Chapter 1373 Where to Go
Nan Yan looked at the bed: "This quilt is——"
Aunt Tongyun gathered her clothes tightly, then walked to the bedside and began to adjust the quilt, saying, "This was just brought in by Xiaokouzi. He said that the weather looked bad and it might rain in the next two days, so he brought it specially for the queen."
"oh?"
Nan Yan raised her eyebrows.
Xiaokouzi originally worked for Eunuch Yu and served Prince Yan. After Zhu Feng ascended the throne, with Eunuch Yu and Xiaoshunzi by his side, he only ran errands and spent most of his time with Ye Zheng.
In recent times, he was the one who went into the cold palace to deliver things. Nan Yan of course knew that it was Ye Zheng's order.
She asked, "Is Ye Zheng here?"
Just as he finished speaking, there was a sound of footsteps at the door and they knocked on the threshold.
When I looked up, it was none other than Ran Xiaoyu.
She had just walked in from outside, and when she heard Ye Zheng's name, her face suddenly froze, revealing an expression of dilemma, wanting to listen but not daring to.
Aunt Tongyun looked at her like this, couldn't help but sigh, and said softly: "No."
“…”
The room suddenly became quiet.
The next moment, Ran Xiaoyu walked in, walked quietly to the bedside, and helped Aunt Tongyun to make the bed. Nan Yan wanted to say something to her, but when she opened her mouth, she didn't know what to say.
I could only sigh.
However, some doubts and uneasiness arose in my heart.
Will Ye Zheng really never appear again?
Although Nan Yan felt sorry for Xiao Yu, she still sided with Ye Zheng. Although this guy seemed carefree, once he made a decision, he would never drag his feet. Leaving things unrelated would not benefit anyone.
But the fact that he had not shown up all this time made Nan Yan feel a little strange.
Even if he broke up with Ran Xiaoyu, he wouldn't never even see me, right?
Is something wrong?
She frowned, her mind racing. At this moment, Ran Xiaoyu had made the bed. Seeing that the teacup beside her was empty, she poured her some more hot water. Feeling Nan Yan staring at her, she said, "Your Majesty, why are you looking at this servant?"
"Eh? I, I—"
Nan Yan stuttered for a moment and immediately turned to look out the window: "I'm looking at the sky. It looks like it's going to rain."
Ran Xiaoyu looked up and there was a hint of coldness in her eyes.
"Who knows?"
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Everyone thought it would rain in autumn, but it still didn't rain the next day.
The thick layer of dark clouds accumulated in the sky almost covered the entire Forbidden City and the entire Beijing, and also placed a heavy stone on almost everyone's heart.
In the harem, the most depressing atmosphere was in the left hall of the Yanx Palace.
Even the two young palace maids, Xiao Lian and Nong Qin, who were serving here, were unable to breathe. They stood in the somewhat empty room, not knowing what to do for a moment.
Ever since the emperor returned to the palace and Lady Qin went to welcome him, things have been like this.
In fact, they more or less understand why.
Until now, Qin Ruolan is still just a Lady Qin, without any rank. Living in the Yanx Palace like this is actually very embarrassing in terms of her identity. In addition, now that Feng Qianyan has been canonized as Concubine Ning, it seems like she has blocked her future.
Besides, Feng Qianyan is now pregnant with a dragon seed.
Who knows, one day, she might suddenly ask the emperor to move to the Yanx Palace. By that time, no one knows where Lady Qin will go.
Thinking of this, Xiao Lian couldn't help but sigh.
Although her sigh was very small, there was almost no sound in the entire Yanxi Palace, so even her small sigh was heard.
Sitting by the window, Qin Ruolan looked at the gloomy sky outside, his eyes flashed slightly, and he turned his head.
The person playing the zither beside her hurriedly pulled Xiao Lian.
She stepped forward and said with a polite smile, "Madam, I'll get you another cup of hot tea. I'm afraid this one is getting cold."
“…”
Qin Ruolan didn't say anything, but continued to lie on the windowsill and look outside.
After a while, she said, "If you feel that there is no future in serving me, you can go and tell the Queen, and I will let you go."
The two looked at each other.
They were originally going to be expelled because they had made a mistake, but the two palace maids who had been with Concubine Ning died outside for unknown reasons, and the palace was short of staff, so they were sent to her side.
Now that I'm leaving her, where can I go?
So he smiled and said, "Madam, what are you talking about? The fact that we can serve you is the blessing we earned in our previous lives."
Qin Ruolan glanced at them.
After a while, he smiled faintly: "It's like this, what kind of blessing is it?"
As if to prove her words, as soon as she finished speaking, a gust of wind blew, rustling the fallen leaves in the courtyard outside, making the place seem even more lonely.
But at this moment, footsteps were heard again in the wind.
Nongqin was quite clever and immediately said, "Someone is coming."
Qin Ruolan ran out in a hurry. She didn't care who came. After all, the left hall of the Yanx Palace had been deserted these days. Perhaps after the new Concubine Ning came, everyone forgot she was here.
But then he heard a familiar voice: "Is your wife here?"
"Empress An, our wife is—looking at the scenery."
"Oh? To see the scenery?"
There was a hint of smile in his words, and his footsteps became leisurely. He walked slowly over, and Qin Ruolan saw a familiar figure appear outside the window.
It was Concubine An Gao Yurong.
She smiled at Qin Ruolan and said, "Madam Qin, long time no see, how are you?"
“…”
This was not the first or second time that the two of them had clashed. Although Qin Ruolan had hardly interacted with them in Prince Yan's Mansion before, Wu Wan had found opportunities to torture her several times in the past. Gao Yurong had always been standing behind her with a smile on her face, giving her advice.
Qin Ruolan looked at her and said coldly, "Thank you for your concern."
"Of course I do,"
Gao Yurong smiled and said, "Lady Qin couldn't accompany me when I was in Jinling for several months. We missed her very much."
This sentence was obviously a mockery of her current rank, which made her not even qualified to accompany the emperor.
Qin Ruolan, however, took it calmly.
It has come to this point, the winner is the king and the loser is the enemy, there is no need for her to argue with her verbally anymore.
However, Gao Yurong seemed unwilling to let her go and walked in slowly again.
Qin Ruolan still sat by the window and didn't stand up. Bai Xue, the maid behind Gao Yurong, pointed at her and scolded her, "How dare you be so rude! Concubine An is here!"
Qin Ruolan just glanced at them.
Gao Yurong held out her hand to stop her from continuing, then looked at Qin Ruolan and said with a smile, "You don't have to mind. I came here today just to come back from Concubine Ning's place and came to see you on the way. I don't expect you to treat me with courtesy."
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