The Su family has a tradition of hiding their treasures, and Su Xing has always done so.
But now he doesn't want to keep a low profile anymore!
He wanted everyone to know how good his daughter was, to make those who looked down on her look astonished, and to make those who had wronged her regret their actions!
Although this would not bring him any real benefit, it might even attract those who covet it.
But I have to say, just thinking about it makes him feel incredibly happy!
I never expected that he, as a father, would need someone to remind him to come to his senses.
I'm truly ashamed...
In fact, Ye Zeyu originally shared the same idea as Su Xing: the treasure should be hidden away to prevent it from being coveted by those with ill intentions.
But now that I think about it, he was wrong.
He didn't want Xi'er to remove the birthmark on her face before, fearing that others would see Xi'er's beauty and then have designs on her.
But his idea is unfair to Xi'er!
Why should he subject Xi'er to all the gossip and slander, to being looked down upon and despised, just for his own selfish reasons?
That's why he deliberately only showed the side of Xi'er's face where there was no birthmark.
The purpose is to gradually let everyone know how good Xi'er is, starting from now on.
Perhaps this will also provoke the person behind the scenes who wants to harm Xi'er.
Not only did they want Xi'er to die a humiliating death, but they also wanted to ruin her reputation.
That's absolutely vicious!
Meanwhile, McQueen had already arrived at the Jingzhao Prefecture.
The events in the dilapidated temple were omitted, and it was said that the two masked men forced a little beggar to trick Su Muxi into leaving the city, intending to rape and kill her.
Upon hearing this, He Zhengyang, the Prefect of Jingzhao, subconsciously thought of the Jiang family.
After all, the recent events involving Su Muxi have all been related to the Marquis of Anyang's mansion, and Jiang Shi even hired someone to burn Su Muxi's entire family to death.
He Zhengyang had his men carefully examine the bodies of the two masked men, but found no clues.
He inwardly blamed McQueen for not leaving any survivors, but said aloud, "I will have someone investigate this matter thoroughly and will definitely give Miss Su an explanation."
But Mai Kun said coldly, "My lord didn't expect Lord He to find anything out. He only sent me to report the case because he didn't want to disregard the law. Now that Lord He knows about the case, I'll take the body and leave!"
Upon hearing this, He Zhengyang's face was filled with anger. He looked at Mai Kun, who was about to turn and leave, and shouted, "You can't take the body with you!"
When a murder occurs, there's no reason for the person reporting it to take the body away.
But McQueen showed no fear on his face. Instead, he said to He Zhengyang expressionlessly, "My lord said that the matter of Miss Su being wronged by Qiao Zixi last time has not yet been resolved, but Sun Shan has already been laid to rest."
"If these two bodies remain in the government office, the Prince fears that the person who wanted to harm Miss Su might not be found yet, and Lord He might kindly bury the bodies. In that case, it's better to take the bodies back and investigate on our own."
After saying that, McQueen turned and left.
He Zhengyang blushed and did not continue to stop him.
Sun Shan's death was indeed suspicious, but he couldn't find any evidence, and the Sun family members were all unreasonable troublemakers. What could he do?
We can't keep Sun Shan from being buried forever, can we?
He has never been able to give Su Muxi an explanation for Qiao Zixi's false accusations and Jiang's plot against her. It's not that he lacks the ability, but mainly that he doesn't dare to investigate further.
He was afraid that if he really found out something, it would implicate some people he didn't want to mess with.
The reason he dared not investigate was ultimately because Su Muxi had no background and he felt that no one would stand up for her.
Therefore, he felt extremely ashamed of what the guard of Prince Yong'an had just said.
He was ashamed of his official position, and also ashamed of the people of the capital…
Su Muxi was unaware of He Zhengyang's guilt towards her, and instead rode in a carriage with Ye Zeyu towards the Yong'an Prince's Mansion.
Although many things happened today, she didn't want to break her promise since she had agreed to celebrate Tang Yan's birthday.
"Let's not mention what happened today to Yan'er."
Su Muxi reminded her.
Ye Zeyu nodded indulgently, "Okay, I'll do whatever you say."
"It's a pity that all the rouge I bought for Tang Yan before was broken. I don't know what kind of birthday gift to give her. Otherwise, I'll just let Yan'er buy rouge from my rouge shop for free from now on. What do you think?"
"Okay, whatever you say."
“…”
The atmosphere inside the carriage suddenly fell silent, but the temperature inexplicably rose, causing Su Muxi's face to gradually turn red.
Ye Zeyu held Su Muxi's hand, gently stroking the back of her hand with his fingertips, his eyes filled with heartache and a hint of lingering fear.
Thankfully, Xi'er is alright, otherwise he really wouldn't know what to do.
The moment he saw McQueen driving the carriage outside the city, his heart leaped into his throat, a feeling that it would burst at any moment.
He had felt that way once.
It was when he heard the news that his uncle, Prince Yu, had been beheaded.
"Xi'er, promise me you'll never leave me in this lifetime, okay?"
Upon hearing Ye Zeyu's words, Su Muxi inexplicably felt a lump in her throat.
Looking into Ye Zeyu's dark eyes, Su Muxi leaned on his shoulder and said earnestly, "Okay, I promise you."
Zhong Bin, who was sitting outside driving the carriage, heard the conversation between the two people inside the carriage clearly. While he was happy for the young lady, he also felt a little envious.
Although he didn't want to spoil the sweet atmosphere inside the car, he remembered his master's instructions before he left, so he coughed heavily to remind the two people inside that there was another man outside.
Soon, the carriage arrived at the Yong'an Prince's Mansion. Ye Zeyu told Zhong Bin to go back first, saying that he would personally escort Su Muxi home later.
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