Seeing her obvious refusal, Li Chengshun felt a little embarrassed and looked a little awkward.
Xie Wanyun continued, "If His Majesty likes it, I will give it to His Majesty. I have something else to do right now, so I'll excuse myself."
Li Chengshun's face darkened immediately, and he stopped calling her cousin and said coldly, "Madam Xie, you are so arrogant."
Xie Wanyun stood still helplessly. "Your Highness, is there anything else you need?"
Li Chengshun had come today with a purpose. Madam Xie's recent divorce had become a household name in the capital. Her courage and strategic vision were unmatched by any other noblewoman in the capital.
Moreover, she was wealthy and beautiful. If a man married her, he would have both money and beauty.
Before she had a husband, other people only dreamed of her, but now she was free, and all the men who dreamed of her were ready to make a move.
Even Li Chengshun was included. Although he was a prince, his salary was limited. Moreover, Emperor Dezong always advocated frugality, so he naturally did not dare to be too blatant.
However, given his status and their relationship, marrying Xie Wanyun as the principal princess was impossible, but being her confidante was always possible, right? Given his status and his dashing appearance, it wouldn't be unfair to her.
Seeing Xie Wanyun's indifferent attitude, he stopped beating around the bush and said directly, "Cousin, your cousin would like to invite you out for a walk. Would you like to do me the honor?"
Xie Wanyun sneered inwardly, but his words remained polite. "Your Highness, Prince Cheng, you're joking. Who are you, and who am I? If word of our outing gets out, it would be a laughingstock and a disgrace to the royal family."
Before he could discredit the royal family, Li Chengshun's face was already black.
He could no longer suppress his anger after holding it back for a long time, and said coldly, "Madam Xie, are you rejecting me like this? Could it be that I am not worthy of inviting you?"
Xie Wanyun really didn't want to get entangled with him, so she simply said, "Your Highness Prince Cheng, I went to the palace the day before yesterday and happened to see the Emperor mad at Concubine Yang. He said that Your Highness has been acting ridiculously recently and asked Your Highness to pay close attention to Your Highness."
Concubine Yang was Li Chengshun's biological mother. She was not particularly good-looking and was not a very good person. In addition, her son Li Chengshun was not very ambitious, so she was never favored by the emperor.
Li Chengshun's face suddenly turned very ugly. Because of his status, everyone who saw him would fawn over him. When had he ever been treated so coldly? He couldn't swallow this humiliation and wanted to teach Xie Wanyun a lesson.
He said coldly, "Mrs. Xie's business is big and she makes a lot of money. But does she pay taxes on time?"
Xie Wanyun thought, revenge already? As a prince, isn't his mind too narrow?
"The Xie family's shop has always paid taxes on time and has never been late. If Your Highness Prince Cheng is concerned, you can go to the government office for a thorough investigation."
"This is not within my jurisdiction. I'm just giving you a kind reminder. I heard that Madam Xie is still doing business with Mobei. Could it be that she is disregarding the laws of the court?" His tone was threatening.
Xie Wanyun was shocked! This was something she had overlooked. Relations between the imperial court and Mobei were strained, and the imperial court had already issued an order prohibiting trade with Mobei.
The order in Xie Wanyun's hand was placed last winter. Due to the snow disaster in Mobei, traffic was interrupted and the contract was not fulfilled. The delivery was not resumed until the roads were cleared in the spring.
Later, the imperial court issued a ban, but because her goods did not involve military supplies, they were not banned. In fact, this was considered to be skirting the law, but if someone investigated, or if some contraband was mixed in, it would be really hard to prevent.
Since Li Chengshun said so, it proves that he is very likely to do so.
Li Chengshun came here today with this idea in mind. He would try to be soft first. If Xie Wanyun didn't know what was good for him, then he wouldn't be merciful.
Seeing her hesitate, he couldn't help but feel proud. Then, seeing her dark eyebrows slightly furrowed, her red lips shimmering, his heart moved, and he softened his voice, saying, "Cousin, I mean well. You don't have a husband now, and life is hard for a single woman. From now on, I'll let you take care of me, how about that?"
Xie Wanyun felt a chill run down her spine. How dare this scoundrel come after her? He must have some ulterior motive!
Who was Xie Wanyun to be frightened by such a small threat? What a joke.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
