I want to be innocent, but they don't allow me

Chapter 304 The four young masters of the Liu family.

Li Mu was somewhat expectant.

But I don’t know what I am expecting.

He stared at Xu Youzhi with burning eyes, observing every detail on her face.

At this moment, Xu Youzhi forced a smile at the corner of her mouth.

"She smiled? Could it be?"

Li Mu was shocked and increased the strength in his hands.

Xu Youzhi frowned slightly, but she didn't cry out in pain. Her voice was soft but sounded hollow:

"Brother, do whatever you want. Youzhi already owes you a wedding night."

Hearing this, Li Mu didn't know whether to be happy or sad.

Then he saw Xu Youzhi's smile, which was obviously a bitter smile, with a hint of self-mockery.

"What's wrong with me?"

Li Mu sighed inwardly. Ever since he found out that he was being plotted against, he felt that everyone he looked at didn't look like a good person, or was hiding some unknown secret.

He quickly let go of Xu Youzhi's hand and was about to explain.

Unexpectedly, when Xu Youzhi saw Li Mu retreat, she grabbed Li Mu's hand and pressed it against her chest. With tears in her eyes, she asked angrily:

"Brother, what do you mean? Is it because Youzhi did something wrong that you don't like? Or do you like Youzhi to resist? Youzhi will cooperate with whatever you like."

"You, you are very beautiful..." Li Mu didn't know why he suddenly said such a sentence.

He has always been deliberately distant from Xu Youzhi.

Because this incredibly beautiful little girl always gave Li Mu a headache.

It's a real headache.

When Li Mu first saw Xu Youzhi in Prince Yan's Mansion, he had a familiar feeling, but whenever he thought about it, he would get a headache.

Therefore, even though he had married Xu Youzhi, Li Mu still wrote the "divorce letter" without hesitation.

Instinctively, I felt that it was better to stay away from Xu Youzhi.

However, Xu Youzhi's behavior today made Li Mu a little confused.

At first glance, Xu Youzhi's behavior seemed like she was throwing herself into someone's arms.

But the body's reaction and the dead heart in his eyes could not be faked.

"What on earth are you..."

Li Mu opened his mouth and wanted to ask, but he didn't know how to start.

Facing Xu Youzhi like this, I actually felt a little distressed.

The fingertips of the hand that was being pressed by Xu Youzhi moved slightly, and he found that Xu Youzhi's body stiffened and began to tremble uncontrollably.

Seeing this, Li Mu was about to forcibly pull his hand back, but he heard a cry of surprise:

"You, you guys..."

Hearing this voice, the veins on Li Mu's forehead jumped wildly, and he thought to himself,

"What's wrong with you lately? Is everything going wrong?"

Just about to explain.

At this moment, there was a gentle knock on the door.

The voice of County Magistrate Gou came from outside the house:

"Your Highness, the fourth son of the Liu family, Liu Mingyan, said that he has something important to discuss with Your Highness and is seeking an audience outside."

Li Mu quickly withdrew his hand and thought to himself that it was actually this county magistrate who delivered the message.

After all, he is the second-in-command of Yang County. Is he so idle?

Then he glanced between Xu Youzhi and Li Linger, cleared his throat, and said:

"Bring him up."

After saying that, he quickly stepped back a few steps and flashed to Li Ling'er's side. Before she could speak, he pretended that nothing had happened and said seriously:

"Do you know this fourth young master of the Liu family?"

"Liu family?" Li Ling'er was obviously led astray by Li Mu. After a little thought, she said,

"The only family that can be called the Liu family should be the Liu family of Jing'an. Father, the king had the intention of winning over the Liu family, but after that, the Prince of Yan's Mansion and the Liu family had no intersection."

When mentioning King Yan, a hint of sadness flashed across Li Linger's eyes, but she hid it well.

Li Mu nodded, his eyes flicked to Xu Youzhi who was hiding quietly in the corner, and he cursed in his heart,

"You're so slow. Why can't you walk faster? I'm speechless."

Li Mu listened to the footsteps in the corridor and even counted them silently.

At this time, Li Ling'er beside him asked cautiously:

"My second brother and Youzhi just now..."

