The soft-waisted princess was pinched and pampered by the ascetic prince after her rebirth

Chapter 493 Attending the Celebration Banquet Together

At dawn the next day, Beixiu Banquet confirmed that Xiao Chenyan's people were gone, and then took Shen Ruzhou out of the cave.

As soon as the two of them walked to the official road, they met the army returning to the capital. When Lieutenant General saw the two of them appearing together, he was stunned for a moment, but then he was very knowledgeable and did not ask any more questions, and respectfully invited them to get on the carriage.

"After entering the city, send Miss Shen back to the General's Mansion first." Before getting into the car, Bei Xiuyan ordered his subordinates.

After both of them were seated firmly in the carriage, Bei Xiuyan gently took the person next to him into his arms. Shen Ruzhou leaned obediently on his shoulder, greedily smelling the unique scent of sandalwood on his body.

After a long silence, Beixiu Yan finally spoke up: "According to usual practice, the emperor will hold a banquet tonight to celebrate the victory of the army. Then you can come with General Shen."

"Well... listen to the prince." Shen Ruzhou nodded and agreed warmly.

When the army entered the city, people on both sides of the street came out to greet them, and it looked very lively.

The carriage stopped in front of General Shen's Mansion for a moment before heading towards the Prince Regent's Mansion.

Shen Ruzhou stood there, staring quietly at the horse walking farther and farther away, with tenderness in his eyes.

In the evening, as Beixiu Yan said, Emperor Yong'an indeed arranged a celebration banquet, but this time the banquet was hosted by Crown Prince Xiao Chenyan.

Shen Ruzhou went to the banquet with her father and brother. She specially dressed up today. She looked so dazzling that even Shen Chumu couldn't help but joke, "Are you planning to meet your lover?"

It was an unintentional joke, but it caused many ripples in Shen Ruzhou's calm heart. The scene between her and Beixiu Banquet last night kept flashing through her mind.

Shen Mu looked at his daughter's face turning slightly red and sighed, "You are a girl who should dress up well. You will eventually get married."

Hearing this, Shen Ruzhou's ears instantly felt hot, and he said angrily, "How can father make fun of me like my brother?"

Shen Mu smiled, said no more, and stepped into the hall.

Shen Chumu and Shen Ruzhou thought it was still early to start the banquet, and planned to go to the garden to stay for a while. At this time, the guard's voice sounded outside the door, "The regent has arrived."

Shen Ruzhou paused, and as soon as he turned around, he ran into Bei Xiuyan's bottomless eyes.

She was inexplicably confused, but in order to cover up her inner turmoil, she just smiled sweetly at Bei Xiuyan from a distance.

Shen Ruzhou originally wanted to step forward and ask how his injury was, but as soon as she adjusted her clothes, Taishi Pang and other officials gathered around him, greeting him at the Beixiu Banquet, and congratulating him one after another.

Shen Ruzhou didn't know what was going on, and felt a little disappointed in his heart.

When Shen Chumu was in the north, he could tell that his sister was special to the regent, but it was hard for him to tell if she didn't tell her.

Shen Chumu rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "These polite scenes in officialdom are the most boring. Let's go to the Imperial Garden, where the drama is lively."

After that, without waiting for Shen Ruzhou's consent, he took her to the imperial garden.

As soon as the two of them walked through an archway, a little guard came over and whispered a few words in Shen Chumu's ear. After hearing this, Shen Chumu said to Shen Ruzhou: "Go to the pavilion and wait for me. I'll be back as soon as I go."

"Brother, what happened?" Shen Ruzhou noticed that Shen Chumu looked wrong and asked hurriedly.

"It's okay. A few lieutenants were stopped at the palace gate. I'll bring them in." Shen Chumu left these words and left without looking back.

Although Shen Ruzhou was worried, he also knew that Shen Chumu was measured, so he stopped thinking about it and walked to the pavilion alone.

The pavilion is on the rockery, and you can have a commanding view of the entire imperial garden.

At this time, the sky was completely dark, and various palace lanterns were lit. The beautifully dressed ladies were walking around in the imperial garden to enjoy the scenery, or gathering together to chat and joke. It was very lively.

Although Shen Ruzhou had no intention of listening to the excitement, those sounds would still come from time to time.

"The position of the Crown Princess is still vacant. I wonder whose young lady is lucky enough to take it?"

"Alas! Who knows, I heard that Concubine De has been looking at each other for a long time, but she has not found anyone who satisfies His Highness the Crown Prince."

"Tell me, will Shen Ruzhou be so regretful now that his intestines are blue?" A young lady from an unknown family mentioned this, and then there was a burst of sighs.

Then someone said, "If I were Shen Ruzhou, even if I asked shamelessly, I would still go back. If I follow the prince, I will enjoy endless glory and wealth in the future."

"I'm afraid that the prince won't want her again if she begs shamelessly."

"..."

Hearing this, Shen Ruzhou sneered. These boudoir women who only dreamed all day long were jealous of Xiao Chenyan's powerful position. They felt that being able to marry him was a great blessing, but they didn't know what price they would have to pay in the future.

The price was too heavy. Even if he was reborn, Shen Ruzhou would not dare to think about many things in the past.

The discussion outside continues.

"You haven't heard that Taifu Mu's youngest daughter Mu Wanyin who was lost outside has been found. She looks even more beautiful than his eldest daughter Mu Wanqing. The position of Crown Princess is probably hers."

"More beautiful than Mu Wanqing? Isn't that the beauty of heaven?"

"Taifu Mu brought people out at this time, his intention is obvious."

When Shen Ruzhou heard this, he clenched his hands unconsciously, and the memories of his past life couldn't help but flow out.

As expected, Mu Wanqing used the same method as before and transformed into Mu Wanyin just for the sake of the position of Crown Princess.

In the previous life, Shen Ruzhou was the principal concubine, and she, Mu Wanqing, had to take a side position. In order to become the principal concubine, she and Xiao Chenyan killed her. In this life, without herself as an obstacle, she must have thought that the position of the Crown Princess was within her grasp.

A wave of hatred surged into his heart, and Shen Ruzhou gritted his teeth secretly: Mu Wanqing, this time we will settle old and new grudges together.

After an unknown amount of time, the crowd below slowly dispersed, and it finally became quiet. Shen Ruzhou felt that it was almost time for his brother to come over, so he raised his head and looked at the steps.

At this time, Pang Lian happened to come up. Seeing Shen Ruzhou sitting alone, he couldn't help but get lustful and found something to say to strike up a conversation.

"Miss Shen, what a coincidence, I was just looking for you."