Chapter 678: Can I be buried with His Majesty?
If Shen Yuanjing and Shen Yuanxu dared to say yes to this, it would mean that their entire Shen family was dissatisfied with His Majesty.
"No, Third Aunt absolutely didn't mean that. Third Aunt is probably annoyed because she is facing Third Uncle every day."
"Yes, Third Uncle's hearing has become more serious. Every time we go home, we want to avoid him."
What the two said was sincere and heartfelt, so Shen Lanxi believed it for the time being.
"I have also asked the imperial physician about Third Uncle's ears. He has tried everything, but he said the condition is complicated and involves the brain, so he dare not prescribe strong medicine."
Shen Yuanxu: "Then we'd better not let the imperial physician prescribe strong medicine. I'm living a good life now, it's just that I can't hear well. It doesn't affect my daily life."
Shen Lanxi: "I think so too. You are all my relatives. I hope that each of you is well."
When Shen Yuanxu and Shen Yuanjing heard her say this, they felt pressured and could only force a smile.
"How about this, I will ask the Ministry of Rites to select some young talents with decent family backgrounds and clean surroundings, as well as beautiful and intelligent women of marriageable age, and make a list."
"When the time comes, you can go and find out who you like. Once you have found out, report to me and I will grant you the marriage."
Shen Yuanjing and Shen Yuanxu: "Your Majesty is wise!"
The news of the Shen family's arranged marriage spread quickly throughout the capital. Many people who were waiting and watching began to let their children meet the boys and girls of the Shen family.
As his children's marriage was getting closer, a matchmaker came to propose marriage to Shen Yuanxu.
Previously, Your Majesty abolished the rule that the Shen family was not allowed to take concubines, and then also abolished the rule that the Shen family had to mourn for the wife for two years after she died.
When a matchmaker comes to your house, there is no such thing as disobeying his order.
Although most of the women mentioned were concubines, they were young and beautiful, and considering their status, becoming Shen Yuanxu's concubine was already considered marrying up.
Liu Yanhui told this to Shen Lanxi as a joke.
No one expected that Shen Conglian would appear at this time to take a concubine.
This father surpassed his son for the first time, and he didn't expect it to be in marriage.
What is even more shocking is that the same matchmaker was the one who arranged the marriage between the father and the son.
When Shen Lanxi heard this in the palace, she immediately laughed out loud.
"In fact, it was Shen Conglian who intercepted the woman my son wanted to see. Fortunately, the matchmaker hasn't arranged to start seeing her yet, otherwise the Shen family would be making a fool of themselves again."
Liu Yanhui spoke for a long time without His Majesty trying to stop her, so she continued to talk about other secrets of the palace.
As for whether Shen Yuanxu would feel depressed, that was the Shen family's business.
Because Shen Conglian took a concubine, the younger generations of the Shen family felt ashamed and stayed at home, seldom going out.
It only took one month from the engagement to the wedding.
The day before the Shen family's wedding, Shen Yuanxu went to the ancestral hall and looked at his mother's tablet for more than an hour.
Next to Liu is Hu’s tablet.
The list of marriages for the younger generation in the family was quickly sent to the palace.
Shen Lanxi handed the matter of the granted marriage over to the Ministry of Rites to arrange.
Soon, the imperial decrees granting marriages were issued one by one.
The dignitaries in the capital saw this and began to bet on the sons of the Shen family.
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After Shen Yuanxu and Shen Yuanjing returned to the capital, they only held positions in the Ministry of War. Although they had positions and salaries, they had no real power.
Both of them privately felt that they might as well go to Shen Yuanhao, who was in charge of the river construction. After all, the person in charge of the river construction had real power.
"The court is full of talented people. Every year, major academies send a large number of talents to the court. Your Majesty has no shortage of people."
The older they get, the more they can feel how far-reaching His Majesty's original plan was.
No wonder His Majesty chose the academy as the first target.
After realizing this, Shen Yuanxu began to regret it.
If he had not chosen to join the army, but instead focused on the academy, he would have become a teacher to students all over the world and be worshipped by them.
However, there is no medicine for regret in the world. Since he chose to pursue a military career, he still has to prioritize holding military power.
"We are both border guards. When we return to the capital, we will definitely join the Ministry of War." Shen Yuanxu felt that if he wanted to accomplish anything, he had to bring Shen Yuanjing with him.
Shen Yuanjing: "What if Your Majesty does not agree?" If Your Majesty was interested, it should have been arranged long ago, right?
Shen Yuanxu glanced at Shen Yuanjing and said, "Don't worry, Her Majesty will eventually rely on us brothers to protect her kingdom."
Although Shen Yuanjing was confused, he nodded.
After all, Your Majesty cannot support the whole thing alone, and she is still a woman, not young anymore, and still has no children. The future emperor will definitely be chosen from their Shen family.
"Okay, let's talk to His Majesty alone tomorrow after the court session!"
However, accidents always come unexpectedly.
Cheng Zheng fell down without any warning, and Shen Lanxi stopped attending court for the whole day.
In less than half a year, Cheng Zheng's hair was already full of white hair.
Shen Lanxi didn't know how long she had been sitting by the bed until a hand gently tugged at her sleeve.
Cheng Zheng woke up, looking very energetic. He sat on the bed as if he had never been sick, and reached out to the eunuch.
The eunuch turned around, wiped his tears and left. When he came back, he was holding a box in his hand.
"Is this for me?" Shen Lanxi asked with a smile.
Cheng Zheng nodded gently with a smile on his face.
After Shen Lanxi opened it, she saw a booklet inside.
She opened it, took a look, and told the eunuch to leave.
"It is a blessing that I have been begging for in several lifetimes to meet you in Tianjin. I often give up on myself and sometimes I wish I could die in the dungeon of Tianjin."
When Shen Lanxi read to this point, she raised her hand, grabbed his hand, and continued reading.
"Your Majesty, I will make the best use of everything you have given me. Even though I am a useless person, I can still serve Your Majesty and make a living with my own abilities!"
“I’m very happy!”
Shen Lanxi read to this point, smiled at Cheng Zheng, and continued.
"Before the military advisor came to me, I only dared to secretly admire His Majesty and never dared to show my feelings. When the military advisor came to me, I was so happy that I went crazy!"
"Your Majesty, there are so many young talents to choose from, why do you only choose people like me who have disabilities?"
"I thought about it for a long time."
"Later, I finally figured it out, and suddenly I felt that being unable to speak was a good thing."
"The dungeon in Jinmen made me lose my tongue. But if it hadn't happened in the dungeon in Jinmen, I'm afraid I would never have met your Majesty."
"Since then, I've figured out that it's good to be tongue-less. I'm no longer a self-deprecating person!"
Cheng Zheng just looked at His Majesty, and for the first time he looked directly into the emperor's face so boldly.
As if making up for all the days when he was depressed in the past, Cheng Zheng watched without blinking.
"Finally, I would like to ask your Majesty a favor."
"When Your Majesty is a hundred years old, can I be buried with Your Majesty?"
When Shen Lanxi read to the last page and looked up again, Cheng Zheng had put away his smile and his eyes were dull.
Even so, he still looked at her.
Shen Lanxi knew that he was waiting for her answer.
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