Chapter 395 The Senior Brother's Pampering, So What If She's a Woman?

Pei Yuan thought for a moment, then shook his head.

"Actually, I haven't thought it through yet, but please rest assured, Father, what I ask for will not harm the Great Wei dynasty, much less harm Father or the royal family."

Emperor Longqing was relieved.

"Very well, since you've put it that way, I will grant you one request."

"Thank you, Father Emperor."

After leaving the palace, Sun Yan asked Pei Yuan, puzzled.

"If Your Highness wins the competition, why not take this opportunity to request His Majesty to dissolve the engagement with the Chen family?"

Pei Yuan's lips curled into a mocking smile.

"The marriage agreement with the Chen family was bestowed by my father himself. If I win the competition, I will use this to ask my father to cancel the marriage agreement."

This would be tantamount to slapping both the Empress Dowager and the Emperor in the face. The Emperor would not only refuse, but would likely be furious and set the wedding date immediately.

Sun Yan scratched his head, "Then what do we do? Does His Highness really intend to marry that Chen Jiaying?"

Of course not.

Pei Yuan snorted, "The engagement will definitely be called off, but I can't be the one to bring it up. Only if the Empress Dowager brings it up will Father not be angry, and he will have to agree."

Sun Yan was completely bewildered. "How could the Empress Dowager possibly ask for that? She'd love for you to marry Chen Jiaying."

Otherwise, we wouldn't have specially invited the abbot of Jingguo Temple to the palace last time to help you and Chen Jiaying match your birth charts.

Pei Yuan raised a slight brow, a hint of coldness in his eyes.

"The Empress Dowager will agree. Send a message to Du Song by carrier pigeon and tell him to speed up and make sure to arrive in the capital before the Southern Yue delegation arrives."

Now that Du Song has arrived, he can finally talk to the Chen family about annulling the engagement.

On the other side, after leaving the palace, Prince Heng gave instructions to his trusted confidants.

"You must hurry to Yangzhou with the transfer order and tell Shen Chu to pack her things and return to the capital immediately."

The Southern Yue division will arrive in half a month; Shen Chu must arrive before the division goes to the capital.

The trusted confidant accepted the order.

Prince Heng thought of something and instructed, "Go see Luo Heng again and test whether he knows about Shen Chu's disguise as a man."

The confidant frowned. "Does Your Highness suspect that Luo Heng deliberately concealed this matter? If so, then this man is not truly loyal to Your Highness. Should we...?"

Prince Heng waved his hand.

"As Shen Chu's sworn brother, it's not hard to understand why he would deliberately conceal this matter for Shen Chu's sake."

If used properly, this person could become a weapon in our hands. Go.

"yes."

Five days later, Shen Chu received orders to go to the capital to receive the Nanyue delegation, which surprised him greatly.

"This is like a pillow being delivered just when we were about to fall asleep; we were just worrying about how to get back to the capital."

She looked at the transfer order again and again, and asked Ling Ce.

"You're saying the person who came to announce the transfer order was someone from Prince Heng's men?"

Ling Ce nodded; just moments ago, he was the one wearing the human skin mask who received Prince Heng.

"The person in charge of receiving the Southern Yue army this time is none other than Prince Heng. Ah Chu, do you think Prince Heng's sudden transfer of you to the capital might be for ulterior motives?"

Shen Chu held the transfer order, his expression complex.

"No matter what his intentions are, I will take this opportunity to return to the capital."

The Marquis of Anding was stationed in Liangzhou, while his heir was in the capital.

She had to see for herself whether the guard beside the Marquis of Anding was indeed her brother.

Ling Ce held a different view on this.

“I don’t think so. If that person really is your brother, he must have heard about your efforts to seek justice for the Marquis of Ning’an’s family in the capital.”

Why didn't he go to the Ning'an Marquis's residence to find you? Why wouldn't he acknowledge you as his wife?

Shen Chu couldn't understand it either.

"Since there are no other clues, we can only follow this one and take it one step at a time."

Go and tell Prince Heng's men to pack their bags and depart immediately for the capital.

