Chapter 2234 I almost forget

"This is--"

As he spoke, he reached in and picked up something.

This is a red brocade handkerchief with large peonies embroidered on it. The embroidery is very delicate, the flowers and leaves are lifelike, and you can even smell a faint fragrance.

"this,"

Zhu Feng looked a little dazed, with a familiar yet unfamiliar light flashing in his eyes.

Nan Yan said softly, "This is something belonging to the Queen."

“…”

"It looks like this is a dowry."

“…”

Zhu Feng held the handkerchief in his hands, looked at it for a long time, and then said softly, "Yes."

“…”

“She embroidered it herself.”

“…”

Seeing him so confident, Nan Yan nodded and thought that he must have seen something like this when he went to Yonghe Palace, and the queen also told him.

In their Yan country, no matter if they were nobles or commoners, women had to embroider their own dowries before getting married. Although noble women naturally had good things to use after marrying into their husband's family, the things they embroidered themselves ultimately represented an image.

As a girl, I have dreams and aspirations for my future life.

I just don’t know if Xu Miaoyin ever thought that when she was embroidering this gorgeous peony, she would spend her future years surrounded by such flowers.

But, is it lively or lonely?

Only she can taste it, and only she can know.

Zhu Feng looked at the brocade handkerchief with deep emotion. He opened the outer cover of the bundle and looked through the things inside. They were all familiar things that he had not seen for a long time.

A simple jade hairpin that the queen has kept with her since she was a child.

It was a letter with the edges being worn out by rubbing. It was written to her by him personally when they were still discussing their marriage. He was in Prince Yan's Mansion and told her about his situation and the harsh and cold environment in Peking, asking her to give it more consideration.

A pair of warm and transparent jade bracelets were given to Xu Miaoyin by her mother when she got married.

Also, a rattle.

It was at that time that she became pregnant, and the two young men were ecstatic and prepared toys for their child early.

But then…

Unexpectedly, she kept all these things.

Seeing Zhu Feng's breath gradually getting heavier and even his eyes turning red, Nan Yan said softly, "Your Majesty..."

“…”

Zhu Feng was silent for a moment, then turned to look at her.

After a while, he said, "I almost forget all this."

“…”

Nan Yan thought, of course you don’t remember.

However, no matter how hard he tried to forget, the feeling was still there in his heart. So, even if he just saw that piece of brocade handkerchief and these scattered old things, he couldn't suppress the deep sadness in his eyes.

However, Zhu Feng is not someone who indulges in sadness.

He took a deep breath, pulled himself out of that emotion, then looked at Nan Yan and asked, "Why are these things here with you?"

Nan Yan said softly, "The King of Wei said that before the late Queen died, she instructed that some of her things should be sent to the imperial mausoleum, but there were some small things like this that didn't need to be sent there, so she wanted to send them back to the Xu family."

"oh?"

"It can be considered as a thought, so that they can remember the deceased by looking at the things and express their grief."

"Um."

Nan Yan said, "The Prince of Wei has been staying in the Jiyan Palace to keep vigil these days, so he naturally can't come out. So, I took on this task and just went to Yonghe Palace to get these things. Although the Queen packed them, I still think I need to take a closer look."

“…”

“Some things that shouldn’t be spread out still need to be kept.”

"You did the right thing."

Zhu Feng took a look at what was inside and picked up the letter.

Although it was an old item belonging to the Queen, the letter was written by him. It was the Emperor's imperial handwriting and could not be circulated casually. Moreover, some of the words in it should not be seen by outsiders.

Zhu Feng said: "As for the others, take a closer look."

“…”

"After packing, who are you going to give it to?"

"Mrs. Xu is currently mourning inside Sishan Gate. Once everything is cleared, she can take the items away."

"That's fine."

Zhu Feng added, "You don't have to make a trip. Just ask someone to call her over."

“…”

"You can also get close to them."

“…”

Hearing this, Nan Yan glanced at him.

From before, when he talked about Gu Qiqing's "innocence", to now, asking her to "get close" to the Xu family, how could Nan Yan not know what he meant.

My heart couldn't help but feel warm.

She whispered, "I understand. Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhu Feng just nodded, pushed the bag aside, and sat down. Ran Xiaoyu hurriedly served hot tea. Nan Yan held the cup and handed it to Zhu Feng. Then she turned to Ran Xiaoyu and said, "You go down and tell them to go down and get busy."

"yes."

Hearing this, how could Ran Xiaoyu not understand.

He left immediately and asked all the servants outside to stay away from the bedroom.

Zhu Feng also understood something, looked up at her, and said, "Did you meet Gao yesterday?"

"yes."

"What did you tell her? As soon as she returned, she asked me to forgive her sins and allow her to become a nun."

"ah?"

This surprised Nan Yan a little.

Gao Yurong wants to become a nun?

I recalled Gao Yurong's attitude when we were talking yesterday, especially the relieved look on her face when she heard me say, "Think less and you will be at peace."

It seems that she had figured it out by then.

Nan Yan pondered for a while, then said with a half-smile, "So, I've already helped two people enter the Buddhist monastery."

“…”

"It's just that the first one was fake, and it even caused a fatal disaster."

“…”

"I hope she's sincere."

Zhu Feng took a sip of tea and said calmly, "If it's sincere, it's her destiny."

Nan Yan nodded: "That's right."

When this matter was brought up, both of them fell silent involuntarily.

After a while, Zhu Feng looked up at her again and said, "By the way, what exactly do you want to ask her when you meet her? Is there anything that I must handle?"

“…”

Nan Yan looked up at him.

He didn't speak immediately, but stood up and walked to the cabinet beside him, took out a cloth bag from it, walked over with it, and presented it to Zhu Feng.

"Your Majesty, please look."

Zhu Feng opened the cloth bag in confusion and saw a huge handful of black-brown beads inside, emitting a strange smell.

He frowned slightly: "What is this?"

Nan Yan whispered, "Musk beads."

"What?!"

When Zhu Feng heard this, his face darkened.

You know, musk is a taboo in the harem, especially for pregnant women, who must stay away from it. And yet, Nan Yan has so much of it!?

He said in a deep voice: "Where are you from?"