reborn princess

Chapter 696
The betrothal gift was carried into the gate of Shen's house like flowing water.

The front feet were carried in, and the back feet were carried out again. As a dowry, they were sent to the Prince's Mansion of Changping County.

Shen Luo didn't keep the betrothal gifts from the Xuan family either, and sent them back to the Xuan family as a dowry for Shen Weilan.

In addition, Shen Luo also prepared a dowry for Shen Weilan.

He was not poor in the first place. After so many years of business in Beichen, he naturally had a lot of industries. In recent years, he has smuggled back all the things he once planned to abandon. Now his family is very rich. It is inferior to the Prince's Mansion of Changping County.

"Sanggong, you really don't need to give Lan'er so many things as a dowry." Su Youran felt a little uncomfortable seeing one thing after another being carried in, and then carried it out of the house after seeing it for her.

After all, her daughter was not Shen Luo's own, but she was really embarrassed to take such things from Shen Luo.

"It's not easy for my daughter to get married!" Shen Luo said with a smile. "Don't worry, I'll keep all the money my two sons got to marry their wives, and I won't give everything to my daughter."

"Xianggong..." Sui Youran couldn't help crying.

Shen Luo became anxious, "It's fine, why are you crying?"

"I'm not crying, I'm so happy. Before, I never dreamed that I could meet a man like you..." Su Youran laughed and cried. "I thought that my whole life would be like that..."

"You, you just like to think wildly." Shen Luo rubbed her head. "Don't cry, let Lan'er know later, she thought I bullied you, this girl is not willing to suffer, I can't bear to fix me later."

The husband and wife were talking in the front hall, but saw a guard rushing in from the outside, "Master, madam, there is an imperial order!"

"Oh?" The couple quickly stood up.

Shen Luo greeted him out, and Su Youran sent someone to clean the living room, tidy up the incense table, light the sandalwood, and then send someone to the backyard to call Shen Weilan.

After a while, Shen Luo came in with Eunuch Sun who was beside the emperor.

Eunuch Sun was getting old, and he walked tremblingly, talking to Shen Luo, his face was full of smiles.

Behind Eunuch Sun, several young eunuchs followed, all holding things in their hands.

After entering the door, Eunuch Sun took a look at the layout of the front hall. Seeing that the incense table was ready, he was very satisfied, so he raised the imperial decree in his hand and unfolded it, "The imperial decree is here, kneel—"

It turned out that the imperial decree was that the emperor bestowed Fengguan Xiapei on Shen Weilan, as well as jewelry, brocade and other things.

Shen Luo led his family to thank him.

Eunuch Sun said: "Master Shen, the emperor said that he wants Miss Shen to enter the palace to thank her, and let Miss Shen go with the miscellaneous family."

Shen Luo didn't doubt that he was there, and hurriedly told Shen Weilan, "Go change your clothes, freshen up..."

"No need!" Eunuch Sun laughed. "Just go like this."

"That's how it is." Shen Luo said, handing over a bank note without any trace. "Eunuch Meng, take care of me!"

Eunuch Sun smiled until his eyes narrowed, and he brought Shen Weilan into the palace.

"The emperor heard that you are going to marry the eldest son, hey, I am so happy, I will send the empress to prepare rewards for you..."

After entering the palace gate and getting off the carriage, when Eunuch Sun led Shen Weilan to the imperial study, he chattered endlessly with Shen Weilan.

Shen Weilan just smiled and didn't dare to speak.

One of the rules of entering the palace, talk less, watch less, listen less.

Among them, saying less is the first.

This was the first lesson she had learned when she was taught by the nanny in Wen's house.

Mammy made it very clear at the time that if she didn't follow through, sooner or later she wouldn't know how she died.

Some experiences in her previous life also told her that Mammy's words were correct.

Therefore, she would not think that because her stepfather is Shen Luo, if she wants to marry Xuan Chen, she can talk nonsense without restraint.

"Here, it's here, let's go in!" Eunuch Sun came to the door of the imperial study, pushed the door open, and led Shen Weilan in without notifying him.

The emperor was wearing a black casual dress with dragon patterns, and was sitting behind the dragon book case, reviewing the memorial.

Eunuch Sun walked over tremblingly and said, "Report to the Emperor, the servant brought Shen Weilan here."

"En!" The emperor responded lightly, without looking up.

Shen Weilan knelt down obediently, and saluted the emperor, "My daughter, please see the emperor, thank you for your kindness!"

The emperor didn't speak, not even a "um", just sat there, quickly reviewing the memorial.

Shen Weilan felt her heart sank in an instant, a creepy feeling creeping up her back, and she felt chills all over her body.

She couldn't help guessing why the emperor announced her into the palace.
Is it really just to let her enter the palace to thank you?

With inexplicable fear, she knelt on the cold floor for half an hour. Her legs were numb and her knees hurt like hell. Finally, she heard the emperor's voice.

"Shen Weilan, you ruined my prince!" The emperor's voice was very soft, without any emotion, but Shen Weilan breathed a sigh of relief.

