Gu Yuzhi had heard Shu Xiaohan say this several times before, and he felt it was very fitting for the occasion, so he said it without thinking.

He thought to himself, "I am a prince, how could I be frightened by a bad guy!"

I would never let a bad guy intimidate me!

He defiantly raised his chin, mimicking Xie Changshi's angry expression, and deliberately lowered his voice, only to find it sounded even more childish: "What are you looking at..."

Gu Yuzhi suddenly remembered what Teacher Shu had said before, "If you look at me again, I'll drink you up," and said with great momentum, "If you look at me again, I'll gouge your eyes out!"

Chief Secretary Xie's eyes widened like copper bells, his whole body stiffened, and he slowly turned his head to look over, only to see the young prince standing with his arms crossed, chin slightly raised, looking extremely arrogant.

He understood that the young prince did not want to lose face, but who exactly said those words about gouging out eyes to the young prince?

For a moment, Xie Changshi was a little confused. He thought he had almost never been apart from the young prince, and he knew everyone in the mansion very well. Who taught the young prince to use such violent language?

Gu Yuzhi had no idea that his words, meant only to scare people, would cause Xie Changshi to start overthinking.

Wen and Shu looked at each other in shock. Then Wen Xiuzhu pointed at Shu Xiaohan with his fan and shook his head slightly, the meaning of which was clear: it sounded like she was the one who said it.

Shu Xiaohan pointed at herself, her face full of surprise: "Me?"

She's truly innocent!

She was born and raised under the red flag, and is one of the most peace-loving generations. How could she possibly teach the young prince to say such cruel things!

The two blamed each other, engaging in a heated argument through their eyes.

Just then, Li Tong seemed to have heard a particularly funny joke and burst into laughter. He laughed so hard that he fell backward, tears streaming down his face, but the laughter didn't stop.

Gu Yuzhi looked at Li Tong with puffed-out cheeks, feeling utterly bewildered!

What are you laughing at? What's so funny?

Seeing this, Prefect Qi slightly turned his head, and the jailer, expressionless, carried forward a bucket of ice water and poured it down with a thud.

If it weren't for the presence of the young prince, preventing him from going too bloody, he would have sliced ​​off all the flesh from this kid's arm, given his arrogant demeanor!

When Guard Zhang interrogated people, all the jailers watched and learned a lot of useful techniques!

He promised that as long as the young prince left, they would make Li Tong wish he were dead!

For a moment, Li Tong felt like he was suffocating, but thankfully that feeling quickly dissipated, replaced by a chilling, bone-chilling cold.

Li Tong trembled and couldn't utter a single word.

Seeing this, Gu Yuzhi snorted, turned to look at Chief Secretary Xie, and pouted. Chief Secretary Xie leaned closer and whispered, "Chief Secretary Xie, is this how you interrogate people? What if he doesn't care about his son's life?"

He scratched his head, thinking that some parents do dislike their children.

Just like him, his father didn't like him.

Thinking of this, Gu Yuzhi lowered his eyes, his long eyelashes casting a silhouette on his face, making him appear somewhat lonely and isolated.

However, Gu Yuzhi quickly raised his head again.

It doesn't matter if his father doesn't like him, because he has many people who like him now: his mother, his elder brother, his sister-in-law, Chief Secretary Xie...

Gu Yuzhi counted on his fingers, but felt that he couldn't count them all with both hands and would have to use an abacus.

Unbeknownst to her, so many people liked her. At this moment, Gu Yuzhi felt so happy that she was practically bubbling with joy!

Seeing the young prince smiling sweetly at him, Chief Secretary Xie couldn't help but smile slightly on his gloomy face: "It's not impossible that Prefect Qi wants to lock him up and interrogate him day after day. Eventually, he won't be able to take it anymore."

The kind of grueling training one does for an eagle is unbearable, even for someone made of iron.

Little did Gu Yuzhi know that Li Tong was thinking the same thing at that moment: he would rather die than say anything.

He's not stupid; he knows perfectly well that assassinating a prince is a crime punishable by the extermination of nine generations of one's family!

Anyway, since Prefect Qi found one son, and one son is a capital offense, what else can he say?

The idea of ​​leniency for those who confess and severity for those who resist is utterly ridiculous!

He laughed until he hiccuped before slowly stopping, staring at the cell ceiling with his eyes open, then closing them again: "Kill me or torture me, it's up to you. If I utter another word, I'm not surnamed Li!"

Just as I thought!

Gu Yuzhi was so angry that his face puffed up like a steamed bun. This Li Tong was not a good father at all!

Chief Secretary Xie and Prefect Qi exchanged a glance. They both knew that continuing like this was pointless, so it was really not suitable for the young prince to stay any longer.

Prefect Qi said in a low voice, "Your Highness, you are not fully recovered yet. This prison cell is really cold and damp. Shall I take you outside to get some sun?"

Gu Yuzhi rolled his eyes, thinking to himself that interrogation was really not very interesting.

Anyway, he had already achieved his goal and seen what Li Tong looked like. After returning, he asked Xie Changshi to draw a portrait of Li Tong and hang it in the martial arts hall, so that he could shoot a hundred arrows at him every day!

He jumped off the chair with a "heh," and as he turned to leave, he glanced at Li Tong again and said loudly, "Li Tong, do you think you're a hero just because you did what Li Yanping asked you to do?"

"In my opinion, you're not a hero, you're a big bad guy! And a stupid guy who dragged the kids down with him because of his own mistakes!"

Li Tong suddenly opened his eyes, which were bloodshot.

He knew this all too well, but what could he do?

Gu Yuzhi staggered out of the cell, then turned around and found that the old man who had called him earlier was gone. He let out a surprised "Eh," scratched his head, quickly put the old man out of his mind, and turned to leave the cell.

Just as Chief Secretary Xie had said, the sun was shining brightly outside the prison, making people feel warm and comfortable.

Gu Yuzhi hopped down the steps one by one, and when he reached the carriage, his eyes darted around. He looked up at Chief Secretary Xie and said, "Chief Secretary Xie, Chief Secretary Xie, may we take a stroll outside today?"

He glanced down at his clothes. They were fine, just ordinary clothes, not official attire. In addition, the carriage he was riding in today was very simple. The common people probably wouldn't recognize him.

He didn't want to eat at the inn anymore; he just wanted to eat some local delicacies from the northern desert outside.

Xie Changshi said somewhat helplessly, "Your Highness, the common people might not necessarily not recognize you."

Gu Yuzhi pouted, his face clearly showing his displeasure.

His eyes lit up, and he suddenly had a good idea. He tugged at Xie Changshi's sleeve and said in a childish voice, "Xie Changshi, I really want to eat candied hawthorns. Guard Qi brought me some last time, and I thought they were especially delicious."

His big, blinking eyes made him look innocent and adorable, and coupled with that sweet, childlike voice, Xie Changshi felt his heart melt...