Chapter Fifty
"Li Zhiwei, you don't actually think you can marry Prince An, do you?" Zhou Yuying didn't expect Li Zhiwei to call her a dog.
“Miss Zhou, I cannot marry Prince An. Do you think you can?” Li Zhiwei looked at Zhou Yuying with a mocking expression.
As far as she knew, Zhou Yuying was only Xu Qingshi's third aunt, but Zhou Shi had been gone for so many years.
Xu Heming showed no intention of marrying her.
Moreover, Xu Qingshi clearly didn't like the aunt in front of him.
Otherwise, how could they have picked themselves up?
Moreover, now that Xu Heming has said that the Emperor has already bestowed a marriage upon him and Xu Heming.
Miss Zhou this week was just deluding herself.
Moreover, this is the gate of Prince An's mansion, and Xu Heming is still inside. Li Zhiwei thought to herself, if Xu Heming is on Zhou Yuying's side, then there's really no need for this man to marry her.
"Li Zhiwei, you're nothing but a cheap whore who's been played with and ruined. You're not even worthy to carry Prince An's shoes. How could you, a lowly merchant's daughter, become Prince An's consort?" Zhou Yuying was furious upon hearing this.
“Miss Zhou, you need to be sure of evidence when you speak. Have you thought about the consequences of slandering an official’s family?” Li Zhiwei said with a dark face, thinking that it was no wonder Xu Heming looked down on Zhou Yuying.
Zhou Yuying was taken aback by Li Zhiwei's words, but relying on her elder sister being the deceased Princess An, she had always considered the position of Princess An to be hers for the taking. Now, she was unwilling to show weakness in front of Li Zhiwei, especially at the gate of the Prince An's residence.
Her eyebrows furrowed, and her voice became even sharper: "Evidence? Who in the entire capital doesn't know that you were kidnapped by Leng Yuxuan! You think you still have any innocence? Ha, what innocence do you have left! If I were you, I would have hanged myself long ago, so as not to tarnish the reputation of your Li family while still alive. How dare you still have the nerve to covet His Highness Prince An here!"
These words were extremely malicious, and even passersby around the area frowned slightly upon hearing them.
Li Zhiwei felt a tightness in her chest. The experience of being kidnapped was still a thorn in her heart, and now, being humiliated in public by Zhou Yuying, her face turned pale.
But she is innocent, and it was Xu Heming who saved her, so she must not back down now. If she shows weakness, the rumors will only intensify.
Just as Li Zhiwei was about to retort, a chilling voice rang out from behind her, carrying an undeniable pressure:
"I had no idea that the Zhou family's upbringing was such that Miss Zhou would wantonly insult my future queen in front of my palace gates?"
Xu Heming strode out of the door, his face somber, his eyes sharp as knives, shooting straight at Zhou Yuying.
He already possessed a powerful aura, and now, with his obvious anger, he made it even more difficult for people to look him in the eye.
He naturally stood beside Li Zhiwei, turning slightly to the side in a protective posture.
Zhou Yuying was taken aback by Xu Heming's sudden appearance. Her face paled instantly, and her previous arrogance vanished without a trace. She quickly curtsied and said, "Sister, brother-in-law... Yuying didn't mean that. Yuying was just... just worried that brother-in-law would be deceived by some people's appearances..."
"Liar?" Xu Heming's voice was even colder. "Whether my queen consort has lied to me or not is none of Miss Zhou's concern. I know who is framing my fiancée."
“Brother-in-law, Li Zhiwei is not good enough for you at all! She is a used and ruined woman who has been defiled by Young Master Leng!” Zhou Yuying pointed at Li Zhiwei unwillingly, her eyes filled with jealousy.
Xu Heming's gaze swept over Zhou Yuying, filled with undisguised disgust. After all, his marriage to Zhou was merely an arrangement by his parents. Now, seeing Zhou Yuying acting so unreasonably, his disgust deepened: "The innocence of my fiancée is for me to decide. It's not your place as an outsider to interfere. Besides, my marriage to Zhiwei was personally bestowed by the Emperor. Your words of insulting her are an insult to me and to the Prince An's Mansion! Or is it that your Zhou family can now question the Emperor's decision?"
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