I, the villainous eldest prince, will suppress everything!

boom!

Just then, a stumbling figure ran into the hall.

Because he was running too fast, he accidentally tripped over the threshold of the hall and fell face-first to the ground, which looked painful to everyone.

"My lord, my lord, something terrible has happened..."

The person who came was a servant from the manor. Ignoring the pain in his body, he quickly got up, stretched out his hand, and shouted.

boom!

Dong Jin slammed his hand on the table, making a loud noise.

"With such distinguished guests here, what kind of behavior is this, all flustered and disrespectful!"

These words were a great gesture of respect to Fang Yuan.

Dong Jin still refused to believe that Fang Yuan wouldn't take the bait despite his courteous treatment of scholars.

"Get out!"

Normally, the servant would have scrambled out in a panic.

But this time, there was no servant, and he hurriedly said again:

"My lord, please forgive me, something terrible has happened."

"Someone has broken into our manor and is heading this way. None of the experts inside are a match for him!"

boom!

He slammed his large hand on the table again.

Dong Jin stood up in a rage, "What a joke! Someone dares to break into my Marquis of Wuyang's residence? They must have a death wish."

"Guards, fetch my broadsword! I'm going to personally confront this audacious bastard!"

Dong Jin's title of Marquis of Wuyang was not due to the influence of his sister, Consort Hui.

Instead, he made many contributions on the battlefield in his early years.

He himself possesses the strength of the peak of the seventh rank in martial arts!

But the servant's next words made Dong Jin's expression change completely.

Their attitude made a complete 180-degree turn.

"My lord, it's the eldest prince, Qin Li!"

Upon hearing this, Dong Jin's momentum faltered, and he slowly sat down again, his eyes flickering uncertainly.

"Brother, he's come at the right time! You must avenge Yu'er!"

Consort Hui, upon hearing who the visitor was, immediately perked up, her eyes sparkling with excitement.

Qin Li will certainly not bring a large army with him. As long as Qin Li enters the Marquis's residence, the Marquis's residence will definitely be able to take him down with its strength.

Then, she will be able to avenge her son with her own hands. She will definitely cut off Qin Li's head with her own hands to appease her son's spirit in heaven.

"Foolish!"

Unexpectedly, Dong Jin suddenly swung his arm, nearly knocking Consort Hui, who was grabbing his sleeve, to the ground. Dong Jin couldn't help but scold, "Revenge isn't for now!"

"Qin Li certainly wouldn't come suddenly; he must have discovered something."

After speaking, Dong Jin's gaze locked onto Fang Yuan.

Qin Li must have come for Fang Yuan!

But that's impossible.

His hands and feet were severed very cleanly.

How did Qin Li know that it was he who saved Fang Yuan?

"What, is the Marquis planning to hand me over to save the day?" Fang Yuan chuckled, his eyes low and sinister.

Dong Jin laughed heartily, stood up from his chair, put one hand behind his back and the other in front of his chest, and said, "Honored guest, you are too kind. If I really wanted to hand you over, I wouldn't have sent someone to rescue you."

"Qin Li will arrive in no time. Please, distinguished guest, go to the backyard to take refuge! I will deal with Qin Li."

Fang Yuan turned his head and glanced over. With his keen hearing, he could tell that Qin Li was leading his men this way.

The people from the Marquis's mansion couldn't stop Qin Li; anyone who dared to try to stop him was knocked to the ground by Qin Li's men.

After thinking for a moment, Fang Yuan walked straight past Dong Jin and Consort Hui and headed towards the backyard.

After Fang Yuan left, Dong Jin reached out and helped Consort Hui up from the ground, patiently advising her, "Sister, this grudge is not something we won't avenge, but rather the time has not yet come!"

"Although I, your brother, am not afraid of Qin Li, there is a natural gap in strength between us."

"If we were to fall out with Qin Li now, the entire Marquis's mansion would be ruined!"

"Sister, you wouldn't want anything to happen to your sister-in-law and your nephews and nieces, would you?"

"Therefore, this matter needs to be considered carefully."

"I assure you, your brother, that I will kill Qin Li and avenge Yu'er!"

Consort Hui thought Dong Jin's words made sense, nodded, and slowly stood up from the ground with Dong Jin's help.

