The whole of August can be said to have passed in chaos. Shen Xingwan was busy with the fleet and took the time to send Du Qifeng and Jiang Shiyilang away.
The high-profile Jiangnan Salt Case, which had huge implications, finally came to an end as the censorship group sent by the emperor returned to Beijing.
Shen Xingwan was very tired after dealing with things until late at night last night. He lay down on his desk and fell asleep in the afternoon.
Qinghong pushed the door open and called her in a low voice, "Miss, wake up quickly."
Shen Xingwan opened his eyes in confusion, "What's wrong?"
"Mother Gong is here to say goodbye to the old lady. The old lady invites you to come over." Qinghong said.
Shen Xingwan came to his senses in a flash of wit. Last time it was this nun who pushed her to the forefront with just one word. As expected, there are no good people in the palace.
Shen Xingwan did not dare to neglect, immediately dressed up and changed his clothes, cheered up and set off to the old lady's yard.
When Shen Xingwan went there, the old lady was playing chess with Grandma Gong.
Both of them were very focused. Shen Xingwan waved to the maids and walked over to watch them quietly.
The chess game seems to be at a stalemate.
After a while, the old lady noticed her first and said, "You're here."
Shen Xingwan quickly greeted the old lady, "I saw you playing chess, so I didn't bother you."
The old lady didn't mean to blame, she stood up and said, "We are in trouble this game, please come and play for me. People are old and their brains are no longer good."
The old lady gave up her seat, saying that her back hurt after sitting for a long time, and asked the maid to help her out and walk around.
In an instant, Grandma Gong and Shen Xingwan were the only ones left in the room.
Auntie Gong is also the number one figure around the Queen Mother. Anyone who has reached this point in the palace has her own way of doing things.
Aunt Gong looked at Shen Xingwan and said politely, "My lady, please."
Shen Xingwan did not refuse. After sitting down, he said, "Excuse me."
"It's just a game of chess, girls don't have to be too restrained." Aunt Gong said while sitting upright.
Shen Xingwan glanced at her with a smile, quickly took action, and quickly ended the move. Of course, she won.
Shen Xingwan took the tea from Bai He and took a calm sip.
Aunt Gong looked at Shen Xingwan with a veiled look and said, "The girl's chess style is very dangerous."
"Really?" Shen Xingwan chuckled, "Actually, I don't know much about chess, I just play casually."
Aunt Gong's eyes darkened slightly, "Sometimes it's not a good thing to be sharp. The most important thing is to be able to recognize your own position. If you walk too fast, you will easily fall."
Aunt Gong said these words in a coherent and natural way, as if an elder was teaching a younger one.
Shen Xingwan laughed immediately and looked at Aunt Gong meaningfully with his eyes.
Aunt Gong's expression remained unchanged, and she felt a little uncomfortable being looked at by her.
Shen Xingwan supported his chin with his hand, with a smile on his face, and said in a charming tone, "Mommy is right, I also think that the most important thing in being a human being is your own position in life, knowing what you shouldn't do and what you should do.
I shouldn’t have said that, am I right?”
The air froze for a moment, and Grandma Gong's face darkened for a moment. After a while, she slowly spoke, "The girl taught you the right lesson. It was the old slave who overstepped his bounds."
"I just said it casually, so don't take it to heart." Shen Xingwan still looked careless.
But Grandma Gong didn't dare to look down on her, and she didn't make any mistakes. She said goodbye to the old lady respectfully, took the old lady's reward, and quietly left the Shen Mansion.
After getting on the carriage, the little palace maid handed a cup of tea to Grandma Gong and said cautiously, "Didn't Grandma say that she would give Miss Shen a beating for the Queen Mother today?"
Aunt Gong smiled bitterly, "I have been praised and forgotten about my identity. People give me face because I am someone close to the Queen Mother, and I represent the Queen Mother. But in essence, I am still a slave, and she will soon be the Shen Mansion's My concubine, the future Crown Princess. What qualifications do I have to give her immediate instructions..."
After Shen Xingwan said those words, Aunt Gong quickly understood what she meant.
She is indeed a powerful character. A casual sentence reveals her essence and leaves her speechless.
"Mommy..." The little palace maid looked at her at a loss.
Aunt Gong returned to her dignified demeanor, "It's not like I can't accept these words, not to mention that it's really my own fault that I handled."
"It's just that if a person like this really becomes the Crown Princess in the future, I don't know whether it will be a disaster or a blessing."
Aunt Gong whispered, and quickly threw it away. She is essentially a slave, so what do these things have to do with her.
Her mind has been wandering recently and she needs to calm down again, otherwise she might make a wrong move one day and die.
The old lady leaned on the chair and said, "You are not afraid of offending others."
"It doesn't make any difference whether you offend or not." Shen Xingwan said.
The main thing depends on the attitude of the Queen Mother. If the Queen Mother insists on tormenting her, then no one can change it.
The old lady smiled a little and said, "That's all, just a slave. You can go ahead."
Watching Shen Xingwan walk away, Grandma Zhang beat the old lady's legs and said, "The girl looks like she can take on big responsibilities."
As the old lady's confidant, only she knows. In the eyes of the outside world and even the Shen family, being the old lady's grandson will definitely get more than her granddaughter.
The grandson is the inheritance and incense, and will get all the connections, resources and support from the old lady.
The granddaughter is just kept around to relieve boredom. When the time comes, she will give it away with a dowry. The biggest advantage is that her own worth is too high so that she can marry a high-ranking family.
Actually no, quite the opposite is true.
From the beginning, the so-called grandson was the shield. The granddaughter was the real heir chosen by the old lady to take over the most important thing in her hands.
But this truth must never be revealed.
In the eyes of outsiders, Shen Xingwan is insignificant and settles for the next best thing.
However, she is actually the "successor" that the old lady really wants.
Of course, the premise is that she can withstand the wind and rain and prove her ability.
The old lady's eyes were a little misty as she said, "The rules of the Shen family are that the ANBU forces only pass down the inheritance from female to male."
The Shen family, which has gone through three dynasties, has been passed down for hundreds of years. In the most dangerous times, it was women who saved the family many times. Once upon a time, the Shen family produced female generals, the stunningly talented and beautiful founding empress, and the plain-hand troublemaker. The female counselor of the world.
These are all buried in time as dynasties change.
But this family rule has never changed. The ANBU forces in the hands of the girl are the Shen family's final trump card and escape route.
The royal family's respect for her was not only because of the old prince. It was also because of these past experiences. With the decline of the Shen family in recent years, these past experiences have rarely been mentioned.
But obviously there are still people in the royal family who remember it.
"If the pearl is here, it will be a good seedling." The old lady sighed.
It is precisely because no one in the direct lineage can resist this important task, so the old lady's selection of granddaughters is stipulated as long as she is a member of the Shen clan.
