Chapter 661 Shen Lanxi's true origin is that of an abandoned baby!

Shen Lanxi gazed at the snowy scene outside, remaining silent. Then, someone arrived to deliver official documents.

"Tell the Shen family to give him a proper funeral!"

How ironic it is that a large, private residence cannot even provide a place for a woman to live.

The Shen family originally intended to handle it quietly, but they did not expect that someone from the palace would come.

"Did you send someone to the palace to deliver a message?" Shen Conglian asked Liu.

Lady Liu shook her head: "Lady Wu is merely the daughter of a disgraced official; how could she trouble Your Majesty!"

"If it's not you, then who is it?"

Liu said angrily, "They must be jealous of Yuanxu's people!"

Who else could be in this family besides the third wife?

Another year has passed, and still no good news has come from the palace.

The Shen family began to secretly rejoice again.

As Your Majesty grows older year by year, the prime years of a woman's life have long passed, and Your Majesty still has no heir. Aren't you worried?

Could it be that His Majesty is infertile?

As she grows older year by year, even if she were still able to have children, she will be too old to do so.

In the past, the court officials would have certainly started urging His Majesty to have an heir, and might even have approached the Empress Dowager to put pressure on him.

Now~

The court was already filled with confidants cultivated by Shen Lanxi. They firmly believed that His Majesty was wise and shrewd, and no one wasted time urging him to have an heir.

Two more years passed, and on the first day of the new year, news of the successor of Guiguzi quietly spread throughout the capital.

The commotion escalated further by the second day. Although officials were supposed to begin their duties after the fifteenth day of the first lunar month, the Golden Palace was already filled with officials on the second day of the new year.

"Your Majesty, I suspect that this is very likely a rumor deliberately spread by remnants of the previous dynasty."

"Your Majesty, I am willing to accept the order and thoroughly investigate this matter!"

"Your Majesty, without eliminating the remnants of the previous dynasty, our Great Zhou cannot be at peace. Your Majesty is merciful and has not punished the Zhou descendants in the remote fiefdoms, but Your Majesty's mercy has been mistaken for leniency towards them."

"Your Majesty, I humbly request that you completely eradicate the Zhou family of the previous dynasty, as an example to deter others!"

Unlike the murderous officials, Shen Lanxi watched with amusement as they argued amongst themselves.

"Is this your reason for disturbing my New Year celebrations?"

The officials were stunned; why did His Majesty seem to take it all so lightly?

The rumor that a successor of Guiguzi has reappeared, bringing chaos to the world and the emergence of a wise ruler, is not something that was just said yesterday.

The reappearance of the Guigu School's successor clearly indicates that someone is trying to stir up trouble again.

Shen Lanxi: "My beloved ministers, please calm down. I ask myself, have I done right by Heaven and by the people? Even if I am ashamed of everyone else, I am ashamed of the people of the world."

"When the people are in chaos, the world will be in chaos. Now that the people are at peace and living in good times, who would want to start another war?"

The officials nodded, but they were unwilling to let their guard down against the rumors.

"Your Majesty, the thief behind this dares not show his face, but only spreads rumors; he is truly despicable!"

Shen Lanxi: "Could the Court of Judicial Review, the Ministry of Personnel, and the Ministry of Justice conduct a joint investigation?"

nature!

But judging from his tone, His Majesty doesn't seem to care much.

Before the news of the reappearance of the Guigu disciple had even subsided, Zhou Xinrou took advantage of the Emperor's departure from the palace during the post-New Year ancestral worship ceremony to suddenly send troops to occupy the imperial city.

And they released news that no one could believe.

Shen Lanxi was not of royal blood. After giving birth to a child of true royal blood, she ordered someone to bring back an infant from the orphanage and switch it with her own child.

Shen Lanxi was born as an abandoned baby without parents!

Zhou Xinrou occupied the palace, while Huang Yu led his men to the residences of the officials and abducted all their families into the imperial city.

