Chapter 2033 Private Transfer
Xu Miaoyin kowtowed to the ground and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, I am guilty!"
Upon seeing this, Nan Yan was stunned.
Along the way, she thought of many reasons why the queen would leave the capital and come to this place to welcome the emperor, but she never thought that the queen came to apologize.
And to let the dignified Empress of the Central Palace come to apologize to the Emperor like this—
What happened?
Zhu Feng's brows knitted together as he stepped forward and asked, "Queen, what happened?"
“…”
"Get up first."
As he said this, he reached out to help Xu Miaoyin up.
Xu Miaoyin was pulled by his arm and barely raised her head. She looked at Zhu Feng with a heavy face, and also looked at Nan Yan behind Zhu Feng.
Nan Yan hurriedly bowed to her.
Xu Miaoyin immediately noticed her bulging belly.
More than seven months.
Although Nan Yan was still thin, her belly was already very impressive. Xu Miaoyin saw this and a glint flashed in her eyes, but she said nothing. She just buried her head deeper and said in a deep voice: "I am guilty, I dare not."
“…”
Zhu Feng looked at her solemnly, feeling vaguely in his heart that this matter must be no simple matter.
He thought about it, then walked to the chair above the lobby and sat down.
Seeing this situation, Nan Yan felt that it would be inappropriate for her to stay here any longer.
Although she knew that the Queen was coming and she, as a noble concubine, wanted to come over to pay her respects to the Queen, the Queen apologized to the Emperor as soon as she arrived, so as a noble concubine, it was not appropriate for her to stay.
Then she said softly, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I will take my leave now."
After saying that, he turned and left.
But at this time, Xu Miaoyin said: "Sister Noble Concubine, you should stay."
“……?”
Nan Yan was stunned and turned to look at her.
Xu Miaoyin said softly, "This matter has something to do with you."
"W-what?"
Nan Yan was suddenly startled.
I have been following Zhu Feng on patrol in the northwest and have been away from the capital for half a year. Now something happened in the capital, and it might be related to me.
When he heard that it was related to her, Zhu Feng's eyebrows were wrinkled with wrinkles.
He said to Nan Yan, "You should stay too."
"……yes."
Nan Yan walked back anxiously. Zhu Feng raised his hand to ask her to sit down, but the queen was still kneeling, so how could she dare to sit? Zhu Feng gestured again and again, but she still insisted on standing aside.
Fortunately, Ran Xiaoyu was behind her, supporting her all the time.
Zhu Feng said, "Queen, you can tell me what happened."
Xu Miaoyin said, "It's the King of Wei."
"What?"
When Nan Yan heard that it was the King of Wei, her heart sank.
She was originally still wondering what happened in the capital that would be related to her. Could it be a problem with the Si family or the Gu family? Now, when she heard the words "King of Wei", she immediately understood something.
If something happened to King Wei and it was related to her, there was only one possibility.
Nan Yan let out a deep breath, trying to make her voice sound calmer, and said, "King Wei, what happened to him?"
Zhu Feng was surprised.
He knew that his son had always been cautious and never dared to overstep the line.
What could have happened to him that would make the Queen like this?
So he asked, "What did Chengxuan do?"
Xu Miaoyin said, "A few days ago, the Prince of Wei mentioned to me that he wanted to go out of the palace to see the world. I originally thought that he was old enough, and the Emperor also mentioned to me before he left that he should go out more often to broaden his horizons, so I agreed."
"That's all right."
"Yes, but I didn't expect that this child went to Zhenjue Temple."
"Zhenjue Temple?"
Nan Yan heard these three words and felt that they sounded familiar, but her mind was in a mess and she couldn't remember them.
Zhu Feng frowned: "So what?"
Xu Miaoyin said, "I didn't expect that Miss Gu was also there."
“……?!”
Nan Yan gasped.
really.
She had just guessed that the matter might be related to Qi Qing, but she didn't expect it to be true.
King Wei went to Zhenjue Temple for a visit, and Qi Qing was there too.
Is this a coincidence or...
Zhu Feng frowned, glanced at Nan Yan, and then said in a deep voice: "It's Gu Tingqiu's daughter, what's her name...Gu Qiqing?"
Nan Yan hurriedly said, "Yes, Qi Qing is actually my cousin."
Zhu Feng murmured, "Are they both there? Are they meeting there?"
Xu Miaoyin let out a deep breath and said, "Yes."
“…”
At this moment, the entire lobby fell silent.
Zhu Feng narrowed his eyes slightly and immediately understood.
Nan Yan also understood.
She couldn't help but groan in her heart - she had long noticed that there was a secret love between the boy and girl, but the marriage of the King of Wei could not be decided casually, especially since the Queen was determined to push him to the position of Crown Prince. The candidate for the Crown Princess must be chosen from the Xu family, or a family related to the Xu family.
Qi Qing is obviously not among them.
There were too many intertwined interests between the former and harems, so even though Nan Yan saw their affection, she didn't intend to intervene immediately. Furthermore, the Prince of Wei's marriage wasn't something the Empress could decide on alone; the Emperor had to make the decision, and Zhu Feng clearly hadn't yet decided on a candidate.
Therefore, there is no need to be too anxious about many things.
But unexpectedly, the adults were not anxious, but the two children were.
They actually made a private appointment to meet at Zhenjue Temple.
Zhu Feng thought for a while and said calmly, "This is not a big deal."
“…”
"Before, the imperial concubine brought Miss Gu to the palace for a visit. They had met and played together before."
“…”
"They're just kids, so even if we meet, it's okay to play together for a while."
Xu Miaoyin said solemnly: "Yes, I originally thought so. But -"
"But what?"
"But that day happened to be Guanyin's birthday."
“…”
"Zhenjue Temple was originally a famous temple in the capital. The high-ranking officials, nobles, ladies and young ladies of the capital often went there to pray and burn incense. On the day of Guanyin's birthday, nearly half of the people in the capital went there."
“…”
"Somehow, they were discovered when they met in the backyard of the temple."
Zhu Feng frowned again.
Xu Miaoyin said, "They were both recognized. After I heard the news, I immediately had the Prince of Wei brought back to the palace, and Miss Gu was also taken back to the Gu family. But I don't know who it was, but the rumor that the Prince of Wei and Miss Gu had an affair spread among the people."
“…”
"But there is also... Xiaoxiao."
"Xiaoxiao?"
Zhu Feng was stunned: "She's here too?"
"She wasn't present when the two children met. But I later summoned her to the palace for questioning, and only then did I learn that it was she who had asked Miss Xu to go to the Buddha for worship."
“…”
"Now, the story of Prince Wei and Miss Gu has spread throughout the capital."
Nan Yan's heart sank.
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