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

The steamed bread my daughter brought was obviously mixed with white flour. It was freshly made and had a strong aroma of grain. Things have come to this point, so why bother about gains and losses?

After Shen Congwen came to his senses, his stomach rumbled. Just as he was about to put the steamed bread into his mouth, he heard a quarrel in his brothers' room not far away.

"How can this be enough? Yuan Jing, we are a family, you can't just eat your fill and ignore us, right?"

"Yuan Jing, this is your fault. Why don't you take the food to your grandparents first to show your filial piety? You are so unfilial..."

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Shen Lanxi returned to the carriage and had lunch. It was early spring and the weather was not too hot. Even so, the ready-made food they brought could not be stored for more than three days. They could relax for three days. After these three days, they would have to make a fire and cook. If they wanted to have a meal, they would have to wait for an hour.

Shen Lanxi took a cherished bite of the sugar bun, eating some pickles and fermented bean curd, and looked towards the direction of the capital.

By now, the big gift she left for Zhou Ruyuan should have been unpacked and inspected!

Thinking of the funny looks of Zhou Ruyuan and Bai Qingling, she ate another big steamed bun.

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When Zhou Ruyuan and Bai Qingling returned to the mansion, it was almost dawn.

So many guards in the palace were injured, and now many people are eyeing the Zhennan Palace. Calling the palace doctor immediately is too fussy, as there may be spies planted in the palace.

Zhou Ruyuan endured it until dawn, sweating profusely from the pain. It was not until the servants in the mansion started to move around that he immediately had the injured guard taken to the martial arts training ground.

Zhou Ruyuan summoned the court doctor to treat him, claiming that he was injured in a fight with the guards.

"Your Highness only strained his muscles, there is nothing serious with his bones. Just don't use your right arm for half a month, and it will be back to normal!"

Bai Qingling was filled with anger when she thought of Shen Lanxi. She carefully wiped the sweat from Zhou Ruyuan's forehead, and tears of heartache rolled down her cheeks.

"Your Majesty, Shen Lanxi actually dared to hurt you so badly. She has such a vicious heart."

"The prince saw that she was a weak woman and deliberately let her go. Who would have thought that she would take advantage of this and kill the prince!"

Zhou Ruyuan looked at his fingers, which were still trembling occasionally, with heavy eyes. Only he knew that he had really used all his strength. When Shen Lanxi smashed down with a stick, it was like a huge rock weighing thousands of pounds. The reason why his arm was not broken like the guards was because he dodged quickly!

Shen Lanxi has been hiding her abilities!

Thinking of the humiliating words she said to him when she left, Zhou Ruyuan's face turned red and he clenched his hands tightly. Even the pain in his right arm could not resist the unwillingness that suddenly emerged in his heart.

When did she become so powerful? Why didn't she tell him?

"Your Highness, Your Highness, please let go of my hand. The court doctor said that you cannot use force with your right hand!" Bai Qingling saw Zhou Ruyuan so angry and thought that he hated Shen Lanxi to the core.

On the one hand, I felt sorry for the prince, but on the other hand, I felt extremely happy!

The prince has given up on Shen Lanxi. The best outcome for her is to die on the road to exile, and it would be best if her relatives watched her die in front of their own eyes!

"It's bad, Your Highness..." The servant from the palace came quickly to report.

Zhou Ruyuan came back to his senses from his stupor, gritted his teeth and shouted angrily: "What's the matter?"

The servant was so frightened that he almost lowered his head to his chest and muttered, "Rumors about the palace are spreading all over the street."

The servant didn't dare to say the rest.

Zhou Ruyuan had a hunch that this was not a good thing, and he immediately shouted at the table: "If you keep hesitating, I'll beat you with twenty sticks before you reply!"

The servant quickly knelt on the ground, kowtowed and said: "They all said that the prince slept in the outer room on his wedding night and asked for water three times in one night..."

Zhou Ruyuan stood up angrily and overturned the table. The tea set fell to the ground and shattered. The servants in the room trembled with fear.

Bai Qingling was angry at first, then her face turned pale.

This is a royal scandal. If it gets out of hand, His Majesty will not do anything to his own son, but will definitely punish her!

Bai Qingling looked down at her flat belly and immediately her eyes became determined.

"Your Majesty, I have an idea..."

On that day, Zhou Ruyuan requested permission to personally lead the troops to conquer the northwest. Unfortunately, he was a step too late. During the morning court session, the emperor had already decided on the commander-in-chief. If Zhou Ruyuan wanted to go, he could only serve as the commander-in-chief in the name of deputy general.

Zhou Ruyuan stood at the palace gate for a full hour, then walked back into the palace. When he came out again, he was holding a letter of appointment as deputy general. He immediately selected his troops and set out to conquer the northwest three days later!

When the city gate was about to close, a group of people mixed in with the civilians and quietly set off towards Dongchuan!

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Among the exiled group, except for the Shen family, all other men over the age of fifteen were wearing shackles and fetters, and their movement speed was not very fast.

The bailiffs also knew the identities of the Shen family and did not dare to make things difficult for them openly, but the same could not be said for other prisoners.

"Sir, please be kind. My grandmother is thirsty and would like to ask for a bowl of water..."

The prisoner didn't even finish his words before he was kicked and whipped.

"Drink water! You are prisoners, but you think you are the master. You still want to drink water? There is no water, but there is urine. Do you want to drink it?"

There was a mixture of curses and cries.

"Cry, cry, cry. Wait until someone dies before crying. Whoever of you I hear crying will be whipped..." The whip was used on several prisoners again, and finally no one dared to cry out loud.

Even if you cry, swallow the sound and cry in your mouth!

On the first day of exile, the prisoners still had the physical strength to hold on, and except for some who didn't understand their situation and were beaten, they all persevered.

In the evening, each person had a mixed flour steamed bun as big as a child's fist, which was their dinner.

All the prisoners were driven to sleep in the stables, while the yamen runners slept in lower-class bunk beds. These were standard provisions and did not cost any money.

After the yamen runners were settled, Shen Lanxi calculated the time and arrived late.

Several yamen runners were eating in the hall.

Shen Lanxi walked over slowly and said, "The yamen runners have worked so hard, and if they don't eat well, they won't have the energy to travel tomorrow. Bring us the best wine and food!"

The burly yamen runner saw Shen Lanxi coming up, looking weak and gentle, and the people he brought with him were old and young, and they couldn't cause any big trouble, so he let down his guard a lot.

"Little brother, what a coincidence, we meet again!"

They have been following the exile team, and even a blind person can see them. What a coincidence, it was just a casual remark!

Shen Lanxi smiled and clasped her fists: "We are destined to be together. In the end, I am lucky to have benefited from it."

The burly yamen runner raised his thick eyebrows and said, "What do you mean?"

Shen Lanxi immediately said flatteringly: "To be honest, I am transporting a batch of goods from the capital, and I am afraid of encountering bad guys on the road. The adults wearing official uniforms can just scare the bad guys away, so that they dare not take my goods! Isn't it because of the adults that I am taking advantage of you?"

The yamen runners felt comfortable and free of burden after being flattered by Shen Lanxi.

Shen Lanxi shouted to the shopkeeper again: "Arrange the best rooms for the yamen runners. They must be single rooms. I'll pay for them!"

Under normal circumstances, the yamen runners would definitely think that Shen Lanxi's visit had ulterior motives, but after being flattered by Shen Lanxi, they thought such an arrangement was natural.