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Zhao Liangchen returned to the ancestral hall today and did not sleep. Instead, he knelt all day. During this time, Lai Xi came to bring him food, but he did not eat it. He also asked Lai Xi to take the blanket away and not come again.

Although Lai Xi didn't know what Zhao Liangchen meant, he didn't dare to refute. So when the servant came to find Zhao Liangchen, Zhao Liangchen was still kneeling straight. The servant asked him to stand up because his knee was cut by broken porcelain pieces at Zeng Lao's place before. Now he had been kneeling for another day and the wound had become red, swollen and ulcerated, so he could no longer stand up.

In the end, the servant picked him up and dragged him to Zhao Gupan's yard.

When they arrived, Zhao Jian saw that he couldn't even stand steadily, his face was pale and he looked like he was about to faint at any time. He frowned and let him sit on a chair.

After Zhao Liangchen sat down, he looked at the people in the room and asked weakly, "What happened to father? Why are there so many people here?"

Zhao Jian didn't explain but pointed in Zhao Gupan's direction: "Do you know what's going on with her?"

Zhao Liangchen looked towards the bed and saw Zhao Gupan, who was so shocked that he wanted to stand up. "Big sister, when did you come back? What happened to your injury? Who caused it?"

Because he stood up too quickly, his legs softened and he fell directly to the ground, but he didn't care. Instead, he crawled to reach Zhao Gupan on the bed: "Big sister, did you get bullied outside?"

Zhao Gupan was stunned by his affectionate and anxious look. She had never expected Zhao Liangchen's acting skills to be so good. Wasn't it him who caused her to be like this? Just now, she resented Zhao Liangchen for being too ruthless.

But she was not stupid, and immediately changed her expression to one of being wronged and crying: "Brother, wuwu, you have to make the decision for me."

Zhao Liangchen crawled to the bed and pulled Zhao Gupan, saying angrily: "If you have suffered any grievances, tell me and I will definitely take care of it for you."

Everyone in the room just watched them as one of them told his misery and the other was filled with righteous indignation and wanted revenge.

They didn't look like Zhao Gupan was bullied, but rather as if her entire family had been killed and she was carrying a deep hatred.

At the end, the corners of Zhao Jian and Mrs. Zhao's mouths twitched.

Zhao Jian really couldn't stand it any longer, so he cleared his throat and interrupted Zhao Liangchen: "Okay, business is more important, why are you crying all the time?"

Zhao Liangchen turned around and said indignantly, "Father, we can't just let this go. We must punish him severely. If we let such a vicious servant go, the servants in the mansion will follow suit. What will the prestige of our Zhao Mansion be?"

"Oh?"

Zhao Jian looked at Zhao Liangchen and asked in an unclear tone: "How severe are you going to punish them? Those servants have already escaped."

Zhao Liangchen asked doubtfully, "If they could escape from the Zhao Mansion, could they also escape from the city? Master Tong must have stationed personnel outside our mansion. I'm sure none of the servants who escaped were caught by Master Tong before they could get far."

Zhao Jian: "Do you want me to go to Master Tong and ask for him?"

Zhao Liangchen shook his head: "No, if it is really Master Tong who arrested them and put them in jail, then they are prisoners of the Ministry of Justice and have nothing to do with our Zhao family.

Although they are just runaway slaves and their crime is not serious, we still need to report their deception to the authorities and let Master Tong know. We cannot let Master Tong be kept in the dark and let them go easily."

Zhao Jian looked at Zhao Liangchen meaningfully. Zhao Liangchen just stared at him frankly. After a while, Zhao Jian nodded and said, "I'll consider this matter. Well, today is Mid-Autumn Festival. Don't let these troubles ruin the festive atmosphere."

He looked at Zhao Gupan with a bit of tenderness on his face: "Father knows you have suffered. Don't worry, father will seek justice for you. You should rest first and let your aunt take care of you."

After that, he said to Zhao Liangchen, "It's a holiday today, come celebrate with us."

Zhao Liangchen lowered his head and replied, "Yes."

