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

As soon as the news of the poetry banquet came out, students gathered in the capital city discussed it one after another, and finally defined this banquet as the Minor Spring Examination.

The Grand Tutor's Mansion, which had already been sparsely visited, was once again crowded with people, all wanting to get the qualification to enter the Chanting Literature Banquet.

No one knew where Shen Congwen heard the news, but he sent someone to find Shen Lanxi early in the morning.

"Yuan Xu will definitely be able to attend the Yongwen Banquet, but the family cannot just focus on Yuan Xu and ignore the other sons."

Shen Lanxi listened quietly.

"Although there was an imperial decree before that male members other than Yuan Xu could not take the imperial examination, it did not say that they were not allowed to attend the poetry banquet. Lan Xi, you are the daughter of the Shen family, and you will definitely need the help of your brothers in the future. You must make sure that all male members of the Shen family go to the poetry banquet this time."

As soon as Shen Lanxi sent Shen Congwen away, she went to the palace to file a complaint against Shen Congwen.

"Uncle, my father asked me to bend the law for personal gain. It's unjust. You have to stand up for Lan Xi..."

The corner of Emperor Renxiao's mouth twitched. His daughter was suing him, and she was really bold enough to do it.

Shen Congwen is really unlucky. He can actually threaten his daughter!

"Lan Xi, don't cry, leave this matter to me!"

Shen Lanxi had the token returned by Emperor Renxiao hanging around her waist, which allowed her to enter and leave the palace freely, and she left the palace happily.

Wang Bao kept finding fault with Shen Lanxi.

"Your Majesty, this Shen Lanxi comes to trouble Your Majesty whenever she has something to do, and she is not afraid of tiring Your Majesty."

Emperor Renxiao smiled and scolded Wang Bao.

"Her mother hangs around in temples all year round, and her father is confused and biased. If she doesn't complain to me, who else can she complain to?"

Wang Bao pinched his throat and said unhappily: "She just relies on your Majesty to support her~"

Emperor Renxiao continued to review memorials with a smile.

As soon as Shen Lanxi went to inspect the venue of the Yongwen Banquet, Emperor Renxiao issued an edict that officials of the fifth rank and above could bring their family members to the Yongwen Banquet, and other students could enter without examination if they were recommended by famous officials. If no one recommended them, they would be allowed to enter the Yongwen Banquet after passing the assessment of the Ministry of Rites.

When Shen Lanxi left, apart from saying hello to Emperor Renxiao and the Shen family, she did not tell anyone else.

So when Zhou Yunxue came to the door, he came empty-handed.

Zhou Yunxue asked the palace soldiers about Shen Lanxi's thoughts, but it was impossible to find out. In the end, she had to leave a servant to watch over her, and then went back in despair.

In a blink of an eye, it was the day of the literary banquet. Two days before, students and dignitaries had already arrived.

When the day came, the outside area was packed with people, and vendors were selling goods non-stop, creating a scene of great prosperity.

On the high platform, Shen Lanxi presented something to Emperor Renxiao.

"What is this?" Emperor Renxiao looked at the bamboo tube-like thing with great curiosity.

Everything Shen Lanxi had given him in the past was a treasure. This one must be a treasure as well, but he didn't know what it was used for.

Shen Lanxi picked up the bamboo tube and placed it on her right eye as a demonstration.

"Uncle, I found this by chance when I was shopping outside. It's called a telescope. When you are using it, you can see everything thousands of miles away clearly. I thought that only someone of your noble status could be worthy of such a good thing!"

Emperor Renxiao was intrigued by Shen Lanxi, so he took it from her and imitated it.

"Hmm~ It's really good stuff!"

The street scene outside the high wall can be seen clearly.

Shen Lanxi said with an expression that she was thinking about Emperor Renxiao wholeheartedly: "As the ruler of a country, although my uncle wants to have fun with the people every day, he has to consider various safety reasons. Now with this mirror, he can see the people living and working in peace and contentment, which is no different from having fun with the people!"

The more Emperor Renxiao read it, the more he felt that what Shen Lanxi said was true. Which king doesn't want to leave his name in history, and doesn't want to be an emperor of all ages and a wise ruler of a prosperous age?

The standard of a wise ruler in a prosperous era is that the people live and work in peace and contentment. Emperor Renxiao looked at the lively scene outside and became more and more fascinated. He almost forgot that Shen Lanxi was standing next to him.

It was not until Wang Bao came to remind him that the poetry banquet was about to begin that he reluctantly handed the telescope to Wang Bao.

"Keep it carefully. When we return to the palace, remind me to take it out and look at it." Today he stood on a high platform to watch the prosperous world. Tomorrow he would stand on the high city wall to watch the entire Great Zhou.

Wang Bao: “Yes!”

Shen Lanxi accompanied Emperor Renxiao to attend the banquet. All the officials and students who were going to attend the literary banquet had already arrived and had been waiting for a long time.

Someone took advantage of the moment when no one was paying attention and quietly looked up. He wanted to see the emperor's face, but he didn't expect to be attracted by Shen Lanxi behind Emperor Renxiao.

No matter whether the rumors against Shen Lanxi are true or false, there is one thing that no one will doubt.

That is, Shen Lanxi is deeply loved by the emperor!

Shen Lanxi wore a duke's uniform today and her hair accessories were done like a man. Such a simple outfit made all the women present jealous.

Even if they were wearing princess uniforms, county lady uniforms, or even imperial edict uniforms, they all pale in comparison to Shen Lanxi's pitch-black duke uniform.

After obtaining permission from Emperor Renxiao, Mei Nanhua walked to the platform and announced the official start of the Chanting Banquet!

As soon as the test questions were released, the students rushed to speak, all wanting to leave an impression in front of Emperor Renxiao and the civil and military officials. The scene could be described as water poured into a frying pan and exploding.

All members of the Shen family were present today, and her reclusive mother was also here.

Shen Congwen intended to promote the future sons-in-law of the Shen family, and those future sons-in-law were also present.

Shen Lanxi glanced around and saw Zhou Yunxue. Standing next to her was her husband Fang Wenting.

It’s just that Zhou Yunxue was sitting and Fang Wenting was standing.

People from the Jining Marquis' Mansion also came, including the Grand Secretary's family, the Left Prime Minister's family, and people who had connections with the Shen family.

The morning passed quickly, and several good students were called forward by Emperor Renxiao and asked their names. This greatly stimulated the students present.

During the lunch break, students gathered in groups and debated.

Shen Lanxi had originally made an appointment with Wei Dongzhu to have lunch together, and when someone from the Shen family came to call her, she took Wei Dongzhu to the Shen family to have lunch.

Seeing Wei Dongzhu and Shen Lanxi sitting together again, the Shen family had already gotten used to it. After a simple greeting, they started eating at separate tables.

"Why isn't Yuan Tang here?" Shen Lanxi suddenly asked.

Shen Yuanqing asked doubtfully: "He was still here just now?"

"I saw him just now. He must have gone to change his clothes!"

"I guess he'll be back soon."

Shen Congwen was still angry with Shen Yuantang, so he said casually, "Let's eat first. The poetry banquet will start soon. You guys didn't show much this morning, so you must seize the opportunity this afternoon."

Upon seeing this, the men of the Shen family quickly buried their heads in their food and dared not say another word.

Shen Congwen, on the other hand, started talking and never stopped. He talked about the poetry banquet in the afternoon, and his tone was full of regret.

After lunch, Shen Yuantang still hadn't come back, so Shen Lanxi quietly asked someone to look for him.

Just after sending people out, someone suddenly came to report in a panic.

"My Lord, something bad has happened!"