Seeing this, she didn't force herself. She had just turned over the "Closed" sign when Qiuye turned it back over. She slowly got up and went to rest in the inner room.
In her sleep, a sensation seemed to drift in silently and enter her nose.
Su Wanyan remained calm, unaware of anything amiss.
She didn't know how long she had slept. When Su Wanyan woke up, she looked out the window and saw that it was still early.
She called out, "Qiuye?"
Qiuye hurriedly came in from outside: "Your Highness, you're awake?"
Su Wanyan rubbed her forehead, feeling like she was dreaming, but she couldn't quite feel anything; her mind was hazy and unclear.
Su Wanyan doesn't usually dream, so when she does, she remembers her dreams very clearly. But this dreamlike feeling makes her frown.
What time is it now?
"Your Majesty, it is only three-quarters past noon."
Su Wanyan was slightly taken aback: "Only a quarter of an hour?"
She fell asleep around 12:45 PM, and although she felt like she had slept for a long time, she had only slept for 15 minutes.
"Yes, Your Majesty, would you like to rest a little longer? There aren't many people outside yet."
"..." Su Wanyan was indeed still a little sleepy and weak. She leaned against the bed, her expression blank for a moment: "Bring me a book."
"Yes." Qiu Yefuli slowly withdrew.
However, inexplicably, while Qiu Ye went down to get the book, Su Wanyan fell into a deep sleep again.
A delicate fragrance... moistened Su Wanyan's nose.
Suddenly, Su Wanyan opened her eyes wide!
This fragrance...
Su Wanyan touched her nose, her eyes darkening: "Qiuye!"
Qiuye came in from outside again: "Your Majesty?"
Su Wanyan frowned: "What time is it now?"
Qiu Ye asked curiously, "Your Majesty, didn't you just ask this question? It's noon now."
"..." Su Wanyan was unsure of her guess for a moment, and hesitated for a moment: "Did you bring back the hibiscus cake that you asked Huang Ye to buy?"
Qiuye asked curiously, "Did Her Majesty send Sister Huangye to buy hibiscus cake? But Sister Huangye..."
She quickly curtsied and said, "Perhaps Sister Huangye forgot. This servant will inform her immediately."
"No need!" Su Wanyan took a deep breath; she indeed hadn't asked Huang Ye to buy hibiscus cake.
That was just a test of Qiu Ye's abilities.
However, seeing that Qiuye seemed to be alright, she couldn't help but rub her somewhat unclear head again, perhaps she was just overthinking it.
Thinking of Xiao Chensheng's unusual behavior, Su Wanyan reached her hand to her waist.
However, the medicine she always kept at her waist was now gone, and her fingers reached for nothing.
Her heart skipped a beat, and she looked up at Qiuye with her eyes wide open.
Qiu Ye frowned with concern: "Your Majesty, what's wrong?"
Su Wanyan's heart pounded. She quickly got up and walked straight outside, with Qiu Ye following closely behind.
The door to the inner room was flung open with a loud bang.
Inside Miaosheng Hall, there were only a few people. Master Qian had not yet opened his clinic, and the apprentice was busy with his own affairs.
Su Wanyan frowned, trying to calm herself, and walked forward step by step, observing the people around her.
However, these people acted very normally, both in demeanor and manner. The young apprentice even came over and bowed to Su Wanyan: "What are your orders, Your Highness?"
Qiu Ye stayed close to her, showing no signs of anything amiss.
Su Wanyan didn't say anything and walked out of Miaosheng Hall.
Pedestrians come and go on the street, there are street stalls, children playing, and women strolling in twos and threes; everything seems perfectly normal.
Su Wanyan reached for her waist again, and the Hundred-Cure Pill she always carried was indeed gone.
Not only were the antidote pills gone, but the other medicines hidden in her clothes were also missing, and even the poison powder she used for self-defense had vanished.
Qiuye's voice sounded from behind: "Your Majesty?"
Su Wanyan had no choice but to ask, "Did you change my clothes after lunch?"
She had sewn some of the poison powder she used for self-defense into her sleeves, but when she checked just now, it was gone.
That's simply impossible.
Qiu Ye shook her head: "Your Majesty, no."
Su Wanyan opened her mouth, as if she wanted to ask something, but in the end she didn't say anything.
She needs to stay calm and not panic.
She stepped back into Miaosheng Hall, where everything was still the same harmonious scene. Su Wanyan casually found a seat and sat down, quietly observing.
During this time, even when someone came to speak to her, she did not respond with a single word.
Meanwhile, at 1:00 PM, at Prince Gong's Mansion.
Wang Zhang rushed in to report: "Your Highness! Your Highness, something terrible has happened! Your Highness!"
He looked anxious, his face was pale, and he didn't even have time to wipe the sweat from his forehead: "Your Highness!"
Yu Nanqing was organizing various affairs in Fucheng when he saw Wang Zhang in a hurry and looked up, frowning.
Wang Zhang rarely lost his composure like this. Su Wanyan had told him before that no matter how big the problem was, there was always a solution, and there was no use in being anxious.
Having worked under Su Wanyan for a long time, Wang Zhang's temperament had become completely restrained. Such a loss of composure could only mean that the matter had completely exceeded his capabilities.
Wang Zhang didn't dare to stop, and knelt down with a thud: "It's terrible, Your Highness! The Empress... the Empress is missing!"
Wang Zhang was panting heavily, and his lips turned pale after he finished speaking.
In an instant, the air pressure in the room plummeted to freezing point.
The chill seemed to shatter Yu Nanqing's astonished expression, which was filled with disbelief and anger, making her look like a demon.
He glared at Wang Zhang, then slowly rose from his seat. It was a simple, almost mundane action, yet it was as if the King of Hell himself was about to depart.
The hand that had been holding the brush put it down with a 'thud,' and the chill in the room suddenly intensified.
"Your Highness! We've already...we've already sent people to search!" Wang Zhang, braving Yu Nanqing's icy chill, reported anxiously, "Mingyu and Xiaobu also disappeared along with Her Highness. The person who came to report this was Qiuye. This old servant...this old servant has already sent people to search, and the truth...the truth is...it is indeed true that Her Highness is missing!"
To Wang Zhang, Su Wanyan was their savior, not only their savior but also the savior of the entire Wang Mansion. If anything happened to anyone, Su Wanyan could not be harmed!
“At lunchtime… Young Master Xiao went to see the Empress, and after that… the Empress disappeared! Your Highness! Although this old servant has sent people to look for her, but… but if it's Young Master Xiao… I'm afraid…”
After Su Wanyan finished her lunch, Qiuye accompanied her to take a nap. Usually, Su Wanyan would wake up after half an hour of napping, but today she slept for a full hour without making a sound.
Just in case, Qiu Ye went into the inner room to check and found that Su Wanyan had disappeared without a trace.
Mingyu and Xiaobu also disappeared along with her, and Qiuye immediately rushed back to the mansion to report.
Wang Zhang panicked and told Yu Nanqing everything he knew.
Given Xiao Chensheng's abilities, if he were to take Su Wanyan away, I'm afraid their people wouldn't be able to find her anywhere for a while...
Thinking of this, Wang Zhang's hands trembled.
Suddenly, his eyes hardened, and he looked up at Yu Nanqing, whose eyes were icy cold: "Your Highness! Give the order! Deploy troops to attack Baiyou Valley!"
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