Xu Wenzhao rammed his head toward the wall.
"Don't do this!"
The Earl hurried forward and blocked Xu Wenzhao.
Even though he knew Xu Wenzhao was putting on an act, he still had to do this. Otherwise, he would seem cold and heartless.
Seizing the chance, Xu Wenzhao hugged the Earl's legs and cried fervently, "Master, I entered the Earl's Manor in my teens and grew up before the old master's eyes! In the entire Earl's Manor, from top to bottom, no one has ever been as utterly loyal as I am!"
"Master, if I could, I would cut open my heart right now and let you see whether it is red or white!"
As he spoke, Xu Wenzhao beat his chest and stamped his feet.
The meaning behind his words was crystal clear: I, Xu Wenzhao, have been so loyal, yet I am being treated like this. Master, are you trying to drive this old servant to his death? "Get up, get up..." the Earl said gently. "Wenzhao, of course I believe in your loyalty to Xuanwu Earl's Manor."
Xu Wenzhao remained kneeling on the floor, wailing loudly without the slightest intention of getting up.
Naturally, the Earl knew what he wanted.
"Someone, go to the Accounting Room and have the Young Master Shen come out. Tell him to stop," the Earl said.
Xu Wenzhao still refused to rise. Clinging to the Earl's legs, he cried, "Master, if you suspect me of disloyalty, if you suspect that I have done anything to wrong the Earl's Manor, then send someone to seize my home! That would make everything perfectly clear!"
The Earl frowned.
He had even brought up having his home seized. Would that not chill the hearts of everyone in the Earl's Manor? Feeling even more helpless, he said,