After Silent Cloud sent someone to Taishitai Pavilion to deliver the order, he was still sitting in the outer study. At this moment, he had to think about how to deal with the subsequent storm if Pei Yue was really murdered.

Shen Danmo walked into the study carrying a tray with a cup of restful tea on it.

She handed the teacup to Silent Cloud, saw the rare look of worry on her father's face, and asked, "Dad, what happened?"

Silent Cloud did not hide anything, frowning slightly and said: "Pei Yue is missing."

Shen Danmo was shocked and asked in disbelief: "Missing?"

Silent Cloud said: "After he left here in the morning, he did not return to Green Willow Manor. Xi Sidao came to me just now and said that Pei Yue was likely to be attacked."

Shen Danmo clenched her hands hard, feeling confused for a moment. Although she often felt dissatisfied with the young man she had never met and only exchanged letters with him, she never thought that something would happen to him. In any case, Pei Yue treated her She respects him very much, and at the same time does not have the problems of those stinky men, so Shen Danmo gradually makes him a confidant, and at certain moments, she reflects her wishes on him.

So of course she didn't want anything bad to happen to Pei Yue.

"He...he should be fine, right dad?" Shen Danmo has received the best education since she was a child, and she can maintain the appearance of a lady at all times, but now she is a little lost and flustered.

Silent Cloud shook his head and said: "We can't be sure. The key is not knowing who is ambushing him."

There was a trace of anger in Shen Danmo's heart for no reason. Looking at the worry on her father's face, she couldn't help complaining: "It's all my fault that dad wanted to test him deliberately. If we don't test him with someone like Pei Rong, Pei Yue won't do it either." If he even refuses to eat and leaves, he will definitely not be in danger."

Silent Cloud looked at her with a strange expression and said with a smile: "When I asked you at noon, I remember you said you didn't want to see him at all."

Shen Danmo lowered his head and argued: "It's not that I don't want to see him, but it doesn't matter whether he sees him or not. Besides, even if my daughter doesn't want to see him, she doesn't want anything to happen to him. Dad deliberately provoked him, but now he is worried about him. Isn't it more serious than his daughter? Inexplicable? "

Silent Cloud would never put on the airs of a strict father in front of her, and explained patiently: "Of course I am worried about him, but what I am more worried about is that if something happens to him, the situation in Kyoto will be very troublesome."

These words made Shen Danmo confused. She knew that Pei Yue was different now from before. He had a big man like Gu Liang to support him, and he made contributions in the battle to exterminate the bandits. But after all, he was just a bastard, how could he Stirring up the situation in Kyoto?

Silent Cloud continued: "There are many people who care about him now. You all know this, so I won't say it anymore. I will just say one thing: the suppression of bandits in Beijing was a beautiful battle, and Pei Yue's contribution in it cannot be erased. He is determined to He is a son of the country and a concubine, so there is no hidden danger in your majesty's use of him. Now your majesty is going to reward him with a viscount of a high-class fief. The imperial edict has just been drafted, and something happened to Pei Yue in Kyoto. How can you let your majesty deal with it? "

In short, the bandit incident brought disgrace to Emperor Kaiping. Now that he has finally solved the matter, he was about to set Pei Yue up as a model for his meritorious deeds, but the real owner disappeared in the blink of an eye. The emperor came to It is undoubtedly a terrible slap in the face.

Shen Danmo wanted to understand the twists and turns, and said with hope: "Daddy will take action, Pei Yue will be fine."

Silent Cloud shook his head slightly and said: "If it is really the remnants of the bandits who take action, I am afraid that Pei Yue will be in danger of his life. Just go back and rest, I want to enter the palace now."

Shen Danmo was surprised again: "Dad, is it so serious?"

Silent Cloud stood up and said: "It's dark. If Taige's manpower is not fully mobilized, trying to find someone in the capital is like looking for a needle in a haystack. But if Taige wants to search for the capital, it must have His Majesty's nod of approval."

Shen Danmo didn't delay any longer, stood up and saluted, "Daddy, please take care of yourself."

…

That night, the crows from Taishitai Pavilion were ordered to investigate, and Kyoto was shocked.

Especially some of the older dignitaries living in Dongcheng can't help but think of that dark time more than ten years ago, when everyone in Kyoto was in danger, and crows from Taishitai Pavilion often broke in, and then ransacked their homes and exterminated their clans.

