The emperor thought that he could rest assured as long as he hid in the Leopard Room. As a result, he completely underestimated how stubborn those ministers in the court could be.

The ministers did not block the door of the Qianqing Palace, but blocked the door of the Leopard Room instead. They knelt at the door of the Leopard Room and refused to leave. They knelt day and night, taking turns to kneel, demanding an explanation from the emperor.

As for the emperor, he has always been a man who responds to soft words and not to hard ones. If the ministers want to kneel, as long as they don't make noise in front of him, he will let them kneel. Anyway, there are many fun things in the Leopard Room, so let's see who can last longer.

In the past, the emperor had Qiao Gui standing in front of him. No matter what bad things the emperor did, it could be said that he was deceived by the treacherous villains. All the bad things were done by Qiao Gui, and the emperor was naturally clean and flawless.

But now, Qiao Gui has fallen, and there is no treacherous person to help the emperor share his worries, so the bad reputation has fallen on the emperor himself.

So within just a few days, the emperor's notoriety of killing his uncle and usurping his aunt spread across the country.

At the same time, a voice slowly spread inside and outside the court.

When Zhu Zhihui Tongzhi heard this, he was terrified and hurried to the princess for advice:

"Your Highness, I recently heard a rumor circulating among the people that the emperor, he, he, said he was the Prince of Pingliang, he..."

Su Fengyi helped Zhu Qi finish what he didn't dare to say:

"Does it mean that the emperor is lacking in virtue and is unworthy of being the emperor, and that the Prince of Pingliang is both virtuous and talented, and is worthy of the throne?"

Only the eldest princess would dare to say such words openly. Zhu Qi really didn't dare to say such things even in private. It would scare people to death if they heard it.

Zhu Qi said in panic:

"Your Highness, I am so panicked. What is the purpose of King Pingliang's message? Is he trying to usurp the throne? Should I prepare in advance and capture him?"

Su Fengyi smiled:

"Why are you panicking? If anyone should panic, it should be the Prince of Pingliang. Usurping the throne? He has the intention, but since ancient times, have you ever seen someone usurping the throne with just his mouth? It wasn't him who spread this rumor, it was someone else."

Zhu Qi was stunned:

"Huh? Who is it?"

Su Fengyi looked at the figure at the door whom she had not seen for a long time and said:

"Whoever has a grudge against the King of Pingliang will be the one."

Because of the Hehuan Gu, Su Fengyi and the King of Pingliang have a grudge, and so does Pei Yu.

When Lord Pei came to visit, Zhu Qi took his leave first.

Su Fengyi asked Shuangye to serve tea to Pei Yu, and the two sat a few feet apart.

Ever since Pei Yu moved back to the Pei family from the Princess's Mansion a year ago, he never moved back after the New Year, and he never came even when Mr. Bai came back to teach.

Pei Yu came this time because Su Fengyi sent him a note asking him to help find another teacher.

The county examination, as the first exam of the imperial examination, was not difficult. The pass rate was only one in ten, so anyone who was educated could take the exam.

Many children in their teens passed the exam, as did many noble ladies in the capital. Lord Bai was very good at predicting the questions, so Wutong and the others also passed the exam. They are currently preparing for the provincial exam in April.

Then Mr. Bai found Su Fengyi and suggested that the princess find a teacher to give Lu Qing private lessons.

Su Fengyi still respected teachers very much, so she invited Mr. Bai to her study and asked him:

"But what did Lu Qing do to displease Mr. Bai?"

Mr. Bai waved his hand, stroked his gray beard, and laughed:

"No, no, Lord Yan is very intelligent, especially in writing. I think Lord Yan will have no problem passing the provincial examination in April.

I have always taught students, and I tend to teach more about the basics. With Lord Yan's talent, I am afraid that he will delay his future if he is in my hands. If he can hire a famous teacher, his future will be limitless."

Su Fengyi didn't know what kind of famous teacher was suitable for Lu Qing, but the Pei family definitely knew, so Su Fengyi asked Pei Yu to find the teacher.

Su Fengyi invited him to drink tea and said with a smile:

"It's just a small matter. You can write a list of gentlemen and I will ask someone to invite them. Why do you have to make this trip in person?"

Pei Yu hadn't seen her for a long time. Ever since he moved out of the Princess's Mansion, he only met her occasionally in the palace.

In the past, when the two of them were maintaining a fleeting romance, they would always hug each other as soon as they met. However, since the emperor issued an edict after the New Year to cancel their engagement, Pei Yu has been very well-behaved and polite every time he meets Su Fengyi. He has never touched a single hair of Su Fengyi again.

This time too, Pei Yu sat in his seat and said to her with a smile:

"Since it is something that His Highness has entrusted me with, how can I be perfunctory? As the saying goes, teaching students in accordance with their aptitude means that we must first see the person to know. I have just asked about Lord Yan's homework and have an idea in mind. I will send the teacher here in a few days."

Su Fengyi thanked him, and Pei Yu suddenly laughed:

"Actually, it's not like that. Teaching students in accordance with their aptitude is just an excuse Pei made up. Pei just wanted to come and see His Highness."

Being straightforward and not beating around the bush was really not Pei Yu's way of speaking, so Su Fengyi felt very uncomfortable for a moment and didn't know how to answer.

Pei Yu seemed to be even more distressed than Su Fengyi, and he held his forehead and sighed:

"Ah, I'm not used to talking like this. It's strange. Pei clearly saw General Shen say this."

Su Fengyi had never seen him like this before, so she comforted him:

"You are you, he is him, why do you have to imitate him?"

Pei Yu looked into Su Fengyi's eyes and said sincerely:

"Because, Pei also hopes to be loved by His Highness, rather than despised, like General Shen."

After saying this, without waiting for Su Fengyi to answer, Pei Yu became even more distressed:

"Ah, I'm really not used to being talked like this."

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