Xu Xian sat down on a chair in the living room. Heimian served him tea. Xu Xian held the teacup and looked at the furnishings in the living room. Seeing that every piece of furniture was very valuable, he became more and more uneasy. Holding the teacup, his palms were full of sweat. He kept asking himself in his heart: Would Miss Bai, a rich lady, despise me for coming from a poor family? Would she be disgusted when I came to visit her on the pretext of getting an umbrella? Why was I so impulsive? I came here in a moment of excitement. Why didn't I think about these things carefully
Xu Xian put down the teacup and began to feel a little restless.
"Mr. Xu, there are snacks on the table. You can eat some first. Miss Xiaoqing will be out soon. Don't worry." Heimian found it quite interesting to see Xu Xian's expression changing from time to time. He seemed easy to bully because he was stupid and silly. Maybe he could call Lan Hun later to play a good trick on this stupid scholar.
"Thank you." Xu Xian thanked him and looked at the exquisite pastries on the plate on the table. His heart skipped a beat and he felt annoyed again. He had come to visit without thinking of bringing any gifts. He was really stupid. Just as he was secretly blaming himself, he suddenly heard footsteps coming from the back hall and a woman's clear voice came out:
"Mr. Xu, is it worth your while to come here in person to get this broken umbrella? It's not worth much, is it?"
Xiaoqing came out from the back hall, followed by Bai Fu.
"No, no, no... Sister Xiaoqing, you misunderstood. I'm not here to get an umbrella. I'm here... I'm here..." When Xu Xian saw Xiaoqing, he hurriedly stood up and saluted. However, he was a dull man and didn't know how to respond to Xiaoqing for a moment. He was so anxious that sweat broke out.
"Oh? You're not here to get an umbrella, then what are you here for?" Xiaoqing asked immediately.
Xu Xian blushed and stammered, "I... I'm here..." He came to visit Bai Suzhen, and Xu Xian didn't know how to say it for a moment.
Seeing that he was hesitant, Xiao Qing said impatiently, "You are not obsessed with my young lady, so you came to see her specially, right?"
"Yes, yes, I'm here to visit Miss Bai." Xu Xian nodded fiercely. As soon as he said this, he suddenly realized that something was wrong. He had the audacity to come to visit just to peek at Miss Bai's face. How was this...what was the difference between this and being a lecher? Fearing that Xiaoqing would misunderstand him and regard him as a bad guy, he hurriedly changed his words and said, "No, no, no, I'm here to visit you two, Sister Xiaoqing and Miss Bai."
"We are not that familiar with each other, so why do I need you to come and visit me?" Xiaoqing felt angry when she saw that Xu Xian really had bad intentions towards her sister, and her tone became impolite.
"I..." Seeing Xiaoqing angry, Xu Xian didn't know what to do for a moment. He could only stand there stupidly, feeling anxious.
"Xu Xian, take the umbrella and go back early, so your wife won't worry." Xiao Qing stuffed the umbrella into Xu Xian's arms and wanted to send him away early. "You lent us this umbrella that day to keep me and my sister from getting wet in the rain. We owe you a favor. I'll ask Bai Fu to give you some silver as a thank you later."
"No! Sister Xiaoqing, please don't misunderstand. I, Xu Xian, am not a money-grubber. I borrowed the umbrella that day just because I didn't want Sister Xiaoqing and Miss Bai to get wet in the rain. I didn't have any other thoughts." Xu Xian interrupted Xiaoqing, paused, and clarified: "Besides, I, Xu Xian, have never been married and never had a wife." At this point, he couldn't help but look towards the back hall, his eyes full of expectation: "Sister Xiaoqing, isn't Miss Bai in the mansion?"
"Whether my sister is here or not has nothing to do with you. Besides, my sister has already been betrothed to someone else. If you want to take advantage of her, I advise you to give up the idea as soon as possible." Xiaoqing saw Xu Xian's expression and could see that he was interested in Bai Suzhen. When she thought of his admiration for Bai Suzhen, she felt unhappy. She explained in a few words, trying to stop Xu Xian from having this idea.
"What?" Xiaoqing's words made Xu Xian feel as if he was struck by lightning. The umbrella in his hand fell to the ground with a snap. He staggered and asked desperately, "Is Miss Bai really betrothed to someone else?"
"Yes! My sister has already been betrothed to someone else."
"Sorry to bother you." Xu Xian turned around in embarrassment and staggered out of Bai's house.
"Princess, when was Miss Bai betrothed? Who was she betrothed to?" Bai Suzhen was betrothed to someone, this was big news. Heimian approached Xiaoqing curiously and asked.
"Mind your own business!" Xiaoqing glared at Heimian unhappily and turned into the back hall.
Heimian scratched his head, looking aggrieved. "Why? Did I say something wrong? Why is the princess suddenly angry?"
Bai Fu shook his head and said thoughtfully: "The princess may be in trouble."
"What's wrong with the princess? What are you worried about? Bai Fu, do you know something? Tell me quickly." Heimian asked Bai Fu repeatedly.
Bai Fu glanced at him, turned around and left without saying anything.
"What? It's so mysterious. Is there really a secret?" Heimian rolled his eyes and thought to himself: If you don't tell me, won't I eavesdrop? Then he flashed and followed Xiaoqing into the back hall.