Xue Qian was astounded and immediately exclaimed!
"What do you mean by that? Could it be that you're doubting me?"
"I, Su Ke, dare not suspect my elder brother."
Su Ke gently set down the tea cup on the table, producing a clink: "I just saw that before Cui Minghao left the city for the school grounds west of the city, you took a moment to whisper to your page boy. Knowing you as I do, how could I not wonder?"
"How could that be? Look at how honest and straightforward I am, am I not?"
Xue Qian, with utter seriousness, patted his chest: "Our nature is simple and honest, pure and kind, naïve and loyal, upright and steady, honest and true, faithful and open-hearted... free from trickery, with a benevolent heart, true to our word, how could I commit such an infuriating and reprehensible act? You must have mistaken me for someone else!"
This self-praise was truly flabbergasting.