Chapter 855 Hui Er, Wait
Zhuang Xianhui gathered her strength and slapped him in the face.
"You torture me without end. What do you think of me? A plaything?"
"I regard you as my friend and I cherish our friendship even more. How dare you, Brother Mu Zhan, tease my feelings?!"
The fire in his heart was extinguished by the "cold water", and Tao Muzhan suddenly became sober.
"Hui Er, don't be angry, I was just joking with you."
"I can't wait to love you, how can I bear to tease you?"
Zhuang Xianhui's thin eyebrows were raised.
"Just kidding, isn't that just teasing?"
"Brother Mu Zhan, do you think that I am ignorant and foolish and cannot understand what others say?"
Tao Muzhan tried his best to defend himself.
"No, no, my wording was wrong, please bear with me."
"I love you with all my heart, so I have done such a romantic act. Hui'er, don't worry, I will be responsible for you."
Zhuang Xianhui looked shocked.
"what?"
"Did you do this on purpose, and not someone else murdered you?"
"I remember that before I fainted, I vaguely saw Sister Yuan... Could it be that you and your wife conspired to harm me?!"
Tao Muzhan wanted to say something but hesitated, not knowing whether he should give away his wife.
"This……"
Zhuang Xianhui was heartbroken and cried and shouted.
"I trusted you so much, but you took advantage of my feelings and did whatever you wanted!"
Tao Muzhan was flustered.
"Hui Er, stop shouting. We are in the inn, not at home. Someone might hear us."
The inn had been booked by them long ago and was safe, so Zhuang Xianhui could cry and shout as she pleased.
"What a sinister villain! You have the guts to do evil things, but don't you have the guts to face them?"
Tao Muzhan responded and tried to comfort and persuade them to stop.
"Yes, yes, I am a villain."
"Hui Er, be obedient. I'll buy you a gift later to make you happy, okay?"
Zhuang Xianhui burst into tears, heartbroken.
"What gift? What do I need a gift for?"
"I originally wanted to spend my life with my husband, but now you have secretly harmed me. What's the point of living..."
Tao Muzhan was uneasy and at a loss.
"Hui'er, don't cry, don't commit suicide, I..."
Out of the corner of her eye, she saw Sister Yuan appear outside the door. Zhuang Xianhui pretended to have lost all hope and rushed towards the wall, intending to die.
Xu Yingyuan seemed to have heard the noise and rushed over, quickly pushing open the door.
"Master, what's going on? I seem to hear Hui'er crying..."
Before she could finish her words, she saw that the situation was not good and hurried to stop it.
"Hui Er, wait a minute!"
Tao Muzhan also wanted to stop her, but he was one step too late.
Zhuang Xianhui struggled desperately.
"Sister Yuan, don't stop me."
"I have done something that is not right for my husband and have failed the Emperor's favor in granting me marriage. I have no face to live..."
Tao Muzhan was extremely anxious.
"Hui Er, listen to me..."
Zhuang Xianhui shouted angrily.
"Tao Muzhan, go away and don't get close to me!"
Tao Muzhan obeyed, stepped back, and turned to close the door.
"Okay, okay, I won't get close."
Seeing that his clothes were in disarray, Xu Yingyuan gave instructions.
"Master, put on your clothes first. I will come and comfort Hui'er."
Tao Muzhan was frowning, feeling lost and helpless.
"Yes, Mrs. Lao."
Zhuang Xianhui puts on a show.
"What are you comforting me for? I don't need your comfort!"
Xu Yingyuan’s comments are profound and pertinent.
"Hui Er, don't you understand that we are doing this with good intentions?"
Zhuang Xianhui keeps people at a distance.
"I don't understand! You are so sinister and cunning, how can you have good intentions?"
Xu Yingyuan spoke softly.
"I have already informed the master of all the ways in which the Second Young Master Ning treated you harshly."
Upon hearing this, Zhuang Xianhui was furious.
"What? You..."
Xu Yingyuan interrupted her.
"Don't be quick to blame me. I told you the secret only to save you."
"You don't know that when the master heard this, he decided to save you without hesitation. Even if it violated the law, even if it cost him his life, he would not hesitate."
