"Miss? Miss?"
Shen Mingzhu was sleeping soundly when Shaoyao suddenly entered the room and called her.
"Shaoyao, I'm sleepy. Let's talk after I wake up."
Shaoyao looked at the eldest and fourth young masters in front of her and shook her head.
Shen Qinghong waved his hand.
"Never mind, let her sleep. Let's go sit in Mother's yard for a while."
When the two went to Shen's mother's courtyard, no one was there; they only saw two boxes of Fei Zi Xiao lychees.
The two exchanged a glance. Where did these lychees come from? They're so fresh.
Shen Qingbo didn't care about anything else and picked one up to eat.
"Big brother, it's so sweet!"
Shen Qinghong looked at his younger brother and scolded him.
"No manners!"
This was clearly a gift for his mother, Xie Qinghuan; how could he eat it directly?
"Brother, this one is obviously already opened. I'll eat one and only Heaven, Earth, you, and I will know."
"Alright, stop joking! Have some tea."
"Ohhhhhh"
After talking to each other, the two brothers discovered that their attitudes toward Shen Jiaojiao were suspicious.
So he thought he should spend more time with his younger sister, Shen Mingzhu, to see if he could find out the reason from her heart.
Another reason they wanted to talk to their mother, Xie Qinghuan, about their attitude towards Shen Mingzhu. They said they sometimes couldn't control themselves and that it wasn't their intention. They hoped their mother would put in a good word for them with Mingzhu.
As it turned out, Mingzhu was catching up on her sleep, and her mother was nowhere to be seen.
It was almost lunchtime.
"Let's go to the dining room."
"Alright."
Shen Qingbo agreed, glanced reluctantly at the two boxes of lychees, and strode after Shen Qinghong to the dining room.
The west corner gate of the Marquis's residence.
At this moment, Grand Steward Wang Defu was leading a team of imperial guards to load cotton onto carriages at the Marquis's residence. He left half of the cloth and a courtyard full of cotton for the Marquis's residence, and took the rest away.
The fabrics that Shen Mingzhu bought were the kind of gray, black and green fabrics from the 1960s and 70s in China. The colors were not bright, the craftsmanship was average, and they were also dyed with other dyes or the dyeing was uneven.
Emperor Jingyuan took these fabrics with him to silence others; if the North had them, other places would at least have a glimpse of them.
Cotton is so important, he has already done his best!
We just hope that Shen Mingzhu can get cotton seeds so they can grow them.
Although Emperor Jingyuan moved almost all the cotton away, it was just a drop in the ocean for the Great Yan Dynasty.
A large and imposing army entered the palace...
Seeing that Wang Defu's mouth was almost stretched to his ears, the ministers understood that he had reaped a great harvest.
Looking at the time, today's meeting is adjourned.
The ministers all left the palace, while Emperor Jingyuan went directly to the Imperial Household Department to check on the cotton.
The soft, white cotton felt wonderful; Emperor Jingyuan put his hand inside and it was so warm.
"Defu, you should try it too, it's so warm!"
Wang Defu smiled and put his hands into the sack full of cotton; it was so warm.
"Your Majesty, it's so warm! I don't feel cold even without lighting the charcoal brazier!"
"yes... "
It's a pity there aren't enough!
There aren't enough to go around!
"Defu, you must protect the Crown Princess."
Wang Defu: "Yes, Your Majesty."
"Your Majesty, Consort Li and Princess Chang Le are insisting on seeing you!"
Emperor Jingyuan frowned.
"I am not seeing them!"
His good mood from seeing cotton has been ruined.
The Chai family harbors wolfish ambitions; they cannot be let off lightly.
And the second brother, he's really bold. It's good enough that he didn't cause them any trouble!
"By the way, Defu, Chen'er hasn't sent any good news yet."
"Your Majesty, His Highness the Crown Prince is blessed with good fortune and good people are always protected by heaven. He will wake up soon."