Before he could finish his words, there was another knock on the door.

Li Mu let out a long breath and shouted "Come in" impatiently. Then he saw the door creak open and a master and servant walked in.

"Jing'an Liu family, Liu Mingyan, greets the prince and the princess."

Li Mu glanced at the master and servant and was sure that it was undoubtedly a woman.

Although Liu Mingyan's collar was very high, Li Mu couldn't see clearly whether she had a Adam's apple.

But Li Mu could be sure that it was definitely a woman disguised as a man.

However, the other party helped Li Mu out of the predicament after all, so Li Mu did not expose him.

After a few casual pleasantries, he got straight to the point and asked:

"Just now County Magistrate Gou said that Master Liu had something important to discuss with me. I wonder what it is?"

"Your Highness is a man of quick words. I admire you. In that case, I will not keep you in suspense. Your Highness, do you want to know the whereabouts of the Prince of Yan?"

Liu Mingyan cupped her hands. Although her tone was calm, her words sounded like thunder to the ears of Li Mu and the other two.

Li Mu narrowed his eyes, his expression remained unchanged, but he had already started to think in his mind.

As soon as Li Mu learned that Prince Yan might be in danger, he used the magic to try to find Prince Yan's whereabouts.

What surprised Li Mu was that even though he did not have much contact with the King of Yan, the divination technique did not give any instructions, which was very abnormal.

It was exactly the same as the response when Li Mu wanted to find Gongsun Guangda to settle the score after Su Yuwei was attacked.

Since Li Mu and Gongsun Guangda had almost no connection with each other, no one thought much about it at the time.

So in the past two days, Li Mu and Zhang Hanrui secretly followed the large group and took away Li Linger's hair, clothes, and even blood.

He thought of using blood ties as a guide, and then persuade Li Linger after finding King Yan or his whereabouts.

However, the results are still unsatisfactory.

Li Mu then came out reluctantly, but he still couldn't think of any reason to stop a daughter from looking for her father.

Li Mu held Li Ling'er's hand under the table, signaling her not to speak. He stared at Liu Mingyan for a long time before asking:

"What does Mr. Liu want?"

Hearing this, Liu Mingyan's eyes flashed with surprise. She glanced at the servant beside her with pride and said with a smile:

"I said that His Royal Highness is not one of those ignorant people. To be honest, I am very interested in the Lin family's weaving business in the past, and I hope that His Royal Highness can have a share of it."

Li Mu frowned slightly, pretending to be thinking, but he was cursing in his heart.

"This woman really wants money."

The most important thing is that this obviously touched Li Mu's blind spot in knowledge.

Li Mu regretted his previous cool move. If he had known it would be this kind of negotiation, he would have let Li Linger talk to them.

But at this point, he couldn't show any weakness, especially since it concerned the King of Yan. Li Mu had no choice but to go ahead.

Recalling the negotiation postures of those business tycoons in his previous life, he said:

"I wonder how much you want, Mr. Liu?"

"Forty percent!" Liu Mingyan's eyes flickered slightly, with a smile on her face.

"I have paid more for this news, and Your Highness will not suffer any loss."

Li Mu cursed inwardly, "How would I know how much 40% is?"

But considering that it concerns the safety of Prince Yan, I am afraid that no matter how much it costs, I will have to pay.

He nodded and said, "Sure, as long as your information is useful!"

I was thinking,

"You little bitch, you are taking advantage of others' misfortune. Why don't you ask me when I, Li Mu, have ever suffered a loss? No matter how much you swallowed today, I will make you spit it out in the future."

Soon, Liu Mingyan took out a parchment scroll from her sleeve, placed it in front of Li Mu, and said:

"The King of Yan is imprisoned in this place."

After saying that, he was about to get up and leave.

Li Mu looked at the parchment on the table and knew that this was not the time to dig into the matter.

At this time, Liu Mingyan paused at the door, as if she had thought of something, and reminded him:

"This news will reach the capital within seven days. There are many people and many rumors, so Your Highness needs to hurry up. If Ran Nuren moves to another place by then, Your Highness must not say that Liu's news is inaccurate."