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

"Don't joke, my prince. The imperial edict is right here. How could it be fake?"

Eunuch Deng smiled, took two careful steps forward, bowed slightly, and handed the imperial edict to Li Mu.

Li Mu snatched the imperial edict and read it over and over again, his forehead wrinkled into a shape of a "川" character.

"What's going on? An arranged marriage? Fuck you!"

Li Mu stuffed the imperial edict back into Eunuch Deng's hands and said, "I won't accept this imperial edict. Whoever wants to accept it can do so. I don't know this woman. Whoever wants to marry her can marry her!"

Hearing this, Eunuch Deng's face froze, and he fell to his knees with a plop, crying in a shrill voice:

"Your Highness, you are trying to kill me!"

As he spoke, he glanced at the servant beside him.

The servants around were originally selected from the imperial palace, so they naturally knew who Eunuch Deng was. Seeing Eunuch Deng's murderous eyes, in just a few breaths, only Li Mu, Eunuch Deng and Su Yuwei were left in the front hall.

"Sir, why don't you accept the order first? If you disobey it, you will be in big trouble!"

Su Yuwei tugged at the corner of Li Mu's clothes calmly and whispered.

"Sir, I have met the second daughter of Prime Minister Lu. She is truly a beauty."

"I dare say that there is no other woman in Jing'an City whose appearance can compare to hers. Moreover, Miss Lu is well versed in poetry and songs. I'm sure His Royal Highness has heard of her title of the most talented woman in Jing'an City."

"Your Majesty granted the Crown Prince a marriage for His Highness's sake!"

When Eunuch Deng saw someone joining in, he quickly looked up at Li Mu and said a lot of things in one breath without interruption.

However, Li Mu didn't listen to a word.

"You old bastard, you haven't done anything you promised me. You don't deserve to be the prince."

Thinking in his mind, Li Mu raised his eyes to look at Eunuch Deng, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, but he didn't look happy at all.

He took the imperial edict with one hand, helped Eunuch Deng up with the other, and said with gritted teeth in a tone that he thought was kind:

"Eunuch Deng, can I go to the palace to see His Majesty?"

Eunuch Deng looked at Li Mu's cousin, hesitated for a moment, and asked tentatively:

"Your Highness, are you going to express your gratitude?"

Li Mu thought, "As expected of a eunuch beside the emperor, he has such good eyesight. Can he tell that I am going to express my gratitude?"

He nodded at Eunuch Deng with a dry laugh and said:

"That's right! Thank you, thank you!"

Eunuch Deng lowered his head slightly, rolled his eyes, and said:

"How about you wait until you get married before going?"

"Right now!"

Before he finished speaking, Li Mu grabbed Eunuch Deng's shoulders and quickly stepped out of the hall, thinking:

"Once we get married, I won't thank you for anything!"

Li Mu was still reluctant to give up his current life. What's more important was that there was Zhang Hanrui. If Li Mu left Prince Yan's Mansion, Zhang Hanrui would definitely not go with him.

Besides, he had just received Li Ling'er's water-keeping and martial arts, but he immediately quit the job. This was not in line with Li Mu's professional ethics.

"Master!"

"I'll be back soon!"

When Li Mu heard Su Yuwei's voice, he directly wrapped the voice into his true Qi. Although he was not very proficient, he could already transmit the voice very far.

As soon as he got out of the door, he didn't even get into the carriage. He grabbed Eunuch Deng and jumped onto the treetop, then jumped onto the roof across the street and jumped towards the direction of the palace.

Eunuch Deng, like Li Mu, used his inner energy to transmit his voice and ordered the carriage at the entrance of Linglong Waterside Pavilion to return to the palace on its own.

Li Mu glanced at Eunuch Deng and thought to himself, "He is indeed a master."

Then when he jumped to the next roof, he let go of Eunuch Deng's hand and slowed down a little.

Eunuch Deng did not hesitate. He just stepped back half a body length from Li Mu and followed Li Mu's speed, running on the roof of the capital together.

Soon, they arrived at the gate of the palace.

...

At the same time, the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Prime Minister Lu had just left. The eunuch who came to read the imperial edict and Madam Lu sat in the hall, looking at each other, neither saying a word.

"Lu Lang, what should we do?"

