Chapter 2301 The Third Thing

Zhu Feng said this, and then glanced at Xu Miaoming's back as she walked towards the main hall. After a moment of deep thought, he said, "Xu Miaoming hasn't been back to the Xu family in all these years. This time she came back, of course, for the Queen's matter, but she said she had other things to do. You should also pay attention."

“…”

Nan Yan glanced at Zhu Feng.

Although the matter of the Goddess of Childbirth has not yet been resolved, or it may have nothing to do with the Xu family, but after this incident, Zhu Feng's suspicion of the Xu family has become tense.

Nan Yan said softly, "I understand."

“…”

"Then the Emperor must also be careful."

Zhu Feng said, "The Grand Altar isn't far away, don't worry."

Nan Yan thought that what she was worried about was not the journey, but the place called the great altar.

Every time Zhu Feng went there, something seemed to happen.

But today, the queen's coffin is being sent there for placement, so nothing should happen.

So he nodded.

At this moment, the concubines had already started to walk out. As the leader of all the concubines, she naturally had to make arrangements immediately, asking the concubines in the Yan Hall to go out and stand in the open space outside the main hall, and divide them into two teams according to the positions of the six palaces in the east and west.

Although time was tight, fortunately there were few people and it wasn't too chaotic.

After everyone stood still, Xiao Shunzi led his men to lift the coffin and slowly walked out of the Jiyan Hall. The people from the Xu family followed on both sides of the coffin, supporting it as they walked.

When the coffin walked out of Jiyan Hall, Nan Yan and all the concubines knelt on the ground.

"Farewell, Her Majesty."

Immediately afterwards, all the civil and military officials in the open space where the Grand Prince was sitting also knelt on the ground to respectfully see the Queen off.

So, the huge team left the Jiyan Hall, went out of the palace gate, and headed towards the great altar.

Nan Yan didn't stand up until the farewell team left the palace gate.

From a distance, you can see the shadow of a white flag flying in the air.

She turned around, looked at the people kneeling on the ground, and said, "Everyone, get up."

Everyone then stood up.

Nan Yan said, "Everyone has worked hard these days. Let's go home. Huipin, please have someone clean up Jiyan Hall."

Li Pan'er said hurriedly: "Yes."

Everyone bowed to her and turned to leave.

Ran Xiaoyu supported her and asked, "Is your Majesty going back to rest too?"

Nan Yan thought for a moment, then shook her head and said, "It's rare for me to get out today, so I might as well take a walk outside. I've been stuck in the bedroom for too long."

Ran Xiaoyu looked around and said, "But the clothes your majesty is wearing are too thin. I'll go get you a cloak to wear."

"Okay."

"Then the queen is right here, don't wander around."

"Go now, stop treating me like a child."

Ran Xiaoyu smiled, turned around and ran away.

Nan Yan stayed where she was, but the Jiyan Hall needed to be cleaned up, and with so many people coming and going, she would inevitably be in the way, so she stepped aside a few steps and simply walked towards the garden behind the side hall to take a look.

However, as soon as I walked over, I saw that the door of the side hall was slightly open.

A little head popped out.

"You are, the Imperial Concubine?"

Nan Yan took a look and saw a pretty girl of about fifteen or sixteen years old, who was looking at her with a pair of clear eyes like water.

Nan Yan waved at her and the girl immediately ran over.

Nan Yan asked, "Who are you?"

"I am Ruoshui, the disciple of Taoist Master Miaoming."

"oh……"

"My Lady, I finally see you."

"Finally... you've met me?"

Feeling that her words were particularly serious, Nan Yan said with a smile: "Could it be that you came here specifically to see me?"

Ruoshui said seriously, "Master said that she has three things to do when she returns to the capital this time."

"Oh? Those three things?"

"The first one was for the Empress's funeral. For this matter, she took me on a journey day and night, and finally rushed back this morning."

“Oh, that was really hard work.”

Although Xu Miaoming looks cold and even a little arrogant, he still values ​​family ties very much.

Nan Yan asked again: "What is the second thing?"

Ruoshui said: "The second thing is to settle me down."

"Settling you down? Haven't you always been with your master?"

Ruoshui thought for a moment and said, "Not always. When I was a child, my hometown was hit by a flood, leaving nine out of ten houses empty. My master was passing by while preaching and picked me up. I've been with him all these years."

"I see. So, you haven't entered the Xuanmen yet?"

Ruoshui shook her head: "I don't want to enter the Xuanmen."

"Why?"

"Xuanmen... is too deserted."

Hearing this, Nan Yan raised her eyebrows slightly.

Speaking of which, many people will deliberately try to get close to the Xuanmen and Buddhist sects in their words, pretending to be profound and showing their own transcendence. However, they don’t know that the real Xuanmen and Buddhist sects are not something that ordinary people can get close to, because it is really deserted.

Nan Yan calls herself an ordinary person, but she still likes the hustle and bustle of the world.

She liked being with Zhu Feng, whispering in his ear; she liked watching the children sitting on his lap, fighting and playing with each other; even if she saw the concubines fighting with each other, she was unwilling to give up her life in the Taoist temple and guard the loneliness that did not belong to this world.

So, when she heard Ruoshui's words, she immediately felt a sense of closeness.

Nodding, he said, "Yes, Xuanmen is too deserted."

Hearing her say this, Ruoshui opened her eyes wide: "Your Majesty also thinks so?"

Nan Yan smiled and nodded: "Yeah."

Ruoshui clapped her hands and said, "Finally, there's someone who feels the same way as me. When I say this, everyone says I'm vulgar, and my master also says that I can't escape the concerns of the mundane world, and even if I enter the Xuanmen, I won't find peace and tranquility."

Nan Yan said, "So, your master brought you back to the capital because he wanted to find a place in the secular world to settle you down."

"Um."

"You, won't miss your master?"

Ruoshui thought about it and said, "Actually, I'm really reluctant to let go."

“…”

"Master can't take care of herself, so I will take care of her. I'm good at housework, whether it's making a fire, cooking, washing clothes or sweeping the floor, I can do it all."

“…”

"But my master travels all year round, and I don't want to be like that. Every day when I wake up, I don't know where I'll sleep. Every day when I set out on the road, I don't know where I'll sleep at night."

“…”

"I, I still hope to have a place to settle down."

“…”

Hearing her words, Nan Yan felt a little emotional.

A girl who lost her home at a young age and traveled around the country with a monk whose whereabouts were unknown would inevitably feel insecure.

It's natural for her to want to settle down.

Nan Yan glanced at her, but didn't say anything further. She only asked, "Then what is the third thing your master is going to do when he returns to the capital this time?"

Ruoshui looked up at her.

"Master said he wanted to meet the Imperial Concubine."