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

Cheng Zheng quietly put away the note and destroyed it afterwards, without saying a word to his good friend Sang Guo, to whom he always shared everything.

Shen Lanxi sat in the hall gloomily for half an hour. The next day, she received the news that Zhou Xinrou fell off the carriage and broke her leg on the way back home from the temple.

When he hurried to the Shen family, the imperial physician had already finished treating Zhou Xinrou.

"Mother……"

"Doctor, is my mother okay?"

The imperial physician reported truthfully: "The princess fell from the speeding carriage. Fortunately, someone helped her, otherwise she might have lost her life. Now, only one leg is broken. I have used the best medicine. She only needs to stay in bed for a hundred days and she will be as good as new!"

The maid who served Zhou Xinrou wiped her tears and said, "Your Majesty, it was fortunate that this girl came to the rescue and used her body as a cushion, so the princess was able to escape danger."

A woman with tattered clothes, disheveled hair and blood on her cheek was pushed out.

"Kowtow to Your Majesty!"

Shen Lanxi looked at the woman and said, "You have done a great job in rescuing my mother. If you want any reward, just ask!"

The woman lay on the ground and said in a muffled voice: "Your Majesty, I don't want any reward. Saving people from danger is just a small matter. If it were someone else, they would definitely do the same."

Shen Lanxi: "I will reward you with a thousand taels of gold and a hundred acres of fertile land. I will not treat my benefactor lightly."

Woman: "I, Huang Yu, would like to thank Your Majesty for giving me the opportunity to participate in the martial arts examination. If we talk about favors, Your Majesty is my benefactor."

Shen Lanxi raised her eyebrows: "Are you a candidate for the martial arts exam?"

Huang Yu: "Your Majesty, I am a humble woman."

Shen Lanxi nodded: "I will remember you, get up quickly and let the imperial physician treat you."

"You must not treat the man who saved my mother with disrespect."

"Yes!"

Zhou Xinrou drank the tranquilizing medicine prescribed by the imperial physician and fell into a deep sleep. Shen Lanxi led everyone out of bedroom 2.

"Grandmother, aunt, sister-in-law, sister, I can't take care of mother all the time, so I'm going to trouble you."

The women of the Shen family naturally agreed.

"I have prepared some medicinal herbs from the palace, and someone will deliver them later."

"My grandmother and mother are both kind-hearted. I plan to build a larger Buddhist temple at home. From now on, mother can worship Buddha at home to avoid being targeted by treacherous officials and traitors!"

The Shen family members widened their eyes.

"Your Majesty, are you saying that the princess got into trouble because of the traitor?"

Shen Lanxi said seriously: "I have received signs of the rebels' activities in the capital before, and I wanted to find out their purpose, but I didn't expect them to attack my mother so quickly."

The Shen family was horrified when they heard this.

"Those people still have evil intentions even though they see our Shen family gaining power!"

The Shen family members all felt cold when they saw the cold light in Shen Lanxi's eyes.

……

"Keep your eyes on Topaz!"

"Yes!"

No matter how turbulent the situation was in secret, the surface remained calm and the imperial examination was held as scheduled.

On the day of the exam, Shen Lanxi was present in person.

"Long live your Majesty, long live long live..."

Shen Lanxi sat on the high platform. Everyone thought she was just going through the motions and would leave soon, but they didn't expect that she would stay there for two days and one night until the imperial examination was over and the papers were sealed, and then she returned to the palace.

The students only saw that the exam was ended peacefully. They did not notice that three examiners were replaced, nine examination room clerks were replaced, and that a river of blood was flowing in the courtyard three places away.

The sealed test papers were reviewed overnight by a team led by the old Grand Tutor, and then submitted to Shen Lanxi at an extremely fast speed.

Then, after Shen Lanxi personally reviewed the papers and confirmed them, the results were announced at noon the next day.

The unprecedented speed of announcing the results shocked everyone.

"There are people from the women's college up there. A lot of people from the women's college."

"One, two, three... twenty-six... thirty-five people, one hundred students, and thirty-five women on the list!"

All the students who were watching the announcement of the results were shocked.

"Look, one of the top three is a woman, right?"

"Indeed, he is also a student of the Women's College."

"Women can really take the imperial examinations!"

"Woman...how is it possible?"

"How can a woman be so powerful?"

"Women are competing with men for advantage... Ouch, who hit me?"

"I'm going to beat you up. My sister is on the list. If you dare to say something bad about my sister, I'm going to beat you up!"

"My sister is also on the list. You have no ability, so you put the blame on women. Even if there were no women, other men would have passed the exam. What does it have to do with you whether women are on the list or not?"

"Yes, bah, my daughter is also on the list. I have failed the exam many times, but now I have a daughter who is a juren. My ancestors... I have done my best for you!"

"My daughter is also on the list. She has to take the military exam in two days."

"congratulations!"

"Ha ha ha ha……"

Below the list, some people are happy, some are sad, some are crying, and some are laughing out loud.

The top three finalist was Liu Mingxin's daughter. Liu Mingxin had never thought that his daughter would achieve anything. He only hoped that his daughter could marry into a good family, live a life of luxury and become a noble lady.

The official who brought the good news had arrived at his door, but he still hadn't reacted.

"Sir, the young lady has entered the top three, the second place in the first class, and the official who brought the good news is here."

The teacup in Liu Mingxin's hand shook.

"You...what did you say?"

"Sir, the young lady is second in the first class and will take the palace examination tomorrow."

With a clang, the teacup fell to the ground.

"Xian'er?"

"Yes, yes, sir."

After Liu Mingxin reacted, his eyes widened with excitement.

"My Xian'er is second in the first class?"

"Sir, the person who delivered the good news is outside. He did not make the mistake."

Liu Mingxin clenched his fists tightly. When he took the imperial examination, he didn't even make it into the top three.

"Where's Xian'er? Hurry up and ask her to come out and receive the good news?" How could his daughter be so good at studying?

Aren’t the two daughters of Ji Xiuran’s family the most famous in the capital?

Doesn’t his daughter usually play the piano and embroider?

"Sir, the young lady has gone out to check the results and hasn't come back yet."

Liu Mingxin stamped his feet anxiously.

"You are so stupid. Hurry up and accept the good news. Remember to give the official more money for the good news."

"I understand, sir!"

The housekeeper smiled happily and ran quickly to make arrangements.

Among the several young men in the family, only one made it to the list, and he was ranked low. He just relied on the help of his master to get an official position in a remote area. No one expected that the one who would inherit their master's mantle would be the young lady.

Liu Mingxin was so excited. He was in the top three. Others didn't know, but he knew. Half of the officials on the list would be sent to Shu and Qianzhou, and the other half would stay in the capital.

It was a foregone conclusion that his daughter would be ranked among the top three and stay in the capital.

"I didn't expect it. I really didn't expect it..."

He never had any hope for his daughter to pass the imperial examination, but he did not stop her from taking it. Firstly, he did it to save face for the current ruler, and secondly, it was to fulfill his duty as a loving father. Since other girls were taking the exam, his daughter could not be left behind.

Ji Xiuran, ah Ji Xiuran, he is the dean of the women's college. His two daughters together are not as good as his daughter.