On the first day of the new year, Shen Zi got up early, and Ling Shuang prepared the gift list early. Although people were waiting on Shen Zi, her heart flew to the door of the mansion, and she kept looking out eagerly, waiting for the princess to arrive.
"Miss, do you think the princess will come today?" Ling Shuang combed Shen Zi's hair, then turned around and handed her hot tea.
Seeing her like this, Shen Zi couldn't help but cover her lips with a handkerchief and said with a smile, "You are too anxious! Leaving the palace in Yongning is complicated, why can't you come out so quickly?"
"Slave, aren't you worried? If the princess doesn't come, will you go to Prince Ling's Mansion alone?" Ling Shuang said worriedly.
Shen Zi took the hot tea and smiled without saying a word. She had other plans in mind. After all, she had to get that thing back.
She turned to look outside the room, where several maids were talking lively. Shen Zi felt warm in her heart as she looked at the bustle in the room.
Soon, Nanny Yu next to Mrs. Xie came over. Ling Shuang saw her at a glance and walked out quickly, Fu Shen said, "Nanny..."
"Is the eldest lady in the room? Madam has something to tell the eldest lady!" Aunt Yu politely pulled Ling Shuang up and asked with a smile.
Ling Shuang smiled, "The eldest lady is in the house, please come in..."
Aunt Yu came in and said hurriedly, "Miss, my wife asked the old slave to tell you that if the thing doesn't come back, it doesn't matter. She can find something more valuable than this in her dowry and return it to the Gu family. That’s it!”
In the house, Shen Zi heard this and asked someone to bring a stool for Grandma Yu to sit down. "I'm sorry for bothering you to make this trip. Please tell mother that you can rest assured that my daughter can handle this matter."
Shen Zi squeezed the hand holding the veil and quietly tightened it.
In her last life, she had not married into the Gu family. After her father died, she was thinking about returning the things as she is now. Who would have thought that after receiving them, she would lose half of them.
The mother also used her own dowry to supplement the money, which silenced the Gu family, but Lu Li sent someone to tell the story. From then on, the reputation of the Shen family plummeted.
In this life, she will never let this happen, which is why she takes action herself.
Aunt Yu had just said a few words to Shen Zi when someone came from outside to report that the princess had arrived.
"Mommy, don't worry!" Shen Zi said warmly.
"But... you and the princess always say that you are an unmarried girl. If someone else says something that shouldn't be said and injures the princess, what should you do?"
"The princess and Prince Ling are uncles and nephews. What's wrong with the niece going to see her uncle?" Shen Zi lowered her voice and explained gently, "I went with the princess, and others just thought I was accompanying the princess. Mommy Don’t worry, it’ll be no problem!”
"Mammy!" Ling Shuang also stood up and saluted to Grandma Yu, "Mammy, don't worry since I'm with you, young lady!"
When Aunt Yu saw this, she didn't say anything more. She just gave Ling Shuang a few instructions and left the yard.
At the gate of Shen's Mansion, several spacious carriages began to move slowly, heading towards Prince Ling's Mansion.
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In Prince Ling's Mansion, Shen Zi and Princess Yongning were already sitting in the side hall and drinking a few cups of hot tea. Yongning looked at her and said, "Xiao Zi, why don't we leave! This is too scary!"
Shen Zi put down the hot tea in her hand and lowered her voice and said, "Wait a little longer! Maybe they are testing us." Shen Zi couldn't hold it, but she must get something today.
"How long will it take for your prince to see each other again?" Yong Ning asked the grandmother waiting on the side again.
"Back to princess, the prince has been waiting for guests since early in the morning. As for how long it will take for us to see each other, I really don't know." Mammy replied respectfully.
Aunt Cui next to Yongning shouted at the top of her lungs, "Our princess is as noble as gold. Prince Ling is just a little king of the opposite sex. How dare you be so negligent? Is this the rule of your Prince Ling's mansion?"
After hearing this, Shen Zi looked sharply at Aunt Cui.
That grandma was not a vegetarian either. Before Shen Zi could speak, she actually replied, "The rules in Prince Ling's Mansion are certainly not as good as those in the palace? Otherwise, a bastard would dare to speak arrogantly in front of the master."
Before Grandma Cui could say any more unpleasant words, Yongning had already squinted at Grandma Cui and said, "Grandma Cui, you really have such a big arrogance that you are more valuable than this princess?"
Shen Zi noticed something was wrong and looked at the arrogant-looking Aunt Cui calmly.
Aunt Cui stood aside timidly, peeking at Yong Ning with a solemn face, her heart dropped, and she kept smiling, "Princess, I misunderstood, this old slave is thinking about the princess, thinking that King Ling would dare to be so negligent Princess, it’s not that I’m anxious, my words are naturally a bit conflicting, it’s because the old slave is letting himself go.”
Shen Zi looked directly at Aunt Cui, a naughty slave, with a pair of deep, cold eyes, and asked sternly, "Is this your intention or your queen's?"
With her thoughts exposed, Grandma Cui felt guilty when Shen Zi saw her. She huddled aside and remained silent. Thinking that this girl had dared the Gu family to break off the engagement, she felt extremely panicked. Every time she was glanced at by this eldest girl of the Shen family. , Grandma Cui felt like her heart was pounding.
"Miss Shen family, Your Majesty invites you." Not long after, a young steward came in and said.
Shen Zi glanced at Aunt Cui and stood up holding up her skirt.
Yongning sat on the soft couch and put down the tea cup in her hand to follow. The young steward said again, "Princess Yongning, the prince said that I only see the eldest lady of the Shen family."
Yongning's steps immediately retracted, and after receiving Shen Zi's response, she sat down obediently.
Shen Zi had little contact with Prince Ling in her previous life. She didn't understand why Prince Ling wanted to see her alone, but she still followed the steward. She looked at the furnishings in the mansion, her eyes still looked like those many years ago. This mansion was dark, deep, and old-fashioned. The style of a military commander.
There was also the steward who was leading the way. Shen Zi had never seen a steward in a palace with such an appearance. Also, his pace seemed to be that of a practicing master. How could he be so inferior in Prince Ling's palace?
Before she could think about it, the steward walked behind her expressionlessly and said politely, "Miss Shen, the prince is inside, please!"
Shen Zi paused for a moment, then took out a purse from her sleeve, and said to the steward with a smile, "I'm sorry to have to lead the way today, steward. Please don't take it personally if you're careful."
The steward was not polite, he just took the purse and said, "Thank you, Miss Shen."
When Shen Zi entered the house, the steward suddenly heard footsteps coming from behind, and at the same time there was a laugh, "Oh my! The head of the secret guard of Prince Ling's Mansion actually took the purse of a little girl. It's really strange, strange. !”
The steward turned to see the visitor and said coldly, "Sir Shangguan."
Shangguan Qi shook his folding fan contentedly and said slowly, "It seems that our Yin Anwei are not as boring as usual. We are also able to read people's hearts. I have accepted this purse. What do you think of the little girl?"