It is late autumn, and the tender yellow chrysanthemums in Lu Garden are in full bloom.
An autumn breeze blew, and the fallen leaves in the yard danced in the wind. Shen Yuyao and Xu Yunxuan were standing under the corridor, looking at the three siblings in the garden from afar.
On the day she was expelled from Prince Ning's Mansion, Shen Yuyao originally wanted to go back to her parents' home, but as soon as she walked out of the palace gate, she was blocked by Xu Yunxuan.
Xu Yunxuan even asked the subordinates of the East Factory to drive away the driver of Shen Yuyao's carriage, and drove the carriage directly to take Shen Yuyao and the nine children to Luyuan.
When they arrived at Lu Garden, Shen Yuyao discovered that Xu Yunxuan had actually bought several courtyards next to Lu Garden in order to provide enough space for their family to live in.
After it was connected, it was not much smaller than Prince Ning's Mansion.
Shen Yuyao could only smile and stay with tears in her eyes.
During the day, Xu Yunxuan would spend some time with Shen Yuyao, watching fish and flowers, and enjoying family time.
At night, she would chat with Shen Yuyao under the lamp, and together they would manage the big and small businesses in Kyoto. Including various letters and reports about the East Factory, Xu Yunxuan would also give them to Shen Yuyao for review.
Although she no longer has the glory of being a princess, Shen Yuyao can still get all the information from all walks of life in Kyoto in Lu Garden.
"The old emperor is truly ruthless! For the sake of his beloved son, he actually demoted Prince Ning to his death!"
Xu Yunxuan slapped the corridor railing, her face filled with indignation. "It turns out favoritism has always existed. Even such a wise founding emperor couldn't avoid it."
Xu Yunxuan often muttered to herself, words that Shen Yuyao seemed to understand but not quite.
She was dressed very casually today, wearing only a green wide-sleeved Taoist robe and her long hair tied on top of her head, which gave her a unique sense of elegance and grace.
Shen Yuyao, who was standing next to her, was wearing a crescent-white cross-collared Pipa short shirt on the upper body and a moon-white horse-faced skirt on the lower body.
Her long black hair, like a waterfall, was loosely tied into a bun at the back of her head.
Her slightly thin face looks very clean and elegant.
Compared with her previous gorgeous outfits, this simple outfit is more suitable for Shen Yuyao's cool temperament.
"No flower lasts forever."
Although Shen Yuyao knew early on that things would develop into what they are now, she couldn't help but feel a little sad when she thought of Xia Yu who was still trapped in Shoukei-ji Temple in Kyoto.
"Yuyao, you don't have to be too sentimental."
"Prince Ning is a man who has the Emperor's will."
"It's just a minor setback right now. Everything will turn around, and good times will come! I believe he will get through this."
Xu Yunxuan comforted Shen Yuyao, "The best plan now is to find a way to ease Prince Ning's mood to avoid any complications."
"Although the prince knew that he would fall into a trough, when he really reached the bottom, he still needed someone to give him guidance."
Shen Yuyao nodded and said, "I have already sent a letter to Yanjing, inviting Monk Daoyan to return to Kyoto to accompany His Majesty."
In fact, both of them knew in their hearts that since Xia Yu was arranged by the emperor to reflect on his mistakes in the Qingshou Temple on the outskirts of Kyoto, he always showed that he was in a very decadent and depressed mood in the letters he sent home.
Firstly, he felt frustrated because he was disliked by both his most respected father and brother; secondly, he was trapped in the temple. He was also worried that Shen Yuyao's life would become unstable after being expelled from the Ning Palace with nine children.
"That's great! It seems like the old monk was destined to help Prince Ning in this life." Xu Yunxuan often sighed at the ingenuity of fate recently.
"Being demoted may seem like a bad thing, but if used well, it can also turn into a good thing. Perhaps, Your Highness can use this opportunity to make more plans and play a bigger game."
Shen Yuyao seemed to be speaking to Xu Yunxuan, but also to herself.
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The next day, Heron Garden.
Before daybreak, Xia Linan came to pay his respects to Shen Yuyao.
Although his family had been demoted to commoners, he still insisted on upholding the etiquette of the palace.
Xia Linan knelt with his round body at the door of Shen Yuyao's bedroom, performing a kneeling ceremony.
Among the nine children of Prince Ning's Mansion, Xia Linan has always been the most thorough and particular about etiquette.
"Lin'an, come in."
When Shen Yuyao heard Lin'an's voice, a smile appeared on her face unconsciously.
At this time, she was sitting in front of a diamond-shaped mirror and putting on makeup. Zi Su, who was combing her hair behind her, looked at the few strands of hair left on the comb in her hand, and was a little absent-minded.
The lady is losing her hair.
"My dear mother, I am going to the academy today to ask the teacher for help." Xia Linan stood up slowly, walked into the hall, bowed, and said to Shen Yuyao.
Shen Yuyao gently adjusted her hair, turned to Xia Linan and said, "Linan, wait until you have breakfast before going."
Seeing Xia Lin'an nodded, Shen Yuyao paused and said, "Take your second and third brothers with you. They like to play a lot, so as their elder brother, you have to give them some advice."
"I understand, son." Xia Linan replied respectfully.
Shen Yuyao had breakfast with Xia Linan.
She was surprised to find that Xia Xiaoxian, who was always sleepy and didn't like to eat breakfast, actually came to have breakfast with everyone today.
"Huh? Little Immortal is also coming for breakfast?"
Whenever Shen Yuyao sees Xia Xiaoxian early in the morning, she feels refreshed for the whole day.
She had also secretly thought that it might be related to the fairies that Xia Xiaoxian mentioned.
Xu Yunxuan said this is called magnetic field.
"Mother, I also want to go to the academy with Lin'an today." Xia Xiaoxian said with two big dark circles under her eyes.
Last night, she felt like she had several dreams.
It didn’t seem like a dream.
When she woke up early in the morning, the only thing she remembered was that Siming kept shouting in her ear, asking her to follow Xia Linan to the academy.
Because the whole family was demoted, Xia Linan, Xia Pingan and Xia Yongan are now studying at Lushan Academy.
The students in this academy are all children from ordinary merchant families.
Xia Xiaoxian ate a few mouthfuls in a hurry, then hurried over to urge Xia Linan, "Linan, eat less. Let's go get Xiaoyan. She said she wanted to go too."
Zi Su couldn't help but laugh and said, "These three kids are getting closer and closer now. When they were little, they had a lot of fights."
"Uh, elder sister, I only ate two steamed buns."
Xia Linan was telling the truth. Now he even resisted eating his favorite meat buns.
"One is enough, two are not enough?" Xia Xiaoxian grabbed Xia Linan's arm and dragged him out the door.
"Then I'll take one for Xiaoyan, that's fine, right..." Before Xia Linan stood up, she was thinking of taking a steamed bun away, but unfortunately Xia Xiaoxian didn't give her a chance, so he could only hurriedly catch up with Xia Xiaoxian.
"Remember to bring your second and third brothers..." Shen Yuyao reminded.
"I know, mother!"
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