Su Muxi looked up in surprise, wondering what Ye Zeyu was laughing at.
Unexpectedly, just as she was wondering what was going on, Ye Ziyu actually took her hand right in front of the Empress Dowager.
Then, in a serious tone, he asked, "Empress Dowager, did Consort Zhang just come by?"
The Empress Dowager nodded, puzzled. "They left just half an hour ago."
But Ye Zeyu coldly curled the corners of his mouth, "But your grandson just ran into her near Yonghua Palace."
They left half an hour ago, but I just ran into them again.
The Empress Dowager was no fool; she naturally understood the meaning behind Ye Zeyu's words.
Could it be that Consort Zhang is the Empress's person?
But when she thought of Consort Zhang's clear eyes and the little things she had done with her these past few days, the Empress Dowager hesitated.
Having lived in the palace for many years and known countless people, she could never see Zhang Cairen as someone with a deep and scheming mind.
Seeing the doubt in the Empress Dowager's eyes, Ye Zeyu continued, "Just now she pretended to fall down, trying to pounce on her grandson, but luckily he dodged in time."
A simple sentence, though seemingly random, completely chilled the Empress Dowager's face.
Whether Consort Zhang intended to seduce him or was acting under someone else's orders, such behavior was absolutely unacceptable to the Empress Dowager!
"I understand, and I will be more careful in the future."
The Empress Dowager spoke in a deep voice, and when she looked at the obedient Su Muxi beside her, she felt even more fond of her.
But after seeing the birthmark on Su Muxi's face, she couldn't help but sigh, "Alas! If the birthmark on Xi'er's face could be removed, she would actually be quite pretty."
Before he could finish speaking, Ye Zeyu said, "Xi'er's birthmark can be removed, but we'll have to wait. After Xi'er and I get married, I'll consider whether or not to have Xi'er remove the birthmark. Otherwise, I'm afraid other men might have designs on Xi'er."
Su Muxi looked at Ye Zeyu in surprise.
This sounds normal, but upon closer analysis, it's as if it said nothing at all.
If she can remove the birthmark on her face after marriage, it means Ye Zeyu has agreed to remove it.
If she fails to remove the birthmark on her face after marriage, it will be because Ye Zeyu is petty and won't allow it to be removed.
So Ye Zeyu wasn't actually sure if the birthmark on her face could be removed. He just wanted the Empress Dowager to know that she wasn't ugly, but rather that she didn't want to show her beauty.
Although that was indeed the case, the fact that Ye Zeyu said it so indirectly made her feel a strange sensation.
So this is what it feels like to be cared for by a man…
She gripped Ye Zeyu's hand tightly; the pre-wedding anxiety she felt this morning had vanished instantly.
After hearing Ye Zeyu's words, the Empress Dowager was stunned for a long time before she came back to her senses.
Squinting his somewhat cloudy eyes, he carefully examined the birthmark on Su Muxi's face and couldn't help but ask, "Xi'er, can this birthmark really be removed?"
Su Muxi gave a shy "Mmm".
"Then why did you..." The Empress Dowager had barely begun to speak when she found the answer in her heart and stopped talking.
The only reason Xi'er didn't remove the birthmark on her face when she married Qiao Zimo was that she didn't like him!
Now the knot in the Empress Dowager's heart from three years ago has completely disappeared.
She said it herself: how could that Qiao Ziming compare to her grandson!
Xi'er agreed to marry into the Marquis of Anyang's mansion only because she was too kind-hearted. Like her Yu'er, she was loyal and grateful, which is why she was tricked into the Marquis of Anyang's mansion by that old fox Qiao Xiuyuan!
Thinking of all this, the Empress Dowager felt even more pity for Su Muxi. "Come, Xi'er, let me take a good look at you."
…
When we came out of the Empress Dowager's place, the sun was almost setting.
Ye Zeyu took Su Muxi's hand and slowly walked out of the palace.
The afterglow of the setting sun shone on the two of them, casting long shadows that seemed to merge into one.
Wherever he went, the palace servants he encountered all showed expressions of surprise.
Every time Su Muxi tried to pull her hand back, Ye Zeyu would grip it even tighter.
After trying a few times, Su Muxi gave up.
Let them hold hands; they'll be getting married soon anyway.
"Ye Zeyu".
Hearing Su Muxi's soft call, Ye Zeyu lowered his eyes.
"Um?"
Su Muxi hesitated and said, "I feel like you've been acting a bit strange these past two days."
She deliberately made others see only her right cheek, which had no birthmark.
She deliberately told the Empress Dowager that the birthmark on her face could be removed.
She always felt that Ye Zeyu cared more about what others thought of her appearance than she did.
Just two days ago, he said he wouldn't let her remove the birthmark on her face, fearing that other men would have designs on her.
Ye Zeyu raised an eyebrow. "What's strange about it?"
Su Muxi didn't answer, but asked instead, "What if the birthmark on my face can't be removed? Would you be disappointed?"
But Ye Ziyu's thin lips curled up, and he chuckled again: "Heh!"
Su Muxi: "...What are you always laughing about? You were laughing like that before too."
Ye Zeyu reached out his other hand and gently stroked Su Muxi's cheek, saying softly with a smile, "I laughed earlier because your face was too red."
The reason I laughed just now was because the question you asked was so silly.
"Didn't I say before that I didn't want you to remove the birthmark on your face? If you can't remove it, I'll only be happy, not disappointed."
After saying that, she murmured softly, "I just don't want you to suffer any injustice. Even the slightest bit."
Upon hearing this, Su Muxi's eyes instantly welled up with tears, and her nose began to sting with emotion.
He opened his mouth to speak when a somewhat feminine voice suddenly rang out.
"Prince Yong'an, Miss Su, His Majesty requests your presence."
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