She couldn't let her own hatred lead her to ruin her brother's entire family; her conscience wouldn't allow it.

As they were talking, Qin Li swaggered into the hall with his men.

Before them came in, a dozen or so guards from the Marquis's residence flew in.

They were all kicked in by Zhou Biao and his gang; they couldn't stop Qin Li at all.

"My lord..."

They looked at Dong Jin, wanting to complain.

To everyone's surprise, Dong Jin waved his hand expressionlessly, telling them to leave.

After the dozen or so people helped each other back, Dong Jin said:

"Your Highness, I have come uninvited; I apologize for failing to greet you properly!"

After saying that, Dong Jincai gave a perfunctory bow, not taking Qin Li seriously at all.

This is because he is old; if he were still young, he would have caught up with Qin Li.

They've come to our door to beat us up, how can we tolerate this?!

Qin Li glanced at Dong Jin, then casually found a seat in the hall and sat down. "Enough nonsense. Hand over the person, and I'll leave immediately, and I'll also pay you a hundred or two hundred taels for medical expenses. Otherwise, I'll turn your manor upside down today and find the person."

"Harboring a wanted criminal who has escaped from the army, Lord Dong, you are also a former soldier, you should know what crime that is."

capital offense!

Dong Jin certainly knew what the crime was.

What he didn't expect was that the person he rescued was a wanted criminal who had escaped from the military.

He escaped from Qin Li's clutches, which shows he's quite capable; he should definitely recruit him.

"Your Highness, I do not know what you are talking about." Dong Jin sat down, holding onto the armrest of the chair, and waved for someone to bring Qin Li a cup of tea.

As tea was being served, Qin Li's gaze shifted from Dong Jin to Consort Hui, and he couldn't help but smile.

"Oh, isn't this Consort Hui? I almost didn't recognize her."

"It's been a long time. Consort Hui has become even more beautiful and charming. No wonder she is the apple of Father's eye."

"Your subject greets Consort Hui. Is Consort Hui well?"

It was intentional, absolutely intentional!

She's becoming more and more beautiful and charming?

Since learning of her son's accident, Consort Hui has been weeping constantly, her eyes swollen from crying. She looks more than ten years older, with even gray hair appearing. Qin Li even said she has become more and more beautiful and charming? He was just deliberately rubbing salt into her wounds.

Consort Hui was so angry that she was about to slam her fist on the table and teach Qin Li a lesson.

Unexpectedly, Dong Jin coughed twice, clenching his fist.

"Ahem!"

Hearing her brother's signal, Consort Hui still couldn't resist causing trouble for Qin Li.

Seeing that things were not going well, Dong Jin spoke first, "An'an, why are you uneasy?"

To everyone's surprise, Qin Li laughed and said, "My lord, there's no need for that. I just killed the third prince, and Consort Hui is his birth mother. How can she be at ease?"

It would be a miracle if he could stay at ease; Consort Hui would definitely want to kill him.

Dong Jin's eyes hurt with anger. That bastard Qin Li not only deliberately angered Consort Hui, but also him.

Since you already knew Consort Hui was uneasy, why ask this question? Isn't it just to provoke him?

"If the Crown Prince is here to cause trouble, please leave immediately. The Marquis's residence does not welcome you!" Dong Jin directly issued an order to leave.

Qin Li remained motionless, even adopting a more casual posture, indicating that he would not leave easily.

Taking the tea and a sip, Qin Li said, "You want me to leave? That's simple. Just summon him, and I'll be gone immediately!"

"I told you, Your Highness, I don't understand what you're saying!"

"Whether he genuinely doesn't understand or is pretending not to, Lord Marquis knows better than anyone else," Zhou Biao, standing behind Qin Li, couldn't help but say.

"presumptuous!"

Dong Jin flew into a rage, "I am speaking to your master. Who do you think you are, daring to bark so arrogantly in my manor?"

"you……!"

Enraged, Zhou Biao was about to draw his sword.

This whole thing was Dong Jin's fault; he harbored a wanted criminal.

Now they're even turning around and accusing us. They should be taken down and severely tortured.

Unexpectedly, Qin Li raised his hand to stop Zhou Biao, "Don't be rude!"

Upon hearing this, Zhou Biao quickly put away his knife, bowed his head, and clasped his hands in a fist salute.