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

Chapter 318 The lovely and loyal Yuanbao.

Li Mu and Li Ru looked at each other and instantly understood each other's meaning.

Neither of them pointed out that the Prince of Yan had returned to Donglai Pass.

It's not that I have to be on guard against Liu Mingyan. This matter is no secret in the first place. Not telling it is just being mean.

Seeing that Li Mu didn't care, Liu Mingyan spoke a little faster:

"Your Highness, I have dealt with people from Guicheng before. They only care about their own interests. If Your Highness needs me, I can..."

As they were talking, a carriage came out of the city.

Li Ru took a quick look, patted Li Mu on the shoulder and said:

"Qingyi, you stay with the Fourth Young Lady. I will go back and report to my father first."

"Brother, I'm with you."

Hearing this, Li Mu hurriedly took a few steps and caught up with Li Ru.

Unexpectedly, Li Ru stopped Li Mu this time and whispered in Li Mu's ear:

"What are you doing? She is the fourth daughter of the Liu family..."

Li Mu's eyes showed some doubts, and he thought to himself, "Miss Liu? Why, Miss Liu has gold trim?"

Li Ru obviously saw Li Mu's doubts and explained:

"The Liu family of Jing'an is rich enough to rival a country. My father has always wanted to win over the Liu family in his early years. For this reason, he went to the Liu family to propose marriage for Xiao Wu and me respectively. In the end, they didn't look down on our Yanwang Mansion at all."

As he spoke, he bumped Li Mu with his shoulder, with a hint of ambiguity on his face, but his words were still serious:

"I don't know anything except fighting. Don't neglect me."

Li Mu saw Li Ru's expression that he wanted to sacrifice his chastity, and the corners of his mouth twitched, thinking to himself,

"Your family's heirs all do this kind of thing?"

Just hearing the words "rich enough to rival a country", Li Mu turned around honestly and walked back to Liu Mingyan.

He comforted himself in his heart that at the very least, he must not let the Prince of Yan's Mansion and the Liu family become enemies.

Li Mu really wanted to say that since I traveled through time, I have never received a monthly salary of one or two taels, and I don’t care about money at all.

"Your Highness, have you figured it out?"

When Liu Mingyan saw Li Mu coming back, she asked in a leisurely tone with a half-smile on her face.

"I've figured it out. Sacrificing me will bring happiness to thousands of families!"

"What did your Highness say?"

Li Mu suddenly came back to his senses. When he looked at Liu Mingyan, he was stunned for a moment and thought to himself, "Is this the filter of money?"

The Liu Mingyan in front of him had bright eyes, white teeth, rosy cheeks, and a stunning appearance. Her gaze was radiant, and her long whistle was as beautiful as orchid. Her appearance was not inferior to Su Yuwei and the others.

Especially her unique temperament, if she wears a black hip skirt, and then matches it with black...

Li Mu was thinking, but he saw Liu Mingyan's hand waving in front of his eyes, and he called out: "Your Highness? Your Highness?"

"Ok?"

"What are you thinking, Your Highness? You've lost your soul..."

Seeing this, Liu Mingyan covered her mouth and chuckled, but she couldn't hide her charm.

Li Mu frowned and thought to himself, "This idea is quite clear, but isn't it too self-indulgent?"

He immediately raised his eyes to look at Liu Mingyan, then quickly looked away, made a gesture of invitation and said:

"Miss Liu, please get in the carriage."

Liu Mingyan glanced at Li Mu with her moist eyes, and took two quick steps to Yuan Bao. Just as she was about to carry Yuan Bao onto the carriage, she turned her eyes and shouted at Li Mu:

"Your Highness, can you help me?"

Hearing Liu Mingyan's words, Li Mu turned his head to look at the two of them, his eyes narrowed slightly.

He immediately took two quick steps, picked up Yuanbao horizontally, and walked towards the carriage while Liu Mingyan was stunned.

"This little maid looks plump, and she is indeed quite heavy."

Li Mu was complaining in his heart, but he saw Yuan Bao, whose face was red, bit his lip and said timidly:

"Yuanbao thanks His Highness for saving my young lady. Your Highness's kindness, Yuanbao, Yuanbao will never forget it."

Hearing this, Li Mu tilted his head and glanced at Yuan Bao in his arms. Although she had not grown up yet, she was obviously a little beauty.

"This little girl is really loyal."

