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

Since when, it became a routine in Linglong Waterside Pavilion for Xia He to accompany Li Mu when he went out.

At the beginning, there were some complaints in the government.

"The prince is too low-key. Why is Xia He the only one who can accompany him when he goes out?"

"That's right, that's right. Even the young master of the Rouge Shop on Saint-Imperial Street has two maids and four servants when he goes out."

"I used all the money I brought with me when I left the palace to buy powder and bellybands. It's a pity that the prince couldn't see them."

"Zhao Di, don't worry. If I am appreciated by the prince, I will definitely not forget you."

"I told you not to call me Zhaodi. It offends Sister Xiaozhao."

"Hush! Have you forgotten those people who were driven away?"

...

In the carriage, Li Mu looked up and down at Xia He in front of him and said:

"Xia He is indeed capable. I haven't heard any complaints from the maids in the mansion these past two days. My ears are much quieter now."

Xia He blinked and replied:

"I dare not take credit for it. This is all thanks to my elder sister."

"Chuntao?"

Li Mu opened the car window a little, looked out, and asked calmly:

"It seems that I seldom see her. Is the government so busy?"

Xia He's expression changed slightly, but she hid it very well:

"My eldest sister practices very hard. When she has nothing to do, she practices hard in her room."

As he spoke, he seemed to sense something was wrong, and quickly bowed and added:

"Your Highness is very observant. My eldest sister has never neglected any of the affairs of the mansion. She has always used her free time to practice martial arts."

Li Mu waved his hand. The change in Xia He's expression naturally did not escape his eyes. He said indifferently:

"I'm just asking casually, there's no need to be so nervous."

Having said that, he stood up and sat next to Xia He, looking into her eyes with his ink-black eyes.

"Shi, Shizi?"

A blush flashed across Xia He's face and her voice became a little trembling.

Li Mu slowly extended his hand to the back of her head and gently touched her hair:

"Xia He, you four sisters look so much alike, what if you recognize the wrong one?"

A trace of panic flashed across Xia He's eyes, and she said calmly:

"How could that be? The prince would recognize it at a glance."

Li Mu smiled and slowly leaned forward. The hand behind Xia He's head gradually moved down and touched the girl's smooth jade-like skin.

Xia He's body trembled slightly, her teeth biting her lower lip, her eyes full of panic, but she still stared at Li Mu without blinking.

"Sure enough, Xia He smells different."

Li Mu slightly turned sideways, sniffed gently at Xia He's ear, and said meaningfully.

Then he stood up, stretched himself vigorously, and walked towards the door of the carriage.

"Here is the place."

Hearing this, Xia He seemed to have just come to her senses. She quickly mobilized her true energy and stopped the carriage.

When Li Mu got out of the car, he glanced at Xia He with his peripheral vision and a meaningful smile appeared on the corner of his mouth.

At this time in front of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Li Mu had just taken two steps when he saw the main door of the Prime Minister's Mansion suddenly open.

Li Mu had actually seen the person who walked out before.

"Isn't this the handsome old man I met at the gate of the palace that day? Is he the left prime minister of the current dynasty?"

Li Mu thought to himself and put on a kind smile:

"Junior, meet Prime Minister Lu!"

Li Mu bowed to Prime Minister Lu.

But Prime Minister Lu frowned, then relaxed his brows in an instant and said with a smile:

"Your Highness is too polite. It is I, the old minister, who should pay my respects to your Highness."

Then he glanced behind Li Mu, at the carriage led by only one horse, and Xia He who was trotting alone behind Li Mu, with a hint of surprise in her eyes.

Li Mu noticed Prime Minister Lu's gaze and chuckled in his heart.

"I don't have any gifts. How about you just stand here and don't move while I go buy two pounds of oranges?"

"What is Prime Minister Lu looking for?"

On the surface, Li Mu pretended to understand nothing and asked directly.

Prime Minister Lu remained calm and said with a smile, "Nothing, I just respect you for being so frugal."

