When Shen opened her eyes, she found herself lying on her back on a large bed, the room decorated in an antique style.
As soon as he opened his eyes, the servants in the room bowed and said, "Master, you're finally awake. Shall we serve you a meal?"
The high-pitched, thin voice gave me a headache. I looked up and saw a pale-faced, beardless man with an effeminate appearance.
Could this be the eunuch from the TV series?
Shen Shi guessed that he had traveled to ancient times. In order to get information about this place as soon as possible, Shen Shi imitated the characters in period dramas and waved his hand to dismiss them, saying, "No need for now, I want to be alone. You can leave."
"This servant obeys." Upon hearing this, the little eunuch immediately bowed and withdrew.
Now he was the only one left in the room.
"Transfer memories," Shen Shi said to the system in his mind.
As soon as Chen Shi finished speaking, a familiar electronic voice immediately sounded: "Yes, host, the memory transfer is expected to take five minutes."
As the cold, electronic voice ended, a flood of unfamiliar memories rushed into Chen Shi's mind.
After accepting the weight of the memories, I leaned back on the bed and sighed: I thought I could relax after the first half, but I still have to fight.
His life was so miserable! He looked up at the sky and sighed deeply.
The place Shen Shi traveled to this time was called the Great Jing Dynasty. He was the current emperor, Shen Tu Nan's fifth son.
His biological mother is the Empress, the mother of the nation, and his older brother, Shen Yu, is the Crown Prince, the future heir to the dynasty.
The two brothers are four years apart, and Shen Yu dotes on his younger brother.
Empress Wang doted on her youngest son even more. Even though she managed the vast harem and was often overwhelmed with other matters, she personally arranged everything for Chen Shi's food, clothing, and shelter, no matter how busy or tired she was.
Shen Shi just turned fifteen last month, which would be a rebellious age in modern times.
With such a noble status, one would think that one could simply roam the streets with cats and dogs and walk around like a madman without anyone daring to say anything.
But in fact, the opposite was true. As a prince, Shen Shi lived a very cautious life.
The reason was that his father, the emperor, did not like Empress Wang's maternal family.
Empress Wang's father was the Marquis of Zhenbei, who spent half his life in the military and made great contributions to the pacification of the northwest for the court. Her four older brothers were also brave and skilled generals.
When the current emperor was still Prince Rong, he coveted the power of the Wang family and wanted them to lend him a hand, which is why he asked to marry the only legitimate daughter of the Wang family.
The late emperor had seven sons. Prince Rong was neither the eldest nor the legitimate son, and his birth mother was just a palace maid who was not favored by the late emperor.
If it weren't for the Wang family's support behind the scenes, he would never have been able to sit on the dragon throne.
The Wang family, who had contributed to the rise of the new emperor, thought they would gain even more glory after the new emperor ascended the throne. However, they did not expect that Prince Rong, who had always relied on them, would change his attitude as soon as he took the throne.
As the saying goes, "the first thing to do after the job is done is to kill the donkey," Shen Tunan immediately neglected the Wang family upon ascending the throne.
First, an imperial edict was issued ordering the Marquis of Zhenbei to be stationed permanently on the frontier, and then the ranks of the Wang family's generals were maintained, preventing them from being promoted.
Although the Marquis of Zhenbei was stationed on the frontier, far from the emperor's reach, his entire family was in the capital.
The Marquis of Zhenbei, whose influence was limited by distance, could only work even harder to earn military merits in order to ensure that Shen Tunan would treat his family well.
Not only in matters of the court, but Shen Tunan's attitude towards his wife, whom he had always been very loving towards, also underwent a complete 180-degree turn.
Miss Wang, who had been raised in a secluded room since childhood, met Shen Tunan during a temple prayer.
At that time, her hair ornament was hooked off by a peach branch and was unexpectedly picked up by Shen Tunan who was passing by. The hair ornament had the exclusive mark of the Wang family, and the knowledgeable Shen Tunan immediately recognized it.
Prince Shen Tunan personally came to Miss Wang's door, saying he wanted to return the items to her.
The Marquis of Zhenbei received him. Looking at the handsome and extraordinary prince, his tone was full of admiration for his daughter. As a father, he was very happy.
My beloved daughter deserves to be with the best man in the world.
With the tacit approval of the Marquis of Zhenbei, the two gradually came into contact, and the naive Miss Wang quickly succumbed to Shen Tunan's advances.
The two naturally got engaged and married.
A year after she became a princess, their first son was born.
After she became a mother, Shen Tunan treated her as well as ever, neither taking concubines nor taking any other women in the entire palace. She was the only woman in the entire palace.
Miss Wang believed it was a blessing from heaven that allowed her to meet her true love.
But once he entered this magnificent palace and sat on the highest throne, everything changed.
When Shen Tunan became emperor, he took his brother's wife into the palace.
When Empress Wang learned of this news, she felt as if the sky had fallen. This was an act that violated human ethics; her husband had actually taken her sister-in-law as a concubine.
Unable to tolerate it any longer, Empress Wang made a huge scene, which resulted in her husband, who had always doted on her, scolding her in a rage and confining her to her quarters for half a month to reflect on her actions.
At that time, Empress Wang was still very naive. Being confined to her quarters made her feel like her world was collapsing, and she didn't eat or drink for several days.
Empress Wang only realized the truth when she heard the news that her father was stationed in the Northwest.
It turns out there was no love at all; everything she received was simply because of her status as a daughter of the Wang family.
Having come to terms with it, she gradually cheered herself up and focused all her attention on her son. As her son grew up and gradually no longer needed her, heaven gave her another son.
When she was depressed, it became her spiritual support.
He was exceptionally quiet from birth. Because of his quiet nature and his exceptionally good looks, he was often mistaken for a girl when he was young.
Shen Shi received inexhaustible maternal love from Empress Wang, but he was invisible to his father.
As the eldest son of the legitimate wife, Shen Yu, Shen Tu Nan naturally had different feelings for his first child.
But by the time of Shen Shi, Shen Tu Nan already had five princes, including the fourth prince who was born to the favored Consort Zhang, who was the most favored concubine in the harem.
Shen Tunan only cared about the child born to the woman he loved and didn't care about Shen Shi's existence at all.
Sigh! This is probably what people online mean when they say, "I don't need a lot of money, but I need a lot of love!"
As Shen Shi, who was holding immense wealth, was sorting out the plot, a maid's voice came from the doorway: "Fifth Prince, this servant Xueying is here by order of Her Majesty the Empress to invite you to dine at Yanxi Palace."
Upon hearing that it was his mother's confidant, Shen Shi immediately stood up and said, "Wait a moment, I'll get ready and go."
As soon as he finished speaking, the maids filed in, some tying up their hair, others getting dressed.
Still not used to the slumber, she stiffened and let them do as they pleased. Fortunately, these maids were professional and quickly got her in order.
Since his father, the emperor, had not yet bestowed upon him a noble title, Shen Shi continued to live in the palace.
His Guangyang Palace is not far from Yanxi Palace, and the unassuming Shen Shi usually walks there.
But now that he's here, as a prince, he should enjoy life; being hardworking and enduring hardship is not a good habit.
"Why is the sun so strong?" Shen Shi opened his folding fan to shield himself from the glaring sunlight and said irritably to the eunuch beside him, "Why aren't you bringing the sedan chair over yet?"
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