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At that time, the wife of the Lord Assistant Minister was pregnant, so the Minister of Public Works and the Lord Assistant Minister of the Ministry of Public Relations made an agreement after drinking wine with each other. If the wife of the Lord Assistant Minister's daughter was born to the husband's son, then the two families would be engaged in a marriage.

At that time, Xiao Ze, who was just four years old, was still studying at home. His father came home drunk and was fed up with himself, saying, "I got you a wife." Although he was only four years old, Xiao Ze was also very dissatisfied with his father's actions.

But later on, when the results of the test were announced, Xiao Ze's father got the top scholar for Humanities, while Nangong Waner's father only got a decent result.

From then on, Xiao Ze's father lived a peaceful life. With the help of his mother's family, Xiao Ze's father walked around frequently in the imperial court. The Xiao Residence became more and more prosperous, but the Nan Gong Residence lived a normal life.

Due to the difference between the two, Nangong Waner and Xiao Ze's relationship with his father gradually decreased. After the age of four, when Nangong Waner fell into the water and became delirious, no one mentioned this marriage anymore. It was unknown whether it was intentional or not, but after that, Nangong Waner's father and Shang Shu Manor basically stopped their private interactions.

At that time, Xiao Ze remembered that he was still young, and had secretly gone to Assistant Minister’s Residence a few times back then. He had grown increasingly convinced that Nangong Waner's personality was too carefree, and was not dignified enough, so every time he came back, he would be dissatisfied with the marriage.

Afterwards, Nangong Waner fell into the water and became delirious. The young Xiao Ze even secretly ran over happily to confirm that he was right. He thought that he would be very happy to have his marriage annulled because of this matter, but he never thought that it would actually hurt to see Nangong Waner like this.

After returning to the residence, Little Xiao Ze was sick. She had been bedridden with fever for a few days. After he recovered, Xiao Ze did not visit Nangong Waner again.

A few days ago, Xiao Ze unintentionally heard the news of Nangong Waner regaining consciousness, and thought back to a few years ago. Gradually, the gossip and rumors about Nangong Waner spread more and more, allowing Xiao Ze to learn a lot even without paying attention.

As for the matters of the past, it was obvious that Nangong Waner, who was sitting in front of him, did not know of them. Even she did not recognize him, Xiao Ze could not help but think to himself.

Nangong Waner and Xiao Ze sent the injured youth to the infirmary for treatment. The doctor also bandaged Nangong Waner's injured hand simply, telling him not to touch water for two weeks.

Nangong Waner once again asked Xiao Ze to buy a set of long sleeves for the injured youth. The young man was both terrified and grateful, almost to the point of kneeling down, but Nangong Waner did not care, he supported the young man and said, "Don't say anymore, it's not worth mentioning." The youth's eyes flickered, his mouth agape, but he did not say anything in the end. He left full of gratitude.

Ju Xiang reminded Nangong Waner that he needed to return the money Xiao Ze used to buy the gown.

Nangong Waner lowered his head and whispered to Ju Xiang, "How can I have money? On the surface, Nangong Waner giggled at Xiao Ze.

Ju Xiang looked embarrassed: "The infirmary spent quite a bit of money, Miss, I don't have any more."

Now, it was Nangong Waner's turn to be embarrassed. She, the head of the capital, had run out of money on her first day out, so she turned towards Ju Xiang with her head lowered, "What do we do then? You've always had my money, and I don't have it. "

Xiao Ze and the servant had already stood in front of Nangong Waner and the servant for a while now. Xiao Ze and the servant just watched as Nangong Waner and his servant gathered together with their heads lowered, saying, "Young master, why don't we …"

However, before the servant could finish speaking, Xiao Ze gently interrupted him, "Not yet." Xiao Ze had originally wanted to make an appointment this time, because he was going to take care of Lin Chengzhi, so he delayed some time. Originally, he had also helped Nangong Waner treat the young man who was injured, and the appointed hour had already passed, thus the servant warned him in time, because his own Young Master had always been on guard, but Xiao Ze remained calm and collected, and the young boy also stopped talking.

Nangong Waner was extremely embarrassed from causing trouble for Xiao Ze in the first place, he had actually wanted to invite Xiao Ze for lunch, but he never thought that returning the money to him was not enough either. He felt extremely embarrassed, he could not just hide like this, and felt apologetic in his heart.

"Young Master Xiao, I've troubled you. About that, it's not too late for me to buy you a cup of tea before we leave. I'd like to express my gratitude." After saying that, Nangong Waner and Ju Xiang felt that it was a little awkward. After all, Yue Yang had helped them so much, and they decided to buy them a cup of tea.

