Chapter Seventeen
Before Xu Heming could answer, a young eunuch came in and said that Marquis Ru'an, his wife, his son, and Consort Lin had arrived.
Upon hearing this, Li Zhiwei breathed a sigh of relief.
She genuinely didn't know how to answer that question.
"It's alright, I'm here." Xu Heming seemed to know that Li Zhiwei was nervous, and quickly reassured her.
"Um."
When Lin Qihua and the others entered, they saw Xu Heming and the others standing to the side.
Lin Jitong looked at Li Zhiwei, who was being protected by Xu Heming, and his eyes reddened. He wanted to go up and pull her away.
After all, this person is nominally his wife, yet she is seen entangled with another man. What kind of behavior is this?
Lin Changzai also frowned and looked at Li Zhiwei standing next to Xu Heming. She felt that if this person were not still useful to her, such a woman would not be worthy of entering the gate of their Ruanhou Mansion.
"Your Majesty, this humble subject pays his respects." Even though Lin Qihua was still angry, he knew that the Emperor was above him, so he bowed first. There were plenty of ways to deal with Li Zhiwei.
It's unlikely that the Emperor would tarnish the reputation of the Marquis of Ru'an's family for the sake of a mere merchant's daughter.
"This humble servant greets Your Majesty." Consort Lin bowed gently to Zhu Jingchen.
"Consort Lin is pregnant, so if there's nothing wrong, she shouldn't go any closer." Zhu Jingchen glanced at the not-so-bright Consort Lin and thought to himself, "If the prince is born and resembles his mother, then we're doomed."
"Your Majesty, I thank you for your concern. I am in good health now and will certainly not harm the imperial fetus," Lin Changyi said obediently.
"Lord Ru'an, is there anything else you need?" Zhu Jingchen asked directly, too lazy to exchange pleasantries with the others.
"Your Majesty, please grant me justice!" Lin Qihua cried out as soon as he heard the Emperor ask him.
When Zhou and Lin Jitong saw Lin Qihua kneel down, they quickly followed suit and knelt down as well.
"Oh? What does Marquis Ru'an want me to decide for you?" Zhu Jingchen asked, feigning ignorance.
"Your Majesty, yesterday was my son's wedding day. However, the heir of Prince An openly abducted my daughter-in-law from my household on the street. Afterwards, I went to Prince An's residence to demand her return, but they refused. Your Majesty, Prince An's residence is truly going too far!" Lin Qihua said with a sorrowful expression.
"Oh? If I remember correctly, didn't you just marry your daughter-in-law four days ago? At that time, I even had Eunuch Liu go and bestow a title upon her. How come you're getting married again yesterday?" Zhu Jingchen asked sarcastically.
"Your Majesty, the marriage between my son and Miss Li has been arranged long ago." Lin Qihua's heart tightened. He had actually forgotten that when Lin Jitong and Zhou Yutang got married, His Majesty did send Eunuch Liu to bestow gifts.
"Your Majesty, the Marquis of Ru'an's family and the Li family's daughter were betrothed as the principal wife. Unexpectedly, the Marquis of Ru'an's family arranged for the Marquis's heir to marry the principal wife first, and then left the newlyweds waiting outside the mansion on their wedding day. My son couldn't bear to see Li suffer such humiliation, and because he missed his mother, he brought her back to the mansion. It is because I am busy with official duties that I have no time to spend with my child, causing him to miss his mother and do such an improper thing." Xu Heming confessed his guilt calmly.
Anyway, he was taking the blame for the emperor, even though she was the one who married him.
However, money was not what he wanted.
If the emperor does not do him any favors, the emperor himself will be the one who suffers.
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