When Qiao Ziming realized this, he no longer felt angry when he looked at Wei Yichen again.

Wei Yichen was indeed provoking him, but he was actually seeking justice for Su Muxi…

This put him in an even more awkward position.

After pondering the amount of 178.4 million taels of silver, some of the others who had heard about the Anyang Marquis's Mansion owing Su Muxi silver belatedly guessed what had happened.

However, they were unaware of the relationship between Su Muxi and Wei Yichen, and only assumed that Wei Yichen was simply targeting Qiao Zimo.

After all, it was Qiao Ziming who provoked first, so it was understandable for Wei Yichen to "return the favor".

Bai Mengying gritted her teeth, her jealousy and hatred towards Su Muxi growing even stronger.

She was clearly an ugly woman of low status, and after being divorced by Qiao Ziming, she should have been depressed and ridiculed and trampled on!

But why is she now attracting so much attention from men?!

She had just clearly seen that when Wei Yichen said the first line of the couplet, "A spider under the eaves, with a heart full of silken thoughts," he was looking in the direction where Su Muxi was.

So, is Wei Yichen's "silk intention" directed at Su Muxi?

How is this possible?!

What right does Su Muxi have?

Xie Xuan naively thought that Wei Yichen was humiliating and mocking Qiao Zimo, and instead of taking the matter too seriously, he pretended to be surprised and said loudly, "Huh? I remember that the Anyang Marquis's Mansion owed Miss Su 17,840 taels of silver before?"

Oh! No, that's not right. Later, the Marquis of Anyang's daughter went to the government office with the accountant, saying that Miss Su had falsified the accounts, and that the Marquis of Anyang's mansion owed Miss Su more than 20,000 taels of silver! I can't remember the exact amount, but I do remember that Miss Su shortchanged her by more than 10,000 taels of silver, but Miss Qiao insisted on paying it all back!

Then, she directly addressed Qiao Ziming, "Young Master, I wonder if the Anyang Marquis's Mansion still hasn't repaid the money it owed Miss Su?"

Standing on the stage, Qiao Ziming noticed the strange looks from the crowd below. His handsome face flushed red again. He took a deep breath and stared at Xie Xuan coldly, saying, "Of course it's been returned! Young Master Xie really loves to meddle in other people's business!"

"Your Highness is mistaken! Miss Su's matter is not a trivial matter to me, after all, I have admired Miss Su for a long time!"

Upon hearing this, everyone stared wide-eyed in disbelief, then looked at Su Muxi sitting in the small shed on the right.

Is Xie Xuan in love with Su Muxi?

Did they mishear?!

Su Muxi was far away and didn't hear everything that was said in the middle of the hall, but she heard Xie Xuan's loud voice very clearly...

Xie Xuan must be out of his mind!

It was one thing for him to shout at her doorstep last time, but now he's spouting this nonsense in front of so many people. Does he think her reputation isn't bad enough already?!

Su Muxi lowered her head, pretending not to hear or know anything.

But then an unfamiliar male voice rang out, which made her curiously raise her head.

"My cousin Xi'er is as beautiful as a fairy. It's not surprising that this young master Xie admires her, because I also fell in love with my cousin Xi'er at first sight!"

cousin?

Su Muxi looked at Wei Yichen, confirming that she had never seen this person before, yet he called her his cousin…

Could this person be from the Wei family?

She thought she had just heard someone say the name "Young Master Wei," so this stranger was actually her cousin?!

Compared to Su Muxi, the audience was more surprised by Wei Yichen's way of addressing Su Muxi.

Su Muxi's father was just a minor official in the Imperial Medical Academy, so how did he get involved with the Wei family, one of the four great Shanxi merchants?

And what did Wei Yichen just say?!

Is Su Muxi described as having the beauty of a celestial being?

Could it be a problem with his eyes?

Wei Yichen looked at Su Muxi and smiled as he cleared up everyone's doubts.

"Among the four major Shanxi merchants, the Su family and the Wei family are the closest relatives. My uncle Su Xing and my aunt are like the heir of the Marquis of Anyang and the Princess of Changle. They were childhood sweethearts and the two families had long arranged their marriage."

However, my uncle was unwilling to take over the family business, but he was particularly fond of practicing medicine.

So, twenty-two years ago, the two left Jinzhou together and came to the capital.

Although the elders in the family were quite upset about the two leaving, the relationship between the uncle and aunt was the envy of many.

It's a pity that my aunt passed away early, and I couldn't grow old with my uncle, unlike the heir of the Marquis of Anyang and Princess Changle, who, after three years of twists and turns, were still able to be together.

With that, he clasped his hands in a fist and palm salute to Bai Mengying and Qiao Ziming, "Then I wish you both a long and happy life together, and that you will be united in heart forever!"

Unexpectedly, Su Xing is actually a member of the Su family, one of the four major Shanxi merchants!

They really hid it very well!

"I originally thought the rumor that Marquis Anyang owed Su Muxi money was just that—a rumor. After all, how could a mere Imperial Physician possibly have so much money? But it turns out that Physician Su is a member of the Su family, one of the four great Shanxi merchants! That makes sense now!"

"I also heard that after Su Muxi married into the Marquis of Anyang's mansion, she gave the Marquis's wife a century-old ginseng. So it seems that this matter is true. It is extremely difficult for ordinary people to obtain century-old ginseng, but the Su family made their fortune in medicinal herbs, so it should be easy for them to obtain a few ginseng roots."

"I thought that the Marquis of Anyang arranged for Su Muxi to marry Qiao Ziming because he valued Su Muxi's medical skills. It seems that he was after the Su family's wealth!"

"So, did the Wei family come here specifically to support Su Muxi after hearing that she had been dumped by Qiao Ziming?"

…

The crowd was buzzing with discussion, but the three of them looked increasingly grim.

Qiao Ziming and Bai Mengying were ridiculed by Wei Yichen in public, and even the most composed people couldn't help but change their expressions.

There was another person whose face also looked very unpleasant.

That was Shen Yaxin.

No wonder Su Muxi didn't accept the bracelet she gave her yesterday; it turns out Su Muxi is a member of the Su family!

So Su Muxi didn't refuse because she was concerned about saving face; she simply didn't like the bracelet at all...

If Su Muxi has plenty of money, what should she do about the freckles on her face?

The ointment is almost used up. Will Su Muxi prepare more ointment for her?

If Su Muxi had said from the beginning that it couldn't be cured, that would have been one thing, but since she had given her hope, why did she have to take it away so cruelly?

Is it because she expressed her gratitude to her in the street and offered to give her a bracelet?

She thinks Su Muxi did it on purpose!

Because she can't get rid of the birthmark on her face, she wishes everyone else were ugly!

Wei Yichen ignored the crowd's comments and strode towards Su Muxi.

A smile played at the corners of his mouth, and his posture was indescribably dashing and elegant.

Su Muxi watched Wei Yichen walk towards her, and her heart began to race. It wasn't because she was attracted to him, but mainly because she felt that this cousin's appearance was too inexplicable.

It might cause her a lot of trouble!

Seeing the rejection in Su Muxi's eyes, Wei Yichen's smile deepened.