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

Shen Lanxi looked around and asked, "Where's mother?"

Liu secretly glanced at the old lady and whispered, "He went to the temple again. I don't know what good things there are in the temple. They are more important than the marriage of his children."

"Ahem..." Old Madam Shen rolled her eyes at Liu.

The latter quickly retracted his neck.

"Lan Xi, Yuan Xu is the first male in our family to get married in the capital, so we can't be careless!"

Shen Yuanxu couldn't listen any more.

"Mother, I've already been married once before, have you forgotten?"

It would be fine if you didn't mention it, but as soon as you mention it, Liu will explode and chase after Shen Yuanxu to beat him.

"Tell me, what kind of person did you marry before? She needed someone to feed her when she ate or drank. Is that what you call marriage? What sin did I commit in my previous life to give birth to a sinner like you..."

Shen Lanxi quickly stepped aside to make room for Liu to fight.

Liu really took action, and he couldn't continue fighting.

"Lan Xi, what exactly does His Majesty mean?"

Before she could say anything, Shen Yuanxu had already warned her: "Mother, you must not make irresponsible remarks about the royal family!"

Liu was so scared that she quickly covered her mouth.

After a while, someone from the palace came to tell Shen Lanxi that the matter of the Yongwen Banquet had been taken over by the Dali Temple and she didn't have to worry about it anymore.

That afternoon, two more palace guards were added to the Dali Temple prison, and then the news was leaked outside, and the case was closed.

The Yongwen Banquet was proposed by Qi Yingqun, and now that something has happened, the palace people are pushed to take the blame. Emperor Renxiao may not be sure who did it, but he must have known that it was someone in the palace, so he hastily closed the case.

Sometimes, the royal family, like ordinary people, does not want their family's dirty laundry to be made public.

Only one day later, the Shen and Hu families had already started their engagement ceremony.

When Shen Lanxi arrived that day, although the Hu family did everything right, it was obvious that they were perfunctory.

After all, a good princess consort is the prince who has the greatest hope of inheriting the throne of the Zhou Dynasty. Once Zhou Ruyuan ascends the throne, the princess consort will be the queen. Marrying Shen Yuanxu, at best, is an official in the court. It is obvious which is more important.

After hurriedly completing the engagement ceremony, they began to discuss the wedding date. Emperor Renxiao's meaning was very clear, in one word: hurry!

The Hu family felt ashamed that their legitimate daughter married an unknown man as a concubine, so they hastily picked the nearest auspicious day, which was seven days later, and then sent the guest away.

The next day, the Hu family's maid brought an invitation to Shen Yuanxu through the side door, asking him to go out for a meeting.

The invitation passed around Shen Lanxi's hands before it reached Shen Yuanxu's hands.

"Lan Xi, is it possible that Miss Hu wants to break off the engagement?" Shen Yuanxu approached Shen Lan Xi again with the invitation.

Shen Lanxi said calmly: "Tell her that although you didn't pass the exam, you have one advantage!"

Shen Yuanxu didn't know what advantages he had. He was just a commoner now, and although he was praised by His Majesty, they were all empty words.

What an advantage this is.

Shen Lanxi: "Tell her that men in our family are not allowed to take concubines. Anyone who dares to take a concubine will be killed without a complete body!"

Shen Yuanxu: "..." He glanced at Shen Lanxi and went to the appointment silently.

When he came again the next day, his face looked much happier, and he asked Shen Lanxi to help him buy something the woman liked to give to Miss Hu.

After thinking it over again and again, Shen Lanxi gave Shen Yuanxu a treasure box.

"The things in here are my gift to you as a family heirloom."

Seeing how mysterious she was, Shen Yuanxu became curious and wanted to open it to take a look, but was stopped by Shen Lanxi.

"I haven't sent this anywhere, Your Majesty."

Shen Yuanxu understood how valuable such a thing was, and he carried the box into the carriage like a treasure. When he opened it, he was so shocked by the ginseng with thick limbs and spreading branches inside that he almost forgot to breathe. When he came to his senses, he was so scared that he quickly closed the box.

This precious medicine is indeed valuable. As far as he knows, the ones sent to His Majesty are not as good as this one.

If he really had to send it to the Hu family, he would feel a little reluctant.

……

In a blink of an eye, it was the day of Shen Yuanxu's wedding. Wu Tong, a man from the family of the Left Prime Minister Wu, came with gifts to represent the wedding. In addition, many other people from the court came.

Emperor Renxiao and the harem both sent rewards, so many that they flowed into the Shen residence like water.

Shen Lanxi opened three seats separately, one for Wei Dongzhu and others, one for the Beijing guards, and one for the examiners from the Ministry of Rites.

As the Duke of Zhenbei, she had seats reserved at all three tables.

The women ate their food while whispering to each other.

One of the tables was occupied by royal relatives, and there were also many who had had personal relationships with Shen Lanxi in the past. All of them came with their husbands.

Several people, seeing Shen Lanxi sitting at the man's table, began to criticize her.

"Girls and boys are not allowed to sit at the same table when they are seven years old. How can a girl like her mix with men?"

"You're always in the spotlight, bringing shame to us women."

"No wonder she didn't get back together with Prince Zhennan. If a woman like this entered the royal family..."

Zhou Yunxue's words suddenly became intense.

"Lan Xi is a person who can sit among men and talk about her status. Who do you think you are? How dare you talk about her?"

Zhou Yunyuan's expression froze, and she looked around quickly. Seeing that everyone at the table was looking at her, her cheeks suddenly became hot and she became angry and embarrassed.

"Zhou Yunxue, who do you think you are? How dare you speak to me so loudly?"

Zhou Yunxue dodged twice, then looked up and looked directly at Zhou Yunyuan.

"I am the legitimate daughter of Prince Ji, and you are the illegitimate daughter of Prince Ping. The order of rank is the same. Even if you make trouble in front of His Majesty, I am not afraid of you!"

Zhou Yunyuan hated it most when people used her status as a concubine's daughter to make trouble. When she heard Zhou Yunxue say this, she glared at her fiercely.

"My husband is an examiner for the imperial examination. If you dare to offend me, aren't you afraid of implicating your husband? Didn't you like to follow Shen Lanxi and imitate her the most in the past? Now she is an abandoned woman. Do you also want to imitate her and be divorced by your husband's family?" Zhou Yunyuan looked arrogant.

"Abandoned woman? I never knew that my reputation among the women in the capital was just that of an abandoned woman?" Shen Lanxi's voice suddenly sounded.

Zhou Yunyuan shuddered violently and when she turned around, she saw Shen Lanxi standing behind her.

Shen Lanxi smiled and looked at Zhou Yunyuan: "I heard someone say before that when I first returned to Beijing, someone gave me a nickname, the Northwest Female Butcher. I like this name very much, and I wanted to thank these people, so I specially sent someone to find out."

Zhou Yunyuan's eyes slowly widened in disbelief. It was impossible. They just said it casually at that time. Besides, it wasn't just them who said it, so many people were saying it. It was impossible for Shen Lanxi to find evidence to prove that it was her who said it.

Shen Lanxi: "It just so happens that today, two witnesses who saw the rumor coming to the wedding banquet."

Liu Yan returned to Bansicao and stood up to salute Shen Lanxi.

Zhou Yunyuan had long forgotten about such a long time ago. Seeing Liu Yanhui in a brocade dress, she had a vague impression in her mind.

When the Zhenbei Army entered the capital, she did meet a person who was dressed very gorgeously when she was talking to a few sisters.

Zhou Yunyuan looked at Shen Lanxi without blinking. It had been so long, but she was still bringing up old grudges. Why was she so vindictive?