The sudden voice made the heart of the Prince of An County skip a beat, and his body couldn’t help but shudder.
This reaction naturally did not escape the eyes of Grand Tutor Zhuang.
Grand Tutor Zhuang looked at his back with an icy gaze, "It’s so late, where do you intend to go?"
The Prince of An County forced himself to calm down, he slowly turned around, and tried to speak to Grand Tutor Zhuang with as normal an expression as possible, "I... I’ve left something outside, I need to go look for it."
Grand Tutor Zhuang watched him with a dangerous look in his eyes, "Is that so? What have you left that you need to go searching for in the middle of the night?"
Cold sweat broke out on the Prince of An County’s forehead, "I... I lost the Token, the Zhuang family’s Token."
"Is that so?" Grand Tutor Zhuang stepped toward the Prince of An County.
The Prince of An County felt a tremendous aura and pressure, beads of sweat oozed more profusely from his forehead, and his throat slid in panic.
Grand Tutor Zhuang stopped in front of him and reached to his waist with a yank, "Then tell me, what is this?"
The Prince of An County’s gaze flickered as he awkwardly said, "My, my Token was on my waist all along? I thought I dropped it..."
Grand Tutor Zhuang said coldly, "Zhuang Yuheng, until when do you plan to pretend?"
The Prince of An County said, "What is Grandfather saying, I don’t understand?"
Grand Tutor Zhuang gritted his teeth, "You don’t understand? Fine, then tell me, what were you doing in my Study Room just now?"
"I..." The chest of the Prince of An County heaved violently, and his eyes could no longer hide the guilt he tried desperately to suppress. He glanced at the Token held by Grand Tutor Zhuang and said, "I was looking for this!"
Grand Tutor Zhuang was practically frustrated to the point of despair, "A Token that you ’dropped’ from outside the mansion to inside, do you have an even more futile excuse? Zhuang Yuheng, you are at least my grandson, can’t you even lie properly?"
The Prince of An County opened his mouth, "Grandfather..."
Grand Tutor Zhuang looked at him coldly, "This is the family estate’s entrance, with so many servants watching, I don’t want to embarrass you! Hand over whatever you have, honestly!"
The Prince of An County avoided Grand Tutor Zhuang’s piercing gaze, "What item? I don’t understand what you’re talking about."
Grand Tutor Zhuang said sternly, "Now you keep calling yourself ’grandson’? Zhuang Yuheng, you’re still too green to play tricks in front of me! Will you hand it over yourself, or do I need to have people search you for it? This is your last chance! Don’t think that just because you are my flesh and blood grandson that I won’t take action against you! If you dare to defy me again, I will disown you as my grandson!"
"The Empress Dowager?" The Prince of An County shouted loudly behind Grand Tutor Zhuang.
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