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Zhou Yunqing let go of Xie Anci, who lay on the ground in a wolfish state.

The red official uniform was scattered all over the ground, and was covered with a lot of dust.

"You are lucky. I will let you go this time. We will continue next time." Zhou Yunqing said and touched the corner of his mouth lightly, which was a bit like the tenderness between lovers.

Xie Anci glared at him with red eyes. There will be no next time.

Next time he will definitely cut off Zhou Yunqing's hand.

Zhou Yunqing didn't care much. He fed Xie Anci an antidote and left the place quickly.

Xie Anci took a long time to get up silently, put on his clothes, and left the palace under the cover of night.

Zhou Yunqing returned to his bedroom, took off his clothes quickly and lay on the bed.

Zhou Yunqing had just finished packing when he heard the voices of Li Jinchen and Gu Lingyu coming from outside the door.

"Yunqing, are you there?" Gu Lingyu shouted.

"Yes, come in." Zhou Yunqing replied in a low voice.

The two looked puzzled. When they opened the door, they saw Zhou Yunqing lying on the bed, his face was still pale, as if he had just woken up.

"When did you come back? Did Xie Anci bully you?" Li Jinchen asked.

Zhou Yunqing shook his head, "I came back after you left. Don't worry, he didn't bully me."

"He has every right to do anything he wants to me. After all, I'm just the son of a criminal." Zhou Yunqing lowered his eyes, his tone full of sadness.

"You can't say that. My mentor is not a criminal. I will find evidence to vindicate him." Li Jinchen assured.

"That's right, now that we are all here, I will also help you find evidence to vindicate the Grand Tutor." Gu Lingyu agreed.

Previously, Xie Anci confiscated the family's property and exiled them on the grounds that Grand Tutor Zhou and many students were planning to rebel. Overnight, the Zhou family was almost wiped out.

At that time, everyone in the capital was discussing this matter, saying that Xie Anci was ruthless and acted swiftly.

There was no evidence at all, but he wanted to wipe out the whole family. Zhou Yunqing, the eldest son of the Zhou family, also lost his whereabouts.

After this incident, everyone was afraid and disgusted with Xie Anci, fearing that they would be the next one.

Li Jinchen and everyone thought that Xie Anci was targeting the Zhou family, Grand Tutor Zhou, and Zhou Yunqing.

On the one hand, the then Grand Tutor Zhou was not a member of the Regent King's party, and on the other hand, Li Jinchen's favorite was still Zhou Yunqing.

In this way, the Zhou family became a grain of sand in Xie Anci's eyes.

He could only destroy the Zhou family.

"Thank you, it's a good thing you are here." Zhou Yunqing burst into tears, "If my father's spirit knew, he would rest in peace."

Li Jinchen patted his shoulder and comforted him, "Don't be sad, we will all be with you."

Gu Lingyu nodded in agreement, "I will ask Xie Anci tomorrow. This court can't let him have the final say."

"No, forget it, you go ask him, how could he possibly tell you." Zhou Yunqing said hurriedly, he didn't want the two of them to have direct contact with Xie Anci.

Zhou Yunqing licked his lips, which seemed to carry the fragrance of gardenia.

"You should take good care of your injuries first, and don't worry about other things." Gu Lingyu did not answer Zhou Yunqing directly.

Li Jinchen and Gu Lingyu comforted Zhou Yunqing again, and the two walked out.

Zhou Yunqing's eyes dimmed, and his mind was now filled with the image of Xie Anci begging under him.

He wanted to lock him up in a place where no one knew and bully him severely.

Zhou Yunqing moved his wrists, and he was in good health now.

The scars on his body were all caused by his men beating him before he came, just to prevent Li Jinchen and others from being suspicious.

As the night deepened, Xie You frequently came to the main courtyard where Xie Anci lived, but the candlelight was never turned on.

"Young Master, do you have something to ask the Prince?" Butler Zhang smiled very lovingly. In this palace, only he and the Prince's adopted son cared about the Prince the most.

"No, nothing. I just saw that my adoptive father didn't come back so late, so I was a little worried." Xie You was not only worried, he was even more afraid that his adoptive father would be snatched away by the Emperor.

So now that the Emperor's white moonlight Zhou Yunqing is back, his adoptive father should have no chance, but he was always uneasy.

"The Regent Prince may also stay in the palace, so you don't have to worry too much." Butler Zhang comforted Xie You.

Xie You nodded, and when the two were about to leave, they saw Xie Anci hurriedly coming in a red official uniform.

"Adoptive father!" Xie You's eyes lit up and he hurried to greet him.

Xie Anci was startled. He already felt guilty, and his eyes widened when he suddenly heard the voice.

"Why are you here so late?" Xie Anci asked unhappily.

"Prince, the young master is also worried about you. I don't know how many times he has run this night." Butler Zhang laughed.

Hearing this, Xie Anci didn't say anything else. Now he just wanted to take a bath and change clothes.

"Butler Zhang, please check the backyard tomorrow and build a bathtub. The bigger the better." Xie Anci felt very uncomfortable. The places on his body that Zhou Yunqing touched felt as if they were crawled by poisonous snakes.

"Yes, I'll do it tomorrow." Butler Zhang didn't ask much. Xie

You found a clue. There were some red marks on Xie Anci's face, and his official uniform was not as neat as it was in the morning, but wrinkled and dirty.

"I'm fine, you guys go back and have some rest." Xie Anci wanted to send the two away.

Butler Zhang responded and retreated, while Xie You stood there unmoved.

"Adoptive father, what's wrong with you? Were you bullied?" Xie You asked with a frown.

"No, who dares to bully me?" Xie Anci's eyes flashed, and he pretended to be calm.

How could this kid be so sensitive that he could tell that something was wrong with him in such a dark night.

"Then why are your clothes dirty?" Xie You asked relentlessly, and he found that his adoptive father's hair was also messy.

"I had a fight with Gu Lingyu and fell down." Xie Anci lied, a little impatient.

"Did he hit him? Is he hurt?" Xie You asked nervously, and walked forward to see if Xie Anci was injured.

Xie Anci quickly stepped back and said angrily: "What are you doing? Who do you think you are? How dare you question this king?"

Xie You stopped moving, his heart ached, and his voice was filled with tears: "Godfather, I am just worried about you, don't be angry."

"I told you it's none of your business!" Xie Anci said, bypassing him and going straight back to his own bedroom.

Xie You's body trembled slightly. What happened to his godfather?

His godfather would never be so angry before, just because he asked a few worried questions?

Impossible, something must have happened in the palace.

Xie You clenched his fists, he had to go into the palace quickly.

He had to share his godfather's worries, and he also had to watch his godfather and not let others bully him.

Xie An returned to his room and took off his official uniform and burned it.

Zhou Yunqing's fingertips seemed to still touch his body. The servants got some water and he buried himself in it.