Xie Xun returned the handkerchief to the two of them and looked at Su Juan with disdain, "I only met him a few times when we were kids, but we're not really familiar with each other. He doesn't even say hello when we see each other on weekdays!"

What story could there be?

What on earth is going on in this little girl's mind day by day?

Liu Xuan explained, "Xie Xun and I were playmates when we were young, and we often stayed at the Duke's Mansion."

As he spoke, he looked at Xie Xun, holding the handkerchief Xie Xun had exchanged for him, and said in a calm voice, "I greeted you on weekdays, but you just didn't respond to me."

Xie Xun suddenly felt a headache. Damn it. Liu Xuan was so stupid that he couldn't think flexibly. How could he say anything?

Sure enough, the next second, he heard Su Juan exclaim: [Wow! Childhood sweethearts!]

Su Juan's eyes sparkled. She looked at Liu Xuan, then at Xie Xun, and squinted her eyes. "You've known each other since childhood. It seems like you two must have a very good relationship."

[I understand! The two of them must have once been allies, but later separated due to some misunderstanding. Xie Xun was in pain, and he numbed himself day and night in order to forget the past!]

[But Liu Xuan remained faithful to Xie Xun and continued to follow him, hoping that he would look back at her...]

Xie Xun's forehead twitched, "Just an ordinary friend!"

First it was Song Qianfan, and now it’s Liu Xuan. Is this the only thing on Su Juan’s mind?

Su Juan nodded rapidly, "Yeah! Just ordinary friends."

Liu Xuan immediately looked at Xie Xun, as if he had sensed something, "This is the first time you've said in front of others that we are good friends."

The look he gave to Xie Xun fell into Su Juan's eyes, full of affection. [Look at Liu Xuan's eyes, deep in affection but also with a bit of sadness of wanting to be with him but not being able to, who understands... who understands! ]

【I bumped into it! I bumped into it! 】

Xie Xun nearly crushed the wine glass, roaring in his heart: Who is Liu Xuan not affectionate! ?

When he was a kid, he could write a few poems just by looking at a dog!

Seeing that Xie Xun's glass was empty, Liu Xuan stood up and filled it for him. His voice was gentle, like a caring elder brother, "You have been afraid of cold since you were a child. It is most appropriate for you to drink a few glasses of hot wine now."

"But don't drink too much, it might harm your health."

As he spoke, he also added a cup for Su Juan, "Master Su, you should try it too, it will warm you up."

"Okay, thank you, Mr. Liu." Su Juan responded, drinking wine in small sips, with all his attention focused on the two people in front of him.

Seeing Liu Xuan's thoughtful and caring look, I felt crazy inside, [Oh my God! Liu Xuan is really... I'm crying! ]

Xie Xun was so angry that he jumped up and down, "In your eyes, am I not worthy of a girl?!"

[By the way, if Xie Xun doesn't want the silver on the ground, can I pick it up? ]

[It would be a waste if you don’t pick it up. 】

[Pick it up now, or it will be bad if you lose it later...]

Under Su Juan's gaze, Xie Xun bent down and picked up the silver coins one by one. In front of Su Juan, he put them into his pocket and did not forget to glance at Su Juan.

I won’t give it to you!

Su Juan: "......"

【Xie Xun is really stingy, he wants just these two pieces of silver.】

Xie Xun snorted.

[Not worthy of Liu Xuan. ]

Who is worthy of him!!!

...

That night, Wu Ziyu's father took Wu Ziyu to the mansion of Duke Pingguo to seek justice. Every word he said about etiquette and rules, and the implicit meaning of his words, was that Duke Pingguo was a bad parent.

Duke Ping asked someone to pour tea and apologized, "It was my son's ignorance today that wronged Miss Wu."

Father Wu snorted, "Duke, it's not that I am unreasonable, it's just that your son is too unruly. Our Ziyu has been a model of a noble lady since she was a child. She has never been treated so unfairly when she went out!"

