Chapter 90 I Don’t Like You Either

Chun Xing felt a chill in her heart.

In panic, she looked at Zhong Bo who was standing beside her, "Zhong Bo, save me! You asked us to do this!"

The whole courtyard was in uproar.

Zhong Bo's face turned pale, and after thinking for a moment, he lifted his clothes and knelt down, "Your Highness."

Xi Feng looked at Xie Tingzhou earnestly.

He and Chang Liu were both raised by Zhong Bo. Although they were not blood relatives, they were better than family members.

Xie Tingzhou said lightly: "Stand up and answer, do you have anything to say?"

Zhong Bo was supported by Xi Feng to stand up, and said in a hoarse voice: "I did say that I wanted to drive Shi Yu away, but this plan was not what I wanted."

Xie Tingzhou lowered his eyes and glanced at Chun Xing.

Chun Xing hurriedly explained, "We also want to share Zhong Bo's worries."

Zhong Bo was the butler of the palace. If she shared his worries, it would be equivalent to getting in touch with Zhong Bo, and maybe she could show her face in front of Xie Tingzhou.

"The three of them are not doing good and talking badly, so let's deal with them as we should." Xie Tingzhou said and left.

If they were just doing bad things, they could be sold out, but if they were talking badly, it meant that they might not be able to control their mouths even if they left the house.

Rich families usually have several ways to deal with them, either poisoning them to death or killing them once and for all.

Xie Tingzhou was sick and could not take Cang to hunt, so this task fell on Changliu.

Changliu came back to report to Xie Tingzhou after finishing the task, and was shocked to see Zhongbo kneeling in the yard.

"Grandpa!" Changliu trotted over, "Grandpa, what are you kneeling for?"

Zhongbo shook his head in shame. He was old and felt dizzy after kneeling for a while.

Changliu was anxious to pull him up, so he ran to find Xie Tingzhou, but was stopped by Xifeng before he ran into the house.

"Come back!"

Chang Liu stamped his feet anxiously, "Grandpa is still kneeling, what happened?"

Xi Feng pulled Chang Liu aside and roughly explained the ins and outs of today's events.

Zhong Bo was the housekeeper of the palace, and Xie Tingzhou had left room for him by not scolding him in public, so as not to let Zhong Bo lose his prestige in front of others.

Zhong Bo's "Zhong" was taken from the old prince. He had blocked a knife for the old prince in the past, and one of his hands was almost disabled. Later, the old prince gave him the surname Xie Mingzhong.

Zhong Bo thought he was not worthy of the family master's surname, so he called himself Ah Zhong, and later everyone called him Zhong Bo.

The word "Zhong" was not wrong. He was a loyal servant. He was loyal to his master for so many years, bowed and worked hard, and would never make decisions on his own. Xie Tingzhou could guess that he was entrusted by the old prince.

It was Zhongbo who wanted to kneel. Although he was not the one who initiated it, the incident was caused by him. As the housekeeper of the palace, he should be taciturn and quick to act. Such words should not come from his mouth.

The more Xie Tingzhou did not punish him, the more uncomfortable he felt.

Changliu was so anxious that his nose wrinkled. It was just the beginning of spring and the ground was still cold. Zhongbo was too old to bear it.

"What can I do?"

Xifeng was also anxious, but there was nothing he could do. "You are usually very clever. What do you think?"

Changliu thought for a moment and said, "I will go to find His Highness."

Xie Tingzhou had just finished drinking the medicine, put down the bowl and looked at Changliu who knelt on the ground with a plop as soon as he entered the door.

He asked slowly, "Is kneeling contagious?"

Changliu pursed his lips and looked like he was about to cry, "Your Highness, can I take the punishment for Zhongbo?"

Xie Tingzhou took a handkerchief to wipe his hands, "I didn't punish him."

"But he feels worse than being punished." Changliu stammered.

Xifeng at the door thought Changliu could come up with a good idea, but he didn't expect it to be just this.

He strode into the door, pulled Changliu up from the ground, and scolded: "You are using yourself to force His Highness. What can His Highness do? I didn't punish Zhongbo. Could it be that His Highness should bow to Zhongbo?"

