Zhao Yefan's visit to the Prince Yi's residence to see Su Muxue is indeed a matter that is quite intriguing.
Su Yi looked at Su Muxue with amusement, his eyes narrowed.
When Su Muxue realized what was happening, she hurriedly said to Su Yi, "Don't say I'm in your residence, just say I just finished my meal and left."
After saying that, Su Muxue hurriedly ran to the back hall of the dining room and hid.
Looking at Su Muxue, who was running faster than a rabbit, Su Yi couldn't help but laugh at the gatekeeper, "Why do I feel like this Prince Zhao is here to collect a debt?"
Zhao Yefan was led to the dining hall by the gatekeeper, where he saw Su Yi leisurely eating his breakfast.
Su Yi watched Zhao Yefan enter the dining hall and raised an eyebrow, saying, "Have you had breakfast yet? Would you like to come and have some?"
Zhao Yefan didn't answer, but frowned and looked around the dining hall before asking Su Yi, "Where is Su Muxue?"
Su Yi looked up at Zhao Yefan and smiled: "How do you know she came to my Yi Wang Mansion today? And I'm curious, what brings you here in such a rage?"
Zhao Yefan sneered: "Collecting debts!"
Hearing Zhao Yefan's cold laugh, Su Muxue, who was hiding behind the dining hall, couldn't help but shiver. She knew in her heart that something was wrong; the hundred taels of silver she had spent to swindle Zhao Yefan had obviously gone down the drain.
"Oh?" Su Yi looked at Zhao Yefan with an expression of anticipation.
Su Yi said slowly, "Mu Xuechen did come to my residence, but she said she wasn't here. Why don't you look for her elsewhere?"
She said she wasn't in the Prince's residence, not that she wasn't in the Prince's residence at all. Even a three-year-old child could understand the meaning behind that sentence. Su Muxue was asking Su Yi to lie for her, so how could Zhao Yefan not understand?
Upon hearing Su Yi's deliberate words, Su Muxue cursed him a thousand times in her heart.
Zhao Yefan walked to the dining table and saw a set of bowls and chopsticks next to Su Yi, indicating that Su Yi was not the only one dining there.
Su Yi had no concubines in his household, and the only person who could sit at the same table with Su Yi for a meal was Su Muxue.
Zhao Yefan saw that there was still half a bowl of porridge left, which meant that the person had left before finishing their meal. He picked up the half-eaten bowl and found that the bowl was still warm, indicating that the person had just left. Since no one had left the dining hall, the person was still in the dining hall.
Zhao Yefan turned to look at the back hall of the dining hall, a cold smile playing on his lips: "Su Muxue, if you don't come out now, don't blame me for exposing everything you've done in front of your royal brother!"
"Alright, alright, I'm here. Zhao Yefan, shut up for me."
As soon as she finished speaking, Su Muxue rushed out of the back hall. She strode up to Zhao Yefan, covered his mouth with her hand, glared at him, and warned him not to talk nonsense. Then, she looked at Su Yi and gave an awkward smile.
At this moment, Su Yi had a slight upturn of his lips, looking at the two people in front of him with an expression of watching a good show.
Su Yi asked Zhao Yefan with a hint of mockery, "I'm curious, what exactly did Mu Xue do to make you so angry? After all, she caused you to break your leg and miss the imperial examination before, and you were able to say it was nothing at all."
Zhao Yefan's mouth was covered by Su Muxue, so he couldn't speak. He could only glare angrily at Su Muxue and snort coldly.
Su Muxue gave Su Yi an awkward smile: "Brother, didn't you just say you had something to do and had to go out?"
Su Yi raised an eyebrow: "Really? I remember having nothing to do today, I'm quite idle!"
"Brother, if I say you're in trouble, then you're in trouble~" Su Muxue frowned and scolded.
Su Yi stood up and sighed, "Alright, I'll go find something to do. You two can chat slowly."
Su Yi brushed past the two of them, a faint smile playing on his lips, his eyes full of amusement.
At this moment, only Su Muxue and Zhao Yefan remained in the dining hall. When Su Muxue turned her head and saw Zhao Yefan's unfriendly gaze, she was startled and quickly jumped back as if she had been electrocuted.
"Zhao Yefan, why don't you talk this out? Why are you glaring at me like that?"
Zhao Yefan narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "Don't you have anything to say to me?"
Su Muxue decided to play dumb to the end: "Are you alright?"
Zhao Yefan, with a warning look on his face, continued to ask, "Are you really alright?"
Su Muxue smiled and said, "Why don't you give me a hint as to what it is?"
When Su Muxue asked this question, Zhao Yefan became somewhat hesitant.
Because he drank too much with Su Muxue last night, Zhao Yefan woke up this morning with a headache that made him feel uncomfortable. He sat up in bed and found himself completely naked with ambiguous scratch marks on his body. He grabbed the blanket and covered himself up, feeling at a loss.
Zhao Yefan tried hard to recall what happened last night, but all he could remember was the scene of playing rock-paper-scissors with Su Muxue. As for what happened after that, his memory seemed to have been erased, leaving a blank.
At this moment, Zhao Yefan had a growing sense of unease. He quickly got up, but while rummaging through his clothes on the bed, an earring fell out. The earring was clearly the same pair of coral earrings that Su Muxue had worn yesterday.
Zhao Yefan frantically pulled back the quilt, and as he searched for his clothes, a glaring crimson color caught his eye. His pupils contracted sharply, and he stared intently at the crimson, as if frozen in place.
Zhao Yefan was filled with anxiety, muttering to himself, "It's all over, it's all ruined. Did I do something beastly to Su Muxue while she was drunk?"
Deep within Zhao Yefan's heart, countless chaotic thoughts swirled like fallen leaves in a storm.
He wondered if Su Muxue had already returned to the palace, revealed his crimes to her father and brothers, and brought about the execution of his entire family. Or perhaps, having ruined her reputation, she was secretly enduring immense pain in some corner of the world. He even wondered if Su Muxue might become pregnant as a result, and whether she would be willing to let him take care of her and the child.
Various thoughts swirled in Zhao Yefan's mind, making him unable to calm down. At this moment, he had only one thought: to find Su Muxue as soon as possible.
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