I made the villain right.

"Nothing important."

Du Xuan shook his head slightly, breathing heavily, and the cold air he exhaled from his mouth dissipated in the cold wind.

He had just gotten something from outside and ran back in a hurry, fearing that Zhilu would wait too long.

Zhilu's eyes fell on Du Xuan's hands, and he saw that he was holding a finely crafted cloak in one hand.

In the other hand he held a hand warmer, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

"Who is this for? I'll help you deliver it."

Du Xuan didn't say anything, but walked straight to the tea table in the courtyard, carefully put down the hand warmer, and then picked up the cloak and put it on Zhilu.

Zhilu was caught off guard, his face was stunned for a moment, and a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes.

At this moment, Du Xuan's gentle voice rang in her ears: "This is a gift from me to you. It's getting cold, so you must keep warm and don't catch a cold."

A few days ago, Du Xuan happened to see someone selling top-quality white sable on the street, which instantly reminded him of the deer. So he bought it without hesitation and had it made into this cloak.

Du Xuan glanced at Zhilu and said with a smile: "It really suits you."

Fur coats were hard to come by for her, and a mink like this one, which was completely snow-white without any other colors, looked very valuable at first glance.

Zhilu took off the cloak and returned it to Du Xuan, feeling a little embarrassed: "This is too expensive, I can't accept it, you should take it back."

"Is this something valuable? If you don't want it, you can only throw it away."

Having said that, he picked it up and threw it away without hesitation.

Zhilu was shocked when he saw this, and quickly reached out to stop it: "It's a pity to throw it away, then...then I'll keep it."

When Du Xuan saw that she agreed, a hint of joy flashed in his eyes, and he picked up the cloak again and put it on her.

Zhilu gently stroked the soft fur, his eyes full of cherishment, the corners of his mouth unconsciously raised, and a hint of joy quietly appeared in his eyes.

Then, Du Xuan handed the hand warmer to Zhilu, "Take this too."

When Zhilu saw that Du Xuan gave her a cloak and a hand warmer, and had wanted to give her silver, she couldn't help but wonder if he liked her too.

So she plucked up the courage to ask: "Du Xuan, why are you so nice to me?"

"I……"

Du Xuan was about to speak, but was interrupted by a sharp "Ah!" from not far away.

Hearing the sound, the two men hurriedly turned their heads and saw a maid accidentally falling to the ground not far away, her face full of pain.

It seemed that he sprained his foot and couldn't get up.

Seeing this, Zhilu hurried over to support her, and Du Xuan, worried about her, followed her.

Zhilu came to the maid, squatted down, and gently helped her up, his face full of concern: "How are you? Can you still walk?"

The maid shook her head.

Seeing this, Zhilu carried her back to the room.

Du Xuan quickly said, "I'll ask Ran Ke to take a look at her." After that, he turned around and left quickly.

Not long after, Du Xuan hurried back with Ran Ke.

The maid was quickly treated and bandaged.

"Your leg is broken, so you must stay in bed and rest. Don't walk around casually to avoid aggravating the injury." Ran Ke reminded.

She was a newly hired maid and usually stayed in the outer courtyard. She seldom came into contact with her masters and had no idea of ​​their temperaments and preferences.

But she knew Zhilu and had met her several times, and she thought she was friendly.

When the maid heard this, a look of worry instantly appeared on her face, which had turned pale due to the pain.

"Sister Xiaolu, I still have a lot of work to do. What should I do?"

When Du Xuan heard the name "Xiaolu", his eyebrows raised slightly.

I just felt that this title was quite intimate, and thought that I should call her that in the future.

Zhilu comforted her and said, "I will explain this to the Crown Princess. She won't blame you. Just focus on recovering from your injuries. Your health is the most important thing."

After hearing what Zhilu said, the maid's worry faded a little, and she said gratefully, "Thank you, Sister Xiaolu."

After the three of them came out of the house, Ran Ke's eyes inadvertently fell on Zhilu's fur coat, and his eyes lit up.

"Zhilu, your cape looks great. It makes you look outstanding when you wear it."

Hearing Ran Ke's praise, Zhilu was slightly stunned at first, then a faint smile appeared on his face, and he responded softly: "Really?"

Du Xuan was delighted after hearing this, and thought to himself: My vision is generally not too bad, whether it is choosing things or people.

"Of course. In my opinion, you are not much different from those young ladies from aristocratic families out there."

Hearing Ran Ke's praise, Zhilu lowered his eyes a little embarrassedly.

Du Xuan felt a little sad and coughed twice.

Ran Ke turned his gaze to Du Xuan: "What's wrong? Did you catch a cold? I'll prescribe two doses of medicine for you."

"No, my throat just feels uncomfortable for a while." Du Xuan hurriedly concealed his thoughts.

Suddenly, a trace of suspicion flashed in Ran Ke's eyes, and his brows slightly frowned, revealing a puzzled expression: "Xuan, I noticed that you have been very close to Zhilu recently."

Du Xuan's heart suddenly tightened, and a trace of barely perceptible panic flashed across his face. He thought Ran Ke saw that he liked Zhilu.

However, Ran Ke's next sentence surprised him.

"Xuan, you haven't been with me for a long time. I just learned something fun called Gobang, and I was worried that no one would play with me. I saw that you were free, so I asked you to play with me for a while."

He had been busy with the Gu-inducing matter some time ago, and now that it was over, he wanted to relax.

As Ran Ke spoke, he reached out and grabbed Du Xuan's arm and walked away.

Du Xuan was pulled by Ran Ke, and his steps were a little staggering. He turned back to look at Zhilu and hurriedly said, "Xiaolu, I will give you an answer to the question you asked me before in a few days."

Zhilu looked in the direction where Du Xuan left, with a puzzled look on his face.

Why wait a few days for a reply?

Suddenly, she seemed to realize something, and a hint of shyness quickly spread from her ears to her entire face.

Murmured: "He actually called me Little Deer..."

The voice was filled with a hint of surprise and shyness.

"He called me Little Deer..."

She was immersed in this sudden joy, muttering to herself while walking forward with light steps.

Shi Xiaomian was walking nearby and happened to see this scene.

Shi Xiaomian's eyes suddenly became vague, and her thoughts seemed to be drawn to an unknown distance.

She murmured to herself: "In this life, I hope everyone can have a good destination."

When she raised her eyes, she saw Fan Hua opposite her.

In an instant, their eyes met.

Shi Xiaomian's heart tightened, and an indescribable emotion flashed in her eyes.

Fan Hua passed by here on his way back home.

Seeing Zhilu, Duxuan and Ran Ke gathered together, he couldn't help but feel curious. He stopped and watched.

At this moment, he just stared at her calmly, then nodded slightly as a greeting, and turned and left.

Night fell, and the inky darkness enveloped the entire earth.

After dinner, Du Xuan called a few people to the study to discuss matters.

In the study, the candlelight flickered and the light and shadows danced on the wall.

Shi Jin and Fan Hua sat on the chairs leisurely.

Ran Ke and Luo Yi stood aside with ease.

Ran Ke: "Xuan, what do you want to discuss with us?"