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

Ying Yu didn't say anything, but just stood quietly behind Xiao Zhao.

Seeing this scene, Liu Mingzhe looked up at Xiao Zhao in astonishment, then seemed to understand something and bowed, saying:

"General Ying, has Princess Ling'er arrived in the capital? I am waiting for you here and would like to host a banquet to welcome you. I hope you can let me know."

Xiao Zhao was stunned for a while, resisting the urge to look back at Ying Yu, and replied:

"The princess did not enter the capital. I...I will thank you for your kindness on behalf of the princess."

Then he slightly turned sideways and made a gesture of invitation.

Although Liu Mingzhe is a little vain, he is not a fool.

Li Ling'er had been away from the capital for more than ten years, and many people had forgotten, or simply did not know that this was the residence given to her by the emperor.

But Liu Mingzhe knew very well.

In fact, he had long had his eyes on this place. As the eldest son of the Liu family in Jing'an, he would be the head of the Liu family in the future.

And the Liu family, because of their meritorious service to the emperor, has gradually transformed from a small and inferior family into the second largest family in Jing'an City, besides the Lu family of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Liu Mingzhe once used his family connections and asked his aunt, Concubine Xuan, for help many times, but to no avail.

But just two years ago, Liu Mingzhe, who had already given up hope, heard rumors in the court that the emperor and the Prince of Yan were not in harmony and intended to reduce the power of the princes.

Also, because the old servant who previously looked after Linglong Waterside Pavilion passed away, neither the palace nor the Prince of Yan's Mansion sent anyone to take care of it.

Liu Mingzhe used some tricks and occupied this place in the name of Concubine Xuan.

Although Liu Mingzhe does not live here, he often invites a few good friends to use this place as a place for fun and gatherings.

After a few years, everyone has become accustomed to it.

But now after hearing the conversation between Liu Mingzhe and Xiao Zhao, everyone had some guesses in their minds.

All those present were civil and military officials in the court, young men and women from aristocratic families. They had also vaguely heard from their elders about the Emperor and the Prince of Yan scheming to deal with the Lin family.

At this time, he was silent and prepared to leave with Liu Mingzhe.

But there is one person who is more stubborn.

Seeing that everyone was scolded away by a little girl for no reason, Lu Sangtuo suddenly said:

"Whose general are you? This is clearly Brother Mingzhe's residence. How dare you commit murder with a weapon?"

Everyone was about to leave, but Lu Sangtuo suddenly stood up.

But he is still the most difficult one to mess with among this group of people.

My elder sister, Lu Jianjia, is known as the most talented woman in the capital. She is proficient in playing the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. When it comes to poetry, many great scholars are ashamed of themselves.

His father, Lu Chongyun, was the left prime minister of the current dynasty.

You know, although the Xing Dynasty followed the laws of the previous dynasty and established left and right prime ministers, there is only a left prime minister in the court now, but no right prime minister.

It is enough to see that Emperor Hongwen values ​​the Lu family, or Lu Chongyun.

"Brother Sang Tuo, you don't know that this exquisite waterside pavilion was originally the residence of the Princess of the Prince of Yan's Mansion. It's just that she has been living in Yanshan, and I am just taking care of it on her behalf."

"Yanwang Mansion? Li Ling'er?"

When Lu Sangtuo heard Liu Mingzhe's words, he looked a little strange. Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, looked up at Xiao Zhao and asked:

"Is Li Mu in the capital?"

Xiao Zhao was slightly displeased when she heard the person in front of her call Li Mu by his name, but she also knew that these young men and women were not ordinary people, so she patiently replied:

"My prince has come to the capital."

When Lu Sangtuo heard this, he was immediately happy and waved his hand, saying, "Then I can't leave. I will wait for him here today."

"do we know each other?"

Just as he finished speaking, he heard a man's deep voice coming from the corridor in the distance.

"Son!"

Xiao Zhao was very familiar with this voice and turned around and shouted in surprise.

Li Mu walked closer and rubbed Xiao Zhao's head, then looked at the men and women in the crowd and asked in confusion:

"What's going on? Why did you guys still call in?"

Li Mu found it funny when he thought of the bruised and battered guards he saw along the way.

At this time, I heard a quiet discussion among the crowd.

"He is Li Mu? The Prince of Yan?"

"I heard that he joined the Human Sect and went to practice Taoism."

"Don't talk nonsense. His Majesty personally appointed him as the Crown Prince. Do you know what that means?"

"He's so handsome!"

"Wipe your saliva and stop being such a nympho."

