Chapter 1268: Cold Palace
Now, they want to take advantage of the fact that the emperor cannot show up and there is no reliable person around the queen to "force the palace".
Xu Miaoyin was helpless and looked up at her.
After a moment of silence, he said, "Come here, banish the imperial concubine to the cold palace temporarily."
“…”
"We'll make a decision after the Emperor wakes up."
Ran Xiaoyu became anxious when she heard this, especially when she saw Wu Wan and the others looking so smug. She was furious and stepped forward: "Empress, the Imperial Concubine is still—"
Nan Yan stretched out her hand and stopped her.
Ran Xiaoyu looked at her with a frown, only to see Nan Yan shaking her head at her.
Ran Xiaoyu said: "My Lady!"
Nan Yan took a deep breath, turned to look at Xu Miaoyin, and bowed to her solemnly: "I will obey your command."
After she said this, the servant standing aside dared to come over.
After all, due to her status as a royal concubine and her current pregnancy, ordinary guards did not dare to touch her. If she resisted again and something went wrong, no one could say how many heads the emperor would chop off when he woke up.
Only if she agreed would they dare to move forward.
He said politely, "Your Majesty, please."
Nan Yan looked back at the front again. The screens surrounded the inner room of the bedroom tightly. She had no idea what was going on inside. She could only turn around and walk out.
Ran Xiaoyu hurriedly followed.
And when she turned to leave, Feng Qianyan, who was kneeling on the ground, slowly raised her head. At this moment, her originally gentle eyes revealed a bit of coldness, and the smile at the corner of her mouth also revealed an indescribable hideous feeling.
Then she turned her head and looked at Wu Wan and the others.
Wu Wan looked up and saw Xu Miaoyin frowning, looking at Nan Yan's departing back with a heavy face. She stood up, walked to Xu Miaoyin's side, and said softly, "Your Majesty, I have something else to say."
Xu Miaoyin turned and looked at her: "What do you want to say?"
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Nan Yan was taken away and sent to the cold palace.
Although she had entered the cold palace of the Jinling Imperial Palace in the past and seen what it looked like inside, it was completely different now.
When she had just returned to the Jinling Palace, she wanted to go to the cold palace, but Eunuch Yu told her that this time when they came back, Lord Tian and his men only had people clean the palaces in the harem, and naturally would not have anyone clean the cold palace.
In addition, this place has been idle for a long time, making it even more dilapidated.
At this moment, Nan Yan was led to an empty room. There was not even a chair in the room, only a tattered bed, surrounded by spider webs, dust and fallen leaves on the ground, and even rats running in the corners.
Ran Xiaoyu looked at the room and gritted her teeth.
"How could they do this to you? You're—you're pregnant!"
Nan Yan didn't say anything, just frowned.
Ran Xiaoyu looked at her pale face, hurried over, cleaned the dusty bed, and helped her sit down.
Nan Yan leaned against the head of the bed with a heavy expression.
"Your Majesty," Ran Xiaoyu gritted her teeth and said, "Why did you agree to be sent to the cold palace?"
“…”
"If you don't agree, the Queen won't force you!"
Nan Yan originally felt a splitting headache and was holding her forehead with her hand. When she heard her ask this, she knew that she had been suppressing her anger. At this time, she could only raise her head, sighed softly, and said, "You saw the scene just now. Concubine Kang, Concubine An, and Concubine Kang, they came prepared."
“…”
"It is difficult to offend the public. Even if the Queen is the master of the six palaces, she cannot act alone."
“…”
"Besides, they forced her to banish me to the cold palace, but this is still a situation she can control. If the stalemate continues, I don't know how the situation will develop."
"Why?"
Nan Yan looked up at her and said, "Right now, no one knows the emperor's condition, and we are in Jinling, and there is no one around the queen."
“…”
Hearing this, Ran Xiaoyu suddenly opened her eyes wide: "You mean——"
"Concubine Kang's father, Duke Cheng, brought people to Jinling."
“…”
"Now, among all the ministers, there is no one with a higher rank than the Duke. If something happens to the emperor, the Duke will become the highest-ranking official here."
“…”
"Who can stand up to the Wu guys?"
Ran Xiaoyu's expression became serious.
At this time, she also felt that this matter was more than just a little smoke of war in the harem.
The "forcing the emperor to abdicate" in the bedroom just now was just a small prelude.
But--
She thought for a moment and then said, "But even if I force you into the cold palace, what does it matter? Once the emperor wakes up, there's still a chance for everything to turn around!"
Having said this, Nan Yan's expression became serious.
She said: "Yes, this is why I stopped you just now."
"What?"
"I also want to know what they want to do."
“…”
"Just banishing me to the cold palace is definitely not their goal. Everyone knows that once the emperor wakes up, he will definitely take me out. Then it will be easy for me to deal with them."
Ran Xiaoyu immediately became nervous: "Are they planning to take advantage of you being in the cold palace and do something to you?"
Having said that, her fists clenched involuntarily.
“…”
Nan Yan glanced at her and said nothing.
This, of course, was what she had just been worried about.
However, having Ran Xiaoyu by his side was like having a team of people protecting him. In the harem, not many people dared to fight with Ran Xiaoyu.
Moreover, even if we take a step back, when Zhu Feng wakes up, how many of them will be alive?
So, what is their purpose?
When Nan Yan thought of this, her brows furrowed even tighter.
She murmured, "I always feel that this matter is not simple."
“…”
"Besides, these things in the harem are just trivial matters. The most important thing is——"
Ran Xiaoyu asked, "The fire at Chong'en Pagoda?"
"That's right."
The thought of the fire, even though the blazing flames seemed like a nightmare to her, made her heart sink into an icy cave. She whispered, "Where did those arrows come from? Who is trying to murder the emperor..."
Ran Xiaoyu said: "We didn't have time to ask just now."
Nan Yan shook her head: "Looking at the Queen's expression, I know she definitely hasn't been caught."
“…”
"Moreover, the Emperor was offering sacrifices at Chong'en Pagoda, so the surrounding defenses must have been extremely tight. How could those people actually attack Chong'en Pagoda..."
Ran Xiaoyu immediately said: "The person who did this is not simple!"
“…”
Nan Yan's eyebrows were twisted into a knot.
After a long silence, she said to Ran Xiaoyu: "Xiaoyu, find a way to contact Ye Zheng and ask him to report any news from outside immediately. I'm worried-"
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