coobybook Chapter 329: Kill the donkey after it has done its job.
Chapter 329: Kill the donkey after it has done its job.
Li Mu shamelessly comforted Li Ling'er with a few words.
What do you mean Ling'er's daddy is my daddy? Without Ling'er, I wouldn't be saying all these words today.
In short, whatever sounds good is for you.
Li Linger was so moved that she lay in Li Mu's arms and cried even harder.
"My beautiful master has become my good sister. Who can I complain to?"
Li Mu sighed secretly in his heart, then his ears moved slightly and he heard footsteps coming from the tent.
I knew that it must be Xu Youzhi who had come to her senses and ran to the door to eavesdrop.
He immediately held Li Linger's shoulders and said solemnly:
"Ling'er, can you do me a favor?"
Li Ling'er was feeling dizzy at this moment. When she heard what Li Mu said, she nodded repeatedly, looking like she was willing to die for him.
Li Mu took a deep breath and said loudly: "Youzhi..."
Then he paused again, leaned close to Li Linger's ear and whispered:
"Youzhi... I think she has her own reasons. You should comfort her and don't let her do anything stupid again."
Li Ling'er's expression froze. She didn't expect that this was what Li Mu was going to say. After hesitating for a while, she asked hesitantly:
"Brother, do you...?"
Li Mu smiled bitterly and shook his head, looking like he was in love but he said nothing more.
Seeing Li Mu's dejected expression, Li Ling'er's eyes flashed with pity, and she said:
"Brother and Youzhi have already married. Ling'er has destroyed the divorce letter. Brother doesn't have to..."
"Alright!" Li Mu interrupted Li Ling'er with a sharp shout, and said seriously,
"Don't mention this matter again."
He immediately turned around, no longer looking at Li Ling'er, and muttered to himself:
"It's fake, it's fake after all."
Xu Youzhi, who was hiding in the tent, changed her expression when she heard these words. Thinking of what Li Mu had said unintentionally before, her eyebrows raised and she looked as if she was thinking about something.
Looking at Li Mu's lonely back, she clenched her hands around the hem of his clothes tighter and tighter, bit her lower lip with her pearly teeth, her eyes flickering, not knowing what she was thinking.
Seeing this, Li Ling'er was also a little panicked, and hurriedly grabbed Li Mu's hand and said urgently:
"In Ling'er's heart, my brother is..."
However, before she could finish her words, Zhang Hanrui, who had been watching Li Mu's performance silently, interrupted Li Ling'er with two dry coughs and asked:
"In that case, I will take Ling'er and the others back to Yanshan City first. Will you go back with us?"
Zhang Hanrui's voice was flat, but there was something strange in her eyes. She became furious when she thought of what Li Mu had said before, that she couldn't tell lies and would blush if she did.
"I still have to go to Donglai Pass. There is something I haven't figured out yet."
Li Mu blinked at Zhang Hanrui, as if seeking credit.
Zhang Hanrui glared at Li Mu, then saw Li Ling'er's pleading and longing eyes, rolled her eyes at Li Mu, pulled Li Ling'er up and walked towards the tent.
Li Mu had mentioned to her before that the Ran Nu people were launching a war this time with the intention of taking over the Xing Wei armor.
What Li Mu was concerned about was of course this matter.
Li Ling'er was dragged by Zhang Hanrui, and was obviously a little reluctant. She struggled hard for a few times before she started begging:
"Aunt, I, I want to go see my father..."
"Do you want to go see your father?" Zhang Hanrui muttered softly after hearing Li Ling'er's words, and glanced at Li Mu, saying unhappily,
"Didn't that brat ask you to go back to Yanshan City with me?"
"With your mediocre skills, if you don't obey and get kidnapped, I will cut off the limbs of that brat..."
"Auntie!" Hearing Zhang Hanrui's threat, Li Ling'er's face suddenly turned pale. She secretly glanced at Li Mu, hugged Zhang Hanrui's arm, and said with lingering fear,
"Let's go back to Yanshan City... Can Ling'er sleep with Auntie tonight?"