Emperor Jingyuan glanced at the head of the Imperial Household Department, gave a few instructions, and then proceeded directly to Kunning Palace.
He had to tell the Empress that he would not see Consort Li and Chang Le. He had many important things to do, and the Empress had taken care of everything in the harem. She could use swift and decisive measures if necessary.
...
The capital city, the residence of the Marquis of Changping.
Before lunch, Madam Shen sent someone to deliver a plate of lychees to both the old lady and the second wife.
The rest was given to the two sons and kept for themselves.
After lunch, upon hearing what her two sons had to say, Mother Shen's expression grew considerably somber.
"Then you should stay away from Jiaojiao from now on. Fortunately, she's getting married in the next few days! Today, you and the servants should decorate the Marquis's mansion properly, and we'll complete our mission by giving her a proper wedding."
At this moment, Shen Jiaojiao is busy making her wedding dress.
She didn't know why the selection of the Imperial Astronomical Bureau was so rushed.
Her wedding dress isn't even finished being embroidered yet!
She doesn't know how much dowry her mother prepared for her.
If it's too little, won't Prince Xuan and Consort Li look down on her?
After all, she wasn't the real daughter of the Marquis's family.
"Hiss!"
The needle pricked her finger, instantly staining her wedding dress red.
"Miss."
"It's nothing!"
She was going to marry Brother Yunxuan in two days, and the thought of it made her lips curl into a smile.
None of the Shen family knew that, ever since she could remember, she would have a dream every now and then, and the things in the dream would soon come true in the real world.
It was as if a celestial being is giving her guidance; it was truly magical.
With these dreams, she lived a smooth and successful life in Shengjing, and even met the love of her life, the Second Prince Yan Yunxuan, her Yunxuan brother.
When she was twelve, she dreamed that she was not the real daughter of the Marquis's family, but someone else who would be found soon! Of course, she was not worried, because everyone would stand behind her and help her deal with the real daughter, Shen Mingzhu.
Those who help Shen Mingzhu will all meet a tragic end; the more they help, the more miserable their deaths will be!
Everything seemed to change after their coming-of-age ceremony.
Shen Mingzhu, in particular, was not despised by everyone; instead, she became an official!
This made her a little flustered.
In her dream, she married Yunxuan as his legal wife. Even though her mother, Xie Qinghuan, was unwilling, she still prepared a generous dowry for her and married Yunxuan in a grand and glorious manner.
Now...
Looking at her pierced finger, she had a bad feeling it wasn't a good omen.
Xuanwang Mansion.
"Bang bang bang!"
"Bang bang bang!"
"Bang bang bang!"
Yan Yunxuan smashed everything he could in the room!
"Your Highness!"
"Roll!"
"Your Highness, Consort Shen will be entering the residence in two days!"
Oh, right, Jiaojiao is going to marry me.
"Zhao Hai, prepare well and clean up Fangfei Courtyard. Make sure Jiaojiao is comfortable living there."
"Yes, Your Highness."
Thinking of how Shen Jiaojiao saved Zhou Hanchuan from the Divine Doctor Valley, his expression softened slightly.
After calming down, he summoned his staff to his study. In just a few days, he had suffered heavy losses and needed to think about how to proceed.
Shen Mingzhu's innermost thoughts are like a giant funnel; she can say anything.
The key issue is that it lacks any logic; it just says whatever it sees!
It's like a ticking time bomb.
Soon, the Xuanwang Mansion was ablaze with red, a truly festive sight.
Along with the joyous occasion at the Xuanwang Mansion, Crown Prince Yan Beichen also awoke!
"Really awake?"
"Yes, Your Majesty, the Crown Prince has woken up! He's on his way to the palace!"
"Good! Good! Good! Baizhi, quickly go and brew the ginseng soup to nourish Chen'er! Also, prepare some dishes that the Crown Prince likes for dinner."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Seeing Empress Lin happy, Bai Zhi felt happy too.
It's good that the Crown Prince is awake, it's good that he's awake!