Reborn as a Sickly Child: The Emperor's Beloved

Liguo, Shen Mansion in Jiangnan.

early morning.

"Miss, it's time to get up. The eldest and second young ladies are almost ready. We have to go to the Qinglong Temple outside the city to burn incense today. We can't be late."

"Don't make noise, let me sleep a little longer." Shen Yanyan wrapped herself in the quilt, turned over and continued to sleep!

"Miss, please get up soon. Madam asked me to call you. Madam will be here soon," Xia Zhu said anxiously.

Shen Yanyan suddenly turned over from the bed, looking a little anxious, "What, my mother is going too? Why didn't you say so earlier!"

It doesn't matter if it's for others, but she is really afraid of her mother. With her mother's impetuous temper, she will definitely be scolded if she arrives late.

"Madam was not planning to go, but she heard that Master Kongle from Qinglong Temple returned to the temple today, so she wanted to go and pay her respects to him. She had to leave early in the morning, so she sent someone over early in the morning to ask me to wake you up and leave early."

"Okay, prepare some plain clothes for me," Shen Yanyan ordered;

I originally wanted to wear men's clothes, but since her mother is going too, I decided to wear women's clothes.

Xia Zhu called the maid who was carrying toiletries to the side and quickly went to the closet to get a few plain dresses, "Miss, take a look at what you want to wear."

Two maids stood in front of the bed holding dresses for Shen Yanyan to choose from.

Shen Yanyan's eyes fell on a lavender dress embroidered with silver lotus flowers, "Let's go with this one."

The two of them helped Shen Yanyan put on her dress. Sitting in front of the dressing table, Shen Yanyan pointed to the hairpin in the dressing box and said, "Let's keep the hair style simple. Let's use this hairpin."

The hairpin is very exquisite, and the craftsmanship is obviously the work of a master. Five or six light purple lilac flowers are lifelike, dotted with a few pearls, making it more gentle. When it shakes slightly, the teardrop-shaped gems on the bottom collide with each other, making a crisp ticking sound.

Shen Yanyan was wearing a lavender dress, with long hair down to her waist, and a hairpin with flowers on her head. She had fair skin, cherry lips, almond eyes, bright eyes, white teeth, and a stunning appearance. The two maids were stunned for a moment.

The lady is so beautiful.

The whole of Dali said that the daughter of the prime minister in the capital (now the emperor's concubine) was the most beautiful woman in Dali. But in the eyes of the two, the young lady was the most beautiful woman in their eyes.

"Miss, veil!" Xia Zhu handed over a purple veil.

With such a beautiful face, the young lady has to wear a veil every time she goes out wearing women's clothes. What a pity! The young lady said that this beautiful face brings her more disadvantages than advantages, and wearing a veil can save her a lot of trouble.

Shen Yanyan took the veil, put it on, and hurried out the door, saying as she walked, "Let's go quickly, mother won't be able to wait any longer."

Outside the gate of Shen Mansion.

Two carriages were parked outside the mansion, two pretty women and a beautiful woman were standing at the gate, looking inside the mansion from time to time.

Seeing Shen Yanyan coming out, the beautiful woman frowned and said quickly: "Girl, why did you come out just now? Someone was called to wake you up early, but you are still dragging your feet until now. Do you know what day it is today? Master Kong is going back to the temple. There must be some traffic jams on the road today. You wanted to go out early, but now you have wasted so much time, ah."

"Mom, I was wrong, I was wrong. I just slept for a short while. I won't do it again next time. I swear!" After saying that, Shen Yanyan raised her hands and looked at Shen's mother Ji An Ning coquettishly.

"Yes, mother, my sister is still young, so it is understandable that she sleeps a little longer," said the eldest sister Shen Qingqing!

Shen Yanyan looked at her two sisters with gratitude!

"Mom, it's not too late now. It's still early for us to set off. I think my sister didn't know that we had to set off so early today, otherwise she would not have slept in." The second sister Shen Lingling said!

"Hmph, you two sisters should not spoil her. This girl has become such a scoundrel because of you." Shen's mother smiled, but she didn't really blame her. The three sisters have a good relationship, which is what she is happy to see.

