She Holds the World After Being Reborn
Chapter 213: Yan Wanqing Goes Missing, A Stray Cat Causes a Miscarriage

Chapter 213: Chapter 213: Yan Wanqing Goes Missing, A Stray Cat Causes a Miscarriage

Yan Wanqing disappeared.

She hadn’t gone to train the soldiers in the barracks as usual, nor had she gone to discuss matters of the Radiant Church with Ji Yuntai.

The first to notice her disappearance was the pacing maid in her courtyard.

Every day, Yan Wanqing would rise early for morning exercises, but not today.

At first, everyone thought Yan Wanqing had something to do and had left early, but only this maid felt that wasn’t the case.

An uneasy feeling made her stand at the gate waiting for Yan Wanqing to return.

She waited from morning to evening, then to dark, and until the morning of the third day, the maid knocked on the steward’s door, with tears streaming down her face.

"Something terrible has happened, Marshal Yan has gone missing!"

Concerning matters related to Yan Wanqing, the steward dared not be negligent and hurriedly led the maid to Ji Yuntai’s courtyard.

Ji Yuntai, with a despondent expression, sat in a wheelchair, toying with a teacup in his hand.

Upon hearing sounds, he subconsciously looked towards the courtyard entrance, only to see the steward, with a sadness in his eyes that he couldn’t quite explain.

The steward led the maid on a run to Ji Yuntai’s presence.

"Speak to the master quickly," the steward urged, out of breath from running.

Ji Yuntai frowned, his grip tightening on the cup.

"What happened?"

The maid, having prepared her words on the way, found herself at a loss upon seeing Ji Yuntai, unable to remember a thing.

She knelt to the ground.

"City Lord, it’s terrible, Marshal Yan is missing. She wasn’t at the residence the night before, and she didn’t perform her morning exercises yesterday. Her bed was made just as it had been before, and she hasn’t returned for two nights and a day."

The teacup in Ji Yuntai’s hand suddenly fell to the ground, shattering into several pieces.

He reflexively reached out to pick them up but was pricked by a sharp shard, causing blood to flow from the tip of his finger.

The steward approached with concern, "Master!"

Ji Yuntai raised his hand to stop the steward’s advance.

"Send people to search, but do it quietly. After all, it’s the Great Marshal who has disappeared; we must seek discreetly," Ji Yuntai commanded calmly and then turned to the maid, "You continue waiting in the courtyard. If Marshal Yan returns, notify here immediately."

"This servant understands," the maid and the steward responded before leaving.

Ji Yuntai sat in his chair, his eyes filled with icy resolve.

Yan Wanqing was not someone who lacked awareness of propriety.

Furthermore, she had already agreed to stay in the residence.

Such a person of integrity, how could she break her word?

Could something have delayed her?

But what could be more important than military affairs?

Anxious thoughts flashed through Ji Yuntai’s mind.

If she were merely delayed, given Yan Wanqing’s character, she would surely send someone back to report her safety and not leave everyone without news as now.

Unless she had truly encountered misfortune!

At this thought, Ji Yuntai snapped his fingers.

A figure in black suddenly appeared behind him.

"Go, send a message to Military Officer Chang in the army to come immediately without delay."

"As you command."

Ji Yuntai caressed the wound on his fingertip, feeling a slight sting.

"Has anything happened in the residence recently?"

The man in black then relayed all the recent incidents within the residence to Ji Yuntai.

"Li Chengyuan miscarried due to a cat’s shock?" Upon hearing the news about Li Chengyuan, Ji Yuntai furrowed his brows, "Why wasn’t I informed of this?"

All matters big and small in the residence should have been reported to him.

Especially something as significant as County Princess Chengyuan’s miscarriage!

It was utterly unacceptable for such a matter to be kept from him.

The man in black pursed his lips, wanting to say that you have slept for a whole day and night and have only just stepped out today, so who to report to?

"Go and accept your punishment."

With a muffled response of "As you command," the man in black vanished behind Ji Yuntai.

He in the courtyard pushed his wheelchair toward the outside.

The seventh Prince had just happened to go out to inspect the terrain these past two days.

At this moment, Li Chengyuan had just suffered a miscarriage, an incident that could possibly implicate the entire City Lord Residence.