"The master treats you with true love, can't you feel it at all?"
Zhuang Xianhui's eyebrows moved slightly.
"I……"
Xu Yingyuan retreats to advance.
"You were unaware of what happened today. We set it up to harm you. If you are dissatisfied, you can go back to Second Young Master Ning or go to Yinsitai and sue us."
"As long as you are happy, we are willing to accept the punishment without complaint."
Zhuang Xianhui lowered her eyes, looking aggrieved.
"I won't sue."
Xu Yingyuan asked even though she knew the answer.
"Why don't you sue?"
Zhuang Xianhui shook her head.
"I do not know."
Xu Yingyuan smiled gently, took her sister's hand, and helped her sit down.
"You obviously know."
"You know very well in your heart that we are here to save you, but it is difficult for you to break through the secular view."
"Don't worry Hui'er, you haven't done anything wrong. Don't be afraid of other people's strange looks."
"Your marriage was the emperor's idea. Although he asked for your opinion, it's the same as not asking. How could you refuse the emperor's question?"
"Emperor Dijin has already issued a decree that marriage is free. According to the law, you will not be married for long. As long as either party can provide evidence to prove that they were not willing, the marriage can be annulled."
"Think about it, is this true?"
"Now, the master is a minister of Prince Dijin. It is not difficult for him to ask for an imperial decree from the prince. As long as you nod your head in agreement, he will immediately ask for an imperial decree to annul your marriage and welcome you into the Tao Mansion."
"You are nominally a concubine, but in my heart, we are equal sisters. When you enter the mansion, you will be treated as my wife, and I will not treat you unfairly."
"From now on, the three of us will remain the same as before and never separate, okay?"
After Xu Yingyuan finished speaking, Tao Muzhan dressed neatly, kept a slight distance, and sat down opposite them.
Zhuang Xianhui's eyes were full of affection, and she stared at him in a daze.
"Is what Sister Yuan said what Brother Mu Zhan was thinking?"
Tao Muzhan seized the opportunity, expressed his feelings and made a promise.
"Yes, that's what I thought."
"Hui Er, I will love you till death."
Zhuang Xianhui did not agree immediately, but hesitated and tried to delay.
"This happened suddenly. Please allow me to return home and think about it for a few days before giving you a reply."
Xu Yingyuan followed the plan and continued speaking.
"Okay, we'll wait for you."
"If you have thought it through, send a servant to my house to pass on the message, and my sister will come to meet you in person."
After the lady said this, Tao Muzhan could no longer persuade her and could only agree and wait in agony.
……
Zhuang Xianhui asked Zhuang Wei to cooperate with her in a plan to lure Tao Muzhan to an inn, where she "accidentally" overheard their conversation between the brother and sister.
Zhuang Wei made a false statement.
"I have arranged everything here."
"Once you have successfully hid in the Tao Mansion, you will lure the Prime Minister, Lord Tao, into this room, and sing and dance with you. You can then use this opportunity to collect evidence and sue him for setting up a trap and causing you to lose your virginity."
Zhuang Xianhui was very proud and boasted about herself.
"On the surface, I never set foot in the court, and there are many rumors outside that I am incompetent. Once the evidence is made public, Yunyun will definitely believe that the father and son of the Tao family have evil intentions and I am an innocent victim."
"Your Highness, the father and son, one stole someone's beloved wife, and the other stole his son's beloved concubine. Hahahaha, if this gets out, not only will the Tao clan's reputation be ruined, but King Dijin will also lose the support of the people."
"This move of mine is a brilliant one."
Zhuang Wei couldn't bear it.
"It's just a pity for Madam Yuan. She was used by you and thought she was getting a good marriage. Little did she know that she fell into a trap set by the government."
Zhuang Xianhui was angry and unhappy.
"This is the emperor's order. What does it have to do with me?"
"It was the Emperor who coaxed her into the game and ordered me to devise various strategies to seize the throne."
"She is so stupid and unintelligent that she deserves to be taken advantage of. She deserves it."
"Big brother is so heartless, why should you sympathize with her? I have endured humiliation and hardship for many years, how come you don't feel sorry for me?"