The daughter of the emperor is reborn to be beautiful and cool, and the King of Zhenbei loves her wi

"All right."

Shen Nanzhi struggled for a long time before finally tying Xiao Chuyun up.

She turned around, looked left and right, and made sure there was nothing wrong before asking, "What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Xiao Chuyun still smiled gently: "Very good, thank you Miss Shen."

Because she was helping him tie his hair, the distance between them had unknowingly become very close. Shen Nanzhi's attention was just on his hair crown. When she heard Xiao Chuyun's answer, she suddenly realized that she was standing almost right in front of him.

Shen Nanzhi's cheeks felt slightly hot, and she quickly stepped back, smiling awkwardly, "My Lord, please don't despise me."

After she said that, she remembered that she had originally gone to look for a tinderbox.

But the weather, which had just been pouring rain and was gloomy and dark, had changed again.

The wind stopped and the rain stopped. The golden sunlight shone through the clouds, and even the originally dark sky became bright, even faster than a person's face changing.

The autumn rain has opened the doors and windows.

A fresh air with a scent of earth blew in my face.

Shen Nanzhi's originally gloomy mood also became much brighter.

However, thinking of the palace banquet in two days, Shen Nanzhi couldn't help but ask curiously: "Your Majesty, who is the envoy from Beiyi visiting this time?"

She had wanted to ask before.

Who is that tall and thin envoy from the Northern Barbarians who has a pale baby face and a pair of snake-like pupils, and who makes people shudder at first sight?

When I saw how respectful his subordinates were to him, I thought that he must be of an extraordinary status.

Moreover, it should not be difficult to find out about such a "characteristic" person.

It’s just that Shen Nanzhi’s mind was focused on other things, so he never had time to ask.

Moreover, as for the doubts about Beiyi, instead of asking from outside, it would be better to ask Xiao Chuyun directly.

Xiao Chuyun turned his head to look at the delicate and beautiful crabapple branches, and said patiently: "The Northern Barbarians' court is divided into two factions: those who advocate war and those who advocate peace. The one who came this time is Yelu Liang, a general under the eldest prince Hu Yanzhuo, who advocates peace."

This was somewhat beyond Shen Nanzhi's expectations.

She clearly remembered that the baby-faced man with snake-eyed eyes was full of hostility towards Da Qi, and that he abducted her in order to stir up disputes between Da Qi and Beiyi. How could he be a peace advocate?

As if seeing Shen Nanzhi's confusion, Xiao Chuyun raised his hand: "Don't be impatient, listen to me."

"Yelu Liang is indeed a peace advocate, but it was not him who kidnapped you. That man was Getana, the son of the Northern Yi High Priest. He is a supporter of the Third Prince Huyanlie. The Northern Yi King is old and seriously ill. Although he appointed the First Prince as the Crown Prince early on, the Third Prince, who is supported by the High Priest and others, is not willing to surrender. They want to provoke a war between the two countries and fish in troubled waters."

After hearing this, Shen Nanzhi understood.

It turned out that it was Getana and others who started the trouble, and the Northern Yi envoys were made to take the blame.

Although the Northern Barbarians' envoys were in favor of peace, they still felt uneasy when there was a troublemaker like Getana around.

Xiao Chuyun smiled and said, "Don't worry, they have already left Kyoto. You have seriously injured Getana, so he won't dare to cause any more trouble in the short term."

"Seriously injured?"

Shen Nanzhi was puzzled. She actually wanted to kill the bastard at that time, but when she thought of his identity as an envoy from the Northern Barbarians, she did not dare to act rashly. Even if she was angry, she only strangled his neck and scared him a little, but did not hurt his vital parts. How could she say that he was seriously injured?

Xiao Chuyun said patiently, "The high priests of the Northern Barbarians are good at making poisonous insects and raising spirit snakes. Ever since they were chosen as the successors of the high priests at a young age, they have been raising poisonous insects with their bodies and feeding snakes with their blood. They have long been connected to the spirit snakes and their lives are connected. When you killed the poisonous snake that day, he naturally suffered the backlash."

At this point, Xiao Chuyun's face was rarely tense. He said, "Fortunately, he was seriously injured before and couldn't activate the poison. Otherwise... it was really a risk for you to save Miss Liu last time."

Shen Nanzhi didn't expect that the baby-faced man with snake eyes would be so powerful. Thinking about the situation at that time, even Shen Nanzhi himself felt a little scared.

Although they have retreated temporarily, they are still afraid that these people will not give up. Shen Nanzhi thought that when he has time, he should ask Lu Pianpian more about the poison and take some precautions himself.

Just as he was thinking about it, he heard footsteps outside. It was Mo Yi who came back.

"Your Majesty, Miss Shen, the Emperor has issued a house arrest order for Princess Zhaoning, and has also sent someone to give Miss Shen some gifts."

Shen Nanzhi was not surprised by this.

