If we really let Ling Chao's people in, wouldn't that be a slap in the face to Zhou Wenli?

While Zhou Wenli was outside, Qu Qingxi began looking for the seal inside. Since Zhou Wenli had just changed his clothes, the seal was on the table next to him.

A hint of joy flashed across Qu Qingxi's face. She stepped forward, picked up the seal, and examined it. Confirming that it was Zhou Wenli's personal seal, she put it into her spatial storage. She then found a very similar seal in her spatial storage and placed it in its original position.

This seal was specially made by Qu Qingxi, and it is so realistic that it is almost indistinguishable from the real thing. You wouldn't notice it unless you looked closely.

After taking the seal, Qu Qingxi was about to leave when she heard footsteps outside.

"Lieutenant, we've searched almost the entire courtyard, but found nothing." After the search, the men approached the lieutenant and bowed in response.

"Has the entire area been searched?" the lieutenant asked, looking at his men.

"No, there's still one room we haven't gone into," the subordinate replied, head bowed.

"Why don't you go in and search? Do you want to let the murderer who harmed Prince Nan go free?" the lieutenant asked fiercely.

"Your subordinate dares not, but..." The man looked up at Zhou Wenli and hesitated before speaking, "But this room belongs to the Fifth Prince, and we dare not enter without orders."

"Your Highness, this..." The deputy general also looked at Zhou Wenli.

Searching his own courtyard was already beyond his tolerance, so how could Zhou Wenli allow them to search his own room as well?

“Since the afternoon, I have been in my room because I have official business to attend to. I have never left and have not seen any assassins.” Zhou Wenli’s face turned cold.

“But…” The deputy general was about to speak when Zhou Wenli interrupted him, “There are no buts. No means no. I am not some Tom, Dick, or Harry who can search at will. Letting you into the courtyard is already giving face to your emperor. Don’t push your luck.”

The deputy general stared at Zhou Wenli for a long time, then forced a smile. "Please forgive us, Fifth Prince. We really have no choice. We are just following orders. Fifth Prince, how about this? You open the door to the room. We will just take a quick look inside and then leave. Our men will definitely not go in."

"How dare you! Who do you think you are, to search my room? Do you think I would harbor any assassins?" Zhou Wenli was furious.

"That's not what I meant. We were just following orders, so please forgive us, Fifth Prince." The deputy general bowed and cupped his hands, his attitude very respectful, but his tone left no room for doubt.

"Hmph, what's your name? Who gave you the audacity to be so insolent in front of me? Guards, help me change my clothes. I'm going to the palace to ask your Emperor if this is truly his intention."

Zhou Wenli stared at the person in front of him with a sinister look. He hadn't expected this person to be so troublesome. If these people really broke into his room today, not only would he be embarrassed, but the entire Zhou Kingdom would be as well.

Zhou Wenli couldn't even imagine what the people of Lingchao were doing.

The person in front of him was clearly acting on orders. As for whose orders, it was self-evident. Zhou Wenli did not believe that He Liufeng had the audacity to disrespect him like this.

After all, Zhou is now significantly stronger than Ling. He Liufeng is just a prince; he wouldn't dare to do this. The only explanation is that it was the emperor of Ling who gave the order, which is why these people dared to forcibly search his place.

It has to be said that a wonderful misunderstanding was thus created, and Zhou Wenli secretly held this grudge against the Emperor of Ling Kingdom, which was also He Liufeng's real purpose.

"This, this humble general dares not." The deputy general lowered his head, stood there hesitating for a long time, and then slowly spoke, "In that case, we will not disturb His Highness the Fifth Prince's rest any longer. If His Highness the Fifth Prince really encounters any suspicious people, please send someone to inform us. This humble general will take his leave now."

After the lieutenant finished speaking, he gestured for his men to leave, and then turned and left himself.

Zhou Wenli has never suffered a loss before; he has always been the one bullying others. When has it ever been anyone else's turn to be the one to suffer?

Zhou Wenli was so angry that his chest heaved. He turned around and went back to his room. His wound had almost reopened, and he couldn't stay outside any longer.

Who knows if there are other people under He Liufeng watching me from the shadows? If He Liufeng finds out that I was the one who broke Xu Xingfeng out of prison today, I'm afraid I'll be in a lot of trouble.

After returning to his room, Xu Xingfeng found nothing unusual. He called the doctor next to him to re-bandage his wound before Zhou Wenli lay down.

Qu Qingxi had already left while they were arguing. However, what she didn't know was that as soon as she left, a mysterious person entered Zhou Wenli's room and replaced the seal on the table.

Qu Qingxi was unsure whether He Liufeng was truly injured or if it was just an excuse, so after leaving Zhou Wenli's place, she went straight back to the Prince's Mansion.

Back in her courtyard, finding nothing amiss, Qu Qingxi quickly changed out of her night clothes and breathed a sigh of relief. However, before she could even rest, she heard a knock at the door.

"Your Highness, the Prince is injured. Would you like to go and see him?" Qingdai's anxious voice came from the doorway.

Qu Qingxi was startled. She thought it was just an excuse He Liufeng was making up, but she didn't expect He Liufeng to be really injured. So she quickly said, "I know, I'll put on some clothes and come over."

When Qu Qingxi and Qingdai arrived at He Liufeng's courtyard, they saw that the entire courtyard was brightly lit and there were many people standing in the courtyard.

Qu Qingxi walked over quickly. Ling Mu and a man were guarding the door. Several middle-aged men carrying medicine boxes were standing in the courtyard. Judging from their clothes, they should be from the Imperial Hospital.

Seeing Qu Qingxi approach, Ling Mu's cold expression softened slightly, and he quickly bowed to her, saying, "Your subordinate greets Your Highness."

"What happened? What's wrong with the prince?" Qu Qingxi asked worriedly.

"Your Highness, someone broke into the prison at night, trying to kidnap Xu Xingfeng. The prince happened to see it and tried to stop them, but he was injured by the bandits. Doctor Gu is currently treating the prince inside."

Before Qu Qingxi could say anything, a voice came from the side, "This old minister greets Your Highness."

The imperial physicians breathed a slight sigh of relief when they saw Qu Qingxi appear. "Your Highness, the Prince is injured, but this guard beside him is preventing us from going in to treat him. If we delay the Prince's treatment, wouldn't we be guilty of a capital offense?"