After being jilted, the entire neighboring village was filled with deep regret.

Chapter 409 The Nouveau Riche Vibe
It wasn't that he had ulterior motives, but rather that he knew survival in the royal family was difficult, and Shen Tian had no background, so she could only rely on her son to gain status.

Ke Yunyun nodded heavily, "It's absolutely true, there's no one in the capital who doesn't know it."

Inside the Brocade Courtyard of the Sixth Prince's Residence.

Holding a visiting card, Lamei walked through the exquisite eaves and into the inner room. As soon as she exhaled a long trail of white smoke, she couldn't wait to speak.

"Consort, a visiting card just arrived from the Tang family. Your elder brother will be visiting you and the young prince at our residence tomorrow."

Shen Tian's loving gaze shifted from the baby on the bed to La Mei.

"Bring it here quickly so I can see! It's probably a merchant caravan delivering seafood!"

"That's right! Our steward came back today, and one of his shoes was crushed off. He said it was lucky he ran fast, otherwise he wouldn't have been able to grab anything." Layue imitated the steward in a strange tone, which amused Shen Tian.

“Even if he doesn’t take it, my older brother will leave some for me. We can give him the money later. Isn’t that more convenient than him fighting over it like this?”

Lamei shook her head. "Consort, you don't know, but as soon as Xiji's caravan entered the city, everyone was watching it. Admittedly, Master Shen will send you seafood, but that's for you. His Highness said that you can arrange your own things, and he won't covet them."

The household inevitably has to serve seafood to the guests, the more the better. In addition, some seafood also has to be sent to the palace. So, inside and out, not much actually ends up in the master's mouth.

"Oh! Master, why don't the caravans send more seafood? Last year, some small families were able to get their hands on some, but this year, everything's been bought up by the households of officials of the fifth rank and above. Many families, even with money, can't buy anything."

Shen Tian couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Buying and selling things isn't that easy! My older brother said that the fishing and processing of these seafood is extremely complicated. As long as we can buy them ourselves, we don't need to worry about anything else."

"That's true!" Lamei smiled with relief and quickly went over to help take care of the little prince.

The next morning, Shen Tian finished washing up and eagerly awaited news from the front yard.

As soon as Shen Dagou and his group arrived, Murong Chen had his servants notify Shen Tian to come over, and he also brought out the little prince along with her.

It was cold outside, so Shen Tian carried her child in a sedan chair.

As soon as she stepped out of the sedan chair, Su Chuan and the others were completely dumbfounded.

Shen Dagou quickly asked, "Second Sister, did you come from outside?"

Shen Tian shook her head, suppressing a laugh. "Brother, it's cold outside. I'm worried the child will catch a cold. It'll be warmer to ride in a sedan chair."

"I see!" Everyone suddenly realized, and then turned their attention to the baby.

The three-month-old baby is chubby and fair-skinned, with only his little head showing. His eyes are big and bright, and he is not afraid of people.

Shen Dagou's heart softened at the sight of it, and he quickly took out an exquisite box. "Second sister, this is a longevity lock necklace, bracelet and anklet that your parents prepared for their grandson. Your sister-in-law and I also prepared a gift for you, as well as gifts for your eldest sister and second brother. Everyone has prepared something for the child."

Shen Tian opened them one by one and looked at them, then smiled, "Big brother, thank you! I really like them!"

There are seven or eight sets of headdresses here, all of them longevity locks and wealth locks, in gold and silver, large and heavy, which undeniably have a nouveau riche vibe.

Su Zhan quickly took out Su Tai's portion, "Consort, this is what my eldest sister and brother-in-law prepared for you and the little prince."

"Thank you for your trouble!" Shen Tian said, and then opened the box to take a look.

Inside the box were a safety buckle, pendant, bracelet, anklet, a jade lock, and a jade plaque, all made of fine mutton-fat white jade.

The other box contained twelve ginseng roots, which looked to be quite old and were packaged very elegantly.

Murong Chen had seen all sorts of good things, so he immediately nodded, "What a treasure!" Shen Tian smiled gently, "Brother Shen and Sister Xiaotai are too kind! I appreciate their kindness."

Su Chuan then handed another gift list to the steward, which was full of seafood, with sashimi making up the majority of it.

This gift list delighted Murong Chen even more. He immediately ordered the steward to send the seafood into the storeroom, and then took out more than twenty bolts of brocade bestowed by the palace and dozens of jars of fine wine to add to the return gift.

As soon as Murong Chen left, Shen Dagou breathed a sigh of relief, his tense muscles relaxing. He lowered his voice with some concern and asked, "Second Sister, did we deliver the wrong thing? Is His Highness unhappy?"

Shen Tian smiled reassuringly at him, "Brother, don't overthink it. His Highness knows our family's situation. If you really came up with something extraordinary, he would find it strange. This gift is proper and respectful; it's a token of the child's maternal family's deep love for him. How could His Highness not be happy?"

Shen Dagou thought about it and realized that it made sense, so he stopped worrying about it.

The group had a meal at the Sixth Prince's residence before leaving.

After they returned, the Sixth Prince's return gifts also arrived.

One gift was for Shen Yi and Su Tai, and the other was for Shen Da Gou's family. The gifts were the same, showing no favoritism. In fact, Shen Tian even added some more gifts for her family.

Shen Dagou finally felt relieved.

Before leaving the capital, the caravan's last stop was the Yong'an Marquis's residence.

Liu Laosan was excitedly settling accounts with the steward.

"We're rich! We're rich! We're rich now!"

Looking at the string of amounts in the ledger, Liu Laosan straightened his back a bit.

The housekeeper grinned like a cat that had just stolen some cream. "That's why we say the young mistress is so good at managing the household! If she hadn't come, we would still be living a miserable life. But now that she's here, we can eat delicacies every day without any problem."

Liu Laosan pointed at himself dejectedly, "Do I really look that useless?"

The steward quickly slapped himself in the face, "My lord, I misspoke, please don't take it to heart. You see, your ability to judge people is truly remarkable!"

Liu Laosan was instantly happy.

Just then, the gatekeeper announced that Su Chuan and his group had arrived.

The housekeeper quickly put the account books away.

Liu Laosan had just made a fortune and was kind to everyone, always asking about their well-being.

"Have you finished everything? Are you getting ready to go back?"

Su Chuan clasped his hands in a fist and bowed, "Yes, Lord Marquis, all the New Year's gifts that my brother-in-law asked us to deliver have been sent. It's time to go back."

Liu Laosan nodded slightly. "How's the situation with Shen Yi?"

Su Chuan looked bewildered. "Is there anything else important? I didn't even get to see my brother-in-law when I went back this time. I did know that the county government was extremely busy, apparently digging something up. All the people in that area have been relocated, and the officials are guarding the area. We can't get in or ask any questions."

Having made up his mind, Liu Laosan gave the group a meaningful look, pondered for a moment, and then slowly asked, "How do you feel about bringing two scholars back with you?"

The topic changed way too fast! The already confused group was now completely baffled.