Quick Wear: Who said soft girls have to be obedient! biu!

"Your Highness, your words are too serious. I know myself well and have never had any thoughts about the Duke's Mansion. You can rest assured."

Gu Zhen tried to pry open Shen Huaizhi's hand which was tightly holding her.

But the other person's hand was as strong as an iron palm.

Shen Huaizhi was taught to observe etiquette and follow the rules since childhood.

But he knew that this was just an appearance.

It's just restraint with patience.

He is sinister and domineering in nature, and has a paranoid attitude that will not tolerate being rejected by others.

When he was eight years old, the little rabbit raised by Shen Tingwei made his study dirty.

Shen Huaizhi still remembers how the rabbit struggled in his hands.

Just like Gu Zhen now.

Shen Huaizhi suddenly became a little excited.

He had to admit that he was very fond of this "cousin" who came from afar.

love at first sight.

Those inexplicable and obscure thoughts tormented him every day.

Shen Huaizhi let go of the angry little white rabbit and picked her up sideways.

Gu Zhen was really drunk. Why did she meet bastards everywhere she went?

"Shen Huaizhi! Put me down! If my cousin sees this, he will definitely beat you up for me!"

"Ah!" Gu Zhen screamed, and her hands and feet thumped continuously.

Shen Huaizhi felt indescribably happy, and he didn't know whether he was laughing at Gu Zhen's childishness.

If he didn't care about a bastard, what qualifications would Shen Huaining have to live so comfortably in the mansion?

Holding Gu Zhen in his arms, Shen Huaizhi walked to the edge of a cliff.

Although we are halfway up the mountain, we still can't see the bottom of the mountain.

Large tracts of plants spread and grew, covering the area underneath completely.

Gu Zhen was pushed by Shen Huaizhi against a rock that protruded diagonally outward.

At her feet was a cliff.

Gu Zhen glanced down and didn't dare to look again.

"Prince..."

"Call me cousin." Shen Huaizhi did not question.

Gu Zhen trembled and called out: "Cousin..."

His tone was trembling and his voice was soft, with an almost unnoticeable pleading tone.

Shen Huaizhi benefited a lot from it.

"You stayed in the capital and attached yourself to the Duke's Mansion, just to find a good place to go."

What Shen Huaizhi said is not wrong. Most women in this world are like this.

"Huai Ning, don't dream about it. Father has already arranged a wife for him. She is the second daughter of the Taifu family. Although she is a concubine's daughter, she is also raised by her stepmother."

Gu Zhen understood that Shen Huaizhi was warning her.

Shen Huaining's identity is not something a merchant's daughter like her can dream of.

At best I can be a concubine.

But Gu Zhen really didn't have this idea.

She wanted to explain, but she heard Shen Huaizhi's unquestionable words continue to ring out.

"If you want to rely on the Duke's Mansion for your whole life, why don't you stay with me? It's better than following Huaining and having to look at the mistress's face."

Shen Huaizhi's words left Gu Zhen confused.

What does it mean to stay with him?

"What does the prince mean?" Gu Zhen's voice also turned cold.

"Since I don't have to look at the mistress's face when I follow you, does that mean that you want me to be your legal wife?"

Shen Huaizhi saw self-mockery on the other person's face.

It turns out she understands everything.

But the world is like this, and he has no way to deal with it for the time being. He can't just watch Gu Zhen reach marriageable age and be betrothed by Qin Xiangmei.

Or let Li Lan find an opportunity with the mother and daughter and find a man for her.

He was busy working for the prince all day and couldn't keep an eye on her all the time.

Shen Huaizhi softened his tone: "With your status, my father and my wife will not agree to be my concubine."

"I will make good arrangements for you. You will still be the mistress of the mansion when you are outside."

"Don't worry, I won't marry. I'll find an excuse to delay it. Once I inherit the title, I'll find a way to bring you back."

"Zhenzhen, from the beginning to the end, I only want you."

This was the first time Gu Zhen had been so angry since she was a child, she was almost on the verge of a rage.

"Mistress? You want me to be your mistress? Shen Huaizhi! How dare you!"

"Who do you think you are? How dare you insult my character here!"

Even if Shen Huaizhi proposed to make her a concubine, Gu Zhen would not be so disgusted and angry.

Shen Huaizhi didn't expect her to react so strongly.

Although women in this world are less accepting of concubines, it is not to this extent.

