Otherwise, where did those living people used for Xiao Chensheng's experiments come from?
Those who can afford to hire people from Baiyou Valley are all well-known figures in the martial arts world. Xiao Chensheng offended them all without considering the consequences, effectively blocking Baiyou Valley's escape route.
Yu Nanqing didn't know why he didn't dare to be honest with Su Wanyan. He didn't know if he was afraid that Su Wanyan would think he was ruthless, or if he was afraid that she would recall her mutual affection with Xiao Chensheng and that his actions would displease Su Wanyan.
Seeing Yu Nanqing's expression, Su Wanyan lay down on the carriage and pouted, "Old man."
Yu Nanqing was stunned: "Old man? Me?"
"If it's not you, then who is it?" Su Wanyan chuckled as she sprawled on the cushion. "At only twenty-five, you act like an old man, overthinking things all day long, fussing over the smallest things for ages."
Su Wanyan sighed, "Fine, don't tell me then. I don't want to listen to your rambling anymore."
Even if Yu Nanqing doesn't say anything, can't she deduce it?
She's not the kind of person who just sits around waiting for an answer.
"Yan'er..." Yes, why do you always hesitate?
So far, when has Su Wanyan ever failed to understand and tolerate him?
Su Wanyan immediately covered her ears: "I don't want to hear it, I don't want to hear it, that bastard is chanting scriptures."
"..." Yu Nanqing pursed his lips, then suddenly leaned forward, supporting himself as he slowly buried his head in her waist and abdomen: "Yan'er, I was wrong."
"Hey, get out of here, you're so heavy!" Su Wanyan pretended to push him away, but as she said this, her eyes and brows held a playful smile.
Yu Nanqing pulled her waist tighter, his gentle voice slowly drifting over: "The day you disappeared, I sent troops to Hundred Nether Valley..."
He paused, then added two more words: "Fifty thousand."
Hearing this, Su Wanyan was not surprised. On the contrary, she felt that it would be abnormal if Yu Nanqing did nothing.
"It takes 50,000 troops to surround Baiyou Valley?" Su Wanyan leisurely rested her head on her temples, gently stroking Yu Nanqing's head with her small hand.
When fighting against the East Sea, 50,000 troops were enough to besiege the city. Is Hundred Nether Valley really that big?
Hundred Valley is still the most troublesome.
Thinking of Xiao Chensheng's abilities, Su Wanyan felt she could understand. Medicine and poison are related, and she had never heard that everyone in Baiyou Valley was a doctor. Perhaps there were quite a few unorthodox practitioners as well.
Even the strongest body can't withstand being poisoned.
Yu Nanqing dispatched 50,000 troops with the intention of annihilating Baiyou Valley.
"Yan'er, you don't blame me?" Yu Nanqing raised his eyes slightly.
"..." Su Wanyan was speechless, and reached out to pinch his cheek: "Yu Nanqing, I always feel that you have some misunderstanding about me."
She's not a mother hen; does she have to control everything Yu Nanqing does?
"Yan'er, it hurts."
"You still know pain." Su Wanyan gently touched the spot where he had been pinched.
Smelling the fragrance emanating from Su Wanyan, Yu Nanqing was incredibly captivated: "I misunderstood."
Su Wanyan chuckled: "You're always thinking about all sorts of nonsense."
Su Wanyan had never been to Baiyou Valley, so she wasn't really concerned about what Baiyou Valley was like.
If I really had any thoughts, it would be that Xiao Chensheng had gone back to strengthen the formation of Baiyou Valley in order to protect it, so I felt that Xiao Chensheng still valued Baiyou Valley very much.
Thinking of this, Su Wanyan asked curiously, "I wonder how Xiao Chensheng is doing, and whether he has broken my illusion."
"Yan'er still cares."
"Nonsense." Su Wanyan pinched him again: "That was the first time I made a hallucinogenic drug. I don't even know how effective it is yet. Two months have already passed. If Xiao Chensheng doesn't get rid of it in time, even if he has internal energy, his mind will collapse."
Upon hearing this, Yu Nanqing raised an eyebrow slightly, realizing that she wasn't concerned about him after all.
Suddenly, out of Su Wanyan's sight, a barely perceptible smile appeared on her lips.
Su Wanyan originally planned to travel to the capital while sightseeing, but she didn't expect that because she was always thinking about Dai Zhiwan's marriage, she wanted to arrive early so that she could catch up with Xu Yixuan and Dai Zhiwan.
So along the way, I had no mood for sightseeing, only for getting on the road.
I thought I would encounter bandits, but everything was calm and nothing happened.
Su Wanyan arrived in the capital on August 13th, just before the Mid-Autumn Festival on August 15th.
When Prince Gong and his wife return to Beijing, the occasion will be grand. No prince outside the capital is allowed to return without the emperor's summons.
Therefore, before setting off, Yu Nanqing had already drafted a memorial to submit, and the memorial sent to the capital arrived ten days earlier than Yu Nanqing's.
The Empress Dowager was somewhat surprised when she received the news that Yu Nanqing was coming to the capital, because Yu Nanqing had only been in Fucheng for a short time and was now rushing back because of Dai Zhiwan's marriage.
The Empress Dowager never expected that the relationship between the Duke of Changguo's mansion and the Prince Gong's mansion had reached such a good level.
She still had concerns. She was afraid that Yu Nanqing's request for the fiefdom of Fucheng was just a pretext, and that he might not leave after returning to the capital this time.
However, the Empress Dowager cannot openly confront them at the moment. They said they came to attend Dai Zhiwan's wedding, and she has no reason to send them back.
Therefore, on the day Yu Nanqing arrived in the capital, the Empress Dowager still issued an order for the young emperor to personally welcome Yu Nanqing, to show the court's continued respect for him.
Among the crowd watching the ceremony, Su Wanyan spotted Dai Zhiwan and Xu Yixuan on the second floor. Dai Zhiwan was excitedly hugging Xu Yixuan's shoulders, her eyes red with tears.
Su Wanyan waved to them subtly, and then, with Yu Nanqing's help, slowly boarded the carriage.
A welcome-home banquet had been prepared in the palace well in advance.
Su Wanyan was quite bold; coming to the capital city, she was indeed surrounded by all sorts of banquets.
A welcoming feast.
The young emperor sat on the throne, his eyes vacant like those of a puppet.
Su Wanyan remembered that when they parted last year, even though he was being manipulated by the Empress Dowager, his eyes still revealed a composure and wisdom that did not belong to someone his age.
However, in just a few months, the changes have been extraordinary.
Su Wanyan didn't pay much attention to the officials at the welcome banquet, as she didn't know many of them. However, she did glance at the seat of the Marquis of Yuanning, which belonged to Su Shiyan.
Sitting next to Su Shiyan was a man whose eyebrows and eyes resembled Su Shiyan's, except that this man was taller than Su Shiyan and did not have the same refined and scholarly appearance.
Strangely, the man's gaze toward Su Wanyan was filled with disdain and arrogance.
Su Wanyan immediately guessed his identity: Su Shixu, the second legitimate son of the Marquis of Yuanning and Su Shiyan's younger brother.
Su Wanyan had even less interaction with Su Shixu than with Su Shiyan, so she naturally ignored his disdain and arrogance.
"How is Fucheng? Are Prince Gong and Princess Gong settling in well?" After several rounds of drinks, the Empress Dowager's voice rang out in the hall.
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