"Busy? Can't come?"
Nan Yan repeated these words in a murmur, raised her head, and looked at them in a daze.
Seeing the look in her eyes at this moment, Aunt Tongyun felt her heart ache.
Although she has already given birth to a daughter, Nan Yan's eyes still look very pure, sometimes there is even a kind of girlish innocence, but at this moment, her eyes are full of scars.
It seemed that during this period of silent waiting, an invisible sword was stabbing her.
"Ma'am..."
Aunt Tongyun still wanted to say something to comfort her, but Nanyan had already raised her hand, waved it lightly, and said, "It's okay, you guys remove all the food."
"Ma'am, you haven't had dinner yet."
"I can not eat."
"But-"
"Don't persuade me," Nan Yan smiled wryly, trying to put on a relieved expression: "This time, I really can't eat it."
Seeing what she said, Aunt Tongyun knew that there was no way to persuade her, so she could only order Nianqiu and the others to remove the food.
"You all go out, I want to be alone."
"yes."
Everyone retreated quietly and closed the door.
In the large and empty Yikun Palace, only Nanyan was left sitting alone at the table, facing the lonely lamp on the table.
This was the first time that she felt the coldness and loneliness in the palace.
And those who quit Yikun Palace also had their brows tightly furrowed.
Nian Qiu walked behind Aunt Tongyun worriedly, and said softly, "Auntie, is it true that the Emperor will not be here tonight?"
"It seems, yes."
"Then where will the emperor go? Will he really go to Feng Zhaoyi's place?"
"..."
Aunt Tongyun let out a long sigh: "Maybe."
Nian Qiu said softly, "Auntie, do you want me to sneak a look over there?"
Aunt Tongyun turned to look at him, and said with a wry smile: "What's the use of seeing? The emperor has gone, but he won't come; if he hasn't gone, won't he still not come?"
Hearing what he said, Nian Qiu felt as if a big stone was on her heart.
The two continued to walk out.
The sky was completely dark, and being far away from Yikun Palace, it seemed that there was no light in the front and back. Nian Qiu said softly: "Auntie, are we going to fall out of favor?"
"...!"
Aunt Tongyun's heart trembled.
In fact, favors in the harem come and go quickly, and they all understand this truth. They just saw the emperor's love for the concubine a few days ago, and they vaguely felt that this kind of feeling is okay. Everlasting.
But it turns out, they were all wrong.
Nothing is eternal.
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Nan Yan slept on her stomach at the table all night.
The next morning, she was woken up suddenly by the sound of the door slamming and being pushed open. She raised her head and felt her neck sore, and almost twisted it.
"ah… "
She let out a low cry of pain.
It was none other than Ran Xiaoyu who walked in from the outside in a hurry.
She walked up to Nan Yan in three steps and said, "Your Majesty, why did you sleep on the table all night?"
"I'm fine."
Nan Yan waved her hands in a concealed manner, lowering her red eyes.
Seeing her appearance, Ran Xiaoyu understood everything, and asked: "Your Majesty just waited for the emperor all night last night, didn't you?"
"I… "
Nan Yan hesitated.
She knew how kind Ran Xiaoyu was to her, and she couldn't bear to see herself being wronged a little bit. If she wanted to let her know about it, she was afraid that there would be a big disturbance.
He shook his head lightly: "This, it's nothing."
"..."
"He is the emperor, even if he really wants to favor Feng Zhaoyi, it is only right and proper."
Ran Xiaoyu looked at her with a complicated expression, and said, "Madam, but the emperor didn't go to Feng Chaoyi's place last night."
"What?"
Upon hearing this, Nan Yan stared at her with wide eyes in surprise.
"You said that the emperor didn't go to Feng Zhaoyi's place last night."
"No."
"The emperor was in the imperial study last night."
"Yeah?"
Nan Yan was stunned for a moment, and suddenly knew that Zhu Feng hadn't gone to Feng Shu's place, and she didn't know whether it was sadness or joy.
Just when she was frowning with a complex expression, Xiaoyu continued: "Although the emperor didn't go to Feng Zhaoyi's place yesterday, something big happened this morning."
"What's the big deal?"
"It was Ye Zheng who told me," Ran Xiaoyu frowned, and said, "Ye Zheng said that the emperor approved a memorial to allow King Ning Zhuxuan to serve as Jingzhao Yin of Peking."
"What?!"
Nan Yan couldn't believe her ears.
Holding the edge of the table with both hands, she stood up abruptly, but because she stood too violently, her head became dizzy and she almost fell. Fortunately, Ran Xiaoyu reached out and supported her.
Nan Yan grabbed his arm with his backhand and said, "Xiaoyu, tell me again, what does the emperor want King Ning to be?"
Ran Xiaoyu said solemnly: "After the capital is moved, let King Ning be the governor of Peking."
"...!"
Nanyan gasped.
Ran Xiaoyu looked at her suddenly pale face, and asked worriedly: "Your Majesty, Ye Zheng also seemed very nervous, but this servant doesn't quite understand that no matter how big this Jing Zhaoyin is, he is not as powerful as the current Duke. Not to mention the power of the prince, Prince Ning is already a prince, so does being Jing Zhaoyin have such a big influence?"
Nan Yan took a deep breath and said, "King Ning, it's nothing; Jing Zhaoyin, it's nothing."
"..."
"But if King Ning and Jing Zhaoyin are added, the matter will become serious."
"..."
"This is Prince Yin Jing."
"Prince Yin Jing?"
These four words were a little strange to Ran Xiaoyu, she frowned and asked, "What do you mean?"
Nan Yan said: "Since the founding of my Great Yan Dynasty, although it has only gone through three generations, it has formed a custom that when deciding the successor of the dynasty, the prince will be conferred first, and then the prince will be the Jingzhao Yin."
"What?"
"Emperor Gao's crown prince and grandson all walked this way before."
"..."
"In fact, just before the Great Yan Dynasty, such an unwritten practice has been formed for thousands of years."
"So that's how it is," Ran Xiaoyu said, frowning: "Why is it King Ning?"
"Yes, why is it King Ning?"
Nan Yan's complexion became more serious.
Originally, Zhu Chengxuan was canonized as the king of Wei before, and during the period when Zhu Feng left Jinling, he has been supervising the country as a prince. Although he did not hold the post of Jing Zhaoyin, he generally has such a title.
So next, it was almost a matter of course that he was registered as the crown prince.
Now a King Ning suddenly appeared, serving as Jing Zhaoyin.
Prince Yoon Kyung...
How did that happen
He had already made it so clear to Zhu Feng before, and he also understood that it was the best and most appropriate choice for King Wei to be his successor.
Why did King Ning appear at this time
And Zhu Feng actually agreed.
Is he crazy