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

In Donglai Pass, the setting sun is falling in front of the gate of Prince Yan’s mansion.

"Miss, we have been standing here for most of the day. What are we waiting for?"

Shanshan looked at Zhao Chuyi with confusion; her stomach had been growling over and over again.

"After meeting the master, no matter what the outcome of the marriage is, you will be sent back to the palace."

Zhao Chuyi looked a little sad, her voice was low, and she seemed to be in a very bad mood.

"But aren't we here to find the princess and ask her to plead for the young lady?"

Shanshan was a little confused. Her empty stomach had made her give up thinking about other things.

Zhao Chuyi shrugged her nose, struggling internally, and said in a weak and tentative voice:

"How about we not go back to the palace and go explore the world with your master?"

"what?"

Shanshan was shocked by these words and had no time to think about the consequences of this matter.

In a nearby mansion, a maid, followed by two armored guards, strode towards the two men.

Seeing this, Zhao Chuyi frowned and was about to turn around and leave when she heard the maid behind her say urgently:

"Your Highness Yunhe, the princess invites you in."

Zhao Chuyi had just taken a step forward, then slowly put it down and turned to look.

"I, the humble servant, pay my respects to His Highness Yunhe."

The three of them knelt down and saluted. The maid looked up tentatively and said respectfully:

"Your Highness Yunhe, the princess has prepared a banquet and is waiting for you."

Seeing that things had come to this, Zhao Chuyi sighed secretly and had no choice but to follow the maid into the mansion.

----

On the roof in the distance.

Li Mu was playing with two copper coins in his hand, and his mouth twitched.

"Girl, your violation of a taboo is fake, but my violation of a taboo is real."

He immediately stood up, stretched himself vigorously, and looked towards the depths of the palace.

"Princess Yunhe, is being a princess so great? It's not like I haven't slept with a princess before I traveled through time."

He was upset, but his expression became more serious.

"This is a bit difficult."

At this moment, Li Mu's ears twitched slightly, and he raised his hand and pointed behind him.

"Your Highness, don't do it, don't do it."

Zou Pu looked at the Qi condensed on Li Mu's fingertips and sweated in his heart.

"It's only been a few days since we last met, but the Prince of Yan has made great progress. The foundation of Taoism is really that profound."

Li Mu saw clearly that the person in front of him was Lord Zou whom he had met before in Prince Yan's Mansion. When he was about to withdraw his hand, he was also stunned.

"Ki! Recovered?"

Then he quickly checked his Qi Sea, and the shock in his eyes turned into joy.

"I have really recovered, and my Qi Sea is even more powerful than before I was injured."

"I don't know why your highness is here."

Zou Pu was also puzzled. The emperor asked him to look for Princess Yunhe. Today, he finally found the princess at the door of Prince Yan's mansion. But in the blink of an eye, he found Prince Yan's son peeping on the roof.

Only then did he take the initiative to step forward and curry favor with Li Mu. Seeing Li Mu's progress, he secretly praised himself for having good vision and believed that Li Mu would definitely be an extraordinary person in the future.

"I'm not the prince, Lord Zou, you don't have to be so polite."

Zou Puxin said,

"You're not wearing a mask. If I agree with what you say, it would be too fake."

Laughed awkwardly:

"There is no one else here. The prince received the imperial edict in person. There is no need to tease me here."

Hearing this, doubt flashed across Li Mu's eyes.

"The emperor has already issued an imperial decree. It seems that Li Ling'er has found a replacement. I wonder if Xiao Zhao..."

Thinking of this, Li Mu suddenly felt irritated and waved his hands impatiently.

"Master Zou, is there anything wrong? If not, I'll leave."

"It's okay, it's okay. I was just doing my job here. I happened to run into His Royal Highness while passing by, so I came here to thank His Royal Highness for his support."

As he spoke, he took out an exquisite wooden box from his bosom. After opening it, he found a pair of crystal clear jade bracelets.

"I just bought this from a merchant yesterday. I was planning to visit His Royal Highness the Crown Prince when I return."

Then he closed the wooden box and pushed it towards Li Mu, thinking to himself,

"I thought I would miss the opportunity to have a concubine from the prince. God is helping me. Opportunities are indeed reserved for those who are prepared."

Zou Pu was in charge of An Bing, so he was naturally more informed than the average person. He was the first to receive the news that the Prince of Yan's Mansion was taking a concubine. Under normal circumstances, this would not be a big deal, but the other party turned out to be the leader of the contemporary strategist, so Zou Pu had to take it seriously.

Li Mu looked at Zou Pu's flattering face and complained in his heart,

"I still like you, your rebellious side."

