After Zhu Chengxuan left the imperial study room, he didn't go directly back to his Chengqian Palace, but went to Yikun Palace in a secretive way.
Unfortunately, the imperial concubine was not there.
He was a little surprised, but in order to meet Nan Yan and tell her something, he still waited here. Fortunately, after a while, Nan Yan came back from the outside.
However, her complexion was a little paler than when she was in the imperial study.
Seeing her like this, Zhu Chengxuan was also taken aback, and hastily stepped forward: "Imperial Concubine, what's wrong with you?"
Aunt Tongyun and the others also rushed forward to support her. Nian Qiu glanced behind her and said in surprise, "Madam, when you got up early and went out, didn't you take sister Xiaoyu with you? Why didn't she accompany Madam?"
When Xiaoyu was mentioned, Nanyan's face became even more ugly.
It was Zhu Chengxuan who said to them: "Xiaoyu was imprisoned by his father, you - don't ask about this matter for the time being."
Upon hearing this, Aunt Tongyun and Nianqiu were shocked.
"how so?!"
"Sister Xiaoyu, she—"
Nan Yan waved her hands with a pale face, and said, "I know what to do about this matter. You, you go down first, and I will stay alone with His Highness for a while."
"… yes."
They could only retreat with worry on their faces.
After they all left, Zhu Chengxuan turned his head to look at Nan Yan's pale face, and said softly: "The imperial concubine's face is pale, as if she is suffering from illness."
"..."
Nan Yan knew that although he was young, he had excellent medical skills, and he was afraid that he could see through his physical discomfort at a glance.
But now is not the time to worry about that.
She said lightly: "It doesn't matter if it's a small matter."
After speaking, he said to Zhu Chengxuan: "Just now - thank you, Your Highness."
"This king thought that there was no need to say that word between me and the imperial concubine."
"..."
Seeing Zhu Chengxuan's serious eyes, Nanyan smiled wryly.
Of course she knew that what Zhu Chengxuan was referring to was the last time he was trapped in the sky prison and how he helped him.
Things in the world are sometimes full of magic.
Zhu Chengxuan asked again: "By the way, where did the imperial concubine go just now? It's still raining outside."
Nan Yan arrived: "I went to Chonghua Palace for a while."
"Chonghua Palace?"
Zhu Chengxuan looked at him in surprise, as if he couldn't believe it: "The imperial concubine is going to—"
"I want to ask Concubine Kang for help?"
"she?!"
Zhu Chengxuan was even more strange. You must know that the imperial concubine and the concubine Kang are incompatible. How could the concubine think of asking Concubine Kang for help
Seeing his surprised expression, Nan Yan smiled wryly again.
In fact, when he walked into the Chonghua Palace just now, the people inside all had the same expressions.
Even when she made a request to Concubine Kang, she looked at herself like a madman.
What she said was also considered crazy by her.
Nan Yan could only say: "Concubine Kang, don't forget who stopped the matter when the Emperor Yang Xing Zhai wanted to punish you."
Generally speaking, there is no hope for mercy.
If you have done favors to others, if you still want to say it clearly and let others repay you, you will inevitably be inferior. But for Ran Xiaoyu's sake, don't say that he is inferior, even if he loses face, he admits it.
After hearing her words, Concubine Kang's face became even uglier.
Of course she didn't forget that when Feng Shu provoked Zhu Feng to punish him, it was Si Nanyan who took out the imperial concubine's money and lost his temper in front of Feng Shu, so that Zhu Feng forgot to punish him. thing.
In this way, she did help herself.
Wu Wan hesitated for a long time before saying coldly: "This time, I'm not helping you, I just don't want to make that bitch too proud."
Nan Yan said: "Then, I won't thank you."
After speaking, he left Chonghua Palace.
Zhu Chengxuan asked her: "What did the imperial concubine ask her to help with?"
Nanyan said: "Xiaoyu was thrown into prison by the emperor. I want to rescue him, but I'm afraid it will be difficult to rescue him for a while. I can only find a way to stabilize the people in the prison. Concubine Kang, she has her strengths in these aspects. means."
"oh… "
Zhu Chengxuan nodded in understanding.
Indeed, the pain I suffered in prison before was not the work of Concubine Kang
He's just a little surprised—
"I didn't expect that the imperial concubine would look for her."
Nan Yan sighed, and said, "If it was normal, I would definitely not go looking for her."
"..."
"But, for Yu-"
"..."
"I only know now that in this harem, there are no permanent friends and enemies, only alliances for temporary interests. As long as Xiaoyu can be saved, I can do whatever I want."
Zhu Chengxuan looked at her, and after a while, he said softly: "The imperial concubine said that there are no permanent friends, but the empress can do this for sister Xiaoyu. Isn't this the best counterexample?"
"..."
After hearing his words, Nan Yan smiled wryly again.
Looking at Zhu Chengxuan again, a trace of relief floated on his tired and tired face.
This child, compared to the past, is much more mature.
Probably, the previous incident made him grow up a lot.
At this time, Zhu Chengxuan said to her again very seriously: "By the way, empress noble concubine, I actually have something important to tell you when I come this time."
"Oh? What's the matter?"
"Is the emperor's attitude towards the empress recently different from the past?"
"..."
Nan Yan glanced at him.
This seems to be needless to say.
Everyone in the harem felt it.
However, if a man doesn't love anymore, maybe that's it.
In the past, he favored Ran Xiaoyu because of himself, but now, he can also mercilessly throw Ran Xiaoyu into the prison.
Nan Yan said bitterly: "This... Your Highness, don't worry about it."
Zhu Chengxuan looked at her and said seriously: "This king can't ignore this matter."
"..."
Hearing his serious, even somewhat heavy tone, Nan Yan was taken aback, and looked up at him: "What do you mean?"
Zhu Chengxuan said: "I found that there is a strange smell on the body of the father, or the body of the concubine Li."
"What is the taste?"
"I can't say it yet, but from how I feel about the drug, it seems to be a very relaxing scent."
"What?!"
Nan Yan's eyes widened in astonishment, and she looked at him: "Your Highness, you—did you make a mistake?"
"No."
Zhu Chengxuan said with certainty: "When I went to Yangxingzhai yesterday, I smelled that strange smell. Although it is very faint, it may be difficult for ordinary people to detect it, but I still noticed it."
"..."
Nan Yan was stunned.
Distracting smells
Could it be that-