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

"That's bad. I can't afford to offend King Jiang's son."

Li Mu pretended to be heartbroken, and kept looking at Lu Sangtuo out of the corner of his eye.

"Song Chi is coming here aggressively, and he is deeply in love with your sister. They must be old acquaintances. I might as well help them. This will be more graceful."

"Brother-in-law, don't get me wrong. My sister and Song Chi are not familiar with each other at all. He is the one who has been pestering my sister."

Seeing that Li Mu was about to retreat, Lu Sangtuo thought that this was different from what he had known. He thought that Li Mu had misunderstood that there was something going on between Lu Jianjia and Song Chi, so he quickly explained.

"I've heard from my mother that you and my sister were sitting opposite each other in the courtyard, talking and admiring the flowers side by side. You two are a perfect match!"

Li Mu remained calm and thought to himself,

"Those two people were on the roof that day."

However, since Lu Sangtuo could say this, it was obvious that the two of them not only did not hear his conversation with Lu Jianjia, but also did not even see it clearly.

Not only did he stand shoulder to shoulder with her, he also touched her waist for a long time.

"I can't do anything about this. How about I go find His Majesty?"

Li Mu shrugged his shoulders, and after he finished speaking, he kept observing Lu Sangtuo's reaction.

Lu Sangtuo thought about it, his eyes lit up and he agreed: "Yes! Go find His Majesty. Song Chi is talking nonsense. This marriage was decided by His Majesty himself. He is disobeying the imperial decree by doing this!"

"You can't find your majesty!"

However, as soon as he finished speaking, Li Mu said firmly.

Lu Sangtuo looked at Li Mu in confusion.

Li Mu coughed twice and put on a righteous look:

"Your Majesty, please don't bother with this matter. Song Chi is speaking outrageously. If I ask Your Majesty to make the decision, I will be giving in. Not only will your sister, but the Prime Minister's Mansion will also be embarrassed."

Lu Sangtuo only thought about it for a moment, then nodded and flattered:

"Brother-in-law is really thoughtful. That's right, matters between men should be resolved by themselves."

Li Mu repeated Lu Sangtuo's words in his mind. Suddenly, his eyes lit up and he thought to himself,

"This Song Chi is really the man who came to take over the business."

He immediately looked at Lu Sangtuo and said indignantly:

"That's right. This person simply doesn't take the Prince of Yan's Mansion and the Prime Minister's Mansion seriously. In this case, tell me, if I challenge him to a fight, will he dare to accept it?"

"Brother-in-law, you don't know that Song Chi is a brainless reckless man who loves to fight with others. He has always wanted to fight with you. If you bring up this matter, he will probably wake up laughing in his dreams."

Li Mu's mouth curled up slightly, but he quickly concealed it and waved his hand and said:

"Okay, then I'll follow his wishes and let him know that only the loser, bah! Only the winner, is qualified to have your sister."

Li Mu almost said what was in his mind. He glanced at Lu Sangtuo calmly, and was relieved when he saw that he didn't hear anything wrong.

When Lu Sangtuo heard Li Mu's bold words, he was also excited and waved his fist and said:

"Brother-in-law, leave this matter to me. I will make sure that this duel goes on without anyone noticing. It would be best if he can't even enter Jing'an City and can go directly back to his Jiang City."

Li Mu frowned slightly and thought, "No one knows, so I have done this in vain."

He immediately denied it and said, "No, not only can this matter not be concealed, but it must be made known to everyone in the capital."

Lu Sangtuo was puzzled and hesitated, "Brother-in-law, this is not good, right?"

After all, it was a marriage granted by the emperor. It would be fine if they did it in private, but if they made a big fuss about it, wouldn't they be like Song Chi, suspected of being disrespectful to His Majesty?

"There is no such thing as a wall that is impenetrable. No matter how covert we are in private, we can't hide it from your Majesty. It's better to be open and aboveboard. You must remember that we are on the side of justice."

Li Mu spoke earnestly, his words were full of temptation.

"Why not make this known to the world? This can be considered as reporting to His Majesty in advance. We are helpless and His Majesty will certainly not blame us."

Lu Sangtuo frowned and thought for a long time before he nodded.

Seeing that Lu Sangtuo was still hesitant, Li Mu quickly took advantage of the situation and patted Lu Sangtuo on the shoulder:

"I'll leave this to you. Can you do it well?"

