The Demon Concubine of God

Chapter 228 Sending Sister 8 to the Palace

Lord Shen, for the first time in his life, gave up cultivating to become an immortal just for a bastard grandson. He held a grand banquet for his grandson in a very extravagant manner and ordered everyone in the family to eat with him.

Without further ado, after the banquet began, the Marquis arranged singing and dancing to liven up the atmosphere, and ordered the other grandchildren in the family to toast Shen Wen one by one.

The children of the Shen family have become well behaved this time, no longer showing their previous disdain and contempt.

Even the spoiled and domineering Eighth Miss Shen Shuxian, although she was extremely reluctant, raised her glass and toasted Shen Wen.

Lord Shen took one look and said happily, "Great! I knew that the Eighth Girl was a virtuous and good child. Although the Taoist priest who made the fortune-telling said some crazy things, the world has seen that my granddaughter is born with a noble and good fate. Tomorrow is the day to enter the palace according to the imperial decree. From now on, our family will change the way we address the Eighth Girl to "Niangniang". "

The eighth lady looked happy.

She didn't care about the slight estrangement between her and Shen Wen. In her heart, she just thought of Shen Wen as a fly that could occasionally cause her annoyance. When she became the mother of the country, it would be easy for her to subdue Shen Wen.

Thinking of this, Shen Shuxian calmed down a bit and clinked glasses with Shen Wen, saying, "Seventeenth brother, is this your first time drinking such a good wine? I'll toast you another glass, but I'm afraid you'll get drunk because you don't drink much."

Shen Wen heard her say this and wanted to ignore her, but he really couldn't drink this sip of wine, so he simply put the cup down and said, "Eighth sister is right, I really can't get used to such good wine."

In such an atmosphere, everyone felt a little awkward.

Shen Wen sat down at his seat, picked up his chopsticks and started to eat the food with relish.

Lord Shen was an old and cunning man, so how could he give Shen Shuxian a chance to attack Shen Wen? He pretended to be calm and said, "Our Eighth Sister is a versatile and versatile person. Today is also a farewell banquet for you. Our family is separated, and Eighth Girl, please don't underestimate our feelings. How about this! Eighth Girl, you perform a dance for Grandfather and uncles, so that we will remember you. You won't have such a reunion day after entering the palace."

Women are always emotional, and with the old man's words, Shen Shuxian's dissatisfaction with Shen Wen was brought to the fore.

Shen Shuxian still had tears in her eyes. She wiped her eyes and bowed, saying, "Grandson will listen to grandfather. I will perform a dance for the family right now."

Everyone toasted and feasted together. Soon Shen Shuxian, who had changed her clothes, gracefully walked onto the stage. As the drum music started, Shen Shuxian jumped up lightly.

People around her all praised her dancing. Shen Wen also watched for a while and felt that this girl raised in a wealthy family was really good. Although her inner moral character had been damaged, her external manners and talents were still excellent.

Shen Wen also agreed with everyone, smiling and nodding in praise.

After Shen Shuxian finished dancing, she returned to the banquet hall and received many treasures as rewards from the Marquis. When the maid opened the gifts for her to see, she saw that they were all the things she had envied and wanted before, and she was immediately extremely happy.

Other relatives and family members all said that they would also give gifts to Shen Shuxian later. They wanted to give gifts to this young lady who was about to become a wealthy woman in the family, so no one would dare to neglect them.

In this way, everyone had a happy meal.

When the banquet was almost over, Lord Shen glanced at the half-drunk and half-awake Shen Wen and quietly told someone to take Shen Wen to the small banquet hall in the back to rest. Lord Shen then also went to the small banquet hall.

Lord Shen looked at Shen Wen, who was lying crookedly on the beauty couch, and looked at him carefully twice.

In the past, she was born as a man, with smooth skin and less rigidity, but she was not as attractive as she is now as a girl, especially her exposed jaw and neck, which showed her delicate beauty. It turns out that some of the best beauties look like this. Lord Shen couldn't help swallowing.

Shen Wen half opened his eyes, looked at Lord Shen carefully, and then said, "Grandfather! Are you drunk too?"

Lord Shen touched his forehead and said, "My head is a little dizzy."

Lord Shen ordered Shen Shuyu, who was waiting beside him, "Go and pour a cup of tea for your seventeenth brother to calm his wine."

Shen Shuyu poured a cup of tea for Shen Wen, who took a sip from his hand and stopped drinking.

Lord Shen asked Shen Shuyu to put down the teacup and stopped forcing him.

Lord Shen sat down next to Shen Wen with a smile, and whispered to Shen Wen: "Little Seventeen, do you want to talk about the previous matter?"

Shen Wen opened his eyes and looked at Lord Shen and asked, "What does Grandfather mean?"

Lord Shen said, "I don't think it's impossible for you to have a closer father-son relationship with your Second Uncle Yan, but there is one most important key point that Little Seventeen must not overlook."

Shen Wen quickly asked: "What is it?"

Lord Shen said, "It's the emperor's place. In this world, if you want to have both power and status, who doesn't get it from the royal family? You! What you need to do is not what you are talking about with grandfather right now, but to become a close minister and favorite of the emperor. Now that you have such a powerful trump card and are a capable person, as long as you have the opportunity to make meritorious deeds and be conferred a title, you can realize your ambitions from now on."