Although she couldn't stand being wronged, she wasn't the type to be so angry that she would take action without considering the consequences.

The Empress Dowager's incident had just happened, and the Emperor didn't even have time to comfort the Shen family.

Even if Shen Nanzhi was wrong, he would turn a blind eye. What's more, Xiao Xiangxue was not in the right in this matter.

Besides, she, Xiao Xiangxue, was mainly because of what she said.

The emperor is now afraid that the Shen and Xie families will be connected, and he hopes that they will become estranged.

Regardless of whether Shen Nanzhi and Xie Changyuan had such an incident, it should never be mentioned again. However, Xiao Xiangxue was so tactless that she ran to Shen Nanzhi and told him all those things. If she is not punished, who will be punished?

I hope she will learn her lesson from this and stop bothering Shen Nanzhi again.

However, Shen Nanzhi felt that it was obviously unlikely given Xiao Xiangxue's petty and vindictive character. It didn't matter to Shen Nanzhi, he could just fight back when the enemy came and block the water with earth.

The wind and rain outside have completely stopped.

Xiao Chuyun also stood up: "I have something else to do, so I'll go get busy first. I have spies in the palace, and I will arrange for someone to accompany you all the way to the palace banquet in two days, so don't worry."

Since he said so, Shen Nanzhi had nothing to worry about. She nodded and walked Xiao Chuyun all the way to the screen wall.

Shen Nanzhi has not been idle these past two days.

She made some changes to the shop that she had taken back from the Jiang family and met with several people in charge in person.

There was still no news from the secret guards in Qingyun and Qingyun states who were responsible for the investigation. Shen Nanzhi was afraid that something might have gone wrong, so he sent people to inquire.

The autumn siege was approaching, Jiang Shiyan couldn't wait any longer, and neither could she.

In the blink of an eye, the day of the palace banquet arrived.

Shen Nanzhi's aunts would avoid such banquets if possible, and since Shen Huaishu is now an official in the court, it doesn't matter if they don't attend as sisters-in-law.

Shen Nanzhi's mother's health has gradually improved under Lu Pianpian's care, and it is not appropriate for her to attend the banquet.

Ever since the incident with Yao Zheng, Shen Changan had been hiding in the Imperial College and never came out to hang out again.

In the end, only Shen Nanzhi and Shen Huaishu went to the banquet from the Duke of Zhenguo's Mansion.

Shen Nanzhi originally wanted to bring Ye Qingwan and Liu Jingya into the palace together, but unfortunately, after Ye Qingwan came to the capital, she had difficulty acclimatizing to the climate and got a rash all over her body and had a high fever. During this period of time, she could only stay in the mansion and recuperate.

In the end, only Liu Jingya was with Shen Nanzhi.

Early in the morning, the Shen family's carriage was ready, and Shen Nanzhi hadn't had time to get on the carriage yet. Liu Jingya, who had hurried over, jumped on the carriage with her skirt lifted up, and smiled and greeted Shen Huaishu, who was riding a horse beside the carriage, "Uncle Shen, the sisters in my family are fighting overtly and covertly, which is very boring. I want to enter the palace with sister Zhizhi, do you have any objection?"

Shen Huaishu smiled: "No, just..."

Having said that, he subconsciously glanced at Liu Jingya's face. He originally wanted to remind Liu Jingya that Shen Changan was still in the Imperial College and had no plans to enter the palace today. He was afraid that the girl's enthusiasm would be in vain. However, he did not expect Liu Jingya to just smile and pull Shen Nanzhi into the carriage to talk. From beginning to end, she did not look around for Shen Changan as usual.

Shen Huaishu thought to himself that he was worrying too much. It seemed that, just as Shen Nanzhi said, Liu Jingya had let it go.

Just thinking of the unruly Shen Changan, Shen Huaishu couldn't help but feel lucky for the girl.

The carriage set off quickly.

As soon as she entered the carriage, Liu Jingya's smiling face fell. She pulled Shen Nanzhi's arm and said, "Sister Zhizhi, help me think of a solution!"

Shen Nanzhi looked at her curiously.

Liu Jingya sighed and said, "My mother is determined to marry me to my cousin! But I only treat him as my brother!"

Shen Nanzhi could relate to this point. Just like when her aunt was about to tell Shen Changan about her, she got goosebumps all over her body.

She asked with concern: "Is there no other way?"

Liu Jingya shook her head: "My mother forced me to learn the rules before because of this. Now my aunt also agrees. What should I do?"

Shen Nanzhi reminded: "What about the Fifth Prince? Doesn't he have any objection?"

When Liu Jingya mentioned this, she sighed and said, "My cousin is like a clay sculpture, he has a very good temper! He said that it was up to my mother to make the decision, and there was no way around it."

Shen Nanzhi couldn't help but remind her: "This is probably not because he has a good temper, but because he has always been interested in you!"

