Princess Menglang is hard to change, the whole capital is embarrassed for her

Chapter 359: Take it back and it will be ours

The door opened from the inside, and Fang Jitao revealed his face. He looked outside and waved to Xiao Chenze, "Prince, come, come here. The Emperor wants you to come in."

Fu Lizhang quickly stepped aside and invited Xiao Chenze in.

As soon as he entered the room, Fang Jitao quickly closed the door tightly.

Xiao Chenze stood there blankly, thinking he was hallucinating.

He knew that this was the newly expanded inner storehouse, and he also knew that due to the weather, the inner storehouse was not yet completed and was empty at first.

But when did it become so full?

Gold coins lay scattered on the ground, their glitter blinding the eyes. Silver ingots were scattered everywhere like worthless bricks, along with boxes of oriental pearls, rubies as red as pomegranate juice, milky white jade, calligraphy and paintings, antiques, porcelain, and boxes and boxes of other things, all piled up unopened.

He was stunned and murmured, "Father, this is... does our family have so much money?"

Fang Yao and Guan Yonghou both curled their lips.

Your Majesty, look at this yourself. Even your son knows that you have no money. We went out and robbed so much money for you, but you are still so stingy that you only take it in and don't spend it out.

The emperor was a little embarrassed. "Uh, this... this is what they robbed. They emptied the inner storehouses of Western Qiang and Northern Di and brought it back. Now it's in our inner storehouse, so it's ours. From now on, our family will be rich, hahahaha."

It would have been fine if he hadn't said that. After he said that, Xiao Chenze was even more embarrassed than him. "Well, Father, this was brought back by the General and Marquis Guanyong. Logically, it seems to be theirs."

The emperor's face turned serious. Just as he was about to speak, Fang Yao and Marquis Guanyong spoke up at the same time, "Your Highness, you are wrong. Whatever we bring back from the war, whether it's land or property, must first be returned to the state. There is no reason for us to take it privately. The emperor wants to reward so many people, how can he only give it to a few of us? Don't dare say this again in the future, lest someone with ulterior motives hears and impeaches us."

"That's right," the Emperor also said dissatisfiedly to Xiao Chenze, "Don't think I don't know what you're thinking. You say it seems like you're on their side, but in fact, don't you want me to know that it was Miss Shen who brought these back so that I can give her the credit? Humph, you haven't even married yet, and you've already forgotten who your father is? Fang Yao, Marquis Guanyong, quickly grab your things and come with me. Don't be an eyesore here."

Guan Yonghou swiftly put his belongings into his arms, but they were too heavy to carry, so he was in trouble guarding the pile of gold and silver.

"Look at your lack of ambition," the emperor said, "just put it here first. What are you afraid of someone stealing it? Then ask Fu Lizhang to help take it out of the palace, and then send a carriage from home to take it all away at once."

Marquis Guan Yong looked at his own pile reluctantly, then at Fang Yao's, and took out a few items he could carry with him from his own pile. He said, "That's fine. Let's go first, so as not to delay the conversation between the Crown Prince and Miss Shen."

Shen Li rubbed his forehead helplessly and said to them, "How could those things you said happen? The eldest prince and I are going out with everyone. How can we stay in the inner storehouse? If something is missing, we won't be able to explain it. Besides, we have been out for so many days, we have to go back and wash and change clothes."

"Oh, yes, yes," Fang Yao nodded quickly and said, "I have to go back and wash up. If I don't wash now, I'm going to stink to death."

Xiao Chenze kept his hands behind his back and didn't say a word. He just smiled faintly and watched them search through the piles of rewards for things they could take with them.

Only when no one was paying attention would his eyes inadvertently fall on Shen Li, linger for a moment, and then move away.

He himself didn't care, but he was worried that Shen Li would be ridiculed.

Outside, Fu Lizhang saw everyone coming out with their arms bulging with things, and immediately came to Shen Li and said attentively, "Master, if you have anything heavy, I will help you carry it."

Master?

Disciple?

Everyone looked at him in horror. He had a dark face and was stern, like a door god. He actually approached the little girl who looked like a flower bud and said that he was her apprentice.

Do you have any shame?

Fu Lizhang didn't care what others thought. He was afraid that Shen Li would not enter the palace for a while and lose the opportunity to become his disciple. He quickly reached out and wanted to take the scrolls that Shen Li was holding. With a flattering smile on his face, he said, "Master, where are you going? I just finished my shift and can take you there."

Fang Yao frowned, coughed, and said, "She went home with me, where else can she go? Don't try to get close to me, kid. I don't agree with this talk of master or not master."

"No, General, you can't be unreasonable," Fu Lizhang said, his face flushed. "My master is your niece, sure, but she has her own abilities, okay? If you won't accept a disciple as sincere as me, what kind of disciple do you want my master to accept? In the entire Great Zhou, there are only a few who can defeat me."

That's the truth.

Fu Lizhang's kung fu is indeed powerful. Even Fang Yao may not be able to beat him, otherwise he would not be allowed to be the head of the emperor's shadow guards.

"You?" Fang Yao glanced at him as he walked. "Let me tell you, Doctor Wang has already recognized my Li'er as his master. If you want to recognize her, you have to call him Brother Wang and call me Grandfather."

Senior brother?

Master?

The corners of Fu Lizhang's mouth twitched.

Take a look at Fang Yao, what a shitty master.

He looked at Shen Li again, and when he thought of the place where he was brought in instantly, and the miracle when he was brought out instantly, he thought, forget it, just go for it, let him be his master.

He opened his mouth and was about to shout when Shen Li finally spoke, "I won't accept you as my apprentice. No one can learn what I know. It's not that I don't want to teach you, it's... I won't say it anymore. One day you will understand."

Fu Lizhang groaned for a long time but couldn't utter a word.

He finally met someone whom he admired to the core, but that person refused to accept him as his disciple. He felt so bad.

The others had their own thoughts and watched Shen Li walk in front.

It's not that everyone is stupid, it's just that Shen Li is not an ordinary person. How can others, without spirituality, learn the things she knows?

Xiao Chenze lowered his eyes and took the scroll from Shen Li's hand. "Let me take it. I'll take you out of the palace."

At this moment, a young eunuch hurried over from a distance. When he saw everyone, he quickly bowed and said, "Your servant greets the emperor, the eldest prince, and all the gentlemen."

Then he raised his head and said to Xiao Chenze, "Prince, Miss Chu is with the Empress Dowager and would like you to come over."

Xiao Chenze's first reaction was to rush to see Shen Li, but he found that she seemed to have not heard him and was just walking forward on her own.