Seeing this 180-degree turn in attitude, Zhang Hanrui took a deep breath.
She knew very well that Li Ling'er had some feelings for Li Mu, but the current situation was not a good thing.
Prince Yan was determined to have Li Mu inherit the title, so there was no way that he and Li Ling'er could have any connection.
What's more, now in Prince Yan's Mansion, there is probably only one woman, Li Ling'er, who is innocent between her and Li Mu.
If Xu Youzhi also falls in the future, could it be that Li Mu will really take over the entire Prince Yan's Mansion?
It’s a pity that this time, Zhang Hanrui might have missed something.
...
Winter comes to the pass.
In the courtyard for entertaining guests.
Yuan Bao rushed into the room in a panic, exclaiming:
"Miss, Miss! The Crown Prince, the Crown Prince is not the son of King Yan!"
At this time, Liu Mingyan was kneeling in front of the window, supporting her chin with both hands, staring blankly at the scenery outside the window.
Hearing Yuanbao's words, a hint of doubt flashed across his eyes. He slowly turned his head and spat:
"You stupid girl, the city is under strict control, where have you gone crazy again?"
"Miss!" Yuan Bao took two quick breaths and slumped down beside Liu Mingyan, looking as if he had discovered a big secret. He spoke,
"The prince, he is not..."
"I know, I know. He is the son of His Majesty. Maybe he can even become the crown prince... It would be great if that were true."
Liu Mingyan raised her hand to smooth the hair around Yuanbao's ears and said teasingly.
"Miss~" Yuanbao pursed his lips, stretched out three fingers to his ears, and said seriously,
"What Yuanbao said is true. If there is even a single lie..."
Seeing Yuanbao's actions, Liu Mingyan's beautiful eyebrows slowly frowned, and she grabbed Yuanbao's hand and asked:
"Where did you hear that?"
"Many people in the city know about this!" Yuan Bao stretched his head to look out the window, shrank his neck like a thief, and lowered his voice.
"I heard that the prince is the son of a cousin of the King of Yan, and that cousin died trying to save the King of Yan."
As he spoke, Yuanbao seemed to feel that it was still a little inappropriate to say this, so he stood up and closed the window, then put his head close to Liu Mingyan's ear and said:
"Moreover, the title of King of Yan should have originally belonged to that cousin, so King of Yan is planning to return the throne to that cousin's descendants..."
"The former Second Young Master actually died of illness a long time ago. The current Crown Prince is the original, Lin family..."
When Liu Mingyan heard Yuanbao's words, a hint of suspicion flashed across her eyes.
Others may not know, but the Liu family knows it very well.
The Prince of Yan was born a butcher and had no clan at all.
The so-called Li family today all emerged out of thin air after the Prince of Yan was conferred the title.
But what this cousin said didn't seem to be completely groundless.
Especially since Emperor Hongwen and Prince Yan had conspired against the Lin family, it was no secret among the upper echelons of the capital.
Li Mu did rescue the Prince of Yan's Mansion at the critical moment.
If Liu Mingyan had doubted before, he would still think that this was the Prince of Yan building up momentum for his prince who suddenly appeared out of nowhere.
But after that night, Liu Mingyan realized that with Li Mu's skills, there was no need for him to fabricate facts in this way.
"You said everyone in the city knows?" Liu Mingyan seemed to suddenly realize something and asked.
Yuanbao nodded, blinking his big eyes, not knowing what he was thinking.
"Do you know where this news came from?"
Hearing Liu Mingyan's question, Yuan Bao raised his head and thought for a while, then said uncertainly:
"It seems to have come from the Li family, but the exact amount is unknown."
Liu Mingyan frowned and pondered for a long time. Suddenly, her face changed and she said in a low voice with some indignation:
"Not good! The King of Yan wants to get rid of him!"