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

"Those who have been assigned residences in the capital can go and take them back today. The rewards His Majesty has given you must be used generously in front of all the people in the capital."

"Yes!"

Shen Lanxi continued: "Those who have been assigned official positions can start to perform their duties after their families are settled."

Qian Feng Xiao Fang: “Yes!”

Shen Lanxi's eyes fell on Yan Huai and Sun Qian, and her tone turned into a warning: "The culprit of the Wei Jiajun case should be hiding in the capital. You two should not show up in public for the time being."

"Yes!"

It would be best for Emperor Zhou not to take action. Once he does, even if it is a trace as thin as a hair, she will unravel it and find out the culprit behind it.

The news of the opening of the special examination was soon announced to the world, and the happiest people were the students all over the world. They had studied hard since childhood, just to get into high school and bring honor to their families.

The imperial examination had been suspended for six years, and students all over the world were depressed. Now that the world has finally been pacified, many students ignored etiquette and cried for joy in the streets.

Among these happy people was Shen Congwen.

"Your Majesty has opened a special imperial examination. You have studied hard for a long time and finally have a chance to show your talents. From today until two days before the imperial examination, you are not allowed to step out of the door again. Send away all the maids in the room and replace them with smart servants. If you need pens, ink, paper and inkstone, go and buy them quickly. As for books, I have collected some rare copies and the Four Books and Five Classics with my personal annotations. You can take them all back and study them."

After Shen Congwen retired from court, he immediately returned home and gathered his sons who were studying at home to give them a lecture.

Shen Yuanqing and his companions listened for a while and then began to daydream. Shen Congwen did not stop until he knew that Shen Yuanjing had brought his wife and children back from outside the city.

Old Madam Shen and her family had already been waiting in the main hall. This was the legal wife that the eldest grandson of the eldest wife had brought back from the northwest, and it was a marriage that was granted by His Majesty. Kangzhu was also a princess of the Oirat Mongols, and it was a good relationship between the two states, so Old Madam Shen naturally took her seriously.

"Mother, Yuantang and his party have been gone for some time to pick up the princess. Do you want someone to urge them to come?" The old lady glared at Liu after she finished speaking.

"You can't control your sister-in-law." He couldn't see the situation clearly.

Liu, Miao and Tian all curled their lips. The old lady's flattery was too obvious, as if she was afraid that others didn't know that she was changing her attitude according to the situation.

Shen Lanxi followed Shen Yuanjing to pick up Kang Zhu and her daughter outside the city. They traveled quickly, sleeping in the open air, and the children couldn't bear it.

"Little eyebrow, come and let your aunt see if you have grown up a little." Shen Lanxi looked at the little girl with wide eyes and giggled when she saw her, and she couldn't help but raise a beautiful smile on her face.

"Look what your aunt brought you." Shen Lanxi waved her hand, and Wei Dongzhu took out a string of golden wind chimes from the box.

Shen Yuanjing and Kang Zhu's eyes lit up. What an exquisite thing.

It is so well made and inlaid with gems, it must be very precious.

Shen Lanxi: "When the little girl is awake in the future, hang this wind chime on her bedside. It will make a crisp tinkling sound. Our little eyebrow will definitely like it."

"Thank you, big sister!" Kang Zhu carefully took the wind chime. The gold wire hanging the bell was as thin as a hair. It must be made by a top-notch craftsman.

Shen Yuanjing glanced at his elder sister and Wei Dongzhu, and the smile on his face deepened.

"Let's go back home and talk!"

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Because Zhou Xinrou had not returned yet and Kang Zhu and her son had returned, it was not a formal family dinner. Madam Shen still had people prepare it in the name of a small family dinner, so that the family could get together.

"Greetings to grandma!" Before Kangzhu came, she specially asked the nanny to teach her the rules of the capital. She performed the greetings in a very proper manner without any mistakes.

Seeing that Kang Zhu was dressed like a Central Plains woman and respected her elders, Old Lady Shen nodded with satisfaction and immediately asked her personal maid to take out the gifts that had been prepared long ago.

"This pair of bracelets is my favorite thing. I will give it to my granddaughter-in-law as a gift today."

Kang Zhu looked at Shen Yuanjing, who nodded, and she took action.

"Thank you for your kindness, Grandma."

Afterwards, Old Madam Shen gave the child a longevity lock, and the other families also presented the gifts they had prepared.

Kangzhu also gave a gift in return. After the two sides finished exchanging gifts and started to arrange their seats, a noise was heard in the backyard.

"Why can't my child and I be seated at the table? I am also the daughter-in-law of the Shen family, and my son is the grandson of the second branch of the Shen family. Please let me in..."

Old Madam Shen's face darkened instantly.

"You bastard, weren't you locked up in the room? Why did you get out?"

Liu felt embarrassed and was about to stand up to take a look when she was questioned by Shen Conglian.

"Which second branch of the Shen family? I'm not at home, so where did the child come from?" He was not at home, so who did the women in the second branch give birth to the children with?

After hearing this, Mr. Shen's face turned even darker. The second son was such a fool. This was a family dinner, not the place for him to be foolish.

Liu tried to cover up and explained to Shen Conglian: "It was Wu from Yuanxu's room."

Shen Conglian asked loudly: "Which Wu..." He remembered who it was halfway through the question.

"How did you get her home?"

Liu quickly looked at the old lady for help, and the old lady looked uncomfortable.

"Second brother, you sit down first, all of you sit down, Liu, you explain to them!"

Seeing her son's gloomy face, Liu didn't dare to look up at her eldest son.

"Mother, didn't I tell you not to interfere?" Shen Yuanxu said, gritting his teeth and frowning.

Liu felt aggrieved, so she just gave it a go.

"It was that Wu who knew I would be soft-hearted. She knelt in front of me holding the child. When I saw how sick the child was, I was soft-hearted for a moment, and then..."

Shen Yuanxu said angrily, "Mother, Wu and I have divorced a long time ago. You brought her home again. What will outsiders think?"

Liu lowered her head and explained with grievance: "I don't feel sorry for Wu, I feel sorry for the child. Yuanxu, no matter what Wu's character is, the child is still the flesh and blood of our Shen family!"

Shen Yuanxu was so anxious that his veins popped out. He quickly turned to look at Shen Lanxi.

The latter smiled faintly and gave a reassuring look.

"This Wu is really vicious. Seeing that Yuan Xu has a bright future, she deliberately came here to ruin Yuan Xu's marriage."

Liu was startled.

Old Madam Shen's expression also changed.

Shen Lanxi: "When our Shen family was sentenced to exile, the women broke off their marriages, divorced, and broke off their engagements. Now that our Shen family has risen again, these people are sticking to us again. Do they think that our Shen family is all spineless and cowardly?"

Madam Shen looked at Shen Lanxi deeply and said, "Second brother, order someone to send Wu back to the Wu family."

Liu asked hurriedly, "Mother, where is the child?" The child was their Shen family's child and could not be sent away.

"Mother..." Shen Yuanxu called softly.

Liu was panicked. Why did her son call her? She was protecting her son's flesh and blood. Could it be that they had misunderstood? Did her son want Wu to stay?