Shen Wen nodded, thinking that what Lord Shen said made sense.

Lord Shen said, "Right now there is a great opportunity. Your eighth sister will enter the palace as a noble lady tomorrow. She will first need to learn the rules for a few days. There are many things going on here, and we need to send a family member to the palace to take care of everything. Why don't you go with me this time? I will have someone take you to the palace to see what it is like. First, find out what the emperor likes and dispositions are. When you really meet the emperor in the future, do more things to please him, and then he will take a liking to you."

Shen Wen nodded and said, "Yes, that's the truth."

Lord Shen smiled and said, "It's settled then. I'll have someone bring you into the palace tomorrow. Don't worry, the person who brings you into the palace will definitely take good care of you and won't let you get scared."

Shen Wen was too drunk to hear what he said next. He closed his eyes and said in a daze, "Good to go to the palace, go to the palace...tomorrow..."

When Lord Shen saw him like this, he asked someone to help him lie down, covered him with a brocade quilt, and let him go to sleep.

After a good night's dream, Shen Wen woke up the next day with his head groggy. The maid Amber was already waiting by his side, serving him tea and water and helping him wash up.

Amber handed him a handkerchief and said, "Yesterday, the messenger from the palace came to our house and told us clearly that this afternoon, the carriage of the eighth lady should be sent to the north gate. After entering the gate, there will be palace servants to receive you. You can follow the carriage into the north gate. There is a relative of ours working inside. He is a brother from the southern clan. He said he works in the Hanlin Academy. You can listen to him. We will meet someone else later. When the marquis invites you to have dinner together, he will tell you."

Shen Wen yawned and suddenly stopped and said, "What? What do you mean? Who should I meet from the Hanlin Academy when I enter the North Gate? I...what does my eighth sister's entry into the palace have to do with me?"

Amber said, "Have you forgotten? Yesterday, I promised the Marquis that I would send Miss Eighth to the palace."

Shen Wen's eyebrows immediately stood up and asked, "When did I agree? Why should I go to the palace to see her off?"

Shen Wen didn't listen to what Amber said. He threw away his sleeves and hurried out the door, going straight to Lord Shen's yard.

Shen Wen said the same thing when he met Lord Shen: "When did Grandfather say that he would send me to escort Eighth Sister? How could he send me on such an important mission? I can't do it. If something goes wrong, it will bring disaster to our entire mansion."

Lord Shen was taking a sip of tea when he almost choked on his words.

Lord Shen said patiently, "How come Xiao Shiqi forgot what we agreed on yesterday after taking a nap?"

Lord Shen repeated the conversation between the two yesterday. Shen Shuyu, who was serving tea to Shen Wen, also said, "I know about this, brother. Seventeenth brother agreed to send Eighth Miss off. I guess the wine he drank yesterday was too strong. Is Seventeenth brother still dizzy?"

Shen Wen couldn't help but touch his aching head again.

Shen Wen said: "Ah! My head still hurts. But..."

He approached Lord Shen and said, "Grandfather, can I not go? You also know that I work part-time in Lord Ruan's office. Lord Ruan will not agree if we delay the case."

Lord Shen said, "That's fine. I will put aside my dignity and go and tell Lord Ruan in person that you can't tell the difference between what's important and what's not. If you can get things done in the palace, you might end up being a formal official. Isn't that better than being an official with Lord Ruan?"

Shen Wen nodded and said, "Yeah, that's right. But, grandfather..."

He said to Lord Shen, "I wouldn't meet the current emperor by such a coincidence, would I?"

Lord Shen said, "No, what are you thinking? With your status as a commoner, how can you be qualified to meet the emperor? The palace has many rules. If you really meet the emperor, you will be in trouble."

Only then did Shen Wen nod.

He looked around with tears in his eyes, and whispered in Lord Shen's ear: "I heard that the current emperor likes men, but I don't know if it's true."

Lord Shen looked at him with a smile but no words.

Shen Wen smiled awkwardly and said, "Grandfather, you don't know. I was invited by a rich young man named Xiao a few days ago. I just heard him mention it casually. It seems that this young man named Xiao also heard it from others. I'm afraid the news is fake... fake... cough cough."

Lord Shen smiled and said, "So that's how it is."

Shen Wen covered his head and said, "Oh! My head hurts, and my stomach hurts too. I'm afraid I've made myself sick from drinking. No... Let's forget about entering the palace this time. No... Grandfather, I have to go back to see a doctor."

Lord Shen grabbed him and said, "Where can we go to see a doctor? It's the same if we go to see a doctor in Grandfather's room."

Lord Shen gently patted the back of Shen Wen's hand and comforted him, "Don't be afraid! My grandson will build a career for the Shen family in the future. If he doesn't dare to take this step today, how can he achieve success? Don't you think so?"

Shen Wen looked at Lord Shen and said, "Do you really have to go?"

Lord Shen patted Shen Wen's hand again.

Shen Wen had no choice but to compromise. He reluctantly said, "Then I'll listen to Grandfather. But I have a condition, and Grandfather must agree to it."

Lord Shen said, "Tell me about it."

Shen Wen said: "Nothing. I want to find a suitable servant."