The doors of most mansions were closed, and those dandies who lingered in brothels and restaurants were also arrested and sent back by the elders of the family.

Fortunately, the crows didn't go too far this time. They were basically just inquiring for information, focusing on the boundaries of the West City.

Soon all kinds of news were sent back to Taishitai Pavilion and delivered to the desk of Shen Moyun who was here to take charge.

At early noon, Pei Yue came to Sihai Tower on the back street of Xicheng Temple.

At the same time, a murder occurred on the street behind the temple, and a street vendor had his throat cut.

After Pei Yue left Sihai Tower, he went out from the East City Gate and then disappeared. It can be seen that the place where he disappeared should be on the official road to the east.

The true identity of the vendor was found out, and he was the assistant of Li Zijunyang in the Marquis of Fengcheng Mansion.

The crows followed this line and discovered that Li Zijun had sent many people to follow Pei Yue, and even had people keep an eye on him near Green Willow Village outside the city for a long time.

When Silent Cloud saw this piece of information, the expression on his face was almost indescribable.

Despite their incomparable scheming, he and Mr. Xi could not have imagined that this case, which even His Majesty the Emperor was very concerned about, was most likely a private act of revenge by a playboy who did not know whether to live or die.

Of course, judging from the existing evidence, it is not completely certain that Pei Yue's disappearance is related to Li Zijun. It can only be said that this dude is very suspicious.

Thinking of this, Silent Cloud felt disgusted in his heart.

Over the years, Emperor Kaiping gradually arranged the layout of the court and the army, but many times he had to use some means, so there would be some concessions. For example, Chang Si, who almost caused the elite of the Western Camp to be wiped out in the Hengduan Mountains, was An example of this kind of concession. As for Li Bingzhong, Silent Cloud recognized this person's ability, but disliked his personality.

Before Pei Yuan died, Li Bingzhong tried his best to marry his daughter to Pei Rong.

Later, Pei Yuan and Pei Zhen passed away one after another, and he turned to Wang Pingzhang, and naturally entered the sight of Emperor Kaiping, and he rose to prominence from then on.

Silent Cloud knew very well that if this matter was really done by Li Zijun, the emperor would probably give Li Bingzhong some face and would not want that playboy's head.

But the problem is, when he thought about Mr. Xi's mood when he left and the person he was going to find, he knew that this matter would be difficult to resolve.

After dawn, Silent Cloud, surrounded by a large number of crows in Taishitai Pavilion, headed for the Fengcheng Hou Mansion in Taipingfang.

The gate tower of Fengcheng Hou Mansion is very tall and has always been the most conspicuous building on this street.

In the past, the servants of the Li Mansion were all proud of their gatehouse, and they would always be arrogant when walking on the street, as if they were superior to the servants of other families.

But today, these servants were hiding inside the door and shivering, not daring to look at the large number of Taishitai Pavilion crows that suddenly appeared on the street.

Silent Cloud got down from the ordinary sedan chair, and the young man holding a sword in his left hand guarded him.

Looking up at the chief steward of the Li Mansion who hurriedly came out with a humble smile on his face, Silent Yunyan asked briefly and concisely: "Is Marquis Li here?"

The chief steward bowed and said: "Back to Mr. Shen, my Marquis is still resting, and the younger one has already sent someone to invite him."

Silent Cloud waved his hand and said: "No need, call your eldest young master out. I have something to ask him."

If Li Zijun hadn't been reincarnated well and had such a grandfather who was relied upon by the emperor, Silent Cloud wouldn't have to come here in person today. He would only need to send a team of people to capture him.

The chief steward was panicked, but with his status, he certainly couldn't bargain with Shen Moyun. The morning in mid-October was very cool, but he was sweating profusely.

At this moment, a thunderous sound of horse hooves suddenly spread from the end of the street.

Silent Cloud turned around to look, his expression suddenly changed, and he saw more than a hundred cavalry approaching.

The leader with a gloomy face was none other than Gu Liang, the Marquis of Guangping and the commander-in-chief of the South Camp of the Beijing Army. The man next to him was Mr. Xi, who had an equally ugly face.

"Li Pingzhong, get out of here!"
Chapter completed!