Then he slightly turned sideways, made a gesture of invitation and said, "Prince, please come into my humble abode."

Just as Li Mu was about to raise his foot, he suddenly turned around, held Xia He's hand, and said with a smile:

"Don't blame me, Prime Minister. The little maid in my house is a little shy."

Prime Minister Lu glanced at the two of them, but his expression did not change much.

Seeing that these little tricks were completely ineffective, Li Mu stopped talking, but he did not loosen his hand. He still held Xia He's hand and entered the Prime Minister's Mansion one after the other.

Xia He cooperated, and when she heard what Li Mu said, she really acted shy, lowered her head, and followed Li Mu carefully.

However, when the servants in the Prime Minister's Mansion saw this scene, they were no longer as cunning as Prime Minister Lu.

"That's the Prince of Yan? Why is he holding a maid's hand?"

"This prince is so rude, what kind of place is the Prime Minister's Mansion!"

"I envy that little maid..."

"Damn it! How could the Second Miss marry such a dissolute man?"

Li Mu listened to the discussions of the maids and servants along the way with a calm expression on his face, and in a blink of an eye he arrived at the main hall.

From a distance, I saw a beautiful middle-aged woman in a long dress walking in the hall.

When she saw Li Mu coming, her face was obviously happy. She lifted the hem of her skirt slightly and strode out of the hall.

"Like! Really like! Too much like!"

When Li Mu saw the beautiful middle-aged woman rushing towards him, he subconsciously took two steps back. When he heard her words, he looked at Prime Minister Lu beside him with a puzzled look.

When Prime Minister Lu saw that his wife was less than half a meter away from Li Mu, a hint of embarrassment finally showed on his face, and he quickly coughed twice.

Madam Lu's attention had been on Li Mu. When she heard Prime Minister Lu cough, she came back to her senses and quickly stepped back two steps, saying:

"I just noticed that the prince and your mother look very similar, and I lost my composure for a moment. Come on, sit down in the hall and talk."

Li Mu thought nothing of this at first, but when he thought about it carefully, he realized something was wrong and could not help but complain in his heart.

"It's not like I haven't seen that Taoist priest before. He is far inferior to me. I feel like you are insulting me, but I have no evidence."

After entering the main hall, Li Mu wanted Xia He to sit next to him.

But this time, Xia He refused to give in. She pretended to be shy and stood timidly behind Li Mu.

Of course, Li Mu was just speaking casually, and his eyes were always on Prime Minister Lu and his wife.

Seeing Mrs. Lu's eyebrows slightly frowned, her bright eyes looked at Prime Minister Lu.

Prime Minister Lu just shook his head slightly and said nothing.

Seeing this, Li Mu raised his eyebrows, "Is the Prime Minister's temper so good?"

"The prince is a humble person, and he is also very considerate to his servants, which is rare."

At this time, Prime Minister Lu stroked his beard, made an appreciative expression, and spoke.

"Yes, I heard that the prince became a disciple of the great scholar Mu Zhen, and killed countless Rannu masters before and after Yanshan and Donglai. He can be said to be a man of both civil and military talents, a rare good son-in-law."

Li Mu listened to Prime Minister Lu and his wife's flattery with a smile, without saying a word. However, he was thinking in his heart how he could meet Lu Jianjia with a legitimate reason.

The three of them chatted away in this way, talking about some meaningless things.

Just as Li Mu was already feeling drowsy, a man's voice came from outside the hall:

"Sir, the Second Miss sent someone to tell him that she wants to invite His Highness to come to the courtyard to have a chat."

Upon hearing this, Prime Minister Lu's face changed. Just as he was about to speak, he was held back by Madam Lu.

"Really? Who spread the word?"

There seemed to be a golden light flashing in Mrs. Lu's eyes, and her tone was somewhat anxious.

"Madam, it was Miao Hu who said that Xiaoli, the second young lady's personal maid, asked her to pass on the message."