Chapter 647: Bound to the Birth System and Becoming a Winner in Life Chapter 648 Background Rabbit Spirit (20)

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Protagonist:

Shen Yao

Jing Wang Fu relied on its own strength to once again top the entire Jingcheng hot search list, and successfully occupied the C position.

Lin Xingzhi was still recuperating at home, so Shen Yao naturally could not abandon her husband to go out and enjoy compliments.

It was just that invitation cards as numerous as snowflakes were continuously being sent into the Wang Fu, and Shen Yao and Lin Xingzhi were not the only ones; they had three children under their knees, so they could not truly avoid socializing and walking around.

Sighing helplessly, Shen Yao told Lin Xingzhi to rest well and recuperate his body, while she herself tidied up, took out a few invitation cards that were hard to decline, and attended in grand attire according to the invitation dates on them.

Yong Wang Fu

This Yong is not that Yong; from the seal character alone, one could tell that the owner of this Wang Fu was not very favored.

But they had one good point: they could survive and were open-minded, living longer than the Former Emperor, and now even when meeting the current Holy Emperor, they had to call him Royal Uncle.

Previously, during the festival when entering the palace to pay respects to the Empress, that old Wang Fei who chatted with Shen Yao was the mistress of this Yong Wang Fu.

The invitation was naturally sent by the old Wang Fei; the content was nothing more than a routine banquet under the pretense of admiring flowers.

But at this time of year, it happened to be the peak period for young men and women to meet and consider marriage; this card of the old Wang Fei was not something just anyone could get.

"Jing Princess Highness has arrived"

As the voices of the Wang Fu servants announcing arrived, Shen Yao made a high-profile appearance.

"Chenfei/Chennu pays respects to Jing Princess Highness"

Before she had time to enter the door, or just as the family members of the court officials who had just gotten out of their carriages saw the situation, they all saluted and asked after her well-being.

"Exempt Salute"

Shen Yao smiled warmly and waved her hand, entering under the deliberate welcome of the Yong Wang Fu's heir's wife.

"I wonder if the old Wang Fei's health is well? It has been several days since we parted, and I had long intended to come pay a visit, but unexpectedly the Wang Ye is recuperating, making it even more difficult to leave."

Shen Yao took the initiative, opening with concern before apologizing, then used Lin Xingzhi's physical condition as an excuse, directly blocking whatever the heir's wife wanted to say.

After all, Shen Yao's words contained not a shred of falsehood; at such a time, if the heir's wife brought up the matter of Shen Yao failing to come after the previous several invitations, it would seem like making a fuss over a trifle and being petty.

Heir's Wife:...

"Which words is the Wang Fei Highness speaking? Jing Prince Highness was injured for the country; we all heard of it and are worried in our hearts."

"Sigh, eating the ruler's salary, serving the ruler's affairs. This is what the Wang Ye should do."

"It's just that the Wang Ye always resents his own body for being unworthy, temporarily unable to share the country's worries."

"Jing Prince Highness's righteousness; where is there a need for such self-blame."

"..."

The two harbored ulterior motives, speaking one sentence after another; no matter what they thought in their hearts, on the surface they were sincere, leaving the arriving court officials' family members stunned one by one, obviously shocked by the deep affection displayed by the royal family.

Darn it, this group of people could act better than oneself; no wonder they were of royal birth, professional!

Shen Yao was young but of high birth, and Jing Wang Fu was a hot spot in the Emperor's eyes; wherever she went, she could attract a gazes of attention cast upon her.

Fortunately, Shen Yao did not often go out and socialize; those she could chat a few sentences with were all members of the royal family—either this Wang Fei or that heir's wife, or perhaps juniors of a lower generation.

Other court officials' family members wanted to move forward to join the liveliness, but Shen Yao was not a Jingcheng native; she did not even know who was left in her maiden home, and her three children under her knees were only a little big; they wanted to hug a thigh but did not know how to hug it.

