In time, the Marquis of Zhongyong's anger should subside, and his son will be able to avoid this beating.

But Xie Tingzhou clicked his tongue and said, "What's there to be afraid of? He can't even beat a woman, how could he possibly beat me, the young master?"

He even leaned closer to the bed and, fearlessly, poked the Marquis of Loyalty with his finger, saying, "As expected, he's old and useless; he fainted from such a small injury."

"Aunt Cui, you are still young. It's really unfair for you to stay with this old man. How about I help you leave?"

Even if Marquis Zhongyong wanted to pretend to faint, he couldn't hold back after hearing this and jumped up from the bed to chase after Xie Tingzhou.

"You bastard, you can't keep your mouth shut..."

"What did I say wrong?"

While dodging, Xie Tingzhou shouted, "You're old enough to be Aunt Cui's father. I'm kind-hearted and can't bear to see her wasting her life with you. What's wrong with that?"

And wasn't it you who told me to keep my distance from Ye Zhen? I was just following your orders, so it's no wonder you got beaten up by Senior Yin. Why did you still dare to yell at me to hit you?

Marquis Zhongyong was so angry that he fell backward.

He did remind Xie Tingzhou to keep his distance from Ye Zhen, but he didn't allow Xie Tingzhou to hurt Ye Zhen in public.

Besides, that was a long time ago; back then, he didn't understand Ye Zhen.

Furthermore, Cui Yihuan was originally his Tinglan, so why should he instigate her to leave? But he couldn't yell these things at Cui Yihuan in front of her.

The only option is to capture Xie Tingzhou.

He had made up his mind that no matter who the person was, once he caught him, he would pretend to be stupid and beat him up.

But he was already injured and couldn't grab anyone. Instead, Xie Tingzhou struck him on the back of the neck and knocked him unconscious!

Xie Tingzhou clapped his hands, "I told you long ago you're no match for me."

Pretending to be dizzy is never as effective as being genuinely dizzy.

After tossing the unconscious person onto the bed, he didn't forget to say to Cui Yihuan, "What I said is true. If you want to leave, I can help you and guarantee to find you a young and talented husband."

Cui Yihuan's brow twitched.

She felt that the child wasn't someone who couldn't be hit.

Looking at the unconscious Marquis Zhongyong on the bed, I suddenly realized how difficult it must have been for him to raise his son alone all those years. No wonder he had cried so hard just now.

With a mischievous child at home, the couple became much closer as they both focused on the child.

After angering Marquis Zhongyong, Xie Tingzhou left the mansion to run errands and didn't return until late at night, knocking on Ye Zhen's window.

They agreed to interrogate the Grand Princess tonight.