Chapter 1507 Relics
After Zhu Feng left the night before, Wang Baizhi from the Imperial Hospital came to see him immediately. She just said that he had been sitting for a long time and had some back strain, but it was not a serious matter.
He asked Nan Yan to walk around a little over the next two days and take some medicine, and she would recover soon.
So, this day was spent with bitter medicine.
The next morning, as soon as I opened my eyes, the medicine was delivered again.
Looking at the wisps of smoke rising from the jade bowl and the bitter taste that spread into the air, Nan Yan felt extremely miserable. After breakfast, she drank it all in one gulp under the supervision of Aunt Tongyun.
His face was wrinkled.
She said, "If I drink two more bowls of this medicine, I'm almost sick because I can't even get better."
Aunt Tongyun immediately said, "Your Majesty, how can you curse yourself to be sick like this?"
As he said this, he shook his head.
She turned around again and was about to ask Ran Xiaoyu to bring her some candied fruit, but Nian Qiu was already very smart and brought up a plate of sugar-pickled plums. Nan Yan hurriedly took it and ate it to get rid of the bitter taste in her mouth.
I immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
Aunt Tongyun continued, "After dinner, Your Majesty, please rest for a while. Nianqiu, please accompany Your Majesty for a walk in the courtyard. Imperial Physician Wang also said yesterday that Your Majesty needs to move around a bit in the next couple of days."
Nian Qiu agreed immediately. Now, she had been taught by Nan Yan several times, and she was alert and quick-witted in doing things. Aunt Tongyun could also trust her to entrust many things to her.
So, I went down to get busy.
After a while, it was almost time, and Nian Qiu helped Nan Yan out of the door. The Yiku Palace was not small to begin with, and the yard in front was very spacious. In addition, someone had come to clear the snow early in the morning, so the road was clean and it was smooth to walk on.
After they walked for a while, Nian Qiu said, "Your Majesty, the imperial physician said we shouldn't walk too long. Your steps are getting heavy. Walk another half circle and then go back to rest."
"Okay."
So, the two of them walked around the yard for half a circle, and just when they reached the gate of Yiku Palace, they saw a familiar figure walking outside and bumped into them.
The man knelt down hurriedly and kowtowed: "Your servant greets the Imperial Concubine."
"Who are you--"
Nan Yan was stunned for a moment before she recognized it: "Madam Su?"
"It is this servant."
“…”
This Madam Su was the same madam who was originally in the cold palace. Nan Yan went in and out of the cold palace several times afterwards, but because of the special circumstances, she rarely met her.
But he didn't expect that she would come to find him.
Nan Yan asked, "What can I do for you?"
Nanny Su said, "I have something to report to Her Majesty, and I also have something to give Her Majesty."
Nan Yan thought for a moment and then said to her, "Go inside."
Having said that, he turned and walked inside, and Nanny Su immediately followed him into the house.
The room was very warm, but Nanny Su's face turned even paler, as if she was even more uncomfortable than in the cold palace. Nan Yan took off her coat, sat on the couch, and said, "Mammy, why did you suddenly come to see me today?"
Nanny Su stood before her, lowering her head and asking, "Have you heard anything about Madam Qin?"
"she?"
When Qin Ruolan was mentioned, Nan Yan frowned unconsciously.
Although she had saved her after she caused a big disturbance in Jianfu Palace, it did not mean that she liked her. What Qin Ruolan had done in the past still made her feel unhappy whenever she mentioned this person.
She said, "I know that she has been banished to the cold palace."
“…”
"However, Feng Qianyan's case has been exposed, and her grievances have been cleared. Shouldn't she be able to come out now?"
Nanny Su whispered, "Madam Qin—she didn't leave the cold palace and is still staying there."
"No? Why? Who's not letting her leave?"
"It was herself."
"Own?"
"She said she was willing to stay in the cold palace, eat vegetarian food and chant Buddhist scriptures, and spend the rest of her life there."
“…”
Nan Yan raised her eyebrows slightly.
Qin Ruolan, who was willing to do anything for love, would spend the rest of her life as a vegetarian? This didn't seem like the choice she would make.
However, when she thought of King Wei Zhu Chengxuan, she understood.
It seems that Feng Qianyan gave birth to a stillborn baby, which made the Queen give up the idea. Qin Ruolan also became completely sober and wanted to save her son. This was the only way.
She was begging for mercy from the Queen.
Nan Yan said calmly, "Since it's her choice, I have nothing to say. What did you come to see me for, Madam?"
Nanny Su said, "A few days ago, a maid died in the cold palace. Your Majesty must have known about this."
“……!”
Nan Yan's breath hitched.
Of course she knew that it was Feng Shu who died!
But why did she say this?
Could it be that they, like the other people in the palace, believed that they were cruel and heartless and forced a madman to death?
Seeing Nan Yan's face darken, Nanny Su hurriedly said, "Your Highness, please don't misunderstand. Because I was looking after the cold palace, after the body of the palace maid was moved away, I took the people to pack up her things."
"thing?"
Nan Yan frowned again. She had been to Feng Shu's room and found that almost all four walls, even the windows and bed curtains were broken. Everything else was clearly visible. What else could be there?
So he asked, "What is it?"
Nanny Su took out a flat bundle from her arms.
It was a bundle wrapped in a whole piece of blue cloth. Although it was a bundle, it was flat and soft, with almost no shape and no weight. No wonder it could be stuffed into the arms.
Nan Yan was a little confused - what could this be used for?
Nanny Su handed the bundle to her.
Nan Yan took it and it was almost the weight of a piece of cloth, so light that it would be blown away by the wind.
Nan Yan didn't open it directly. She just frowned at her and said, "Why did you bring it to me?"
Nanny Su lowered her head and said, "These things should have been cleaned up, but this one I saw was strange, so I put it away."
“…”
"Later, I showed it to Madam Qin as well."
"She, what did she say?"
"She said that she asked me to bring it to Her Majesty, fearing that Her Majesty would know what it was and what its significance was."
“…”
Nan Yan frowned again.
Qin Ruolan asked her to give it to him. Would she be so kind?
What is this?
After handing her the things, Nanny Su took a step back and bowed, "I'll take my leave."
After saying that, he walked out.
Nan Yan frowned and thought for a while, then put the bundle on her knees and slowly opened it, revealing a dirty rag.
It looked like it had been torn off some piece of clothing.
Looking closely, it seemed to be the same clothes Feng Shu was wearing when he saw her that day.
There were bloodstains on the rag.
This is--
Nan Yan took a closer look and immediately gasped.
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