When Su Muxi saw Pei Yuan take a step back, she thought he was frightened by her appearance.
Unexpectedly, Pei Yuan asked in a trembling voice, "Three years ago, did you save a man in Shiliu Lane?"
Since Pei Yuan brought up the matter, Su Muxi didn't mince words and directly admitted, "I did save you, so what? Does Young Master Pei want to forgive my disrespect towards Miss Qiao because I saved you?"
Hearing the sarcasm in Su Muxi's tone, Pei Yuan felt his face burning.
This dispelled the last trace of doubt.
In fact, he had already begun to suspect something when he saw Su Muxi's purse, but because of Su Muxi's appearance, he refused to believe that he had mistaken her for someone else...
"...You always knew I was the one you saved?"
Su Muxi was speechless. "If I didn't know you were from the Pei family, how did I find your servants to carry you home?"
Upon hearing this, Pei Yuan suddenly felt ridiculous.
yes.
If you don't know who he is, how would you find his servants?
But yesterday in the carriage, Qiao Zixi said she couldn't remember...
Moreover, Qiao Zixi did not mention going to find his servants.
"...Since you remember, why didn't you tell me when you saw me yesterday?"
Su Muxi felt that Pei Yuan was simply unreasonable. "I left after saving you, and I didn't intend to have any further contact with the Pei family, let alone consider myself your savior and get any benefits from it."
"That's why I brought up the matter of saving you when I saw you."
"Did I tell you that you wouldn't have interfered yesterday and let me break Qiao Zixi's limbs?"
Pei Yuan's lips moved for a long time, but he couldn't utter a single word.
Xie Xuan, standing to the side, understood the situation perfectly.
Pei Yuan realized that he had mistaken the person for someone else.
He had warned Pei Yuan yesterday, but Pei Yuan didn't listen and didn't believe him. He even went out of his way to protect Qiao Zixi, so things have turned out like this. He can't blame anyone else!
Although Xie Xuan knew he shouldn't gloat, he couldn't help but curl the corners of his mouth into a smile.
It seems that Su Muxi has no good feelings towards Pei Yuan at all, and has even tied Pei Yuan and Qiao Zixi together!
“Brother Pei, since Miss Su doesn’t ask for anything in return, you can let this matter go. If you still can’t let go of Miss Su’s life-saving grace, then keep Miss Qiao in check and prevent her from causing trouble for Miss Su again.”
After saying that, Xie Xuan immediately added, "Of course, don't let Miss Qiao cause trouble for others! You didn't see that little orphan girl whose limbs were broken by Miss Qiao's men! Tsk tsk! She's really pitiful!"
Upon hearing this, Pei Yuan wished he could disappear into a crack in the ground.
Now he naturally no longer believed Qiao Zixi, and he knew that the results of his investigation were the truth of the matter.
Qiao Zixi is an arrogant, domineering, and malicious person.
In addition, he loves to lie and is good at pretending!
Su Muxi was too lazy to pay attention to Pei Yuan anymore. She put her veil back on and was about to leave when she heard Qiao Ziming's voice again.
"Su Muxi!"
The voice was even louder than Xie Xuan's earlier call to her, and it was filled with anger and questioning, which made Su Muxi feel very uncomfortable.
Qiao Ziming's carriage approached from another bend. The curtain was lifted, revealing a strange chair inside, but due to the darkness, Qiao Ziming's expression was not clearly visible.
However, judging from his voice, it's not hard to guess that his expression wasn't very good at the moment.
Upon seeing Qiao Ziming, Xie Xuan instinctively stepped forward and shielded Su Muxi with his body.
"Young Master of Anyang, we meet again. I wonder what advice you have for me this time?"
"Could it be that the young master has come to return Miss Su's money?"
"I knew it! The Marquis of Anyang's family is a wealthy household, how could they not even have enough money for a betrothal gift for their heir? Look, they came to return the money right after we talked about it this morning!"
Having been mocked by Xie Xuan, there is now one more person who wants to crawl into a hole and disappear.
Qiao Ziming did not have the servants carry him off the carriage. Instead, he clenched his fists and looked at Su Muxi, who was standing behind Xie Xuan.
He had only seen Su Muxi's back from afar, but he hadn't expected that Su Muxi would be wearing a veil.
Three years into their marriage, he had never seen Su Muxi wearing a veil before, but now, after just one glance, he found himself unable to look away.
With the ugly birthmark covered up, revealing only her eyebrows and eyes, Su Muxi was actually this beautiful...
Qiao Ziming narrowed his peach blossom eyes, glanced at Xie Xuan, then at Pei Yuan, and his heart sank when he saw Pei Yuan looking at Su Muxi with a complicated expression.
How did Pei Yuan meet Su Muxi?
And why look at Su Muxi with that expression?
"Su Muxi, come here."
Qiao Ziming spoke in a deep voice, his tone leaving no room for doubt.
Su Muxi sneered, "Ha! Is the young master sleepwalking? Does he think I'm a servant in the Marquis of Anyang's mansion?"
Qiao Ziming opened his mouth, softened his tone, and explained gently, "I didn't treat you like a servant. I just thought it wasn't safe for you to walk alone on the street late at night, so I let you get on the carriage."
She then looked at Xie Xuan and continued meaningfully, "Although the capital is under the emperor's nose, there are still villains. A woman's reputation is very important. As husband and wife, I will naturally protect you!"
Xie Xuan laughed and said, "Young Master Anyang, the way you're saying that you're practically calling me a villain by name. But it seems that you're not only ungrateful, but also someone who likes to contradict yourself!"
"This morning you were saying Miss Su was shameless, but now you're starting to care about her reputation!"
"And the idea of protecting Miss Su is even more ridiculous! Young Master, you should first restrain your family and prevent the Lady of Anyang and your precious sister from causing trouble for Miss Su."
"Of course, Your Highness had better restrain yourself as well!"
After saying that, he peeked into the carriage again, feigning doubt, and said, "You don't seem to be here to return the money, Your Highness. Could it be that you think Miss Su is trying to prevent you from being with Princess Chang Le, and you've come here to warn her again?"
Xie Xuan deliberately emphasized the words "again" and "once again," which made Qiao Ziming feel even more frustrated, and also made Pei Yuan, who was standing next to him, feel extremely ashamed.
Because Xie Xuan mentioned that Qiao Zixi had caused trouble for Su Muxi.
He's not some lecherous man, so how did he get fooled by Qiao Zixi before?!
She even helped Qiao Zixi insult Su Muxi...
Su Muxi glanced at Xie Xuan in front of her and thought that Xie Xuan's mouth was truly sharp and he was really good at talking.
It seems she must never offend Xie Xuan in the future, otherwise she'll probably be driven half to death by Xie Xuan's words!
Turning her gaze away from Xie Xuan, Su Muxi looked at Qiao Ziming, her delicate brows furrowing unconsciously, her eyes filled with impatience.
"Did Your Highness call me for something? Do you think I would bother you again? If you are really worried, I can write you a document."
Qiao Ziming looked intently at Su Muxi, and for some reason felt an urge to laugh.
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