RPAGF Chapter 381
Chapter 381
Li Tianyou suddenly sat up, startling Xu Heming, who immediately said, "Father-in-law, it's me!"Li Tianyou was taken aback at first.
Why did this voice sound like Xu Heming?
Otherwise, besides that shameless Xu Heming, who else would dare call him father-in-law?
"Prince An?" Li Tianyou calmed his emotions and asked cautiously.
"Father-in-law, it is your humble son-in-law!" Xu Heming replied without hesitation.
"Did I dig up your ancestors' graves in my past life? Is that why you're taking revenge on me like this?" Once Li Tianyou confirmed the man was indeed Xu Heming, he threw the pillow in his hands at him without a second thought.
He had seen people being a nuisance, but this was the first time he had seen someone torment him to this extent.
And this bastard was actually his future son-in-law?
At this moment, Li Tianyou really doubted how many more years he could live if things like this happened a few more times.
"Please forgive me, Father-in-law." Xu Heming knew it was inappropriate to seek out Li Tianyou at this hour, but he had to enter the palace to see the Emperor first thing in the morning.
There were some matters he urgently needed to discuss with Li Tianyou.
This matter concerned the imperial court; otherwise, Xu Heming wouldn't have come to find him at such a time.
"Bullshit! What are you doing running to my Li residence this late at night?" Li Tianyou was furious.
He thought to himself, did this scoundrel also frequently sneak off to find his daughter like this?
At this thought, Li Tianyou glared fiercely at Xu Heming again.
He wondered what sins he had committed in his past life to attract this god of plague.
"Father-in-law, there is a reason for this, which is why your humble son-in-law came to disturb you." Xu Heming tried his best to keep his tone gentle.
Otherwise, he worried that Li Tianyou might pass out from anger.
"If you don't give me a reasonable explanation today, you shall not step half a foot into my Li family's home ever again!" Li Tianyou was truly enraged. What kind of nonsense was this?
In the middle of the night, are you going to let people sleep or not?
Outside, the night watchman's voice rang out: "The weather is dry, be careful with fire and candles!"
Li Tianyou sat up grumpily. He didn't even order anyone to pour tea for Xu Heming and asked in extreme displeasure, "What is it? Speak quickly!"
At this moment, Li Tianyou was also quite thankful in his heart that his wife and daughter had already gone to sleep.
Otherwise, if an outsider man like Xu Heming appeared in their room in the middle of the night, his wife would probably be scared to death.
"Father-in-law, I want to ask, when you and Qingshi were kidnapped, did you see clearly who took you?" Xu Heming didn't mind Li Tianyou's anger and simply asked very seriously.
"We only saw two people. One looked like a servant, just a big foolish brute. The other was somewhat thin and small, looking rather shrewd." Li Tianyou thought for a moment and could only describe them this way.
After all, they were unconscious at first, and when Zhou Zuo came later, they only managed to take a secret peek.
"Did he have a black mole near his left eyebrow and eye?" Xu Heming thought for a moment and asked.
"Yes! Does Your Highness know this person?" Li Tianyou, who had been somewhat indignant, completely lost his previous anger at this moment.
"Today, that man caught a chubby boy, claiming it was Qingshi, and told me to do things for them." Xu Heming thought about it and still decided to mention his meeting with Prince Lanhuai today.
"What?" Hearing this, Li Tianyou was shocked. At the time, he had wondered why that person had kidnapped them.
Originally, he thought he might have provoked some enemies and implicated Xu Qingshi.
Now it seemed those people were clearly targeting Xu Heming.
They wanted to use Xu Qingshi to threaten Xu Heming into working for them.
"What did that person want you to do?" Li Tianyou looked at Xu Heming and asked.
"To go to Second Miss Cheng and get two land deeds, but these land deeds are currently in the Emperor's hands," Xu Heming said softly.
"I understand now. If the person you mentioned has a black mole on his left eye, then he is the one who ordered me and Qingshi to be kidnapped." Li Tianyou sighed, thinking to himself that the capital would probably not be very peaceful this time.
"Father-in-law, I will head back first. Please tell Zhiwei that it is best not to go out recently. I will also increase manpower to protect the Li household." As Xu Heming was leaving, he thought for a moment, then turned back and said to Li Tianyou.
"Go on. I will tell Weiwei about this. You and Qingshi be careful." Li Tianyou nodded.
He also deeply hated the person behind the scenes, but this was a matter he couldn't interfere with.
When Li Tianyou tried to go back to sleep, he tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.
The next day in the imperial court.
"Oh, Lord Li, you haven't attended the morning assembly for the past two days. What have you been up to?"
"Lord Li, could it be that you've been auditing someone's accounts again recently? Look at those dark circles from staying up late."
"Lord Li, I heard your wife has arrived in the capital. You couldn't possibly be trying to get your wife to give you another chubby son, could you?"
Many ministers couldn't help but tease Li Tianyou upon seeing his dark circles.
At this moment, Li Tianyou suffered in silence. After all, he couldn't very well say that Xu Heming had come to find him in the middle of the night, and he couldn't sleep afterward, could he?
Seeing Li Tianyou like this, Xu Heming was also taken aback for a moment.
He wondered, could it be that Li Tianyou hadn't fully recovered yet?
"Father-in-law, if you are feeling unwell, you can wait a few more days before attending the morning assembly," Xu Heming said considerately.
Hearing these words, Li Tianyou, who already had a face full of resentment, wished he could step forward and punch this unappreciative Xu Heming.
Why was it that he hadn't slept well, yet this guy was here hypocritically asking if he was feeling unwell!
"The Emperor arrives!"
The eunuch's sharp voice rang out, and everyone hurriedly looked up at Zhu Jingchen at the head of the hall.
"Long live the Emperor, long live, long long live!"
"My beloved ministers, you may rise!"
"Thank you, Your Majesty!"
"My beloved ministers, is there anything to report today?" Zhu Jingchen looked at the courtiers below and asked.
"Your Majesty, recently there have been continuous attacks at the border of the Qinling Kingdom. Regarding this matter, I wonder if we need to send an envoy to communicate with our allied nation?" Minister of War He Nanqin stepped forward and said.
Grand Tutor Wei and Grand Preceptor Cheng exchanged a glance but neither spoke.
They knew this was a provocation from the Qinling Kingdom.
They had already discussed this matter long ago and were waiting for the Qinling Kingdom to come to them.
However, if they constantly wanted to stir up trouble at the border, it probably wouldn't be long before they sent envoys to their Lannuo Kingdom to negotiate.
"I have my own judgment on this matter." Zhu Jingchen wasn't surprised by this. After all, the Qinling Kingdom was arrogant to begin with. It wasn't strange that they had complaints since they hadn't paid their tribute on time this time.
"Your Majesty, this humble minister heard that yesterday, the daughter of Grand Preceptor Cheng was actually gambling with others in a casino. Such behavior truly disgraces the demeanor of noble ladies in the capital. Lord Cheng holds the esteemed position of Grand Preceptor; is this how he normally educates his children?"
At this moment, an official stepped forward and directed a barrage of accusations at Grand Preceptor Cheng.
Everyone stood aside watching without uttering a word. After all, it wasn't the first time the Censorate had impeached Second Miss Cheng.