"The Prince of Jin has arrived! Marquis Shen, why don't you come out and kneel to welcome him!" At this moment, a guard stepped forward and shouted.

"Greetings, Your Highness Prince Jin!" Everyone in the Marquis's residence was startled and bowed to him. Then someone replied, "Your Highness, our master is not in the residence."

"Knowing he's made a mistake and is afraid of being held accountable by me, he deliberately hid?" Prince Jin sneered. "He's quite clever. Very well, I'll settle accounts with him later. First, hand over Miss Murong!"

"This..." The people at the door looked at each other in bewilderment. "Your Highness, how could Miss Murong be in our Marquis's residence... Ah!"

With a scream, the Prince of Jin withdrew his whip:

"How dare you! You dare to deceive me? Do you think my spies are pushovers? I advise you to hand over Murong Qinghe immediately, or you will be guilty of harboring a wanted criminal. If you keep delaying, I will raze the entire Marquis's mansion to the ground, cough cough..."

The Prince of Jin was agitated, then coughed violently, a strange flush flashing across his face.

An old man nearby quickly supported him, placing his palm on his back and continuously channeling vital energy into him: "Your Highness, please don't be anxious, be careful not to hurt yourself."

"Thank you, Elder Shen." The Prince of Jin's cough subsided slightly, and he bowed to him politely.

This was the personal bodyguard assigned to him by his father, who was always by his side. Over the years, he had killed countless assassins and bandits, making him the most reliable wall protecting him. Naturally, the emperor held him in high esteem.

At this moment, a bloody whip mark appeared on the face of the guard who had just spoken from the Marquis's residence. However, since the other party was a prince, he could only dare to be angry but not speak out.

Murong Qinghe in the mansion was already extremely anxious, and he stood up several times saying, "Let me out, I can't implicate Brother Zu."

Chu Youzhao pulled her back: "Do you think you'll survive if you go out? Don't worry, since Brother Zu dared to bring you home, it proves he's confident he can protect you."

Despite saying this, she was still unsure of herself. She took out the array plate from her bosom, thankfully she had activated the array at the first opportunity.

She shoved the array plate into Murong Qinghe's hand: "You stay here and behave yourself, I'm going out to take a look!"

My brother-in-law is rarely home and rarely manages the Marquis's mansion. There aren't many guards and staff in the mansion, and most of them are old people brought from Mingyue City. How could those ordinary guards withstand the pressure of the dignified Prince Jin?

Outside the gate, the Prince of Jin was somewhat irritated: "Guards, go in and search!"

"stop!"

Upon seeing Chu Youzhao appear, the group of people at the door finally breathed a sigh of relief: "Third Young Master!"

Chu Youzhao nodded, then looked at Prince Jin: "Your Highness, although you are of the highest status, you do not have the right to arbitrarily search the residences of ministers, do you?"

The Prince of Jin glanced at her in surprise, thinking to himself, "Because of my long-term poor health, my skin is pale and bloodless. How come this pretty girl is even paler than me? And it's a healthy kind of paleness. It's really annoying."

"Yesterday you harbored a wanted criminal, and I sent men to arrest you, but they were killed by Zu An. This is truly outrageous. However, what I didn't expect was that he brazenly kept you all in his residence. That's fine, it saves me trouble. Guards, arrest those surnamed Chu and the Murong family. If they resist, kill them without mercy!"

"Yes!" His guards, who had been huddled together for half a day, drew their swords and rushed towards Chu Youzhao upon hearing this.

Prince Jin sneered inwardly. As long as Murong Qinghe was caught red-handed, the crime of harboring a wanted criminal would be confirmed, and even if he killed him on the spot, the court officials wouldn't have anything to say. "Thanks to Ji Ba Da for the generous donation yesterday, and also to all the readers who have silently supported me: San Cai Mi Lin, Mao Pai Song Qing Shu, Qing Shu Dage, Na Leng, Xiao Qiang Ni Zai Na, Da Bai 666, San Qian Yuan Cai Ren, Liang Si Qin, Tian Chao Ye Men, Lao Po Hai De Bie De Hao, Wo Fei Dai Ni Fei, Da Zui Andy, Long Xiao Xiao, Shen Si Chen, Wu Chen 1111, and many more readers I can't list. Sometimes I feel a bit pressured because I can't repay you all like a beautiful live streamer."