Chapter 316
As soon as Yao Susu spoke, the two of them turned to look at her, but neither of them said anything.
“…” Yao Susu shrank back, “You guys continue.”
Is it not enough that she doesn't interrupt?
Distracted by her words, Yunxi pursed her lips and remained silent.
Just then, someone else lifted the curtain and came in from outside.
They arrived late and could only sit near the entrance. As soon as the curtain was lifted, a slightly chilly breeze came in, but before it could reach them, it was completely blocked by the man's broad shoulders.
Although Li Ze is not young, his high position still attracts a lot of attention.
Such a gaze was no different from poison to Yunxi.
Sure enough, some whispers and discussions had already begun to circulate around them.
"Hey, who are those two people sitting with Commander Li? I don't think I've ever seen them before!"
"That's a distant cousin of the Marquis of Changping's wife. That one is Miss Yao, whom I've met at several matchmaking banquets before. The other one should be Miss Yao's sister, who's always been inseparable from her. I never expected her to be so beautiful."
"Since you're inseparable from Miss Yao, how come you only found out what she looks like today?"
"You don't know, Miss Yao only goes to matchmaking banquets. The men she's with are already married. Of course, she has to keep a low profile at matchmaking banquets, so she always wears a veil to cover her face. She only took it off today."
"I see, he does know his limits."
The crowd was buzzing with discussion. Li Ze and Yao Susu didn't seem to mind, but Yun Xi became increasingly uncomfortable.
She had only managed to get here by using a false identity, and now that she was in the eye of the storm, it was not a good thing for her.
Yunxi wanted to tell Yao Susu to avoid this storm, but when she turned her head, Yao Susu was leaning against the side with her eyes closed. Although her ears were perked up, she couldn't see the pleading look in Yao Susu's eyes.
Yunxi bit her lip.
Among the surrounding voices, some had even begun to speculate about who her husband was.
In both her past and present lives, she had never been the focus of public discussion as she was now.
She felt very uncomfortable.
Just then, a deep voice rang out: "It's a bit stuffy in the tent, why don't we go for a walk?"
Yunxi subconsciously looked up and met those eyes.
Li Ze is now in his thirties. His past experiences have honed his temperament to be calm and resolute, and his eyes, though sharp, possess a restrained sharpness, carrying a certain comforting power.
Meeting his gaze, Yunxi's previously agitated heart suddenly calmed down.
She nodded slightly and said, "Okay."
Hearing what the two were saying, Yao Susu finally opened her eyes: "Let's go."
So Yunxi was finally able to escape the eye of the storm and catch her breath outside.
After standing outside for a while, Yunxi felt that the hand warmer was getting a little cold.
"Jixiang, put it away."
Yunxi handed the hand warmer to Jixiang.
However, Jixiang seemed to have something on her mind and did not accept it immediately.
When the hand warmer was handed to him, Jixiang came to her senses and blurted out subconsciously, "Auntie, what did you say?"
Before he could finish speaking, Yao Susu glared at him: "Jixiang! Watch your temper!"
Jixiang realized she had misspoke and her face turned pale: "Madam, please forgive me, I didn't mean it!"
Fortunately, there was no one around, so no one could hear it.
"Never mind," Yunxi said, "Just be more careful next time."
Jixiang responded and quickly put her mind at ease.
Li Ze, on the other hand, couldn't help but turn his gaze to Yun Xi after hearing the auspicious address.
She was... Shen Rang's concubine?
That makes sense.
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