Resisting the Wind and Splendor

That voice... Prince Jin?

Didn't Prince Jin already abandon Chu Yueli? Why did he suddenly come to the Duke's mansion today?

Everyone was taken aback for a moment, then bowed and said, "Greetings, Your Highness!"

Although Chu Guodong held the title of Earl, this title was far lower than that of a Duke, let alone in front of a Prince.

Although he couldn't get out of the wheelchair at this moment, he still quickly ordered someone to push him to Lu Fengjin's side and respectfully said, "Greetings, Your Highness."

Lu Fengjin smiled calmly: "Lord, I think I just heard a woman say something that she knew everything about my affairs?"

Startled, Li knelt down with a thud, hastily explaining, "That's not what I meant, that's what I meant..."

"So, does this lady mean that I'm deaf?"

"No, no, no, this humble woman..."

"You shrew! How dare you slander my lord's hearing! Guards, drag her away and give her twenty strokes of the cane!" Qin Wu said in a deep voice.

"Yes!" The two accompanying guards immediately dragged Li away.

Li was so frightened she almost fainted, repeatedly begging for mercy: "Your Highness, I was wrong, Your Highness, spare my life! Your Highness, spare my life!"

Lu Fengjin ignored her.

When her husband, Chu Yaozong, tried to plead for mercy, Lu Fengjin instead stared at the Earl of Yong'an and asked, "Does the Earl have something to say?"

The Earl of Yong'an didn't dare to utter a sound, let alone speak.

Even the Earl remained silent, and the people in the Earl's mansion quickly shut their mouths, not daring to utter a sound.

Li was indeed beaten twenty times, and finally fainted from the pain.

The people in the Earl's Mansion couldn't understand what kind of relationship Prince Jin and Chu Yueli had, but at this moment, no one dared to mention Chu Yaozong's adoption.

After Li was punished, the group made an excuse to bid farewell to Lu Fengjin and left quickly.

As he was leaving, Chu Yaozong couldn't help but turn back and glare at Chu Yueli.

Chu Yueli saw it clearly in that one glance.

Today, we've given Prince Jin face and let the matter rest for now, but Chu Xiaohe's health is already failing, and he's determined to get his hands on this Duke's mansion!

After they left, Zisu, who was hiding deep in the courtyard, quickly came out and whispered to Chu Yueli, "We didn't disturb the Duke. I had men guarding the inside, and we didn't let anyone from the Earl's mansion in."

Chu Yueli nodded, waved her hand, and Zisu and Chu Yi withdrew.

The Duke's mansion is indeed weak and vulnerable now, but fortunately, Chu Yueli has several capable people around her, so they can hold on for the time being.

However, in Lu Fengjin's view, it was already teetering on the brink of collapse, and if things continued like this, it would not be long before it collapsed.

"It's quite unexpected that the cunning Miss Li would find herself in such a helpless and isolated situation."

After the people from the Earl's mansion had gone far away, Lu Fengjin's eyes darkened, and he immediately began to speak sarcastically.

Although these words sounded harsh, Chu Yueli didn't care. She leaned forward and said, "Thank you for your help earlier, Your Highness."

"You think I'm helping you?" Lu Fengjin sneered. "What does my feud with that shrew have to do with you?"

"So Your Highness wasn't helping me just now. I was just being presumptuous. In that case, I don't owe Your Highness any favors."

Chu Yueli breathed a sigh of relief, her smile brightening considerably: "I have other matters to attend to. If Your Highness enjoys the scenery of our Duke's mansion, please feel free to look around. I will not keep you company any longer. Your Highness, please!"

She turned and left, her steps light and quick.

Lu Fengjin's face was tense and ugly: "You're just going to leave me here? Did I come to the Duke's mansion to be treated like this?"