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

Chapter 381 Departure to the Southern Region.

Zhang Hanrui's seemingly light-hearted words actually contain a lot of information.

Li Mu also thought that when the three brothers of the King of Yan revolted, there must have been the shadow of the strategists involved.

Especially after learning that Zhang Hanrui was a member of the Zongheng family, this idea became more firm.

But Li Mu has always guessed that the person who helped King Yan behind the scenes should be someone like Zhang Hanrui's father or master.

No matter what, I never expected that this person was Zhang Hanrui.

It had been twenty-three years since the founding of the Xing Dynasty. At that time, Zhang Hanrui was only eleven or twelve years old at most.

"Could this be a genius?"

Li Mu suddenly remembered that Mu Zhen once said that Li Wu's knowledge in governing a country was no less than his.

He had nothing to teach, so he could only let Li Wu learn from other people.

At that time, Li Mu did not take this sentence seriously, but now thinking about it, what Mu Zhen said was probably not a polite remark.

Thinking about how Li Ling'er called him a child prodigy and had a photographic memory, she was probably not just flattering her own brother.

Li Mu felt that everyone around him had special skills, but he was just a fool.

He arrived at the main hall of the palace somewhat bored.

"My dear, the senior has ordered someone to prepare a carriage for us and said that we can set off today..."

Seeing Li Mu coming, Ge Peining quickly stood up. When she learned that Li Mu still remembered the agreement with her, Ge Peining was actually very touched.

It’s not that she forgot about it, but there were indeed too many things going on during this period of time. She knew that Li Mu had a lot to shoulder, so she didn’t want to bring it up at this time.

Maybe in her heart, she was also waiting for Li Mu to mention it to her. Even if he told her that he was unable to spare the time, she would not blame Li Mu.

After all, I’ve been waiting for more than ten years, and that flower... is just a possibility.

However, when her eyes swept over the red mark on Li Mu's neck, Ge Peining's voice suddenly stopped, a hint of suspicion flashed in her eyes, and she said uncertainly:

"Didn't my husband say that he was going to discuss something with the seniors?"

Li Mu hadn't realized what was going on yet, and nodded woodenly:

"Well, I just asked you a few questions. I'll talk to Sister Ning'er about it on the way."

Ge Peining opened her mouth but didn't say anything, wondering in her heart whether it was Li Ling'er or Xu Youzhi.

At this time, Li Mu asked:

"Why does Sister Ning'er call...my aunt 'senior'?"

Ge Peining was thinking about something. When she heard Li Mu's question, she was stunned for a moment, then she understood:

"My husband, you don't know that although Senior is only one year older than me, he has a very high seniority in the Zongheng Family. In fact, Senior should be the person with the highest seniority in the Zongheng Family now."

Li Mu frowned and thought to himself that Ge Peining's status in the medical family should be similar to Su Yuwei's status in the diplomacy family.

By this calculation, my aunt is of the same generation as Mr. Ge.

No wonder I heard Zhang Hanrui call Ge Peining her niece before.

Interrupted by Li Mu, Ge Peining no longer paid attention to the culprit of the kiss mark.

Besides, even if the woman was Li Ling'er, Ge Peining didn't care much.

Li Muben was still thinking about whether he should say goodbye to Li Ling'er and Xu Youzhi, but when he thought of the big show he had watched before, he gave up the idea.

Li Mu does not have the confidence that Zhang Hanrui has, and feels that he could be exposed at any time.

The back door of the palace.

Just as Li Mu's carriage was gradually moving away.

The low door at the side creaked, and Xu Youzhi's head slowly popped out from it.

He looked at the direction where the carriage disappeared, feeling dazed.

Now she was eager to verify her guess. Since she received the note that asked her to stay by Li Mu's side when she fell ill, she had not received any instructions.

Not to mention that the second young master she once thought of had not appeared for several years.

"You'd better not have any bad intentions, otherwise I..."

At this time, Li Linger's voice came from behind her.

