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

"What else did she say?" Xiao Chenze asked.

Xu Yang thought for a moment and said, "It's nothing. She was just taking her black mastiff for a walk. But the eldest son of the Fang family said that the two governors in the Western Qiang camp were colluding with the Western Qiang spies. He has already sent a letter to them, and I believe they will be escorted to the capital soon. I think that even the Third Prince of Beidi was rescued by the Third Prince's men, so who knows if anyone will rescue the two governors along the way. Why not send someone to follow them and see if we can capture them?"

"We don't need them here. If we get them, Fang Yao will be implicated if the Fang family army fails to escort them properly," Xiao Chenze said. "We should send a few people to help watch over the two governors and protect them so that they don't die on the road."

"Yes," Xu Yang agreed with a bow, and after a moment's thought, he continued, "After you left, Master Fang also went there. From their conversation, it seemed they knew that Fang Yao was planning to marry Miss Shen to the master. Fang Jitao said..."

Xiao Chenze lowered his eyes and glanced sideways at Xu Yang. Xu Yang said quickly, "They say that the master is a princess of the royal family, and that marrying into the royal family is not a good life. There is intrigue every day, and they are determined not to let Miss Shen marry you. Especially since you have to become sisters-in-law with Miss Wen and Miss Yao, they are worried that Miss Shen will not be a match for them and will suffer. So, tonight they plan to have Old Master Fang send someone to tell General Fang that they cannot agree to your relationship with Miss Shen."

Xiao Chenze stood up, walked to the side of the pavilion, and looked into the distance. After a while, he said, "Others are attracted by the royal family's wealth and status, and are desperate to marry into the family, even if it means being a concubine. But the Fang family is different. They are trying every possible way to distance themselves from the royal family. Fang Yao finally agreed, but the others are trying their best to stop it. The selection of the Crown Prince's consort is extremely difficult."

Listening to his master's helpless and slightly self-deprecating tone, Xu Yang didn't know what to say.

The Fang family is full of tough people. No wonder even the Duke praised the Fang family so much.

The master took a fancy to Miss Shen and found all kinds of excuses to get close to her. He even went to the roof of Fang's house to bask in the sun for several days. He was almost tanned into a black ball, but Fang Yao still didn't give in.

It was not until the Queen tricked Miss Shen into the palace and locked her up that Fang Yao rushed back angrily to take Miss Shen away, and only then did the news spread that he wanted to marry Miss Shen to his master.

"If the master could marry Miss Shen as he wished, the one who would be the most angry would definitely be the Empress. If she hadn't caused trouble for Miss Shen, General Fang wouldn't have kicked her wet nurse to death in a rage, and forced her to take out the gold hairpin awarded by the emperor to calm Miss Shen. After all, the Empress is angry that Duke Chongguo died at the hands of the general. There are fights in the court every day. The worst that can happen is revenge. The Empress shouldn't use Miss Shen as a scapegoat. With Fang Yao's protective nature, whoever dares to touch Miss Shen will end up in trouble? I think it's possible that it was because the Empress was so cruel to Miss Shen that the General made up his mind to marry her to the master. When the day comes for her to be married, the master will bring the princess to the palace to pay her respects and thank the Empress in person. I don't need to think about how dark the Empress's face will be."

Xu Yang was so happy when he spoke that he almost laughed out loud.

Xiao Chenze's heart was a little uncertain, thinking of what Shen Li had just said, every word of which was full of rejection, and the marriage she mentioned, he doubted it was true, but she said that she had a token of love.

This made him feel anxious again.

What if it's true?

Xiao Chenze, who was always decisive in everything, became hesitant about one thing for the first time.

On the Fang family's side, ever since Fang Jitao said in front of so many people that he liked a silly girl like Cui Lan'er, Cui Lan'er has been in a daze.

Logically speaking, it's a good thing that someone likes her, especially when that person is the eldest son of the General of Cavalry, but why does it sound so awkward?

After thinking for a long time, she still couldn't figure out what was wrong, so she went to ask Sister Li, but Sister Li just laughed at her like Fang Mingwan, making her blush.

Embarrassed, Cui Lan'er hurried back to the general's mansion, hurriedly greeted the old lady and Lan, then went back to the yard to pack up her things, saying that she would not stay in the Fang family anymore, and no one could stop her from going back.

The old lady and Mrs. Lan were stunned, wondering who had angered the girl. Shen Li and Fang Mingwan followed back.

The two of them laughed so hard that they couldn't straighten their backs. They repeated what Fang Jitao had said to the old lady and Mrs. Lan, and they were at a loss whether to laugh or cry when they heard it.

No wonder Cui Lan'er's face was as red as if she had put on a hundred boxes of rouge. The two asked Fang Jitao to send Cui Lan'er off, but the girl ran faster than a rabbit and scurried out, shouting as she ran, "No, no, I can go back by myself."

It turned out that she was frightened by her straightforward son!

Several people were talking and laughing, tears coming out.

The old lady then told the old master about the matter. Upon hearing it, the old master immediately made the decision, "Hurry up and find a matchmaker. Choose an auspicious day to go to Cui Yushi's residence to propose marriage. Tomorrow is a good day. Tomorrow, let's finalize the marriage as soon as possible. Just say... just say that our eldest son spoke rudely and insulted the girl. Our family must take responsibility for her reputation."

What a good excuse.

General Fang didn't care about that. His grandson had been at the frontier for many years, and it was unknown how long he would stay in Beijing this time. If he didn't finalize the marriage while his grandson was in Beijing, he wouldn't know when he would be able to come back after he returned to the frontier.

Cui Lan'er hurried back home, risking being beaten by her father again.

After sending the Fang family's carriage away, she sneaked in, hid behind a pillar and looked left and right. Okay, there was no danger, so she quickly tiptoed to the backyard.

Just as she was about to cross the threshold, her father's cracked voice reached her ears from behind, "Cui Lan'er, you little ungrateful bastard, you still dare to come back? I'm almost blinded and my legs are almost lame, and you still dare to come back? Your wasp stung me like that, and you ran away, and you even dared to let Madam Fang send people to threaten your father. Fine, go out and ask around, you're the only one in the whole Great Zhou who dares to threaten your father..."

"Dad, Dad, Dad, it wasn't me, it was Grandmother Fang. She was the one threatening me. Hehe, you were wrong just now." Cui Lan'er turned around and raised her hand to greet her father. "Dad, the old lady of the Fang family asked me to call her Grandmother and even gave me a bracelet. She is my grandmother, and she is your elder. How can an elder sending someone to lecture you be considered a threat? That's persuasion, that's persuasion, right, Dad?"