Compared to Liu Mingyan, this little maid was obviously more likable, and she immediately started to tease:

"Thank me only for saving your young lady. What about you?"

"I?"

Yuanbao blinked his big eyes, as if he didn't understand what Li Mu meant.

"I saved you, won't you thank me for yourself?"

"Yuanbao, Yuanbao is just the young lady's maid..." A trace of panic flashed across Yuanbao's eyes. After pondering for a while, he said in a firm tone,

"In the next life, I will work like a slave to repay Your Highness."

"Silly girl, when did I ever treat you as a maid?" Liu Mingyan was stunned for a long while before she came to her senses. She muttered softly and quickly caught up with the carriage.

However, as soon as he got on the carriage, he saw Li Mu sitting at the innermost end of the carriage with Yuanbao in his arms.

Yuanbao's arms were still around Li Mu's neck. It was unknown what Li Mu said, but it made Yuanbao tremble with laughter.

"Thank you, Your Highness. Yuanbao is seriously injured and needs more rest."

Liu Mingyan forced a smile on her face and spoke in a somewhat dry voice.

Li Mu raised his eyelids slightly and glanced at Liu Mingyan. He seemed to have just come to his senses. He quickly stood up and placed the ingot flat in the carriage.

He then gave a few more instructions before turning back to Liu Mingyan and saying:

"Miss Liu, if that's the case, I won't bother you anymore."

Having said that, he prepared to get off the bus.

"Your Highness, I have something else I want to tell you."

Seeing that Li Mu was about to leave, Liu Mingyan pursed her lips and hurriedly called out to Li Mu.

Hearing this, Li Mu paused, turned to look at Liu Mingyan, then moved his gaze to Yuan Bao who was at the innermost part of the carriage, and said with difficulty:

"Since Miss Yuanbao needs to rest, how about Miss Liu come with me to talk outside the carriage?"

Hearing this, Yuanbao quickly stood up and said:

"Yuanbao is fine, he just lost some energy..."

However, Yuanbao had only said half of his words when Liu Mingyan glared back at him.

"Okay, let Yuanbao have a good rest then."

...

Under the moonlight, Li Mu and his companion strolled on the streets of the city.

The carriage moved very slowly, following the two of them from a distance.

But what Li Mu didn't expect was that Liu Mingyan would just ask about his hobbies one moment and then talk to him about poetry and songs the next.

Li Mu was completely confused about what this woman wanted to do, so he immediately said:

"If there is nothing else, I will send Miss Liu back."

"Your Highness, do you hate me?"

Hearing this, Liu Mingyan's expression froze. She looked up at Li Mu with a sad voice and tears in her eyes.

"Ms. Liu, why don't you just get straight to the point? If you do that, I'll think you want to commit yourself to me."

The tears in Liu Mingyan's eyes disappeared instantly, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, and her voice was teasing:

"Your Highness, don't you have confidence? Can't I just... admire Your Highness?"

"If it were someone else, I would be confident, but Miss Liu, I'm not so sure."

Li Mu shrugged and spoke bluntly.

Liu Mingyan smiled, blinked her peach blossom eyes, and said in a leisurely tone:

"Your Highness, if you say so, I will take it as a compliment."

Then, a look of doubt appeared on his face again, and he said:

"But why did Your Highness deliberately get close to Yuan Bao?"

"Intentionally?" Li Mu shook his head and said with a reckless attitude.

"It's not intentional. Yuanbao is cute and loyal. I actually like him a little bit."

As he spoke, Li Mu had a look of expectation on his face, and asked, "I wonder if Miss Liu is willing to give it up? I will give you another 40% of the Lin family's business."

Hearing this, Liu Mingyan's eyes narrowed and her tone became a little colder:

"Forty percent? Just for gold ingots?"

Li Mu nodded sincerely, and then, as if fearing that Liu Mingyan would disagree, he quickly added:

"At most 50%! This is all I can do. If it's not enough, Miss Liu can make other requests."

"Impossible!" Liu Mingyan gritted her teeth, her clenched fists trembling slightly, and whispered,

"Yuanbao is not a maid. I regard her as a relative. It would be better for the prince to give up this idea as soon as possible."

"Are you really impatient? Didn't you want to take advantage of me just now?"

Li Mu secretly complained in his heart. Although he didn't know what his reputation was like in the outside world, based on his recent experiences, he was probably lustful.

But he didn't expect that this bad reputation could be useful sometimes, so he immediately prepared to add fuel to the fire.