Could they really learn from other Wang Fus and also send concubines and secondary wives to Jing Wang Fu?

Moreover, even if they did, they could not openly discuss the possibility of poaching someone in front of the mistress of Jing Wang Fu; otherwise, if some small matter damaging a woman's reputation occurred on someone else's turf, it would ruin a lifetime.

Shen Yao did not know that Lin Xingzhi had almost become a coveted prize in some people's eyes.

After all, although being a concubine had a bad reputation, some families' concubines were no worse than the main wife; moreover, since they were already concubines, what propriety, righteousness, integrity, and shame—certainly were not things for families like theirs to consider.

"Old Wang Fei"

"Jing Wang Fei"

The old Wang Fei looked somewhat thinner and more haggard than during the New Year, but her cheeks were rosy and her qi and blood were abundant; obviously, she was living very well.

Smiling, she pointed out several high-status noble daughters she valued to Shen Yao, "All are good children; it's a pity that this old body has no suitable match among her own household."

Shen Yao followed the direction of the old Wang Fei's finger, fluttering her eyelashes to glance a few times, smiling and agreeing with what the other said was right; indeed, each was complete in etiquette and proper in appearance, but from head to toe they all carried the bearing of a mistress—able to please future mothers-in-law, but not necessarily able to please future husbands.

But coming from such families, who truly cared about matters of love?

Merely accessories under power and influence; having it was icing on the cake, not having it would not cause loss.

Because their ultimate purpose was power and influence and the continuation of bloodline and family status; that was the lifelong pursuit, everything else was mere embellishment.

Although Shen Yao was a Wang Fei, among the many Wang Feis she was of the younger generation.

Even among the peer Wang Yes, most of their wives were now middle-aged, beginning to worry about their children's marriages.

"Is that the daughter of Zheng Yushi ahead? She doesn't look as stern as Zheng Yushi," a Wang Fei with a kind face and fair complexion couldn't help but speak.

"She is Zheng Yushi's eldest legitimate daughter; Zheng Yushi's first wife passed away early, and he has since remarried a charming wife and added more children. This one," a slightly sharp-tongued woman shook her head, indicating this girl did not meet the standards for consideration; the daughter-in-law they wanted must be someone blessed from a harmonious and lively family.

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao listened as they shamelessly commented on the many female family members coming over, thinking to herself, why don't you go look in a mirror yourself? Even Zhu Ba Jie dares to say others are ugly? Truly strange.

Some wanted to leave because they couldn't stay, but the flower-admiring banquet hadn't ended, so she couldn't leave her seat alone.

Getting up, she found a spot where she could enjoy the scenery and be lazy without having to deal with people; Shen Yao waved the round fan in her hand, admiring the scenery completely different from that of the Wang Fu.

"Jing Princess Highness, it's time to return."

A Wang Fu servant came to look for someone; seeing Shen Yao, he hurriedly asked her to return.

"Is the old Wang Fei looking for me?"

"Please, Jing Princess Highness, this way."

Shen Yao:...

Shen Yao thought it was something important, but only when the person arrived did she discover that Old Princess Wang was leading her own niece to show off before the wedding guests, the implication in her words being that she wanted to send her into the Imperial Palace.

Imperial Palace?

Shen Yao suddenly remembered the Imperial Selection next spring, with less than half a year remaining; those with intentions indeed needed to start preparing in advance.

However, regarding Old Princess Wang's niece, Shen Yao glanced at her with a slightly playful expression, yes, her feeling was correct—there was indeed a faint layer of demonic aura on her body.

This was a demon!

Disguised very well; at least this demon was very confident that no one could notice its problem.

"Unfortunately, no matter what, it couldn't escape the Host's sharp eyes," the System fought for Shen Yao's reputation.

"But I am indeed not human," she was also a demon, very experienced in breath-concealment techniques; the demonic aura leaking from the other party was the result of insufficient cultivation.

