Royal Palace.

The Hall of Nourishing Heart.

Just when Zhu Yuanzhang and Teng Demao were waiting a little anxiously, Hu Fei finally arrived late.

"Hu Fei, a humble minister, comes to see His Majesty!"

After Hu Fei entered the palace, he began to salute and greet Zhu Yuanzhang from a distance, with a respectful smile on his face.

When Teng Demao saw Hu Fei appear, his whole face darkened, and he stared at Hu Fei fiercely, wishing he could take action directly.

"Get flat!"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hand and called Hu Fei closer.

"Hu Fei, Teng Shangshu just said that you arrested his son today? Is this true?"

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Hu Fei with a solemn face and asked in a deep voice.

"Your Majesty, this is indeed the case."

Hu Fei smiled and replied respectfully.

Seeing Hu Fei admit it without thinking, Zhu Yuanzhang was stunned for a moment. He originally thought that Hu Fei would make trouble.

When Teng Demao heard Hu Fei's direct admission, he couldn't help but sneered in his eyes, and finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"You are getting bolder and bolder!"

"Why do this?!"

Zhu Yuanzhang slapped the desk and shouted sharply.

"Your Majesty, this has nothing to do with Wei Chen's courage. Wei Chen felt that Teng Shangshu was too busy with household affairs every day and had no time to discipline his own son, so he did it for Teng Shangshu. Unexpectedly, Teng Shangshu

You are so polite and want to thank me in front of His Majesty."

"Teng Shangshu, it's really not necessary. It's all a matter of effort. There's no need to be so polite. I can't ask for any reward from Your Majesty for such a small thing. As long as you remember this sentiment."

As Hu Fei explained, he waved his hand at Teng Demao and said with a smile.

After hearing Hu Fei's explanation, Zhu Yuanzhang froze on the spot. He thought Hu Fei had realized his mistake, but unexpectedly Hu Fei changed the subject and turned Teng Demao's complaint into thanks.

"Why should I thank you?!"

"Whether the dog is good or bad is my own family matter, and it is not the turn of others to meddle in other people's business! You are using strong words to make excuses!"

But after listening to Hu Fei's words, Teng Demao could no longer control himself and questioned Hu Fei directly in front of Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Do you mean to say that no matter what your son does, not even His Majesty has the right to interfere?!"

Hu Fei suddenly darkened his face, stared at Teng Demao, and asked coldly.

After listening to Hu Fei's words, Teng Demao's expression changed drastically. He was stunned for a moment, then hurriedly turned around and knelt down towards Zhu Yuanzhang.

"Your Majesty, I didn't mean this. I just made a slip of the tongue."

Teng Demao bowed and explained nervously.

"Okay! What's going on?! Hu Fei, please tell me clearly!"

Zhu Yuanzhang waved his hands impatiently and said in a deep voice.

"Back to Your Majesty, although Wei Chen captured Teng Shangshu's son, he didn't do anything to him. He just tried to persuade people and let him understand some truth. If Your Majesty feels that Wei Chen is also at fault, then Wei Chen is at your disposal.

"

Hu Fei cupped his hands and said seriously.

"You're talking nonsense! If you didn't do anything, why would my son come home naked? Also, what happened to the poisonous snake?!"

Teng Demao stared at Hu Fei and shouted anxiously.

"Who told you that those snakes were poisonous? If they were poisonous, my son would have been poisoned and died. How could he run home alive?"

"As for him going home naked, that's because he was scared to death by those snakes and pooped his pants. The smell was really bad. In order to prevent him from bringing that smell back to Teng Mansion, I had his clothes peeled off.

The clothes were destroyed directly, so that no one would know that Teng Shangshu’s son was so frightened that he peed his pants.”

"But I forgot for a moment that Hong Bin House is a restaurant, not a cloth shop, and it does not sell clothes. I was indeed negligent on this point, but I remember that before he insisted on going home, I found two straw mats for him.

, what? He wouldn’t think it was ugly and just throw it away halfway, right?”

Hu Fei looked at Teng Demao and said clearly, with a look of doubt on his face.

Listening to Hu Fei's explanation, Zhu Yuanzhang and Teng Demao were both stunned, with expressions frozen on their faces.

