Zhaoyang frowned.
When Princess Zhaoyang saw this heartwarming scene, she suddenly felt a little nauseous.
She must have been blind to fall for such a fickle man.
There was a strong look of disgust in Zhaoyang's eyes. She turned away from the Yan family villa and quickly returned to the princess's mansion in a carriage.
In the slowly moving carriage, Zhaoyang thought more and more that he was stupid. It was because his brain was rusty that he did such a foolish thing.
She murmured to herself, "I didn't sleep last night, my mind is confused, and I actually wanted to run to him."
A princess running to a minister's house was a disgrace to the royal family.
She warned Yun'er: "If I do something stupid again, you must persuade me to come back! Block the door and don't let me go out."
Yun'er: "...Yes."
Zhaoyang pressed his fingers against his temples. He hadn't slept the whole night and his head was aching badly. She decided to go back home and have a good sleep, no longer be disturbed by the messy emotions, no longer do stupid things, and wait for marriage wholeheartedly.
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...
A few days later.
Yongning Palace became busy, and Shen Wei sent someone to move out a box of medicinal herbs. The emperor specially issued an edict, allowing Shen Wei to return to the Shen family to see her family.
The visit of Concubine Chen to her parents is no small matter.
But Shen Wei didn't want to make a big scene and chose to return to the Shen Mansion in a low profile. She knew that the louder the movement, the more likely it would cause controversy. She asked Cai Lian to pack precious medicinal herbs, fine cloth, and some gold and silver jewelry into a box and take it back to the Shen Mansion.
Shen Wei only brought Cai Lian, De Shun and two guards, and the carriage drove out of the palace gate in a low-key manner.
The streets of Yanjing are prosperous.
Shen Wei sat in the carriage, listening to the lively hawking outside the carriage, and was in a very good mood. The palace was grand and luxurious, but it was like a giant golden cage, and Shen Wei still preferred the mortal world.
The carriage drove in a low profile.
On the same wide road, the carriage of Duke Lu's mansion was parked on the side of the road, and the servants lowered their heads and took the initiative to make way for Shen Wei's carriage.
Lu Yun lifted the curtain and caught a glimpse of the luxurious royal carriage. She curled her lips and said disdainfully, "She is a concubine after all. How small is the ceremony for her to return home to visit her parents?"
It can be seen that the emperor did not pay that much attention to Concubine Chen.
Lu Yun looked at Duke Lu eagerly again and begged, "Father, I don't want to go back to Yunzhou. Please let me stay in the palace. I want to accompany my pregnant sister."
The fact that Lu Xuan is pregnant has not been announced to the public yet, but her close family members know about it.
Duke Lu said angrily, "Nonsense! You are an unmarried young girl, it is difficult for you to stay in the palace and make people laugh."
Lu Yun was dissatisfied: "My sister is pregnant and it is inconvenient for her to serve the emperor. The other concubines will definitely take the opportunity to compete for her favor and take away her love. If my daughter can enter the palace as a concubine, she can also help her sister."
She wanted to enter the palace as a concubine, and she didn't want to go back to Yunzhou.
Duke Lu's face turned cold: "Nonsense! Your sister is in great favor, why are you joining in the fun?"
Lu Yun lowered her head in dissatisfaction, hoping that Lu Xuan would soon fall out of favor.
If my sister fell out of favor, my father would definitely send Lu Yun to the palace in order to protect the family's honor.
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The Shen Mansion's house is very big, and Li Yuanjing gave it to the Shen family as a reward some time ago. The location is excellent, very close to the imperial city.
The entrance was decorated with lights and colorful decorations. Shen Mieyue, Shen Xiuming, Shen's mother and Shen Qiang, four close relatives, were all there, as well as a dozen newly bought servants. Everyone was eagerly waiting.
Not long after, the eunuch in charge of the advance arrived to report that Empress Chen Fei was about to arrive.
Shen Xiuming raised his neck and looked around anxiously. At the end of the long street, two carriages from the imperial palace drove in low-key. Chen Xiuming frowned secretly, his sister came home with such a shabby ceremony...
Chen Xiuming had heard from others that last year, when Concubine Lu Xuan returned to Yunzhou to visit her relatives, the ceremony was grand and spectacular, with fireworks and decorations all along the way. There were nearly a hundred eunuchs, palace maids, and guards accompanying her, and it was extremely luxurious.
Although both of them were concubines, the elder sister’s visit to her parents’ home was almost without any pomp and ceremony.
Shen Xiuming's heart ached.
The servants of the Shen family lit up firecrackers and fireworks. When the firecrackers burned out, Shen Wei's carriage crushed the firecracker fragments all over the ground and slowly arrived at the gate of the mansion. Cai Lian then lifted the curtain and helped Chen Wei out of the sedan chair.
"Greetings to Her Majesty the Concubine."
Everyone at the door knelt down in a mass.
There is a difference between the emperor and his subjects. Since Shen Wei married into the royal family, her status was naturally higher. When family members see this, they also have to kneel down and salute.
Shen Wei smiled and said, "Don't kneel, we are a family, why should we be so formal?"
Surrounded by the crowd, Shen Wei stepped into the Shen family's mansion. The Shen Mansion is spacious, and the decorations and furnishings in the yard are very new, and the planted flowers and plants have not yet fully grown.
He entered the house and sent the servants away.
Mother Shen finally couldn't control her tears, and they fell like beads from a broken string. She looked at Shen Wei with tears in her eyes and choked up, “Girl, you…you have suffered all these years.”
Shen Wei said: "Mother, my daughter is not suffering."
Mother Shen burst into tears.
There were no outsiders in the room, and after some reminiscing, Shen Wei started talking about business. She told Shen Mieyue: "Brother, you can't stay in Yanjing for long. You must return to Liangzhou City as soon as possible."
Shen Mieyue returned to Liangzhou and continued to lead an army of 100,000, and the Shen family gained confidence.
There are many people in the court who covet the Shen family's military power.
Chen Mieyue nodded calmly: "I know. The emperor intends to let me escort the princess to get married. When the escort mission is over, I will immediately return to Liangzhou City to guard it."
Shen Wei nodded, and then told Shen Xiuming: "Most of the children of the aristocratic families serve as officials in Yanjing City. It is difficult for you to make achievements in politics if you stay in Yanjing. You are still young, so you should go to the government offices of various states to gain more experience for a few years. Although those places are remote, it is easiest to make achievements in politics. When you have accumulated enough capital for promotion, you will be able to hold an important position in the court when you return to Beijing."
Shen Xiuming was stunned.
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