Pei Yu: "Your Majesty, the most urgent task is to find the missing Princess Surina."
"Well, my dear, what you said makes sense, but you don't need to deal with this little matter personally. It's more important for you to do your job. Don't worry, she wants to harm you. I will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly and give you an explanation."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
Xie Yunci looked at Xie Yunche, "Prince Yan, you're going to get married soon, you..."
"What!"
"When did this happen? How come I don't know about it?"
Xie Yunche suddenly became like a cat with its fur standing on end. He had just been sitting leisurely on the chair, but now he suddenly entered a combat state.
Xie Yunci: "It's been so long since I granted you the marriage, don't you want to get married?"
"Besides, you are not a child anymore. This is what your parents want."
Xie Yunche was speechless all of a sudden. He still had a dream of making his way in the martial arts world. Now that he was married, how could he have that chance?
Suddenly he looked at Pei Yu next to him, and an idea flashed in his mind.
"Brother, I don't refuse to get married, but Brother Pei hasn't clarified yet, so I can't be in front of him."
As he spoke, he walked to Xie Yunci with his hands behind his back and said, "Brother, I want to wait until Brother Pei gets married before getting married, is that okay?"
Xie Yunci: Are you using Pei Yu as an excuse?
Pei Yu gave him a sinister look. This kid was talking about things that were not related to the topic.
Chen Li: She never thought that she had something to do with this.
"Don't try that. The wedding date has been set. It's in a month."
Xie Yunci looked at him with a warning in his eyes, "If you want to do something outrageous, don't blame me for being rude."
Xie Yunche said "Oh" dryly.
"Alright, Pei Aiqing, Princess Hui'an, we will return to the capital tomorrow. You can go ahead. This matter is still confidential in the court. When you return, I will reward you according to your merits."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
After leaving the emperor's tent and arriving at Pei Yu's tent, Chen Li asked, "Ayu, when are we leaving?"
Pei Yu poured her a cup of tea, then slowly spoke: "We are not going back to Beijing, we are leaving from here. I have already asked people to pack up everything, and your eldest brother will go south with us."
"My eldest brother, have you told him?"
"Well, as we were talking about a few days ago, A-Li, do you want to go back and say goodbye to your uncle and aunt?"
He had made this decision before and found something amiss, without asking Chen Li's opinion.
Chen Li shook her head, "No need, just write a letter tomorrow and let my sister-in-law take it back. As for you here, has the emperor sent anyone over?"
"No, Ah Li, the emperor understands the principle of trusting those you employ and distrusting those you don't employ."
"Um."
Chen Li hummed calmly, but had different thoughts in her heart.
Since ancient times, emperors have been fickle. One cannot trust the emperor too much, nor can one not trust him too much. Only Pei Yu himself can control this balance.
Chen Li had a good rest that night. The next morning, the camp was very lively because the large army was returning to Beijing.
Chen Li came to the tent of her eldest brother and sister-in-law early in the morning and said, "Sister-in-law, I won't go back. Please help me take this letter to my parents."
Xu Taohua nodded gently, "Okay, Ah Li, you, your brother, and the prince, you must be careful and safe."
"Aunt, where are you going?" Shen Mochi ran over, hugged Shen Li's legs and asked.
Chen Li squatted down and touched the little hair on his head. "Auntie is going out for a while. Can I bring you a gift when I come back?"
"good."
Shen Mochi patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, auntie, I will take good care of my grandparents and mother at home."
"Well, our Achi has grown into a little man."
As Chen Li spoke, she led Shen Mochi out of the tent, leaving her elder brother and sister-in-law some time alone.
"My lady, I will come back safely."
Shen Jingyuan pulled Xu Taohua and made a promise. Seeing tears welling up in the corners of her eyes, he stretched out his rough fingers to wipe them away for her.
Xu Taohua also felt a little embarrassed, wondering if she was being too pretentious.
"Husband, I'm fine. I'll wait for you at home."
Shen Jingnan held her in his arms, and in an instant, Xu Taohua's petite figure was suddenly obscured by him.
Without waiting for the army to set off, the four men rode on horseback onto the official road.
"My Lord, where are we going now?"
Pei Yu: "The main force has set out in three days. Let's catch up with them first."
This time when he left the capital, he brought a total of two thousand people, all of whom were good soldiers who could fight ten people at once.
The four of them rode at full speed until the moon reached the zenith before catching up with the large group ahead.
Tianqing drove to the camp with a fire in front of him and said to the three people beside him: "Prince, County Lady, General Shen, the camp ahead is where the army is camping."
"Well, let's go and rest first, then call a few people over. This is too slow. We have to speed up tomorrow."
It was not practical to have more than 2,000 people on horseback. The noise would be too loud and would easily attract the attention of passers-by, so he decided to break up the team and let them reach Lin'an County, Luzhou as quickly as possible.
The fire above the camp stayed lit until dawn, and early the next morning, the originally well-organized team was divided into several teams.
Shen Li and Pei Yu led a team forward, Shen Jingyuan also led a team, and the others were led by their respective superiors.
Pei Yu and Shen Li took the official road. They were in the open, while the others transformed themselves into escort teams, merchant caravans, etc. and hurried on their journey.
The closer you get to Luzhou, the more you can smell the salty taste in the air.
"Ayu, we have been working for ten days and will be here soon."
At that time, Chen Li was wearing a cloak. The further they rushed towards Luzhou, the colder the weather became. In addition, he was not sure whether he could catch up in time, so he brought a cloak with him in case he caught a cold.
"Well, we are already close to the border of Luzhou. According to our walking speed, we can arrive in two days."
Originally, the speed could have been even faster, but it rained in many places along the way, which really affected the progress of the journey.
Two days later in the evening, Chen Li and Pei Yu stood on the beach. The sea breeze blowing towards them had a salty smell and was bitingly cold.
Chen Li looked at the sea which was completely different from the one in later generations, and couldn't help but sigh that the sea that had not been polluted by humans was indeed beautiful.
Even though the weather is bad today, with no sunshine and strong winds howling on the sea, it does not affect the beauty it brings to people at all.
After stopping to look for a while, the two walked back to the small village in front. All the people here were from the military, including navy or militia.
Pei Yu and his team’s destination is here, and this is their base camp.
"Your Majesty, Princess, the meal is ready. You can go and rest after the meal. We can discuss other matters tomorrow."
General Yang fights pirates on the sea all year round. Because he has been at the seaside all year round, his skin is dark and looks extremely rough. He is tall and big, even bigger than Shen Jingyuan.
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