Shocked and bewildered, Qiao Zixi told everyone about the purse.

Qiao Ziming felt even more complicated after hearing this.

Unexpectedly, Pei Yuan proposed marriage because of Su Muxi's purse.

No wonder Pei Yuan looked at Su Muxi with such a complicated expression yesterday…

"In that case, rather than letting the other party annul the engagement, we should take the initiative to do so. Mother, tomorrow..."

Before Qiao Ziming could finish speaking, Qiao Zixi and Jiang Shi interrupted him in unison.

"No! I don't want to break off my engagement with Young Master Pei!"

"This engagement cannot be called off!"

Qiao Zixi got up from the ground, her face once again displaying the same murderous look she had just had.

"Brother, I'm your own sister! Why do you always side with that bitch Su Muxi?! What, are you suggesting I break off the engagement so that that ugly Su Muxi can have her?!"

Qiao Ziming's anger surged again at Qiao Zixi's questioning.

Is he leaning towards Su Muxi?

He had been too biased towards Qiao Zixi, which led him to misunderstand Su Muxi time and time again!

But then Jiang chimed in, "Your sister is right! How can you side with Su Muxi? Besides, if the engagement is broken off, all the betrothal gifts from the Pei family will have to be returned. What will happen to the betrothal gifts you gave to the princess? If you break off the engagement with the Pei family, wouldn't that just let Su Muxi get her way?"

"Your Excellency is truly despicable! How could you have allowed you to marry such a vicious person as Su Muxi! Not only did she threaten you with money to try and ruin your marriage with the princess, but she also disfigured Xi'er's face, attempting to destroy her marriage with Pei Yuan!"

"It's all that useless Xu San's fault. If it had been someone with better skills, Su Muxi would have been burned to ashes by now, and there would be no way she would be left in the world to do evil!"

Now, Jiang no longer feels guilty about hiring someone to commit arson and murder. She even feels that her decision was absolutely correct, but she just didn't choose the right person, which caused all this trouble.

If Su Muxi were dead, none of this would have happened.

With both her son and daughter finding good marriages, the Anyang Marquis's mansion would gain an even more prominent position in the capital, and she would be admired and flattered by more people.

But now…

Looking at her son's dejected appearance sitting in the chair, and then at her daughter's terrifying appearance, she wished she could tear Su Muxi to pieces.

Her perfectly good home has been ruined by Su Muxi. Su Muxi deserves to be torn to pieces!

Looking at his mother and sister, Qiao Ziming suddenly understood why Su Muxi had left him and the Marquis of Anyang's mansion.

Staying in a house like this can really make you feel suffocated.

Taking a deep breath, Qiao Ziming said coldly, "Father will be back the day after tomorrow. Before Father returns, none of you are allowed to cause any more trouble for Su Muxi! With Father away, I, as the heir, have the final say in this mansion!"

After saying that, he loudly ordered the servants outside the door: "From now on, the young lady and the madam are not allowed to step out of the courtyard. Otherwise, they will be punished with fifty strokes of the cane and expelled from the mansion!"

Madam Jiang looked utterly incredulous. "Qiao Ziming, I am your mother! I am the mistress of this mansion!"

But Qiao Ziming coldly replied, "At home, one obeys one's father; after marriage, one obeys one's husband. Although my father is not dead, since he is no longer here, then my mother must listen to me, her son!"

After saying that, Qiao Ziming pushed his wheelchair and turned to leave.

Then Qiao Zixi said hurriedly, unwilling to give up, "What about my face! Brother, you can't just abandon me! You have to bring Su Muxi here to treat my face!"

"When Physician Li comes to treat my leg tomorrow, have him take a look at you."

Qiao Ziming said without turning his head.

But Qiao Zixi insisted on having Su Muxi come over.

"No, no one could heal the scars on my face before, and now that my face is in this state, only Su Muxi can heal it! The doctor who just came said there was nothing he could do, and the imperial physician certainly can't cure me either!"

Qiao Ziming's lips curled into a cold smile.

It turns out that her younger sister knew that Su Muxi had healed her face, but instead of feeling grateful to Su Muxi, she targeted her at every turn.

But he had no right to talk about his sister, because he and Qiao Zixi were both ungrateful and treacherous people!

"Since it's already rotten, what's a couple more days of rottenness? If the imperial physicians can't cure it, then just keep wearing the veil. You've been wearing it for over ten years, you're already used to it!"

Qiao Ziming's words were cold and ruthless, a stark contrast to his previous doting manner towards his younger sister.

Ignoring Qiao Zixi's roar and Jiang's accusations, he let Awang push him back into the house.

Looking at the empty room, Qiao Ziming felt utterly exhausted, both physically and mentally.

If he hadn't divorced Su Muxi, would things be different now?

Although he didn't like Su Muxi, he felt at ease with Su Muxi around. At least with Su Muxi there, the people in the mansion weren't afraid of getting sick or injured, because no matter what, Su Muxi would heal them.

After lying in bed, Qiao Ziming thought of Xie Xuan and Pei Yuan again, and felt increasingly agitated.

He thought that after Su Muxi divorced him, she was destined to live a lonely life and no man would ever want to marry her.

Unexpectedly, there were not only two, but two more. Most importantly, he is now no match for those two.

"Mu Xi, why can't you accept being a secondary wife? If you did, things wouldn't be like this now..."

Qiao Ziming muttered to himself, his tone tinged with regret and resentment.

But he refused to bow down to Su Muxi.

Fortunately, he still has Yingying. After he and Yingying get married, everything should start to get better!

Thinking this, Qiao Ziming slowly closed his eyes, and finally felt a little sleepy.

Meanwhile, Bai Mengying, who was praying for the Empress Dowager at Huguo Temple, had not yet fallen asleep.

After telling Bai Mengying all the news from outside in detail, the maid Mingyan presented Bai Mengying with a purse embroidered with money plants in both hands.

Bai Mengying extended her index finger and thumb, picked up the purse, glanced at it disdainfully, and then threw it on the ground.

"Let's put it away for now; it might come in handy later."

After saying that, he sighed and said, "I never expected that Pei Yuan would propose marriage to the Marquis of Anyang for this reason. He is a man of loyalty and affection, but I didn't expect that he would have the wrong person! Hehe!"

"That Su Muxi is really incompatible with Xi'er. If the truth had been revealed sooner, Xi'er wouldn't have had to suffer like this."

"Granny Wu was too harsh. Now I'm afraid no man will want to marry Sister Xi'er. How pitiful!"

Although he said he felt sorry for her, he couldn't hide his smile on his face.

As for Su Muxi, Bai Mengying didn't even consider her a threat.

With his ugly face and lowly status, what could Pei Yuan do even if he knew that Su Muxi had saved him?

Even if Pei Yuan were willing to marry Su Muxi to repay a debt of gratitude, the Pei family would not allow Su Muxi to enter the family.

Simply because Su Muxi is not worthy!