Chapter 656 Huang Yu Wants to Get Married!
The letter remained unwritten for three days before Zhou Xinrou came looking for it.
“Lanxi, your father is seriously ill and may not have much time left. Your two uncles are thinking of having Yuanjing and the others come back.”
A half-smile flashed across Shen Lanxi's eyes.
She would never have called Lanxi by her name before, nor would she have referred to Shen Congwen as her father.
Shen Lanxi: "I have already sent a letter, and I believe that Yuan Jing and the others will definitely arrive in the capital within a month."
Zhou Xinrou froze, not expecting that Shen Lanxi had already sent the message.
Why is she so skeptical?
"Is that so? I was worried that calling them back would affect the border."
Shen Lanxi smiled and said, "No, the border has been very peaceful recently, and there is a trade agreement. If war is provoked again, not only will my Great Zhou Iron Cavalry crush them, but there will be no more trade negotiations between the two sides in the future!"
Zhou Xinrou said awkwardly, "It's good that you have your own plans. I won't disturb you from reviewing the memorials."
Upon returning, Zhou Xinrou immediately ordered someone to check whether any letters had been sent out from the palace in the past few days.
The letters had been held up for three days, and some people couldn't even wait two more days.
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Huang Yu's daily drills and efforts to win people's hearts consumed most of her energy.
I really don't know how Shen Lanxi managed to get so many people to willingly pledge their allegiance to her.
Today, she made a special effort to enter the Cining Palace under the pretext of paying her respects to the Empress Dowager.
"A letter has come from the mountain, telling us to take it slow and not to rush."
But Zhou Xinrou was anxious!
"The longer the time drags on, the more secure Shen Lanxi's throne will be."
Huang Yu: "Not necessarily. Now that you're in the palace, it's much easier for you to get close to her than before."
She brought not only news from the mountains this time, but also some gifts.
"The palace search was too strict. If I hadn't hidden the things in my hairpin, I wouldn't have been able to bring them in at all." Zhou Xinrou broke the jade hairpin in half; it was hollow inside, where she had hidden the things she had brought in.
Zhou Xinrou said worriedly, "From now on, don't let me handle these things. I'll have someone go and get them."
Who dares to search the people around the Empress Dowager?
Huang Yu: "I didn't expect Shen Lanxi to be so afraid of death. Entering the palace is like going through a trial, and she has to be checked from head to toe."
The level of detail was comparable to that of the imperial examination.
Zhou Xinrou laughed and said, "Who told her to have so many enemies? Since ancient times, which emperor has ever been unafraid of death?"
Even if it's like a play, you still brought it in.
It is evident that the palace's defenses were not as tight as one might imagine.
It's a pity that the secret passages from before are now all ruined.
"Without war, there is no way to earn military merit. The city's defense force is still too small."
Just as Zhou Xinrou was thinking of a solution, Huang Yu suddenly said, "What if I marry Shen Yuanxu?"
Zhou Xinrou was taken aback, then immediately said unhappily, "There's not a single good person in the Shen family."
She looked down on Shen Yuanxu.
Huang Yu chuckled: "Who cares whether it's good or bad? I'm just after his military power."
Zhou Xinrou was unwilling for Huang Yu to marry someone for the sake of military power.
"If you really want to choose, you might as well choose Wei Dongzhu."
Although Wei Dongzhu had a son born out of wedlock, he never had a legal wife. Moreover, as far as she knew, women who bore sons born out of wedlock were not favored by him.
Upon hearing Wei Dongzhu's words, Huang Yu immediately retorted disdainfully, "What Shen Lanxi doesn't want, I don't want either."
"If Wei Dongzhu has the guts to deceive Shen Lanxi, he certainly has the guts to deceive me as well."
Zhou Xinrou: "Then choose someone else. There are plenty of generals who command large armies. I will choose one for you slowly."
Huang Yu touched the scar on her face, her eyes filled with undisguised disdain.
“I’m only marrying to gain military power, not to spend my life with a man. What’s the point of choosing? I’ll choose whoever has the most troops.”
Shen Lanxi didn't marry, but instead supported the emperor. Why couldn't she do the same?
"Huang Yu, a woman's choice of husband is a matter of life and death."
“Shen Lanxi was unlucky enough to run into someone like Zhou Ruyuan back then, you can’t follow her example.”
"I will definitely choose one that suits your taste."
Huang Yu was getting impatient.
"Should I choose a husband for you, or for me?"
"I'll choose for myself, I don't need you. I came here today just to let you know!"
After she finished speaking, she didn't wait for Zhou Xinrou to say anything more and left with a cold face.
A low sobbing sound soon broke out.
"All my efforts to plan for her have been in vain. How can she speak so harshly to me?"
The old woman gently patted Zhou Xinrou's back and comforted her, "Perhaps she still harbors resentment!"
Zhou Xinrou was sobbing uncontrollably, but she didn't forget to keep her voice down.
"I had a hard time back then too. The capital is a place that devours people. Even I escaped death several times. How could I feel at ease if she stayed in the capital?"
"Your Majesty, the young master will understand when she is a little older."
The soft words of comfort didn't last long before stopping, as a light drizzle began to fall outside.
Within two days, a rumor, whose origins are unknown, quickly spread throughout the capital.
"Have you heard? The disciple of Guiguzi by His Majesty's side is a fake!"
"You found out too?"
"Such big news, who doesn't know about it!"
"Song Daoxi, a disciple of Guiguzi, who would dare to spread such a rumor?"
"A hole may not be empty, but if such a wind blows out, there will surely be a shadow."
In the imperial court
"Your Majesty, the people on the street are spreading a rumor today." Liu Yan Hui coldly recounted the rumor about the successor of Gui Gu.
Shen Lanxi said coldly, "Is it a joke, a rumor spread by someone with ulterior motives, or a remnant of the previous dynasty?"
Dali Temple: "Your Majesty, Dali Temple is willing to investigate this matter thoroughly!"
Ministry of Personnel: "Your Majesty, our Ministry of Personnel is willing to investigate this matter thoroughly."
Shen Lanxi stood up, her imposing presence causing the officials to slow their breathing.
"The Court of Judicial Review and the Ministry of Justice will investigate this matter together."
"I obey the decree."
Today, in addition to the sudden rumors, there is also the matter of posthumously honoring the late Crown Prince.
Even if the Empress Dowager, the widow, isn't mentioned, she, as the daughter, certainly has to be mentioned to show her filial piety.
"During the reign of the late Crown Prince, he loved the people like his own children and did nothing wrong. My throne was unstable before, and with many important matters in the Northwest, Southwest and East Sichuan, I did not handle my father's coffin in time, which was really wrong."
"Now that I have been recognized as a descendant of my ancestors, I must naturally restore my father's name so that he may have descendants to worship him."
Liu Yanhui took the lead and said, "His Majesty's filial piety is evident to all."
Shen Lanxi: "I have already discussed with the Ministry of Rites the posthumous title of Emperor Wenwu Rende Shengxian!"
The long list of posthumous titles left all the officials speechless.
His Majesty is so filial that he wishes he could use every kind of compliment on the late Crown Prince.
"Your Majesty's filial piety moves Heaven, and we, your subjects, are filled with admiration!"
Shen Lanxi also felt that she was going to die of filial piety!
After the court session ended, Zhou Xinrou, who had heard that the late Crown Prince was to be posthumously honored, came after him.
"Why didn't you consult me before making these arrangements?"
Shen Lanxi looked at Zhou Xinrou with cold eyes.
"I am posthumously honoring my father and sending him to the imperial mausoleum and the ancestral temple. Empress Dowager, do you intend to stop me?"
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