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Gu Xiaoxiao turned around and saw Mu Zhaoyang's playful expression. She knew he must be planning something. Mu Zhaoyang also changed his serious expression as if he was very interested in Gu Xiaoxiao.

"You really misunderstood Miss Gu. If it wasn't for her, I'm afraid it would have been very difficult for me to stand here alive."

Zhang Clan cried out in alarm and asked with a face full of concern, "How can this be? Could it be that there is really some danger on this mountain?"

Gu Xiaoxiao was unable to fathom Mu Zhaoyang's thoughts. He had been so fierce towards her before, but now he was trying to help her …

"Isn't it so? I will definitely pay you a visit in the future and thank the Marquis properly."

Gu An An was a little angry. She hadn't thought that Gu Xiaoxiao would have hooked up with King Yi in just two short hours. Who knew what sort of seductive tricks she had used?

No, he had to let Duke Yi know what kind of trash she, Gu Xiaoxiao, was!

Mrs Zhang knew Mu Zhaoyang's identity. Since she had the opportunity to fawn on him, she naturally wouldn't miss it. "King Yi is really joking. Xiaoxiao only did what she should have done." However, my eldest daughter really makes people worry. If you have offended King Yi in any way, I hope that your lordship will be magnanimous and not bother with her. "

When Gu An An saw Lady Zhang's amiable expression, she couldn't help but feel indignant. Her mother should have exposed Gu Xiaoxiao in front of King Yi.

Gu Xiaoxiao could hear the hidden meaning behind Mrs Zhang's words. She was saying that she wasn't an easy target. It seemed that even if he had given them the opportunity to get to know King Yi, the Zhang clan would still step on him.

Mu Zhaoyang had always been a serious person in front of outsiders. He had long since known that Mrs. Zhang and Gu Xiaoxiao were at odds, so he naturally didn't have any good impression of her.

"Lady Zhang is too serious, Miss Gu is the direct daughter, Master Hou also values his children." "If Miss Gu doesn't understand the etiquette of a human, then there shouldn't be anyone in the house who understands the rules, right?"

Mrs. Zhang was a little angry, she didn't expect that people would talk about matters related to her status as an equal wife every day. It seemed that as long as she was not in the main wife's room for one more day, her spine would be poked for one more day. As well as An An, she would also be unable to raise her head because of her status as a concubine.

However, the person in front of her was the famous King Yi. How could she dare to refute him?

Although these young mistresses were willing to call her Madam Hou, in reality, none of those behind the scenes truly approved of her. Most of them didn't dare to speak their true thoughts because of the Marquis' face.

However, Mu Zhaoyang was different. Since he was used to acting alone, he would naturally say whatever he wanted to do. Moreover, a person like him did not need to fawn over Marquis Yuan, nor did he need to care about the Zhang clan's feelings.

Plus, Gu Xiaoxiao was really interesting, so he didn't want to see her being bullied all day.

Only after a long time had passed did Mu Zhaoyang realize that, even though Gu Xiaoxiao looked delicate and touching when she knelt before the Qi King that day, Mrs Zhang did not have any advantage over her.

Gu Xiaoxiao found it very interesting as Mrs. Zhang's face alternated between white and red. She felt quite grateful towards Mu Zhaoyang. Although he was indeed feeling sorry for himself because of the Qi King's matter today, on account of this matter, let's just forget about it.

On the side, Gu An An An unhappily snorted. Zhang Wenfang hastily pushed her aside, realizing that she shouldn't act rashly. She still wanted Gu An to leave a good impression in front of Prince Yi.

However, Gu An An An was currently furious. How could he understand Lady Zhang's meaning? He didn't care too much and rushed forward without thinking, revealing his true nature.

"King Yi, don't be fooled by my big sister's outer appearance. She slapped my mother when she was at home, and even my father is often angered beyond words by her. "Now that the people from the house of the Marquis have seen her, they did not take a detour."

Mu Zhaoyang looked at Gu Xiaoxiao and recalled the game that had taken place in the Queen's Palace that day. He felt that what Gu An An An had said was indeed quite possible, but when he thought about Gu Xiaoxiao living in a different house, he felt that she shouldn't be too arrogant.

Even though his secret had been exposed, Gu Xiaoxiao did not feel guilty at all. She met Mu Zhaoyang's inquiring gaze with a magnanimous expression.

Mu Zhaoyang opened his folding fan and nodded thoughtfully, "But I don't think Miss Gu is that kind of person. A few days ago, I met Master Hou and didn't hear anything about her from him. Should I ask Master Hou another time?"

Mrs Zhang saw that something was wrong and quickly tried to smooth things over. The marquis was no fool, why would he talk to Mu Zhaoyang about Gu Xiaoxiao? In the eyes of the people in the marquis' residence, the family's infamy could not be exposed. This Gu Xiaoxiao was the family's disgrace.

Mu Zhaoyang also understood this logic. The reason he said this was to stop Gu An from speaking and to scare her.

"Your Highness Duke Yi, don't you dare talk to the Marquis about this. The Hou Mansion is already busy. How can we disturb him with such a small matter?" 'An 'must be a straightforward child, I hope you won't take it to heart. "

Gu Xiaoxiao sneered. Her face was full of disdain. Even Nanfang was a bit surprised.

If it were an ordinary woman, she would have long stepped forward to speak up for her family. After all, in this dynasty, women were very conservative, and a family was the most important thing to them.

On the other hand, Gu Xiaoxiao not only didn't defend the house, she stood there as if nothing had happened, as if the things they had said had nothing to do with her.

At first, there wasn't much to do, but Gu An An An didn't want to admit defeat, so he jumped out once again.

"Mother, why are you speaking up for that bitch Gu Xiaoxiao today? She's not a good person to begin with. Did you forget that your daughter got beaten up by her?"

Mrs. Zhang lightly glared at Gu An An An. It seemed that she spoiled her daughter too much, to the point that she didn't know what to say in a situation like this. Currently, the Yi King and all the other aristocratic ladies in the capital were here. How could she say something like that?

"Alright, alright, your family matters should be told to Master Hou. Today, Miss Gu saved me, so I must properly thank her." I don't know if Miss Gu has the time to come visit me. "

Gu Xiaoxiao was about to refuse when Gu An An An said, "Your Highness Duke Yi, you mustn't be fooled by Gu Xiaoxiao." She looks harmless on the surface and has done a lot of unsavory things in the dark, so I'm embarrassed to talk about her. "

King Yi glanced at Gu An An from the corner of his eyes. This was the first time he had seen such an untactful person. Madam Zhang had already helped her to smooth things over, so why couldn't she understand the painstaking efforts of her mother?

Actually, Gu An An An wasn't so stupid. It was just that she was a little jealous of how much King Yi had treated Gu Xiaoxiao today. In her opinion, Gu Xiaoxiao was unworthy of knowing an outstanding person like King Yi.

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