Shen Nanzhi thought of the look that the Fifth Prince Xiao Ziyi had given Liu Jingya in Fuyun Tower before, which was so gentle that it almost dripped with tears. Her guess should be correct.

Both families are very satisfied, and Xiao Ziyi also likes it...this is a difficult matter.

Hearing Shen Nanzhi's words, Liu Jingya's pretty face turned red, and she turned her head away unnaturally: "It should be a little bit! To be honest, although he didn't tell me in person, but you know, we girls are the most sensitive. If someone is interested in us, can we not feel it ourselves?"

At this point, Liu Jingya tugged at Shen Nanzhi's sleeve: "Just like you, let's not talk about Xie Xiaohou, can't you feel whether the King of Zhenbei is interested in you?"

This question stumped Shen Nanzhi.

She felt that Xiao Chuyun must be very good to her, so good that she couldn't find any fault with him.

But if Xiao Chuyun is interested in her...

Shen Nanzhi seemed less sure.

After all, even though they were already engaged, except for a few times when they were forced to get too close due to danger, the rest of the time, they were polite and courteous to each other, without any intimacy or inappropriate behavior.

Moreover, he still calls himself "Miss Shen" until now, which is a polite and polite title.

Even her cousin in Chang'an, the rich and powerful men from noble families who had met her before, still called her "Sister Zhizhi".

Xiao Chuyun's behavior didn't seem like he was interested in her.

Shen Nanzhi thought, maybe it was because of their previous experience of sharing hardships, and the fact that they were already engaged, that he trusted her and treated her as his own, even as a family member...that's why he was so good to her.

As for love between men and women... I'm afraid there isn't any.

Shen Nanzhi lowered his eyes and said nothing.

Liu Jingya was so busy talking about her own things that she didn't notice Shen Nanzhi's abnormal expression.

Liu Jingya was the one talking all the way, and Shen Nanzhi listened quietly and occasionally responded. After Liu Jingya finished pouring out her grievances, she was obviously in a much better mood.

Soon they arrived at the palace gate.

Although it was still early, the area outside was already filled with carriages from various families and women waiting to enter the palace.

My uncle has also dismounted and greeted some of his colleagues.

Liu Jingya pulled Shen Nanzhi off the carriage, and just shook the token in her hand at her, and said proudly: "We don't know how long we have to wait like this, but fortunately we have this! My aunt gave me the privilege of entering and leaving the palace at any time. We don't have to wait in line here, let's find a place to rest first."

But just as she finished her words, a handsome young eunuch came forward and saluted Shen Nanzhi: "Miss Shen rarely comes to the palace, so let me lead the way for you."

Shen Nanzhi was about to refuse, but then she remembered what Xiao Chuyun had told her before, that he would arrange someone to accompany her, and she thought it would be this little eunuch.

Sure enough, the next moment, the eunuch came closer and said in a low voice, "The prince sent me here."

Shen Nanzhi naturally would not refuse.

She took Liu Jingya and the young eunuch, walked through the long queue and went straight to the palace gate.

She was already stunningly beautiful, and even though she was wearing a low-key light pink double-breasted skirt today, she was still a dazzling presence in the crowd.

From the moment she and Liu Jingya got off the carriage, they had attracted all the attention outside the palace gate.

There was amazement, envy, and a subtle jealousy in the eyes that looked at her.

But skipping the line and entering the palace directly is a royal privilege. As the future Princess Zhenbei, it is also in accordance with the rules for Shen Nanzhi to be led in bypassing the crowd. Even if someone is dissatisfied, no one can say anything.

However, Shen Nanzhi still heard some unpleasant voices in the crowd.

Although the sound was very small, Shen Nanzhi had extraordinary martial arts senses and his ears were naturally better than those of ordinary people.

But she didn't care. After taking Liu Jingya to greet her uncle, she followed the young eunuch into the palace calmly.

When they reached the second entrance and there was no more noise at the palace gate, the young eunuch bowed and said, "Miss Shen, your servant Xiao Yunzi is serving in Chaohua Palace. It's still early. If you don't have any other plans, you can go to Chaohua Palace to rest for a while."

Before Shen Nanzhi could speak, Liu Jingya asked in surprise, "Chaohua Palace?"

Shen Nanzhi frowned and looked at her: "Is there anything wrong?"

Liu Jingya shook her head. "I was just a little surprised. I didn't expect that there would be someone serving me in Chaohua Palace."

After hearing this, Shen Nanzhi remembered that Chaohua Palace was the bedroom given to Zhenfei by the emperor after Xiao Chuyun was crowned king.

Normally, after Concubine Zhen's death, Chaohua Palace should have been vacant, but unexpectedly, this young eunuch who suddenly appeared claimed that he was serving in Chaohua Palace.

The masters inside are all dead, who is he serving?

No wonder Liu Jingya was surprised.

However, Shen Nanzhi had heard about the past between the emperor and Concubine Zhen from Xiao Chuyun in advance and had already guessed what was going on, so she was not surprised.