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

Three days later, Xiao Chenze arrived at the military dog ​​base with fifty taels of silver.

Cui Lan'er had already asked Qiluo to go home and get her five centipedes.

It was agreed that each poisonous insect would be worth ten taels of silver. When Cui Lan'er thought about the fact that the poisonous insects she raised could be exchanged for such silver, she would laugh in her dreams at night.

Pay in one hand and deliver in one hand.

Shen Li received the silver and handed it to Qili, saying, "Put it away."

Qili hurried to the tent where the girls were resting and handed the silver to Cui Lan'er.

Cui Lan'er's eyes lit up, and she immediately took Fang Mingwan's hand and said proudly, "When Sister Li comes back later, I'll treat you to dinner."

Fang Mingwan looked into the distance and said with a pout, "Why hasn't the eldest prince left yet?"

far away.

Xiao Chenze was staring at Shen Li, and he also heard the rumor that Fang Yao was planning to marry Shen Li to him.

Looking at Shen Li standing in front of him, his heart was filled with tenderness, and his eyes became different from before.

Shen Li keenly caught this point.

My mind was spinning rapidly.

My uncle hasn't returned home yet. Even if he does, what if he doesn't go home but goes straight to the palace?

She hadn't had the chance to tell her uncle that she didn't want to get married, and her uncle must not agree to the emperor's request.

How to do?

Xiao Chenze is right in front of us. Instead of going through so many detours, why not think of a solution directly with him?

Thinking of this, Shen Li coughed lightly, looked into the distance, and said slowly, "Time flies so fast. Since I came to Beijing at the beginning of the year, several months have passed in the blink of an eye."

Xiao Chenze turned his gaze away from her face, remembering the time she saved him on the road, and felt a surge of emotion in his heart. "Yes, time flies so fast. The wild geese in the sky have already started to fly south."

As soon as he said this, Shen Li felt a sudden surge of homesickness in his heart. He looked up at the group of neatly arranged small black dots in the sky and did not speak for a long time.

Xiao Chenze said, "Wild geese are flying south, sweet osmanthus flowers are fragrant, the autumn wind blows, and the longing grows. All those who are being waited for should return home."

When Shen Li heard this, she felt something was wrong and quickly took over the conversation, "Yes, when I left Zhuangzi and went to Beijing, Master told me to go back before winter. It seemed like the agreed day came in the blink of an eye."

Xiao Chenze was a little surprised, "Your master?"

"Yes, my master, why are you so surprised?"

"No, I just rarely hear you mention your master. I didn't expect... Eh? Why did he ask you to go back? Did he teach you the teleportation technique? If I ask you to go back to the village from here, how many times would it take to get there? Also, does he still accept disciples? I also want to learn from him. Can you help me ask?"

A series of question marks almost confused Shen Li. Shen Li hurriedly said, "Master has long stopped accepting disciples. Master arranged a marriage for me a few years ago and asked me to go back before winter. It's...it's the old lady of that family's birthday, and I have to go back to pay my respects, so..."

Xiao Chenze stared blankly at her mouth opening and closing, and could hear nothing.

"In a few years, I might not live in the capital anymore," Shen Li didn't look at him and continued talking to herself. "If the eldest prince still wants to buy poisonous insects, or wants to come to the base to ask for a few military dogs to go to the barracks, he'll have to find my uncle, or Cui Lan'er and Fang Mingwan..."

Before he could finish his words, he was suddenly interrupted by Xiao Chenze, "You mean? Your master has arranged a marriage for you?"

Shen Li paused, "Yes."

"When did it happen? Why have I never heard you mention it before?"

Shen Li looked at him strangely. "Why would I say this? We're not that familiar with each other. I can't just tell everyone I'm engaged when I meet them, right?"

Xiao Chenze's anger gradually rose. He took two steps closer to Shen Li and said slowly, "Aren't we familiar with each other? Do you remember what I said to you before we went into the mountains together?"

of course I remember.

He said he wanted to get to know her and see if she was worthy of his love.

I want to know about her master, in which unit she saw the military dog ​​base, or other small details that reveal something strange.

She also said that if she wanted to tell him one day, she would definitely tell him in person.

How to tell it in person?

It would be strange if they weren't scared to death if I told them.

Shen Li muttered to herself, and could only heed his advice. "My master said that I'm only sixteen, and the engagement is there. I can't run away anyway, so he won't let me go out and make a fuss. Mainly because he doesn't like others bothering me. What if my uncles and others know that I have an engagement and insist on meeting me? Will my master have to show up? He's afraid of trouble and doesn't want to meet me for the time being. He's willing to put it off for a day."

She was compiling words in her mind as she spoke word by word, fearing that she would not get the words right.

Xiao Chenze suddenly said, "Do you know that your uncle wants to marry you to me?"

Cough cough cough cough.

Shen Li almost choked to death on his own saliva and started coughing violently.

Xiao Chenze looked her up and down and said slowly, "You said there's a marriage, so it's a marriage? Who can prove it? Just like your master, he's been missing for a long time. Where is he? Under what circumstances did he arrange your marriage? Where's the marriage certificate? Where's the token of love? Your mother is gone, so these things must be with you. Show them out. If you can't produce them, how can people believe that you're really engaged and not just using them as an excuse?"

The continuous bombardment of questions left Shen Li stunned.

It’s not her fault. Who could have known that there were so many complications in engagement in ancient times?

In her previous life, she was also an orphan. After graduation, she stayed in the army and served in the field. No one close to her had ever discussed these things with her. For someone so intelligent, she was a complete blank slate in this regard.

Marriage certificate?

A token of love?

Shen Li swallowed and said, "Marriage certificate..."

Suddenly, a thought flashed through my mind, and I remembered a jade pendant.

"The token of love is with me. As for the marriage certificate, Master was worried that I would lose it on the way, so he left it with him."

It was Shen Li's hesitation that Xiao Chenze saw through her clues.

He took two steps forward, approached her, bent down, and looked directly into her eyes. "What kind of token of love is this? Bring it over and let me see it."

Shen Li was a little unhappy with such aggressiveness, and said with a cold face, "You are not related to me, why should I show it to you?"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Chenze's expression darkened. He said coldly, "I'm doing this for your own good. After all, General Fang has already mentioned to Father the matter of marrying you into the royal family. If you make such nonsense without any evidence, it would be a crime of deceiving the emperor. Once confirmed, it will be a serious matter. Be careful, no one will be able to protect you then."

Shen Li choked and her face turned ugly.

Xiao Chenze said, "I sent someone to the farm where you're staying. They just came back. People there say you've been living there with your mother since you were very young. Life's tough, and you'd go to the mountains to look for food when you have nothing to do. You're often chased around by dogs. Where's your master? And he's even teaching you martial arts. If he really taught you martial arts, would you still be scared away by dogs?"

"Who are you? Where did you learn your kung fu? You didn't disguise yourself. That face is clearly Shen Li, but you are completely different from what they learned. Shen Li, there are many mysteries about you."