His calm and non-annoying reaction made Mu Yongjie feel even more stressed.

"Father meant that if the prince is magnanimous and doesn't care about it, then things will be much simpler. The prince nodded, and we immediately sent Jinyi over and replaced her in the bridal chamber.

As for that slave girl, whether the prince wants to deal with her himself or let me take her back for disposal is up to the prince. If the prince feels that this is inappropriate and wants to choose another auspicious day to hold the wedding again, that is also possible.

As for the Marquis' wife, please ask the prince to help talk to her." Mu Yongjie's attitude and tone were very humble.

In terms of age, Mu Yongjie is much older than Xue Wenyu. Although they are both the eldest sons of their respective families, Mu Yongjie's status cannot be compared because Xue Wenyu has a hereditary title.

In addition, the Mu family was originally in the wrong in today's incident, so Mu Yongjie had no choice but to bow his head.

Xue Wenyu finally put down the teacup in his hand and tapped his fingers lightly on the table, as if he was in deep thought.

Everyone held their breath, waiting for the groom's response.

"Indeed, this matter is very simple. We just need to quietly exchange the person back. Although I and that bold girl have already worshipped heaven and earth and entered the bridal chamber, in broad daylight, we have not really become a real couple, so it is not too late to exchange them back.

Although I also want to make a big thing small, a small thing nothing, but if that's the case, isn't it a bit too hasty? Up to now, it has always been my brother-in-law who has been talking, and the truth of the matter has never been confirmed.

Yes, even if we can’t stop the gossip, due to my father’s and your father’s status, others can only talk about it secretly.

It was inevitable for them to have wild thoughts. Was it really the greed of that ungrateful girl? Or was it because of the rumors that the prince had been killed? What else did your family think? After all, this was human nature and understandable.

Don't worry, brother-in-law, just listen to what I have to say." Xue Wenyu saw Mu Yongjie was anxious to stand up, and smiled and stretched out his hand to signal.

"Things have come to this point, there is no need to rush. I would like to call that bold girl over and listen to what she has to say. Then, I will make a decision. What do you think, uncle?"

"My dear nephew, this is your family affair, and it is not convenient for us to be present." Someone interrupted with a different meaning.

Of course Mu Yongjie liked to hear this suggestion, but he was not stupid. How could he not hear that the person who said this actually had no sincerity at all. The words "stay here to listen to gossip" were almost written on his face.

"It's okay, it's okay. This matter cannot be simply said to be a family affair between my Xue family and the Mu family. To put it simply, the girl acted out of greed. To put it more deeply, this is a disregard for the laws of our country." After Xue Wenyu finished speaking, he immediately looked at one of his followers.

"Bring the person to this prince's study."

The follower agreed and immediately turned and left.

"Sir, if we confront her face to face, that slave girl will definitely not admit it. Even though she is a little girl, she is very eloquent. Otherwise, how could she deceive my mother and other adults in the mansion?

I'm afraid that she will bite back and put everything on our Mu family, framing our Mu family." Seeing that Xue Wenyu was determined to do so, Mu Yongjie could only speak out his words first.

"Brother-in-law, you and I, as well as all the uncles and aunts serving in the court, who can be deceived by a little girl? If you can't even tell this, how can we talk about relieving the emperor's worries in the court in the future?

Let's go to the study, it's quieter there." Xue Wenyu put away his smile and said seriously.

The other ministers nodded repeatedly. Isn’t that the truth?

"Your Highness is right. I was just thinking about going to see what kind of girl is able to be so courageous." General Shang was very angry.

"How can a little girl have such means?"

Amidst a chorus of approval, everyone stood up and followed Xue Wenyu.

Mu Yongjie gritted his teeth and fell behind the last one. When he passed by the steward who came with him, he looked at the steward's worried eyes and could only sigh softly in his heart.

Until now, he only hoped that Lord Xue would hear the news and come looking for him.

The prince is young and hot-tempered, and cannot bear any grievances, so he must embarrass the Mu family. But even though the marquis is angry and annoyed, he will always put the overall situation first.

When he came here, Mu Yongjie was afraid of meeting the Marquis, so he thought about discussing it with the prince first. But now, he felt that he was wrong. He should have discussed the matter with the Marquis first, maybe it would be easier to handle.

At least, the Marquis will not deal with this matter in front of so many outsiders.

Now, the officials from the Ministry of Revenue, Ministry of War, Ministry of Rites, and Ministry of Works are here, as well as an upright general. This matter cannot be covered up even if they want to!

Mu Yongjie was very depressed. There were so many important guests in the mansion, why didn't the Marquis come to accompany them personally? Isn't that rude? What else did Marquis Xue have that was more important than the adults today that he had to supervise in person?

Or, was it something that the Xue family had already discussed? Did the Marquis deliberately avoid it?

Thinking of this, Mu Yongjie was suddenly shocked.

It was said that they were going to Xue Wenyu's study, but in fact, it was a living room next to the study. It was not very big, but it did not seem crowded.

The maids and servants came forward in an orderly manner to pour tea for everyone, and then retreated to the door.

There was a wedding in the mansion today. The prince who had been rumored to be dead for so long suddenly came back home well the night before. The eldest son of the Mu family did not come to see the bride off this morning, and then someone said that the bride was a fake. Now the eldest son of the Mu family suddenly came over so seriously. All kinds of things suddenly came together. Although the servants were a little confused, they could feel that the atmosphere was not right.

Everyone reminds themselves to stay alert and not make mistakes.

But, the pot of tea was almost finished, why was the fake bride still nowhere to be seen?

Even Xue Wenyu was a little puzzled. Even if the girl didn't want to come over, couldn't she use rough tactics? He thought back to what had just happened. It seemed that he hadn't told his men to use a treat, right? It was just a worship of heaven and earth. Did that girl really act like a prince's wife?

Glancing over, he saw that Mu Yongjie seemed much calmer than before. Xue Wenyu sneered in his heart. Unless that girl was so scared and panicked that she committed suicide, a face-to-face confrontation was absolutely unavoidable.

When everyone's eyes were fixed on the door, someone finally came in. It was the follower that Xue Wenyu had ordered before.

Seeing nothing behind him, Xue Wenyu looked at his men with a smile.

"Reply, reply Your Highness, that person, that person cannot come over for the time being." The attendant was Lin Chuan, who reported with some embarrassment.

I wanted to step forward and whisper the secret report, but seeing the master's attitude, it seemed unnecessary.

"She is afraid of committing suicide, right? We can't let her die. We can't let her get away with it so easily." Mu Yongjie blurted out with excitement.

Xue Wenyu didn't think so. No matter how he looked at her, she didn't look like someone who would commit suicide. It was possible that she ran away secretly because she felt guilty...

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