Lu Sangtuo was stunned, and patted his chest to assure: "Brother-in-law, don't worry, I, Lu Sangtuo, don't have any other abilities, but I have many friends, so I'll take care of this little thing."

Li Mu smiled and asked casually:

"Do you know what Song Chi's strength is?"

"He should be at level three. When I saw him last year, he was already at the peak of level four. He should have made some progress now."

Lu Sangtuo thought for a moment and said uncertainly.

Li Mu frowned, glared at Lu Sangtuo and cursed: "You kid are playing tricks on me, level three, you just yelled in the hall."

It’s not that Li Mu cares about Song Chi’s strength, but how he can lose at the third level.

Instead of just charging me with deceiving the emperor, it would be better not to do it and think of other ways.

"Brother-in-law, don't be impatient. I haven't finished yet."

When Lu Sangtuo saw Li Mu's gaze, his body shook unconsciously and he quickly explained,

"Song Chi did not follow the path of a warrior of our Xing Dynasty. His master was a surrendered warrior from the barbarians."

"Red barbarians?"

I have heard of this Li Mu.

It is said that they are an island nation living in the northwest waters.

Due to the shortage of supplies on the island, they had repeatedly set their sights on the land of Xingchao.

The main defense of King Jiang's fiefdom was against the barbarians.

"Yes, the barbarians call them shadow warriors, and I heard they also know witchcraft."

Lu Sangtuo nodded.

"So, Song Chi is very powerful?"

Li Mu's eyes lit up, and he heard Lu Sangtuo say: "He once broke into the Prime Minister's Mansion, and the guards in the mansion couldn't stop him."

Li Mu thought back to the guard force he saw at the Prime Minister's Mansion that day, and had a general idea in his mind.

Based on what he saw, Song Chi's strength was at least comparable to the second level.

This leaves room for maneuver.

"What else do you know?"

Li Mu asked.

"No, Song Chi went to look for his sister. I only found out about it later."

Lu Sangtuo shook his head, and as if afraid that Li Mu would misunderstand him, he quickly explained,

"Brother-in-law, don't think too much. Apart from you, no man can get within ten feet of my sister."

Li Mu waved his hands, he didn't care about these.

What's more, Lu Sangtuo was obviously lying with open eyes.

From Lu Jianjia's words that day, Li Mu could tell that at least Prime Minister Lu was aware of her affair with the man named Miao Hu, and he supported it.

Li Mu was a little skeptical as to whether Lu Sangtuo's words could be trusted.

"Brother-in-law? Are you angry?"

Seeing that Li Mu had stopped moving, Lu Sangtuo spoke cautiously to test the situation.

Li Mu looked Lu Sangtuo up and down, shook his head slightly, and then heard Lu Sangtuo said anxiously:

"If you don't believe me, you can go back home with me now and confront me..."

He suddenly stopped talking halfway through.

Seeing Lu Sangtuo looking guilty, Li Mu deliberately said:

"It's not that I don't believe it. It's just that after that day, I missed you a little. Come on, I'll go with you. It's a good opportunity to see your sister and talk to her about this."

Li Mu concluded that Lu Sangtuo would definitely not dare to do that.

As expected, Lu Sangtuo said with an embarrassed look:

"My sister went out yesterday and she won't be back for a while."

"Oh? Miss Lu often goes out and doesn't come back for several days?"

Li Mu asked with pretended concern.

"No, brother-in-law, don't misunderstand me. Every year at this time, my sister has to..."

However, before he could finish his words, Li Mu interrupted him with a wave of his hand:

"It's okay. Since she's not here, I'll wait for her to come back and then go visit her. Go and get this done quickly. Make sure everyone knows that it was Song Chi who provoked first."

Lu Sangtuo nodded vigorously and flattered:

"My brother-in-law's demeanor is indeed extraordinary. If..."

"Alright, alright. I will be leaving the capital tomorrow. I will leave this matter entirely to you."

Li Mu was too lazy to listen to these meaningless flatteries.

"Brother-in-law is leaving the capital? Where are you going? Back to Yanshan?"

Li Mu did not intend to hide it and said bluntly:

"Go to Qiuzhou with the teacher."

Hearing this, Lu Sangtuo was stunned at first, then a strange look appeared in his eyes, and he quickly asked:

"But are you going to attend the Snowy Gathering?"