Zhao Yefan continued to look straight ahead, keeping his eyes down, and said in a serious voice, "Perhaps King Yi misheard."
Su Yi sneered: "Zhao Yefan, look me in the eye and say that again?"
Zhao Yefan looked up at Su Yi, and after a moment, he seemed to deflate his anger, saying, "Alright, alright! I misremembered, okay? Miss Mu's jewelry has indeed appreciated in value and is now worth 500,000 taels of silver, is that alright?"
Zhao Yefan said angrily, but Mu Jin was overjoyed as if she had won the lottery. She ran excitedly to Zhao Yefan, hugged him, and said happily, "Thank you, Boss Zhao, you've done me a huge favor."
Zhao Yefan, who was being hugged by Mu Jin, scratched his head awkwardly and said with a smile, "Miss Mu is too kind. It's all I should do."
Zhao Yefan hadn't been laughing for long when a strong force separated him from Mu Jin. The grip on him felt like it could tear the skin off his back.
When Zhao Yefan reacted and looked towards the source of the force, he saw Su Yi squinting at him with a cold smile, as if he were looking at a sharp blade.
"As Ah Jin's friend, I will help you repay Mr. Zhao's gift of gratitude."
Zhao Yefan forced a smile and repeatedly said he didn't deserve it. When he saw Su Yi's murderous gaze, he knew he was doomed.
Thinking about Su Yi's possessiveness since childhood, and how he hadn't been able to push Mu Jin away the first time, he felt he was doomed. Considering he hadn't even gotten married yet, dying like this seemed too unjust, so he quickly tried to salvage the situation.
“Miss Mu, I dare not accept this credit. It’s entirely because King Yi is acquainted with our boss, and King Yi helped you get this price. I dare not take credit for it. If you want to thank someone, thank King Yi.”
Mu Jin looked at Su Yi happily. When Su Yi saw Mu Jin's bright smile again, he quickly opened his arms, waiting for Mu Jin to excitedly rush towards him.
But Mu Jin only smiled at him and said, "Then this young lady thanks Prince Yi."
Su Yi withdrew his arm, clenched his fist and coughed awkwardly under his nose, saying, "Ah Jin Yu, this king has no need to be so polite."
However, Su Yi seemed to have thought of something and couldn't help but say it to Mu Jin.
“Next time, no matter how happy you are, Ah Jin, you can’t pounce on other men. Let’s not talk about anything else. Take this incident with Boss Zhao for example. If Boss Zhao’s fiancée finds out that you are hugging and kissing her fiancé, and she misunderstands and breaks off the engagement in a fit of anger, wouldn’t that be harming Boss Zhao?”
Upon hearing Su Yi's words, Mu Jin realized her rudeness. She was in the Eastern Yue Kingdom, not in the present world, and such a hug was indeed inappropriate.
Mu Jin said to Zhao Yefan somewhat embarrassedly, "I'm really sorry, please forgive me, Mr. Zhao."
Zhao Yefan glanced at Su Yi and gave an awkward smile: "No need to be so polite, no need to be so polite."
Mu Jin smiled and said to Zhao Yefan, "Could you please exchange all 500,000 taels of silver from the sale of these jewels for grain and send it to my father at the border?"
Zhao Yefan glanced at Su Yi, who was drinking tea with his head down, and readily agreed to Mu Jin's request.
"Then I'll trouble you, Mr. Zhao. I'll reply later and write to my father to tell him about this grain purchase," Mu Jin said.
Now that the grain purchase issue was resolved, Su Yi and Mu Jin got up to say goodbye to Zhao Yefan.
Zhao Yefan saw Su Yi and Mu Jin off at the gate of Shuyu Tower. After Mu Jin got into the carriage, Zhao Yefan asked Su Yi with a puzzled look, "Please enlighten me, Prince Yi, when did this young master have a fiancée?"
Su Yi glanced at Zhao Yefan, snorted coldly, and said, "If I say you have it, then you have it."
Su Yi still couldn't stand Zhao Yefan because of the incident where Mu Jin hugged him.
At this moment, Zhao Yefan dared not waste any more words with him, for fear of angering Su Yi and actually cutting him down with a single blow.
"Alright, alright, you're the master, whatever you say goes."
Su Yi said coldly, "Also, pack up all the jewelry I gave to Ah Jin and send it to the Yi Prince's Mansion. In addition, deliver my letter to my maternal grandfather as soon as possible. The matter of raising grain for Marquis Muwei cannot wait any longer."
Zhao Yefan said, "Yes, yes, I will take care of it myself."
Su Yi glanced at Zhao Yefan, snorted coldly, mounted his horse, and left Shuyu Tower.
Zhao Yefan watched Su Yi leave before letting out a long sigh of relief, saying, "Finally, I've seen these two darlings off!" He then shook his head and walked back to Shuyu Tower.
Not long after Su Yi rode away from Shuyu Tower, he was stopped by someone who raised his hand to greet him: "King Yi, the master wishes to see you."
Su Yi sneered: "Get out of the way."
The man said, "My master insists on seeing King Yi this time. Please, King Yi, don't make things difficult for me."
Too lazy to waste words with that man, Su Yi called out to Ling Feng and prepared to ride away on horseback.
Seeing Su Yi about to leave, the man anxiously shouted at Su Yi's retreating figure.
"My master said that this matter concerns Miss Mu, and Prince Yi must go."
Su Yi gripped the horse's reins tightly with both hands, slowly turned around to look at the man, and a fierce aura slowly crept into his eyes.
Inside the Zichen Palace, Su Yi stood in the center of the hall. He did not bow to Su Mu, nor did he look at Su Mu. Instead, he played with the folding fan in his hand with a lazy and playful expression. Su Mu sat on the dragon throne, his brows furrowed, his gaze deep and somewhat helpless as he looked at him.
Neither of them intended to speak first. After a while, Su Yi finally couldn't stand Su Mu's gaze and spoke first.
"What brings you here? If not, I have other things to attend to, so I'll be leaving now."
Su Mu said with some helplessness, "If I don't take the initiative to call you back to the palace, do you never plan to come back to see me even once in your life?"
Su Yi scoffed lightly: "You have more than one son. If you want someone to be filial, there are plenty of people, both inside and outside the palace, waiting for your summons to serve you. Why are you making things difficult for me?"
"Why do you have to stab me in the heart with these words? You know perfectly well that I favor you the most."
Su Yi looked impatient and said, "Stop! If that's what you're going to say, then don't say it."
Su Mu looked at Su Yi, who was standing in the hall with an impatient expression, and spoke in a low and serious voice.
"This morning at court, the Imperial Censor Qin Minglang, along with a group of civil officials, impeached you, saying that you are ignorant and incompetent, spending your days indulging in brothels, and now you are disregarding human ethics by having close contact with your third sister-in-law, which is causing a negative impact on the reputation of the entire royal family. Is this true?"
Su Yi chuckled: "Third sister-in-law? My third brother Su Yuntian has remarried? No one informed me. If I accidentally helped my new sister-in-law with her 'face' at a brothel, you can't blame me. After all, ignorance is no excuse. I'll apologize to my third brother and his new sister-in-law at the Yunwang Mansion another day."
Su Mu frowned and scolded, "You know I'm talking about Mu Jin. Stop beating around the bush. Even if Mu Jin has divorced your third brother, she will always be your sister-in-law, and she will always be a woman you can't get close to!"
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