"I won't marry her."

Shen Ruyi said firmly, "Go ahead and do it. I know what's going on. When you come back, send a letter to Sister Mu and give this to her."

As he said this, he handed Fangfei a roll of paper.

"Miss, what do you want to do with Miss Mu?"

Fang Fei was a little surprised. "After all, Miss Mu doesn't like our Prime Minister's Mansion. Last time, she said that the second young lady didn't look like she was brought back from the countryside, but rather like she was dug out from a lotus pond..."

"It's okay, go ahead, she'll come."

Shen Ruyi felt bitter when she thought of this.

Mu Rushuang is the daughter of the Minister of War. She has been wielding swords and guns since she was a child. She entered the palace early and became a female general in front of the emperor. In a sense, she was working with her elder brother Shen Yu.

Shen Yu also fell in love with Mu Rushuang and wanted her to marry him.

Therefore, he invited Mu Rushuang to visit his house and introduced her to Shen Jiaojiao, saying that they would be a family in the future.

Unexpectedly, Mu Rushuang rejected him directly when she left, and said, "I, Mu Rushuang, will not enter the threshold of the Prime Minister's Mansion. I am not used to the local climate."

Shen Yu asked her why she was not used to the local climate, and said that Mu Rushuang liked Shen Ruyi when she was a child and often asked her to play with her, but now she doesn't like the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Mu Rushuang looked at Shen Jiaojiao and said, "I like Ruyi, but Ruyi is a girl who lives in the weeds of Xifeng Courtyard. Xifeng Courtyard can't be considered the main courtyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion. It's not a grand place."

"Now, the person living in the main courtyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion, I feel that she is not found from the countryside, but rather dug out from the lotus pond."

"I, Mu Rushuang, am used to walking on the ground. If I fall into the mud, I can't climb out. I don't have the ability to stay clean!"

After saying this, Mu Rushuang left.

Since then, he never came to the Prime Minister's Mansion again, but occasionally asked someone to bring some anti-allergic medicine and food from the palace to Shen Ruyi.

Shen Ruyi thought about this and felt a little complicated.

Now, although she lives in the courtyard of the Prime Minister's Mansion, she can't find anyone around her who is willing to help her or trust her. After thinking about it, there is only one person in the huge capital city, Mu Rushuang.

But given her friendship with Mu Rushuang, she believed that Mu Rushuang would definitely come.

As long as Mu Rushuang is willing to come, she can find a glimmer of hope in the current situation, break off the engagement with Gu Qinghua, and foil Shen Cangyun's plan.

…

At this time, in the Ninth Prince's Mansion.

"How is she?"

When Rong Yan saw Han Jiang coming back, he closed the book and raised his head.

Han Jiang's expression was a little solemn, and he said, "When I went there, the Prime Minister was forcing Miss Shen to go to the Emperor to apologize. If Miss Shen didn't agree, he would lock her up in the cellar. If I had been a step later, Miss Shen would probably have been in the cellar."

Rong Yan's pupils shrank slightly when he heard this, "As Prime Minister Shen Cangyun keeps doing things, he gradually becomes less of a human being."

Han Jiang sighed and said, "That's right! I can't understand why Shen Cangyun and his sons are so partial to the young ladies of the Prime Minister's Mansion and daughters of the same mother."

"Ms. Shen is a daughter who was raised by her family. How could a father like him be so cruel? Is it safe for a person to stay in that cellar? Not to mention that it is freezing cold, a girl like her can't stand it. Even the miasma down there can suffocate people to death."

"Raised by pampering?"

Rong Yan sneered when he heard this: "Even if it's a dog, if you throw a bone to it, the dog will still wag its tail. They are now saying that Shen Ruyi is immature, but it's just because she was too sensible before."

"That old beggar's prescription is priceless. Not to mention nearly twenty of them, even if we present one to the emperor, he can make Shen Ruyi a county lady. Shen Ci took so many things from her, but treated her so badly."

