There was nothing there.
Long before the body was moved, Yu Nanqing had already sent people to clean the place up. Not only were the bloodstains removed, but even the furniture damaged during the fight was replaced with new ones.
The only thing you can see is the white paint on the wall, some new and some old.
Su Wanyan wanted to see what kind of scene it was last night, but now there was nothing to see. She pouted and looked at Yu Nanqing. Yu Nanqing definitely knew what she wanted to see, but he deliberately didn't say anything.
Yu Nanqing knew perfectly well that he just wanted to see what kind of expression Su Wanyan would have when she saw this scene.
Now, just as he wished, he put his fist to his mouth, concealing the smile that he couldn't help but let up.
Su Wanyan's lips twitched: "You're still laughing."
You could tell he was in a really good mood; he even had the energy to joke with her.
Yu Nanqing stepped forward, put his arm around her waist, and gently kissed her forehead: "There's still time before we come and go. Would you like to take a stroll around the city, Yan'er?"
It's already afternoon, and in another hour it will be dusk, so we won't have to travel for very long.
Su Wanyan smiled upon hearing this and said, "Okay."
After thinking for a moment, she added, "Pack your things and let's stay in the city tonight. Otherwise, if I go to the city and wander around, I'll have to go back to the villa, which will be tiring."
"Okay." Yu Nanqing replied softly, "I'll listen to Yan'er."
After a two-day layover, the team set off again early the next morning.
What initially appeared to be a long queue suddenly seemed much shorter to Su Wanyan because of the absence of the Empress Dowager's people.
Because Su Wanyan wanted to reach her destination quickly, Yu Nanqing reduced the rest time along the way.
For seven consecutive days, Yu Nanqing and Su Wanyan successfully arrived at the border of Fuzhou. From the border of Fuzhou to Fucheng, the carriage would take another two days, which was about the same as Su Wanyan's previous estimate.
Su Wanyan couldn't help but lift the curtain and look outside. There was an endless expanse of rice seedlings, with green ears of grain, lush and green. A gust of wind blew by, and the rice seedlings swayed in the wind. In the distance, there were high mountains and rivers.
It was midday, and there wasn't a soul in sight in the fields. Wisps of smoke rose from the distant houses, which lifted Su Wanyan's spirits.
The scouts returned and reported that there was a town ahead that could serve as their lodging for the night.
Because from the town ahead, there is a mountain called Pingshan. If you don't get out of Pingshan before nightfall, there is no other place to stay in the mountain.
The town where they stopped was not very big, and when the carriage entered the town, it attracted a lot of onlookers.
Behind the carriage procession, children were chasing and running.
The street vendors were enthusiastically hawking their wares, and the clothing they wore was similar to what she had seen in the capital. However, while the women in the capital wore very dignified and gentle clothes, the women here wore clothes that were more brightly colored.
"Yu Nanqing, look." Su Wanyan noticed a detail.
Yu Nanqing leaned over and looked through the car window in the direction of her gaze, but all he saw were a bunch of men and women on the street. He didn't know what Su Wanyan wanted him to see.
"Look at the bracelets they're wearing on their wrists, they're so beautiful." They look like silver or gold, as if inlaid with colorful glass stones, delicately worn on their wrists, sparkling in the sunlight.
Su Wanyan had assumed it was exclusively for women, but she noticed that men were also wearing them, though theirs were slightly thicker, and some men wore more than one.
Yu Nanqing then remembered: "In Fuzhou, married men and women would wear matching bracelets."
Su Wanyan immediately became interested: "Shall we buy one too?"
Yu Nanqing was stunned. They had jade pendants.
But then he thought again, and realized that he could never have too many of these things, so he nodded and smiled, "Okay."
"Stop the car." Su Wanyan called out as soon as Yu Nanqing agreed.
The carriage slowly came to a stop in the middle of the road. Mingyu and Tanaka led the group to find an inn, while Su Wanyan and Yu Nanqing strolled around the streets.
Although she was very interested in the bracelets here, she had to fill her stomach first, so Su Wanyan went to a small stall and bought two pancakes.
While eating, we went into a local jade shop.
The jade shop mainly sells jade items. They hadn't expected that they would see the kind of bracelets they had just seen, but surprisingly, the bracelets were displayed separately.
Su Wanyan stepped forward with great interest, and upon closer inspection, she found the bracelets to be even more exquisite. The colorful glass stones were crystal clear, and even the thinnest bracelets were inlaid with these colorful stones.
Seeing that Su Wanyan and Yu Nanqing were dressed in clothes that indicated they were from wealthy and noble families, the shopkeeper of the jade shop hurriedly greeted them personally: "May I ask what kind of bracelets you two distinguished guests would like to buy?"
The bracelet was exquisite. Su Wanyan glanced at Yu Nanqing, unable to make up her mind.
Seeing this, Yu Nanqing slowly asked, "Do you have any recommendations?"
"Yes, yes!" the shopkeeper quickly replied. "Please wait here for a moment."
After saying this, he entered the cabinet.
A short while later, he came out of the cabinet carrying a mahogany box, carefully opened it, and said with a smile, "Please take a look at this piece, gentlemen."
The box contained a pair of bracelets made of pure gold. Although the woman's bracelet was slender, it was decorated with dragon patterns made of gold wire and adorned with high-quality ornaments such as pearls, jade, red agate, turquoise, and black jade.
The dragon and phoenix are intertwined, making it an exquisite masterpiece.
Compared to the women's bracelet, the dragon and phoenix carvings on the men's bracelet are clearer, and the jadeite on it is exactly the same as that on the women's bracelet.
The shopkeeper enthusiastically introduced, "To be honest, these are my shop's prized possessions. In the entire town, only my shop has such a pair."
Su Wanyan liked it very much, stuffed the pancake into her mouth in a few bites, wiped her hands, and asked, "Can I try it on?"
"Of course."
The shopkeeper called over a maid, intending to have her help Su Wanyan put on the bracelet, but then he saw Yu Nanqing hand the pancake in his hand to Xiaobu, take out a handkerchief from his chest, and gently cover Su Wanyan's hand.
At this point, the waitress wisely lowered her eyes and withdrew, and the shopkeeper also pushed the box over with a smile.
He picked up the delicate bracelet and easily slipped it onto Su Wanyan's small hand.
Su Wanyan immediately noticed the problem: "Isn't it too loose?"
Although it wouldn't fall, it was a little bigger than her wrist.
At this moment, the shopkeeper smiled and said, "You two are from out of town, aren't you?"
Su Wanyan asked curiously, "What does this have to do with people from out of town?"
The shopkeeper explained, "In Fuzhou, this bracelet is called 'Beauty Bracelet,' and its characteristic is its slenderness. It is designed based on the slender figure of women in Fuzhou. When worn, the bracelet is best worn with it drooping slightly, which will better accentuate the woman's gentleness and charm."
Su Wanyan suddenly realized: "There's actually such a saying."
The shopkeeper chuckled: "Naturally, it's also because it's easy to fall off, making it very convenient to wear and take off in daily life."
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