Rebirth: The wedding night, my whole family was exiled, I raised 500,000 soldiers

Everyone in the Shen family was silent!

To outsiders, the Shen family is indeed very prosperous, but only they themselves know the real situation.

When the Shen family was sentenced to confiscation of property and exile, the first thing Shen Congwen did after returning to the capital was to take the imperial edict to the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Revenue.

The purpose of going to the Ministry of Justice was to tell the government that the Shen family was innocent, and then find out where their wealth had gone.

Shen Congwen was very dissatisfied with the result given by the Ministry of Justice. The file stated that the amount of property that was confiscated was very small, less than 500 taels in total. The most valuable things were the shops owned by the Shen family, but all the shops had been auctioned off by the Ministry of Revenue.

Shen Congwen also came from the Ministry of Revenue and knew the rules of officialdom. It was said to be an auction, but in fact it was divided up by the powerful and wealthy, and the good shops could not get any money at all.

He went to the Ministry of Revenue again.

When he left, he also brought the document of reinstatement. He had spent most of the day in the Ministry of Revenue, but only received a few thousand taels of rent. He should have received some compensation, but now the treasury was empty, and the people in the Ministry of Revenue hinted to Shen Congwen that even if he wrote to His Majesty, he would not be able to get his reinstatement back, and might even annoy His Majesty.

After all, everyone hates being asked for money. If Shen Congwen really dared to write a letter, it would be a slap in the face of Your Majesty.

The contract for the shop bought by the Shen family was signed for one year. Anyone could see that the ink on it was new, but the Ministry of Revenue had a good reason and there was nothing unreasonable about it. Shen Congwen could only accept the loss. He could only take back the shop after one year.

The Shen family had many gifts from the palace, but not everyone dared to embezzle them. There was only one possibility: those things either went into the pockets of the royal family or into the national treasury.

No matter where he went, he couldn't ask for anything.

Shen Congwen could only hold back his anger and return home with several thousand taels of silver and a few contracts.

After they returned to Beijing, they had to buy everything. It was fine before when only the eldest wife came back, he used the money to buy some things, and then spent some of it when he entered the palace. Those things were fine, and later the palace gave a lot of rewards, not only offsetting all of them, but also leaving a lot of surplus.

The other members of the Shen family came back, and the expenses were huge. In addition to the welcoming banquet, they bought everything from head to toe, including clothes, fabrics, and jewelry. Not only did they spend all the money they had previously saved, but they also owed a lot.

The Shen family is really short of money now!

What does Shen Lanxi mean by this?

Shen Lanxi smiled and said, "Have you forgotten that Zhou Ruyuan and I divorced peacefully? According to the laws of the Great Zhou Dynasty, a woman who divorces peacefully must return all her dowry!"

Shen Congwen immediately looked at Old Madam Shen.

As the head of the household, my mother knows the situation at home best. Otherwise, why would she accept gifts so easily?

Shen Lanxi: "The dowry includes rewards from the palace and things the Shen family bought for me. After I get it back, I won't tell which is the reward. I'll split it in half with the Shen family!"

Shen Congwen stared at Shen Lanxi and dodged twice.

Shen Lanxi's intention must be to let them go forward and ask for the dowry from Prince Zhennan. The Shen family is now behaving very cautiously and no one dares to provoke them.

What if I anger the Prince of Zhennan and make His Majesty unhappy?

Shen Lanxi: "You don't have to go either. I'll go by myself, and you don't have to ask for the dowry!"

Madam Shen said, "Congwen, it is only natural for a divorced woman to return her dowry. It is also reasonable for our Shen family to take it!"

Shen Congwen quickly lowered his head and said, "Mother is right. I'll go find a car right away!"

Shen Lanxi: "Father, do you have my dowry list at home?"

Shen Congwen was stunned. Even if he had it at home, it would have been lost during the house search.

Wei Rulan quickly reminded: "The Ministry of Internal Affairs should have a backup!"

Shen Congwen nodded quickly: "Yes, the royal family is involved in organizing this wedding, and the dowry list is not only in the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but also in the government office!"

Shen Yuanjing hurriedly said: "Father, I will go to the government office to get the dowry list now!"

Shen Congwen was confused, but when he heard his son say this, he nodded quickly.

Shen Yuanxu: "I'll go get a taxi!"

When Shen Lanxi got married, her wedding was a ten-mile long wedding. The dowry alone weighed more than a hundred loads, and each load was packed full and heavy.

If it were possible to exceed the limit, we could have filled dozens more boxes with those things.

Old Madam Shen thought about the empty storeroom at home, and then about the dowry of Shen Lanxi that stretched for ten miles when she got married. Her palms were sweating with excitement.

Even if only half of it was allocated, the Shen family's warehouse would be filled to the brim.

When she presented the dowry list, countless people were so angry that their eyes turned red and their handkerchiefs were torn into pieces.

In less than a quarter of an hour, all the people and carriages arrived.

Shen Lanxi walked in the front, on a tall and strong horse, and every few steps, someone would shout something.

"Shen family, Shen Lanxi, go to the Zhennan Palace to get the dowry!"

If Zhou Ruyuan and Bai Qingling dare to trip her up, she will make them both fall!

Zhou Ruyuan went to Chaoyun Palace to talk with Concubine Shu for a while, and then hurried back home with the imperial physician.

Just as he took the imperial physician to see Bai Qingling, he heard the report from the mansion.

"Your Majesty, the Shen family is here. Many people have come. They say they are here to get the dowry!"

Zhou Ruyuan and Bai Qingling's expressions changed instantly.

"Your Highness, we no longer have any of her things in our palace!" Bai Qingling had been living in fear these past few days, fearing that she would be assassinated. She couldn't eat or drink, and couldn't rest well. In just a few days, she looked like she had aged several years.

Zhou Ruyuan's eyes were dark and his face was expressionless. Bai Qingling's heart ached when she saw him like this.

"Your Highness, more than two years ago, the palace was robbed. The whole capital knew about it, and the government office also reported it." Bai Qingling felt a pang of pain when she thought of the lost things.

Seeing Bai Qingling crying, Zhou Ruyuan comforted her, "You have a good rest. I'll go out and take a look!"

Bai Qingling had already shown signs of miscarriage two days ago, and she had been lying in bed for the past few days, not daring to move at all, and needed someone to serve her when she ate or drank. When she heard Zhou Ruyuan say this, she struggled to get up and follow him.

The imperial physician quickly advised: "There are signs of miscarriage, you must not move any more!"

Zhou Ruyuan looked back and saw Bai Qingling stopped, turned around and walked out the door.

The gate of the palace opened and Zhou Ruyuan came out.

Shen Lanxi sat on the horse and raised her voice: "The people of the capital are here to bear witness for me, Shen Lanxi, today. My Shen family has come to take back the dowry!"

Chunxue opened the imperial edict of divorce and read it out in public!

Zhou Ruyuan walked up to Shen Lanxi with a sullen face.

"Can you give me a few days?"

Shen Lanxi: "Of course you can, but I want to take some away, and the rest must be returned in writing on a certain date!"

Zhou Ruyuan was lost in thought for a moment as he watched Shen Lanxi talking. Then, thinking about the palace storehouse, he frowned again.

"housekeeper!"

The palace steward hurried forward.

"How many things are left in the palace storehouse?"

The housekeeper said in embarrassment: "Prince, where is the thing? It is the same as it was when you left the palace and went to the northwest!"

If some of the palace’s things hadn’t been sold off back then, they wouldn’t even have been able to pay their monthly wages!