Seeing the anxious look on Bai Mengying's face, Qiao Ziming smiled slightly, "Yingying, you don't need to do this for me. I will find a way to handle the betrothal gifts. But there is something I want to ask you."
"...What is it?"
Why didn't Yingying go to the suburbs to keep our appointment on the day I had the accident three years ago?
Although Qiao Ziming already knew the answer, he wanted to see if Bai Mengying regretted it at all.
Three years ago, when Prince Jing left the capital, Bai Mengying personally saw him off. He became jealous of this and deliberately ignored Bai Mengying for a long time.
But in the end, it was he who couldn't sit still and went to find Bai Mengying first.
He invited Bai Mengying to go on a spring outing in the suburbs.
But he waited for a long time that day and Bai Mengying did not come. Frustrated, he thought of venting his anger by riding his horse.
Unexpectedly, the horse beneath him suddenly went berserk, causing him to fall heavily from its back...
Although he wondered why the horse had gone mad afterward, he now knew the reason.
Oh!
It's a shame that he was so determined to spend his life with Bai Mengying; it turns out it was just wishful thinking and unrequited love on his part.
Suddenly, a pair of calm, fox-like eyes appeared in his mind.
Upon careful reflection, one can see expressions of regret, pity, and encouragement in his expression initially, but these transformed into sarcasm, impatience, and disgust after he obtained an imperial decree to marry Bai Mengying as a secondary wife…
Perhaps Su Muxi had planned to spend her whole life with him, but he pushed her away with his own hands…
Bai Mengying was unaware that Qiao Ziming was thinking about Su Muxi at this moment, and thought that the regret in Qiao Ziming's eyes was because he regretted neglecting her in the past.
"Zi Mo, let bygones be bygones. Although you were the one who got angry with me first, I shouldn't have refused to see you out of anger. Fortunately, we can be together again now."
However, the betrothal ceremony needs to be expedited. Alternatively, we could fill the betrothal gift box with stones and cover it with something; outsiders wouldn't be able to see what's inside. As long as the presentation is present and the formalities are completed, that will be enough for me.”
Seeing that Bai Mengying showed no remorse and hearing her bring up the betrothal again, a flash of murderous intent crossed Qiao Ziming's eyes.
"Yingying, you're talking nonsense again. You're so devoted to me, how could I possibly fob you off with a stone? Don't worry, I'll take care of the betrothal gifts. Just stay here in the manor and wait to be my wife."
Bai Mengying was surprised that Qiao Ziming wouldn't fall for her trap, so she decided to go see Madam Jiang.
Jiang is a short-sighted person; he'll definitely fall for it.
Before she could inquire about Madam Jiang's illness, the voice of the servant Awang rang out from outside the courtyard.
"Young Madam, you've arrived! The young master is entertaining guests. Would you please come with me to the side room for a cup of tea?"
Bai Mengying frowned slightly upon hearing this.
Young mistress?
Even though they've already divorced, why is Qiao Ziming's servant still calling Su Muxi "Young Madam"?
Could it be that Qiao Ziming and Su Muxi are still entangled in a complicated relationship?
You bitch!
Furthermore, why does she have to wait outside for the time it takes to drink two cups of tea before she can come in, while Su Muxi can just walk in?!
The Marquis of Anyang's mansion is truly going too far!
When Qiao Ziming heard that Su Muxi had arrived, he subconsciously let go of Bai Mengying's hand and moved his body further into the bed, looking like he was having an affair behind his wife's back but was afraid that his wife would misunderstand.
Bai Mengying noticed Qiao Ziming's unusual behavior and looked surprised, but after hearing Qiao Ziming's explanation, she felt relieved.
"Su Muxi came to treat my leg. We were so intimate just now, I'm afraid she'll spread the word and it will damage your reputation... so Yingying, please don't misunderstand."
Bai Mengying chuckled, "How could I misunderstand?"
"Now that Miss Su is here, let's not keep anyone waiting outside."
After saying that, he shouted loudly towards the door, "Awang, let him in."
Looking at Bai Mengying's matriarchal demeanor, Qiao Ziming's eyes flashed with disgust.
Su Muxi, who was just about to go to the side room to wait, stopped in her tracks after hearing Bai Mengying's voice.
It turns out that the guest Qiao Ziming was meeting was Bai Mengying.
She really came at the worst possible time!
Despite thinking this, Su Muxi went into the house without the slightest hesitation.
She was just giving Qiao Ziming acupuncture, there was nothing shameful about it, and she hadn't been home to have dinner with her family for two days. Today she wanted to finish the acupuncture as soon as possible and go home early.
Upon seeing Bai Mengying again, Su Muxi didn't feel anything special. She simply bowed and put down her medicine box to prepare to administer acupuncture to Qiao Ziming.
However, when Bai Mengying saw Su Muxi again, her feelings were very different from before.
She hadn't taken Su Muxi seriously at all before.
But who would have thought that such an insignificant person, with neither status nor looks, would repeatedly thwart her plans!
Not only did she get punished by the Empress Dowager to kneel for an hour, but she also mistakenly arranged for Pei Yuan to become engaged to Qiao Zixi.
What she found most unacceptable was that Ye Zeyu personally went to the Su family to propose marriage, and even specially requested an imperial decree for this purpose.
She was just an ugly woman of lowly status, so why was it that Su Muxi could obtain what she schemed so hard for so effortlessly?!
Bai Mengying's hostile gaze was so obvious that it was hard for Su Muxi not to notice it.
Su Muxi raised an eyebrow as she glanced at Qiao Ziming, who looked somewhat embarrassed.
Did she just ruin their plans?
Is that why Bai Mengying was so angry and embarrassed?
After thinking for a moment, Su Muxi still offered an explanation to avoid Bai Mengying thinking, like Qiao Ziming, that she wanted to stop them from getting married.
"Princess, please rest assured. The prince and I have already divorced. I am only here to treat the prince's leg and have no other intentions. I sincerely hope that the prince and the princess can get married and grow old together."
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