Chapter 1734 At least, a hostage
When Nan Yan was awakened by the sound of servants busying around outside, it was already dawn.
She slowly opened her eyes.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she saw a familiar figure sitting beside the bed. When he saw that she was awake, he immediately came forward and said, "My Lady."
"Xiaoyu?"
Nan Yan was a little surprised. Ran Xiaoyu had been busy in Ye Zheng's room these days, so why did she come here so early this morning?
She was about to ask, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she felt a toothache and the temples on both sides swelled so badly that they almost seemed to burst. She couldn't help but groan in pain.
"oops."
Ran Xiaoyu hurriedly asked, "Your Majesty, are you feeling uncomfortable?"
She immediately stood up and went to the side to pour her a cup of hot tea and brought it to her. Nan Yan hurriedly took it and drank two sips. Ran Xiaoyu stood by the bed again and stretched out her hands to rub both sides of her temples.
After pressing for a while, it felt both painful and comfortable.
Finally feeling better, Nan Yan said, "Okay, how did you know I was in pain here?"
Ran Xiaoyu said, "I sat beside her for a while and I could hear her gnashing her teeth. My goodness, she must have nearly broken them."
"ah."
Nan Yan reached out and rubbed her cheeks.
Indeed, the soreness was the result of gritting your teeth hard.
She took another big sip of tea, until the cup was almost empty. Ran Xiaoyu took the cup and said, "I've noticed this when I was keeping watch for Her Majesty over the years. Whenever Her Majesty was nervous or scared, she would grind her teeth when she slept at night."
"Is that so..."
Nan Yan herself didn't even know about this habit.
But when she thinks about it, it seems to be true. Every time she encounters a difficult problem, she seems to have trouble sleeping. Even if she falls asleep, she feels tired when she wakes up the next day and has a severe toothache.
So that's how it is.
Ran Xiaoyu put down the teacup, walked back, and whispered, "Is your Majesty still worried about...the two young masters?"
Speaking of this, a look of worry immediately appeared on Nan Yan's face.
She said, "Yiyou...although he was seriously injured, at least he has been rescued. I believe that Wang Baizhi will be able to cure him."
“…”
"Kesinian..."
Ran Xiaoyu hurriedly asked, "Master Tong hasn't come back yet. Is he still in the Hot Moon Bay?"
Nan Yan nodded and said worriedly, "Yi You suddenly appeared after their army entered the Hot Moon Crescent and stopped them from advancing, thus avoiding an ambush by the bandits. I think he and Si Nian were both captured. I'm afraid Si Nian sacrificed himself to help him escape."
“…”
"And he brought back that hand."
Nan Yan's voice was a little hoarse when she said this, "Although I was scared last night and didn't dare to look closely, but looking at the ring on the hand and the joints, it's Si Nian's hand."
“…”
"He, he lost one of his hands, and it's still in there."
“…”
"I really don't know whether he is dead or alive."
Ran Xiaoyu's brows also furrowed.
She asked, "What does the emperor say?"
Nan Yan said: "The emperor said that he believes Si Nian is still alive."
"oh?"
"He said that since Yiyou was able to escape, it proves that the people from Hot Moon Bay haven't killed them yet. At least when he came out, Si Nian should still be alive. Now that the two sides are in such a stalemate, they should keep him."
“…”
"Leave him here, at least, as a hostage."
Ran Xiaoyu said, "That makes sense. Since the bandits from Hot Moon Bay didn't kill them when they went in, they were obviously keeping them alive in case they were needed. In this situation, leaving a living person is naturally better than a corpse."
“…”
"You don't have to worry, my lady."
Nan Yan sighed.
These were the words Zhu Feng said to comfort her last night, and they did comfort her.
This is very possible, but -
She whispered, "I just always worry if I don't see him come back."
“…”
"And judging by the situation, I'm afraid even if he survives, he'll suffer."
“…”
"Now, I just hope Yiyou can wake up soon so that I can ask them what they went through in there. Most importantly, why did they not listen to the emperor and insist on entering the Thermidor."
Ran Xiaoyu frowned.
But she still comforted him, "Don't worry, Your Majesty. I believe that the Emperor will be able to wipe out the Hot Moon Bay, wipe out those bandits, and rescue Master Tong."
Nan Yan glanced at her and said, "I hope so."
She had already woken up, so naturally she couldn't stay in bed anymore. Ran Xiaoyu asked someone to bring her hot water and quickly helped her wash up. When she changed her clothes and was about to be served breakfast, someone hurried in from outside.
But it was Wang Baizhi.
He looked anxious and was holding something in his hand, as if something important was going on. But as soon as he reached the door, he saw Ran Xiaoyu inside, and immediately clenched his hand and put it back into his sleeve.
Hearing footsteps, Ran Xiaoyu turned around.
"Doctor Wang?"
"Your humble servant greets the Imperial Concubine."
When Nan Yan saw him, she remained calm and just nodded.
Ran Xiaoyu was a little confused: "Doctor Wang, why are you here? Weren't you just looking at Ye Zheng? Did something happen to him?"
"Ah, ah, yes, nothing happened to him. It's just that he needs to take his medicine now. It has just been delivered. Everyone knows that Miss Xiaoyu doesn't want anyone to feed him medicine and wants to do it herself, so no one dares to touch it."
Upon hearing this, Ran Xiaoyu hurriedly said, "I'll be there right away."
As he said this, he turned around and glanced at Nan Yan.
Nan Yan said, "Alright, there's nothing much here for me. You've already been wasting time here. Go over there quickly. Ye Zheng's situation is more important."
"Don't say that, Madam."
Ran Xiaoyu felt a little guilty. Although it was the emperor's order that she should take care of Ye Zheng, she had indeed neglected Nan Yan these days, so much so that she couldn't be with her when she was so sad.
Nan Yan forced a smile: "I'm fine."
“…”
"Go quickly."
"Then, I'll go over first."
Ran Xiaoyu bowed to her and turned to walk out.
However, not long after she walked out of the imperial concubine's room, she suddenly stopped and looked back with some confusion.
Wang Baizhi did not come out immediately.
Didn’t he come to call me?
Why are you still staying in there?
At this time, Wang Baizhi stepped forward cautiously and saluted Nan Yan: "Your Majesty."
Nan Yan was quite lucid and asked, "Is Doctor Wang coming here because of the medicine?"
"Exactly."
Nan Yan asked anxiously, "How?"
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