Chapter 218 The marriage procession departs; those who disobey will be eaten by wolves!
The old woman inwardly cursed Bai Qingling as a vixen, but outwardly said, "Your Highness, Madam Bai has just suffered a miscarriage and should not shed tears." A few words were enough; if she were to say anything more, she would bewitch the prince, and how would they explain it to the Empress!
The two maids in the room quickly stood in front of the bed to block Bai Qingling.
"Madam, please lie down and rest."
"Madam, please refrain from speaking, lest it affect your health!"
"lady……"
Bai Qingling looked at the two maids with a gloomy expression. If it weren't for the fact that she would feel a sharp pain in her lower abdomen if she moved even slightly, how could she have tolerated the two lowly maids' insolence?
And those two old hags outside, always bringing up Consort Shu. They're servants of the Prince's mansion now; she's the mistress, they're the servants, they don't even know the difference between superior and inferior. Let's see how she deals with them once she's recovered!
"Qingling, I'm going to the palace to see Xiaoyu'er off." Zhou Ruyuan said and then left.
No sooner had he left than the nanny sent someone to the palace to deliver a message.
The prince is about to go on a campaign, leaving the little vixen in the capital. Now it all depends on the empress's decision. There are plenty of ways to make someone die quietly in the palace.
The journey to the Northwest is long, and by the time we arrive, it will be almost winter. Although the Northwest is not as cold as Dongchuan, the winters are still more scorching than in other places.
Just then, Zhou Ruyuan sent over a lot of things, and with a source of money in hand, Shen Lanxi immediately had people take the items out to pawn them, and all the money was used to buy supplies.
Emperor Renxiao received the news immediately and, upon learning that she had pawned her dowry to purchase supplies, sat in the imperial study for a full hour.
After Shen Lanxi received the imperial decree, the Shen family also began to make preparations.
But the other rooms were the ones that prepared the most.
"Mother, my sons Yuanxu and Yuankun are going to war again. I want to buy them some things for the journey." This time, no one guided Liu Shi. After receiving the imperial decree, she immediately went to find Old Madam Shen.
Old Madam Shen glanced at her, said nothing, got up and took the storeroom key herself to open the storeroom for Liu.
Immediately afterwards, Miao and Tian arrived. Their husbands and children were in the army, and they also needed to buy things for the journey.
"Second sister-in-law, eldest brother has already allowed his children to stay and study. Why don't you let Yuanpeng and Yuanhao stay as well?" said Madam Tian.
Liu glared at Tian: "Why didn't you let your son stay?"
Ms. Tian was furious. If her son wanted to stay, why was she saying all this nonsense?
Miao said, “Swords have no eyes in the army. If you, my fourth sister-in-law, want your child to stay in the army with your husband, just say so.”
Tian rolled her eyes at Miao: "My son and husband only manage logistics; they don't need to go to the battlefield. Swords have no eyes, so I'm not worried." The ones who should really be worried are those who go to the battlefield.
Miao turned her head away irritably. What could she say if her two sons were good at studying?
Besides, even if she wants her sons to come back, they have to be willing to come back!
It's that old geezer Shen Congli who wants to come back. What's the point of him coming back? To continue making a mess of the household with his three wives and four concubines? He might as well stay in the army!
“My son and husband are already holding important positions in the army. If they come back to study, they will have to start from scratch. It’s better for them to stay in the army. If they become generals one day, I, as their mother, might even have a chance to be granted an imperial title.” Miao was sincerely trying to provoke Tian.
The three daughters-in-law were arguing again, much to the annoyance of Old Madam Shen.
The eldest daughter-in-law really knows how to avoid being idle. After returning from the welcoming banquet, she went to the temple to chant sutras and pray for the Empress Dowager, and hasn't come back yet. All the messes of the whole family have fallen on her shoulders alone.
"Shut up, all of you! If you want money, wait patiently. If you don't, get back to your rooms. Your sons and husbands won't starve even without your money!"
Seeing that Madam Shen was angry, the three of them quickly shut their mouths.
When Shen Congwen returned home that evening, Madam Shen had someone call him back to his room.
"Lanxi is about to leave for the Northwest. Have you prepared anything for her?"
Shen Congwen frowned and said, "Mother, I have just taken office and am very busy. You should prepare for the eldest son's family!"
Madam Shen gave her son a deep look and let out a long sigh.
Before they knew it, it was time to depart. Since they were to lead a wedding procession, they would have to leave through the palace.
Shen Lanxi arrived at the palace gate early, where the wedding procession and one more item had been prepared overnight.
As the entourage arrived one after another, around the appointed time, Princess Zhou Yunyue's carriage departed from the palace.
Emperor Renxiao stood on the city wall and looked down, with the entire procession clearly visible!
He could have chosen not to come today, but the fact that Shen Lanxi sold her dowry to purchase supplies yesterday deeply affected him.
He came to see Shen Lanxi off!
Shen Lanxi led everyone in a farewell ceremony towards the imperial city, going through all the formalities before departure!
"Set off!"
The marriage procession slowly set off.
“Your Majesty, the Fifteenth Princess has left. Let’s go back too. After breakfast, we should go to court!” Wang Bao said.
Emperor Renxiao gazed wistfully in the direction the marriage procession had departed.
"Wang Bao, do you think Shen Lanxi knows I'm here?"
Wang Bao: "Of course she knows! She must have felt the Emperor's boundless grace from the capital, which is why she bowed and kowtowed three times in the direction of the capital."
After hearing this, Emperor Renxiao chuckled softly twice.
"You're getting better and better at making me happy!"
"No, Your Majesty, this old servant is only telling the truth..."
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After Shen Lanxi left the city, she joined up with the soldiers outside the city!
"Are you sure you don't want to stay and seek revenge?" Shen Lanxi asked Cheng Zheng.
Cheng Zheng wrote, "Confirmed, a little later won't make a difference!" It's already a few years too late; what difference does a few more years make? As long as Zhou Qiwu lives, and her children live, there will always be opportunities for revenge!
Shen Lanxi: "Okay, let's go!"
"Be careful on the road. There are wolf packs on the way to the Northwest. If you don't obey, you'll be eaten!"
Xiao Fang, Cheng Zheng, and the others exchanged glances, understanding each other perfectly!
"March at full speed! We must reach the Northwest within two months!"
"yes!"
The warhorses galloped like arrows released from a bow, following the people who were to be married off, either on foot or in carriages.
Shen Lanxi's people suddenly distanced themselves from them, catching the marriage procession completely off guard.
"Princess, why have they all run away?"
"Are they going to abandon us?"
Xiao Fang, whip in hand, urged his horse forward and shouted, "All palace servants on foot, get on the carriages! Throw your ceremonial weapons onto the carriages or leave them behind!"
"If anyone gets separated from their group and is eaten by wolves, I, the vanguard, will absolutely not stop to rescue you!"
After finishing his drink, Xiao Fang immediately turned his horse around to chase after Shen Lanxi's group.
Everyone in the marriage procession was dumbfounded.
They were sending a princess to marry a foreign ruler, not to fight a war.
Even a carriage can't outrun a warhorse!
Xiao Fang caught up with Shen Lanxi and reported with a smile, "General, all those people behind us are panicking!"
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