Nanyan gasped.
She also wants to know!
Originally, from the letter from Si Zhongwen, she thought she had probably figured out her life experience, and then she met the liars like Monk and Arisilan, making her think that she was some kind of Nanming county lord from their country , I found out later that it was not at all.
Her life experience has once again become a mystery.
Unexpectedly, the relics of Empress Chen Chen brought by Zhu Feng, a small sachet, aroused even more memories, or feelings in her.
Now, the exact same sachet was found among the things left by the old grandmother.
Even the taste is exactly the same.
Could it be that this sachet of mine and the sachet left by Empress Chen came from the same person
Who is the one
Why did one of the sachets he made be in the hands of Queen Yan, and the other was on his body.
The more Nan Yan thought about it, the more confused she felt. She seemed to be trapped in a vortex. She thought she could get out of it, but a strong wind and waves drove her into the bottom of the water again, and she couldn't break free.
She had a faint feeling of being teased by fate and about to suffocate.
Seeing her frowning and solemn expression, Ran Xiaoyu hurriedly asked again: "Your Majesty, are you alright?"
"..."
Nan Yan looked up at her, then at the two sachets in her hand, and shook her head reluctantly: "I'm fine."
"Then this—"
"Just keep quiet."
As Nanyan said, she put the two sachets into the pouch, tied the bags, stuffed them into her bosom, took out the scattered swaddling clothes, took a deep look, folded them and put them back.
She originally wanted to look at other things in the cabinet, but at this moment, a servant girl's voice came from outside: "I want to report to the imperial concubine, the banquet is ready, Madam has invited you to the table."
"..."
Nan Yan glanced back, sighed, and said, "Let's go."
Ran Xiaoyu nodded, helped her lock the cabinet, and then helped her out.
Sure enough, the banquet in the lobby has already been set up. Although Gu Tingchun said it was a "feast with light wine", it was for the imperial concubine after all. No one dares to neglect them. They are all delicacies from mountains and seas. It's just that Nanyan has a heavy heart and has no appetite. After reluctantly moving his chopsticks, he said that it was getting late and he wanted to leave.
Gu Tingchun walked her all the way to the door.
Nan Yan also told her a few words, telling her to take good care of her health, and after she finished speaking, she got into the carriage and left the Si family.
After walking out of this street, there is a market in front.
From far away, lively sounds were heard, and some scents wafted from the air. Nan Yan frowned subconsciously, and stretched out her hand to lift a corner of the curtain to look out.
It turned out that here is to sell some spices.
Vendors on both sides of the street opened the sacks full of spices and put them on the ground, loudly attracting customers. Many people on the street looked around and bought something they liked.
Very lively.
It's just that the carriage is not easy to pass.
Nan Yan thought for a while, and then told the coachman, "We'll get off here, and you can go around from the other side and pick us up at the end of the street."
"yes."
Ran Xiaoyu helped her out of the carriage, and the coachman drove the carriage to the other side.
The two of them were walking in this crowded market, and Ran Xiaoyu certainly knew that she must be looking for the other spices used in that sachet, so she also looked carefully for her.
Walking and walking, Nanyan smelled a faint, familiar fragrance in the air.
She walked in front of a small vendor, and saw several baskets and several sacks beside him, and one of the smaller sacks contained half a bag of orange-yellow spices in different sizes.
When I smell it, it really is that familiar smell.
Nan Yan asked: "Boss, what kind of incense is this?"
The peddler said: "Madam has eyesight, this is the only one on this street, benzoin."
"...!"
It really is benzoin!
Nan Yan picked up a piece and put it under her nose and smelled it. When she smelled it, the strong smell rushed straight to the top of her head, making her sneeze uncontrollably. She said, "The only one? Is it only you?"
"of course."
"Why is it so rare? Isn't the spice business booming now? Why don't other bosses sell this?"
"Sell? You have to have the goods. The production of this kind of spices is small, and the transportation distance is long, and there are so many dangers in the middle. Don't look at this small bag, ma'am, how many people sacrificed their lives for it?" Woolen cloth!"
"It's a long way? Where did it come from?"
"That's far away. We traded with merchants over there in Bailong City, and they bought them from merchants further west."
"White Dragon City?"
Nanyan muttered something.
The peddler talked for a long time, and said with a smile: "Madam, do you want to buy it? I don't think anyone else can afford it. You are a decent person, so I told you so much."
It means, you have already asked, why are you embarrassed not to buy it
Nan Yan smiled and asked Ran Xiaoyu to give him a piece of silver. The peddler weighed two taels of benzoin for her with a happy face, wrapped it up carefully and handed it to her, and said, "Madam, go slowly, what spices are you looking for next time? Come here again."
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Okay."
Then he handed the paper bag to Ran Xiaoyu, and the two turned around and walked forward.
Ran Xiaoyu said: "What White Dragon City? Why haven't I heard of it?"
Nan Yan said: "Although these spices come from countries in the Western Regions, those countries are too far away from our Yan Dynasty, and now, the emperor has not fully opened the frontier checkpoints, and many caravans are still unable to enter the Central Plains. Therefore, some People will rest in the oasis near the water source at the border, and trade by the way. There are more people coming and going, and over time, those oases will form a trading scale, and gradually become a city. Although there is no owner, it is more lively than many places Much more."
"There are others like this?"
"I've heard my grandmother mention it before. At that time, our side hadn't opened a treaty port yet, and our traffic was all based on black market transactions. That's where it was called lively."
"It makes me want to see it."
Nan Yan smiled: "Maybe, there will be a chance."
The two of them walked forward while talking, and walked out of this busy street in a short while. When they looked up, they saw a carriage in front of them.
Nan Yandao: "The coachman is quick, he arrived so soon."
After finishing speaking, he wanted to take Ran Xiaoyu there.
But just as she took a step, Ran Xiaoyu suddenly grabbed her: "Wait a minute, ma'am."
"Huh? What's the matter?"
Nan Yan looked at her in surprise, and then at the carriage.
Ran Xiaoyu also stared at the carriage, but said, "That's not our carriage!"
"What?"
Nan Yan was shocked, and after careful identification, she found that although the carriage was somewhat similar to theirs and the horses were also black, it was really not one.
I almost got it wrong.
And at this moment, the curtain on the carriage was slightly lifted, revealing half of the face inside.