Reborn in Dunhuang, I am farming and doing business in the desert

A few days later, Shen Xun brought back news that Xue Lingyao was chosen as the Princess of Rui.

Shen Zhao breathed a sigh of relief, but within two days, she suddenly received an imperial decree asking her to enter the palace to meet Empress Dowager Fu.

Zhang Shanyue was extremely worried. While combing her daughter's hair and dressing her up, she whispered to her, "Be careful with your words when you enter the palace. Don't do whatever you want."

"I know, don't worry, mother. I will be careful."

Shen Zhao is not stupid, so how could he show off his talents in front of the emperor's biological mother?
As for Princess Chengyang, she was not the emperor's biological sister, but the sister of the previous emperor. Although she was given the title of princess, she was not favored by the emperor.

The reason is that she is closer to Concubine Dowager Wang and doesn't get along well with Queen Dowager Fu.

This involved a dispute over the throne. The eldest princess once thought that Concubine Wang's son would definitely become the crown prince, so she tried her best to please Concubine Wang. As a result, Wang Zhengjun's son died early, and the emperor died within a few years. The throne then fell to Liu Kang.

These things were told to her by her eldest brother when he came back.

"Alas, I don't know what the Queen Mother called you for." Zhang Shanyue tidied up her daughter's dress and told Song Qiao and Tian Xiu, "You two should talk less when you enter the palace, so as not to cause trouble."

The two saluted: "Yes."

"Okay, let's get on the cart." Zhang Shanyue took his daughter out of the house and put her on the ox cart.

Chang'an City was very large, and it took the ox cart a long time to reach the gate of the imperial city.

The three of them got off the car here, and followed the palace servants into the imperial city, and took the carriage in the imperial city to Changle Palace.

The empress dowager lived in Changxin Palace on the west side of the front hall of Changle Palace.

Shen Zhao started the live broadcast early and walked for a long time amid countless exclamations before arriving at Changxin Palace. After being notified, he was allowed to enter.

However, Song Qiao and Tian Xiu were left outside the hall and were not allowed to enter.

Then she saw the most noble woman in the world, sitting high on the throne in the hall, with palace maids and noble ladies on both sides.

Shen Zhao knelt down and kowtowed to the Queen Mother: "I, Shen Zhao, pay my respects to Your Majesty the Queen Mother. Long live Your Majesty."

"No need to be polite." The Queen Mother's voice was very kind, and her beautiful eyes looked at Shen Zhao: "Come forward and let me see what you look like."

Shen Zhao crawled forward on his knees and stopped about ten feet away.

Now she saw clearly that the noble lady sitting on the left of the Queen Mother was the same one who was at Princess Chengyang's house last time.

The Queen Mother asked, "How old are you this year? Have you ever been engaged?"

"I am sixteen years old this year, and I have not yet been engaged." Shen Zhao said truthfully.

"Sixteen, not too old." The Queen Mother turned to the noble lady and said, "Is she really the adopted daughter of Shen Shaoqing's family? Has she found her biological parents?"

The noble lady smiled and said, "It's been so many years, where can I find my biological parents? But she looks very similar to the Xue family's child, maybe she is really of the Xue family's bloodline."

Empress Dowager Fu nodded: "Indeed, he does look like her. However, I think the child has a clean and honest face, and is a bit smarter than the Xue family's child."

"Of course not, otherwise I would not recommend her to you." said the lady.

Empress Dowager Fu pondered for a moment and said, "Xin'er is still young, so he must be paired with a mature and steady girl as his concubine. Otherwise, how can I rest assured that he will go to the fiefdom? Although the Shen family is not of high status, her adopted brother is a messenger of the community god, so this identity is suitable."

"That's right." The lady whispered, "This way people won't be afraid."

Empress Dowager Fu glanced at her and said, "Say less." The noble lady immediately leaned over and said, "I've spoken out of turn."

Shen Zhao listened quietly to the two people talking without any scruples, feeling a little confused.

Before she could react, she heard the Queen Mother say, "Shen Zhao, right? I'd like to arrange a marriage for you. Are you willing?"

Shen Zhao was stunned and couldn't help asking, "Excuse me, which family is this disciple from?"

The noble lady smiled and said, "It is His Royal Highness Prince Zhao, the eldest son of the current emperor."

"King Zhao?" Shen Zhao was confused.

She heard from her eldest brother that the emperor's eldest son was only eight years old, and she was already sixteen years old. How could it be wrong to marry a little kid?

The noblewoman saw her hesitation and said softly, "Shen Zhao, it is precisely because the King of Zhao is young that we want to find him an older and more independent wife. When you go to your fiefdom, as long as you take good care of him and let him grow up safely, the Queen Mother will definitely not treat you unfairly."

Shen Zhao:.
Love means letting yourself take care of children?
Then I heard countless voices in my mind: [Quick! Agree to it! Liu Xin will be the emperor in the future! If you want to be in power, agree to it quickly! ]

[Yes, yes! If you want to change the course of history, you must seize every opportunity to develop agriculture and industry, and these are inseparable from power! ]

[Shen Zhao! If you don't agree! We won't buy any of the goods in your store anymore. You can just sit back and wait for your savings to run out!]

[.If the anchor refuses, we will not only not buy your products, but also report you for selling fake products every day! Then you will lose everything.]

When Shen Zhao's expression was about to crack, he heard the noble lady speak again: "Shen Zhao, this marriage will benefit you and your family. Have you thought it through?"

"I have thought it through. It is my honor to marry the King of Zhao." Shen Zhao knelt down, his ears filled with all kinds of cheers.

[Oh my god! You really agree? All right! We will fully support you from now on and make the Han Dynasty last for three thousand years!]

[Yes, yes! The anchor must remember that those who are not of our race must have different hearts! Our culture must never be shared with outsiders]

Shen Zhao looked into the void in a daze. In the eyes of the empress dowager and the noble lady, he was stunned by the huge surprise.

The empress dowager was very happy. After asking Shen Zhao about some household affairs, she also invited her to have a meal.

It was not until the evening that Shen Zhao returned home from Changle Palace and told him about the empress dowager's proposal of marriage.

Zhang Shanyue was both surprised and happy. She was happy that her daughter could marry Prince Zhao as his principal wife. But she was surprised that Prince Zhao was only eight years old.

"The King of Zhao is only eight years old now, and he will be eighteen in ten years. By then you will be twenty-six." Zhang Shanyue became extremely worried when he thought of this.

Women age more quickly than men. What if the King of Zhao becomes tired of his daughter after eighteen years?
Shen Zhao knew what his mother was worried about, and said indifferently: "I have never wanted love between men and women, as long as our family lives in peace and prosperity."

"Look at what you are saying, kid?" Zhang Shanyue said angrily, "No matter what, you should always put your husband first, and your children first. They are your closest relatives."

Shen Zhao was speechless.

Having offspring is a luxury for her. If she has one, she is lucky. If she doesn't, she won't force it.

Anyway, everyone will return to dust in a few decades, who can care about our descendants?

However, during her lifetime, she really wanted to expand the territory of the Han Dynasty a little more. Anyway, her account had exceeded 100 million yuan, so it should be no problem to buy some books and open more schools.

On the second day, before Shen Zhao received the imperial edict from the palace, Qin Yi suddenly brought two officials to visit Shen's residence. (End of this chapter)