"Cautious? Easy to get along with?" Sang Yu seemed to have heard a joke. She wanted to remind Xia Mingxuan, but she didn't know where to start. So she took the opportunity to ask, "How are your marriage talks going?"

"Mother has already had her horoscopes compared, and they look good. Logically, the Yongchang Jue Mansion should be proposing marriage now, but there's been no movement from here, and then they asked me to attend this ridiculous banquet. To be honest, the attitude of the Yongchang Jue Mansion is really hard to understand."

Sang Yu also found it unusual. Zhu Linan was a bastard, so why was Lady Yongchang so kind as to work so hard for him? Sang Yu firmly disagreed with her claim that she had no other motives.

"I think their purpose is not simple. You should listen to my instructions when the time comes." Sang Yu held Xia Mingxuan's hand and said softly.

"Okay." Xia Mingxuan nodded slightly.

Sang Yu and Xia Mingxuan arrived at the main hall under guidance.

The Yongchang Mansion has obviously not been as good as before in recent years. The huge house looks a bit shabby, and the roof has been in disrepair for many years. You can see the missing tiles at a glance.

Even the flowers and plants in the mansion are almost gone, and the corridors in the mansion bear traces of wind and frost.

Even Xia Mingxuan frowned when he saw it. In such a noble house, the marriage of a bastard was so...

Xia Mingxuan really didn't know what to say. If it weren't for the fact that Zhu Linan was handsome enough, a gentleman, and had the demeanor of Mr. Qingfeng, which made Xia Mingxuan like him very much, she would definitely not have come.

At this time, Lady Yongchang was sitting in the main hall. When she saw Sang Yu and Xia Mingxuan coming over, a rare smile appeared on her serious face.

"Finally, the two girls are here. Come sit down and have a rest."

Sang Yu and Xia Mingxuan declined for a while before sitting down.

As soon as they sat down, Lady Yongchang said to Xia Mingxuan, "It's true that I'm old and my body is failing, so I had no choice but to invite Miss Xia to my house. I hope you don't mind. I have some things to do at the Lin'an government office right now, so I'll be back soon. We can have dinner then."

"Madam, you are too kind. Madam, you are ill. I am sorry that I was not able to visit you. I hope Madam will forgive me."

"You are a good child. It is a blessing for our Yongchang Duke's Mansion that Lin'an can marry you."

After Lady Yongchang finished speaking, she turned her gaze to Sang Yu. "This young lady danced at the Spring Banquet before, and I was amazed for a long time. I heard that she is also a good friend of Miss Xia, so I invited her here together. I hope Miss Xiaoyu doesn't think I am being abrupt."

"Madam, what are you talking about? This is Xiaoyu's blessing." Sang Yu said.

Lady Yongchang continued, "The young lady's dance was truly stunning. It's a pity that she was wearing a veil. The last time I saw her, I heard that she had a rash on her face, so she was wearing a veil. Why is she still wearing it now? Is the rash still not healed?"

Here we come!

Sang Yu smiled and said, "Thank you for your concern, madam. However, my rash is strange and has not healed yet. It has also hurt my face and left scars. That's why I have to wear a veil all the time. I'm really afraid of scaring you, madam."

"Miss Xiaoyu, you are being too polite. I have also seen a lot of storms. How could I be scared by a small scar?" Lady Yongchang continued, obviously not intending to give Sang Yu a chance to shirk.

"That's right." At this time, another person spoke.

This person was not someone else, but the daughter of Lady Yongchang, Zhu Peihuan.

"Miss Xiaoyu's dance at the Spring Banquet stole the show, and now she's engaged to the Prince Regent. She's become famous in Tiandu City, but opinions vary on her appearance. Some say she must be stunningly beautiful, otherwise how could the Prince Regent have proposed to her? Others say she's incredibly ugly, otherwise she wouldn't wear a veil and dare not show her true face. Someone in Tiandu even made a bet on this... I'm genuinely curious, so I want her to take off her veil and let me see. Is she beautiful or ugly?"

Zhu Peihuan's words were not polite at all, and even Xia Mingxuan, who was standing beside him, couldn't stand it anymore.

Sang Yu's expression remained unchanged, but he lowered his eyes, looking very knowledgeable. He seemed to be thinking and hesitating for a long time before raising his head.

"I... I really am... You are right, young lady. I am indeed extremely ugly, that is why I wear a veil. If you really want to see me, I can take off the veil and show you. But my face is too scary, I am afraid it will scare you."

"Miss Xiaoyu, you must be lying to me. If you were really so ugly, why would the Regent ask to marry you?"

"The Regent King asked to marry me because I had saved him before, so he wanted to marry me. He said he wanted to marry me, but in fact, he just wanted to repay his gratitude."

"Miss Xiaoyu..." Lady Yongchang spoke, but this time her tone was a bit more domineering. "Just pick them. Even if you scare us, it has nothing to do with you."

After hearing this, Sang Yu's beautiful eyes seemed to be filled with tears, and she looked very aggrieved. She lowered her head, as if she had made up her mind, and whispered, "In that case, I will take off this veil..."

As soon as Sang Yu finished speaking, she took off her veil with one hand...

"Ugh--" Zhu Peihuan on the opposite side couldn't help but vomit first, and Lady Yongchang was not much better. She just glanced at Sang Yu and turned her head away, enduring it again and again, so as not to lose her manners in front of others.

Sang Yu's face looked truly horrible at this moment. From the eyes downwards, her entire face was covered with dense rashes and acne scars, and was bumpy like a toad's skin, which looked particularly creepy. The most disgusting thing was that part of her skin and flesh seemed to be ulcerated and bleeding. If you looked closely, it looked like something was wriggling inside, making it impossible to look directly at it.

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