On the official road out of the city, two carriages moved one after another, one for Shen Yanyan and her mother, and one for the two sisters. Soon they arrived at the foot of Qinglong Temple.

After the three sisters went up the mountain to burn incense and worship Buddha in the temple, Shen's mother went to visit Master Kong Le, and the three sisters wandered around the temple.

At this time, it was almost noon, and guests who wanted to burn incense had arrived one after another, many of whom were familiar faces.

Probably they all came here for Master Kong.

Almost all the ladies who are important in Yangzhou City are here. No wonder her mother said that she should leave early, otherwise it will be so crowded when she returns! Shen Yanyan couldn't help but sigh in her heart.

"Sisters, I'm so bored. How about I go down the mountain first and go back home by myself later. You two can go back with mother." Shen Yanyan said to her two sisters with sparkling eyes!

"Let's have lunch first before leaving. The temple has prepared vegetarian meals. After eating, let your second sister accompany you down the mountain. I will wait for mother." Shen Qingqing knew from the look in her sister's eyes that she wanted to go out and play by herself.

She was a little worried about letting Shen Yanyan go down the mountain alone. This girl was used to being wild, and she didn't know where she would go to play when she went down the mountain alone.

"Sister and second sister, look, those are Madam Li and Madam Wang. You two definitely don't have time. I'll go down the mountain alone. Tell mother that I'm going to the villa to play for two days and will be back in two days." After saying that, Shen Yanyan ran away skipping and jumping. She didn't look like a girl at all!

Looking at Madam Wang and Madam Li coming towards them, they didn't want to chase after Shen Yanyan.

Madam Li, the wife of the Tongpan of Yangzhou, Shen Lingling is engaged to the Tongpan's eldest son Li Lin. Now that Madam Li is here, the second sister naturally has no time to look after her.

Mrs. Wang, the legitimate wife of a century-old family in Yangzhou, and the future mother-in-law of my eldest sister. My eldest sister has been proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting since she was a child. She was engaged to Wang Yanzhao, the legitimate son of the Wang family, at an early age, and the wedding date is in a month.

The Shen family has lived in the capital for generations. Shen Jingwen is the third son of the Shen family. When he was traveling in Yangzhou in his early years, he met the daughter of the richest family in Jiangnan, the Ji family. The two fell in love with each other.

Because the Shen family did not agree with Shen's mother, a merchant girl, entering the Shen Mansion, Shen's father had a conflict with his family and ran away from home. He took the imperial examination and became an inspector in Yangzhou, and married Shen's mother.

Seeing that Shen's father was determined to marry Shen's mother, the Shen family also agreed to let Shen's mother come in. After all, they were their own children, so how could they bear to let him wander around outside forever.

Later, he thought of using some connections to transfer Shen's father back to the capital, but Shen's father himself wanted to stay in Yangzhou. Compared to the ups and downs in the capital, Yangzhou is always quieter.

Shen's father had been in Yangzhou for more than 20 years and had long been a prefect of the fourth rank.

Shen Hongwen, the eldest son of the Shen family, served as the Minister of Punishments, and Shen Yiwen, the second son of the Shen family, served as the Imperial Censor.

The old man of the Shen family is the second-rank tutor of the crown prince, and his first wife is the only daughter of Marquis Guangping.

Although the old man is no longer with us, the men in the family are very capable and the Shen family is at its peak.

So her two elder sisters got engaged early on.

As for Shen Yanyan herself, she was weak at birth and the doctor said it would be difficult to raise her, so her parents sent her to the Divine Doctor Valley to recuperate since she was young. She only returned to the Shen Mansion when she was fourteen years old.

Outsiders only knew that the Shen family had a third young lady who was frail and sickly. She occasionally appeared at banquets, looking weak and unhealthy. Because she was young, no one had ever come to propose marriage to her.

After all, the youngest daughter of the Shen family must marry the legitimate son of a powerful family. The legitimate son will inherit the family line, so who wouldn't want to find a healthy child?