Changliu was awakened by him and quickly explained: "I didn't mean that. I was just anxious."

Xie Tingzhou was silent for a while, and said: "Tell Zhongbo that he doesn't owe me anything."

Changliu was confused. Xifeng was older than him, but he understood it all at once and dragged Changliu out of the door.

Xifeng relayed His Highness's words to Zhongbo. Zhongbo lowered his head and thought for a moment, then stood up with difficulty.

Changliu hurried forward to support him.

Zhongbo leaned on Changliu to stabilize his body, and said weakly: "Help me go to Lumingxuan."

He understood what His Highness said. His Highness didn't punish him because he didn't owed His Highness anything.

Although Zhong Bo didn't like Shi Yu, he prided himself on being upright and would never set up a trap behind someone's back.

It was getting dark, and the door of Lu Ming Xuan, which had just been quiet for a while, was knocked open again.

Er Ya came to open the door, and seeing that it was Zhong Bo, she hurried to call Shi Yu.

Zhong Bo broke away from Chang Liu's support and stood upright in the yard.

As soon as Shen Yu stepped out of the door, she saw Zhong Bo bowing deeply in her direction.

Shen Yu was startled, dodged over, and held the old man's arm when Zhong Bo bowed for the second time, "What are you doing?"

Zhong Bo said: "I have done you a wrong, and I should pay you back for these few times."

Then he was about to bow again.

Shen Yu held Zhong Bo motionlessly and said, "Sorry, Shi Yu disagrees with this. As the saying goes, 'Misfortune does not extend to wife and children, and sin does not extend to parents.' Even the closest relatives are not executed, let alone you have nothing to do with them. This matter naturally has nothing to do with you."

Zhong Bo: "But..."

"Did you conspire with them?"

Zhong Bo looked stern, "No."

"Did you deliberately hint to them?"

"Never."

"Have you ever thought of using conspiracy or means to drive me out of the house?"

Zhong Bo stiffened his neck, "I'm not that kind of person. I wanted to have a good talk with you, influence you and let you leave on your own."

"That's right," Shen Yu smiled, "I also heard Xifeng tell Chang Liu that you might as well die of starvation, but if Chang Liu really died of starvation, it has nothing to do with Xifeng."

Chang Liu said aggrievedly: "How can you think of me dying? Can't you use a different analogy?"

Shen Yu smiled and let go of Zhong Bo's hand, took a step back and said: "It's just a joke, one thing is one thing, I won't vent my anger on you because of a joke, but I'm not a person who repays evil with kindness. You don't like me, so I naturally don't like you either."

"But." Shen Yu paused, "I don't deserve your greeting just now, Shi Yu is here to return the greeting."

Shen Yu bowed deeply in return.

Zhong Bo is also highly respected in the palace, and often receives greetings from juniors, but this is the first time he feels that he can stand up straight when receiving greetings from others.

The boy's sincere bow restored his dignity.

Zhongbo's eyes were slightly red, and he returned to his previous look, "Although I accept your courtesy today, I still don't agree that you stay in the palace. I will still take time to talk to you later."

The three left Lumingxuan, and Zhongbo was full of emotion.

The boy was neither humble nor arrogant from beginning to end, and he was measured in his actions. His words and deeds were quite elegant. He should have a very good family tradition, but I don't know why he was reduced to being outside at such a young age.

Zhongbo thought that if Shiyu hadn't had those things with His Highness, he wouldn't want to drive him out of the palace. Where can such a young child go after leaving the palace?

At this moment, he completely forgot that Shiyu still had the treasures in the warehouse.

Changliu asked: "Grandpa, did you suddenly find that Shiyu is pretty good? Pretty likable, right?"

As soon as the voice fell, the gate of Lumingxuan creaked open again.

"I forgot to say it just now." Shen Yu poked her head out, "I thought it was unnecessary to talk. I'm stubborn and you can't drive me away. Don't waste your energy."

Zhong Bo shook his sleeves and pointed. The man had already shrunk back and the door slammed shut.

Zhong Bo was so angry that he blew his beard and glared, "What a guy, not likable at all!"

Chang Liu and Xi Feng laughed.