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It was the second time she had seen them, and the first time she had known that Dazhuang was one of the leaders, but she had never asked for his name.

Because she, like him, did not like him.

"Dazhuang!" Dazhuang's anger seemed to have not subsided at all. His face was bruised and bruised, and his original face was almost indiscernible. His answer seemed to be made out of cold air, stiff and short, as if it was routine.

"If I'm not wrong, the two of you should be brothers, right?" Li Ruo nodded and asked.

"Yes sir!" The two of them were stunned as they did not expect the princess to be able to tell. Although they were brothers, they were not blood related and were just cousins. How could she have guessed that the Princess had seen them so few times, or even so little, as to speak to them?

"From the first time we met, I could feel that both of you were full of hostility towards me, but I don't know why …" From the moment she frowned and tried to sow discord at first to the moment she witnessed the flames from the other side of the river, everything seemed to be related. She could clearly feel their enmity, but she could not understand why.

Not too long ago, she had thought that there was something going on between her previous self and Dazhuang, but now it seemed that it wasn't the case.

Therefore, this was also the reason why she called them out to ask.

The two brothers were shocked, and their faces were filled with disbelief. They acted in such a secretive manner that ordinary people wouldn't even think about sowing discord in such a way. But why could the little princess discover them?

Hearing this, Yu Yang and Cheng Ziheng looked at each other. Although they were surprised, they immediately understood.

With just a glance, Li Ruo could tell that the two of them knew why this brother and sister were targeting her …

"I racked my brains, but I still don't know why you guys were so against me. But I feel that as long as there is a misunderstanding, it will be resolved. I don't want the brothers beside me to suddenly stab me from behind …" Although Li Ruo said that, anyone could clearly hear the tenderness in her words.

She said I, not this princess, she said, after her brothers...

Shock flashed across Dazhuang's eyes, but it wasn't hard to see that he still held resentment towards Liruo.

"Forget it, Yu Yang, speak!" Since they didn't want to, they could only switch people.

"Princess, your subordinate …" Yu Yang's face was full of conflict. On one side was his sworn brother, and on the other was his master. He didn't want to offend them.

"Let me say it!" Cheng Ziheng sighed, and when Liru nodded in agreement, he took a step forward and patted each of the two brothers on their shoulders. He nodded towards them as if to say, Trust me.

It turned out that these two cousins had performed very well when they left the country. Of course, everyone here had been selected through thousands and thousands of people, so this wasn't anything strange.

The story went like this. Dazhuang had held the position of commander in the imperial guards of the emperor, and his performance had always been outstanding, but during the marriage ceremony, he was suddenly selected as a member of the marriage alliance, and not only was Dazhuang unable to escape, but even Little Zhuang was chosen as well. The two brothers were naturally unwilling, because of the change in their family, they were raised by Dazhuang's mother since they were young.

"Actually, we don't hate you, Princess, but our families really need someone to take care of us. The reason why we targeted you before was because only the princess could do so. In our subconscious, as long as the princess doesn't marry, we don't need to follow her …" Da Zhuang answered.

Li Ruo nodded in understanding. If it was her, she wouldn't be able to stop worrying about her family's old man. Therefore, she would not blame them for doing such a thing.

"The Li Kingdom has been defeated in battle, I can't just not marry if I don't want to!" Although he was deeply moved by their filial piety, the truth was that he still wished for them to be clear about each other.

In other words, whether they were willing or not, they were the same as her. They couldn't choose …

"We... "I'm sorry, Princess!" The two brothers understood this logic as well, and apologized when they heard Li Ruo's words.

"This matter isn't your fault. It's fine if I don't know about it, but now that I know about it, I have to take care of it!" Liruo rested her chin on her hand and thought for a while before continuing.

"Right now, there are two methods. One is for you to go back and help the elders retire, and two is to bring the old man to Xuanyuan …"

"Although this bet was won by this princess, I am willing to let you go. Of course, the rest of you are the same as well, I will give you the right to choose." The competition was just to prove your own abilities and make them obey.

"Princess!" The two brothers were surprised. Then, a smile appeared on their faces.