At this moment Wu Ziyu was very angry. Su Juan was just a merchant's daughter, stained with the stink of money. How could she be worthy of coming to Jingyuan?

Seeing Wu Ziyu's face turning red with anger, Su Juan remained silent. Seeing how angry the little girl was, did she think she had said too much?

That was really my fault. How could I say such bad things to a little girl?

Su Juan was immediately surprised and asked, "Even Young Master Liu praised Miss Wu's poems?"

Then he looked envious, his eyes full of admiration for Wu Ziyu, "Miss Wu is really amazing, I guess Mr. Liu must admire you very much, right?"

"Unlike me, I can neither compose poetry nor paint. I really envy Miss Wu."

Wu Ziyu snorted, put her hands on her waist, and raised her proud head. It was a bit self-aware that Su Juan had some self-knowledge. She was very proud of herself and said, "Master Liu appreciates me, that's for sure..."

[Liu Xuan probably never thought that his reputation would be harmed innocently in his life. ]

Wu Ziyu was so angry that her eyes turned red. She pointed at Su Juan and said, "You...you are two-faced!"

"Pfft..." Xie Xun, who was drinking wine in the pavilion in the middle of the lake, burst out laughing.

"Who! Who's laughing there!?"

Wu Ziyu became angry and humiliated and shouted at the pavilion in the middle of the lake.

Xie Xun then slowly lifted the curtain of the pavilion, holding a wine glass in his hand, and walked out. Dressed in red, he immediately became the most conspicuous person.

"I'm just having a nice drink here, you two are making so much noise!"

As he spoke, he picked his ears with a look of disgust on his face.

Su Juan raised her eyebrows slightly, [Why is Xie Xun everywhere? ]

Seeing that it was Xie Xun, Wu Ziyu was very angry, "You were clearly eavesdropping just now, and you were laughing!"

Xie Xun immediately looked innocent, "Miss Wu, you misunderstood me, I was just having a drink here..."

[No misunderstanding, I did eavesdrop, I took Miss Wu for a fool.]

Xie Xun: “???” Where the hell do I have that?

"Xie Xun! I thought you were just a playboy, but I didn't expect you to eavesdrop on girls' conversations! Today I must bring you to the Duke to ask for an explanation!"

Wu Ziyu walked towards the pavilion in the middle of the lake with an angry step. She hated people who eavesdropped the most in her life, especially this kind of good-for-nothing playboy who loved to make fun of people all day long.

She looked like she was going to settle an account, and frightened Xie Xun so much that he took a few steps back. "If Miss Wu doesn't believe me, you can ask Brother Liu. He can testify for me!"

As he spoke, he pulled aside the gauze curtain of the pavilion in the middle of the lake, and saw Liu Xuan in grey clothes sitting in the pavilion cooking wine.

He didn't take Wu Ziyu seriously because she was a girl. However, Wu Ziyu's father, the Minister of Rites, was very troublesome. He was always full of old-fashioned etiquette and dogma and would always complain about you. He couldn't afford to offend him.

When the gauze curtain was lifted, Liu Xuan happened to look over. Wu Ziyu, who had been aggressive just now, suddenly became speechless and embarrassed.

"Mr. Liu, I didn't expect you to be here too..."

Wu Ziyu looked at Xie Xun with an embarrassed look on her face and apologized slowly, "It seems that I misunderstood Master Xie. Ziyu apologizes to Master Xie."

[Wow, Miss Wu changes her expression very quickly! ]

Xie Xun: Of course not. His face has changed so much that he can even act in an opera.

[How come Xie Xun was eavesdropping, and seeing Liu Xuan was a misunderstanding? 】

Xie Xun: Really, really, that’s outrageous!

[Tsk tsk tsk, one should not be too Wu Ziyu. ]

Wu Ziyu glared at Su Juan. It was only because Young Master Liu was there that she couldn't hear her nonsense, otherwise she would have asked Jingyuan's people to drive Su Juan out.

