Chapter 251 Isn't it because you don't know how to cherish yourself and have brought shame upon yourself?
Unfortunately, Shen Lanxi had just received an imperial edict delivered by the court at breakneck speed.
"The marriage between Shen Yuanjing and the Oirat princess is His Majesty's will. The marriage will proceed according to the proper procedures. His Majesty has appointed Shen Yuanjing as the General Who Pacifies the Barbarians and the Oirat princess as a Lady of Virtue. The two are to be married immediately!"
Zhou Yunyue stared blankly at Shen Lanxi for a long time before finally speaking.
"She married Shen Yuanjing? What about me?" Zhou Yunyue asked loudly, feeling wronged.
Shen Lanxi gave Liu Yanhui a wink, and the latter opened the imperial edict and said, "There is no mention of this in the imperial edict!"
Zhou Yunyue was unable to accept it for a moment and let out a hysterical scream.
"Impossible, absolutely impossible!"
"It's you! It must be you who didn't inform my father!" Zhou Yunyue screamed, pointing at Shen Lanxi.
Shen Lanxi looked at Zhou Yunyue expressionlessly: "You can write a letter to the capital right now and see how His Majesty will deal with you after he finds out that you sent a palace maid to marry a foreign ruler in your place!"
Zhou Yunyue screamed, "It was Shen Yuanjing who broke into my room first and ruined my reputation. If anyone should be punished, it should be your Shen family!"
Shen Lanxi smiled sarcastically: "Tell me yourself, which is more important, the stability of the Northwest or a mere unfavored princess?"
"So what if Shen Yuanjing barges into your room and ruins your reputation?"
There is only one Northwest, but there can be countless princesses!
"Do you think His Majesty might secretly execute you to protect the royal family's reputation?"
Zhou Yunyue's heart skipped a beat, and she remained silent for a long time.
Shen Lanxi: "Now, you only have two paths in front of you."
"If you obediently go and marry into the royal family, you can still retain the dignity of a princess!"
"If you don't go to the marriage alliance, you'll only ever be a nameless palace maid!"
"Your status as a palace maid is not even worthy of being Shen Yuanjing's concubine. Go back and think about it carefully!"
Zhou Yunyue looked up and glared fiercely at Shen Lanxi.
She never intended for her to marry Shen Yuanjing from the beginning; it was all part of her plan.
"Shen Lanxi, you are also a woman, why are you making things difficult for me?" Zhou Yunyue's eyes were filled with hatred and suppressed madness.
Shen Lanxi sneered: "Isn't it because you don't know how to respect yourself and have brought shame upon yourself?"
Zhou Yunyue pinched her palms until they bled, but this pain was nothing compared to the pain in her heart, which felt like she had been stabbed.
"What if I'm already carrying the Shen family's child?" Zhou Yunyue's face broke into a maniacal laugh.
Shen Lanxi was silent for a moment, then said, "Go find Shen Yuanjing. Whatever his plans are for you, I won't interfere!"
Zhou Yunyue's eyes flashed when she heard her say that.
"You said it yourself, and if you disobey, you will die a horrible death!"
Shen Lanxi: "I hate being threatened. If I die a horrible death, I'll take care of you first!"
So before you make any threats, think carefully about whether you actually have the ability to back them up!
Zhou Yunyue's expression changed, and she turned and ran out.
...
"General, should we come along?" Liu Yan asked.
Shen Lanxi: "No need, let's see how much Yuan Jing has grown, whether he's as tall as a scallion!"
Liu Yanhui: "..."
Balu was overjoyed upon seeing the imperial edict and immediately sent his men to report the good news to the tribes he had already persuaded.
The Great Zhou Dynasty first made marriage alliances with the various Oirat tribes. As long as they were willing to surrender to the Great Zhou Dynasty and prevent the Great Zhou Dynasty from making marriage alliances with the three Turkic tribes, they would be the Great Zhou Dynasty's closest friends!
Shen Lanxi had guessed that Balu would have a backup plan, so when her subordinates came to inform her, she instructed them to secretly follow Balu's men.
"Act according to the situation!"
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Che Mingyuan had been playing a game of cat and mouse with the three Turkic tribes. When the envoys of the three tribes saw that the peace talks were being conducted by men, they all became arrogant and haughty.
The Great Zhou is afraid of them!
They said they would change the person, and Da Zhou changed the person.
The scouts sent to Dongchuan reported that the fighting in Dongchuan had not yet subsided, and the people there could not help this side.
Next, they negotiated terms with the Great Zhou.
"Five hundred fine horses, twenty thousand head of cattle and sheep, five thousand dan of grain, and you even want to cede Huangtu City to us!" Abe Hiroshi was arrogant beyond measure!
Che Mingyuan: "The heavy snow has blocked the roads, so the horses, cattle, sheep, and grain will have to wait. We can give you the land in Huangtucheng first!"
Abe Hiroshi raised his eyebrows. In the past, they would lose many warriors and slaves to conquer a city. Now they're giving it away so easily?
Could it be a trap set by the cunning Zhou people?
Che Mingyuan: "Our Great Zhou is willing to offer Huangtu City as the princess's dowry. Have you three clans decided which clan's prince will marry our Great Zhou princess?"
The three clans were taken aback; they hadn't discussed this matter yet.
When I came here, I only thought that there would be a heated verbal battle, and maybe even a fight.
I never expected to agree to their conditions so easily. I even took several steps forward and started talking about choosing a marriage partner.
A glint flashed in Hiroshi Abe's eyes. Since Huangtu City was part of the princess's dowry, it was a city.
They can just find any prince, marry him, and the city will be theirs!
"We need to go back and discuss this properly!"
Che Mingyuan smiled faintly as he saw them off.
...
Zhou Yunyue waited for more than an hour before Shen Yuanjing finally arrived.
"Shen Yuanjing, you heartless man! We've already been intimate, how could you abandon me and marry someone else?" Zhou Yunyue no longer pretended to be a princess; now she acted like a jealous and envious woman.
Shen Yuanjing looked at Zhou Yunyue, who was dressed as a palace maid, and said impatiently, "Why are you here instead of going on duty?"
Zhou Yunyue almost vomited blood from those words.
"I am a princess, I can go wherever I want."
Shen Yuanjing raised an eyebrow and looked at her coldly, saying, "You are no longer a princess. Your current identity is that of a palace maid!"
Zhou Yunyue's heart skipped a beat when she saw Shen Yuanjing's chilling aura.
"You were willing to marry me before because of my status as a princess?"
Shen Yuanjing said with a half-smile, "What do you think?"
Zhou Yunyue stared blankly at Shen Yuanjing.
So, for Shen Yuanjing, her giving up her princess status meant she had no value?
Is an identity really that important?
"I am of royal blood. Even if I give up my princess status to someone else now, I will still be a royal princess when I return to the capital!"
Shen Yuanjing scoffed, "Stop joking. This is the first time I've ever seen a woman as both arrogant and naive as you!"
Zhou Yunyue stared straight at Shen Yuanjing, her eyes looking as if she didn't recognize him.
Shen Yuanjing: "I used to frequent the capital and the palace. Before you were made a princess, I didn't even know that the royal family had you!"
Zhou Yunyue cried.
She suddenly realized that Shen Yuanjing was the one with the coldest heart.
Shen Yuanjing ruthlessly exposed her true colors, tearing away her last shred of dignity and crushing it on the ground.
"Shen Yuanjing, you will get your retribution!"
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