A country cannot be without a ruler for a day. In many cases, it does not matter who the ruler is. Even if it is a watermelon or a piece of wood, as long as it stands there, it can maintain the stability of the situation and the world can generally remain peaceful.

As long as this monarch exists, others who want to replace him will have to pay a huge price. Even the most ambitious person will not dare to act rashly without the assurance of victory, considering the huge price.

After all, not everyone is like King Pingliang, who has the God of Plot serving him and the protagonist just keeping him alive.

But once this ruler is gone and the emperor has no offspring, there are as many as twenty-one remaining vassal kings, and any one of them has the potential to become the ruler. The vassal kings will each rule their own territories, and the empire will immediately be in chaos.

What is more terrifying than the death of the monarch is that the monarch is still alive but has fallen into the hands of the enemy, such as the little prince of the Northern Tartars.

When the two armies faced each other, General Shen was on full alert. The little prince of the Northern Tartars put the emperor in front of the battle line and asked the emperor to ask General Shen to open the city gate. What should General Shen do?

In the original book, wasn't it the Emperor who opened the gates of the capital city that made it so easy to conquer?

Therefore, it is necessary to stop the emperor halfway, coax him back, and bring him back, so that this matter can pass quietly, as if it had never happened.

Su Fengyi said:

"I'll go find the emperor and bring him back."

Lu Hong frowned:

"No, I."

Su Fengyi held him down:

“You can’t leave. Instead, you have to stay in the capital and act normally every day, pretending that the emperor is still in the palace and nothing has happened.

You are with the emperor every day. As long as you are in the palace, others will naturally think that the emperor is there too.

If you, Qiao Gui, and the Emperor don't show up at the same time, even a fool would know that the Emperor is no longer in the capital."

Lu Hong cannot leave Beijing, and Qiao Gui is fanning the flames. If the emperor is determined to go looking for the White Unicorn, if Su Fengyi does not go, others may not be able to coax him to let go or come back, so it will be useless even if they go.

Moreover, the news of the emperor's disappearance must be blocked immediately and must not be spread out. The fewer people who know about it, the better. No matter how you look at it, she is the most suitable person to go.

Su Fengyi calculated that the emperor had left home at 3 p.m., and it had only been a few hours, so he should not have gone far.

Moreover, the emperor is not a man who can endure hardship. He would certainly not be willing to travel late at night without sleeping.

So now Qiao Gui and the Emperor must be staying somewhere on the road. If we ride as fast as we can and rush there overnight, we might be able to catch up with them.

However, in the capital, even if the court officials and relatives had not seen the emperor for years, they would always hear some news about the emperor. If no news was left, it would arouse suspicion.

Moreover, Qiao Gui and the Emperor disappeared together, and there was no news about both of them at the same time, which aroused even more speculation.

It would not be safe enough for Lu Hong to just act as usual. It would be much safer if he could find another person to cooperate with Lu Hong.

Su Fengyi said to Lu Hong:

“You should return to the palace now and interrogate Eunuch Cui carefully. If Qiao Gui wants to lure you out with the imperial guards, he will definitely leave clues for Eunuch Cui and reveal them when the time is right.

Don't wait for him to explode. Pry him open and get all the clues at once, then come to Pei Mansion to find me."

Lu Hong could understand what happened before, but when it came to the Pei Mansion and thought of Prince Consort Pei, Lu Hong really couldn't understand it.

Is the relationship between the Princess and Prince Consort Pei so strong now? Does the Princess have to discuss even such a serious matter as the Emperor's disappearance with Prince Consort Pei?

Lu Hong couldn't help but ask:

"Pei, can you trust me?"

Su Fengyi nodded:

"Yes, it's credible. If we want to keep the news secret, we need Pei Zhaoming."

What Su Fengyi trusted was not her relationship with Pei Yu. She and Pei Yu were now partners, working together to gain wealth, and their relationship was purely financial.

What she trusted was Pei Yu's ability.

With Pei Yu's cunning character and his position as the second assistant, as long as he had a suspicion and tried it once, with a little deduction, he would definitely discover the emperor's disappearance.

The smarter a person is, the more destructive power he can cause.

Anyway, she couldn't hide it from him. Instead of letting him find out and take advantage of it, thus ruining her plans, it would be better to pull him on board in advance and let him help.

Lu Hong didn't know what the princess meant by trustworthy. He just felt that his guess was confirmed. He felt sad and said:

"it is good."

Although he actually didn't believe Pei Yu, or rather, no one else believed him except the emperor and the eldest princess.

But since the princess wanted him to trust Pei Yu, he believed Pei Yu. He couldn't make things difficult for her.

After Lu Hong finished answering, he returned to the palace to prepare for the trial of Eunuch Cui.

Su Fengyi instructed Wutong again:

"Interrogate the visitor who broke into the princess's mansion tonight. Prepare your luggage and select ten palace soldiers to come to Pei's mansion to wait for me."

Wutong knew the seriousness of the matter, and with a serious face, he answered yes and went to do his job.

Su Fengyi went alone, taking advantage of the night, riding on the little white dragon, to Pei Mansion in the west of the city.

When she arrived at Pei Mansion, Su Fengyi went forward and knocked on the door in person. She had been to Pei Mansion several times before, and the doorman recognized her. When she saw that it was the eldest princess who knocked on the door in the middle of the night, she was so scared that she knelt down and kowtowed on the spot.

Su Fengyi was straightforward:

"I'm looking for Pei Zhaoming."

Under normal circumstances, although the two of them have an engagement, they are not married yet. Even if she came to the house in broad daylight, she should tell someone first so that the Pei family can be prepared in advance.

It wasn't very thoughtful for her to just go to the house directly like this, especially since it was the middle of the night.

But time was urgent, and Su Fengyi didn't care about etiquette or thoroughness. Based on Su Fengyi's understanding of Pei Yu in the original book, she believed that Pei Yu was not such a pedantic person.

Su Fengyi knew where Pei Yu was in the Pei family's yard, so she didn't need anyone to lead her and just walked in directly.

Seeing this, one of the gate servants bowed and nodded to her, holding a lantern for her and reminding her to be careful with her step, while the other ran towards the young master's yard as fast as if he was on a hot wheel.

The servant was really panicked. The eldest princess came to his house in the middle of the night and rushed in as soon as she entered. It really looked like she was here to catch someone cheating.

He had to hurry and wake up the young master. If there was a beautiful woman in the young master's bed, she had to be hidden quickly, otherwise someone would die.

When Su Fengyi was halfway there, Pei Yu appeared. He had obviously just woken up from bed, his hair was not tied up, and even his coat was casually put on. Compared with his usual self, he looked a bit more unruly and romantic.

The Pei Mansion is a large and powerful family with many people and internal struggles. It is not a good place for conversation, especially when the two met. Su Fengyi clearly felt that someone was watching them secretly.

Pei Yu ignored those inquiring looks and smiled gently:

"Your Highness, you came here in the middle of the night. Did you hear any gossip? Are you worried that there is someone hiding in my room?"

Su Fengyi came so suddenly, there must be something big going on, and big things cannot be spoken about.

Pei Yu was truly a talent as he could think of such a romantic reason in a flash to block those inquiring eyes.

Su Fengyi followed his topic and snorted:

"Hmph, don't try to lie to me. Whether it's there or not, I'll have to see it first!"

Pei Yu smiled more gently, and even came over and pulled Su Fengyi's sleeve:

"Then please come to my room, take a good look and check it out, okay?"

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