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

The elder Zhao took Wen Wanying to the backyard to find the younger Zhao. Cui Lan'er and Banxia watched the mother and daughter wiping their tears with handkerchiefs as they walked, and they wanted to spit at them.

"Bah, just pretending. They are the worst." Banxia said.

Cui Lan'er also echoed in agreement, saying, "What kind of creatures did the old Prime Minister raise? Nothing good came out of it. What a pity for such a good old man."

The housekeeper of the Prime Minister's Mansion was standing next to them, and the two of them spoke without any reservation, scolding whenever necessary.

The old butler turned away in embarrassment, wishing he could disappear right there.

Cui Lan'er stopped him in a bad mood, "Old housekeeper, I've brought some beetles with me. I'm going to let them out to bask in the sun later. Please keep those fools away. If I step on them, I'll have to ask them for money. If they don't give me enough money, I'll let Xiao Hui scare them to death."

She was reminding the old housekeeper that if the elder and younger Zhaos dared to cause trouble at "Shen Li's" funeral, she would definitely teach them a lesson.

The old housekeeper was at a loss whether to laugh or cry, and nodded hurriedly, saying yes.

The capital city was in mourning, but in Mizhou, Shen Li never dreamed that Brother Dayong was not at the farm.

She changed her appearance, bought a carriage, and wanted to hire a driver, but Xiao Chenze refused to let her.

He said he knew how to drive a carriage, and insisted that Shen Li disguise himself as a coolie with a sallow face. He personally took Shen Li and the pile of gifts and drove the carriage to the farm.

As soon as Shen Li arrived there, she found that the atmosphere was not right.

There were many people working on the farm. She heard from her uncle that since he gave Brother Dayong a bag of silver, he renovated the farm, bought a few men, and hired some people from nearby villages to work, both men and women.

It is said that Brother Dayong's new wife is one of those villagers.

Shen Li asked where the owner of the manor was, and everyone hurried to help her call him. A couple who looked to be in their twenties came out to greet them.

"Excuse me, are you two the masters of Zhuangzi?" Shen Li asked.

The man looked Shen Li up and down without saying a word.

The woman had triangular eyes and a face full of flesh. She looked at Shen Li, then at the carriage and the driver behind her, and then said lazily, "Yes, this farm belongs to us. What can I do for you?"

Shen Li smiled and said, "We came from Wangshui Town. We agreed to come here to meet the master, but he suddenly went somewhere else and asked us to wait in the town. But our carriage had some problems, and I'm afraid we can't make it to the town. I would like to ask for your kindness and allow us to stay here for a few days until my master comes to find us. I wonder if you would allow it?"

The woman's triangular eyelids drooped, as if she was thinking about the pros and cons of this matter.

Shen Li quickly pulled out a purse from her sleeve pocket and handed it over, saying to the woman, "Take this money first. It will cover our food and lodging expenses here. If the master doesn't come and you stay for a long time, we will pay you more money."

Before the man could agree, the woman quickly took the purse, squeezed the contents with her hands, and immediately her face broke into a smile.

"Sure, sure. It's just a few days' stay, isn't it? It's nothing. What are the names of the young lady and the brother?"

Shen Li quickly thanked him and said, "My name is Fang Li, and my driver's surname is Chu. How should I address you two?"

This was something she and Xiao Chenze had discussed on the way. After all, they had planned to disguise themselves from the beginning, so naturally they had to give themselves a different name. After thinking about it, they both used their mother's surnames.

"Just call me Sister Hua. He's my husband, his last name is Du," said the woman.

"Hello, Sister Hua, hello, Brother Du." Shen Li saluted quickly.

"Hey, hello, Miss Fang."

Mrs. Hua stuffed her purse into her sleeve pocket and enthusiastically invited Shen Li and Xiao Chenze to come in.

"Xiu'er, hurry up and clean up two rooms for these two people to live in, next to each other. And cook them some food. Wang'er, take the horse to the backyard and put it together with our mule. Feed it some hay so it won't starve."

A young boy came out from the crowd of people who were working and wanted to take the reins from Xiao Chenze.

Shen Li quickly stopped him and said, "Wait a moment, Sister Hua, we still have some laundry and the master's things in this carriage. I have to take them down first."

Sister Hua's greedy eyes rolled around, and she said enthusiastically, "Then let my husband help unload..."

"No, no," Shen Li quickly put on a shy expression and said, "My mistress is a girl, and she never allows outsiders to touch her things. I'd better do it myself slowly. It's not much, so it will be quick."

After saying that, he didn't give Sister Hua any chance to think anything else and jumped onto the carriage holding Xiao Chenze's hand. Sister Hua originally wanted to follow in to take a look, but Xiao Chenze stepped forward, blocking her view.

Shen Li put all the gifts piled inside into the space, and walked down with two bundles of clothes and a few boxes of snacks.

As soon as she saw Sister Hua, Shen Li handed over the top box of snacks and said, "The snacks in here are not easy to store. I'm afraid they will go bad when my master comes back. So I decided to give them to you to try. It's also a little token of my appreciation."

"Oh, look at you, what are you saying? It's such a beautiful box, and I can tell at a glance that the things inside are not bad. How can I have the nerve to accept it?"

As Sister Hua spoke, she reached out to take it impatiently, her eyes narrowed into slits as she smelled the fragrance of the snack.

Xiao Chenze stood beside the carriage with a serious expression. Just as Sister Hua was about to leave, she thought about it and walked back, quietly asking Shen Li, "Is that Chu your man?"

Shen Li quickly shook her head, "No, no, Sister Hua misunderstood."

"Misunderstanding?" Sister Hua looked like an experienced person and winked at Shen Li. "When you got on the carriage just now, he quickly reached out to help you. I saw that you also naturally put your hand on his wrist and let him help you into the carriage. It looks like you are very intimate. Why don't you tell me the truth? What's the matter? Are you two running away from your marriage?"

"Sister Hua," Shen Li was embarrassed and scolded, "Look at what you are talking about. He is my cousin and we grew up together, so he is more casual than others. It's not what you think."

"Ah, not here," Sister Hua seemed a little regretful, and looked Xiao Chenze up and down again, "The boy doesn't look that good, but his small body is quite strong. He can farm at home, right?"

If he knows how to farm, I could have him help work the fields while I live here. Such a good laborer would surely be very strong when used.

"He doesn't know how to farm," Mrs. Hua was just thinking, but Shen Li poured cold water on her, "The master doesn't need us to do these jobs. We can't even touch a hoe."