"Sixth Prince, are you alright?"
Murong Tian instinctively wanted to push away the person who ran in front of him; he didn't need the hypocrisy of the Qi people!
But after smelling Su Muxi's scent, hearing Su Muxi's voice, and seeing Su Muxi's eyes and eyebrows peeking out from behind her veil, he stopped moving.
The pair of beautiful fox-like eyes in front of him were very clear, filled only with concern, without the feigned insincerity or any other expression he had imagined.
In all his life, no one had ever cared about him so purely. Even his sister probably only cared about the reputation of Northern Yan, not about him as a person.
Su Muxi was worried that Murong Tian would discover something unusual, but to her surprise, Murong Tian just stared at her blankly without any reaction.
Did she pick up the wrong needle?
Did Murong Tian stab him until he was stupid?
However, since they were going to put on a show, Su Muxi decided to help the person up first.
But before she could even touch Murong Tian's arm, Mai Kun stole the job.
"Your Highness, leave this dirty and smelly work to me!"
As he spoke, McQueen had already pulled Murong Tian up from the ground.
Murong Tian snapped out of his daze, angrily shoving Mai Kun aside, then looked at Su Muxi, who was wearing a veil, in surprise, "You are that Su Muxi?"
Su Muxi bowed slightly in politeness, then nodded and said, "My name is Su Muxi, but I have never had any dealings with Northern Yan. May I ask what brings you all to my home? Have you come to the wrong place?"
Upon hearing this, Murong Qing quickly looked at Su Muxi.
She has a slender figure and beautiful features.
This looks completely different from what was rumored.
"Tell your dogs to release my people right now!"
With her hands on her hips, Murong Qing gave Su Muxi her orders as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
Su Muxi looked surprised and asked in confusion, "Could it be that in the dialect of Northern Yan, 'dog' means 'warrior'?"
Without waiting for Murong Qing's reply, he directly addressed the guards in the courtyard: "Quickly release these Northern Yan dogs, or the Emperor will send a whole pack of them. Let's see how you handle them!"
The guards suppressed their laughter and released the Northern Yan dog from their feet, but before they did so, they all kicked it.
Murong Qing's pretty face flushed red with anger. Pointing at Su Muxi, she shouted angrily, "How dare you humiliate the warriors of Northern Yan and my father!"
She then pointed at the guards who had just stood up, "What are you all standing there for? Quickly cut off Su Muxi's tongue for this princess!"
Upon hearing this, McQueen and the others quickly protected Su Muxi and drew their steel knives.
They didn't draw their swords just now because they saw that the Northern Yan people were unarmed, but if these Northern Yan people dared to hurt their queen, they would definitely cut off their dog heads without hesitation!
Su Muxi looked at Murong Qing with fear and grievance in her eyes, "Princess, what do you mean? I was praising the bravery of your emperor and your guards. How did that become an insult? Do you have some misunderstanding?"
"Stop your sophistry! In Northern Yan, there is no such thing as a dog being a warrior! You are clearly insulting Northern Yan!"
Murong Qing spoke angrily, but did not allow the guards to come forward again.
They couldn't even beat them with their bare hands, and now that the enemy has drawn their swords, they're even less likely to win!
She came to the State of Qi to marry a foreign ruler, but was humiliated by the people of Qi in every way. She was truly despicable!
But then Su Muxi said, "If that's the case, then what the princess just said was an insult to the Qi Kingdom?"
"Young Master Pei, I've heard you're now working in the Ministry of Rites? The people of Northern Yan have humiliated the people of Qi; you must report this truthfully to the Emperor!"
Pei Yuan, who was called out, looked embarrassed. He sighed inwardly, thinking of Su Muxi's aggressive behavior at the literary gathering.
I never expected Miss Su to be so inconsiderate.
The Northern Yan delegation traveled thousands of miles to arrange a marriage alliance, representing a century of friendly relations between the two countries. Shouldn't we be a little more considerate of each other?
Besides, these guards had just beaten the Northern Yan princess's men, so it was understandable that the princess was angry and would say some unpleasant things. As long as they ignored it, the matter could be let go.
But Miss Su is making a mountain out of a molehill, isn't that just escalating the conflict?
"Such a trivial matter, why should it bother the Emperor?"
After saying that, she quickly looked at Murong Qing and put on a gentle expression.
“Princess, Miss Su is a young lady who rarely goes out. She may not know that the people of Northern Yan are straightforward. In fact, there was no malice in her words. I wonder if you could give me face and let this matter drop.”
There are so many delicious foods and fun things to do in the capital; one or two days wouldn't be enough to see them all. Your Highness has had a long and tiring journey, and it's almost dinnertime. How about I treat you to the finest cuisine of Qi at the largest restaurant in the capital?"
Pei Yuan believed he was helping Su Muxi out of a predicament, but to Mai Kun and the others, his words were interpreted as sarcasm.
"Hmph! Those who know the place can tell that this is an official from my Qi state; those who don't will probably think he's a lackey of Northern Yan!"
Although McQueen did not name names, he was looking at Pei Yuan as he spoke.
Pei Yuan felt that Mai Kun was ungrateful and that if the people of Bei Yan insisted on pursuing the matter, the entire Su family would likely suffer the consequences.
He was just trying to lure people away, how did he become a lackey of Northern Yan?!
This is absolutely incomprehensible!
Looking at Pei Yuan's expression, Su Muxi couldn't deny feeling disappointed.
However, given the current situation, it was indeed not advisable to continue entangled, so they thought of asking Pei Yuan to take the person away as soon as possible.
Unexpectedly, Murong Qing said, "This princess may not bother with you Qi scum, but today I'm here to see what the ugliest woman in Qi looks like. If I don't see her, I won't leave so easily!"
After saying that, she raised her chin and looked at Su Muxi with a mocking look in her eyes. She said in a commanding tone, "Su Muxi, take off the veil on your face and let this princess see you!"
Su Muxi couldn't help but let out a cold laugh: "Ha!"
When did she become the ugliest woman in the State of Qi?
Looking at Murong Qing's stunning beauty, Su Muxi knew that this princess of Northern Yan was probably here to seek validation.
It was only because Ye Zeyu had shown her disdain outside the city, and the Emperor had not summoned them immediately.
Just then, Su Xing hurriedly walked out of the study.
Seeing Su Xing's limping gait, Su Muxi hurriedly went over to help him.
"Father, what's wrong with you?"
"It's nothing, I just tripped and fell."
Upon hearing the news that the Northern Yan princess had come to visit, Su Xing hesitated and became so excited that he tripped over a chair and fell quite badly.
Otherwise, if he had come earlier, the people of Northern Yan wouldn't have treated his daughter so badly!
He glanced coldly at the group of Northern Yan people standing at the door and said in a deep voice, "Xi'er! Take off your veil and let them see!"
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