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

By the time Zhou Ruyuan returned to Beijing, the imperial decree granting the marriage had already been issued and everything was settled.

In order to appease Zhou Ruyuan and the court officials, Emperor Renxiao used the Imperial Observatory and Song Daoxi as shields.

"The Imperial Astronomical Observatory calculated that the former queen was still thinking about the eldest prince after she passed away. The eldest prince is now alone. I am worried and can't sleep at night. The national teacher calculated that the daughter of the Minister of War made the former queen very happy. This action of mine is to appease the spirit of the former queen."

What could the courtiers say?

There is not a single capable prince in the capital. Is it useful for them to oppose?

Your Majesty's intentions are already known to everyone!

After Zhou Ruyuan returned to the capital, the imperial edict had already been issued and he had no right to comment, so he could only grit his teeth and accept it.

Why can't it be someone else, why does it have to be the daughter of the Minister of War?

Doesn’t the emperor know that he had contact with this girl before?

Father, oh father, you are so partial to me now, aren’t you even willing to cover it up?

No matter how Zhou Ruyuan complained in his heart, Shen Lanxi stood side by side with Zhou Ruyuan and reported to Emperor Renxiao.

"Your Majesty, I have returned with my men. They are all soldiers dedicated to protecting the Great Zhou. They will follow your orders!"

The fifth prince did not say a word about treason, but his meaning was made clear.

Emperor Renxiao was very satisfied when he saw the military token handed over.

This military token is in his hands, and from now on, it can only obey his command.

"Lan Xi, before these people are incorporated into the Imperial Guard, they need to get their soldier badges again and undergo retraining. Let the people in the Ministry of War take care of this matter. Once they have completed their training, they can be incorporated into the Imperial Guard."

Shen Lanxi had already guessed that these people would not be handed over to her easily.

"Your Majesty is holy."

Lan Xi is very obedient, unlike some people who openly contradict others but take action behind their backs.

Emperor Renxiao's eyes were cold and his throat felt itchy again, so he quickly drank tea to suppress it.

After that came the funeral of the fifth prince. Shen Lanxi waited for Emperor Renxiao's approval and helped to arrange it.

There is no rush for this matter. We still have to wait for the descendants of the fifth prince to arrive from Xihuazhou.

……

Shen Lanxi today is no longer the same as before.

The ladies who entered the palace bowed subconsciously when they saw Shen Lanxi walking towards them with a sword on her waist.

Shen Lanxi holds the title of a first-rank official. Although they have imperial edicts, what do imperial edicts mean?

Their titles were all earned by their men. Their men are the top dogs among men, and they are the top dogs among women.

I don't know who had said that Shen Lanxi was not going to sit at the same table with them.

She was a person who was competing for a higher position at the men's table. How could the imperial titles earned by men be compared with the first-class rank she earned by herself?

How can stone be compared to gold?

"Master Shen!"

When Shen Lanxi approached, they bowed and saluted.

Shen Lanxi nodded slightly and said "hmm", without even stopping, she walked over.

That's the difference!

After Shen Lanxi walked away, the younger one immediately expressed his dissatisfaction.

"Madam, you are the elder, why are you bowing to her?"

"Idiot, don't say such stupid things in front of outsiders in the future. Shen Lanxi has a higher official title than your grandfather and my husband. I can't do it anymore. Am I waiting to be accused of not distinguishing between the superior and the inferior?"

Although he was young, he was so scared that he shrank his neck and dared not speak.

She was about the same age as Shen Lanxi. Shen Lanxi could walk around the palace with a sword in hand, but she could only bend over and salute, and was beaten by her grandmother.

~

As soon as Shen Lanxi returned home, someone from the Shen family came.

"Sir, the old lady asked you to come over. She said that Mr. Shen's leg injury has worsened."

Shen Lanxi frowned: "If you are seriously injured, go find the imperial physician. Why are you looking for me?"

"That means the injury is not that serious!"

Shen Lanxi raised the corner of her mouth and laughed: "That makes sense."

~

When she passed away, the younger generations from the eldest branch of the family were all at home taking care of the patient.

"Big sister, the palace doctor has come to see my father and said that his leg injury is showing signs of worsening."

Shen Lanxi: "Wasn't it almost getting better? Why did it get worse again?"

Shen Yuanqing glanced at Shen Yuanxin without leaving any trace.

"Yuanxin, you say." Shen Lanxi asked coldly.

Zhou Yunsui: "Big sister, don't blame Yuanxin, blame me if you want to. I asked the maidservants around me to serve father, thinking that I could take better care of father, but I never thought..."

Shen Lanxi saw Zhou Yunsui's pretentiousness and knew what had happened without asking.

Zhou Yunsui continued, "Big sister, with the addition of a new member to our family, our current house is too crowded, and it's not conducive to father's recovery."

Shen Yuanxin: "Big sister, why don't you let father live in your house temporarily, and move back after his injury heals!"

Shen Lanxi was so angry that she laughed. It turned out that this was the idea.

"Shen Yuanxin, was this idea yours or someone in your room's?" Shen Lanxi didn't hide anything and almost mentioned Zhou Yunsui's name directly.

"Big sister, what do you mean by this? My husband also wants father's injury to heal faster. How can you doubt our intentions?" Zhou Yunsui said with grievance and accusation.

The coldness in Shen Lanxi's eyes condensed into frost: "I'm talking about you!"

Zhou Yunsui's eyes widened, unable to believe that Shen Lanxi would speak so bluntly to her regardless of her status as a princess.

"Big sister, no matter what, I am still a princess of the royal family. You are disrespecting the royal family by openly accusing me like this!"

Shen Lanxi sneered: "Who isn't a princess?"

Zhou Yunsui was stunned, and then she remembered that Shen Lanxi had been named a first-rank princess before. Although she was also a princess, she was only a third-rank princess.

Jealousy almost distorted her face.

"Big sister, we are talking about father now. It is obvious that father can no longer rest and recover at home. You live alone in such a big mansion, can't you let father stay there to recover?"

"If outsiders knew about this, they would definitely say that my elder sister is unfilial."

Shen Lanxi: "Slap!"

Before Zhou Yunsui could react, a slap had already hit her face.

"You are a member of the Shen family now. We all prosper and suffer together. If you say I am unfilial, then you are saying that the descendants of the Shen family are unfilial. Today, on behalf of the ancestors of the Shen family, I will teach you what the etiquette of a big family is!"

Zhou Yunsui's eyes widened, and all the anger and shock turned into tears that filled her eye sockets.

"Big sister, I am a princess. If you dare to hit me, you are hitting the face of the royal family. Aren't you afraid that I will go to the palace and complain to His Majesty?"

Shen Lanxi: "You can go ahead. Today, once you leave the Shen family's gate, you are no longer a member of the Shen family."

"An elder brother is like a father, and an elder sister is like a mother. Today, I will write you a letter of divorce on behalf of my mother. You can complain to whoever you want!"

Just as Shen Yuanxin was about to step forward to argue, he was trapped by the two brothers Shen Yuanpeng and Shen Yuanhao on the left and right and could not move.