Li Mu sneered, "Where's the evidence?"
Seeing his fearless demeanor, Feng Xin bit her lip, suddenly grabbed his hand, and walked into the inner room. Then she lifted the quilt and pointed to the dried bloodstains on the sheets, "That's the evidence!" When she woke up in the morning, she was shocked and ordered the palace servants not to enter her bedchamber without her permission. Then she went directly to Yu Xian Palace, so the bedding and other items were left behind.
Looking at the bloodstains on the sheets, Li Mu was stunned for a moment, then looked at Feng Xin in astonishment, "Do you think I really don't know anything? That's your menstrual blood."
When her lie was exposed, Feng Xin's face flushed. She held out her breasts and stubbornly said, "It wasn't my menstrual blood, it was mine..." She couldn't finish her sentence. Suddenly feeling a little embarrassed, she said without much confidence, "But no matter what, you took full advantage of me last night."
Instead of getting angry, Li Mu laughed, "Who really got the better deal? Didn't you take the initiative first last night?"
Feng Xin was speechless.
But then he thought, she is, after all, a princess, his master, while he, as her subordinate, has no sense of duty whatsoever and is always talking back to her. So, is she the master, or is he the master?
She was about to reprimand him when he suddenly softened his tone, "I didn't do anything last night. Don't shout anymore, or it will damage your reputation if someone hears you."
Upon hearing this, Feng Xin assumed he was afraid and frowned, saying, "Don't make it sound so nice, like you're thinking of me. You're just afraid of being punished by my father."
Li Mu, unusually, was not angry, but his voice lowered, "I am all alone. If I am punished, it's just a matter of my life. But you are different. You will be marrying a prince consort in the future. If this gets out, it will not be good for your reputation."
Hearing his calm and fearless tone, Feng Xin felt a strange pang of pain in her heart.
She suddenly blurted out, "Li Mu, how about I make you my son-in-law?"
Li Mu paused for a moment, then chuckled and said, "What are you talking about? There's no possibility between us."
"Why?" Feng Xin asked somewhat unwillingly, "I won't like any of the consorts chosen for me by my Emperor brother and Father Emperor, so it doesn't matter who I choose. But you are different, at least we are familiar with each other."
Li Mu turned around and listened to the girl's rambling, seemingly in the same tone as if she were talking about the weather, while his hand tightened around the hilt of the sword at his waist.
"Princess, I will pretend I didn't hear what you said. Don't say it again." After saying that, Li Mu left without looking back.
This time, Feng Xin didn't call out to him again.
She felt both disappointed and happy.
She was disappointed because Li Mu rejected her proposal. Although it was indeed unlikely that Li Mu, given his status, would become her consort, she couldn't help but feel a little disappointed after being rejected.
The reason for my happiness is that Li Mu did not leave.
She wiped away her tears and happily sat down on the edge of the bed.
...
Finally, the day of the Empress Dowager's birthday arrived.
In addition to civil and military officials, local officials also came to wish the Empress Dowager a happy birthday.
The birthday banquet was bustling with activity.
However, the most eye-catching figure this time was Prince Shou.
The Prince of Shou's territory was in Shouzhou. He was the only surviving brother of the late emperor and had lived in Shouzhou for many years, rarely returning to the capital.
He actually made a special trip back to the capital to celebrate the Empress Dowager's birthday. The Empress Dowager was overjoyed, her smile never fading. At this moment, looking at the woman in white sitting next to the Prince of Shou, she couldn't help but ask, "Prince of Shou, who is this young lady...?"
Everyone was curious about the woman in white beside Prince Shou. When the Empress Dowager asked about her, everyone's eyes fell on the woman in white, and they secretly began to observe her.
Rong Qingqing also looked at the woman in white with curiosity.
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