Pang Yuhai, who was standing aside, couldn't hold back for a moment and almost laughed out loud.

"Your Majesty, it is the sin of a humble minister for not giving Mr. Teng a new set of clothes. Please punish him."

Hu Fei turned around, bowed respectfully to Zhu Yuanzhang, and said reproachfully.

Zhu Yuanzhang looked at Hu Fei and wanted to laugh and curse in his heart, but the crime Hu Fei said was not a crime at all, and there was no way to punish him.

"Hu Fei! You..."

"His Majesty..."

Teng Demao knelt on the ground and pointed at Hu Fei, but found that he was speechless. Although he knew that Hu Fei was messing around, he didn't have any evidence in his hand. In the end, he could only look at Zhu Yuanzhang pitifully and almost cried.

Zhu Yuanzhang frowned, and for a moment he had no choice but to remain silent.

He could tell that Hu Fei and Teng Ziqian, two sons of aristocratic families, were fighting, but with Teng Ziqian's methods, how could he be Hu Fei's opponent.

At this moment, the sound of footsteps was heard, and a young eunuch quickly walked into the hall.

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is here and is waiting outside the palace. He said that he has something to report to Your Majesty."

The little eunuch bowed respectfully and spoke slowly.

"Let him in."

When Zhu Yuanzhang heard this, he immediately urged him, saying that he was worried and didn't know what to do.

Soon, Prince Zhu Biao slowly walked into the hall.

"My sons and ministers see my father."

After Zhu Biao entered the palace, he glanced at Hu Fei and Teng Demao who were kneeling on the ground, and then saluted Zhu Yuanzhang respectfully.

"Why are you here?"

Zhu Yuanzhang nodded and asked slowly.

"Back to my father, I have some court affairs that I would like to discuss with my father."

"But what happened here?"

Zhu Biao explained, then looked at Hu Fei and Teng Demao, and asked pretending not to know anything.

After hearing Zhu Biao's question, Zhu Yuanzhang sighed and gestured to Pang Yuhai.

Therefore, Pang Yuhai told Zhu Biao everything about Teng Demao's lawsuit against Hu Fei and Hu Fei's defense.

"Hu Fei! You caused another bad thing!"

"My father has so many things to do, why do you bother him with such trivial matters?!"

Zhu Biao glared at Hu Fei, and then said to Hu Fei and Teng Demao respectively.

"His Royal Highness taught you a lesson, but the minister knew that he was wrong."

Hu Fei sighed, cupped his hands, and said reproachfully.

"Your Highness, Hu Fei has gone too far in bullying others."

Teng Demao looked at Zhu Biao with a bitter face and said aggrievedly.

"What is too much bullying? As far as I know, Hu Fei has never bullied your son. On the contrary, your son has always opposed Hu Fei everywhere, whether in the Wenxian Hall, the Imperial College, or the Governor's Office.

He is provoking verbally, or even secretly exposing the conspiracy. Could this be the good son Teng Shangshu taught?!"

"I know that he must have lost to Hu Fei in the poetry and calligraphy competition, so he was unwilling to accept it, so he wanted to embarrass Hu Fei everywhere and wait for revenge! But since he lost, he should admit it! Don't think about introspection,

You are always thinking about competing with Hu Fei for the limelight, isn't that a violation of the rules?!"

Zhu Biao looked at Teng Demao and said reproachfully with a stern face.

After hearing Zhu Biao's words, Teng Demao was speechless for a moment and had no words to refute.

His son knew it himself, and of course he knew the whole story, but what Hu Fei did today really made him lose face completely, so he went into the palace out of anger.

"Is there such a hidden secret?!"

After Zhu Yuanzhang heard Zhu Biao's words, he couldn't help but show a hint of dissatisfaction on his face. He looked at Teng Demao and asked with a frown.

"Wei Chen..."

Teng Demao had a grimace on his face and had no way to defend himself.

He knew that he would definitely suffer the loss today, and he couldn't help but curse his son in his heart for not living up to expectations.

"Your Majesty, Mr. Teng is young and vigorous. I don't blame him. I hope that after today's incident, he can repent. I also hope that Your Majesty will be merciful and don't blame him."
To be continued...