Su Xing looked worried. When he saw Su Muxi coming over, he quickly asked Su Muxi to pay her respects.
"Xi'er, why aren't you paying your respects to Prince Yong'an!"
Su Muxi had already guessed the other party's identity, so she was not surprised that Ye Zeyu had suddenly become the Prince of Yong'an.
After all, Ye Ziyu had made real contributions to the war, and the Emperor should reward him accordingly.
However, Ye Zeyu, who was so successful, came to propose marriage the day after returning to the capital, which made Su Muxi even more puzzled.
"Su Muxi pays respects to Prince Yong'an."
Su Muxi bowed in greeting, but unexpectedly Ye Zeyu, who had been sitting, stood up.
After his tall figure stood up, he instantly cast a shadow over Su Muxi, creating a powerful sense of oppression.
But what the other party said surprised Su Muxi even more.
"Miss Su is very polite. Although we have never met, the Empress Dowager often mentions you to me in her letters. Today, I have come to propose marriage and wish to marry Miss Su as my princess. I wonder what Miss Su's opinion is?"
Xiao Ce, standing to the side, felt puzzled.
What's wrong with you, Master? Why are you suddenly so talkative? With the Emperor's bestowal of a marriage, why all the explanations?
Moreover, the reason for seeking marriage with Su Muxi was merely to force that old scoundrel, Marquis Anyang, to hand over the letters from back then, yet the master actually came personally to propose marriage.
This is going a bit too far.
Su Muxi understood the meaning behind Ye Zeyu's words.
He proposed to her because of the Empress Dowager.
However, judging from Ye Zeyu's appearance, he is not opposed to marrying her.
He not only came in person to propose marriage and marry her as his principal wife, but also stood up to return the gesture.
At least she showed much more sincerity than when Qiao Ziming married her.
Looking up directly at Ye Zeyu, Su Muxi's gaze met his deep eyes without flinching.
"Thank you for your kindness, Your Highness. However, I am aware of my lowly status and ugly appearance, and I am not worthy of you. Therefore, I can only regret my inability to accept Your Highness's good intentions."
"However, Your Highness's kindness will be remembered forever. If Your Highness has any requests in the future, I will do my best to fulfill them."
Su Muxi is not someone who cannot distinguish right from wrong.
Ye Zeyu's grand gesture in coming to propose to her, a woman who had been married before, must mean he wanted to support her.
Not for any other reason than that she had saved the Empress Dowager back then.
From this perspective, the eldest prince is a grateful person, far superior to Qiao Ziming.
However, this man's status is too high and he is too unpredictable, so she cannot marry him.
Ye Zeyu was not surprised by Su Muxi's rejection.
If Su Muxi were someone who coveted status and position, she would have obeyed the Empress Dowager's arrangement three years ago and married him as a prince's consort, instead of waiting until today.
Is Su Muxi rejecting him again because she still misses Qiao Ziming, or simply because she doesn't want to marry him?
However, it is quite interesting that Su Muxi said it was a good deed.
Despite his humble and unyielding demeanor, he subtly humbled himself in his words.
It seems Qiao Ziming is truly blind; he'd rather choose that wicked woman Bai Mengying than accept the opportunity with the interesting Su Muxi.
It's unclear how Qiao Ziming will react when he learns that the Emperor has betrothed Su Muxi to him as his princess.
Just then, there was a knock on the door.
Ye Zeyu raised an eyebrow and said unhurriedly, "The imperial decree of marriage should have arrived."
"An imperial decree bestowing a marriage upon us?"
Su Muxi was surprised and repeated, then hurriedly looked at Ye Zeyu.
This cold-faced king actually went to request an imperial decree?!
She wasn't sure if it was just her imagination, but she saw a fleeting smile in the other person's eyes.
…
The news that the eldest prince, Prince Yong'an, was proposing to Su Muxi spread throughout the capital in less than half a day.
"That's interesting. The heir of the Marquis of Anyang saved the emperor during a hunt and asked the emperor to grant him a marriage, requesting to marry Princess Chang Le. However, the wife he abandoned was then taken by the Prince of Yong'an, who had just won a battle, using his military achievements to ask for her hand in marriage. It's truly unexpected!"
"I thought that Su Muxi wouldn't be able to find a good family after leaving the Marquis of Anyang's mansion. I didn't expect that she would not only find one, but also find one that is better than the previous one. The Prince of Yong'an is much better than the Marquis of Anyang's heir in terms of both status and appearance. It seems that Su Muxi may be a bit ugly, but she is a lucky person!"
“Yesterday, when Prince Yong’an returned to the capital, I caught a glimpse of him from afar. He was wearing a black gold mask, and his appearance was terrifying. Moreover, I also heard that Prince Yong’an is a jinx to his wives. Several young ladies he had his eye on died before he could even offer them betrothal gifts!”
"No wonder Prince Yong'an is already twenty-six years old and still unmarried; it turns out he's cursed to bring misfortune to his wives..."
"However, I heard that a master has calculated that Su Muxi is ugly but has a very strong fate. She and Prince Yong'an are a match made in heaven. In order to continue the royal line, Prince Yong'an asked to marry Su Muxi!"
…
Many rumors have circulated about Ye Zeyu's request to marry Su Muxi.
However, most people discussed the matter with a "let's watch the show" mentality, and they didn't care who Ye Zeyu wanted to marry or who Su Muxi would eventually marry.
But some people couldn't sit still.
Princess's Mansion
Upon hearing the news Mingyan brought back, Bai Mengying threw the teacup on the table at Mingyan.
Porcelain shards littered the ground, but Mingyan still knelt down immediately.
"Princess, please calm down."
Bai Mengying ignored Mingyan kneeling on the ground and instead stared venomously at the doorway.
"Ye Ziyu! Are you humiliating me?! You'd rather marry an ugly woman than even glance at me?!"
"Very well! Since you're so ungrateful, don't blame me for being ruthless!"
As for Su Muxi...
She thought the other woman was just an ugly woman of low status, but she never expected her to steal her man time and time again.
It seems that these disgusting ants should disappear as soon as possible, so as not to continue to be an eyesore to her!
Just as he was about to instruct Mingyan to find someone to kill Su Muxi, he suddenly thought of an interesting idea.
"Mingyan, do you still have that purse I asked you to put away last time?"
Mingyan dared not delay and hurriedly replied, "This servant has always kept it safe."
Upon hearing this, Bai Mengying revealed a malicious smile.
"I heard that the Vice Minister of War is henpecked, but his wife is a barren hen. In that case, why don't I help him? After all, he's still my cousin's man. Only by getting rid of the tigress at home can he work more diligently for my cousin."
Mingyan quickly chimed in, "The princess is kind-hearted and cares deeply for the second prince. If the Empress and the second prince knew of the princess's good intentions, they would surely love her even more!"
Although Bai Mengying didn't specify how she would proceed, Mingyan, having been by Bai Mengying's side for many years, still managed to guess the general idea.
Outsiders all say that her princess is beautiful, intelligent, and understanding.
Little did they know that her princess was a saint in appearance but a viper in heart.
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