Du Cheng'an's voice was so weak that he could barely hear it himself.

He feels like dying right now.

That's so embarrassing.

He's never lost face this badly in his entire life.

Xu Ji helped Du Cheng'an out the door, and when they were two steps away from Tang Ze, he handed Du Cheng'an over to Tang Ze.

Du Cheng'an clearly felt that if he hadn't twisted his ankle, Xu Ji would probably have kicked him out.

Xu Ji declared, "From now on, if you need to find me, go to the Minister's residence or the Ministry of Justice."

After saying this, Xu Ji turned and left.

Tang Ze, supporting Du Cheng'an, was quite surprised. "I didn't realize you could lie."

Du Cheng'an blushed with embarrassment and said, "I didn't, I didn't lie. It was Young Master Xu who said I came to see him..."

It's pitiful that he's never even climbed over his own family's wall in his entire life. The first time he climbed over the Wang family's wall, he was discovered. Although Xu Ji tried to smooth things over by saying that he was there to see him, no one believed him at all.

It was his first time doing something like this, and he was incredibly nervous. He treated the Wang family like a deep, remote forest, and the person he was looking for was like prey. Only then did he calm himself down and begin searching for the person in the inner courtyard of the Wang family.

The inner courtyard of the Wang family was full of maids and servants, so it was easy for him to avoid them. However, he did not expect that Xu Ji would also come to the Wang family.

Xu Ji's martial arts skills were superior to his. When he discovered Xu Ji hiding in the tree, he took out a silver ingot from his pocket and threw it at him.

His heart was pounding in his throat with nervousness. By the time he realized what was happening, the silver ingot had already hit him, and in his shock, he fell straight down from the tree.

He managed to steady himself in time, but the stone under the tree was unstable, and he stepped on it and twisted his ankle.

He wished he could disappear into the ground. Xu Ji never expected that the person hiding in the tree was him. At that time, Xu Ji was not alone. In order to save face and not to damage the reputation of the Wang family girl, Xu Ji said that he had come to find him.

He tried to climb over the wall to leave, but Xu Ji wouldn't let him. He fell from the tree, and the maids and servants cleaning the garden all found out; it couldn't be kept secret any longer.

He had sprained his ankle and had difficulty walking, so Xu Ji escorted him back to his residence.

He didn't implicate Tang Ze, but he didn't expect it to be such a coincidence. Xu Ji helped him out of the mansion, and Tang Ze and the Prince of Yanping came over. They said that his climbing over the wall had nothing to do with them, but Xu Ji wouldn't believe it.

Du Cheng'an looked embarrassed, but Tang Ze and the Prince of Yanping didn't take it seriously.

Tang Ze even comforted Du Cheng'an, saying, "He's not covering for you; he's just embarrassed to scold you."

Du Cheng'an asked, puzzled, "Why?"

Tang Ze said, "He climbs over the wall to my Duke of Tan's mansion every few days, how could I possibly stop you from doing the same?"

Du Cheng'an, "..."

Du Cheng'an's gaze swept from Tang Ze's face to the Prince of Yanping's heir, and then to Lu Cheng.

It seems like he's the only one who takes bypassing the Great Firewall seriously...

Everyone else took it for granted, as if it were just an everyday occurrence.

Was he overreacting?

I feel like my skin is getting thicker and thicker all of a sudden.

Du Cheng'an sprained his ankle and could no longer patrol the city, so Tang Ze escorted him back to the Duke of Du's mansion.

The Duke of Du's Mansion.

Princess Huyang and her husband are having lunch.

The eldest prince consort placed a piece of fish belly meat on his plate and gave it to Princess Huyang. Princess Huyang took a bite and said, "This fish tastes delicious. An'er will definitely like it. Have the kitchen make it again tonight."

The eldest son-in-law said, "An'er may not be back for dinner tonight."

Before the eldest prince consort could finish speaking, a maid rushed in from outside, saying anxiously, "Your Highness, the young master has sprained his ankle."

Princess Huyang immediately felt distressed, "How could you have sprained your ankle?"

As he spoke, he put down the ivory chopsticks in his hand, got up and left.

Princess Huyang went out, and the eldest son-in-law followed her out. As they went out, they saw two servants carrying Du Cheng'an in.

Princess Huyang was heartbroken. "Have you summoned the imperial physician?"

The servant hurriedly replied, "The steward has already sent someone to fetch the imperial physician."

The servant helped Du Cheng'an into the house and took off his shoes and socks. Seeing that his ankle was red and swollen, the prince consort said, "How could you sprain your ankle while patrolling the city?"

Du Cheng'an blushed and stammered, unable to utter a single word for a long time.

Princess Huyang asked, "Is there anything you can't even tell your parents?"

The old woman was perceptive and dismissed all the maids serving in the room.

After everyone left, Du Cheng'an whispered, "I was climbing over the wall to go to the Wang family's house, but I accidentally fell from a tree and sprained my ankle..."

The eldest son-in-law, "..."

Princess Huyang, "..."

Princess Huyang scolded, "How could you climb over someone else's courtyard wall?!"

Thinking of something, Princess Huyang glared fiercely at her husband.

The eldest son-in-law looked completely innocent and bewildered by the glare, saying, "You're glaring at me like I'm the one teaching An'er how to climb over walls..."

Princess Huyang said, "If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be crooked too."

Du Cheng'an opened his eyes wide and asked, "Did Father also climb over the wall to find Mother when he was young?"

The eldest son-in-law vehemently denied it, saying, "I don't have a father like you."

Princess Huyang said, "The palace walls are high and the guards are strict. Your father has the desire to steal, but not the courage."

The eldest son-in-law, "..."

The eldest son-in-law was losing face.

How can a father talk like that to his son's face?

Doesn't he have any pride?

Princess Huyang glared at her son and said, "Do you really like that Wang family girl that much?"

Du Cheng'an lowered his head and remained silent.

Princess Huyang said, "I'm just saying this to you, I don't mean to stop you from marrying. If you really like him, I'll ask your imperial uncle to grant you the marriage."

"No!"

Two voices came at the same time.

Princess Huyang was startled.

Princess Huyang looked at Du Cheng'an, then at her husband.

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