Chapter 26 Returning Home in Three Days 1

Shen Ning stayed quietly in the palace for two days.

In the morning, after changing clothes and washing up, she stood in the yard for half an hour and then had dinner.

After breakfast, she went to the back garden for a while. The Regent Palace was very large. It would take at least several days to fully familiarize herself with the terrain here.

Occasionally, she would stroll to the northwest training ground and stop to watch the drills on the training ground.

She used the morning time to train her physical strength, and took a short nap in the afternoon. After waking up, she sat down to drink tea and read military books.

She also made a physical training plan for herself, so for two consecutive days, she got used to dressing simply and conveniently, and her hair was tied up in a high bun to facilitate martial arts practice.

In a blink of an eye, it was the day to return home.

Shiqin and Shiqi dressed her up early in the morning, and she changed into a luxurious red dress. Her hair was exquisite and noble, which made her face more bright and beautiful.

Shen Ning looked in the mirror and vaguely saw the days before she went to the battlefield. As a princess of the royal family, she was also so noble and bright.

However, after more than seven years of battlefield life, she lost the delicate and exquisiteness of a princess. In the sea of ​​swords and guns, she became a cold and sharp general, no longer gentle and tender as a little girl.

The only thing that has not changed is that she has never seen clearly what kind of vicious thoughts are hidden under the gentle and affectionate mask of the man who claims to like her...

"Everyone says that you should marry a virtuous wife, but I think a beautiful face will make people feel happier." Ji Yucang entered the house at some point, leaning against the screen and looking at Shen Ning, with a little smile on his lips, "Beautiful clothes match beautiful women, this is indeed true."

Shen Ning turned her head and looked at him.

Ji Yucang leaned against the screen, his black royal robe made him look tall and straight, and also showed his noble status. The pressure around him was strong, and his handsome face made many women in Yong country flock to him, but they didn't even have the chance to get close to him.

There have been rumors outside that Ji Yucang is cruel and ruthless, but he respects his wife very much, and is not as cold as the rumors outside.

"Do I have to go back home in three days?" Shen Ning asked calmly, without much emotional fluctuation, as if she just wanted to get an answer of one of two options, "The Shen family probably doesn't welcome me back."

"The Duke of Zhenguo Mansion treated you like that, don't you plan to seek justice for yourself?" Ji Yucang's eyes moved slightly, "I'm just sitting there doing nothing."

Shen Ning was stunned, there was no need to seek justice for herself, but thinking that she was using Shen Ning's body now, it was very necessary to seek justice for Shen Ning.

In memory, Shen Ning has always been an independent and self-reliant woman, indifferent by nature. Before she lost her innocence, she had a certain status in the Duke of Guo Mansion, and her parents did not treat her harshly.

After all, she is the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Guo Mansion. If she gets married in the future, she will marry into the prince's mansion or the marquis' mansion, or even enter the palace as a concubine.

No parents will openly treat their daughter harshly.

But the palms and backs of the hands are all flesh, and flesh can be thick or thin.

Shen Ning is firm and independent, and not as good at coquettishness as Shen Yan, so in the heart of Madam Shen, she is not as favored as Shen Yan, and in the heart of the old lady, the eldest granddaughter is not as caring and lovely as the second granddaughter.

But those are tolerable.

I didn't expect that Shen Ning went out to pray for her grandmother, and when she encountered a disaster, she was not protected by her family, nor did they report to the police to investigate the murderer for her, but the disgust and coldness of the family.

It was as if she, the victim, was the murderer full of sins, and she should die in the name of Quan Ganglie and protect the reputation of the Duke's Mansion. She should not live in disgrace and let others criticize her.

Even until now, no one in the Shen family has proposed to investigate the identities of those bandits and find out who instructed them.

Shen Ning couldn't tell whether they were selfish and heartless, or bullied the weak and feared the strong.

But the people in the Duke's Mansion didn't investigate, but she should ask for the truth for Shen Ning.

Shen Ning came back to her senses and stopped dwelling on this question. She nodded slowly: "Yes."

