She was the emperor's first daughter, and he always loved her. No matter what she wanted, he could get it with just a word. She was naughty and had made many mistakes since she was a child. Some ministers had even impeached her, but the emperor had never punished her.

What happened to my father this time?

The robbery of the silver was not her intentional act, and she had already obeyed her father's orders, used the silver to compensate the dead, and wrote a letter of apology and announced it to the world.

She thought the matter was over, but just one day later, her father demoted her title and reduced her fief?

Tears couldn't help but flow from the corners of her eyes. How could her father treat her like this? !

Thinking about it carefully, ever since she lost the martial arts competition with Chu Feiyan, her father started to be lukewarm towards her and rarely summoned her.

It's all Chu Feiyan's fault! She must have said something to the emperor.

"Princess... Princess! Get up!"

Lian Huan and Feng Xie helped her up.

Long Shiyu wiped away his tears and looked at the imperial edict in his hand with a hint of cruelty in his eyes.

"Father, since you are so heartless to me, don't blame your daughter for being cruel and ruthless!"

At this moment, the little affection she had for the emperor had been exhausted.

After what happened during this period, Long Shiyu's reputation plummeted. Some officials who originally supported her became disappointed and quietly abandoned her to seek other opportunities.

After another three days, the incident of snatching silver gradually subsided.

The matter has been resolved. The government posted notices outside the four major city gates, warning anyone not to comment on the matter again. If anyone was found making up rumors, they would be thrown into jail immediately.

These people who died had their own faults. If they had not been greedy and tried to steal the princess's silver, how could they have died?

Now the compensation silver has been paid, Long Shiyu has also issued a letter of apology, and the emperor has also ordered his title to be demoted and his fiefdom to be reduced by half, which is already a severe punishment.

Prince Rui's Mansion.

When Han Zhiyu heard the news that Long Shiyu was punished, she couldn't help but laugh out loud. She didn't expect that she only used a little trick to demote the arrogant Long Shiyu!

"Demoted to a princess, haha! That's great! Long Shiyu, you have to bow to me when you see me in the future, let's see how arrogant you can be?"

Just as he was feeling proud of his success, a man walked in and closed the door.

Han Zhiyu saw that he looked strange, so he asked, "Lu Qing, what are you doing so secretly?"

"Miss, Li Fu and the others are missing!" Lu Qing rubbed his hands, looking very uneasy.

"If Li Fu is missing, go find him!" Han Zhiyu said impatiently.

She had just given Li Fu a bag of silver. These people must have gone somewhere to have a good time.

"Miss, I can't find him. A few days ago in the evening, he took Xiaoliu and Xiaoqi out and never came back. He has been missing for three days!" Lu Qing said.

"She's been missing for three days?" Han Zhiyu felt something was wrong. "Have you looked for her in brothels, gambling houses, teahouses, and red-light districts?"

Lu Qing shook his head. "We have looked for them, but there is no trace of them. We asked some of his friends, and they also said that they haven't seen him for several days. It's like he disappeared out of thin air."

"Disappeared out of thin air!" Han Zhiyu shuddered when he thought of Lan'e's death and fell into the chair.

Could it be that Li Fu was really arrested? This is impossible! There were so many people at the time and the scene was so chaotic. Her plan could be said to be perfect and impossible to be discovered.

"Go look for them again." She didn't care about the lives of these people, she was just afraid that they would be caught, and then she would be in danger.

If people are really caught without any evidence, I hope they can keep the secret and not reveal the robbery of the silver.

"Miss, we have already searched all the places we should look for. That's why I came to look for you. It's very likely that they have met with an accident." Lu Qing asked suspiciously.

"Don't be in a hurry!" Han Zhiyu calmed down.

I was wondering who could have captured Li Fu and the other two?

Is it Long Shiyu? She shook her head. If it was Long Shiyu who arrested the person, he must have some evidence and would have brought people to the palace to ask the emperor to clear his name.

Could it be Chu Feiyan? But he didn't think so.

That day she kept her eyes on the porridge stall opposite. At that time, Chu Feiyan and several of her men had already left, leaving only two guards guarding the porridge stall. No one noticed Li Fu and the others at all.

Who could this person be? Is he the same person who killed Lan'e?

No! As soon as this thought came to my mind, I immediately denied it.

If it was the same person, he would have found her long ago.

"Miss, do you think it could be Prince Rui?" Lu Qing suddenly asked.

"You suspect Long Shiling?" Han Zhiyu had forgotten about this person. "But he had no reason to arrest Li Fu!"

Long Shiling and Long Shiyu were not on good terms to begin with, so robbing the silver would only benefit him, so it was impossible for him to come and catch her.

"In short, the disappearance of the three of them at the same time is definitely not a coincidence. Miss, I feel that someone is targeting us. We have to be more careful in the future!" Lu Qing said.

"It seems we can't wait any longer. Come here." Han Zhiyu walked to the table, took out a map and spread it on the table. The two of them looked at the map and began to plot.

******

As the year draws to a close, there is finally some joy in the splendid city. Even though this year was not a good one, the people are still looking forward to cleaning their courtyards, pasting up spring couplets, and hanging up red lanterns in preparation for the New Year.

Before New Year's Eve, the imperial court also sent some meat to the disaster victims outside the city so that they could celebrate the New Year with peace of mind.

On New Year's Eve, the imperial palace held a palace banquet as in previous years, inviting officials of the third rank and above to attend the banquet with their families.

The palace banquet started at noon. Chu Feiyan and Gong Beixuan had just finished their breakfast when Chu Wenzhao arrived, ready to go to the palace with them for the banquet.

"Zhao'er is here, let's go now!" said Chu Feiyan.

She and Zhao'er were the emperor's nephews, and according to custom they had to enter the palace early and pay their respects to the emperor and empress before the palace banquet began.

"it is good."

Liang Ying took the cloak and put it on Gong Beixuan, and the three of them entered the palace in a carriage.

In the past, Gong Beixuan would not have attended such a palace banquet, but this year he went to accompany Chu Feiyan to avoid some blind people causing trouble for her like last time.

The carriage arrived at the palace gate and saw many officials had already arrived and were queuing up for inspection.

As soon as they got off the carriage, Gong Beixuan's gorgeous and enchanting face immediately attracted many people's attention.

Gong Beixuan frowned, obviously disgusted by this look. He pulled up the hood of his cloak to cover his head and walked towards the palace gate with Chu Feiyan and his sister.

He was the imperial teacher, and the emperor granted him special permission to enter and leave the palace freely without having to greet anyone.

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