These two people were obviously here to see Li Mu off, but neither of them showed up.

Xu Youzhi was awakened by the voice, turned around hastily, and said anxiously:

"Ling'er still refuses to believe me?"

"How can I believe you? If it's really like you said, I just want you to serve me... serve me... why do you have to hide it?"

Li Ling'er had a bad look on her face. Although she knew that she was not as smart as Xu Youzhi, she could not stand it when others lied to her in such a low-level way.

"I really didn't lie." Xu Youzhi said sincerely with expectation in her eyes.

"Okay, even if what you said is true, who asked you to do this? Are you hiding anything else from me?"

Li Linger frowned and said in a deep voice.

"I…"

Hearing this, Xu Youzhi snorted, pursed her lips and stopped talking.

In fact, with her intelligence, she has plenty of ways to deceive Li Ling'er.

But she didn't want to do that and didn't want to lie to Li Ling'er anymore.

She couldn't tell Li Ling'er that her biological second brother was not dead, and in fact the brother she was talking about was the second brother she hated.

Seeing Xu Youzhi agreed, Li Linger gritted her teeth, turned around and left.

In her opinion, she gave Xu Youzhi chances again and again, but Xu Youzhi still chose to conceal it.

Even with such a cheap excuse, Li Linger felt as if a heavy object was pressing on her chest, making it difficult for her to breathe.

In the shadows in the distance, Zhang Hanrui looked at the two quarreling little girls and frowned.

Only then did he realize that Xu Youzhi was not Su Yuwei. She would not stand on Li Mu's side without any stance just because she liked him.

"My little rascal, I'm afraid your charm is a little off."

In her original plan, she wanted to let Xu Youzhi switch sides first, and then let her know that the Renzong, who had originally helped Li Mu, was now going to turn around and deal with him, and then things would follow naturally.

Now, Xu Youzhi has changed sides, but she may not necessarily stand on Li Mu's side.

In fact, Zhang Hanrui also thought about telling Xu Youzhi the truth directly, perhaps Xu Youzhi would stand on their side.

But once the seeds of doubt are planted, it is not easy to rebuild trust.

Although she had a certain degree of confidence in Xu Youzhi, it was difficult for her to make up her mind to tell her everything.

Especially for a woman like Xu Youzhi, it is difficult to stop lying once it starts, and acting rashly will most likely lead to a complete break.

"It seems we need to find another way."

After just a moment, Zhang Hanrui had a plan in mind. He looked at Xu Youzhi who was standing there in a daze and sighed slightly.

"You stupid girl, you even dared to hide it from me. You must suffer some setbacks."

……

Five days had passed since Li Mu left.

Of course, Li Mu was not idle during these five days.

During the day, I concentrated on my journey and talked with Ge Peining about my experiences during this period.

At night, they would look for some secluded and desolate places to stay.

Although Ge Peining felt that it was a bit absurd to be in the deep mountains and forests, she had missed Li Mu for a long time and could not resist Li Mu's constant nagging.

Traveling at night is even more tiring than traveling during the day.

As a result, Ge Peining spent most of the day sleeping.

On the contrary, Li Mu was like a chicken with blood injected. He worked day and night. Not only did he not feel tired, but his spirits became better and better.

On this day, when Li Mu saw the sun setting, he habitually drove the carriage off the official road.

Ge Peining stopped her, and after Li Mu's repeated questioning, Ge Peining blushed and said the words "it's not very convenient".

Of course Li Mu knew what was going on and picked up Ge Peining.

The two lived together in the training camp for several months and naturally experienced such days.

Ge Peining was a little scared of Li Mu's strange methods and was about to beg for mercy, but she heard Li Mu say seriously:

"The carriage is moving too slowly, Sister Ning'er, hold me tight."

Ge Peining was thinking about how to get Li Mu to spare her, but before she could react, she saw Li Mu's feet move.

The reins tied to the horses broke with a sound, and the carriage behind him turned into powder in an instant.