Princess Menglang is hard to change, the whole capital is embarrassed for her

Shen Zhaojiang said nonchalantly, "Don't worry, she has a good friend, the daughter of Imperial Censor Cui. As long as we send an invitation to that girl, and Miss Fang comes as well, Li'er will definitely attend."

"Hmm," the Second Prince also thought this was a good idea. He glanced at Shen Zhaojiang twice, lowered his eyes, and said, "Sir Shen, aren't you curious about how I plan to get Miss Shen to agree to the marriage?"

Shen Zhaojiang couldn't see the meaning in his eyes, so he said carefully, "I was just about to ask you, Second Prince."

The Second Prince smiled and said, "Don't worry, these are just harmless little tricks. At most, it will be just a small contact. When the time comes, the Queen Mother will let me take responsibility for her reputation. In any case, it won't be too excessive."

Oh.

So this was the idea.

Shen Zhaojiang understood.

What is small contact?

Just call it skin-to-skin intimacy, why put it so vaguely.

Forget it, considering that he is the second prince, it is not unacceptable.

"Now that the Second Prince has said that, I understand. If I don't ask more clearly, I'll always feel uneasy, and I won't be able to explain it to the old lady even if I go back, right?"

"Yes, you are right." The second prince seemed to agree and nodded repeatedly.

But I felt a little contempt in my heart.

Everyone in the capital knew that the eldest daughter of the Shen family, the Chief Justice of the Dali Temple, was not liked by her relatives. From the old lady to her stepmother to her biological father and brothers and sisters, everyone rejected her.

For Shen Zhaojiang, what happened in the Guanyong Marquis's mansion was enough to make people stab him and his wife in the back. If the second prince went too far with Shen Li, he, as a father, would not be able to face anyone.

On the one hand, he coveted the honor that the title of the Second Prince's Consort would bring to his family, and on the other hand, he didn't want people to know that it was he who pushed his daughter to the Second Prince. Being so hypocritical, it was no wonder that Fang Yao and the old prime minister looked down on him.

The second prince was disdainful in his heart, but had a gentle smile on his face. He and Shen Zhaojiang agreed to hold a banquet as soon as Madam Wen arrived in Beijing, and then they parted ways.

Not long after leaving the palace gate, he saw Xiao Chenze riding a horse in front of him. His eyes flashed and hatred surged in his heart.

He immediately lifted his horse, took a few quick steps to catch up, and walked side by side with Xiao Chenze.

"Where are you going, brother?"

When Xiao Chenze saw it was him, he ignored him.

Xiao Haoze continued, "I heard that at the Empress Dowager's house a few days ago, Big Brother frequently visited Miss Shen. Logically, your relationship should be closer than others. But that day at the Marquis of Guanyong's residence, why didn't I see Big Brother come out to defend Miss Shen?"

His tone was nothing short of provocative. Xiao Chenze finally looked him in the eye. "What? Are you asking for a beating? Are you looking for a beating in front of me?"

Xiao Haoze didn't get angry and continued walking side by side. "I also heard that your uncle was too arrogant at the border and insisted on leading a team of scouts to scout the enemy in the middle of the night. As a result, they were captured and have not been released yet. Is this true?"

Xiao Chenze listened to him silently without interrupting.

Only after he finished speaking did she look up at him and said, "Go on. I haven't heard enough. Go on."

Xiao Haoze was stunned and a little surprised.

He did come here to deliberately cause trouble, but he didn't expect Xiao Chenze to be able to control his temper and not take action.

That day, the Queen sent someone to call him over and told him that the Emperor had recently been quite complimentary about Xiao Chenze, often expressing his satisfaction with the teachable boy in his words.

This suddenly gave him a sense of crisis.

Come to think of it, it seems that this dissolute dandy Xiao Chenze hasn't caused trouble for a long time. His father has often called him to the imperial study recently, but no one knows what he said. Even the queen's people couldn't find out.

This won't work in the long run.

Duke Chongguo had just sent someone to give the Second Prince an idea, asking him to find a way to provoke Xiao Chenze, and he encountered it today.

Xiao Haoze naturally would not miss such a good opportunity, so he came forward and deliberately spoke rudely to provoke Xiao Chenze.

According to past practice, Xiao Chenze would have taken action after just a few words. Everyone on the street was watching, and it would definitely alarm the Censorate. If he impeached him tomorrow, his father would definitely be disappointed.

To his surprise, Xiao Chenze was so patient that not only did he not take action, he didn't even respond with words.

This kind of Xiao Chenze made him feel both unfamiliar and scared.

Before he could think of anything more to provoke Xiao Chenze, Xiao Chenze shook the reins and the horse took off into the air. Xiao Haoze, who was beside him, was caught off guard and was so frightened that he fell backwards and fell off the horse's back.

He only had time to scream before Xiao Chenze sped away, already a hundred meters away.

As expected, Xiao Haoze got injured.

However, this kind of injury cannot be reported to the emperor to complain about Xiao Chenze, and one has to try hard to cover it up.

Otherwise, if the emperor knew that he was not a good rider and could fall off the horse if the horse was frightened, he would definitely think that he was a good-for-nothing and unlearned.

Very girly.

Xiao Haoze finally stood up with the help of the guards, but Xiao Chenze had already run away and disappeared from sight.

……

Corner Courtyard.

Shen Li hid in her own space, urging her mind to find Wen Wanying's residence.

After searching for almost a day, she finally discovered that the space could send her anywhere according to her thoughts, but it would not send her to a place she had never been to.

Because she had never been there, when she used her mind to urge it, there was no trace of it in her mind, it was completely blank, so the place she was flying to was also blank.

She heard that Wen Wanying lived in the Prime Minister's Mansion, but she had never been there. After trying for a whole day, she couldn't use the space to go there. She decided not to use the space and go out to look for her herself.

So he took Qiluo and Qili out.

The two of them knew where the Prime Minister's Mansion was, but it was a bit far from this street. They had no carriage or horses, so they had to walk for a long time.

As they were walking, a white horse came running towards them like crazy.

Qiluo grabbed Shen Li's arm and was about to jump to the side when the horse stopped right in front of them.

"Miss Shen, where are you going?" Xiao Chenze steadied the white horse. The horse turned in a circle and he had to turn his head around.

Shen Li didn't expect to meet him here and was stunned.

Several images flashed through her mind: the two of them hiding in a tree to catch someone cheating, him covering her ears with his hands to prevent her from hearing anything, him pressing her acupuncture points, the two of them face to face, breathing each other's breath...

My face turned red unconsciously.

Xiao Chenze seemed to have thought of those scenes as well, and his ears turned red.

Qiluo and Qili looked at Xiao Chenze, then at Shen Li.

There's something odd about these two, absolutely something odd.

"Uh, I, we're fine, just out for a walk." Shen Li lowered her head, not looking into Xiao Chenze's eyes.

She had hidden a pornographic book in her sleeve, which she had drawn herself, and she planned to put the book in Wen Wanying's room.

As she walked, the sleeve pocket of her clothes was a little shallow and the book almost fell out. She was so scared that she kept holding it in her hand and dared not let go.