The Silver Armor Guards also have spies in Yizhou, but because this is a rebel camp, they are hiding very deeply.
We can only leave a mark and let them find it themselves.
However, the more Xiao Li listened to the discussions along the way, the more he felt something was wrong.
"Feng Chang is such a jerk. He owed me half a month's worth of wine and didn't even pay me back. He's just taking advantage of the Duke, so what's so great about him? He said the Duke's relatives don't pay, so what kind of relative is he? He's really giving him face."
"In order to gain a firm foothold, the Feng family is willing to marry someone like Pei Chanjuan. What else can't they do?"
"What do you mean by marrying? That house belongs to Prince Pei. The dowry the Pei family bought filled up half of the house. They just said it was a marriage to give the Feng family some face, but in fact it was just marrying into the family."
Xiao Li was puzzled: "Is the person who is going to marry Pei Changen's daughter a member of the Feng family?"
Is this the Feng family she was thinking of?
Rong Qing didn't expect Xiao Li to ask this and was stunned for a moment: "The Feng family returned to their clan land and happened to be under the influence of Prince Pei. Doesn't the master know?"
Xiao Li: "I'm so busy after I wake up that I don't have time to care about them."
Rong Qing couldn't help but laugh. He thought that His Majesty was calm because he was indifferent, but it turned out that he had no idea at all.
But now this attitude doesn't seem to be very enthusiastic.
The group of people did not mention which young man from the Feng family was going to marry Miss Pei, and His Majesty had no intention of asking.
That's right, there is only one young master Feng in the Feng family who is favored by His Majesty, and the others are insignificant. Even for Young Master Feng, His Majesty did not take the initiative to summon him after he woke up, so the Feng family is even less worthy of His Majesty's care.
The two of them found an inn to stay in. The next morning, they waited for the Silver-Armored Guards to pick them up, and also received a completely unexpected piece of news.
Prince Pei's mansion issued a general announcement, inviting the empress to attend the wedding of his daughter Pei Chanjuan and Feng Yin, the son of the Feng family, tomorrow.
Xiao Li raised an eyebrow: "Who did he say Pei Chanjuan was getting married to?"
Rong Qing looked at Xiao Li's expression and replied, "Feng Yin."
Xiao Li was a little surprised when she heard Feng Yin's name suddenly, especially under such circumstances. Moreover, it was the news of Feng Yin's wedding, which really gave her a big "surprise".
But she didn't need to be too shocked or angry. She liked Feng Yin very much, but she didn't regard Feng Yin as her property. Even if he really got married, she didn't care. Besides, there was something fishy about this marriage.
"Feng Yin holds an official position in the court, so why would he appear in Yizhou at this time?"
The silver-armored guard replied, "We have not heard of Young Master Feng appearing in Yizhou. Before today, the Prince's Mansion had not announced the identity of the Young Master Feng who was marrying Miss Pei."
Xiao Liming said: "They are deliberately guarding against me."
Although Xiao Li did not explicitly announce which man she gave the title to, it was still easy to find out about the empress's romantic affairs.
There was obviously an ambiguous relationship between the empress and Feng Yin. The Feng family blamed the empress for the death of Taifu Feng, and Feng Yin even threatened to be expelled from the Feng family for the empress.
All signs indicate that they have an unusual relationship. If the empress had not been injured and unconscious, Feng Yin would probably have entered the empress's harem long ago.
There are so many young talents in the world, and so many men in the Feng family, but she has to choose Feng Yin. It is obvious that she does this to provoke and annoy the empress.
The reason for keeping the news secret is that he is afraid that the Empress will find out and call him. Now that the wedding is tomorrow, even if he sends the message and the Empress finds out, she won't be able to come.
The news of the empress's disappearance has not been spread. What the outside world knows is that she is still in Beicang. It takes at least one day to get from Yizhou to Beicang Yingdu.
By the time the news was received, the wedding had already taken place. The matter was a done deal. Prince Pei's daughter had snatched the man the empress valued, and she had married into the empress's family, leaving the empress completely humiliated.
Prince Pei could still pretend to be upright and said that he was behaving properly, and he generously notified the empress, his junior, to come and attend the wedding banquet.
The Empress didn't come because she was narrow-minded, not because he didn't know etiquette.
It's totally and purely disgusting.
People who are incompetent can only rely on this kind of shameful conspiracy to get psychological comfort.
Is Xiao Li angry? It's okay. This trick is so obvious that she doesn't even bother to get angry.
It's really funny. Prince Pei planned very well. He was sure that the empress was far away and could only swallow this loss in silence.
Even Xiao Li himself could not have imagined that he would come to Yizhou in this way and at this time, and happen to encounter this incident.
Don't talk to her about fate. She doesn't need this kind of fate where she suffers so much and almost loses her life just to meet a man.
But since they have invited her so warmly, she has to attend the wedding no matter what.
She had conquered Yue and Beicang, and killed Xu Nianqing. She had had enough fun, and she had her own people to clean up the remaining rebel kings.
But Prince Pei insisted on dying at her hands, and it was hard to refuse her kindness.
Xiao Li glanced at the silver-armored guard and asked, "Do you have any cloud-piercing arrows?"
The Silver Armored Guard nodded: "I brought them, five in total."
Xiao Li: "That's enough."
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"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"
Five red fireworks shot up into the sky from all directions of Yizhou City, leaving behind red smoke that lingered in the air for a long time.
When the common people saw this, they thought that the Prince's Mansion was building momentum for the wedding. After all, the red color is really festive.
At Prince Pei's mansion, the gray-haired counselor Zhang Xi immediately became alert when he saw the fireworks: "Your Highness, it looks like they're sending some kind of signal. Could it be related to the Empress?"
Prince Pei frowned and said, "Go check it out immediately."
Another strategist, Du Ruming, dressed like a scholar, calmly reassured him, "Your Highness, don't be nervous. The Empress is far away in Northern Cang, how could she react so quickly? Those red fireworks are probably someone who saw your notice and is deliberately trying to curry your favor."
Prince Pei: "Then I will take your kind words, sir."
The person who went to investigate had not returned yet, and Prince Pei was feeling uneasy: "How is the son-in-law doing?"
The servant replied, "Your Highness, my son-in-law went to see his mother and is trying on his wedding clothes after returning."
Du Ruming said with a smile: "It seems that this son-in-law is quite sensible. The hatred of killing one's relatives is irreconcilable. Following the prince is the right path."
Zhang Xi couldn't stand people like Du Ruming who knew nothing but could only flatter, but the prince enjoyed it very much. If he said anything at this time, Du would probably accuse him of exaggerating.
The people who went to investigate came back and said that they didn't find the person who set off the fireworks, but there was no reaction around.
Du Ruming always thought that there was nothing wrong and was making a fuss about nothing. Zhang Xi still persuaded him to be cautious, be more vigilant and avoid complications.
However, no matter how hard they tried, they could not imagine that the empress had already arrived in the city.
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