I Will Not Marry Princess Mira

Seeing that their daughter and son-in-law had reconciled, Mrs. Wang was very relieved. She smiled and said, "As long as you're reconciled, that's good. Last night, I couldn't sleep all night, worried that you two young people, being so passionate, might have hurt your feelings by arguing. Now I can rest easy. Oh, by the way, Ali, I have something to tell you. Last night, Tang came to our house with some silver to redeem herself. You weren't here then. When we initially signed the servitude contract with Tang, we agreed that if she could gather enough silver, she could buy her freedom. I thought, since we're all from the same village, it wouldn't be right to make things hard for Tang, so I took her silver and gave her the contract back."

Su Li was full of worries at the moment and paid no attention to Tang. She nodded and said, "If she wants to redeem herself, then so be it. The law has its rules. If Tang really has the silver to buy her freedom, we can't stop her."

Mrs. Wang nodded and said, "Exactly. When Tang came yesterday, she even said that if we didn't honor the contract and refused to let her redeem herself, she'd have the village chief come to seek justice. Just seeing her gave me a headache. She talks so much. At that time, all I could think about was your safety, Ali, so I quickly took her silver, gave her the contract, and sent her away."

Mrs. Wang personally cooked some breakfast that Shen Wei liked. After watching her eat, she finally felt at ease and left.

After Mrs. Wang left, only Xiao Zetian and Su Li remained in the house.

Xiao Zetian took a deep breath and sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Su Li. "Ali, if you send me away, how heartbroken mother will be."

Su Li lowered her eyes. "But you will leave sooner or later. Our little temple can't hold a great Buddha like General Xiao."

Xiao Zetian looked at her cold face and sighed. "I won't marry Princess Mingyu. Why don't you believe me?"

Su Li looked up at him. "Really? Are you going to defy the imperial decree for a village girl like me? I remember General Xiao isn't alone; he's the heir of the Marquis of Weiyuan. Are you planning to defy the imperial decree and have your whole clan beheaded?"

Xiao Zetian pursed his lips and clenched his fists. "In any case, I won't marry Princess Mingyu."

Su Li closed her eyes. She knew that in the feudal society, the emperor's decree was not to be defied. Even though Xiao Zetian was a supreme general with military power, defying the decree would make the emperor fearful, thinking he was disrespecting imperial authority, which would surely bring death upon Xiao Zetian.

Xiao Zetian looked at Su Li with her eyes closed and sighed. "Ali, you rest well. I... I'll go check the situation in the fields."

As soon as the topic turned to the fields, Su Li was deeply worried about her mushroom house and greenhouse. But she was too embarrassed to speak again, so she kept her eyes closed. Only after hearing Xiao Zetian leave did she completely collapse, as if she had lost all her strength.

Xiao Zetian wandered around the courtyard a few times, feeling stifled in his heart. He then called Xiao Yun to go check the situation in the fields.

He knew Su Li was worried about the damage in the fields. If he checked it himself, he could have something to talk about with her when he returned home.

On the way, Xiao Yun's face looked grim. "Master, the commotion with Prince Ling can no longer be hidden. I'm afraid the palace already knows that you are still alive."

Xiao Zetian's entire body radiated a sharp chill, and his face darkened.

Xiao Yun swallowed nervously. "Spies in the capital reported that Princess Mingyu misses you and plans to personally come to Qingmiao City to welcome you."

"She's coming?! Find a way to stop her. Ali must not see her." Xiao Zetian had a headache. He hadn't even calmed his own wife yet, and now with Princess Mingyu stirring things up, life was simply unbearable!