But his face showed a feigned flattery:

"You must be Lady Yuan, the one I saved, Dean Bai's son! That's wonderful! Did you see what happened? If you did, you have to speak up for me! I was truly wronged..."

Pointing to Wang Ziyue, he continued:

"It was her, she framed me."

Wang Ziyue lowered her head and wiped away her tears, but her eyes were full of sarcasm.

Everyone was speechless.

Sure enough, she was an ignorant woman.

She actually spoke to Bai Ziyu in such a common woman's tone.

Moreover, they were really too blunt, directly asking Bai Ziyu for help.

Who is Bai Ziyu? He should be concerned with and care about refined poetry and songs, continuing lost arts that benefit the world, and bringing peace to the world.

How could he possibly agree to such an rude request from a woman?

"Yes, I saw it all. Don't worry, I'll handle it!"

Bai Ziyu chuckled softly.

This time, Yu Shuyan wasn't distracted, but a hint of surprise appeared in her eyes:

"Really?"

Bai Ziyu smiled and nodded:

"Yes, it's true."

Everyone was once again stunned.

Clearly, they didn't understand what was going on with Bai Ziyu.

Could it really be to repay Lady Yuan for saving his life?

But repaying a debt of gratitude doesn't need to be done so gently.

If he treats her like this, then how would he treat Lady Yuan?

A deep gloom had already settled in Situ Yue's eyes.

However, the elegant expression on her face became even more gentle:

"Ziyu, you don't know the situation, she—"

Bai Ziyu waved his hand, interrupting her, and when he looked at her, the smile on his face returned to its aloofness.

"No, I understand."

Situ Yue was surprised. She didn't see him. If he were there, she wouldn't have been so tempted to target this woman.

Bai Ziyu remained silent, but Jin Wanliang laughed:

"Yes, yes, we saw everything that happened from beginning to end."

As he spoke, he pointed to the carriage behind him:

"Well, we've been in the car the whole time, we just haven't come out."

Situ Yue felt an even stronger pang of bitterness in her heart:

Bai Ziyu, who always seemed indifferent to everything, actually agreed to sit in the carriage and watch the play for so long.

What does that mean? It means that he cares a lot about Yu Shuyan.

Of course, she didn't think he was interested in this married woman.

She felt that he cared so much about this woman who had saved Yuan Niangzi.

Therefore, her guess must be correct; he definitely has other thoughts about that Yuan Niangzi.

However, although she sent her maid to inquire about the woman's identity and background, strangely enough, she found absolutely nothing.

That woman seemed to appear out of nowhere.

I really don't know where they came from.

Thinking of this, she gave the maid following behind her a cold look. She thought the maid was useless, unable to even find out the whereabouts of a person.

These eyes and these legs seem to serve no purpose anymore.

The maid noticed the cold glint in her eyes.

He was so frightened that his whole body was trembling uncontrollably, his face was pale, and beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.

Situ Yue lowered her eyes, suppressing the venomous rage within them. When she looked up again, her expression was one of calm indifference.

“Ziyu, now that you’ve seen it, you should understand that her accusations are unfounded.”

Bai Ziyu, however, said:

“She could have had evidence.”

As he spoke, he glanced meaningfully at Wang Ziyue, who was huddled to one side.

When Wang Ziyue saw him looking at her, her heart tightened, and she quickly put on a tearful, pitiful expression, sobbing, "I'm about to cry, like a pear blossom in the rain."

"Young Master Bai, I really didn't. Miss Situ has already analyzed it; they are deliberately targeting me."

Bai Ziyu nodded slightly:

"What gives you the right?"

Wang Ziyue was taken aback:

"Wh-what?"

Bai Ziyu remained calm:

"I say, what makes you think you can make my savior waste time making a poison specifically targeting you!"

"Pfft~"

Jin Wanliang laughed again, forcing himself to suppress his laughter as he waved to the people around him, asking them to forgive him.

"I'm so sorry, I just... I really couldn't help it~"

But in his heart he was secretly complaining:

It turns out that his sharp tongue wasn't just directed at him.

The onlookers looked at Wang Ziyue with pity in their eyes.

Given Bai Ziyu's assessment, it's unlikely that Wang Ziyue will ever marry into a scholarly and powerful family again.

After all, Bai Ziyu is, in fact, a figure in the literary world of the Great Yong Dynasty who is on the verge of surpassing Bai Chongshan.

Sooner or later, Songhe Academy will be handed over to him.

He would play a pivotal role in the future imperial examinations.

Which family, if they aspire to a successful career, would be willing to marry a woman whom he had described in such a way?

Wang Ziyue's face was truly extremely ugly.

At this moment, she was truly anxious and, disregarding everything else, hurriedly explained:

"Young Master Bai, how can you say such a thing about me? The fake invitation really wasn't my idea. I have no grudge against her, why would I do something like that!"

Situ Yue closed her eyes helplessly. This woman was truly incredibly stupid.

Sure enough, Bai Ziyu raised an eyebrow slightly:

"So, whose idea was it?"

Wang Ziyue was taken aback, then realized that she had said the wrong thing.

He instinctively looked at Zhou Ruifen, only to meet her warning gaze.

Everyone was smart enough to understand.

It must be Zhou Rui's fangirl, who's after Wen Lang and wants to harm his wife. That's why Wang Ziyue, who's always been trying to curry favor with her, helped her deliver that fake invitation.

Zhou Ruifen and Wang Ziyue both looked at Situ Yue with extremely ugly expressions.

They were truly terrified. They not only wanted to use Situ Yue, but also wanted to make her lose face and composure in front of Bai Ziyu.

She would absolutely not let them go.

Moreover, their reputations are completely ruined, and their lives are essentially over.

The two looked at each other and saw resentment and anger in each other's eyes.

Zhou Ruifen pointed at Wang Ziyue and angrily cursed:

"Wasn't this your idea? You came up with it just to curry favor with me. From coming up with the idea to implementing it, you did it all. Why are you looking at me like that? Why are you looking at me like that?"

All the resentment Wang Ziyue had suppressed over the years finally erupted at this moment. She looked helpless and frightened, and sobbed:

"I was forced, forced by you. You forced me to do this. Your father is my father's superior. You gave the orders, what could I do!"

Zhou Ruifen was furious:

"You bitch, if you keep pretending, I'll... I'll beat you to death!"

As he spoke, he pounced on her and grabbed Wang Ziyue's hair.

Wang Ziyue didn't back down either, grabbing her hair in return.

The two of them then began to tear and wrestle without any regard for their image.

Bai Ziyu glanced calmly at Situ Yue:

"Miss Situ, shall the banquet continue?"

Clearly, he felt there was no need to continue discussing this matter.

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