"Lord Liu thinks that since they have divorced, the scholar should not continue to entangle himself. His behavior is not what a man should do, and it also damages the reputation of a woman."

Everyone immediately praised him, saying that he was worthy of being the son of Marquis Pingbo. He was nothing like the Prince of Song, who was talking nonsense!

You're already divorced, so marriage has nothing to do with each other. Why are you still bothering the girl?

Xie Xun was still talking nonsense, "I didn't expect that when Lord Liu said that, Song Qianfan got angry and cursed Lord Liu and wanted to hit him. During the argument, he accidentally fell into the pond."

Su Juan narrowed her eyes and looked at Xie Xun. The anger she had received from Song Qianfan had now disappeared. [He is quite good at talking. He is not embarrassed or nervous. He has a lot of reasons and evidence. I almost believed him.]

[No wonder so many girls in Beijing were fooled. I thought it was just the appearance that deceived them. It turns out that there is also a mouth. It is very scary. ]

Xie Xun: “???” I’m helping you, and you’re talking back at me?

Many people gave a thumbs up to Xie Xun. They didn't expect that this Master Xie was so eloquent. He cleared the position of Yuanwailang in one go, spoke well of Liu Xuan, and also scolded Song Qianfan.

The old emperor looked at Song Qianfan and asked in a deep voice, "Song Qianfan, is what Xie Xun said true?"

[Did the old emperor really believe it? ]

Everyone looked at the old emperor. It seemed that what Prince Xie said was almost correct. The scholar was fake, but the rest should be true.

Song Qianfan was in a state of silence at the moment. He was the one who said the words just now. If he refuted them now, he would be slapping himself in the face.

Thinking of Yu Ting's request for him to keep a low profile, he could only take over Xie Xun's words and said, "Your Majesty, it is indeed as Master Xie said."

Su Juan, who had already thought about how to deal with it, said: [???]

【Did you take the wrong medicine? 】

Everyone shook their heads. They really didn't expect that Prince Song was so confused. How could Prince Jing and his wife raise such a son? In just over a year, his reputation was ruined.

I don't know how the rumors about his talent and beauty spread. At that time, everyone thought that it was a shame for a prince to marry Su Juan, the daughter of a merchant.

Looking back now, this official was really miserable. He was forced to marry due to an imperial decree and had to deal with such a marriage. Now that they have finally divorced, he is still entangled and his reputation is ruined. It is really miserable.

I just don't know which family he is discussing marriage with, but it really makes me curious. I cast my eyes on the Dali Temple Minister again...

Yu Zhong: “…” My butt is really not big!

Su Juan touched his chin, [Song Qianfan is not quite right. If it were usual, he would have been irritable. Why is he so patient today? ]

In the past, not to mention being pushed into a pond, they would kill someone if they were scolded.

Xie Xun just talked a lot of nonsense, but he actually admitted it all. Could it be that he saw that the current situation was not right and changed his strategy and had other plans?

The old emperor's eyes darkened. Taking advantage of the last case evaluated by Zhongzheng, he had disciplined those officials that Song Qianfan had privately befriended, and even gave Mei He a warning. Now there should be no one available around him.

But there is still Yu Ting, who has not done anything wrong so far and has made many achievements, so he is difficult to suppress. Now there is Yan Zheng to suppress him, so he is not to be feared.

If he had known earlier that Yu Ting had such a close personal relationship with Song Qianfan, he would not have used him even though he was young and promising.

The old emperor ordered the two men to return home and reflect on their mistakes for three days, and Liu Xuan was fined an additional one month's salary.

Everyone immediately breathed a sigh of relief for Liu Xuan.

Song Qianfan followed the palace maid to change into clean clothes. When he left, he glanced coldly at the few people not far away, the old emperor who had been in power for a long time.

He clenched his fists under his sleeves, knowing that today's shame would be repaid sooner or later.

Xie Xun looked at Liu Xuan unhappily, his nice clothes were all stained, "You shouldn't have apologized just now. Since Song Qianfan wanted to win back Su Juan, he didn't dare to say anything."

He could still see this clearly.

I think it was something that Su Juan and Shen Ruhui had secretly planned before, with the old man giving it a push openly. Now that Song Qianfan has no one else around him, he has set his sights on Su Juan.

After all, anyone with a discerning eye can see that Su Juan is a hot commodity now, and everyone wants to take a bite, except for those people with ulterior motives in the court.

Liu Xuan said, "It is only natural to apologize for what you have done."

Xie Xun couldn't bear to look at him. His Majesty had no intention of holding him accountable, but he was begging for forgiveness. Now, he had just taken office as a minor official for a short time, and he had to reflect on his mistakes with Song Qianfan.

Su Juan looked at Liu Xuan with an agreeing look in her eyes, "You are now in the court, and many people are watching you. It is better to be more rigorous in your actions."

Liu Xuan, the Minister of Rites, was under the watchful eyes of many people in the court. If he did not behave properly, Song Qianfan might take the opportunity to take revenge on him someday, and he was afraid that he would be blamed.

Liu Xuan nodded, his brows softened, "Miss Su understands me."

Xie Xun got goose bumps all over his body and his eyes were rolling up to the sky. Wow, Miss Su understands me.

Su Juan handed over her handkerchief and said, "Aren't you going to change into clean clothes?"

She saw that Liu Xuan's collar and sleeves were dirty, and the mud was very obvious on her white clothes.

Su Juan looked at Liu Xuan at this moment, feeling sorry for her, "She was such a beautiful lady, dressed so beautifully today, but it was all in vain after Song Qianfan did this to her."

The people who had just dispersed all clicked their tongues. They didn't expect that this young man liked this. It was really not easy to hear the word "beautiful" from her scolding mouth.

The flower of Gaoling!

Xie Xun snorted, "How can you be as good as me?"

You are all a bunch of short-sighted people. How can you compare with what I have?

[But the banquet is not over yet. If I change into new clothes now, I still have hope of winning the lady's heart.]

Some people who are smart and insightful look at Liu Xuan with sympathy. The man has feelings for her, but the woman has no intention.

This official must have never gotten his mind opened. Why would Liu Xuan fall for her when there are so many people he could like? How miserable.

Liu Xuan took the handkerchief, which was soft, and held it in his hand, but he did not use it to wipe the dirt off his body. "It's just a little mud on it, it's okay."

Su Juan blinked, still waiting for Liu Xuan to finish wiping and return the handkerchief to her, "Don't you want to wipe it?"

Liu Xuan said in a gentle voice, "It's just some mud that can't be wiped off. It's no problem."

Su Juan: “?”

[If you don't want to wipe it, give the handkerchief back to me! ]

Liu Xuan, however, did not move at all. She had no intention of using the handkerchief, nor did she return it to Su Juan. She just held it in her hand.

Xie Xun was stunned, staring at Liu Xuan with wide eyes. He grabbed the little girl's handkerchief and refused to return it. Did he have this side of him?

【Does he think I gave him the handkerchief? 】

Everyone: Just think of it as a gift to him!