Chapter 2597 A Pill
Ruoshui stepped forward and whispered, "Imperial Doctor Xue is here and wants to see the Empress."
“…”
"I am afraid of disturbing your Majesty's rest, so I came to take a look first."
"ah……"
Nan Yan then remembered that when Xue Yun left, he had said that he had something to tell her, but they were about to leave at that time and didn't have time, so he just said to talk to her when he came back.
Now that I'm back, I've forgotten about it.
He said hurriedly, "Let her in quickly."
"yes."
Ruoshui went out to pass on the message. After a while, she saw Xue Yun walk in from outside. He bowed gently to Nan Yan and said, "Your humble servant greets the Imperial Concubine."
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Doctor Xue is here."
"yes."
"I was a little tired on the road, and when I got back I was so busy resting that I forgot about Doctor Xue. Blame me."
Xue Yun hurriedly said, "I'm sorry for disturbing your Majesty's rest."
“…”
"Your Majesty's complexion is still not very good. How about I come back tomorrow?"
"It's okay, it's okay,"
Nan Yan pounded her legs and said, "I'm just a little tired, but I'm not sleepy. It would be nice if you could come and talk with me."
As he said that, he asked Ruoshui to bring a chair over and let her sit.
After Xue Yun confessed his crime, he sat sideways in a corner of the chair.
Nan Yan asked Ruoshui to bring some hot tea and then let her leave. Ruoshui left the room and closed the door, leaving only the two of them in the room.
Looking back at Xue Yun, I saw that her two hands hidden in her sleeves were clasped together, as if she was very conflicted.
Nan Yan smiled and said, "Have some tea first."
As he said this, he picked up the teacup and took a sip.
Xue Yun responded but didn't move. Instead, he saw Nan Yan took a sip. When he looked at her again, she seemed to have just reacted. She moved her hands for a while, reached out to pick up the teacup, and took a sip.
"Um……"
She drank the tea, and as if she felt something, she lowered her head to look at the clear tea in the cup.
There are also newly blooming chrysanthemums floating in the tea.
Nan Yan asked, "What's wrong?"
Xue Yun said, "Madam, this tea not only contains chrysanthemum, but also a little bit of rock sugar, right?"
"That's right."
"No wonder, I feel a sweet aftertaste when I drink it."
"Master Xue is an expert."
"No, I'm not an expert in tea, but..." She looked up at Nan Yan and said softly, "We also make tea this way at home."
"oh?"
Nan Yan was a little surprised when she heard this.
She said, "This is how I taught Ruoshui and the others to brew tea. However, I brought the method from home."
Xue Yun was also a little surprised: "Is tea brewed this way at home, too, Madam?"
"Yes, my late grandmother used to drink tea like this. Especially when it was hot, this kind of tea would cool her down. She drank it the most."
Xue Yun laughed and said, "I didn't expect that there would be such a coincidence in the world."
“…”
"My humble servant's family is in the northwest. I heard that the Empress' family, which is in the south, drinks the same tea as you when you entered the palace."
Nan Yan thought for a moment and said, "Maybe, it might not be a coincidence."
Xue Yun looked up at her: "Huh?"
Nan Yan said, "My grandmother traveled extensively with my grandfather when she was young, all over the country. I even heard she went to the Western Regions. Perhaps she's even been to White Dragon City."
“…”
"If she really has been to Bailong City, given your Xue family's reputation in the city, perhaps she and grandfather have paid a visit there."
"That is the blessing of our family."
Xue Yun said, "I'm afraid that even the old lady who brought this tea to my humble home may not know the recipe for making it."
Nan Yan smiled and said, "It's not necessarily that she brought it with her. Maybe she learned it at your home, Master Xue? Your family has been practicing medicine for generations, saving lives. Naturally, you know more about these things."
Xue Yun just smiled.
Nan Yan continued, "If that's the case, then it's truly a coincidence."
“…”
"Who would have thought that many years later, I would be sitting together with Master Xue to drink tea. Don't you think so?"
Xue Yun lowered his head and smiled apologetically, "Yes, yes."
She was not stupid after all. She had come here to say what she had not finished saying before, but Nan Yan pulled her to drink tea and talked about a lot of things. It sounded like a casual chat, but she knew in her heart that the imperial concubine was trying to bring the two of them closer.
When they were in the capital before, even though there was no conflict between the two of them, there was still some grudge between them.
Although the imperial concubine was a good person, because of her feelings for the emperor, the relationship between the two had always been bumpy.
And Nan Yan's words just now suddenly brought the two people closer and made them "old friends".
Xue Yun couldn't help but glance at her.
The imperial concubine naturally has her own purpose when she does things.
Suddenly, their relationship became closer. Could it be that something happened?
At this time, Nan Yan asked again, "Speaking of which, Doctor Xue, you have been in Bailong City since you were a child. Apart from this time when you followed me and the Emperor, have you ever left?"
Xue Yun was stunned.
Looking up at Nan Yan: "What the Queen means is——"
Nan Yan asked, "For example, have you ever been to the Kingdom of Dian?"
Xue Yun's expression changed.
Nan Yan's eyes also darkened.
Xue Yun lowered his head, and after a long while he said softly, "I don't remember that. I don't know why the Queen asked this."
Nan Yan smiled and said, "It's nothing. It's just that we have been in close contact with the Kingdom of Dian recently, so I just asked a question in vain."
Xue Yun lowered his head and said, "I believe Your Majesty knows about my family's affairs."
“…”
"My mother is very strict with me. Over the years, she has even rarely let me leave the house."
"oh……"
Nan Yan nodded.
That was true. When she followed Zhu Feng to the East and West Halls to seek medical treatment, she had that feeling when she saw Madam Xue. She protected this "son" too well, almost to the point of imprisonment.
However, judging from what Xue Yun said just now, she had no dealings with the people of the Dang Kingdom.
Then why did Xiuyun ask about her?
This matter still remains unresolved in Nan Yan's mind, but since Xue Yun has no clues, she can only give up.
She smiled and breathed a sigh of relief, then said, "By the way, when he left, Doctor Xue said he had something to tell me. What do you want to tell me?"
Xue Yun looked at her hesitantly.
Nan Yan felt that there seemed to be something struggling in her eyes.
Nan Yan said, "Hmm?"
“…”
After a while, Xue Yun took out a small box from his sleeve and placed it in front of Nan Yan, saying softly, "Your Majesty, this... is presented to you by your humble servant."
Nan Yan frowned slightly, took it and opened it.
Inside was a red and black pill.
Nan Yan said: "This is——"
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