On the day of the granted marriage, the daughter of a general wept and was reborn!

“Can you share one or two with me?”

Lian Zhao came forward and forced a smile on his face.

Shen Wantang stretched out his hand to block Lian Cheng, raised his eyes, and a flash of cold light flashed over.

"Your Highness, please respect yourself."

I had told Cen Xiao about my feelings early in the morning, but to my surprise, he still kept moving forward.

If it wasn't the man's nature, then it would just be indiscreet.

Shen Wantang showed disgust on his face, and Lian Zhao stopped moving forward.

He walked to the side and sat down slowly, making sure the wound on his butt wouldn't hurt.

"I have something I want to ask Your Highness. Once Your Highness tells me, I will tell you everything I know." Shen Wantang picked up the teacup and took a sip, then spoke in a low voice.

Now in the capital, Lian Zhao could only endure it.

"I wonder what's going on in the court these days?" Shen Wantang asked bluntly.

After the words fell, Lian Zhao sneered disdainfully: "Miss Shen, you really think too highly of me. I am just a hostage. Who do I have the status to attend the court?"

Shen Wantang had expected Lian Zhao to do this, so he said calmly, "The prince hangs around the noble ladies in the capital all day long, how could he not know?"

This one sentence exposed Lian Zhao's lie. He was slightly stunned and managed to force a smile.

"I just wanted to tease you, but I didn't expect that Miss Shen is so smart." Lian Zhao took the teacup handed to him by Shen Wantang and smiled awkwardly.

"During the time when you were away from Beijing, things in the court were quite exciting." Lian Zhao's eyes lit up when he talked about these things.

"You know the position of the Prime Minister in the capital. He is a powerful official." Lian Zhao looked serious. Suddenly, his eyes narrowed slightly. "However, this year's top scholar Xia Huai'en has become a stumbling block for the old Prime Minister to dominate the officialdom."

After he finished speaking, Lian Zhao put down the teacup seriously and raised his eyebrows.

Shen Wantang was indifferent - with Xia Huai'en's scheming, he could fight against Ji Xunchuan, let alone a prime minister.

After all, in her previous life, she had experienced Xia Huai'en's methods.

"Aren't you surprised?" Lian Zhao, who was waiting for Shen Wantang's surprised look, frowned.

Shen Wantang raised her eyelashes and raised her eyebrows: "I wonder what this top scholar has done?"

Lian Zhao turned around angrily, grabbed the teacup and drank it all in one gulp.

"Your top scholar is really bold. He was just a minor official who revised the books of the Ministry of Rites at the beginning. He didn't even have a rank, but he dared to speak out. He said that there are too many nepotisms in the officialdom nowadays, money is not used for the right purpose, and there are too many redundant officials. He said a lot of things, and your emperor heard them all."

Lian Zhao curled his lips and sneered.

"So, your emperor was very pleased and directly promoted him to the position of Minister of Personnel."

Having said this, there was still a hint of disdain on Lian Zhao's face.

Hearing this, Shen Wantang smiled calmly - it turned out that Xia Huai'en was determined to reform and had made the decision early in the morning.

"I've told you everything I've learned. Now, it's your turn."

Lian Zhao raised his eyebrows and leaned to the side.

Shen Wantang said calmly: "The Rong Kingdom is invading and colluding with the Shancheng uprising army."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lian Zhao's face changed drastically, and uneasiness gradually emerged in his eyes.

Previously, Dacheng had fought a war with Rong State, which resulted in heavy casualties and a depleted treasury. How come they have the money to send troops now?

This is not the point - with the Rong State's invasion this time, his life as a hostage of the Rong State will probably be difficult from now on.

"The mountain city is hundreds of miles away from the border between Rong State and Dacheng. Your Highness, if Rong State can do something in the mountain city a hundred miles away, what is the situation like in the hundreds of miles in between?"

Shen Wantang raised her eyebrows and looked at Lian Zhao beside her.

Lian Zhao frowned, and the unruly look just now completely disappeared, replaced by endless melancholy.

"Miss, Aunt Liu has sent someone to invite you to the banquet." Outside the door, Qing'e knocked lightly and said softly.

Lian Zhao finally came back to his senses.

"Your Highness, please go back." Shen Wantang slowly stood up and spoke lazily.

I didn't hear any sound, but when I turned around, Lian Zhao, who was sitting next to me, had already left.

After putting on her clothes, Shen Wantang slowly opened the door.

"Did anything happen in the mansion during the time I was away?" Shen Wantang asked softly.

"During the time you were away, Aunt Liu was very busy. The second young lady is almost married, but no one has come to propose marriage. The master is busy with military affairs, so the second young lady's marriage has been delayed."

Qing'e spoke slowly.

It's probably not that there are no one proposing marriage, but that Aunt Liu is too picky and doesn't like those who do.

In the previous life, a scholar from a poor family came to marry, and General Shen accepted the offer, but Shen Ying was unwilling.

The family of that poor scholar was truly poor. He was an orphan and his widowed mother who had to look after two acres of land. The annual harvest was not even enough to pay the agricultural tax, so the old mother had no choice but to farm during the day and weave at night.

It's like this every day, every year.

Fortunately, the scholar worked hard and won the title of Jinshi, and his career in officialdom was smooth afterwards.

Thinking of this, murderous intent gradually gathered in Shen Wantang's eyes - she wanted to give up such a good marriage and choose to be Ji Xunchuan's dog, pushing her whole family into the fire pit.

After just a moment, he reached the front hall.

At that time, the table was already prepared, waiting for Shen Wantang to take his seat.

Shen Ying, who was sitting next to Aunt Liu, looked reluctant, but when she saw Shen Wantang, she had to force a fake smile.

"Tang'er is here, waiting for you." Aunt Liu stood up and smiled flatteringly.

Shen Wantang sat down - today's meal was really rich, even more sumptuous than the New Year's Eve dinner in previous years.

"Come, let's raise our glasses and congratulate Tang'er on his victorious return." Aunt Liu stood up and raised her glass high.

The New Year was approaching, and things had finally calmed down. Shen Wantang didn't want to make things too awkward.

Then she stood up and drank the wine in the glass.

Today's banquet was relatively peaceful. Not as Shen Wantang had expected. Shen Ying ate quietly and Aunt Liu did not act up.

Of course, she also knew that this peace was only momentary.

as predicted.

"Master, it's almost the end of the year. After the new year, Ying'er will be seventeen. Girls of her age would have married early. Now, she is still unmarried. This is really a worry for me..."

As she spoke, Aunt Liu seemed about to cry, and her voice trembled.

General Shen slowly put down his bowl and chopsticks, frowning slightly.

"Didn't Ying'er find anyone who wanted to marry you attractive a few days ago?"

General Shen spoke quietly.

Aunt Liu was slightly startled, but then she returned to her pitiful self: "Master, you are a general of the first rank. Our family background is not high, but it is not low either. Those who come to propose marriage are really..."