There was no need to resist too much, and she was indebted to Ji Yucang at the moment, so it was not good to go against his will everywhere.

After dressing up, Shen Ning stood up and walked out with Ji Yucang.

Outside the gate of the palace, a large and luxurious carriage was ready, with eight maids waiting in front and behind the carriage, and thirty-two elite guards responsible for protecting the safety of the master.

Shen Ning had no time to study whether this was too big, so she stepped on a stool and walked into the carriage, entered the carriage and sat down.

She thought that Ji Yucang, the regent, would ride a tall horse and go back to the Shen family with her in a majestic manner. Unexpectedly, when the curtain was lifted, he bowed calmly and sat down opposite her.

The originally spacious carriage seemed a little smaller because of the addition of a man with a strong momentum. Shen Ning's eyebrows moved slightly and looked at him carefully.

Ji Yucang is not only a man of noble status, he is also a powerful and oppressive superior. He doesn't look old, but I don't know where he gets such a strong pressure.

Maybe he has been on the battlefield for a long time and experienced many life and death. His heart has become cold and ruthless, and his momentum has also become stronger.

Shen Ning thought about herself at the beginning, didn't she come through the same way?

"What are you thinking about?" Ji Yucang leaned against the carriage, looking at the rare changes in her expression with interest, "I see that you have rested for two days, and your complexion has improved a lot."

Shen Ning hummed lightly: "Practice more martial arts, sweat, rest early at night, get up early in the morning, and your spirit will gradually improve."

"There is something I want to discuss with you." Ji Yucang said calmly, "If I want to marry a concubine, will you agree?"

Shen Ning was stunned: "Marry a concubine?"

"Um."

Shen Ning was puzzled: "It is common for men to have three wives and four concubines, not to mention the high position and power of the prince. Can I stop him?"

"I still want to ask for your consent." Ji Yucang said calmly, "After all, you are the main concubine. Only by living in harmony with the side concubine can I have no worries."

Shen Ning was silent for a moment, feeling that his words were a bit strange.

The regent has not married a wife for so many years. He just married a main concubine and wants a side concubine?

"Who do you want to marry?" Shen Ning guessed, "That cousin Yanran?"

"No." Ji Yucang's voice was pleasant, "Recently, the state of Nanzhao has been unstable and there have been frequent wars at the border. Their emperor wants to seek help from Dayong and plans to marry the princess over and form a marriage alliance with Yong."

"Which princess?" Shen Ning blurted out, then realized that her reaction was abnormal and calmed herself down, "I wonder what the temperament of this princess is?"

"We still don't know what our temperament is." Ji Yucang looked calm, "However, Nan Zhao's current situation is not good. Since the death of the God of War Princess, neighboring countries have begun to provoke. They have insufficient troops and incompetent generals. They have fought several times. defeat."

After a pause, "So even if you are unruly and domineering, you have to be obedient when you come to Yong Kingdom."

Shen Ning leaned on the carriage in silence, and couldn't help but wonder in her heart, what did Ji Yucang mean by wanting to marry Nan Zhao?

Normally, even if there is a marriage, Princess Nanzhao should enter the emperor's harem and become the emperor's concubine.

If the emperor doesn't want it, it's not impossible to marry another prince and become a princess, but the regent marries into the palace as a concubine...

"If Princess Nanzhao comes to the Yong Kingdom, I will not treat them differently. She will enter the palace and become a concubine. Her status will be below you, and the honor and disgrace of life and death will be in your hands." Ji Yucang's voice was low, "I can let her Live in the most remote courtyard of the palace and let her fend for herself."

Shen Ning's eyebrows moved slightly, and a strange thought came into her mind. It wasn't that she was unhappy or jealous, she just didn't understand Ji Yucang's thoughts.

Although in her opinion, being the concubine of the regent might be better than entering the palace as a concubine, but in this way...

Shen Ning looked at him steadily, with a flash of inquiry in his eyes: "In that case, why not be a slave?"