"Call you brother-in-law?" Shen Mi sneered.

“Can you afford it?”

"If you want to marry my sister, then kill the concubine in your house who drinks human blood, and then we can talk about marriage!"

The King of Qi stood up, turned his head and looked at Shen Mi with cold eyes, and cursed: "What nonsense are you talking about? Who drank human blood?"

There was a coldness in Shen Mi's eyes as she held Shen Li in her arms.

She sneered and said, "Your Highness, Prince Qi, if you don't want others to know, then don't do it yourself."

"Now, you are using such despicable means to force my sister to submit."

"You killed Miss Wen, and now you want to use the same method to harm my sister."

The King of Qi's eyes suddenly changed color. He took a step forward and stretched out his hand to strangle Shen Mi's neck.

Before he could reach out his hand, it was blocked by Yun Lan.

He angrily said: "Shen Mi, what nonsense are you talking about?"

"What do you mean by this prince killed Wen Wan? If you dare to make up rumors, believe it or not, this prince can kill you with just a flick of his finger."

"If you weren't thinking about you being Li'er's sister, do you think I would be polite to you?"

Shen Mi looked calm as she helped Shen Li up.

"Your Highness, you can have some dreams, but you can't have them for too long."

"You hurt my sister today, I will take revenge on you someday."

The King of Qi sneered as he bent over to pick up the clothes on the ground and put them on, grinning at Shen Mi.

"You don't want to report what happened today to my father, do you?"

"How about you ask Shen Li if she is willing?"

"If the matter gets out of hand, Shen Li's reputation will be ruined. Who else can she marry in the future except me?"

"I am the prince of Dayan. I want to marry a daughter of a noble family. It's just a matter of a word from my father."

"Besides, I have already asked for your permission, so your sister must marry even if she doesn't want to."

"In fact, I am your brother-in-law in name only."

The King of Qi spoke in an icy voice, and looked at Shen Li, who was curled up in Shen Mi's arms, with a strange look on his face.

He raised his eyebrows and smiled: "Shen Li, I know you can't let go of Zhang Huaian, but as long as you marry me, I will let you know how good I am, and I will never do anything to you again."

"I can't wait to love you."

After he finished speaking, he sneered and walked out of the private room.

He took a step and turned to look at Shen Mi.

"Shen Mi, I would like to remind you that you should not be too clever. If you dare to stop me from doing good things, I will make you regret it."

"You, the Marquis of Pingyang, should wait patiently for the imperial edict from our father."

After the man finished speaking coldly, he turned around and left the private room with two guards without looking back.

The atmosphere in the private room was depressing.

Shen Li came out of Shen Mi's arms and began to cry with her head down.

She trembled and said, "I don't want to marry the King of Qi, and I don't want to go to the King of Qi's mansion."

Shen Mi reached out and held Shen Li's trembling hand, and said word by word: "Sister, don't worry, you won't go to Prince Qi's Mansion."

"It's ok, let's go home, okay?"

Shen Li bit her lip and nodded slowly.

In the quiet room, Shen Mi looked up at Haitang and said calmly, "Go out and buy a set of clean clothes. The color of the clothes should be the same as the one your elder sister wore when she went out, and the style should be the same as well."

Haitang nodded, "Okay, Second Miss."

Shen Mi then instructed Yun Lan: "Go get a basin of hot water. My sister wants to wash her face. Let's clean up before going back."

"This matter concerns my sister's reputation. If I go back like this, people will definitely talk about me if they see me."

"Although the King of Qi did not succeed this time, there are so many people in Yanjing City. They will just follow the crowd and say that white is black."

"Yes, miss."

In less than a moment, Yunlan brought hot water.

Although Shen Li's expression had eased a lot at this moment, she was still quite frightened.

Shen Mi took a handkerchief and wiped the blood off her face.

Feeling distressed, he asked, "Was it the King of Qi who beat him?"

Shen Li remained silent, bit her pale lips, and nodded slowly.

Seeing Shen Li like this, Shen Mi felt a pain in her heart.

