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

Shen Lanxi thought about it and shook her head.

"If I interfere, that would be an act of usurpation. The marriages my father arranged for the girls in our family were all very good. If my uncles don't have a suitable candidate, you can leave the marriage arrangement to my father!"

Shen Congli curled his lips immediately. Shen Lanxi's words were flawless no matter whether they were family members or outsiders.

Just after the palace examination ended, urgent news came from Nanning that pirates were rampant and had looted an entire county town overnight, killing and injuring thousands of civilians and plundering countless amounts of money.

Emperor Renxiao had just been happy about recruiting talented people, but after hearing the news, his eyes went dark and he fell heavily to the ground.

Fortunately, there were only him and Wang Bao in the Yangxin Palace.

"Your Majesty, I will go call the imperial physician right away!" Wang Bao was so frightened that he panicked.

Emperor Renxiao held Wang Bao tightly and said, "Don't call the imperial physician. Send the eldest prince back to the court immediately!"

Wang Bao was stunned for a moment, then hurried to do it.

……

Wei Dongzhu was taking a rest today. When he came in from the main gate, he saw that the mansion was closed, so he went around to the back door.

"The general is here."

The palace soldiers let Wei Dongzhu in.

"Where is your lord?"

The palace soldier shook his head: "I don't know, the master only ordered that you be taken in when you come."

Wei Dongzhu's eyes flashed: "What if someone else comes?"

Palace soldier: "My lord said that he will not see anyone!"

Wei Dongzhu raised the corner of his mouth and walked in briskly.

Why is he here?

When Wei Dongzhu saw Ban Sicao, he frowned subconsciously.

"Lan Xi."

Shen Lanxi raised the corner of her mouth: "You came just in time. Cheng Zheng came back from the northwest and brought me a lot of things. If you hadn't come, I would have asked someone to send them to you."

Wei Dongzhu walked closer with a smile.

Ban Sicao: "Let's have roasted lamb for lunch. I haven't had authentic roasted lamb since I came to the capital!"

"it is good!"

Hearing the two of them interacting with each other, Wei Dongzhu felt a little uncomfortable again.

"Although mutton is delicious, we can't eat too much in this season. I picked some peaches from a farm outside the capital. I picked a lot, so I asked the peach farmer. The ones I can't finish can be made into dried peaches. This way, I can eat peach meat in winter."

Ban Sicao glanced at Wei Dongzhu and twitched his lips.

"It's just peaches, isn't it? How can it be as delicious as mutton? The honeydew melons from our Western Regions are also delicious. I'll write a letter and ask someone to send some more over."

Wei Dongzhu's smile did not reach his eyes. He looked at Ban Sicao and said, "Lan Xi prefers peaches."

Ban Sicao looked at him and said, "No matter how delicious something is, if you keep eating it, you will get tired of it. If you haven't tried honeydew melon, how do you know that honeydew melon is not your favorite? What if you start to like it after eating it for a while?"

Wei Dongzhu almost gritted his teeth and said: "People's preferences will never change. Even if they just change their taste occasionally in the middle, what they like in the end is still the one they chose at the beginning."

Ban Sicao laughed unhappily, and almost defiantly retorted: "There is something called habit. If you eat it and use it over and over again, you will get used to it. Will it become indispensable to you in the future?"

Wei Dongzhu's eyes suddenly became fierce.

"you……"

Chunxue came over carrying a basket, and Cheng Zheng followed behind Chunxue, wiping his hands.

Wei Dongzhu's follower Sicao snorted coldly, turned around and ignored each other.

"Why aren't you arguing anymore?"

"It's quite interesting to watch you two quarreling!" Shen Lanxi smiled and watched the fun.

Ban Sicao: "I won't talk to you anymore. I'm going to get busy!" He still had to do what Shen Lanxi asked him to do, so he didn't have time to argue with Wei Dongzhu.

Cheng Zheng looked back and forth between the two of them with curiosity. Seeing that no one explained, he went to Shen Lanxi.

……

The gate of the Juding Mansion had not been closed for two days when the Shen family came to deliver the news.

"Ms. Yuantang will be back tomorrow. The old lady asked, are you going back?"

Shen Lanxi refused directly.

"No, tell the old lady. It will be awkward when we meet."

"Yes!"

As soon as the people from the Shen Mansion were sent away, Emperor Renxiao summoned them.

"Lan Xi, the Nanning pirates are causing chaos. I want to hear your opinion."

Shen Lanxi: "Your Majesty, I am not good at naval warfare, and I don't know much about Nanning. If you really want to hear what I have to say, I will dare to say a few words."

"For naval warfare, we must use soldiers who are very familiar with naval warfare, and also those who are very familiar with the terrain and sea areas of Nanning."

Emperor Renxiao nodded.

"That makes sense. You are indeed a general who has fought on the battlefield."

Shen Lanxi: "Uncle, I'll be proud if you say that."

Emperor Renxiao smiled and said, "I want to send a prince to supervise the army. Who do you think is more suitable?"

Shen Lanxi's pupils deepened, and she said in distress, "Uncle, this is really difficult for me."

Emperor Renxiao: "I just want to hear your opinion, how can I make things difficult for you?"

Wang Bao: "Nonsense, you actually questioned His Majesty!"

Emperor Renxiao glanced at him and said, "You are everywhere. We are talking properly, don't interrupt us!"

Wang Bao quickly and carefully bent down: "Yes!"

Shen Lanxi: "Uncle, each of the princes is outstanding. If I say anything about anyone, it would be like offending those who didn't say anything. Aren't you trying to trick me?"

When Emperor Renxiao heard her say this, he laughed unhappily and said, "You are becoming more and more naughty, a naughty monkey."

Shen Lanxi: "Uncle, how can you talk about your niece like this?"

Emperor Renxiao: "You can speak freely. What we said in the study today will not be spread."

Shen Lanxi: "You asked me to say this. If I said something wrong, please don't blame me."

"Don't be surprised, just tell me what you want to say." Emperor Renxiao was very curious about who she would choose.

Shen Lanxi: "None of your princes have ever fought a naval battle. Zhou Ruyuan is better, at least he has been on the battlefield, but from what I know, he is a landlubber, right?"

Emperor Renxiao rolled his eyes at Shen Lanxi in annoyance.

"Let me tell you, anyone can go. It's really hard to choose. Just draw lots or send two more princes."

Emperor Renxiao thought she would have some brilliant ideas, but she was just like this?

"Do you think fighting is a joke? Drawing lots? I even wonder how you got the title of General Zhenbei."

Shen Lanxi: "Didn't I have a choice at that time? Dongchuan was in chaos, and I was forced to do it. If there were no traitors chasing us, our family might still be farming in Dongchuan now."

Emperor Renxiao stared at her and took a deep breath.

Even if it was the truth, Emperor Renxiao felt choked up when he heard Shen Lanxi say it so bluntly.

"If you leave, I won't have to discuss this with you anymore!"

Shen Lanxi: "I am always available. If you want to discuss something with me again, I will come next time!"

Emperor Renxiao: “…”

After Shen Lanxi left, Emperor Renxiao began to complain.

"I didn't realize he was still a rogue."

Wang Bao: "Isn't it because you spoil me~"

Emperor Renxiao was not really angry. He just said a few words and then started thinking about things.

The next morning, the imperial edict was delivered to Zhou Ru'an's residence.

"By the will of Heaven... confer the title of King of Pinghai on the Second Prince Zhou Ru'an, and send him to Nanning to wipe out the pirates!"