"Who?" Chang Youqing was furious. He turned around and saw Deng Yi. His face darkened.
Even a lowly Assistant Minister of the Court of Judicial Review dares to steal his poems and disturb him and Miss Su.
"Deng Yi, what do you mean by this?"
Deng Yi spread out the Xuan paper and looked at it carefully. He then sneered, "Young Master Chang, you have indeed written a good poem. Why don't you bring it out for everyone to appreciate at the poetry competition later?"
Chang Youqing snatched it back. This was a poem he had written especially for Miss Su; how could he possibly read it at a poetry competition?
"What do you know, you mere Assistant Minister of the Court of Judicial Review!" Chang Youqing glared at Deng Yi angrily, then turned and left.
Seeing Chang Youqing leave, Su Muyao breathed a sigh of relief. She curtsied to Deng Yi and said, "Thank you, Lord Deng."
Deng Yi hurriedly offered a helping hand, "Miss Su, you're too kind. I didn't do anything wrong. Please just call me Young Master Deng."
Su Muyao had been worrying for the past few days about how to find Deng Yi and explain things to him. As a young woman, it wouldn't be appropriate for her to go directly to the Dali Temple to find Deng Yi, but she never expected to run into him here.
“Young Master Deng, there must have been a misunderstanding last time. I didn’t do anything to that flower thief; on the contrary, it was Young Master Deng who came to my rescue. Please take the reward money back, Hongxiao.” Su Muyao glanced at Hongxiao.
Hongxiao hurriedly took out a silver note from her bosom and handed it to Deng Yi.
Deng Yi didn't accept it. "Miss Su, you really deserve this reward. If it weren't for Miss Su that day, those three flower thieves wouldn't have been brought out."
If we let those three go, who knows how many more girls would be harmed. Besides, I received praise from my superiors for this, so in the end, Deng benefited more.”
“But the truth is not as Young Master Deng said.” Su Muyao still couldn’t accept it. It didn’t match the facts. Wasn’t this a lie?
"Miss Su, please rest assured. I have already told the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review the truth. What I said was discussed with him."
Upon hearing Deng Yi's words, Su Muyao understood.
Deng Yi said this deliberately, considering her reputation.
Since things had already come to this point, Su Muyao couldn't say anything more and could only thank Deng Yi again.
"Miss Su, you helped me catch the flower thief, so I owe you a favor. Could you give me the opportunity to treat you to a meal as a token of my gratitude?"
Su Muyao was a little stunned. This was the first time a man had taken the initiative to invite her to dinner, and a blush involuntarily rose to her cheeks.
However, it was somewhat inappropriate for her to have dinner alone with Deng Yi.
Seeing that Su Muyao did not answer for a long time, Deng Yi seemed to know her concerns and said with a smile, "Miss Su, why don't you bring a few friends with you?"
This way, it's not eating alone anymore, but everyone eating together, and no one will gossip.
Deng Yi was really looking out for her in every way; after all, he had saved her once and just helped her out of a predicament. Su Muyao couldn't refuse again, so she quickly said:
“Young Master Deng, that’s not what I meant. If you don’t mind, Mu Yao will host a banquet at Gu Yun Lou tomorrow to express her gratitude for your help in saving me.”
Deng Yi wasn't particular about who was paying. "I will definitely be there on time. Thank you in advance, Miss Su."
When Madam Su saw that Su Muyao had not returned for a long time, she came out with Deng Yuanchuan. They saw this scene from a short distance away and stopped.
"Yuanchuan, who is this young master?"
"He is Deng Yi, from Binzhou. He was the second-place scholar in the imperial examination three years ago and is currently the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review. He has a good reputation and is still unmarried," Yuan Chuan explained to his mother in detail.
Madam Su nodded slightly. "Oh, so he's the young master Deng who came to the manor to deliver the reward money to Mu Yao. He's the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, which is a low-ranking position, but he looks quite handsome. If Mu Yao really likes him, it's not impossible."
On the carriage back to the manor, Madam Su tentatively asked Su Muyao, "Muyao, what do you think of that young master Deng? He seems like a good person. In today's poetry competition, his poem won first place."
When Su Muyao was suddenly asked this question by Madam Su, she was first taken aback, and then her face turned red. "Mother, I have only met Young Master Deng a few times. We are just ordinary friends."
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