Zhao Yefan dressed and ran out of the room, but was stopped by a waiter who told him that the woman who had been drinking with him the night before saw that he was drunk and was clamoring for a woman to keep him company, so she arranged for a male prostitute to sleep with him for the night.
Upon hearing the man's words, he incredulously asked him to repeat them, receiving the same answer, which fueled his anger.
If he hadn't found the coral earring on his pillow, he would have really been fooled by Su Muxue.
Zhao Yefan had considered countless possibilities, but he never imagined that Su Muxue would turn her back on him after sleeping with him, planning to deceive him and then run away.
This is clearly an attempt to completely absolve the two of their involvement, making their earlier concern for Su Muxue seem like a joke.
Zhao Yefan knew that Su Muxue had given the token to Chunyun last night and was definitely not able to return to the palace. She must be at Su Yi's residence. That's why he gripped Su Muxue's earring tightly in his hand and angrily ran to Yi Wang's residence to settle accounts with Su Muxue.
Zhao Yefan walked step by step toward Su Muxue. Su Muxue looked at his angry eyes and couldn't help but feel a little scared. She forced a smile and said, "We can talk things over. Don't get so close."
Zhao Yefan walked up to Su Muxue, grabbed her hand, held up the earring in front of her, and asked sternly, "Can you explain to me why your earring was on my pillow last night?"
In the main hall of the General's Mansion, Mu Jin was discussing with Eleven and Qing'er about leaving the capital for the Southern Palace Divine Sect in a few days.
Mu Jin knew that ever since she divorced Su Yuntian, Su Mu was afraid that she would leave the capital and lose control of Mu Weihou, so he must have sent people to watch her movements near the General's Mansion.
Mu Jin said to Qing'er, "This time, Eleven and I are going to the Nangong Divine Sect. You stay at the General's Mansion and wait for me to return."
Tears welled up in Qing'er's eyes: "Miss, please let me go. I can serve you along the way."
Mu Jin smiled and said, "I've lived in the valley for over a year, and I've been doing just fine without you serving me."
"Miss, please take Qing'er with you."
Mu Jin slightly pursed her lips: "The Emperor will not easily let me leave the capital. As my personal maid, if you stay in the capital, your daily task is to go out and walk around regularly so that those who are monitoring me will mistakenly believe that I am still in the capital."
"I understand, then what should I do?"
Mu Jin said, "We'll talk about it when we leave the manor later."
Qing'er nodded. Although she was still saddened that she could not leave the capital with Mu Jin, she managed to stop her tears.
Eleven said to Qing'er, "I will do my best to take care of Miss's safety, so don't worry."
Qing'er nodded, as if she had thought of something, and couldn't help but ask Mu Jin.
"If King Yi requests an audience, can't this servant even tell the truth?"
Mu Jin felt a headache coming on when she thought of that annoying Su Yi. After thinking for a moment, she said, "No, we can't either."
“But I’m afraid I can’t keep it from King Yi. He’s not easy to fool.”
Mu Jin knew that Su Yi was a very difficult person to deal with. Before she could even say what she was going to do, he could guess seven or eight parts of it. It was not easy to deceive him. After thinking about it, she decided to think of a way to keep it from Su Yi.
In the dining hall of the Prince Yi's mansion, Su Muxue looked at the coral earring in Zhao Yefan's hand with astonishment.
These earrings, along with the entire set of jewelry, were made of coral and were a gift from Su Yi to her on her birthday. She loved them and often wore them.
She discovered one of them was missing on her way to the Prince Yi's mansion today, and she was upset about it for a long time.
Su Muxue reacted and retorted stubbornly, "Who said this earring belongs to me? Earrings like this are everywhere. It was clearly dropped by the courtesan I sent you last night when you were clamoring for a woman. Don't accuse me of something."
"Su Muxue, you did such a thing yourself, yet you still dare to falsely accuse me of having an affair with another woman? Do you know that the set of coral jewelry you received on your birthday was chosen by me and Prince Yi together at Shuyu Tower?"
"That coral comes from Ryukyu. Because it was difficult to collect and the journey was long, Shuyulou spent ten thousand taels of gold to purchase it. Such a treasure is unique in the entire capital and even the entire Dongyue Kingdom. Tell me, which courtesan would have such wealth to afford this coral jewelry worth ten thousand taels of gold?"
Since Zhao Yefan had already said that, it was impossible for Su Muxue to continue to argue. She forcefully pulled away from Zhao Yefan's hand, took a few steps away from him, and said guiltily.
"Fine, I admit that I paid that guy to cheat you. I was also drunk last night and took advantage of you. What do you want?"
Hearing Su Muxue admit it, Zhao Yefan breathed a slight sigh of relief. He sneered, "This young master is also very curious about what you really want."
Su Muxue glanced at Zhao Yefan, whose eyes were red with anger, and tentatively held up one finger, asking, "One thousand taels."
Seeing Su Muxue hold up one finger to indicate a thousand taels, Zhao Yefan's confusion deepened. When he realized what was happening, he clenched his teeth tightly, his chest heaving rapidly, his anger on the verge of exploding.
Su Muxue was also frightened by Zhao Yefan's appearance, and she hurriedly said.
"Don't rush. Tell me how I want to compensate you. I'll give you anything I have. We're both adults, and we were drunk and did it unconsciously. Just treat it as a dream, and when you wake up, just pretend nothing happened."
Zhao Yefan, enraged, laughed coldly. His eyes were bloodshot as he stared at Su Muxue, gritting his teeth as he said, "Fine! Su Muxue, you're really something! I used to think you were just a princess, spoiled and arrogant from a young age, which wasn't so bad. But now it seems you're more than just spoiled; you're utterly lawless! And—"
Zhao Yefan struggled for a long time, but couldn't bring himself to say those hurtful things. He had a naturally sharp tongue; not to mention others, even his father, a Duke, was always enraged by the words he uttered.
Even now, when he was so furious, he still couldn't bear to say those hurtful things to Su Muxue and break her heart.
He stared at Su Muxue for a long time with red eyes before suddenly turning around and running out of the Prince Yi's mansion, leaving Su Muxue standing alone in the dining hall in a panic.
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