Pei Yuan lowered his head, not daring to look at anyone, especially not at Su Muxi.
After struggling for a while, he sighed silently.
It seems he had underestimated the situation.
It seems unlikely that his marriage to Qiao Zixi can be called off.
Perhaps this is God's punishment for judging people by their appearance...
"Rest assured, Marquis of Anyang, I will take responsibility for Miss Qiao. However, before she becomes a member of the Pei family, I urge you to keep a close eye on your daughter and prevent her from doing anything that could damage your reputation. Otherwise, she will not only lose face for the Marquis of Anyang's family, but also for the Pei family!"
Pei Yuan suddenly looked up, giving the impression of being a completely different person from before.
Since this engagement can't be called off, Qiao Zixi shouldn't expect to have a good time after marrying him!
Qiao Xiuyuan coldly observed Pei Yuan's changes, inwardly sneering with disdain.
He's just a kid, yet he dares to talk back to him!
Overestimating your abilities!
"My daughter is not yet married, but she has already had intimate relations with Young Master Pei, and her reputation is ruined. Alas! It is all my fault for not disciplining her properly. I will have to trouble Young Master Pei to take good care of her in the future."
Pei Yuan was somewhat surprised, feeling that Qiao Xiuyuan didn't seem to care much about his daughter, Qiao Zixi.
Saying this in public is tantamount to ruining Qiao Zixi's reputation and exposing her innocence.
He then looked between Qiao Xiuyuan and Su Muxi, and a bizarre idea began to form in his mind.
Could it be that Su Muxi is actually Qiao Xiuyuan's biological daughter?
What about Qiao Ziming?
Li heard everything clearly and knew that she had been prejudiced and misunderstood the relationship between Su Muxi and Pei Yuan.
But now there's no room for regret. She can only pray that Su Muxi is really pregnant. No matter whose child it is, as long as it can be proven that Su Muxi is an immoral person, she can let this matter go.
However, the truth is that Su Muxi was not pregnant. Three doctors came in a row, and they all came to the same conclusion.
Although Li wanted to say that Qiao Xiuyuan had made prior arrangements for these doctors, she had to accept the reality.
That means Su Muxi wasn't pregnant at all; she was tricked!
“Miss Su, I was also deceived by this wicked servant, which is why I misunderstood you. Please forgive me. Miss Su is a blessed person, and I believe she will not continue to dwell on this matter. On the day of Miss Su's wedding to Prince Yong'an, I will definitely prepare generous gifts and personally deliver them to her door!”
Li quickly changed her attitude towards Su Muxi, transforming from a shrewish woman into a noblewoman.
But his words still carried a hint of arrogance.
Su Muxi stepped forward and bowed to Li Shi, a stark contrast to Li Shi's earlier act of threatening to hit her without saying a word.
"Madam He, you say you were deceived by a wicked servant and misunderstood me. Then I want to know, if the Marquis had not arrived in time today, what would you have done? Would you have had your servants beat me half to death, or would you have asked me for clarification first, and apologize to me after finding out the facts?"
Ms. Li was embarrassed by the question.
Su Muxi had just tried to explain to her, but she was blinded by anger and wouldn't listen to her explanation at all...
"Miss Su, please don't be offended. I was just momentarily blinded by anger. It's good that you know it was a misunderstanding..."
"Not good at all!"
This time, Su Muxi interrupted Li Shi.
"Let me ask you, Madam He, if I had not received an imperial decree to marry the Prince of Yong'an, and had no prior acquaintance with the Marquis of Anyang, would you still speak to me so politely after you learned that you had misunderstood me?"
Li remained silent.
Upon seeing this, Su Muxi immediately burst out laughing.
"Pshaw! Madam He is of noble status. Even if she has done something wrong, she would never stoop to apologizing to ordinary people."
Because in Madam He's eyes, ordinary people were no different from ants; even if someone accidentally stepped on them and killed them, it was the ants' own fault.
"Mrs. He, am I right?"
Li took a deep breath and said with slight impatience, "Miss Su, why are you being so aggressive? I've already admitted that I misunderstood you before and apologized to you. What more do you want?!"
After saying that, he looked Su Muxi up and down, and continued with a mocking look in his eyes: "Miss Su, I advise you to let this go, otherwise continuing to make trouble will not do you any good!"
Su Muxi chuckled and said, "Madam He, are you confused? You're the one who's been so aggressive, so why are you telling me to let things go?"
"Furthermore, Madam He just mentioned disrupting the royal bloodline. Does she think the Emperor is foolish enough to be deceived by a mere woman like me?"
Upon hearing this, Qiao Xiuyuan's eyes flickered slightly, and he quickly said, "It seems that Madam He is questioning the current Emperor! I wonder if Lord He is aware of this matter!"
He Xing is a confidant of the Second Prince and has long coveted his position. This is a good opportunity to suppress him. Even if we can't remove He Xing from his post, we can at least give him a warning.
Seeing Li's flustered and helpless expression, Qiao Xiuyuan's lips curled into a cold smile.
It is said that one should marry a virtuous wife. He Xing has such a wife, so his official career is destined to be short-lived!
Suddenly, Qiao Xiuyuan felt the scrutinizing gaze of the person next to him.
Turning his head, he met Su Muxi's eyes.
"Xi'er, what's wrong?"
Qiao Xiuyuan quickly suppressed the cold smile on his lips and put on a gentle and loving expression.
Su Muxi shook her head, then looked at Madam Li and said coldly, "Madam He, take your people and leave."
Qiao Xiuyuan frowned, "Are you just going to let Xi'er off like this?"
He wasn't there when Xi'er was wronged before.
With him by her side now, how could she let Xi'er continue to suffer?
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