Chapter 574 The daughter is the progenitor of the royal bloodline!
Wouldn't that mean she'd be doing all the work for someone else?
"Princess, what if Zhou Ruyuan really uses bloodline as an excuse?"
Zhou Xinrou has her own considerations, and she is currently at a loss for what to do.
"Send a message to the palace, summoning Shen Lanxi to see me!"
"yes!"
This shouldn't be a headache for her; if anyone should be having a headache, it should be the imperial court.
Shen Lanxi was replying to Che Mingyuan's letter when the Imperial Guards arrived with a message.
It was another letter from the Shen family.
Lately, every letter I receive from home has been bad news.
Sure enough, it was her mother again.
"You may continue your discussion. I have some business to attend to and will be back shortly!"
"yes!"
...
"Mother!"
"I wonder if Mother called her daughter here because of Zhou Yanxing?"
Zhou Xinrou guessed that she had also received the urgent report.
"Yes, you were right." Compared to the tense atmosphere of their last meeting, Zhou Xinrou was not only calm but also all smiles this time.
The old woman carefully poured hot tea for the two of them, then retreated to the doorway to stand guard.
“It’s not just Zhou Yanxing; there are many men in the world who are dissatisfied with their daughters sitting in high positions as women.”
“Those men will inevitably use this as a pretext to conspire and attack their daughter.”
Zhou Xinrou didn't agree with her explanation before, but now she understands.
"Conquering a country is easy, but maintaining it is much harder!" Shen Lanxi sighed, a statement that made Zhou Xinrou fall into deep thought.
“The people Zhou Ruyuan has gathered will definitely use the fact that I am a woman and not of royal blood to stir up trouble. Even if my mother doesn’t call me, I will still come to see her.”
Zhou Xinrou's gaze hardened.
“Mother, if this comes true, then I will have no choice but to reveal my true identity to the world.”
He had barely finished speaking when Zhou Xinrou sternly rejected him.
"No!"
Shen Lanxi frowned, puzzled, and said, "My daughter is of the late Crown Prince's bloodline, and the blood flowing in her veins is also royal blood. In that case, Zhou Ruyuan will have no reason to attack my daughter with bloodline."
Zhou Xinrou naturally had her own considerations, but she couldn't tell Shen Lanxi.
"This matter concerns my reputation and that of the Shen family. The Shen family saved my daughter and me, and we cannot repay kindness with enmity!"
Shen Lanxi thought about it and seemed to agree with the reason.
“Mother is right. Lanxi didn’t think it through.”
Zhou Xinrou breathed a sigh of relief when she heard her say that.
"Even if you claim to be a descendant of the former crown prince now, probably no one will believe you. The people know that this is a scheme you devised to retaliate against Zhou Ruyuan. If you really say that, it will probably cause the people to lose their trust in you and think that you will stop at nothing to get the throne and that you don't even recognize your ancestors."
Zhou Xinrou looked like she was considering Shen Lanxi's feelings.
Shen Lanxi also looked like she had listened and finally understood.
"The mother's concerns are valid; the daughter almost made a mistake."
Zhou Xinrou: "You have a disciple of Guiguzi in your hands. He is resourceful and will definitely be able to come up with a way to break the deadlock."
Shen Lanxi nodded.
"The Imperial Advisor has indeed come up with a solution to this matter."
Zhou Xinrou's eyes flashed, and she asked curiously, "What method?"
Shen Lanxi replied earnestly, "The Imperial Advisor had originally planned to go to Dongchuan, but he stayed behind to support his daughter because of this matter."
"So what if Zhou Ruyuan has royal blood? My daughter has a disciple of Guigu. Guigu disciples have always chosen wise rulers. Since the disciple of Guigu has come to my daughter's side, it means that my daughter is the wise ruler chosen by Heaven. Compared with the popular will and the recognition of Heaven, what is a little bit of bloodline?"
“You kings and generals, do you think you have a special destiny? Didn’t the ancestor of the Great Zhou seize the throne from others? Before he seized the throne, wasn’t he also not of royal blood?”
"Even if my daughter doesn't have royal blood, starting from this generation, she is the progenitor of the royal bloodline. The royal bloodline will be rewritten from my daughter's generation!"
Upon hearing this, Zhou Xinrou felt as if a stormy sea had crashed against her heart, her mind and spirit shaken like never before.
"Does the mother think her daughter's statement is reasonable?"
Zhou Xinrou secretly pinched her palm, forced a smile, and praised, "Daughter's words are more domineering than ever before, and reasonable!"
Shen Lanxi left the Shen family with a smile.
...
Shen Yuanhao returned to the capital, and Zhang Chuchu's funeral was put on the agenda.
On the day of the burial, Shen Lanxi did not attend in person, but she gave him a blessing in advance.
He was given a grand funeral befitting a princess!
It was a special imperial edict that arrived, and although the time was rushed and the purpose was to build a mausoleum, it foreshadowed Shen Lanxi's next plan.
She wanted to bestow titles of kingship upon her brothers.
Among the general public, many people have offered professional interpretations.
"That's right. The reason why the Shen brothers weren't rewarded during the previous grand ceremony was because they were young, their achievements weren't enough, and they couldn't be suppressed!"
"Now it seems that His Majesty wasn't without plans, but rather thinking long-term. Rewarding them after they've achieved merit is the only way to gain the respect of the people!"
This explanation, like a gust of wind, quickly spread throughout the capital.
The Shen family naturally heard about it as well.
The Shen family's rise to power was short-lived, so naturally, Wang Ling and others couldn't keep up.
They've already received the rites befitting a princess consort, so why would they need a prince's tomb?
At worst, we can just move it there after the imperial mausoleum is built!
Many members of the Shen family were greatly encouraged, and their initial plan to give a perfunctory burial was immediately overturned.
Even though it's not a good thing, we should still make a big deal out of it.
As in-laws, the Zhang family felt especially honored.
Although their daughter is dead, she is already a definite princess.
They were the princess's maternal relatives, not to mention, they had a son.
That was a son adopted by His Majesty, a son even His Majesty acknowledged.
"A small family is a small family. What use is a princess consort if the person is dead?" Shen Yuantang's face showed undisguised contempt.
Among the younger female relatives present, only Shen Yuantang dared to say such a thing.
They waited until Shen Yuantang left before they began to whisper among themselves.
"Do you think we might be granted titles like county princess, county princess, or princess in the future?"
“We are not His Majesty’s biological children, but it should be possible for us to be granted the title of Princess.”
“The men in the family are at least princes. Yuanhao is from the third branch of the family, and his wife was buried with the rites due to a princess. The men in the other branches are at least princes.”
"The other rooms are all occupied by princes, but the main room has several, so they must be even higher in rank."
While the women in the house were gossiping, the daughters-in-law also joined in the discussion.
"Zhang Chuchu is just unlucky. If she had endured a few more years, her status would be different."
“Sister-in-law, you are at least a princess, and my brother is highly regarded by His Majesty and is also very influential in the literary world of the capital. You two will definitely be the first to be granted the title of prince.”
Hu Jinyu was pleased, but still scolded him outwardly.
"This is a funeral; it's not appropriate to say such things."
Upon hearing her say that, the daughters-in-law immediately became more restrained.
Although he outwardly restrained himself, his mind had already flown to the ends of the earth.
His Majesty issued an edict to the sons of the Shen family not to take concubines, and their husbands dutifully complied.
If we follow the rules now, what will happen in the long run?
Before those women enter the house, it's best to have a few more children to protect yourself!
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