Meng Jiatong finished speaking and stared intently at Yun Shu's face, scrutinizing it.
The more she looked, the more she was convinced Yun Shu's face was ruined!
Otherwise, how could her face be so flawless, her skin so delicate and fair? Even with a layer of makeup, it seemed no comparison.
So, it was absolutely impossible for this to be her original appearance!
"Jiatong! Don't speak nonsense! Those are just rumors." Yi Zixing immediately turned back and reprimanded Meng Jiatong. xxs壹贰
Meng Jiatong bit her lip. "Whether it's a rumor or not, let me touch her face and I'll be able to tell! Cousin, you know our Meng family's skills."
Someone in her family was skilled in disguise. It was a craft passed down from their ancestors, and they understood the skin on a face thoroughly.
Especially in the last two years, her grandfather had received guidance from a master, making his disguise techniques even more formidable, to the point of being almost supernatural.
Yi Zixing naturally knew Meng Jiatong's abilities and frowned. "Jiatong!"
"The Meng family?" Yun Shu's eyes flickered, and she slightly raised her eyebrows, as if recalling something. "Your grandfather, Old Master Meng, is most skilled in the art of disguise. Many people visit him, hoping to obtain a piece of skin from him, right?"
Meng Jiatong hadn't expected Yun Shu to know about her grandfather. She proudly nodded. "I didn't expect Miss Yun the Second to know my grandfather? Since that's the case, are you afraid? Don't worry, as long as you let me verify, and if you aren't wearing a piece of skin, I can explain to the world for you. Many people in the capital are saying you've been disfigured and are wearing a piece of skin. Don't you want to clarify this with the world?"
As long as she spoke to the people in the capital, no one would dare gossip about it anymore.
Of course, this depended on whether Yun Shu was truly not wearing a piece of skin.
Even though she believed in her heart that Yun Shu must be wearing a piece of skin!
"Miss Yun the Second, don't listen to her nonsense! You don't need to prove anything to anyone," Yi Zixing immediately said to Yun Shu.
Even under Meng Jiatong's irritating words, Yun Shu's expression remained unchanged.
Her composure, and the occasional flicker in her eyes,
seemed like a feather brushing across the tip of his heart.
His heart began to beat faster.
Yun Shu didn't notice Yi Zixing's unusual reaction. Instead, she looked at Meng Jiatong and her voice held a natural coolness. "You are not qualified to touch my face."
If it weren't for Old Master Meng's sake, she wouldn't have been so polite, considering it a favor to him.
"You!" Meng Jiatong was enraged. "I'm not qualified? My disguise skills are the best in our Meng family!"
As expected, she was the successor of their Meng family, the most talented descendant in her grandfather's eyes! How could Yun Shu say she wasn't qualified? Not only were her disguise skills excellent, but her makeup skills were also superb. Many people wanted her to help them with their appearance; even when using rouge and powder, it looked as if nothing had been applied.
So many ladies and young mistresses from noble families sought her out, yet Yun Shu said she wasn't qualified?!
"Enough! Shut up!" Yi Zixing once again shouted loudly.
Startled, Meng Jiatong's face changed drastically. "Cousin, you..."
Yun Shu looked at Meng Jiatong with the gaze one might use for a junior and said indifferently, "Have your grandfather come. I might consider it."
However, even if she asked Old Master Meng to examine whether she was wearing a piece of skin, Old Master Meng wouldn't dare to, would he?
"You! How dare you mention my grandfather? My grandfather is highly respected. For me to examine if you're wearing a piece of skin is already giving you face, and you want me to have my grandfather do it? Even if General Yun himself were to invite him, my grandfather wouldn't go!" Meng Jiatong's face turned red with anger.
Among the younger generation in the capital, who didn't speak of her maternal grandfather with great respect?
Yun Shu lightly raised her eyelids. "Oh, really?"
Seeing Yun Shu's indifferent expression, Meng Jiatong was furious. "You!"
For a moment, she was speechless.
Furthermore, under Yi Zixing's warning gaze, Meng Jiatong could only stomp her foot in anger. "Cousin, you will definitely regret liking her in the future! I'm saying this here today!"
She thought her cousin's eyes were playing tricks on him!
He liked a woman who was wearing a piece of skin!
In any case, she believed that if Yun Shu didn't let her look, it meant she was wearing a piece of skin!
"Meng Jiatong!" Yi Zixing's voice carried anger.
Meng Jiatong's eyes immediately reddened.
Yun Shu said calmly, "Miss Meng, for Old Master Meng's sake, I will not hold this against you this time. This is the last time. Young Master Yi, I will take my leave."
"I apologize, Miss Yun the Second." Yi Zixing quickly said.
After Yun Shu had walked far away, Meng Jiatong burst into tears, looking at Yi Zixing with disappointment. "Cousin, you've disappointed me too much! You've truly been deceived by her appearance! Although I didn't touch her face, I'm certain she's wearing a piece of skin! It's just that she must have gotten it from somewhere, and it looks seamless!"
When she returned, she would ask her grandfather if he had indeed made a piece of skin and sold it to Yun Shu!
Such a seamless piece of skin must have come from their Meng family.
Seeing this, Yi Zixing's face turned cold. He directly told Meng Jiatong, "Miss Yun the Second was here just now, so there were some things I couldn't say. But now I must tell you, I love her, and I've decided on her! She is the one I, Yi Zixing, will marry. In the future, when our Yi family, and you, see her, you must respect her! Even if she is truly wearing a piece of skin, it is her freedom, her choice. I admit I was initially attracted to her appearance, but now, in my eyes, even if she were disfigured, my feelings for her would not change."
Hearing this, Meng Jiatong was dumbfounded, tears streaming down her face. "Cousin, you're going to anger me to death! You've been tricked! And you're willing to be deceived!"
Angrily, she stomped her feet and ran off.
She would never see her cousin again!
He was blind!
"Wuwuwuwu..."
This scene.
Was precisely witnessed by Yun Yueyin from the second floor of the inn.
Her already gloomy and sallow complexion was now filled with intense anger and jealousy.
"Young Master Yi is blind to actually like Yun Shu! And to be so devoted, even not caring if Yun Shu is disfigured! I don't believe it!" Yun Yueyin said hatefully through gritted teeth.
Years ago, she had left Yun Shu's face bloody and mangled, with not a single good piece of flesh left. After a few years, her face must be incredibly hideous!
"I must make the skin on Yun Shu's face fall off in public! I want her to have no face to be seen by anyone! I even want Young Master Yi to detest her; she doesn't deserve anyone's affection!" Yun Yueyin said through gritted teeth.
Wen Shu, standing beside her, was too scared to speak.
Her mistress looked terrifying and monstrous at the moment.
And her complexion...
It seemed even powder couldn't hide it.
Why was it so sallow?
...
Night King's Mansion.
Zhan Xiaoli arrived before Zhan Tianye.
Zhan Tianye was looking through various letters, and merely glanced up at Zhan Xiaoli.
Before Zhan Xiaoli could speak, he said first, "Want to go to the General's Mansion?"
"How does Father know?" Zhan Xiaoli looked up abruptly.