I want to be innocent, but they don't allow me

"Big brother and Xiao Wu's biological mother is a princess from the previous dynasty."

Li Mu looked at Li Ling'er in bewilderment.

"Oh my god, the Prince of Yan is really daring. It turns out that it's not that the emperor wants to reduce the number of vassal states, but that the Prince of Yan has no suitable successor. Imagine if the bloodline of the previous dynasty were to inherit the title of Prince of Yan, even if the emperor agreed, his civil and military officials would not agree. Who knows when he will be crowned the emperor."

"Haha, your father is really mighty."

Li Mu laughed dryly twice, not wanting to comment on the romantic history of someone else's father.

Li Ling'er seemed to have seen through Li Mu's thoughts. She frowned and glared at Li Mu: "Father and aunt are in love with each other. Put away your disgusting thoughts."

"Yes, yes, yes, I am dirty and shameless."

Li Mu saw the kitten in front of him was about to get angry and was ready to jump up and scratch his face with its claws, so he begged for mercy quickly.

"Is it the princess in the back house who has never been seen?"

Li Mu thought of the princess Xiao Zhao had mentioned before, and wondered.

"No wonder I've never seen her before. A princess from the previous dynasty, her identity is indeed a bit sensitive."

Li Ling'er looked a little hesitant. After thinking for a while, she slowly said:

"Not really. My aunt lives in the back house."

"Aunt?"

Li Mu was suddenly in a state of confusion.

"As expected of a wealthy family, if this kind of thing happened in my previous world, it would be easy to be fooled just by thinking about it."

"Aunt and father are not what you think!"

Li Linger looked at Li Mu's obscene face and knew that he must be up to no good. His expression was slightly angry and he was obviously a little upset.

"Not long after my mother married my father, my grandfather wanted to find a suitable husband for my aunt among the important officials in the court. My aunt seemed reluctant, so she came to the palace to ask my mother for help. My mother loved my aunt since she was a child, so she let her stay in the palace first and then find a solution."

As she spoke, Li Linger's voice changed slightly, and she seemed to be choking with sobs.

"Not long after that, my mother passed away. My aunt lived in my mother's courtyard under the pretext of taking care of me. The servants in the palace spread the news that my father intended to take my aunt as his concubine. Even though my eldest brother had tried to rectify the situation many times, these rumors never stopped. My aunt herself didn't care much. Anyway, outsiders didn't know that she lived in the palace at all."

"Rumors are the same everywhere." Li Mu saw that Li Ling'er was in a bad mood and quickly changed the subject, "So, my main task is to inherit the throne of King Yan?"

Li Mu looked at Li Ling'er with doubt and confusion: "Will you give up the throne that your father fought for with his life to an outsider?"

Upon hearing this, Li Ling'er blushed for a moment, but she concealed it well:

"So, your identity cannot be exposed. For now, you just need to accept the title legitimately. Now that there is an heir to the title of King of Yan, the court will have no reason to hinder your father's military power. Once your father has pacified the Rannu people at the border, he will be able to free up his hands to deal with these people."

Li Mu could probably understand what Li Ling'er meant, but he was still a little confused. Just looking at Li Ling'er's expression, he was afraid that she would not tell him everything.

Then he looked at Li Ling'er and asked, "Now that you know the person who poisoned you is the Lin family, what are you going to do? What happened today should have already torn your relationship with the Lin family apart."

Hearing Li Mu's words, Li Ling'er did shake her head: "The Lin family shouldn't tear each other apart, at least not openly."

He hesitated for a moment, turned his head to look at Li Mu, and whispered:

"Don't worry. A few days ago, I had already completely cleared out the spies that the Lin family had placed in the palace. Things like poisoning will never happen again. It was my fault that they hid too well before and were not discovered in time."

Li Mu waved his hand to show that he didn't care.

With the strange scene that appeared inexplicably as a backdrop, Li Mu really doesn't take these things too seriously now.

Seeing that Li Ling'er was unwilling to tell him more, he simply stood up and said:

"Well, since you think that as long as I live to be canonized, the situation will be solved, then you should protect me well."

After saying that, he walked out of the hall.

"Where are you going?"

When Li Linger saw Li Mu was about to leave, she felt reluctant for some reason, so she stood up and asked.

"Practicing martial arts. What you gave me today must be the medicinal herbs needed for physical training."

Li Mu stretched and spoke as he walked.

"Well, but..." Before Li Ling'er could finish her words, she saw Li Mu had already left the main hall. She stamped her feet in anger and spat, "Practice, practice, don't listen to what I say, let's see what you can do."

Li Mu staggered all the way back to the courtyard.

As soon as I reached the door, I saw a young maid with a childish look walking out of her courtyard.

He was obviously stunned when he saw Li Mu. After hurriedly saluting, he trotted away.

Li Mu touched his face and thought to himself, "Do I look so scary?"

Soon after, he returned to his room and saw Xiao Zhao sitting in front of the dressing table, his shoulders twitching, his brows slightly furrowed, and he called out:

"Xiao Zhao!"

