Chapter One Hundred Seventy
"Scram! When this prince wants to save someone, no one can stop me!" Xu Heming shot a cold glance over, which actually made Huo Yunyao, who had seen her share of storms, tremble.
"Pretty sister, it's Father!" Xu Qingshi exclaimed in surprise after clearly seeing Xu Heming's face.
"Father, I'm over here!" After saying this, Xu Qingshi even shouted towards Xu Heming at the bottom of the lake.
However, Xu Qingshi was standing a bit too far away, and at this moment, Xu Heming's attention was entirely on the person in the pig cage, 'Li Zhiwei'.
He paid no heed to anyone else.
"Pretty sister, why is Father saving those two people?" Seeing that Xu Heming ignored him, Xu Qingshi turned to Li Zhiwei beside him with a puzzled look.
Li Zhiwei shook her head, indicating she didn't know either.
She was also very curious. When did Xu Heming get to know these two?
Or perhaps, was Du Qiuniang actually an old acquaintance of Xu Heming's?
Thinking of Du Qiuniang's age, Li Zhiwei even sized up Xu Qingshi, a ridiculous idea forming in her mind.
Could Du Qiuniang actually be Xu Qingshi's birth mother?
After Qing Chuan and the others clearly saw Xu Heming's face, they all jumped down to help.
However, everyone was extremely curious in their hearts: why was Xu Heming saving those two adulterers?
"Zhiwei, that person is..." Shen An'an looked curiously at the man who had saved Zhu Yunxian and Du Qiuniang.
From what Xu Qingshi just said, they knew him?
"Excuse me for a moment!" Huo Yunxuan said and hurriedly walked over.
He hadn't expected Xu Heming to actually come to Li'an County.
It seemed he needed to find a reason to leave quickly too.
Otherwise, Xu Heming probably wouldn't let him off.
Swindling him out of three thousand taels of silver was one thing; the real problem was that the fake wine was somewhat hard to explain.
If Li Tianyou got into trouble, he would definitely suspect him.
With the help of Qing Chuan and the others, the pig cage that had been thrown down was soon lifted back up.
No one spoke, all extremely curious about this person's identity.
Why was he saving these two?
After Qing Chuan and the others pulled Zhu Yunxian and Du Qiuniang out of the pig cage and untied the ropes from their hands, Du Qiuniang, with a flirtatious glance, performed a curtsy towards Xu Heming and said in a seductive voice, "This humble woman thanks her benefactor for saving my life!"
Although Du Qiuniang didn't understand why this man saved her, she could tell he had an extraordinary bearing.
In the future, if she had the chance to stay by his side, life would surely be much better than it is now.
Hearing this, Xu Heming was stunned. Who was this?
Where was Li Zhiwei?
"Who are you?" Xu Heming asked, his voice icy.
"Benefactor, this is Du Qiuniang, my... mistress!" Zhu Yunxian quickly clasped his hands in a flattering manner and explained.
Zhu Yunxian hadn't expected his luck to turn. Just when it seemed all was lost, the situation had reversed, and someone had come to their rescue.
He must properly thank his benefactor!
Only then did Xu Heming have time to properly examine the two. The man was irrelevant, but the woman wasn't Li Zhiwei either!
"Who are you? Why are you ruining my plans?" Huo Yunyao looked at Xu Heming, her heart fluttering, but after weighing the situation, she deliberately put on a displeased face and asked.
Xu Heming frowned. This was indeed his mistake.
"And who are you?" From the moment Xu Heming appeared, it was impossible to ignore his presence.
"I am the Huo family's Second Miss, Huo Yunyao," Huo Yunyao said proudly.
"The Huo family? Very good!" The moment Xu Heming thought of the Huo family, he thought of Huo Yunxuan, and then that pot of fake wine!
He would definitely settle this score.
"What is Huo Yunxuan to you?" Xu Heming asked again.
"He is my younger brother!" Huo Yunyao, thinking this man had some connection with her brother, said with a smile.
"My younger brother is also here..." Huo Yunyao was just about to go find Huo Yunxuan when she realized he was already gone without a trace.
"My apologies, he was just here a moment ago." Huo Yunyao now bore no trace of her earlier anger, appearing as docile as a little lamb, not at all like a woman who had just caught her husband in adultery.
"Father, I called you several times!" Xu Qingshi walked up to Xu Heming discontentedly and demanded.
"Qingshi, where is your mother?" Xu Heming was initially displeased by someone suddenly appearing before him, but upon seeing it was his son, his voice softened considerably as he quickly asked.
"Pretty sister is right there! What's going on with you, why did you save them?" Xu Qingshi asked without hesitation.
In the eyes of this small child, what his father just did was very dangerous.
He couldn't understand. Was it really necessary to save these two?
Xu Heming looked up and saw Li Zhiwei, perfectly fine, looking at him with clear dissatisfaction.
"Your Highness!" Without a second thought, Qing Chuan quickly took off his own outer robe and draped it over Xu Heming.
Qing Chuan was utterly confused. What was his prince so urgently trying to achieve by diving into the water to save someone just now?
Originally, he had suspected the prince might have some connection with one of the two, but now it seemed the prince didn't know them at all.
Also, Huo Yunxuan had clearly been standing next to Miss Li just moments ago, but now he was nowhere to be seen.
Xu Heming quickly walked towards Li Zhiwei.
"Hey..." Huo Yunyao still wanted to ask Xu Heming a few questions.
She was thinking that she probably couldn't stay with Zhu Yunxian anymore and wanted to ask Xu Heming if he was interested in becoming her husband.
"Second Miss Huo, is there something else?" Qing Chuan stood in front of Huo Yunyao and asked impatiently.
"Sir, just now you called him 'Your Highness'?" Before Huo Yunyao could speak, Huo Yunzhi beside her couldn't wait to ask.
Huo Yunzhi thought to herself, this man was much more handsome than the Chen family's third son, and she had just heard them call him 'Your Highness'.
Huo Yunzhi's heart raced, feeling that only such a man was worthy of her.
"Your Highness?" Huo Yunyao frowned, finally remembering that their form of address for him was indeed 'Your Highness'.
Immediately overjoyed, she thought, a prince is excellent! If she could marry a prince, wouldn't she become a princess consort in the future?
Thinking this, Huo Yunyao's gaze towards Xu Heming grew even more fervent.
"Alright, you two, stop dreaming. Our prince already has a princess consort," Qing Chuan said without hesitation, cutting off the sisters' schemes.
His prince belonged to the princess consort.
These two were far inferior to the princess consort.
Upon hearing this, Du Qiuniang beside them felt her thoughts churning wildly.
If this man was a prince, then staying by his side in the future would surely be much better than being with Zhu Yunxian.
Thinking this, Du Qiuniang secretly decided that no matter what, she must find a way to stay by that man's side later.
"Zhiwei." Xu Heming walked up to Li Zhiwei and called her name with utmost tenderness.
"Your Highness certainly put on quite a show for me today." Li Zhiwei, thinking of how Xu Heming had fearlessly jumped into the water to save someone just moments ago, couldn't help but feel a sour taste in her heart.
That Du Qiuniang must be very important to him, right?