The System felt the Host's cold joke was a bit cold, but this disguised demon wanted to enter the Imperial Palace; "There are spirit formations and resident monks and Taoists in the palace," no matter how good the breath-concealment technique was, one couldn't live there long-term.

The System believed its Host could do it, but didn't believe this demon dressed in flashy attire, after all, she couldn't even restrain her demonic aura.

"Princess Jing Highness, this is my niece from my ancestral home, named Hui Ning."

Old Princess Wang was obviously very satisfied with the person she personally selected; in just a short while, she had already introduced her to everyone around.

The woman named Hui Ning was indeed outstanding in appearance and graceful in figure, but the arrogance in her expression could not be concealed.

Perhaps she felt she had enough confidence, or perhaps she felt she could definitely achieve her wish; in any case, this demon was indeed not very smart.

"Chennu greets Princess Jing Highness."

"Quickly, no need for such courtesy."

Shen Yao smiled and took the girl's wrist, her eyes following up and down to examine her, then praised, "Indeed worthy of being Old Princess Wang's niece; this appearance makes people feel joy in their hearts at first sight."

"Upon our first meeting, this is a jade bracelet sent from the palace, and it suits you perfectly."

As soon as the words landed, the warm jade bracelet originally on Shen Yao's wrist had already come into the girl's hand.

Seeing this, the girl who had previously been somewhat resistant to physical contact with Shen Yao suddenly became very well-behaved.

"Chennu thanks Princess Jing Highness."

The inside of this jade bracelet was a separate heaven and earth; it turned out she had picked up a great bargain.

The girl was secretly delighted in her heart, and her expression on her face became even more lively and natural than before.

Shen Yao actually felt this demon had quite a bit of childlike innocence; looking at her, she didn't seem like a demon with ulterior motives, she just didn't know what the purpose of entering the palace was.

After leaving Yong Wang Fu, it was already noon; Shen Yao looked at the sun above her head, leaned on a servant's arm, and sat in the carriage of Yong Wang Fu.

"Princess Jing Highness, please stay."

Shen Yao turned around and directly met the girl running toward her in small steps.

It was Old Princess Wang's niece, Hui Ning.

Waving her hand to tell the coachman to stop, Shen Yao looked at the girl through the carriage window, "Is Old Princess Wang looking for me?"

Girl Hui Ning:...

"The Prince is resting in the residence, and my three little demons are even more unruly in temperament."

"I have been out for too long today and cannot stay longer; please ask the young lady to convey my message to Old Princess Wang, that when invited another day, we will gather again."

The curtain was lowered, blocking the line of sight between the two; Shen Yao stood up and returned to her seat, casually signaling the coachman outside to hurry on the journey.

The carriage stopped outside Yong Wang Fu moved slowly until it disappeared ahead.

Girl Hui Ning's expression instantly became resentful, and she couldn't help but stomp her feet angrily, humph!

She thought this Princess Jing was different from others, but it turned out she was just a common person.

The goodwill accumulated from giving the jade bracelet disappeared instantly; the girl turned back to Yong Wang Fu and complained about Shen Yao to her heart's content.

Shen Yao didn't know this demon changed faces so quickly, hating to the death if things weren't to her liking.

But even if she knew, she wouldn't care; anyway, she had already figured out this demon's details—just a cuckoo bird trying to occupy the magpie's nest; was she afraid of her?

Riding the carriage back to the residence, Shen Yao got off and went to the courtyard where Lin Xingzhi was.

Before entering the door, she heard bursts of children's voices; it was the three little demons.

"Not going down to rest with the nanny, but running here to bother your Father King; Lin Chengyan, Lin Chengjue, Lin Chengjing, has Mother Consort been too good to you usually?"

Daring to play the game of outward obedience and inward defiance with her; fortunately, she returned by carriage early today, otherwise she wouldn't have caught them in the act.

Shen Yao hummed lightly; a few words were enough to restore the former peace to the small courtyard.

