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

Li Ling'er ignored Li Mu and walked into the restaurant. Two female bodyguards behind her hurriedly chased out from the team and followed Li Ling'er into the restaurant.

"Why are you pretending to be so cool?"

Li Mu complained about Li Ling'er in his heart, winked at Xiao Zhao beside him, and followed her into the restaurant.

Just now in the carriage, Li Mu heard people mention the Lingyin Pavilion, but since it had nothing to do with the purpose of today's trip, he did not pay much attention to it.

I just vaguely heard a name called Luo You, who seemed to be very beautiful, at least comparable to Li Ling'er.

Although Li Mu always felt that Li Ling'er was violent and liked to pretend to be cool, but based on her appearance alone, Li Mu still agreed with her.

I once gave her a high score of 9.8 in my heart, according to my habit before traveling through time. She is the kind of beauty that is hard to forget once you see her.

"Sir, this way."

Xiao Zhao's voice interrupted Li Mu's trance.

Li Mu followed Xiao Zhao's gaze and saw Li Ling'er was already standing on the stairs, staring at Li Mu expressionlessly.

The two bodyguards who entered the restaurant together stopped the crowd who wanted to approach Li Linger.

Seeing this, Li Mu quickly followed Li Ling'er, and they went to the third floor together and walked into a separate private room.

The two men sat down separately, and two guards guarded the door of the room.

Li Linger glanced at Xiao Zhao who was standing behind Li Mu.

Xiao Zhao understood immediately and spoke quickly:

"Xiao Zhao, go call the waiters and prepare tea and cakes."

After Xiao Zhao left, Li Mu spoke:

"You don't trust Xiao Zhao? I always thought you sent Xiao Zhao to monitor me."

Li Ling'er did not directly answer Li Mu's question, but looked at Li Mu meaningfully, and then said:

"If it weren't for you staring at Xiao Zhao the whole time when you entered the mansion, how could I, as a younger sister, dare to disobey my brother!"

Hearing the word "brother", Li Mu felt his body tremble. This call of "brother" was too soft, so he said unhappily:

"I still like your rebellious side, please keep it up."

Hearing this, Li Linger giggled a few times.

"Xiao Zhao is a maid raised by my aunt. She is not as stupid as you think. That's why I chose her. Even if you reveal your true colors, she knows what she understands and what she should pretend not to understand."

"You seem to be in a good mood."

Li Mu thought for a moment and decided to change the topic.

Li Linger rolled her eyes at Li Mu, seemingly too lazy to answer his meaningless question. She stood up and walked to the window, pointing to a small island in the lake outside the window.

"There is a bamboo garden on the small island in Qingluo Lake, which can be seen from here."

Seeing Li Ling'er's actions, Li Mu quickly stood up and walked behind Li Ling'er.

Only then did Li Linger continue to say:

“That’s where Mu Zhen’s great scholar meets his friends.”

Li Mu saw that some boys had already started sweeping the courtyard, and then he understood why Li Ling'er brought him here.

"This private room is reserved for my eldest brother by Lingyin Pavilion."

Having said that, Li Ling'er sat back in her previous seat.

"Before my eldest brother followed my father to guard the border, he often came to this Listening Pavilion with his friends in the army to drink and listen to music."

Li Mu looked at Li Ling'er who was reminiscing, and didn't know how to respond. He could only shut up and be a quiet listener.

"Dong dong dong."

At this time, there was a knock on the door.

After Li Mu gave a signal, Xiao Zhao came in from outside with a few waiters from the restaurant.

Soon, the table was filled with various pastries.

Xiao Zhao poured tea for the two of them personally and spoke softly:

"Master, Third Miss, Shopkeeper Ma and Miss Luo You are waiting outside the door, and they want to see you two."

Li Mu was slightly stunned and thought:

"Before I came in, I was still thinking about this Miss Luo You, and now she's here by herself."

"Let them in."

Without waiting for Li Mu to think more, Li Ling'er spoke lightly and gave instructions to Xiao Zhao.

Xiao Zhao replied yes and walked out the door.

After a while, Xiao Zhao led the two into the private room.

