Chapter 250 From Envy to Sympathy!

Regardless of Zhou Yunyue's reaction, Cheng Zheng calmed down and began to handle official business in a leisurely manner.

Zhou Yunyue was absolutely furious. What kind of person was this, daring to speak ill of the royal family?

"How dare you speak disrespectfully to this princess? Don't you want your head?!" Zhou Yunyue shouted, her words uttered without restraint.

"Who do you think you are? This princess will have Shen Lanxi chop off your head and wipe out your entire family!"

Che Mingyuan chuckled and said without restraint, "Then what are you dawdling for? Hurry up and go find the general to chop off my head."

Zhou Yunyue was so angry that she felt like she was being roasted over a fire, and she wanted to scream.

"Drag him out of here for me, the princess."

Che Mingyuan glanced at Zhou Yunyue with disdain, and said with a half-smile, "It seems that the princess's words have no effect?"

Cheng Zheng chuckled softly.

That laugh completely ignited Zhou Yunyue's passion.

Zhou Yunyue rushed forward, about to raise her hand.

"Guards, don't let this palace maid in again."

"She's supposed to be a dowry maid, but she doesn't know any manners. Send her to the palace servants and have them teach her the proper etiquette!"

After the guards came in, they grabbed Zhou Yunyue from both sides and dragged her out.

Zhou Yunyue let out a hysterical scream.

"I am a princess, let me go!"

"How dare you treat me like this! I will have my father cut off your heads and exterminate your entire family!"

The hysterical screams faded into the distance.

Che Mingyuan chuckled twice and said, "It's just that our general insists on everything being done properly. If you ask me, a person like that should just cause some kind of accident!"

Cheng Zheng wrote: "The general is kind-hearted."

Che Mingyuan recalled the butcher-like men on the Dongchuan battlefield and his lips twitched violently.

Hiroshi Abe finally couldn't hold back any longer and sent envoys to discuss a second round of peace talks.

With only a few days left until the end of the year, Shen Lanxi discussed the matter and decided to postpone the meeting until after the New Year.

Hiroshi Abe replied quickly, saying they would schedule it before the new year.

“The grain, fodder, cattle, and sheep that the three tribes plundered from the Oirat during their previous campaigns were enough to feed them until spring!” Che Mingyuan analyzed.

Cheng Zheng and the others nodded.

"They're deliberately provoking us. The New Year is the most important day for the Great Zhou Dynasty. They've deliberately chosen this day to unsettle us!"

Shen Lanxi nodded; her thoughts coincided with Che Mingyuan's.

"If the negotiations fail, will they send troops against us?" Shen Yuanjing asked worriedly.

Che Mingyuan: "No, sending troops will consume supplies. Once the war starts, it will be a stalemate. Unless they can win quickly and decisively, they will not start the war!" The same applies to their side.

"So we still have to talk?" Shen Yuanjing, though young, was not yet mature and became impatient after only a few attempts to negotiate.

Shen Lanxi: "Commander Che, I'm entrusting you with the task of advancing the peace talks!"

Che Mingyuan accepted the order.

Shen Lanxi's approach is to maintain a high level of tension both externally and internally. Even during holidays, training sessions cannot be interrupted. Internal training is doubled.

Everyone knew that they would eventually have to fight the three Turkic tribes.

Only the ministers from the capital who came to negotiate the peace talks diligently went through the tedious process of negotiating peace and marriage alliances every day.

Just one day before the Lunar New Year, Wei Dongzhu and the others who had been sent out returned to the city one after another.

Wei Dongzhu and his group brought back a large amount of gold, silver and precious treasures and valuable materials from the salt fields. Liu Yanhui's trip was more like going out to buy New Year's goods. Chickens, ducks, fish, meat, vegetables, dried grains, and herds of cattle, sheep and horses were all brought back. It took them most of the day to settle the cattle, sheep and horses!

The others also brought back quite a few things, but compared to Wei Dongzhu and Liu Yanhui, they seemed insignificant.

Even more exciting is that Balu has returned, bringing back a lot of dried beef and mutton and dairy products.

After seeing these things, Shen Lanxi understood what they meant.

She also needs to do something!

"This year we officially have a name: the Zhenbei Army!"

"Next year will definitely be a better start!"

"Your efforts will be rewarded within three years!"

"As long as I, Shen Lanxi, am here, you will be here too!"

"I will be the Grand General, and you will be the Deputy Generals, then the Junior Generals, the Vanguard Generals, the Grand Commanders, the Commanders-in-Chief, and the Junior Commanders..."

“I have a chest of gold, and one of you is in it.”

"I have a load of grain, I will definitely not let you go hungry!"

"On such a joyous day, we must have double happiness!"

"Next, I have an important announcement to make: the sister of Balu, the leader of the Oirat tribes, will be married to my son, Shen Sanlang. The imperial edict for the marriage will be delivered soon."

"What I mean is, since there's plenty of supplies during the New Year, let's hold their wedding together with the New Year!"

Shen Yuanxu and his brothers who went out never dreamed that after just one day away, they would return to find themselves marrying the Oirat people.

"Liu Yanhui, you take care of the preparations."

"Slaughter sheep and cattle, we must make sure our brothers have a hearty and delicious New Year!"

Liu Yanhui immediately accepted the order. Before Shen Lanxi spoke, she had already informed the relevant people in advance. Liu Yanhui was one of the relevant people.

After the welcoming banquet, the generals who had gone out immediately surrounded Shen Yuanjing.

"Brother, even for the sake of the Northwest, the sacrifice shouldn't be this great!"

"Yuan Jing, while there's still room for maneuver before the imperial decree arrives, your brothers will risk all their military achievements to secure your freedom!"

Shen Yuanjing's lips twitched as he listened.

"Brothers, my brothers, the Oirat princess and I are in love. You needn't do this!"

Everyone: "..."

"Impossible, absolutely impossible! We've only been gone a short time, and you've already fallen in love with someone else?"

"You're getting excited a little too fast, aren't you?"

Shen Yuanjing laughed sheepishly, "What do you roughnecks know? Kang Zhu and I became friends after a fight."

Shen Yuanxu was happy for his brother, but also worried about him.

"Yuanjing, what about the one in the West Garden?"

It was only then that everyone realized there was still a big problem to solve.

Those who were just wondering, doubting, and envious have all turned to pity!

If this big problem isn't resolved, even if the brothers manage to get married, it probably won't be a very joyous occasion.

With such a commotion in the manor, Zhou Yunyue knew in less than a day that Shen Yuanjing was getting married, and the woman he was marrying was none other than herself.

"Shen Lanxi, what promise did you make to me back then?"

"Does your Shen family think that my royal family has no one to rely on?"

"I will write to the capital right now and say that Shen Yuanjing has bullied me, and ask my father to punish him!"

Zhou Yunyue was furious. She was a princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty. What was this barbarian woman from the Oirat tribe? She wasn't even as good as one of her toes. Why should Shen Yuanjing marry her?

Even if that barbarian woman were to become my concubine, it wouldn't work!

Zhou Yunyue's man is not allowed to take a concubine.

She, the mistress of the house, hasn't even entered the household yet, so how dare a concubine get married before her?

What they did was an insult to the princess of the Great Zhou Dynasty and a disrespect to the royal family.

Shen Yuanjing favored his concubine over his wife, and according to the law, he should have been dismissed from his official post!