Reborn Princess

When Bi Rui came in with the snacks, she saw Shen Xilan sitting at the table in a daze and the spilled tea, so she immediately went over to him. She put the snacks aside and asked, "Did the queen get burned?"

Shen Lilan shook his head.

"Your Majesty, please have some cakes and rest for a while. I will clean up."

Shen Lilan looked at the messy desk, she frowned, and suddenly felt uneasy.

As she was clearing the table, the butler came in and reported, "Princess, someone is coming from the palace."

Shen Xilan looked outside. Zhou Cechen had been in the palace for a long time and it would be time for him to return.

Her eyes became sharp, "Which father-in-law is it?"

The housekeeper said, "That man called himself Zhao Feng and said he was the eunuch beside the emperor."

A face flashed through Shen Lilan's mind, it was him.

"Invite someone in."

"Yes."

Zhaofeng was led to the hall by the housekeeper.

"Your servant greets Princess Ding'an." He bowed deeply to Shen Lilan.

Shen Lilan stepped forward and said, "No need to be polite, get up."

After Zhao Feng stood up, Shen Yanlan looked at him and asked, "I wonder why you came here, sir?"

Zhao Feng bowed as usual and said, "The Emperor sent this servant to deliver a message."

Shen Yanlan clenched her hands into fists under her sleeves and said, "Please speak, eunuch."

"The Emperor said that the prince had suffered a lot since childhood. The Yang family is the maternal family of Prince Ding'an. The prince once lived in the Yang Mansion for a year, so he must have had some special experiences in the Yang Mansion."

"The grievances of several generations are very far-reaching. The emperor is not a member of the Yang family, so it is not appropriate for him to interfere in the family affairs of the Yang family. But now that the queen is the prince's princess, there are some things that Princess Ding'an has to take action on."

Shen Yilan frowned, "Family affairs?"

"Yes."

Shen Yanlan thought silently for a moment and then looked at Shen Yanlan: "What do you mean, Master?"

Zhao Feng said respectfully: "Family affairs are not state affairs, so they should be resolved at home. After all, Yang Xiang is the grandfather of Prince Ding'an, so some things should be resolved at home."

After Zhao Feng finished speaking, he bowed to Shen Yanlan and said, "I have received the emperor's order and can only give you this much advice. I will take my leave now."

After saying that, Zhao Feng turned around and walked out. The housekeeper looked at Shen Lilan and said, "Madam, I will see them off."

Shen Xilan was still standing there in a daze. She nodded stiffly and then looked at the people around her.

"What... does this mean?"

At this time, someone else came to report, "Your Majesty, General Ji wants to see you."

Shen Lilan nodded, "Let him in."

Ji Xinan walked in quickly and bowed with both hands: "Your subordinate greets Princess Ding'an."

"What is Military Advisor Ji doing?"

"I heard that someone had come from the palace, and I saw that the prince had not returned yet, so I was afraid that something had happened in the mansion, so I came to investigate."

Shen Yanlan looked at Ji Xinan and said, "The emperor sent someone to deliver an oral order, but there is something hidden in the order. I guess the prince is in Yang's mansion."

Ji Xixi's expression was stern. "My queen, the prince and the Yang family have always been at odds with each other in the court. If it were in the Yang Mansion, I'm afraid..."

"Quick! Prepare the carriage!" Shen Lilan made a prompt decision and shouted to the people below.

"Yes."

After saying that, Shen Lilan prepared to go out, and just as she turned around, she went back to the study.

Ji Xinan saw Shen Lilan coming out with a sword.

"Military Advisor Ji, follow me first. You will drive the carriage to the Prime Minister's residence immediately."

"Yes."

……

Inside the prime minister's residence, Zhou Cechen looked at Yang Zhen standing in the main hall with a sinister look on his face.

"Hand over the things."

Yang Zhen, wearing a purple robe with a golden belt around his waist, curled his lips as he looked at the person in front of him.

"What does this mean, my dear grandson?"

"Yang Zhen, you cruelly killed my mother and took her things for yourself. I came here today to tell the world that the Yang family has nothing to do with my mother and return her things to her."

"Announce it to the world?" Yang Zhen smiled and said, "I have been an official for many years, and I have never seen such a strange thing."

"She was the daughter of our Yang family when she was alive. Does that mean she is no longer the daughter of our Yang family after she dies?" Yang Zhen looked at the person next to him and asked.

"Of course." The person next to him quickly replied.

"Listen, he said yes. What else are you doing here?"

Zhou Cechen looked at Yang Zhen with deep eyes, "Yang Zhen, you have stepped on countless lives to get to where you are today."

“He who sows the seeds will reap the fruits.”

"You thought you were hiding something from the world, but in fact, you had already left behind countless evidences."

"If you do as I say, maybe I can leave your body intact."

Yang Zhen chuckled, "Look, look." He pointed at Zhou Cechen and looked at the servants beside him, "A conceited person is talking nonsense here."

"Have you forgotten how you kowtowed to your brothers and begged me in the Yang Mansion when you were four years old?"

"How dare a bastard like you to shout like that?"

"You, go ahead. Prince Ding'an is causing chaos in the Prime Minister's residence, so I will punish you on behalf of the Emperor."

Dozens of guards rushed forward and stabbed at Zhou Cechen with swords in their hands.

Zhou Cechen and Tang Song stood back to back, holding swords in one hand and fighting with the guards.

Yang Yuanming came out from the inner courtyard and walked towards Yang Zhen.

"Father, Zhou Cechen is so arrogant that he dares to act wildly in the Prime Minister's Mansion. It's really abominable."

Yang Zhen glanced at Yang Yuanming and said, "You are a Hanlin scholar and you can't fight him, so what are you doing here?"

Yang Yuanming took a look at the battle situation. As expected of the King of Ding'an, these guards were all well-trained, and he still had the upper hand.

"Father, I'm afraid the situation is..."

Before Yang Yuanming finished speaking, Yang Zhen glanced at him, and Yang Yuanming immediately said, "Isn't this Zhou Cechen going to take her mother's things and sever ties with the Yang family?"

"She's just a concubine's daughter. Once the relationship is over, it's over. Haven't you been displeased with him for a long time? Why don't you let him suffer the family rules of my Yang family?"

"This rule set by our ancestors is not something we are trying to make difficult for him. If he can get through it, we will just agree to it."

Yang Zhen looked at Zhou Cechen who was waving a sword, narrowed his eyes, and stroked his beard.

"Father, Zhou Cechen contradicts you every day in the court, why don't you punish him?"

"By then, we will not be guilty even if we beat him to death."

"Stop!" Yang Zhen asked the guards who were fighting in the yard to stop.

"Zhou Cechen, if you want your mother's things, I promise you." Yang Zhen stood in front of the yard and said, "But you must pay a price for these things."

"If you accept my Yang family rules, I will write a letter tomorrow to announce it to the world. From now on, your mother will have nothing to do with my Yang family anymore."

"How?" Yang Zhen curled his lips and looked at Zhou Cechen.

"Your Highness, no!" Tang Song said from the side.

Zhou Cechen's eyes were firm. He dropped the sword in his hand and said, "Use the family rules."

"Your Majesty!"

"According to the family rules, you must kneel down and receive forty blows of the military stick!" Yang Zhen ordered.

Two guards came up with military sticks, and Zhou Cechen lifted his clothes and knelt on the ground.

"beat!"

"Your Highness!" Tang Song wanted to step forward but was stopped by the guards. He wanted to draw his sword and fight with the guards.

"What? Do you want your master to be beaten for nothing?" Shi Xuan'an beside Yang Zhen looked at Tang Song.