Yet something about this matter didn’t seem quite right.

It just so happened that during these two days of Yan Wanqing’s disappearance.

She, Li Chengyuan, had a miscarriage.

Along the way, Ji Yuntai saw many maids carrying things over to Princess Yaochi’s courtyard, all highly nutritious items.

As he approached the courtyard, he saw the maid he had assigned to Li Chengyuan tallying these items in the courtyard.

Seeing him coming, a flicker of panic crossed the maid’s face.

"Greetings, City Lord."

There’s a ghost!

This was Ji Yuntai’s first thought.

"Why did you not report the affair of Princess Yaochi to the City Lord immediately?" Ji Yuntai asked with a cold expression.

The maid had never seen the City Lord so icy to anyone, and being faced with it for the first time, she was somewhat frightened, her voice choking up, "Replying to the City Lord, it’s because..."

"It’s because this princess did not wish too many people to know of this affair," came Li Chengyuan’s weak voice from within the door.

Ji Yuntai positioned his wheelchair facing the doorway, his gaze toward the firmly shut door, his eyes half-closed: "This matter concerns the Imperial Heir. It is not acceptable for the princess to keep it a secret, is it? If the seventh Prince returns, he may hold this minor official accountable."

"The affair is hardly unrelated to the City Lord. This princess was in the residence when a stray cat startled me, leading to the loss of the Imperial Heir, how about that?" The person insider sneered coldly, pressing, "Is the City Lord intending to shirk responsibility?"

"Whether it was a stray cat or something else remains to be investigated. However, the princess silently losing the Imperial Heir, this matter is best left to be explained by the princess in person to His Highness upon his return," Ji Yuntai said unapologetically.

Li Chengyuan was fuming with anger.

This Ji Yuntai really dared to disregard her presence; from day one, he had never viewed her with importance.

"You should not be the one to worry about this matter. Rather, you’d better think about how to endure His Highness’ wrath!"

Ji Yuntai was not intimidated in the slightest.

"This minor official shall naturally explain to His Highness. However, I am puzzled and wish to inquire whether Princess Yaochi has seen General Yan in these past few days?"

Listening within the room, Li Chengyuan’s heart skipped a beat.

The issue surrounding Yan Wanqing was bound to be discovered sooner or later.

In these past days, she had emerged from the thrill of having killed Yan Wanqing and begun to sink into subsequent panic.

Yan Wanqing was the Great Marshal of the Western Expedition; to kill a general was a capital offense, one that called for the execution of one’s entire clan.

This was a rather tricky issue.

She absolutely could not let anyone discover that Yan Wanqing’s death was related to her.

With this thought, Li Chengyuan cleared her throat, her voice weak yet tinged with a hint of indignation emanating out, "What relationship does she, Yan Wanqing, have with me, this princess? Are you, Ji Yuntai, not aware? To use her, Yan Wanqing, to pressure me, you’ve got quite the nerve!"

"Ji Yuntai! I may not be able to handle her, but you, you are still someone I can deal with!"

As she spoke, Li Chengyuan suddenly started coughing violently.

The young maid hurriedly pushed open the door and walked inside.

Ji Yuntai sat in his wheelchair, his eyes filled with inquiry and contemplation.

Listening to the constant stream of curses coming from inside.

Ji Yuntai pursed his lips and wheeled away.

This affair seemed suspicious to anyone who looked into it.

And yet Li Chengyuan’s behavior was exceedingly normal.

The Hidden Guard even mentioned having seen Gesang wandering back and forth at the door a few days ago; could Yan Wanqing’s disappearance be related to her?

...

The waterfall cascaded down from the heavens, producing a thunderous roar of water, and the mist it kicked up moistened the air.

The cool and aloof man sat upright on a rock, like a statue. A cinnabar mole on his forehead shone brilliantly, capturing one’s gaze.

Right now, before him, a person lay suspended in midair.

It was none other than Yan Wanqing, who had been missing for two days.

Her eyes were tightly closed, her expression peaceful.

Song Huaxu withdrew his hands and placed them on his knees, slowly opening his eyes, which were bloodshot.

"You should wake up now."

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