When Yu Nanqing was brought back, the prescription she had written was tightly held in his hand. Now it was crumpled and the writing on it was blurred by blood.
Su Wanyan stared intently at the prescription, pondering in silence.
"Your Highness..." Just as Su Wanyan was in a daze, Wang Zhang had already appeared behind her at some point.
Su Wanyan felt that they walked without making a sound. If the assassin really came, she wouldn't even have time to escape.
Wang Zhang's voice was very soft, as if he didn't want to disturb Yu Nanqing's rest. Su Wanyan turned around and asked, "What's wrong?"
Wang Zhang's gaze involuntarily drifted towards Yu Nanqing, wanting to inquire about his master's situation, but he knew that matters outside were more important.
Suppressing his worries, he reported, "Your Majesty, we have done as you instructed, slowing down the Imperial Guards' search. The assassins have also sent men to entangle them, so they won't be able to find this place for a while."
If we can't find this side, then it must be nothing serious, and if nothing serious, then there's nothing to report.
So that's probably not what Wang Zhang wanted to say. Su Wanyan didn't speak, waiting for Wang Zhang to continue.
Sure enough, Wang Zhang continued, "However, besides our men, it seems there are others obstructing the Imperial Guards' search. Our men are temporarily unable to spare the resources to investigate the origins of these people, and I am worried..."
"Others?" Su Wanyan raised her eyes, thought for a moment, and her eyes brightened slightly. Could it be Chi En?
Because in this capital city, apart from Yu Nanqing's old subordinates, they could not possibly have any other helpers. The princess's husband was not an exception, and they had only met once.
Moreover, judging from the situation of the prince consort, he himself is walking on thin ice in the Princess's residence, so it is impossible for him to help them.
She thought that Su Chien would always stand up for her without hesitation whenever she was in trouble, and this time would definitely be no exception; it would definitely be him!
Su Wanyan hurriedly said, "Keep an eye on their situation when necessary."
Although Su Chien was very familiar with the capital, he was now facing the Imperial Guards and assassins sent by Emperor Yuanhe. He was still a child, and she was afraid that something might happen to him, or she would regret it for the rest of her life.
Upon hearing this, Wang Zhang readily accepted the order without a trace of doubt.
Before leaving, Wang Zhang glanced at Yu Nanqing, who was still unconscious, but ultimately didn't ask any questions and hurriedly retreated.
Su Wanyan knew these people were worried, but she couldn't guarantee anything until Yu Nanqing woke up.
The system's medical skills were beyond doubt, but seeing Yu Nanqing's extremely weak body, she dared not make any guarantees in front of them.
The search progress was repeatedly hampered, and the Imperial Guards sent out were harassed like headless flies, running around aimlessly in the darkness. The capital was so big that even one area was enough for them to search for a long time.
Emperor Yuanhe in the palace waited in vain for news, and in his anger, he smashed several teacups.
By the time they realized it was a trap, it was too late.
The Imperial Guard squads sent out to search were not communicating with each other in a timely manner, and due to interference from various parties, the information between the squads was in complete disarray.
Each group even firmly believed that the information they had tracked was the only true one, and that the rest was just information released by the other side to confuse the public.
The commander of the Imperial Guards was in a real bind. He was torn between believing the information and fearing it was false and that his trip would be in vain, wasting time searching. He was also afraid that if he didn't believe it, he would let Yu Nanqing and Su Wanyan go and he wouldn't be able to explain it to the Emperor.
Amid the chaos, the commander of the Imperial Guards could only send men to continue tracking down these false messages while simultaneously reporting everything to Emperor Yuanhe.
Emperor Yuanhe was so angry that he almost overturned the table. He ordered the commander of the Imperial Guards to immediately gather the soldiers and search each house one by one according to the original plan.
However, by this time, it was already just before dawn, and the early risers hurriedly got out of bed to go out into the fields to collect the morning dew.
The reason is simple: August 1st is the folk festival of the Heavenly Doctor.
In folk tradition, the Heavenly Doctor Festival has a custom of Heavenly Moxibustion. People would go to the fields before dawn to collect dew from the tips of grass, grind it into juice with ink at noon, and apply it to the heart and surrounding area of children, a practice called "applying a hundred diseases".
In addition, people would mix these dews with old peach leaves to make peach leaf ointment, which could treat abdominal ailments. So for ordinary people who couldn't afford a doctor, today was a great day to cure all diseases.
On ordinary days, the city gates usually open promptly at dawn. However, special arrangements are made for special circumstances. For example, on the day of the Heavenly Doctor Festival, people would rush to the fields before dawn, so the city gates would open half an hour earlier than usual.
But today, for some reason, it was almost past the hour of Yin (3-5 AM), and there was still no sign of the city gates opening. As the sky began to lighten with the first hint of dawn, the people had no choice but to hurriedly search for places in the city where they could collect dew.
At 1:15 a.m., people who came to the market had already lined up outside the city gate.
The city gates opened exceptionally late today, and the people queuing outside couldn't help but crane their necks to look around, wondering what had happened. Quiet discussions arose among the crowd.
The people inside the city couldn't leave, and the people outside the city couldn't enter; it was inevitable that resentment would arise.
As the sun rose, more and more people gathered on the streets, busy going to the market, setting up stalls, and sharing information about where they were going to collect dew. At this time, the Imperial Guards, searching house to house, became very conspicuous.
Wherever he went, he attracted countless onlookers. The civilians who were being investigated were terrified, while the onlookers, not wanting to miss out on the excitement, also went to temples to worship, carrying offerings, because it was the Heavenly Doctor Festival.
In less than a quarter of an hour, entire squads of Imperial Guards found themselves unable to move an inch on the street. Just when they managed to clear a path, they were immediately blocked by unsuspecting civilians.
"Your Majesty, it's dawn." Wang Zhang bowed and reported in a very soft voice.
This was a dark room, with no sunlight filtering in except for the candlelight. Su Wanyan felt that the night here was extremely long.
"Is it dawn yet?" Su Wanyan looked up.
Wang Zhang nodded and repeated, "Yes, it's already past 5 a.m. (Mao Shi)."
The sun has already risen.
For some reason, even though everything was fine just now, when the time of 'it's already dawn' was mentioned, Wang Zhang's eyes welled up with tears. They had actually managed to stay awake until daybreak, for a whole night, such a long time, without a single casualty.
They already had very few men left; in the past, they would have fought to the death, resulting in mutual destruction.
Su Wanyan looked at Yu Nanqing on the bed. He showed no signs of waking up, and even if he did, there was nothing he could do right now.
Su Wanyan got up, stretched her arms and legs, and yawned as she stretched. She hadn't slept all night and her nerves were on edge, so she was incredibly sleepy as soon as she relaxed a little.
"Master Wang, go and call all your men back. Today, I'm going to make sure all of you live openly and honestly under Emperor Yuanhe's nose!"
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