usatvline Chapter 780: The Queen Grants Marriage.
Chapter 780: The Queen Grants Marriage.
In theory, the Ande Hall in the palace is the place where the royal family holds banquets.
Perhaps because of what happened before, people from all the families would not easily enter the palace now.
The royal family probably knew about this, so they didn't force it.
What surprised Li Mu was that he did not expect that the Yujing Tower was actually the property of a royal relative.
The carriage soon stopped outside Yujing Tower.
Shanshan was right, there were indeed not many people attending the banquet.
Among the hundreds of schools of thought, apart from Confucianism, Mohism, Taoism and medicine, only the famous schools of thought were present.
On the royal side, apart from a few royal relatives whom Li Mu had never met, there were officials of the third rank and above in the court.
Prime Minister Lu and his wife, who had not been seen for a long time, were naturally among them.
Yin Huanping is now also a member of the royal family. Xiao Zhao follows her, but Zhang Hanrui, who originally followed her, has disappeared.
The people present from the Southern Region were naturally the three clan leaders, who looked absent-minded and clearly had no interest in the banquet.
As soon as Li Mu entered the hall, he was greeted by Zhao Chuyi's questioning voice.
"Shanshan, what have you been doing?"
"Princess, I..."
Shanshan pursed her lips and was just thinking about how to explain.
Zhao Chuyi grabbed his wrist and pulled him away from Li Mu.
"Mr. Mu, please take your seat."
Zhao Chuyi gave Li Mu a cold look, then dragged Shanshan away.
Li Mu actually had no interest in this banquet. The reason he came was just to find a suitable reason to get Mu Li's pseudonym offline.
The party started soon.
The Queen and Zhao Chuyi said a few bland words to each other, and then nothing else happened.
Li Mu's mind was not here. During this time, several officials from the court came to toast Mu Zhen, but Li Mu did not give them any face.
Wearing a mask, he exudes an aura that says "keep away from strangers".
It was not until the end of the show that Mu Zhen proposed to stay in the capital for a while. Li Mu then found an opportunity and told many people in front of him that he would return to Qiuzhou first.
No one was surprised. It was understandable that a gifted man of destiny was defeated by a young woman and went back to seclusion to work hard.
Mu Zhen personally sent Li Mu to the carriage and reminded him,
"You don't have to worry about the princess's marriage."
"What?" Li Mu was surprised and didn't understand what Mu Zhen meant.
"When you were away, the Queen had already explained to everyone that the marriage proposal was just hearsay and it was not real."
Mu Zhen frowned, and his tone was not very good.
Li Mu noticed Mu Zhen's expression and asked tentatively,
"Teacher, is there anything else?"
Mu Zhen nodded, with a strange expression, and said hesitantly,
"The Queen wishes to grant you a marriage."
???
"I?"
Li Mu pointed at his nose with a very strange tone.
Mu Zhen hesitated for a moment and said,
"It may not be you, it could be Chen Zhihe."
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Li Mu was really puzzled, and then after listening to Mu Zhen's explanation, he felt a strange feeling in his heart.
The Queen intended to arrange a marriage for Mu Li. The woman was the sister of a noble concubine in the palace, and was also a lady from a famous family.
Unlike before, Mu Zhen refused directly this time without any hesitation.
As luck would have it, Zhuge Ping came up at this time.
After a lot of criticism, the arranged marriage turned into a "competition".
What he said implied that Mu Zhen and his nephew were ungrateful and that his family also had outstanding disciples.
"Pfft."
Li Mu felt like he had missed a big show, and smiled helplessly.
"Then let Chen Zhihe marry her."
"Yes, that's what I meant."
Mu Zhen nodded and patted Li Mu's shoulder gently.
"Okay, go back and clean up. It sounds better to hear you call me teacher."
Li Mu stared at Mu Zhen, frowned, and asked tentatively,
"Teacher, is there anything else?"
Mu Zhen thought about it and felt that there was nothing to hide, so he spoke,
"The Queen intends to invite me to the court to take over the position of Imperial Censor."
Li Mu was stunned for a moment, and asked suddenly,
"The condition is a marriage?"
"What are you thinking about, kid?"
Mu Zhen shook his head, smiled and patted Li Mu.
"Given your performance today, it's not surprising that the Queen wants to recruit you."
However, Li Mu didn't think so.
Since ancient times, marriage has been the stupidest yet simplest way of union.
Even if arranged marriage is not a condition, it will probably become an important selection criterion.
Especially there is the jumping Zhuge Ping.
Li Mu thought about it, and the corners of his mouth under the mask slightly raised, and he said with ill intention,
"Teacher, promise it."
"If you don't agree, I'm afraid something might happen. It would be a waste if you don't use the back door."
Li Mu knew without thinking that if Mu Zhen did not agree, perhaps the position of the Chief Censor would eventually belong to Mu Zhen.
But there will definitely be complications, and it is obvious that Zhuge Ping is not a person who is content with his lot.
Li Mu has always believed that less trouble is worse than more, but he is not afraid of trouble. Instead, he likes to nip the root of trouble in the bud.
Mu Zhen frowned and shook his head.
"No!"
"You can't wear a mask after getting married. It will only make people suspicious. Truth will come to light sooner or later."
Li Mu smiled and shook his head, saying in a relaxed tone,
"Teacher, you worry too much."
"I don't have the habit of wearing a mask during the wedding night."
"Ah."
Mu Zhen was amused by Li Mu's insincerity, but still shook his head slightly.
"It's called an arranged marriage, but it's just to plant spies around you. If it was in the past, it wouldn't be a big deal for you to have more women around you, but now..."
Mu really wanted to say that you are too ambitious now and it is not convenient.
What's more, Mu Li became Li Mu, which is obviously not easy to explain.
Especially since his wife is not a servant, it is difficult to guard against thieves in the house no matter how careful you are. He does not want Li Mu to suffer because of such a thing.
Li Mu took off his mask, drew something in front of Mu Zhen, and said meaningfully,
"Teacher, I am not Mu Li, and you are not Mu Li either. Whoever wears this mask is Mu Li."
"No one has seen Mu Li anyway, so find someone to marry that girl to you. Isn't it better for you to be the Imperial Censor peacefully?"
Mu Zhen was stunned for a moment, staring at Li Mu with a strange look, and then smiled bitterly for a long time.
"You kid, my reputation in this life will be ruined by you sooner or later."
Li Mu put on his mask again with a smile.
"Teacher, do you agree?"
"If I say I don't agree, will you let it go?"
Mu Zhen glanced at Li Mu, turned around and was about to leave, then asked again,
"That person..."
"Don't worry about this teacher. I have my own way."
……
Li Mu separated from Mu Zhen and first found an inn to stay in. After taking off their clothes, they went directly to Wenxiang Pavilion outside the city.
This is almost becoming Li Mu’s second home.
Especially after Su Yuwei's jealousy before, Li Mu actually felt like he was keeping a mistress.
"Mr. Master?"
In the small house, as soon as Teng Jingjing pushed the door open, she saw Li Mu sitting at the table.
Even she herself did not realize that she was more delighted than surprised.
"Sir, you are back."
Teng Jingjing walked quickly forward, stood behind Li Mu very naturally, and began to massage his shoulders.
The word joy was even written on his face.
Only in this little house does the young master belong to her.
"Well, I want to know something about the medical family."
Li Mu closed his eyes comfortably, tilted his head back, and leaned on Teng Jingjing.
"How much does Zongheng know about Ge Gen and Meng Siyu?"