Seeing the ugly face of Xin Jia, Xie Xun continued, "Besides, everyone saw it. It was you who pressed me down and beat me. They are all witnesses. Do you still want to deny it, Mr. Xin?"
Everyone spoke up, "Yes, yes, we did see it."
"This Young Master Xin actually pinned Master Xie to the ground and beat him. How cruel..."
"How noble is Xie Shizi?"
"I really don't know why Mr. Xin wants to hit someone."
Xin Wen was blocked by Xie Xun and the guests and could only say, "I really didn't hit him!"
It was clearly Xie Xun who had pulled me to the ground and wouldn't let me go, so I started to wrestle with him.
Su Juan now realized that Xie Xun did it on purpose, but she didn't know how Xin Wen had provoked him.
Xie Xun smoothed his messy hair, and Su Juan immediately caught a glimpse of the scratches on Xie Xun's neck, which looked like blood marks left by scratches by fingernails...
Su Juan's expression suddenly changed, with displeasure flashing across her eyes. She looked at the Xin family and their spouses, "Master Xin, we all saw what happened today. Young Master Xin beat up the crown prince. How are you going to explain this to the Xin family?"
Everyone in the capital knew that Su Juan and Xie Xun had a close relationship. Now she lived in the Duke's Mansion, and the Duke treated her like his own daughter. Now that Xie Xun had been beaten, she naturally wanted to seek justice for Xie Xun.
Lord Xin laughed dryly and said, "Lord Su, my son is just playing with the prince. It's common for children to fight."
Su Juan sneered, "Are you kidding?"
"They are in their early twenties. Lord Xin, do you think they are ten-year-old children?"
[Xin Wen is such a big guy, but Lord Xin is still talking about children all the time. Did the Xin family give birth to an ignorant giant baby? ]
Someone chuckled, then quickly covered his mouth.
Xin Wen is such a big guy, but Lord Xin keeps talking about children fighting. He is really like a giant baby.
Xie Xun held back his laughter. He didn't want to laugh because Su Juan was just too talkative.
Lord Xin suddenly felt embarrassed. Originally, the Xin family was a member of the Second Prince's party. Later, the Second Prince rebelled. Although the Xin family was not implicated, it had been in decline for a hundred years. As for himself, he had only managed a seventh-rank position in the Hanlin Academy and had no hope of promotion. Naturally, he wanted to make friends with people in the court.
Su Juan is now in the emperor's favor, and he doesn't want to and dares not offend her. What's more, there is Xie Xun, the son of the current duke, whose aunt is the current queen...
"Sir Su, my son was wrong in this matter. I will ask him to apologize to Master Xie!"
Lord Xin looked at Xin Wen and angrily shouted, "Rebellious son, why don't you apologize to Master Xie!"
Xin Wen was not convinced, and said proudly, "Father, I really didn't hit Prince Xie, why should I apologize!?"
It was clearly Xie Xun who was slandering him!
He pointed at Xie Xun and asked angrily, "Xie Xun! I clearly didn't hit you, why are you slandering me!"
Su Juan stood in front of Xie Xun and protected him behind her. "Master Xin said that he didn't hit anyone. Does he think that we are all blind?"
"If what you said is true, then where did the injury on the prince's neck come from? Could it be that he scratched himself and is blaming you?"
Xie Xun looked at Su Juan who was protecting him behind him, smiling slightly, and they seemed to have a tacit understanding.
It’s true, this feeling of being favored without any reason is really good. No wonder the old man likes Su Juan so much.
The next moment, Su Juan's voice rang out: [Xie Xun is stupid, but not stupid enough to hurt himself just to slander a fool.]
Xie Xun: “!” How could I be so stupid!
Everyone laughed, thinking that what this official said was indeed the truth.
[Compared to this idiot, Xie Xun seems to be a lot smarter. ]
Xie Xun: ...Thank you so much.
Xin Wen's face was grim. He clenched his hands, hid his bloody fingertips, and gritted his teeth and said, "Why couldn't he have cut it himself..."
Everyone immediately looked at Xie Xun, and saw that there were indeed a few shallow bloodstains on his neck, but they didn't look serious.
Su Juan heard this and laughed, "He is a prince, but he cut himself on purpose to slander you. You, Master Xin, have such a big face."
[It can't be that his brain was stuck in the door, so he wanted to slander you like this, right? ]
Everyone was talking about it. They really couldn't tell, this official seemed to have such a good temper on weekdays, and he would never get angry, but he was actually a person who protected his own people. It was obvious that he was not going to let Xin Wen go easily.
Only Xie Xun felt that he was being scolded, even though the wound on his neck was indeed caused by Xin Wen's pulling just now.
Seeing that Su Juan was not going to make a big deal out of a small matter, Lord Xin looked unhappy. He pulled his eldest son and said to Xie Xun, "Sir, I apologize to you on behalf of my son. It is all my fault. I hope you will not bear grudges..."
"Father! I didn't hit him, why are you apologizing on my behalf? Just go to the government and argue who is right and who is wrong!"
The Xin family usually favors this eldest son, so he has never suffered any injustice. Xin Wen now feels that his father is getting too old and muddleheaded!
Su Juan smiled, "Master Xin is right. Why don't we go to Jingzhao Prefecture and have a debate?"
[So many people saw you, Xin Wen, beating someone up. You can report it to the government and make a big fuss about it. It won't do any harm to us anyway.]
"Master Su, you can't do that!" The Xin couple were immediately anxious. "It's just a normal fight, why do you have to take it to the government?"
Lord Xin slapped Xin Wen in the face, "Rebellious son! Don't you know you're wrong?!"
[Oops! Why is it still being called?]
【Fight, fight!】
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Everyone:?
Everyone: Why is Mr. Yuanwailang still watching the play?
Everyone knows that the Jingzhao prefect and Su Yuanwailang have a good personal relationship and he also helped investigate the case. If the case really came to the Jingzhao prefecture today and everyone knew about it, it would only be bad for the Xin family.
He dotes on this son on weekdays, but who would have thought that such a thing would happen at the critical moment. If he really offends the Duke's Mansion today, and this favorite in front of His Majesty, how can his Xin family ever turn things around?
Xin Wen was stunned and looked at his father in disbelief, "Father?"
Lord Xin scolded, "You still don't admit your mistake!?"
Mrs. Xin's eyes turned red as well. She tried to persuade her stubborn son, "Awen, listen to your father and apologize to the prince."
Given the Xin family’s current situation, how could they dare to go against the Xie family?
Xin Wen had never seen his father and mother like this before, so he didn't dare to disobey. He looked at Xie Xun and Su Juan, gritted his teeth, and almost squeezed out the words, "I was wrong, I hope the prince will forgive my reckless behavior."
Xie Xun sighed, "Since Master Xin has admitted his fault, I am not the kind of person who won't give in even if I am right. Let's forget about this matter today. I think Master Xin doesn't like me being here, so I'd better leave."
The Xin couple immediately smiled apologetically, "It is my son's fault today. I hope you can stay a little longer. There are good wine and food in the mansion. It won't be too late for you to leave after the banquet is over."
Xie Xun touched his neck and took a breath, "Forget it. If Master Xin doesn't like it, I won't force Master Xin and Madam Xin."
Su Juan looked at the wound on Xie Xun's neck and said, "It's time to go. The prince needs to go back quickly to apply medicine."
Xie Xun was touched. He never expected Su Juan to care about him so much.
[If I don’t go back and apply medicine quickly, the wound will heal. ]
Some people almost burst out laughing.
Xie Xun: “…”