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

Zhou Rulin: "What Chen Suizhu said was full of mistakes and omissions, and there must be a lot that she didn't say."

Shen Lanxi looked at her solemnly and said, "I will report these words to His Majesty truthfully and let my uncle make the decision."

When Zhou Rulin heard her mention her father, he swallowed the rest of the words back.

"Chen Suizhu, where are the maids and guards who followed you back then?"

Chen Suizhu's eyes flashed, and she said sarcastically, "No, do you think everyone is like you, who is always surrounded by people wherever he goes, and orders the maids and servants around."

Shen Lanxi: "Where are the others? You guys didn't bring any maids with you, did you?"

Chen Suizhu: "It's been so long since the incident happened, I have forgotten it. Why don't you go ask Prince Ji's Mansion? Zhou Yunxue is a legitimate daughter of the mansion. Her background is different from ours. She must have brought maids with her."

Shen Lanxi: "Everything you say now will be reported to His Majesty later. If you want to lose your head, just keep talking tough!"

Chen Suizhu's eyes darkened and she remained silent.

Zhou Rulin: "You said you were picking willow branches on the shore. Who can testify for you?"

Chen Suizhu: "Everyone who went boating on the lake can testify to me that we were all together at the time."

Shen Lanxi: "Is it because you are jealous of me that you made things difficult for Zhou Yunxue after I left?"

Chen Suizhu had a dark face and said nothing.

She didn't kill Boren, but Boren died because of her.

Shen Lanxi just felt a chill in her heart.

With a clapping sound, applause broke out.

Zhao Zheng slapped Chen Suizhu in the face with such force that he knocked her and the chair she was sitting on to the ground.

"Zhao Zheng, you dare to hit me!" Chen Suizhu covered her face and questioned unwillingly.

Zhao Zheng was agitated and cursed angrily: "You vicious woman, even if Yun Xue was not pushed into the water by you, you are still responsible. When the Marquis's Mansion just cancelled the marriage with the Ji Wang Mansion, your Chen Mansion took the initiative to come to us for marriage. I was wondering how it could be such a coincidence, it turns out that you wanted my position as the wife of the Yongning Marquis!"

Chen Suizhu got up from the ground like crazy and rushed towards Zhao Zheng.

Zhou Rulin was standing in the middle. Due to etiquette, he hurriedly dodged, calling for help while dodging.

"Come here quickly and stop her"!

Zhao Zheng pushed Chen Suizhu to the ground again.

"You crazy woman, you vicious woman..."

Zhou Rulin looked at the mess in the room with a dark face, feeling exhausted.

All day long he was either trying to stop a fight or to mediate peace.

It seemed as if all the words I had said in the whole year had been said today. My mouth was dry and I couldn't even take a sip of hot tea.

"Lan Xi, even if Chen Suizhu didn't do this, she is still involved. Do we still need to look for Zhou Yunyuan?" Zhou Rulin asked tiredly.

Shen Lanxi: "I've checked everything, she's not the only one missing."

This is true.

"I think we won't get anything if we continue asking. Why don't we go ask Zhou Yunyuan again?" Zhou Rulin said.

Shen Lanxi: "Okay!"

Marquis Yong'an and his wife were cursing and accusing each other in the house, while Shen Lanxi and Zhou Rulin had already left the mansion.

"It's already this late, why don't you go eat first?" If you don't eat now, you will miss lunch.

Shen Lanxi: "Should we go back home or just eat something outside?"

Zhou Rulin: "I'm not that particular. I can have a good meal at a roadside stall."

Shen Lanxi: "The eldest prince is really approachable, a little different from what I imagined."

"What's the difference?" He was very curious.

As Shen Lanxi led Zhou Rulin to find a stall, she said, "The princes must be pampered. Take Zhou Ruan for example, he has fine clothes and delicious food, and everything is exquisite. And Zhou Ruyuan, even if he has been on the battlefield, he would not be like the eldest prince, who casually said he would eat at a stall."

Zhou Rulin suddenly understood and nodded with a smile.

"Maybe it's because my fiefdom is so poor that I can't bear to spend money."

Shen Lanxi smiled and shook her head: "Even if I'm reluctant, your status is here. I think you are very... approachable."

Zhou Rulin's eyebrows jumped, then he smiled and waved his hands: "Don't say that casually. If someone with ulterior motives hears it, who knows how they will frame me."

Shen Lanxi: "There's no one else here, so just treat it as something I just said casually, Your Highness."

Zhou Rulin looked at the person leading the way in front of him, and the smile in his eyes deepened.

While eating wontons at the stall, Zhou Rulin specifically instructed the guards to find out whether Zhou Yunyuan was at home.

When they had almost finished eating, the guard came to reply.

"Zhou Yunyuan is not here. She followed her husband back to visit relatives."

Shen Lanxi complimented, "The eldest prince has thought it through carefully. If we go over there directly, we will definitely come up empty-handed."

Zhou Rulin: "Have you found out when he will be back?"

Guard: "Come back tomorrow."

Shen Lanxi: "That's great. Let's sort out the confession, go to the palace, and report the progress."

Zhou Rulin nodded: "Lan Xi, you really opened my eyes today. You made me see that women are just as good as men."

Shen Lanxi: "Thank you for the compliment, Prince."

It was getting late, so the two of them sorted out their testimonies in the carriage and arrived at the palace before the palace gates closed.

"Uncle, the eldest prince and I have uncovered something today, and I am here to report it!"

Emperor Renxiao just wanted to use Zhou Yunxue's case to achieve his desired goals and was not concerned about the case itself.

In front of Shen Lanxi, I still have to pretend.

"Go ahead."

Shen Lanxi explained what happened, and then presented her confession, and then said: "I suspect that there is something wrong with the dowry list given by Prince Ji's Mansion. The four maids on it may not have gone to Xishan with them."

Emperor Renxiao: "Speak your mind."

Shen Lanxi: "I would like to ask the King of Zhennan to check the dowry of Princess Yuxue in Xishan."

Emperor Renxiao glanced at Zhou Rulin, thought for a moment and said, "If it is related to the case, it is okay."

Shen Lanxi: "According to Chen Suizhu's confession, the eldest princess is implicated. I don't know how to decide, so I would like to ask my uncle for advice."

When Emperor Renxiao heard the eldest princess' name, his face darkened.

"Lan Xi, please leave the palace first. I will leave the eldest princess's affairs to your eldest brother."

"Yes."

……

After leaving the palace, Shen Lanxi let out a long breath.

Playing nice with these people today really wore out her patience!

"Sir, have you gained anything today?" Che Mingyuan had been waiting in the mansion early.

Shen Lanxi said with a sharp gaze: "Zhou Rulin wants to recruit me."

Che Mingyuan smiled and said, "He is not particular about small matters."

Shen Lanxi said coldly: "He is surrounded by wolves, there is no choice."

Che Mingyuan whispered, "A letter was delivered. What Zhou Cheng'an said was correct. After he was sent out of the capital, he was initially guarded. Later, when they saw that Prince Ji's Mansion didn't care, no one cared about him."

"On paper, the wife of the Crown Prince is in charge of the Ji Palace, but in reality, it's Zhou Qinian's concubine who's in charge. It's not obvious from the outside, but in fact, there's a lot of fighting going on inside."