Is it really true that due to circumstances, he will have no choice but to marry her?
Thinking of this, Li Tianyou felt extremely angry.
He said that the reason why Xu Xiangren had come to him time and time again was because he wanted to marry his daughter to him.
What a vicious thought!
"Madam, thank goodness you returned in time, otherwise I might have been harmed," Li Tianyou said earnestly, holding Yao's hand.
Li Zhiwei also breathed a sigh of relief.
It's good that my parents are alright.
As for the Xu family, they're nothing but clowns. They'll probably get their comeuppance without her even having to lift a finger.
The following day, rumors spread throughout the capital that the Li family was unhappy with the Emperor's decree to marry Li Tianyou's daughter, Li Zhiwei, who had secretly returned to Lijia County to get married—a crime of deceiving the Emperor.
Li Zhiwei was having breakfast with Yao.
"Miss, how awful!" Cuiguo returned angrily, cursing as she walked.
"What happened to you?" Li Zhiwei asked Cuiguo, somewhat puzzled.
He found it somewhat amusing; this Cui Guo's temper had certainly grown since coming to the capital.
"Miss, how can you still laugh? I don't know who it is, but they're saying you've gone back to Lijia County to get married, and they're making it sound so credible," Cuiguo said, displeased.
"What nonsense are you spouting? How come I don't know I'm married?"
Li Zhiwei shook her head. She admired the people of the capital for their ability to fabricate stories out of thin air, but she didn't intend to take it to heart.
After all, she knows in her heart whether she is married or not, and there is no need for her to explain to outsiders because of a rumor.
"Why do people in the capital spread all sorts of rumors? Could it be because of what happened yesterday?" Yao thought. The rumors were suspicious, and most likely, someone couldn't stand to see them doing well.
"Mother, it's alright. In a few days, this matter will be forgotten." Li Zhiwei felt that such a trivial matter was not worth mentioning.
"If this gets to Heming's ears, it won't be good. Also, given the old princess's current condition, you should prepare some tonics and we should go and visit her later." After thinking it over, Yao still felt that it wouldn't be good for such a thing to get out.
"Mother, Xu Heming knows perfectly well whether I'm married or not. As long as he doesn't believe me, that's fine." Li Zhiwei still didn't take the matter to heart.
It's just a rumor; as it spreads, nobody believes it anymore.
It is indeed time to prepare for the visit to the old princess.
The imperial court was unusually lively today.
The Imperial Censor Cao stepped forward.
"Your Majesty, I, your humble servant, wish to impeach Li Tianyou, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, for disobeying Your Majesty's will and privately marrying off the daughter whom Your Majesty had already betrothed to another man."
Lord Cao stepped forward and said with a face full of resentment.
Li Tianyou, who had been listening intently, was momentarily stunned.
Lord Li, are you referring to yourself?
To marry off a daughter who has already been betrothed to someone else?
Are you talking about his daughter?
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