Chapter 249
Chapter 249
"Your Highness, I will go check on Qingshi." Li Zhiwei knew that Xu Qingshi had been looking for her for a long time. Now, there was nothing more for her to do here, so she would go see him.
Otherwise, that little fellow might get anxious again soon.
Thinking about how Xu Qingshi had missed her twice when looking for her, Li Zhiwei also sighed.
Incidentally, she could also ask Xu Qingshi about that matter concerning the young lady.
"This prince will go with you." Xu Heming also didn't understand what Xu Qingshi was fussing about.
Wasn't it said he hadn't recovered yet?
If he had the energy to make such a fuss, Xu Heming couldn't see any sign of discomfort in him.
Li Zhiwei nodded. After all, Xu Qingshi was his son; she had no right to stop him from seeing the child.
The two walked in silence. Xu Heming wanted to say something to Li Zhiwei. After thinking for a long while, he finally spoke somewhat awkwardly: "Don't pay any mind to those rumors outside. This prince will handle them properly."
Thinking of those rumors, Xu Heming felt very displeased. They seemed specifically targeted at Li Zhiwei.
"Thank you, Your Highness." Li Zhiwei wasn't particularly bothered by the rumors. After all, they were just rumors. As long as she knew they were false and Xu Heming knew they were false, that was enough.
She couldn't very well conjure up a husband out of thin air, could she?
What she really wanted to ask about was Zheng Qiaoshu!
Although she had never met this Zheng Qiaoshu, she had heard the name quite often.
Especially today, she had not only heard The Old Princess mention it but also heard Nanny Luo speak of her.
However, looking at Xu Heming, who had fallen silent again, Li Zhiwei momentarily didn't know how to broach the subject.
She was also worried that if she asked, Xu Heming might think she was meddling in the affairs of the An Prince's household even before formally entering it.
Once she thought about how that Zheng Qiaoshu had even falsely accused her father of poisoning The Old Princess, Li Zhiwei still felt a pang of discomfort. She really wanted to meet that so-called cousin.
Xu Heming could clearly sense that Li Zhiwei was somewhat unhappy, but he didn't know why she had suddenly become upset.
It seemed that ever since he returned to the manor and she saw him, there had been no smile on her face.
Had he said something wrong?
Was she unhappy?
Each lost in their own thoughts and speculations, they soon arrived outside the Liangxi Courtyard.
"You step aside! I want to go find her!" Xu Qingshi's dissatisfied voice carried out.
"Young Master, Physician Zhang said you must not get out of bed again. Please rest assured, this servant has already sent someone to fetch the Princess!" Moyu held onto Xu Qingshi tightly, preventing him from getting out of bed.
"You're lying to me!" Xu Qingshi's eyes were red. He believed that the reason Li Zhiwei hadn't appeared for so long must be because she had married someone else.
"Young Master, this servant is not lying. The Princess is truly in the manor. She is handling some matters and will be here shortly." Moyu pleaded earnestly.
He felt somewhat helpless inwardly. He had anticipated that the young master would fuss about wanting to see Li Zhiwei upon waking up, but he hadn't expected Xu Qingshi's reaction to be so intense.
"I don't believe it! Otherwise, why do I always miss seeing her?" The more Xu Qingshi thought about it, the more wronged he felt.
Since he couldn't see Li Zhiwei, he refused to believe that she hadn't married.
Thinking this, Xu Qingshi stopped struggling. He sat on the bed, tears falling in large, heavy drops.
This made Moyu, standing by, both heartbroken and somewhat at a loss.
"Young Master, please don't cry. The Princess will be here any moment. If she sees you crying so sadly, she will surely be distressed." Moyu advised carefully.
"She wouldn't care about me!" Xu Qingshi said between sobs.
He felt extremely sad. From now on, Li Zhiwei would never protect him again.
"Qingshi!" As Li Zhiwei entered Xu Qingshi's bedchamber, she saw the little boy, golden teardrops falling from his eyes one after another.
This startled Li Zhiwei greatly!
After all, the impression Xu Qingshi had given her was of being proud and aloof.
Or angry. But she had never seen him cry like this.
"Why did you even come? Didn't you go off and get married?" Xu Qingshi hadn't expected Li Zhiwei to actually come. Remembering she had seen him crying, he quickly turned around, not letting her see the picture of him shedding golden teardrops.
"You insolent brat, mind your manners!" Seeing Xu Qingshi being so disrespectful, Xu Heming scolded.
Hearing this, Xu Qingshi felt even sadder. It must be because his father was too fierce that his stepmother had remarried someone else.
"Why are you yelling at me? It's your own fault for being useless and not protecting your own wife. What's the use of taking your anger out on a child? If you have the ability, go and win your wife back!" Already feeling wronged, Xu Qingshi felt even more aggrieved after being shouted at by Xu Heming.
Without thinking, he turned and retorted at Xu Heming.
Li Zhiwei was also stunned by this turn of events.
For a moment, she didn't know whether she should step forward to comfort Xu Qingshi or sympathize with Xu Heming, who had been mocked by his own son.
"Qingshi, where did you hear such false news? Don't tell me you've been crying because you thought I got married?" Li Zhiwei sighed, stepped forward, and patted the little imp's head, asking with some amusement.
"You took so long to come see me. I just knew the rumors outside must be true. You went behind my back and secretly married someone else!" As Xu Qingshi spoke, he began to wail loudly.
Li Zhiwei was again taken aback by Xu Qingshi's outburst.
She didn't understand where this little fellow got such strong powers of deduction.
And why, even when she said she hadn't, he refused to believe her?
"Say you didn't! If you say you didn't, I'll believe you!" Seeing Li Zhiwei fall silent, Xu Qingshi couldn't help feeling anxious.
He thought, as long as Li Zhiwei told him she hadn't married, he would believe her.
"I didn't!" Li Zhiwei sighed, adding in her heart that she had always said she wasn't married!
Upon hearing this, Xu Qingshi let out another loud "wah" and cried even harder.
He knew it. Li Zhiwei was lying to him.
Beside them, Xu Heming was utterly exasperated. He didn't understand how he could have fathered such a foolish son?
And to embarrass him so greatly in front of Li Zhiwei?
Would Li Zhiwei be unwilling to marry him because his son was too stupid?
Xu Qingshi cried while also urgently wanting to know who Li Zhiwei had married. Was that person good-looking?
Was he good to her?
"Tell me, who did you marry? Is he better looking than my father? Is he good to you? When will you have a daughter? When I grow up, can I marry your daughter? That way, I can keep calling you mother."
Xu Qingshi asked between sniffles, looking at Li Zhiwi with a pleading expression.
Li Zhiwei was also stumped by the child's questions.
So, he had already planned for her to marry someone else?
He had even prepared himself to become her son-in-law?
Li Zhiwei glanced at Xu Heming beside her...