Then he looked at his dirty clothes and said, "My son has not bathed in many days. Please give my son some time to clean up."

Zhao Jian nodded and said to his servant, "Send the young master back."

Zhao Gupan grabbed Zhao Liangchen's hand tightly and looked at him with worry in her eyes. She understood what Zhao Liangchen meant. He was going to find Xing'er, but Xing'er didn't hit her at all. Wouldn't it be exposed if she confronted Xing'er?

Zhao Liangchen patted her hand soothingly: "Don't worry, take good care of your injuries. I will find a doctor for you tomorrow and I won't leave any scars on your face."

He secretly pinched Zhao Gupan's hand, and Zhao Gupan let go of his hand doubtfully. The servant helped Zhao Liangchen limp away.

Mrs. Zhao saw Zhao Jian's hint and waved her hand, saying, "Alright, everyone, go away and do what you need to do."

After the servants had left, Madam Zhao said to Zhang, "You stay and take care of Gu Pan. Comfort her."

After she finished speaking, she left. When only Zhang and Zhao Gupan were left in the room, Zhang looked at Zhao Gupan in disbelief: "Were you really knocked unconscious by Xing'er?"

Zhao Gupan saw that his aunt was filled with resentment and grievance, but she did not cry anymore. Instead, she asked coldly, "Why? Aunt, you don't believe me?"

Zhang still didn't believe it and said, "Although Xing'er is clever, she's a coward. Even if she wanted to run away, she would do it secretly. How could she possibly hit you? Do you think you ran away secretly, found you couldn't leave, and then sneaked back?"

Zhao Gupan asked sarcastically, "Come back secretly? Auntie, tell me how I could come back secretly, and how could I make myself so miserable by locking myself in a box?"

Zhang curled her lips and said, "Who knows? Isn't there the eldest young master? He is very capable and treats you well. Who knows if he would do something cruel just to get you to come back."

Mentioning Zhao Liangchen, Zhao Gupan recalled how she had just seen Zhao Liangchen unable to stand, and asked, "Why did my eldest brother become like that?"

Zhang said sarcastically, "What else can you do? You've been kneeling in the ancestral hall for two days and two nights. It's good enough that you can still stand up."

Zhao Gupan asked in shock, "Brother, why are you kneeling in the ancestral hall again?"

Zhang gloated, "What else could it be? So many servants ran away from the mansion because he told you something was going to happen. Of course he has to be punished."

Only then did Zhao Gupan realize that her elder brother had taken the blame for the commotion caused by her attempt to escape. She felt a little guilty, and the anger she had felt just now because Zhao Liangchen had knocked her unconscious and caused her so much trouble had dissipated a lot.

Seeing that she really didn't know, Zhang asked tentatively, "You really didn't sneak out and come back?"

Zhao Gupan looked at Zhang coldly: "Why does Auntie want me to leave so much?"

Zhang complained, "How could I possibly want you to leave? I'm your mother. If you run away, the master and the mistress will definitely blame me. How can I have a good life in the future?"

Zhao Gupan saw that Zhang was only thinking about him and didn't worry about her at all. Although he knew that Zhang had never had him in her heart, he still felt disappointed.

She turned her head away and said impatiently, "I'm hungry, Auntie, please go get me some food."

Zhang glared at him and said, "I'm your mother, and I'm ordering you around."

Zhao Gupan looked at her coldly and said, "Let me remind you, no matter how unpopular I am, I am still a lady in the mansion. Father will definitely use me to form an alliance in exchange for benefits in the future. Father definitely doesn't want anything to happen to me. You are just a slave in this mansion.

Whether you like me or not, I am your only support. If you want to rely on your mother for the rest of your life, that is wishful thinking. This mansion will belong to your second brother in the future. How can he treat you, a servant, well?

You should hope that I will be free from trouble and marry into a wealthy family, so that they will be wary of me and be more polite to you."

Zhang's face flushed with anger at Zhao Gupan's words. She pointed at Zhao Gupan's nose and scolded him, "Look at you. You have no looks and no figure, and you still want to marry into a wealthy family. Bah, you're dreaming."