"Bai Mengying! I trusted you so much, and I never expected you to betray me like this!"
"I'm going to kill you! Kill you!"
Qiao Zixi's eyes were filled with resentment, her face was terrifying, and the veins on her hands were bulging. It was clear that she was using all her strength and really wanted to strangle Bai Mengying.
Bai Mengying looked pained and slapped Qiao Zixi's hand hard, unable to utter a single word.
Just then, everyone snapped out of their shock, and two men stepped forward, pried Qiao Zixi's hands off, freeing Bai Mengying.
"Cough cough cough... Huff..."
Bai Mengying coughed a few times, exhaling heavily, her heart filled with murderous intent.
Despite all her calculations, she never expected Qiao Zixi to turn around and bite her back!
It's all Qiao Ziming's fault. If it weren't for Qiao Ziming getting in the way, Su Muxi would probably have already been disfigured, and Qiao Zixi wouldn't have thought of so many things!
"Let me go! Let me go! I'm going to kill Bai Mengying! I'm going to kill her!"
Qiao Zixi struggled with all her might.
The two young men holding her would have probably gagged her if they hadn't been mindful of her status as the daughter of the Marquis of Anyang.
Hearing the commotion, Qiao Ziming rushed over before Ge Mao could apply the medicine to him.
Although he felt discomfort in his legs, Qiao Zixi was still his sister, and no matter how big a mistake she made, he would do his best to protect her.
"Let go of my sister!"
Qiao Ziming stepped forward sternly, and the two young masters had no choice but to let go. However, they still watched Qiao Zixi warily. If Qiao Zixi dared to harm Princess Chang Le again, they would definitely stop her immediately.
When Qiao Zixi saw Qiao Ziming, her fierce aura vanished instantly, replaced by a surge of pent-up grievances. Ignoring Qiao Ziming's soaking wet state, she threw herself into his arms.
"Brother... Waaah... I was wrong, I should have listened to you... I should have listened to Father... Waaah..."
Qiao Zixi cried uncontrollably.
Su Muxi felt that at this moment, she should really regret it.
But she couldn't feel any sympathy for Qiao Zixi at all.
Although Bai Mengying is insidious and hateful, Qiao Zixi also has her own faults.
Seeing his sister like this, even though Qiao Ziming thought his sister was extremely foolish, his heart softened at this moment.
Despite the pain in his back, Qiao Ziming patted Qiao Zixi's head and said softly, "Don't cry, everything will be alright. I'll also find a way to heal your face."
As he spoke, he couldn't help but look at Su Muxi.
Su Muxi sneered inwardly.
They only think of her when they need something; otherwise, they just mock and belittle her.
The Qiao siblings considered themselves to be of high status, but their mercenary nature was ingrained in their very being.
They're not even as good as beggars on the street.
At the very least, if you give a beggar a few coins, he will at least say thank you and won't take it for granted that you should give him money. He also won't think you are a heinous criminal if you don't give him money.
After recovering, Bai Mengying looked at the disheveled Qiao siblings with a wronged and heartbroken expression.
“Little sister Xi’er, I don’t know why you treat me like this, but I have never harmed you! I know you are sad because your appearance is ruined, but you can’t just listen to the one-sided words of a villain and assume that I harmed you!!”
Upon hearing this, Qiao Zixi pulled away from Qiao Ziming's embrace and glared fiercely at Bai Mengying, "After seeing your true colors, I realized how hypocritical you are!"
"It was you who had Granny Wu give me the green vitriol oil, wanting to use me to ruin Su Muxi!"
"After I ran away from home, I asked you to help me infiltrate the literary society. You agreed without asking why, but you already knew my plan, because you had it all planned out!"
"You made me promise to control my emotions no matter what and not to affect the literary gathering, and you even said that if anything happened, we could talk about it after the gathering. Actually, you just wanted to harm my brother and didn't want me to come out early and ruin your plans!"
"On the one hand, you despise my brother for having a limp and want to scheme to get him together with Miss Shen, and on the other hand, you want to use me to help you deal with Su Muxi!"
"Bai Mengying, you are the one who is truly insidious and vicious!"
Qiao Zixi was never stupid; she was just stubborn and unwilling to change her mind once she made up her mind. Now that she understood Bai Mengying, she saw through many things.
Bai Mengying still looked aggrieved and heartbroken. "Sister Xi'er, I only thought you wanted to come to the literary gathering to see Young Master Pei. I didn't think too much about it. I didn't expect you to misunderstand me like this! Is our sisterly bond of many years really less important than a few words from Su Muxi?"
Su Muxi sneered inwardly.
Even at this point, Bai Mengying was still trying to drag her down with her.
"Princess, why do you speak without any evidence? I have never said who caused Qiao Zixi's face to become so bad."
"Since this matter involves Granny Wu, let's bring her here and ask her to see who she really is working for."
"But no matter what, she's never mine."
“As a confidante of the Lady of Anyang, if Wu Mama were my person, I would not have been completely unaware that the Lady of Anyang had hired someone to set fire to and kill my entire family.”
"Oh, right, we can also start the investigation with Ming Yanxiang."
"The Mingyan Fragrance is so precious, so it must be recorded who the nobles in the palace have bestowed it upon."
But after he finished speaking, he looked troubled.
"However, the person who could use so much Brightening Incense to harm Miss Qiao must be someone of extraordinary status. Even if there are records, it's unlikely that anything can be found out."
"Who said it can't be found out?!"
As soon as Su Muxi finished speaking, a deep and steady male voice rang out from afar.
Everyone looked in the direction of the sound and were surprised to find that the Marquis of Anyang had arrived!
Upon seeing Qiao Xiuyuan, Qiao Zixi shrank back and threw herself into Qiao Ziming's arms again.
Upon seeing Qiao Xiuyuan, Qiao Ziming's heart grew heavy.
Chang Zhong followed behind his father, and Chang Zhong brought Wu Mama with him.
Therefore, his father knew that Granny Wu was Bai Mengying's person, and what Xi'er would do at the literary gathering today...
Perhaps Bai Mengying's plan to make him and Shen Yaxin fall into the water together was known to his father.
His father's claim that he cleared Su Muxi's name after the literary gathering was probably just a reason for him to stay until the end...
Otherwise, given his personality, he would have already stormed off long ago.
He hugged his younger sister tightly, feeling a deep sadness in his heart.
So what exactly are they to Qiao Xiuyuan?
Qiao Xiuyuan's eyes were icy cold, and his aura was terrifying. Seeing this, everyone quickly moved away.
Bai Mengying's heart trembled slightly. She hadn't expected Qiao Xiuyuan to come, and she certainly hadn't expected him to bring Granny Wu with him...
Qiao Xiuyuan coldly surveyed the entire area, only softening his gaze when he saw Su Muxi.
Finally, standing in front of Bai Mengying, he coldly questioned, "Princess, you've gone too far! Are you implying that the Qiao family has no one to rely on?!"
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