C41 (1/2)

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.