When Su Muxi left the Marquis of Anyang's residence, she happened to run into Awang bringing Qiao Zixi back with him tied up.
Upon seeing Qiao Zixi's face and resentful gaze, Su Muxi hesitated for a moment before saying, "Awang, wait a moment."
Awang stopped in his tracks when he heard Su Muxi speak.
"Young Madam, is there anything you need from me?"
His attitude was respectful, a stark contrast to how he treated Bai Mengying and Qiao Zixi before.
Qiao Zixi's mouth was gagged, and she glared fiercely at Su Muxi, struggling and making incoherent noises.
Just as Awang was about to have someone take Qiao Zixi back to the courtyard, he heard Su Muxi say to Qiao Zixi, "I didn't do this to your face, so don't look at me like that. I don't owe you anything. Also, I have no designs on Pei Yuan, and I won't compete with you for anything. You should think about who you've offended recently and who is trying to harm you."
Qiao Zixi paused for a moment when Su Muxi mentioned Pei Yuan, then started struggling again, looking like she wanted to argue with Su Muxi.
But Su Muxi ignored her, said goodbye to Awang, and turned to leave.
She has already explained everything that needed to be explained; Qiao Zixi can believe it or not.
She just couldn't understand why Qiao Zixi had been brought back tied up.
Awang was Qiao Zimo's servant and his most trusted confidant, so it was Qiao Zimo's instruction to kidnap Qiao Zixi.
But hasn't Qiao Ziming always cherished his younger sister Qiao Zixi?
How could they have done that?
Moreover, judging from the extent of the ulceration on Qiao Zixi's face, she probably didn't receive timely treatment in the past two days, otherwise her face wouldn't still be oozing pus.
So what did Qiao Zixi do wrong to anger Qiao Ziming?
But in an instant, Qiao Xiuyuan's refined and kind face appeared in her mind again.
Perhaps, I've offended Qiao Xiuyuan...
Qiao Zixi was not taken directly back to her own courtyard, but instead taken to Qiao Ziming's room.
At this moment, Qiao Ziming was already dressed and sitting on the bed with a cold gaze, exuding an imposing aura.
"Qiao Zixi, do you even have a brain?! Didn't you listen to anything your father said before?!"
“If your father just wants you to hate Bai Mengying, he can simply say that your face is ruined because of Bai Mengying. There’s no need to bring up what happened when you were six years old.”
"I still remember when you were six years old, you were praised by the envoy of Northern Yan and you bragged about it for a long time afterward. But the next day, your face was scratched by a tree branch. If it weren't for Bai Mengying's scheme, how could it have been such a coincidence!"
"As for Su Muxi, she certainly hasn't done anything to wrong you, but think about it carefully. Apart from the fact that your father stopped calling you Xi'er after Su Muxi married into the family, is there anything else that has been difficult for you compared to before?"
Qiao Zixi gradually stopped struggling and carefully recalled everything that had happened before.
When she was six years old, she was praised for her beauty by the envoy of Northern Yan. Everyone else would laugh and tease her, but Bai Mengying's smile was somewhat forced. They had agreed to go fly kites together, but Bai Mengying suddenly said that she was not feeling well and would not go.
The next day, she went to the Bai residence to visit Bai Mengying because she was worried about her health. She tripped over something in the courtyard and accidentally scratched her face.
Was Bai Mengying really responsible for her face at that time?
But... how is that possible?!
After Su Muxi entered the manor, she did not do anything to wrong her.
But she couldn't stand the way her father looked at Su Muxi, as if Su Muxi was her father's biological daughter.
Furthermore, Su Muxi is clearly so ugly, why are you looking at her with pity?!
Does she have to be grateful to me for treating her face?
Now that she had married into the Marquis of Anyang's household, it was only natural for her to flatter and fawn over her sister-in-law. Su Muxi had only cured her face to gain favor with her father and brother.
Therefore, she has absolutely no need to be grateful to Su Muxi!
Seeing the change in Qiao Zixi's expression, Qiao Ziming knew that Qiao Zixi had not figured it out and was still stubbornly sticking to her own opinion.
After sighing, he instructed Awang to escort Qiao Zixi back to the courtyard and ordered people to keep a close watch on her.
Qiao Zixi struggled again, whimpering incessantly.
Qiao Ziming didn't want to listen at first, but seeing Qiao Zixi's miserable state, he finally softened.
"Awang, let go of the young lady's mouth."
Even after being given a moment of freedom, my mouth was still very sore from having been gagged with a silk handkerchief for so long.
After glaring at Awang, Qiao Zixi turned to Qiao Ziming and said, "Brother, I know I was wrong. I promise I won't talk nonsense anymore and I won't run around anymore. But Dad doesn't recognize me as his daughter, and you don't recognize me as your sister either? Can you really bear to watch my face continue to rot like this?"
Qiao Zixi sounded pitiful, and Qiao Ziming softened again, "Then I'll have someone go and fetch a doctor for you."
But Qiao Zixi hurriedly shook her head, "Didn't we already call doctors? Those doctors are all useless. We need to call the imperial physician! My sister-in-law, the princess, promised to call the imperial physician for me. Brother, you just need to send someone to the princess's residence to bring him over."
Upon hearing the words "Princess Sister-in-law," Qiao Ziming's gaze turned icy again.
"What did you say to Bai Mengying?!"
At this moment, Qiao Ziming's appearance was extremely similar to Qiao Xiuyuan's, which made Qiao Zixi feel frightened.
His voice trembled as he said, "No... he didn't say anything, he just asked her to fetch the imperial physician for me..."
Upon hearing this, Qiao Ziming breathed a sigh of relief, then said sternly, "Qiao Zixi, remember this: your sister-in-law will only be Su Muxi. Since you are unwilling to see a doctor, then go back to your courtyard and reflect on your actions!"
"No... Ugh! Waaaaah..."
Awang quickly gagged Qiao Zixi, and seeing Qiao Ziming frown and wave his hand, he hurriedly took her away.
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