Chapter 8
Xu Heming thought to himself, could it be that the emperor wanted to arrange a marriage for him?
At this thought, Xu Heming's heart sank. His princess had died of difficult childbirth when giving birth to Xu Qingshi.
He was not keen on romantic affairs. Over the years, the old princess had tried to persuade him to remarry, but he always declined on the pretext of being busy.
Now that the emperor brought up this matter, could it be that he had some arrangements?
With this thought in mind, Xu Heming sighed inwardly.
He wondered which family's daughter the emperor wanted to marry him off to.
He only hoped that the girl would be sensible and not pester him all day long.
"Does Lord Xu have a girl in mind?" Zhu Jingchen, with a rare bit of conscience, thought that if Xu Heming had a girl he liked, he would find a way to arrange for someone else to marry Li Zhiwei. If all else failed, he could reluctantly take her into the palace himself. It was just an extra mouth to feed.
"Your Majesty, my reputation in the capital can scare children into silence at night." Xu Heming said with a bit of helplessness. He thought he wasn't bad - looking at all and didn't understand why his reputation was so fearsome.
"Hey, Lao Xu. You've got a good - looking face. Why aren't you popular with the girls?" Zhu Jingchen couldn't help but laugh when he thought about it.
Then, Zhu Jingchen felt relieved and asked again, "Is that Miss Li good - looking?"
Zhu Jingchen thought he was quite protective. If Miss Li was not good - looking, he definitely wouldn't harm his good subordinate.
"She's beautiful!" Xu Heming replied without hesitation.
The emperor, who had been a bit hesitant before, looked at Xu Heming. He didn't expect this young man to answer so quickly. It seemed that his efforts were not in vain. He could take credit for matchmaking.
"In that case, I'll have to trouble Lord Xu." Zhu Jingchen said with a half - smile.
"?" Xu Heming was a bit confused. What did the emperor mean by "troubling" him?
"Since she is the 'step - mother' that Qingshi brought back, Lord Xu should accept her. You mustn't let down Qingshi's good intentions." Zhu Jingchen said without a hint of guilt.
"??" Xu Heming looked at Zhu Jingchen in disbelief. So, the emperor was planning to marry him off to Miss Li?
"Cough... Heming, you know that the Li family's dowry must make many people in the capital envious. Even as the emperor, it's not appropriate for me to compete with my officials." Zhu Jingchen coughed lightly and then said.
There was no expression on Xu Heming's face, but in his heart, he thought that the emperor was making him marry Li Zhiwei and take on the stigma of robbing someone's wife.
Xu Heming wanted to object, but seeing the emperor looking at him expectantly, he suddenly couldn't bring himself to say no.
With this thought, Xu Heming sighed softly. If the emperor wanted a subject to die, the subject had to obey. Besides, the emperor just wanted him to get married.
And the woman was the incredibly beautiful Miss Li.
"I obey your order."
"In that case, I'll have to trouble Lord Xu for now." Zhu Jingchen said meaningfully.
"I'm not troubled. Thank you, Your Majesty, for your great kindness." Xu Heming said insincerely.
"Lao Xu, later, you secretly transport those dowries to the south. Then, I'll punish you to stay at home and reflect on your mistakes." Zhu Jingchen told him his plan honestly.
"I will surely live up to the mission." Xu Heming was stunned at first, but then quickly replied.
Ruan Marquis Residence
"Cousin, didn't you bring sister back?" Zhou Yutang saw that there was no one behind Lin Jitong and was secretly delighted. But on her face, she still looked worried as she asked Lin Jitong.
"Tang'er, don't mention that bitch." Lin Jitong thought of Li Zhiwei, that bitch, who had hidden in the Prince An's Mansion. He couldn't even see her face.
Moreover, his father had gone there but didn't get any advantage.
Thinking of this, there was venom in Lin Jitong's eyes. Once Li Zhiwei entered the Ruan Marquis Residence, he would make her regret what she had done today.
"Cousin, is it because of me that sister doesn't want to come back?" Zhou Yutang asked with a sad face. She had heard that Li Zhiwei's dowry was very rich, and she hid her jealousy well.
She also thought that as long as that bitch entered the mansion, those things might end up in her hands in the future.
Although she didn't want that bitch to enter the mansion, who would turn down money?
"Cousin, if necessary, I'll go and apologize to sister. It was my fault that I entered the mansion before her." Zhou Yutang knew that the more sensible she appeared at this time, the more Lin Jitong would feel sorry for her.
"No, it has nothing to do with you." Lin Jitong said lovingly as he held Zhou Yutang's hand. He thought that Zhou Yutang was really sensible, unlike Li Zhiwei, that bitch, who couldn't even tell who her husband was.
Once she entered the Lin family's door, he would surely teach her a lesson.
"But sister doesn't want to come back. She came all the way from Li'an County to the capital to get married. If she doesn't want to return to the mansion, she might not even have a place to stay. Cousin, sister brought so many things. Outside, what if there are people with bad intentions..." Zhou Yutang looked at Lin Jitong worriedly, almost implying that Li Zhiwei must have had an affair since she could find a place to stay in the capital so quickly.
Lin Jitong's face darkened. Thinking of Li Zhiwei in the Prince An's Mansion now, his anger kept rising.
He wondered what tricks Li Zhiwei had used to get the protection of the Prince An's Mansion. Wasn't it rumored that the Prince An was not interested in women?
Now, he had taken in Li Zhiwei. Could it be that he also had his eyes on Li Zhiwei's dowry?
Thinking of this, Lin Jitong couldn't sit still. He couldn't let this cooked duck fly away.
Li Zhiwei's dowry was very rich, and those things should belong to the Lin family. How could he let them fall into the hands of the Prince An's Mansion?
It was a pity that his father had gone to the palace, and he couldn't find a suitable person to discuss with for the moment.
Madam Zhou of the Ruan Marquis Residence was just a woman in the inner courtyard. Besides scolding Li Zhiwei, she could only be anxious.
Zhou Yutang, who had been a bit delighted at first, couldn't be happy anymore.
It didn't matter if Li Zhiwei didn't enter the Lin family, but the things she brought were all the Lin family's.
Madam Zhou thought of this and felt a bit regretful. She should have known better than to be soft - hearted and let her niece enter the mansion first.
She should have coaxed that woman into the Lin family first, and then it would have been easy to control her.
Madam Zhou looked at Zhou Yutang with a bad look in her eyes.
It was all this niece's fault. Why was she so competitive?
Prince An's Mansion.
Xu Heming returned to the mansion and hesitated for a moment. He didn't know how to tell Li Zhiwei that he was willing to marry her.
After all, she just wanted to end her engagement with the Lin family and didn't say she wanted to marry him.
What if she didn't want to?
After all, although he had good conditions, it was also a fact that he had an unruly son, Xu Qingshi. What if she didn't want to be a step - mother?
Xu Heming thought that if he had a daughter, he would surely not want her to be a step - mother.
