Chapter 594 Huang Yu cries for help!
"Since you have pledged allegiance to His Majesty, you must abide by the duties of a subject. His Majesty is benevolent, granting you official positions, allowing you to inherit them, and even bestowing upon you land. Such preferential treatment is comparable to that of princes and dukes. You have come to submit to His Majesty, so you must be prepared to hand over your troops and obey his orders!"
If they dare not take action against a powerful force like Zhou Yanxing, why wouldn't they dare to act against a minor aristocratic family like Zhou Yanxing?
Their emperor is becoming emperor, not making a losing proposition.
"You..." Seeing that the negotiations were about to fall apart, the aristocratic family did not dare to confront them head-on, after all, they were now on Zhou Ruyuan's territory.
But there is absolutely no way he will relinquish his military power.
He came here hoping to get a share of the profits, not to lose money. If he were to hand over his military power, what difference would it make from losing both his wife and his army?
"One-third is one-third. We all came to serve His Majesty because of His Majesty's status as the Son of Heaven and his royal bloodline. The one sitting in the capital is a traitorous scoundrel."
Although the conversation was unpleasant, the final outcome was as expected.
Yuan Lang picked up a charcoal pencil and circled a third of the area north of Jiangdong.
Then came the corresponding investiture and proclamation.
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Shen Yuantang was driven to madness after learning that her mother was going to marry her off to someone outside the capital.
"Where is my father? I want to see my father."
The gatekeeper didn't even raise an eyebrow, and no matter how much Shen Yuantang banged and kicked the door, she wouldn't open it.
"Let me out! I want to see my mother!"
"Mother, I will not marry."
As a princess, who would dare to marry her off in exchange for personal gain?
Aren't the Shen family afraid of being ridiculed by the people of the capital?
"Let me out! If you don't let me out, I'll kill myself inside the house and see how you explain that to His Majesty!"
A loud crashing sound rang out.
The commotion on Shen Yuantang's side was so loud that the third branch of the family couldn't sit still and came to pick up the child.
"Yuantang, good child, don't worry, I've already persuaded your mother." Madam Miao winked at the old woman, signaling her to take the child.
What if the noise here scares her grandson?
"Third Aunt, Mother is so cruel. She actually wants to marry me off to a distant place."
“All the women in our family have returned to the capital; not one of them is outside. She actually had the heart to send me away.”
"Third Aunt, please send a message to the palace for me, and ask my eldest sister to come and rescue me!"
Lady Miao was also in a dilemma, as the one in the palace should also support the princess as her mother.
“Yuantang, I’ll go and try to persuade your mother again later. When she comes over, talk to her properly.”
"Please, beg your mother, say something nice to her!"
When Miao saw the old woman bring the child over, she immediately said, "Yuantang, you rest for a bit, I'll go find your mother right away!"
After she finished speaking, she turned and left, and the old woman, carrying the child, hurriedly followed her.
"Princess, something terrible has happened! The Third Madam has had the child taken away!"
Shen Yuantang suddenly realized, right, she still has a child.
Unfortunately, she realized it was too late; the child had already been taken away by the third wife.
"Mother, why did you do this to me..."
Shen Yuantang suddenly remembered that she had sent people to investigate Huang Yu before. She sent three people to investigate, but none of them returned.
There's something wrong with the topaz, there's definitely something wrong with it.
"Big sister, I want to see big sister!"
"Your Majesty, I must see Your Majesty!"
The dark-faced old woman kept her eyes straight ahead, as if she hadn't heard the screams from inside.
Shen Yuantang's wedding date was set soon, and Shen Lanxi was informed afterward.
"The Zhou family of Nanliang?" she asked, looking at the contents of the letter.
Soon someone placed records about the Zhou family of Nanliang in front of her.
"The princes who were enfeoffed during the reign of Emperor Heshun, it's been... six generations since then, right?"
If it weren't for the vastness of the Guigu Information Network, the Zhou family of Nanliang would probably have been long gone from the records.
A descendant of a long-declining royal family, whose status was even lower than that of a straw sandal seller.
"Your Majesty, should we stop them?" Liu Yan asked with concern.
After all, they are siblings from the same mother, and His Majesty must feel reluctant to do so.
Shen Lanxi put the letter aside and sat silently for a couple of breaths.
"No need, that's the path they chose to take."
Let them go all the way, so she can see what will happen without her interference.
Liu Yanhui sighed silently. Although His Majesty has been known as the "Lonely and Wives" since ancient times, he did not want to see His Majesty truly lonely and widowed.
Compared to now, he misses the days of exile even more.
Zhou Xinrou waited for two days, and when she saw no news from the palace, she knew that her daughter was very sensible.
Besides Shen Yuantang, the other girls have also been chosen by the couple.
One by one, they either married off to become second wives or became wives of military officers.
Apart from Shen Yuantang, all the women in the Shen family married military officers, and these officers held high-ranking positions.
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Huang Yu quickly sent back a message, requesting troops from the imperial court.
The news was suppressed by the Ministry of War before it even reached Shen Lanxi.
Just kidding, where would the imperial court get its soldiers?
If they had, they would have sent troops to attack Tianjin long ago.
After waiting in vain for six days, Huang Yu had no choice but to ask Zhou Xinrou for help.
"Princess, the young master is trapped in Tangshan. This is a distress message she sent!"
Zhou Xinrou was extremely anxious after reading it.
"Why not order the imperial court to send troops to rescue them?"
Old woman: "I don't know, it wasn't mentioned in the SOS letter."
Zhou Xinrou became angry again: "I really don't know who she takes after for her stubborn and unyielding nature."
"Princess, don't worry about that now, let's quickly think of a way to save them!"
Zhou Xinrou guessed that the carrier pigeon that sent the distress call must have encountered an accident on the way, and the imperial court had not received it.
"Send a message to the palace..."
Zhou Xinrou was halfway through her sentence when she worried that Shen Lanxi might not take the matter to heart.
"It's extremely urgent! I'd better go to the palace to find her myself!"
When Shen Lanxi learned that Zhou Xinrou had arrived, she was reading a letter sent from the Northwest.
The power transition in the Northwest Turkic court ended, and a new emperor ascended the throne, requesting a marriage alliance with the Great Zhou.
This is a secret message from the Northwest, arriving several days faster than a normal message from the imperial court.
Within a month, the Turkic marriage delegation will arrive in the capital.
A marriage alliance?
I'm afraid they're using the marriage alliance as a pretext to provoke the Great Zhou!
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"Your Majesty, the princess is requesting an audience outside the palace gates."
Shen Lanxi: "I am discussing important matters with my court officials and must not be disturbed."
The eunuch glanced at the empty Qin Zheng Hall out of the corner of his eye, then bowed and withdrew.
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Since Shen Lanxi ascended the throne, Zhou Xinrou has never been to the palace.
She thought she could go straight into the palace to see Shen Lanxi, but she didn't even get to the palace gates, let alone see her.
"How dare you! Do you know who I am? How dare you stop me?"
The Imperial Guards said coldly, "Without His Majesty's order, no one is allowed to enter or leave the Imperial City. Anyone who disobeys will be executed without mercy!"
His Majesty also said that even if someone is a member of the Shen family, or even her mother, they will be treated as an assassin if they try to break into the palace.
What do you do if you encounter an assassin? Naturally, you kill them on the spot without hesitation!
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