The uncle borrowed some merits, and the princess drew the talisman fiercely

The emperor began to think about how to practice sending dreams.

He had already boasted. If the emperor didn't listen to him, wouldn't he lose face in front of the previous emperor?

This is absolutely impossible.

The most important thing is that he also felt that what A Yue said was right.

Lu Zhaoling had indeed done a lot of practical things. Despite her great contributions, she was still bullied by those ignorant people. It was their royal family who let her down.

Moreover, Lu Zhaoling was also his "savior". Without Lu Zhaoling, how could he continue to stay with A Yue? And worry about the Great Zhou Dynasty so much?

This favor alone is enough for him to repay with all his might.

Besides, Ayue's life depends on her to save.

The Great Zhou Dynasty may still need her to save the situation.

To stabilize the country, wouldn't that also mean saving all the civil and military officials in the court, as well as their families? So Lu Zhaoling owed a debt of gratitude to all of them.

What's wrong with her holding the imperial sword?

It really is the most appropriate.

The more the emperor thought about it, the more he felt that the Imperial Sword should be given to Lu Zhaoling. He even felt a little annoyed. Why didn't he think of this before leaving Beijing? He should have asked the emperor to give her the Imperial Sword a long time ago. This time, if she wanted to kill any official, she could do it directly.

unwise.

They waited for a while, and Qinglin brought a middle-aged man.

"Miss, this is Steward Shi."

Manager Shi was also on the list given by Sun Yanyan.

Master Sun was a very thorough person. His list not only included names, but also summarized the person's appearance and personality traits in the simplest few words.

For example, this manager Shi.

It is noted behind the name: There is a black mole under the right eye, the person is careful, a little nagging, and should get straight to the point.

When Lu Zhaoling had nothing to do in the carriage, he looked over the list carefully and memorized it all.

Now when she saw Manager Shi, she first looked at the black mole under her right eye, and sure enough, there was one.

It seems that Master Sun has been patrolling everywhere, or he has gathered the managers from all places together for a meeting.

"I have met Miss Lu."

Steward Shi saluted Lu Zhaoling first, and then saluted Yin Yunting and Zhou Shiyue. He just saluted but did not call them.

"The person who saw the token only knows that it is Miss Lu. Our master has never mentioned these two gentlemen. I am really sorry..."

Sure enough, Manager Shi was a bit nagging.

Lu Zhaoling interrupted him directly.

"Manager Shi, there's no need to be so polite. I asked you to come here because I want to know what happened in this city? Why are the streets so deserted and everyone seems so cautious?"

Hearing Lu Zhaoling's question, Manager Shi's expression also became a little serious.

"Ms. Lu, are you planning to stay in the city for a long time? I suggest that you leave early. The city has not been very peaceful recently. Moreover, people in the surrounding cities have probably heard the news, so there are fewer people passing by. Some people just pass by and don't enter the city..."

"Tell me what happened."

Lu Zhaoling couldn't help but interrupt him again.

"Yes, yes." Manager Shi realized his problem and said quickly, "When the sky is gloomy or night falls in this city, fog will appear. The fog is a bit gray and black, which looks very strange. If someone stays in the fog for a long time, they will disappear the next day."

"fog?"

Qinglin was stunned for a moment, "Did he disappear in the fog?"

"It's hard to say. But usually at this time, people around would hear the sound of a carriage rushing by. So everyone is speculating whether the person was kidnapped by someone from outside the area in a carriage."

Steward Shi sighed and continued, "Because every time someone disappeared, someone would hear the sound of a carriage, but the next day no matching carriage could be found, so there was no evidence."

Lu Zhaoling frowned.

"Then how do you know that someone is missing? Or where did they disappear?"

"This is even stranger. Where a person disappears, there is always something of that person left behind. The first person to disappear was a night watchman, and his drum and club fell on the street. There was a tavern nearby, and the people drinking there heard the sound of a speeding carriage."

"The second person who disappeared was a young man who came home late after drinking. There were broken bottles all over the floor. His friends testified that he left with only half a bottle of wine that night."

When Manager Shi said this, he also looked a little scared.

"The third time, there was a young man whose family had a sick patient and needed to see a doctor. His family said that he was carrying a lantern when he went out, and the lantern fell on the street and was half burned. Someone saw it the next day. It was really pitiful, because he couldn't get a doctor back, and his father didn't make it that night."

All of a sudden, the son disappeared, his life or death was unknown, and the father died of illness.

If something like this happened three times in a row, wouldn't everyone be scared?

"So, three people are missing in total?"

"Yes," Steward Shi nodded, "So far, three people have gone missing. So everyone is scared. Although it happened in the middle of the night, no one knows whether they will appear during the day, so everyone is scared. They are even more scared of outsiders with carriages."

"Everyone is on guard against carriages from other places, so even if you come during the day, I guess no inn or restaurant will actively solicit business, right?"

Manager Shi asked, and then said, "This is the inn that let you stay. We will report to the authorities immediately. Some officials from the government will come here to keep an eye on you soon."

After hearing this, Lu Zhaoling and Zhou Shiyue felt relieved.

This shows that the government is still responsible and will not sit idly by.

As long as the government here is good, many things will be much easier to handle.

"Since you know that we are friends of Mr. Sun, can you help us talk to the government officials?" Lu Zhaoling asked.

Zhou Shiyue cannot reveal her identity now. It would be much more convenient if she used her friendship with Sun Yanyan and had someone from the Sun family business act as a guarantor.

Steward Shi said frankly, "Logically speaking, I don't know you, so I can't just guarantee you, but young lady, you have our young master's token, so you can be trusted."

Just as he agreed, Qing Feng came in and said, "There are officials coming downstairs."

Qing Feng didn't hear what Manager Shi said, and didn't know what was going on. "They were sitting downstairs drinking tea, but when they saw us just now, they looked a little strange."

"We know what's going on."

Lu Zhaoling stood up and said, "Let's go down and meet those officials."

Maybe we need their help.

They followed Manager Shi downstairs.

There were quite a few officials coming, six in total.

It seems that he knows that they have a lot of people this time and is afraid that he can't handle it.