It was Mrs. Lu, the mother, who spoke first.

Although I was a little shaken after hearing what Lu Sangtuo said before, I was still a little uneasy when the matter came to me.

Prime Minister Lu did not say anything, but just shook his head. These days, Emperor Hongwen said he would not see him, and he really did not want to see him. He even told him to rest at home and not attend the daily morning court.

"My daughter doesn't want to get married. Even the emperor can't force her to get married!"

Seeing that Prime Minister Lu remained silent for a long time, Mrs. Lu became anxious and spoke without restraint.

Prime Minister Lu certainly understood his wife's temper. Seeing that there was no one else in the hall, it was not the right time to persuade her. He just sighed and said:

"I always feel that this matter is not that simple. Do you think it is possible that Li Mu accidentally saw Jianjia and started with Tuoer?"

Madam Lu frowned, and seemed unwilling to believe this speculation. She said in a slightly stiff tone:

"Why do you say that, Lu Lang? Didn't Tuoer say that Mei'er doesn't approve of this marriage either?"

Prime Minister Lu could hear the displeasure in Madam Lu's words, but at this point, he still spoke:

"Do you still remember the old Taoist priest that Tuo'er mentioned?"

"Remember, so what?"

Prime Minister Lu was not dissatisfied with Madam Lu's tone. He forced a smile and said earnestly:

"You know, before Li Mu came down the mountain, his seniority was equal to that of the current leader of the Human Clan."

"You mean..."

Mrs. Lu stopped talking halfway through her words, staring at Prime Minister Lu with a look of slight fear and disbelief.

"That's right!"

Prime Minister Lu nodded, and seeing that Madam Lu had understood what he meant, he told Madam Lu his guess that all this was the result of Li Mu's behind-the-scenes manipulation.

After listening to Prime Minister Lu's words, Madam Lu frowned and thought for a long time, then asked:

"Does he really like Jianjia?"

Hearing this, Prime Minister Lu's calm face finally showed some impatience, and his tone was slightly heavy:

"Madam, I know that you and Shan Mei are like sisters, but Shan Mei is Shan Mei and Li Mu is Li Mu. If this matter was really planned by Li Mu, will Madam really favor him?"

Mrs. Lu also knew that she was somewhat biased because of her single eyebrow, so she frowned and remained silent.

Prime Minister Lu sighed, took Madam Lu's hand and said:

"Your Majesty has already issued an order on this matter. If we do not obey, we will be disobeying the order."

Madam Lu looked up at Prime Minister Lu, her eyes full of struggle:

"Then what should we do?"

"The imperial edict says that the wedding will be held in March next year. Instruct the family to start preparations. This matter is now in the hands of Madam."

"what?"

Upon hearing this, Madam Lu couldn't help but exclaimed, then glanced around with lifeless eyes and said hesitantly:

"Shouldn't you tell Jianjia about this?"

Prime Minister Lu shook his head: "Jianjia is a sensible child, she will understand."

Then he squeezed Mrs. Lu’s palm and said, “Don’t you want to see Shanmei’s child?”

"what?"

Mrs. Lu was a little confused, but there was some anticipation in her eyes.

"Since His Majesty has granted the marriage, you, as the mother-in-law, should also meet her."

Hearing Prime Minister Lu's words, Madam Lu nodded slightly, and then heard Prime Minister Lu continue:

"Since he wants to marry Jianjia, he should be aware of Jianjia's situation."

"If he still insists on marrying Jianjia, does that prove that this child is someone he can trust?"

Madam Lu looked at Prime Minister Lu's increasingly gloomy face and asked cautiously.

Unexpectedly, Prime Minister Lu laughed when he heard this:

"Of course, if he knows about Jianjia's situation and still insists on marrying her, then there is nothing to be afraid of. I, your husband, have my own way to cancel this marriage!"

Madam Lu felt relieved when she heard the first part, but when she heard the second part, she suddenly looked up at Prime Minister Lu and said anxiously:

"What do you mean by that, Lu Lang?"

Prime Minister Lu raised his hand and stroked his beard, a fierce look flashed in his eyes:

"I'm afraid that Li Mu will hear Jianjia's difficulties and pretend to disobey the emperor's order. He is a difficult character to deal with. Jianjia will have to marry him even if she doesn't want to!"