The aroma of cooking filled the house: I sent my eldest brother to become the Grand Secretary.

Grand Tutor Zhou was chewing on something he had just discovered that seemed to be called cold-served beef. To be honest, although it wasn't the same flavor as pork jerky, it was surprisingly delicious with its numbing and spicy taste.

He frowned. Ji Lingfeng?

In my memory, he was a civil official, while Ji Lingfeng was a military general, and the two had no interaction.

Moreover, that guy always had a cold face and was often dressed in black. It was said that he was ruthless and extremely cruel.

There were even rumors in the capital that if a child cried at night, the child would immediately fall silent if his name was mentioned.

Despite the rumors circulating outside, based on his experience dealing with the court, Grand Tutor Zhou felt that Ji Lingfeng was not as the outside world described.

On the contrary, he quite admired the kid, who had risen to his current position at such a young age through his own abilities.

Moreover, their long-term defense of the frontiers allowed these officials in the capital to live peacefully, a feat largely attributable to their contributions.

However, he doesn't seem to know Ji Lingfeng well. Could it be that the court has some important business to discuss with him?

Grand Tutor Zhou unlocked the door and let Steward Zhou in.

Steward Zhou was very puzzled. Why was the Grand Tutor locked in his study during the day?

The moment I stepped across the threshold, my back foot froze in place.

This……

He did leave the study just now, so how come the study has changed so much in such a short time?

The items that were originally on the desk were now neatly placed on the floor.

The table in the center of the study was covered with various items wrapped in oil paper.

The box that was just brought in has been opened, so the things on the table must have been taken out of the box.

Each package seemed to have a piece of paper stuck to it, with something written on it.

There were even a lot of things on the desk.

The air was filled with the aroma of food, which smelled wonderful.

He glanced at Grand Tutor Zhou, who hid what he was holding behind his back. "Don't even think about it."

He pointed to the corner of Grand Tutor Zhou's mouth, "Grand Tutor, the corner of your mouth."

Grand Tutor Zhou looked at him with a puzzled expression.

He walked over and placed Grand Tutor Zhou's hand on the corner of his own mouth.

Grand Tutor Zhou quickly touched it with his hand, then took the thing off his mouth. "Oh, just a sesame seed."

After saying that, under the shocked gaze of Butler Zhou, he put the sesame seed in his mouth, chewed it, and swallowed it.

He even looked like he wanted more at the end.

Butler Zhou was speechless.

With the help of Butler Zhou, the study was quickly restored to its original state.

Butler Zhou hurried to the front door to invite Ji Lingfeng.

During this break, Grand Tutor Zhou ate a few more slices of pork jerky.

Hearing a noise at the door, he hurriedly wiped his mouth with his sleeve, trying to destroy the evidence of his infidelity.

Butler Zhou's voice came from the doorway.

"General Ji, please."

"My tutor is waiting for you in his study."

This was Ji Lingfeng's first time visiting the Grand Tutor's Mansion.

He was not familiar with Grand Tutor Zhou.

From what I saw along the way, the Grand Tutor's mansion wasn't very luxurious, but it was quite elegant, which suited the Grand Tutor himself.

Even the study contained few valuable items, and was very simple and plain. The paintings and calligraphy hanging on the walls were not by famous artists, but by the Grand Tutor himself.

As soon as he entered, the Grand Tutor came to greet him.

"Greetings, Grand Tutor. I apologize for disturbing you."

Grand Tutor Zhou waved his hand gently, "It's alright."

As soon as Ji Lingfeng entered, he smelled a familiar fragrance.

Even the crane feathers could smell it.

Ji Lingfeng sat to the left of Grand Tutor Zhou, while He Yu stood beside him.

After serving the tea, Steward Zhou withdrew.

Grand Tutor Zhou raised his teacup, took a small sip, and then slowly spoke, "I wonder what brings General Ji to visit me today?"

Speak quickly, I'm still waiting to eat something delicious.

Ji Lingfeng looked up, put down his teacup, and looked at Grand Tutor Zhou. "Actually, today's sudden visit was quite abrupt."

"Actually, I came to your residence today to look for someone."

Grand Tutor Zhou looked at him in confusion. Could it be that the little girl in the village had gone out and offended this living Yama, and someone had come to find her?

He immediately probed somewhat nervously, "Um, I wonder what General Ji wants with this person?"

"Private matter."

That's it, they've really come to settle scores.

He touched his nose. "Um, General Ji, isn't there some misunderstanding here?"

"If that girl does anything wrong, I'll have her come and apologize to you in person."

Ji Lingfeng [...]

He quickly waved his hand, "Grand Tutor, you've misunderstood."

"I did not come here to see your granddaughter."

He breathed a sigh of relief, realizing they weren't looking for Lili.

If it's not someone looking for Lili, then who else could it be?

What has that rebellious son of his done now?

"So you've come here to find?"

"Let me make this clear beforehand: what my son did has absolutely nothing to do with my Grand Tutor's mansion..."

"Shen Chen."

"What? Shen Chen!"

It was Chen'er! Could it be that Lili offended him, but Chen'er?

Ji Lingfeng could tell from Zhou Taishi's expression that he had misunderstood again.

He quickly explained, "Actually, I knew your apprentice before."

Ji Lingfeng actually knows Chen'er? Grand Tutor Zhou looked at Ji Lingfeng, waiting for him to continue.

"Actually, rather than saying we know each other, it would be more accurate to say that he is my savior."

"He saved my life by chance once in Xin'an County."

He Yu was shocked when he heard his master's words. When did Shen Chen become his savior? What was he then?

Ji Lingfeng could lie so easily that he didn't even blush.

"Actually, you were also in Xin'an County during that time."

"At that time, it was the day the results were announced. I originally wanted to visit him to express my gratitude, but he happened to come to the capital with you, and we never saw each other again."

Upon hearing Ji Lingfeng's words, Grand Tutor Zhou stroked his beard, never expecting that his disciple would have such an opportunity with Ji Lingfeng.

He summoned Butler Zhou and asked him to invite Shen Chen over.

"General Ji, please wait a moment. To be honest, my apprentice only returned from Xin'an County today."

"After a long journey, I told him to go back and wash up and rest first. I don't know if he's asleep yet."

"It's alright, I'm the one who's bothering you."

Shen Chen never expected that someone would come looking for him, especially not General Ji.

When did he meet General Ji?

"Steward, do you know why General Ji has come to see me?"

Butler Zhou shook his head. "I don't know, but since Grand Tutor Zhou has summoned you, it shouldn't be anything bad."

"Oh."

Shen Chen nodded and followed Grand Tutor Zhou with some trepidation.

For some reason, he suddenly thought of his younger sister.

After waiting for a while, the people in the study heard Butler Zhou's voice and all looked towards the study door.

Then, Butler Zhou led in a man dressed in flowing white robes.

However, both Ji Lingfeng and He Yu showed expressions of shock when they saw this man.

However, unlike He Yu, Ji Lingfeng showed a relaxed expression after his initial shock, and even the corners of his mouth couldn't help but curve up.

Sure enough, he guessed correctly.