Xiao Ze, on the other hand, still maintained his warm jade-like appearance and nodded, "Yes." Although the servant next to Xiao Ze looked like he was nurtured well by the mansion, his expression was still a little unsightly.

However, after Nangong Waner brought Xiao Ze to the so called place where they needed to drink tea and sat down, even if it was Xiao Ze's servant who was influenced by the mansion, he could not keep it in check.

This... In the open air teahouse, everyone was either sitting in a circle of three or five as they spread the rumours about the famous young masters and noble ladies of Shangjing.

The servant glanced at his young master, but didn't show any discomfort. "True, his young master has always been polite and respectful to others. How could he bring embarrassment to others?"

The lady boss of the tea shop seemed to be familiar with Nangong Waner and warmly greeted him, "Yo, you even brought your lover here today." However, it seemed like he did not understand Nangong Waner's true identity.

Nangong Waner seemed to be very familiar with the Lady Boss's exaggerated teasing attitude, and replied while grinning, "You really are worthy of being the one who manages the first gossip and gossip tea stall in Shangjing. In that moment, just give me a piece of news, this is …" Nangong Waner naturally knew that it was inconvenient for him to show his true face in this kind of place, so he preferred not to cause trouble. She quickly changed her words when she blurted out "Young Master Xiao", "This is my friend."

Xiao Ze and Nangong Waner sat at the same table, while Xiao Ze sat at a more upright position. In comparison, Nangong Waner was a lot more relaxed, but when Nangong Waner saw this, he did have a somewhat embarrassed expression as he explained, "Cough cough …. Originally, I wanted to invite you to drink some tea at the theater, but I don't have the money, "Nangong Waner said as he smiled embarrassedly at Xiao Ze.

Ju Xiang helplessly touched his forehead and gently pushed Nangong Waner, "Miss, don't talk about the play garden anymore."

With this reminder, Nangong Waner felt that he said the wrong thing and awkwardly coughed a few times, "Cough cough …"

As if he was used to it, Xiao Ze smiled warmly at Nangong Waner, "It's okay, I seldom come to the restaurant's entrance. Today, I will follow you to open the teahouse, and the number of customers gradually increased. Everyone's voices gradually increased as they started to talk about the rumors and gossip that were spreading around Shangjing in recent days.

"Eh? Let me tell you this, my seventh uncle's grandfather's eldest sister-in-law's daughter's son-in-law's friend sent food to the Assistant Minister’s Residence a few days ago. "He was the eldest brother at the next table who often shared gossip with everyone, and now he started to gossip excitedly. Somehow, as he spoke, he quietly lowered his voice and bent his body.

Seeing that, Nangong Waner tilted his body, using all of his strength to listen, just a little more and he would be at the next table. Nangong Waner heard the big brother trying his best to lower his voice, "My seventh uncle's grandpa's eldest sister-in-law's daughter's son-in-law's friend! She said that Prince Zhan had gone to the to receive treatment from the young miss a few days ago, and out of pity, she gave birth to sympathy, and because of that, she grew fond of him. But in the end, she couldn't stand the strange personality of the young miss.

The people at that table did not believe what their big brother had said. It was not that they did not believe that the Prince Zhan had finally abandoned Nangong Waner, but that they did not believe that the Prince Zhan would like Nangong Waner.

Hearing these words, the corner of Nangong Waner's eyes twitched. Ju Xiang seemed to understand his young miss very well, she quickly grabbed onto Nangong Waner and advised him softly, "Miss, don't go, young miss, pay attention to your reputation!"

Nangong Waner tried to struggle free from Ju Xiang, at the same time, he suppressed his voice and said, "What reputation do I have to be careful of? Just a few days ago, he told me that he died when he was alive, and in recent days, I was just a pillar of the theater," Xiao Yue ".

Ju Xiang naturally used a large amount of strength to firmly hold his own young miss, and then tried to comfort her: "Young miss, your image is steadily improving!"

Nangong Waner was so angry that she tried to struggle free from Ju Xiang's grasp to find that person to argue with, but how could Ju Xiang give her the chance to do so? She directly dragged Nangong Waner away, and Nangong Waner quickly disappeared without a trace.

Xiao Ze and the servant were left alone in front of the tea table, looking at each other. The servant reminded them right away, "Young Master, it seems that the debt has not been settled yet."

Xiao Ze suddenly laughed heartily, causing the laughing attendant to not understand the situation, "Go and pay for the bill, it's time for us to go and meet up with them."

Xiao Ze once again returned to his usual warm and jade-like appearance.