So he found a suitable opportunity to ask Su Xiawei for leave.
Although Su Xiawei felt a little regretful, considering their deep friendship, she finally nodded and agreed to Wen Zhu's request to go out and visit friends.
Xie Yulan had been waiting at her door for a long time, she was excited and thrilled.
When he saw Wen Zhu from afar, he immediately ran forward to greet her, warmly holding her hand and saying, "I haven't seen you for a long time. I missed you so much! Last time at the banquet, I had the honor of meeting your lovely baby. He was so strong and beautiful. I couldn't help but envy him."
"Oh, don't say that. In fact, it is because of our mistress's good teaching that we have such an outstanding child."
Wen Zhu responded modestly and happily, with pride in his eyes.
"There were a lot of ladies gathered around that day wanting to see your little baby. I wanted to go up and hug him too, but unfortunately there were too many people and it wasn't my turn."
Thinking of the lively scene at that time, Xie Yulan couldn't help but sigh, and then she showed a bright smile again, "But it doesn't matter. When you officially hold the celebration banquet, I will come to visit you and will definitely find a chance to entertain the children."
"That's a really good idea," Wen Zhu said with a smile, "He is indeed very energetic, and what he likes most is to have someone to play and frolic with him."
Then, as if finding resonance, Xie Yulan began to complain, "Alas... You don't understand how miserable I've been lately. Mother has been keeping me locked up at home, busy preparing all sorts of dowry items. Facing these tedious tasks every day, I'm almost suffocating myself."
Listening to his friend's complaints, Wen Zhu jokingly told a funny story to lighten the mood: "Haha... our future number one scholar's wife, just to satisfy that commander-in-chief, she's going to have to grit her teeth and persevere through this little test!"
"Ah—you…when did you become so sarcastic and teasing? I'll give you a good beating if I don't!"
Xie Yulan said this half-jokingly and half-seriously, and reached out to pretend to grab Wen Zhu's clothes as a punishment.
The latter cleverly moved aside and smiled gently, looking at Xie Yulan whose cheeks were slightly red with shyness. The two of them were filled with a long-lost but still warm friendship.
Xie Yulan gently shook the embroidered handkerchief in her hand, leaned slightly closer to Wen Zhu beside her, and said in a low voice: "Actually, the rules in Baili Ce's family are not as strict as the outside world says..."
"Thank you, sister. Long time no see."
A clear female voice suddenly came from not far away, interrupting their conversation.
Xie Yulan immediately stopped talking, quickly raised her head, and a hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.
She looked at the girl under the willow tree, and the smile on her face disappeared instantly: "What are you doing here?"
The woman walked over slowly, a hint of sarcasm in her eyes. "I heard Sister Xie was getting married, so I came to congratulate you. I just didn't expect you to marry someone whose family background isn't even prominent. To be honest, it's said that Baili Ce's father was just a small private school teacher, not even holding an official position. Oh, I feel so sorry for you, Sister Xie."
Faced with such provocative words, Xie Yulan showed no sign of backing down. Instead, she straightened her back and fired back with a piercing gaze, "So what? Although Baili Ce comes from an ordinary family, he was personally selected by the current emperor as the top scholar and serves as an editor in the Hansu Academy. Such status and achievements far surpass what some people call high-ranking nobles. Moreover, compared to your brother who idles around all day and is still addicted to the brothels of Zuihuan Tower, he is countless times better! By the way, has he been pestering that woman named Honglu in Zuihuan Tower lately?"
"You... as someone who's still unmarried, it's inappropriate for you to say these things in this kind of situation, right?"
The woman opposite her blushed, looking a little embarrassed and awkward.
"If this is what really happened, why can't you say it?"
A sarcastic smile appeared on Xie Yulan's lips, and her eyes were full of disdain.
"So, according to you, you're the one he's tired of playing with! Remember how corny your love letters were when you wrote them to my brother? Do you want me to recite a passage for your sweetheart to critique?"
The girl opposite was shaking with anger, her voice full of intense anger and jealousy, and she began to speak out of control.
"Your brother and I have never crossed the line, and I have never written anything to him. Perhaps your brother lied to you, or simply said it was written by a lady from Zuihuanlou. And then, out of fear of embarrassment, he put my name on it. You two siblings are so shameless!"
Xie Yulan retorted angrily, her chest heaving violently with anger, her eyes wide open, obviously feeling greatly insulted.
In fact, during the sweet time after Xu Yang got engaged, they did exchange poems and letters to express their feelings.
When they broke up, she asked Xu Yang to return the letters, but he said shamelessly that he had burned everything.
Xie Yulan didn't want to be entangled with this man anymore, so she let it go.
She didn't expect that Sister Xu Yang would use this matter to humiliate her today, which made her feel even more unwilling.
Obviously she would never admit this.
"Even if you deny it, the handwriting can't be changed. I want to let the top scholar see how infatuated you were with my brother back then. I really want to know how he'll view this old affair!"
Xu Yang's sister still refused to give in, and her words were full of provocation.
Xie Yulan turned pale instantly, secretly regretting why she had fallen in love with Xu Yang, who looked handsome but was actually a playboy.
I really shouldn't have interacted with him by writing love letters at that time, which has left such consequences now.
"No matter how much Young Master Xu feels resentful, he shouldn't use someone else's handwriting to deliberately smear their image. Doing so not only loses his moral integrity, but also completely destroys his own character. If he acts like this, which girl would dare to marry him in the future? Which parent would be willing to entrust their daughter to such a person?"
Seeing that Xie Yulan seemed to have no idea how to answer this question, Wen Zhu, who was standing next to her, interrupted.
"Nonsense! How could my brother do such a despicable thing? You are slandering him! My brother has always been an upright and kind person. He would never do such a despicable thing!"
Xu Yang's sister immediately stepped forward and argued loudly.
"With the relationship between the two families already severed, using a love letter that didn't exist to damage someone else's reputation is truly unethical. This only shows how scheming they are and how unscrupulous they are."
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