bookrebus Chapter 412
Chapter 412
"Not bad, this method is quite good!" Wen Zhaonan looked at Cheng Qingli and said with a smile."Don't you think what I did offends public morals?" Cheng Qingli hadn't expected Wen Zhaonan to praise her.
After all, she had always had an impulsive and unrestrained personality.
Her parents often scolded her for acting without thinking.
"You did the right thing. When dealing with people who harbor ulterior motives, you must find a way to take care of them. Thank you for this!" Wen Zhaonan was genuinely grateful to her.
After all, this matter should have been his responsibility as the older brother.
Yet Cheng Qingli had taken it upon herself, and he had almost misunderstood her.
"You're welcome. I thought you were going to scold me." Cheng Qingli breathed a sigh of relief, feeling delighted inwardly. Brother Zhaonan actually praised me!
"Next time there's something dangerous like this, just tell me. Don't put yourself in harm's way," Wen Zhaonan said with a hint of concern, recalling how Cheng Qingli had just been dressed in men's clothing.
"I'm fine," Cheng Qingli dismissed it casually. After all, she believed someone would protect her.
"Leave the rest of this matter to me. Don't get involved anymore," Wen Zhaonan said, not wanting Cheng Qingli and Wen Xiu to face any danger.
"How can we do that?" Cheng Qingli was displeased. How could she watch a play halfway and not see the ending? How frustrating would that be?
No matter what, she wanted to see what kind of end that despicable couple would meet.
She would only be satisfied when Zhang Yanchu no longer had any chance to stand in front of Wen Xiu and harass her.
"Whatever you want to know, you can ask me later!" Wen Zhaonan could tell exactly what this little girl was thinking just from the look in her eyes.
He sighed inwardly; she still had that personality that feared the world wouldn't be chaotic enough.
"But..." Cheng Qingli lowered her head. Wouldn't it only be satisfying if she saw it with her own eyes?
The private room they were currently in was one Cheng Qingli reserved for her own use. It had the best view in the entire Qingyu Pavilion.
"Look at that man. Don't his eyes look a bit strange?" Li Zhiwei, who had been watching the two of them, suddenly caught sight of Shangguan Mu downstairs as her gaze swept past. She asked Xu Heming, who was beside her, out of curiosity.
"What?" Xu Heming was a bit displeased when he heard Li Zhiwei asking him to look at another man.
However, after getting a clear look at Shangguan Mu's face.
He also froze for a moment.
People from the Qinling Kingdom were here?
Why hadn't they received any news?
"General Wen." Xu Heming walked over to Wen Zhaonan and placed a hand directly on his shoulder.
He motioned for him to look downstairs.
Wen Zhaonan was about to lose his temper, but seeing it was Xu Heming, he swallowed his impending scolding and followed Xu Heming's gaze to see Shangguan Mu downstairs.
"Someone from the Qinling Kingdom?" Wen Zhaonan said with a frown.
"You noticed it too?" Xu Heming asked, also frowning.
"Why did they arrive early?" Wen Zhaonan asked in confusion.
"I don't know, but we need to report this to the Emperor," Xu Heming said urgently.
"I'll keep an eye on him. Hurry into the palace," Wen Zhaonan understood Xu Heming's intention and quickly replied.
"You all should head back quickly too." Xu Heming nodded, then looked at Li Zhiwei with some concern.
"I'm fine." Li Zhiwei was about to say something but was startled by the solemn expressions on the two men's faces.
She wondered if there was some hidden danger involved that they were unaware of.
Nevertheless, the girls all nodded obediently.
"But what about the people in that room?" Cheng Qingli asked worriedly, pointing toward the private room where Xia Wenshuang and Zhang Yanchu were.
"I'll have someone watch them. Go back quickly. It's best if you all stay in your manors recently and avoid going out," Wen Zhaonan said.
Hearing this, Li Zhiwei was stunned. Other things were manageable, but she was getting married in a few days.
Could something like that be delayed?
"I'll talk to you about this later," Xu Heming said, and then he left.
Xu Heming himself didn't know if there would be any changes to their wedding.
"Miss, let's go back right away." Qinghua had also seen the man's appearance and worried about potential accidents.
She hurriedly said to Li Zhiwei.
"Then let's return to the manor first." Li Zhiwei didn't know the man's identity either, but someone who warranted Xu Heming going into the palace to inform the Emperor was surely no ordinary person.
Recalling the tense looks on Xu Heming and Wen Zhaonan's faces, could it be that the people from the Qinling Kingdom had arrived early?
However, this wasn't something they could solve. The most pressing matter was to avoid causing them any trouble.
The girls rushed downstairs. Li Zhiwei lost her footing, slipped, and was about to fall.
"Careful!"
"Sister Li!"
"Miss!"
The others were all behind her and were horrified to see her falling.
Qinghua tried to grab her, but the distance was too great.
Shangguan Mu was just about to head upstairs when he felt someone pull him, nearly causing him to fall.
However, he subconsciously grabbed the person back.
When Li Zhiwei got a clear look at Shangguan Mu, she was startled.
Wasn't this the somewhat unusual man from just now?
For a moment, Li Zhiwei didn't know how to react.
"Miss, have you looked enough?" Seeing such a great beauty staring blankly at him, Shangguan Mu felt a ripple of excitement in his heart.
He thought to himself, the women of the Lannuo Kingdom are truly beautiful.
"Miss!" Qinghua, frightened, hurried forward and supported Li Zhiwei.
"Thank you for saving me, young master," Li Zhiwei finally recovered from her shock and said.
"Oh? And how does the lady plan to repay me?" Shangguan Mu looked at Li Zhiwei, thinking that if he could marry a girl like her, his trip to the Lannuo Kingdom wouldn't be in vain.
With this in mind, Shangguan Mu looked Li Zhiwei up and down.
He hadn't noticed earlier, but looking closely now, he was thoroughly satisfied with both her looks and her figure.
"I heard that the girls in your Lannuo Kingdom love to pledge themselves in marriage to repay a life-saving debt. I wonder, does the lady intend to offer herself to me?" Shangguan Mu asked, looking at Li Zhiwei.
Li Zhiwei turned pale at his words.
Where did this lecher come from? she thought.
He actually wanted her to pledge herself to him?
"You misunderstand, young master. Even if you hadn't grabbed me just now, I wouldn't have fallen. After all, my maid was right beside me. Furthermore, my wedding is in a few days. However, since you did help me, please take this silver as a token of my gratitude. Buy yourself some tea."
Saying this, Li Zhiwei pulled out twenty taels of silver, placed it in Shangguan Mu's hand, and quickly left with her people.
"Interesting, very interesting!" Shangguan Mu said with a smile, watching Li Zhiwei's retreating figure.
He decided he would have his subordinates investigate which family this girl belonged to. He was determined to abduct her back to the Qinling Kingdom to be his princess consort.
As for the marriage Li Zhiwei mentioned, Shangguan Mu didn't take it to heart at all.
After all, something stolen was always much sweeter.