"Look, this child's eyes are red from crying..."

Father Wu pulled his daughter to the Duke of Ping and began to criticize Xie Xun, "As a man, and the son of the Duke, you should be careful to cultivate yourself. How can you bully a weak woman like this?"

Duke Ping apologized again and again, "Brother Wu is absolutely right. It was my son's fault. I will ask him to apologize to Miss Wu."

As he said that, he turned around and glared at Xie Xun, "Why don't you apologize to Miss Wu quickly? Look how late it is, and you still let her come to your house..."

This has happened for the nth time. The Wu family is not easy to mess with. Everyone in the capital knows it. Can't this brat just be patient and stay away from them?

If it had been the previous times, Xie Xun would have apologized directly to save trouble. After all, no one could stand to deal with the Wu family when they started making trouble.

They can bring their daughter and son to stand at your door and won't let you leave for three days and three nights, and they will insist on arguing out a satisfactory result.

But today, I didn't do anything, didn't even say a word, and still got splashed with wine!

Among the three people present, she only wanted to settle the score with herself. What? Did she think that the father and son of the Duke of Ping were easy to bully?

Xie Xun snorted coldly, "Why should I apologize!"

"She wanted to pour the wine for the Crown Prince's Consort on me, and the wine was freshly brewed! I haven't even settled the score with her yet, and now she wants me to apologize to her?"

Duke Ping was stunned for a moment. What? Who did you pour the wine on?

Throwing baking soda?!

Wu Ziyu's eyes were red, and she hid behind her father, "Father, look at him..."

Xie Xun snorted twice, "You Wu family are really going too far! You rely on the fact that you have an old man in the Ministry of Rites, so you think that everything you say is right, right?!"

Duke Ping waved his hand and protected his son behind him. In contrast to his previous attitude, he had a cold face and changed his tone from kind to serious. "Brother Wu, it seems that it is not me who is not good at educating my son, but you who are not good at educating your daughter!"

Father Wu's face suddenly darkened, "What do you mean, Duke?"

Duke Ping sneered, "Listen, your daughter dared to throw boiling hot wine on others!"

"My son is magnanimous and doesn't bother with your daughter. You still have the nerve to come to my door on your own."

"I didn't want to cause trouble, so I gave in to you many times. Brother Wu, please don't take advantage of me!"

No one expected that Duke Ping would suddenly change his attitude and protect his son in a way that was out of character.

Xie Xun's heart was beating wildly. He was so touched. He didn't expect the old man to be so protective of him. Even after hearing that he was splashed with wine, he was not afraid of being in trouble with the Wu family.

In the past, it was me, as his son, who misunderstood him.

Xie Xun was so moved that he pulled Duke Ping and shouted at the Wu family, "Even if you want to stand at the gate of my house for three days and three nights, I will never apologize!"

What a joke. It's good enough that he didn't ask Wu Ziyu to apologize. How dare he!

The Wu family members were so angry that their faces turned red. Father Wu pointed at the father and son in front of him and blurted out a sentence after a long while, "You...you! You are vulgar! You are arrogant! You are disrespectful!"

Duke Ping sneered, "We are all martial artists, we don't know how to be polite. It's getting late, Brother Wu, it's time to go."

As he spoke, Duke Ping called in the guards, and a group of them escorted the Wu family out of the Duke's Mansion.

Xie Xun was very relieved and patted his robe, "Dad, we are not afraid of them."

"At worst, it will cause trouble to His Majesty

Duke Ping looked at his son and asked, "What did you just say about pouring hot wine? Is that okay?"

Xie Xun patted his chest and said, "It's okay. It's just a glass of wine. What can happen to me? Father, don't worry."

Duke Ping's eyes immediately turned disgusted, "I was asking if Xiao Su was okay. She's a girl... You wear thick clothes every day, why would I worry about you?"

Xie Xun: “???”

So the protective look just now wasn't because of me! ?

“……”Sad, wrong choice!