Seeing Qi Yuning's face brighten a little, Lu Ze continued, "Although this rumor originated from Guan Zhiyi, it was Qin Yuli who fanned the flames. I wonder why Qin Yuli did that?"

Qi Yuning said, "Qin Yuli would never do anything useless. She must have other plans."

Lu Ze nodded and said, "Should we report this to His Majesty?"

"No need for that. Why should Your Majesty be troubled by such childish schemes?"

When it was time to leave the court, Lu Ze and Qi Yuning walked to the outside of the Dali Temple together, only to see Qin Zhen standing at the door of the Dali Temple, with Guan Zhiyi, who was wearing pink clothes, beside him. Guan Zhiyi had an extremely ugly expression on her face.

In the afternoon, Qin Zhen came to Guan's house and brought her here. Guan Zhiyi didn't know why, she was extremely frightened and wanted to leave, but there were people all around watching the excitement.

Qin Zhen saw Lu Ze coming out and said, "Ze'er, your fifth uncle didn't know you and Miss Guan were actually engaged before. Now, I've heard rumors that you were once so in love, and that Old Madam Lu still considers Guan Zhiyi her granddaughter-in-law. I am announcing here that the engagement with Miss Guan is annulled, so that you and Miss Guan can be together."

Guan Zhiyi heard Qin Zhen's words and said in disbelief, "Fifth Master Qin..."

Qi Yuning frowned and looked at Qin Zhen, "Master Qin Wu, are you treating marriage as a joke? Since the engagement has already been made, how can you just call it off?"

"I think Fifth Master Qin is worthy of being a descendant of the Qin family. He is very reasonable."

When Lu Ze saw Old Madam Lu coming out of the crowd, he stepped forward to support her and said, "Grandma."

Lu Baohua, who was supporting Madam Lu, glanced at Lu Ze.

Lu Ze said, "Grandma, you're not feeling well. You should go back home and recuperate first."

Madam Lu walked over to Guan Zhiyi, reached out and took her hand, saying, "Ze'er, you and Zhiyi were very much in love before. Now that Fifth Master Qin has been so understanding and refusing to take someone else's love away, he's broken off the engagement. So why don't you let me renew your engagement with Zhiyi? Let everyone be witnesses, and let you two, this loving couple, be together."

Lu Zelian frowned and said, "Grandma! I don't want to."

Madam Lu clutched her chest and said, "Grandmother, she doesn't have much time left. You and Guan Zhiyi were once so loving. It would be wonderful if you could rekindle your love and finally marry."

Outside the Dali Temple, more and more people came to watch the fun.

Guan Zhiyi looked at everyone's gazes and felt like she was being put on the fire. Today was a dead end for her.

Guan Zhiyi knelt before Lu Ze and said, "Prince Lu, you and I were verbally engaged before, and I truly still have feelings for you. Today, if you are unwilling to renew our relationship and arrange an engagement, I will have no choice but to die to protect my reputation."

Guan Zhiyi knew that she had no other choice now. If Lu Ze rejected her, her reputation would be ruined and she would probably never have the chance to marry into a wealthy family again.

The only way to get rich is to take a chance.

After all, it was difficult for her to give up Lu Ze, such a rich husband.

Lu Ze said coldly, "Miss Guan Liu said that we had a past relationship. But Miss Guan, where did that past relationship come from?"

Guan Zhiyi said, "You and I once sailed on the lake and met in the Plum Garden..."

Qi Yuning stepped forward and looked at Guan Zhiyi who was kneeling on the ground and said, "Guan Zhiyi, I thought you were a pitiful person and wanted to let you go, but you didn't take my words to heart!"

Lu Ze said to Guan Zhiyi in a cold voice, "Miss Guan, when have I ever been boating with you on the lake?"

Guan Zhiyi repeatedly asked, "Prince, how could you betray me like this? We once made a solemn vow, have you completely forgotten it just because of Princess Qi? Princess Qi, you have always loved to steal other people's things. How could a princess like you steal someone else's fiancé..."

Qi Yuning was so angry at Guan Zhiyi that she laughed. How could she have the guts to think that by doing this, she could make Lu Ze suffer the loss for the sake of his dignity?

Did she underestimate Lu Ze, or did she underestimate Qi Yuning?

Qi Yuning asked, "Master Lu, have those two thugs gone far away?"

Lu Ze signaled the guards to go look for the two thugs.

Qi Yuning walked up to Guan Zhiyi and said, "Don't marry Princess Qi. This rumor started when your Guan family entered Shengjing City to make a name for the three unmarried girls in your family.

This princess felt that I had dirty my hands by dealing with you, so I never held it against you. However, I have evidence in hand. I have witnesses to prove how you spread the rumor insulting me in the first place!

Qi Yuning said, "Insulting the Princess Chang'an, who was bestowed upon you by His Majesty, is also a violation of the laws of Dasheng."

Qi Yuning saw Lu Ze's men bring over two thugs who were watching the fun in the crowd. She pointed at them and said, "Do these two thugs look familiar to you, Miss Guan? Don't think that a lie will come true just by telling it a thousand times!"

The fat thug kept saying, "That's her. She looks very similar. She was the one who told us to go and tell them about her and Prince Lu boating on the lake!"

"Yes, she was the one who gave us the silver! She told us to tell everyone that Master Lu was deeply in love with her."

Guan Zhiyi looked at Qi Yuning and said, "Where did Princess Qi find these two thugs to falsely accuse me?"

Qi Yuning said, "What a joke! Why would this princess falsely accuse you? Guan Zhiyi, this princess can ban your Guan family from entering Shengjing City with just a flick of her finger. Why would she bother hiring two thugs to make a false accusation?"

"It was them. Last time, I heard about Miss Guan and Prince Lu boating on the lake. It turns out that it was Miss Guan who paid for it!"

"Tsk tsk, isn't Guan Zhiyi too shameless?"

Qi Yuning continued, "Master Lu, I'm currently in the Dali Temple. I've asked my maid to fetch the evidence of how the Guan family insulted me by saying I shouldn't marry Princess Qi. Master Lu, please decide how to punish the Guan family!"

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