Although Bai Mengying returned to Beijing as a widow, Madam Jiang was quite satisfied with Bai Mengying as her future daughter-in-law.
The reason is simple: Bai Mengying is the Empress's niece.
The Marquis is the Empress's man. He owes his current status entirely to the Empress's promotion. Only if his son marries Bai Mengying can the Marquis's wealth and status last longer.
The Marquis somehow fell into Su Muxi's trap, but as the mistress of the Marquis's mansion, she was determined to make this marriage happen!
Looking at the dignified and beautiful Bai Mengying in front of her, Madam Jiang smiled kindly.
“Your Highness is so kind! My health is just a minor ailment; Zi Mo is making a mountain out of a molehill.”
Qiao Zixi suddenly interjected, "What do you mean by making a mountain out of a molehill? Mother, you were clearly quite angry with that Su Muxi yesterday!"
Jiang coughed lightly, her face showing displeasure.
Family scandals should not be aired in public. This kind of thing is not honorable, and talking about it will only make Bai Mengying more dissatisfied with the matter of being a concubine.
But Qiao Zixi didn't look at Jiang's expression, and instead told her everything that had happened yesterday.
"I've already sent people to investigate that ledger. In less than three days, I'll make sure the world knows Su Muxi's ugly face! Then, brother won't be afraid of being called ungrateful, and can just divorce her!"
Bai Mengying's eyes flickered slightly, and she said softly, "I believe that Miss Su is not a greedy person. I think that her actions are simply because she does not want me to marry Zi Mo."
"Hmph! What can she do if she doesn't want to?! This is a marriage bestowed by the Emperor! Besides, my brother doesn't like her at all. He hasn't even touched her in the past three years. If my father hadn't forced my brother to marry her back then, she's so ugly that she probably wouldn't even be able to get into our Marquis's mansion as a maid! But now she wants to be on equal footing with the Princess! How can she be worthy of her!"
Qiao Zixi's words were harsh, making no mention of Su Muxi's efforts over the past three years, only showing her disdain.
Bai Mengying looked at Qiao Zixi's smooth face and pretended to advise, "Sister Xi'er, it's fine to tell me what you just said, but you must not tell others. No matter what, Miss Su has cured Zi Mo's leg and is now a member of the Marquis's family. Even if Miss Su is wrong, you can talk about it behind closed doors. You must not tell outsiders, or they will laugh at you."
And don't feel sorry for me. She healed Zimo's leg; I'm only grateful to her. As for the matter of being a secondary wife, as long as I can be with Zimo, I don't care about anything else.”
Jiang looked at Bai Mengying and nodded with approval in her eyes.
"Princess, you are indeed sensible. It is Zimo's good fortune to marry you! It's just a pity that fate is cruel. If it weren't for what happened three years ago... Alas!"
Bai Mengying smiled slightly, "It is precisely because of everything that has happened before that I now understand that I should cherish the people in front of me even more."
The more Jiang looked at Bai Mengying, the more she felt that Su Muxi was not good enough for her son Qiao Ziming!
However, he had long forgotten all the praise and gratitude he had once expressed to Su Muxi.
But then Bai Mengying frowned again, "However, Miss Su cannot take advantage of these things to be so disrespectful to Madam..."
"How about I meet Miss Su? I imagine she's doing this because she harbors resentment towards me. Once I explain things to her, things should be fine."
But Qiao Zixi sneered, "Hmph! What kind of noble status does the Princess have? If they were to meet, it should be Su Muxi who goes to the Princess's residence to pay her respects! Besides, the Princess doesn't hold any grudges against her, so why should she hold any grudges against you?!"
Jiang glared at Qiao Zixi, then said to Bai Mengying with a hint of apology, "Su Muxi left early this morning and we don't know when she will return. If the princess still wants to see her when she comes back, I will definitely ask her to visit her in person another day."
Unexpectedly, Su Muxi's voice rang out from outside the door as soon as she finished speaking.
"Su Muxi heard that Princess Chang Le was visiting, so she came to pay her respects."
Bai Mengying's eyes flickered slightly. She didn't speak, but looked at Madam Jiang, waiting for her to speak.
This action, however, made Jiang look down on Su Muxi even more.
Even though the princess is of noble status, she knows that Su Muxi is the mistress of the Marquis's mansion and that everything must be done according to her wishes. However, Su Muxi, as a member of the Marquis's mansion, is extremely disrespectful to her!
Jiang glanced at the box of ginseng that Bai Mengying had brought, a smile playing on her lips, and said softly, "Come in."
Su Muxi went to the palace today to see the Empress Dowager, and specially wore a light pink gorgeous dress. Unexpectedly, it clashed with the color of Bai Mengying's skirt.
"Ugly people always cause trouble! So what if they're dressed in fine clothes? They're still not even one ten-thousandth as beautiful as Princess Sister-in-law!"
Qiao Zixi's mocking voice rang out in the flower hall.
Su Muxi looked at Qiao Zixi's face and smiled lightly, "Hehe! My little sister can now say the saying 'ugly people are always up to no good,' it seems the scars in her heart have healed!"
Upon hearing this, Qiao Zixi stood up angrily, pointing her slender index finger at Su Muxi, "Don't think that just because you cured my face I should be grateful to you! You were only so attentive to me because you wanted to please my father and brother!"
Having said that, he withdrew his hand and looked at the ugly birthmark on Su Muxi's left cheek with a mocking expression. "Ha! If you're really that capable, why don't you try to remove the birthmark on your face? Otherwise, my brother wouldn't have gone three years without touching you!"
Upon hearing this, Madam Jiang immediately rebuked him, "What nonsense are you spouting! Your brother is not that kind of lecherous man!"
Qiao Zixi realized she had misspoke and quickly looked at Bai Mengying, "Sister-in-law Princess, that's not what I meant. Even if Su Muxi is as beautiful as an angel, my brother will never like her. In my brother's heart, there has only ever been you!"
Bai Mengying smiled gently, "Xi'er, don't be nervous. I know Zimo's character."
Then he turned his head to look at Su Muxi.
Although he had a faint smile on his face, his voice was much colder.
“Miss Su, Xi’er is young and only misspoke for a moment. Why are you so harsh? I am grateful to you for healing Zi Mo’s leg, so I don’t mind being a secondary wife. As long as I can be with Zi Mo, I will be content. As for you, rest assured, if you behave yourself, you will always be the wife of the Marquis of Anyang.”
Su Muxi kept sizing up Bai Mengying.
She is beautiful, with a fresh and refined temperament, and appears gentle and elegant.
Unfortunately, he was extremely arrogant at heart.
This condescending tone made Su Muxi sneer: "Ha! I haven't left the Marquis of Anyang's residence yet, so it's probably inappropriate for the princess to call me Miss Su, isn't it? Also, did the princess specifically have the gatekeeper tell me that you led me here to the flower hall just to say these things to me? Just because I am of lowly status, does the princess assume that I am after the title of the Marquis of Anyang's heir's wife?"
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