Feng Jue looked at Zhou Qingyuan with a bad face. If his master had not stopped him with his eyes, he would have taken action the moment Zhou spoke rudely to his master.

"No, no, no, Master Shen misunderstood. My mother was just worried about Qing Yun's safety and said the wrong thing for a moment. I hope Master Shen can forgive me. The General's Mansion definitely does not mean to unwelcome Master Shen!"

Zhou Qingyuan looked terrified and quickly apologized to Shen Tingsi on behalf of the Zhou family.

What a joke! They dare to drive away His Majesty. Are the people in the General’s Mansion tired of living?

At this moment, Zhou Qingyuan regretted his decision. If he had known that things would develop to the current situation, he would never let Zhou stay in the general's mansion. Even if he had to tie her up, he would have had her live in the old farm for a while!

But words once spoken are like water spilled, and there is no point in saying anything now. I just hope that Your Majesty will show mercy and not take the same view as his mother, otherwise a disaster will be waiting for their general's mansion!

Shen Tingsi remained calm, and his neutral expression made it impossible to tell whether he was happy or angry.

Zhou Qingyuan stood in front of Shen Tingsi with his head lowered respectfully. If he could not expose his identity, Zhou Qingyuan would have knelt down and apologized by now.

The scene was so solemn that one could hear a pin drop. Except for Jiang Li and Feng Jue, all the servants and maids present held their breath and dared not even breathe.

As time passed, Zhou Qingyuan felt a chill on his back and his heart was getting more and more anxious. He was always calm and composed, but in the end he lost his composure in front of the emperor.

"Shen..."

"Every family has its own problems. Although I, as an outsider, should not interfere in the general's family affairs, if the general is too busy to attend, I don't mind...disciplining him on his behalf."

Although Shen Tingsi spoke in a calm tone, Zhou Qingyuan heard two meanings from his words.

Knowing that Shen Tingsi was giving him a way out, Zhou Qingyuan quickly said, "Don't worry, Master Shen. I will take care of the family affairs and will not let anyone in the mansion offend you again."

"Um."

After Shen Tingsi agreed, he walked towards the bamboo garden. Feng Jue turned his head to look at Qingzhu, then hurriedly followed Shen Tingsi's pace. He paused for a moment when passing in front of Zhou Qingyuan, with no disguising the hostility in his eyes.

Zhou Qingyuan raised his head only after Shen Tingsi and Feng Jue walked some distance away. He turned his head to look at their backs, with a hint of doubt in his eyes.

Did he offend Chief Feng in some way? Why did he feel an inexplicable hostility from Chief Feng?

Zhou Qingyuan thought about it and was sure that this was the first time he met Feng Jue. Apart from his mother offending His Majesty, there was nothing else that provoked Chief Feng.

Where does the hostility of Chief Ke Feng come from?

Zhou Qingyuan thought about it for a long time but couldn't find the answer, so he had to keep the matter to himself.

Maybe he was overthinking it.

As His Majesty's personal guard, it is his duty to protect his master. Besides, he heard with his own ears how harsh the words his mother said just now were. He couldn't guarantee whether his mother had not said even harsher words before he came back.

Thinking of this, Zhou Qingyuan pursed his lips and was about to call the servant to ask questions, when he caught a glimpse of Jiang Li standing there.

He also heard clearly what Jiang Li said just now. If she hadn't stopped him, his mother would have had Qing Yun carried back to the house and taken good care of him in front of His Majesty.

By then, Your Majesty will only think that the General's Mansion is without rules, without rules, and in a mess.

Once this impression takes root in His Majesty's mind, it will be difficult for him to restore the image of the General's Mansion! Zhou Qingyuan looked at Jiang Li with a complicated expression. It was undeniable that he was grateful to her in his heart. He was grateful that she stopped his mother and restored some image for the General's Mansion in front of His Majesty.

But if he was really asked to thank Jiang Li in person, he couldn't do it.

Jiang Li understood Zhou Qingyuan's hesitation and curled the corners of her mouth slightly. Zhou Qingyuan was too embarrassed to thank her, so Jiang Li naturally wouldn't bother to please him.

"Yes, miss."

The master and servant walked past Zhou Qingyuan one after the other without even glancing at him.

Zhou Qingyuan: “…”

Anyway, he didn't have anything to say to Jiang Li, and Zhou Qingyuan didn't call her after Jiang Li left.

Zhou was knocked unconscious by Zhou Qingyuan and carried back into the house, while the unconscious Zhou Qingyun was stuffed into a carriage by a servant and set off again to the training ground for execution. The farce came to an end.

Zhou Qingyuan walked towards his courtyard with a sullen face, followed closely by his housekeeper and servant.

"Tell me everything that happened, word for word. Speak!"

On the way back, Zhou Qingyuan asked the housekeeper about the whole story. The housekeeper shuddered and quickly explained everything that happened after Jiang Li, Shen Tingsi and others came back.

After hearing what Zhou said from the housekeeper, Zhou Qingyuan's face darkened to the extreme.

Fortunately, Your Majesty was magnanimous and did not hold it against my mother. Otherwise, based on the treasonous words my mother just said, even if she had ten heads she would not be enough to chop off!

"Are you saying that the Second Young Master was carried back by Feng...Mr. Shen's servants?"

After hearing about this from the housekeeper, Zhou Qingyun's heart was alarmed and his hands clenched unconsciously.

"Yes, the Second Young Master was carried back by Mr. Shen's servants."

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Qingyuan's heart, which had finally relaxed because Shen Tingsi did not punish him, instantly became tense again.

"Go, quickly check where the Second Young Master went today, who he met, and what he said. Check everything, no matter how big or small!"

Zhou Qingyuan was so emotional that he almost shouted the last sentence.

"Yes, General, calm down. I will check it out right away!"

It was the first time that the housekeeper and the servants saw Zhou Qingyuan so angry. They were so scared that their bodies straightened up and they rushed out as fast as they could without delay!

After everyone left, Zhou Qingyuan was the only one left in the huge room.

He smashed his fist on the desk, and the originally flat desk became dented due to his force. One can imagine how furious Zhou Qingyuan was.

"Waste, a bunch of waste!"

He suddenly pushed everything on the desk to the ground, his eyes were bloodshot and veins on his forehead were throbbing.

He never expected that the threat to his career in the end was not from other generals, but from his family members who were not presentable! It would have been fine if they had not helped him in his career at all, but they had been holding him back all day long, and today they had almost dragged him into the abyss! Zhou Qingyuan was alone in the room, throwing a tantrum for a long time, and finally calmed down. The servant who had gone to get the news came back.

Seeing the mess in the room, the servant walked in with his head held high, shrank his neck, and carefully told Zhou Qingyuan everything that had just happened.

The temperature in the room dropped suddenly, and Zhou Qingyuan's eyes became ferocious.

Snap——

(End of this chapter)