Xie Tingzhou laughed, "You also think the old lady's attitude is suspicious, don't you?"

He didn't provide any evidence, only his attitude.

Marquis Zhongyong is already investigating Xie Yunzhou, and the fact that Liu has someone outside the family is something he learned from Ye Zhen, but there is no evidence.

He wouldn't involve Ye Zhen in this matter.

Marquis Zhongyong frowned. "Just because of this?"

He thought Xie Tingzhou knew something, which was why he said those things.

"What did you find out about Xie Yunzhou?"

Marquis Zhongyong did not intentionally hide Xie Tingzhou's involvement in Chen Qing's investigation of Xie Yunzhou's affairs. It was not surprising that Xie Tingzhou, with his extensive connections, would know about it.

"What else did you find out?"

He countered with a question.

Xie Tingzhou laughed, "When Xie Yunzhou was fourteen, he went to brothels with his classmates."

At that time, he had a preference for women.

"At the end of his fifteenth year, he and some playboys from the capital took prostitutes to a hot spring outside the city and spent several days there without returning. It was the old lady who was worried that he would ruin his health and ordered someone to bring him back."

This shows that the old lady also knew that his initial orientation was not problematic.

Marquis Zhongyong gritted his teeth, "You bastard."

Before their bodies were fully developed, they were already indulging in lust.

His mother and Liu not only helped to cover it up, but also created a false image of Xie Yunzhou as diligent and studious, while being harsh on his eldest son.

No wonder Xie Tingzhou questioned his mother like that.

The eldest son went to the border when he was about ten years old and started as a soldier. At first, he had no combat experience and followed the main force to pick up the weapons and armor of the dead and rescue the wounded soldiers.

At that time, he was not even as tall as the spear, yet he never uttered a single complaint.

At the age of fourteen, he was already a young soldier charging into battle, spending his days either practicing martial arts or studying military strategy.

Although he would occasionally provoke his father, he never indulged in extravagance or debauchery.

Xie Yunzhou is doing very well.

Marquis Zhongyong is now filled with regret for listening to the old lady and letting Xie Yunzhou stay in the capital to be raised by Lady Liu.

"When he was sixteen, he seemed to have had a conflict with Liu and locked himself in his room for half a month. After that, Chi Heng was given important responsibilities by him."

The Marquis of Zhongyong exchanged the information he had found.

However, Chen Qing has not yet found out the reason for the conflict.

Xie Tingzhou raised an eyebrow. "So, he was hanging out with Chi Heng around that time."

However, Chi Heng had previously reached the point of discussing marriage with a maid in the household.

In large families, it is generally not forbidden for guards and maids to pair up, because the children they have are considered domesticated children, and are more reliable than those bought from outside.

"That maidservant worked in the Liu family's courtyard. She later fell into the lake and drowned."

The Martial Virtue Division has been busy lately, and this is all the information I've gathered. I'm too lazy to bother with anything else. If you ask me, you should just ask Lady Liu directly.

Marquis Zhongyong remained silent.

Xie Yunzhou and Chi Heng were both normal before, but the change was due to the conflict with Liu Shi. No wonder Ye Zhen said that he saw Liu Shi looking guilty.

She's most likely the one who caused this.

He couldn't trust Madam Liu because she was full of lies, and now he didn't even dare to fully believe what the old lady said.

Xie Tingzhou twitched the corners of his mouth, knowing that his provocation had succeeded.

Marquis Zhongyong glared at him, "Don't be so smug. It's time to put your marriage on the agenda. As long as your girl is a good one, take this opportunity to properly arrange a marriage for her."

After the marriage, I'll find a pretext to send you back to the border, where you can live a peaceful life, and that will put my mind at ease."

He stayed in the capital and even entered the Martial Virtue Division, which always made the Marquis of Loyalty and Bravery uneasy.

Xie Tingzhou would never leave the Martial Virtue Division until he had ascertained the assassin's identity. Moreover, now that he had found Ye Zhen, he had to consider Ye Zhen's thoughts about where he would go in the future.

"It's not possible to decide yet."

Marquis Zhongyong immediately sensed something was wrong. "Why? Does she disagree, or does her family disagree?"

She doesn't know what I'm thinking.

She's already been abducted to the Mo Academy's study, yet she's still unaware of Xie Tingzhou's wicked intentions. Could it be that she was kidnapped while unconscious?

The thought of this made Marquis Zhongyong furious. Before he could even utter a lecturing word, Xie Tingzhou threw down another sentence.

"She has a dead husband right now."

"Don't...someone else's wife?"

Marquis Zhongyong's hands were itching; if he could have easily beaten Xie Tingzhou, he would have loved to rub him to the ground.

"You've really gone mad! How could you covet another man's wife? You're so confused!"

Xie Tingzhou smiled faintly, but the smile didn't reach his eyes.

“Such things are not uncommon in Da Yuan. If His Majesty can still covet other men’s wives, then as his subject, I think it’s not unreasonable for me to follow suit.”

Marquis Zhongyong jumped up to cover Xie Tingzhou's mouth, but Xie Tingzhou dodged him.

He could only press his temples and plead earnestly, "Ancestor, how can you speak ill of the emperor? Please shut up."

Xie Tingzhou said quietly, "Why don't you hit me? Didn't you always like to chase after me and hit me?"

The Marquis of Zhongyong immediately thought of the chaotic years he had spent with his eldest son, but the person before him...

"I wanted to fight, but..."

But I dare not.

"Does Father feel guilty?"

Xie Tingzhou interrupted Zhongyong Hou's next words, and he resumed his infuriating demeanor.

"If Father feels guilty, he might as well give me more of my belongings. I will have to support my wife and children in the future, and I can never have too much money."

Marquis Zhongyong rolled his eyes at him.

Whether he can become his wife is still uncertain, let alone supporting a wife and children.

But he didn't continue what he was saying. Over the years, he had been fully aware of the person in front of him, but neither of them had ever revealed it to each other.

The person in front of him is stopping him for his own good.

There's a saying in this world: ignorance is bliss. Sometimes, it's best to play dumb.

He was so angry that he almost ruined things.

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