Ling Ce left, and Shen Chu instructed Hong Xiu to pack her luggage.

Han Feng came in carrying a large bundle. "Take all these things with you on the carriage."

When Chen Chu opened it, he found the bundle was full of clothes prepared for children.

There were more than a dozen little bibs, each in a different color: red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, and purple.

There were also baby clothes, swaddling clothes, socks, and other essentials prepared for the newborn.

It's made of pure cotton fabric, which feels soft to the touch, and the embroidery on it is exceptionally exquisite.

It's obvious that they were all made by the skillful hands of the eldest brother.

Shen Chu's heart swelled with joy. "Senior Brother, it's so good to have you."

Han Feng raised his hand and ruffled her hair, his face full of affection.

"If your senior brother doesn't prepare these things for you, who will?"

Shen Chu smiled.

She wasn't good at needlework and didn't have time to prepare clothes for the baby, but her senior brother thoughtfully prepared everything for her.

"Where are the clothes I'm supposed to wear? Senior Brother, you're being unfair! Why did you only prepare clothes for the children and not for me?"

"After giving birth, I definitely can't wear any of these clothes anymore."

She feigned dissatisfaction and accused Han Feng.

Han Feng glared at her, "You're about to become a mother, and you're still competing for attention with your child?"

Once we arrive in the capital, ask Pei Yuan to prepare your clothes.

He's the child's father; does he really think he can just shrug it off and do nothing?

Mentioning Pei Yuan, Chen Chu couldn't help but smile.

She had only been apart for less than ten days, but she already missed him terribly.

"By the way, I need to quickly send a message to him about our trip to the capital."

Shen Chu tied up the bundle and handed it to Hongxiu, then turned to write a letter to Pei Yuan.

The letter was sent away by carrier pigeon, and Shen Chu and his group set off immediately afterward.

Vice Minister Zhang has fully woken up and has been left in Yangzhou to handle all affairs there temporarily.

A few days ago, Commander He came to the Yangzhou government office and forced Jiang Xun to sign a divorce agreement, taking He Wei and all her dowry with him.

Li Anning then returned to the capital with them.

At this moment, Shen Chu and Li Anning sat in the carriage, staring at each other.

This was the first time the two had sat face-to-face since her identity was revealed.

Li Anning leaned against the car window, seemingly admiring the scene outside, but her eyes kept glancing at Chen Chu.

Shen Chu couldn't help but chuckle.

“If Miss Li wants to see me, she can look at me openly and honestly. This coy and hesitant manner is not like your usual self.”

Li Anning snorted and turned around with a cold face.

"If you weren't looking at me, how would you know I was secretly watching you?"

Shen Chu nodded with a smile.

"I am indeed looking at you. Red really suits you, bright and fiery, just like your personality, you dare to love and hate."

Li Anning was taken aback, and a blush rose to her face.

Master Shen praised her, saying she was pretty and beautiful.

Which girl doesn't want to be complimented on her beauty?

She gritted her teeth and snorted, "Don't think that just because you compliment me on my looks, I'll forgive you and your fellow disciples for conspiring to deceive me."

Shen Chu's smile faded, and she said sincerely, "I'm sorry, it was indeed wrong of me to hide it from you."

Li Anning was stunned again.

She hadn't expected Shen Chu to apologize so directly and sincerely.

After a moment of stunned silence, she felt a little uncomfortable, realizing that she had been a bit pretentious and excessive just now.

Memories of all the moments since I met Shen Chu flooded my mind.

At the residence of the Grand Princess of Chengyang, Young Master Shen spoke eloquently, winning applause with his knowledge and attracting her attention.

At Rongbaozhai, she and Lord Shen joined forces to teach a lesson to the scoundrel who spread rumors.

She taught Master Shen the Northern Rong language.

In the midst of the fire, when the beam crashed down, Young Master Shen pushed her away...

Suddenly, her nose stung with tears.

So what if Shen Chu is a woman? Does becoming a woman mean she's no longer the young Master Shen she loves?

She couldn't help but grab Shen Chu's hand.