"It is precisely because he captured Chu Weiyue that they disappeared together. Your Ouyang family must be plotting something bad. No matter what, I will force a search today."

Hearing this, Ouyang Feng subconsciously felt disappointed.

Their family has so many secrets. It would be disastrous if Wen Jingchi were to search the house.

Besides, he had heard of Wen Jingchi's name. If he were to find any clues, he would probably have to spend the rest of his life in jail.

He immediately showed an awkward smile: "Your Majesty, you can't doubt our Ouyang family like this. Although we are ordinary people, you can't search without any evidence, right?"

This time his tone was respectful, but also had a hint of toughness.

"What if the king insists on searching?"

Wen Jingchi took a step forward, his face looking extremely ugly.

Because of his height, he brings with him a huge amount of oppressive force.

"But Your Majesty, may I ask what crime our Ouyang family has committed? What evidence do you have to search our house? If this is the only basis, then I can also say that Chu Weiyue kidnapped my child."

This time, Ouyang Feng no longer had any respect, but instead his attitude was very firm.

Shen Mubai, who was standing next to him, sneered with some disdain.

"Ouyang Feng, the prince wants to search, and you dare to stop him. What is your intention? Chu Weiyue is missing in your home, and you have an unshirkable responsibility. What qualifications do you have to refuse?"

These words made Ouyang Feng speechless. After all, Chu Weiyue was the princess bestowed by the emperor to Wen Jingchi and the daughter of the marquis.

If it was lost in his house, he would be blameless.

Ouyang Feng knelt directly on the ground and kowtowed to Wen Jingchi.

"Your Highness, I know that I cannot confront you. You are of noble status, but this matter is of great importance. What will the people think if it gets out? Do you want to be accused of bullying others? I am thinking about your reputation, so please think twice before you act."

"In other words, if the emperor knew about this, what would he think?"

Raising his eyebrows slightly, Ouyang Feng tried to use the emperor and the country to pressure Wen Jingchi.

But now Wen Jingchi only had Chu Weiyue in his mind, so he couldn't listen and kicked Ouyang Feng hard in the chest.

Ouyang Feng was old, and he fell to the ground, spitting out blood.

He tried to stand up from the ground, but fell to the ground again.

The housekeeper was so scared that he knelt down as well, and all the other people from the Ouyang family knelt on the ground and kowtowed in fear.

They didn't even dare to breathe, how could they dare to stop it?

Only Ouyang Feng was still resisting stubbornly.

"Your Majesty, this is absolutely inappropriate. You are not qualified to conduct a search. According to the court regulations..."

"That's enough. Stop mentioning the court to me. I am the court now. If I want to search, I must do it today! If you don't want me to search, that's fine. I'll give you half an hour to find Chu Weiyue. Otherwise, I will punish and execute all of you in the Ouyang family!"

After saying this, Ouyang Feng collapsed completely to the ground.

He knew very well that no matter what, he could not stop Wen Jingchi from searching this time.

He clenched his fists so tightly that his nails dug into his flesh, and gritted his teeth in hatred. Could it be that the good days of his Ouyang family were really over?

On second thought, there must be a secret room here, and Wen Jingchi, who has just arrived, has no chance of knowing it.

"Ouyang Feng, why are you silent? If you can't hand over my princess, I will search her."

Ouyang Feng lowered his head and still said nothing.

He was just an ordinary businessman. Even if he was as rich as a country, so what? He could not fight against the imperial power.

He couldn't utter a word to explain himself and could only lower his head and remain silent.

Wen Jingchi cast his eyes on the guards beside him and said, "Come here, search Ouyang Yu's room thoroughly for me, as well as other places in Ouyang Mansion. Even if you have to dig three feet underground, you must find Chu Weiyue for me."

The guards received the order and quickly started to move out. The entire Ouyang family was in chaos.

Seeing Wen Jingchi go outside the yard, Ouyang Feng stood up from the ground.

He had just been kicked and felt a piercing pain in his chest.

The housekeeper hurried over and said, "Master, how are you?"

"Get out of my way. We are in a critical situation now. I will not let him find anything even if I die."

Ouyang Feng gritted his teeth and trembled with hatred.

This abominable Wen Jingchi actually made things so difficult for him. If he found the chance, he would definitely fight him to the end.

Wiping the sweat from his forehead, Ouyang Feng watched the guards tossing and turning in the room.

After pretending to search, Wen Jingchi and Shen Mubai came back again.

They walked directly to Ouyang Yu's bed, took away one of his pillows, and the guard cut off the sachet with a sword, but the door of the secret room could not be opened.

This made Ouyang Feng frown slightly, as he was very familiar with the structure of this secret room.

If Chu Weiyue and Ouyang Yu were not inside, it would be impossible for the secret room to be unopenable. Only when someone is inside can it be unopenable from the outside.

Shen Mubai ran to the painting next to him and said, "There is clearly a door to a secret room here, why can't it be opened?"

He pulled the painting next to it to the side and threw it on the ground.

Wen Jingchi walked over and took a closer look. There was indeed a square door, but it was not easy to find because it was blocked by decorations.

This scene almost made Ouyang Feng faint. He could only pretend that he didn't know anything and ran over in horror.

"How can there be a secret room here? This is my son's room, I don't know what's going on.

I remember now, this used to be my grandfather's room. Could it be that he had already opened a secret room in his time? "

Ouyang Feng’s acting skills were good, but Wen Jingchi was now in a hurry to find Chu Weiyue and had no mood to talk nonsense with him. He glared at him coldly.

"Ouyang Feng, stop playing tricks on me and tell me how to open this secret room."

"Your Highness, I really don't know how to open this secret room. This is the old man's room. He died in a hurry and didn't have time to explain it to me clearly. How should I know..."

Ouyang Feng pretended to be trembling with fear, anxious as if he was about to cry, and it seemed that he was really unaware of the situation.

Wen Jingchi had no intention of talking any more nonsense with him, so he went to the wall next to him and tapped gently.

The wall was hollow and the echo was very spacious. I knocked on the entire wall to determine the approximate area.

At this moment, a man came over. He was a skilled craftsman specially hired by Wen Jingchi. He bowed respectfully.

"The little one is late."

"Okay, check this wall quickly."

The man came up and knocked carefully, with a calm smile on his lips.

"Your Highness, this wall is hollow. Judging from the echo, it should not be reinforced with copper walls and iron walls. According to the installation of this house, it should be in this part."