Shen Yanyan was also happy and comfortable. It would save outsiders a lot of trouble to think so. She was not the kind of girl who could stay at home embroidering and reading quietly. She was sent to the Divine Doctor Valley to recuperate since she was a child. In order to strengthen her body, she started practicing martial arts at the age of five. After so many years, she is at least a martial arts master. If she stayed at home embroidering and reading every day, she would be bored to death.

So her favorite thing to do is to dress up in men's clothes and travel around every few days, eating, drinking, and having fun.

Shen's mother couldn't help but worry about how she would find a husband in the future.

She also has a brother who is the eldest son of the Shen family. He is twenty-two years old and went to the border to join the army five years ago. He came back twice in the first two years. In the next three years, he just wrote letters to report his safety and never returned. He only sent letters during the holidays.

Shen Yanyan has been back in Yangzhou for two years and has never seen her so-called brother. It was only during festivals that her brother would send some border specialty items to her and her two sisters.

Shen Yanyan brought Xia Zhu to the foot of the mountain. Some of the guards of the Shen Mansion stayed at the foot of the mountain to watch the carriage, while some stayed outside the temple to protect the safety of the ladies.

Shen Yanyan walked towards the carriage. She looked at the guards standing beside the carriage and said, "I will drive this carriage to the other courtyard first, and will return to the city in two or three days. You can talk to my mother later." After that, she got on the carriage, and Xia Zhu sat in the front and drove the carriage towards the other courtyard.

The new guard looked at the carriage going away and asked in surprise: "Miss Third doesn't need a guard?"

The guard next to him said without surprise: The third lady's maid is very good at martial arts, and all of us combined cannot beat her, so she naturally doesn't need guards.

Xia Zhu was a child born in the Shen family and sent to Divine Doctor Valley when Shen Yanyan was five years old. In addition to taking care of her daily life, he also practiced martial arts with her since she was a child. Although his martial arts skills were not as good as hers, they were also very good.

So it was common for the two of them to sneak out to play for two or three days. Although Shen's mother often said that she didn't look like a girl, she always felt that she owed Shen Yanyan because she had sent her child to the Divine Doctor Valley since she was a child, and she was alone and had no one to accompany her. Since she was the youngest child, she let her do whatever she wanted. She was often just a little strict with her.

In the past two years, she often took Xia Zhu with her when she went out to play. Xia Zhu's skills in driving a horse-drawn carriage were quite good, which saved her the trouble of having a bunch of guards and grooms following behind.

On the official road, Xia Zhu drove a horse-drawn carriage.

"Miss, are you going directly to the villa?"

"Well, go ahead. I'll take a nap. Call me when you get there." I got up too early and felt sleepy. Shen Yanyan rubbed her eyes.

It's spring now, so it's a good time to enjoy the flowers. The pear blossoms in the other courtyard should be almost in bloom, Shen Yanyan thought.

"Yes, ma'am."

As soon as Xia Zhu finished speaking, she saw someone lying on the ground in front of her. She tilted her head to look inside the carriage and said, "Miss, there seems to be someone lying on the ground in front of her. Do you want to go and take a look?"

Shen Yanyan lifted the curtain and looked outside, only to see a person lying on the ground not far away.

"Stop and look,"

The master and servant stopped the carriage and got off to check.

I saw a man in tight clothes lying on the ground, covered in blood, breathing weakly, and about to die.

"Xia Zhu, feed him some medicine, he's dying." The two men came out of the Valley of Divine Doctors, with many elixirs and medicines that others couldn't get. Since they met, it was fate, so it's not impossible to save his life.

After Xia Zhu fed the man the pill, the man's breathing became visibly stable, and his life was saved.

"Miss, do you want to take him with you? Although he has been given medicine, he will die if his wounds are not treated in time." Xia Zhu looked at Shen Yanyan and said.

Shen Yanyan thought for a moment and was about to speak when she heard the sound of wheels and horse hooves not far away, and a carriage was coming towards this side.

The two stopped talking and looked forward, only to see two guards on horseback escorting an exquisite carriage towards them.

Xia Zhu was a little alert at the moment, "Miss, why are they coming towards us? Are they here to look for this person?"

"I don't know. Let's take a look first. Don't say later that we rescued him. Let's take a look at the situation first," Shen Yanyan thought!