Chapter 207: The case of exchanging military merits for Wei Family Army is reopened!
Zhou Ruyuan's face turned pale, and he quickly explained, "Father, it was Shen Lanxi who was rude to me first."
Shen Lanxi's eyes flashed: "Uncle, it was him who inexplicably asked me to let Bai Qingling go. I've already explained to him that I haven't seen him since returning to the capital. But he seems not to understand and keeps telling me to let her go. I'm the one who's truly innocent!"
Zhou Ruyuan glared fiercely at Shen Lanxi: "Yesterday, an assassin broke into my residence, and Qingling was almost killed. In the capital, only you have a grudge against Qingling!"
Shen Lanxi: "To catch a thief red-handed, you must catch an adulterer in the act. Since you say I sent someone to assassinate you, do you have any witnesses or physical evidence?"
Emperor Renxiao looked at his son with a dark expression, thinking of him as a fool who was more trouble than he was worth.
That woman was incredibly lucky; she didn't die!
"Ruyuan, do you have any witnesses or physical evidence?" Emperor Renxiao decided to teach his son a lesson.
Zhou Ruyuan's face turned pale, and he hurriedly explained, "The assassins who entered the Prince's mansion were death squad members. After I captured them, they committed suicide by poisoning themselves!"
Emperor Renxiao walked to his seat with a gloomy expression and sat down.
"So, you mean there's no evidence?"
Zhou Ruyuan lowered his head and remained silent.
He truly had no evidence. If he had, he would have confronted Shen Lanxi openly long ago, instead of using the position of principal wife to compromise with her.
"Nonsense!" Emperor Renxiao suddenly flew into a rage and swept the fruit plate off the table.
The court officials and their wives all knelt on the ground.
"You dare to frame a court official without any evidence! Zhou Ruyuan, all you've learned in these past few years of leading troops in battle is this? You have truly disappointed me!"
Zhou Ruyuan's heart was already in his throat; he hadn't expected Shen Lanxi to refuse to compromise.
That was the position of the Prince of Zhennan's principal wife. Now she's a discarded wife, and it'll be difficult for her to find a good match. Shouldn't she cherish this opportunity?
Empress Qi Yingqun watched for a while, then spoke softly.
"Your Majesty, please calm down. Today is a joyous occasion to welcome General Shen and the Third Prince. It's normal for two young people to bicker occasionally. Didn't we argue over trivial matters before? We always make up afterward!"
Emperor Renxiao glanced at Shen Lanxi and Zhou Ruyuan with a stern face, took a deep breath and said, "Alright, get up. Let them settle their own affairs in private!"
Qi Yingqun looked at Shen Zhou and Qi Yingqun with a gentle smile: "You two, why don't you hurry up and thank her!"
Zhou Ruyuan: "Your son thanks Your Majesty!"
Shen Lanxi's eyes flickered and she followed suit, bowing her head.
After everyone stood up, Qi Yingqun's gaze fell on Zhou Ruyuan.
"Third Prince, if you want to attract Lanxi's attention, you don't need to go to such lengths. You are a hero on the battlefield, and Lanxi is a rare beauty. What beauty doesn't admire a hero!"
"Your Majesty, the more I look at them, the more well-matched they seem."
Emperor Renxiao's expression softened slightly.
"If it weren't for what happened before, you two should have been the envy of everyone!"
As Zhou Ruyuan listened to his father and empress's back-and-forth, he vaguely had an answer in his heart.
"Father, I was ignorant before, and I will never do it again."
Emperor Renxiao nodded in satisfaction upon hearing his son's words, thinking he wasn't entirely foolish. If his son were truly willing to risk everything for that lowly servant, then he, as the emperor, wouldn't be so ruthless.
Shen Lanxi sneered inwardly, letting them put on a show and sing their own tune, she would make her own way.
"Your Majesty, your subject Shen Lanxi is willing to exchange his military merits for a retrial of the case concerning the Wei family army's provisions and pay!"
After these words were spoken, the racecourse fell silent!
Her? Her military achievements? A retrial of Wei Jiajun's case?
Everyone seemed to have their memories restored, recalling Shen Lanxi's military achievements!
Previously, they all thought of her as a woman, only focusing on belittling her gender, subconsciously assuming that a woman's military achievements were useless, and thus ignoring her accomplishments. They completely forgot that she was a military general, a great general who quelled the rebellion and recovered most of the lost territory of Dongchuan!
Men who achieved military merits received generous rewards from the imperial court, but what about women?
Emperor Renxiao was displeased. He had previously planned to bestow a marriage upon Shen Lanxi to reward her for her military achievements. Unexpectedly, before he could even voice his intentions, Shen Lanxi had outmaneuvered him!
"Lanxi, I have already exonerated your Shen family, you don't need to waste your military achievements!" Emperor Renxiao appeared to be considering Shen Lanxi's best interests, but only he knew what he was really thinking.
Shen Lanxi: "Everyone in the world only knows that the Wei family's army's provisions were stolen by the Shen family. Fortunately, His Majesty is wise and knows that our Shen family was wronged. But others are not as wise as His Majesty. They only think that it was because they made meritorious contributions in battle that His Majesty pardoned the Shen family!"
"In reality, the blame for the theft of Wei's army's supplies is still being placed on the Shen family. I do not wish Your Majesty to be criticized in history, nor do I wish the Shen family to continue to bear the infamy. I want the Shen family to serve Your Majesty with a clean record, to clear the name of Wei's army, and to ensure Your Majesty's name is not tarnished in history!"
The racecourse was eerily quiet!
Emperor Renxiao looked at Shen Lanxi with a deep gaze. For more than two years, the name "Wei Family Army" had been a taboo subject among all the court officials, and no one dared to mention it in court.
Two years later, when people mentioned it again, it was still about the Shen family and Lan Xi!
This was the first time Emperor Renxiao had been forced to this point since he ascended the throne.
We're in a bind!
After a silence that seemed to last forever, Emperor Renxiao opened his mouth.
"Very well, since you insist on this, you will be in full charge of investigating the case of the Wei family army's provisions and pay! I hereby grant that all officials related to the case fully cooperate with your investigation. Any official who dares to outwardly comply but inwardly disobey will be treated as an accomplice to theft!"
Shen Lanxi: "Your Majesty, I accept the decree and thank you for your great favor!"
Emperor Renxiao smiled slightly when he saw how earnestly she thanked him.
The Ministry of Personnel and the Court of Judicial Review have never given up investigating the case of the Wei family army's provisions and pay. In the past two years, all the only clues have pointed to the Shen family.
This wasn't something he intentionally set up; she dug her own pit and jumped right in!
From this perspective, Shen Lanxi is not a threat!
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The Shen family was extremely uneasy!
Why can't Shen Lanxi just stay calm? Every place she goes, she has to cause trouble.
The Shen family had just been pardoned and returned to the capital, and at this time they should be most cautious. No matter how outrageous the Third Prince's actions were, he was still a prince, and they could not argue with him.
Does Shen Lanxi want to kill them?
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For a woman like her to dare to make demands of His Majesty, she must have a death wish.
The Shen family has already been exonerated, so why is she bringing it up again?
The people and officials of the capital had finally forgotten about the Wei family army. Wasn't she afraid of being impeached by the officials?
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Unexpectedly, His Majesty actually granted her request. It wasn't that they didn't want the Shen family to have a clean reputation; it was just that it wouldn't be that easy!
If it could be found out, wouldn't it have been found out long ago? Does she think that all the ministers in the court are mediocre and incompetent?
Isn't this just asking for trouble for the Shen family?
Seeing that the Shen family is rising again, if she continues to investigate, how many people will she offend!
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