But he still took the wooden box, laughing in his heart.

"Don't waste your time. When you find out that I'm not the prince you claimed I am, I hope you can still laugh."

Li Mu calmly put away the wooden box, cleared his throat, and said politely:

"Master Zou, you are too polite. I have something else to do, so I'll leave you now."

Zou Pu wanted to say a few more words of greeting, but as soon as Li Mu finished speaking, his figure disappeared from the spot.

"At this age, you have such skills. You are worthy of being the Crown Prince."

Seeing that Li Mu had disappeared, Zou Pu still did not give up and took out another insurance policy, pretending to brag to himself.

In the distance, Li Mu was in the shadows. He saw Zou Pu leaving and an idea came to his mind.

"Go and have a look. At least make things clear."

Immediately, he leaped towards Prince Yan's mansion.

----

The main hall of Prince Yan’s mansion.

Zhao Chuyi and a woman sat opposite each other at a table, which was filled with a variety of dishes.

The woman looked young, probably in her early thirties, with delicate skin that was a golden wheat color.

Unlike the gentleness of ordinary women, there is a heroic spirit between the woman's eyebrows, her eyebrows are slightly thick, her nose is high, and her lips are thin. She is not wearing the silk skirt that ordinary ladies usually wear, but a tight short outfit, more like a female knight who travels all over the world.

"So, I would like to ask Master to plead with my father on my behalf. I do not want to marry into a barbarian country. I have never heard of that place."

Zhao Chuyi finished speaking with difficulty, looking at the woman in front of him expectantly, with a pleading tone in his voice.

Princess Yan smiled, reached out her hand lovingly and touched Zhao Chuyi's head, her voice soft,

"Chuyi is really getting more and more beautiful. It's time to talk about marriage."

Seeing that Princess Yan didn't respond, Zhao Chuyi became anxious. She stood up and ran to her side, grabbed her arm, shook her and said coquettishly:

"Master, please help me. Are you going to watch me jump into the fire pit?"

Princess Yan pulled Zhao Chuyi to sit next to her and said unhappily:

"What do you mean by a barbarian? How could His Majesty allow you to marry a barbarian? What are you thinking, you little brat?"

As he spoke, he tapped Zhao Chuyi's forehead with his hand, a smile on his face.

Hearing this, Zhao Chuyi was stunned for a moment. Just as she was about to speak, she heard Princess Yan teasingly say:

"Why, you don't want to marry into the Rongyi family, you want to marry into my Li family? I know about this matter, His Majesty has sent someone to ask the prince's opinion."

This is exactly what Zhao Chuyi wanted to say. Even if there were no Rongyi, there was still the Prince of Yan. Hearing what the Princess of Yan said, he shook his head like a broken wave drum, and said anxiously:

"No, no, the prince and I have never met, how could I be interested in her..."

He paused, then remembered that his master was that man's aunt after all, so he quickly changed his words:

"Master, I just don't want to get married so early. Can you talk to my father for me, please? I beg you, please, please."

Seeing that Zhao Chuyi was still as little as she was when she was little, Princess Yan looked even more doting. She couldn't help but laugh out loud, and then she spoke,

"Don't worry, the prince has already rejected your majesty. Anyone who wants to marry my Chuyi, bah."

When Zhao Chuyi heard this, she was delighted, but then she became a little confused.

"Master has always been easy-going, but he dislikes the second young master so much. I guess he is not a good person."

"What do you think of my eldest son Chuyi? I have long disliked his wife. I want him to divorce her and marry you. What do you think?"

Princess Yan's eyes suddenly lit up, she took Zhao Chuyi's hand and asked softly.

Zhao Chuyi frowned. He had seen Li Ru before. He was a big and strong man, and looked exactly like the Prince of Yan.

I remember that he married a woman from the Ran Nu clan. This incident caused turmoil in the government and many people impeached the King of Yan because of this incident.

Princess Yan saw Zhao Chuyi's unhappy expression and thought about her eldest son's appearance, which was indeed not liked by the women in the capital, so she said:

"How about you look at my Xiao Wu. He is a little young, but he will be able to get married in a few years. He looks like me and has loved reading since he was young."

As he spoke, he pulled Zhao Chuyi's hand into his arms, his tone soft and sticky.

"Chuyi, please come to the palace and be my daughter-in-law, okay? I beg you, please, please."

Li Mu, who was eavesdropping on the roof, almost stumbled and fell when he saw this scene. He thought to himself,

"A good teacher produces a good student. This female knight is the most deadly when she acts like a spoiled child."