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

"Your Excellency, please stay."

Shen Lanxi was stopped outside the door.

"The princess caught a cold and felt unwell. She took some tranquilizing medicine and went to bed!" Shen Lanxi looked at the old woman who stopped her.

"If mother is really unwell, you can call the imperial physician!"

The maid bowed her head and said respectfully, "Of course, the princess is worth a lot of money, so we dare not be careless!"

Shen Lanxi raised her voice: "Thank you for your concern today, mother!"

The maid glanced into the room and saw that no one answered, so she straightened her outstretched arms a little more.

"Mother, Lan Xi is leaving!"

As Shen Lanxi walked, she thought about her mother's origins. Her mother was an orphan. When she was still a baby, she was picked up by the Queen Mother who was out of the palace to burn incense. She was raised by her side from then on. Because she served the Queen Mother attentively and saved her life, she was given the surname of the emperor and was honored as a princess.

The late crown prince is a few years older than his mother, so his mother should have grown up with him.

Several subtle thoughts popped into her mind. When she saw Emperor Renxiao having a secret meeting with her mother, she thought what was going on between them?

What if it’s the opposite?

……

"Lan Xi, you're back." Wei Dongzhu saw Shen Lan Xi's serious expression and asked with concern.

"Well, I'm fine, don't worry!" Shen Lanxi comforted.

Wei Dongzhu had concern in his eyes, but he didn't know what had happened and could only worry.

"Lan Xi, no matter what happens, I will always be by your side!" This was all he could promise.

Shen Lanxi: "Wei Dongzhu, you are the only one left in the Wei family now. If you..."

Wei Dongzhu interrupted Shen Lanxi: "You don't have to say anything, no matter what, I will wait for you!"

Shen Lanxi: "What if I can't wait any longer?"

Wei Dongzhu: "You gave me this life, so I will give it back to you!"

Shen Lanxi slowly raised her smile: "Okay!"

Zhou Rulin had been feeling uneasy ever since Shen Lanxi left that day, and on the second day after his wedding he began to thoroughly investigate everyone in the palace.

He actually found a lot of problems.

Later, he told Emperor Renxiao about this matter.

"Father, will Shen Lanxi misunderstand me?"

Emperor Renxiao shook his head: "She is not a foolish person. It will not be good for you if something happens during your wedding."

Zhou Rulin asked cautiously: "Father, is the authority you gave Shen Lanxi too much?"

Emperor Renxiao smiled and said: "She has no real power." At most, she just has a big title.

Zhou Rulin thought about it and realized it was true.

Although Shen Lanxi now commands the Imperial Guards and the Beijing Guards, the Imperial Guards are the emperor's personal guards and directly obey the emperor.

There are people from my father's family in the Imperial Guard, so Shen Lanxi only seems to be in a good position.

When things really get serious, Shen Lanxi is just a paper tiger with nothing more than a show-off.

"Father is still wise!"

After Zhou Rulin left the palace, he went to arrange his departure from Beijing and left the city soon.

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The whole Great Zhou celebrated Emperor Renxiao’s birthday banquet.

People who came to pay tribute and celebrate the birthday arrived seven days in advance.

Zhou Ruyuan personally supervised the inspection and was responsible for receiving envoys from all directions.

The envoys from all directions had heard of the Great Zhou God of War before, and today they finally got to see him in person. They all praised Zhou Ruyuan as rare in the sky and unrivaled on earth!

For a time, Zhou Ruyuan became famous, and he became the object of visit and friendship by envoys from all over the world!

Compared with Zhou Ruyuan, Shen Lanxi, who also received an envoy, seemed deserted.

"Why let a woman receive us?" the envoy from the Yue Kingdom whispered.

"Perhaps there were examples of women serving as officials in the Great Zhou Dynasty when we were unaware of it."

"A woman has no talent, and cannot be a general, so how can she be an official?"

"The people who received the envoys from other countries were all men, but the people who received us were women. Do they look down on our Yue Nation?"

