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

Dongmei blushed and spoke timidly after listening to Chuntao's story.

She and Xia He had been hiding under a roof in the distance.

Seeing Chuntao and Li Mu behaving intimately, he didn't dare to get close.

Chun Tao stared with a slightly fierce expression: "Alright, I have told you everything I should tell you. Now go and admit your mistakes to the prince. Do you think you can hide it from His Royal Highness by hiding there?"

"Impossible! It was still dark and there was cover behind us. Unless he wanted to see us, how could the prince find us? If we go there, wouldn't we be incriminating ourselves?"

Although Xia He didn't want to go against her sister's wishes, she still argued from a factual perspective.

"Sister, our problems are minor. The prince will not punish us for them. Your problem is the major issue. I don't know if the prince has left yet. It should still be in time for you to explain now."

Dongmei, who is usually not talkative, spoke a lot, which was unusual for her. It was obvious that she was really anxious.

Xia He looked at Dong Mei curiously. Chun Tao also noticed Dong Mei's abnormality and frowned and asked:

"What do you mean? I have already reported the whole story to the prince. Is there anything else you want to explain?"

Dongmei stamped her feet anxiously, grabbed Chuntao's hand, and ran to the front yard with her.

"Big sister, you really don't understand men. Don't just stand there, talk while walking!"

...

Outside the main entrance of Linglong Waterside Pavilion.

The place was packed with people.

Xiao Zhao's eyes were red, and she let Li Mu's big hands mess up her carefully arranged hair.

"Don't feel wronged. I didn't say I wouldn't let you follow me."

Hearing Li Mu's words, Xiao Zhao's face lit up with joy, but soon collapsed again, and she said softly:

"It's better not to. Since Sister Yuwei is not going, Xiao Zhao will also stay in the mansion and take care of the affairs of the mansion for the young master."

As she spoke, she seemed to remember something, raised her hand to take off the hairpin from her head, and held it in front of Li Mu.

Just when Li Mu was puzzled, he saw a faint flow of true energy on the hairpin.

"Xiao Zhao can already control the flow of qi?"

Li Mu was surprised. Is he really a genius?

In just a few days, Xiao Zhao had already gotten started and entered the fourth level.

Ever since Su Yuwei’s popularization last time, Li Mu realized how difficult it is to practice internal cultivation.

After a rough calculation, if Xiao Zhao started practicing Qi since childhood, he would be at least a second-level internal martial artist now.

In addition to Su Yuwei and Zhao Chuyi, these two geniuses of the same generation who were trained by Li Mu.

The only person Li Mu really knew was Mo Liuying, who had such an incredible talent.

"Xiao Zhao is dull. He has practiced hard for so many days, and even with Xia He's guidance, he has only just gotten started today."

Xiao Zhao's voice sounded a little aggrieved.

However, she didn't notice that Su Yuwei and Qiu Ju's eyes on her gradually became strange.

Qiu Ju, in particular, did not conceal the envy and surprise in her eyes at all, and it was almost as if the three words "I'm jealous" were written on her face.

"Xiao Zhao has done a great job. Don't put too much pressure on yourself."

Li Mu smiled at Xiao Zhao and gave her an encouraging look.

Xiao Zhao shook his head vigorously:

"Even Dongmei is almost at the third level. Xiao Zhao promised the young master that when the young master comes back this time, he will definitely see a different Xiao Zhao."

Li Mu was stunned for a moment, but then he figured it out quickly.

"Little girl, you have a sense of crisis."

Li Mu thought about it and didn't want Xiao Zhao to become Zhongyong, so he glanced at Su Yuwei implicitly.

Seeing that Su Yuwei hesitated for a moment, she nodded at Li Mu.

Li Mu's heart was immediately filled with joy. The feeling that the other person knew what he was thinking with just a glance made Li Mu feel at ease.

Then he looked at Ying Yu standing aside.

He didn't expect that it would be so easy to convince Ying Yu to stay and help Su Yuwei.

I thought it would take some effort to deal with this stubborn little girl.

Unexpectedly, Ying Yu agreed without even any hesitation.

Ying Yu saw Li Mu looking at her and she opened her mouth symbolically. Then the icy yet magnetic voice of a queen came from her lower abdomen:

"Don't worry, Second Young Master. Ying Yu will definitely assist Miss Su and complete the tasks you have assigned to her."