The uneasy mood finally calmed down.

She finally understood why the emperor announced her into the palace today, it was because of the prince's affairs.

It is impossible for the emperor not to know that the crown prince and Sun Jiuniang have made such a big fuss, and since they know it, it is impossible for the emperor to pretend not to know.

"Your Majesty's words, the courtiers don't understand!" Shen Weilan said out loud.

The aloof emperor squinted a pair of dragon eyes, and looked at this small and thin girl, "You are so brave to play stupid in front of me!"

"The courtier is not pretending to be stupid. The courtier really doesn't know why the emperor involves the courtier's daughter with His Highness the Crown Prince?" Shen Weilan suddenly raised her head, looked directly at the emperor, and said sharply.

"Bold!" Eunuch Sun said from the side. "You girl, how dare you look directly at the emperor's face? This is disrespectful! Why don't you hurry up and make amends to the emperor?"

Shen Weilan stubbornly refused to lower her head, "If the emperor really thinks that I have offended His Highness the Crown Prince, he can just find an excuse to kill me, so why bother playing tricks?"

"In that case, then I will help you!" The emperor didn't talk nonsense to her either. "I will give you two choices. First, enter the palace to become the prince's side concubine. From now on, serve the prince; second, drink this glass of poisoned wine, and you will die!"

Eunuch Sun brought down a cup of poisoned wine that he had prepared long ago from the Longshu table, and put it in front of Shen Weilan.

Shen Weilan couldn't help being annoyed, she had worked so hard to get to this day, and Xuan Chen's lover was about to become a family member, but she never dreamed that she would encounter such a shitty thing.

The emperor actually gave her death!
She was so angry that she trembled all over her body, "May I ask the emperor, what heinous thing did the minister do? How can you work for the emperor to give me poisoned wine?"

The emperor said expressionlessly: "There is a saying in this world, 'Every man is innocent, but he is guilty'. You did nothing wrong. The only thing you did wrong was to make the prince fall in love with you. You let the prince commit a crime. If you made a big mistake, fell in love with a courtier's woman, and even made a big mistake, this is your fault!"

"The Canglan Dynasty cannot have a monarch who is jealous of his subjects. Only after you are dead, the prince will be able to study the state affairs at ease, and he will be able to let go of this matter. Otherwise, let him watch you and Xuanchen spend the whole day making love to each other, husband and wife love each other, sooner or later I can't stand the jealousy in my heart and make a big mistake. The Xuan family is the pillar of our Canglan dynasty, and we can't tolerate any mistakes."

"So, Shen Weilan, I will give you two choices, either enter the Crown Prince's East Palace and become the Crown Prince's side concubine, or die!"

After hearing what the emperor said, Shen Weilan knew that she was determined to die today.

Even if she could escape, she would not run away.

If she escapes, the emperor will place the blame on her parents.

Her mother, who managed to live a good life with great difficulty, shouldn't fall into misery again because of her.

"The most ruthless emperor's family..." She murmured this sentence that she had only heard from the prince not long ago.

At this moment, she finally understood what "the most ruthless emperor's family" is!
She couldn't help but smiled miserably, "Your Majesty, is it okay if I die? My parents will be safe, right? Xuan Chen won't be angered by the crown prince?"

The emperor lowered his eyes and didn't say anything, just picked up the memorial and continued to review it, as if there was no one kneeling on the ground.

Shen Weilan silently looked down at the glass of poisoned wine in front of her, an excellent jasper glass with amber liquid in it.

After drinking this glass of wine, she will die!

She has worked so hard and worked so hard for so many years, and everything she has gained will disappear in smoke.

However, as long as she chooses to marry the prince, everything she has now will be preserved.

Her status will be even more noble!
She can become the side concubine of the crown prince now, and the imperial concubine in the future. If she is lucky, she might even become the most distinguished imperial concubine.

If her luck is better, she can give birth to the prince's heir before Xuan Yirou, and maybe she can even fight for the prince's position for her son.

If her luck is so good that it is against the sky, maybe Xuan Yirou's other princes and concubines can't give birth to sons, then her son can also be like the emperor, sitting high behind the Long Shuan, forcing others A woman, either marry his son, or drink a glass of poisoned wine.

Unable to bear it, a drop of tears fell into the wine glass, and the amber liquid in the wine glass rippled for a while.

She reached out tremblingly and picked up the wine glass.

The emperor suddenly spoke again, with a displeased tone, "My son, what is it that is not good enough for you?"

"Hehe..." Shen Weilan sneered and couldn't help but mock. "Where is the emperor not worthy of the princess of Changping County?"

"You..." The emperor's face changed immediately, he stood up and said with a dark face. "Stop talking nonsense!"

"Is it nonsense, the emperor knows better than me! The women who marry into the royal family are really pitiful. Their husbands don't love them, and their sons don't love their wives. If they don't love them, why should they marry? To put it bluntly, it's not Because you men are selfish! You always say that women want to be prostitutes and erect archways, I think this sentence is the most appropriate for you!"

(End of this chapter)