Chapter 505

After Li Zhiwei presented the gifts, she felt a bit nervous. After all, the Old Princess was well - acquainted with the Empress Dowager in the palace. The things she had seen were undoubtedly of the finest quality. Li Zhiwei didn't think the gifts she offered could be considered precious in the Old Princess's eyes.

However, she believed that the Old Princess wouldn't find fault with her for these gifts.

After presenting the gifts to the Old Princess, Li Zhiwei then handed a set of excellent scholar's four treasures that she had prepared for Xu Qingshi to him.

"Qingshi, this is a gift from mother," Li Zhiwei said with a smile as she gave the gift to Xu Qingshi.

Although Xu Qingshi hadn't started going to the private school yet, he was already five years old. Xu Heming should find a tutor for him to start his enlightenment soon.

"What is this?" Xu Qingshi asked while his little hands didn't stop. He directly opened the box and saw the writing brush, ink stick, paper, and inkstone inside. His little eyebrows frowned slightly.

He then recalled the unpleasant memories at Rushan Academy.

He didn't like reading.

"Mother, I don't like this," Xu Qingshi said, pouting unhappily.

"Such good things are wasted on him. I'll take it. Thank you, Princess," Xu Heming said without hesitation and snatched the box from Xu Qingshi's hands.

He even put on an expression of great fondness.

"Father, that's from mother for me!" Xu Qingshi shouted angrily.

"You don't like it. But I do," Xu Heming said, holding the box like a child, showing no intention of letting go.

The Old Princess watched the father - son playfully quarreling with a smile and didn't stop them.

"Oh, Old Princess, look. We haven't seen the Prince so lively in a long time," Nanny Luo said with a smile.

"He always has a straight face. If he didn't look just like his late father, I'd even suspect someone had switched my son," the Old Princess said, feeling very gratified to see her son showing such a childlike side.

It seemed that her son really liked this daughter - in - law. Otherwise, he wouldn't act like this and even compete for things with his own son.

However, the Old Princess thought that Li Zhiwei gave the scholar's four treasures to Xu Qingshi probably because she considered that it was time for Xu Qingshi to start his enlightenment.

Thinking of this, the Old Princess was even more satisfied.

This girl was a good one.

She could rest assured.

"Why are you still competing with a child for things?" Li Zhiwei said with a bit of helplessness as she gently tugged at Xu Heming. Although the things were good, they were only suitable for children.

If Xu Heming really wanted them, she had many precious wolf - hair writing brushes, Huizhou ink sticks, and inkstones, and of course, a large amount of excellent rice paper as well.

How could the Prince lack such things?

"He doesn't like it," Xu Heming said without thinking.

He was a bit unhappy in his heart. He was doing this to make his wife look good.

Why was she still unhappy?

"Your Highness, Old Princess, Princess, the Li family is here," Liu Ming rushed in and respectfully reported to the masters.

The Old Princess was stunned first. The Li family?

Which Li family?

Li Zhiwei also looked at Liu Ming in confusion and asked, "Are my parents here?"

For some reason, Li Zhiwei had a bad premonition in her heart.

"Also, the Princess's elder brother, Master Li, has come too," Liu Ming replied with a smile.

Hearing this, the Old Princess's face darkened.

The in - laws came to the Anwang Mansion early in the morning on the second day. Did they think that the Anwang Mansion would mistreat their daughter?

"Moyu, take the young prince back first," Xu Heming sighed. He guessed that Li Tianyou must have seen Zhou Yuxin hiding in the bridal sedan chair yesterday.

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"Quickly invite the in - laws in," the Old Princess said. Although she was unhappy in her heart, she didn't show it on her face.

At this moment, Li Zhiwei also looked at Xu Heming worriedly and didn't know what to say.

Tomorrow was supposed to be their day to visit her parents. Logically, her parents shouldn't come today.

She was also confused about why her parents came at this time.

"Don't worry," Xu Heming said, gently patting Li Zhiwei's hand to comfort her.

"Go out with Steward Liu to greet your parents first," Xu Heming said and then winked at Liu Ming.

Without much thought, Li Zhiwei quickly followed Liu Ming out.

"You can all go down first," Xu Heming said to Nanny Luo and Xiuhong beside him.

The Old Princess looked at Xu Heming in confusion.

"You sent them all out. Do you have something to tell me, old woman?" the Old Princess frowned and asked Xu Heming.

Thinking that the Li family came at this time, could it be related to what her son was about to say?

"Mother, Zhou Yuxin is not dead. She came back yesterday," Xu Heming sighed. He thought it was better to tell the Old Princess about this first.

Otherwise, when the Li family came later, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to handle it alone.

"What?" The Old Princess was so shocked that she stood up immediately.

Back then, she saw with her own eyes that Zhou Yuxin was dead. How could she come back to life?

"Are you sure that person is Qingshi's mother?" the Old Princess frowned and looked at Xu Heming. She was also wondering if Xu Heming was just lying to her for Li Zhiwei's sake.

"She admitted it herself. Moreover, I've sent people to find out. That person is indeed Zhou Yuxin. And back then, she didn't really die in difficult childbirth. Instead..." Xu Heming didn't know how to tell his mother that his former princess had eloped with a man.

"Instead of what?" the Old Princess glared at Xu Heming and asked impatiently.

She was still complaining about the new in - laws coming so early.

It turned out that it was her son who had caused the trouble!

Thinking of Zhou Yuxin and then of Li Zhiwei today.

The Old Princess sized up her son. If Zhou Yuxin came back, would Li Zhiwei become the concubine?

Thinking of this, the Old Princess also felt a headache.

"She eloped with her childhood sweetheart and faked her death to get away. Now, they've run out of money outside and that's why they came back," Xu Heming took a deep breath and told the truth.

"What?" The Old Princess felt a rush of anger surging to her head.

How dare Zhou Yuxin do such a thing?

She was trampling on the Anwang Mansion's reputation into the ground.

Did she ever think about Qingshi?

"Mother, don't be so excited. My father - in - law and mother - in - law came here so early this morning. Maybe Li Tianyou saw Zhou Yuxin being carried out from the bridal sedan chair yesterday," Xu Heming didn't say that Li Tianyou and the others must be coming for an explanation.

They couldn't lose their composure now.

"What a sin!" The Old Princess sat down and took a moment to calm down before speaking.

She couldn't really describe what she was feeling at the moment.