"Reincarnation continues endlessly."

After waking up, Yi Shangyun was still muttering to herself, but she still couldn't figure out what she was referring to.

Without realizing it, my gaze drifted to the window and I saw that the sky was still dark.

As she recalled that incredible dream, her heart was already filled with turmoil.

He muttered to himself, "Could there really be such a mysterious water source in the world that can synthesize a better sand-fixing agent?"

After much thought, it seems there's no better solution at the moment. Rather than waiting to die, perhaps we can give it a try.

He silently made up his mind: "No matter what, this time, we must not let everyone's hard work go to waste again! The people have really not been able to bear it any longer!"

So, he lost all sleepiness, got up, and quietly went out again.

After an unknown amount of time, a beam of light finally pierced through the darkness and poured down.

Finally, dawn broke.

As she did every day before, Yan'er washed herself up briefly and then carried a basin of water, which was especially precious here, to Yi Shangyun's door to help her mistress get up and wash.

Since arriving here, she has personally witnessed Yi Shangyun either rolling up her sleeves during the day to work alongside the locals in a serious manner, or quietly and meticulously studying new desertification control plans by herself late at night.

Time and time again, he did one unexpected thing after another, each time surprising me greatly.

Sui frowned and muttered to himself, extremely puzzled: "From childhood to adulthood, although Miss was not well-liked in the manor, she never lifted a finger and never did such rough and arduous work. As for desertification control, let alone her, even Master and Young Master have never been involved in it. So... how come Miss is now leading everyone to do these things so skillfully?"

In an instant, his mind flashed back to the incredible things that had happened to his young master since he woke up, which were completely different from his weak and timid personality before he woke up.

Just then, she suddenly remembered what Yi Shangyun had said to her that day after she returned home because the Empress Dowager's serious illness involved the master and she was punished by being sent to the palace briefly: "Actually, I am not your young lady, and I will leave here sooner or later."

Sui muttered to himself in confusion, "Could it be... she really isn't a young lady?"

But as soon as the words left her mouth, she shook her head and denied them herself: "What am I thinking? If she's not Miss, then who is she? Miss must have been reborn after waking up. Isn't Miss better now? Yan'er will stay with her for the rest of her life."

Having said that, she quickened her pace, roused herself, pushed open Yi Shangyun's door, and stepped inside, calling softly, "Miss, hurry up and get up to wash up..."

Upon entering, Yan'er was surprised to find Yi Shangyun not inside. She then came out of the house and continued to search carefully in every corner of the house, yard, and front and back.

But in the end, she still couldn't find it. Finally, she stood still in front of the door, muttering to herself, "Every day at this time, Miss would wait for Yan'er..."

Gradually, a bad premonition rose in her heart: "Could it be that Miss went out alone? This territory is vast, but sparsely populated, and I've heard that packs of jackals often roam here..."

Clearly, they didn't even dare to think about it anymore.

"No...Miss...Miss...You must not be hurt, Miss, where have you gone?"

Yan'er felt a chill run down her spine and ran outside.

Unexpectedly, just as she stepped out, she bumped into Wei Ning, a guard who also came to pick up Yi Shangyun at the same time every day, and let out a cry of pain: "Ah..."

Wei Ning was also startled and quickly reached out to support Yan'er, asking with concern, "Yan'er, are you alright? Why are you in such a panic?"

At this moment, Yan'er was clearly no longer concerned about her own pain. She was so anxious that she was about to cry. When she looked up and saw that the person who came was Wei Ning, she grabbed his arms tightly, and her eyes seemed to be glistening with tears.

Terrified, she could barely speak, only managing to stammer, "Guard Wei, something terrible has happened... Miss... my young lady..."

Wei Ning immediately understood, glanced at the empty courtyard behind her, and hurriedly asked Yan'er, "You mean the Princess Consort? What happened to the Princess Consort?"

Yan'er finally couldn't hold back anymore and burst into tears, saying, "Miss...Miss is missing."

Wei Ning was stunned: "What did you say? The Princess Consort... is missing?"

Yan'er was already in a panic. She sobbed, "I just went to prepare for Miss's washing up, but she wasn't in the room. So I searched everywhere, in front of and behind the house, and in the yard, but Miss wasn't there... not at all."

Upon hearing this, Wei Ning found it unbelievable and said, "How could that be? I saw the Princess Consort in the early hours of the night."

How could Wei Ning have seen her young master so late at night? Upon hearing this, Yan'er immediately cast a questioning look at him and said, "In the early hours of the morning?"

Wei Ning nodded and explained, "I happened to pass by in the early morning and saw Her Highness go out alone. I was worried that she might be in danger, so I quietly followed her. Her Highness has been under a lot of pressure lately, so she probably went out for some fresh air early in the morning and came back soon!"

