My name is Zhao Yigu.

I have a father who was serious when he encouraged me to practice martial arts, and a father who was extremely strict when he taught me how to practice martial arts.

Although they are very strict with me, I know they are the people who love me the most in the world.

Although I know they love me, I still can't suppress the anger in my heart at this moment.

Zhao Yigu slammed the letter paper on the table, closed his eyes and recited the Qingxin Jue several times.

"Second Young Master." Suddenly, there was a sound of a servant knocking on the door.

Zhao Yigu stood up and opened the door. "What's the matter?"

The other party looked at his expression carefully and said, "There's another summons from the palace."

Zhao Yigu narrowed his eyes and gritted his teeth.

The door was slammed with a bang, scaring the servant outside so much that he trembled all over.

Although the second young master was usually serious, he had a very good temper and he had never been seen punishing his servants.

However, every time Eunuch Zhou from Xingsheng Palace came, the second young master would feel cold all over.

Zhao Yigu changed his clothes and came out, then walked to the main hall of the mansion without saying a word.

"Master Imperial Master." Eunuch Zhou bowed.

"Yeah." Zhao Yigu's tone was very cold, as if it contained ice chips.

A drop of cold sweat dripped down the temples of Eunuch Zhou. He extended his hand and said, "The carriage to the palace is ready. Please move, Master Imperial Master."

Zhao Yigu glanced at him and didn't want to make things difficult for him, so he turned around and walked towards the door.

After getting on the carriage, Eunuch Zhou kept smiling and looked at Zhao Yigu cautiously.

Five years ago, Emperor Jing abdicated and became the Supreme Emperor. After Qi Junhuai ascended the throne, he named the eldest prince Qi Yanjing as the Crown Prince.

Three months ago, when Zhao Yigu turned eighteen, Gu Lingze actually resigned from the position of Imperial Master directly to the Emperor.

There was a lot of discussion in the court and the public, but unexpectedly, Emperor Huai issued an edict that day, allowing Zhao Yigu to succeed as the imperial teacher. Only then did the court officials feel relieved.

There was rave praise for Crown Prince Qi Yanjing from both the government and the public.

He was praised for his talents in both civil and military affairs, his foresight and diligence, and even his handsome appearance.

But in Zhao Yigu's heart, all this is bullshit.

Qi Yanjing is a complete coward. No one in heaven or on earth is as cowardly as him.

The carriage drove all the way into the palace gate, and the imperial guards guarding the gate were not surprised to see the sign of Xingsheng Palace.

"His Royal Highness the Crown Prince is waiting for the Imperial Master in the bedroom. I will leave first."

Zhao Yigu looked at Eunuch Zhou's fleeing back and took a deep breath.

Pushing open the palace door, Zhao Yigu walked in expressionlessly.

A bright yellow figure quickly ran over and hugged his arm.

"Yi Gu, you're finally here!" The force in his hand tightened a little more, "I was scared to death."

"Your humble servant greets His Royal Highness the Crown Prince." Although Zhao Yigu said this, his body did not move.

His gaze moved to the other person's bare feet and he frowned quickly.

"It is already winter, Your Highness, please take care of yourself."

As soon as he finished speaking, Qi Yanjing's big smiling face instantly appeared in front of him, "I knew you cared about me."

Qi Yanjing dragged him to the bed, opened the quilt and lay down directly, and patted the seat next to him, "Yi Gu, you come up quickly too."

Zhao Yi Gu's forehead twitched. "If I remember correctly, Your Highness has already passed the age of twenty."

Qi Yanjing grinned and said, "Yes." He leaned over and said, "I didn't expect you to remember it so clearly."

Zhao Yigu simply looked away, "I think at your age, you don't need anyone to accompany you to bed."

Qi Yanjing's eyes were full of smiles, but they disappeared instantly when Zhao Yigu turned his gaze.

He pursed his lips and said, "But there is a ghost in my palace. You scared me before you came."

Here it comes again, here it comes again!

In Zhao Yigu's mind, Qi Yanjing is not only a coward, but also a liar.

When he was only thirteen years old, he was frightened by the ghost of a palace maid who accidentally fell into the pond. Since then, Qi Yanjing has always claimed that there is a ghost in the palace.

Moreover, the ghost was sent to reincarnation by Zhao Yigu who was passing by the Imperial Garden at that time.

The thirteen-year-old Qi Yanjing timidly shrank in the arms of the eleven-year-old Zhao Yigu and couldn't be pulled out.

Qi Yanjing saw that he looked unhappy and sat up anxiously, "Yi Gu, why don't you believe me? There really is a ghost in this palace."

"It's just that you're too powerful. The ghosts quickly run away when they hear you coming."

Seeing that Zhao Yigu's face was getting darker and darker, Qi Yanjing's voice became lower and lower.

In fact, Zhao Yigu was not sure whether there was a ghost in Qi Yanjing's hall.

Three years ago, my father also came to visit the Xingsheng Palace and said that there was still some negative energy remaining in the palace.

So even though he himself didn't notice a trace of evil spirit, whenever Qi Yanjing said that there was a ghost haunting him, he would still patiently come to the palace to accompany him.

Zhao Yigu looked at Qi Yuanjing's expression at this time, unmoved, and turned to walk towards the soft couch under the window.

"I will be here to help Your Highness tonight, please rest assured."

Qi Yanjing looked at the soft couch, a hint of coldness flashing across his eyes.

Seeing Zhao Yigu closing his eyes, Qi Yanjing pulled the quilt and lay down, but sat up again after a while.

"One glance, and I feel cold." Seeing that the other party didn't react, he continued, "One glance, and I feel cold all over."

Zhao Yigu could no longer hold back his temper, he opened his eyes and angrily said: "Why are you cold? I'm not cold even without a blanket."

Qi Yanjing laughed in a low voice, "Yi Gu, why don't you call yourself a humble official anymore?"

Zhao Yigu looked at his face and swore to himself that when the day came when he stepped down as the imperial teacher, he would beat Qi Yanjing up.

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"Master, is there really a ghost in our palace?" the young eunuch at the side asked cautiously.

Eunuch Zhou glanced at him calmly and said, "If your highness says yes, then yes."

The young eunuch responded tremblingly and then said nothing more.

Eunuch Zhou looked at the whisk in his hand and his thoughts drifted back to dinner time.

Qi Yanjing came back from the martial arts arena, changed his clothes and was about to have dinner when he saw Eunuch Zhou walking in from outside.

"Your Highness."

"Um."

At this moment, Qi Yanjing no longer had the joking look he had when he was with Zhao Yigu, instead he exuded the cold aura of a superior.

"Today, Lord Gu and Lord Zhao came to the palace to see the emperor. They said they were going to travel around the world. The emperor sent Eunuch Gao to the palace to look for you. When you were not there, he informed me."

Qi Yanjing put down the jade in his hand and smiled meaningfully.

"After dinner, go to the General's Mansion and tell him that there is a ghost here again and ask the Imperial Master to come to the palace."

Eunuch Zhou wailed in his heart, but before he could finish, Qi Yanjing stood up and looked around the hall.

"Order someone to carry this couch away."

"yes."

"Give the order, I want to take a bath."

"yes."