This son-in-law is wicked in a good way!

Su Xiu'e looked towards the main entrance and softly called out, "Steward Lu, do you know where Zhang Ping'an has gone?"

Steward Lu entered and bowed, saying, "Reporting to Madam, when Young Master Zhang left yesterday, he told the servants that he was going to the academy."

In general, when the young masters and ladies of these large families go out, they will inform the servants of their whereabouts so that the household can find them in case of emergency.

"Send someone to call him back," Su Xiu'e said.

"Yes."

Su Xiu'e looked at Zhang Xuanling: "If Lord Zhang has something to attend to, you may return to your residence first. I will have a servant inform you when Zhang Ping'an returns."

Zhang Xuanling cupped his hands and said, "I have nothing to do today, so I'll wait here!"

"Okay." Su Xiu'e nodded, got up and left.

The capital city, the Shadow Tower.

This is the renowned headquarters of the Night's Watch.

The Great Martial Night Watchmen are similar to the Ming Dynasty's Embroidered Uniform Guard, but with greater power.

They were in charge of monitoring officials, collecting intelligence, and had the power to execute officials below the sixth rank without prior approval.

There is a saying that circulated in the Great Wu Dynasty: "If you have never done anything wrong, you have nothing to fear from the night watchman knocking on your door."

In the dark and gloomy hall, a grand eunuch dressed in red lay on a grand chair.

"Lord, the person you asked me to find has been found and is currently at the academy."

In the middle of the hall, a man dressed in a silver bird-patterned robe with a broadsword at his waist reported respectfully.

Lord Dian, the head of the Night's Watch and also the Empress's chief eunuch, Guo Sanbao.

The Night Watch also has another name: the Night Palace.

They are usually addressed by those who work within the organization.

Sanbao habitually touched his smooth chin, a hint of doubt in his sinister eyes.

This person was clearly placed in the Night Watch by His Majesty, so why is it insisted that it be said to be introduced by Princess Zhaoyang?

What is Your Majesty's true intention in doing this?

As an organization directly responsible to the Empress, Sanbao's favorite thing is to try to figure out the Empress's intentions.

But this time, he thought about it all night and still couldn't figure it out.

"Have someone from Qingshan Hall bring him over... Just put him directly into Qingshan Hall!"

Sanbao said in a high-pitched voice.

"yes!"

Academy.

Zhang Ping'an slept like a log.

And he had a wonderful dream, in which he was embracing a beautiful young woman and kissing her tenderly...

He sat up, stretched, and squinted, saying, "Brother Lu, why does your bed smell so nice?"

"Wu Yuan's bed stinks terribly."

No one answered.

Zhang Ping'an opened his eyes and looked around, but found no one.

"It seems Brother Lu has already left."

Suddenly, a hand reached out and placed right on his crotch.

Zhang Pingan turned his head and his expression changed drastically.

"Holy crap, Brother Lu, why are you sleeping in the same bed as me?!"

Damn it, could it be that I was dreaming about eating you?

My beautiful dream has instantly turned into a nightmare!

Lu Ruoxue was startled awake by Zhang Ping'an. She rubbed her sleepy eyes, seemingly still not understanding what had happened.

When Lu Ruoxue saw Zhang Ping'an beside her, her eyes widened instantly.

"Ah...you, what did you do to me?" Lu Ruoxue pulled the blanket over herself, glaring angrily at Zhang Ping'an.

Zhang Ping'an was startled: "Your name is Mao? I was about to ask you what you did to me!"

Lu Ruoxue's memories slowly returned.

She remembered feeling extremely sleepy in the early morning, so she fell asleep on the table.

Then her arm seemed to go numb, and she vaguely lay down on the bed.

There's really no way to blame Zhang Ping'an for this.

"I...I..." Lu Ruoxue was on the verge of tears.

Oh no, I'm not clean anymore! Waaaaah...

Seeing his newly acquainted younger brother about to cry, Zhang Ping'an felt too embarrassed to continue blaming him.

Instead, she started comforting him.

