Rebirth of the High Family's Beloved

"You said you were a bandit?"

Shen Furong looked at Hua Cishu in disbelief, her eyes sweeping across his motionless face.

The vigor and vitality he once had was no longer visible on his face, and his calm expression carried a sense of vicissitudes of life.

He is only in his twenties, but he is like an old man in his seventies or eighties. He is calm and steady, but lacks vitality.

Shen Furong's eyes seemed to see through the person in front of her and see the young man who once had lofty ambitions.

A horse, a military uniform, a red-tasseled spear, sitting on the horse, the black armor is his armor and his medal, he raised the spear high, just listen to his loud shout, tens of thousands of soldiers followed him and shouted loudly: "Defend the territory of Daxing, protect the prosperous and peaceful times!"

When she was seven years old, her father took her and her four siblings to the city wall to boost the morale of the soldiers who were about to go to war. The uniform shouting shocked her heart.

She was standing on a high city wall and saw at a glance the fourteen-year-old boy standing in front of the army, and it seemed that he already had the potential to be a general.

Later, he made countless military achievements on the battlefield, and his face, which seemed immature when he first met him, became more mature and resolute.

But such a young general has now ended up becoming a bandit.

Hua Cishu couldn't understand the way Shen Furong looked at him. He didn't even dare to look Shen Furong in the eye. He attached great importance to the etiquette between the monarch and his subjects. Except for the assassination of Shen Zhaoyan, he had never crossed the line in his life.

Loyalty to the emperor and patriotism have long been engraved in his bones and integrated into his blood.

He lowered his head and eyebrows, and answered Shen Furong's question in a firm tone, "Yes, I am a mountain bandit."

Shen Furong was stunned for a moment, her lips opened and closed twice, not knowing how to refute.

Suddenly she chuckled, walked up to Hua Cishu and looked him straight in the eyes, "Since you are a bandit and no longer a general, why do you still call yourself a subject?"

A minister is a leader of the country and a servant of the king, not a bandit.

A ripple appeared in Hua Cishu's calm eyes, his Adam's apple rolled up and down, and a rare trace of helplessness appeared on his face.

He said, "I was wrong."

The smile in Shen Furong's eyes deepened. She could see that Hua Cishu's passion had not cooled. It was just that he was trapped now. He had no way to display his talents and his ambitions could not be realized. He could only spend his days in this small bandit's nest.

"Hua Ci Shu, this is only temporary. You must know that even a dragon has to go to shallow waters. You have come this far just to avoid its sharp edge. One day, you will finally show your true colors on the battlefield."

Shen Furong's words shocked Xie Chengyin, and he heard Shen Furong continue: "I know your problem is Hua Cijing. Now that she is gone, it is understandable that you want to avenge her, but the country is not the country of one person. I still hope that you will think carefully about the way you came here and where you will return in the future."

Although Hua Ci Shu managed to remain calm on the surface, his heart was in turmoil.

Since his sister's death, he and his father have both retired from the army, partly because they were sad about his sister's death and partly because they were disappointed with their country.

There were many suspicious points in the death of his sister, but Emperor Tianqing did not investigate. He protected his son and simply passed it off by keeping Hua Ci's title as Princess Jingxiang. As a result, the Hua family was disappointed with the monarch and lost the will to go to the battlefield again.

Seeing the princess talking to Hua Cishu, Jincheng drove away the bandits who were kneeling on the ground and kowtowing.

The princess ignored them and didn't want to bother with them. If they continued to kneel here, it would not only disturb the conversation between the princess and General Hua, but would also really annoy the princess.

Zhao Xiaoliu got up from the ground and was about to leave, but when he saw the bag of silver, he obviously wanted it very much, but he didn't dare to take it. This was the princess's silver, and if he took it, it would be like giving up his life.

Jin Cheng also saw through his thoughts. He picked up the silver and pretended to take it back, but he saw that Zhao Xiaoliu's face became visibly depressed. Jin Cheng shook his head, raised his hand and threw the purse to Zhao Xiaoliu.

Zhao Xiaoliu was stunned for a moment, then he heard Jin Cheng say, "The princess gave it to you as a reward."

Zhao Xiaoliu's face lit up with joy. After thanking him repeatedly, he happily went back to the village with his money bag.

Shen Furong came here today just to see the Huaci tree. Now that she had seen the person and said what she needed to say, it was getting late and it would take her a long time to return to the palace, so she decided not to stay any longer.

"Hua Ci Shu, please think about it carefully. This princess will leave first."

After taking two steps, she suddenly remembered something. She turned around and looked at Hua Cishu who was standing there. "Hua Cishu, the other choice I gave you before still counts. Would you like to consider it?"

Another choice, Hua Cishu paused, and bowed respectfully to Shen Furong, "Thank you for your kindness, Princess. I am not worth your wasting time planning your marriage."

Shen Furong smiled faintly, "Okay."

The ease on his face concealed the loss in his heart.

Although wanting Hua Cishu to be her consort is a temporary solution, how can we know that she is not happy with it.

Jincheng saw that the princess was ready to leave, and was already waiting at a distance with his horse. Just when Shen Furong was about to mount the horse, a crisp voice came from the gate of the mountain village.

"Princess, now that you're here, you're leaving without even saying hello."

Lin Fengyang walked out of the mountain stronghold, with a hint of teasing on his usually cold face, "Now that you've met your sweetheart, it doesn't really matter whether you meet me or not, right?"

A blush suddenly appeared on Shen Furong's face, and she glared at Lin Fengyang in feigned anger, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

She glanced at Hua Cishu out of the corner of her eye, and seeing that there was nothing unusual about him, she secretly felt relieved.

Lin Fengyang is a person with a loose mouth. She dares to say anything, but she also has a sharp eye. She herself may not be clear about her feelings for Hua Cishu.

Thinking of the situation where she was robbed when she entered the door just now, Shen Furong sighed with regret and said, "I wanted to go see you, but the conditions did not allow it. Not only was my money robbed, but I was not even allowed to enter the door."

Shen Furong made it clear that it was their own problem that prevented her from entering the door, not that she didn't want to enter.

Lin Fengyang turned around and glared at Zhao Xiaoliu and his companions who were fleeing quickly inside. These guys were good at making trouble but could not do anything good. They didn't even look at the people when they robbed them. Fortunately, no one was hurt, otherwise these guys would have lost their heads.

Knowing that he was in the wrong, Lin Fengyang turned around with a flattering smile on his face, "Oh, Princess, you are so magnanimous, so don't bother with us common people. We are all gangsters, and we have never seen someone as noble as you."

Shen Furong rolled her eyes at Lin Fengyang, "Don't flatter me. I don't know you yet. You're just afraid that I'll settle the score with you later. Don't worry, I'm not that kind of person. I like to teach people a lesson in person. Okay, I should go now. Don't forget to do what I asked you to do."

Jin Cheng helped Shen Furong climb onto the horse. As the sound of horse hooves faded away, Lin Fengyang waved and shouted, "Don't worry, I will take good care of your sweetheart!"