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

General Fang quickly ordered people to investigate privately, and only then did he learn that Madam Shen had a very bad reputation and had been sent to the farm by the Shen family for ten years.

Just as he was planning to send someone to negotiate with the Shen family, he received news that Mrs. Shen had drowned.

As a precaution, General Fang took the opportunity to visit the emperor at the palace and recounted his family's heartbreak at the loss of his sister and their anxiety over his niece, who was still being left in the countryside by the Shen family. He begged the emperor for mercy, asking for mercy, considering his father's failure to protect his wife and daughter while defending his country, to allow his parents to see his niece.

The emperor sighed deeply and immediately ordered the Shen family to bring back their eldest daughter Shen Li.

It was originally agreed that both families would go to pick them up together, but unexpectedly the Shen family left early without even saying hello.

There must be a ghost.

General Fang immediately ordered his subordinate Zhu Yi to lead his men in pursuit. As Zhu Yi neared the imperial mausoleum, he was recognized by Xu Feng, the eldest prince's personal guard. Xu Feng insisted that the mausoleum had collapsed and asked Zhu Yi to stay and help for two days.

Since it concerned the dignity of the royal family, Zhu Yi dared not neglect it and had to stay.

Originally they thought they would only be able to help for two days, but unexpectedly it would take more than ten days. It was not until Shen Li's returning convoy passed by the imperial mausoleum that Xu Feng let them leave.

Just yesterday, the Emperor asked the General whether it was true that the eldest prince was injured by falling rocks when the imperial mausoleum was being built.

How would he know if it was true?

These princes are all as clever as monkeys, and only they themselves know whether they are true or false.

He heard Zhu Yi say that the eldest prince was injured, and asked whether the news was true.

Zhu Yi said it was too far away to see clearly, but judging by his figure, it must be the eldest prince. Furthermore, after the third and fourth princes arrived at the imperial mausoleum, their first order of business was to visit the injured eldest prince, so the injury must have been real.

Thinking of the beloved and virtuous Empress Chu, and the old Duke Chu who died on the frontier, General Fang's eyes welled up and he blurted out, "It's true. I heard from my men that the damage was severe, and the eldest prince couldn't even get out of bed."

The emperor seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

General Fang was sweating profusely.

I heard that the second master of the Chongguo Mansion, who went to Mizhou for business some time ago, was killed in the middle of the night. When the news reached the capital, the court and the country were shocked.

After investigating for many days, the murderer did not leave any clues. Empress Yao and Duke Chong were furious.

Some people speculated that it was the eldest prince who killed him, but the eldest prince was punished by the emperor to guard the imperial mausoleum, so how could he leave without permission?

The third and fourth princes were also punished by the emperor to go to the imperial mausoleum for fighting. Both of them sent messages back saying that the eldest prince's injuries were quite serious and it was impossible for him to travel the long distance to Mizhou in such a short time.

The eldest prince's suspicion was cleared.

Unexpectedly, the emperor was still worried and came to ask General Fang again.

If the general said that his subordinates did not see clearly whether the person hit by the falling rocks was the eldest prince, the eldest prince might be re-examined.

......

General Fang wiped the sweat off his face and left the palace.

Before he even reached the doorstep, he heard that Shen Li had caused a big disturbance in the Shen family's backyard, scaring a group of women into howling in terror.

The general was very happy and quickly sent secret guards to the Shen Mansion to protect Shen Li.

As a result, the secret guard just came back and said that Miss Shen was strolling in the yard at night and looked at the tree where he was hiding several times. He felt that he seemed to have been discovered by Miss Shen.

The general didn't believe it.

The secret guard's martial arts skills are considered top-notch in the whole of Kyoto, especially his breath-holding technique when hiding, which is extremely proficient. How could he be discovered by a girl who knows nothing?

The secret guard was too suspicious.

After breakfast, the general came to his parents' courtyard early and waited for Shen Li together.

......

The person who went to the Shen Mansion to pick up Shen Li was sent by the old lady. To make it more solemn, she specially sent her most trusted nanny Gao.

The general's wife, Mrs. Lan, had the main gate opened early and was waiting at the door with her daughter.

The carriage stopped, Banxia lifted the curtain and jumped down first, followed by Zisu.

Before the two girls turned around to help Shen Li, Lan had already walked over quickly.