"Alright, we're all men, it's not like we'll lose a piece of flesh after a night's sleep. Is it really necessary to react so strongly?"

Lu Ruoxue's voice trembled with tears: "You don't understand... I've never slept with a man before..."

After saying this, Lu Ruoxue's face turned even redder. Why did she feel like she was making things worse by trying to explain herself?

"Ha, as if you've ever slept with a man!"

"I'm not crying, why are you crying!"

Zhang Ping'an looked disdainful.

Lu Ruoxue secretly glanced at herself and found that although her clothes were a little disheveled, there was no sign that they had been taken off.

This made her secretly breathe a sigh of relief.

"Wait a minute, Brother Lu, why does your voice sound different?" Zhang Ping'an suddenly looked at Lu Ruoxue with a suspicious expression.

Lu Ruoxue was startled: Oh no, in her haste, she forgot to hide her voice.

"Cough... I slept too late last night, and my throat is a little sore, so my voice is a bit high-pitched."

"You can go out now, I need to change my clothes."

Lu Ruoxue hurriedly dismissed him, giving Zhang Ping'an no time to think.

Otherwise, her identity would likely be exposed.

"Go ahead and change. We're all men, what's there to be afraid of?" Zhang Ping'an said matter-of-factly, starting to straighten his clothes.

"You, you... I... I'm not used to having someone around when I'm changing clothes! Please get out..."

Lu Ruoxue turned her head away, not daring to look at him, wishing she could kick Zhang Ping'an, this rude guy, out of the house.

"So many problems!" Zhang Ping'an rolled his eyes at him and turned to leave.

Once I stepped outside, I realized it was already lunchtime.

"I haven't practiced the breathing techniques, nor have I mastered the true explanation of the body-strengthening technique, and I still have to write storybooks to sell... I've wasted all my time."

"If I stay up all night again, I'll be a dog!"

Zhang Ping'an silently made a vow as he walked towards his dormitory.

Only Hao Shuwen was in the dormitory.

"Good morning, Lao Hao!" Zhang Ping'an greeted him casually.

Hao Shuwen was stunned for a moment. It seemed like it was already noon.

However, he still quickly bowed to Zhang Ping'an in return, saying, "Good morning!"

Zhang Ping'an grabbed a pig-shaped toothbrush, ran to get water, brushed his teeth haphazardly, washed his face, and then went back to his dorm to eat the cooked meat he had bought yesterday.

However, he had only taken two bites of beef when someone outside suddenly called out to him, "Zhang Ping'an, come out!"

His voice was cold, with a hint of arrogance.

"Who is it? Up so early, can't a person just have a proper meal?"

Zhang Ping'an took the beef and walked out.

Outside, stood two officials dressed in black bird-patterned robes.

One hand rested on the hilt of the knife, the other on her hip, as she coldly scrutinized him.

Zhang Ping'an instantly felt like he was being watched by a cobra.

"You're Zhang Ping'an?" one of them asked coldly.

Zhang Ping'an nodded subconsciously: "Mm."

"Come with us!"

As they spoke, the two men stepped forward, each taking one of Zhang Ping'an's arms and walking away.

"No, who are you? What right do you have to arrest me?" Zhang Ping'an was completely bewildered, his legs went weak.

The two men grinned coldly: "Don't you know what you've done wrong?"

"I've done something wrong... What have I done wrong?" Zhang Ping'an tried hard to fill in the blanks in his mind.

"No way, is it illegal for two men to sleep together?" Zhang Ping'an asked in a low voice.

What the hell!

Now it was the two Night's Watch Iron Guards who were shocked.

They were just trying to trick this future colleague into having something to hold against him later, but they never expected to get such a big bombshell out of him!

The two looked at Zhang Ping'an with admiration.

"Two men sleeping together is illegal, of course. Don't you know it's indecent? And you call yourself an educated man!"

"But we're definitely not here for this. Think again, what else have we done?"

The two continued to exploit him, knowing this was their only chance; they would be exposed once they arrived at the Shadow Tower.

"I didn't do anything wrong..." Zhang Ping'an really couldn't remember.