For the next few days, Shen Yunxi stayed indoors, confined to her room, to recover from her injuries.
The wound has scabbed over, and she no longer feels pain when walking, which has put her at ease.
As for the Ice Skin Jade Dew Cream bestowed upon her by Junxuan, Shen Yunxi did not use it. She thought that leaving a scar was good, as it would serve as a reminder to herself to forget those feelings that should not have existed.
The word "forget" lingers in my mind, and all past events are erased.
It was during these few days that Shen Yunxi finally understood all the things she hadn't thought through before.
Shen Yunxi is still in great pain, but she has learned to be strong, knows what she wants, and has people she wants to protect. When you have these things in your heart, you become different.
In this life, she will make those who harmed her and her family suffer a terrible death, even if it means getting her hands stained with blood!
Shen Yunxi hadn't seen her father and mother for several days. It wasn't that she didn't want to, but her parents had taken her south with her and wouldn't be back for a while.
The couple, burdened by their past life, didn't even have a chance to say goodbye to their daughter before she entered the palace. When they met again, she was already the Consort De. Even Lanpei, upon entering the palace, had to address her daughter as "Your Highness."
However, because the heavy couple was not present, Shen Yunxi had to attend the Prince of Xiaoyao's birthday banquet in their place.
The Prince of Carefree was not old. He was the youngest brother of the late emperor. He was unruly and never cared about the rules of the royal family. He was always free and unrestrained and spent his days doing nothing. That's how he got the title of Prince of Carefree.
Junxuan was only seven years younger than him. The uncle and nephew had a very good relationship and could play together when they were young. There were countless legends about the carefree prince in the Imperial Academy, most of which involved the crown prince.
The carefree prince is now thirty years old, but he has never married, and neither the late emperor nor Junxuan has forced him to.
Being in the royal family means having too many things beyond one's control. People like the carefree prince who can do whatever they want are extremely rare. Therefore, Junxuan was unwilling to use his status as emperor to suppress him.
Since it had been more than a year since the late emperor passed away, Prince Xiaoyao's birthday celebration was able to be held in a more lively manner.
During this year, no noble families in the capital held banquets, and no birthday celebrations were held for Emperor Junxuan and the Empress Dowager in the palace. Holding a banquet during the year of mourning would be disrespectful to the late emperor.
Now, taking advantage of the Prince of Xiaoyao's birthday banquet, the powerful and wealthy families in the capital felt a sense of pride and were all looking forward to today's banquet.
When Shen Yunxi arrived with the Shen family, it was already close to 9:00 AM, but the banquet was not about to begin.
At any banquet, men and women must be separated. Shen Yunxi naturally followed Old Madam Shen to the South Courtyard. Today, only Shen Yunxi and Shen Leyi, the young ladies of the Shen family, came.
The South Courtyard was where the Prince of Xiaoyao's Mansion entertained female guests. The decorations here were all made according to the preferences of the female members of the household. It was surrounded by blooming flowers, and there were also pavilions, terraces, and waterside pavilions.
However, the waterside pavilion is next to the east courtyard and borders the area where the male guests are, meaning they can still walk together.
But there's no need to worry too much. You can see the pavilion clearly from the front yard, so there's no need to worry about male guests bumping into female guests. Even if you just stand on the pavilion and say a few words together, nothing unpleasant will come out.
Madam Shen led the women of the Shen family into the crowd, and many people greeted them upon their arrival.
"Madam Shen, please come this way."
Madam Shen thoroughly enjoyed this treatment. She felt very honored and truly regarded herself as the lady of the Shen family, forgetting her status as a second wife.
Looking at Madam Shen's smug expression, Shen Yunxi didn't quite understand her thoughts. After all, she always felt superior and looked down on the people around her, and even complained about other people's status as second wives. Did she forget that she was not the old Marquis's first wife?
Besides, she has always looked down on Zhong Chen, but without Zhong Chen, she wouldn't have this respect.
"Yunxi, you're here!"
As Shen Yunxi pondered, a voice filled with surprise rang out.
The newcomer did not lower his voice, so two men in the nearby bamboo grove could hear it clearly.
"Tsk, Your Majesty, your little fiancée has arrived," the handsome man in red teased.
If you look closely, you can see that the two look three or four parts similar, except that the man in red looks a little older, and the other one is none other than the current emperor, Jun Xuan.
Junxuan said calmly, "Uncle is joking. My father was confused when he was alive and bestowed this marriage contract. I have no intention of fulfilling it."
"That's a real pity. I heard that the Shen family girl is a rare beauty, and her brother is an idiot, and her sister is already married. Wouldn't that be a perfect match?" the carefree prince hinted.
“If Uncle is interested in her, I can help arrange the marriage. After all, Father Emperor is only arranging a marriage within the royal family, so anyone can do it,” Jun Xuan said nonchalantly.
Upon hearing this, the Carefree Prince rolled his eyes. "Nonsense! No matter how unorthodox I may be, I would never do such a thing!"
The uncle and nephew continued their conversation. Shen Yunxi was unaware that she had become the subject of conversation between Xiaoyao Wang and Junxuan. At this moment, she was very happy because the person who came was her close friend Jiang Weiran.
While she was happy, she also felt somewhat heavy-hearted.
In her past life, Jiang Weiran died because of her. Seeing her safe and sound this time, Shen Yunxi felt a lump in her throat.
"Weiran has arrived." Shen Yunxi smiled.
Seeing this, Shen Leyi's expression turned rather unpleasant. "Why is Miss Jiang here too? After causing such a commotion the other day, it's really hard to believe you could still go out."
"What, you have a problem with that? Well then, I'm sorry, but so what if I can go out? Besides, what's the big deal? Concubines are just servants. If they offend me, can't I teach them a lesson? I am the eldest daughter of the legitimate wife. If I am overshadowed by my father's concubines, what will become of my dignity?" Jiang Weiran said with a disdainful look.
From childhood to adulthood, every time Jiang Weiran came to see Shen Leyi, Shen Leyi would be sarcastic and sarcastic. But Shen Yunxi, that silly girl, was always fooled by Shen Leyi.
"You! Jiang Weiran, shut up!" Shen Leyi was furious and embarrassed.
Jiang Weiran scoffed, "This is the Prince Xiaoyao's Mansion, not your Shen family's. What right do you have to tell me to shut up? How dare you speak so arrogantly! Aren't you afraid of being laughed at by others? What are you looking at? Do you think you can beat me?"
In the past, Shen Yunxi would definitely have let Jiang Weiran off the hook, but today she didn't react.
Seeing this, Shen Leyi's gaze fell on Shen Yunxi, "Sixth Sister, do you think she's bullying Fourth Sister like this?"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Weiran immediately became a little nervous. She was worried that Shen Yunxi would side with Shen Leyi again, as it always happened. However, Shen Yunxi gave everyone a different reaction.
"Fourth Sister, don't be angry. Wei Ran is not wrong. This is the Xiaoyao Prince's Mansion. We should keep a low profile."
Little did they know, this scene was witnessed by two people in the bamboo forest not far away.
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