with Xiao Qian'an to meet privately. Unexpectedly, the maid who was bribed by her with a large sum of money to deliver the letter happened to run into the eldest princess, and the matter became a big deal. She and the maid insisted that it was Shen Nanzhi's instruction. It happened that Shen Nanzhi was resting in the quiet room at that time because he felt dizzy after wearing the sachet prepared by Jiang Yanran. He had no way to defend himself and no one could testify.

Although the eldest princess could not get angry because of the face of the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion, she still held a grudge against Shen Nanzhi for trying to snatch her daughter's position right under her nose.

Moreover, after this incident spread, Shen Nanzhi's reputation was ruined, which laid the seeds for many misfortunes that followed.

This time, before getting on the carriage to leave for the Princess's Mansion, Shen Nanzhi saw Jiang Yanran handing over the "insect repellent and mosquito repellent" sachet, and she took it with a smile, "Thank you, sister. I like this sachet very much."

Her good sister wanted to achieve something, so she helped her.

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