Li Mu nodded slightly and didn't care about this little loli who liked to pretend to be an adult.

He gave Su Yuwei and Xiao Zhao a big hug respectively, and then turned his gaze to Qiu Ju.

Seeing this, Qiu Ju, who was always lively, blushed instantly, lowered her chin slightly, and looked at the toes rubbing repeatedly on the ground.

Li Mu chuckled and took Qiu Ju into his arms, hugging her tightly.

"Okay, hug me, let's go!"

As he said that, he let go of Qiuju, took the sword case handed to him by Su Yuwei, put it on his back, and turned to walk towards the carriage across the street.

Everyone watched the carriage go away.

At this time, hurried footsteps were heard from the gate of the mansion.

"Prince, has the prince set out yet?"

Chuntao was seen running out of the house breathlessly.

Hearing this voice, Qiu Ju frowned. The awkwardness she had felt just now because of Li Mu's flirting was gone, and she said with a somewhat complaining tone:

"The prince has already set off!"

Chuntao looked at the carriage in the distance and trotted a few steps. Her forehead was already covered with sweat. She didn't know whether it was because of tiredness or anxiety.

Then he paused, as if he suddenly remembered something, rolled up the sleeve of his left arm, and waved it in the direction of the carriage.

The vermilion mole on the forearm is particularly conspicuous.

Seeing this, Qiuju's face changed. She stepped forward and hugged her, helped her put down her sleeves, and turned to look at the guards and servants in front of the mansion gate.

There was ferocity in his eyes.

They were either looking at the sky or the ground, or turning their heads to the side, or even worse, turning their backs away.

I have to say, as expected of someone from the imperial palace, his eyesight is obvious.

Qiuju breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Chuntao with a puzzled look, and said anxiously in a low voice:

"Sister, what are you doing? There's a man next to you!"

Chuntao didn't know how to explain it. The anxiety in her eyes turned into loss, and she looked at Dongmei who was standing in front of the mansion gate for help.

Dongmei's face turned red with embarrassment. Seeing that the other girls were also looking at her, she was a little at a loss for a moment.

Suddenly, a crystal snowflake fell on the hair on her forehead.

I don’t know who was the first to shout, “It’s snowing! It’s a good omen! It’s a good omen!”

"The prince is indeed blessed by God!"

"This time, the Crown Prince will surely make a big splash in the Confucian world!"

The crowd was in an uproar and started talking.

Only Chuntao was standing there in a daze. She looked back in the direction the carriage had left and pursed her lips tightly.

...

...

...

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

Madam Lu finally caught Lu Sangtuo and asked by pulling his ear:

"Your father asked you to study in the house, but you wanted to run outside again!"

"Mom, I have something important to do. Can't you just not tell my dad?"

Hearing this, Madam Lu exerted a little force in her hands, and said in a tone of regret:

"What could be more important than studying? If your father asks someone to recommend you to be an official in the imperial court, you will bring disgrace to the Prime Minister's Mansion if you behave like this."

Seeing that he had no other options, Lu Sangtuo informed Mrs. Lu about Song Chi's situation.

Unexpectedly, before Mrs. Lu could open her mouth, she heard a man's angry shout from a distance:

"Nonsense!"

Prime Minister Lu walked towards the two of them with a dignified look on his face. His steps were not fast, but he was close to them in a flash.

"father…"

Lu Sangtuo shrank his neck, and when he saw that his plan was exposed, he turned around and tried to run away.

Unexpectedly, Prime Minister Lu only thought for a moment and suddenly changed the subject:

"Since the news has spread, there is no other way. Tuo'er, go and do your thing."

Hearing this, Lu Sangtuo instinctively felt something was wrong. He glanced at Prime Minister Lu suspiciously, but was glared back by Prime Minister Lu, so he quickly turned around and ran away.

However, before Mrs. Lu could smile with relief at her son's understanding, she heard Prime Minister Lu mutter to himself:

"I will borrow the momentum of Li Mu. If these two toads cannot even defeat Jianjia, then we will see if they still have the nerve to threaten to marry my daughter, Lu Chongyun."

Then, he turned his head to look at Madam Lu and said sternly, "Madam, go and tell Jianjia that your husband wants to see her and tell her something."

"Master, have you forgotten that every year at this time, Jianjia would follow the great scholar Rujun to Qiuzhou to watch the Fengxue Yaji held by the Confucian school. It has been two days since they set off."