“What do you know? Tomorrow morning, Li Tianyou will be going to the palace to meet the emperor. We must see him before he goes to the palace.” Lin Qihua was actually afraid that Li Tianyou would complain about them, and he was even more worried that Li Tianyou had donated all of the Li family’s wealth.

At that time, they really won't be able to lose a single thing.

"Li Tianyou is going to the palace to meet the emperor? Father, he's just a merchant, are you afraid of him?" Lin Jitong felt that his father was overthinking things.

In his view, there was nothing to fear about a mere imperial merchant.

In the end, Lin Qihua still found Xiliu Lane.

“Master, the Marquis of Ru’an and his son request an audience.” Zhou Tong walked up to Li Tianyou and said in a low voice.

"They dare to come again?" Li Tianyou hadn't even gone to settle accounts with this hypocritical father and son, and this guy still dared to show up at his door?

The thought of how the Marquis of Ru'an's family had humiliated his daughter filled Li Tianyou with rage; he wanted nothing more than to skin them alive and tear them apart.

"Weiwei, please excuse me for a moment. I'll meet with these two," Li Tianyou said to Li Zhiwei.

“Father, these two people have nothing to do with us anymore, so why bother seeing them? The only reason they came is because of the Li family’s wealth.” Li Zhiwei was still worried that Li Tianyou would soften his heart.

If she were to marry herself into the Marquis of Ru'an's household, then they would face utter ruin.

"Don't worry, Dad knows what he's doing," Li Tianyou assured his daughter, patting her hand.

"Dad, I'm right next door. Just call me if you need anything," Li Zhiwei finally said, taking a step back.

"Alright, Cuiguo, protect your young lady well," Li Tianyou said to Li Zhiwei's maid.

"Please invite them in," Li Tianyou said to Zhou Tong after Li Zhiwei left.

"My dear in-law! Oh my, what brings you all the way to the capital?" Lin Qihua said warmly as soon as he saw Li Tianyou.

"Is Marquis Ru'an calling the wrong person?" Li Tianyou did not bow to Lin Qihua.

After all, it wasn't me who made the mistake.

Why should I give face to this despicable father and son?

I will be going to the palace to meet the Emperor tomorrow. What punishment I am to be punished is up to the Emperor.

"My dear in-law, what are you saying? It was Zhiwei who had a misunderstanding with this unfilial son. Let's clear up the misunderstanding, shall we?" Lin Qihua said with a flattering expression, even though he was angry inside.

He cursed inwardly, thinking, "That old bastard Li Tianyou is just a businessman, yet he dares to put on airs in front of me."

"You brat, why don't you hurry up and apologize to your father-in-law?" Lin Qihua kicked Lin Jitong, who was standing to the side, again.

"Father-in-law, please accept my bow!" Although Lin Jitong was unwilling, he had already promised his father on the way that he would make this big fool happy.

"I am not worthy of being called father-in-law by you! After all, the lady of your household is someone else. I wonder what brings you here today, Lord Lin and the young master?" Li Tianyou showed no respect to the two of them whatsoever.

As soon as Li Tianyou finished speaking, both father and son looked rather grim.

After all, they had anticipated that Li Tianyou would not buy it.

However, they didn't think Li Tianyou would dare to be so stubborn and refuse to comply.

Could it be that Prince An made some promise to Li Tianyou before they did?

"Kneel down!" Lin Qihua kicked Lin Jitong, then smiled and cupped his hands to Li Tianyou, saying, "Brother Li, it's all because I failed to raise my son properly, which led to this child committing such a serious crime. Now, he knows he was wrong. Our two families went through the proper betrothal and marriage ceremony. If you have any complaints about this brat, feel free to do so today. If there's anything else about him that you're not satisfied with, you can say so directly. After all, a son-in-law is like half a son."

As soon as Lin Jitong finished speaking, Li Zhiwei next door felt a pang of anxiety.

Surely her father wouldn't marry her into the Marquis of Ru'an's household just for the sake of his reputation?

The thought of what it would be like to marry into the Marquis of Ru'an's household made Li Zhiwei tremble all over!