After a thorough examination by the doctor, it was found that Mu Yang had only suffered minor superficial injuries and was not seriously hurt.
In fact, Li Xiang'an was quite measured in his actions.
Mu Yang's facial injuries only looked a bit serious. The doctor left him a bottle of ointment for bruises and sprains and then left.
After the doctor left, the atmosphere became awkward again.
Because no one knew what to say.
Yan Qingqing had no choice but to break the deadlock and said, "Mu Yang, let me apologize to you on behalf of Xiang An."
Yan Qingqing was an elder, and Mu Yang had always respected her.
Yan Qingqing is also Mu Xi's savior.
Since she apologized to him, Mu Yang naturally had to give her face. Besides, Li Xiang'an was his brother-in-law, so if he wanted to understand his sister's experiences over the years, he would definitely have to find a breakthrough through the Li family.
Thinking of this, Mu Yang forced a smile, but the pain at the corner of his mouth made the smile look rather ugly, almost like he was grimacing.
He then forced himself to endure the pain and said, "Auntie, you're really making Mu Yang feel bad."
"Leaving aside the great kindness you've shown my sister, this whole affair was ill-considered on Mu Yang's part."
Mu Yang was indeed in the wrong. If Mu Xi weren't his sister, any man would have punched him for groping and pulling at someone's fiancée.
Moreover, now that I think about it carefully, Li Xiang'an did a very manly thing. If he saw another man pulling at his fiancée and turned a blind eye and became a coward, then he really should consider whether he should keep such a man for his sister's sake.
Therefore, many things cannot be sorted out when one is angry, but one can see the essence of the matter only after calming down.
Seeing that Mu Yang was so sensible, Yan Qingqing also wanted to help the siblings, at least to help Mu Xi resolve her inner conflict, since Mu Yang seemed like a good kid so far.
However, this is ultimately Mu Xi's own business; one should not advise others to be kind without having experienced their suffering.
Yan Qingqing could only try her best to comfort her and hoped to find a family that her daughter-in-law could rely on. As for the final choice, it would depend on Mu Xi.
So he smiled and said to Mu Yang, "The betrothal gifts have been presented today, you can go back now."
I will take good care of Mu Xi.
Mu Yang knew that haste makes waste, and since his sister clearly didn't want to acknowledge him, he could only pin his hopes on Lady Mingzhao.
So he thanked Yan Qingqing again, and then left Mingzhao Prefecture with Han Yu and the others.
Seeing that they had been gone for so long, and that the Ministry of Rites had long since finished its business, yet they still hadn't seen them, Mr. and Mrs. Han grew increasingly uneasy.
Seeing Mu Yang's bruised and swollen face now, I felt a little scared.
Fortunately, Han Yu gave them a reassuring look, which put their minds at ease.
The entrance to Mingzhao Mansion was still crowded with onlookers.
However, they started discussing it as soon as they saw Han Yu and his group leave.
[Oh dear, I just saw Mu Tanhua come out with a bruised and swollen face.]
Are you sure you're not mistaken? Mu Tanhua is the most handsome, how come...?
Holy crap, did he get beaten up? Look at his face, it's almost turned into a pig's head.
But why is Mu Tanhua smiling even more happily than Han Zhuangyuan?
That's true, could it be...?
What could it be? Tell me quickly!
Could it be that the second young lady of Lady Mingzhao's family has fallen for Mu Tanhua because of his good looks?
Did this third-place scholar get beaten up by the top scholar Han?
Wow, you know what, it's actually possible...
Mu Yang and Han Yu exchanged a glance upon hearing this. They had long known that ordinary bystanders could spread rumors, but they couldn't have gone this far.
So, rumors spread like wildfire throughout the capital that Mu Tanhua helped Han Zhuangyuan propose marriage, but ended up falling for the second young lady of Mingzhao's family, and the two ended up fighting.
The drama of these two men vying for a wife has always been a source of great interest.
However, this was followed by criticism of Li Yueniang for being shameless. She had already been betrothed by the emperor, and having a top scholar was not enough for her; she also wanted to covet the third-ranking scholar, Mu.
However, some secretly envied Li Yueniang for having such great charm that two men would fight over her.
That day, Yan Qingqing was troubled by Mu Xi's situation. Ever since Mu Yang arrived, Mu Xi had become even more silent.
He stopped doing business in the shop and spent his days training the guards relentlessly.
The guards couldn't take it anymore, so they urged A Mao to seek help from Yan Qingqing.
Yan Qingqing also looked helpless and could only tell them that the second young mistress was in a bad mood recently, and that they should all be more perceptive.
What could Yan Qingqing say? She had already said that Mu Xi was in charge of the family's secret guards. Could she possibly stop her from training normally?
Just as Yan Qingqing was about to have a serious talk with Mu Xi, Li Yueniang came in with a long face.
Yan Qingqing could tell from her half-crying expression that she had suffered a great injustice.
He quickly waved to her, signaling her to come to his side.
Yan Qingqing took her small hand and asked, "What's wrong? Did someone bully you?"
Yan Qingqing's question only made things worse, as it brought tears streaming down Li Yueniang's face.
This broke Yan Qingqing's heart. Li Yueniang was usually cheerful and would always seek revenge for any slight she suffered. But today, she was sullenly shedding tears, which showed how wronged she was.
Upon seeing this, Yan Qingqing glanced at Ruhua, who then quickly explained the whole story.
Then he added, "Madam, now everyone is cursing our second young lady, and she doesn't even dare to go out."
The key issue is that she still doesn't know how to explain it to others.
Although Li Yueniang is someone who is unwilling to suffer losses, she is also extremely sentimental.
Therefore, she couldn't possibly go around telling everyone that Mu Yang was beaten not because of her, but because of Mu Xi.
Otherwise, people will only smear Mu Xi.
The second brother and sister-in-law are not yet married, and these rumors could affect Mu Xi's reputation.
She and Han Yu were, after all, betrothed by the emperor, and no one could separate them.
Yan Qingqing frowned after hearing this. She had thought it was just some harmless rumors circulating in the streets, but she didn't expect it to escalate so much.
This doesn't seem like a spur-of-the-moment thing; it seems more like someone deliberately wanted to ruin Li Yueniang's reputation.
Thinking of this, Yan Qingqing's face darkened. Those people really couldn't stand to see them doing well.
Yan Qingqing instructed Ruyi, "Go and invite Miss Mu over."
Ruyi quickly agreed upon hearing this.
Li Yueniang wiped away her tears and said, "Mother, this has nothing to do with Sister Muxi, please don't blame her."
She's been feeling really down these past few days.
Yan Qingqing smiled and said, "Of course I won't blame her, but the rumors have already spread this far, so this is not the time for her to be upset."
Li Yueniang was relieved upon hearing this, as she did not want her mother to have any opinion of Mu Xi because of her.
Soon Mu Xi followed Ru Yi in.
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