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

On the road to Jing'an City.

Li Mu leaned against the luxurious carriage that was comparable to a motorhome. His brows suddenly furrowed and he sat up abruptly:

"Oh my god, Shanshan!"

Li Mu finally came to his senses and remembered what he had forgotten.

"Qing Yi, what the hell did you say?"

The queen, who was drinking tea with Yin Huanping, looked at Li Mu in confusion and asked.

"Huh?" Li Mu was stunned, wondering how to explain this. After thinking for a while, he said, "This... is to express shock. Yes, it means to express shock."

The queen nodded as if she understood, then turned to look at Yin Huanping.

At this moment, the carriage suddenly stopped.

The queen exclaimed "What the hell", then frowned and looked in the direction of the curtain, asking, "What happened?"

Hearing the Queen shouting "Fuck!" with full force, Li Mu's mouth twitched involuntarily, feeling that he had accidentally done something big.

At this time, a woman's voice came from outside the car:

"Master, a young lady has stopped the carriage and asked to see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

The one who answered should be the middle-aged nanny beside the queen. Li Mu remembered this voice.

At the same time, inside the carriage, the three women, including Xu Doudou, all looked at Li Mu, each with a strange look in their eyes.

"Could it be Sister Ning'er?"

Li Mu was stunned for a moment, saluted the queen, turned around and jumped off the carriage, then quickly walked to the front of the team.

From a distance, a woman dressed as a maid was seen kneeling at the front of the convoy.

Several guards, with their hands on the hilts of their swords, surrounded her.

Just by looking at the figure, Li Mu knew that this was not Ge Peining.

But I vaguely felt that I must have seen this woman before.

"Emperor Hongwen is kind to the people."

Li Mu thought to himself, took a few quick steps, and came in front of the woman.

He waved to the guards and waited for them to leave before asking the woman:

"Are you looking for me?"

Hearing Li Mu's voice, the woman trembled, looked up at Li Mu, and then kowtowed again:

"This servant greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince."

Li Mu frowned, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and said uncertainly:

"Ye Miaomiao?"

"Your Highness, do you still remember me? I, your servant, will die without regrets."

When Ye Miaomiao heard Li Mu calling out her name, her face lit up with joy and she was ready to kowtow to Li Mu again.

Seeing this, Li Mu stepped forward, picked up Ye Miaomiao, and said impatiently:

"If you have something to say, why are you here?"

Ye Miaomiao was stunned. She glanced at Li Mu's hand on her shoulder and a blush flashed across her face.

Then, as if remembering something, he said anxiously, "Mr. Nine has brought people to Linglong Waterside Pavilion. Sister Ning, Sister Ning is going to fight him to the death in Shengxiang Street in three days!"

"Ninth Young Master?"

After hearing about the three days, Li Mu didn't take it to heart. He narrowed his eyes and asked.

"King Jiang, King Jiang's ninth son Song Chi."

"It's that Feiyangyang!" Li Mu glanced at Ye Miaomiao and said with a hint of gratitude.

"Thank you Miss Ye... for reminding me. I already know about this matter. I don't know where Miss Ye lives now. I will send someone to send her back."

"Thank you, my lord. I came here with my master. I will be leaving now."

After saying that, Ye Miaomiao knelt down to salute Li Mu, then turned and left.

Li Mu glanced in the direction where Ye Miaomiao left and saw a carriage. He thought for a moment and said:

"Miss Ye, if you encounter any problems that are difficult to solve later, you can ask someone to find me at Linglong Waterside Pavilion."

Hearing this, Ye Miaomiao paused but did not turn around:

"Thank you, my lord. I'll keep it in mind."

Seeing this, Li Mu didn't say anything more and turned back to the carriage.

...

"Did you see it? Are you satisfied?"

As soon as Ye Miaomiao got on the carriage, she heard Lu Jianjia, with her eyes covered with white veil, asking.

The tone was very flat, and no emotion could be heard.

Ye Miaomiao's face was flushed, and the corners of her mouth were slightly raised, looking very happy:

"Yes, the prince is more handsome than the last time I saw him, but his clothes look a little shabby."

"He is lucky enough to be able to come out from the third floor, so Chuyi doesn't have to worry about it."

Lu Jianjia sighed slightly and spoke lightly.

Hearing this, Ye Miaomiao's smile froze, she looked at Lu Jianjia and said hesitantly:

"The prince is safe, isn't Miss happy?"

"His life or death is none of my business, if you hadn't insisted on coming."

Lu Jianjia slowly placed her hand on the low table, and her tone became more serious.

