Chapter 2263: Patchwork Clothes

Nan Yan couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Doctor Wang, isn't it usually Doctor Xue Yun who takes my pulse? Where is she?"

Wang Baizhi lowered her head and said, "She seems to have some personal matters, so she's taken leave for the past two days."

"Oh...personal matters?"

Nan Yan frowned slightly.

She knew that Xue Yun was from Bailong City and probably had few relatives or friends in Yan Country.

She followed them back just to "travel".

What other private matters could there be?

She was a little puzzled, and worried that it was caused by Nian Qiu's prank that day, but she didn't dare to ask too much, so she just nodded lightly and said, "I know."

So, Wang Baizhi came forward to take her pulse.

After checking her pulse, Wang Baizhi said, "Your Majesty's pulse is stable, and you've recovered well. However, you still need to avoid getting too tired. Don't worry too much on a daily basis, and get enough rest."

Nan Yan nodded and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

So Wang Baizhi took her leave and left.

Nan Yan sat back on the couch. Although she looked like she was resting, it was clear from her expression that she had no intention of resting at all.

The recent events, one by one, although not as urgent and life-threatening as in the past, but each one is like a poisonous snake, entangled in her heart.

At some point, he would bite her hard.

Just when she was looking worried and lost in thought, a babyish babbling voice came from outside.

When Nan Yan heard this, her eyes lit up.

That was Cheng Jun's voice!

She hurriedly stood up, and as soon as she looked out, she saw the tall Zhu Feng walking in with a little kid in his arms.

"Cheng Jun!"

The mother was naturally the first person to see the child. After calling him, she came to her senses and hurriedly walked forward to salute Zhu Feng.

"Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."

Zhu Feng raised his hand to let her stand up, then said, "I know you must miss him, so I brought him here."

After Nan Yan stood up, she couldn't wait to take the child from his hands.

After just a few days of not seeing each other, Cheng Jun seemed to have become calmer.

When she held the child in her arms, she felt that her thin arms could no longer support her. Zhu Feng quickly extended a hand to protect her arm. The two of them walked one in front and one behind, carefully holding the child and walked to the couch to sit down.

Because of the cold wind outside, the baby was wrapped in thick swaddling clothes. But when they entered the hall, there was a floor heating, and it would be too hot to wrap the baby any longer. Nan Yan carefully untied the swaddling clothes.

As soon as it was untied, she was stunned.

Then I couldn't help laughing.

"What is he wearing?"

Little Chengjun was wearing a small baby dress, but this dress was different from other clothes. It was made of dozens or even hundreds of pieces of cloth.

Moreover, the rag was not new, but seemed to be old and very soft. Some parts of it had even turned white because it had been washed too many times.

Zhu Feng had a smug smile on his face.

Said: "You don't understand, this is called a patchwork quilt."

Nan Yan glanced at him and couldn't help but pout.

How could she not understand?

Compared to Zhu Feng, who was born in the royal family, she was the one who truly grew up wearing patchwork clothes.

Patchwork clothes is a folk saying. When a child is born in a wealthy family, the elders worry that the child is not blessed enough to grow up, so they deliberately go to some poor families to ask for scraps of cloth to make clothes for the child, and let the child wear shabby clothes, so as to tell the King of Hell that the child is not blessed enough, and you, old man, should not make him suffer anymore, and let him grow up safely and healthily.

However, wealthy families wear patchwork clothes to accumulate blessings for their children.

But Nan Yan's patchwork quilt was because she couldn't afford good clothes, so she picked up Simulan's old clothes since she was a child. If there were holes in them, she had to sew and patch them up, so they looked like patchwork quilts.

Unexpectedly, Zhu Feng actually knew this.

Nan Yan laughed dumbly: "Who did the emperor ask to make this for Cheng Jun?"

Zhu Feng said with a proud look, "Before he was born, I had people collect these scraps of cloth from the people. Don't worry, they are washed clean and ironed soft. He will be very comfortable wearing them."

“…”

Nan Yan didn't know what to say for a moment.

Zhu Feng, this "silly father", actually thought of this for his child.

It was funny, but also a little touching.

She only whispered, "The Emperor is usually so busy, yet he still thinks about this matter for him. On the contrary, I haven't put much thought into this child."

Zhu Feng glanced at her.

He only said gently, "Do you think that when I said I would personally educate Cheng Jun, it would be as simple as just bringing him along?"

“…”

"You are now a noble concubine, and you are in confinement after childbirth. The queen is gone, and all the affairs of the harem are on your shoulders alone. I shouldn't have made you work so hard."

Nan Yan hurriedly shook her head: "How did I feel tired?"

She didn't have to work that hard. Even if she did, it was Ran Xiaoyu who had to work hard going back and forth every day.

As if sensing his mother's sorrow, little Chengjun, who was lying on the couch, stretched out his two hands again, held Nanyan's chin with his little hands, and made a babbling sound, as if to comfort her.

The little hand was so tender and fleshy, and it felt itchy and tingling when it touched her chin, as if someone was soothing her heart.

Nan Yan gently stroked his palm with her chin.

Said: "How good."

Looking at this scene, Zhu Feng's eyes became much gentler.

After a while, he asked again, "By the way, how's the investigation going on with the matter of the Goddess of Childbirth?"

“…”

"Has anyone shown up?"

When this was mentioned, the smile on Nan Yan's face faded a little. She looked up at Zhu Feng and said softly, "I was just about to tell the emperor."

"how?"

"I'm afraid this plan to lure the snake out of its hole has failed."

"oh?"

Zhu Feng raised his eyebrows slightly and asked, "Why, no movement?"

Nan Yan said softly, "I asked Xiaoyu to take the things to the most famous jade shop in the capital. Naturally, they have already made arrangements there. If anyone asks about the news of the Goddess of Childbirth, even the slightest news must be reported."

“…”

"But, there has been no news in the past few days."

“…”

"Xiaoyu also waited in the store for a long time, but there was no movement at all."

Zhu Feng was silent for a moment, then said, "So, the Xu family may have nothing to do with this matter?"

Nan Yan said: "From what I see now, maybe it is."

“…”

Zhu Feng was silent for a while, then he breathed a sigh of relief.

Like Nan Yan, he was also unwilling to face the fact that the queen had been murdered by her own relatives over the years.

Of course, there is one more thing that he is clear about in his heart.

He was also unwilling to face the fact that Xu Shizong was on the enemy side.

After all, this person... is not easy to deal with.