By the time Shen Lanxi received the news, the ancestral worship procession had just arrived at the palace outside the city.

"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! There's been an incident in the palace!"

A guard rode up on horseback to report, quickly recounting in detail what had happened in the capital.

This includes the fact that all the officials' families were brought into the palace.

"Your Majesty, is there a misunderstanding between you and the Empress Dowager?"

Shen Lanxi sneered: "There is no misunderstanding, but I'm afraid the Empress Dowager's old illness has flared up and she's talking nonsense."

The officials looked at each other in bewilderment. Is that so?

Why don't they believe it?

"Did Your Majesty foresee this? Please lead us to break this deadlock quickly." Regardless of whether the Empress Dowager is truly ill or feigning illness, their families are all in her hands.

His Majesty has always been a master strategist, and they naturally trust him.

"How could the palace troops be so easily dispatched by the Empress Dowager?"

"Is this His Majesty's intention?"

Shen Lanxi stared coldly in the direction of the capital, her face filled with murderous intent.

"Quickly send someone to investigate the truth!"

"yes!"

Upon receiving His Majesty's order, the Imperial Guards immediately set off on horseback.

Shen Lanxi reassured the officials: "My lords, please calm down. The Empress Dowager has always lived a secluded life and would never do such a treasonous thing."

Liu Yanhui's eyes flashed, and she said, "Could it be that remnants of the previous dynasty have kidnapped the Empress Dowager?"

The officials began to debate whether the Empress Dowager was confused or being held hostage. After thinking for a long time, they realized that no matter which it was, their families were not safe.

"Continue the ancestral worship!" Shen Lanxi said calmly.

May the ancestors of the Great Zhou Dynasty bless our Great Zhou with peace, good weather, and abundant food and clothing for all its people!

Despite their anxiety, the officials had no choice but to follow the ancestral worship procedure and begin the ancestral worship ceremony.

After the ancestral worship ceremony concluded, news returned from the capital.

"Your Majesty, the Empress Dowager has been kidnapped by a traitor from the previous dynasty. The traitor's name is Huang Yu. He is ostensibly spreading rumors, but in reality, he has kidnapped the Empress Dowager and intends to use her to coerce Your Majesty."

Liu Yan replied, "Your Majesty, you mustn't be confused!"

Wei Jie: "Your Majesty's filial piety is known throughout the court. We cannot disregard the plight of countless people just because of the Empress Dowager."

"Your Majesty, Huang Yu harbors wolfish ambitions. If such a person were to ascend the throne, our Great Zhou would be in grave danger!"

Shen Lanxi's face was filled with grief: "That was my mother!"

"How can I ignore this!"

Liu Yan raised her voice: "Your Majesty, even if Your Majesty kills me, I will still speak today."

"If Your Majesty abandons the millions of common people for the sake of the Empress Dowager alone, then Your Majesty will be a sinner of our Great Zhou!"

"Your Majesty, I agree!"

"Your subject also agrees."

"Lord Liu is absolutely right. Now that the world is at peace and the country is stable, the former dynasty’s brats are trying to stir up trouble and overturn the stable situation of our Great Zhou. Not only will we not agree, but the people of the world will not agree either."

Liu Yanhui lowered his eyes and said, "If I remember correctly, Huang Yu is the Empress Dowager's adopted daughter. It was the Empress Dowager who brought the wolf into the house!"

Upon being reminded, the ministers immediately remembered who Huang Yu was.

"Is she the woman who saved the Empress Dowager? Now that I think about it, saving the Empress Dowager was probably a carefully planned scheme."

"It's a waste that His Majesty values ​​her so much, entrusting her with the important task of suppressing bandits and appointing her as the commander of the city's guards. It turns out that Huang Yu has been pretending all along."

"From this perspective, her achievements in suppressing bandits cannot be counted."

Shen Lanxi watched the officials' debate unfold and sneered silently.