As soon as Shen Li stuck her head out, she saw a round-faced lady wearing honey-colored silk looking at her with a kind look. If she looked carefully, she could see that her eyes were still wet.

"You're back, my good child. You're finally back." Madam wiped away her tears and reached out to pick up Shen Li. "Is this Li'er? I'm your aunt."

A cute and lovely girl poked her head out from behind her and said happily, "Cousin, I'm your cousin. My name is Fang Mingwan. You can just call me Wan'er."

Shen Li jumped off the carriage and looked at the two of them. "Hello, auntie, hello, sister. I'm Shen Li."

"Okay, Li'er, come, Li'er, come home with your aunt." Lan held Shen Li's hand tightly, and almost tripped herself with excitement.

"Mom, you've pulled my cousin's hand until it's red," Fang Mingwan gently reached out and pulled Shen Li: "You'll scare my cousin like this."

"Oh, it's mother who was confused. Li'er, it's aunt who was too anxious and forgot the importance of the matter. Does your hand hurt?" Lan quickly loosened her hand.

"It doesn't hurt." Shen Li really liked the feeling of being cared for. She was reluctant to let go and said quickly, "Don't worry, auntie. I'm not that delicate."

After these words were spoken, Lan and Fang Mingwan fell silent, and Lan secretly wiped away her tears again.

"Good boy, you and your mother have suffered."

Lan's voice was choked with sobs, and Shen Li's nose felt sore when she heard it.

The grievance of not being cared for and the misery of being bullied all appeared on his face.

Banxia and Zisu followed behind, but for the first time they failed to squeeze in next to the girl. They looked at each other, feeling happy and nervous at the same time, and did not dare to lag behind even for a moment.

In the main hall.

The maid ran in quickly, panting, "Old Master, Old Madam, General, our cousin is here."

Old Master Fang's beard began to tremble with excitement again, and the old lady lost her grip on the rosary, which fell onto her lap.

The general suddenly stood up from his chair and walked out.

"Dad, Mom, your son is going out to greet them."

From afar came the lady's voice and the sound of hurried footsteps.

The general looked up and saw the girl that his wife was holding.

Her face was as fair as lotus, her eyes were as bright as stars, her nose was slightly upturned, and her eyebrows were naturally willow-shaped without any makeup. Her appearance gradually overlapped with the portrait in my memory.

It was a portrait that my father had made for my seventeen-year-old mother when my parents had just gotten married.

Like, so similar.

The closer we get, the more similar they become.

The general's eyes suddenly became wet.

Blinking hard and rubbing his sore nose, the general put his hands behind his back and straightened his chest.

"Master, Li'er is back."

"Dad, my cousin is back."

"Okay, cough cough," the general coughed twice unnaturally, "You're back, it's good that you're back, go in quickly."

Inside the house, the old man and the old lady heard the noise, helped each other to stand up, and stared at the door expectantly.

The door curtain opened, and Grandma Gao stepped in, followed by Mingwan, then her daughter-in-law, and then...

The old man widened his eyes.

It was as if I saw my wife when she was young.

My eyes became blurry as I looked at it.

The old lady only took one look, her legs went weak, and she covered her heart and cried out loudly.

No need to ask, this is her granddaughter.

It is the flesh and blood left by her daughter.

The eyebrows, the nose, the eyes, every part of her looked like her when she was young.

"Wow, my daughter..." the old lady burst into tears.

No one could hold back any longer and they all started crying.

After a while, Grandma Gao wiped her tears and said, "Don't cry, old lady. Today is a happy day. We should not cry. We should be happy."

"Yes, mother, Li'er is back, and we are all happy. Don't cry and hurt yourself. Li'er is waiting to kowtow to you." Lan also advised.

"Kowtow, yes, yes, kowtow," the general's eyes were red as he shouted, "Quickly bring a cushion for my cousin to use as a cushion. Bring a cushion."

He turned around and wanted to pull Shen Li, but his hand retracted, and his voice became very soft: "Li'er, I am your uncle, please kowtow to your grandparents."

Shen Li's eyes warmed up, "Yes, uncle."

The word "uncle" made the general blink hard, fearing that tears would really fall.

The futon was brought over, and Shen Li knelt down and kowtowed to Old Master Fang and the old lady in a proper manner. "Grandfather and grandmother, please accept Li'er's greeting."