After rebirth, I became a national teacher

It seems that Pei Xiao is just so-so, just like those literati and scholars he looks down upon, who are only good at talking.

"Which direction did you leave the city from?"

"North."

Chen Qingzhu pondered for a moment before ordering:

"Have someone continue to follow him. If he wants to go into the sea, immediately have someone report to the authorities and then come back to report to me."

He headed north, probably preparing to join the Hu tribe.

This must be very humiliating for Pei Xiao.

So, she could allow him to hold on to a little hope and dream and struggle for a few more days.

Then catch him back and nail him to the pillar of shame completely.

But if he changed his mind halfway and decided to go to sea to live a miserable life, she would immediately capture him back personally.

After all, the sea is too vast. If he really goes to the sea, it will be difficult for her to find him in the future.

She would not allow her prey to escape from the hunting range.

"Yes."

Although Huiyun did not understand, she still faithfully carried out the temple master's orders.

Not long after, the palace's chief eunuch Wang Zhong came again to ask for a meeting.

After getting Chen Qingzhu's permission, Huiyun brought the person over.

As soon as he saw Chen Qingzhu, Wang Zhong knelt down on the ground with a nervous look on his face and kowtowed three times.

The Grand Master did not ask him to stand up, so he could only kneel down and say:

"Forgive me, God! The imperial guards have dug up the entire palace, but they still haven't found the peace locket you're looking for!"

As he said this, his heart was beating fast.

Having witnessed the thundering wrath of the God with one’s own eyes, it is hard for anyone not to be afraid.

Even His Majesty is worried because he has not completed the tasks assigned by the God.

Chen Qingzhu was not surprised by this result, and did not make things difficult for Wang Zhong who came to deliver the message.

Instead, he directly ordered:

"Tell His Majesty to pass down the order that whoever can find this peace locket will be granted the title of first-class marquis, and whoever provides effective clues will be granted the title of second-class earl, and the title will be inherited for three generations."

Under the reward, there must be a brave man.

Although it may not be possible to resist the soul control of the monk's soul, at least there is more hope.

Wang Zhong was shocked.

The Grand Master gave such an important title right away.

This is clearly a power that only Your Majesty has!

Imperial Master...what does this mean?

After hesitating for a moment, he quickly replied:

"Yes. I will convey the truth to Your Majesty."

He was just a servant, so how could he dare to interfere in the confrontation between the Imperial Master and His Majesty.

Chen Qingzhu was very satisfied with his tact and continued:

"One more thing."

"Jingnan Marquis Pei Xiao colluded with the King of Shu to frame me, and now he has fled the capital. His family members must not escape again."

Pei Xiao's escape was so quick and decisive that it was a little beyond her expectations.

What if Zhang and others were so smart and bold and ran away with the money?

Now that the monk's soul has not been eliminated, she has no time to catch mice everywhere.

Even if she had to let them be tortured by fear, she had to keep them where she could control them.

"Immediately send the imperial guards to surround the Marquis of Jingnan's mansion. Once we capture the Marquis of Jingnan, we will deal with him together."

"Yes!"

Wang Zhong said respectfully.

After getting Chen Qingzhu's permission, he bowed and left the main hall, returning to report to Emperor Yong'an.

Qianqing Palace

After listening to Wang Zhong's retelling, Emperor Yong'an's face instantly turned gloomy.

It was a pity that he had previously thought that the Lord of Du'e was devoted to Taoism and would not have the ambition to interfere in human power.

But now!

She actually took it for granted that she was ordering him, the emperor!

How can this be called the Supreme Imperial Master?

It's obvious that she wants to ride on his head and become the emperor!

Emperor Yong'an picked up a teacup and was about to smash it to the ground.

Wang Zhong quickly dissuaded him:

"Your Majesty, please calm down! If people knew that you were dissatisfied with the Imperial Master..."

Emperor Yong'an's expression froze when he thought of the death threat from Lord Du'e.

