Seeing that Liu Zhang didn't accept Xu Wanrong's windmill, Liu Qingqian immediately became anxious, with a look of disappointment. With eyes wide open, he reminded: "Brother, this is Sister Xu's kindness, just accept it."
She winked at Liu Zhang frantically, as if to say, Sister Xu has finally shown some affection for you, you should say something to please her, how can you let a girl lose face?
Liu Zhang sneered and said, "Oh, I've always heard that the Minister of Works, Jiang Yu, is a very solitary person with almost no friends. I didn't know that Sister Xu is actually his good friend and even received gifts from him."
Xu Wanrong was stunned and frowned as she took back the windmill.
Seeing the atmosphere was a bit awkward and cold, Liu Qingqian's eyes wandered between the two of them. Her lively almond-shaped eyes blinked, and she quickly spoke to the rescue, "Hey, Sister Xu, look how much my eldest brother loves you and is worried that you're getting too hot. If he doesn't want it, then he doesn't want it. You can keep it for yourself. We can each have one."
Liu Zhang looked up at the sun. It was already past noon, and it was too late to go back home for a nap. So he said, "You guys have fun. I have to go back to the Dali Temple to work."
After saying that, he turned and walked towards his carriage.
Xu Wanrong put away the windmill, lifted her skirt, carefully got off the sedan chair, and hurriedly chased after him.
She called out to Liu Zhang and asked directly, "Is Brother Zhang angry with me?"
Liu Zhang stopped, turned around, and said calmly, "Sister Xu, this morning, Censor Xu proposed your marriage to the Crown Prince to His Majesty. His Majesty and Uncle Ling both thought you were a good match and agreed."
Xu Wanrong acted as if she didn't know anything about it, looking a little bewildered. She stepped forward and tried to pull Liu Zhang's sleeve, but he flicked it away. "Brother Zhang, this is just my father's decision, not my own. And even so, we're still good friends."
"Sister Xu, I can forever forget everything you did in the past, as if it never happened. But I still want to warn you: since you've become the Crown Princess, you should keep some distance from me and others, and avoid unnecessary misunderstandings."
Hearing this, Xu Wanrong hurriedly explained, "Brother Zhang, are you angry that I took Jiang Yu's gift? I just treat him as my younger brother."
Liu Zhang said "oh" coldly, stood up and got into the carriage.
Xu Wanrong stood outside the carriage and pressed on, "Do you think my relationships with others are unclear?"
Liu Zhang opened the curtains and said coldly, "Sister Xu, I'm afraid you've misunderstood. Your relationship with others has nothing to do with me. Just keep your distance from me."
After saying this, he lowered the curtain and asked the coachman to drive the carriage to the Dali Temple.
Xu Wanrong stood there and cursed softly, "He's sick." If he wasn't useful, she wouldn't bother to pay attention to him.
She turned around and saw Liu Qingqian following her, so she changed her expression to a worried one and complained, "What should I do? Brother Zhang seems to be angry with me and is ignoring me."
Liu Qingqian hurriedly comforted him, "Don't worry, don't worry. My eldest brother is just not good at speaking. He actually likes you privately. He heard that you love reading stories and have been running around all the book stalls in the city for a while."
"Really?"
"Of course it's true, and there's more..." Liu Qingqian recounted all the things Liu Zhang had done silently for Xu Wanrong in the past, trying to persuade her to become her sister-in-law.
Xu Wanrong listened carefully, believing that love would not disappear all of a sudden. She thought that Liu Zhang might have heard about her father's mention of the Crown Princess and thought that there was no chance, so he started to throw a tantrum.
For a fool like this, just be a little bit nice to him, show a little bit of love for him, or at least act pitiful.
It didn't take long before it was wagging its tail and circling around him again.
After all, that's how he was before.
......
That night, at Liu Mansion.
Liu Zhang sat in the front hall of his second uncle's house with a serious face, with his four guards standing on both sides and his second aunt sitting next to him. Seeing him coming in with such momentum, she looked a little uneasy.
The children of this old family never come to see the temple unless there is something important. The second wife suddenly came today, so something must have happened.
"Zhang'er, you came here today, what happened?"
Liu Zhang placed the teacup untouched on the corner of the table and asked indifferently, "Where's Liu Chun?"
"Ah, I'm in the study. I just got back from school and am still doing my homework. Chun'er, is there something wrong?"
"Call him out." Liu Zhang said without further ado, still speaking in a neutral tone, "Call the guards he usually brings with him as well."
Seeing that he was calm, Mrs. Liu became even more suspicious. She ordered the servants to call Liu Chun over and asked him again what had happened to Liu Zhang.
But Liu Zhang didn't explain anything.
After a while, Liu Chun and several security guards were called to the front hall. Seeing the cold and stiff atmosphere in the front hall, they began to feel guilty.
Liu Zhang glanced at the guards in front of the hall, identified the men who had assaulted A Rao, and coldly ordered the guards beside him, "Break their legs."
Everyone was horrified, and the guards immediately knelt down and begged for mercy.
"Zhang'er, what are you doing?" Madam Liu was also extremely surprised and immediately stood up from her chair. "Did they do something wrong?"
"This bunch of evil slaves instigated the young master to skip school, caused trouble in the street, and bullied others by taking advantage of their power. They are extremely arrogant." Liu Zhang sat upright, looking straight ahead, with an upright look.
Upon hearing this, Madam Liu raised her voice considerably and asked, "Chun'er! Is this true? What were you doing outside?"
"No, no." Liu Chun stood aside with a guilty conscience. Seeing his cousin come to complain, he thought it was time to settle the score. He hurriedly explained, "Today, a little girl just bumped into me. I had someone teach her a lesson. I didn't make things difficult for her."
Liu Zhang sighed deeply and said, "My father and uncles have worked hard in the court for many years and have made many enemies. Our Liu family has always been known as a family of scholars who are honest, humble and noble."
"Young Master, today, five or six grown men were seen in public, brazenly assaulting a young girl from the Tingnan Marquisate, and even threatening others to mind their business. Young Master, you are giving the Liu family a reputation for bullying and arrogance! If the Tingnan Marquisate uses this incident as an excuse to impeach my uncle, it will have a huge impact on my career."
"How dare you! Kneel down!" Upon hearing this, Madam Liu II cast a fierce look at Liu Chun.
Liu Chun was so frightened that he immediately knelt down. The guards were also frightened and broke out in cold sweats, kneeling on the ground and not daring to move.
"Zhang'er, my Chun'er is still young and really doesn't understand. Please don't let the head of the family know about this."
Liu Zhang smiled and followed her words, "Yes, Second Aunt, so these evil slaves who instigated their master should have their legs broken, right?"
Madam Liu nodded repeatedly and said, "Zhang'er is indeed very thoughtful."
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