Chapter 234
"Miss Li, His Majesty requests your presence in the palace," Eunuch Liu said quickly with a smile.
"The Emperor wants to see me?" Li Zhiwei was puzzled. Shouldn't the morning court session still be in session at this hour?
Why would the Emperor want to see me at this time?
However, Eunuch Liu was someone close to the Emperor, and since he said that the Emperor wanted to see him, there was no reason for him to lie.
"Yes, Miss Li, you'd better hurry and come to the palace with us." Eunuch Liu's smile remained unchanged.
Standing to the side, Madam Yao felt a little panicked. She didn't know what it meant for her daughter to enter the palace, but there was nothing she could do to help.
"Mother, it's alright. Please wait a moment, Father-in-law. I'll go change my clothes and then go to the palace with you." Li Zhiwei comforted Yao Shi for a few moments before hurrying inside to change her clothes.
After changing her clothes, Li Zhiwei followed Eunuch Liu into the palace.
Mrs. Yao could only watch her daughter's departing figure.
On the way, Li Zhiwei also wanted to ask Eunuch Liu what the Emperor wanted to see her about.
"Eunuch Liu, is there something important that His Majesty is so eager to summon me to the palace?" Li Zhiwei asked cautiously.
"Miss Li, you'll know when you get there." Eunuch Liu was also thinking about what Young Master Huo had said in the main hall.
Thinking to himself, although Young Master Huo was not bad, he was still inferior to Prince An.
Miss Li's taste shouldn't be that bad, right?
Why release such a promising talent as Prince An and choose a merchant instead?
Given the Li family's circumstances, even if she doesn't marry Prince An, she should have better options now.
Thinking of this, Eunuch Liu glanced at Li Zhiwei again.
Li Zhiwei happened to notice, and could only give a slight, unembarrassed laugh.
In the imperial court.
"Lord Li, your family's upbringing is truly excellent. Since your daughter has already pledged her life to Young Master Huo, why did she still agree to the Emperor's bestowed marriage?" Lord Cao, following Huo Yunxuan's words, rebuked Li Tianyou.
"Lord Cao, is your brain full of water?" Xu Heming thought that Lord Cao was probably not right in the head. After all, Li Zhiwei was originally going to marry into the Marquis of Ru'an's family, but Qing Shi saved her.
She then donated her dowry to the imperial court.
How could it be that, according to Lord Cao, Li Zhiwei was already engaged to Huo Yunxuan, yet did not refuse the Emperor's bestowal of marriage upon her?
“Your Highness, I know you are furious about this matter, but it is an undeniable fact that it was Vice Minister Li who deceived the Emperor and you.” Lord Cao felt that Xu Heming was ungrateful, as he was clearly helping him.
"Lord Cao." Lord You, who was on good terms with Lord Cao, wanted to offer some advice.
After all, everyone knew that Miss Li had been left waiting outside the Marquis of Ru'an's residence.
Now, it's clear that what Young Master Huo said is unfounded.
Clearly, Lord Cao was being used as a pawn.
However, Lord Cao spoke passionately, completely ignoring Lord You's advice.
"Your Majesty, this Lord Cao is talking complete nonsense; this is utterly fabricated." Li Tianyou was so angry that his face turned black.
The Li family will not take the blame for this, nor will his daughter.
What does it mean to have a private relationship with Huo Yunxuan? I don't know what this person wants to do.
"Lord Cao, are you trying to distort the facts?" Zhu Jingchen felt that Lord Cao was going further and further absurdly.
How could he not know something that everyone in the capital knows?
Otherwise, how could he have the nerve to say such outrageous things?
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