God knows how much courage she mustered just now to analyze the pros and cons with this group of people.

"Girl, what's wrong with you!"

"I'm fine, my heart is beating too fast and I'm a little panicked. Help me up, my legs are weak." Chen Wei felt his whole body trembling, probably because of excitement. This was probably the result of some hormone surge.

She is so excited.

That’s the feeling!

This feeling of being able to control your own destiny!

The feeling of being in control of your life!

It’s really great.

Chen Wei felt like crying now. After all, she had never thought that she could be so strong and brave. When facing danger, she could remain calm and analyze the reasons and negotiate peace.

Every second of her persistence in the martial arts gym, every drop of sweat she shed, every move she made, every arrow she shot, and every sword she swung were all worth it.

"Girl, why are you crying?"

"Don't scare me. Are you hurt anywhere?" Xiaoman panicked when she saw Chen Wei's eyes were red and filled with tears.

Chen Wei held Xiaoman's hand tightly, forced a smile and shook his head: "Xiaoman, I didn't cry."

"I'm happy."

"I'm happy. I feel like...something has changed. I feel like I'm getting closer to my goal. This is the first time I'm in this place. I can control my destiny."

"Everything I've done during this time is worth it, and I deserve it!"

The pain of tearing arm muscles, the pain that made her twist, the pain that made her twitch, the pain that made her not want to give up all the time.

But she can't.

She gritted her teeth and raised the bow again and again.

It takes all your strength to pull the string.

Arrow after arrow, slowly approaching the full ring.

One cut after another, he slowly cut open the shackles.

The heavy curtain at this moment blinded Aunt Zhao and also blurred Miss Lu's sight.

Xiaoman pursed her lips, looking at the dazzling and glowing Shenwei, and that confident and flamboyant smile. It was at this moment, at this moment... Xiaoman suddenly realized what the girl was insisting on.

What is it?

It is your own destiny that you can control.

"Girl, Xiaoman also feels like crying."

"I suddenly understood... you were in so much pain, why were you so unwilling to give up?"

"Xiao Man will never say those discouraging words again. I will never persuade you to give up or to submit to the Marquis again. If it weren't for the girl today, I can't imagine what would have happened..."

"Girl, you are really amazing. The arrow you shot just now was very accurate, yes, very accurate." Xiaoman cried with joy and said to Chen Wei with tears on her face.

Of course.

Chen Wei patted Xiaoman's shoulder and made a bow-drawing gesture with high spirits.

Just fifty meters, but she was so proud!

The next time she returns to the martial arts gym, she will start practicing the 80-meter dash.

"Okay, I'm back to normal. Let's keep going." Chen Wei pinched Xiaoman's face and was about to get on the carriage when he realized something: "Where's the coachman?"

The moment the bandits appeared, the groom abandoned his horse and fled.

He fled very quickly, completely disregarding the lives of Chen Wei and the others.

After all, the person in the carriage was neither Qin Shuyu nor Xie Yuchuan, but a concubine and a girl with no status, not even a master. After weighing the pros and cons, the coachman naturally did not want to work for them.

Now that the crisis was over, the groom quickly ran out from the shade of the trees in the distance: "Miss Shen, I'm fine, shall we continue our journey?"

"Let's go." Chen Wei glanced at the coachman indifferently, said nothing, and got on the carriage.

Until this time,

Frightened to death, Miss Lu took the initiative to speak and called out to Chen Wei: "Miss Chen! Wait, wait a moment."

"Ms. Lu." Chen Wei stopped and nodded politely to Miss Lu.

"Your archery skills just now..." The two arrows shot by Chen Wei just now lingered in Miss Lu's mind. She pondered for a long time before saying, "Very impressive. Thank you."

"If you hadn't stepped forward, the reputations of all the women in the Prime Minister's Mansion would have been affected because of this incident."

"As for me, I'm afraid... I don't know what I'm going to experience yet."

Miss Lu stood up with the help of the maid.

She bowed gracefully in the direction of the curtain.

Chen Wei laughed and waved his hand as he prepared to get on the carriage: "You're welcome. You saw what happened with your own eyes. I don't think I need to remind you. Be careful in the future."

"Wait a minute..." Miss Lu called Chen Wei again.

She pursed her lips, staring closely at the confident and dazzling Shen Wei, and asked: "Miss Shen... were those bandits pretending to be me? Is their purpose to destroy my reputation?"

"Please tell me, I, I want to know."

Shen Wei: "You actually already have the answer in your heart, don't you?"

"I don't know. I don't know why this happened... A woman's reputation is so important. If they were to forcibly abduct me to the mountain, I would have no choice but to commit suicide to protect the reputation of the Prime Minister's Mansion."

"I don't believe it, this is impossible." Miss Lu twisted the handkerchief hard and cried out.

Although she found tens of thousands of reasons in her heart to deny it, to deny that Mr. Dong was not that kind of person.

Can,

But Chen Wei's eyes, which seemed to see through everything, told her that the facts and the truth were so cruel, and men could be so vicious and calculating.

Ms. Lu should accept the truth...

But she recalled the good things about Mr. Dong over and over again. Mr. Dong was so good and so upright, how could he do something that would ruin his reputation?

What good will this do for Mr. Dong?!

"I guess you don't believe me, but a woman who falls in love will eventually hit a wall before turning back. If you haven't seen the wickedness of human nature with your own eyes, you will always have a beautiful filter and a thousand excuses."

"The Marquis's birthday banquet is coming soon. I promised to help you test him, and I won't break my promise."

"You've been frightened today. Go home and rest. Don't meet that young master for the time being. If you trust me, then listen to me. If you don't want to trust me, then it's up to you."

After Chen Wei said this, he rode away in a carriage.

Miss Lu stood there blankly, watching the carriage of the Marquis' Mansion going further and further away.

All the scenes she had experienced during this period of time flashed through her mind like a slide show, and finally stopped at the scene where Shen Wei was standing not far away, holding a bow and arrow, calm and composed, with great ambitions.

She opened her mouth and wanted to say something to defend Mr. Dong.

But suddenly,

He also recalled the first time he met Chen Wei in the Marquis' Mansion not long ago.

The words that Chen Wei said hit home: "Ms. Lu, not all men are ambitious, and not all women are short-sighted..."