When Qiao Ziming saw that Su Muxi finally looked at him, he felt not joy, but tension and fear.
Su Muxi just said she sincerely thanked the Emperor. Does she really want to marry Ye Zeyu, that man full of murderous aura?
"Mu Xi, I..."
Qiao Ziming subconsciously wanted to speak, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he didn't know what to say.
Is Ye Zeyu not Su Muxi's ideal man?
But he couldn't say it in front of so many people, after all, the marriage was personally bestowed by the Emperor.
After hesitating for a moment, he simply said, "Mu Xi, today is a literary gathering. Let's talk about it after the gathering."
Once the literary gathering ends, he will be able to clear Mu Xi's name. At that time, he will expose Bai Mengying's true colors and vindicate Mu Xi.
However, all of this depends on the continuation of the literary gathering. If it is canceled midway or Mu Xi leaves, the plan cannot proceed as scheduled.
Wei Yichen's sudden arrival was an accident; not only him, but even his father probably didn't expect it.
Thinking of this, Qiao Ziming's eyes flashed with resentment, and he gave Wei Yichen a cold look.
Wei Yichen raised an eyebrow and smiled slightly at Qiao Ziming, his provocation obvious.
Then he looked at Su Muxi with great interest, wanting to see what Su Muxi would say to Qiao Ziming.
Although Qiao Ziming's original intention was simply to hope that the literary gathering could continue, it was perceived by everyone as him protecting Bai Mengying and accusing Su Muxi of making a scene.
Su Muxi sneered.
I think an ingrate is an ingrate, and you can never tame one no matter what.
"Oh!"
"Does Your Highness think I have something I want to say after the literary gathering? Or does Your Highness also think that I am still thinking about you and that I came to the literary gathering because I am unwilling to accept defeat?"
"They say that people who aren't from the same family don't enter the same door, and the young master and the princess are truly a perfect match!"
Upon hearing this, Zheng Yi shouted loudly, "Su Muxi! What do you mean?! She's just an ugly woman nobody wants, who are you trying to impress with your sarcastic remarks! Get out of the literary gathering right now! I'll explain to the Empress for you!"
Su Muxi glanced at Bai Mengying with a half-smile, then bowed slightly, "In that case, thank you very much, Young Master Zheng."
After saying that, he was about to turn and leave when he heard Bai Mengying and Qiao Ziming speak at the same time.
"Wait a minute!"
"Don't go!"
Su Muxi raised an eyebrow, but this time she didn't take the initiative. Instead, she looked at Bai Mengying with a half-smile, wanting to hear what Bai Mengying had to say.
Bai Mengying coughed lightly, not looking at Su Muxi, but speaking softly to Zheng Yi: "Young Master Zheng, if we let Miss Su leave like this, people might say I'm abusing my power and not knowing right from wrong. I'm not a petty person. If Miss Su can just let it go and let the literary gathering continue, that would be the best thing."
"As for my private matters with Miss Su and Zi Mo, I was indeed wrong to bring them up in this kind of setting."
As he spoke, he actually condescended to bow slightly to Su Muxi and said apologetically, "Miss Su, I was just in a hurry before, I'm sorry."
Seeing this, Zheng Yi felt even more that Su Muxi was ungrateful and going too far!
While feeling sorry for Bai Mengying, I also wanted to punch Xie Xuan again.
Xie Xuan actually defended such an unreasonable and ugly woman; she really deserves a beating!
Seeing Bai Mengying's reaction, Su Muxi felt no pride whatsoever; on the contrary, she became even more vigilant.
Bai Mengying was actually able to do this, so it seems that bringing her to the literary gathering today was not simply to humiliate her.
It seems they've prepared some special arrangements for her.
Suddenly, she remembered the time she was tricked into going to a dilapidated temple outside the city.
Could it be that Bai Mengying orchestrated the last incident, and now that one plan failed, she's trying another?
But is there really such a deep grudge between her and Bai Mengying?
Could it be because of Qiao Ziming?
No!
no.
You can't hide the look in someone's eyes when they like them.
Although Bai Mengying said she wanted to break off her engagement with Qiao Ziming with a sense of grievance, her intuition told her that Bai Mengying was taking the opportunity to test the waters and probably really wanted to cancel the engagement with Qiao Ziming.
If that's the case, then Bai Mengying's targeting of her is very likely because of Ye Zeyu.
After all, back in Ganzhou, Bai Mengying tried to get into Ye Zeyu's bed, but Ye Zeyu rejected her without hesitation.
So Bai Mengying is jealous because she can marry Ye Zeyu?
Thinking of Ye Zeyu's face, which was said to be a traitor to the country, Su Muxi cursed him in her heart as a "femme fatale."
But she quickly snapped out of her reverie and focused on the task at hand.
She wanted to test Bai Mengying's bottom line!
"Is the princess only apologizing for misunderstanding that I didn't want you to marry the Marquis of Anyang's son? Shouldn't she also apologize for misunderstanding that I wanted to ruin the literary gathering?"
Zheng Yi couldn't stand Su Muxi's arrogant and rude behavior, so he stepped forward angrily, pointing at Su Muxi and about to teach her a lesson.
Unexpectedly, Su Muxi seized the opportunity and took the initiative to meet Zheng Yi. A silver needle flashed from between her fingers and was already stuck in Zheng Yi's arm before anyone could see what was happening.
Zheng Yi was also taken aback by Su Muxi's actions. He was stunned for a moment, but found that his body was not very flexible.
Even opening my mouth to speak, moving my tongue and lips is extremely difficult.
Just then, Su Muxi said, "Young Master Xie, are you really going to take this beating for nothing?!"
No man would be so cowardly as to willingly take a beating, especially in front of someone he likes.
To everyone's surprise, Xie Xuan swung his fist forcefully and landed a precise blow on Zheng Yi's nose.
Zheng Yi, who was struggling to move, not only suffered a nosebleed from the beating, but also collapsed to the ground in a sorry state.
Strangely, after being punched by Xie Xuan, the body, which had previously been unable to move, regained its mobility.
Just as he was about to retaliate, Xie Xuan punched him in the eye socket.
"ah!"
The pent-up frustration in Xie Xuan's chest was instantly released, making him feel refreshed all over.
Just as he was about to punch Zheng Yi in the other eye, Pei Yuan stopped him.
"That's enough. If we keep fighting, the literary gathering will really be ruined!"
Pei Yuan felt conflicted; on one hand, he felt he should help Su Muxi, but on the other hand, he agreed with Bai Mengying's words.
Since Princess Chang Le has already apologized, anyone with a sense of propriety should stop there and let the literary gathering continue.
But Su Muxi didn't know when to back down and continued to escalate the situation.
Although she was a member of the Su family, one of the four major Shanxi merchants, she had not grown up in the main family and had not learned any etiquette, so she was not as sensible as Princess Chang Le.
Since that's the case, he could only do his best to prevent things from escalating further, otherwise Miss Su would become the target of public criticism.
Moreover, Zheng Yi is petty and narrow-minded. If he is beaten too badly, there is no guarantee that the other party will not retaliate in the future.
Therefore, he had to stop Xie Xuan.
Firstly, it was for Xie Xuanhao's sake, and secondly, it was to repay Su Muxi's previous kindness to him.
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