Chapter 2995: Getting down to business

This made Nan Yan feel even more uneasy.

She asked, "What else did you find?"

Ruoshui thought for a while and then said softly, "I saw that person standing inside the door for a long time, as if he was looking at something."

"Where is he looking? Which direction is he looking at?"

Ruoshui thought about it, looked around, then raised her hand and pointed behind them.

Nan Yan frowned slightly.

At this point, Ruoshui was already feeling very uncomfortable. She grabbed Nanyan's sleeve and shook it gently, like a dying person begging for a chance to live. She whispered, "Your Majesty, although, although this servant also thinks that the Master has someone hiding in the backyard, which may be a little unusual, but, but this servant absolutely believes that the Master is a good person, and she will definitely not have two hearts towards the Emperor and Your Majesty."

“…”

"Really, Your Majesty, please believe me. She will definitely not harm the Emperor or Your Majesty."

“…”

"She has been cultivating hard for so many years, and I have never seen her express dissatisfaction with the court. She is the sister of Empress Renxiao, so how could she do anything detrimental to the court?"

“…”

"My Lady, you must believe in me, you must believe in me!"

Seeing her like this, Nan Yan was speechless.

Isn’t Ruoshui also uncomfortable?

Xu Miaoming saved her life and raised her. She treated Xu Miaoming like a little animal that is dependent on and has absolute trust in its master. Later, she was sent to the palace and was loyal to her. She could even be considered her confidant. Now that something like this happened suddenly, Xu Miaoming seemed to be against her. To Ruoshui, it was undoubtedly as if there were two invisible hands tearing her apart.

She wanted to be true to herself, but she was also worried about her master.

Nan Yan was no stranger to this feeling.

Just like when that mysterious man told her not far from here that Zhu Feng might be the real murderer who harmed her parents, and then she went back to Zhu Feng, the feeling of wanting revenge but not being able to kill him was really too painful.

Fortunately, she has come out of it.

But Ruoshui still doesn't know when she can get rid of this pain.

After this is over?

But how will this matter end?

Nan Yan thought for a moment, then looked down at Ruo Shui's red eyes, which looked as if she was about to shed tears. She sighed softly and said, "Okay, nothing has happened yet, why are you so anxious?"

"Your Majesty..."

"Since you believe in your master, you should believe in him to the end."

“…”

"Since you believe she won't harm the Emperor and me, then, have more confidence in her."

Having said this, Nan Yan raised her head, looked behind her, sighed deeply, and said, "I also hope that this is all just a misunderstanding."

"Your Majesty..."

"alright,"

Nan Yan reached out and gently patted her forehead, then said, "Go back."

Ruoshui rubbed her red eyes with her hands and said, "Aren't you going to see Sister Xiaoyu, Your Majesty? I will accompany you there."

"No need. She's just in front. I want to be alone with her for a while. You didn't sleep well last night, so go back and get some rest."

"Then, I'll take my leave."

"Go ahead."

Ruoshui sniffed, bowed to her, and then turned and walked away.

Looking at her back, Nan Yan couldn't help but sigh again, then turned around, walked to Ran Xiaoyu's residence, pushed the door open, and just like before, she was still sitting on the edge of the bed, looking at the ray of sunlight coming in from the window. The light in the room was not very good, making her look gloomy.

Fortunately, she was not too dull and turned around when she heard the footsteps.

"Mother?"

As soon as she saw Nan Yan, she leaned on the bedpost and tried to stand up and salute. Nan Yan walked over to support her and said, "Okay, since you are like this, stop getting up and kneeling. Just have a good rest."

"yes."

Nan Yan helped her sit back on the head of the bed and sat on the edge of the bed herself.

Looking at Ran Xiaoyu's pale face, which was no different from before, and then looking at the bowl of cold medicine on the table next to her, which had obviously not been touched, Nan Yan sighed, brought the bowl over, and personally put it to her mouth: "Why don't you take the medicine properly again? Don't you know that medicine will be more bitter when it gets cold?"

Ran Xiaoyu glanced down.

He said bitterly, "How bitter can it be?"

No matter how hard life is, it is nothing compared to the pain in people’s hearts.

Nan Yan was silent for a moment, but still pushed the bowl forward: "Since it's not bitter, then drink it obediently."

Ran Xiaoyu was silent for a while, but in the end she had no way to refuse Nan Yan. She could only take the bowl obediently and drink the medicine in big gulps. The cold medicine was indeed more fishy and bitter, but she drank it like plain water without even frowning, and she seemed to have completely lost all perception.

Nan Yan put the bowl aside and said, "Would you like something sweet to eat?"

Ran Xiaoyu shook her head slightly.

All these were done by Ran Xiaoyu when she served her in the past, but now, a royal concubine was taking care of her, a servant. If an outsider saw this, they would have been scared to death.

But Ran Xiaoyu was still sitting there blankly.

Nan Yan looked at her for a while, then sighed deeply and said, "You, even if I'm not by your side, you have to take good care of yourself. You have to take your medicine and eat. If your health collapses, how can I let you go?"

Having said this, she paused.

Then he said, "I will be away for two days. During this time, you must take your medicine and eat well. Do you understand?"

Ran Xiaoyu was quiet for a while, then her eyelashes trembled slightly, and she looked up at her: "Where are you going, Madam?"

Nan Yan said, "Xingluo Lake."

“…”

"The Emperor wants to find out what's going on over there, and I'm the only one who can go there right now."

Ran Xiaoyu was silent for a while and asked, "Why?"

Nan Yan said, "Do you still remember that I was taken away by Li Bushan for a night? When I came back, I told you about the person we met on the boat."

Ran Xiaoyu nodded.

Nan Yan said: "That person should be in Xingluo Lake. It is him who has been stirring up trouble everywhere and causing trouble for the emperor."

Ran Xiaoyu asked: "Then your Majesty, are you going this time——"

Nan Yan smiled and reached out to push a strand of hair from her forehead behind her ear, saying, "Of course, I'm going to do some serious work. You should have a good rest and wait for me to come back."

Ran Xiaoyu looked at her for a while and nodded gently: "I know."

Nan Yan patted her shoulder, stood up and left.

After walking out of Ran Xiaoyu's room, she stopped for a moment, looked back, sighed softly, and then left.