Li Mu looked up and saw that the person at the front of the line was a middle-aged man about 40 years old, with a simple and honest look and a big mole on the side of his face.

Following behind him was a woman wearing an emerald green silk skirt, holding a pipa in her hands. She had an oval face, thin lips, a three-dimensional nose, and a pair of particularly charming peach blossom eyes.

Li Mu took a few glances and commented in his mind:

"She is indeed attractive, but she is still a bit behind Li Ling'er. It turns out that hearsay cannot be trusted."

"I, the humble servant, greet the Second Prince and the Princess."

The man and woman in front of them bowed slightly and greeted Li Mu and the other man at the same time.

Seeing that Li Ling'er had no expression on her face and had no intention of speaking, Li Mu could only nod slightly.

"No need to be so polite, just go and do your own things."

Hearing this, the middle-aged man showed a simple smile on his face and said with a smile:

"Our Miss Luo You heard that the Second Young Master came to our Lingyin Pavilion for the first time, so she came here specially to pay a visit. She is willing to perform for the Second Young Master to relieve his boredom. I hope the Second Young Master will not despise her."

Li Mu glanced at the woman behind Shopkeeper Ma, thought for a moment, but did not agree directly. He turned to look at Li Ling'er with a questioning look.

When Li Linger saw Li Mu's gaze, she curled her lips slightly, as if saying, "It's none of my business, you make the decision yourself."

Seeing this, Li Mu thought to himself,

"Since they are here, it's not good to chase them away."

Then he shook his head, looked at the woman, and said with a smile:

"Let's do it another day. We have something to discuss today, so we won't bother you, Miss Luo You."

Seeing that Li Mu refused, Shopkeeper Ma had no choice but to give up. He bowed again and left, then followed Xiao Zhao out of the house.

When Luo You saw Li Mu refused, he knew that all his efforts just now were in vain. He looked at Li Mu with resentment and followed Boss Ma.

"I miscalculated. Next time I must come alone."

Li Mu recalled the resentful look in Luo You's eyes when he left, and secretly decided in his heart that he must come and visit again next time.

"Hey, why don't you keep him here? I see Miss Luo You's eyes are almost on you."

Seeing that everyone else had left, Li Linger spoke to Li Mu in a sour tone.

"With such a beautiful girl like Sister Ling'er accompanying me, I can only say sorry when the fairy comes."

Li Mu heard the sourness in Li Ling'er's words and retorted with no less force.

Hearing Li Mu's words, Li Ling'er's face flushed. She snorted coldly, turned her head away, and ignored Li Mu.

"Xiao Zhao, come in and give the young master a shoulder massage."

Seeing that he had won, Li Mu was not prepared to beat the fallen dog, so he turned around and shouted outside the door.

As soon as he finished speaking, the door opened gently, and Xiao Zhao poked her head out with a look of surprise. After confirming with Li Mu, she ran into the house with brisk steps and stood behind Li Mu.

She placed her hands gently on Li Mu's shoulders and began to knead them slowly.

Li Mu felt Xiao Zhao's massage, closed his eyes, tilted his head back slightly, and leaned in Xiao Zhao's arms.

"Let's rest here for a while, then take Xiao Zhao shopping. Ling'er will pay."

Li Mu enjoyed the softness on his head, closed his eyes and murmured comfortably,

"Sir, let me tell you a story."

Hearing this, Xiao Zhao turned around and looked in the direction of Li Ling'er. He saw that she tilted her head to one side, squinting her eyes in thought, and then she hummed softly, as soft as a mosquito.

Li Mu ignored the two girls' reactions and continued:

"There was a girl named Zhu Yingtai, who loved reading poetry..."

While enjoying Xiao Zhao's massage, Li Mu lazily told her stories to entertain her.

There is another elegant room in the restaurant.

"You useless thing, you can't even take down a Taoist priest who has never seen a woman."

The man sitting at the dining table cursed at the woman kneeling in front of him.

The man wore a conical hat and had a sword at his waist. His voice was slightly hoarse, and he was obviously trying to conceal his identity.

The person kneeling in front of the man was none other than Miss Luo You who had wanted to perform for Li Mu before.