The coroner and the concubine doctor pursue the murderer in the Dali Temple

Wu Lingqi was a little embarrassed by his father's praise. Empress Dowager Rong laughed and said, "Lingqi is very smart. Okay, Lingqi, put on your human skin mask. I will send someone to escort you out of the palace."

Wu Lingqi put on the human skin mask and instantly became a different person, but his voice remained the same. He said, "Father, don't worry."

Kara City, in Prince Sheng’s palace.

Wu Jiaqi was sitting in the flower hall. He slammed the table and said angrily, "This Wu Lingqi must have returned to Kala City. He is good friends with Princess Dingbei of Dasui. He must have sneaked into the city with Princess Dingbei's team."

Prince Sheng, who was sitting at the head, was in his twenties. His face looked gentle, but his sharp eyes and eyebrows exposed his true nature. He was holding a cup of hot tea and blowing slowly. Hearing this, he curled his lips slightly and said, "Jia Qi, don't worry. Even if he entered this Kala City, so what? Would he dare to follow Princess Dingbei into the palace? He would be walking into a trap. In my opinion, he must be hiding in Kala City at this moment, anxious and at a loss. Now Kala City is full of our people. It is only a matter of time before we find him. By then, Prince Qi's Mansion will be completely finished."

Wu Jiaqi frowned, "Your Majesty is right, but I will not be at peace until we catch him. Now that Princess Dingbei of Dasui has entered the palace, what if she pleads for the Prince of Qi..."

"Plead for mercy?" Prince Sheng seemed to have heard something funny. "Jia Qi, you are confused. This is treason. How can it be forgiven by pleading for mercy? What has the emperor feared the most since ancient times? Isn't it treason? Has anyone who has committed treason ever had a good end? Don't worry, even if Wu Lingqi has Princess Dingbei as his backer, it will be in vain. His Majesty will not let go of Prince Qi's mansion."

Wu Jiaqi thought about it and realized that this was indeed the truth, so he said, "But this guy doesn't dare to show up now, how can we catch him?"

King Sheng said nothing, sipping the hot tea in his hand, until the cup of tea was almost empty. Then he said, "Think about it carefully. If it were you, and you came back from outside and your family encountered such a change, what would you do?"

Wu Jiaqi frowned and said, "I will try my best to find out what happened and see if there is any way to remedy the situation."

"That's right," King Sheng poured himself another cup of tea and chuckled, "Then how can we find out?"

Wu Jiaqi scratched his head and thought hard for a while, then his eyes suddenly lit up, "I will go to my father's best friend or a trusted minister in the court to inquire."

"Finally I figured it out. I have set up a net for every place he might go. If he shows up, he won't be able to escape. Don't you feel relieved now?"

Wu Jiaqi was overjoyed and said, "Your Majesty is wise, I understand. I will go and stop that guy now."

King Sheng kept smiling and said softly, "Go ahead."

Wu Jiaqi left like a gust of wind. The smile on King Sheng's face slowly disappeared. Looking at Wu Jiaqi's leaving back, he slowly uttered two words, "Idiot."

In the inn, Xiao Mubei finally felt relieved after hearing the news Wu Lingqi brought back. He entrusted Wen Rulan to inform the Princess of Qi of the news. After discussing with Wu Lingqi, he decided to walk into the trap himself.

That night, Wu Lingqi sneaked into the residence of Lord Luo, the Minister of Works, with several guards. Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the courtyard, the surroundings immediately lit up, and Wu Jiaqi laughed loudly, "Wu Lingqi, I knew that as soon as you came back, you would come to Lord Luo's residence to inquire about the news."

Wu Lingqi was surprised and asked, "Brother, why are you here? What happened in the Prince Qi's Mansion? How could father rebel?"

"He did commit treason and is now imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison. If you have any questions, you can go to the Heavenly Prison and ask him in person." Wu Jiaqi was in a good mood because he finally caught Wu Lingqi.

"Brother, that's not right. Aren't you imprisoned in the dungeon?" Wu Lingqi seemed to have just woken up from a dream. "Could it be that you...what did you do?"

"I'm not stupid," Wu Jiaqi sneered, "Your whole family treated me like that, so I will naturally give an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth. What did I do? I didn't do anything. I just handed my father's letter of treason to His Majesty."

"You..." Wu Lingqi gnashed his teeth in hatred, "He is your father after all, how could you have the heart to do that to him?"

"Shut up, he is your father, not mine. He has never treated me as his son, so why should I treat him as my father? Wu Lingqi, stop talking nonsense, you can't escape today. The net has been set up here, waiting for you to take the bait. Even if you get close to King Dingbei of Dasui, so what? Can he save you?" Wu Jiaqi laughed, extremely proud.

"You all don't treat me as a human being, but now you are all in my hands. Wu Lingqi, if you want to blame someone, blame you for not dying earlier. If you had died in the Luo River last time, there wouldn't be this disaster today. So, it is you who harmed the Prince Qi's Mansion, remember?" Wu Jiaqi pointed at Wu Lingqi's chest and spoke viciously word by word.

Wu Lingqi gritted his teeth and said after a long while: "Shameless!"

Wu Jiaqi waved his sleeves, "What's wrong with being shameless? Whatever you say, the winner is the king and the loser is the bandit. Stop talking nonsense. Come on, arrest them."

Soldiers immediately stepped forward, and Wu Lingqi's guards fought hard, but they were outnumbered and were soon subdued. Before Wu Lingqi was taken away, he shouted, "Wu Jiaqi, you will regret this."

Wu Jiaqi was too lazy to pay attention to him anymore. He just snorted coldly and left.

After everyone left, the Luo Mansion fell into silence again. Xiao Mubei and Wen Rulan appeared on the tree and looked at the direction where Wu Lingqi was taken away, which was the Sheng Palace. Wen Rulan said, "I'll follow and see to ensure the safety of the prince."

"Okay, the imperial edict should come down soon, and then the prince will be safe when he is taken to the Heavenly Prison." Xiao Mubei said.

"Okay." Wen Rulan flew up lightly and followed Wu Lingqi and the others from a distance at a high place.

The night returned to its tranquility, but beneath the tranquility, there was a storm. A big storm was about to break out in the city of Kara.

In the palace, the young Emperor Wu Zixu indeed hosted a banquet to entertain Chu Yunxi. Empress Dowager Rong, the concubines in the harem, and Prince Sheng's wife all came to the palace to attend the banquet. Wu Zixu did not have many concubines in the harem, only Empress Lin, two concubines Qin and Gu, a concubine Ding and a beauty Li. Prince Sheng only brought Princess Sheng's wife Liu to the banquet.

At the beginning of the banquet, Wu Zixu raised his glass first and said, "Today is a family banquet. No need to be restrained. This is mainly to entertain Princess Dingbei of Dasui. The princess is not an outsider. She and the queen mother get along very well. She is also considered as one of our family. Let's drink as much as we want tonight."