Rebirth and madness, I am no longer the mistress of this high-class family!

Warming cauldrons were not common in the Yan Dynasty. Basically, only members of the royal family could use them. Outside, they were basically priceless.

It is no exaggeration to say that its value is currently about the same as the new house she bought. It is equivalent to saying that Yun Qianqiu gave her a house, which is too valuable.

"Yes, I basically don't need this thing myself. There is another one at my grandmother's place, and this one has always been idle. I remembered that you seemed to like drinking hot water, so I brought the remaining one and installed it for you in advance. You can drink hot water anytime you want, you don’t have to wait until it’s boiled.”

Yun Qianqiu's eyes were bright. Seeing that Shen Yuan had a troubled expression on his face, as if he didn't want to accept it, he immediately darkened his eyes and asked her cautiously: "A Yuan, you don't like this thing?"

Shen Yuan had a headache: "I like it, but it's a little too much."

"It's fine if you like it. If you like it, just accept it. You don't need me to keep it at home, but it's just sitting there in ashes. Why don't you take it out and help me out? You've helped me so much, so it's only right that I give you something!"

The woman was obviously two years older than Shen Yuan, but she acted childishly at this moment.

Shen Yuan sighed deeply, but finally said nothing more and had no choice but to accept it.

If she really continued to refuse, it would appear to be a sign of hurt. She would see if she could find a gift of similar value and give it back.

After collecting the gifts, the two said some more words and then left to go to their respective houses.

Honglu Temple has a small number of Japanese language section chiefs. It is full of people. Including Shen Yuan, a newcomer, there are less than ten people in total, only eight and a half.

The reason why it is half is because the remaining one is older and often takes sick leave. It is good to show up two or three times a month.

But even so, Honglu Temple did not relinquish his post. The main reason is that there is a shortage of people for the position of section chief. Who knows if this position will be filled next time.

"Director Shen, you are finally here, we have been waiting for you for a long time!"

Fan Yaozu was waiting at the door of the government office with a sad look on his face. When he saw Shen Yuan coming, he hurriedly took her in and told her that because there were many envoys from Tibet, he had to bring someone over to entertain them. He didn't have any Japanese grammar lesson plans today. Fa Zongzhuo can only ask her for a favor.

"An envoy from Tibet has arrived?"

Shen Yuan counted the days and it seemed that it was indeed this period of time.

Gongsun Linghua will soon go to Tubo to marry her relatives. It is impossible for her to become a monster again.

Fan Yaozu nodded in agreement and said that he might not come back until the evening, so he asked Shen Yuan to do an extra job and treat her to a meal when he came back in the evening.

Shen Yuan understood Fan Yaozu's personality and knew that he would not ask her to do this unless it was a last resort, so he readily agreed.

Most of the colleagues in the government office were kind-hearted. After saying hello to her, they continued to go about their own business.

Shen Yuan opened the hot water kettle that Yun Qianqiu gave her and poured a cup of hot water to cool down before starting to work on her lesson plan.

When she was about to help Fan Yaozu write his lesson plan, the lunch bell rang in her ears.

All the officials on duty were sitting in the lunch hall. Shen Yuan took her own portion and looked around the hall to see where Yun Qianqiu was.

After scanning around and not seeing her, she just pretended that she hadn't arrived yet. After putting down the dishes, she poured herself another cup of hot water from the hot water kettle she brought.

Needless to say, with this thing here, it feels really good to be able to drink hot water at any time.

But she hadn't had a few sips, and when she was about to use her chopsticks to eat, she heard some whispers from the next table.

"Hey, have you heard that when the queen was on duty, she was suddenly picked up by a carriage and horse from the palace? She looked very anxious. Could it be that something happened in the palace?"

"Didn't you say that the Prince of Tibet is also here this time? It is probably for the sake of the marriage. Who knows that the second princess is very favored by your majesty? Could it be that he is thinking of letting the queen replace the second princess in marriage? After all, in terms of status, only She is suitable." After Shen Yuan heard this, the food in her mouth immediately lost its flavor.

This had not happened in her previous life, and Yun Qianqiu was still being protected by the Supreme Emperor. Logically speaking, she shouldn't be anxious.

But remembering the modern saying about the butterfly effect, after taking another look at the warm water cauldron given to her by Yun Qianqiu himself, her hand holding the chopsticks gradually weakened.

The cold wind outside started again, blowing down a piece of snow accumulated on the window sill, and falling like dust towards the place where Shen Yuan was sitting.

And there, there was a meal that had only been eaten for two bites, but there was no one on the wooden bench.

royal palace.

Yun Qianqiu followed the eunuch who led the way through the red-walled passage that was being cleaned by the palace staff, feeling a little uneasy.

When they turned another corner and saw the golden-domed palace covered with snow, Yun Qianqiu finally couldn't hold it back and asked Wang Defu for the third time, what on earth was the emperor looking for her for?

"Excuse me for your convenience."

She took off the jade bracelet on her right wrist and stuffed it into Wang Dehai's hand.

Shen Yuan taught her this move, but she didn't have the courage to do it the first two times she asked Wang Dehai.

When she was about to enter the palace and see the emperor, she finally gave the things away and looked at the old eunuch who looked uncertain.

"King Andu, what are you doing? How can the Zajia accept your things?"

Wang Dehai smiled and pushed the bracelet back, which was equivalent to refusing to help Yun Qianqiu.

"The Holy Will cannot be deduced. Why is the Holy One looking for you? You will know it when you arrive."

After saying these nonsense, Wang Dehai turned his head and retracted the smile on his face. Yun Qianqiu's heart suddenly became cold, and his uneasiness reached its peak.

Not far away, a eunuch who was cleaning the palace saw this scene and quietly retreated, wanting to go to the palace where the Supreme Emperor lived.

But as soon as they arrived at the palace area, they saw many guards on duty near the palace, and they were extremely tight, as if they were afraid that someone would bring any news in.

Cui Shao looked away and thought of the rumors he heard today. He did not leave immediately, but was thinking about how he could avoid these guards and go in to send a message to the eunuch inside.

Pei Zhaoxue, as the prime minister of the current dynasty, would naturally be here when foreign envoys like this came to the dynasty.

He could speak Tubo and was very proficient in it, so the emperor summoned him into the palace early in the morning.

After learning about the emperor's plan from his informant in the palace, he remembered that Yun Qianqiu and Shen Yuan had gotten closer recently, but he was not sure about the relationship between the two, and he kept hesitating in his heart. Do you want to intervene in this matter?

If you help, it will definitely be a difficult matter. Judging from his temperament of only looking at the benefits in the past, it is the wisest choice for him not to interfere in this matter.

But at this moment, he was a little shaken, feeling that if Shen Yuan wanted him to do this, he would definitely do such an unwise thing.

Just as he was thinking about it, Mo Er came over to send a message, saying that Shen Yuan told him that she would personally cook at the house tonight, so that he would remember to go back to eat.

There were many people in the palace, and there were eunuchs and maids around who listened intently when Mo Er passed the message.

It was self-evident whether Shen Yuan really wanted him to go back for dinner or whether he wanted to convey some news. (End of chapter)