Chapter 422
Hearing this, Xu Heming took a deep breath.
He wanted to say that he wasn't short of money.
But as the words reached the tip of his tongue, he knew very well that Li Tianyou definitely wouldn't believe him.
Still, he was the one marrying the man's daughter. What kind of nonsense was it to accept the bride's family's money?
Xu Heming looked up at Zhu Jingchen, seated at the head of the room, with a pleading expression.
Zhu Jingchen quickly looked away. Hmph, he had no intention of paying attention to this father-and-son pair showing off.
Weren't they just bullying him because he had no one to give him banknotes?
However, Zhu Jingchen glanced back at Xu Heming with a hint of suspicion. Was this man really that poor?
Or was he intentionally crying poor in front of Li Tianyou?
At this thought, Zhu Jingchen looked at Xu Heming with a touch of disdain, thinking to himself that this man was truly scheming.
In contrast to the situation in the imperial study, an uninvited guest had arrived at the Li residence.
Li Zhiwei looked at the man before her, her brows tightly furrowed.
She couldn't understand it. She had only crossed paths with this man once yesterday at the Green Jade Pavilion. How on earth had he found his way to the Li family ho?
And to just show up at their door so brazenly.
Recalling the guarded look on Xu Heming's face when he saw this man's appearance yesterday...
Li Zhiwei knew that the man in front of her was definitely not from the Lannuo Kingdom.
With this in mind, Li Zhiwei's gaze toward Shangguan Mu was also full of vigilance.
"Young Master, what business do you have coming to the Li residence?"
Seeing Shangguan Mu staring at her with a beaming smile, Li Zhiwei couldn't help but speak first.
If soone like him ca to the Li house, others might mistakenly think the Li family harbored disloyal intentions.
Thinking of this, Li Zhiwei felt a deep sense of helplessness. Had she known, she wouldn't have gone to the Green Jade Pavilion yesterday. Otherwise, she wouldn't have attracted this plague of a man.
"I naturally ca to find you, my beauty!" Shangguan Mu clearly saw the displeasure on Li Zhiwei's face, but so what?
It didn't stop him from admiring a beautiful woman.
Although Shangguan Mu already knew that Li Zhiwei would soon be marrying Xu Heming, she wasn't married yet, was she?
Shangguan Mu was still extrely confident in himself.
"Please conduct yourself with dignity, Young Master. We are complete strangers. I must ask you to leave!" Li Zhiwei really didn't want to say anything more to this man. She stood up and issued an order for him to leave.
"Ah, my beauty, I fell for you at first sight. I ca here specifically so that you could get to know ." Shangguan Mu quickly blocked Li Zhiwei's path, smiling with utter confidence.
"Stay away from my lady." Hearing this, Qinghua quickly stepped in front of Li Zhiwei.
"I'm speaking to your master. When is it a servant's turn to speak?" Shangguan Mu directly ordered his n to pull Qinghua away.
There was no way Qinghua would let them have their way.
"What exactly do you want to do?" Li Zhiwei glared angrily at the man before her.
She was also sowhat panicked inside.
She regretted letting him in in the first place.
"Didn't I say it? I want to make friends with you, miss." Shangguan Mu wasn't annoyed by Li Zhiwei's harsh tone.
At this mont, she was still a novelty to him. Even when she was angry, he found her incredibly captivating.
"Young Master, in a few days it will be my wedding day. You shouldn't waste your efforts here!" Li Zhiwei had never t a scoundrel quite like Shangguan Mu.
She had to reiterate that she had a fiancé and was about to get married.
"But you aren't married yet, are you? That ans I still have a chance. Besides, as long as I like you, I don't mind whether you're married or not," Shangguan Mu said with a roguish grin.
However, he was also harboring the intention of ruining Li Zhiwei and Xu Heming's marriage.
After all, he still wanted Shangguan Yun to marry the Prince of An.
"Young Master, perhaps you are unaware. My fiancé and I were granted a marriage by His Majesty. This engagent cannot be changed, so you should give up on this idea. My fiancé and I have a very good relationship, and I have no intention of replacing him." Li Zhiwei thought that perhaps she hadn't been clear enough, which was why this man kept pestering her.
So she spoke even more explicitly.
Hoping this would persuade him to back off.
"As long as you aren't married, anything can change." Shangguan Mu didn't care at all. After all, the Emperor of the Lannuo Kingdom didn't hold much intimidating power in the eyes of their Qinling Kingdom.
"Stop dreaming! My lady's fiancé is a Prince!" Qingyue guarded Li Zhiwei fiercely, not daring to move an inch. Even though Qinghua was already scuffling with the man's guards on the other side, she didn't dare leave to help.
However, looking at the man's unusual appearance, Qingyue also guessed in her heart that he must be from another country.
Moreover, with this man being so arrogant, Qingyue worried that she wouldn't be able to protect her lady.
After all, based on appearances, the people he had brought with him did not seem like ordinary folk.
Furthermore, his intentions toward her lady were far too aggressive.
Qingyue was terrified that this man might try to force himself on her lady.
"Unless I die, my only husband will be the Prince of An," Li Zhiwei said bluntly, not wanting to give this man any opening.
"Then I wouldn't mind marrying you together with your husband." Shangguan Mu was initially annoyed by Li Zhiwei's lack of appreciation, but then he uttered such morally outrageous words.
Sure enough, upon hearing this, Li Zhiwei's face turned pale. She couldn't understand where this lunatic had co from.
The Lannuo Kingdom had never had a case of one woman marrying two husbands.
"Watch your words, Young Master!" Li Zhiwei's face flushed red, then dark, then red again. She truly didn't know what to say to this man.
She had never seen anyone so shaless.
"What? Could it be that your fiancé wouldn't agree?" Shangguan Mu continued, as if he hadn't noticed Li Zhiwei's fury.
"It seems your fiancé doesn't like you all that much, does he?"
"Whether my fiancé likes or not is not for you to decide." Li Zhiwei felt a stifling tightness in her chest. If it weren't for the fact that only she and her mother were in the manor right now, and this man had brought a large group of highly skilled guards...
Right now, she could only hope that the person she sent to fetch Xu Heming would return quickly.
Otherwise, she really wouldn't be able to fend off this ruffian.
"Miss Li, why don't you reconsider and marry ? Rest assured, whatever the Prince of An can give you, this Prince can match." At this mont, Shangguan Mu felt a surge of indignation. He didn't think he was any lesser than the Prince of An.
Why was Li Zhiwei only willing to marry the Prince of An and not him?
Hearing this, Li Zhiwei's eyes widened. This man referred to himself as a Prince. Was he a prince too?
Initially, Li Zhiwei thought he might be so prince of the Lannuo Kingdom, but she quickly dismissed the idea.
After all, one look at Shangguan Mu's eyes revealed he was a foreigner.
"You are not from the Lannuo Kingdom!" Li Zhiwei looked at Shangguan Mu and stated with absolute certainty.
At this mont, Li Zhiwei's heart panicked even more. This man was actually a prince from another country. Would he forcibly abduct her?
Terrified by the thought, Li Zhiwei stumbled backward again and again.
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