On the second day, the summer heat was already slightly evident in the early morning.
Shen Qingwan woke up early. She had a nightmare in the middle of the night and then tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep peacefully.
She slowly stood up and leaned against the bed railing. When she raised her hand to touch her cheek, she found that her forehead and nose were covered with a layer of fine sweat. She didn't know if it was because of the heat or the cold sweat after the nightmare.
The nightmare was so terrible that even now she was awake, she was still terrified. Shen Qingwan didn't even dare to think about it. In her dream, Lianyun was tortured by the criminals who kidnapped her. The painful expression on her face at that time was still clearly reflected in Shen Qingwan's mind.
She sat on the bed, stretched out her arms and wrapped her legs around her, and buried her head deeply between her knees. She felt that she couldn't think about it anymore.
Lianyun should have been kidnapped by criminals and was being held somewhere unknown. Shen Qingwan had an idea and thought that if she could know where she was being held, she could rescue Lianyun first and she wouldn't have to take the risk of leaving in a few days. Fu Yuheng might also agree.
But the land of Jiangnan is so vast, where can we find Lianyun
Thinking of this, Shen Qingwan sighed helplessly again, then slowly raised her head, with a crystal clear light shining on her face, not sure whether it was tears or sweat.
No! I must be strong. Lianyun must be waiting for me to save her somewhere. If I can't calm down and think now, how can I save her
Shen Qingwan took a deep breath and silently told herself to stay calm.
"Empress." At this time, a servant's voice came from outside the door.
"What's the matter?" Shen Qingwan asked in a steady voice.
"The emperor ordered me to call the queen for breakfast." The servant said respectfully.
"Got it, I'll be there in a minute." Shen Qingwan responded, then walked to the dressing table and started washing and changing clothes.
After finishing washing up, Shen Qingwan walked out of the room. When passing the yard, she found that Li Jieyu's door was slightly open. She subconsciously looked inside, ready to see if she was there and ask her to have breakfast together.
She saw Li Jieyu sitting in the middle of the room, holding a white creature in her hands. Because she was some distance away, Shen Qingwan couldn't see it clearly, so she moved a few steps and walked to the door.
She saw that Li Jieyu was holding a white dove in her hand. Li Jieyu was picking up an object that looked like a small iron ring on the table and carefully tying it to the pigeon's leg.
The moment she saw the white dove, Shen Qingwan's heart sank suddenly, and she felt that something was unusual.
Li Jieyu suddenly stood up holding the white dove and prepared to walk towards the door. She hurriedly dodged behind a large pillar.
Fortunately, Li Jieyu was focused on the white dove and did not notice her.
She walked to a corner of the yard, looked around her, and after making sure that there was no one around, she suddenly threw the white dove in her hand into the air.
The white dove flapped its wings and flew away quickly. At this time, Li Jieyu looked up with a satisfied smile on her face.
Shen Qingwan had been hiding behind a big pillar and looking around. When Li Jieyu stood under the sunlight, she could see clearly that her clothes were not ordinary. Usually, she wanted to wear all the bright and colorful clothes, but today, she was wearing a light gray cloth, and looked like a girl from an ordinary family.
While Shen Qingwan was still thinking, Li Jieyu suddenly flashed into the side door of the yard, apparently going out. Because the side door is far from the street, few people usually go in and out.
If she hadn't caught her today, no one would have known that she had left secretly.
She felt her right eyelid twitching constantly and felt uneasy. She didn't know what Li Jieyu was doing outside. After thinking for a while, she decided to chase after her to see what was going on.
After Li Jieyu walked out of the yard, she walked along the wall to the west. Unlike the bustling street market in the east, there were only a few families living scattered in the west, and farmland was everywhere.
Li Jieyu was quite alert at the beginning and would look back from time to time. But when they walked out of the downtown area, her vigilance gradually decreased and she just focused on hurrying on her way.
Shen Qingwan followed her quietly. As there were many farmlands, it was difficult for her to find a hiding place, so she could only follow Li Jieyu from a distance.
After a long while, Li Jieyu's figure suddenly disappeared from her sight. She was stunned and hurriedly quickened her pace, fearing that she would lose her.
It was not until I turned a corner that I saw Li Jieyu quickly open the small door of a family's yard.
Shen Qingwan paused and decided not to follow anymore. She looked around and made marks on the small trees at several intersections, preparing to return to the Governor's Mansion first.
The sun had already risen at this time. She looked up at the direction of the sun and was surprised to realize that she had been out for quite a while. She was originally going to have breakfast with Fu Yuheng.
Reaching out and tapping his forehead, Fu Yuheng was probably worried about himself at this moment.
When she returned to the Governor's Mansion, she saw Fu Yuheng pacing in the hall as soon as she entered.
Fu Yuheng frowned and raised his eyes when he heard the voice. When he saw that the person was Shen Qingwan, he walked over quickly and grabbed her hand, asking anxiously, "Where have you been?" He checked her up and down nervously, "You didn't go to look for Lianyun alone, did you? Are you not hurt?"
"I'm fine, I'm sorry to have made Your Majesty worried." Shen Qingwan opened her red lips slightly, raised the corners of her mouth slightly, and spoke in a gentle tone.
"I sent someone to call you, but you didn't come for dinner after waiting for a long time. Then when I looked for you again, your room was empty. You were nowhere to be found in the entire Governor's Mansion. I was really worried." Fu Yuheng's tone was somewhat reproachful, and his nervousness was hard to conceal.
Shen Qingwan pulled Fu Yuheng to sit on a chair in the hall, and then said in a serious tone: "I am back now, am I not? On the way here, I found Li Jieyu releasing a carrier pigeon and going out alone in casual clothes. I felt something was wrong, so I followed her."
"Did you find anything?" Fu Yuheng frowned. It seemed that there was something wrong with this Concubine Li.
"I followed her to a household and made a mark. I am going to come back and inform the emperor." After saying that, Shen Qingwan took a sip of tea. She had been busy for the whole morning and didn't even have time to drink water.
Fu Yuheng's eyes narrowed, "I will send someone to investigate immediately."
After calling Sun Ning and giving him a few instructions, Sun Ning left quickly.
Soon Fu Yuheng received news that the house was already empty.