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

It was undoubtedly Wei Dongzhu's handwriting. This was a bit difficult for Che Mingyuan to say.

Shen Lanxi took the letter and glanced at it twice, her face expressionless, her eyes calm but dangerous.

"What about people?"

The guard replied, "We were worried it might be an assassin, so we didn't let him in."

So, the person is still at the palace gate.

"Issue an order to take a day off today. Call General Wei!"

"Yes!"

Shen Lanxi then ordered: "Call the imperial physician to take a look."

There was no need to explain who it was for, Che Mingyuan immediately ordered someone to arrange it.

……

Wei Dongzhu returned to the general's mansion yesterday and ordered people to prepare many festive things, as well as many red envelopes and copper coins.

The purpose was to distribute the imperial edicts to the people who delivered them and to the people who came to watch the fun on the streets.

Until morning, the Wei family was still preparing things.

This was a big event for the Wei family, and just a few copper coins were not enough to express their joy. The Wei family was from the northwest, so they had to prepare wedding cakes and pastries according to the customs of the northwest.

Wedding cakes and pastries cannot be old, they must be new to show respect for the one who sits on the throne.

So the Wei family went to various major pastry shops to place orders before dawn.

Wei Dong had already changed into his new bright clothes and was waiting happily.

Unexpectedly, what came was not an imperial edict, but an urgent summons.

Why is it the guards who came instead of the eunuch who delivered the decree?

On a day like this, shouldn't we summon the eunuch to come here to show how serious we are about this matter?

"Guard Qian, has something happened in the palace?" Wei Dongzhu looked worried and had a bad feeling in his heart.

Qian Li looked at Wei Dongzhu strangely, and thinking that Wei Dongzhu would know the details after entering the palace, he did not hide anything and told him about the mother and daughter in the carriage.

As Wei Dong listened to Qian Li's description, the color on his face gradually disappeared.

"How are the mother and son now?" he asked with difficulty.

Qian Li replied truthfully: "Your Majesty has already given them medical treatment tomorrow. Your Majesty also said that no matter whether they are real or not, they are all citizens of the Great Zhou!"

As long as they are citizens of the Great Zhou, Your Majesty will not take action against them.

Qian Li looked at Wei Dongzhu's reaction and had a vague answer in his mind.

"General, please return with me as soon as possible to report!"

Wei Dongzhu seemed like a walking corpse and didn't even know how he got to the palace.

……

The officials, who were already halfway on the journey and had to take a day off, were all guessing.

"Isn't today the day for His Majesty to give his reply?"

"Could it be that there is some new change?"

"Is the person who wrote the letter yesterday still alive?"

"Alive, no one said there was a murder today."

"That's strange. Could it be that your majesty wants to imitate men and have three palaces and six courtyards, but a certain general doesn't want to?"

"Shut up now! Your Majesty is not someone we can lie to. Do you want to die?"

After going to court in a hurry, now it’s time to rest, so naturally you have to take your time, talking while walking back.

Royal Palace

"General Wei, I want to ask you, do you know the mother and son below?"

After treatment, Qiao Niang and her son have regained consciousness. Now they are kneeling trembling outside the temple, not daring to raise their heads.

Wei Dongzhu felt a bitter taste in his mouth and felt depressed.

"Your Majesty, I know you."

Shen Lanxi asked someone to pass the letter to Wei Dongzhu.

"This letter says that these two people, one is your woman and the other is your child. Is that true or not?"

Wei Dongzhu's whole person exuded a sense of finality and certainty.

He turned his head and looked at Qiao Niang, his eyes revealing struggle, determination, hesitation and deliberation.

Shen Lanxi didn't rush her and just waited calmly.

It was not until half a cup of tea had passed that Wei Dongzhu slowly spoke the answer.

"Yes!"

Shen Lanxi slowly closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, she looked cold and solemn.

"Why did they appear at the palace gate? Is it related to you?"

Wei Dongzhu raised his head unexpectedly and met her dark eyes.

"No, I didn't ask them to come."

Shen Lanxi: "Then why are they here?"

Wei Dongzhu fell silent.

"I was just about to finalize our relationship the day before, and they showed up at the palace gate today. Did they do this on purpose?"

Wei Dongzhu's heart skipped a beat, and he immediately replied, "Your Majesty, I sent them back to the northwest two days ago. I don't know why they are here, and they are innocent."

Shen Lanxi slowly raised the corners of her mouth, but the smile did not reach her eyes.

"General Wei, are you afraid that I will kill them?"

Wei Dong clenched his fingers tightly. Although he didn't want to admit it, that was what he was thinking just now.

"Your Majesty, let me explain to you..." He told the story of how Qiao Niang and her son escaped death, settled in the northwest, and then mysteriously appeared in the capital.

Shen Lanxi looked at Wei Dongzhu dimly, and their eyes met in mid-air.

Both of them wanted to see what was in each other's mind, but unfortunately, eyes could not reveal one's true feelings.

"Your Majesty, I and my child have never thought of returning to the northwest. I have never thought of competing with Your Majesty for a general position. I beg Your Majesty to understand!"

"General, when I was walking with the child halfway, I fell asleep in a daze. When I woke up, I was already in the palace. We really don't know what happened during that time. Please, General, please look into it!"

Qiao Niang brought her child and kowtowed to the two men continuously.

Shen Lanxi smiled sarcastically: "She makes me look like a bad woman who steals someone else's husband."

Wei Dongzhu's eyes turned cold and he immediately scolded Qiao He.

"Don't talk nonsense in the Golden Palace."

Shen Lanxi looked at this scene and understood.

"You all should leave now. I have something to say to General Wei alone!"

Che Mingyuan signaled to the palace maids in the room, and they immediately stepped forward to pull Qiao Niang and her son away.

"General, I and my child don't want to be separated from you."

"General..."

Wei Dongzhu looked at Qiao Niang who kept pulling him and felt impatient.

"Pull them down quickly."

"Father, Yan'er doesn't want to be separated from you..."

"Father, mother..."

Che Mingyuan frowned deeply and couldn't help but scold.

"General Wei, it looks as if His Majesty wants to separate your family of three!"

General Wei, oh General Wei, how can you be so confused at this time?

Doesn't he know Your Majesty's temper?

Since you are so indecisive and want both sides, have you asked His Majesty whether he is willing?

Not only does Your Majesty not want to, but those who follow you are not willing either!

Wei Dongzhu suddenly woke up as if from a dream, and immediately shouted: "Qiao Niang, take the child down quickly, otherwise His Majesty will punish you for causing trouble in the Golden Palace, and this general cannot protect you!"

Qiao Niang was frightened and trembled. She was distracted and her fingers loosened Wei Dongzhu's robe.

When the palace maid took Qiao Niang and her son away, Wei Yan was still calling for his father.

The palace door closed, Wei Dongzhu turned around and met Shen Lanxi's smiling eyes.