That very night, Old Lady Yan had soone deliver Shu ng’s belongings to Yan Qianyi.
Aunt Xue, looking at the items covered in dust, asked Yan Qianyi, "Miss, are these all Madam’s things from before?"
"Yes, help sort through them, and separate all the notebooks out."
Yan Qianyi then rolled up her sleeves and began sorting through the belongings.
Old Madam had finally done sothing right.
If it hadn’t been for Old Madam preserving her mother’s belongings back then, she wouldn’t have known where to start now.
Her mother had the habit of keeping handwritten diaries and work records, which should have ntioned the surgery involving Mu Feng.
"Miss, you rest; I’ll sort through them," said Aunt Xue.
"It’s okay; I’m not tired."
She needed to keep herself busy now to shift her focus.
The mont she stopped, the panic of having no news from Ah Lie was unbearable.
Aunt Xue was quick and efficient, and together, they managed to sort all the notebooks in no ti.
Seeing Yan Qianyi about to carry the notebooks away, Aunt Xue quickly asked, "Miss, where are you taking these notebooks to? Put them down right now. You shouldn’t be lifting heavy objects in your condition—it could harm the baby."
"To my laboratory upstairs."
"Give them to , I’ll carry them. You go upstairs and rest."
Aunt Xue snatched up the pile of notebooks Yan Qianyi was holding and headed upstairs.
"Then I’ll just take two," Yan Qianyi said, picking two notebooks from the pile on the ground and reluctantly followed Aunt Xue.
In fact, her health was quite good now.
The morning sickness had passed, and although her abdon was a bit larger, which was sowhat inconvenient, there were no other issues with her health.
She might even be stronger than Aunt Xue.
But seeing Aunt Xue’s heartbroken concern for her, she could only obediently comply.
After moving all the notebooks to the laboratory upstairs, Aunt Xue was also exhausted.
"Aunt Xue, go rest. Leave the remaining belongings in the living room for tomorrow to sort out."
"Okay, but you should also rest early. Don’t stay up late, understand?"
"I understand. I’ll go take a bath and then to bed right now."
Under Aunt Xue’s supervision, Yan Qianyi entered her bedroom.
After her bath, she tiptoed back to the laboratory.
She couldn’t sleep now, eager only to read her mother’s diaries.
Every diary and work notebook had dates written in them, so it wasn’t hard to search.
But there were too many notebooks, and their order was all mixed up.
Mu Feng’s incident happened thirteen years ago in July; she had to flip through each notebook to glimpse at the year and month, which would take quite so ti.
By midnight, she was already feeling weary.
Touching her slightly protruding belly, she whispered, "What a lazy little one."
Before getting pregnant, she could pull an all-nighter without feeling drained at all.
But since becoming pregnant, tiredness hit her often, making her want to sleep.
With only a small pile of notebooks left unchecked, Yan Qianyi wanted to persist, feeling that the truth was at her fingertips.
But her eyelids were so heavy that she could hardly keep her eyes open.
So she lay down on the nearby sofa, intending to rest before continuing her search.
But as soon as she closed her eyes, she fell asleep.
And she slept until morning.
It was Aunt Xue’s voice that woke her.
"Miss, co downstairs for breakfast."
Yan Qianyi got up and opened the door of the laboratory.
Aunt Xue stood at the doorway of the bedroom, hearing the commotion behind her, she turned around to look.
Seeing Yan Qianyi appear at the entrance of the laboratory, with a sleepy look in her eyes, Aunt Xue’s brow tightened.
"Did you stay up late in the lab again last night? Didn’t you promise to rest well? Why won’t you listen?"
Yan Qianyi smiled awkwardly as she scratched her head, "I accidentally fell asleep in the lab."
"Miss, you’re carrying a baby in your belly now. You can’t keep going on without sleep or food like before. Your son-in-law is not around, and if sothing happens to you and the baby, how am I going to explain it when he cos back?"
"Alright, I know. I won’t do it again. I’ll co down as soon as I wash up."
"Good, then co down quickly and eat while it’s hot."
"Mm-hmm, okay!"
After Aunt Xue left, Yan Qianyi turned back into the lab and complained to her small belly, "It’s all your fault, little brat, for getting scolded by Aunt Xue."
Since she got pregnant, Aunt Xue had beco extrely anxious and more talkative than before.
Ah...
I really want to give birth soon and regain my freedom.
She looked up at the small pile of notebooks left on the ground.
She couldn’t help but start digging through them again.
Only this little bit was left, as she was getting closer and closer to the truth, she grew more impatient.
Finally, she found the diary her mother had written the year Mu Feng t with misfortune.
She excitedly flipped it open and found the entry from that day.
Just as she was about to continue reading, Aunt Xue’s voice rang out again, "Miss, Ziyu is here."
Yan Qianyi hesitated for a mont before putting down the diary, "Co in."
The door was pushed open, and Xia Ziyu walked in.
Aunt Xue asked, "Ziyu, have you had breakfast? Why don’t you talk while eating breakfast?"
Xia Ziyu replied, "No need, it won’t take long to say what I need to."
Once Aunt Xue left, Yan Qianyi eagerly asked, "Did you find Xu Zhiqiang?"
These past days, Xia Ziyu had not co to see her.
Her sudden arrival early in the morning must an there was so important matter.
Xia Ziyu said, "It’s not about Xu Zhiqiang. It’s a national crisis."
"A national crisis?" Yan Qianyi was stunned for a mont, "What does a national crisis have to do with ?"
Xia Ziyu hesitated before saying, "I shouldn’t really be telling you this, but I’m worried you might get involved, so I decided to co tell you."
Seeing Xia Ziyu’s rare serious expression, Yan Qianyi suddenly had an ominous premonition in her heart.
"What...what national crisis? How could it involve ?"
Could it be that Ah Lie was in trouble?
But it seed that Xia Ziyu didn’t know that Ah Lie was a soldier from the Special Departnt.
"A few days ago, the Commander personally went to the Morris Empire to discuss a treaty of friendship between the two nations, did you know?"
Yan Qianyi shook her head.
Xia Ziyu frowned and said, "This morning, in the Royal Palace, I overheard my father and others talking. The night the Commander arrived in the Morris Empire, he was ambushed and went missing."
"What?!" Yan Qianyi exclaid, "Are you sure you heard right?"
The Undefeated War God of the Federation Empire, ambushed and gone missing in the Morris Empire?!
"I heard right. This matter is classified, and I’m telling you so you can brace yourself and make plans early," Xia Ziyu said gravely, "after all, Prince Yao is your brother."
Yan Qianyi’s heart tightened, "So does the King suspect my brother is behind this?"
"I don’t know what they’re thinking now. I didn’t dare to listen any longer, and I’m not clear on the details. You should co with right now," Xia Ziyu said as she took Yan Qianyi’s hand.
"Go? Where?"
"To hide, of course."
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