Chapter 410 It turns out that Doctor Shen is the Emperor of Jin's brother-in-law!
According to the custom of Sheng Sheng and his people in the Yu Kingdom, they would also give rewards to the palace servants on important festival days to spread the joy.
Therefore, Xie Yunyang generously gave some loose silver as a reward to the coachman and servants sent by Shen Jiaqing.
The servants were flattered and, after thanking them, their attitude towards them became less distant and polite, and even more friendly.
Once the carriage was on the road, the servant enthusiastically introduced them to the places they were passing by.
"My fourth young master told me that you two distinguished guests are from the State of Yu, right?"
Xie Yun nodded: "Yes, we are from the State of Yu."
The servant smiled and said warmly, "Because of the Ailao Mountains, there has been very little communication between the Jin and Yu states. Now that the situation in the Song state is tense, merchants from both Jin and Yu rarely travel between them. It would be an exaggeration to say that there is virtually no communication between Jin and Yu. You two distinguished guests must have had a long and arduous journey. Now that you have arrived in our Jin state, you must experience our local customs and culture!"
"certainly."
Sheng Sheng poked her head out and asked him curiously, "I just heard you call Uncle Chen 'Fourth Young Master.' Uncle Chen did tell me that he has a large family. So he's the fourth in his family."
The servant replied, "Yes, Miss. Our Shen family now has three branches, and the fourth young master is from the second branch. The three branches of our family get along very well. The Shen family is the kindest family I have ever met in the capital. Moreover, none of the masters or young masters have ever had concubines; they all have only one wife. The Shen family is excellent in both their treatment of people and their conduct. So please, esteemed guests, do not be shy. Our Shen family will ensure that you have a very joyful New Year in Jin!"
It's clear that the Shen family is indeed very good; even the servants in the mansion are praising them so enthusiastically.
Sheng Sheng became even more curious about what the servant had said.
"Never taken a concubine? It seems that ever since I came to the capital, I always hear about such pure love stories. For example, His Majesty and Empress of Jin, they were also monogamous for life." Sheng Sheng smiled and asked him, "It's quite a coincidence, isn't it? Your Empress of Jin also has the surname Shen?"
"Huh?" The servant was clearly taken aback and asked in confusion, "Miss, didn't the Fourth Young Master tell you that the current Empress is the eldest daughter of our Shen family?"
"What?"
...
Even after the carriage stopped in front of the Shen residence, Sheng Sheng still didn't react.
The Empress of Jin is the eldest daughter of the Shen family, which means that Empress Shen is the younger sister that the divine physician Shen always talks about?
Sheng Sheng remembered that he had said the day before yesterday that he was worried about what gift to give his sister and brother-in-law for their tenth wedding anniversary. It turns out that the gift was meant to be given to the Emperor and Empress!
"Uncle Shen is actually Empress Shen's brother! My goodness, Uncle Shen has never said that before!"
Xie Yun was also quite surprised: "Dr. Shen is a low-key person, so this is probably not something he would be proud of. I never imagined that the Shen family that made their fortune in carpentry is the same Shen family as Dr. Shen's family."
“Yeah, who knows?” Sheng Sheng said with some surprise. “Then Uncle Shen would be His Majesty’s brother-in-law? Hahaha, that’s amazing.”
The carriage stopped, giving the brother and sister no time to marvel. The servant knocked on the side of the carriage to let them know that they had arrived.
Xie Yunyang rubbed Sheng Sheng's excited face and immediately saw what she was excited about: "Are you thinking that maybe you'll have a chance to hear some gossip about this emperor and empress?"
She stuck out her tongue and chuckled, "Brother understands me best. Didn't they say His Majesty sacrificed a lot for his lifelong devotion to Empress Shen? The feelings between His Majesty and Empress Shen must be very genuine, and there might even be a very touching story behind it!"
Xie Yunyang chuckled and instructed her, "Dr. Shen knows our identities. Since we were invited to the Shen residence for the New Year, the Shen family must have also been informed of our identities. After all, we are representing the royal family of Yu Kingdom, so don't go overboard with your gossip."
"Don't worry, don't worry, Sheng Sheng is just thinking about it."
Sheng Sheng's eyes curved into a smile.
The two got off the carriage, expecting Shen Jiaqing to meet them at the door.
Unexpectedly, besides Shen Jiaqing, there were several other people at the door.
Judging from their clothing and behavior, it's not hard to tell that they are probably Shen Jiaqing's sisters-in-law.
The two men were taken aback, then walked over with poise and politeness. Before they could even exchange greetings, they were helped up by two gentle ladies who said...
"No, no, no! Given your status, we should be the ones bowing to you. How can we allow you to do this?"
"Yes, Xiao Si told us that you two came in plainclothes. It wouldn't be appropriate for us to give you such a grand salute right here at the gate. Shall we go inside and talk?"
"Yes, yes, let's go inside and talk about it."
Shen Jiaqing smiled and said, "Let's go."
So, before the two of them could say a word, they were bewildered and enthusiastically ushered inside.
I heard Shen Jiaqing say before that he only had one daughter in his life, who is now Empress Shen.
Apart from that, all the children were boys, so after the sons got married, the Shen family especially hoped that there would be more girls among the grandchildren.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. Shen Jiaqing said that his older brother and sister-in-law also had only boys, and the family was constantly being disturbed by these mischievous boys.
Perhaps because the Shen family had few girls and the ladies especially wanted daughters, they were all exceptionally warm and attentive to Sheng Sheng after seeing her.
After she responded with a smile, he was completely charmed and his heart was almost melted. He had already won her heart before he even reached the main hall.
"Oh my, look at that smiling face! Her Highness the Princess is indeed as lovable as Xiao Si said!"
"Yes, little girls are just different. They're so sweet and soft, they're just so cute!"
"Exactly, exactly. Those little rascals were so ugly back then that even a dog would find them repulsive."
Sheng Sheng found it quite interesting that Shen Jiaqing was called "Xiao Si" by his sisters-in-law. Shen Jiaqing was a man in his thirties, yet he was still called Xiao Si at home.
Although it's childish, it also shows that the family members have a very good relationship.
Sheng Sheng couldn't help but think that Xie Yunjia always called Xie Yunqi "little rascal," which was another kind of affection.
Thinking of this, Sheng Sheng couldn't help but laugh again, and a shallow dimple appeared on the corner of her mouth, making her incredibly cute and causing the ladies to be overjoyed once more.
Then, the ladies rushed to give Sheng Sheng all the bracelets on their wrists, the jade pendants at their waists, and the hairpins in their hair.
"Your Highness, the gifts we prepared for our meeting are all in the main hall. Please take this bracelet and play with it for now!"
"And this jade pendant, while not priceless, is worth a thousand gold pieces. Does Your Highness like it?"
"Look at this hairpin of mine, the agate and jade on it are rare to find in the world!"
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