Chapter 277

Xu Heming was completely bewildered.

He glanced at Li Zhiwei, then at Chang Wenying, who was shoveling food into her mouth.

She said the person who caused the trouble was Li Zhiwei?

Xu Heming was very curious to know what mess Li Zhiwei had asked him to clean up for her.

After all, Li Zhiwei was not the kind of person she described at all.

Seeing Xu Heming looking at her with a puzzled expression, Li Zhiwei couldn't help but smile slightly. She then said to Xu Heming, "The Ninth Princess is so considerate of Your Highness, taking time out of your busy schedule to help me clean up this mess. Your Highness must be very touched, right?"

"What mess?" Xu Heming looked at Li Zhiwei with a puzzled expression.

Is there anything she needs my help with?

If they really need my help, I will definitely do my duty without hesitation.

Li Zhiwei did not answer Xu Heming's question, but looked at Xu Heming with a half-smile, as if to say, "You figure it out yourself."

Xu Heming looked at Chang Wenying beside him and then coldly rebuked, "Not everyone is as fond of causing trouble as the Ninth Princess Consort. However, I suppose the Ninth Prince is too busy to clean up her messes, right? My Princess Consort is just lucky. Not only does she not like to cause trouble, but even if she really does create a huge mess, I will find a way to fix it for her!"

Xu Heming's voice was neither too loud nor too soft, but it was loud enough for the ladies and young women around him to hear.

Upon hearing this, Chang Wenying's face turned as dark as it could possibly be. She hadn't expected that Xu Heming would ignore her provocations and instead mock her so mercilessly in front of so many people.

How can I possibly save face like this?

The ladies and young women around her looked at Li Zhiwei with envy after hearing what Prince An said; of course, many of them also looked at her with jealousy.

“Prince An, it is said that you can know a person’s face but not their heart. Don’t be fooled by some people’s pretty faces. She is just a merchant’s daughter. There are so many noble ladies in the capital, which one is not better than her?” Chang Wenying said with resentment.

His words even mocked Xu Heming for being superficial.

Chang Wenying also wanted to drag all the noble ladies of the capital down with her.

If Xu Heming were to say that Li Zhiwei was better than any of them, he would offend all the noble ladies of the capital.

Chang Wenying believed that as long as Prince An wasn't stupid, he wouldn't offend all the officials in the capital for the sake of a mere Li Zhiwei.

Thinking of this, Chang Wenying felt a little smug.

Li Zhiwei is just a merchant's daughter, what right does she have to compete with me?

After learning that this was the Ninth Prince's wife, Xu Heming had no intention of letting her go.

No one knew the Ninth Prince better than him.

He knew even better what kind of presence the Ninth Prince held in the capital.

He was just a carefree prince.

If he behaves himself, the Emperor might tolerate him for a few more years; but if he dares to cause trouble, the first person who won't let him off the hook will be the Emperor.

The Ninth Princess Consort just caused trouble at the Grand Princess's residence today, so the Grand Princess will probably not let her off the hook.

But she couldn't see her own position and kept jumping around in front of herself.

Do you really think you're a vegetarian?