Chapter 433 Family Dinner: Zhou Xinrou's Astounding Words!
Immediately after Zhou Rulin's wedding, he was sent to the Han River to manage the floods and resettle the disaster victims.
He left without even attending such an important occasion as Emperor Renxiao's birthday.
Shen Lanxi began to arrange the birthday banquet for Emperor Renxiao.
Recently, Wei Dongzhu has been busy training troops, and she has been busy with her birthday banquet, so they haven't seen each other for a long time.
Today, Wei Dongzhu was on leave and specially set aside a day. His originally happy mood was ruined by a letter.
"General, has there been any change in the war situation in the Northwest?" Regardless of Wei Dongzhu's official rank, the former subordinates of the Wei family army still called him General.
"No, the Northwest is great."
If it wasn't about the war in the Northwest, then it was a letter home.
They were Wei Dongzhu's personal guards, so they naturally knew the inside story.
"General, has something happened over there?"
Wei Dongzhu shook his head, his mood somewhat heavy.
Besides the letters, there was also a portrait.
Looking at the person in the portrait, Wei Dongzhu felt as if a mountain was pressing down on his chest.
"I'll write a letter, and you can deliver it back in person!"
The guard whispered, "Yes!" He would rather die than let anyone else see this letter.
Wei Dongzhu picked up his pen and simply wrote a few words: The child will be named Wei Yan!
To continue the bloodline!
After writing five characters, Wei Dong put away his pen, waited for it to dry, and then carefully placed it into the letter paper.
Keep it safe!
The bodyguard replied, "I will keep it close to my body and never let it out of my sight!"
Wei Dongzhu was timid, and he already knew Shen Lanxi's character very well.
Now he can hold her hand and chat with her, all of which is stolen.
He only hoped that time could continue like this for a long, long time, and that he could hold her hand and laugh together for a lifetime!
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"My lord, General Wei has arrived!"
Shen Lanxi's close confidants also got used to calling Wei Dongzhu General Wei.
"Let him in!"
Shen Lanxi was dressed in women's clothing, which was a rare sight for her. She had makeup on her face and was wearing a gorgeous dress.
When Wei Dongzhu entered, a look of amazement flashed in his eyes.
Why are you dressed like this today?
Shen Lanxi smiled and said, "Just consider today my birthday!"
Wei Dongzhu was somewhat surprised, as he remembered that her birthday was not today.
Today is her death anniversary!
Shen Lanxi took out a few hairpins from the dressing table.
"Pick a nice one and put it on me!"
Wei Dongzhu raised the corners of his mouth, though he didn't know why, he just assumed that she was in a good mood today!
"Wear this gold hairpin; it will sparkle brilliantly in the sunlight!" Just like her.
Shen Lanxi: "Okay!"
She didn't go anywhere today; she stayed at the Duke of Huguo's mansion, eating, drinking, and chatting with her family.
"Let's go, let's go see my family!"
Wei Dongzhu looked at the outstretched hand, his eyes lit up with joy, and he smiled as he shook it.
"Greetings to my grandparents!"
Wei Dongzhu, somewhat embarrassed, followed suit and paid his respects.
"Greetings to the old master and the old lady!"
Madam Shen looked at her granddaughter's attire with suspicion. Why did she have time to come over today?
"Lanxi, aren't you busy?"
Shen Lanxi: "I'm busy. Tomorrow I'll be busy receiving envoys from all directions. I'm afraid I won't be able to come and pay my respects to my grandparents for quite some time."
So that's the reason!
Madam Shen smiled and said, "Our family doesn't need so many formalities. If you're busy, just go ahead and do your thing!"
Shen Lanxi: "I've booked a few tables at Wangjiang Tower, and the food will be delivered around noon. Then our family can sit down and have a nice meal together!"
The banquet at Wangjiang Tower is not cheap, but if she had nothing else to do, she would be happy to eat at it.
"good."
Afterwards, Shen Lanxi took Wei Dongzhu to pay their respects to her father and mother.
"Is Father fully recovered?"
Shen Congwen looked at his daughter, who was dressed in luxurious clothes, with a gloomy face, and turned his head to the side in annoyance.
His room was filled with young, beautiful maids who treated Shen Congwen like royalty, and he had no desire to see Shen Lanxi.
"If there's nothing else, you can go now!"
Shen Lanxi took her leave.
"Greetings to Mother!"
Shen Lanxi explained the details of the banquet: "I would be extremely grateful if Mother would do me the honor of attending!"
Zhou Xinruo glanced at Zhou Ruyuan and waved casually.
"Okay, you can go ahead and get busy!"
After the two left, Zhou Ruyuan unconsciously let out a sigh of relief.
"Have your father and mother always been like this?"
Shen Lanxi: "So? Living in separate courtyards? Or is my father aloof while my mother is bedridden?"
Wei Dongzhu felt something was off, but he couldn't bring himself to say it in front of Shen Lanxi.
"It's alright, everyone has their own way of doing things, I'm just making a fuss over nothing."
Shen Lanxi: "Just keep your mouth open to eat!"
Wei Dongzhu: He's really honored!
Afterwards, Shen Lanxi invited the other three branches of the family. Before noon, the entire Shen family had already sat down in an orderly fashion.
This also includes Shen Yuantang.
She didn't send anyone to call her; she came on her own.
"Big sister looks so gorgeous today," Shen Yuantang said with envy.
Shen Lanxi: "It's just a matter of putting on makeup and changing clothes. You don't dress like this every day!"
Shen Yuantang pouted sullenly.
Naturally, no one would say that even if someone dressed up the same way, they wouldn't be as disappointed as Shen Lanxi, who only had five-tenths of the charm.
"Big sister, is today a special day?" Shen Yuantang asked, eager to find out.
Shen Lanxi: "I'm off today, but I'm going to the battlefield tomorrow!"
The entire Shen family gasped in surprise.
"Lanxi, we haven't heard anything about going to war with any country. Where are you going to fight? We haven't heard anything about it." Old Madam Shen asked hurriedly.
Shen Lanxi explained with a smile, "Receiving envoys from all directions tomorrow will be no easier than going to the battlefield!"
Oh, is that so?
"You scared Grandma half to death!" Old Madam Shen patted her chest, still shaken.
Shen Lanxi said jokingly, "It seems that we need to hold family banquets like this more often in the future, otherwise my family will think that something has happened to me."
The Shen family members smiled with relief.
"Lanxi, tomorrow two envoys sent by the traitors will attend the main hall. What will you do when they launch their attack?" Zhou Xinrou suddenly asked.
Surprise flashed in everyone's eyes. They never expected that someone who never cared about worldly affairs would speak so succinctly when he did.
Shen Lanxi: "When soldiers come, we'll block them; when water comes, we'll dam it!"
Zhou Xinrou: "What if they mention the death of the late Crown Prince?"
After he finished speaking, there was silence.
Is this something that can be brought up in public?
That's treason!
If an envoy sent by a traitor dared to say that, he would surely lose his head.
Anyone who hears this will likely be silenced!
"Princess, be careful what you say!" Shen Congwen reminded her sternly.
Zhou Xinrou looked calmly at Shen Lanxi, who suddenly laughed.
"Then they've gone mad. The rule of not killing envoys is about to be broken. Maybe I really will have to go to the battlefield!"
Zhou Xinrou resumed her sickly appearance, as if the astonishing words from before had not come from her mouth at all.
After the family dinner, some people left with worries on their minds. Others got completely drunk and started talking nonsense.
Thinking about what her mother had said, Shen Lanxi asked Zhou Ruyuan to wait in the study while she went to see her mother.
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