After being exiled with her husband and children, she returned with great power to rule the world

He Hong's lips trembled as he murmured in an almost inaudible voice: "It's over... It's all over..."

Seeing this, the servant was even more frightened and asked hurriedly, "Sir, what exactly does this letter say?"

He Hong seemed not to have heard the master's question. He felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar and stood there in a daze. After a long while, he said in a trembling voice, "The imperial envoy of the court will arrive in Guangzhou tomorrow."

The master was shocked: "This...what should I do?"

He Hong stared blankly ahead, his eyes empty. "What can I do? What's coming will eventually come."

The room fell into deathly silence again. He Hong slumped weakly in the chair, his thoughts in a mess.

At the same time, in the Prince’s Mansion.

The prince stood with his hands behind his back, looking at the night outside the window with a solemn expression.

The counselor beside him whispered, "Your Highness, this matter may not be favorable to you."

The prince frowned slightly: "This prince knows, but now I can only act according to circumstances."

The counselor continued, "Then I'm afraid He Hong can't be saved. Your Highness must make plans early and avoid being implicated by him."

The Crown Prince sighed deeply, "He was greedy to begin with, and it's his own fault that he ended up like this. However, the situation in the court is complicated, and I have to be careful in dealing with it."

The next day, the imperial envoy's team entered Guangzhou City in a mighty procession, and the people gathered around to watch and talk about it.

The imperial envoy looked serious and went directly to He's house.

He Hong pretended to be calm and went out to greet him.

The imperial envoy said nothing more and went straight into the mansion to begin his investigation.

He Hong was trembling with fear, with cold sweat constantly breaking out on his forehead.

In the capital, Rong Taigong, Prime Minister Bao and others were also closely following the developments in Guangzhou.

Rong Taigong said proudly to those around him, "Let's see how the prince escapes this time."

Prime Minister Bao was deeply worried, fearing that this incident would have an adverse impact on the prince.

In Guangzhou, after several days of investigation, the imperial envoy finally obtained some key evidence.

He Hong knew the situation was hopeless and collapsed to the ground, muttering, "I regret it..."

The news soon reached the capital. Emperor Zhao was furious and ordered Queen He Hongqiu to be executed.

The prince was also severely reprimanded for his poor supervision.

A new storm has arisen in the imperial court...

……

Murong Ling'er never expected that her action would cause the prince to lose a capable general and a gold mine.

The prince, who had suffered a great loss, racked his brains to understand why he had repeatedly sent people to hunt down Chu Lingfeng, but not only failed to kill him, but also put himself in an extremely unfavorable situation. He really lost more than he gained.

Time flies, and half a month passes in a flash.

Chu Lingfeng had just learned that Guangzhou prefect He Hong had been thrown into prison for crimes such as corruption, bribery, and disregard for human life, and was waiting to be executed in the autumn.

At the moment, he was in Longhu Villa, performing the art of climbing walls and flying over eaves with Lin Yu.

"Prince, this Longhu Villa is like a solid wall of steel, with numerous traps and mechanisms. It is harder than climbing to the sky to rescue the second young lady." Lin Yu's words were full of anxiety.

He had ventured here to investigate once before, but he hadn't even seen Chu Yinyin's shadow.

Chu Lingfeng's eyes were as sharp as torches as he quickly scanned the layout of Longhu Villa, secretly marveling in his heart: It is worthy of being the No. 1 sword-making villa that was once famous throughout the world. Although it has declined now, its defense is as tight as the heavily guarded inner courtyard of the imperial palace, and it is by no means comparable to that of ordinary aristocratic families.

"Go to the main courtyard." Chu Lingfeng said calmly and decisively.

Lin Yu nodded slightly and followed closely behind Chu Lingfeng.

Just then, a gust of wind blew, and the leaves rustled, as if there was some movement.

Lin Yu's heart tightened, and he whispered, "Prince, be careful of fraud."

Chu Lingfeng remained unmoved and continued to move forward towards the main courtyard with firm steps.

*

In the study room of the main courtyard of the villa, Long Jingyu was sitting with a solemn expression.

Opposite him, a cold and indifferent woman had a gloomy expression and her face was full of obvious displeasure.

"Master Long, I will never give you the things unless I see Chu Lingfeng." The woman's voice was cold and firm.

"Relax! We have hostages in our hands, Chu Lingfeng will definitely come." Long Jingyu seemed confident. He firmly believed that the Great Chu War God Chu Lingfeng was definitely not the kind of person who was afraid of death and did not care about the safety of his relatives.

"If I remember correctly, this incident has been over half a month ago, and the person you said would come hasn't shown up yet. Master Long, how much longer do you plan to make me wait?"

Fei Yu had already lost her patience, her voice rising unconsciously. "I don't have that much time to waste with you here! Chu Lingfeng may be the War God of Great Chu, but he's too busy to take care of himself right now. He might have already given up on that woman's life or death."

Long Jingyu frowned and said, "Miss Feiyu, don't be so impatient. Chu Lingfeng is a man of loyalty and righteousness. He won't just ignore you. Wait a little longer. I'm sure he'll make a move soon."

Fei Yu snorted coldly, "Master Long, you are so sure, but don't make a wrong calculation. If Chu Lingfeng doesn't come, both you and I will be empty-handed. This thing of mine is a treasure that many people dream of. If it weren't for cooperation with you, how could I give it away so easily?"

Long Jingyu pondered for a moment and said, "Miss Feiyu, this cooperation will benefit both you and me. Chu Lingfeng attaches great importance to that family. I have sent people to inquire about them. You can just wait and see. As long as we have the hostage, he will definitely come."

Fei Yu crossed his arms over his chest, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes: "I hope it's as you said, otherwise, this cooperation will end here! I don't want to waste my time because of your misjudgment."

Long Jingyu quickly comforted her: "Don't worry, Miss Feiyu, Chu Lingfeng will show up within three days."

Hearing this, Long Jingyu's brows were tightly twisted into a knot.

This matter had indeed been delayed for far too long! Capturing Chu Yinyin was a pure surprise.

But if they were to arrest Chu Lingfeng for that thing at this moment, it would undoubtedly be a blatant challenge to the imperial court.

Even though their Dragon and Tiger Villa had some fame and status in the martial arts world, if they really wanted to confront the imperial court head-on, it would be like hitting a rock with an egg.

In an instant, the study seemed to be shrouded in a suffocating haze and fell into deathly silence.

At this moment, on the roof, Chu Lingfeng tried his best to hold back his breathing, lying on the tiles like a sculpture, motionless.

The woman's voice just now gave him a sense of déjà vu. He frowned, and his thoughts seemed to fall into a deep fog.

Suddenly, he seemed to remember something, his breathing became rapid and disordered, and beads of sweat the size of beans kept coming out like springs.

"Who is here!" Long Jingyu became alert in an instant, raised his head suddenly, and then stabbed out with the sword in his hand as sharp as lightning.

"Prince, retreat quickly!" Lin Yu reacted as fast as the wind and flew up without hesitation.

There was a loud "bang" and a huge hole was blasted out where the two of them were.