When Xiao Zhao heard Li Mu's voice, her body trembled noticeably. She turned her head and saw Li Mu. Tears welled up in her already red eyes. She then stood up, took two steps at a time, and rushed into Li Mu's arms.

Li Mu was startled and gently stroked Xiao Zhao's back, asking, "What's wrong? Who bullied you? Tell me, I promise to make him pay!"

When Xiao Zhao heard what Li Mu said, she cried even harder, but shook her head like a rattle.

Although Li Mu was puzzled, he felt relieved when he heard that Xiao Zhao was not bullied, and he just held Xiao Zhao in his arms.

After a long time, Xiao Zhao's crying gradually subsided, and her emotions gradually became calm. Then she sobbed softly:

"Xiao Zhao is just a little maid. It's not worthy for you to be so nice to her."

Li Mu was a little confused, but he was not a fool. He comforted her softly, "Xiao Zhao is worth it!"

Hearing this, Xiao Zhao's tears, which had just stopped, were about to burst out again.

Li Mu frowned slightly, reached out to hold Xiao Zhao's face, and lowered his head to kiss the corner of her eyes.

Xiao Zhao seemed to have never expected Li Mu to be like this. Her big eyes flickered as she looked at Li Mu who was so close to her, and her crying stopped.

When Li Mu heard that Xiao Zhao had stopped crying, he turned his head away, wiped away the remaining tears on Xiao Zhao's face with his thumb, and asked with a smile:

"Don't cry anymore? If you cry again next time, I'll kiss you again!"

Xiao Zhao seemed to have just come back to her senses, a blush instantly spread from her neck to her ears, and she looked like a ripe red apple.

But she did not avoid Li Mu's gaze. When their eyes met, the corner of her mouth slightly raised and she said "hmm" softly, as soft as a mosquito.

"Okay, tell me what happened. Did that little girl who just went out bully our Xiao Zhao?"

Li Mu put his arm around Xiao Zhao's slender waist, turned around and sat down at the table, holding Xiao Zhao on his lap and asked.

"No, no, Sister Xiaofang was Xiaozhao's friend in the inner courtyard. She won't bully Xiaozhao."

Hearing this, Xiao Zhao quickly shook his head and spoke in a soft voice.

Later, Li Mu realized that the little maid had known what happened in the front hall and had come to inform Xiao Zhao.

According to her description, Li Mu was beaten by Lin Zhaoxing because Lin Zhaoxing had set his sights on Xiao Zhao. The man fainted immediately. Afterwards, not only was his injury not treated, but he was even thrown out of the Prince of Yan's Mansion.

This moved Xiao Zhao to tears.

As for Xiaofang, why she was afraid when she saw Li Mu was not because she thought Li Mu was cruel, but because Li Ling'er had ordered that all the maids and servants in the palace were not allowed to approach Li Mu's courtyard without special reasons.

The rules set by the Princess of Yan are like military regulations. The consequences of violating them can be imagined. That's why the little maid was so frightened when she saw Li Mu. I think she won't be able to sleep well for a long time in the future.

"Now in the inner courtyard, there are countless maids who want to serve in the young master's courtyard. Only Xiao Zhao is the luckiest."

Xiao Zhao snuggled in Li Mu's arms, her face resting on Li Mu's chest. Her voice was lazy, soft and indescribably gentle.

At this time, the maidservant's crisp voice was heard outside the courtyard: "Second Young Master, Second Young Master!"

Li Mu arrived at the gate of the courtyard and couldn't help but laugh. It was Xiaofang who had come to give Xiaozhao the "tip" before.

"Second Young Master, Third Young Lady invites you to dine in the front hall."

Xiaofang looked at Li Mu with some trepidation, bent slightly, revealing her snow-white chest, and spoke timidly.

Li Mu couldn't help but laugh, nodded and said he understood.

Then he thought about it, slowly approached Xiaofang, and said in her ear: "Don't worry, this is the first time I meet you."

Hearing this, Xiaofang was stunned for a moment, then looked up at Li Mu with gratitude in her eyes, and even bent her body forward so that Li Mu could see her clearly.

. . . . . .

Not long after, Li Mu arrived at the front hall. Not only was Li Ling'er there, but he was also accompanied by Li Wu, the naughty kid who had set fire to Li Mu's house before.

At the dinner table, Li Wu was dressed like a scholar. Apart from greeting Li Mu when he entered the room, he did not say a word when he sat down to eat.

On the contrary, Li Mu tried to please the naughty kid by asking him questions.

"Poetry gathering, the poetry gathering I understand? You're participating in a poetry gathering at such a young age."

Li Mu looked at the naughty child in front of him with surprise.

Li Wu obviously didn't understand what Li Mu meant, and put down his chopsticks seriously:

"It's not a poetry gathering, it's a great scholar from Anjing City. The gentleman will take us to visit him the day after tomorrow."

"Experts from the capital are giving lectures."

Li Mu's eyes lit up and his mind started to become active.