Meanwhile, Su Muxi, inside the sedan chair, was quietly comforting Yan'er, who was trembling all over.
"Don't be afraid. I don't think the Prince of Yong'an has any ill intentions towards you, otherwise he wouldn't have specially instructed Wang Mama to prepare a sedan chair for you. I will accompany you to the mansion in a while, and I will leave after you are settled."
"If the Prince of Yong'an makes things difficult for you, just say you're feeling unwell and need to see me for treatment. Once I get the news, I'll rush to find you immediately."
After hearing Su Muxi's words, Yan'er's tense heart calmed down a lot, but when she thought of Ye Zeyu's identity and the terrifying aura emanating from him, she forced a smile at Su Muxi.
"Thank you, Miss Su, for doing this for a courtesan like me. But as you said, the prince has no ill intentions toward me, so I am not afraid."
Su Muxi squeezed Yan'er's still slightly trembling hand and sighed inwardly.
Even after all this, you still say you're not afraid?
But then Yan'er said apologetically, "Miss Su, you don't need to worry about me too much. As long as you don't blame me, that's fine."
Strange?
Su Muxi shook her head with amusement, "You're overthinking it. There's only an imperial decree bestowing marriage upon me and Prince Yong'an, nothing more. Besides, I might not even marry him in the end. I'll find a way to annul the engagement. Maybe I'll need your help then!"
Yan'er was surprised.
break off an engagement?!
Although she was not in a position to say that Su Muxi was of low status, the fact that she had risen from the daughter of a royal physician to become the Princess Consort of Yong'an was an opportunity that was hard to come by.
But Su Muxi actually wants to break off the engagement?!
Was it because she was afraid of the Prince of Yong'an's terrifying appearance, or because she had someone else in her heart?
Seeing Yan'er hesitate, Su Muxi smiled slightly and said seriously, "Three years ago, I indulged myself once, but this time, I want to firmly grasp my future in my own hands, instead of spending the rest of my life with someone I don't like because of an imperial decree of marriage."
"The person I want to marry is not someone with a certain status, wealth, or power, but someone who truly loves me, and whom I also love."
However, as soon as Su Muxi finished speaking, Ye Zeyu's voice rang out from outside the sedan chair.
"So, who does Miss Su like?"
Su Muxi was initially nervous after being caught, but seeing that Yan'er was even more nervous than her, she stopped feeling nervous.
Instead, she lifted the curtain and looked up at Ye Zeyu outside, saying, "Eavesdropping on a young woman's conversation is not the act of a gentleman."
Ye Ziyu retorted, "It is not the behavior of a woman to want to marry someone else when she is already engaged."
Su Muxi: "Likewise."
"Oh!"
A soft chuckle escaped from Ye Zeyu's throat, leaving Su Muxi feeling somewhat bewildered.
What does Ye Zeyu mean by this?
Are they mocking her for overestimating herself, or ridiculing her for not being able to find a man?
However, judging from Ye Ziyu's expression, he didn't seem angry at what she had just said.
As expected, Ye Ziyu didn't really want to marry her.
In that case, it would be much easier to annul the engagement!
Yan'er looked at the carriage curtain that Su Muxi had lowered again and finally breathed a long sigh of relief.
In that case, Miss Su should find another suitable partner.
This Prince Yong'an is truly terrifying!
But then she thought of her life, and Yan'er could only smile bitterly and sigh.
It's still unknown how she'll fare after entering the Prince's mansion, but in any case, she won't implicate Miss Su!
However, to the surprise of both Yan'er and Su Muxi, Ye Zeyu had prepared a very nice courtyard for Yan'er.
The room was fully equipped, clearly having been meticulously prepared.
Ye Zeyu glanced at Su Muxi beside him, then turned his gaze to Yan'er, and said in as calm a voice as possible, "Your brother Tang Hao saved me on the battlefield before. His dying wish was for me to take care of you. I'm sorry I came too late and caused you to end up in a brothel. But don't worry, from today onwards, I am your brother. As long as I am here, I will never let anyone bully you again!"
Upon hearing Tang Hao's name, Yan'er trembled, and large tears uncontrollably streamed down her face. No longer afraid of Ye Zeyu, she reached out and grabbed his arm, asking incredulously, "My brother is dead? You said my brother is dead?!"
Ye Zeyu glanced at the arm that Yan'er was holding, his brows furrowing slightly. He suppressed the urge to shake her off and patiently said, "Yes, she died three years ago."
Upon hearing this, Yan'er went berserk and started hitting Ye Zeyu's arm.
Although the blows weren't very forceful, the words spoken were like thorns piercing Ye Zeyu's chest, making him feel like he couldn't breathe.
"Why did you make my brother die! You should be the one who died, shouldn't you?! Just because you're a prince, does my brother have to die in your place?!"
Ye Zeyu remained silent, letting Yan'er vent her anger. However, Xiao Ce, standing behind Ye Zeyu, couldn't help but speak up: "It was your brother who disobeyed orders and recklessly charged into the enemy ranks. My master rushed into the enemy ranks to save him, and he took an arrow for my master..."
"shut up!"
Before Xiao Ce could finish speaking, Ye Zeyu interrupted him sharply.
Yan'er stopped hitting him because of these words.
Xiao Ce muttered resentfully, "If Master hadn't gone to save your brother, he would have died anyway. Now that your brother is dead, you're trying to blame Master..."
Ye Zeyu interrupted again sternly: "Go and receive ten strokes of the military rod."
Xiao Ce opened his mouth, glanced at Yan'er who was swaying precariously, and said nothing more. After putting down the medicine box, he accepted the order and left.
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