Don't be afraid, handsome man, I will save your whole family with my melon-eating system

Li Maoan was stunned again. He really didn't expect Xu Chongshan to come to him.

Got something to discuss?

what's up?

Could it be because of Wanying and Mu Yiwen's matter? Is the Xu family still against it?

No, hasn’t this been agreed upon?

"Please ask Lord Xu to come to the study. I will be there soon." Li Maoan said in a deep voice, and then as if he had thought of something, he said, "Send someone to invite the princess."

"Yes!" the butler responded and left.

Li Maoan did not go forward immediately, but stood there pacing back and forth, as if thinking about something.

He was guessing the purpose of Xu Chongshan's visit.

Although he and Xu Chongshan were colleagues, their relationship was actually very ordinary before.

On the contrary, Mu Zhen and Ruan Lizi are close friends, and their two daughters and Pan Yue are as close as sisters.

Li Maoan was very comforted by this. After all, they were blood-related sisters, and even if they were not together, it would not change their relationship.

The relationship with Xu Chongshan became closer because Xu Panyue wanted to marry Mu Yiwen.

It was also Ruan Lizi who made the connection, allowing him the opportunity to sit down and discuss with Xu Chongshan and Mu Erjin and his son.

Before this, Li Maoan knew that Xu Chongshan actually did not take sides, but in his heart he was leaning towards the Third Prince.

After all, the third prince was born to the queen, and was the legitimate son. It was only natural to make him the crown prince.

In fact, Murjin and his son also secretly supported the third prince.

But now, after all, the emperor is in his prime, and it is not good for them as his subjects to show their respect too obviously.

However, Mu Changlin's family is closer to the second prince, especially Mu Shaochen.

When he was young, he was the second prince's study partner, and the two had a very good relationship.

Therefore, the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion was actually divided into two factions.

As for the third wife who was serving as an official in another place, she had nothing to fear. After all, Mu Meng was just a concubine.

Moreover, he was not that close to his two elder brothers, and his official position was not high at all. He was not a threat at all.

Li Maoan organized his thoughts and headed towards the study.

But he ran into Concubine Shu in the courtyard.

"Your Majesty..."

"What are you doing here?" Li Mao'an looked at her with a little displeasure, his tone questioning.

"I am worried about Wanying, and I want to..."

"Nonsense!" Li Maoan interrupted her, "It's enough for the princess to come forward at this moment, go back to your Hefengyuan."

"But..." Concubine Shu looked at him with a wronged and pitiful expression, tears in her eyes, which really made people feel distressed.

But at this moment, Li Mao'an did not feel the slightest bit of sympathy for her pitiful appearance. Instead, he felt an extremely irritable rejection.

"Stop crying all day long. I'm already upset enough. It's fine that you can't help me solve my problems, but could you please not make things worse?" Li Mao'an's tone became heavier, with obvious reprimand in it.

Upon hearing this, Concubine Shu was stunned.

She just stared at him in amazement, unable to believe her ears.

What did he say? He actually scolded her, scolded her? Said she couldn't relieve his worries? Said she was causing him trouble?

How could he... say that about her?

For so many years, he had never spoken a word to her and always spoke softly to her.

Whenever I see her crying, I feel so distressed that I hug her and comfort her with kind words.

just now……

Concubine Shu couldn't accept it for a moment, and she seemed to have suffered a great blow.

The tears accumulated in the eyes were like beads that had broken off the string, falling one by one.

It looked as if he had suffered a great injustice.

She was beautiful, and had the charm of a Jiangnan water village girl. She was very charming when she cried or laughed.

If it were in the past, Li Maoan would have been seduced away by her and disappeared long ago.

But at this moment, not only was he not bewitched by her, but he felt even more annoyed and disgusted with her.

"Hold your tears. Why do you want to cry all the time?" He scolded her harshly again, "I've said that I'm already worried enough."

"Can't you let me have some peace of mind? Can't you share some of the burden for me like the princess did?"

"I……"

"I'm not in the mood to coax you now!" Li Mao'an interrupted coldly, "Wanying's matter and Li Jing's matter have already upset me enough. You come to cry in front of me again, can't you just let me be quiet for a moment!"

He pointed his finger towards the study room and said, "Did you see that? Xu Chongshan is still waiting for me! What do you think it's for? Isn't it because of your daughter Li Wanying?"

"I……"

"Go back to your Hefengyuan and don't hang around in front of me anymore!" Li Mao'an's tone sank, and he spoke every word with an almost commanding tone.

Concubine Shu no longer knew what words to use to describe her feelings at the moment.

Lost, scared, uneasy, angry...

In short, it is very complicated.

"Prince Rong has kept me waiting for so long!" Xu Chongshan walked out of the study with a cold expression, "Otherwise, I will wait for Prince Rong to deal with the backyard affairs before coming back?"

Hearing this, Li Maoan's face darkened again, and even the corners of his lips twitched slightly.

He gave Concubine Shu a fierce look and said, "Get out now!"

"Yes!" Concubine Shu bowed to him.

No matter how much resentment she had, she could only suppress it at this moment. She couldn't lose face for her man in front of Xu Chongshan.

"Where is the princess?" Li Maoan asked the housekeeper in a cold voice, "Didn't I ask you to invite the princess over to discuss the matter between the second young lady and Young Master Mu with Lord Xu?"

"Replying to Your Majesty, Princess..."

"Prince Rong, I am not here today for the matter between Miss Li and my son-in-law from the Xu family." Xu Chongshan interrupted the housekeeper and looked at Li Maoan with a serious face, "I came to see you for serious business!"

Hearing this, Li Maoan was stunned again.

The expression on his face became even more confused. "Isn't it about Wanying and Yiwen's marriage? You didn't come here to oppose them."

Xu Chongshan shook his head, "No! Since this matter has been settled, there is no need to discuss it further."

"Then you are..."

"Your Highness, do you want to chat with me in this courtyard?" Xu Chongshan asked coldly.

"No, no, no!" Li Maoan reacted and quickly walked towards the study, making a "please" gesture, "Master Xu, please come into the study. Let's talk in detail."

Xu Chongshan nodded, and the two of them went into the study together.

Li Maoan ordered the butler to wait outside the study and not to disturb him.

In the huge study, there were only Li Maoan and Xu Chongshan.

"What does Lord Xu want to discuss with me? Just speak frankly. I will do my best to fulfill my obligations." He looked at Xu Chongshan and made a promise with a serious face.

"In that case, I will speak frankly." Xu Chongshan got straight to the point, "How does Your Majesty plan to assist the Third Prince?"