The three little demon kings who used to fear neither heaven nor earth involuntarily shrank their necks; it seemed the youngest, Lin Chengjing, had already hidden behind his biological father Lin Xingzhi, while Lin Chengyan and Lin Chengjue could be called having a bit of manly spirit, still holding their ground and refusing to retreat.

Lin Xingzhi pulled the corner of his mouth into a smile, thinking of apologizing for the three children, but unexpectedly Shen Yao shot him a look first.

Lin Xingzhi:...

Lin Xingzhi immediately betrayed them, telling the three children he was powerless to help; he couldn't offend his own dear wife for the sake of the children.

Lin Chengyan and the others:...

Deeply realizing their biological father was unreliable, Lin Chengyan and Lin Chengjue dragged their heavy little steps to their mother's front to apologize, their words crisp and clean, without a bit of struggle.

Lin Chengjing saw he couldn't hide, and also ran out with a thumping sound, hugging Shen Yao's thigh with both hands and shaking back and forth to defend himself.

The little one wasn't big, but had plenty of ghostly ideas.

Shen Yao scolded the three of them sternly with a grim face, then sent the nannies and servants to lead them away, until only she and Lin Xingzhi remained in the small courtyard.

"I'm not at the residence, and I don't want the Prince to be so leisurely."

Lin Xingzhi:...

Cold sweat ran down both sides of his temples; Lin Xingzhi smiled bitterly and pursed his lips, raising his hand to gently hold Shen Yao's wrist, indicating that without Yao Niang by his side, he felt uncomfortable all over, and felt no leisure at all.

Shen Yao:...

"Yao Niang, every word Xingzhi spoke is true."

Even though Shen Yao boasted a heart as hard as iron, she couldn't withstand the fervent man's coaxing.

Her whole body's attitude gradually softened; seeing this, Lin Xingzhi used both hands to pull her into his arms.

The warm touch against her body made Shen Yao, who was not very heat-tolerant to begin with, feel even more dry-mouthed and parched.

Ambiguity abounded between the two; Lin Xingzhi was a man in the prime of his life and, unable to endure, wanted to go further, but was directly lifted up and restrained by Shen Yao.

Lin Xingzhi:... Huh?

"The Prince is recuperating; the Imperial Physicians say that excessive damage to one's vital energy must be avoided."

Blinking playfully, Shen Yao nimbly and lightly rose from atop Lin Xingzhi; the tassel hanging by her ear swayed, like starlight ground into powder.

"Yao Niang, the Imperial Physicians are always prone to making a mountain out of a molehill; my body has now recovered more than half, and we" haven't been intimate for quite some time.

Lin Xingzhi's expression grew increasingly resentful, his handsome face constantly emitting signals of unfulfilled desire.

Seeing this, Shen Yao pretended not to know, raising her hand to touch her hair and adjust her hair bun; although she herself also wanted this, these days the Imperial Physicians often came over, showing how much the Emperor cared for this cheap younger brother of his, Lin Xingzhi.

If she truly couldn't control herself and fooled around excessively with Lin Xingzhi, wouldn't it still reach the Emperor's ears?

Shen Yao did not want to experience such embarrassment; after all, members of the Royal Family all had some pride, believing that whatever happened was caused by others seducing them, just like the parents of certain spoiled brats who do not reflect on themselves but only blame others.

"Let's return to the house and rest for a while; Xingzhi does not know how worried I was when you were first injured."

Not properly nourishing her body but still thinking of bedroom matters, Shen Yao grabbed Lin Xingzhi's arm, her eyes brimming with tears as she scolded herself for the hardships and bitterness of those days.

Lin Xingzhi:...

Lin Xingzhi immediately felt heartache, raising his hand to wipe away Shen Yao's falling teardrops; the flirtatiousness that had arisen had long since vanished with the tears, and at this moment he wished he could give himself a few slaps—he was in the wrong, he had hurt Yao Niang's heart!