The teacups that had already been picked up were gently placed back on the table.

Even though he was so angry that he almost vomited blood, he had to suppress his anger and said calmly as possible:

"Pass the order as she requested!"

People are knives and servants, and I am fish and meat.

He couldn't anger her.

The most important thing now is to find a way out of the impasse as soon as possible.

Until then, he had to keep her satisfied.

"Yes!"

Wang Zhong took the order and left, and two imperial edicts were issued at an extremely fast speed.

Regarding the search for the peace locket, an imperial edict was posted.

As for the order to the Marquis of Jingnan's Mansion, Meng Bin personally went to the Marquis of Jingnan's Mansion with the imperial edict and several hundred imperial guards.

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Everything seemed fine at the Jingnan Marquis' Mansion before the arrival of the imperial guards.

The servants were not so well-informed and had no idea that the empire was about to collapse. They were still conscientiously doing their tasks, fearing that the slightest omission would anger their masters.

Zhang from Qiongzhiyuan was feeling more and more uneasy.

She didn't think that given the affection His Majesty had for his sister and three children, he would directly attack his sister, or even go to the point of torturing her.

Who did the torture?

It can only be the God of Du'e!

The fact that Lord Du'e did this meant that he already knew his sister's plan.

Would she not know about the Jingnan Marquis’ Mansion that was behind the scenes?

Thinking of this, Zhang's hands began to tremble involuntarily.

The Lord of Du'e even dealt with the Imperial Concubine, so how could he let go of a mere Jingnan Marquis's Mansion!

Although her husband has gone out to find a solution, at this point, she can't think of any good way to turn the situation around.

If Pei Xiao fails, their entire family will be imprisoned or even executed!

She shuddered at the thought of the officials' families who had become criminal slaves or been exiled.

She didn't even dare to think about the even more horrific scenario of the entire family being executed.

No, she couldn't let herself fall to that level!

And there is the son she gave birth to with great difficulty, her Hun Ge'er, he is still so young!

Thinking of this, she immediately stood up and went to her private vault to get the thin and easy-to-carry silver bills, as well as pearls and gold that were not easily damaged.

She packed everything into a big bag and called over the second-class maid, Haitang.

She is the most loyal and honest maid serving her.

Ever since she was framed by the abbot of Cihang Temple and lost many of her trusted confidants, she no longer has anyone she particularly trusts.

Now there is no other choice except Haitang.

She called Haitang into the inner room, divided her indenture contract, slave certificate, and the gold and silver jewelry she had just sorted out into half, and gave them to Haitang, asking her to take Hun'er to the farm outside the capital to wait for her immediately.

If he didn't wait for her for two days, he would immediately take Hun Ge'er and leave the capital.

She ordered Haitang to swear:

He will definitely protect Hunger with his life and ensure he grows up safely. Otherwise, he will be hacked to death and fall into the eighteen levels of hell, never to be reborn.

Haitang did not dare to disobey her mistress's order and did as she was told. Then, she held Hun'er in her arms and took her wet nurse with her, found a carriage from the mansion, and left the Jingnan Marquis's Mansion.

Zhang immediately rushed to the warehouse in the outer courtyard.

If the Jingnan Marquis's Mansion really encountered a devastating disaster, after she and Hun'er escaped, they would only be able to survive on the money they brought with them.

In this way, the more money you can take away, the better.

In the past year since she returned to the capital, although many people have given her gifts, they were all elegant, mostly jade and antiques, and some more practical gifts were given to manors and shops, but no one directly gave her silver notes.

But she remembered that there were still more than 100,000 taels of silver notes and a lot of gold in the treasury.

This is much more than the few things she has in her private treasury, and she must not miss any of it.

She was in a hurry to act, but was also worried that the leak of the secret would cause unrest in the mansion prematurely, so she ordered everyone to stay away from the main house.

She didn't notice at all that what she said when she asked Haitang to come in was heard clearly by Pei Xuan who came to visit her morning and evening as usual.