Chapter 1401: True or False

The master and servant looked at each other.

Ran Xiaoyu whispered, "Why did the Queen want to protect her?"

“…”

Nan Yan didn't say anything, but her eyes flickered as she looked at the slightly swaying veil behind her, and even further back, at the tightly closed door. Ran Xiaoyu said, "Don't worry, Madam. I've checked, and there's no one outside."

“…”

Nan Yan nodded, but still didn't speak.

Ran Xiaoyu frowned and said, "The Empress asked me to find an opportunity to go to the Imperial Pharmacy to replace the medicine. But the first time, before I could do anything, I discovered that the people in the Yanxi Palace were also secretly doing this. So these days, they have been replacing the Fuzi Decoction and the pregnancy-maintaining medicine."

“…”

"Now that the truth has been discovered, why doesn't Your Majesty just let it out?"

Nan Yan glanced at her and said, "How did the truth come out?"

“…”

"How am I going to explain to them? You saw them changing the medicine, but you just stood there and did nothing? Doesn't that make you an accomplice?"

Ran Xiaoyu thought for a moment and said, "Your Majesty will always have a way, right?"

“…”

"Just like what happened today, the Queen was clearly manipulating it from behind."

“…”

"If that's the case, then Your Majesty should be able to come up with a way to let the Emperor and the Empress know that it was someone from the Yanxi Palace who was doing this, so we can stay out of it completely."

"Totally out of it?"

Hearing these words, Nan Yan couldn't help but let out a wry smile and said, "I just praised you two days ago for your prudent and thorough thinking, and now, you're being stupid again."

"Um?"

"Who can stay completely out of this matter?"

"Aren't we now?"

Nan Yan smiled bitterly at her and said, "I've been drinking abortion-preserving medicine as aconite soup every day these days. Do you think no one suspects anything?"

"Well--"

"I was pregnant for several months and took pregnancy-maintaining medicine every day. How could I not get pregnant?"

Upon hearing this, Ran Xiaoyu opened her eyes wide in surprise.

"ah?"

"Do you think the Emperor and the Empress are stupid?"

“…”

"They just didn't say it. I'm afraid the Emperor has already seen it. I used this opportunity to change the medicine to play a trick. He knew I wanted to leave the cold palace, so he just went along with it and let me go."

This time, Ran Xiaoyu reacted quickly: "The Emperor also hopes that the Empress will come out soon."

“…”

"Otherwise, these days wouldn't be like this."

Nan Yan listened to this without any expression on her face, only a gloomy look flashed across her indifferent eyes.

Ran Xiaoyu then asked, "Then why didn't the Queen expose the people in Yanxi Palace?"

Nan Yan glanced at her and was silent for a long time before she said, "Feng Qianyan is someone who has been scheming to gain the emperor's favor. I'm not unaware of how many schemes and dirty tricks she's put on me."

“…”

"I just don't have time to play with her."

“…”

"Now, I have my own things to do, so it might be a good thing to let someone go and play with her."

Ran Xiaoyu immediately understood: "Madam Qin - the reason she switched the medicines for the Empress and Concubine Ning was probably to target the child in Concubine Ning's belly. Now that the Empress has taken this false reputation for her and saved her, she will definitely continue to cause trouble for Concubine Ning in the future."

"That's right."

Nan Yan said calmly, "Whether they win or lose, I'm happy to see it."

“…”

"It's just that I don't want to get entangled with them anymore."

“…”

Ran Xiaoyu continued, "Then, about the Fuzi Decoction..."

Nan Yan glanced at her and said calmly, "I'm not that concerned about the Fuzi Decoction. After all, the grudge between Concubine Hui and me has been made public. However, it's hard to say how many people their family has arranged in the Imperial Pharmacy, and whether it's just Pan Deyi alone."

"So, the Emperor has replaced all the staff in the Imperial Pharmacy this time, and this is also something Your Majesty is happy to see?"

"certainly."

Nan Yan said, "Now that I've left the cold palace, the first thing I need to do is to recover. If the people in the Imperial Pharmacy are constantly under their control, there's no telling what kind of problems will arise in the future. It's easier to avoid an open attack than to defend against a hidden one. It's best to replace everyone."

“…”

"The people arranged by Wang Baizhi and Eunuch Yu are at least reliable, so I don't have to worry every day."

“…”

"Now, I understand."

“…”

"Whatever you do, you must first consider yourself."

“…”

Ran Xiaoyu pondered for a long time, sighed softly, and looked at Nan Yan with complicated eyes.

Nan Yan's heart was slightly moved by her gaze and asked, "What's wrong?"

“…”

"Why are you looking at me like that?"

“…”

"Don't you recognize me?"

Ran Xiaoyu was quiet for a long time, then said softly, "I just feel that since the Empress disappeared in the camp for two days and then came back, she has become completely different."

“……!”

Nan Yan's heart also moved.

But her face remained expressionless, and she said calmly, "What's different?"

"I can't explain it clearly, but I just feel that Your Majesty isn't as attentive to the Emperor as she used to be."

“…”

When Nan Yan heard this, a smile appeared on her face.

But it was a sneer.

"With all my heart? Do I still dare?"

“…”

"You shouldn't give your heart away lightly. If you give it with all your heart and blood, and then people find it offensive, you're the easiest person to get hurt."

“…”

"I almost lost my life, how dare you?"

Ran Xiaoyu looked at her with a complicated expression, full of pity and heartache, but she didn't know what to say to comfort her, so she could only gently stroke her hand.

Nan Yan sat leaning against the headboard of the bed, her pale face and eyes filled with loss, muttering to herself:

"I don't dare anymore, I don't dare anymore..."

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Just like that, a violent storm did not completely pour down.

But it swept through everyone's heart.

Concubine Ning Feng Qianyan, who should have been at the center of the storm but was unexpectedly left outside, threw a tantrum in Jianfu Palace.

"how so?"

“…”

"The people in the Imperial Pharmacy actually made a mistake with my medicine, and the Emperor actually let it go!"

“…”

"Are they trying to kill me?!"

"Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty, please calm down."

Hanxiang and the others were so frightened that they hurriedly supported her, let her sit down, and kept rubbing her chest to help her breathe smoothly.

"Your Majesty, calm down. The child is more important."

"Even now, how can I calm down my anger?!"

Feng Qianyan gritted her teeth and said, "Tell me, is it that bitch in the cold palace who's behind this? If not, how could she have been taken out by the Emperor, and now, she's living in the Emperor's bedroom and hasn't left yet?"