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

Chapter 739: Estrangement.

In a secluded courtyard in the waterside pavilion.

This place is somewhat similar to the courtyard where Li Mu once lived in the Prince of Yan's Mansion, but its style is incompatible with other buildings.

It is rare to see a fence in a mansion with brick walls and tiled roofs.

The only thing that is pleasing to the eye is the pond in the yard which is less than three meters in size.

There were several koi fish swimming in the pond, they looked plump and obviously were well taken care of.

Next to them, Li Ling'er and Xu Youzhi sat opposite each other at a low table.

On the table were several exquisite pastries that looked very appetizing.

"Youzhi, will he not come?"

Li Ling'er pursed her lips and her eyes drooped slightly.

Xu Youzhi supported her chin with one hand, staring at the entrance of the courtyard, her tone somewhat nonchalant.

"Who knows? We are a spy and a traitor. It's lucky we are not tied up."

"Youzhi!"

Li Ling'er frowned and sneered in displeasure, but couldn't say anything to refute.

In Li Mu's eyes, they are nothing but spies and traitors!

Xu Youzhi tilted her head and glanced at her, then thought for a moment and asked,

"What if he doesn't come?"

"Then I'll go find him! There must be something wrong with that guy named An Nan!"

Li Linger clenched her fists. Although she spoke tough, she did not feel confident in her heart.

Li Mu's attitude towards her was already very clear before.

"Linger."

Xu Youzhi stared at Li Linger and called out softly.

"what happened?"

"You really must have him?"

The look in Xu Youzhi's eyes was ambiguous.

Li Ling'er's face flushed with shame, her eyes wandered, and she said stubbornly,

"Who, who has to be him! He, he was brought back by me. I said I would protect him. This princess always keeps her word."

Xu Youzhi looked at Li Ling'er's hypocritical expression, sighed in her heart, and said,

"In that case, you should not get entangled with him now, otherwise Shan Yuan might suddenly change his mind."

"You promised him..."

"I just promised him not to marry him, but I didn't promise anything else!"

Li Linger frowned, somewhat reluctant to mention the matter.

Then, Xu Youzhi took Li Linger's hand and said earnestly,

"But if the prince comes back and forces you to get married, can you still refuse?"

"I……"

Li Linger was speechless and said "I" and nothing else.

"Ling'er, you should keep your distance from him now and let him reject the prince. The prince thinks highly of him and will not make it too difficult."

Xu Youzhi patiently and kindly persuaded.

She was a little confused and didn't know how to tell Li Ling'er that she and Li Mu were siblings.

He was even more afraid that if she really said it, it would ruin Li Mu's plan.

At present, Shanyuan has taken over the throne and his identity has been recognized by the royal family.

Li Mu's plan to return home as a substitute has obviously failed.

She didn't know what Li Mu was going to do next and didn't dare to act rashly.

She knew that the "Second Young Master" had not really abandoned her and had never asked her to serve "other men".

The balance in her heart began to waver.

Now, she only hopes that the "Second Young Master" will not do anything to hurt Ling'er or her sister.

Then she would be willing to keep her promise and continue to be the "Second Young Master's" little spy in Prince Yan's Mansion.

Unconsciously, the situation returned to Zhang Hanrui's original plan.

Xu Youzhi has already determined that Li Mu is the person behind her hiding in Prince Yan's Mansion.

Whether it was Li Mu’s words and deeds, or those little things that only the two of them knew.

It was Li Mu who sent her the medicine that could suppress the cold poison in her body.

All these made Xu Youzhi believe it without a doubt.

She held Li Ling'er's hand and told herself in her heart that as long as Li Mu didn't really covet her own sister, she would keep this secret to herself forever.

Li Mu's expression was somewhat struggling. He looked at Xu Youzhi pitifully and said weakly,

"But, but he treated me like this, I feel so bad, I just want to return to the way I was before..."

"Ling'er!" Xu Youzhi had no way of telling Li Ling'er the truth, so she could only use the agreement between her and Shan Yuan to make a fuss.

"You'll hurt him!"

Xu Youzhi gripped Li Linger's hand a little harder and said solemnly,

"Ling'er, you must distance yourself from him now, and even make him tired of you, so that he will refuse the marriage arranged by the prince for you."

"Youzhi..."

"Don't worry, if she doesn't come today, I will go to Xiao Zhao to block him. I will make sure to explain to him the interests involved in An Nan's matter."

Before Li Ling'er could say anything else, Xu Youzhi interrupted her.

She knew what Li Ling'er was thinking. She just wanted to see Li Mu. She even told him everything about her agreement with Shan Yuan in a fit of excitement.

Xu Youzhi doesn't want to gamble.

At first, she could see that Li Mu and Li Ling'er were getting close only because they wanted to quickly gain a foothold in Prince Yan's Mansion.

However, on the day when the Lin family besieged him, Xu Youzhi became uncertain again after seeing Li Mu rush back to Prince Yan's Mansion regardless of his own safety.

Li Ling'er came to see her, and although she didn't explicitly refuse, she was just pretending.

She was sure that Li Mu would not come to the appointment.

Li Mu didn't know yet that she had seen through his disguise.

Since he hadn't taken the initiative to look for her for such a long time, it was obvious that he was afraid that his true colors would be exposed if he stayed with her for too long.

Li Linger lowered her head, the knuckles of her clenched fists were slightly white.

It took him a long time to finally make up his mind, and he said "hmm" weakly.

"I understand. I hope he doesn't really hate me."

"Then I'm leaving... If he comes, you, you have to explain to him clearly that there must be something wrong with that person named An Nan!"

Li Ling'er stood up, her lonely figure seemed like it would fall apart at any moment.

Xu Youzhi pursed her lips. Seeing Li Linger like this was really unbearable. After thinking for a while, she comforted her.

"Don't worry, you, you are all misunderstanding. The more he hates you now, the more he will cherish you after he knows what you have done for him."

Xu Youzhi knew that she shouldn't give Li Ling'er hope.

But in order to make her cooperate, I had no choice but to say this.

It can not only make her less depressed, but also make her feel more at ease when she distances herself from Li Mu.

As expected, after hearing Xu Youzhi's words, Li Linger's originally dim eyes suddenly regained some brilliance.

"really?"

"Of course, that's not what's written in the storybooks!"

Xu Youzhi raised her chin slightly, as if to make her words more credible.

In fact, she didn't know what was written in the script.

Although Li Ling'er likes these, she is not very interested in them.

Li Ling'er lowered her eyes and thought for a moment, then nodded repeatedly as if she had thought of something.

"That's right, that's right. Youzhi, I'm going to give it back to you!"

"I'll go back and figure out how to make him even more annoyed with me!"

As she spoke, Li Linger picked up a piece of cake from the table and threw it into her mouth. Then she turned around and ran out of the yard.

"If he comes, tell him that I'm sick of him and don't want to see him at all... Ouch!"

Unexpectedly, before she could finish her words, she ran into a familiar embrace.

"Really? The "he" you are talking about could be me."