Chapter 451
Li Zhiwei's mouth twitched. Wasn't this Shangguan Mu a prince of the Qinling Kingdom?
Saying something like that, did he really think she was that easy to fool?
"Shameless!"
Before Li Zhiwei could say anything, Xu Qingshi angrily blocked her, glaring furiously at Shangguan Mu.
"Shameless? If I can marry Miss Li, it doesn't matter if I lose face." A teasing smile appeared on Shangguan Mu's lips, making it hard to tell if he was being sincere or just joking.
Li Zhiwei's face turned cold.
"Miss, aren't you going to talk some sense into him? Don't you think his behavior is a disgrace to your Qinling Kingdom?" Li Zhiwei asked helplessly, turning to look at Shangguan Yun beside them.
"I won't!" Shangguan Yun replied without a second thought. What a joke, she wasn't stupid. Why would she try to stop him?
If he wanted to humiliate himself, it would only bring her a hundred benefits and no harm at all.
"Besides, once he marries into your family, he will no longer be a citizen of the Qinling Kingdom. He will be a member of your Li family. Miss Li, the face he is losing belongs to the Lannuo Kingdom." Shangguan Yun was not only unbothered but actually quite excited.
Did this mean she could finally return to the Qinling Kingdom?
"Exactly, I will be a member of your family." Shangguan Mu smiled smugly.
He even thought to himself that Shangguan Yun was quite tactful.
"I'm sorry, but the Li family is too small a temple to accommodate the Third Prince. Please leave," Li Zhiwei took a deep breath and said firmly.
"Did you hear that? Hurry up and leave," Xu Qingshi said, looking at Shangguan Mu with a smug expression.
"Little brat, you haven't even grown all your hair yet. You're not worthy of competing with this prince for her." Shangguan Mu hadn't expected this little kid to be so annoying.
However, remembering that Xu Qingshi was Xu Heming's child, Shangguan Mu raised an eyebrow and looked at Li Zhiwei. "Are you sure you want to be a stepmother to such a big child?"
"As I said, I can marry into the Li family, and I can even dismiss my entire backyard for you. When that time comes, I will belong entirely and solely to you," Shangguan Mu said, gazing affectionately at Li Zhiwei.
"Third Prince, our Li family does not need a live-in son-in-law." Li Zhiwei rolled her eyes. Did she look like someone who needed a live-in husband?
Don't think she didn't know his true intentions. Didn't he just want the Li family's fortune?
She would rather donate all of it to the imperial court than let someone from the Qinling Kingdom take advantage of it. Besides, she might still have a living older brother now.
The Li family could be considered to have an heir.
"Exactly! Even if the Li family really needed one, it wouldn't be your turn! My father would have married into the Li family long ago. Hurry up and go back to wherever you came from!" Xu Qingshi waved his hand triumphantly.
"Men, throw this little whelp out!" Xu Qingshi's words finally angered Shangguan Mu. How could he tolerate a child interfering with the woman he had set his sights on?
Li Zhiwei hadn't expected this man to suddenly resort to violence after talking so calmly.
"Who dares to touch our prince!" Moyu quickly blocked the way in front of Xu Qingshi.
Li Zhiwei frowned deeply, crying out in her heart that this was bad.
The man's eyes were filled with hostility; he clearly wasn't a good person.
They hadn't brought many guards with them when they came out. If this man really did something to the young prince, Moyu worried he wouldn't be a match for them.
Terrified, Li Zhiwei quickly shielded the boy behind her.
With one hand, she quickly pulled out the dagger hidden in her sleeve.
Qinghua and Qingyue also rushed to protect their two masters.
"Third Brother!" Shangguan Yun was also stunned. Everything was fine, why did they suddenly have to resort to violence?
Hadn't she just seen Shangguan Mu acting quite fond of the girl?
Why was he about to fight a child?
"Heh, do you really think you can protect him?" Shangguan Mu looked at the people in front of him with a mocking sneer.
He didn't take this small group seriously at all. After all, apart from Moyu, who was just a half-grown boy, the rest were women. Shangguan Mu completely disregarded Qinghua and Qingyue.
The secret guards hiding in the shadows felt their hearts leap into their throats.
Originally, they thought Miss Li had made a fuss over nothing by calling them all over. Now, seeing Shangguan Mu's bloodthirsty demeanor, they were highly alert.
"If you have a problem, come at me! Why make things difficult for a child!" Although Li Zhiwei was scared, she wouldn't let Shangguan Mu lay a hand on Xu Qingshi in her home.
At this moment, she only thought of stalling for time. Perhaps Wen Zhaonan was in the manor and could come to rescue Xu Qingshi.
Otherwise, she really didn't know what would happen next.
"You want me to let him go? Fine! Break off your engagement with the Prince of An immediately and obediently marry me, and I will spare this little whelp!" Shangguan Mu looked at Li Zhiwei with a determined expression, as if he was certain she would agree.
"Pretty sister, don't agree to him!" Xu Qingshi said hastily without a second thought.
After all, this pretty sister belonged to his father; no one could take her away.
"It's fine if you don't agree, then pay with your life!" Shangguan Mu secretly anticipated what would happen. If the Prince of An found out he had killed his son, would he kill him in a fit of rage and provoke a war between the two countries, or would he swallow his anger?
He arrogantly believed that the Lannuo Kingdom wouldn't dare do anything to him. After all, compared to the Qinling Kingdom, the Lannuo Kingdom was truly insignificant.
When the time came, he would even make Xu Heming marry his sister.
And he would steal his woman.
Thinking of this, Shangguan Mu burst into smug, triumphant laughter.
His crazy behavior made everyone in the room feel a chill run down their spines.
"Is... is he crazy?" Xu Qingshi was a little scared.
He had never seen someone like this before.
Just a moment ago, he was fierce and vicious, but now he was laughing maniacally.
"Don't be afraid." Li Zhiwei was actually a little terrified herself, but she still comforted Xu Qingshi.
She thought to herself that at the worst, she would fight him to the death.
However, remembering his identity, Li Zhiwei worried that if she went too far, she might bring trouble to the Lannuo Kingdom.
"What are you waiting for? I ordered you to capture him!" Shangguan Mu scolded the guards who were still standing in a daze.
At this, the two guards stepped forward to grab Xu Qingshi.
Qingyue shielded Xu Qingshi and Li Zhiwei, while Qinghua and Moyu quickly engaged the two guards in a fight.
However, since these two guards were handpicked by Shangguan Mu to accompany him to the Lannuo Kingdom, they were naturally elite fighters. Their skills were not something ordinary people could handle.
Qinghua and Moyu were quickly overpowered by the two!
The secret guards hidden in the shadows immediately jumped out to protect Li Zhiwei and Xu Qingshi.
"Third Prince, this is the Lannuo Kingdom! Aren't you afraid of provoking a war between our two countries by doing this?" Li Zhiwei shouted anxiously upon seeing Shangguan Mu's crazy actions.
"A war? Haha, do you think my Qinling Kingdom would be afraid of your tiny Lannuo Kingdom?" Shangguan Mu completely dismissed her warning.
In his eyes, even if the envoys hadn't arrived yet, the Lannuo Kingdom should be the one begging the Qinling Kingdom.
As long as he had his eyes set on something, how could he allow anyone to refuse him?
