The queen is crazy and spoiled, and the tyrant bows to her

Immediately afterwards, a white handkerchief embroidered with peach blossom patterns was presented.

Inside the carriage, Jiang Wantang sat up straight abruptly, looking at the embroidered handkerchief in her hand. When her eyes caught sight of the small word "Yun" hidden in the petals, her pupils shrank sharply, and her fingertips trembled slightly.

Yun Shang is very good at needlework. She has a habit of embroidering a small word inside the patterns she embroiders, which ordinary people cannot see at all.

The word "cloud" was embroidered on her own handkerchief, while the word "tang" was embroidered on the handkerchief given to her.

She only learned this in her previous life when she was the Marquis of Pingyang and asked Yun Shang to teach her needlework.

No one else knows.

Therefore, this embroidered handkerchief is undoubtedly Yun Shang's.

Jiang Wantang clenched the handkerchief in her hand and asked hurriedly, "Where is she now? Is she okay?"

Her eyes were full of panic and anxiety. The embroidered handkerchief was clenched into a ball in her hands, and her fingertips turned white due to the force.

Ji Wuyuan tightened his grip on Jiang Wantang's hand, as if to soothe her flustered mood, and said in a deep voice to the outside of the carriage, "Fei Yu!"

The leader of the secret guards knelt on one knee, clasped his fists and said, "I am here."

"Are there any specific details?"

The leader of the secret guards didn't hesitate for a moment after hearing this. "The specific situation is still unclear, but our subordinates found a handkerchief that Miss Yunshang had dropped while tracking her. We found it at the foot of a mountain just after entering Linzhou. It was dropped in a conspicuous place, and there were no messy footprints around it, so it doesn't look like it was lost in a hurry."

"Looking at the situation, it seems that Miss Yunshang left it there on purpose."

After saying this, the leader of the secret guards, Fei Yu, paused and continued, "Miss Yun Shang is smart. She knew we would send people to search for her and left clues. I think her life is not in danger at the moment."

Jiang Wantang's expression did not ease at all because of Feiyu's words. Worry was obvious in her eyes. She even subconsciously held the wrinkled handkerchief in her hand tighter.

The other hand hidden under her sleeve unconsciously clenched into a fist, and her nails dug deep into her palm, but she was completely unaware of it, her heart full of worry about Yun Shang's safety.

Ji Wuyuan didn't say anything after hearing this. He calmly held Jiang Wantang's small hand under her sleeve, opened her fist, and interlocked his dry and warm palm with hers.

Then, he looked up at Feiyu outside the carriage and said in a cold voice, "Continue to pursue the area where the handkerchief appeared. Send more people and make sure to bring the person back unharmed."

His words came down like a hammer, carrying with them an authority that could not be ignored, and every word carried a resounding force.

"Yes."

After receiving the order, the leader of the secret guards, Fei Yu, disappeared outside the carriage in a flash.

Ji Wuyuan ordered the driver to change the route and drive directly to Linzhou.

Following his order, the carriage immediately changed direction, the horses whipped up their whips, and galloped towards Linzhou, raising a cloud of dust along the way.

Jiang Wantang collected her thoughts and looked up at Ji Wuyuan behind her with a complicated look in her eyes.

"What's wrong?" Ji Wuyuan looked at her with a smile.

Jiang Wantang pondered for a moment before asking, "Why?"

Ji Wuyuan was stunned for a moment, then she continued, "Your Majesty, why did you expect Yun Shang to be in Linzhou?"

Jiang Wantang had already looked at the topographic map. There were quite a few prefectures and counties adjacent to Changzhou. Although Linzhou was not far away, it was not close either.

But in the letter, Ji Wuyuan's series of secret orders were all about Linzhou.

Such accurate predictions can't all be coincidences, right?

Ji Wuyuan smiled and touched the little girl's hair.

She was much smarter than he thought, and grasped the key almost immediately.

Ji Wuyuan originally planned to protect Jiang Wantang under his wings.

His pampered little girl didn't need to go through all those conspiracies and intrigues.

But this thought completely disappeared at this moment.

His Tang'er is not a delicate kitten, but a little fox pretending to be a cat and eating a tiger.

He should try to let go and let her do what she wants to do.

Ji Wuyuan was silent for a moment, then said without hiding anything: "Tang'er, I didn't expect Yun Shang to be in Linzhou, but I tracked down Qi Ming, the remnant of the Qi family, in Linzhou."

"We've searched almost everywhere in Changzhou, but there's no trace of Yun Shang."

"The time of her disappearance roughly coincides with the time when Qi Ming appeared in Changzhou. This is definitely not a coincidence."

Upon hearing this, the expression on Jiang Wantang's face froze instantly, his eyes widened, and his eyes trembled as he looked at Ji Wuyuan. It took him a long time to regain his ability to speak.

"Qi Ming?"

"Shouldn't he be buried in Changling Mountain in Mingzhou?"

After she finished speaking, something flashed through her mind, and she suddenly realized something. She tightly grasped Ji Wuyuan's arm, her voice trembling a little: "Is Yun Shang...will she be okay?"

Jiang Wantang guessed that Ji Wuyuan must have had some other plans for letting Qi Ming go, and Yun Shang happened to be involved at this time...

She worries...

Ji Wuyuan lowered his eyes and looked at Jiang Wantang's slender little hand that was tightly holding his arm. His eyes unconsciously took on a hint of sadness, but it quickly disappeared.

He raised his hand, covered her small hand with his big palm, patted the back of her hand, and said softly with a soothing tone: "Tang'er, you are worried that I will make you give up Yunshang for my own plan, right?"

Ji Wuyuan is worthy of being an emperor. His ability to see through people's hearts leaves Jiang Wantang speechless.

She nodded and said, "Yes."

Then she took the initiative to move over and kiss Ji Wuyuan's cheek, and said in a very soft and obedient tone: "Will A Yuan do the same?"

Ji Wuyuan looked at her deeply, and rarely showed any reaction.

This was the first time she kissed him since the night Jiang Wantang came back, and also the first time she called him "A Yuan".

He is really sensible. Knowing that he is helpful, he has begun to learn to please him actively.

Ji Wuyuan laughed angrily.

"Jiang Wantang..." He called her name coldly, curled the corners of his lips, and smiled wickedly: "Are you trying to please me?"

Jiang Wantang's eyelashes trembled subconsciously, and the small hand holding his arm tightened, but her eyes were firm: "Yes."

Seeing her like this, Ji Wuyuan's anger subsided a lot.

He sighed softly, feeling helpless.

"Tang'er..."

After a while, Ji Wuyuan looked at Jiang Wantang's watery, pure peach blossom eyes and said seriously, "I won't do that to you."