And at this moment, a familiar, somewhat haggard voice came from the front—
"The emperor? The imperial concubine?"
Hearing this voice, Nan Yan almost subconsciously took a step back and broke free from Zhu Feng's hand.
I saw a familiar, somewhat thin figure standing on the steps, it was none other than Mrs. Qin, Qin Ruolan, who had been staying behind closed doors for the past few days.
Her face was a little pale, and she looked at the group of them with wide eyes.
When Zhu Feng saw her, he frowned slightly.
For a while, everyone seemed to be quiet, but Qin Ruolan looked at them, his eyes flickered a few times, and finally stepped forward slowly, saluting to them: "Greetings to the emperor, greetings to the imperial concubine, and greetings—His Royal Highness the King of Wei."
"..."
Although she spoke, for a while, no one spoke.
Seeing her standing in front of her, especially when Nan Yan's gaze fell on Zhu Chengxuan, Nan Yan's whole body trembled, as if being pricked by a needle. I'm afraid no one else could understand that feeling.
Only she knows.
Zhu Feng looked at her, still frowning.
After a while, he said, "What are you doing here?"
Qin Ruolan's voice was a little dry, she didn't know if it was because she had stood in this place for a long time, was blown cold by the wind, or some other reason, she said in a low voice: "Concubine, concubine's cat is lost, come here to look for it. "
"Cat? Do you have a cat?"
"..."
Qin Ruolan's face turned paler.
She had a cat, but Zhu Feng didn't know it at all. It can be seen that these days, I'm afraid I haven't even thought about her.
Zhu Feng only said indifferently: "It's cold, if you find it, go back quickly."
"… yes."
Qin Ruolan lowered her head and bowed to them. Her gaze shifted from Zhu Feng to Nan Yan's, but she didn't seem to dare to look at Zhu Chengxuan. She only took a deep breath, then turned and left.
Nan Yan looked at her back and remained silent.
After she left, Zhu Feng turned around and looked at Nan Yan: "Is it cold?"
"..."
Nan Yan looked up at him and shook her head.
But she was clear, trembling slightly in the wind.
Zhu Feng took a step forward, although he only approached her, but the familiar warm aura on his body was like a pair of invisible big hands, directly hugging Nan Yan.
He said: "I will accompany you back to Yikun Palace."
Nan Yan was silent for a while, and then said: "The emperor has been out for a day today, I am afraid that the imperial study room is already full of memorials to be reviewed."
"..."
"Your Majesty, you should put state affairs first."
"..."
"Concubine, I can go back by myself."
"..."
Zhu Feng couldn't help but frowned again.
Of course he wanted to get close to Nan Yan. It was hard to go out for a day like this today. The relationship between the two seemed to ease up a little bit. However, after they went out to find Xinping and came back, she became a little distracted again, and she was very concerned about herself. , and some are indifferent.
Normally, he would not have such patience.
But now, looking at her pale, thin and out of shape appearance, as well as her cautious expression, and thinking about her wanton and indulgent appearance when facing him, I know that there are still wounds in her heart Not cured.
Can't be forced.
Thinking of this, he heaved a sigh of relief and said, "Okay."
"..."
"You go back first, later, I will come to see you again."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Nan Yan immediately turned around to leave, and then glanced at Zhu Chengxuan next to him, seeing that he was still holding his heart carefully, and did not react at all to Qin Ruolan's appearance or departure.
He said to Zhu Feng: "Father, my son and minister will also retire first."
"Go down."
"..."
"Give my sister to the people below before going to rest."
"My son knows."
So they parted ways.
In winter, the days are getting shorter and the nights are getting longer. They walked all the way to Yikun Palace, seeing that the sky was getting dark, and Nan Yan's pace also slowed down.
"Why is it so dark in here?"
"..."
Behind him, no one answered.
Nan Yan frowned slightly, stopped and turned her head, but saw Ran Xiaoyu walking behind, completely unaware that she had stopped, and bumped into her directly.
"Ouch!"
Although Nan Yan had already seen it, she still staggered.
"Ma'am!"
Ran Xiaoyu came back to her senses in fright, and hurriedly reached out to support her.
"Damn the maidservant, empress, are you hurt?"
Nan Yan staggered for a while before standing still, looked back at her, and said, "What's wrong with you, why are you so preoccupied?"
"I-"
"What are you thinking?"
Ran Xiaoyu hesitated for a moment, thought for a while, and then said: "Madam, just now Lady Qin went to the cat to find that place, don't you think it's strange?"
"she?"
Nan Yan was also thinking about this at first, but when she heard her mention it, she couldn't help but sighed softly.
So, turn around and move on.
This time, Ran Xiaoyu didn't follow behind, but supported her arm and helped her part the flowers and branches in front of her along the way. Her eyesight was also better than Nanyan's. Even though it was dark, she could still tell where to go. way.
Nan Yandao: "What's so strange about this?"
"The empress even grounded her."
"She, she is no better than others. Even if she comes out, the queen will not severely punish her."
"..."
"Besides," Nan Yan sighed again, and said, "If today, only the emperor went out with me and Xinping, she might not be so active, but don't forget, we still have King Wei with us."
Ran Xiaoyu said: "Where is she staring at King Wei?"
"..."
Nan Yanyuan wanted to say that it is not good to use the word "stare at". After all, as a mother, it is not a bad thing for her to pay attention to Zhu Chengxuan all the time.
Nan Yan said: "Don't forget what she did a few days ago."
"Your Majesty, you mean—medicine?"
"That's right. If someone else in the palace harms Concubine Ning, at least she still has a title to offset the crime, but she is just a lady of Qin. If someone finds out that she murdered the emperor's heir, she will not even have a chance to offset the crime. It may be a capital crime directly. gone."
"..."
"What did she do that for? Besides, regardless of whether Concubine Ning is favored or not, it has nothing to do with her, and it's completely useless for her to do that."
"..."
"She did that only for the sake of King Wei."
Ran Xiaoyu said: "Then what will she think when she sees the emperor taking the empress, and King Wei and His Royal Highness going out together today?"
"..."
Nanyan did not answer this question.
She could think of that sourness just by thinking about it.
Qin Ruolan was too far away from the prosperity and prosperity of the palace, and even from the warmth of these family members.
but-
It's also her own fault.
Nan Yan said: "It doesn't matter what she thinks. The important thing is that today's festival, the emperor brought Wei Wang with him, which proves that the emperor's attitude towards Wei Wang has eased a lot."
"..."
"And she—I'm afraid that she will plan for the future of King Wei."
(end of this chapter)