"Besides, Shen Yu's sword skills were also given to him by Shen Ruyi."

"And Shen Cangyun, how do you think he captured those former dynasty rebels back then?"

“…”

Han Jiang was stunned when he heard this, "This...could it be related to Miss Shen?"

If he remembered correctly, Shen Ruyi was only seven years old at that time.

"The whereabouts of the rebels were passed on by Li Xiangyi through Shen Ruyi. If Shen Cangyun had not used this opportunity to destroy the rebels of the previous dynasty, how could he have had the foundation to reach his current position?"

Rong Yan's cold eyes revealed a hint of chill, "I originally thought that if I gave him the news, he would be able to understand the pros and cons and treat Shen Ruyi better. But I didn't expect that he was so smart that he thought he had achieved this achievement by his own ability. He has come to this point step by step and actually wants to sacrifice Shen Ruyi!"

"In this case, don't blame me for being ruthless."

A murderous intent flashed in the man's eyes, and he turned to Han Jiang and said, "Go prepare the carriage, I want to go to the West Lane on the outskirts of the city!"

Han Jiang was embarrassed and looked at his master with a very strange look.

When Shen Cangyun wiped out the rebels of the previous dynasty, Shen Ruyi was seven years old, and his highness was only fourteen years old.

He was fourteen years old, and he had already set his eyes on the eldest daughter of the Shen family?

In order to make Shen Cangyun treat Shen Ruyi better, he deliberately gave him credit and hinted that he had set his sights on Shen Ruyi?

However, Shen Cangyun did not see through his prince's arrangement. He has been holding it in until now. Has he become unable to bear it anymore?

No wonder after he heard that Shen Ruyi was locked up in the woodshed that day, he changed his usual behavior and insisted on going to Shen Jiaojiao's family recognition party. It turned out that he finally couldn't sit still anymore and planned to go down and take the person away personally!

Han Jiang pondered his thoughts and couldn't help asking again: "But, Miss Shen is currently engaged to Gu Qinghua. If they don't cancel the engagement, it may be difficult for His Highness and Miss Shen to be together legitimately..."

You can't just grab the marriage, right?

"I have my own arrangements."

The man's brows were deep, as if he remembered something very painful, and he said: "This time, I will not take it lightly again."

Let her die so miserably.

The dusk obscured the tears in his eyes. The wheelchair armrest in his palm had already shattered into powder. His voice was extremely deep, "Notify the deputy pavilion master and have him send someone to keep an eye on the group of people in the Shen family!"

"yes!"

Han Jiang looked serious and didn't dare to delay any longer.

His master had built Fengyu Pavilion nearly ten years ago, and this was the first time it was used. Who would have thought it was for Shen Ruyi...

…

At this time, in Shen Cangyun's study.

"Qinghua, I know that the person you like in your heart is Jiaojiao, but now, you must marry Ruyi as soon as possible."

Shen Cangyun looked at Gu Qinghua with an extremely solemn expression, "I have already sent a letter to your father about this matter, telling him to propose marriage as soon as possible. There is no time to lose, let's do it on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. There is still half a month in between, so you should prepare."

Gu Qinghua was stunned. "But uncle, didn't you already promise to let me marry Jiaojiao when the time is right? Why did it become Ruyi now?"

"Because the Ninth Prince has set his sights on her!"

Shen Cangyun got a little angry when he said this, his chest heaving as he said, "I don't want you to marry her and hurt Jiaojiao's heart, but we have no other choice now."

"You think, once the Ninth Prince comes to propose marriage, Ruyi agrees to marry him. Or, once the Emperor issues an order to grant the marriage, she will belong to the Ninth Prince's mansion."

"With the way she's making trouble now, both of our families will be doomed!"

Gu Qinghua's face turned pale when he heard this, "Uncle, what you mean is that the Ninth Prince has fallen in love with her?"