At the same time, news that Yu Nanqing had gone straight into the smelt and was intercepted and killed by Feng Lingxu also reached Su Wanyan's ears.
Inside the main house, Su Wanyan, who was holding a jar of medicine powder, dropped the earthenware jar to the ground with a "thud." Shocked, she frowned, disbelieving what she had just heard: "What did you just say?"
Qiu Ye opened her mouth, but couldn't bear to say it a second time.
Su Wanyan had already come to her senses. She looked at the medicine jar that had fallen to the ground, some of the powdered medicine inside had spilled out.
After a moment of silence, Su Wanyan squatted down and picked up the medicine jar.
Seeing Su Wanyan's reaction, Qiu Ye was extremely worried: "Your Highness, are you... are you alright?"
"Clean this up," referring to the spilled medicinal powder.
“Your Majesty…” Qiu Ye frowned.
Huang Ye stepped forward and gestured to Qiu Ye, who reluctantly stepped back.
After Qiuye left, Huangye said, "Your Majesty, if you have any instructions, please feel free to tell me."
Having been by Su Wanyan's side for so long, she knew her mistress's temper. If she were told that the prince was in trouble, she would never believe it.
Not to mention that the Empress herself didn't believe it, even she, as a servant, didn't believe it.
Su Wanyan spoke after a moment of silence: "Where did the news come from?"
"Donghai, I heard that the prince entered the Donghai territory a month ago, leading 30,000 troops straight into the Xiaoshui River. Now that it is said that the prince perished in the Black Sea, the news must have come from Donghai."
Where is the body?
Huang Ye opened her mouth slightly, understanding what Su Wanyan meant.
"We need to see him alive or dead. To conclude that Yu Nanqing is dead simply because he was buried in the Black Sea is utterly absurd." Yu Nanqing only brought 30,000 troops into Xiaoshui. What could such a small force possibly accomplish? It's completely unreasonable.
Unless Yu Nanqing has other plans, the 30,000 troops are just a smokescreen.
It would be a lie to say she wasn't worried, but she couldn't believe that Yu Nanqing had died so easily.
Just then, a tall, slender figure appeared at the door. Su Wanyan looked up and saw Xiao Chensheng enter with a medicine jar in his hand.
Seeing this, Su Wanyan handed over the medicine bottle she had just picked up.
Xiao Chensheng also tacitly handed the medicine bottle in his hand to Su Wanyan.
Normally, when exchanging prescriptions, Su Wanyan would chat for a bit, but today, she was unusually silent.
Xiao Chensheng's usual smile vanished: "You know about the news in the city?"
Su Wanyan looked at him: "So you mean you already knew?"
Su Wanyan's vigilance remained as sharp as ever. Her usual carefree demeanor was simply a result of her not overthinking things.
Once she starts thinking, Su Wanyan is second to none of them.
With just that one sentence, she already had an expression that suggested she had figured out the whole story.
Normally, Xiao Chensheng wouldn't arrive this early, but today, because of this news, he arrived an hour earlier than usual.
He thought Su Wanyan would cry and make a scene upon hearing the news of Yu Nanqing's death, and have a mental breakdown, but he did not expect her to be so calm, as if she did not have the slightest emotional fluctuation.
...No, thinking about it, it's not entirely without exception.
They became calmer and more silent.
Even Xiao Chensheng, who has pleased countless people, couldn't quite figure out what Su Wanyan was thinking at this moment.
Come to think of it, even he didn't believe that Yu Nanqing would die like that.
"Heh." Su Wanyan chuckled lightly, "You all know, but I'm the only one kept in the dark."
"I only just learned of Yu Nanqing's death."
“But you all know what Yu Nanqing is going to do.” Su Wanyan walked around the table and placed the medicine jar she was holding on it.
Xiao Chensheng's cold eyes darkened slightly: "Do you think he'll tell me these plans?"
Su Wanyan opened her mouth, but ultimately kept it closed: "Forget it, there's no point in arguing about this."
She knew that Yu Nanqing wouldn't tell anyone these things, and Xiao Chensheng most likely found out on his own. After all, as the Valley Master of Baiyou Valley, how could he not even have this much ability?
As for the others, Xiaobu, Tanaka, Mingyu, and the spies Yu Nanqing left behind in Wengcheng, even if they didn't know at first, they wouldn't tell her if they received even the slightest clue.
No wonder her letters to the military camp all disappeared without a trace; it turns out that Yu Nanqing was not even stationed at the military camp.
No one can be blamed for this. If Yu Nanqing wanted to keep it a secret, no one could stop him. He was a prince, so who would dare to disobey him?
Su Wanyan calmed down and asked, "Can you tell me everything you know?"
"I know that he led 30,000 troops to infiltrate the East China Sea, but I didn't know it was to reach Xiaoshui." Military campaigns were not within his purview, so who knew what Yu Nanqing was going to do?
Su Wanyan took out the East China Sea topographic map that she had asked them to find a few days ago from a drawer, spread it on the table, and pointed to one of the places: "Is this where the saltpeter is?"
Xiao Chensheng stepped forward and said, "Hmm."
Just by looking at the topographic map, you can tell that the terrain in this area is complex. The map only shows the islands standing on the sea surface, but it cannot show what the seabed is like.
However, she gathered some information that the waters were calm during the day but extremely so at night, and were always shrouded in fog, making it very easy to get lost.
She felt that Yu Nanqing wouldn't rashly go to his death, so Su Wanyan set her sights on a city inland in the East China Sea.
She took out another map and pointed to a place: "Where is this?"
"Qingxuan City is a military fortress in the East China Sea, a vital hub integrating trade, transportation, and military functions." Xiao Chensheng said, then asked curiously, "You don't actually think Yu Nanqing intends to attack this city, do you?"
He chuckled softly: "Impossible. Not to mention that it's difficult to breach with saltwater, Yu Nanqing only brought 30,000 troops. How could he possibly compete with the military fortress of the East China Sea?"
“Yes, I also think it’s impossible.” Su Wanyan agreed, but then changed the subject: “But he is Yu Nanqing.”
A person who was supposed to die young survived after being tortured for three years.
"..." Xiao Chensheng felt that Su Wanyan's idea was naive, but what could he say?
Su Wanyan suddenly pointed to a waterway: "This city leads to the first city on the border of the East China Sea?"
"Um."
"There is also a road from here that leads to this city."
Xiao Chensheng was speechless, feeling that it was even more impossible.
Even if there is a road, we still have to overcome the nitrous waters of the sea.
However… when the words were on the tip of his tongue, he met Su Wanyan’s resolute gaze and ultimately couldn’t bear to say anything discouraging.
In the silence, Su Wanyan had already put away the blueprints and picked up the medicine bottle on the table again: "We'll exchange results this afternoon."
After saying that, he resumed his focused work on making medicine.
Xiao Chensheng remained silent, took the medicine powder he had exchanged with Su Wanyan, and left the room.
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