It's late at night, and all the streets and alleys of Yanyun have extinguished the candlelight. Only the main road is left with a few dim candles dotting the darkness. The yellow sand dances with the wind, big or small, and the sand shadows are floating in the sky. Under the candlelight, they looked like flying ants.
The lights in Yanbei's palace were brightly lit. People who knew about the fourth prince were like ants on a hot pot, restless. The uninformed servants were on pins and needles, wondering what happened to Yanbei.
The maid Xiaocao glanced at the lady in charge and asked her what was going on.
The mother-in-law glared back fiercely, meaning how do I know.
Yun Wanyan sat on the edge of the bed, silently looking at the city in the darkness.
Feng Muyun and Feng Qi have not returned yet.
Indeed, the death of the fourth prince made matters worse, so Feng Muyun and Feng Qi should be busy.
It would be great if Yang'er was here.
Although he is not as smart as Qi'er, nor as sophisticated as Mu Yun, he is clear and observant, and can always help.
The problem is, he has already gone to Taixuan Mountain.
This is fine, even if His Majesty expresses his anger, at least Taixuan Mountain and Xueyun Sect will be safe.
"Aunt Zhou." Yun Wanyan said, her voice was soft but calm enough.
The mother-in-law hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Miss, what are your orders?"
Although Yun Wanyan is now Princess Yanbei, she still prefers to call her Miss.
Before Yun Wanyan married into the Feng family, she had served the Yun family for nearly forty years. The Yun family did not buy a dowry, but the only thing Yun Wanyan wanted was this mother-in-law, which showed her dependence on her.
"Where is Bai Jian now?" Yun Wanyan asked.
"I heard from Butler Fei that General Bai is in Qiyun Pavilion now," said the woman surnamed Zhou.
Yun Wanyan raised her eyebrows, thinking that it would be better to find her than to find that girl.
The woman surnamed Zhou had watched Yun Wanyan grow up, but she didn't know what she was thinking, so she quickly said: "Miss, no."
Yun Wanyan looked at her quietly.
The woman surnamed Zhou looked around and hesitated.
Yun Wanyan waved her hand.
The other maids quickly left here as if they had received amnesty.
The woman surnamed Zhou said: "This is the condition of the valley owner."
Yun Wanyan said: "I came out of the valley at that time. Doesn't Aunt Zhou know why?"
The woman surnamed Zhou said: "Steward Fei said that even the young lady may not be able to save General Bai."
Yun Wanyan said: "If I can't do it, how can this girl do it?"
The woman surnamed Zhou said: "When the second young master was so ill, the young lady was not allowed to enter Jiangnan. The valley owner seemed to be open-minded, but in fact he was small-minded. If he found out that the young lady had violated the agreement, there would be no way..."
Her expression was exaggerated, but the words she was about to blurt out were forcibly stopped, and only her eyes showed anxiety and opposition.
Yun Wanyan was silent for a while and sighed, "Aunt Zhou, I really just want to be a princess who lives a stable life, and I have been for more than ten years."
The woman surnamed Zhou responded: "Miss, you can continue to be a lady."
Yun Wanyan smiled and shook her head, her eyes soft, even a little doting.
The woman surnamed Zhou said: "Why?"
Yun Wanyan said softly: "The husband I chose is an unparalleled hero. As her woman, I can't just be a vase all the time."
The woman surnamed Zhou said: "No one thinks you are a vase."
Yun Wanyan said seriously: "But no one thinks Yan Bei needs me."
What else does Mrs. Zhou want to say?
Yun Wanyan didn't give her a chance to speak, "Where is Bai Jian now?"
When the mother-in-law Zhou heard this, she knew that she could no longer persuade Yun Wanyan, so she sighed, told Yun Wanyan all the news from Butler Fei, and then began to think about the development of the matter.
If the news reaches Yao Valley, I am afraid that the owner of the valley will come to Yanbei Palace the next day.
The young lady’s secret can no longer be hidden.
What kind of criticism will she suffer?
She looked at the chair where Yun Wanyan had just sat, with a worried look in her eyes.
The chair was empty.
The late clouds and smoke disappeared.
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"Nonsense, Tianxingzhi and rejuvenation grass, even a living person can't stand such strong medicinal properties." Yun Wanyan frowned when she was smelled by a strong medicinal smell as soon as she walked into Qiyun Pavilion.
Qiyun Pavilion was empty, presumably all the residents had been evacuated.
A slightly tired voice sounded, "It is true that a living person cannot bear the overbearing properties of this medicine, but who told him to die?"
Yun Wanyan looked around and found a sixteen or seventeen-year-old girl paralyzed on the stairs. Her pretty face was pale, her forehead was covered with fine beads of sweat, and her hands and feet were trembling slightly unconsciously.
She overdrafted her money for someone she had never met before.
Why is this so? Yun Wanyan thought silently. She was indeed in a hurry, but when she saw this girl working so hard, she couldn't help but ask a few more questions, "Spring comes out of dead wood?"
The girl's voice was slightly bitter, "You can't save him if you only cultivate to the fourth level."
Yun Wanyan was silent for a while, and her eyes gradually became firm.
She walked towards the attic, her footsteps making a "ta" and "ta" sound on the wooden stairs.
A girl's voice came from behind, "You know what this means, right?"
Yun Wanyan paused, continued walking upwards without looking back, and disappeared after a while.
The girl kept silently watching Yun Wanyan's back, smiled casually, and said, "Welcome back, senior sister."
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