Chapter 223
Li Zhiwei's words caused everyone to be taken aback.
After all, based on Niu Shi's words just moments before, they had all assumed that Vice Minister Li, who lived here, had done something to this lady's daughter.
They never expected a young girl to emerge, and to have thrown this lady's daughter out.
When Niu Shi saw Li Zhiwei, her heart also fluttered with panic. Who was this person?
Li Zhiwei had no place in Niu Shi's plans.
Now, with Li Zhiwei suddenly appearing, Niu Shi was at a loss for what to do.
"Madam, why so silent? Were my words not clear enough for you to understand?" Li Zhiwei looked mockingly at Niu Shi and the women who had followed her to demand an explanation.
Those women also looked at Niu Shi with confusion. After all, it was Niu Shi who had said a man had abducted her daughter and asked for their help.
Now, her daughter had actually been thrown out by a young girl. Clearly, Niu Shi's earlier words were a lie to trick them.
"Aunt Niu, didn't you say your daughter was deceived by a wicked man?" one woman asked Niu Shi disapprovingly.
"Exactly, Aunt Niu, how did your daughter end up inside someone else's house?" another woman added with dissatisfaction.
Combined with Li Zhiwei's words just now, the woman cast a disdainful glance at Xu Jin'an, thinking to herself that this Miss Xu seemed fine on the surface, but perhaps she had some sort of madness?
Thinking this, the woman even took a step back. After all, mad people could hit others, and she had no desire to be struck.
"What did you do to my daughter?" Niu Shi finally found her voice and demanded angrily of Li Zhiwei.
She was also wondering in her heart, who was this Li Zhiwei?
After all, Vice Minister Li Tianyou's wife and daughter were still in Li'an County.
Yet this woman before her acted as if she were the mistress of the house.
Damn it!
Niu Shi quickly realized that this woman must have gotten there first.
What method had this woman used to make Li Tianyou keep her in his residence ahead of others?
"Didn't you see for yourself, Madam?" Li Zhiwei rolled her eyes. She rather wanted to see what this person was trying to do.
"You wretched seductress! Taking advantage of Lady Li's absence to seduce Master Li?" Niu Shi completely ignored what Li Zhiwei had said and pointed at Li Zhiwei's nose, cursing.
Even though Li Zhiwei knew this person before her was no good, she hadn't expected her train of thought to take such a wild turn.
Good heavens!
So, the meaning was that she, Li Zhiwei, was the bad woman seducing her own father?
How on earth did she come up with such a possibility?
"This young lady looks familiar," remarked a bystander living nearby, looking at Li Zhiwei with curiosity.
"Aren't you more curious about why that woman appeared here?" someone else, who had recognized Li Zhiwei's identity, said.
She was just more curious about what Niu Shi wanted to do.
With that loud wail earlier, anyone who didn't know better would have thought Vice Minister Li had done something to her daughter.
But now, it was the eldest Miss Li who emerged, and this woman was calling Miss Li the one seducing Vice Minister Li.
She was curious what this woman was trying to do.
Even more curious about how Li Zhiwei would deal with her.
After all, the eldest Miss Li was the future Princess Consort of Prince An.
She certainly wouldn't go easy on a woman causing trouble at the Li residence.
"That woman, I reckon, is probably eyeing Lord Li's high position and wants to offer her daughter to him," another onlooker said without hesitation.
"She's really willing to go all out, sending her unmarried daughter into a man's house," the first woman replied, uttering a light sound of disgust.
"Which eye of yours saw me seducing Lord Li? Besides, Lord Li might very much wish for me to seduce him. You, however, are different. Even if you wanted to seduce Lord Li, he probably wouldn't give you a second glance, right? Oh, and your daughter too—he finds her so repulsive he won't let her get close. My advice to you is to stop daydreaming," Li Zhiwei said to Niu Shi with a face full of contempt.
Hearing Li Zhiwei's words, Niu Shi's face turned black with rage.
"I'll beat you to death, you little hussy! All you know is how to seduce men!" Niu Shi shouted and tried to rush forward to hit Li Zhiwei.
Qinghua and Qingyue quickly shielded Li Zhiwei, preventing Niu Shi from getting anywhere near her.
"What are you all standing there for? Come and help!" Niu Shi barked angrily at the people she had brought for support.
"Oh dear, Madam, we only came to watch the show. We're not here to help you beat anyone," one woman said, waving her hands repeatedly.
This was no joke. They were talking about Lord Li. Who knew what official's family member she was?
In a place as prestigious as the capital, not everyone was someone they could afford to offend.
"I'm not good at fighting, Madam. You'd better handle it yourself."
With everyone offering excuses and refusing, no one was willing to stand up for Niu Shi.
"This woman is the little slut who's seducing Master Li while Lady Li is away," Niu Shi said, glaring hatefully at Li Zhiwei.
"And what right do you have to meddle in Lord Li's family affairs? Who are you to him?" Li Zhiwei rolled her eyes again. Knowing full well her father had a wife, and still wanting to interfere in their family matters?
Her nerve was truly something else.
"I am Lord Li's mother-in-law!" Niu Shi declared triumphantly.
She had completely forgotten that Xu Jin'an was still lying discarded on the ground. What kind of mother-in-law was she?
Inside the house, Li Tianyou, upon hearing this, wanted to go out and help Li Zhiwei.
What nonsense was that woman spouting?
"What's this? Can't wait to rush out and rescue your little lover?" Seeing Li Tianyou about to leave, Lady Yao asked discontentedly.
"My lady, how could that be? I'm just afraid they'll bully Weiwei," Li Tianyou said, looking pleadingly at Lady Yao.
He genuinely couldn't bear to see his daughter bullied by that group of women.
He didn't know that girl at all.
"What are you afraid of? Are they going to eat your daughter alive?" Lady Yao rolled her eyes. If he went out, he might just cause more trouble for their daughter. It was better to let their daughter handle it freely. She believed her daughter could definitely manage such a situation.
Their daughter was in the capital, about to marry Prince An. In the future, there would surely be many more incidents like this for her to handle.
Besides, what could Li Tianyou actually do if he went out?
Could he argue on their daughter's behalf?
Or could he drive the people away?
Since he couldn't do much, he should stay quietly inside and not add to the trouble.
She could see it clearly now. That girl probably wanted to seize an opportunity to marry Li Tianyou.
If she had come openly and honestly, Lady Yao might have respected her for having guts. But with these underhanded tactics...
She would never agree to that girl entering their household.
"Do you like that girl?" Thinking of this, Lady Yao paused for a moment before fixing her gaze on Li Tianyou and asking.
If Li Tianyou dared say he liked her, she would definitely make him understand why flowers are so red.
"My lady, what nonsense are you talking?" Hearing this, Li Tianyou was so frightened he quickly shrank back. Was she joking?
In his heart, there was only his lady.
