Chapter 177

Chapter 177

The banquet was not even halfway through when Murong Yu quietly slipped away from the back. Li Mingwei noticed it, frowned slightly, and waited for a moment, then someone bowed and approached her, greeting her respectfully, as if he would keep kneeling if she did not rise.

Li Mingwei hesitated for a moment, did not let Ah Xiu follow, and walked out. Ya Yin immediately searched for Liu Yizhu's figure and saw him also get up and go out, causing her to feel anxious - she really wanted to follow him, but what should she do?

Damn Murong Yu, couldn't he have waited until the end of the banquet to say whatever he wanted to say? Why did he have to choose this time, making it clear that he was opposing her.

A maid from Prince Jian's residence led Li Mingwei all the way to the lakeside. When they arrived, she stopped and bowed: "Princess, the Prince is waiting for you in the pavilion."

Li Mingwei spoke flatly: "You addressed the wrong person."

The maid paused, then bowed again: "My apologies..."

"That's enough." Li Mingwei did not want to hear her speak, and walked towards the pavilion, leaving her behind.

Murong Yu stood by the lake, and as soon as he heard the footsteps, he turned around and stepped forward: "Weiwei~"

Li Mingwei did not respond to him, but only greeted him: "Greetings, Prince Jian."

"Weiwei, even though we have divorced, you don't have to be so distant from me," Murong Yu said with a slightly bitter smile, as if he was very sad. He spoke softly, "In my heart, you and I have never..."

"Prince Jian, be careful with your words!" Li Mingwei interrupted him sternly. "Do you have any objections to the will of the Previous Emperor?"

"I..." Murong Yu dared not be unfilial, so he could only comply helplessly, "No."

"Prince Jian, please say what you need to say quickly. I am now a married woman, and it is improper for me to have a private conversation with you. If someone sees us, there will be more unfounded criticism."

"You're married?"

Li Mingwei nodded slightly, meeting his doubtful gaze. "Perhaps Prince Jian can address me as Lady Liu."

Murong Yu took a step back, his brows furrowed, then suddenly smiled: "Liu Yizhu?"

He just said, no wonder he felt some hostility towards him the first time they met, even though they were strangers.

"Do you have a child together?"

"Yes."

Murong Yu turned his back and walked to the pavilion, looking out at the green mountains across the water, and slowly said, "So, you were able to have a child after leaving the Prince's residence."

"Not long after you left, I realized something was wrong. The cook who was responsible for your meals resigned and returned to her hometown, and then suddenly died. I had my people investigate, but they found nothing."

Ah Xiu was right, meeting a disaster star on the way, it's not auspicious at all.

Liu Yizhu removed her hand from her chest, his face gloomy. "What's with that look?"

"You're out too!"

Oh no, now Li Mingwei felt even more sorry for him. He didn't get to see it either, and it ended up benefiting Ah Xiu.

"Shouldn't I be out?" Liu Yizhu pinched her face. They walked out one after the other, not knowing where they were going, but he had to come out to check, in case his wife ran off.

She had left first, and he had followed right away, but still couldn't catch up. He looked around, but there was no one in sight, so he could only wait here.

He said angrily, "What were you two talking about for so long? Did you have that much to say to him?"

Li Mingwei felt bad for him, and pried his hand off. She didn't want to talk to him.

Seeing her remain silent, Liu Yizhu gritted his teeth and turned to leave, no longer wanting to talk to her.

Li Mingwei was stunned for a moment, then hurried to grab him. "Are you really angry?"

"It's nothing, just some old matters that you don't know about. But now I have a child, so I've put that aside, no need to bring it up again."

"Dear~"

"You walked too fast, I couldn't keep up~"

"Where are you going? Let's just go home. Since we missed the dance, we can go see the other performances. Ya Yin's dancers are probably all good."

"You!" Liu Yizhu could hardly believe it, he was in this mood, and she was still thinking about those dancers.

Li Mingwei knew this would get a reaction from him. She hugged his waist and looked up at him. "Really, I just told him he can call me Lady Liu."

Liu Yizhu snorted, but his expression softened a bit.

"Dear~"

"I won't go see the dancers anymore, I'll just look at you."

"Do you think I'll believe you!" Liu Yizhu's temper flared up again. "Just now, you were sitting up there, staring at those dancing girls, your face lit up with smiles. Did you even look at me once?"

"Ah?"

Li Mingwei felt a bit embarrassed. Had she really been that obvious? She knew he was watching from below, so she had tried to restrain herself a little, but apparently it was not enough.