After wiping the blood off her face, Shen Li's eyes were red and swollen from crying.

Shen Mi suddenly remembered that when he was a child, he contracted a high fever in Yishui.

At that time, she was lying on the bed dying. Shen Li, who was small in stature, held her in his arms lovingly, feeding her medicine over and over again.

She still remembers that gentle voice.

"Mi'er, be good. It's my sister. My sister is here."

But now, seeing Shen Li like this, her heart was broken, her nose was sore, and Shen Mi was choked with sobs and couldn't say a word.

After a long silence, she choked up and said, "Sister, did you dream about mother again?"

Shen Li pursed her lips and nodded slowly.

"I had a dream. I wanted to buy something to burn for her, to tell her that we are fine and not to worry."

"Mi'er."

Shen Li's eyes were red as she looked at Shen Mi.

"Don't tell anyone about what happened today, including Dad."

"I know that with your personality, you will definitely seek justice for me, but I don't want others to know what happened today."

"The King of Qi has now asked His Majesty to issue an order, so my sister has no choice, but I am unwilling to do so. I don't want to marry him."

Shen Mi naturally understood Shen Li's worries. Although the King of Qi did not succeed today, if even a little bit of it was leaked, it would ultimately ruin Shen Li's reputation.

Naturally, this matter cannot be vindicated.

She nodded slowly, her voice calm: "Sister, don't worry, I won't tell anyone."

"Even if I want the King of Qi to pay a price, I will never let my sister's reputation be damaged."

"Of course I have other ways to prevent you from going to Prince Qi's mansion. Give me a few days. During these days, you should stay in the mansion and not go anywhere."

Shen Li nodded slowly, and in less than a moment, Haitang bought clean clothes and handed them to Shen Li.

"Miss, this dress is exactly the same as the one you are wearing. No one will notice you when you return home."

Shen Li's eyes were red, she took her clothes and turned around to change behind the screen.

As the sun set, Shen Mi asked Yun Lan to find a carriage and hurried back to the Shen Mansion with Shen Li.

At night, in Qingfeng Courtyard.

Shen Mi helped Shen Li lie down on the bed, and took her pulse. Seeing that her breathing was stable, she left with peace of mind.

After Shen Mi left, Shen Li, who was lying on the bed, slowly opened her eyes, and then, "Poof!" a mouthful of blood flowed out of her throat.

Hearing the noise, Haitang hurried in and saw Shen Li looking at her with red eyes and trembling body.

"Miss, Miss, please don't scare me."

Shen Li smiled bitterly and said, "Haitang, do you think the King of Qi will let me go?"

"Mi'er is just a little girl. How can she fight against the King of Qi? How can she possibly stop the King of Qi?"

"It's really impossible for me and Zhang Huaian to be together now."

"I regret so much, I regret meeting him so much, I hate him, it was his cowardice that ruined me!"

"Miss, don't say such things. Mr. Zhang must still miss you."

Haitang wiped the blood from the corner of Shen Li's lips while choking with sobs, "If the King of Qi really wants to marry you, the Master may not allow it."

"He will definitely ask His Majesty to cancel the engagement, and the Second Miss will also find a way."

Shen Li lay on the bed, barely breathing.

Thinking of the slap that King Qi gave her today, and everything that happened in Zuixianju today, she felt desperate and painful.

How could Marquis Pingyang refuse a marriage bestowed by His Majesty? Could she really only accept her fate?

But she was unwilling to do so. She didn't want to marry a man who appeared to be elegant but was actually rude and cruel.

"If I were to go to Prince Qi's mansion, I would rather die!"

After Shen Mi returned to Lanyue Courtyard, Yunlan came in from outside.

Seeing Shen Mi's bad face, she could only ask carefully: "Miss, tomorrow, are we going to Bai Xiao Tang?"

"Of course I will."

"The King of Qi has already requested permission to marry my sister. If we don't go now, it will be too late."

She looked at Yunlan and said, "Tomorrow we will go directly to Bai Xiao Tang. Ask Qinghe to look after my sister and not let her leave the house for the next few days."

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