What's more, he said it was just a temporary measure.

"Zhenzhen, you don't have to be angry. Given your current situation, this is a good place to go."

Gu Zhen was so angry that he punched and kicked, and dust and rocks fell towards the cliff.

"I have my aunt to decide for me. It's better for me to marry a peddler than to be a disgusting mistress to a bunch of nobles like you who prey on the common people!"

"You want to bully me? No way! I will only be someone's legal wife in my life, and I will never be a concubine or mistress!"

After Gu Zhen finished yelling, he looked at Shen Huaizhi without any fear.

The other party looked unhappy, "I am worse than a peddler? You would rather live a miserable life at the mercy of others than follow me?"

Gu Zhen snorted, deliberately angering him: "Unless the prince marries me in a formal ceremony and a sedan chair carried by eight people, I have only two words to say: No!"

Shen Huaizhi laughed in anger, "Some things can't be said to be impossible just because you say so."

Gu Zhen raised his head and said, "The worst that can happen is death."

She lived a happy life in the last world, so it was worth it.

"Is it not okay to just put up with it temporarily? What good can you gain by offending Li Lanxun? Without her protection, you will have trouble taking a single step in this world!"

Gu Zhen would rather die than accept this humiliation.

Neither of them gave way and stared at each other for a long time, until Shen Huaizhi heard footsteps coming from a distance.

It was Shen Huaining who brought people here.

"Brother, cousin, why are you here!"

When Shen Huaining came over, the two of them had already kept a suitable distance and looked like they were enjoying the scenery.

"The scenery is nice. Brother, you are amazing to find this place."

When Shen Huaizhi heard his brother's words, he hummed absentmindedly: "Let's go back home, it's getting late."

Shen Huaining didn't know what happened to them, but seeing that his cousin didn't look very happy, he thought she was tired.

"Then let's go, but my Tingfeng has been sent to the doctor for eating something by mistake, cousin, so I have to ride in the carriage with you."

Gu Zhen was in no mood to deal with him, so she forced a smile and nodded.

As a result, when getting on the carriage, Shen Huaizhi said that he was also tired, and got on the carriage with Shen Huaining.

On the way back, only Shen Huaining kept talking.

After finally arriving at the mansion, Gu Zhen quickly rushed back to Tingfeng Garden.

Shen Huaining was called away by his elder brother to be lectured, with a reluctant look on his face.

When he wanted to go and listen to Feng Yuan talking to his aunt and cousin, he was stopped by people at the gate of the yard.

It turned out that Shen Jinxuan was inside.

Shen Huaining had no choice but to return to his own yard.

At this time, Shen Jinxuan was hugging his concubine tenderly.

Shen Jinxuan thought of his eldest son’s suggestion in the evening.

Let Qin Xiangmei be informed of Shen Huaining's marriage arrangements as soon as possible, so that she won't have any other thoughts.

Shen Jinxuan felt that his son was right. Cousins ​​often met each other and it was inevitable that they would develop feelings for each other.

"Xiangmei, Huaining will take the imperial examination this autumn. If nothing goes wrong, he will be able to pass the imperial examination. I have already arranged for him to marry the second granddaughter of Master Zhang."

Qin Xiangmei didn't say anything and just listened quietly.

"Huaining should get married earlier and go out to gain some experience, which will also help to temper his upright character."

As long as it doesn't involve the safety of the Duke's Mansion, Shen Jinxuan can be said to be very good to Qin Xiangmei and her son.

Qin Xiangmei knew that this marriage would be of great benefit to her son, but the image of her well-behaved and sensible niece still emerged in her mind.

"The prince has not yet been engaged, Huaining..."

Shen Jinxuan patted Qin Xiangmei on the back: "Huaizhi's matter is not urgent."

After the defeat of the Western Barbarians, they had long intended to marry a princess to the Western Barbarians, but they didn't know which princess to let come.

The royal family of this dynasty has few descendants, and the emperor does not want his son to marry a foreign girl.

The burden of marriage will inevitably fall on the son of a minister.

Shen Jinxuan had received the hint already and did not dare to arrange a marriage for his eldest son privately.

Besides, the Queen's legitimate daughter is only twelve years old, so we have to wait a little longer.

After hearing this, Qin Xiangmei said nothing more.

She couldn't object to the Duke's arrangement.

"I listen to you."