Chapter 220 Shen Lanxi, you must give this princess an explanation!

Shen Lanxi kept watching the shopkeeper's reaction until he finished rambling on about the waiter.

“Previously, the officials would come every few days to ask about the transport of provisions and pay for the Wei family army, but in the past year, well, it should be more than a year, no one has come to ask about it.”

Shen Lanxi then asked the waiter for her home address, which Cheng Zheng wrote down.

Dust billowed in the distance; the marriage procession was approaching.

"Manager, prepare a few more horses, there will be people using them later!" Shen Lanxi said before going to eat and rest.

Shen Yuanjing didn't get anything useful from them until the marriage procession arrived.

Zhou Yunyue's head was spinning. Luckily, she hadn't had time to eat breakfast, otherwise she would have thrown it all up.

Bansicao had already taken the time to check: "The food for people and the hay for horses are both fine."

Zhou Yunyue rested in the carriage for a while before she regained her strength.

"Where is Shen Lanxi? Help me find Shen Lanxi!"

The palace maids were pale, not much better off than Zhou Yunyue. Hearing her say that, they obediently helped Zhou Yunyue walk into the post station.

In addition to Shen Lanxi's troops, the imperial court also sent troops, the Imperial Guards, and several officials from the Ministry of Rites for this marriage alliance.

They had all abandoned their previous arrogance and were now looking warily in the direction of the post station, none of them daring to be the first to go in.

Zhou Yunyue walked up to the leader of the Imperial Guards and called out, "You all come in with me. I need to ask Shen Lanxi what she means."

Nie Shuanghai, the leader of the Imperial Guard, is in his thirties. He has climbed his way up from the Imperial Guard to his current position. He spends most of his time walking around the center of the palace and is very familiar with some of the things happening in the palace.

Hearing Zhou Yunyue say this, he frowned and said with difficulty, "Princess, His Majesty's order this time is to rush to the Northwest. If we travel slowly to the Northwest, it will be disobeying the imperial decree. If war breaks out in the Northwest, none of us will be able to escape, and we will all be implicated."

When Zhou Yunyue heard him say that, her face immediately turned ugly.

Right from the start, Shen Lanxi gave her such a big show of force, making everyone listen to her. Why should they?

She's a princess, the most important person in the marriage procession, and everyone should listen to her. If anything happens to her, they'll all be in deep trouble.

“I am a royal princess, delicate and frail, unlike you martial arts-practicing men. If I fall ill on the road and delay the important marriage ceremony, none of you can bear the responsibility!”

Nie Shuanghai knew that this trip to the Northwest was not a good one.

"I know the princess is of noble birth and different from us common soldiers. However, my words don't count! The imperial edict states that the highest commander for this marriage alliance is Shen Lanxi!"

His words were quite clear, weren't they? If Zhou Yunyue were in the capital, her status would be beyond question.

However, from the moment she was chosen as a princess for a political marriage, it was clear that the royal family had already abandoned her.

Nie Shuanghai quickly glanced at those who still couldn't grasp the situation and immediately felt a headache coming on.

"How dare you! I told you to go, and if you dare not go, I will punish you!" Zhou Yunyue said arrogantly.

Nie Shuanghai had no choice but to follow behind her.

"Shen Lanxi, you left the marriage procession behind. You must give me an explanation. If your explanation does not satisfy me, I will petition my father and have him punish you and behead you!"

Zhou Yunyue approached with a dark face. When she saw that Shen Lanxi was still sitting in her seat eating after she arrived, without any intention of getting up to greet her, a raging fire immediately ignited in her chest.

“Chen Lanxi…”

Seeing that Shen Lanxi did not move, Zhou Yunyue immediately stepped forward angrily.

Shen Yuanjing, Chunxue, Qiushuang, Cheng Zheng, and others immediately lined up in a row, blocking Zhou Yunyue's way.

Zhou Yunyue's expression changed, and she immediately roared, "Shen Lanxi, I am a princess! How dare you treat me like this? You are showing contempt for the royal family and disrespect to the royal family!"

"Someone, go to the capital and report to my father, the Emperor. I want him to severely punish Shen Lanxi!"

Among the officials in the marriage procession, some grimaced, some shook their heads, and some whispered among themselves, but not a single one listened to Zhou Yunyue and stepped forward!

As time passed, Zhou Yunyue, seeing that no one came forward, gradually became embarrassed and awkward.

What's going on? Why aren't they listening to her?

She is a princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty. The Empress Dowager is dead, and no one is protecting Shen Lanxi. What is she? Are these people blind and can't they see who is more noble?

Seeing the stalemate, Nie Shuanghai tried to mediate, saying, "General, most of the procession is in carriages, and many palace servants are on foot. If the march is too fast, they won't be able to keep up!"

Shen Yuanjing said sternly, "Commander Nie, don't forget, this is a post station. Whether you want a horse or a carriage is just a matter of a word!"

Nie Shuanghai quickly agreed, then looked at Zhou Yunyue.

The steps have already been laid out; if Princess Wanhe still doesn't come down, then she has no manners.

Unfortunately, Nie Shuanghai overestimated Zhou Yunyue. Born in the cold palace and confined within its walls for years, how could she possibly understand human relationships and social customs?

Now that she has been chosen as a princess for a political marriage, she has become so arrogant and domineering that she wants to vent all the grievances she has suffered.

In her view, Shen Lanxi was no longer under the protection of the Empress Dowager, and the Shen family had been exiled to Dongchuan, so she was already a criminal.

My life is worthless; there's absolutely no way I can go back to what it was before!

"Shen Lanxi, I'm feeling very unwell right now. I must have been injured from running all that way. I can't walk anymore; I need to rest for half a month before I can go." Zhou Yunyue thought to herself, wasn't she in a hurry to go to the Northwest?

If she said that, and Shen Lanxi dared to force her, and she really hurt herself, Shen Lanxi would probably be unable to explain herself.

Then, we'll accuse her of plotting to kill a princess sent for a political marriage, and see if Father Emperor will punish her!

Bansicao: "Where are you hurt? Do you want some medicine to take? I promise you'll behave yourself the whole way after you take it!"

Shen Lanxi chuckled, a laugh that felt like stepping on Zhou Yunyue's foot, causing her to explode.

"Who do you think you are, to dare speak to me!"

"Zilan, slap her!"

Zilan was Zhou Yunyue's personal maid, and also the maid who stopped Shen Lanxi after the welcoming banquet.

Upon hearing Zhou Yunyue's command, she immediately stepped forward arrogantly.

"Get out of my way! You're ignoring the princess's orders! Are you trying to rebel?!"

If anyone else had heard her say that, they probably would have been scared and made way for her.

Unfortunately, she ran into a brick wall today.

Shen Lanxi: "Send a carrier pigeon back to the court and say that Princess Wanhe is arrogant and domineering and unwilling to go for the marriage alliance. Tell the court to send a different princess for the marriage alliance!"

Chunxue: "Yes!"

She turned around and went to do it immediately after she finished speaking.

Zhou Yunyue's expression changed, and she began to panic.

We absolutely must not let them send such a letter back.

She dared to be arrogant in front of Shen Lanxi because Shen Lanxi was a royal concubine abandoned by the emperor and a criminal exiled to Dongchuan. People in the palace were different; even a lowly nanny had to consider who her master was.

She couldn't afford to offend any of the masters in the palace!