Chapter 450
Hearing this, Xu Qingshi's expression changed. The clothes of those two people just now were definitely not those of the Li family's servants.
"Hurry up and go in," Xu Qingshi said urgently, worried that Li Zhiwei might be in danger.
As soon as Xu Qingshi entered, he saw a man staring at Li Zhiwei with bright, shining eyes.
"Who are you?" Xu Qingshi rushed up to the two of them with a look of displeasure, angrily questioning the man.
"Qingshi, why are you here?" Li Zhiwei hadn't seen Xu Qingshi for a few days, and seeing him brought a happy smile to her face.
However, at this thought, the face of Shangguan Mu, who was standing to the side, dropped.
Shangguan Yun, on the other hand, had stars in her eyes when she saw Xu Qingshi. What an adorable child!
Although their Qinling Kingdom did not lack good-looking people, such a beautiful child was truly a rare sight.
Seeing Xu Qingshi's cute appearance, Shangguan Yun wanted to step forward and pinch his cheeks.
"Is this your younger brother?" Shangguan Mu hadn't expected a child to suddenly pop up. However, since the child appeared in the Li family, he assumed it must be Li Zhiwei's brother.
Moreover, seeing Xu Qingshi's delicate and handsome features, he even thought that in the future, he would also have such a good-looking child with Li Zhiwei.
"This is my son," Li Zhiwei said, gently taking Xu Qingshi's hand.
"How is that possible?"
The one who spoke was Shangguan Yun. She simply couldn't imagine that a girl as beautiful as Li Zhiwei would have had a child so early.
"Why is it impossible? I am my mother's child," Xu Qingshi proudly held Li Zhiwei's hand and declared smugly.
"She doesn't look like she's given birth at all." Shangguan Yun thought of the women in the palace who had children; they didn't look like this at all.
Shangguan Yun thought this in her heart, and she blurted it out just like that.
Shangguan Mu also looked at Li Zhiwei. Although he didn't mind that she had a fiancé, he couldn't believe that she had a child with someone else.
"Tell me he's not telling the truth," Shangguan Mu said coldly, staring at Li Zhiwei.
"Third Prince, I've already told you, I am about to marry Prince An. You should just give up," Li Zhiwei looked coldly at the wide-eyed Shangguan Mu. Although she was a bit scared in her heart, she still repeated her stance.
She just didn't understand what this Third Prince actually saw in her.
Couldn't she just change whatever it was?
Shangguan Yun, standing to the side, was also stunned.
Her brother's taste was extraordinarily good—he had set his sights on someone who was already taken.
"You want to steal my mother?" Hearing this, Xu Qingshi instantly bristled with anger.
He had worked so hard to snatch her for himself.
How could he let someone else steal her away?
"I'm warning you, my mother is mine. Don't you dare scheme against her," Xu Qingshi said, standing with his hands on his hips and glaring at Shangguan Mu in displeasure.
"Hmph, yours? What if I refuse to back down?" Shangguan Mu was also getting angry. He had finally taken a liking to a girl, only to find out she was getting married.
He hadn't even started making his move, and yet he was told she already had a child.
"Third Prince, please leave!" Terrified that Xu Qingshi would say something he shouldn't, Li Zhiwei quickly covered his mouth and issued an order for their guest to leave.
"Miss Li, are you sure you won't consider me? I am in no way inferior to Prince An," Shangguan Mu said, somewhat unwilling to give up.
"But she wants to marry Prince An, not you," Shangguan Yun chimed in, happily eating a pastry while rubbing salt in his wound.
"Of course my father is better, which is why my mother wants to marry him," Xu Qingshi said with a smug look on his face.
"Third Prince, there will surely be better girls willing to marry you." Li Zhiwei didn't directly answer Shangguan Mu's question, but instead said that there would be better girls for him. In any case, she was not willing to marry him.
"So, you're out. Hurry up and leave," Xu Qingshi said, looking at Shangguan Mu with a triumphant expression.
Shangguan Mu finally understood. This little brat in front of him was not Li Zhiwei's child at all; he was clearly Prince An's child.
To think that Xu Heming's child was already this old! Then what right did he have to compete with him?
"Look, Prince An already has such a big child, while I have no children. Wouldn't it be much more suitable for you to marry me instead of Prince An?" Shangguan Mu said to Li Zhiwei.
"But you have quite a few women in your backyard, don't you? How many does Prince An have in his?" Shangguan Yun asked Xu Qingshi, who was beside her.
"My royal mother has already passed away. Once my mother goes to Prince An's estate, she will be Princess An. My father only ever had my royal mother," Xu Qingshi declared proudly.
"Third Royal Brother, you lose again," Shangguan Yun gloated.
She felt that coming out today was totally worth it. Ever since she arrived in the Lannuo Kingdom, she hadn't smiled happily once. Now, finally, she could laugh.
Seeing her own royal brother get deflated made her incredibly happy.
"I can also dismiss those women!" Shangguan Mu said through gritted teeth.
"But you're already unclean! Unlike my father—besides my royal mother, he will only ever have my new mother," Xu Qingshi said without a second thought.
"Who told you he would only ever have one? She will be your father's next Princess Consort," Shangguan Mu said, shooting a displeased glare at Xu Qingshi before pointing at Shangguan Yun beside him.
"You want to marry my father?" Xu Qingshi's eyes widened as he looked at Shangguan Yun with a face full of dissatisfaction.
Shangguan Yun had half a piece of pastry stuffed in her mouth.
Startled, she frantically shook her head. What a joke! She didn't even know what his father looked like, so how could she possibly marry him?
She wanted to say something, but in her anxiousness, she ended up choking on the pastry.
Tears welled up in Shangguan Yun's eyes. She had no desire to be anyone's stepmother, even if this little brat was incredibly good-looking.
She didn't want to be a mother at all. She was still just a young girl herself; how could she possibly handle a child this big suddenly popping out of nowhere?
"You're a liar! She doesn't want to marry my father at all." Xu Qingshi looked at Shangguan Mu, convinced the man was nothing but a fraud.
"Whether I'm lying or not doesn't matter. What matters is that she will definitely marry your father. Look at her, she's quite pretty. Your father wouldn't be getting the short end of the stick by marrying her," Shangguan Mu said, pointing at the rather attractive Shangguan Yun.
"If she's so great, why don't you keep her for yourself?" Xu Qingshi retorted, wearing an expression that clearly said he wasn't so easily fooled.
"She and I are blood siblings. She and your father are the perfect match. Take another look, isn't she beautiful?" Shangguan Mu continued to coax Xu Qingshi.
"My pretty mother is the most beautiful of all! Just give up!" Xu Qingshi wasn't falling for it. He quickly ran over to Li Zhiwei's side, grabbed her hand, and declared his territory.
"As long as you are willing to marry me, I am willing to marry into your Li family!" Shangguan Mu said, seeing that Li Zhiwei remained completely unmoved.
Off to the side, Shangguan Yun, who had just taken a sip of water, spat it directly onto Shangguan Mu's face.
What did she just hear?
She heard her third brother actually offering to marry into another family just for a girl.
And to top it all off, the girl didn't even want him!
