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

Among the old clothes and bedding was a large bag of gold and silver.

"According to witnesses, this bag of gold and silver was given by the maidservant beside the eldest prince's wife." Wang Bao looked at Cao with a cold face.

"First Princess, where are the maids around you?"

Cao froze for a moment, and hurriedly explained, "They are all waiting outside the palace."

Wang Bao: "Bring the person in."

Don't bring in three palace maids in total. Rich families prefer to bring maids in in pairs and avoid having them appear alone.

"Is there a maid missing?"

Cao shouted, "Where's Xiaoxi?"

The three palace maids were so frightened that they knelt on the ground in panic.

"Xiaoxi just said she had a stomachache and went to the toilet. She's been gone for a while."

Wang Bao's eyes sharpened: "Why don't you go find it quickly!"

The guard replied, "We didn't find any footprints of others by the lotus pond, but there were some scratches. I guess he tried to pull something to save himself when he fell into the water, but he didn't find anything to use as leverage."

Shen Lanxi nodded, and on the surface the truth was already clear.

Zhou Rulin's face was as dark as iron, and Cao was terrified.

Shen Yuantang's eyes flashed with pride. It would be best if there was no evidence against the perpetrator, and then the crime could be easily pinned on Cao.

She deserved it. Of course, Concubine Shu was not a good person either.

She would definitely lose the baby in her belly. She was already so old, why would she want a child? Wouldn't it be better to help the prince wholeheartedly?

I hope Concubine Shu can stay on her sickbed forever, so she doesn’t have to be called into the palace to set rules every now and then.

The guard who was looking for someone came back soon and also brought back bad news.

"When we found the maid, she had already committed suicide by taking poison."

"Also, we found musk, safflower and other items on the maid, as well as a letter."

The guard presented two items.

Shen Lanxi didn't move. After Wang Bao opened the letter and read the contents, he immediately folded the letter and put it in his sleeve.

"Master Shen, please continue your investigation. I remember that I have some things to do."

Shen Lanxi: "You are busy."

Wang Bao left quickly with the two young eunuchs.

Cao's eyes were filled with panic as she struggled to get up from the ground.

"I am innocent. I did not ask anyone around me to drug Concubine Shu."

"My Lord, you have to believe me!"

"Shen Lanxi, I had a grudge against you before, and I apologize to you now. You must investigate the matter impartially and clear my name."

"Third Prince, I did not murder Consort Shu. Why would I murder her? I am not a concubine in the palace."

Zhou Rulin's face darkened: "How dare you talk nonsense."

With so many clan members here, does Cao want to kill him?

This thing was done too crudely. Zhou Ruyuan is not a fool, how could he not see it?

But what Cao said just now really made him unhappy. It was as if his mother was deliberately using her pregnancy to harm her?

He will not be soft-hearted towards those who slander his mother.

Shen Lanxi knew the situation today very well, and the result would definitely be that.

Afterwards, she randomly picked a few questions and asked people to verify them until Wang Bao came to convey her orders.

"Please leave the palace if you have nothing to do with me. The palace is peaceful today and nothing has happened!"

The clan members left in a hurry, fearing that they would be implicated if they were a step late.

Wang Bao: "Master Shen, please go back as well. His Majesty has ordered that Master Shen has worked hard and will be rewarded after the situation is resolved."

Shen Lanxi: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace."

The rest of the people followed Wang Bao to meet the emperor.

The next day, the informant reported that Cao's carriage was startled when she was leaving the palace, and her legs were broken. Emperor Renxiao was kind and allowed Cao to recuperate in the imperial farm outside the city.

In the Hall of Mental Cultivation

Emperor Renxiao: "Your mother's death anniversary is coming soon, and you will be promoted soon. Cao can't get into trouble now. Let Cao die of illness after your mother's death anniversary!"

Zhou Rulin did not plead for Cao this time, and accepted his father's arrangement with a heavy heart.

Zhou Ruyuan stayed in Chaoyun Palace for more than an hour. When he left the palace, he was in a trance. He walked and walked, and somehow he arrived at Juding Mansion.

Looking at the magnificent mansion which was no less magnificent than a royal palace, Zhou Ruyuan's eyes became dim and his heart was in turmoil. It was not until he tasted rust in his mouth that he left in dejection.

……

"Sir, the Tenth Princess and Shen Yuanxin are outside the door."

Shen Lanxi had a day off today. She put aside her official duties for a rare time and practiced martial arts in the courtyard.

"Let them in!"

"Yes!"

This is Shen Yuanxin's second time here since Shen Lanxi moved here.

Last time, I came with my brothers to give her something.

"Big sister." The two of them greeted each other.

Shen Lanxi was wiping her hands. After wiping them, she took the two of them to sit in the pavilion.

"Before, when a boy or girl got married, I would send a betrothal gift and dowry separately."

"Now my family thinks that my status as a divorced woman is unlucky, so I don't want to get involved and bring bad luck to them, so that you don't have to blame my status as a divorced woman when you have a quarrel in the future." Shen Lanxi borrowed Shen Congwen's words.

Shen Yuanxin's face flashed with embarrassment: "Big sister, father is sometimes too old-fashioned, don't blame him."

Zhou Yunsui smiled and advised: "We are all family, there is no need to be so fussy. Yuanxin and I don't care about Big Sister's status, as long as Big Sister is safe."

Shen Lanxi: "The princess is open-minded, I can't be partial to one and ignore the other."

"Bring up the things I gave to Motonaka!"

The servants went to do it immediately.

A flash of surprise appeared in Zhou Yunsui's eyes, but she quickly hid it.

Shen Yuanxin said uncomfortably: "Big sister, the princess and I are not here to ask you for anything."

Shen Lanxi: "I know why you are here, you don't need to persuade me. Father just spoke his mind that day. He probably has been holding those words in his heart for a long time, and he just found the occasion of your wedding to say them."

Shen Yuanxin was in a dilemma. On the one hand, he felt that his elder sister's and a divorced woman's identities were shameful. On the other hand, he felt that his father was finding fault with his wedding banquet and making it a laughing stock in the capital.

"Big sister, there is no overnight hatred between parents and children. Sometimes the words of the elders are a little cold and hard, but they are actually for our own good. We will understand when we grow up."

Shen Lanxi smiled and said, "It is also Yuanxin's blessing that he can marry you. Although you two got together by mistake, it is still a good marriage."

Zhou Yunsui looked down on Shen Yuanxin in his heart. He had no official position, no fame, and no family property. The only thing he had was his face.

If that incident had not happened, she would at least have married the son of a prince or minister, and Shen Yuanxin would not even be able to touch the corner of her clothes.

The Shen family has a princess like her as their protection, so no matter who is in the Shen family or Shen Lanxi, they will naturally flatter her.

Shen Yuanxin's eyes sparkled. On the day of his grandmother's birthday banquet, no one in the mansion cared about them, the illegitimate children. He just found a secluded place to stay, but he didn't expect to encounter such a good opportunity.

After marrying the princess, his status was different. From then on, even his father and elder sister would not dare to do anything to him easily.