You don't know anything, and you still have the nerve to stay here.

She looked at Liu Xuan, her voice softened, "Master Liu, it's cold outside, I wonder if Zi Yu could sit down and have a cup of hot wine?"

"This is not a place for me alone, Miss Wu, just sit down."

As he spoke, Liu Xuan's eyes fell on Su Juan, "Master Su, don't you want to sit down?"

Su Juan was slightly stunned. After all, the last time he met Liu Xuan, he still addressed her as the Crown Prince's Consort. Then he understood Liu Xuan's good intentions.

Seeing that Liu Xuan treated her coldly, Wu Ziyu pouted. What bad luck!

Su Juan must have known that Liu Xuan was here, and she was deliberately provoking her just now. This villain made her lose her composure in front of Master Liu.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she got. "Miss Su, I heard that your life after marriage is not easy. Is that true?"

After asking the question, he seemed to realize that he had said something wrong, and covered his mouth and exclaimed, "It's okay if you don't want to say it, I'm just asking casually."

Wu Ziyu looked curious yet embarrassed, as if she was just asking casually.

But this matter had already spread throughout the capital, with vivid descriptions, and even the details were compiled into a storybook. How could she really not know about it?

Su Juan's face was filled with sorrow and bitterness, she was indescribably sad, "Yes, it's only been a few months since we got married and the prince has already taken a concubine. I didn't expect that even Miss Wu, who never leaves her house, knows about this. I don't know how I will live my life from now on..."

Su Juan lowered her eyes and wiped her handkerchief, as if she was crying.

Xie Xun stroked the wine glass with his fingertips and almost laughed out loud.

Wu Ziyu raised her lips, but before she could laugh, she heard Su Juan's annoying voice.

[Alas, Wu Ziyu talks about me every other sentence. Could it be that her love for Liu Xuan is fake and she actually likes me? ]

Wu Ziyu's smile froze. What nonsense was this Su Juan talking about again?

Who likes you? Do you have any shame?

[It shouldn't be. How could this Miss Wu like me? She is just bored and looking for someone to have fun.]

Wu Ziyu snorted in her heart: At least you have some self-awareness.

At this moment, Liu Xuan suddenly spoke up, "Miss Su, there is no need to worry. There are many things a woman can do in her life, even if her marriage is not satisfactory."

"There are many people who can recite poems and paint, but there are very few women who can enter the government. You are now in the imperial court, an official of the sixth rank. People of no rank still respect you when they see you. The road to the imperial court is long. The current emperor is wise, so why should you be afraid of not being able to live a good life in the future?"

Su Juan was slightly stunned. [I didn't expect Liu Xuan to be able to say these words.]

Wu Ziyu curled her lips, very dissatisfied with Liu Xuan comforting Su Juan, "But my father said that women should follow the female commandments and should not show their faces in public. When married, they should abide by the three obediences and four virtues. The court is a man's business, how can a girl get involved?"

"Miss Su, I'm not saying anything bad about you, but you're so out in the spotlight and so unconventional, it's no wonder that the prince doesn't like you."

"Besides, isn't it a wife's duty to take a concubine for her husband? How can you be so jealous? This is a violation of the seven grounds for divorce."

As soon as these words were spoken, the surroundings became quiet, except for Su Juan.

Su Juan blinked, "I didn't expect that Master Wu taught Miss Wu so well. When she gets married in the future, she will surely live in harmony and happiness."

[Oh my god, help me! ]

[Women are not allowed to show their faces in public, Wu Ziyu, you might as well wrap your head with a piece of cloth! ]

Xie Xun held the wine glass in his hand, hiding the smile that was about to be suppressed.

[You are so considerate of Song Qianfan, and you know the female commandments by heart. You and your father should marry Song Qianfan! ]

[It was me who delayed your love, I am guilty, unforgivable, wuwuwuwu!!!]

Wu Ziyu was so angry that her face turned pale, and she didn't even care that Liu Xuan was there: "Su Juan, don't go too far!"