She's skilled in medicine, martial arts, and even understands animal language—the abandoned dau

It turns out that this woman was none other than Cui Jintang, the fiancée whom Li Mufeng had avoided marrying!

Cui Jintang was the legitimate daughter of the Duke of Xingguo's family. Not only was she from a good family and beautiful, but she also had an excellent reputation among the noble circles of the capital. Everyone who met her praised her for being gentle, quiet, and proper in her conduct, making her a model of a noble lady in the capital.

However, Li Mufeng knew that Cui Jintang, though appearing gentle, kind, and well-educated, was actually a two-faced person.

She is very good at disguising herself, hiding her true self, and presenting a flawless image to outsiders.

But in reality, all of this was just a performance she put on. She deliberately displayed these things to people so that they would think that this was who she really was.

In reality, she is petty, narrow-minded, and vengeful. Once someone offends her, she will retaliate by any means necessary.

In the first two years after their engagement, he was very satisfied with his fiancée and often took the opportunity to secretly look at her.

It wasn't until one day, when he went to her house for a banquet and secretly watched her from the shadows, that he saw her order a maid who had accidentally spilled tea on her and wet her clothes to be beaten to death. Only then did he see her true nature.

The maid pleaded with her, dragging her blood-stained body, but she remained unmoved.

Li Mufeng was shocked; he couldn't believe what he was seeing.

He originally thought Cui Jintang was just a little spoiled and willful, but he never expected her to be so cruel and ruthless.

This incident made him completely disappointed in Cui Jintang, and he also realized that his previous understanding of her was too superficial.

He decided to distance himself from Cui Jintang from then on and have nothing to do with her anymore.

So he silently left the banquet, vowing in his heart that he would never let such a woman become his wife.

However, when he told his parents what he had seen with his own eyes, he thought he would receive their support and understanding, but reality dealt him a heavy blow.

His parents doubted his words and firmly believed that Cui Jintang was a rare and good girl. They seemed to completely ignore everything he had witnessed, or rather, they simply refused to believe the facts.

Li Mufeng couldn't help but secretly guess that perhaps his parents already knew Cui Jintang's true colors, but for some reason, they still insisted on continuing the marriage.

Perhaps this involves complex factors such as family interests and political maneuvering. And he, as a member of the family, was caught up in it and couldn't extricate himself.

However, Li Mufeng was unwilling to become a pawn in this game. He didn't want his marriage to become a tool for his family to pursue their own interests, and he was even less willing to sacrifice his own happiness.

So, after careful consideration, he made a bold decision—to run away from home.

Although he had considered the possibility of Gu Cang betraying him when he wrote the letter, in the end, because he genuinely wanted to help Shen Man, he chose to take the gamble.

As it turned out, he lost his gamble. In Gu Cang's heart, his cousin was more important than himself.

Despite the obvious displeasure on Li Mufeng's face, Cui Jintang seemed oblivious, moving lightly to stand in front of him.

Then, she parted her lips slightly and said softly to him, "Young Master Li, do you really intend to talk to me on the way?"

Her voice was clear and melodious, as graceful and lively as a nightingale singing in a valley, making it difficult for people to detect any emotional fluctuation in it.

Upon hearing this, Li Mufeng glanced at the village head standing not far away. Not wanting to reveal his identity in front of him, he could only grit his teeth and say to Cui Jintang, "Please come with me!"

He then pushed open the courtyard gate and invited Cui Jintang to sit down in the living room.

Today, Lanxiang took Shenman to the wasteland to water the jujube seedlings, and they haven't returned yet, so there is no one else at home.

Gu Cangxu knew he had betrayed his friend and acted somewhat dishonestly, so he didn't come in, intending to let the engaged couple talk alone.

Li Mufeng sat down silently, his eyes flickering as if he were thinking about something.

Cui Jintang sat quietly beside him, a faint smile always on her beautiful face.

Her beautiful eyes were fixed on him, as if she wanted to see right through him.

The man before her was handsome and exceptionally talented, renowned as the "Number One Talent in the Capital," and was the man she had long admired.

He was clearly happy when the two got engaged.

But for some reason, as their wedding date approached, he suddenly disappeared from the capital.

She sent people everywhere to search for him, but to no avail, until twenty days ago, when her cousin Gu Cang came to her with a letter.

Upon seeing his handwriting, she immediately decided to come to the border town to meet him in person and ask him why he did this.

Before coming, she had already asked her family to postpone the wedding to two months later.

If we can explain it to him clearly, it won't delay the two of us from going back to get married.

If not... Cui Jintang dared not think any further.

The two were relatively speechless.

After a long silence, Li Mufeng finally spoke, "Miss Cui, to tell you the truth, our marriage is just an arrangement by our parents and a matchmaker. This kind of marriage is not what I'm looking for. I left the capital to avoid marrying you."

He paused, took a deep breath, and said, "I hope you will take the initiative to dissolve our engagement."

Cui Jintang's smile froze on her face. She hadn't expected Li Mufeng to be so blunt in expressing his thoughts.

She tried to calm herself down, but her words were still choked with sobs: "Young Master Li, what is it about me that makes you insist on breaking off the engagement with me?"

“We have different interests, and you are not the woman I want to spend my life with!” Li Mufeng replied calmly.

Cui Jintang bit her lip, trying hard not to cry in front of him. "Could it be... that you have another woman in your heart?"

"no!"

Cui Jintang trembled slightly, his face ashen.

If there are other women, perhaps he has someone else he loves, and it has nothing to do with her. But if there are no other women, it means that he simply doesn't like her.

Cui Jintang was pampered from a young age and was always the center of attention wherever she went. She simply couldn't accept that Li Mufeng didn't like her.

"Li Mufeng, since you are so resolute, then I will grant your wish." She raised her head, her eyes filled with arrogance. "From now on, we will have nothing to do with each other. I will make you regret your choice today!"

After saying that, she got up and left quickly, tears finally streaming down her face.

She had just reached the gate of the courtyard when Lanxiang and Shen Man returned from the fields.

Shen Man looked curiously at the carriage parked at the door and the team of uniformly dressed guards standing at her door, her mind full of questions.

"Mother, why are there so many people at our door? What happened?"