Therefore, he dared not stop. A dead horse could be replaced by another, but Su Wanyan was irreplaceable.

At this moment, in a small courtyard in Wengcheng.

Su Wanyan is sorting out what she has seen and heard in Wengcheng over the past two months.

First, there's the land here. Because of the impact of war, there are large areas of loess soil, and when the wind blows, yellow sand fills the sky.

Therefore, many crops cannot survive here. In addition, there is a large population flow in Wengcheng. People who originally lived here chose to move to other cities to settle down for various reasons.

The city walls of Wengcheng were also in disrepair over the years. The only water source for Wengcheng was a river five kilometers away. There were no tributaries in the city, making it very inconvenient for the people to fetch water.

Now, early winter has arrived, and it's getting cold exceptionally early on the border.

The wind not only carried sand and dust but also brought a cold front, meaning that the people on the border not only had to endure the harsh winter while also going hungry and cold.

In addition, Su Wanyan also discovered a phenomenon: merchants from the East Sea would come to Wengcheng City and bring in inferior food and daily necessities such as cotton wadding to sell to the local people.

Local people often choose to buy things because they need to make a living.

However, most of these merchants were heading to other parts of the Great Jin Dynasty, and Wengcheng was a stopover point for those traveling from the East Sea to the Great Jin.

In addition, Su Wanyan also learned about the terrain outside Wengcheng. There were large areas of loess and rocky mountains, with almost no place to hide.

Therefore, the border troops stationed here would set up checkpoints at the border with the East China Sea, which is the first line of defense between the East China Sea and the Great Jin Dynasty.

Minor conflicts with the East China Sea usually originate there.

Su Wanyan held a charcoal pencil and made notes. After she finished writing, she would organize the notes and have Qiuye and Huangye copy them down with a brush.

Su Wanyan wasn't used to writing with a brush, so she could write faster with her homemade charcoal pencil.

"Your Majesty!" Just then, small footsteps sounded outside the door, and the next second he stepped in: "Your Majesty, news from the capital."

Su Wanyan looked up, put down the charcoal pencil in her hand, took the message from Xiao Bu, opened it, and her eyes lit up slightly.

"Your Majesty, what did the letter say?"

"Yu Nanqing is coming to Wengcheng." She was right.

Su Wanyan curled her lips into a smile.

She had been keeping a close eye on the news from the capital, including how the eldest princess died, how Yu Nanqing was imprisoned, and how the Donghai group negotiated terms with Emperor Yuanhe. She had all of these things reported to her in detail.

Meanwhile, in the East Sea, a challenge was issued to the Great Jin just a month ago. At that time, Su Wanyan wondered if Yu Nanqing would be the one to accept the challenge.

She didn't gamble on how much Emperor Yuanhe wanted Yu Nanqing to win the battle, but she knew how much Emperor Yuanhe wanted Yu Nanqing dead.

Not to mention, this was under the circumstances of the death of the eldest princess.

Even if Yu Nanqing didn't do it, Emperor Yuanhe would still blame it on Yu Nanqing.

That's true, though.

Su Wanyan sighed inwardly. Then again, even if she knew Emperor Yuanhe's purpose, she didn't know where he would use his underhanded tricks.

When Yu Nanqing arrives, she will have to ask him properly.

Su Wanyan tore up the delivered letter and had Qiuye take it to burn.

She did not use her status as Princess Gong when she came to Wengcheng; to others, she is still a missing person.

Therefore, whether it was her trip to Wengcheng or her visits and observations there, she did it all quietly.

It was midnight, the third watch of the night.

Inside the small courtyard, Su Wanyan was half asleep when she suddenly felt someone touching her face. Because she was asleep, she didn't feel it very clearly. After the sensation subsided, she drifted back to sleep.

However, it seemed like only a short while later, her hand was pulled, and a wet sensation startled Su Wanyan awake: "Who!"

She abruptly pulled her hand back.

The other person was startled by her commotion and quickly said, "Yan'er, it's me!"

Yu Nanqing's voice rang out in the darkness.

"Yu Nanqing?" Su Wanyan was immediately surprised and got out of bed: "How could that be!"

It would take a month to travel from the capital to Wengcheng, even on horseback. A fast horse could make it faster, but she only received the message from the capital today.

The news must have spread faster than Yu Nanqing, so how could Yu Nanqing have appeared at the same time as the news?

Amidst surprise and confusion, Yu Nanqing had already lit the candles in the room.

The soft light shone on Yu Nanqing's face, and Su Wanyan stood up from the bed in surprise: "Wow, it really is you!"

Yu Nanqing pursed his lips. Because he had come in such a hurry, he was worried that Su Wanyan would be unhappy, so he had come so secretly. He was still holding a candle in his hand and opened his mouth as if to say something.

Su Wanyan suddenly jumped off the bed into his arms, her face full of excitement: "Wow! Hug me, hug me! Am I dreaming?"

"!" Yu Nanqing was startled and quickly moved the candle away from him, catching Su Wanyan as she jumped onto him.

Even so, Yu Nanqing staggered back two steps because she was caught off guard.

Fearing that Su Wanyan might fall, he increased the force of his arm.

"Why are you here? Why did you get here so fast?" Su Wanyan cupped his face in her small hands, and as soon as she finished asking, she frowned: "You've lost weight! Your cheeks are so thin they look bony."

You definitely won't be able to eat properly in jail.

After saying that, he asked, "Are you hungry? Traveling at night must be tiring. Shall I make you a bowl of noodles?"

Before Yu Nanqing could reply, she struggled to get down: "Come on, put me down, I'll go make you something to eat."

However, Yu Nanqing hugged her even tighter and buried his face in her chest: "Yan'er, I'm not hungry."

He wasn't hungry at all, nor did he feel tired. For a long time, since Su Wanyan left, he hadn't stopped thinking about her.

He thought about the time he spent with her, about the feeling of touching her, and was tormented by it day and night.

Now that Su Wanyan was right in front of me, the moment she jumped up, I felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction, as if the emptiness of these past few days had been filled in an instant.

As Yu Nanqing felt the warmth of the candle, he placed it on the bedside table, and the two of them gently lay down on the bed.

Su Wanyan held his head, and the scent of soap wafted from her nose. She sniffed and giggled, "You even washed yourself before coming here?"

"..." Yu Nanqing's ears turned red, and she closed her eyes and pursed her lips without saying a word.

Su Wanyan is very clean, how could he dare to come to see her without washing up first?

Knowing that the war between the East Sea and the Great Jin had not yet broken out, he spent time washing himself at the post station outside the city and changing into clean clothes before daring to come and find her.

Otherwise, Yu Nanqing could imagine the look of disgust Su Wanyan had when she saw him.

Thinking this, he tightened his grip on Su Wanyan.