The envoy from the Yue Kingdom stood outside the post station and refused to come in.

Shen Lanxi stood at the entrance of the post station, smiling at the unreasonable envoy.

The two countries paid tribute and sent envoys to each other not only for celebration, but also to take the opportunity to consolidate diplomatic relations and discuss trade routes.

Compared with the Great Zhou, the Kingdom of Yue is just a tiny country, but in recent years it has become rich by producing pepper and some high-yield crops.

Che Mingyuan whispered to Shen Lanxi, "The Great Zhou has been at war for years, and suffered a disaster before. We bought a lot of food from the Yue Kingdom and treated them better, so the Yue Kingdom became arrogant and fearless."

Shen Lanxi looked at the arrogant envoy of the Moon Country with a smile and said, "No wonder the Moon Country was assigned to us for reception."

Che Mingyuan said in a deep voice, holding his breath: "The people in the Ministry of Rites don't want to offend Yue Country, nor do they want to be bullied, so they threw such a hard bone to us."

When the officials from the Ministry of Rites saw that Shen Lanxi was not going over, they ran over to urge her.

"Lord Protector of the Country, the envoy from the Moon Country is waiting outside."

The people from the Ministry of Rites did not mention a word about asking them to go and greet him, but their words urged them to go out and greet him quickly.

"We have to buy a large amount of food from Yue Country this year and transport it to the front line. We can't delay it!" I hope this woman Shen Lanxi can figure out what is more important.

Don’t be petty in front of other countries!

Che Mingyuan was so angry that his face turned black: "Why don't you go forward when they come? Instead, you ask us to go and greet them?"

"Master Li, you are only boosting others' prestige and destroying your own prestige!"

Li Zongyou would not accept such a serious charge.

"What are you talking about? So you are a guest. I am from the Yangyang Great Zhou, and we have the demeanor of a great family. Going out to greet you is in accordance with etiquette. What Lord Che said will not destroy my prestige. Lord Che, please be careful with your words!" Li Zongyu's last sentence was a warning.

Shen Lanxi: "Friendly guests, we, the Great Zhou, will welcome you with open arms. Bad guests, we, the Great Zhou, will beat them out with sticks."

Li Zongyou felt a little embarrassed. Anyway, he had already spoken according to the orders of his superiors. If Shen Lanxi did not listen and annoyed Shichen, ruining the grain supply, and the emperor blamed her, she would have to bear the responsibility!

Che Mingyuan felt angry when he saw Li Zongyou obviously enjoying the show.

"Sir, it is indeed inappropriate to leave the envoy of Yue Kingdom outside the post station!" Although Che Mingyuan was unhappy, he still put the overall situation first and persuaded him with a few words.

Shen Lanxi walked out of the door with a smile and stopped when she was five steps away from the envoy of the Moon Kingdom.

"Shen Lanxi, the Duke of the Great Zhou, has come to greet the envoys from the Moon Nation."

The youngest man among the Moon Kingdom envoys stood up.

"The third prince of Yue Kingdom, Yue Chuhe, has been ordered to go on a diplomatic mission to the Great Zhou Kingdom."

Shen Lanxi did not miss the frivolous and nonchalant attitude in Yue Chuhe's eyes.

"The Third Prince and the envoys from the Moon Country have been exhausted from the journey. I have already arranged a room for them to rest."

An official at the side had already stretched out his hand and made a gesture of invitation, ready to lead the way.

Yue Chuhe was not in a hurry to go in. Instead, he looked at Shen Lanxi with interest, with undisguised lust in his eyes.

"Lord Shen, right? This prince really wants to know how Lord Shen, who is so young and so beautiful, managed to ascend to the high position of Duke Protector of the Country?"

After Yue Chuhe finished speaking, there was a burst of disdainful laughter from the delegation behind him, as if they had already concluded that Shen Lanxi had ascended to her high position through her beauty.