The news ended with the disappearance of this family. Further investigation was conducted, but no useful clues could be found due to limited time.
Fu Yuheng asked Shen Qingwan to calm down and comforted her to sleep. "Since the people who kidnapped Lianyun left a note, they must have something to do with you. You don't have to worry too much about Lianyun's safety. They probably won't hurt her for the time being."
Shen Qingwan frowned slightly, but her face was still pale. "Thank you, Your Majesty. I just don't want Lianyun to suffer misfortune because of me."
She understood the truth, but she couldn't feel at ease when the people close to her were taken away.
He stroked her long hair lovingly and said, "Tomorrow is the day the kidnappers mentioned. I promise you that I will bring Lianyun back safely. It's late at night, my beloved concubine, it's important to get some rest early, otherwise how will you have time to deal with the kidnappers tomorrow?"
Hearing this, she had no choice but to nod and went to sleep obediently. But she still had her own ideas in mind. If there was still no news tomorrow morning, she would go to meet him alone as the person who left the letter said. If Fu Yuheng took action, it would definitely alert the enemy, and then Lianyun's safety would not be guaranteed.
When she woke up the next day, there was still no good news. Shen Qingwan hastily dressed herself, put on clothes that were convenient for movement, and prepared to rush to the Yunpan Temple, the place agreed in the letter.
Fu Yuheng, who heard the news, came over and held her back as she was about to leave. He frowned and said in disapproval, "I told you that I would bring Lianyun back safely. Why did you put yourself in danger? Don't you believe me?"
Shen Qingwan pursed her lips and looked at him sadly, "Your Majesty, I definitely don't distrust you, but I don't trust the kidnapper's conscience. He asked me to go alone. If he accidentally finds out that the person who went there is not me, and he gets anxious and hurts Lianyun's life, I can't take this gamble! Please, Your Majesty, let me go this time!"
Fu Yuheng looked at Shen Qingwan with a complicated expression, and saw that her usually cold eyes were full of red bloodshot, and her eyes were slightly moist. After a long time, he could only breathe a sigh of relief and loosen his grip.
She gave him a grateful smile, bowed hastily and left. Fu Yuheng was helpless, but he could understand her feelings for Lianyun, so he could only send someone to follow her secretly and protect her when necessary. In addition, he also sent someone to keep a close eye on Li Jieyu, and if there was any unusual movement, someone would report it immediately.
Sure enough, their suspicion yesterday was justified. Not long after Shen Qingwan left, Li Jieyu also found an excuse to leave the Governor's Mansion. Fu Yuheng thought about it, followed Li Jieyu in person, and followed her all the way to the suburbs.
On the other side, Shen Qingwan had stumbled to the entrance of Yunpan Temple. But she was smart enough to keep an eye out and didn't go in immediately. Instead, she hid herself and quietly looked around the temple, looking for a geographical environment that was favorable to her.
The temple was a bit shabby, and no one had taken care of it for quite some time. There were a few trees at the entrance that were not very tall but had dense branches and leaves. Shen Qingwan hid behind the tree and carefully threw a stone at the entrance of Yunpan Temple. Not long after, a man in black came out from inside, looked around, but found that there was no one outside, and walked back to the temple cursing.
Another deep male voice came from inside, "Be quiet, our nobleman asked us not to reveal our whereabouts before someone arrives. If you ruin our nobleman's good deeds, neither of us can bear the consequences."
The man who came out tutted his tongue twice in disdain, but then he stopped talking and stopped talking. Shen Qingwan felt relieved. It seemed that there were only two men inside, which was much better than she had thought at first.
Shen Qingwan waited quietly for a while, and found that the two were indeed no longer moving, so she carefully looked at the bushes and walked around the temple, carefully examining the structure of the temple. The temple should have been abandoned, it was very small, and when you looked closely, you felt that many parts of it had been tattered.
She carefully felt around the temple wall, hoping to find a spot where she could look inside. Finally, her efforts paid off and she found a small, transparent hole.
The entrance to the hole was very small, and she had to put her eyes close to it to see a small part of what was going on inside. But if the person inside didn't put their eyes close to the hole and pay attention to it, they wouldn't notice that someone was watching outside.
Shen Qingwan carefully pressed herself against the cave entrance and adjusted to the dim light inside. Although the temple was small, it seemed to have everything. The statues and incense stands were all there. But no one was worshipping, and there were no tributes. Shen Qingwan turned her sight and saw the two people who had just spoken sitting next to the statues, staring straight at the door.
Then, she took a quick look at the two men in black. Although they were not thin, they were not as strong as the palace guards. They should be the lackeys that the "noble" they mentioned had casually found to help with their work.
She looked elsewhere and didn't see Lianyun. She frowned and was wondering if this group of people were lying. Lianyun was not brought here at all, but she only heard a moan coming from not far away.
Shen Qingwan was startled and looked to the right in a dark corner. If you didn't look carefully, you wouldn't be able to see a person there. The sound just now should be a cry of pain. The two men in black seemed to be used to it and didn't turn around to look at the situation here.
She moved closer and finally saw clearly that it was Lianyun who was tied to the wall in the dark. Although she could not see Lianyun's physical condition with certainty, from the sound she made just now, she must have been injured, but it was hard to estimate how serious the injury was.
Thinking of this, Shen Qingwan became even more anxious. She couldn't think of a way to call Lianyun's attention, but here, because the temple was too small, this little sound would easily attract the attention of the two men in black, so she could only think of another way.
Judging from what the two people just said, she couldn't believe that the two kidnappers would really let Lianyun go back after seeing her. She also didn't know what they wanted to do by threatening her, so she could only act carefully.
Just as she was thinking about it, she heard one of the two men suddenly make an impatient sound and move his body. Shen Qingwan was startled, thinking that she was discovered. Her body was stiff and she dared not move, looking straight in the direction of the two men.
But the man moved his right foot uncomfortably for a while, then stretched out his hand to rub it, with a suppressed discomfort on his face. Shen Qingwan rolled her eyes, guessing that this man's legs and feet should not be working well, and judging from his expression, it should be an old problem.