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

Zhou Zhuangyun was unaware of the situation, so he asked his followers to ask, and soon received a reply.

"It's where the bastards in the mansion live."

The few of them walked without stopping and soon arrived at where Princess Ji lived.

"Mother locked the door today. It seems she doesn't want to see anyone." Zhou Zhuangyun looked at the closed door with a lonely face.

Shen Lanxi went forward and knocked on the door: "Princess, I'm Lanxi. You said before that you would make lotus seed and osmanthus cake for me. Is it ready?"

Zhou Zhuangyun asked in a puzzled tone, "Have you ever come to my house to see my mother before?"

Shen Lanxi: "Of course not. Didn't you say that the princess suffered from insanity? I just asked casually to see if she could answer it."

Zhou Zhuangyun was angry: "How could you tease my mother like this?"

Shen Lanxi: "Lotus seed osmanthus cake is also Yunxue's favorite cake. If your mother doesn't even remember this, it can only mean two things."

"What?" Zhou Zhuangyun didn't understand.

Shen Lanxi: "Either she's pretending to be sick, or she doesn't care about Yunxue at all."

Zhou Zhuangyun glared: "If you keep talking nonsense, don't blame me for being rude to you!"

Shen Lanxi: "Whatever you want, I'm afraid you can't beat me even if you want to be rude to me. Even if I stand here and let you hit me, you won't dare to hit me."

She was sent by His Majesty, and provoking her would be like slapping Emperor Renxiao in the face.

Zhou Zhuangyun was furious, but he could do nothing about Shen Lanxi.

Zhou Rulin and Zhao Zheng would not let him make any mistakes, and they stopped him on the left and right.

Zhao Zheng was angry and whispered: "She is just trying to provoke you. If you really hit her, you will commit a capital crime."

"She is a woman with a small mind and is always calculating. Your Majesty trusts her very much now. It will be of no benefit to us if we offend her."

"She is scheming and has a vicious heart..."

"A good man doesn't argue with a woman..."

Zhou Rulin and Zhao Zheng spoke one sentence at a time and finally persuaded Zhou Zhuangyun to stop.

During this time, Shen Lanxi knocked on the door several times, and finally someone came to open the door.

"Why is it you?" Zhou Zhuangyun was stunned when he saw that it was Zhou Chengan who opened the door.

Seeing so many people outside the door, Zhou Chengan shrank back, lowered his head and stepped aside.

"My mother is ill. The servants have been busy these days, and I happened to have nothing to do, so I came here to take care of her."

There was a dark flash in Zhou Zhuangyun's eyes, but he didn't ask any further questions.

"You go back and rest. I will send someone to take care of mother later."

Zhou Chengan hunched over and quickly retreated.

Zhou Rulin and Zhao Zheng didn't expect to be able to get a glimpse into the private affairs of the palace, and both felt a little uncomfortable.

"Mother, do you still remember Lanxi? Shen Lanxi, the one who used to play with my sister."

On the bed, a haggard-looking woman was lying with her eyes closed. Shen Lanxi took a few steps forward before she could see the woman's appearance clearly.

"Why has the princess become like this?" If she remembered correctly, the princess was only in her early forties. How come she looked as old as someone in her sixties or seventies?

Zhou Zhuangyun's eyes also turned red when he saw the look on his mother's face on the bed.

"Ever since my sister got married, mother blamed herself every day for letting her marry into the West Mountain. Later, the Great Zhou was in turmoil, and the West Mountain where my sister lived was also affected. Mother sent people to inquire about it several times, but they all came back empty-handed. Over time, mother became worried."

Shen Lanxi half-knelt in front of the bed and said softly, "Princess, don't worry about Yunxue's matter. I will definitely seek justice for her."

Zhou Rulin: "We have been talking here for such a long time, but the princess hasn't woken up yet. Let's go ask someone else." It was estimated that even if she woke up, we wouldn't be able to get anything out of her.

Zhao Zheng: "Let the princess have a good rest!"

Shen Lanxi and the others withdrew, and then Zhou Zhuangyun spoke a few words to his followers. When they arrived at the front house, someone had already gone to the backyard to take care of the princess.

Zhou Rulin: "Is the maid who served Yunxue back then still here?"

Zhou Zhuangyun: "You need to ask the steward in the mansion."

Afterwards, the housekeeper called several housekeepers in the mansion, one of whom had been in Zhou Yunxue's yard.

"I was promoted by the princess later on. The previous servants were all sold out by the princess because they did not think highly of the princess." said the housekeeper.

Shen Lanxi: "Where is the maid?"

The housekeeper said: "According to the rules, the maids who serve the princess must marry with the princess."

Shen Lanxi: "Does the mansion have Yunxue's dowry list?"

Zhou Zhuangyun: "Of course there is." Then he asked someone to get it.

The person sent by Zhou Rulin was checked.

"Are the maids following the princess Baihe, Danggui, Hongtiao, and Qinglian?"

Zhou Zhuangyun nodded: "It's the four of them."

People around Zhou Rulin: "They are all on the dowry list."

Zhou Zhuangyun: "Since you are on the list, you should follow your sister to Xishan."

Zhou Rulin said to Shen Lanxi: "Then we can only start with Zhou Yunyuan and Chen Suizhu."

Shen Lanxi nodded: "Can you give me a copy of the dowry list?"

Zhou Zhuangyun frowned: "What do you want the list for?"

Shen Lanxi: "Since Yunxue was designed to marry into Xishan, her body must be brought back to the capital after her death to make a clean break with those filthy people in Xishan."

"Now that she's back, she has to bring back the dowry she brought with her."

After Zhou Zhuangyun learned the reason, he was even more reluctant to give it.

"Sister is a member of my palace. Even if we need to take back the dowry, it will be my palace that will handle it. You don't need to worry about it."

Shen Lanxi: "Of course, it is reasonable for the palace to take it back."

"If you have nothing to ask, we will not keep you any longer in our palace." Zhou Zhuangyun said with a stern face as he sent the guest away.

Shen Lanxi: "Why not? We haven't asked other family members yet."

Zhou Zhuangyun's face immediately turned ugly.

"Shen Lanxi, I have cooperated with your investigation. If you continue to be aggressive, don't blame me for reporting you to His Majesty for abusing your power."

Shen Lanxi: "I didn't get any useful information from you, maybe other women know it?"

Zhou Zhuangyun was immediately furious: "Shen Lanxi, you simply don't take my Ji Wangfu seriously. Come, kick her out!"

When Zhou Rulin saw that it was true, he quickly stepped forward to negotiate peace.

"Prince, please give me some face. Lan Xi is just eager to find out the truth."

Zhou Zhuangyun said angrily: "Even if she wants to find out the truth quickly, she shouldn't insult the women in my house like this. Even if my Ji Wang Mansion has fallen, we are still royal relatives. How can she do whatever she wants?"

If Shen Lanxi's wish were fulfilled today and people knew about it, wouldn't they think that their palace was afraid of Shen Lanxi?

He had just given face to the eldest prince, so even if His Majesty knew about it, he would not blame him.

It’s just that Shen Lanxi is too nosy.

"My Lord, Shen Lanxi is deliberately bullying me because she sees that my Ji Wang Mansion is in decline. If I let her interrogate the women in the back house at will today, and the news gets out, how will my Ji Wang Mansion maintain its reputation? How can our Ji Wang Mansion walk around in the future?"