"I'll ask you again. If you nod, I'll have my father find a way to send you to Linglong Waterside Pavilion. Whether you can please the Prince of Yan will depend on your own ability."

Hearing this, Ye Miaomiao replied without hesitation:

"I am willing to stay by your side forever and serve you."

"Okay, then go back. I can't bear to leave you."

A faint smile appeared on Lu Jianjia's lips.

The carriage moved slowly.

Lu Jianjia's fingers tapped on the table. Suddenly, she stopped and said:

"Miao Miao, my father has already made the arrangements. Once this matter is settled, I will go to look for the young master. Are you willing to go with me?"

Ye Miaomiao was stunned and said quickly:

"As long as the young lady doesn't mind, I am willing to do it."

"If I let you be my concubine..." Lu Jianjia asked tentatively, and after thinking for a moment, she quickly added,

"Although you can't see, you are handsome, well-educated, and your martial arts are not inferior to mine. You are a unique man in the world."

Ye Miaomiao looked at Lu Jianjia's crazy look, thought for a moment and said:

"Your Highness, the same should be true..."

However, before Ye Miaomiao could finish, Lu Jianjia's face darkened and her voice became slightly cold:

"Miao Miao! I told you, if you are obsessed with the Prince of Yan, I will send you to Linglong Waterside Pavilion."

"I know I was wrong, and I will never do it again!"

Ye Miaomiao quickly admitted her mistake, but her expression looked strange.

Lu Jianjia frowned, sighed slightly and said:

"Let's discuss this matter later. Don't mention the Prince of Yan again."

"..."

...

Li Mu returned to the carriage and saw the three women looking at him strangely. He coughed twice and said with a wry smile:

"Is there something wrong, Madam?"

Upon hearing this, the Queen quickly winked at Yin Huanping, indicating that she should speak first.

However, Yin Huanping turned her head away, pretending not to see it.

Seeing this, Li Mu's eyes flashed with light, and he asked:

"Madam, do you know Song Chi?"

"Song Chi?" The queen was startled, as if she remembered something, and asked quickly,

"This kid came to the capital two days ago and brought a lot of stuff with him. I heard he fell in love with a girl from a certain family in the capital and wanted to propose marriage."

The queen watched Li Mu out of the corner of her eye, observing the changes in his expression.

"This…"

Li Mu found out that the queen was going to practice Tai Chi with him. He thought about it and said in a serious tone:

"The one he's after should be the second young lady of the Prime Minister's Mansion, Lu Jianjia."

The queen was stunned. She obviously didn't expect Li Mu to be so direct. She frowned and then relaxed her brows. Then she burst out laughing and cursed:

"You are such a sly fellow, it seems that I am evasive. Tell me, what do you want to ask?"

Li Mu showed a flattering look on his face and said with a smile:

"I just want to know your Majesty's attitude towards this matter."

The Queen naturally knew that Li Mu was talking about the duel between him and Song Chi. After a slight hesitation, she said:

"Your Majesty has agreed. You are both sons of vassal kings, and it is not easy for His Majesty to favor one over the other. Since you have made an agreement, I will grant your wish."

Li Mu nodded slightly. This was pretty much what he had expected at the beginning.

Judging from the Queen's attitude, Emperor Hongwen didn't seem to be very angry.

Li Mu asked Su Yuwei to spread the news so that everyone would know about it, so he would not be afraid of the emperor's disapproval.

But this marriage was, after all, granted by the emperor's decree, and Li Mu's only worry was that Emperor Hongwen would harbor a grudge.

Being hated by the emperor is not a good thing.

Li Mu reached out and grabbed the teacup on the table. He took two sips and thought to himself,

"How can I lose beautifully, so that no one can find fault with me?"

After all, with Li Mu's current strength, unless he is at the level of a Confucian master, Li Mu doesn't know how to lose in a way that no one can find fault with.

"This is the princess's cup!"

At this time, Xu Doudou snatched the teacup from Li Mu's hand, glared at him unhappily, and said in a leisurely tone,

"It's useless for you to worry. Even my father was defeated by Qihe's sword. Moreover, the person who taught the Ninth Young Master the sword technique seems to be proficient in Wu Dun. I think it will be difficult for you to be the groom."

Li Mu was stunned, and suddenly turned his head to look at Xu Doudou, and saw a sly smile on her lips, and she said provocatively:

"However, my father has a notebook that contains the method to break the Qihe Knife. As for Wu Dun, I have a friend in the Mohist School who happens to be proficient in this art."

The more Xu Doudou spoke, the more proud he became, his head almost raised to the sky.

However, he did not notice that the expressions of the other three people, including Li Mu, became increasingly ugly.