On the day of the granted marriage, the daughter of a general wept and was reborn!

Cen Xiao raised his eyebrows, took a step forward, and smiled with a look of regret: "Really? I thought Miss Shen would come out with the imperial decree granting marriage."

Shen Wantang suppressed the pain in her heart and took a step back, keeping a distance from him: "You are worrying too much, my lord. There is a difference between you and me, men and women. It is better to stop. If there is nothing else, I will go back home first."

After saying that, Shen Wantang turned around and got on the carriage. However, before she could tell the driver to leave, she saw Cen Xiao suddenly following closely.

Shen Wantang stared at him in shock: "This is my carriage!"

Cen Xiao showed a hint of innocence: "Since His Majesty intends to grant us a marriage, then I think the intimacy between you and me is what His Majesty wants to see."

Shen Wantang opened her mouth and was about to refute, but she saw Cen Xiao's expression changed and a cold light flashed in his eyes.

"Speaking of which, I am curious as to why Miss Shen did not reach an agreement with His Majesty? Considering the loyalty of the Shen family, to what extent does Miss Shen hate this prince to allow you to disobey His Majesty's arrangements."

A feeling of bitterness slowly arose in Shen Wantang's heart.

She looked at the vivid Cen Xiao in front of her, and for a moment she couldn't help wanting to reach out and touch his face. However, everything in her previous life was still vivid in her mind, and Shen Wantang really didn't want the man she loved to be dragged down by her and repeat the same mistakes.

She closed her eyes, suppressed all the surging emotions, and said coldly: "This matter has nothing to do with the prince. If the prince is fine, you should stay away from me in the future. Otherwise, I don't mind breaking up with you."

As soon as the words fell, the atmosphere in the carriage instantly fell into a stalemate.

Even if Cen Xiao was generous, he couldn't ignore the obvious seriousness in Shen Wantang's words. The man's face gradually turned cold, and when the two looked at each other, it seemed as if there was an undercurrent in the air.

The carriage moved slowly, and just when the two were in a stalemate, Shen Wantang suddenly heard a faint sound of wind.

Her expression froze, and at the same time a cold arrow flew through the air and shot straight into Cen Xiao's face!

Shen Wantang's pupils shrank, and without even thinking, she stretched out her hand to block the arrow in front of Cen Xiao before it hit him.

"Well……"

As the pain came, Shen Wantang frowned and snorted, but he was shocked in his heart.

The tip of this arrow is made of wax.

She grabbed the arrow in her hand and felt something tied to it. Shen Wantang calmly took the thing off and hid it in her sleeve. The next second, her hand was grabbed by Cen Xiao.

"How are you?!"

The man's eyes were full of astonishment. He didn't expect Shen Wantang to block an arrow for him. He immediately opened the curtain and shouted to the guards around the carriage: "Someone just shot a hidden arrow. Go check!"

After saying that, Cen Xiao was about to check Shen Wantang's wound, but before he could see clearly, Shen Wantang had already pulled his hand back.

"Thank you for your concern, Prince. This arrow is made of wax. It must be someone's prank. I'm fine."

She clenched her palms with a calm expression, but did not look at Cen Xiao. Her resistance almost made the man laugh.

"Miss Shen, why did you take the bullet for me?"

Shen Wantang raised her eyes to look at him: "Because the prince is in my carriage, if anything happens to you, I will have a hard time explaining myself."

Cen Xiao suddenly felt a tightness in his chest.

Does this woman have to keep him at a distance?

The man clenched his fingers and saw a hint of red on her palm. Then he took a deep breath and jumped off the carriage.

"In that case, I won't bother you anymore."

At this time, the guards who were searching came to report that there was no trace of the person who shot the arrows. Cen Xiao waved his hand and turned away with his men.

Shen Wantang looked at his back for a long time before lowering her eyes and telling the driver to return home.

It was not until she returned to her room that Shen Wantang took out the letter tied to the case. She slowly unfolded the note and found that it was actually a letter for an appointment.

"Is the signature...Lian Zhao?"

Seeing this familiar name, Shen Wantang suddenly remembered about this hostage from the enemy country.

In his previous life, this prince of Rong State was a hostage in the court. His mother was of low status and was not favored in Rong State. In order to survive and climb to a high position, Lian Zhao did not hesitate to sell his body and worship several powerful women in the court.

Shen Wantang was also his target, but she was already engaged to Cen Xiao at the time. In order to avoid being harassed and to prevent Lian Zhao from stirring up trouble in the court and threatening the safety of the country, Shen Wantang designed a plan to expose his relationship with those women.

Afterwards, Lian Zhao was sent back to Rong State, and it was said that his status was even worse than before he left. Shen Wantang did not pay attention to what happened afterwards. But before she died, she heard that Lian Zhao later sat on the throne and caused a lot of trouble for the Zhenbei Marquis stationed on the border.

Thinking of his past life, Shen Wantang raised his eyebrows.

Just like in his previous life, Lian Zhao arrived half a month earlier than the agreed time to enter the palace. He concealed his identity and secretly contacted the selected powerful families. Looking at the words "meet in three days" written on the letter, Shen Wantang curled his lips and smiled.

In her previous life, she told Ji Xunchuan about this matter directly. This time, she decided to cooperate with Lian Zhao and let this man become her helper.

It’s just... Lian Zhao was unlucky this time, as he was caught by Cen Xiao while delivering the letter.

Given his temper, he will definitely get to the bottom of this. If he is involved, things will become even more troublesome.

Thinking of this, Shen Wantang went straight to his father and told him about the assassination attempt.

"what?!"

General Shen was shocked and immediately arranged for someone to strengthen the protection of his daughter. He also told her that she didn't need to go to the military camp for training for the time being, and that he would temporarily help take care of the soldiers she brought with her.

With her father's help, Shen Wantang felt relieved.

"A daughter naturally listens to her father's orders."

The father and daughter were making plans at home, but at this moment in the palace, Ji Xunchuan's face changed drastically.

"You said Tang'er was assassinated?!"

Ji Xunchuan's face turned pale. He stared at the secret guard kneeling below him viciously and said in a cold tone, "Go check it out!"

Anyone who dares to touch him will pay the price!

At this moment, in the Mansion of Marquis Zhenbei.

Cen Xiao stood in front of the window, looking at the bright moon in the sky with a gloomy expression.

His mind was filled with Shen Wantang's indifferent and distant look. Thinking of her attitude in the carriage today, it stands to reason that she would not make such a big fuss.

"Could it be that she staged this herself, threw a smoke bomb, and deliberately used this method to attract my attention?"

The man frowned, and after a while he said to his confidant who was guarding outside, "Keep an eye on Shen Wantang's every move. If there is any unusual change, report it immediately."

Although Shen Wantang could not fully control what was happening in the palace and the Zhenbei Marquis' Mansion, she had some guesses.

Those two people will definitely focus their attention on her, and coupled with the news coming from her father, no one will pay attention to Lian Zhao.

This is a good thing.

During this period, she was also paying attention to the movements in the palace. However, apart from hearing that Ji Xunchuan punished Concubine Shu by confining her to house arrest for a month two days ago, there was no other news.

Shen Wantang was not at all concerned about this matter.

She had warned the woman long ago, but she was the one who didn't listen.