Chapter Thirty Regent Liu Chu

  Zhang Zuoyan chuckled and immediately became active. Nothing could be more exciting for him than discussing this topic of "niang". "Guess where that niang went last night?"

  Xu Qing looked at him vigilantly, her eyebrows already slightly furrowed, "Follow you?"

  Zhang Zuoyan immediately raised his hands and loudly proclaimed his innocence: "Xun brother, spare me! Look at me, am I such an unscrupulous person? The principle of not cheating on a friend's wife is something I still understand. How could I possibly... Ah-choo!"

  It's rare to see Zhang Zuoyan being outsmarted, Xun Qing felt inexplicably relieved. This fox spirit finally found someone who could tame him, it's... tsk tsk. "Hey, which family's daughter is so capable that she can tame a thousand-year-old fox like you?"

  "Xun brother, have you read too many books and become foolish? In this city, there is only one Yingying, who else could it be?"

  "Isn't she the famous courtesan Liu Yanyan from the Fragrant Pavilion? Tsk..."

  "How's that, my young master's eyesight is still not bad, right?" Zhang Sao Yan winked at him and teased, "Xun brother should worry about his own lifelong event instead."

  “She yesterday…”

  "Oh, right! I almost forgot." Zhang Zuoyan patted his forehead, looking suddenly enlightened. "We haven't even gotten to the main topic yet. This matter also has something to do with your family's Fang Xiaoling."

  "...The deeply furrowed brow, almost capable of pinching a mosquito to death, clearly showed extreme dissatisfaction with Zhang Zuoyi's panting speech, pausing at key points."

  Zhang Zuoyan scratched his nose, facing Xun Qing's serious and icy face, which made him feel a bit uncomfortable. He restrained his playful attitude and carefully chose his words, speaking very slowly.

  "As far as I know, your father, Xun San Ye, is still being held in the Imperial City. Do you know the reason behind it?" Zhang Sao Yan habitually grasped the quilt, his eyes drifting slightly.

  "Wasn't it said that we would be inspected in the imperial city? What's going on, has something unexpected happened?"

  "The imperial city has had no news for two months, do you think this is a change. The Xun family's position in the court and the countryside has always been awkward, it's hard to guarantee that someone won't secretly make trouble. But it's already been two months, the Grand Justice Temple isn't just eating idle rice, detaining people with such a bright and upright attitude, yet only having these baseless crime names, is enough to prove that the person behind this has boundless power. And in today's situation, this person must be..."

  "Regent Liu Chu?!" As soon as the words fell, Zhang Zuoyi tightly covered his mouth.

  Zhang Zuoyan narrowed his eyes and scanned the surroundings, making sure there was no one outside before releasing Xun Qing's mouth. "Xun brother, you're courting death! How dare you directly address the Regent King by name!!! I'm not ready to die young yet, can't accompany you in this reckless behavior."

  Xun Qing hummed and did not deny it, but said: "Liu's family is not a good match, how could my father have offended him?"

  Zhang Zuoyan said with a hint of meaning: "Whether I have offended you or not, I'm not sure, but Liu wants something from your father's hands, and that's one thing I can be certain about."

  "What did you say?"

  Zhang Zuoyan looked at him with a dull face and didn't expect him to say anything. "Think about it, is there something in your family that has been inherited and remembered by someone?"

  Xun Qing subconsciously reached for the jade pendant at his waist, its icy temperature slightly relieving his anxious and almost burning thoughts.

  Zhang Zuoyan looked at the jade ornament with interest and asked, "Can I take a look at this thing?"

  Xu Qing handed the jade ornament to him, still looking dazed in her eyes. This heirloom was just an antique for daily appreciation, and Regent Liu's wealth could rival that of a nation, so it wasn't necessary to spend so much thought on taking this object.

  It wasn't long before Xun Qing realized he was wrong. Because of his years of indulgence in the flower crowd, Zhang Zuoyan, who had a good understanding of antiques, actually took a cold breath when facing it, and the whole person seemed to have seen a terrifying scene like hell, stunned, with dilated pupils, the originally black pupil surroundings turned into light amber.

  "Hiss..."