The little sister is a troublemaker

Chapter 192 The Taste of Money

Li Yi seemed to be persuaded, and looked at Li Mulan with complicated eyes, "Lan'er, have you really decided on the prince?"

Li Mulan straightened her expression and said, "Yes, father, I have chosen you, my lord."

Li Yi sighed, "Since this is what Lan'er wants, Dad... Dad..." He gritted his teeth, "Dad won't object."

Before Li Mulan could calm down, Li Yi said again, "But, if one day, Lan'er regrets it, don't be afraid, your father is here to take care of everything." Even if he had to risk his life, he would not let his own daughter suffer any injustice.

Seeing Li Yi's face ready to die at any time, Li Mulan felt tears well up in her eyes, "Dad~"

"Alright, alright, Dad, I won't nag anymore. But, there are rumors flying around outside right now, and this is also a troublesome matter."

"Rumors? What rumors?" Li Mulan looked confused.

"You don't know yet? The news of your engagement to the Regent has spread everywhere." Li Xun kindly explained to her, "You don't know about this? Logically speaking, this matter is a secret. I guess the only people in Kyoto who know about it are us and the Regent. I thought..."

Li Mulan cursed Chu Chenfeng in her heart. Why was he so quick? He just mentioned it yesterday, and it spread all over Kyoto today? She hadn't had time to tell her family yet.

"Grandfather, Dad, Lan'er actually knows about this. I made an appointment with Aunt Lin to burn incense this morning, so... I forgot to tell you." Li Mulan's voice became smaller and smaller, and she felt very guilty.

"Whose idea was it?" Li Cong didn't ask anything else and just wanted to verify his guess.

Li Mulan coughed lightly, "Prince Regent."

Li Cong snorted coldly. He knew that this brat just wanted to make the matter a fact.

Li Yi said unhappily, "We haven't agreed to this yet, why did he take the initiative to expose the matter and make such a big fuss about it?"

"This... He was actually forced into a dilemma. It is said that the Empress Dowager is coming back. The prince is probably afraid that things will get complicated if the night goes on. After all, the Empress Dowager is... quite concerned about his marriage."

Li Cong did not say anything else. "It has come to this. I am afraid there will be a lot of trouble in the future. The Empress Dowager is back. Hey, Lan'er, you should stay out less these days."

"Grandfather, do you think the Queen Mother will cause trouble for me?"

Li Cong nodded. "Although the Regent Prince has been raised in her palace since he was a child, Grandfather knows that the two of them are not close. In fact... the Queen Mother has always been wary of the Prince. But you don't have to worry about this matter. Grandfather will discuss it with the Prince."

Li Mulan was about to say something when there was a knock on the door. It was Zhang Yi.

Li Xun opened the door. Zhang Yi bowed respectfully, whispered a few words in his ear, and then went out.

"Lan'er, go back first. The emperor is here and is in your courtyard."

Li Cong, Li Yi and Li Yun were all shocked. The little emperor probably came here at this time because of the rumor.

"Then Grandfather, Lan'er went back first?"

Li Cong waved his hand and said, "Go ahead."

The little emperor came here privately, and he must have kept it a secret from everyone, so they decided not to go.

Li Mulan bowed to her father and her second and third uncles and left.

Li Cong was worried and said to Li Xun, "You should go and check on your student."

"Yes, Dad."

When Li Mulan arrived at her yard, Chu Jie was already sitting in the yard drinking fruit tea and eating cakes, talking and laughing with Qingyu, looking very happy.

"Sister Lan!"

Chu Jie was the first to see the person coming back, and ran over, "Sister Lan, why did you come just now? I have already eaten three pieces of cake."

Then he noticed Li Xun behind Li Mulan. Chu Jie restrained his expression and bowed respectfully to Li Xun, "Teacher."

Li Xun nodded, "Nothing, I just came to see if the emperor's leaving the palace has alarmed others."

"Teacher, don't worry, it's not."

"Okay, the emperor has always been a man of measure. I will leave now and not disturb you guys."

"Thank you teacher."

Li Xun actually didn't want to come over, but since his father asked him to come and take a look, he came and took a look without saying any unnecessary nonsense.

After the people left, Chu Jie regained his childish side, holding Li Mulan's arm and smiling innocently, "Sister Lan."

Li Mulan scratched his nose naturally, "Sister's cooking skills are so good, is it unfair for you to eat three pieces of cakes?"

"Of course I'm not wronged, hehehe."

The two of them sat down around the stone table. "Why are you here? Aren't you afraid of being seen?"

Chu Jie was a little embarrassed, "Okay, I brought you here, don't worry, no one saw it."

Li Mulan looked at him with amusement, "What? Are you afraid that I will be angry?"

"Is my sister angry?"

"Of course I'm angry. Anyone who gets cheated would be angry, right?"

When Chu Jie heard this, he looked nervous and uneasy, "Sister, Xiao Jie didn't mean it. I..."

Chu Jie opened his mouth but said nothing in the end. He did lie to Sister Lan and there was nothing to say.

Seeing his expression, Li Mulan rubbed his head with amusement, "I'm just teasing you, am I such a petty person? With your status, if you don't take precautions, it will be very dangerous. Sister understands."

Chu Jie finally breathed a sigh of relief, "I was just scared, sister...oh, you can't call me sister anymore, you have to call me auntie."

Li Mulan patted his forehead and said, "You come to make fun of me too."

Xiao Linzi, who was standing by, had long been numb, staring into the distance with his eyes wide open. He saw nothing, he saw nothing...

"I'm not kidding, I'm happy." Chu Jie showed his cute little tiger teeth, "When you and the emperor's uncle get married, we will be a family."

Li Mulan's mouth twitched, "Getting married, it's too early, right?"

"It's getting late, and we can't delay any longer. I know my sister is still young, but my uncle is not young anymore..."

"Um...did he tell you?"

Chu Jie shrugged, "Oh, no, that's all I thought of."

Li Mulan was a little embarrassed. She didn't want to get married so soon. "Well, you should discuss it with your uncle first."

Chu Jie nodded, "Don't worry, sister. I will definitely discuss this with the emperor's uncle. There are many things to prepare for the regent's wedding."

Qingyu laughed on the side. Who is the elder here? It was very special to see a nine-year-old child worrying about his uncle's marriage.

"Oh, right," Chu Jie suddenly thought of the purpose of leaving the palace this time, "Xiao Linzi, bring the things over."

"Yes, master." Xiao Linzi, who had been pretending to be blind and deaf, immediately placed the black box he was holding on the stone table. This thing was actually quite heavy, and his arms were sore from holding it.

Li Mulan became interested, "What is this?"

Chu Jie raised the corners of his lips, his face full of joy, "Sister, guess what."

Li Mulan curled her lips and went straight to the point, "I won't guess."

As soon as they opened it, Li Mulan and Qingyu were attracted by the things in the box.

Li Mulan clicked her tongue twice. It smelled like money. The place was filled with luxurious jewelry and head ornaments. It was really blinding to her eyes...