Li Mu secretly complained in his heart, are these people "plotting loudly" in front of others?

At this time, Liu Mingzhe strode out from the crowd and explained:

"Misunderstandings are all misunderstandings!"

Li Mu turned his gaze towards Liu Mingzhe, and saw him bowing and saying:

"Liu Mingzhe from the Liu family of Jing'an greets the prince. Earlier, General Ying mistook our servants for thieves. Now that the misunderstanding has been resolved, I hope the prince will forgive me."

Li Mu looked back at Ying Yu, then nodded to Liu Mingzhe and said:

"Since it's just a misunderstanding, then it's nothing serious. What are you doing?"

Everyone present is a smart person. If they can't hear the clues, I'm afraid with their IQ, they won't be kept in the capital by their family.

There would not be anyone so blind as to expose Liu Mingzhe.

They all hurried forward to greet Li Mu.

"Brother-in-law! You are finally here, brother-in-law!"

However, at this moment, Lu Sangtuo suddenly squeezed out of the crowd and shouted at Li Mu.

He was about to hug Li Mu's legs.

Ying Yu and Xiao Zhao on the side raised the sledgehammer and axe together tacitly to block Lu Sangtuo who wanted to move forward.

Seeing this, Su Yuwei put the sword that she had drawn halfway back.

"Our own people! Our own people!"

Lu Sangtuo looked at the hammer and axe in front of him, took two steps back, and shouted to Li Mu,

"Brother-in-law, I am Lu Sangtuo, Lu Sangtuo of the Lu family."

Li Mu waved his hands, signaling Xiao Zhao and Ying Yu not to be so nervous. He was actually a little uncomfortable with the feeling of being protected.

Then he looked up at Lu Sangtuo and asked:

"do we know each other?"

"We didn't know each other before, but now we know each other, right? My sister, Lu Jianjia!"

Li Mu thought about the name and confirmed that he had never provoked it before. He shook his head and said:

"You got the wrong person, we don't seem to know each other."

When everyone saw Li Mu's reaction, they all looked at Lu Sangtuo in surprise.

I know there is a big gossip here.

Then I heard Lu Sangtuo say again: "You and my sister were engaged since birth, and I have read your marriage certificate, and you still say you are not my brother-in-law!"

The corner of Li Mu's mouth twitched. He turned to look at Xiao Zhao and saw that Xiao Zhao was also shaking his head in confusion.

He turned around and looked at everyone, bowed and said:

"We are exhausted from the journey, so I won't entertain you today."

Seeing that Li Mu had already ordered them to leave, everyone decided not to stay.

Liu Mingzhe also breathed a sigh of relief. It would be better if this matter could pass quietly.

As for losing face, Liu Mingzhe no longer cared about it.

Lu Sangtuo didn't want to leave, but Xiao Zhao and Ying Yu held him back with weapons, so he had no choice but to leave.

Just as everyone walked to the door of the mansion, they happened to run into a man dressed as a eunuch.

"Eunuch Deng?"

"Is the Prince of Yan in the mansion?"

Someone recognized this man as the eunuch beside the emperor and came forward to greet him.

Eunuch Deng just nodded slightly, then saw Liu Mingzhe who just walked out of the mansion, and stepped forward and said:

"It just so happens that Master Liu is here too, so we don't have to make an extra trip."

"If Eunuch Deng has anything to do, just give me the order."

Liu Mingzhe felt something was wrong and spoke politely.

"Your Majesty asked me to bring a message to Master Liu."

"Eunuch Deng, please speak."

Liu Mingzhe frowned and bent his waist very low.

"His Majesty said that Master Liu should study hard at home recently and should not leave the palace casually for the next three months."

Hearing this, Liu Mingzhe was shocked and was about to kneel down.

But Eunuch Deng held him back and whispered, "No need to do this, Mr. Liu, go home."

Liu Mingzhe looked at Eunuch Deng with gratitude, followed the supporting hand, and stuffed a gold bar into Eunuch Deng's sleeve.

Of course, everyone saw this scene and had some thoughts in their minds.

"Brother-in-law! Let my brother-in-law go."

"I said, I'm not your brother-in-law."

At this time, Li Mu, carrying Lu Sangtuo, just walked out of the mansion.

When Eunuch Deng saw Li Mu, he looked him up and down, then knelt on the ground and kowtowed, saying:

"Your servant greets His Royal Highness. His Majesty has learned that Your Highness has come to the capital, so he has come to invite Your Highness into the palace."