As usual, after Princess Xinping had been in the palace for half an hour, a little tiredness appeared on Nan Yan's face, and Zhu Feng took her away.
After seeing off the emperor and princess, Ran Xiaoyu returned to the bedroom.
Seeing Nanyan sitting on the bed, she immediately served a cup of hot tea, and said softly, "Your Majesty has walked so far today, and she hasn't rested well. She just played with Her Royal Highness, and I'm bothering you again."
"No problem."
Nan Yan took the teacup and smiled lightly: "Looking at her, I'm not tired anymore."
Ran Xiaoyu said with a smile: "With Her Highness the princess here, it's like eating an elixir."
"Isn't it?"
The two chatted for a while, Nanyan drank some tea, Ran Xiaoyu took the teacup, and said in a low voice: "But, empress, did the emperor notice something just now?"
Nanyan's quiet eyes flickered slightly.
"You mean—"
"Your Majesty has something to do with the corner gate today."
Nan Yan was silent for a while, and then said calmly: "It's not that he noticed it, someone should have said something in front of him again."
"oh?"
"He went to visit the empress today, and I heard that today, most of the people in the harem went to the empress, presumably they wanted to block him. What else can we say when we get together? Of course, whoever is not present is the topic of conversation. .”
"It's Concubine Ning and the others again!"
Ran Xiaoyu showed anger: "They really don't give your mother any free time."
Nan Yan smiled faintly: "It doesn't matter."
"But the emperor, will he have doubts about where the empress is going?"
"He didn't say anything, he was fine."
"But Ma'am isn't going to—"
"It's fine," Nan Yan said calmly, "Don't worry."
Although she said so, Ran Xiaoyu couldn't calm down at all, and she couldn't understand how Nanyan could be so confident about this matter.
You know, even if you have extraordinary skills, if you do that, you can't completely guarantee that you won't be noticed.
However, the emperor is not in a hurry and the eunuchs are in a hurry. No matter how anxious a court lady is, it is useless for a noble concubine to not be in a hurry.
Seeing that Nan Yan didn't care, she couldn't help it.
After making the bed for Nanyan and helping her to sleep, Ran Xiaoyu withdrew too.
However, Nanyan didn't close her eyes immediately. In the dark and spacious bedroom, she always had a feeling of being very small, especially when lying on the bed at night, she felt that the dark sky outside was like a huge bird. The black hand wants to catch himself.
That black hand, I don't know if it is the haze in my heart, or fate.
After an unknown amount of time, she sighed and closed her eyes.
In the middle of the night, there was a pattering sound outside.
Nan Yan fell into a drowsy sleep, but she didn't know what happened. The next morning, a chill came through the brocade blanket, only to realize that it was raining again outside.
One autumn rain and one cold.
At this time, I can already feel the footsteps of winter.
After Nanyan had breakfast, he went to the porch and watched a series of crystal raindrops dripping from the eaves, washing the bluestone slabs under his feet clean. Even though he was wearing thick shoes, he could still feel the chill .
She couldn't help reaching out and catching a few drops of rainwater.
"Ma'am!"
Aunt Tongyun who was behind immediately caught up and blamed: "Why are you standing in this air vent again? Standing here and playing with water without talking?"
Nan Yan couldn't help laughing: "Who played with water?"
"Look at your hands, what if you catch a cold?"
As he spoke, he took out a handkerchief to wipe her hands.
Nan Yan couldn't laugh or cry.
Ever since the dressing change happened last time, Aunt Tongyun has raised her like a three-year-old child, and she can't take one more step, nor can she eat one less bite.
Fortunately, Ran Xiaoyu brought out a thick fox fur and put it on Nan Yan, saying, "Don't worry, aunt, I will watch over your mother."
This is considered to have saved the car.
Aunt Tongyun was muttering, and went down to get busy again.
Nan Yan looked at her back, smiled wryly and said, "Now, I don't look like a noble concubine, but rather like a hard worker in the clothing bureau."
"What did your mother say, who dares to let you do hard work."
"Haha, I'm joking."
Ran Xiaoyu looked at Nan Yan's calm eyes, and a few tiny drops of rain floated onto her eyelashes, like condensed tears, but added a bit of clarity and indifference.
She asked softly: "Your Majesty, are you still going out for a walk today?"
"..."
Nan Yan turned her head to look at her.
"certainly."
"..."
"Of course I will."
"..."
Ran Xiaoyu's heartbeat sank slightly.
I thought the weather was bad today, so gloomy; I thought that the emperor asked that question yesterday, and I could see that someone was staring at her from behind; The tense atmosphere of the incident... All these "originals" made her think that Nanyan would not go today.
Unexpectedly, I still want to go.
It seemed that she was really determined.
Thinking of this, another layer of worry and gloom appeared in Ran Xiaoyu's eyes—Nan Yan treated her not badly, and the two of them were already regarded as masters and servants who lived through life and death. Treat her as a good sister, and the two of you can talk to each other about everything.
Only this time, Nan Yan told her that she was going to the cabinet treasury to find something, but she never explained clearly what she was looking for.
Not to mention why he was going.
This is the reason why Ran Xiaoyu has been worried these days.
Nanyan's transformation seemed to have started from the two days when she disappeared, and the biggest problem seemed to be the thing she was going to look for in the cabinet treasury.
After all, what are you looking for
Just as she was thinking about it, Nan Yan stretched her hand out of the eaves again. This time, the rain was much lighter, and only some fine and dense raindrops fell on her palm, condensing into crystal clear water droplets.
Nan Yan said: "The rain is light, let's go."
"..."
Ran Xiaoyu hesitated for a moment, then said softly, "Yes."
After saying that, she went back and took an umbrella, propped it on top of her head, and the two of them walked out of the bedroom slowly.
Along the way, light rain pattered on the surface of the oil-paper umbrella, as if someone was whispering in his ear, but such a voice could not relieve Ran Xiaoyu's anxiety at all.
As they got closer and closer to the corner door step by step, her mood became heavier and heavier.
At this time, came to the door.
She glanced back subconsciously.
Because of the rain, the top of the head was covered with dark clouds. Even though it was broad daylight at this time, the sky was already very dark, and many dark places in the corners of the walls could not be seen clearly.
Nan Yandao: "Xiaoyu."
"Um?"
Ran Xiaoyu looked back at her, but she smiled calmly and said, "It's okay."
"..."
"Let's go."
After finishing speaking, she walked forward, Ran Xiaoyu bit her lower lip, and hurriedly followed.
(end of this chapter)