Yan'er thought to herself that Yi Shangyun had indeed been looking worried lately, and she had tried many methods, but still couldn't help her relieve her worries.

He noticed that Yan'er, who had been tightly gripping his hand, finally slowly let go.

After a pause, Wei Ning continued, "In fact, since the late emperor passed away, the court has been dealing with the sandstorms in Lu County on and off. They work on it for a while, then stop for a while, like fishing for three days and drying nets for two. Without perseverance, there will be no results. Some officials have even used the guise of sand control to amass wealth and tacitly allowed some lawless people to dig and mine at will, resulting in the situation getting worse and worse."

As Wei Ning finished speaking, his fists were already clenched tightly: "Now the Emperor is too lazy to even put on a show and has completely abandoned Lu County. According to Your Highness's investigation, the court did not actually allocate funds for disaster relief during the last sandstorm, which is why the disaster victims had no choice but to leave their homes and flee to various places."

Yan'er then understood and said in disbelief, "How could this be? Under the vast sky, all land belongs to the emperor; on the shores of the earth, all people are the emperor's subjects. This world belongs to the emperor, and the subjects are all the emperor's people. If the emperor does so inaction, isn't he afraid of divine wrath and popular resentment, and that the disaster victims will rebel?"

Wei Ning crossed his arms, snorted coldly, and said, "Afraid? Of course I'm afraid. How can the Emperor not be afraid that the disaster victims will rebel?"

Yan'er was confused: "Then he still..."

Wei Ning frowned, gritted his teeth, and said fiercely, "Therefore, as soon as he learned of the epidemic, the Emperor secretly dispatched a team of elite soldiers to kill any refugees who attempted to flee to the capital!"

Upon hearing this, Yan'er was immediately terrified: "What did you say? The Emperor wants to kill these poor disaster victims?"

But then Sui thought for a moment and quickly asked, "And who are these disaster victims from Yanfu Temple...?"

Wei Ning said, "After Your Highness learned that the Emperor had secretly dispatched troops, since I am originally from Lu County, he ordered me to quickly lead people to rescue them. However, it was too late, and only a few people were rescued. I originally intended to secretly lead them back to the city to settle them, as Your Highness had ordered, but the frightened disaster victims were too vigilant, and they got lost on the way."

After hearing these words, Yan'er lowered her head and pondered them with great fear.

Wei Ning continued, "It's just unexpected that these lost refugees would be encountered by Her Highness the Princess. It's truly a great blessing for them. His Highness was also very surprised and extremely fortunate at the time. However... they really shouldn't have burdened Her Highness by bringing her here. It's just too dangerous here."

Yan'er said quietly, "My young lady is just that kind of person."

At this moment, Wei Ning suddenly remembered something and said to Yan'er, "After learning the truth about these things, Her Highness the Princess was even more unwilling to let the people of Lu County suffer again. That's why she has been working day and night, pouring her heart and soul into leading the people to control the desertification. These past few days, she seems to be feeling a little unwell. I'm really afraid that if she continues like this, she might really collapse from exhaustion. What would we do then? How would we explain it to His Highness?"

Yan'er slowly raised her head and asked, "You said... that Her Majesty seems to be feeling unwell... what do you mean?"

Wei Ning recalled the scene last night and said, "Perhaps she was too overworked. Her Majesty was nauseous frequently. You took care of her all day long. Didn't you know that?"

Yan'er shook her head, genuinely unaware of this, and repeated, "Frequently...nauseous...Could it be that Miss......"

Having learned from her experience of caring for Yi Shangyun during her first pregnancy, Yan'er suddenly seemed to have some doubts.

But she was also puzzled: "How could this be? Every time His Highness takes the young lady, I give her the medicine as instructed by His Highness. How could this be?"

Immediately, Yan'er was alarmed: "No, both Physician Le and Master have instructed that Miss must not become pregnant again, otherwise her life will be in danger."

Upon realizing this, Yan'er hurriedly asked Wei Ning, "Where did you see Miss last night?"

Wei Ning said, "I'll take you there right away."

But when the two hurried to the tree where Yi Shangyun had been the night before, they found it deserted.

Wei Ning looked around and said in puzzlement, "If I remember correctly, I saw the Princess Consort sitting alone under this ancient tree in the early hours of last night."

Yan'er thought about everything she had just seen in the room and muttered to herself, "No, just now I saw that even the bedding on the bed in Miss's room was still neatly folded and there was no sign of it being used."

In an instant, Yan'er understood, and tightly gripped Wei Ning's arm again, looking at her with dismay, she said, "Miss... something must have happened to her, what should we do? What should we do?"