Chapter 175
When Xu Heming heard the name Du Qiuniang, his eyes were filled with confusion.
Who was Du Qiuniang?
"That woman you saved today!" Li Zhiwei said discontentedly.
The woman he saved today?
"I don't know her!" Thinking of that woman, Xu Heming's eyes were full of dislike.
He was also very annoyed with himself. How could he have not noticed Li Zhiwei standing perfectly fine at the side back then?
"You don't know her? Do you think I would believe that?" Li Zhiwei thought of his agitated manner at the time. Not know her?
Who are you trying to fool?
"You can't possibly tell me you were that frantic because of Zhu Yunxian, right?" Li Zhiwei looked at Xu Heming again with a face full of suspicion.
Thinking of that Zhu Yunxian, he did have a good-looking face. Otherwise, that Huo Yunyao wouldn't have been willing to marry him.
However, the thought that Xu Heming liked a man made her feel even more repulsed by him.
"I don't!" This time, even without Li Zhiwei saying it, Xu Heming knew that Zhu Yunxian must be the man who was sunk in the pond with Du Qiuniang.
"I don't like being lied to!" Li Zhiwei said with a serious expression.
"Child, whatever it is, let him get up first before talking, alright?" Although Lady Yao didn't know what had happened at the Huo family, her daughter's overbearing manner was somewhat unseemly.
He was, after all, a prince.
However, she hadn't expected the prince to be henpecked either.
Thinking of this, Lady Yao felt that this Xu Heming wasn't so bad after all. He might be poor, but he would definitely listen to her daughter.
Besides, what did his poverty matter? Their Li'an had money.
She and the master only had Li Zhiwei as their child. The Li family's fortune would all belong to Li Zhiwei in the future.
Thinking of this, Lady Yao instead felt that Xu Heming was somewhat pitiful.
Look at him, being scolded by her daughter and not even daring to retort.
"Mother, if this matter isn't clarified today, your daughter is unwilling to marry him again!" Li Zhiwei said unhappily.
"I really don't know her. At that time, when I rushed to the Huo residence, those people were all saying that you had been caught in adultery and were to be seized for the pond sinking. In my panic, I only saw them throwing those two into the water. I didn't clearly see if you were one of them, so I jumped in to save them!"
Upon hearing Li Zhiwei say she was unwilling to marry him again, Xu Heming grew anxious and hurriedly explained.
"Xu Heming!" Li Zhiwei angrily whipped Xu Heming with the riding crop again.
"In your heart, am I that kind of promiscuous woman? Am I so unworthy of your trust?" Li Zhiwei questioned indignantly.
"Of course I believe you're not that kind of person. But you are a weak woman without the strength to truss a chicken. Those Huo family members each have eight hundred schemes in their hearts. I was afraid you had been tricked!" Xu Heming quickly said.
"Get up!" Hearing this, Li Zhiwei's face flushed with shame, feeling she had wronged Xu Heming. But she was still angry.
She was such a big person, standing right there, and he couldn't see her?
His eyes were only on that big pig cage?
"Zhiwei, have you finally forgiven me?" Xu Heming asked joyfully.
"Who's forgiving you? Tell me, at the Huo residence, you heard people gossiping that I had committed adultery?" Li Zhiwei then remembered that Huo Yunyao's target at the time was clearly herself.
"Yes, at that time, they said you and a beggar were at the Huo residence..." Thinking of this, Xu Heming also felt regret. He shouldn't have believed that person's nonsense back then.
"Those damned Huos!" Only then did Xu Heming realize that the Huo family had made a fool of him!
At this moment, Xu Heming wanted to go and tear down the Huo residence.
"Madam, Young Miss, there's a young lady outside asking for... Young Master Xu." Uncle Zhou stood outside the door and called out loudly.
At first, he didn't know how to address Xu Heming. Later, he thought about it: Xu Qingshi's surname was Xu, so his father must also be surnamed Xu.
"A young lady? Which family's young lady?" Li Zhiwei asked, puzzled.
"This... this old servant hasn't seen the young lady before. She doesn't seem to be from Li'an County." Uncle Zhou thought for a moment. She was unfamiliar; if he had seen her before, he would certainly remember.
"Did you attract her?" Li Zhiwei looked at Xu Heming discontentedly. Just as one was resolved, another arrived.
"No, no!" Xu Heming shook his head repeatedly. What young lady did he know?
If he were really such a philanderer, the rear courtyard of Anwang Manor would have been filled long ago.
"I'll go take a look." Having said that, Li Zhiwei went straight out.
Xu Heming hurriedly followed.
"You wait right here!" Li Zhiwei, afraid he had deceived her, said unhappily.
"Your Highness, the Princess Consort still seems very angry?" Qing Chuan, seeing Li Zhiwei had left, quickly jumped out and whistled.
"What do you know?" Xu Heming shot a glance at Qing Chuan, this single dog, thinking that Li Zhiwei's behavior was a sign she cared about him.
"Tsk tsk tsk, Father, I saw everything just now." At this moment, Xu Qingshi looked at Xu Heming with excitement in his eyes.
He was no longer afraid that Xu Zhiwei would scold him in the future.
The pretty older sister could perfectly handle Xu Heming.
"Little brat, what did you see?" Xu Heming felt uncomfortable under his own son's gaze like this.
But, thinking that Li Zhiwei's anger had subsided, his sacrifice was worth it, right?
"Tell me everything that happened at the Huo residence today in detail." After placating his wife, Xu Heming wanted to deal with those who had tried to bully his Princess Consort.
Did they really think anyone could bully Li Zhiwei?
Li Zhiwei arrived at the front hall and saw a young lady who looked delicate and refined, sitting there eating pastries.
Li Zhiwei frowned. The young lady seemed a bit flighty. Did Xu Heming like this type?
"Young lady, who are you looking for?" Li Zhiwei put away her curiosity and looked at Kong Meng'er, asking.
Kong Meng'er turned her head and saw a gorgeous woman standing behind her.
Li Zhiwei saw the young girl before her with her hair styled in a high topknot, wearing a light green half-sleeved fairy dress.
At this moment, with half a pastry in her mouth, she was staring wide-eyed at Li Zhiwei, who couldn't help but chuckle.
"Cough, cough, cough!" Kong Meng'er suddenly choked.
She had only one thought in her mind: Heavens, this older sister is too beautiful!
"Hurry and get some water for the young lady!" Li Zhiwei quickly said to a maid nearby.
The maid didn't dare delay and quickly brought a cup of water, handing it to Kong Meng'er.
"Phew!" After downing the cup of water, Kong Meng'er inwardly exclaimed that she was alive again.
"Pretty older sister, you are really beautiful!" Kong Meng'er put down the cup and said, looking at Li Zhiwei.
"Young lady, who are you looking for?" Li Zhiwei looked at the young girl before her again, thinking to herself, could it be she was deceived by Xu Heming?
"Oh, right, I'm looking for this person!" Kong Meng'er took out a crooked, messy drawing from her small bag and handed it to Li Zhiwei.
Li Zhiwei looked at the portrait in the painting, feeling strange. How did Uncle Zhou recognize the person in the painting as Xu Heming?
