Jiang Kangan stared at him silently.

"Why are you looking at me like that?" Xiao Yanli took out a handkerchief and slowly wiped his hands. "For more than a decade, he's been the laughing stock of Shengjing. But after a trip to the hunting grounds, he suddenly became enlightened. Not only do he have medical skills comparable to those of a genius doctor, but he also possesses terrifying martial arts prowess."

"No matter who you look at, they are two completely different people."

Jiang Kangan's heart almost skipped a beat: "So?"

"Who is she?" Xiao Yanli gritted his teeth. "Or, what opportunity did she get?"

These were the only two possibilities Xiao Yanli could think of.

Jiang Kangan: “…”

He almost couldn't hold it in.

After brewing his emotions for a while, Jiang Kangan spoke again with a tone full of anger: "A young fish is a young fish. Now that we have ended up in this situation, you should get what you want. There is no need to mock me anymore!"

Xiao Yanli's deep eyes were filled with inquiry.

After a long silence, he said, "It seems that I can't pry your mouth open without torture."

The emperor on the other side clenched his fists and looked up at Fuping.

Fuping understood and ran out.

…

Just as Xiao Yanli was about to tie the man up, Xing Maozhi rushed in: "Your Highness, stop! Eunuch Fuping is here!"

Fuping?

"What is he doing here?"

"I'm not sure about that. My Lord, please leave quickly. Don't forget that you are still under house arrest. If His Majesty finds out, you'll be fine, but I will be in big trouble!"

Xing Maozhi took the veil from the guard beside him, put it on his head without saying anything, and pushed him out.

Just after taking a few steps, he saw Fu Ping coming in with the Embroidered Uniform Guards following behind him.

Xiao Yanli walked to the side.

"Hey, Lord Xing, where are you going in such a hurry?" Fu Ping flicked his whisk and a sharp voice sounded.

"Didn't I hear that the eunuch is coming and I'm going to greet you?"

Xing Maozhi chuckled.

"Master Xing, you're really embarrassing us," Fu Ping laughed a few times, then looked at Xiao Yanli, who was surrounded by him. "Who is this person? Why are you so secretive?"

"I'm here to visit my family. I'm sick and can't see anyone." Xing Maozhi said with disdain, "If I hadn't given you this amount, you wouldn't be able to get in."

Fu Ping smiled knowingly: "Okay, take it away."

"Why."

These words completely frightened Xiao Yanli. He said nothing more and followed Xing Maozhi out.

Only when I was leaving did I tactfully mention that I would come back later.

The smile on Xing Maozhi's face suddenly became very forced.

Come back again!

Who can beat you, my dear?

When he and Jiang Zhiyu were guarding Xiao Yanli and Xiao Chuji in the imperial prison, Xing Maozhi also learned some new and strange words.

If he were to torture her again next time, how would he stop it?

Xing Maozhi, who had returned to the Imperial Prison with a heavy heart, immediately approached Xu Yanli upon seeing him and asked, "Is the Grand Tutor injured?"

Xu Yanli waved his hand: "That's nothing. The interrogations I've endured were much better than this."

Seeing Jiang Kang'an still looking at him with worry, Xu Yanli touched the tip of his nose and said, "We have to let him vent his anger first, otherwise he might start torturing you before he can even ask you a few questions."

"You are all good children. Grandfather didn't have much to protect you before. This is just a minor injury. It's nothing serious."

Jiang Kangan clenched his hands into fists at his sides, and the bulging veins on the back of his hands showed his anger at the moment.

After a long silence, everyone tacitly changed the subject.

"What he meant just now was that the young fish's temperament is very different from her previous self? Or did it start during the hunting?"

Xu Yanli pursed his lips.

He had never interacted with the young fish and had no say in the matter.

Everyone's eyes fell on Jiang Kang'an, but Jiang Kang'an's eyes were on Xu Yanli from beginning to end, never moving away.

"The temperaments of the young fish, the slightly older fish, and the fish today are very different." Jiang Kang'an said slowly: "To be honest, the temperaments of the fish today and the young fish are similar."

Jiang Kang'an narrowed his eyes slightly as the past flashed before his eyes. "Before she was five years old, Zhiyu was a fearless little bully, yet very lovable. Everyone loved her. The turning point came when Song Shiwei was seven years old."

"Zhiyu was only five years old at that time. She fell into the water at Song Shiwei's birthday party. After waking up, her temperament changed drastically."

"She's timid and cowardly, never daring to speak much, yet she's capable of such vicious acts as pushing people into the water and drugging them. I've scolded her and beaten her, but she refuses to repent. Every time, she's caught."

When he spoke the latter part, Jiang Kangan's voice trembled.

There are some things that you don’t know when you are young, but when you look back on them as an adult, you will find the strangeness in them.

It was just a coincidence that every time she did something bad, they would catch her. And no matter what she did, Song Shiwei was always the direct or indirect victim?

Jiang Kang'an actually had this question deep in his heart a long time ago, but now that he said it out loud, he was still deeply touched.

He continued, "Later, she made repeated mistakes, and we all... grew tired of her. We even thought of Song Shiwei as a replacement for Zhiyu, and ignored her."

"Things didn't turn around until the young fish returned from the hunting grounds."

Xu Yanli, who was listening on the side, had already clenched his fists.

How much suffering did his precious granddaughter endure!

When Xu Yanli thought about the tiny young fish, who would not only be laughed at by outsiders but also ignored by her family, her anger rose!

Everyone had no doubt that if Jiang Zhaorong were here at this moment, Xu Yanli would punch her without hesitation.

Jiang Kang'an is the same, he even wants to beat himself.

Why was I so stupid then!

Zhiyu is my own sister!

The atmosphere in the prison was a little stagnant, and the emperor also felt pity for Zhiyu, but he was not in Shengjing now, so their daydreaming was of no use.

"No wonder he searched the Xu Mansion," the Emperor lowered his eyes. "He's convinced there's something fishy going on with Zhiyu, and he won't give up until he gets some information from you today."

"Your Majesty is wise," Xing Maozhi quickly replied, "When Your Highness left just now, he hinted at wanting to come back next time."

"Next time?" The emperor chuckled. "This time, we were caught off guard, so he succeeded. Do you think there will be a next time?"

"Send the order down and tell them that I have moved them to the Heavenly Prison. I want to see if he dares to attack them in the Heavenly Prison!"

Fuping replied yes.

The emperor looked at Xu Yanli and said, "Those kicks he made just now must have been quite heavy. All of you, get on my carriage and return to the palace to have the imperial physician examine you first."

Jiang Kang'an naturally refused with disrespect, but Xu Yanli looked away: "Thank you for your kindness, Your Majesty. I am really fine."