Chapter 2693 A natural match

Xie Jiaojiao was originally holding a teacup, lowering her head to skim off the foam on the tea. When she heard the words "drive away the wolves", she raised her head and looked at Nan Yan with her bright eyes.

Nan Yan said, “Really?”

Xie Jiaojiao said, "Yes."

Nan Yan became even more curious and said, "But, I heard that the wolves on the grassland are particularly ferocious, and they are all beasts. How could they listen to you?"

Xie Jiaojiao looked at her and smiled, "If humans can be obedient, wolves will naturally be obedient too."

Nan Yan said: "Humans are different from wolves."

Xie Jiaojiao thought for a moment, blinked her eyes, and said, "Yes, wolves are different from humans. Humans have many tricks, but wolves are much simpler."

"……ha?"

Hearing this, not only Nan Yan, but also Ruoshui and the others were stunned.

Everyone knows that the wolves on the grassland are cunning and ferocious. They even heard that when Li Bushan went out to carry out a mission this time, he encountered a cunning wolf pack on the road and almost died in the wolf's mouth.

But this young woman said that wolves are simpler than humans.

Nan Yan couldn't help but laugh and said, "What do you mean?"

Although talking about wolves was Xie Jiaojiao's main interest, her eyes were brighter than before, but for some reason, when she talked about this, there was a hint of subtle sadness in her expression.

After a moment's silence, he softly said, "Because wolves hunt when they're hungry and sleep when they're tired. When they're full, they never think of harming anyone."

“…”

"But people are different."

“…”

“When you don’t have it, you want it; when you have it, you want more; when you have more, you want even better.”

“…”

"Wolves don't think so much."

This was the first time Nan Yan had heard such an argument. After pondering for a while, she smiled and said, "What you said is quite interesting and makes some sense."

“…”

"But why don't they listen to others and only listen to you?"

Xie Jiaojiao said: "Because when I was a child, I was raised by wolves."

"What?"

Nan Yan opened her eyes wide and listened to her childhood story in astonishment. When she heard that she was covered by a pack of wolves in the snow, survived, and was eventually adopted by her adoptive father, Nan Yan took a long breath.

Said: "Wolf, I really have a connection with you."

“…”

"This, this is innate."

As she spoke, she looked at Xie Jiaojiao again, a smile flickering in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, and she murmured meaningfully, "Really, it's natural...ah"

When Xie Jiaojiao heard this, her eyes lit up.

She looked up at Nan Yan and said, "Yes."

“…”

"It's natural. Wolves and I have always had a connection, and I love being with wolves the most."

Ruoshui and Tingfu stood aside, looking at Nanyan and then at Xie Jiaojiao. They always felt that the two people were talking in a riddle, but they couldn't quite understand what they were saying, so they could only wait quietly.

Nan Yan also looked at Xie Jiaojiao quietly.

After a while, she smiled and said, "By the way, Miss Xie, why do you want to see me?"

Xie Jiaojiao said, "I think the Imperial Concubine is a special person, so I want to meet her."

"This palace? Special?"

Nan Yan couldn't help but laugh when she heard this and said, "What's so special about me?"

"I don't know either."

“…”

"But what I do know is that, at least in the eyes of someone else—a certain person—the Imperial Concubine is special, different from everyone else."

“…”

"Am I right?"

Nan Yan glanced at her, and there was a hint of solemnity in her smile.

It seemed that this girl was not only good at driving away wolves, but she could also perceive their nature more keenly than anyone else. After just a few days of getting along, she had already figured out Li Bushang's thoughts.

Xie Jiaojiao tilted her head and looked her up and down as she did when she just walked in. At this time, Nan Yan didn't care about how rude it was for her to look directly at the imperial concubine like that, and just smiled and let her look at her.

Then he said, “What did you see?”

Xie Jiaojiao looked at it for a long time before she said, "My Lady, it does seem very special."

"What's so special about it?"

"I can't tell."

“…”

"But I think that no matter how 'special' something is, it will eventually become dull over time."

Nan Yan raised her eyebrows.

Ruoshui, who was standing by, looked gloomy and pointed at her, saying, "You are so brave!"

Xie Jiaojiao opened her big eyes and looked at them seriously and a little innocently, as if she didn't quite understand what she had said wrong. Nan Yan felt a little amused and raised her hand to stop Ruoshui, then looked at Xie Jiaojiao again.

Then he smiled and said, "It's good that you have such thoughts."

“…”

"Actually, it doesn't matter whether I'm special or not. As long as you believe that you are special, that's all."

Xie Jiaojiao's eyes also lit up.

She stared at Nan Yan and said, "Your Majesty, do you know what I'm thinking?"

Nan Yan smiled and said, "I was once your age. How could I not know what a girl of your age is thinking?"

"...Then, what does the Queen think?"

Nan Yan said, "If you really have this intention, I will be happy to see it come to fruition."

Xie Jiaojiao smiled and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty."

After she finished speaking, she actually stood up and turned around to walk out. Even Nan Yan was stunned by her. Ruoshui immediately said, "Hey, you——"

Xie Jiaojiao had already walked to the door, but when she heard her voice, she stopped and turned back.

"Anything else?"

Ruoshui was so angry that she laughed and said, "You, you are too rude. You come to see the queen, say these few words and leave?"

Xie Jiaojiao said seriously: "I just wanted to say these few words."

“…”

"Could it be that the Imperial Concubine has something else to say to me?"

Ruoshui rolled her eyes.

Although they all knew that Bailong City was not controlled by any government or dynasty in the past, and these people did not distinguish between superiors and inferiors, or between the monarch and his subjects, they did not expect that this person would come and go so freely, which was a bit too casual.

Fortunately, Nan Yan didn't care.

She just smiled and said, "That's fine. Now that we've finished talking, Miss Xie can go down and rest. I'll have someone prepare a room for you."

"Thank you very much."

After saying that, Xie Jiaojiao turned around and ran out.

After watching her disappear outside the door, Ruoshui sighed angrily and said, "This girl is too——"

Nan Yan looked up at her and said with a smile, "Too what?"

Ruoshui said: "That's too rude!"

Nan Yan laughed and said, "You're still talking about others? What about you? When you first entered the palace, weren't you also running around everywhere and talking nonsense?"

When Ruoshui heard this, she immediately pouted.

Nan Yan smiled and said, "It doesn't matter whether she behaves well or not, what matters is——"

Having said that, she stopped listening.

Ruoshui opened her eyes wide and looked at her: "My Lady, what is it?"