Chapter 195 The army that quelled the rebellion was surnamed Shen, and if a new general were to be appointed, a male member of the Shen family should be replaced!
Everyone else was used to it, but this was the first time Ban Si Cao had ever seen it.
"Has our general always been like this?" Ban Sicao asked incredulously.
Cheng Zheng nodded, then wrote a sentence: "You'll get used to it!"
Ban Sicao watched Shen Lanxi's back thoughtfully, her disbelief gradually turning into admiration.
"I wish that one day I would treat my father like she did!"
Cheng Zheng walked quickly forward, silently keeping a distance from Ban Si Cao.
Madam Shen cursed all the way, but seeing that no one was helping her, the soldiers took her back to the courtyard and then surrounded it.
He was so angry he felt like he was going to vomit blood, and immediately vented his anger on his three daughters-in-law.
"What use are you all? When my son comes back, I'll make them all divorce you!"
“I was treated like that, and all you did was watch. You're all cowards who bully the weak and fear the strong. What are you capable of?”
The three members of the Liu family were so scolded that they didn't dare to breathe loudly.
How can they help? Aren't they afraid?
I just hope the men in the family come back soon so they can teach that arrogant little bitch a lesson!
After learning the news that evening, the Shen family rushed home immediately.
I wanted to go straight to my grandparents' courtyard to persuade the family members, but the guards wouldn't let me in.
Mrs. Liu was wondering if her son would be able to come home that night when she saw him and his family being kept outside.
"What are you doing? My son is the vanguard on the front lines, how dare you stop him?" Liu immediately shouted, hands on her hips.
"Yuanxu, you wait here, I'll go call your grandmother!"
Before the Shen family's sons could even reply, Madam Liu hurriedly ran off to fetch Old Madam Shen.
After waiting and waiting, Mrs. Shen finally saw her grandchildren arrive.
“Grandson, Shen Lanxi is a heartless monster who doesn’t recognize even her own family. Your grandfather and I have already discussed it and decided to punish her severely!”
He originally intended to expel her from the family, but then he remembered that she was still the Princess Lanxi, personally appointed by His Majesty, and changed his mind.
Hopefully, Shen Lanxi will remember this lesson, correct her mistakes, and take good care of her elders in the future!
When Shen Yuanjing, Shen Yuanxu, and the others heard what Old Madam Shen said, they felt utterly powerless and helpless.
“Grandmother, are you going out against our advice?” Shen Yuanjing spoke first.
Old Madam Shen felt that her grandson would definitely protect his sister, so her face darkened and she said sharply, "Yuanjing, if you want to plead for your sister, then don't say a word!"
Shen Yuanjing quickly asked his brothers for help.
Shen Yuanxu: "Grandmother, the general is right, it's very dangerous for you to go out now!"
Liu pouted and said, "Yuanxu, she has already been relieved of her military post and is no longer a general. Why do you still call her a general?"
Yuan Xu is older than Shen Lanxi. Since Shen Lanxi has been dismissed, her son should rightfully become the general in charge of suppressing the rebellion.
In her opinion, it was only a matter of time!
Hearing his mother's words, Shen Yuanxu panicked and hurriedly explained, "Mother, the imperial edict has been issued. Peng Rong falsely conveyed the imperial edict and used it to expel the general from the military camp. Now, Peng Kun's entire family has been executed!"
Upon hearing the words "execution of the entire family," Liu's face turned pale with fright. She could no longer bear to hear words like "execution" or "exile."
Looking at her son, Miao pondered for a moment and then said, "The imperial edict didn't say she had to return to the military camp!"
The old lady had already explained to them that His Majesty wanted to take this opportunity to drive Shen Lanxi out of the military camp so that a man could take over the army.
What kind of woman commands a military camp? If word got out, neighboring countries and foreign tribes would laugh their heads off!
"Mother, stop talking!" Shen Yuanpeng warned.
Others might not know, but how could they not? Every day, the things the older sister handled in the military camp were delivered to her home by them.
When Madam Shen saw that all her grandsons were siding with Shen Lanxi, her face turned ashen.
Her grandsons were all honest and kind, and they were all won over by Shen Lanxi's small favors along the way.
But she shouldn't try to cover up her disobedience and filial impiety with these small favors.
The Shen family will absolutely not tolerate disobedient and unfilial people!
“Your grandfather and I have already discussed this, and you are not allowed to plead for us.”
"Yuan Jing, have the guards surrounding the courtyard leave and replace them with your own guards!" Shen Lanxi thought she could confine them just because she had a few soldiers.
Don't even think about it!
Her grandson wielded even greater power in the army, commanding countless troops. Those mere guards who had just offended her so blatantly—she would not let them off easily!
"Two guards attacked me just now. Break their legs and drag them to the army to be slaves!" Old Madam Shen said fiercely!
"And Shen Lanxi, tie her up and confine her to her room for five days to reflect on her actions. No one is allowed to open the door and bring her food without my permission!"
With each command she issued, Madam Shen felt a surge of pride.
She wanted to subdue Shen Lanxi before she returned to the capital!
However, she waited and waited, but none of her grandsons made any move.
"Yuan Jing, Yuan Xu, what are you doing? Hurry up and send someone!"
The Shen family's grandchildren all wore bitter smiles.
How can I tell my grandmother that the army suppressing the rebellion only obeys my eldest sister's orders?
Even if they try to speak, someone has to listen!
"Yuan Jing, Yuan Xu, give the order quickly!"
Shen Yuanjing and Shen Yuanxu, who were called out, slowly lowered their heads.
"Grandma, we can't do it!"
Madam Shen stared intently at her two grandsons, unable to believe what she was hearing.
"What do you mean you can't do it?"
Shen Yuanjing smiled bitterly: "Grandmother, do you know that the deputy supervisor sent by His Majesty has come to invite my eldest sister five times, and each time he has been turned away by her!"
Madam Shen was already blinded by her own assumptions and asked without thinking, "What is he here for?"
Shen Yuanjing: "Naturally, we should ask our eldest sister to return and take command of the army."
Madam Shen did not believe it.
"Even without your older sister, we still have you all, don't we?"
Shen Yuanxu and the others were speechless.
"How could it be our turn? Grandmother, don't forget who taught us. Master Hu, Xiao Fang, Qian Feng, Feng Wu, Shi Da, Wei San—each of them is better than us!"
Madam Shen said sternly, "The army that quelled the rebellion was established by Shen Lanxi. Since it is surnamed Shen, even if someone is replaced, it should be a member of the Shen family!"
The expressions of all the grandchildren of the Shen family changed.
“Grandmother, be careful what you say. The army that quelled the rebellion is the imperial army, not ours!” Shen Yuanxu immediately corrected.
Madam Shen realized she had misspoke and felt a little flustered, but she didn't want to bow down to the position of general.
She's right. Other military units can have hereditary succession, so why can't theirs?
Without the Shen family, this army sent to quell the rebellion would be nowhere to be found.
"In short, the general's position cannot be given to anyone else; it must be taken by a member of the Shen family!" Old Madam Shen said in a cold and hard tone.
Shen Yuanjing and the others were quite helpless; they realized that they simply couldn't talk to their grandmother properly.
Now they all admire the eldest sister's decisiveness and understand a little why she treated her grandmother and the others that way.
"Grandmother, I just remembered I have some things to do at the military camp, so I'll head back now!" Shen Yuanjing turned and left.
When Shen Yuanxu and the others saw him leave, they also wanted to leave.
The Liu family and others quickly pulled them away.
"Yuanxu, Yuanpeng, you can't leave..."
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