Sheng Mingjue crossed his arms and said with a half-smile, "Why? Does the Marquis of Changping have any objections? Even His Majesty hasn't said anything, even though he's my son's father. And yet, the Marquis is meddling in my son's marriage?"

A trace of hidden hatred flashed in the eyes of the Marquis of Changping, angry that he did not give him face in public, but he said quickly:

"I dare not, I dare not. Your Highness, you don't know that this girl grew up in my mansion. I treat her like my own daughter, and naturally I hope she finds a good marriage. But—but now the master has declared that she is possessed by a demon. Why don't I bring her back to the mansion, and after the demon is exorcised, we can discuss the marriage between our two mansions. How about that?"

No matter what, he couldn't just watch Gu Yunni climb up the social ladder like this. Otherwise, with the protection of the Duke of Anguo's Mansion, he might never be able to take her into the Marquis of Changping's Mansion!

So he could only delay for a while and make plans later!

As if afraid that Sheng Mingjue would embarrass him again, he quickly added, "Otherwise, if this matter were to be reported to the Duke's Mansion, I don't think the Duke would agree to this girl marrying into your mansion, would he?"

Is this a threat to him?

A fierce look flashed in Sheng Mingjue's eyes. Just as he was about to speak, Gu Yunni suddenly spoke up, "My Lord, you keep saying that I'm possessed by a demon. I wonder which master made that judgment? You can't just make that judgment based on nothing, right? Otherwise, wouldn't you be able to use that as an excuse to slander others?"

After she finished speaking, she did not forget to look at Sheng Mingjue soothingly.

This concerns her own reputation, and she is well aware of the harm of rumors, so she must make it clear in public today, otherwise she will have to bear this stigma in the future!

Not to mention that the Duke's Mansion refused to let her in, even ordinary families would avoid her!

As if he didn't expect Gu Yunni to go straight to the heart of the matter, Marquis Changping frowned. Although he didn't want to answer, he was still concerned about Sheng Mingjue!

He hesitated for a moment and said, "Of course it's Master Anhe of Yuanshan Temple. How could such a person, whose words are as prophetic as a coin, slander you?"

Although he was just talking nonsense, he did have some friendship with Master An He. The reason why he knew the fate of Kou Mingxue and Gu Yunni was mostly due to the blessing of this master.

So he was not afraid of Gu Yunni checking!

"So it's Master An He, he's a real talent, this guy can't really be a monster."

"But if she is a demon, why would Prince Sheng want to marry her?"

"You probably don't know this yet, but Prince Sheng is notorious for being unlucky with his wife. That's why he was forced to leave the capital for three years. It's probably just to fight poison with poison!"

Sheng Mingjue's eyes passed vaguely over those who were talking, and the coldness on his face was not concealed at all.

This made the people who were speaking fall silent involuntarily, and they dared not say any more.

Sheng Mingjue withdrew his gaze and found that the little girl who was talking so eloquently just now clenched her palms subconsciously and frowned after hearing the words "Master An He", as if she was lost in memories!

Gu Yunni clenched her teeth. She could not forget that in her previous life, it was Master An He who came out of retreat and entered the mansion to ask Marquis Changping to change his blood to change his fortune, which led to her tragic death at the hands of everyone in the mansion!

Master An He is also one of the murderers!

Unexpectedly, before she came to him in person, he took the initiative to appear in front of her again!

She raised her icy eyes and suggested in a cold voice, "Why don't you tell the Marquis in person that I am indeed different from before!"

As soon as these words came out, everyone present was in an uproar. But before Changping Hou could breathe a sigh of relief, Gu Yunni continued, "But I'm not possessed by a demon, but I've been enlightened by a god!"

Marquis Changping thought she was going to say something, but he didn't expect it to be such nonsense. He laughed and said, "Are you starting to talk nonsense?"

"I know you won't believe it, but I can prove it, because the gods taught me some mysterious methods. Why don't you invite Master Anhe here, and we can have a competition in public. If he is better, I will naturally let you deal with him. But if he loses, it means you are deliberately slandering me, and then you will have to kowtow to me and admit your mistake. How about it?" Gu Yunni suggested calmly.

Marquis Changping sneered and said, "You evildoer, aren't you just trying to buy time so you can escape?"

He raised Gu Yunni from childhood to adulthood, and he knew very well whether she knew the mysterious arts or not. He did not believe that she had the ability to compete with Master An He, so he naturally thought that she was just trying to delay time.

Gu Yunni turned her gaze to Sheng Mingjue and asked loudly, "Since the Marquis of Changping refuses to believe me, I wonder if the general is willing to personally vouch for me?"

The reason she made the bet was, firstly, to punish Marquis Changping and Master Anhe, and secondly, to become famous!

It was impossible for her to rely on Sheng Mingjue forever. Her experience in her previous life told her that she could not rely on anyone else and could only rely on herself.

So she wanted to take this opportunity to make her name known and let the whole capital know that she knew the mysterious magic!

Sheng Mingjue narrowed his eyes, and an interested smile appeared on his lips. "This prince has come here today to propose marriage, so naturally I will not refuse my fiancée's request."

He turned his gaze to the Marquis of Changping and asked with a half-smile, "Now that this prince has guaranteed Gu Yunni, can the Marquis of Changping feel at ease?"

As if he hadn't realized Sheng Mingjue would be so sympathetic to Gu Yunni, the Marquis of Changping's expression changed several times. Finally, he gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, I agree!"

He just didn't believe that Gu Yunni could defeat Master An He!

If this is the case, it is simply a fairy tale!

He clenched his fists, then slowly loosened them, saying sternly, "Then tomorrow, I'll invite the master over. When the time comes, you, this evildoer, must not run away!"

After he finished speaking, he hurried away with his guards.

The crowd of onlookers also retreated one after another, and the gossipy expressions on their faces were difficult to conceal. Today's events were bound to become a topic of discussion among the people of the capital after dinner.

And tomorrow’s competition between Gu Yunni and Master An He will surely attract everyone’s attention!

Sheng Mingjue cast a thoughtful gaze on Gu Yunni, and asked with a smirk, "It seems Yunni is sure to win!"

Gu Yunni opened the door wide, smiled slightly, and said, "Since the prince has guaranteed me, how could I let you down? Isn't the prince going to propose today? Please come in."